Intel PCs And Clones

(Darkhaven/234496) heh, now that i think about it, the only reason i prefer osx ove...

Darkhaven@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:41:00 -0600

heh, now that i think about it, the only reason i prefer osx over windows for a
desktop environment is because of iterm2 and the cmd+[ / cmd+] to switch
browser tabs vs ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift+tab. other than that, i have the same
apps and experience the same functionality on both (actually, osx might be a
little less stable but i'm not entirely sure).

also, who cares about sysinternal anymore:
http://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/smb-psexec.html  :)

(Archmage/234495) I do like the task bar in Win 7 quite a bit.

Archmage@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:39:00 -0600

I do like the task bar in Win 7 quite a bit.

Windows 7 has been very stable for me too, but i can't guage if that is because
I _only_ use it for Outlook and IE (and even within IE. I only use it for one
particular work-internal web site which requires IE for the web apps to work.)

That said, I still prefer the Mac OS X Lion "spaces" (along with the
gestures support) over Windows 7 environment management, but I am sure
there are nuances in Windows 7 I have not seen yet, because I have not been
forced to notice them.

(SilverEdge/234494) July 18, 2006...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:37:00 -0600

July 18, 2006...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winternals

(Egregious/234493) Sysinternals went over to Microsoft a long time ago. At least 5...

Egregious@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0600

Sysinternals went over to Microsoft a long time ago.  At least 5 years,
possibly 10 years, ago.

(Darkhaven/234492) yes, win7 is quite stable (my work computer has been up for 2+ m...

Darkhaven@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:10:00 -0600

yes, win7 is quite stable (my work computer has been up for 2+ months with no
signs of age. though, i still can't say that i prefer windows over unix-y oses.
this is mainly because of old school kernel behaviors that aren't likely to go
away - drive letters, lack of device names (ie, what is my network card
called?), dir is just old (i want ls --color and ls -l), and maybe i'm wrong on
this, but i don't know of anything like selinux (mandatory access control
system) for windows.

but, for a desktop environment, window s 7 pretty solid. (oh, no real terminal
program sucks too - it's the only reason i run virtualbox on this system -
putty doesn't quite cut it and i'm not buying securecrt)

(Danix/234491) I rather like Services For Unix, but it seems that most OSS will...

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:06:00 -0600

I rather like Services For Unix, but it seems that most OSS will ignore it and
use Cygwin instead.

(BDavis/234490) Microsoft took over sysinternals a couple of years ago. Mark Rus...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:53:00 -0600

Microsoft took over sysinternals a couple of years ago. Mark Russinovich is now
on one of the Windows product teams, kernel I think. Windows 7 does have a lot
better resource tools (available in all versions). The unix toolkits are really
not necessary particularly if you learn powershell.
If all you used was up through XP, Windows is much different now. Windows 7 is
rock solid for me and many I know. I like the taskbar much better than the Mac
dock, too. You can keep your fruity OSes.

(Archmage/234489) I used to use "sysinternals" to handle that kind of stuff.

Archmage@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:49:00 -0600

I used to use "sysinternals" to handle that kind of stuff.
Although, With WIndows 7, My understanding was that a lot of that stuff was
basked in. You may need to enable it though. I think it's called Unix-something
or other, and you may  need to have the right "version" of Windows to have it.

sysinternals.com (holy shit, did Microsoft take over sysinternals?)

Fuck Windows. :-)

(BDavis/234488) There might be something better, but Process Explorer lets you s...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:02:00 -0600

There might be something better, but Process Explorer lets you search for
handles and returns processes that are using them. So you could use the drive
letter in the search.
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653

(Smoke Eater/234487) I just tried to eject my external USB drive from this laptop, an...

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:51:00 -0600

I just tried to eject my external USB drive from this laptop, and it said it
couldn't stop the device because a process was using it.  Is there a piece of
software that will allow me to find out what process is using the external so I
can stop it?

(WORF/234486) Actually, the history of the Xbox had zero bearing on its abilit...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:00 -0600


Actually, the history of the Xbox had zero bearing on its ability to run
emulators well.

The reason both the Xbox and the Xbox 360 have had robust homebrew software is
because Microsoft's strength is in dev tools.

Most of the homebrew software (as-in 95%+ of it) was written and compiled with
leaked copies of the Xbox and Xbox 360 SDK. When you're using native tools, it
makes coding a whole lot easier. Doubly so when you're using official
documentation.

Once both systems got the ability to run unsigned code via modding, emulators
were quick to appear.

Given that the CPU architecture of both is quite different, you can't really
claim the x86 CPU in the Xbox is "why it ran the emulators so damn well." ;)

(Knightshade/234485) Yup.... that's why it ran the emulators so damn well :) Threw a ...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0600

Yup.... that's why it ran the emulators so damn well :) Threw a 250GB drive in
mine and it's got emulators (and tons of roms) for Atari, C-64, Amiga, NES,
SNES, Genesis, Coleco/ADAM, NeoGeo, MAME, etc...

(WORF/234484) The original Xbox used mostly off-the-shelf parts with some mino...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:09:00 -0600


The original Xbox used mostly off-the-shelf parts with some minor hardware
customization and an original OS.

The alpha Xbox dev kit was a PC, but that does not mean the final hardware was
a PC.

The Xbox 360 used a good chunk of off-the-shelf hardware, though the CPU, GPU
and video encoder were customized. In part this was to avoid royalty issues MS
had with the original system.

The alpha Xbox 360 dev kit was a Power Mac, but that does not mean the final
hardware was a Mac.

(Danix/234483) Wasn't the original Xbox mostly a PC packed into a nifty black b...

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:06:00 -0600

Wasn't the original Xbox mostly a PC packed into a nifty black box with an X
over it?
The 360 was the first one that actually used non-PC hardware.

