Hardware

(Cyanide/110076) maybe it is just the G series.. It has a full numberic keypad an...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:43:00 -0600

maybe it is just the G series.. It has a full numberic keypad and the trackpad
offset, which is kind of annoying too. But it was less then 600 bucks with dual
core i5.. So i didnt expect it to be quite the same quality as a thinkpad,
although I wish it was.. :)

(Salubrious/110075) I have an Ideapad u330, and the construction seems every bit as ...

Salubrious@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:45:00 -0600

I have an Ideapad u330, and the construction seems every bit as solid as on the
Thinkpads. It's better than the T40 - T42 that would flex so much the
motherboard would fail.

(Cyanide/110074) I have a G570, ideapad at home, and it for sure isn't as nice as...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:57:00 -0600

I have a G570, ideapad at home, and it for sure isn't as nice as the
ThinkPads. But it beats a lot of the lower end portables.

(Wang Master/110073) as awesome as the W510 is, the W520 is even awesomer :)

Wang Master@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:12:00 -0600

as awesome as the W510 is, the W520 is even awesomer :)
especially now that i'm able to use optimus graphics in windows and integrated
graphics on linux without the nvidia gpu chewing up battery life.

(Smoke Eater/110072) Still loving my Lenovo ThinkPad W510. It's awesome.

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:48:00 -0600

Still loving my Lenovo ThinkPad W510.  It's awesome.

(Knightshade/110071) I thought it kinda weird they mentioned Apple several times in t...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:31:00 -0600

I thought it kinda weird they mentioned Apple several times in that story,
but didn't mention Lenovo... which is the company that actually moved AHEAD of
Dell last quarter to the #2 spot worldwide (behind HP).

(Cyanide/110070) well.. I was kind of expecting something like this..

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:00 -0600

well.. I was kind of expecting something like this..

In short dell Consumer Groups revenue dipped 2%..

http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/21/dell.touts.record.enterprise.but.
masks.pc.trouble/
Dell touts record enterprise but masks PC trouble


Dell on Tuesday reported results that it touted as producing records but which
signaled continued problems in its mainstay home PC business. Although its
revenue was up two percent from winter a year ago to just over $16 billion, its
profit was down 18 percent to $764 million. The largest drag was in the
consumer group, where its revenue dipped two percent to $3.2 billion and it saw
an extremely sharp 43 percent drop in operating income to $39 million.

It came in spite of record growth in enterprise and healthy performance in
small business.

The Texas PC builder declined to explain the cause for the home division's
drop, although it may have given away a continued iPad effect. Most of the loss
was concentrated in the US, where the iPad and Apple as a whole are strongest.
Revenue from everywhere else grew 10 percent, Dell said.

Dell shouldn't be suffering from an overdependence on netbooks, having almost
completely quit the category aside from niche models, but its emphasis on
low-end notebooks has still left it stalled in PC share where Apple has been
gaining. Most of its hopes for 2012 are focused on both enterprise as well as a
partial shift towards the higher end through PCs like the XPS 14z and XPS 13.

(WORF/110069) You're never going to have an issue underclocking a chip.

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0600


You're never going to have an issue underclocking a chip.

As for performance, if you run anything cache-heavy, you'll likely see a boost.
If not, just leave the Celeron in there.

(Keogk/110068) Friend has a older system I am doing some work on

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:27:00 -0600

Friend has a older system I am doing some work on
Only supports P4 with 400MHz Bus
It has a Celeron 2.2 in it now
I have a P4 2.8 533 FSB chip
It runs in the system but is only detected as a P4 2.1 Ghz
I assume it is because it is being underclocked because of the 400Mhz bus
Will there be any issues running it underclocked? I assume the P4 chip running
at 2.1 is still going to be better then the Celeron running at 2.2

(Turanga Leela/110067) A recent Vista/Win7 virus edits the upperfilter and lowerfilter ...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:37:00 -0600

A recent Vista/Win7 virus edits the upperfilter and lowerfilter parameters of
the gencdrom driver preventing the use of optical drives.

(Stilgar/110066) Are the write-protect switches on SD cards based on a function o...

Stilgar@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:18:00 -0600

Are the write-protect switches on SD cards based on a function of the SD card,
or the device attempting to wrtie (like a floppy drive)?

(Secretary/110065) DVD drive problem>

Secretary@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:07:00 -0600


DVD drive problem>

Posting this for a friend (verbatim):

"when I put in a CD DVD or even a cleaning disk the drive does not rcinise its
in there, I do here it spinning and the light flashes, BUT NOTHING....."

His machine is a Toshiba running Microsoft Windows 7.  He says he has not
recently deleted anything from his machine.

(Cyanide/110062) Doesn't the plasma display already have a computer in it? :) Req...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:32:00 -0600

Doesn't the plasma display already have a computer in it? :) Request an obscene
amount of money to go hack it.. :)

(Turanga Leela/110061) Agreed.

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:42:00 -0600

Agreed.

Your choices are:

 * high quality wired (cheap)
 * High quality wireless (a hell of a lot more expensive than the options I
   posted)
 * low quality wireless (the options I posted)

(KAM/110060) Well, thank Karma for paying back your kindness ;-)

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:00 -0600


Well, thank Karma for paying back your kindness ;-)

Personally, I'd just tell the big boss that while wireless video might be
"cool", running hte cables will be cheaper AND better quality.

(Mr Tinkertrain/110059) oh ok, sorry I blew up on you. :) I have used that site before ...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:22:00 -0600

oh ok, sorry I blew up on you. :)  I have used that site before on people, but
mostly when they (as in, my wife) asks stupid shit like, "What does blah blah
blah mean?" or "How do you spell blah blah blah?"

(BDavis/110058) I found it rather funny. I gotta bookmark that site. :-)

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:43:00 -0600

I found it rather funny. I gotta bookmark that site. :-)

(Turanga Leela/110057) The LMGTFY was intended to be funny, by the way, not insulting. ...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:59:00 -0600

The LMGTFY was intended to be funny, by the way, not insulting. I'm sorry I
offended you.

(Mr Tinkertrain/110056) thank you, that's what I'm looking for. :)

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:36:00 -0600

thank you, that's what I'm looking for. :)

(Harbinger/110055) Tinkertrain>

Harbinger@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:04:00 -0600

Tinkertrain>
Our A/V guys have installed this one before and it's pretty straightforward.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0029OFCBM/ref=asc_df_B0029OFCBM1881115?smid=ATVPDKIKX
0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0029OFCBM

(Mr Tinkertrain/110054) No, the laptop is in the corporate owner's desk, he has a plasma...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:24:00 -0600

No, the laptop is in the corporate owner's desk, he has a plasma display across
his office.  I *could* run long-ass cables around the room, yes.

I was looking into wireless fucking video as a possible solution.

Do you guys have to make it *THIS FUCKING HARD*???

