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Installed WIn7 on a raid0 array. Then connected 2 new drives in raid1 array. Bios recognizes them, matrix storage manager sees them as well. However, in "my computer" only the raid0 array shows up. :confused::confused::confused:

Building a new rig. Got myself a 295gtx from asus. Dont have a case, running open bench. Before that i had 8800gtx from evga and that was very quiet at idle. But new system is bloody loud. Interesting thing is it is quieter at load :rolleyes: Is there really a need to turn the fan so much...

Sorry about another "rate my build" thread :) will be buying the stuff in the next few days, just wanted to make sure i didnt miss anything or whatever. Want fast, reliable and silent PC ;) So here we go: i7 920 (oc'ed to 3.6) Asus R2E (P6Tdlux would be fine, but i just dont like how...

I keep reading about all little different problems and glitches with all different motherboards and my head is about to blow up!!! :eek: I want to get i7 920 and overclock it to 3.6. So i dont want the blk to go much higher then 180, but i want it to be rock solid. I want 12gb of ram and i...

Are there acually any disadvantages of going with 12gb? Surely, the controller will be more loaded, so i assume overclocking potential for both cpu and memory will be lower? If so, then what would be better isnt that obvious... Marginal performance gain from 12gb will probably be offset by...

Im thinking about using 2x Intels in raid0 for the boot drive and then i have 4 sata ports left for storage. I want at least around 2TBs and i want some redundancy for at least 1 hdd failure. In my current system i use 4 hdds in raid10 (ichr9), and i wouldnt say they are very fast. So im not...

I run 1920x1200 resolution. Will be building i7 system soon and cant decide on a video card/cards. I want the card to be silent on idle and as noiseless as possible when playing games. What would you recommend?

Im building a new system and run into some problems with getting the parts i need. Im located in Moscow, Russia. Overclockers.uk dont ship for some strange reason. Newegg is US only. I want to order following parts: 2x Intel 25-Exteme 64gigs Seasonic MD12 850 Noctua CPU cooler and...

I tried to find an answer to this question a while ago. I dont think i did. So just in case i bought Auzentech Meridian soundcard. When connecting my speakers to Meridian's analog outputs the sound quality was rubbish, as expected. However, what interested me more was the difference between...

The plan is to get ASUS Rampage 2. And setup the drive array in the following way: 2x SSDs in raid0 (boot/applications) 2x HDDs in raid1 (files/media/storage) Possible to do it?

Currently running Q6600 with 8800GTX, 4gb of ram, 4 HDDs using Seasonic 650W. Got 280GTX yesterday. After about an hour of play time card switches off with red light showing instead of green on the back end of it. Looks like a PSU problem to me, Got another PSU today. I thought i could...

hi guys, Vista updated itself with something it said was very importaint, and now internet refuses to work. In very strange way as well... Like trying to open anything just doest cause any activity at all, in fact even home page doest open. Both in ff and in ie. When i disconnected my...

I moved to another room and i want to get a tv. Im looking at something like Pioneer 50". Setup will remain stereo, since i cant afford a 5 channel DAC and reciever of the same quality as my stereo system :p Im a bit lost how should i arrange everything. Heres my room: I was thinking...

My laptop (ASUS tablet) doesnt have any COM ports. I need to connect my cars ECU to it through COM port. Do i just go to my closest electric shop and buy COM-USB adapter? As far as i understand it needs some particular software? Im running Vista on my laptop. Will this be a problem?

I have logitech G7. I love it and dont want to change it. However its getting pretty old and green color really doesnt suit anything at all in my eqipment. So i was thinking of swapping outer shell with another logitech mouse. Is it possible to do it?

I purchased an ASUS laptop and it has two partitions. How do i merge them together without reinstalling all the software?

Search has been disabled... Cant find that guide. Would appreciate if someone could drop a link :)

I have 4 HDDs in RIAD10 connected to SATA and one DVD-RW drive connected to IDE. Recently i noticed that i also have another DVD drive (apparently SCSI with a long number). I certainly cant see it anywhere near my computer :p Whats the problem and how do i solve it?

Installed Vista again. This time simply on top of XP. Cant access my files now... Permission denied or whatever...

For the last half and hour ive been playing some music trying to pick out the difference between 192kbs MP3 and a FLAC encoded from an original CD. I cant tell the difference. There is no way i can distinguish the two. Am i deaf?