(Cyanide/234482) Ask a machine shop how much they would charge to do it. They mig...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:21:00 -0600

Ask a machine shop how much they would charge to do it. They might do it for 30
bucks.

(Miser/234481) TB>

Miser@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:15:00 -0600

TB>
It's tempting.. if we were a machine shop that could be do-able.
Unfortunately, it's not as simple as drilling holes.. there are also guides for
the holes that run down from the top.

For what it's worth, Dell simply said I needed new rails and referred me to
racksolutions.com, who does not have any sort of trade in policy and prices way
higher than everywhere else.  I'm thinking my best bet is probably just to Ebay
the old rails and buy new ones for the 2950s.  The old rails go for a lot less
(~$30-50 versus $125 for the 2950 rails) but I can make up for it in volume.

(Tom Brady/234480) Dell rails: whip out a dremel tool and start cutting new peg hol...

Tom Brady@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:13:00 -0600

Dell rails: whip out a dremel tool and start cutting new peg holes?

(Knightshade/234479) Feb 16, 2012 11:32 from Turanga Leela

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:51:00 -0600


Feb 16, 2012 11:32 from Turanga Leela
The original Xbox was underpowered and really wasn't interesting.





well, it got a little interesting once you hacked it to run XBMC and a bunch of
emulators...

(WORF/234478) The "fat" Xbox 360 had issues with the original run, but those w...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:40:00 -0600


The "fat" Xbox 360 had issues with the original run, but those were resolved
before the slim came out, including the fan noise as the revised units ran much
cooler and with less power. As for the solder, you saw that on both the
original Xbox 360 and PS3 revisions. Netiher Microsoft nor Sony took the issues
with lead-free solder into account.

If you break it down, the Xbox 360 "fat" had five retail motherboard revisions
(six if you count the onboard flash type). The Xbox 360 "slim" has had two
retail motherboard revisions (four it you count the onboard flash type). None
of this takes into account the different DVD-ROM drives across the various
revisions.

Xbox 360 "fat":
Xenon - Original release and most problem prone.
Zephyer/Xephyer - First revision, adds HDMI.
Opus - Same as first revision, no HDMI. Used when refurbing Xenon models.
Falcon - Lower power (175W), improved heat sink.
Jasper - Even lower power (150W), comes in three variants (16MB flash, 256MB
flash and 512MB flash). I misspoke earlier when I implied it only had one.

Xbox 360 "slim":
Trinity - Addes two extra USB ports, adds Kinect AUX port, drops memory card
ports. Comes in two flash variants.
Current model - Can't recall the board name off hand. Again, two flash
variants.

Most would argue that anything from Falcon forward "got it right."

(Miser/234477) Two of the pegs line up on the rails but one (closest to the fro...

Miser@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:51:00 -0600

Two of the pegs line up on the rails but one (closest to the front) does not.
So they're definitely not interchangeable.  I may try giving Dell a call,
though they'll probably just tell me to buy new rails.  Maybe they'd at least
know if there were a conversion kit of some sort.  It seems like you could just
replace the inner-most plate (the one with the peg guides) with a conversion
kit.

(SilverEdge/234476) Miser> Try calling Dell and see what they say? I've used rails ...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:47:00 -0600

Miser> Try calling Dell and see what they say?  I've used rails for one Dell
server on another.  But that doesn't mean they are all interchangeable.

(Miser/234475) I have a couple of server cabinets (one Dell, one HP) where I'd ...

Miser@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:38:00 -0600

I have a couple of server cabinets (one Dell, one HP) where I'd like to install
some new PowerEdge 2950 servers we picked up.  However, the new systems did not
come with rails.  When I go out looking for rails, they're usually over $125
per set shipped.

We have a big box of rails here that are apparently for PowerEdge 2450/2550
servers.  Probably at least a dozen sets.  Is there any way to convert them (ie
conversion kits) or anything else I can do to trade these up?  I'd really hate
to shell out the money for each 2950 rail set.  I suppose one option would be
to sell the older rails to try and recoup some of my money for the new rails..

(Turanga Leela/234474) The original Xbox was underpowered and really wasn't interesting...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:32:00 -0600

The original Xbox was underpowered and really wasn't interesting.

The original Xbox 360 and minor variants of the original were LOUD, ran HOT,
and exhibited the infamous RROD problem due to a skimpy heat sink and a lousy
solder job, but when it ran, was great, if a bit loud.   Think: server or
Mac Pro rendering loud.

The Xbox 360 Slim is quiet, runs cool, and even when run hard for hours is
only as loud as the original Xbox 360 was at idle. It fits right at home in
a home theater setup.

(WORF/234473) Congratulations Gespalder, you've copy and pasted a Wikipedia pa...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:10:00 -0600


Congratulations Gespalder, you've copy and pasted a Wikipedia page.

That still doesn't mean that there is magically a third generation Xbox.

If a new case is all it takes to make a new generation system in your eyes,
then I've lost count of how many different Xboxes have been released at retail.

(Turanga Leela/234472) Feb 16, 2012 05:08 from PsychoSy

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:27:00 -0600

Feb 16, 2012 05:08 from PsychoSy

Brasero outright said FUCK YOU and refused ...

[Intel PCs And Clones> msg #234471 (0 remaining)] Read cmd ->


That would actually be pretty funny!
"FUCK YOU, I AIN'T BURNIN' SHIT, BIATCH!"

(PsychoSy/234471) Turanga> probably nothing. According to Wikipedia's comparison, ...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:08:00 -0600

Turanga> probably nothing. According to Wikipedia's comparison, k3b doesn't
support Blu-Ray or Dual Layer Blu-Ray, which I find hilarious considering k3b
is probably updated more often than that Wikipedia stub. Oh, and apparently
CDBurnerXP has had a long-standing AHCI issue where PATA burners aren't
detected whereas IMGBURN, Deepburn, K3b and other apps don't give a shit.