Jesus Christ

(Mr Tinkertrain/110053) I had already googled that, I was asking for a recommendation of...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:23:00 -0600

I had already googled that, I was asking for a recommendation of soething that
someone already tried.  It's why I asked here, for real human interaction. 
Thanks for being a dick, tho!

(Turanga Leela/110052) That, plus a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and you're good to go...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0600

That, plus a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and you're good to go!

(Smoke Eater/110051) You can't move the laptop to the TV?

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:47:00 -0600

You can't move the laptop *to* the TV?

(Turanga Leela/110050) http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=wireless+hdmi

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:41:00 -0600

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=wireless+hdmi

Seriously. If upgrading isn't an option, consider a wireless HDMI solution.
But, you'll need to also get a converter to get from VGA to HDMI.

Another option is this:

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=wireless+vga

This one might be a good bet since it does both VGA and Audio:
http://tinyurl.com/7w79xh4

Yes, the wireless VGA is more expensive; that's because you have multiple A/D
conversion steps along the way.

(Mr Tinkertrain/110049) the laptop isn't close to a TV (unless I get a 30 or 40 foot cab...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:41:00 -0600

the laptop isn't close to a TV (unless I get a 30 or 40 foot cable to string to
the TV).  While that is an option, it's not the *best* option.  I'd like
wireless video suggestions.

(Justin Case/110048) You wanted to know what the next best option was.

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:00 -0600

You wanted to know what the next best option was.

I gave it to you.

(Mr Tinkertrain/110047) sigh Must you, really?

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:11:00 -0600

*sigh*  Must you, really?

(Justin Case/110046) Put the laptop next to the tv, use a HDMI cable and a wireless k...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:29:00 -0600

Put the laptop next to the tv, use a HDMI cable and a wireless keyboard/mouse?

(Mr Tinkertrain/110045) it's an older laptop, so no WiDi on this one.

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:20:00 -0600

it's an older laptop, so no WiDi on this one.

So until the laptop gets replaced, what's the next best option? :)

(Secretary/110044) Victorinox Launches Swiss Army Knife With a Terabyte of Storage

Secretary@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:55:00 -0600


Victorinox Launches Swiss Army Knife With a Terabyte of Storage

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/01/12/victorinox-launches-swiss-army-knif
e-with-a-terabyte-of-storage/

January 12, 2012, 6:50 AM GMT
By Nick Clayton

For a number of years Victorinox has been selling high-priced USB memory sticks
which mimic its classic Swiss Army knife design. The move was initially
effectively forced on the business.

The company was hit hard by the security clampdown against airborne terrorism.
Its ubiquitous stands filled with ruby-red pocket knives disappeared from
airport departure lounges almost overnight.

Substituting a USB memory stick for a blade could be seen as a gimmick. The
quality of memory technology might have been higher than most of its
competitors, but the difference was fairly subtle.

At the giant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, however, Victorinox
revealed a range of devices which can definitely be described as at the cutting
edge of technology. Most impressive is what the company says is the "world's
smallest high-capacity SSD" (solid state drive). There are versions offering up
to a terabyte of storage, 1,000 gigabytes, which is considerably more than most
laptop hard drives.

Victorinox has also managed to develop a single connector for USB 2 and 3 as
well as eSATA 2 and 3. Less obviously useful, but another claimed first, is the
E-paper display. And the "knives" come with a variety of security features.

Of course every Victorinox launch has to offer some versions where ridiculous
numbers of features are squeezed into the standard form. This time there is the
"Presentation Master" with Bluetooth remote control, laser pointer, biometric
fingerprint reader, USB flash drive and choice of flight or non-flight bodies.

The last option is standard across the range, so as you dash to the airport you
will have to find the extra handle which comes without scissors, blade and nail
file with a screwdriver tip. Either that or you will have to leave your data at
home.

The company press release includes more details of the range.

(The After Party/110043) Tink

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:17:00 -0600

Tink

  What Laptop? Intel has WiDi (wireless display) tech that will mirror your
  computer on a supported display or by connecting a box:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-wirele
ss-display.html

(Mr Tinkertrain/110042) any good suggestions for wireless video? it would be a laptop w...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:39:00 -0600

any good suggestions for wireless video?  it would be a laptop with VGA output
into a TV with HDMI (and component) inputs.

Ideally would support 1080i or 1080p (not sure what the TV is capable of, is a
plasma TV from 4-ish or 5-ish years ago)

(PsychoSy/110041) Give a defrag a try if possible. IIRC, Windows -- especially XP ...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:58:00 -0600

Give a defrag a try if possible. IIRC, Windows -- especially XP -- requires
certain operating system files to be in a specific location on the partition
and if it doesn't find them there, it throws the missing/corrupt error. Disk
cloning software often doesn't give a damn on file location when cloning a
drive/partition. I've seen defragers do the same thing - one of the older
versions of Diskeeper would often boark a WinXP install because its boot defrag
option would erroneously move WinXP system files to more read-efficient areas
of the disk platter when WinXP expected those files to be left alone at a
pre-determined sector on the disk/partition -- efficiency be damned.

(Fongaboo/110040) I have a 160gig drive that I am trying to clone to a 500gig driv...

Fongaboo@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:55:00 -0600

I have a 160gig drive that I am trying to clone to a 500gig drive using
Clonezilla. The original drive has an Ubuntu partition, a Windows partition and
then a partition for data. I think the Ubuntu install actually consists of two
partitions since it has a swap space.

Clonezilla faithfully did a disk-to-disk clone, recreating the partitions. But
when I booted off the new drive, I initally could not boot anything. I ran a
utility off of a Super Grub Disk, and restored grub. Now Ubuntu boots.

The Ubuntu loader gives an option for Windows, but when I choose it, I just
get:

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file"

The Super Grub Disk has an option to fix the Windows MBR, but it doesn't seem
to be successful. I booted off a WinXP disk into Recovery Mode and ran:

fixmbr \Device\Harddisk0\Partition2

....but no luck.

Any advice?

(KAM/110039) Oh well, their loss. Glad ou found a good deal. I just bought a ...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:07:00 -0600


Oh well, their loss. Glad ou found a good deal. I just bought a Canon printer
for a friend as a birthday present, she seems happy with it.

