Recent content by sprocket

The only proper answer to this (ultra generic) question is "whatever Intel says the recommended voltage is". No one here has the experience with a sufficiently large sample to make any recommendations about "safe" voltage. Everyone here- myself included- could chime in with whatever they...

Take your 290 pounds and buy some solid state drives...there's a difference you'll notice. BTW, your info about the q9550's overclockability is somewhat naive. I just did what you're thinking of- went from e8400/ 4GB RAM to q9550/ 8GB RAM- and it's NOT as easy as just changing the FSB. The...

IE seems to continually hard lock on my Win7 install also. I just kill the process in Task Manager and IE will offer to restart and go back to the point it froze before. Usually it's good for a few more minutes and then locks up again. Fortunately, IE isn't my default browser so this bug...

First, disconnect the 1TB drive...either the power or data cable will do. Now, in the RAID BIOS, configure the three drives into the array you want (volume size, stripe size, etc) and save. Reboot back into BIOS and set your RAID volume as first in the hard disk boot priority. Boot to the...

HD Tach will give you speed data from an array.

There are also a few settings in Windows that need attention to solve this problem. You need to disable Hibernation. In Control Panel, go to Power Management and disable "hybrid sleep" (if it appears as an option). In Device Manager, open your Network Adaptor, go to the Power Management tab...

Yes. With all the other screws removed, tilt the hard drive in the cage which should either cause a gap under the screw head so you can wedge it or cock the screw in the hole and allow it to unthread while being turned. You may have to remove any other drives in the cage to release any side...

He may have meant "expensive" in terms of time and consumables (i.e., cutting disks) compared to using a proper tool. 99% of PC modding is simple metalwork...go to any metal shop and see if they have a Dremel. Betcha they don't.

You make it sound like it's a given that squirting a few drops of oil will revive the fan for years...how can you be so sure? My take on this is that a fan is a cheap part that performs a critical task...the consequences of fan failure far outweigh it's replacement cost and having already...

Maybe on Nigerian etail sites they do but I've never seen a computer fan that cost anywhere near that amount. High quality PC fans are so cheap I don't understand the desire to extend their life...if a fan is in question, I'd just as soon replace it and not worry rather than attempt to eke...

Seems to me there are two main factors that determine how nicely the SATA cables will be run... -Port orientation on the board (horizontal or vertical) -Length of cables Obviously, neither is TJ-07 specific (so, sorry for the generic answer) but these two things can/will make all the...

So far, unable to install Acronis True Image 11. "Installer stopped working" error running in compatibility mode for Vista and XP SP2.

Fans are a mechanical device and every mechanical device fails sooner or later. Most likely cause is bearing degradation...bearing wears and presents too much resistance for the motor to overcome at startup.

YGPM

MX1000. Why they discontinued it is beyond me.