My main gripe with all Windows/Linux based authoring apps is Nero is the only
realiable burning software that has a better chance at burning an Apple .DMG
image of an OS X Snow Leoprard dvd without fucking it up and I was not about to
install that bloated bastard back on my system.

IMGBURN made an non-bootable coaster.
TransMAC puked mid-burn.
Brasero outright said FUCK YOU and refused ...
All attempts at coverting to ISO botched the HP file system of the DMG ...

By the time Google turned up how to boot the Macbook to a Unix prompt and type
two commands that would restore the administrator account, I burnt a box of
Verbatim DLs coasters. Dumbass client buys a Macbook 7 off Craigs list -- no
charger, no discs, nothing. As is. Previous owner never wiped his account, so
it booted up to his password prompt. Client comes crying to my nephew who then
comes crying to me -- a person who hadn't touched an Apple machine since the
IIgs and wanted to keep it that way.

Once the client bought a charger and dropped it off, I got the admin account
restored, whacked that previous user, transfered the 6GB DMG over via Wireless
(holy hell did that take forever), burned it to the last DVD DL I had,
installed rEFIt, rebooted it twice, and told the client the next day, "Let me
know if the wifey wants Linux Mint 12 installed."

(KAM/234470) RDP is great. Except when the PC you're using is also deciding i...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:00 -0600


RDP is great. Except when the PC you're using is also deciding it's going to do
a Window's Update and it sucks up all your bandwith. *sighs*

(Gespalder/234469) Xbox

Gespalder@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:13:00 -0600

Xbox
Xbox 360 (2 different ones)
   The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed
launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo
   At their E3 presentation on June 14, 2010, Microsoft announced a redesigned
Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day.[13] The redesigned console is slimmer
than the previous Xbox 360 model and features integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi,
TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio output, 5 USB 2.0 ports (compared to the 3 from
older versions) and a special AUX port.[14] Older models of the Xbox 360 have
since been discontinued.[15] The first new console to be released features a
250 GB hard drive, while a later, less expensive SKU features 4 GB internal
storage.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360

2 Retail configurations
                2.1 Current models (Xbox 360 S)
                2.1.1 Xbox 360 250 GB
                2.1.2 Xbox 360 4 GB
                2.1.3 Xbox 360 320 GB limited editions
                2.2 Discontinued models
                2.2.1 Xbox 360 Core
                2.2.2 Xbox 360 Pro / Xbox 360 Premium
                2.2.3 Xbox 360 Elite
                2.2.4 Xbox 360 Arcade
                2.2.5 Xbox 360 Super Elite

(WORF/234468) There have only been two Xboxes. :P

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:45:00 -0600


There have only been two Xboxes. :P

(Turanga Leela/234467) And, the Xbox was something they got right only on the third try...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:50:00 -0600

And, the Xbox was something they got right only on the third try. *LOL*

(Archmage/234466) RDP and the Xbox. the only two things Microsoft ever got mostly ...

Archmage@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:45:00 -0600

RDP and the Xbox. the only two things Microsoft ever got mostly right.

(Turanga Leela/234465) RDP = one of Microsoft's better implementations of anything.

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:42:00 -0600

RDP = one of Microsoft's better implementations of anything.

(Justin Case/234464) Terminal Services/Remote Desktop

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:07:00 -0600

Terminal Services/Remote Desktop

(Lochner/234463) Remote Desktop Protocol.

Lochner@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:06:00 -0600

Remote Desktop Protocol.

(DesCartes/234462) What is RDP?

DesCartes@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:05:00 -0600

What is RDP?

(Justin Case/234461) Today's Windows tip of the day.

Justin Case@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:03:00 -0600

Today's Windows tip of the day.

When in an RDP session ctrl+alt+end = ctrl+alt+del when sitting at the console.

(Turanga Leela/234460) Rapping/tapping/hitting the hard drive should be your absolute l...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:20:00 -0600

Rapping/tapping/hitting the hard drive should be your absolute last resort.

I've successfully used dry ice, freezers, and even hot air guns to heat cycle
hard drives and make them run a few days to run recovery utilities. I've also
had luck spinning hard drives (along the platter axis), but never hitting a
hard drive.

(Mild Seven/234459) A friend of mine had an old computer with an IBM hard drive from...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:42:00 -0600


A friend of mine had an old computer with an IBM hard drive from ages ago that
apparently didn't work.  I googled how to revive it if at all possible and
heard suggestions about putting the drive in the freezer (which should give you
a few minutes to grab whatever data you can before it fails again).

Then I read about using a screwdriver to tap the side of the hard drive a few
times.

I took out the hard drive, tapped it on the side firmly a few times with the
handle of a screwdriver.

The hard drive worked for a long time and I was able to get all the data off
it.  I can't say that will work for all failed hard drives.

That said, SMART status never predicted the death of any drive I've ever owned.
SMART was okay and the next day the drive had given up the ghost.

(SilverEdge/234458) Nightspawn> I'm a big fan of the Ultimate Boot CD/DVD. It has M...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:35:00 -0600

Nightspawn> I'm a big fan of the Ultimate Boot CD/DVD.  It has MemTest on
it...as well as countless other utilities.  It has HDD diagnostics from all the
main vendors too.  Download and burn that, boot up.  Choose HDD, Diagnostic,
and then the appropriate manufacturer.  If you don't know, go into SeaTools
(Seagates), as it is very forgiving and will at least identify the drive.  It's
good at scanning other drives that you don't have the specific diagnostics for.

