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Pretty much what the title says; had a RAID-1 array in a NAS, pulled (and replaced) one of the physical drives, lost the array (much later; unrelated), trying to recover data from the pulled drive. Filesystem is CIFS, NAS doesn't recognise it, can't seem to mount it in Windows or Linux... Help...

See title. Error message: 0x80004005 - 0x20004 The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during INSTALL_RECOVERY_ENVIRONMENT operation Can't figure this one out. Searches mention hardware incompatibilities (fingerprint scanner, etc...), but no documented solution seems...

SBS 2011 domain + 2008 R2 w/SQL server, experiencing intermittent network connections throughout the building; Outlook clients briefly losing connection to Exchange server, third-party client/server software losing connections, etc... Not noticeable when web browsing. Suggestions? Thanks.

We recently migrated from SBS Premium 2003 to SBS 2011 Premium Add-On. When planning the migration, my manager wanted to opt for a single physical machine that would run SQL Server 2008 R2 on the same box as the domain controller; not recommended, I know, but supposedly possible. Now I'm...

We're moving our database server offsite, and we currently have a DSL line and a T1. We want the T1 to be used exclusively for database operations (likely Citrix clients from our site accessing the remote database) and e-mail (we run a local Exchange server). The DSL line is to be used for...

Windows XP laptop on an SBS 2003 domain. User logged-in to the laptop, using her usual username and password, while disconnected from the network; error message was displayed, but user cannot recall details; user was presented with a fresh desktop (only "All Users" icons were present), opened...

We're running Exchange Server 2003 (SBS) and have an external spam filtering service. All server traffic is over our T1 line; all workstation web traffic is over a separate DSL connection. Two common error messages have started popping-up recently: 1 - <domain.tld #5.5.0 smtp;550...

We're running Windows SBS 2003, and would like a specific user account (which happens to be a restricted user) to have specific DNS settings, regardless of workstation. That should be possible via GPO, but isn't working. DHCP seems to be workstation-specific rather than user-specific, and...

I have a D-Link DKVM-2KU KVM switch (VGA, PS/2, USB), and it will only work if at least one of the PS/2 cables is connected to a computer that is powered-on. Furthermore, if one channel is only connected via VGA and USB and neither of the PS/2 ports are being used, then the device will not...

I need to: Block Internet access for all users on certain workstations on the domain Allow certain websites to be accessible Allow same users full Internet access on other workstations But... Setting a fake DNS server breaks access to domain resources Setting a fake proxy server...

Just had our second DLT VS80 tape drive die on us. I can get used external DLT 7000 drives for $30 each (which would allow us to continue using our DLTIV tapes; our current backup is under 25GB), but finding the appropriate cables locally is kind of annoying (we only have VHDCI external on the...

Trying to get a basic VPN set up from an SBS 2003 machine. Everything works, but there's a catch; my predecessor designed the network to use 192.168.1.x as the internal IP range, which causes a problem if the client's home network is also on that range (a.k.a. if the client is using any consumer...

Just want to be sure (since I can't seem to find a comprehensive answer anywhere), but Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002, 2003, and 2004 use interchangeable product keys (such that I can use a 2002 key to install 2004, for example), but 2005 uses its own set of product keys, correct? Thanks.

My v1.1 Linksys WRT300N router and my D-Link DWL-G710 range extender don't seem to play nicely together... Which is unfortunate because the range extender worked just fine with both my SMC 2804WBRP-G (died) and Asanté 3002-AL (802.11b, two-port switch) routers. Is this a common issue, or...

One of our users can't access Microsoft Remote Web Workplace or Outlook Web Access from her laptop using IE7; it displays a "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" error page (system32\xpsp3res.dll/dnserror.htm). This happens internally (servername/remote and servername/exchange) and externally...

We're running a Windows SBS 2003 server with 4GB of RAM where I work, and the "commit charge" is initially around 3.5GB (which is in line with the memory usage of processes running), but tends to increase to sizes well over 5GB and stay up there with no apparent increased memory usage in the...

I'm a hardware guy before I'm a software guy, but I've been asked to look into some basic VPN functionality for a server at work. It's running Windows SBS 2003 (only has one NIC, but I've set up a loopback connection for the time being), and every client is Windows XP... There's also an old...

After upgrading to Vista and removing my Audigy 2 ZS as the default audio device from the first system in my signature below, I made the FireWire Solo the new default device. Afterwards, I noticed that Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4cs2 would knock the sampling rate down to 44.1kHz, despite me setting...

I just want to make sure that this is possible before I start tackling manuals 'n such... I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to building RAID arrays, and while I understand the concepts behind them, I'm not 100% sure on all of the possibilities. I've inherited a server using a Dell...

I'm still stuck back in the days of Norton Ghost 8, booting from a floppy or a CD to image my drives, and I'm noticing that newer software suites from Acronis and Symantec run in the OS. I'm curious as to how these programs go about making an image of a system drive while running from that same...