I want to rip my CDs to my PC without loss of quality. Apparently CDex is good for this, what do you guys think?

Ive got a pretty old, but seriously hi-end DAC (Mark Levinson N36S). Ive also got X-Meridian. Im a total n00b when it comes to sound. Have DACs improved recently? It seems that Mark Levinson DAC can take only 48k as opposed to 192k on X-Meridian. I have connected ML DAC (with ML N380S...

Ok, heres what i got: 1. A pair of martin logan speakers. 2. Mark Levinson N36S DAC. 3. Mark Levinson N380S Pre amp 4. Proceed 3 channel power amp. Everything is about 10-12 years old. I connect optical cable to my X-Meridian and into the DAC (says "eiaj" on the optical port for some...

Was working fine recently. Then i installed Dark Mesiah, loaded it up, computer froze. After then when i start steam, it just doesnt even logon "steam has stopped working". Anyone had similar problems?

How do i get rid of some user folders like "favourites", "documents" etc? I dont use them, i have my own naming system. Whatever i do on restart these bastards come back no matter what... delete, shift delete, rename... :mad:

I want to play my files using WMP x64. How do i get rid of x32 version? If i go to "open with" nothing happens because file names are the same. Vista doesnt allow me to rename old WMP. How do i make sure files are being played with x64?

:cool: Amm... So... I wanted to copy some data from my old comp, so i pluged in the drive while the comp was working (e-sata + sata power, same cord shared between other drives). I pluged in both connectors and noticed that my comp has restarted. I didnt notice after which cable is...

Lets say that im going to connect a hi-end AV reciever to digital output. Are there any advantages to using a good soundcard (say X-Meridian) rather then base integrated solution?

Everything worked just fine for a few days... Then i opened WMP, clicked on library... HDDs seeking and then OS started freezing bit by bit starting from WMP itself until everyting else stops responding. I can still move the mouse, cursor changes and capslock works, but other then that the...

I build a new system and decided to go with Vista Ultimate. Before that i had XP. I also had Norton Sytemworks on it, but decided to change to NOD32 coz its superior in every way. However Systemworks included different utilities like Windoctor and frankly i cant imagine running XP without it...

Im building a new PC and decided to get more serious on sound. Currently looking at Meridian-class soundcard. I will be playing games, listening to music and useing it for my home cinema. My mp3 collection is 320kbps. Home cinema is all hi-end expensive stuff. I looked at many different sound...

I was going to get Auzentech Prelude, but its arriving too late for me and looks like XFi + Vista = big trouble. So i was thinking of this: Any good? I use my PC for gaming, hi-end music and hi-def cinema.

I just finished building my system, run 3dmark06 on it and got 12000. Online 3dmark told me that i was right at the bottom of similarly speced systems. WTF? Here are my specs: Q6600, FSB 400, x8 = 3.2GHz 8800GTX stock P5K Deluxe Something wrong with my system, or something wrong with...

I currently run an open bench and HDDs are just laying around. I had some trouble in Vista and now my RAID10 array is restoring. I touched the HDDs and they were all pretty darn hot. On some of them i couldnt even hold my hand on them for a long time. Is this normal?! :eek:

Erm, i ordered S-Flex 1600rpm fan and was sort of hoping that it will run undervolted. However it turned out to be usual 3-pin fan. And my mobo (p5k deluxe) seems to be able to adjust fan speed using PWM only, which is 4 pin connector. Is it possible to adjust the this fan speed automatically?

So i assemled the computer (P5K, Q6600, GTX) but i dont have the case yet. How do i turn it on? I tried to put jumper on power and ground but this is what happens: The fans briefly spin up, there is a short beep, then everything stops. Monitor doesnt switch on. I read the manual, it says...

Stupid situation... I was under the impression that all "Deluxe" motherboards are ICH9R, so they support intel matrix raid. So i ordered one of those. Then today, when it has already dispached, i called the shop (overclockers.co.uk) and asked about the raid support. The shop told me that it...

Im building a new system and it will be a while before my case arrives. Anything i should be aware of? What i know so far: - more dust - more hazard to outside factors (eg spill a drink) - put motherboard on provided screws Apart from that just put it all on a table, assemble and...