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I've been tasked to move two MDF files that are SECONDARY file group from my local C:\ to D:\ drive. I was also told I need to do this in a way where I declare variables so that this script CAN work on SQL Server (aka, make this move script portable). I'm new in my DBA role and learning SQL...

I'm late to the DayZ party and finally installed / played the game yesterday for the 1st time ever despite ignoring several warnings in regards to how brutal / terrible the community of bandits are / can be. I installed the game on my PC: - AMD 8350 Black @4.0 Ghz - 32 GB of RAM -...

I need an external monitor and I'm in a pinch. I've only got access to a 32" 2014 LED LCD television. It's got HDMI ovbiously which I can run into my MBP 15" however before I do so, I recall someone telling me to not run my TV as a monitor but I assume that can be for specific gaming reasons...

I have a nice home configuration but I hate run Plex from my other dedicated machines so I figured it deserves it's own dedicated hardware. Can you guys recommend some hardware basics for building up a box dedicated to just doing Plex streaming. One host / connection per session to Plex. I'm not...

I know the 15" MBP just got a new updated i7 processor and new force touch track pad jam. I was looking to pull the trigger on a new 15" MBP purchase in Aug / Sept but wondering based on the small / minor updates that have hit the MBP 15", should I wait a few months from Sept 15' for a major...

I've I remove my CD-ROM from my mid-2012 MBP, what is the largest capacity HDD drive OS X will recognize? Will it support a 2 TB drive? I just replaced my original drive w/ a 500 GB Samsung SSD & now want to remove my CD-ROM.

I have a broken leg so I'm really bored around the house. I decided to upgrade my Samsung 840 EVO firmware. I have a 500 GB SSD which is my 1st ever SSD purchase. I noticed while upgrading the firmware and tinkering around in the utilities, there's a section that has a total drive life...

Hello all, I think I'm finally going to try and become a DBA. I recently quit my Linux System Administration gig where I managed SaaS clusters in EC2 for a Jr. DBA position. I'm starting at the bottom and working my way to the top and so far love everything I learn about being a DBA and...

I'm reaching the end of the road for my old Synology DS 211+ dual bay home NAS. This thing has the performance to basically share out a folder over NFS / SMB and nothing more. It runs a flimsy single core ARM and 512 MB of RAM. I really love the small clean form factor and the polished and...

Can the Samsung EVO 500GB SSD be patched / upgraded from OS X? The drive is attached via SATA ---> USB 3.0 but I can also attach the drive as a slave where my optical drive used to be. Point is the SSD is not my boot/system drive but all I have available to me is OS X. Is there any options? All...

I've just got some new Samsung Evo Pro 128 GB SSD's which currently have no data written to them. I'm about to start utilizing these drives very soon and I was wondering if I need to upgrade the firmware on them now considering the Evo had some read performance issues and these drives are brand...

I really would like the ability to connect to my home LAN from remote locations like work, friends, or maybe select places that have Wi-Fi. Currently I have the following at my home: {INTERNET} ---> Modem ---> Asus NT-R66U ---> Synology DS211+ NAS Both my home router and Synology NAS box...

I've got a decent Samsung 24" LCD PC monitor. It does everything great except scale out to larger screen real-estate. I either game on my 2013 I7 gaming PC or dock my MacBook Pro to it via HDMI in both cases. I just don't know what a good 28-30" LCD is. I selected my current display based on the...

I've been running my Asus RT-N66U wireless router for 1 year now w/ little / no issues. I'd like to really get more control over my WAP / LAN. - view live client connections based on wired / wireless - mac filtering - QoS - OpenVPN support I've used DD-WRT in the past on my old WRT-54G...

I honestly know nothing about LCD quality. I buy Samsung because they look very minimal and the picture quality IMO is great. Currently using this for my desktop / gaming machine and it's decent but I want something larger. I would have no problems selling my 24" or using it as a back-up LCD...

I've got my CentOS 6.5 installation up and running & I would like to deploy OpenJDK 1.7.0 or Oracle JDK to the box correctly so that Java is available to all future users I add to the box. Normally I would create my user-base and then edit their ~/.bashrc to use JAVA_HOME and point it to...

I've installed a closed loop Corsair WC system in my 750D case and there are far more case fans than 3 pin male connectors on my motherboard. Just looking to see what everyone recommends. Never had this issue before and I've got a spare SATA or regular 4-pin molex connector available from my 1KW...

I've sadly lost some critical components I now need from my Corsair Obsidian 750D series full tower case. I've opened a support ticket w/ Corsair for help but their replacement parts list is very limited and nothing I want is available for my case. Parts I need replaced: - x1 SSD sled -...

Every week, I deploy updates to our web server / developer portal running JBoss on CentOS 6.5. The .war file updates for the web portal are developed by our engineering team and it's my task as a System Administrator to do the following: STAGING_DIR=/usr/local/tmp/depoy/...

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro & the internal spindle drive is about ready to die. I can hear it and the drive health is reporting "poor" with the manufacturer tools. So obviously I am looking at SSD's but not sure if OS X (Mavericks) supports TRIM for SSD drives natively out the box or if I need to...

