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3rd-ed. I just had a similar issue with a Hitachi 2TB drive. It was third-tier storage so no RAID (JBOD) but it would keep dropping out of Windows Explorer and subsequently Disk Management. Replaced it the next day (Amazon Prime to the rescue) and haven't had an issue since. Don't risk it...

A couple things: 1) No idea why it would be getting hot when it's plugged in, but not powered up. We might need an EE with server experience to answer than question. While there should be some power to components and they might get a tad warm, I would be concerned if they were really hot. 2)...

Fake News: Microsoft will give out a free copy of Microsoft Office to the first 10 people in line for the new Surface tablet. Next Day: Last night, 7 lucky people at Surface Launch Event walked away with a new Surface tablet and a free copy of Microsoft Office.

Might as well throw everything you can at the patent office and see what sticks. As far as Apple and patent approval goes, nothing surprises me anymore.

Personally, for business I would not rely on consumer level SSDs. I would have no issue doing that on a home server because it's not critical and downtime does cost me anything. Is this just a file server or are you doing digital x-rays? For just serving small to medium files, I don't really...

bloody beat me to it. you can also look at GoToMyPC. Obviously for business usage you will need to pay for them. Some like Teamviewer are one-time purchases, where others like GoToMyPC are usually setup for monthly/yearly payments. EDIT: You would purchase it. They don't have to pay anything.

Maybe I'm not understanding the whole 'obviously' part. Why not just assign statics to the servers and name the servers manually in your '192_168_1_100.somedomain.com' naming scheme?

Looking to max out the memory of my Dell Latitude E6400 laptop. It takes a max of 8GB through the use of two 4GB sticks of DDR2 (SODIMM obviously). Anyone have some of those laying around?

Microsoft Security Essentials. That is all you need if you're running Windows. It's free and unless you click on every flashing banner that reads "you have just won an iPad" it's all you will need. I find most of the paid products cause more issues than they prevent and eat up system resources.

1) It completely depends on how important your data is to you. The biggest benefit is that it gives you (hopefully) more time to fix the issue as with RAID6 another drive can die in the interim without data loss. The main issue I see is that while your RAID6 array is degraded you'll have to...

I assume you are not talking about molex splitters and actually adding more SATA molex connectors inline like what is being done here at 8:22. Inline connectors in about the only way you can do this. What model/rating of power supply are you running? Your drive limit might come from your...

I think the best deal you're going to find on a 4GB DDR3 1333 SODIMM would be this stick from Newegg with free shipping. I think you would be hard pressed to find a better price. If someone responds on the forum it will probably be for a used stick and unless they are giving it away...

I have been in this situation before and I am actually in one of those situations right now - amazingly enough at the same location. I won't give all the details, but after working on a jumble of a network, we setup a domain with actually security, setup and Exchange server, GPO's, formal...

There is no reason for either Amazon or Apple to put an SD slot on their hardware. You think they actually want you sideloading anything of your own on the tablet? The entire point of this hardware is to be a platform to expand the Amazon media ecosystem. They want their content, that you...

Start with the basics. If you connect the drives directly to the PERC6 with a SFF-8484 (that's what it looks like at least) to SATA cable, do you see the drives and can you create a simple RAID1 array or even see it as JBOD? Not sure if the HP SAS Expander would work at all with the PERC6...

Yeah I have that card and it should be detected in BIOS regardless of drive status. Sorry about your luck. Just so we know, where did you get the card from?

Yup. That's what I meant, the guy has a strictly phone background and is from the "wire is wire" camp. Which is great for phones, but not so great for data. Voice is nothing - you can rig up a 66 or 110-block with any assortment of random connectors coming off of it and it will work fine.. I...

Personally I wouldn't do that. You have all the weight of the CPU heatsink plus gravity that is ready to torque itself with the motherboard which is not a problem in a static setting. However, you hit some bumps or go over some railroad tracks and if the case is vertical just you've added...

Holy. Crap. Gel Caps? For data? REALLY!? That would work, although I would prefer punching down the bare wires on each end to keystone jacks (no wall plate of course) then use a 1' patch cable to join the two cables. It's essentially the same thing, but I have never been a fan of...

btw the two concerns about the Add2PSU thing could be rectified by 1) Mounting with two zip ties instead of the sticky tape 2) Use a molex y-splitter to keep your net molex connector count the same - of course you're going to need a long y-splitter cable unless you mount the Add2PSU module...