(Count Chocula/110038) just a little story

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:13:00 -0600

just a little story
so my 2 year old Canon Pixma M620 gave me a "print head" error.
a little troubleshooting turned it into a "b200" error, which required
"service."
it wasn't even worth looking up the number to know that it would cost half the
price of a new printer to get this one looked at.
so i call Canon, and they offer me 25% off a comparable printer, an MG5220, $79
shipped to me after tax, 2 days shipping.  Whatever, it's an expense, i'll go
for it.

well, they have problems with my discover card, something about their system
not recognizing my security code.  i go back and forth with discover, and
determine the problem is probably canon's, but they have no clue how to make it
work.  they want to use a different card, but i use discover for my business
purchases, and i feel like it's really their problem to fix.

so, screw it, i go out to shop for a printer, and wal-mart has the exact same
printer for $60 on the shelf, out the door, up and running, and paid for with
my Discover card.

so, their problem saved me a good $15, which, i suppose is really my company,
but still.  and they were kinda, not jerks about it, exactly, but like "i've
been doing this for 12 years, i know what i'm doing, discover won't use the
security code, so neither will we," or something like that.  and the odd thing
is that my discover statement actually showed an authorization from Canon, so
it was all set to go through.

i did shop other printers, but for $60, i couldn't find anything even close.

true story

(Wang Master/110037) Justin Case: the W520 doesn't have an 8 core i7. It's a quadcor...

Wang Master@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:39:00 -0600

Justin Case: the W520 doesn't have an 8 core i7.  It's a quadcore HT-enabled
processor :)
so only 4 cores.
But still pretty damn nice laptop.

I've got one myself with the core i7 2760qm and 16gb ram and this thing is
pretty damn nice.

(Keogk/110036) I put in the FX5200 I can now play video from any app except is ...

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:45:00 -0600

I put in the FX5200 I can now play video from any app except is a little choppy
The board actually has AGP and PCI-e slots so I may try a PCI-e video card. I
dont think I am overheating before I put the fx5200 I put the old HD with XP on
it and it ran fine as well.

(Harbinger/110035) Keogk>

Harbinger@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:00 -0600

Keogk>
Based on the behavior you described, you might actually have a cooling problem
on that PC.  The other apps aside from VLC are processor hogs.

(Turanga Leela/110034) Oh, and I just killed the paging file in Windows (12GB of RAM in...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:47:00 -0600

Oh, and I just killed the paging file in Windows (12GB of RAM in my notebook -
for now, I am thinking of increasing it to 16GB) so it won't end up living in
flash.

The hybrid drives seem fantastic - I am so pleased. I hope this tech works its
way throughout Seagate's entire lineup since it does seem to live up to the
hype, so far at least.

(Turanga Leela/110033) The new drives are lightning. Well, one is - I have one installe...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0600

The new drives are lightning. Well, one is - I have one installed, with the old
Windows drive installed in internal drive bay #2 because I still need to move
data over. Later this weekend I'm going to have to play musical hard drives;
put both old ones in, mount the new one through the eSATA port and export my
Lightroom and DPP catalogs, then install both new ones and then install Linux
on the new empty one and move /home over.   Oh, and then deactivate Lightroom
and CS since on CS I am otherwise out of activations.

I am very, very happy with the new drive - 20 seconds to boot to the new
desktop, then maybe 3-4 seconds to launch Firefox and OpenOffice, and the
learning algotithm in the HDD seems to work because Windows bootups seems
to be getting quicker, not slower as I install more apps.

(Cyanide/110032) Ces is bringing on some nice hardware. :)

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:43:00 -0600

Ces is bringing on some nice hardware. :)
The viewsonic phone that has a work and a home radio so you only need 1 phone..

The Smile Plug from Marvell:
The Smile Plug, essentially a small server, is designed to deliver classroom
materials to students. It can be connected to laptops, smartphones and tablets,
for example the OLPC XO 3.0 tablets, a Marvell-powered education tablet part of
the One Laptop per Child project, something which teachers should be thrilled
about as the $100 investment for the tablet is a fairly reasonable investment
for school districts and created specifically for classrooms in emerging
markets.

THere is a lot more but i havent found a nice cut n paste site. :)

(Cyanide/110031) Disable or enable hardware acceleration? They added a bunch of G...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:42:00 -0600

Disable or enable hardware acceleration? They added a bunch of GPUish type of
calls to flash.

(Keogk/110030) Yes I have updated the video card drivers as well as downgraded ...

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:46:00 -0600

Yes I have updated the video card drivers as well as downgraded and tried a few
different ones. I had XP on the system and it never gave me issues  but when I
went win7 that is when it would happen. I tried MP classic, Media player, Media
Centers player, power DVD all do the same thing out of the blue I get a reboot
while playing video. IF I use VLC I have no issues. It would be fine for me but
the wife want to watch netflix with it and that also reboots it. I will try the
5200 and see how it does. If not I see 6200,s with 256-512 ram pretty cheap on
ebay.

(The After Party/110029) Keogk

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:10:00 -0600

Keogk

  Updated your ATI video drivers ?

(Harbinger/110028) Video card is not so much the issue as much as the horsepower to...

Harbinger@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:03:00 -0600

Video card is not so much the issue as much as the horsepower to decode a 1080
source.  CPU would be the bigger issue.  Do you have the same problem when you
run Media Player Classic?

(Keogk/110027) Have a desktop HTPC system that works great if I use vlc but an...

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:45:00 -0600

Have a desktop HTPC system that works great if I use  vlc but any other media
player crashes it. I think its the ATI video card.
I have a Nvidia fx5200 128M card
Will that be enough to drive the 1080 42 inch TV the system is connected to?
The ATI was a 512 Mb card. All I really use it for is playing video files. No
bluray. Mostly AVI, Hulu and dvd iso's
I used to know the forula for figuring out how much video ram you would need to
push . Res*Colordepth*/screen size or something like that

(Knightshade/110026) it's also got a powered (even when off) USB port for charging de...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:01:00 -0600

it's also got a powered (even when off) USB port for charging devices, a couple
USB 3 ports, and a combo USB/eSATA port... that's on top of the regular USB 2.0
ports, the FW400 port, the displayport, etc...

(Smoke Eater/110025) wow....that's pretty awesome.

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:34:00 -0600

wow....that's pretty awesome.

(Justin Case/110024) Right damn near it. Yeah. ;*)

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:29:00 -0600

Right damn near it.  Yeah.  ;*)

(Smoke Eater/110023) Wait...it has 200 USB ports????

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:25:00 -0600

Wait...it has 200 USB ports????

(Justin Case/110022) That sucks. I really do like my big-ass billboard sized laptop ...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:19:00 -0600

That sucks.  I really do like my big-ass billboard sized laptop screen.

Oh, this w520 has esata, fw, 200 USB ports....

I'm disappointed with Sony too.  See, I got the accedintal coverage for it when
I bought it.  Drop the laptop in a bucket of water?  Ooops.  They'll fix it.
Sadly, the biggest screen they make now is 16.4.  I've yet to see a screen as
nice as this 18.4" I've got in a lappy.

Guess I need to keep it away from the water ;)

(Knightshade/110021) yeah unfortunately they killed the larger-screen W models after ...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:11:00 -0600

yeah unfortunately they killed the larger-screen W models after the W701... 
though if you want screen, the W701ds is tough to beat... 17" primary display
and then a SECOND 10.6" display slides out of the side of the main screen.

