2010/1/26-2/8 [Computer/HW/Memory] UID:53665 Activity:nil | 1/26 What's a good motherboard I can get that will fit in a 1U
case, with sata connectors, gig-e ethernet, and lots of
slots for RAM? I also don't want to have to use expensive
double buffered RAM. Can you tell I havne't bought a PC in
years? thanks.
\_ Buy a mac. Haven't you heard? if you don't buy a Mac people
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2009/6/1-5 [Recreation/Computer/Games] UID:53065 Activity:kinda low | 5/31 I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do play games sometimes. Is the
80G Sony PS3 sufficient for say, 2-3 years? I'll use it 80% for
BlueRay movies and 15% game (I play 3-4 games a year max), and
possibly 5% something else. I'm just trying to figure out how
long a 80G will last based on my usage, and whether I can get
away with a 40G version, or if the 160G is a must have or not. Thanks.
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2009/2/15-18 [Science/GlobalWarming, Computer/HW/Drives, Science/Electric] UID:52576 Activity:nil | 2/15 How many watts does a typical desktop (not counting monitor)
use when it is completely idling (top shows at most 1-2% CPU),
assuming normal SATA HD, video card, 2-4G RAM?
\_ Google did a published study where they determined that the
largest consumer of energy in a computer is the power supply
itself. Figure that if you have a 400W power supply you are
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2008/12/4-10 [Computer/HW/CPU, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:52163 Activity:nil | 12/4 A question to you old crufy alumni: So lately we've suggested
VMs, and been asked why it's necessary. We've suggested top-of-the-line
hardware and been told we don't need that much power. So I'd like to
ask -- what exactly do you think the CSUA is supposed to _be_?
\_ Noone said VMs weren't needed. They suggested you use the
\_ No one said VMs weren't needed. They suggested you use the
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2008/11/11-26 [Computer/Domains, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:51909 Activity:nil | 11/11 I want a home nas so my laptops aren't always running out of space,
what's a good buy?
\_ I did a bunch of research and ended up with Dlink DNS-321. It
is newer than DNS-323 with less problems. It doesn't have as
much buffer as DNS-323, but if you're transfer files bigger
than 32 megs, the sustained rate for both are equivalent. I
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2008/8/4-10 [Computer/HW/Drives] UID:50776 Activity:nil | 8/4 I went to Fry's for the first time in ages and was surprised to
see a 1T Seagate HD on sale. I'm still using my 250G and it's
only 60% full. What the heck do people put on their HD these
days, porn? I can't imagine why anyone would want to buy a
1T drive for personal use.
\_ HDTV.
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2007/10/17-19 [Computer/HW/Laptop] UID:48352 Activity:nil | 10/17 There is this magical device that lets me connect a 2.5"
laptop drive to my computer's USB port. the IT dude at work
had it. What is it called? I wanna buy one. Thank you.
\_ hard drive enclosure? they have ones that connect with
firewire and SATA also
\_ Did he use fairy dust or just the standard wand? Fairy dust is
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2007/6/3-6 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows, Computer/SW/Languages/Misc] UID:46844 Activity:moderate | 6/3 I find myself having to reinstall WinXP sp2 every 1 to 1.5 year
due to sluggishness and problems (yes I've tried every single
trick that you can Google for). I'm at a point where I think I
should just install a fresh image and save the image so that I
can just restore it. What's a good FREE *Windows* based software
that can save and restore an entire disk image? Thanks.
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2007/5/27-30 [Computer/HW/Drives] UID:46768 Activity:low | 5/27 I just spend a few hours on a silly BIOS problem and I'm posting it
here so that you guys wouldn't have to go through this again. My
MB is Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro and the latest BIOS update is version
F17, which is in 2004. It comes with the MB Sil (Silicon Image)
3112A SATA controller, which unfortunately, is outdated from 2002
and does not recognize my Seagate 750G drive-- the boot loader
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