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    question, since im out of the loop

    working on a project at work. we have recieved 2 C2050 nvidia teslas. the system im working with doesnt have 16x slot, but it does have 2 8x slots. can a card like this work in an 8x slot, as long ast he slot is the right length?
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    dual GPU quardro card not recognizing 2nd GPU

    well i was on fedora 13, and it was an update to 13. but even backing down to 12, or the default install of 13 isnt getting back up and running.
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    dual GPU quardro card not recognizing 2nd GPU

    *sigh* im not a hardware guy like i was 10 years ago, and so far google is turning nothing up, even from the nvidia forums. hopefully someone here can help me find my direction. Dell Optiplex 960, nVidia Quadro NVS 420, 3 Dell 19" flatpanels. card has this HD-SCSI looking port on it, with...
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    troubleshooting a computer that wont turn on

    well i pcked up a new mobo, and this one fired right up with all my old processor ram and video card. amazing, i have never heard of a supermicro failing for just "no reason".
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    troubleshooting a computer that wont turn on

    forgot to add that i already pulled the video card (nv 9500something), and memory out. when i hit the power, no beeping. :( im about to try pulling the processor, and ill also see if i can reset the bios with a jumper. thanks!
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    troubleshooting a computer that wont turn on

    been too long since i posted on this board! hopefully someone can give me some ideas on how to troubleshoot this issue im having. long story short, i went to a LAN party weekend of the 7th, came home and didnt set my PC backup. unloaded it from my truck and put it in my computer room. flew...
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    I have a Dell laptop and changed cpus and my vista isn't activated!

    then call dell. they should have your service record on file, and should be able to supply you with what you need.
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    China running port scans on my firewall

    i just block any ports that would use a privileged login, and require VPN connection to get to everything.
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    I want my CCNA

    what is a back-to-back cable?
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    Two Remote Sites Connecting Via VPN

    i use pfsense for many site-site vpns. a trick that helps a lot, is to set up some dyndns.org accounts for each site, and have the pfsense box check them in and keep them update (there is a config page for that in the pfsense admin panel). say, newhouse.dyndns.org and oldhouse.dyndns.org...
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    What torrent application do you use?

    *shrug* opera web browser, but then again i probably only download a torrent every 2 months or so. but its pretty convenient that opera has a torrent client built in.
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    Backup for 25 people: How?

    SBS is designed to do all that (exchange, web, files, everything) just fine. on top of that, the native backup tool thats included in SBS is 100% reliable to do a full system restore... as long as the damn thing is configured. yes, having it outsourced is good and better, but SBS is designed...
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    couple of sbs 2003 queries: vpn and email.

    SBS is a single domain controller setup. the built-in backup is the only way i have ever successfully recovered the entire server, AD data and all. but i do use backup exec as well tho. i take a weekly sbs-backup and store it away for disaster recovery of the operating system and AD, and then...
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    VPN tunnels?

    and also, both fa/0 interfaces appear to be on the same subnet, at both ends. again, unless you know something i dont... that wont route. change the 3825 to 192.168.2.2/24.
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    VPN tunnels?

    im going to have to go with: ... that i would change the /31 to a /30. now granted, ive never used or have had reason or have ever thought 1 time about using a subnet that deliberately did not include a network-address and broadcast-address... but thats just me. but ever time i set up a...
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    Network pics thread

    my equipment rack: the top shelf is an old g4 mac cube running OSX 10.4.11, i use that as my backup apache server for when i have everything else down for maintenance. also on the top shelf, is a 9 slot HP DLT 40/80GB autoloader tape drive. middle shelf, the silver tower is a dual xeon...
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    What to virtualize?

    XP64 ran... as in no trouble installing and getting it up and running and such, but i rean into problem after problem getting apps working right. i tried one or two with [i dont remember what level of success], but then i got to my AV (mcafee enterprise 8.0 or 8.5), and they wouldnt run at all...
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    want to learn all about virtualization

    the biggest differences between Server and Workstation (for both vmware and MS)... is that the server version runs your VM's as services. they are all started in the background when your server starts, and you attach to them via some client software (or web interface). the workstation...
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    Need help choosing a really good gaming monitor!

    ive got a bw225. its about 14 months old. at 13 months, it started to have trouble turning on, and would take about 10 cycles on the powerbutton to finally show a picture. samsung gave me no trouble whatsoever getting it replaced under the manufacturer's 3 year warranty. they shipped a...
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    Noise tolerance poll

    im trying for as quiet as possible, which is why i have migrated from a fleet of clones, to a fleet of business desktops. each of them *individually* would be nearly sillent, if used one at a time or in seperate rooms. however, once you get them all back together, they start to build on each...
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    Please pursuade me to upgrade to Vista Ultimate 64-bit!!