What you're describing really sounds like a failing hard drive.  I doubt you
can 'fix' it.  You can potentially contain it for a bit, but it will most
likely fail sooner than later.  I'd work on making sure all your data is backed
up if you haven't already.  Start pricing drives and move on.  :)

(Turanga Leela/234457) memtest86 tests only your RAM.

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

memtest86 tests only your RAM.

What you want is smartmontools for Windows. See it here:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Download#Windows-Installthe
Windowspackage

http://tinyurl.com/yflyqmu

Keep in mind it is not the most user-friendly program out there, to put it
very kindly. It is designed for system management via scripting.

The documentation SUCKS ASS, like most F/OSS projects (which is why it will
never be Year of the Linux Desktop). WHen you install let it install the
per-drive context menus (I forget what the installer calls them), run the long
test by right-clicking the drive and selecting run long test, then after it is
done view the SMART info by right clicking it and selecting the option to
display drive info. Copy and paste it here and we will be able to tell you
whether the drive is failing based on S.M.A.R.T. status.

(Nightspawn/234456) I just saw the comment about memtest86, will try that.

Nightspawn@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:00 -0600

I just saw the comment about memtest86, will try that.

And  yes, it has good ventilation, it's on a lap cooling tray and I suspected
heat could be an issue early on so when I suspected that I actually raised it
off the tray more by adding some height between it and the tray with four
rubber stickons at the corners.

(Nightspawn/234455) So...my laptop has gotten more and more unstable, I'm strongly s...

Nightspawn@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:59:00 -0600

So...my laptop has gotten more and more unstable, I'm strongly suspecting hard
drive failure since now if I try to access certain files (which I suspect are
in bad sectors of the hard drive) the computer completely freezes and I have to
reboot and wait for chkdsk to scan.  The files are recently used files such as
movie files which are also large files so they'd hit larger sections of hard
drive than smaller files like images, documents.

So...with that said.  Any utilities I should run that could fix this?  Any
fantastic deals going for large size laptop drives (speed isn't so much a
concern, but this is a 300gb drive mostly full, which I fortunately have backed
up last week so I shouldn't really be losing anything critical if it fails
completely).

(Turanga Leela/234454) What does DeepBurner offer that CDBurnerXP or K3b doesn't?

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:10:00 -0600

What does DeepBurner offer that CDBurnerXP or K3b doesn't?

(Lochner/234453) If anybody has any experience with a Novell license audit, speci...

Lochner@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:27:00 -0600


If anybody has any experience with a Novell license audit, specifically
Novell's "LMS Assist" product, please Mail> me.

(Snuffy/234452) Nightspawn: bad RAM might cause those symptoms.

Snuffy@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:54:00 -0600

Nightspawn:  bad RAM might cause those symptoms.
Memtest86+
from a bootable CD or USB stick.

(Nohirsute/234451) Likely Beans for lunch made sure laptop WAS well-ventilated (for...

Nohirsute@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:54:00 -0600

Likely Beans for lunch made sure laptop WAS well-ventilated (forced, air, even)

                                                                 <self-THWAP!>

(River Rat/234450) nightspawn, is the bottom of the laptop well ventilated?

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:26:00 -0600

nightspawn, is the bottom of the laptop well ventilated?
Meaning can it get air to cool itself off?
Was the fan in high speed mode when it froze?

(Mild Seven/234449) KAM> Sounds like you need to go to Windows Update:

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:29:00 -0600


KAM>  Sounds like you need to go to Windows Update:

     http://www.linux.org

 ;-)

(Cyanide/234448) ill get it about the same time i get the stock options i wanted.

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:53:00 -0600

ill get it about the same time i get the stock options i wanted.

(KAM/234447) You can do it! Just 48 more referrals!

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:00 -0600


You can do it! Just 48 more referrals!

(Cyanide/234446) After I get my free one for Apple.. :)

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:38:00 -0600

After I get my free one for Apple.. :)

(KAM/234445) Sure - you buyin'?

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:00 -0600


Sure - you buyin'?

(Cyanide/234444) sounds like you need an iPad and skip flash altogether :) *ducks...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:00 -0600

sounds like you need an iPad and skip flash altogether :) *ducks*

(KAM/234443) sighs And one more reboot later, everything works.

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:00 -0600


*sighs* And one more reboot later, everything works.

(Cyanide/234442) who needs audio when you have a bbs? :)

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:17:00 -0600

who needs audio when you have a bbs? :)

(KAM/234441) Okay, so I decide to try to re-install the drivers. Reboot. Ever...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:00 -0600


Okay, so I decide to try to re-install the drivers. Reboot. Everything works
fine. Go back into sound control panel to make adujustments, and while testing
a confiuration Windows removes all my drivers and says I have no audio
available.

:-(

(KAM/234440) sighs And now, somehow, output from Windows Media Player doesn...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:00 -0600


*sighs* And now, somehow, output from Windows Media Player doesn't go to
digital audio either.

(KAM/234439) It should go to whatever the default output device is set to. Wo...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:01:00 -0600


It should go to whatever the default output device is set to. Works fine when
it's set to PC speakers, doesn't work when it's set to digital audio out.
Microsoft's FixIt program didn't fix the issue, either.

(Cyanide/234438) I dont think you can choose the output device.. but there is a g...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:00 -0600

I dont think you can choose the output device.. but there is a global disable
setting in the mms (?) file.

(KAM/234437) I don't see any place in Flash where you can choose the audio ou...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:00 -0600


I don't see any place in Flash where you can choose the audio output.

