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    The dreaded 26 drive letter limit in Windows.

    You can mount in an empty folder. see: http://ask-leo.com/26_drives_is_there_a_way_around_the_26_drive_limit_in_windows.html
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    Growing Linux RAID and reducing nr. of disks - nervous, need input

    Your rebuild speed will be limited the write speed of the added/replaced drive. If you want to pursue copying data to disks as suggested, you can remove your SSD and boot from the new drive (just install ubuntu live cd on part of it) or a USB ubuntu cd.
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    Growing Linux RAID and reducing nr. of disks - nervous, need input

    He can boot from a USB stick to do it, or boot from the new drive. Can use a HDD dock for the new drives. Etc, etc... No point in trying to pick apart the suggestion until OP posts specs.
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    Growing Linux RAID and reducing nr. of disks - nervous, need input

    OP doesn't list his MB so it's hard to say but 6 is a common number of ports. Personally, it'd be worth it to buy a cheap PCI-E SATA card. Or, copy data over the network to his desktop which likely has more ports free.
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    Growing Linux RAID and reducing nr. of disks - nervous, need input

    I would never purposefully rebuild my array 5 times to expand it. Why not open your case and plug in two 4TB drives temporarily to copy the data off. Remove all the 2TB drives, plug in all the 4TB drives. Build your array with the remaining 4TB drives (3), copy data over, add the remaining 2...
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    Dell Monitor Stand Mod

    the 2407 doesn't use the VESA mounting holes on the included stand. There are reasonably priced single arm VESA mounts that will clamp onto your desk instead of requiring holes. If you buy a modern Dell 32" screen there is a chance that it will have the same tabs as your 2407's stand in case...
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    Read Error Rate keeps going up on SSD...

    This is not normal. Back up your data. You should be starting on the RMA process with Corsair...
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    BenQ BL2710PT Review: 2560x1440 Matte AHVA (AUO's Version of IPS/PLS)

    I just got this the other day.. but it seem to give me some eye strain. I put the brightness down to ~40-50 and upped the refresh to 72Hz but it still seems to flicker for some reason. My previous monitors are Dell U2407 and U2408's which caused no strain. Any one have similar problems with...
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    How do you set displays to come on with Desktop power button?

    Buy something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P2UMQ2/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and then plug your pc into the master. Ahh, just read that you watch TV on them too.. nevermind this won't help you.
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    How to use a DVI-D LCD with a PC that has VGA?

    You can use a 16x PCI-e gfx card in a 8x PCI-e slot. see: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88791 etc
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    Seagate 4TB Internal $150

    back in stock / alive again
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    Need a larger SSD to last into future. Stick with 520 or go 840 Pro series?

    Just image it and expand the partition.
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    Looking for 500GB-2TB backup solution

    Don't know about hardware either, but syncing is a bad way to back up. Real backup software will let you save versions and protect against accidental deletion. Most will let you backup to a NAS or an external drive, some for free. I use Crashplan (locally and online, different sets of data)...
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    All desktop hard drives weight roughly the same?

    depends on your definition of roughly. I'd say yes, they do, others would say no.
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    Advanced backup software? Backup changes data/bits only...

    I use crashplan.. works okay.
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    How many HDs do I need for my RAID?

    usually these little nas boxes are so slow that it likely won't make a bit of difference
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    Test 2tb Hitachi Drives before adding to RAID 5

    Don't you have 6 sata ports on your mobo? or 4 even? why not plug them in there to test and then put them back on the raid controller.
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    Why not to use Ontrac (Amazon)

    Just like UPS and Fedex it really depends on the driver. The one downside is they have fewer distribution locations so the dispatcher will never have the driver return the same day as UPS or Fedex will do on a rare occasion. We had a terrible OnTrac driver (4-5 days for an overnight package)...
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    Looking for pci-e raid 5 card that supports 5+ internal sata 3.0 drives

    areca, 3ware, promise, lsi all make cards that meet this don't they?
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    how to erase everything -__-