(Justin Case/110020) I'm in Active Directory training at a Microsoft campus this week...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:02:00 -0600

I'm in Active Directory training at a Microsoft campus this week.  We've
been provided with Thinkpad W520's.

Damn fine laptop.  8 core i7, 16GB of memory.  Screen is a little small for my
liking (I like my 18.4" Vaio screen).  Otherwise, thing is crazy fast and
we're using Hyper-V so we can have all of our various DC's and
workstations up and running.  Each student has their own little micro
mobile lab enviornment.  Very nice.

We keep asking if we can take them as parting gifts....

(Turanga Leela/110019) No, I haven't even opened the anti-static bags yet. The reviews ...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:10:00 -0600

No, I haven't even opened the anti-static bags yet. The reviews claimed Seagate
solved the firmware issues long ago on the 500gb models, before the 750GB
models came out.

(PsychoSy/110018) Have you looked to see if Seagate has firmware updates for that ...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:04:00 -0600

Have you looked to see if Seagate has firmware updates for that hybrid?

(I assume Seagate because of the ST- model numbering scheme).

(Turanga Leela/110017) I just received two ST750LX003 750GB 7200rpm hard drives for my ...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:22:00 -0600

I just received two ST750LX003 750GB 7200rpm hard drives for my laptop -
reviews on the drive indicated that it is extremely fast due to the integrated
8GB flash drive (it's marketed as a "hybrid" drive) and I'm really excited
about the performance boost, because the well-reviewed 640GB drives I bought
not too long ago turned out to be horribly slow in real life.

Has anyone tried these Seagate hybrid drives? Any tips on tuning them for
Windows 7? Linux performance has always been fine on any hard drive, but I have
been annoyed by annoyingly long boot times in Windows 7.

(Kena/110016) Errr... I don't think that's the case. I know that larger dri...

Kena@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:12:00 -0600

Errr... I don't *think* that's the case.  I know that larger drives have been
bumping into all sorts of new issues, both at the OS level and I was pretty
sure at the BIOS level, no?

(Turanga Leela/110015) It "should" be a non-issue though; the drive should be able to "...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:40:00 -0600

It "should" be a non-issue though; the drive should be able to "emulate" 512kb
sectors transparently.

(Turanga Leela/110014) Check the motherboard manufacturer site to see if there are upda...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:39:00 -0600

Check the motherboard manufacturer site to see if there are updates to enable
the new 4kb sector drives to be recognized properly.

(Kena/110013) Grrrr... finally plugged my new 3 TB disks into my computer last...

Kena@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:34:00 -0600

Grrrr... finally plugged my new 3 TB disks into my computer last night, and lo!
They show as 1.5 TB.  As I'm using a pretty recent Linux kernel, I'm assuming
it's my BIOS's fault for not seeing 1K sectors.  Is this common?  My M/B's
about four years old -- a cheap one.  Think there's a chance I can flash the
BIOS, or just time to pick up a newer board that's probably more powerful?

(The After Party/110012) SilverEdge

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:27:00 -0600

SilverEdge

  As I pointed in response to your post in video games:
  ibuypower.com I bought  my machine there, my wife got hers, my bro got his,
  Lockner got his there.
  I think they might be owned by the same peopel as cyberpower.com..

  I really like being able to pick teh brand of mobo, power suply, etc.
  Not getting stuck with elcheapo brand makes me happy and I believe makes
  my system much more stable.

(SilverEdge/110011) What are some good sites for custom built gaming machines? I'm ...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:03:00 -0600

What are some good sites for custom built gaming machines?  I'm looking at
cyberpower.com currently...

(Cyanide/110010) Kal> 810 is brand new!

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:17:00 -0600

Kal> 810 is brand new!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/whitney,105.html
Just don't look at the date.. :)

(KalTorak/110009) (810? Wow. Thanks for making me feel a little less old, to kno...

KalTorak@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:05:00 -0600

(810?  Wow.  Thanks for making me feel a little less old, to know that someone
else remembers that.)

(Smoke Eater/110008) No, River Rat, YOU did not read my post correctly. KAM did. An...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:52:00 -0600

No, River Rat, YOU did not read my post correctly.  KAM did.  An IDE-to-SATA
adapter is for the *drive* and turns an IDE drive into a SATA drive, which is
exactly what i said I need.

(River Rat/110006) KAM, you didn't read his post.

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:23:00 -0600

KAM, you didn't read his post.
I think he ment SATA to IDE.

(Big Dan/110005) I think so. Mine has a switch that lets you toggle the scrolling...

Big Dan@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:42:00 -0600

I think so. Mine has a switch that lets you toggle the scrolling. Click whn you
want precise, freewheel when you want to cover large chunks of space.

(Stilgar/110004) Looking at a new Logitech mouse. Does "hyper-fast scrolling" mea...

Stilgar@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:56:00 -0600

Looking at a new Logitech mouse. Does "hyper-fast scrolling" mean that the
wheel doesn't click when I spin it?

(KAM/110003) Yep, there's IDE-to-SATA adapters, usually a little dongle that ...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:51:00 -0600


Yep, there's IDE-to-SATA adapters, usually a little dongle that attaches to the
back of the drive, around $30.

(Smoke Eater/110002) Does there exist any kind of an adapter so you can use an IDE dr...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:50:00 -0600

Does there exist any kind of an adapter so you can use an IDE drive in a bay
designed for SATA?

(Knightshade/110001) generally a combination of chipset and the # of physical slots f...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:26:00 -0600

generally a combination of chipset and the # of physical slots for a given type
of memory.

(River Rat/110000) What specifies the max ram in a computer.

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:24:00 -0600

What specifies the max ram in a computer.
Is it the chipset, like 810?

(Raubvogel/109999) I thought that, say, the ES series in the seagates were their se...

Raubvogel@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:03:00 -0600

        I thought that, say, the ES series in the seagates were their server
drives, as opposite to AS. Or the other way around. I dunno...

While I am not at the 18TB level -- 2TB in a raid1 nas would keep most of my
daily ventures happy -- I do not think I am ready to trust my data to
someone else in the cloud.

(Justin Case/109998) Smoke->www.cdw.com, www.netapp.com, www.emc.com, www.ibm.com - t...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:15:00 -0600

Smoke->www.cdw.com, www.netapp.com, www.emc.com, www.ibm.com - they can help
you out.  :)

(Cyanide/109997) Fibre channel?

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:48:00 -0600

Fibre channel?

(Smoke Eater/109996) Where does one get non-consumer-grade drives?

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:47:00 -0600

Where does one get non-consumer-grade drives?

(Cyanide/109995) Cloud storage vendors don't necessarily use consumer grade drive...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:40:00 -0600

Cloud storage vendors don't necessarily use consumer grade drives.

Not everyone has 18TB of data... That market isn't drying up, it is the regular
consumer market.. Hmm buy a new harddrive for 100 bucks  or buy a new computer
for 300-400 with the larger drive, and 2x+ as fast and a new OS.. (which is
what a lot of people actually do..)