    you also can only remote desktop *into* an ultimate (or business or enterprise) vista, none of the other "home's" can do that.
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    64 Bit Virtual PC 2007 or VMWare Server?

    there is no such thing as 64bit virtual pc 2007, but virtual server 2005 can be had in a 64bit version. virtual server totally sucked when i ran it on XP, but that was while back. note that virtual pc will install on 64bit vista (and maybe probably XP too) but that it will only run a 32bit...
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    really poor wireless speed

    k! im glad to hear it something as simple a limitation in the protocol, rather than "that i need to run out and dump money on new hardware"! thanks,
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    really poor wireless speed

    i did a quick search to see if this has been discusssed recently, but i didnt see anything pertinent. ive been having really poor wireless speeds lately. i have 4 laptops, 3 that are G capable, and one thats a B only. my wap is an older linksys wap54g (original version, actually). the...
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    Root Aliases

    i would look at what groups youre in, in your email directory. this ultimately the best way to do it, so that as IT admins come and go, you edit one place, instead of each server you have running. who is the email addressed to? look for this address in any groups or aliases in your email...
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    $2700 gaming tower

    make sure you stay with the 64bit vista, otherwise youll be disappointed that your system only appears to have aboutr 3.3-3.5GB of ram.
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    New Build -Need Your Opinion

    generally, most companies "fully depreciate" a computer after 3 years anyway... at which time its actually just as economical to just replace the machine completely in llieu of individual parts upgrades. of course, im also speaking from experience in an enterprise, where we have several...
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    New Build -Need Your Opinion

    why not look at an HP or Dell business class machine. it will probably cost less, have a 3 year warranty, and be less trouble in the end. and yes, they make machines targeted at exactly what you are going to be using the computer for. at least take a look, you owe it to yourself.
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    Question about L2 and L3 cache

    i have 2 macs notebooks. an ibook and powerbook, both G4. the ibook has: 1.33ghz, with 512 L2 cache. the powerbook has: 800mhz, with 256KB L2 cache, and 1MB L3 cache. the 800 feels just barely slower than the 1.33, and honestly, the 800's widescreen and my inability to "feel" that...
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    Outlook and Domain Logins

    you could... remove outlook from desktop and startmenu? at least make it a pain for them to navigate to the executable. then if they are still being a pain with it... do a non-outlook install on that box, and call it a day. put an http://owa.yall.com in the startup folder?
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    Vista - Upgrade or New Install and Advice for Specs

    i have so far tested the upgrade from XP to vista on a couple of machines, and so far, the little things like changing from "c:\documents and settings" to "c:\users" has gone smoothly. i had to uninstall/reinstall antivirus, uninstall and upgrade to a newer version of nero, but for the most...
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    Exchange

    active directory? get in the user profile, and click "disable account".
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    poor wireless performance

    yeah, both the mac and hp have gigabit... but kinda defeats the purpose. oh well, i just suffer knowing its normal :)
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    poor wireless performance

    i have an older linksys WAP54G, which honestly, is fairly reliable. i never have any trouble connecting with my FreeBSD laptop or my mac, or any other computer that visits my house. but, ive been noticing, that my speed is topping out at 2.5MB a sec (i would guess about 15-20mbit or...
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    Linux Router?

    pfsense all the way! i have set up many of these for paying clients, and they are as solid as can be. one client (a hotel) even uses it to handle the 'captive portal' for his wireless, which makes customers view a page that we created before they access the internet. pfsense has a lot of...
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    Comcast Business Question

    i have one that i think is an SMC, but i cant find a name on it. all routing and NAT/firewall features are 100% turned off, and mine is configured strictly for bridge mode. ive never seen a business class modem that cant be configured for bridge-only mode. 100% no problems.
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    Input/output error on almost any command

    if all your commands are broken, the first thing i would check to see if is your disk is toast. 10 bucks says your computer wont reboot.
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    What's a good firewall to play around with?

    hands down, number of features and configurability, pfSense is the best firewall ive seen (and ive tried a lot of them, but not for the past 18 months). 18 months ago i dropped smoothwall because you could only do a max of 3 interfaces, no snmp, only 1 IP per interface, etc etc etc. pfsense...
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    converting cisco load director 416 into cisco pix 520

    the only pix firewall that ive ever seen, was from before cisco owned them, and the product name "Private Internet Xchange" was stamped on the steel plate on the front. was a 4U rackmount case, with a pentium 120, 16 megs of EDO, and 2 3com ISA cards. there was a serial card that controlled...
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    Linuxfromscratch.org - any good?

    what about file sytems and stuff like that. how does linuxfromscratch handle diskpreparation and management?
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