Can someone explain to me why maximum video resolutions are different between CRTs and LCDs? I never knew this...
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11576_div/11576_div.HTML
ATI RADEON 7000 Graphics Card display resolutions
CRT DISPLAY Resolution 2048x1536
DIGITAL DISPLAY...
Very good at isolating sound from headphones with outside noise (thus good for a mixing DJ), but they are not cushioned enough so they hurt my ears after a few hours of use. If you're at a LAN party, this is not ideal for extended use.
Woo! I got my i-RAM yesterday. Finally made time to install this morning. I haven't moved the database file over to the RAM drive, but I do have my browser cache and e-mail indexer over there. Fantastically fast. I don't think I can ever go back to putting the browser cache on a hard disk...
Denithor - thanks for your good advice. Normally, I would something like you suggested, but I have two strikes against me: 1) I'm running Windows 2000 still (I know, I know...) and 2) I think 2 out of the 4 memory banks on my Dell got fried so I can only run 2GB. Every time I put 2 x 1GB in the...
$135 for the unit, plus ~$30 per 1GB stick. I'm probably looking at $250 to use DDR instead of DDR2. Some of my friends are saying I should just run mirrored Raptors since the performance on will be better than the drives I currently have. They strongly suggested I not use stripe since the data...
Hmmm, you mentioned RAM disk. I thought I saw something by Gigabyte that was a hard drive but you put a bunch of memory chips inside?
edit: found it - its called the i-RAM: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte...rd-Drive/dp/B000EPM9NC
This would be a nice supplement I don't have to use a disk...
Thanks, but that wasn't the question though. I'm not asking about the merits between SQL Server vs Microsoft Access. I agree though, I would use SQL Server if I could, but the applications I use require Microsoft Access as the database.
I'm doing a lot of work with Microsoft Access. About three different databases ranging from 500MB to 1.5GB. Lots of queries (both reads and writes). My Mirrored setup (Seagate ST3160023AS) is helping with reads, but I need better write performance. I'm looking to set up 4 SATA drives on my Dell...
That would be great for a pagefile.sys or scratch disk for PhotoShop. Not sure I feel comfortable putting a database file on something like that. If there's a power outage for any length of time, I think you wuold be screwed...?
Here's a diagram of RAID 1+0:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested_RAID_levels#RAID_10
For storage utilization RAID 5 is better than mirroring. But I'm looking to boost my write performance on my workstation. From what I'm reading, RAID 1+0 should do a better job than RAID 5. SATA drives in...
thanks xitshsif - that helps. Initially, I wasn't grasping that you can stripe multiple physical disks that logically appear as a single drive. It sounds like other than paying more upfront for the cost of a controller, RAID 1+0 looks to be the better configuration over RAID 0+1.
thanks. I saw that too. I can visualize RAID 0+1 which is just a striped set being mirrored. Minimum of 4 disks. Disk 1 & 2 can be striped. Disk 3 & 4 would be mirror of Disk 1 & 2.
But I can't visualize RAID 1+0 for some reason.
I understand RAID 0 is striped and RAID 1 is mirrored. But I read some discussion referring to 0+1 and 1+0. Is there an advantage or disadvantage to running in either form?
I think the specs on the drive itself may be more indicative of performance. RPM, on-board cache, number of spindles. For example, a 5,400 RPM SATA2 HDD would likely lose to a 10k PATA HDD.
Yeah, RAID 0 is best for performance, but you got balls making it your OS volume. Even if you keep documents on a separate drive, you still have application data that will sit on the OS drive. I suggest looking into using portable apps so your recovery process is easier when one of your striped...
If you're going to survive natural disaster, the data has to go secure offsite. You'd have to be diligent about taking the external drive off-site on a weekly basis. If you go this route, it makes sense to have two external drives - one off-site and one on-site. Rotate between the two as you...
> but what other solutions are there that you used?
It really depends on your needs.
1) How soon do you need to be running if you have a disk crash or hardware failure?
2) Do you need point in time recovery? For example, if you goofed on your Word document, do you want the ability to...
This is from the Dell site:
The amount of RAM you have determines how many programs can be executed at one time and how much data can be readily available to a program. It also determines how quickly your applications perform and how many applications you can easily toggle between at one...
No need. Its Doomer's choice and risk. Here are the official instructions from Seagate as Blain quoted. There is some risk you assume by not following directions exactly, but you also have to weigh the additional financial cost involved with the Seagate packing instructions. Personally, I think...
You might look into updating your driver files with the chipset specific files for the eSATA and/or the internal SATA controller. The native drivers in Windows may be causing the errors you are mentioning...
If you don't have the original packing material, I individually box the hard drive with bubble wrap inside. I pack the hard drives so there is no chance of movement during transport. If you don't have individual boxes, USPS Priority video boxes are an okay substitute although you're not supposed...
> As long as the motherboard supports booting from a
> SATA ODD, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Try re-arranging the boot order and see if the SATA ODD can pick up first and boot from there. Worst case, you can always buy a SATA to IDE adapter and boot via IDE.
Try re-installing your drivers for the wireless device. Unplug your USB device, Go to Device Manager - uninstall the USB device. Restart your computer. Then plug your USB device in - it should ask for drivers. Browse to your drivers files at that point. Its odd that Windows will also think your...
> I thought you couldn't ship USPS?
Let me explain before you jump to other conclusions. I have four fans I found in a box of misc stuff. I can ship using USPS or UPS. The rest of my goods are in a warehouse that only ships via UPS. Don't assume the worst in people...
As a gesture of good will, I ship one free blue yate loon fans to the first four Anandtech users that PM me. Your post count must be over 100. I will ship one fan to these lucky four via US Postal Service first class. Thanks.
> Are you serious? That's your response to this situation?
What situation? You're making a big deal out of what is essentially nothing in the big scheme of things.
> If your distibutor won't offer USPS then you should'nt offer it
> as choice on your site for unsuspecting customers to select,
> pay more for, with knowledge you're going to switch them to UPS.
Some shopping carts provide a way to limit shipping methods based on the
product or groups...
Technically, you are correct: USPS Priority is $8.05 while UPS Ground is $7.41. The difference is $0.64. The shipping method was switched since the fulfillment warehouse will only ship UPS. It balances out - I sometimes lose money when I have to switch shipping method and I actually lose money...
I've bought the product since and am very happy with it. I threw in four 250GB SATA drives. Sustained transfer rate is about 12MB per second on unused GigaEthernet network. Network congestion does reduce the transfer rate. Sorry to hear about your Seagate issue. We had a brown out here recently...
If you want to spend about $3k, there is the miniVault which is 1TB on RAID 5. Its hot swap, so all you need is spare disks to continue using it.
How is the ReadyNAS working for you? Is the performance alright? I was told you can run GigaBit on it exclusively to get better performance. I just...
There's always more to the story. Dynamix3D you're not presenting facts accurately. It is definitely skewed to support your side. It is true I did not process the order on time. I had personal obligations and stress that got in the way. It happens and no one's perfect. I did not process your...
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