I need to know if there are any examples / templates I can use and or buy which will allow web users to submit data in pre-defined fields and pump them into my PostgreSQL database. I have a dedicated PostgreSQL database server and need to have a way users can enter data into it. I don't care...

I just built a new PC Nov. 2013. The CPU in the system is a AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz 8 core processor and just wanted a nice performance rig that could handle BF:4 which it does perfectly! However I came across a dead PC w/ a perfectly working Intel i5 2500K (Costa Rica) CPU. I've never used an...

I am using an Asus NT-R66U wireless router w/ the default Asus firmware loaded on it and have the following config: WAN IP (ISP Dynamic) ---> Modem ---> R66U (192.168.1.1/24) What I 'want' to do is the following: Create a VM host (192.168.2.100/24) which routes to a 192.168.2.1 default...

I have a Asus RT-N660 running default latest firmware from Asus and would like to point the DHCP LAN task to my DHCP server on the same LAN. RT-N660 = 192.168.1.1/24 DHCP Svr = 192.168.1.200/24 Can someone tell me if it's possible to stop DHCP on my routers admin interface and move this...

I ordered this power supply from Newegg last month and finally got me some time to get it up and installed. I purchased it based on the specs and my new build "Papa Midnight", which you could guess is all black. So now that leaves me w/ these two hideous red power cables for my Gigabyte R9 280x...

I freshly installed Windows 7 Pro 64-bit last night on my new PC running a R9 280x and downloaded the latest recommended AMD drivers / suite. When my system rebooted, my screen resolution is at the recommended / default 1920x1080. Here is my installed driver: http://i.imgur.com/flnonhm.jpg...

I'm currently running the stock AMD heat sink on my FX-8350 and realize it's just not cutting it. The system was idle 43-47degrees just in the BIOS and while it's hot here in FL, I know I need something better before I start gaming. Can you guys please throw down some recommendations for me...

I've picked up a Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x video card. I seated the card as best as possible in my Corsair Oblivion 750D case however the card is very large and the card tends to have a significant sag downward from the weight of everything. I've tried to evenly tighten the rear support screws but...

I've got a Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x 3GB model and I'm in the process of planning a water cooling setup for my rig. Can anyone please help me and locate a decent performing water cooling setup for this card? Is it too early to expect any full water cooling options for this card yet?

So I built a new system and decided to take advantage of all the cool stuff that wasn't around during my last build in 2006'ish. So I just would like to know how this guy holds up. How long can I expect this guy to last? Is this a decent SSD for the price? Just looking for any feedback and what...

I've got a brand new build I'm finalizing and it's been 7 yrs since my last build. Currently my setup is: - Corsair Obsidian 750D case (I could live in this thing) - GIGABYTE Radeon R9 280X 3GB - AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz - Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 32GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 Obviously...

I have an Asus RT-N66U wireless N router which has been working great with DD-WRT firmware loaded on it. My problem is that for some reason no wired clients are able to obtain a working DHCP address. Wireless works fine w/ or w/o WPA2 security enabled. I performed a factory reset on the...

I am a database guy and do a lot of work daily in PostgreSQL. Since upgrading to 10.9 (Mavericks), I notice I no longer have the psql client installed to make connections to any database server in the world: [carlos:~]$ which psql [carlos:~]$ :( I went to PostgreSQL's website and found...

It seems SSD's have been around for a minute now and are relatively inexpensive so I picked a pair of Samsung EVO 840's for my machine. My question is what special parameters are required to make sure I'm getting top performance / longevity from my drives when using Ext4 Linux partition table on...

Does anyone suggest a few (or one) well known / free system performance metric docks that lay over my desktop so I can easily see my system w/o hitting the bash shell? I would like to see things like 'CPU / RAM / Temp / LAN-WAN / HDD / etc etc etc' Thanks for any help / suggestions. And...

I've not built a new PC since my Intel Quad Core system back from 2010. So now with games like BF:4 and anything else upon the horizon, I'd like a system that can handle it no problem. So with everything available today, I'm not sure what's the best CPU / mobo combination for a dedicated gaming...

I've not built a PC in some time. Maybe since 2011. That box was fairly mid-level in regards to hardware however I would love to build a box that can handle BF:4 on my new PC. My question is do you guys know a really decent video card that will handle BF:4 at maximum settings & not be super...

I have a dedicated database server running PostgreSQL 9.3 on CentOS 6.4 Linux. The database server is fairly vanilla. Nothing crazy but a standard installation of the software on Linux with a few roles I've created. I'm trying to have my LibreOffice Base application connect to PostgreSQL and...

I am running OS X v.10.8.4 on a MacBook Pro & I don't know how or why but I have a package called 'psql' which I use to connect to PostgreSQL database servers: [tuna:~]$ which psql /usr/bin/psql My question is how do I upgrade this to the latest available version? I don't know if there's...

I love using PostgreSQL for my personal needs and find PostgreSQL to be extremely interesting. It's as simple as you need it to be however it can handle the most complex RDBMS needs / wants. Sadly at work we use Oracle 11g Database Server for our in-house applications and honestly we (AKA...