The other option, is they go buy a tablet, then keep everything in the
cloud, then they dont have to deal with the geek squad at all.

(Smoke Eater/109994) And don't the cloud storage vendors need hard drives in order to...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:26:00 -0600

And don't the cloud storage vendors need hard drives in order to provide the
cloud storage?  That's just transferring demand from retail consumers to the
wholesalers....

(Justin Case/109993) I don't buy that cloud storage (yet) is having much impact on pr...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:25:00 -0600

I don't buy that cloud storage (yet) is having much impact on prices.  People
still need local storage.

(Knightshade/109992) I've got ~18 terabytes of disk on my desktop, and I'm moderately...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:20:00 -0600

I've got ~18 terabytes of disk on my desktop, and I'm moderately close to out
of space...

The insanely high price of HDs due to the flooding means I'll likely just be
cleaning some stuff out rather than expanding further for a while though.

(Cyanide/109991) It is a low margin business and their profits are diminishing be...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:11:00 -0600

It is a low margin business and their profits are diminishing because of cloud
storage, the SSD market, and people don't necessarily need a lot of storage.

While I agree it is a bullshit excuse, there are other factors.

What I mean by people don't necessarily need a lot of storage, is
I had a 1GB drive and was drooling over a 2GB drive. I have a 1TB drive,
and only got a 2TB drive, because I wanted another drive, not because I was
out of space. I have an 80GB drive in my laptop and that is -big- enough
it isnt -fast- enough for that machine. But that machine is pokey anyway,
and im more likely to buy a new machine then I am a new harddrive.

(Smoke Eater/109990) No, I'm not disputing the price jump rationale. Supply has gone...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:09:00 -0600

No, I'm not disputing the price jump rationale.  Supply has gone markedly down,
and demand has stayed the same so of course price is going to rise...that's
Economics 101.  What I'm calling bullshit on for the HD makers is using that
rationale to shorten the warranties.

(KAM/109989) Or, hard drives are (normally) cheap enough now that it's more p...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:07:00 -0600


Or, hard drives are (normally) cheap enough now that it's more profitable for
both the consumer and the manufacturer to lower the warranty period and just
replace the hard drive.

(Knightshade/109988) Yeah, but the price jump really IS the flooding... a large % of ...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:06:00 -0600

Yeah, but the price jump really IS the flooding... a large % of hard drive
makers got fucked by that and it'll be a few months before they can catch up
back, in the meantime, significant shortage, which means much higher prices.

Even big OEMs have had trouble getting enough HDs

(Smoke Eater/109987) That last part is bullshit. Make them right and you can leave t...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:02:00 -0600

That last part is bullshit.  Make them right and you can leave the warranty the
way it is.  It's a craven attempt to justify laziness.

(Raubvogel/109986) Am I the only one speechless about the jump in price of spinny d...

Raubvogel@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0600

        Am I the only one speechless about the jump in price of spinny drives?
I bought a western dog external 2TB drive almost a year ago for under $100
shipped and they now are at least $150. I guess they are blamming all on the
floods. Kinda like the same reason the HD makers are justifying the drop in the
warranties of new spinny drives.

(WORF/109985) There are ways around any copy protection mechanism.

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:16:00 -0600


There are ways around any copy protection mechanism.

I was simply pointing out OOB functionality.

(Justin Case/109984) Course there /are/ ways around HDCP.

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:12:00 -0600

Course there /are/ ways around HDCP.

(WORF/109983) Blackmagic is pretty much the gold standard if you want to recor...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:49:00 -0600


Blackmagic is pretty much the gold standard if you want to record HDMI in.
Their stuff does respect HDCP, so you can't record copy-protected stuff out of
the box, but if you're using all of your own content or recording stuff that
isn't protected (such as Xbox 360 gameplay) then that's what you want.

All digital HDMI workflow.

Really, they're pretty much the only HDMI in option in the consumer/pro-sumer
space. Anything else starts to get you into the multi-thousand dollar
professional gear range.

(Turanga Leela/109981) oooh, no I hadn't. I'll have to check them out and find out what...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:22:00 -0600

oooh, no I hadn't. I'll have to check them out and find out what chipset
they're
using. :)

(WORF/109980) Turanga Leela> You've obviously never heard of the Blackmagic In...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:33:00 -0600


Turanga Leela> You've obviously never heard of the Blackmagic Intensity line.
;)

Been around for a few years.

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/

(KAM/109979) No point in buying something with HDMI input when the capture qu...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:33:00 -0600


No point in buying something with HDMI input when the capture quality is only
going to be as good as the device you're feeding into it.

(Turanga Leela/109978) Good luck finding a video capture card with HDMI input. The clos...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:28:00 -0600

Good luck finding a video capture card with HDMI input. The closest you will
get is SDI.

(BDavis/109977) Except he said all he wants to do is convert VHS to a digital fo...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:02:00 -0600

Except he said all he wants to do is convert VHS to a digital format. Not much
sense getting component/HDMI for that.
Now if the purpose is changing/changed there might be something to it.

(The After Party/109976) Tink

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:37:00 -0600

Tink

  If you're gonna spend the money, get better inputs/outputs. It should
  support HD ... S-Video input is VCR quality, but crap otherwise.
  You should be able to find a carrd that does both s-video and HDMI or
  component input.

(Turanga Leela/109975) Yes, but go the route people suggested, because that solution fo...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:06:00 -0600

Yes, but go the route people suggested, because that solution for what you want
to do is akin to choosing a 10-lb sledgehammer to bang in an upholstry tack.

(Mr Tinkertrain/109974) I found this card, do y'all think it would work for what I'm wan...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:15:00 -0600

I found this card, do y'all think it would work for what I'm wanting to use it
for?

 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Avid+Technology+-+Pinnacle+82301006721+Video+Editi
ng+Device/4229765.p?id=1218463775980&skuId=4229765

(The After Party/109973) Tink

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:01:00 -0600

Tink

  As Cyanide said, the simplist solution might be to get a VCR/DVD-R
  combo. Insert VCR tape, insert DVD-R, click button, walk away.

  Another option, long the lines of what WORF said is a capture video card
  or USB dongle. If you already have a device that will play the VCR tapes,
  you can plug the output of that into the input of a capture device.
  Then you hit record on the PC and you get your .mov or .mpg or .avi
  Edit away. Then burn.

  The reason I posted, is you could get a device that will let you record
  TV (over the air OTA) and maybe cable card. Turn your machine into a
  DVR.

(WORF/109972) Tink> If you're just doing analog stuff from a VCR, you are look...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:35:00 -0600


Tink> If you're just doing analog stuff from a VCR, you are looking to spend
less than $50.

My recommendation (you can find it on Amazon, no longer made) is the Adaptec
GameBridge. It is one of the best quality USB encoders I've seen.