(Cyanide/234436) You didnt accidently disable audio in flash player itself did yo...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:00 -0600

You didnt accidently disable audio in flash player itself did you? :)

(WORF/234435) Go into audio mixer, disable the digtial out, output. :P

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:47:00 -0600


Go into audio mixer, disable the digtial out, output.  :P

(KAM/234434) Rebooted, didn't fix it. Latest drivers from vendor were install...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:00 -0600


Rebooted, didn't fix it. Latest drivers from vendor were installed in August.

(WORF/234433) Reboot that shit.

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:00 -0600


Reboot that shit.

(KAM/234432) Checkign the audio mixer settings, nothing's changed. Everything...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:00 -0600


Checkign the audio mixer settings, nothing's changed. Everything is playing
back through PC speakers fine, and everything except Flash audio is playing
through digital audio out. 25 hours ago, this worked fine. :-/

(WORF/234431) Check your audio mixer settings.

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:19:00 -0600


Check your audio mixer settings.

If you have multiple output devices individual apps can sometimes output to the
wrong one if you're swapping things in and out.

For example, I had IE inadvertantly outputting to the HDMI output the other day
while everything else went to the analog out.

(KAM/234430) Running Win7 Ultimate, on-board Realtek digital audio out to my ...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:14:00 -0600


Running Win7 Ultimate, on-board Realtek digital audio out to my surround sound
system. Yesterday everything worked fine. Today I'm not having any sound output
from any Flash video in my browsers. Output to my regular PC speakers work
fine. Output from any other multimedia players (WMP11, Winamp, etc) works
through digital audio out. I've not upgraded or changed anything. Any idea what
could have caused this?

(Cyanide/234429) Apple got away with Rosetta.

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:51:00 -0600

Apple got away with Rosetta.

ARM has the equivelant of the Intel VT extensions on their roadmap.
which should make it a bit more interesting...

(Wang Master/234428) an intel cpu (a core i7 2760qm) emulating ARM

Wang Master@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:28:00 -0600

an intel cpu (a core i7 2760qm) emulating ARM
is painfully slow.

i can't imagine ARM emulating x86 at all

(WORF/234427) To be fair, I don't ever recall hearing that WOA would have an e...

WORF@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:21:00 -0600


To be fair, I don't ever recall hearing that WOA would have an emulation layer.
An ARM processor doing x86 emulation would suck for performance.

(Stilgar/234426) Wow, MS previously said Windows on Arm (WOA) would have an emula...

Stilgar@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:36:00 -0600

Wow, MS previously said Windows on Arm (WOA) would have an emulation layer so
legacy Windows apps would run on the new platform.  Now they're saying only new
apps will run on Windows 8 ARM, the MUST be Metro UI and they MUST be delivered
through the Windows Store.  MS Office is an exception to all of this.
 http://tinyurl.com/7gdatej

(BDavis/234425) Check the Windows event logs. Use Winkey+R and enter "eventvwr" ...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0600

Check the Windows event logs. Use Winkey+R and enter "eventvwr" is one way to
get there (I think that works on Vista, it has been a while).

(Nightspawn/234424) Ok, my laptop just spontaneously rebooted itself, I was of cours...

Nightspawn@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:00 -0600

Ok, my laptop just spontaneously rebooted itself, I was of course AFK so I
missed any error or BSOD.  Last night while I was using it, twice, it froze
spontaneously and after a few minutes of me trying to get the task manager or
some response with the three finger salute it went black screen until I powered
it off and rebooted it.  Second time it did that chkdsk found no errors.  Any
logs I could check to possibly see what happened or anything to check for
common causes of this?  Windows Vista.

(KAM/234423) Here's a few tools, never used them but I've seen them mentioned...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:21:00 -0600


Here's a few tools, never used them but I've seen them mentioned several times
over the last few years:

http://raymond.cc/blog/how-to-recover-chk-files-created-by-chkdsk-and-scandisk/

(Miser/234422) A co-worker brought me a little external hdd that had some impor...

Miser@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:32:00 -0600

A co-worker brought me a little external hdd that had some important files and
while the root level folders seemed to be intact, there were no files or
folders underneath.  It said space was used on the drive but no amount of
getting properties on folders showed where.

I ran a scandisk and now I just have the typical "Found.000" folder with a
bunch of *.chk files in there.  Anyone know how to recover these files?  I
tried a utility from a Google search called Flobo but it gives me a bad vibe
and seems like it may be a hoax to get $19 out of the co-worker.  Any other
options?  I have both Windows XP/7 and Linux at my disposal to run tools on.

(SilverEdge/234421) I will also speak up for DeepBurner (http://www.deepburner.com/)...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:08:00 -0600

I will also speak up for DeepBurner (http://www.deepburner.com/).

(Keogk/234420) www.ninite.com for deepburner and a bunch of other useful softwa...

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:53:00 -0600

www.ninite.com for deepburner and a bunch of other useful software

(Danix/234419) I use flamethrowers to burn my CDs.

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:00 -0600

I use flamethrowers to burn my CDs.
Oh, you mean burning data on 'em? I use k3b on Linux, on Windows I can't
say for much, but I've used Free ISO Burner for burning .iso images.

(Miser/234418) I'd second DeepBurner. Just punch the name into Google.

Miser@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:58:00 -0600

I'd second DeepBurner.  Just punch the name into Google.

(Smoke Eater/234417) Where do you get DeepBurner and IMGBURN?

Smoke Eater@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:25:00 -0600

Where do you get DeepBurner and IMGBURN?

(PsychoSy/234416) DrSteve> Not bad at all. I deal mostly with WD drives because Da...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:29:00 -0600

DrSteve> Not bad at all. I deal mostly with WD drives because Data Life Guard
for both Windows and DOS detects the serial number and firmware of WD drives
and compares it to the SMART diagnostics table to determine if the drive is
still under warranty before you even call their support line.

