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SATA Issues

FettesPS — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:36 -0800

Initially I thought it was my hard drive, until I noticed it wasnt consistent which one "failed." Tried putting on AHCI and installing the OS with that set, didnt make a difference. Ive tried Linux, WinXP and Win7 and keep getting the same issue. I even replaced my SATA cables too.

Right now Im thinking it must be the mobo. Im going to try flashing it tonight as a last ditch effort and will probably buy a new board. Not sure what to get though, Ive always been an Asus fan but the last 3 Ive had have failed on me. I am losing confidence in them. Any recommendations? It was running an M3N78-VM, which was cheap (less than $100) and had onboard video. Since then Ive picked up a separate video card so onboard isnt essential this time. Its going to be running a Quad Core Phenom @ 9950. So AM2+ socket, supporting PC2-6400 DDR2-800 RAM. Im so out of the loop when it comes to hardware these days, but Im currently thinking a GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DS5 would do the trick. Any input?]]>

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LINKSYS SLM 248G SWITCH SLOWING MY NETWORK

saniabra — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:24:44 -0800

Please help if you can, I am in a deep problem.
I just changed my switch to LINKSYS SLM 248G 48 port swhitch.
and all of a sudden my network started to slow.
Internet is very slow opening files on the shared network drives are also very slow.
I notice that the switch is a managable switch
I try to connect to the it by default IP given which is 192.168.1.254
but that also dont work.
client are complaining please help.
Thanks for your patience and help.
Be blessed.]]>

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Bare-metal restore for home True Image

scope — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:11 -0800

-Restore to Dissimilar Hardware - allows to restore your data regardless of hardware
-Dynamic Disk Support - backup ad restore dynamic volumes
-WinPE Support - integrates latest MS drivers, apps & plugins on your bootable media

I am not authorized to post external links ))) but think it is easily googlable]]>

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/proc/cpuinfo comparison of two results

joebert — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:27:55 -0800

How much better ?
Why is it better ?

code:

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 15
model		: 3
model name	: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz
stepping	: 3
cpu MHz		: 2666.130
cache size	: 256 KB
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 5
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc up pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl cid
bogomips	: 5332.26
clflush size	: 64
power management:

code:

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 15
model		: 12
model name	: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
stepping	: 0
cpu MHz		: 2019.786
cache size	: 512 KB
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 1
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow up rep_good lahf_lm
bogomips	: 4039.57
TLB size	: 1024 4K pages
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

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RAID 1 on PowerEdge 1750

Shadow Knight — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:52:54 -0700

I have a PowerEdge 1750 server, and Im doing this for learning purposes only, I dont have an OS install so I dont have any danger in losing data.

Thank you for your time]]>

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What are the latest software and hardware for my pc?

Bips123 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:06:17 -0700

Hi i want to ask that What are the latest software and hardware that i can put in my PC i have brought a new PC but yet not installed any software i want to put all the latest software from where can i get the list for it & my next Question is is XP better or VISTA some say vista some say xp please guide the benefit of xp or vista and the trouble of xp and vista please provide the answer in full detail]]>

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Help please. My IBM Thinkpad won't boot up,even in safe mode

xbbx — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:22:09 -0700

I have an older IBM thinkpad laptop with windows xp.
I was working fine for months until last night when it randomly flashed the BSoD and restarted. Ever since it wont load at all, it gives me an option of using either: safe mode. safe mode w/networking, safe mode w/command prompt,last one that worked, and normal.
I have tried all of these and none will boot up my laptop. I also turned it off all night afterwards. Nothing has worked and plese note the fact that i cannot start it up enough to even see my desktop.
Thank you,
bb]]>

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Overclocking Failed!

s15199d — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:21:29 -0700

ASUS P4S800D-X 478 SiS 655FX ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

I have this RAM:
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail

I just added this RAM:
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model KHX3200AK2/2G - Retail

Now I get an error message when booting my machine about "Overclocking Failed" It gives me the option of entering setup or proceeding with the default BIOS configuration.

When I proceed with the default BIOS config, the machine boots fine. But, when I boot again Im right back to the same error message and prompt.

So, I entered the "setup" aka BIOS...and everything looked correct to me.

I havent changed any BIOS settings...Im running BIOS ver 8.00.09

Any suggestions would be appreciated.]]>

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IBM Thinkpad T23 keyboard problem

gboddy1 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:27:57 -0700

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PC TO HDTV

maxclark153 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:27:06 -0700

thanks for the advice]]>

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