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    Running dual disk controllers with Sil 3125 Chipset

    I know the card is working because I tried a different Syba card with a Sil3512 chip and it gives me the same error. The device status says "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" I'm running everything on a Jetway M26GT4 motherboard. Both PCI slots are being used by SATA cards and the PCI-E...
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    Running dual disk controllers with Sil 3125 Chipset

    I tried to manually install the driver and now it shows up in device manager but it give me an error saying the device cannot start.
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    Running dual disk controllers with Sil 3125 Chipset

    I have a computer with a Syba SD-SATA2-4IR PCI SATA II 4x Internal Ports RAID Controller with SIL3124 Chipset and I just added second identical card but the second card does not seem to be recognized. The second card does not show up in device manager and the disks attached to the new card...
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    Stereo system/CD player with USB input that can play FLAC files

    Can anyone recommend a stereo system that can play FLAC files off a USB disk? My Onkyo receiver can do it but I'm looking for a more compact stereo system that can fit on a bookshelf in another room. All of the ones that I've found that have a USB input do not have FLAC support. Any other...
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    16x PCI Express slot for video cards only?

    Can a 16x PCI express slot be used with any other type of peripheral card? I want to put a 1x SATA controller card in it since its the only PCI-e slot I have on the motherboard I'm using.
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    Setting up triple monitors

    Were you using 2 cards using one set of drivers or cards from 2 different manufacturers? I know I can add another nvidia card to get more video outputs but can I used 2 outputs from an nvidia card and another from an intel card?
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    Setting up triple monitors

    Guess I'll just have to get another cheap card. Thanks for the help.
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    Setting up triple monitors

    I think I wasn't too clear on what I was looking for. I'm not interested in gaming on all 3 monitors, I think the bezels would drive me nuts. I would like to be able to use the three monitors as separate desktops for example having a movie open on my center monitor while having my...
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    Setting up triple monitors

    I have a GTX260 with 2 DVI output and my motherboard also has additional onboard video with DVI and VGA output. Would it be possible to set up a triple monitor setup with could span a the desktop across all three monitors? I know how to do it with dual displays but I'm just not sure if it...
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    FS: AMD Athlon AM2 X2 5000/Corsair 4gb DDR2 800/Lite On 4X BluRay ROM Drive

    I have the following parts for sale. They were parts for an HTPC that I had but I have sold my TV so I no longer need them. Everything is in perfect working condition. My ebay username is aye_85, check my feedback. AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core CPU with...
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    ASUS P5E VM HDMI Motherboard wont load Windows with more than 1 stick of RAM

    I have an ASUS P5E VM HDMI that wont load Windwos with more than 1 stick of ram. I am trying to use 4 sticks of OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2. It just boots with the ASUS logo and goes to a screen with a blinking cursor. I have tried testing each stick individually as well...
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    FS: Canon EF-S 10-22mm, Canon EF 24-105mm f4, Canon EF 70-200mm f4 non-IS

    I'm offloading three Canon lenses because I need the money for school. All of them are in are in mint condition. The glass is perfect on all three. Payment by Paypal, I have a verified premier account with email address aye29(at)ucla(dot)edu. Free shipping by UPS Ground with tracking to a...
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    FS: New Canon XSI 450D Digital Rebel DSLR Body

    For sale is a new black Canon XSI body with all original accessories and sealed documentation and software. ASKING $570 for the body only, free shipping with USPS with signature confirmation and insurance. For an additional $55, I also have a Canon EF-S 18-55mm (non-IS) lens that will...
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    Video cards in Sliverstone SFF case

    Will the long video cards like the 9800GTX or the nvidia 200 series fit in Silverstones SFF cases like the SG01 or SG02? I really like those cases but I also would like to get a powerful video card for gaming.
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    Seagate RMA Process

    One of my Seagates just died this weekend and I'm not sure how the RMA works for Seagate. I got a confirmation number but it says that I need to send it in a Seashell and I'm not allowed to use packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Will Seagate sned me a shipping label and packing materials for me...
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    Cheap TV Tuner card for analog cable

    I need to find a cheap TV tuner card so I can hook up the analog cable in my apartment to my computer. I considering either the Hauppauge WinTV Go Plus (http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_goplus.html) or the WinTV PVR 150 (http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr150.html)...
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    New computer does not power on

    A guy in my lab bought components for a new Core 2 Duo computer but when I put it together it doesn't power on and I'm not sure if the motherboard might be bad. When I press the power button, the LEDs on the motherboard come on and the fans spin for about half a second and then shut down; if I...
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    Distributed computing software

    At school, I work in a lab does a bit of computational fluid dynamics work that takes a long time on a single computer. There are a lot of other computers in the lab that are just used for general everyday tasks. Is there anyway to use the spare computing power of the other computers to help...
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    Vista Licensing Services