Also keep in mind that if you act as a colo you have to let them know what you have so they don't expect too much. Do you intend on getting a UPS for the server in case of a power blip? What happens during an extended power loss? I'm sure you're not interested in dropping a couple on a...

Just for future consideration you should look at PrecisionRoller.com They have top-quality parts (toner, drums, fuser assemblies, rollers, power supplies, etc.) with videos on how to repalce/repair the printers and the prices are pretty good too. Communication is great and they are prompt to...

Don't forget that even if you send him that e-mail he doesn't have to show it to anyone. If something goes wrong and it was on your list they can still just feign ignorance on the situation and blame you. Feel free to send the e-mail but send it to a couple people also. I would send it to a...

My brother had Pre running WebOS and it had some innovative features but couldn't really compete with Android when it came out. The WebOS feature that pulled all information from different sites as one "communication hub" was really nice (unless you didn't want ALL your facebook peeps in your...

No you don't need to do anything. I wouldn't worry about running an optimizer unless you have performance issues. Just let it do it's thing. Congrats on the new drive. :jealous :)

I have to throw this in there as a normal disclaimer but make 100% sure that you have a solid backup of your data before doing anything. Make sure to test the restore process before assuming you have a good backup.

I don't even know what to say to that. Even the people working in the factories that build these things are like 'WTF is this?' I'd call it a feature and name it: Internal PSU Manual Switch Protection - protects your server from having that power switch on the power supply bumped by accident...

It sounds like a temp issue to me also. How long are you in the BIOS before it locks up? You should be able to check the temperature in the BIOS to see if your CPU is within its approved thermal envelope. If not, it could be a power issue (likely) or a faulty motherboard (not likely if it...

There is not a USB port on the 8300HD, it's only eSATA. Now, you say that when the box goes to sleep it refuses to recognize the external HD the next time it's powered on. Are you saying that it works fine until you reset the unit, and then the drive is not detected anymore? The usual...

Gotta throw this in there, but this isn't for your main drive is it? Because RAID0 (which isn't even technically a RAID level by definition) is a bad idea unless it's for scratch data. Make sure you are doing daily backups and/or images of the drive. ..and yes, TLER (and similar technologies)...

I have heard this question before and the general consensus is that there is not a place to purchase a blank I/O shield. Since I assume the goal is just to keep dust out, I would suggest getting a thin piece of plastic that overhangs the top and bottom of the shield area and then use...

I would go with either the WD or Samsung drives - I really don't think you can go wrong with either. I have a 2TB WD Green running in my Tivo and it runs great and is quiet. The price was right also. I have a friend running all Samsung drives and he is happy also. You could also mix and...

The CPU heatsink would have a near mirror surface if it is properly lapped. I doubt it is prelapped. I couldn't tell if you were also asking if your CPU was a lapped also. It isn't. btw, lapping doesn't make that big of a difference unless you are overclocking to the nth degree.

Thanks for turning me onto Fractal Design, I had forgotten about them. It looks like I found a winner with their new Arc Midi case. It is very plain on the outside, has massive amounts of cooling options, has 8 3.5" hard drive trays and the containing cage(s) can be rotated 90 degrees...

I'm looking for an inexpensive case (under $150, preferably under $100) that would be a good media server case. My main requirements have to do with the hard drive setup. I am looking for a case that has at least 6 3.5" bays that use hard drive trays and are oriented 90 degree from the...

You may also want to look at something like the Netgear WNDR3500L (or the newest version). I was having issues with my router locking up under a significant load and this has been the best router I have used without stepping up to a pfSense box or Cisco ASA.

I worked there for a year. Nothing surprises me. I haven't set foot in a Best Buy in about 6 years and hope I never have to again. It's a terrible job if you actually care about customers and can't bring yourself to sell someone a $60 HDMI cable when you just picked up one from Monoprice for...

To be expected from a company voted by people on the Consumerist to be the second worst company in America for 2011 - losing first place by a .88% margin to BP. Remember BP? The company where lax safety measures led to a loss of life and the eventual spilling of millions and million of barrels...

Damn, they beat me to it. I was going try to be original and name my first child bis(bis(N-trimethylsilyliminodiphenylphosphorano) methanide uranium iodo) tolueniide - we'd call him 'Bizaium' for short. I guess that dream is dead now.

Looks great, awesome work. On a side note, it reminds me of my old Series2 Tivo.....just, ya know, 1000X better.