(Cyanide/109971) They used to make a whole deck with a vcr/dvd-r on it. You just ...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:24:00 -0600

They used to make a whole deck with a vcr/dvd-r on it. You just plug it in and
go.. You -might- also see if a video store will do the conversion for you.

(Mr Tinkertrain/109970) question for the masses! Let's say I was looking for something ...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:18:00 -0600

question for the masses!  Let's say I was looking for something (from Bestbuy
since I have gift-cards) that I could hook up my old VCR into to capture video
and then convert into movies (.mpg or .avi) to either archive or burn to DVD,
what should I be looking for?  I have about $140 to spend in my budget.

Ideally this would have either conversion software or maybe spits it back out
as raw video or something.

I'm just not quite sure what I'm looking for:  it would be a video device
(card?) that accepts the RCA video and sound outputs from my VCR and then maybe
outputs to USB?  (my video card only has outputs I think, I don't think it has
any input slots)

I just have the gift cards burning a hole in my pocket and trying to find
something to spend, and not seeing anything that I'd like for gamin just yet :)

(Cyanide/109969) Might be the wrong forum.. but here is basically a pogoplug with...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:02:00 -0600

Might be the wrong forum.. but here is basically a pogoplug with a drive in it.
http://www.frys.com/product/6709635

(KAM/109968) Maybe. Here's HP's compatibility chart for various adapters:

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:31:00 -0600


Maybe. Here's HP's compatibility chart for various adapters:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/shopping/pdf/HP_ACAdapter_Compatibility.pdf

(Fongaboo/109967) Can I get a DC cigarette lighter adapter for an HP laptop that t...

Fongaboo@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:23:00 -0600

Can I get a DC cigarette lighter adapter for an HP laptop that takes 19.5V DC?
I specifically do not want to use an AC inverter.

(Odd/109966) COnsidering a Pogoplug for a homeserver. Any experience with ac...

Odd@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:13:00 -0600

COnsidering a Pogoplug for a homeserver.  Any experience with actually building
one of those? I've got an older pentium 4 sitting in the meter closet.  Prime
reason to change would be to use less power.  Services it runs now are

- dhcp (could be done by router instead)
- imap (vital)
- web server with gallery
- home directory with raid1 storage used mostly for picture backups
- an external drive to make automatic backups to

Most of all, it's my "ssh access point" for when I don'thave another accesible
machine.

I'm wondering if a pogo plug with one or more external drives could actually
serve as a proper replacement speed-wise (clearly no raid 1), and if the power
usage would be significantly lower or not really.

Any experiences?

(Danix/109965) I would like to move to ARM over here. I had already experimente...

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:38:00 -0600

I would like to move to ARM over here. I had already experimented with the
NSLU2, but the overclocking seems to have fried the slug. :(

What would be a good ption to replace it? I want to set up my SAN again...

(River Rat/109964) Cyanide, being that that pogoplug sells for $49.95 on the pogopl...

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:52:00 -0600

Cyanide, being that that pogoplug sells for $49.95 on the pogoplug site.

https://pogoplug.com/devices

(River Rat/109963) https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/525299-p...

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:43:00 -0600

https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/525299-pogoplug-gains-u
sb-30-sata-ports

(Cyanide/109962) Here is another open source ARM project that is just starting...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:23:00 -0600

Here is another open source ARM project that is just starting...
http://rhombus-tech.net//

The first product will be an EOMA-PCMCIA CPU card, using the 1.5ghz Allwinner
A10 ARM Cortex A8. Thanks to the low cost of the Allwinner Cortex A8,
mass-volume pricing (just for the CPU card, and therefore excluding tax,
shipping, profit, a case and a power supply) looks to be on target for around
$15: 40% lower than the raspberrypi which is only a 700mhz ARM11 and is
therefore at least three times slower than the Allwinner A10. The prototype
schematics are presently being developed. Allwinner very graciously agreed to
provide RH Technology with advance access to the GPL Source Code, which will be
placed into the Rhombus git repository shortly: in the meantime please see the
kernel compile page - discussion is taking place on arm-netbooks

The second idea under consideration is to adapt the beaglebone, which has full
CAD/CAM schematics, publicly available under Open Hardware Licenses. The reason
for considering this CPU is that in mass-volume it is as low as $USD 5. Placing
this into an EOMA-PCMCIA-compliant format would provide a low-cost second
option, and use of the AM3357 instead of the AM3358 would allow products that
used the AM3357 to be FSF Hardware-endorsed.

(Cyanide/109960) Buy.com has the pogoplug P21 for 28 dollars with free shipping.

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:47:00 -0600

Buy.com has the pogoplug P21 for 28 dollars with free shipping.
http://www.buy.com/prod/pogoplug-file-sharing-solution-black/221688297.html
This does have the dual core oxnas chip in it.

I believe these are the specs:
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/pogoplug-provideov3


These things are cheap, and they come apart pretty easily. :)

(Smoke Eater/109959) This is a notebook size hd, not a desktop size hd that I took ou...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:35:00 -0600

This is a notebook size hd, not a desktop size hd that I took out of the
enclosure....   I'll post a picture as soon as I can.

(Justin Case/109958) I use m0n0wall with GREAT success at not only establishing a s...

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:32:00 -0600

I use m0n0wall with *GREAT* success at not only establishing a solid IPSEC VPN
to my parent's and sister's house for diagnostic purposes but also using the
Mobile VPN feature to remote into the house from anywhere using my laptop and
Verizon card.

I RDP into my Windows 7 session and get on down the road.

(WORF/109957) You've basically got a 50/50 shot.

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:51:00 -0600


You've basically got a 50/50 shot.

On hardware like that I've often seen a small adapter jammed in there. It may
look like it's "part" of the drive, but if not, you should be able to just pry
it off and get at he standard connector inside.

The other option is that they just did some crazy hack and soldered the damn
adapter right to the board, but I'm going to doubt this is the case if only
because they might have wanted to retail flexibility in manufacturing.

BTW, if you don't want to mess with it, there is a third option. Most newish
mobos these days have a USB header or two just sitting on the mobo unused. They
don't look like USB because it's just the pins, but a simple cable from the
local PC shop and you've fot an internal USE port. Mount the drive and just
plug the USB in internally and you're golden.

(Smoke Eater/109956) WORF>

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:34:00 -0600

WORF>
  Will do as soon as I can.  I'll let you know.

(WORF/109955) Smoke Eater> Can you post a high res pic of the board?

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:46:00 -0600


Smoke Eater> Can you post a high res pic of the board?

(Zipo/109954) the atom boxes are around $150 and I'll need to add existing mem...

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:41:00 -0600

the atom boxes are around $150 and I'll need to add existing memory and hdd
which I have also dreamspark gives me access to server software from my
school...

(Zipo/109953) Sorry, I know how terminal licensing orks but what I was saying ...