    What do the SL UI Notification Service and Software Licensing service do in Windows Vista. If I disable them would it kill my Windows installation?
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    Vista: Disable video thumbnails

    Like I said in my previous two posts, I know I can disable all thumbnails but I only want to disable video thumbnails. Image and document thumbnails don't bother me because they load quickly and can be useful.
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    Vista: Disable video thumbnails

    I am in detailed view but Vista still loads thumbnails. I can tell because a Haali Media icon appears in the system tray. I've looked in Folder Options and there is an option to disable thumbnails but that option disables all thumbnails, not just for video.
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    Vista: Disable video thumbnails

    Is there a way to disable loading of video thumbnails like there was in XP? It preventing me from moving/renaming/deleting videos while it loads the thumbnails. I know there is an option to disable all thumbnails and just show the icons but that is too general for me. I just want to get rid...
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    Hard drive shutdown sound when computer is on

    I was running Vista when it started.
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    Hard drive shutdown sound when computer is on

    I haven't run chkdsk yet but SMART looks ok. I can't be sure since some of my drives are connected to a Sil3114 SATA controller and I cant seem to get SMART data on those drives. All of my drives are Western Digitals. This only started happening when I installed Vista, it was fine in XP.
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    Hard drive shutdown sound when computer is on

    Occasionally my hard drive will make a sound that sounds like its shutting down while the computer is still turned on. If I go into my computer I can still access all of my drives just fine though. This only happens when I am downloading something but nothing running on my computer get...
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    Rudder pedals for flight sims

    Can pedals such as the ones included with the Saitek R440 meant for auto racing games be used as rudder pedals for flight sims?
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    Bluetooth headset

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    Bluetooth headset

    If I get a bluetooth USB adapter for my PC, would I be able to use my Bluetooth headset the same way as a regular microphone?
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    Shutting down power supply

    I have a Seasonic S12 that has an on-off switch in the back. Is it ok to cut power to the PSU without turning the switch on the PSU to the off position first or should I turn off the power supply then cut power? Obviously the computer wont be powered on when I do this. My computer is...
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    eSATA SMART Monitoring

    Right now I'm using DiskCheckup for SMART monitoring. I just want to be sure that the software will recognize that there are eSATA drives connected through the card.
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    eSATA SMART Monitoring

    Do hard drives connected through eSATA support SMART monitoring from Windows or is that dependent on the controller card? I am considering this device and I would like to me able to monitor the disks I connect to it.
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    Multidrive eSATA enclosure

    Where can I get a SATA enclosure that supports multiple drives (at least 4) connected using USB or eSATA? I don't need RAID or NAS support in the enclosure, I just need space for more hard drives since my case is running out of room.
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    Swapping Hard Drives....Possible?

    It's just a personal preference of mine; I like to keep things separate. I'm not that familiar with dual boot systems and bootloaders so I would rather not have to mess with them if possible. I'm was just worried that having two drive with separate OS's attached could cuase problem with one OS...
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    Swapping Hard Drives....Possible?

    Is it possible to keep the XP and Vista installations completely separate with Vista installing its bootloader on it own hard disk? Say I removed the Raptor with my XP install replaced it with my 80Gb spare and installed Vista on that. If I had both the XP and Vista drive connected at the same...
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    Swapping Hard Drives....Possible?

    I would rather not use dual boot since my Raptor has less than 15Gb of free space on it. I have a spare 80Gb drive though. If I install it on the other drive would I need to plug and unplug drives or could I just change the hard drive boot order to select OS's?
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    Swapping Hard Drives....Possible?

    I am considering doing the same thing, installing Vista on a separate hard drive. Do I have to unplug the drive with the OS I'm not using each time or can I simply go into BIOS and change the boot order of the drives and have the drive with the OS I want to use boot first?
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    RE hard drives and ZFS

    Since the ZFS filesystem has error correcting abilities, would the lime limited error recovery feature of Western Digital Raid Edition hard drives be necessary? Would it be safe to use regular hard drives in a RAID-Z or RAID-Z2 array?
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    Map software for GPS devices?

    I have a USB GPS receiver that I am using with Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007. Unfortunately Streets and Trips does not recalculate your route if you go off course from the route it calculated originally. Also the speech system does not speak the name of street or highway you are supposed to...
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    LSI Logic Megaraid and Solaris 10

    Is it possible to get an LSI Logic Megaraid 150-6 to work in Solaris. It doesn't look like there are any Solaris drivers on the LSI Logic site. I just want to be able to use the SATA ports to add more hard disks to my system but I don't need to be able to use the raid features of the card...
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