Nightspawn> IMGBURN all the way. Tons of options, features, and nowhere near as
bloated as Nero nor cumbersome with wonky-assed virtual drivers that either
cause coasters, degrades speed/performance or both.

(Keogk/234415) I like DeepBurner

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:18:00 -0600

I like DeepBurner

(Nightspawn/234414) Looking for new burner software. Had been using cdburnerxp but ...

Nightspawn@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:00 -0600

Looking for new burner software.  Had been using cdburnerxp but lately it's
flaking out a lot and not responding.  Figured I'd try another free software
that was good and that would help me determine if the issue was hardware or
software after an update.

(DrSteve/234413) PsycoSy: Thanks. I called up Hitachi and the guy I spoke to bas...

DrSteve@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:00 -0600

PsycoSy: Thanks.  I called up Hitachi and the guy I spoke to basically said
"It's under warranty, send it back and we'll send you a replacement".  By this
time the transfer speed had dropped to 700 k/s and Win kept crashing.  The main
system H/D works fine as do the optical drives.

(KAM/234412) Cyanide> Huh?

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:28:00 -0600


Cyanide> Huh?

(Cyanide/234411) KAM> http://www.marvell.com/company/news/pressDetail.do?releaseI...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:14:00 -0600

KAM> http://www.marvell.com/company/news/pressDetail.do?releaseID=2036
<snips>
"At 129 megabytes per second, Marvell and Tuxera's NAS solution offers
the fastest 2 GHz NAS performance on the market. In addition, Tuxera
has optimized and tuned XFS for Marvell customers' most common workloads.
Tuxera's NTFS technology is the industry's only solution of this speed to
come pre-integrated with Marvell's Kirkwood and ARMADA chipsets."

The kirkwood is what is in most of the plug computers.. like most of
the pogoplugs, guruplugs, etc.

(Mild Seven/234410) Does Pioneer still make optical drives? I asked around and all t...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:23:00 -0600

Does Pioneer still make optical drives? I asked around and all the stores said
they were out of stock.

(Cyanide/234409) plextor used to oem directly from pioneer and sold them for like...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:13:00 -0600

plextor used to oem directly from pioneer and sold them for like 2/3 the price.
:)

(Mild Seven/234408) I looked around for USB DVD writers and picked up an Asus. I wa...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600


I looked around for USB DVD writers and picked up an Asus.  I was thinking that
Plextor would have come down in price these days but apparently not! lol.
$200!  Various forums on the 'net claim that Plextor isn't the same company as
before (some company in China produces their drives for them?) and has lower
quality.

I remember though on the BBS years ago when it was said that Plextor was the
king.  I couldn't justify forking out $200 for a DVD writer.. that's like the
cost of a new motherboard, processor and RAM.

(LizPhairFan/234407) Mild Seven>>>

LizPhairFan@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:13:00 -0600

Mild Seven>>>
Asus is pretty good stuff still.
I have a 1 year old laptop from them that has been a champ. Really good.
I know people that have their tablets and netbooks and they've all been good
too.

(Mild Seven/234406) I don't know how good Asus is today but my 10 year old Asus CD-R...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:10:00 -0600


I don't know how good Asus is today but my 10 year old Asus CD-R still reads
and writes flawlessly ($150 in 2002) and 10 year old Verbatim media still good.
:-)

(Mild Seven/234405) In that case, no way. :-) When this home-built machine finally ...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:00 -0600


In that case, no way. :-)  When this home-built machine finally gives up the
ghost I'll build another one and hope SSDs have dropped in price by then.

I think the only reason this machine has lasted this long is I never went cheap
on the PSU and use a line conditioner. ;-)

Plus, regular cleanings and reseating add-on cards..

(BDavis/234404) Given how cheap you can get desktops these days, do you really w...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:00 -0600

Given how cheap you can get desktops these days, do you really want to drop
$250 on an SSD on a 9-year-old machine?

(PsychoSy/234403) Dr. Steve> Slow random reads/writes could be a number of things,...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:00 -0600

Dr. Steve> Slow random reads/writes could be a number of things, but they most
of the time they all boil down to just two: (1) the power supply's rails are no
longer up to snuff to feed the power needs of the drive and thus sacrifices
speed for maintaining stability or (2) the drive is failing and will be dead
within hours/days/weeks. A good way to rule out (1) is to run Everrest to
monitor the voltage rails and then send a performance intensive command to the
drive (i.e. format, defrag, etc.).

If the +12 voltage rail suddenly drops to around 14.5, your power supply isn't
cutting it anymore (the cut-off point in the ATX spec for stability on the +12
rail is 14.4 volts). However, the voltages are remaining stable with minimal
flux yet the drive is dogshit slow, the drive is done. Everrest does have a
SMART monitoring tool, but SMART often reports that a failing drive is fine one
moment until suddenly it gives up the ghost.

Another option is to see if Hitachi has any DOS based drive utilities. If so,
use the tool uunetbootin on a USB flash stick so that it'll boot to FreeDos.
Then copy the DOS-based Hitachi utility to the flash stick, and give it a
whirl.

(River Rat/234402) Anyone ever seen this version of windows?

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:00 -0600

Anyone ever seen this version of windows?
http://oppie.homelinux.com/WildWindows.PNG

I know it is a hacked version.
But have you ever seen one like this one?

(Cyanide/234401) Mild Seven> supposedly intel makes the best. :) The -low- end ve...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:40:00 -0600

Mild Seven> supposedly intel makes the best. :) The -low- end versions are the
ones from almost all of the makers are the ones I would stay away from..

Also check to see what is supported -well-.. not all controllers are equal.
and not all the quality of the ram is equal, and the speeds can vary..

