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My zyxel nas has 2 bays, so I could swap out the current drives. Though I should check and see if the 10 TB drives are compatible first. I'm beginning to think that I should look into a new NAS for these and use the machine for something else. The reason I was looking at a separate ripping...

I have a Zyxel Nas326 with 4 TB in a RAID1 set up. I got that last year at black friday. I keep that for some document storage and backup images. I was looking at this box as a media server and ripper. I wouldn't be running the vm much. Only when ripping and encoding is needed. I can always...

I'm looking at building a home server or nas for storing my media and running plex. I have picked up 2 10 TB WB easystore drives from best buy that I'll shuck. I'm trying to decide if I want to make it a server or a Freenas/Unraid box. I've seen some people in the trade forum selling some...

I ended up ordering one of those 10 TB drives. I would have like to get more, but I'm not sure I can really spend the money do do a raid at the moment. I can always add more later. Now to see if I can find a cheap copy of server.

I had watched a few videos on youtube about this and they mentioned using sata to molex power adapter as a work around.

I have an older Intel Core i7-920 cpu and motherboard that I'm looking at making into a file/Plex server. What would be a good, modestly priced drive? I was looking at a shucking couple WD - Easystore 10TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drives at BB for $179. I already have Seagate Backup Plus 5 TB...

I'll look into that once I have a cpu to test the motherboard with.

I picked up a free motherboard from a garage sale. It has an issue with the bios. I think the owner said it was a failed bios update. The owner also said it wouldn't boot. I'm wondering if you guys have any advice on fixing motherboard like this. It is an Alienware Area-51 R2 Intel Desktop...

Thanks for the recommendations. There are lot of options to search through. I'm thinking about windows 10 built in backup, EaseUS Todo Backup Free, or macrium. I used Cobian backup in the past, but I'm not sure what the support situation is on that right now. That is why I'm looking for...

Have any of you tried AOMEI Backupper or Easeus Todo Backup Free?

I picked up a Zyxel NAS326 2 drive NAS before black friday and I've finally gotten a pair of drives for it. I got a pair of HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5" 4TB 7200 RPM drives on sale from Fry's. This is my first time setting up a NAS like this and the first time I had the money for a raid set up. I...

This was a bit of an impulse buy. I had just spent $1000 on a gaming computer over black friday, so I wasn't really planning on picking up a laptop. $200 for for something I could use at work and other light tasks seemed good. All my laptops were picked up at garage sales and I thought it...

I picked up a laptop on clearance from Walmart for $200. I'm trying to decide if it is worth keeping. I'm mainly planning on using it for work and watching videos at the red cross. I just got a new desktop I'm using for gaming, so I don't plan on using the laptop for that. It is a HP...

Yea, that is true. I might be better off buying a new case when I need one. It's just a nice case to have as a spare. Maybe, I should just go with the door for now.

I picked up an Antec Sonata 3 for cheap, but it is missing the door and two 3.5 drive trays. I was wondering what you guys thought of the case and if it is worth picking up the replacement parts? A door is $15, a tray $13, a bad of screws $11, and $15 for shipping the door. I was thinking it...

That could be a project for me. I haven't OC any of my processors. I'm just tempted to sell the boards, since it looks like I could get $200 to $300 for both. That would add nicely to the $1500 I have saved up ebaying stuff for a new PC.

I'll see about getting a cheap xeon for the asus and ebay it. I think I'll sell the I7 on ebay as well. I don't really need it as a server. With what those boards are selling for, that will add nicely to my new PC fund.

It wasn't a full rig. Both boards were loose in a box, one board with cpu and heatsink attached and the other board only. It was a gamble for $10, but one worked. I have the one set up in the only case of mine that would fit that cooler. I wasn't really wanting to pull the motherboard to test...

I guess I could do that. A part of me was being lazy and not wanting to deal with pulling the motherboard. The I7 came installed with this massive Prolimatech Megahalems cooler. I'd have to pull the motherboard to get the backplate off.

I recently picked up a pair of older motherboards from a garage sale. Only one had a CPU. It's an Intel Core i7 CPU 920 running at 2.67GHz. It's a socket 1366 processor. How much use could I get from this? I was thinking of using it as a server and encoding movies with it. The second...

I rather liked that as a kid. I even bought some of the comics.

I'd really like to see another game as well. This was one of the few mech games that I liked.

I'd like to know that as well. I keep devices till they die, so a removable battery is a must.

Thanks for your replies. I'm trying to decide if I should keep it or see Best Buy would accept it during their $75 laptop trade in promotion. It's a nice little device, but I'll likely only use it for the web browser and pandora.

I picked up a Surface RT at a garage sale a year ago. I've used it on occasion, but not a lot. I was wondering if support support for this OS is dead? The limited number of apps is a pain and I ran into a few sites that didn't like its browser. Is there anything else I can do with this...

Okay, that is good to know. I'm still going to try and fix one or two. I fix up older computers on the side, so I could still make my money back. At least, I'll get some repair practice from them. I'll just have to find something newer to learn OSX on. If you have them, I could still use...

I have been wanting to learn a bit more about macs, so I decided to get one to play with. I picked up on craigslist a lot of 4 G5 imacs for $40. They're a bit old, but it gives me the chance to try fixing mac hardware as well. I only got one to work so far, it just needed some ram. The...

Thanks for replies. I think I'll keep my eyes open for any deals on a new switch. I got plenty of use out of the psyclone switch and I only paid $5 for it from a garage sale.

Yea, plugging the devices directly worked. I'm wondering about looking for a new switch if I can't fix this. I just wonder if I'll be able to find a nice powered one that is controlled by IR. I control that psyclone switch with my Logitech Harmony remote, which is nice. I don't want to give...

I replaced the cable going from the switch to the tv with a newer one that was longer. The old one was a little short and that might have put some tension on the cable. Since I changed the cable, I was able to use the ps4 at 1080p and play a blu-ray. The ps3 will still only display at 480p...

The Psyclone hdmi switch is old, but I don't think it was cheap. Amazon's page says it first became available in 2007. Could it not support the latest version of HDCP?

I upgraded my TV going from a older Samsung to a new Samsung LED TV. I have a Psyclone PSC47 HDMI switch which I use to connect several of my devices. I have a PS3, PS4, Nexus Player, and a Sony Blu-ray player hooked up to it. The old Samsung TV was 720p and the new Samsung 1080p. I'm having...

Thanks for the useful information. I really need to spend more time with linux.

I've tried mint on other machines. I think that was the cinnamon desktop.

I'm trying lubuntu at the moment. I want to see a few of these if I come across a few older laptops. Now I have to fight with getting the wireless working.

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried Xubuntu, but I'll keep my eye on the others to try.

I have an old Dell XPS laptop that I'm going to sell off. I'm looking for a good linux distro for a system with a pentium 4 and a 1.5 GB of ram. It had a windows xp on it, but I don't want to put that on since it's no longer supported. I might have a spare vista license, but I don't think...

I ordered the new hsf assembly, but it only came with some thermal compound. The heat sink in the laptop covers a small set of 8 chips next to the cpu with a thermal pad. I'm going to pick up some, but was wondering what the general thickness is for those? I was looking at 1 mm pads. I have...

Thanks. I guess I'll order that new hsf assembly. I never heard of heat pipes going bad before.

I picked up a Core i7 laptop for cheap since it was overheating. The previous owner had core temp running and it would get up to 100 C before it would need to be shutdown. I've blown it out and that helped. I've completely taken it apart and put new thermal compound on the processor. It...