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It's okay that they are on the same PC... I mostly want to protect against hard drive failures. I'd like something that's fault tolerant of more than one drive failure... so what do you think of having two PCs, one is RAID 1 mirrored, the other consists only of single drives and the RAID 1...

Hi all, I know RAID is not considered backup, so has anyone set up a RAID system that includes periodic backup (triple redundancy)? Or a system where a drive is mirrored with another periodically, similar to RAID, but only one drive is normally in use and the other is for backup? I'm looking...

I have the GT430 wifi supreme and the Azurewave wifi module doesn't work reliably, even with updated drivers (anyone else have problems? It seems to have a pretty bad reputation). I just replaced it with a Intel 6230 mini-pci-E card. It works but I get this weird conflict with the USB - in...

The AFOX low profile 6850 looks incredible, but I think it's difficult to get a hold of and costs like 250USD. Tempting to use that in a high power, super-compact build. After looking around more I came across this: ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme mini-ITX which has onboard nvidia GT430 video that I...

I'm planning a new build with a M-ITX mobo, i3 2125 CPU, a half-height GPU (not yet determined), 2.5" SSD and 3.5" HDD (if it fits). The case I'm looking for would ideally be just large enough to fit this without extra space. I'm hoping a power supply around 120W to 150W would be enough. The...

I love carbon fiber, but to use it to save weight in modern, bloated production cars seems kind of incongruous. Cars have been getting bigger and bigger yearly, with a myriad of unnecessary luxury features (everything motorized, automatic, or heated)... and to keep up with the increasing mass of...

Hi, I'm trying to backup my files to two identical (2TB) hard drives. I want to make exact duplicates of the data down to time/date of creation etc, so I'm planning on using robocopy /copyall command. I want to copy the data to the two drives simultaneously, but I don't want to mirror the...

Hi, I got the Geminii S, but it's way too tall. The MeOrb looks quite good - I can get it to fit if I replace the NB heatsink with the Thermaltake CL-C0034 Extreme Spirit II (I've seen pictures of this setup earlier in the thread). Will the MeOrb handle the quad core temps of the Q6600...

Thanks for the reply Jen, I went ahead and got the Geminii S along with the board. :cool:

Thanks for the replies. How about the Scythe Shuriken revB or Big Shuriken? How do they compare to the Geminii? I read that the Geminii S blocks access to the ram. Thanks

Hi, I'm building a custom low profile case. I know the Geminii S fits but that heatsink is huge compared to the board. Are there any lower-profile heatsinks, or is that one pretty much as good as it gets? Also, anyone know where to get the wire harness that comes with most computer cases -...

You're very rich?? What does that have to do with grammar? Maybe you mean fluent?

Are there two hard drives and one DVD drive in that case? How did you do that? There are only two SATA ports on the zotac... did you attach one by USB port?

Great!

Wait, so the onboard HDMI and DVI cannot be operated simultaneously? They are using the same output with different connector? Oh well three monitors is plenty, I guess. Four could still work if the VGA is independent from the onboard HDMI/DVI. Just can't have four digital outputs - only three...

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Question: If I pair this board with a Nvidia card (9800GTX+), can I get quad monitor output? (HDMI, DVI on mobo, 2X DVI on 9800GTX card)

Any idea if/when a 9400 version is coming out? :D

Ok great, thanks for the replies! I hope this thing works... :D

Hi, I'm building a custom case and I want to use a 2U power supply. The one I'm looking at is Seasonic's SS-600H2U 600watt power supply. The data sheet says it complies to EPS 2U v2.1 and ATX12V v2.0 specifications. My question is this: I have a video card that requires two PCI-E 6-pin...

Hi, I'm planning a system, I want to use the following: Antec MT-350 PSU, 350Watt, made by Seasonic (review link here) +12V1 18Amp +12V2 18Amp +3.3V and +5V combined max output: 110Watt 12V combined max output: 300Watt Q6600 CPU 4GB ram, 1066mhz 1x HDD 1.5TB Seagate 7200 rpm 1x...

Can you get a motherboard with onboard video and use that along with the two video card outputs? I've been wondering about this myself.

What's the best single-slot card available or coming out soon? Most of nvidia's cards seem to be dual slot now. I'm looking for the best midrange card, maybe <$200. Thanks!

Hi, I've created an image file of a drive using Acronis True Image 9.1, and when I restore the files to a drive, it changes all of the files' created date to the date and time of the image restoration instead of the original created time/date stamp. In Norton Ghost all the restored files will...

Hi, When I copy files in Windows XP, the "created" time/date stamp of the file becomes the time/date of the move, and not of when the original file was created. This is bad for photos, where I'd like to keep the original created time and date. Is there a way to keep the original created...

I’ve looked everywhere and couldn’t find a decent 17” lcd available. They’re all 19” or bigger, and all have integrated power supplies! I can’t even find the Samsung 770P or 173P+ anywhere because they’re discontinued, although they look great. Any help? Thanks!

Hi guys, I'm looking for a 17" LCD with external power supply (preferably DC 12V, but any DC voltage will do). I would like it to have fast response times and good color representation good for gaming and general use. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

Hi, I'm looking for riser cards for a MATX board, basically two or three PCI slots and one PCI express slot. I remember seeing a set made by Cooler Master for one of their cases, but it seems to have been discontinued and no longer available. Are there other sources for riser cards? Thanks!

It seems like all the new LCD monitors have built-in power supplies now. They're so big and heavy now because of the internal PSU. Has anyone rewired a one so that it could be powered by an external source (preferably 12V :D)?

Thanks for the suggestions. The LOOX N560 looks very nice, but from what I’ve read only has average to below average battery life and problems locking on to the GPS signal. I’m not sure how significant these issues are, because it looks like a very powerful PDA with all the features I want...

Hi, I've been looking for a PDA with GPS navigation built in and with a 640x480 VGA screen. The ones I've found all have 320X240 screens. Are there any out there with VGA screens? What's the best one out? Asus Mypal 696 seems pretty good, although it only has the 320x240 screen. I'm hoping...

Hi, I've been trying to create image files of several old hard drives onto a single large, new hard drive with Norton Ghost 10.0 using no compression. When I preview or restore the files in the Ghost image, I notice that many of them are corrupted and can not be opened, or can be opened but...

Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen that one, but I need one that has the DVI and power connectors on the screen, not on the base because I will be detaching the screen from the base. Are there any more? I've found some with analog input, but nothing so far that fits my needs with DVI. :(

Hi guys, As the title says, I've been looking high and low for a good 17" LCD with DVI that has a fast response (like 8ms or less), good colors (16.7m) and an external power supply. Most of the new ones these days seem to have integrated power supplies, which is too bulky and heavy for where...

Well I uninstalled the drivers (v91.47) and installed the older drivers version 91.31. It works fine now. :)

:( I'd rather not reformat to fix this though. It's all Nvidia's new drivers' fault!

I'm having this same problem too. I used to run at 1600x1200 at 32bit, but after installing the new Nvidia drivers, the max resolution is 1360x768 at 16bit. I'm using a Biostar Geforce 6100 motherboard. I was able to add a custom resolution and force it to work at 1600x1200x32bit, but I would...

The process that keeps performing "query information" for netshellicon is "explorer.exe:1488"

I tried to roll back Windows Media Player to a previous version, but it won't let me. The hard drive intermittently goes "tick, tick" - not like it's really reading/writing much. It sounds almost like a loud clock. The hard drive is a new Hitachi Deskstar 250GB. Also, Windows Task Manager...