(Mild Seven/234400) What is a good brand name of SSD and how much should one pay for...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:35:00 -0600

What is a good brand name of SSD and how much should one pay for 160GB?
(I have a 160GB SATA drive now but it is 4 years old, so I'm getting a bit
nervous) :-)

(River/234399) It is, but for those with legacy hardware who don't want to eith...

River@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:31:00 -0600


It is, but for those with legacy hardware who don't want to either buy an
adapter or an old used IDE SSD, new ones are still available.

(Cyanide/234398) it is, but if you have an old portable, you can't fit the drive ...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:31:00 -0600

it is, but if you have an old portable, you can't fit the drive and the adapter
in the space.

(Mild Seven/234397) IDE? I thought SATA interface was better?

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:27:00 -0600

IDE? I thought SATA interface was better?

(River/234396) New IDE SSD drives (both 2.5" and 3.5") are available at macsale...

River@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:00 -0600


New IDE SSD drives (both 2.5" and 3.5") are available at macsales.com.

(Cyanide/234395) the newer linux works. and yes the ssd's are all sata so it shou...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:00 -0600

the newer linux works. and yes the ssd's are all sata so it should plug and
play..

(Mild Seven/234394) I use a desktop with a Silicon Image 3x12 SATA PCI add-on card w...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:00 -0600


I use a desktop with a Silicon Image 3x12 SATA PCI add-on card with my hard
drive connected to it.

So, I can just buy a SSD and plug it into the port on the SATA controller card?
That's all? :-)

I use Linux.. I assume it has TRIM (not sure what it is) support?

(Salubrious/234393) Mild Seven: If it's a desktop and has a SATA controller built in...

Salubrious@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:14:00 -0600

Mild Seven: If it's a desktop and has a SATA controller built in, you can just
buy any popular SSD and plug it in. If it lacks a SATA controller, you could
buy a SATA controller card. You can get adapters to adapt a SATA drive to an
IDE controller, but I have not had good luck with them. If you are dealing with
a laptop and it has a SATA controller, you should be able to just plug in the
SSD. If it has an IDE controller, you would have to find an older IDE SSD drive
on eBay, and it's going to cost more and not be available in larger sizes. You
would probably be better off just getting a fast, conventional IDE hard drive
for the laptop.

(Cyanide/234392) There is a sata -> ide converter and vice versa available iirc. ...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:19:00 -0600

There is a sata -> ide converter and vice versa available iirc. but you might
want trim support or something else in your software stack that might not be
available.  Or you might have physical issues getting it to fit..

(Mild Seven/234391) Can I use an SSD drive in my very old machine? (2003 vintage)

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:00 -0600


Can I use an SSD drive in my very old machine? (2003 vintage)
Is there an adapter for it to make it fit/work?

(DrSteve/234390) Problems with backing up - could it by my H/D?

DrSteve@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:57:00 -0600

Problems with backing up - could it by my H/D?
Last night my regularly scheduled back up to my 2nd H/D failed.  The drive was
visible in Explorer, but had zero content and kept insisting that I format it.
I tried and it wouldn't even get started.  I ran the HP system check and
everything checked out fine.  Tried to format again and it worked fine.  Today
I have been trying to manually back up and the access times have varied from
1.6 MB/s to 50 for pictures!  Does this sound like my H/D could be dying?
The helpful software from Hitachi doesn't work for squat, told me my heads were
aligned and the "diagnistic" software fails to launch on reboot from a CD or
USB drive!  No doubt not Win 7 compliant!

(Cyanide/234389) This might not work for you.. but.. you coudl get an SSD drive f...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:07:00 -0600

This might not work for you.. but.. you coudl get an SSD drive for your
system, and that gets rid of the spin up issues and drops your electric use by
half, as well as improves the speed..

You might be able to get your system that is on all the time on an ARM
processor type of system. The one I have uses 10watts of power max, and
idle is almost instant, and there isn't like "stepping" so it is full on
or idle.

They have some limitations. They are faster then what you would think
at what they can do. But they aren't going to knock your socks off yet
either. Good for like a personal fileserver/multimedia, a jumpbox, a backup
server, print server, small web server, etc.

Then maybe you can shut off your main client machine, when you aren't using
it and with the 20 second boot off an SSD, you aren't getting frustrated
wasting time when you want to use your systems either.

(KAM/234388) I could also set my desktop to rotate photos and wallpapers when...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:51:00 -0600


I could also set my desktop to rotate photos and wallpapers when I'm not
actively using it. Still wasteful, but there's a purpose for it.

(DesCartes/234387) I think that "waste with a purpose" is a contradiction.

DesCartes@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:18:00 -0600

I think that "waste with a purpose" is a contradiction.
Perhaps it's better to describe it as donating the energy use that would
otherwise be wasted to a cause, or something.

(Dr Doctor/234386) SilverEdge -> A free disk cloning utility I've had success with ...

Dr Doctor@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:00 -0600


SilverEdge -> A free disk cloning utility I've had success with (and that will
likely handle your "hidden partition" problems) is Clonezilla.

http://clonezilla.org/

It's based on Linux and is pretty easy to use (but text based).

(KAM/234385) River Rat> No, I'm still wasting electricity. SETI@Home just was...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:28:00 -0600


River Rat> No, I'm still wasting electricity. SETI@Home just wastes it with
purpose.

(BDavis/234384) If you leave them on but allow them to go into sleep mode, the e...

BDavis@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:17:00 -0600

If you leave them on but allow them to go into sleep mode, the energy use is
very minimal.

(River Rat/234383) KAM, put your computers to use. Instead of wasting energy, run ...

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:36:00 -0600

KAM, put your computers to use.  Instead of wasting energy, run SETI@Home or
some other project.  Then you aren't wasting energy.