Just switched from an SiS 651-based 2.4GHz P4 system to the nForce2-based Athlon XP 3200+ system in my signature... Now Debian's testing releases freeze during installation and PC-BSD resets the machine during start-up... *sigh* At least Slackware still works.

The trusty old ASUS A7N8X Deluxe in my little brother's computer finally fried... Burst/leaking caps. Since I'm having a hell of a time finding a replacement Socket A motherboard that supports his 400MHz FSB Athlon XP 3200+, I was thinking of just upgrading his CPU, RAM, and video card along...

Just did a clean installation of Windows Vista... Every previous time I've run it on this machine, 'safely removing' either of my two USB storage devices by left-clicking on the system tray icon has worked just fine. Since this latest installation, it does not. Right-clicking to bring up the...

Windows Media Player 11 used to play DVDs just fine on Vista for me... Suddenly, I get a message saying that it can't, and that I should try adjusting my resolution and colour settings... I've done some research, and I was wondering if anyone could offer a real solution rather than the usual...

My HDTV has one DVI port. I have two HD devices (HD cable box and XBOX 360 over VGA cable + DVI adapter), and I'm not sure which would benefit the most from the DVI connection. The main advantage of connecting the 360 through DVI would be having the XBOX 360 up-sample standard DVDs (requires...

Can anyone recommend a readily-available Socket423-compatible HSF? I have an old PCChips board that I'd like to use, but one of the brackets for the clips for the HSF has snapped. There are two plastic pieces that mount onto the motherboard; the heatsink is then secured to them with two metal...

Regarding the second system in my signature: I recently picked up an AGP video card with the model number "8903" printed on the board (it was free). Based on what I've been able to dredge-up, that makes it a 128MB MSI GeForce FX 5200 (OEM). Here's the problem: I just installed the latest...

Regarding the second computer in my signature: I recently updated to the latest BIOS version and changed from a P4 2.6 (400MHz FSB) to a P4 2.4 (533MHz FSB). I could've sworn it reported the RAM running at DDR333 speeds at POST before (although I could be mistaken), but now it only reports the...

Wasn't sure if I should post this here or in video cards, but I'm wondering if the GeForce2 GTS I have might run better than the Radeon 8500LE in the Linux system in my signature, what with nVidia apparently having much better Linux drivers available. Any advice? Thanks.

For the Linux machine in my signature, I have the choice between either a 2.6GHz P4 running on a 400MHz FSB or a 2.4GHz P4 running on a 533MHz FSB... Recommendations? Thanks.

I just installed Debian 3.1 r2 (learning as I go; it's been a few years since I've done this), and it seems that everything (OpenOffice, XMMS, GAIM, etc...) needs X11... Can anyone tell me why? Is there any way around this? Also, apt doesn't seem to recognize that I have the latest JRE...

Issue #1: Imaged a system drive over to a new HDD. "My Documents" has disappeared from "My Computer". Anybody know how to remedy this? I can't figure it out... Issue #2: Different system, enabled filesharing, now "Shared Documents" is called "Documents" and I can't change it back. No, I don't...

I'm pretty sick of Nero as an all-in-one burning suite after the last few versions (everything past 7.0.1.4), especially with the DVD tools disappearing in certain versions, and the latest MP3Pro plugins causing skipping audio CDs (reverting back MP3Pro 2.0.4.7 helped before, but isn't doing the...

Between the two systems in my signature, which has the most gaming potential? I've seen 3.4GHz S478 P4s beat-out an Athlon XP 3200+, but those were HyperThreading CPUs; mine is not. Also, how do the chipsets compare (Intel 865PE vs. nForce2 Ultra 400). Ultimately, I'm just wondering which...

Saw Steve's news post about MS' rumoured new device, and the title reminded me of DooM. Specifically, it reminded me of the 'no clipping' code: idspispopd. Aside from an extra "i", it's an anagram of the post's title. Now, if MS unveils a new portable device called the "i", then I'll be...

Does anyone know which sensor is for the CPU on this motherboard? Thanks.

So I have my MP3 collection shared over my home network, but certain songs won't play from remote computers... They open in Winamp, but won't play; others play just fine. I think this only started occurring after I started using LimeWire to get some songs. Any ideas?

My 128MB Radeon 9700 Pro seems to be on its way out... There was minor artifacting with the stock cooling under heavy loads (just some black dots now and again), so I replaced the stock HSF with the Thermaltake heatpipe dealie in my signature. All was great (performed better than ever!) for a...

Regarding the first system in my signature (nForce2 chipset), which setup would be more advantageous: 2x512MB DDR400 running in dual channel mode (which yields minimal performance gains somewhere in the nighbourhood of 5%, as I understand), or 2x512MB + 256MB (came across an extra 256MB stick of...

I'm relatively new to Linux (learned with various releases of Debian, currently playing with Ubuntu 5.04), and I'm having a good time. However, I recently installed the original Unreal Tournament, and it only saves/loads my settings and saved games when I run it using "sudo". The settings...