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My Altec Lansing MX5021 computer speakers just malfunctioned...the satellites have no sound but the sub works. I took it apart and could not find any blown fuses, bad capacitors, or burnt chips. Out of ideas on how to fix the internal amp. Hate to see a decent speaker system like this go to...

The Altec Lansing MX-5021 speakers are discontinued and I dont see them around much anymore. Just wondering what you guys think the market value for these would be if I threw them up on eBay or locally on Kijiji/Craigslist? These were a great high end computer speaker system, probably even...

I have a WHS which I like to use to keep mirror copies of the important folders of the machines in my network. For years Ive been using SyncToy due to ease of use. I use the "Echo" function to echo the folders on my main machines to the folders on the home server. The problem with SyncToy is...

I've got some normal Kingston ValueRam and some Nanya ECC ram. Both are DDR2 PC-5300 and I've got a Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard which does not seem to support ECC. I know the board will probably just treat the Nanya ram as normal ram and not make use of the extra ECC chip, but is there any...

This has happened to me on two separate WD drives. Im assuming most people, including myself, get worried when we load up the SMART on a drive and see that the "Current Pending Sector Count" becomes non zero. After about a year of use, the "Current Pending Sector Count" on my WD Blue drive...

Does anyone have recommendations for a high efficiency PSU setup for a low load system (less than 50 watts)? It's hard to find a PSU under 400 watts these days, and most 80plus ATX PSU's arent very efficient at low loads. I know DC-DC power supplies are very efficient, but the problem is...

Im just curious to hear everyone's migration experiences with WHS and how smooth/unsmoothly it went. I have a Foxconn G31MV-K motherboard + Celeron 430 CPU + 640GB System drive + 1TB data drive (duplication enabled). I am planning to migrate this to a new Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 board + AMD...

I just found out about a hidden feature in Windows 7. If you go into the registry: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00 Then enable each subkey by changing the Attributes = 0, you get a whole bunch of new processor power management...

Im thinking of picking up a Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=2891&ProductName=GA-EG31M-S2 One feature I noticed it has compared to other 775 socket, Intel G31 boards is the "Dynamic Energy Saver" feature...

I built a WHS using the Celeron 430 processor with a Foxconn motherboard (g31mv-k) based on the G31 chipset. The motherboard only lets me decrease the voltage going into the ram slightly, I am unable to underclock my Celeron (although underclocking options are available). With two drives (a...

Inspired by the thread below on why bother getting bigger fronts when the sub ends up handling the lower frequencies anyways, I just thought I would ask a simple crossover question. I've got a set of Jamo tower speakers (goes down to about 40hz) for my fronts and a matching center. I opted...

I bought this cheap USB wireless N dongle for $20 from dealextreme: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16584 It works great under Windows 7, but the only problem that the range is a bit weak. Ive done antenna mods on other USB dongles, but with this one, Im not sure where to solder on...

Like the title says, does anyone know anything about the WHS Risk Assessment add-in located here: http://undercoverblogger.be/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:windows-home-server-risk-assessment-english-version&catid=36:windows-home-server&Itemid=61 It's supposed to give you...

WHS works awesome as storage, but Im wondering in the long term if there would be issues with bit rot. I made a thread a while back suspecting bit rot to be affecting my music files (some of the titles and ID3 tags were messed up), but it turns out to be a false alarm and more so of an asian...

I am still not really sure how the upgrade process for Windows 7 works. I bought a Dell Studio XPS 13 recently which qualifies for the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade, but Ive already installed a legit version of Windows 7 Pro on it. So I am wondering if I can use the Windows 7 upgrade disc...

Im wondering about the possibility of using my WHS machine as a surveillance system for the home There are some (USB or PCI) 4 channel DVR capture cards that you can get on eBay or DealExtreme for very cheap. Coupled with a good CCD camera (perhaps one with night vision), and potentially you...

I see alot of users are building WHS machines with excessively powerful CPUs, 4GB ram, massive hard-drives and etc, so that's got me thinking about power savings. My WHS machine consists of an Antec Earthwatts 380 80plus PSU, 1.8ghz Intel Celeron 430, Foxconn G31MV-K motherboard, 1 GB ram, a WD...

Ive searched everywhere and couldnt find an answer. Im just wondering if anyone knows how to disable the prompt for a username and password each time I try to access a network shared folder on my WHS? Even if I check the box to remember password, after I reboot the client machine, it will still...

I have a pair of Ultimate Ears Super.Fi5EB and they are decent, but I dont feel like the sound stands out too much. The bass is present, but they don't hit very low. I use them in my office at work, but I'm looking for another pair of either headphones or earphones for home. I hope I wont...

On my old Vista 32 laptop, all my songs were backed up to my WHS, and then about once a month, I would back up the WHS onto an external drive. All my songs were labeled properly. Then I got a new laptop with Vista 64 and to transfer my songs, I just copied from my WHS Music folder to the Music...

Has anyone else noticed this? I have two systems (one laptop, one desktop) that I bought recently from Dell, and I cannot check the S.M.A.R.T info on the hard drives. Ive tried using HD Tune as well as PassMark's DiskCheckup. The S.M.A.R.T info simply is blank. Does Dell lock out this...

My WHS machine has been running fine for months now. Just recently, the server does not appear on my network. I have not done anything to it, other than occasionally accessing files. From the server side (by hooking up a monitor and mouse) I am able to access the internet. From the client side...

I just built a WHS machine and I am new to this. I have an add-in called LightsOut which I use to turn the server off automatically at 12am (Ive set the BIOS to auto wake the system back up at 6am). I figure this would help save some power and to reduce the wear and tear a bit on my hard drives...