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    Dead Perc 6/i - Compatable cards to recover array?

    Hi there, Have a whitebox media server with a Perc 6/i Integrated with LSI BIOS. It has been off for three months. Upon power up I get a message with: "Number of devices exceeds the maximum limit of devices per quad. Please remove the extra drives and reboot system to avoid losing data...
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    Incrementally Building a RAID?

    Appreciate all the answers guys. Thanks a lot. Card is almost here. Will scrouge around for a bracket, and might just get all the drives at once (have enough data to fill the 11TB). And skip meals for a few weeks :)
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    Incrementally Building a RAID?

    After your reply John I did a bit of a search for OCE and expanding RAID 6 from within the PERC 6 and it seems to be possible - Amazing what you can find once you know the terms to search for :) I expected it would be a slow process, as it has to rewrite/redistribute data across a larger array...
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    Incrementally Building a RAID?

    I've purchased a PERC 6 and have only just made myself aware of some of the idiosyncrasies of building a RAID 6 - specifically the type of drives to use. So I thought it prudent I go over budget and get the most suitable drives (Hitachi 7K2000 seems to be the most recommended) instead of reusing...
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    BIOS "option ROM" - Is it that big a deal?

    Hi all, Got a couple of questions regarding controller cards and motherboards that can't handle them - the "Have option ROM can not be invoke" message... I bought a RocketRAID 2300 to add 4 more standard SATA ports to HTPC/Server. It works fine as is, but due to the controller's BIOS...
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    HTPC Rethink/Rebuild

    Yes, it will be HDTV I record. Definitely don't want two HTPCs. I do have an Xbox 360. How is it with MKVs and ISOs though? Most of my DVDs have been ripped as ISOs, Bluray as MKV. There's upwards of 400+
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    HTPC Rethink/Rebuild

    Hi all. My HTPC (in my sig) has gone through numerous phases over the years, from an audio amp-style small case with 2 HDDs with Vista to a full tower Server 2003 in another room with an Xbox with XBMC extender. Right now it's time for a rebuild, and I'm deciding what I want to do with it, and...
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    Cards with extra ram

    Cheers for confirming guys, as I suspected - a marketing gimmick. Can't wait to see someone with 32-bit Windows with 4GB of ram and a 2GB video card :D
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    Cards with extra ram

    Something I've been wondering about is video cards that have more ram than the reference cards. Obviously nvidia and ATI have a certain spec for their cards but manufacturers have room to move for added value, but how much value is it really? I've noticed in the last generation or so when...
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    All-round poor performing 8800GTX

    Thanks for the info guys - I have an UPS on the way. I had a friend check my PC out while I'm away and he found the fan on the video card was not turning - he reconnected the fan plug and it's going. I reckon I must have knocked it trying to squeeze the big mofo in to the case (or fit things...
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    All-round poor performing 8800GTX

    Thanks for that info Dan. I've been without an UPS for about a year - I didn't know they help regulate the power to the extent it effected it's output too. So if I have a 600W PSU, I should be looking at a 1000VA 600w UPS?
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    All-round poor performing 8800GTX

    It's an Xfinity PSU. Not a big brand I guess. It wasn't a cheap one though (2 years ago), and did rate in the reviews I read (as far as accurate volts). But I will try a volt meter when I get home on Monday. Thanks for the advice so far.
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    All-round poor performing 8800GTX

    Hi there, lurked for quite some time but now I need some help! Apologies if I shouldn't be making my first post a support thread :L I have just upgraded from a quite capable EVGA 7800GTX to a Gigabyte 8800GTX, but the performance is quite shocking - below the 7800's benchmarks. About 5000 in...
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