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:40:00 -0600

Sorry, I know how terminal licensing orks but what I was saying is my  screen
reader requires a special more expnsive license to use it over terminal
services.... bla... I know there are others but it would be more a pain to
switch.

(Cyanide/109952) Zipo> You might look at webmin and Amahi. The Guruplug had a ver...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0600

Zipo> You might look at webmin and Amahi. The Guruplug had a version of
amahi, and im sure the ultraplug does too.

The pogoplug, you have to put it online, then register it with pogo to
allow you to use the thing. But im assuming that is all web based
after that although you can enable ssh to it.  Im trying to figure out
how to back it up before I test registering it. And how the account
actually ties to the device.

(BDavis/109951) Zipo> Actually from what I have heard the MS Home Server stuff w...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:45:00 -0600

Zipo> Actually from what I have heard the MS Home Server stuff works pretty
well. I believe VPN is bundled. Remote Desktop licensing is normally based on
what you are connecting to, so if you are connecting to Windows desktops you
will be fine and Windows servers come with 2 RD licenses.
You can get all this done with Linux as well, naturally. I just wanted to
let you know RD is not going to cost you anything additional.

(Harbinger/109950) Lochner>

Harbinger@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:25:00 -0600

Lochner>
Hate to burst your bubble, but 4 years seems to be pretty par for the course in
the server hardware space.  Short of our Sun boxes, our HP/Compaq/Dell servers
have the same life span (either the components die, or we force a complete line
refresh regardless of the actual status).  The server stuff goes into EOS/EOL
fairly quickly in the enterprise world too (4-6 years).

(Zipo/109949) I'll probably use onf of the MS server products but am not rulin...

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:48:00 -0600

I'll probably use onf of the MS server products but am not ruling out Linux,
because of access technology's limitations, you have to have an expensive
license to do terminal server or remote desktop and if Linux, I can ssh in and
use the command line..

(Zipo/109948) I'll repost here since the discussion has picked up here instead...

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:45:00 -0600

I'll repost here since the discussion has picked up here instead of intel..
I've been thinking of wanting to do something at home.. Maybe not professional
serverhh hardware but I have been thinking of one of the atom booksize
nettops.. I have ram and storage available.. I am mainly needing a vpn solution
at home.. I am using an airport extreme for file sharing and network printing..
I would have rather hadnled that on the server side too but my wife likes the
extreme.. I travel a lot for work and often need access to the home network.. I
don't want to use hamachi.. I want to control the solution from end to end.. I
want to be able to encrypt my connection when I am connected to unsecure wifi..

(Smoke Eater/109947) I have a Western Digital MyPassport 1TB drive where the interfac...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0600

I have a Western Digital MyPassport 1TB drive where the interface just quit, so
I pried open the case.  The drive purports to be SATA, but it's not like any
SATA connection I've ever seen, to include having a USB port soldered directly
on the board, and having two rows of six pins that look like jumper pins.

Is there an adapter I can purchase so I can use the drive?  I had a USB cable
that fit, so I tested it, and the drive seems to be in good working order.

(Lochner/109946) The following machines have died on me:

Lochner@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0600


The following machines have died on me:

  Alienware (8 years old)
  Dell Inspiron 530 (4 years old)
  Dell Inspiran laptop (4 years old)

The only thing I've got left running is a Pentium III that has to be 15 years
old by now.  It's just running Windows XP with 2 TB of attached USB storage.

(Salubrious/109945) If you want to play with real commercial hardware, you can pick ...

Salubrious@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:03:00 -0600

If you want to play with real commercial hardware, you can pick up old two-way
1U servers for around $100. It will not match the Pogoplug for power
consumption, but an HP/Dell/IBM server will be well-made and expandable.

(LOGAN/109944) Lochner, how old are the machines that you are repurposing? Ha...

LOGAN@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:03:00 -0600

Lochner,  how old are the machines that you are repurposing?  Having worked in
hosting/data-centers I can assure you that failure rates for old machines, no
matter the original purpose, are relatively high.  I'd also like to point out
that most server class hardware is exceptionally hot and noisy.  Add to that
the fact that the fact that storage for server class hardware tends to be
pretty expensive, depite for the large part, being the same as desktop hardware
with a better warranty.

At any given price level, newish desktop hardware is likely to be quiter,
produce less heat, easier to find a place for, and have a faster processor
than the equivilent server hardware.  It will also likely be cheaper to repair.
That said, if I didn't transcode video and audio, and have a need to support
add-on cards, I would probably have gone to something like a pogoplug a long
time ago.

(Copper Lethe/109943) Lochner:

Copper Lethe@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:58:00 -0600


Lochner:

I recently built a fairly beefy server at home, probably ran me about $300
minuts the 2TB storage which I already had.  I installed ESXi 5 on it, and it's
replaced everything but my laptop.  You might find that to be a decent
solution.

(Lochner/109942) dunno what it is or why it's better

Lochner@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:56:00 -0600

dunno what it is or why it's better

(Justin Case/109941) Loch-->Why not build a FreeNAS?

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:34:00 -0600

Loch-->Why not build a FreeNAS?

(Cyanide/109940) Im seriously moving towards ARM for home server needs. It is the...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:57:00 -0600

Im seriously moving towards ARM for home server needs. It is the low electric
bill driving me to it. Plus it is kind of fun, and it is new to me.
You also don't feel bad if you end up throwing it out. But it depends on
what you are doing, it might not be fast enough or you might need a couple.

25 bucks from J&R with free shipping (if you sign up for their account.)
it is kind of hard to pass up even though it doesnt have sata and you have
to take it apart to get to the serial port.

(Lochner/109939) Well, the desktop PCs I keep repurposing as home servers are dyi...

Lochner@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:42:00 -0600



Well, the desktop PCs I keep repurposing as home servers are dying left and
right and I'm out of patience with it.  I'd like to get a server-class machine
for my home media & file server.  Any recommendations?

(Cyanide/109938) Looks like the pogoplugs that I got from J&R for 25 bucks/ea hav...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:15:00 -0600

Looks like the pogoplugs that I got from J&R for 25 bucks/ea have a Marvell
kirkwood 88F6281 chip in them which is the same chip in the guruplug. I thought
they had the oxnas armv6 processor in them which has more proprietary drivers.

(Count Chocula/109937) Windows 7 64 bit. i've seen other reports of people having issu...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:31:00 -0600

Windows 7 64 bit.  i've seen other reports of people having issues with
logitech webcam software for Win 7 64.
everything is up to date as near as I can tell.
the computer is an Alienware M17 which I think has been discontinued/EOL.
the problem is that it took a lot of doing to get my video card to work
properly, and now i'm afraid to upset the delicate balance.  so if the camera
is the only issue i'll live with it.
i think i'll just get a MS camera instead :/

(Mandel/109936) We've been getting a lot of Intel tablets at the office lately. ...

