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So, my current file server has hard locked twice in the last 48 hours, prompting some unpleasant (but successful) RAID recovery. I'm going to consider this a Bad Thing (tm) and build a new one nearly from scratch, only transferring over the 1 month old PSU and the 2tb drives. The primary use...

So it's time to retire the workstation and start from scratch. I'd intended to wait for Sandy Bridge to do this, but lately I've run into enough hardware failures and glitches that I just don't want to deal with it anymore. The platform is old enough that I just don't want to put any more...

It's time to move the old, loud PC P&C power supply to the server in the closet and quiet the workstation down a bit. My motherboard requires a 24 pin (ATX), 8 pin (EPS?) and 4 pin (P4?) power connector. Please correct me if I got their names wrong. Anyway, I was planning on going with...

My system is currently running on a PC PC&C 510 XE. This isn't normally a power supply people worry about, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm pushing its limits today, or if I'll be going far beyond them in the future. My system is currently a Tyan S2915, a pair of Opteron 2214s, 5 hard drives...

Yes, I did read the other thread, but I've got some specific questions. First of all, I spend 99.9% of my time in Linux. I'm not really concerned about gaming performance there, but I am concerned with multiple monitors. I need 2 video cards to run the three screens I have now plus a 30" that...

Hi, My name is Steve, and I'm a Netflix addict. I use my computer as my DVD player, currently running S-video to my TV. As you may know, plenty of Netflix discs show up in somewhat questionable condition. I've got a couple of NEC drives, the 2510 and the 35xx (don't remember exactly). The...

I'm helping a friend put together a new computer, for a bit of gaming (almost exclusively MMORPGs) and some school/research stuff, which isn't extremely cpu intensive. She lives across the country and has never built a computer before, so I'm trying to put together something that goes together...

I've got a dual opteron system that I barely use anymore, since I moved and it has to be in a main area of the house. It's just too loud to leave on all the time. The system has the following components: Iwill DK8N Opteron 246 x 2 with XP-90c heatsinks (not sure what fans anymore) Gainward...

I've got a new laptop on the way, and since I'm a Linux guy, the first thing I'm doing is putting Gentoo on it. Since I've just gone back to school, I kind of feel like I should keep Windows on it, just in case a piece of software I need for class absolutely requires it. My first choice is...

I'm planning a new gaming rig, and while I really want SLI, I really don't want to give up multiple monitors. Switching SLI on and off is too much of an annoyance, and I'd probably end up never using SLI because of it. Would there be any issues using a 7950 for SLI, and a 7600 to run the other...

The motherboard on my Inspiron 8600 has gone bad, so it's not quite as useful as it used to be. Rather than fixing it, I'm thinking about parting it out and just buying a new one. I'll be running Linux only. I've got some requirements for my next laptop, but I haven't found anything that...

My sister's computer, built on the Neo Platinum, lost network connectivity the other day. It had been using the onboard ethernet. After messing with it a bit, I'm pretty sure it's a hardware issue. Before I do anything major, I'm going to try a Linux live CD to make sure it's not a Windows...

I started using Linux in 1994...Yggdrasil was my first distro, and I moved to Slackware for the a.out to elf switch not too long after. I've been using Gentoo for the last few years, and I feel like I've learned a lot. I've come up with my own install method (a variation on the Stage 1 on...