    If there is a recovery partition, you can back up the disk with acronis or similar, then dban the whole thing, and restore only the partition table and the recovery partition and finally restore to factory settings from the recovery partition. (and if it doesn't work you still can restore...
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    Zalman 9900MAX versus Noctua NH-U9B SE 2

    I went ahead with the Zalman. about 6C warmer idle and 7C warmer load than the megahalem. Louder too even with pwm. not that loud, but not terribly quiet. But, it fits in the PC-A04.
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    Zalman 9900MAX versus Noctua NH-U9B SE 2

    I just built a new SB setup with a 2600k/ASUS P8P67-M Pro in a Lian Li PC-A04. I had a spare Megahalem which does not fit (duh). Trying to find coolers < ~154mm tall is turning out to be a little challenging. Looking for something a little quiet esp with pwm. Trying to decide between...
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    Lian Li A04 - New MicroATX case

    The clearance between the motherboard and the rad is probably an issue. I can take a picture on mine this evening.
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    The [H]ard Forum Storage Showoff Thread - Post your 10TB+ systems

    Would be interesting to see the SATA/Power connections on those hotswaps. Curious how you got it so clean!
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    Lian Li A04 - New MicroATX case

    edited post to be clear. Meant the A04.
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    Lian Li A04 - New MicroATX case

    It doesn't fit in the A04. I tried it because I read reports it does. If the heatpipes didn't stick past the fins it would.. but it doesn't :)
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    Lian Li PC-A04 Case

    fyi, megahalem is too tall for this case. I had read somewhere that it should fit, but it does not.
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    Q6600 Upgrade

    Have a spare Megahalem revb to use. Picked the ssd because it was faster and bigger than my 80gb. I guess I also just get the impression that the intel drives are more robust, but that might not be true. If I am gaming 1920x1200/1920x1080 does the 6970 justify the extra cost? I am not really...
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    Q6600 Upgrade

    I only found a few changes between P67 and Z68: OC onboard video quickpath SSD caching for mechanical hard drives Are you waiting for one of those features or just waiting?
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    Cocoon: Free Grid4 with purchase

    you mean http://www.cocooninnovations.com/ ?
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    Suggestions for in-wall server rack/door

    I'd just find a guy locally who can weld something up for you. Shouldn't be that expensive.
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    Q6600 Upgrade

    my Q6600 is now 3 years old, looking to upgrade. Right now running: Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz, 8GB RAM, GTX 260, Intel 80GB SSD, Abit P35 on dual Dell 2408 (game on one, usually at 1650x1050 or whatever the nearest 16:10 res is) Looking to go native or at least get rid of the stutter I am seeing in...
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    Unable to partition 3TB drive

    my guess too
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    Software RAID questions RE upgrading

    it won't come up with it automatically, but you can reassemble them done it before.
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    Weird Beeping Noise from File Server - [H] Guru's Required!

    every smc board I've had does this even brand new....
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    8GB DIMMS for Sandy Bridge

    this is the closest thing I've seen: http://www.fudzilla.com/motherboard/item/21293-msis-p67-motherboard-supports-32gb-of-memory I figured it used 4x8GB dimms but I guess it could use 4GB dimms somehow. with the move back away from triple channel makes high memory density harder! :(...
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    Hard drive died?

    Freezer isn't a myth. It just doesn't work for all problems and works only for a limited amount of time. OP, backups?
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    8GB DIMMS for Sandy Bridge

    Has anyone run 32GB on Sandy Bridge? Running an overclocked i7 920 with 24GB ram @ 1600. Need at least that so 4GB DIMMS won't cut it--only gets me to 16GB. Also, I've heard that "you don't need 1600" for SB but haven't seen any reason why. My application is RAM speed sensitive. Tested...
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    Good Memory Testers?

    Did you test from the boot CD and what coverage did you do? RealWorldTech.com's test is from 2001 and uses the windows application not the boot cd.
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