Mandel@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:40:00 -0600

We've been getting a lot of Intel tablets at the office lately.  Some really
nice Atom machines on the horizon, but they're still going with basically the
same GMA series graphics chipsets that have jack support in Linux.  Intel's
really stuck with Microsoft right now on their low end.  And considering
that 90% of typical tablet usage is focused on the UI and graphics, and
not CPU intensive stuff they seem to just have it backwards.  Or maybe
they figure that lunch has already been eaten.  I myself would love to
see a decent hybrid Sandy Bridge tablet machine running Linux with a
decent touch interface for Linux.  I think that's my ideal portable now.

(The After Party/109935) Count Chocula

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:49:00 -0600

Count Chocula

  What OS is this again? Have the latest service pack?
  Maybe check the mobo maker website for updated USB driver?

(Cyanide/109934) Microsoft didnt release windows 8 beta or whatever, for arm.. I ...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:06:00 -0600

Microsoft didnt release windows 8 beta or whatever, for arm.. I left them a
nasty note. :)

However, the Pogoplug B04 in pink is 25 bucks today from J&R with free shipping
if you sign up for their "friends" (limit 2). I just ordered one for a xmas
present. It is am armv6, but oxfords driverws are proprietary, so while linux
runs on it, arch linux is having issues supporting it. However a Marvell
armv5 is in the Pogo Mobile, and that is 50 bucks from buy.com.

IMHO neither are quite as nice as the other plugs on the market, but they
cost 2x as much too.

(Count Chocula/109933) seems clean, does what i need to, didn't even make me hunt for t...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:15:00 -0600

seems clean, does what i need to, didn't even make me hunt for the file, just
found the correct location right away.
here's what I take to be the relevant info

The problem seems to be caused by the following file: USBPORT.SYS

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x1000007e (0xffffffffc0000046, 0xfffff800032ab590,
0xfffff880031e0e80,
0xfffff880031e0f20)

*** USBPORT.SYS - Address 0xfffff8800441277e base at 0xfffff88004400000
DateStamp
0x4d8c0c08

and then some reference
"Caused by Address - USBPORT.SYS+1277E."

Google shows a wide range of answers, but it always happens when i use my
logitech 9000 camera with the logitech software.  when the software is
uninstalled and I use just the windows or browser camera, it works fine, but in
low resolution only.

also, the BSOD doesn't happen right away, it can run for a couple seconds, then
*poof*, gone.  I've had 7 of these crashes this year, possibly more, depending
on how many dmp files my computer keeps.

i also tried the camera in 2 different USB ports.

(The After Party/109932) Count Chocula

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:14:00 -0600

Count Chocula

  http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
  (scan with a virus checker, i've not used this nor know this company).

(PsychoSy/109931) I stopped dealing with webcams once I seen the TV-OUT jack on my...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:18:00 -0600

I stopped dealing with webcams once I seen the TV-OUT jack on my Sony digital
camera and Nvidia/ATI started adding VIVO jacks on their video cards. Since
they don't do that anymore, there's always cheap Hauppauge TV Tuner cards out
there that'll do the trick and probably have 64-bit drivers worth a shit. Alas
my system won't boot with my PCI Tuner card installed so camera is unhooked. If
I could find a cheap cable that's nixxes or coverts the RCA connector for coax,
I could hook the camera up to "CABLE" coax jack of my ATI AIW 2006 and be done
with it instead of having to resort to a spare VCR I don't have ...

(Count Chocula/109930) TAP> it's a long message that usually blinks by too fast, number...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:58:00 -0600

TAP> it's a long message that usually blinks by too fast, numbers and whatnot.
i have a memory dump file, but it's 638 mb.
any fast way i can parse that?
i've already put the camera on my wife's computer because this has been going
on for a while and i've come to the conclusion that it doesn't like Win 7 64.
the time and effort do not outweigh the cost of a more compatible camera, at
this point.
plus, i'm always up for an excuse to get a new toy

(Grayson/109929) Especially considering Windows 8 runs natively on ARM according ...

Grayson@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:04:00 -0600

Especially considering Windows 8 runs natively on ARM according to Microsoft.

(Cyanide/109928) Danix> Intel is already worried about ARM hitting the low-end x8...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:21:00 -0600

Danix> Intel is already worried about ARM hitting the low-end x86 market.
In fact the tablets and such have already taken a bite out of the low-end
laptop market.

(LOGAN/109927) My favorite webcam is actually an xbox 360 live vision camera. ...

LOGAN@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:43:00 -0600

My favorite webcam is actually an xbox 360 live vision camera.  It doesn't have
autofocus, which I don't mind because I'm sitting at my desk, not running
around the room.  The low light performance is very good, the camera has decent
automatic white blanace, and it outputs 30fps at 480p (4:3).  It's also widely
available, and cheap (around $17 including shipping).  To top it all off, it
has good driver support for Windows, Linux, and OSX, at the very least.

(The After Party/109926) Count Chocula

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:35:00 -0600

Count Chocula

  Does the BSOD tell you anything? Numbers? Pointing to memory location?
  Have you googled the BSOD message?

(Count Chocula/109925) i have a logitech 9000 webcam that BSOD's at random on Win 7 64 ...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:24:00 -0600

i have a logitech 9000 webcam that BSOD's at random on Win 7 64 bit.
My gut suggests that this is a driver/software issue.  the camera works fine
with stock settings, but i can't get above 320 when recording.
when i install the logitech software via auto-update, it works for a minute,
then BSOD again.  there is no useful message, but I suspect the software.
so, i fear that all logitech cameras would produce the same result using the
same software.  that feels a bit irrational, but for my money, i'm not in the
mood to gamble.

is there a non-logitech webcam that's worth a squirt?  initial reviews of MS
cams suggest they have crappy autofocus that never settles down.  what are my
options?
thx

(Knightshade/109924) sell them on ebay

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:22:00 -0600

sell them on ebay

old laptop owners might want em... and a number of laser printers can take
laptop memory too

(Mr Tinkertrain/109923) I'm not sure what I'm looking for... but does anyone make adapte...

Mr Tinkertrain@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:18:00 -0600

I'm not sure what I'm looking for... but does anyone make adapters for either
RAM, or maybe a RAM-disk... or maybe even some adapter I'm not yet thinking of
tthat utilizes old existing laptop (so dimm) RAM?

We have several 512MB sticks that we're not using, and I don't have any old
laptops or anything that could use it, and I hate to see them go to waste.

I was thinking maybe a PCI ram-disk type setup might be nice to use for temp
files for web browsing, other cache files, or something.  Shit I dunno

(Danix/109922) AMD did succed in one thing: extending x86 to 64-bit and probabl...

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:44:00 -0600

AMD did succed in one thing: extending x86 to 64-bit and probably killing IA64.
The downside is that we're doomed to stay stuck on crappy x86 arch instead of
moving to something better.

.... though ARM might pull that off in the near future...