(Count Chocula/234382) i use a laptop as my main computer. i have an external keyboard...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:35:00 -0600

i use a laptop as my main computer.  i have an external keyboard, mouse and
monitor.  the laptop sits on the keyboard tray, kinda like a rack mount server.
this particular model has a front loading DVD, so it works well.  I can't reach
the power button though, so I use the sleep feature.  hitting any key on the
keyboard wakes the machine up.
the only time i have an issue is when the screen won't wake up for whatever
reason, and I have to dig out the laptop to force reset the machine.

(KAM/234381) Other than wasting energy, I leave mine turned on all the time w...

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:34:00 -0600


Other than wasting energy, I leave mine turned on all the time without any
consequences.

(Mild Seven/234380) my lungs probably need a good scrubbing or some canned air. ;-)

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:51:00 -0600

my lungs probably need a good scrubbing or some canned air. ;-)

I was having a discussion with a colleague about whether it is better to let
your computer run 24/7 or to shut it down.  I argued that turning it on and off
is probably harder on it (hard disks power cycling/spinning up, power supply)
than just letting it run all the time.

What's the consensus here about that? Okay to leave the PC on all the time?

(Zipo/234379) imagine your lungs

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:58:00 -0600

imagine your lungs

(Cyanide/234378) Rick> There was software that would do it.. :) I don't recall th...

Cyanide@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:28:00 -0600

Rick> There was software that would do it.. :) I don't recall the details, it
may have been a file system driver for linux that I saw.. I -think- it was
for epson.. But the different word processors used different formats.

SilverEdge> RedHat had something for their VM software.. Fedora is pretty
intuitive to me but that might just be me.. :) VMWare is faily easy until
you get to massive deployments.

(KAM/234377) Mild Seven> Either should be fine.

KAM@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:13:00 -0600


Mild Seven> Either should be fine.

If you're surprised that tar will build up on surfaces the way it does in your
PC, try scrubbing your walls. You may be in for a surprise there, too :-)

(Mild Seven/234376) heh... :-) That reminds me of an old IBM PS/2 76 I once had. Ci...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:25:00 -0600

heh... :-)  That reminds me of an old IBM PS/2 76 I once had. Circa 1993 or so.
So much lint in there... but the damn thing would not die. ;-)

(Count Chocula/234375) i tend to let the lint build up until it becomes cloth-like and ...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0600

i tend to let the lint build up until it becomes cloth-like and i can peel it
off like the filter in the clothes dryer ;)

(Mild Seven/234374) I usually clean out my computer case every few months. Is canne...

Mild Seven@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:06:00 -0600


I usually clean out my computer case every few months.  Is canned air better or
should one use a fine brush or vacuum?  I noticed this time that the dust was
dark and sticky (likely tar). I'm surprised the cigarette tar would add up like
that considering my house has good ventilation. (I'm not surprised that Apple
voids warranties for smokers)

(Rick Jenkins/234373) And sort of software available that will allow a PC to open file...

Rick Jenkins@rss.iscabbs.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:54:00 -0600


And sort of software available that will allow a PC to open files from a word
processor that are stored on a 3.5 floppy?

(PsychoSy/234372) I use DriveImage XML ...

PsychoSy@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:42:00 -0600

I use DriveImage XML ...

(SilverEdge/234371) VMware is something I should really get into. Is there a 'go to...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:04:00 -0600

VMware is something I should really get into.  Is there a 'go to'
informational/how to website that people would recommend?  Like a primer?

(Knightshade/234370) AFAIK it works with old images, though I haven't done a ton of t...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:59:00 -0600

AFAIK it works with old images, though I haven't done a ton of that.... Usually
I run it from winPE type boot media myself... The newest version (11.5, which
comes in the Ghost Solution Suite 2.5) even supports VMware and Powerquest disk
images....

(SilverEdge/234369) Knightshade> I'm all for something just working. I'm assuming G...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:54:00 -0600

Knightshade> I'm all for something just working.  I'm assuming Ghost 11 has a
simple to make CD boot disk that works with USB drives, etc?  I also assume it
would work with ghost images made with prior versions of Ghost?  That would be
much preferred as most of my images to this point are ghost files.

(Knightshade/234368) Ghost 11 (AKA Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0) and newer all w...

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:48:00 -0600

Ghost 11 (AKA Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0) and newer all work fine with
Win7 and such if you want to stick with ghost.

For free you can use Microsofts Image X (and a few simple MS tools like
diskpart and bcdboot to get the boot stuff right)... but this requires a little
understanding of what you're doing, whereas I've yet to see anything Ghost 11
didn't "just work" on

(SilverEdge/234367) Looking to expand my 'toolbox' for imaging computers. I have pr...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:40:00 -0600

Looking to expand my 'toolbox' for imaging computers.  I have pretty much been
using Norton Ghost 2003 (I've found it pretty reliable when newer versions
wouldn't work for me) and sometimes use Drive Snapshot
(http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en) when needing to make images that Ghost doesnt
work on, or when I need a browsable image.

However, been encountering more and more as I deal with more Windows 7 boxes on
OEM machines with hidden restore partitions that these don't work at all or as
well as I'd like.  Last week I had a computer that Ghost did it's thing, but it
wouldn't boot off the drive.  I was going to a WD drive, so I was able to use
their Acronis True Image for WD
(http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&wdc_lang=en) to get
it to copy right and boot.

What is the current 'go to' that people recommend based on experience?  I'm not
very linux literate, but I do use the UBCD for HDD diagnostics and memory
tests, so I have available what is on there, but never used them, etc.

Recommendations?  :)  Thanks in advance.

(Zipo/234366) also you can try the html5 version www.youtube.com/html5

Zipo@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:27:00 -0600

also you can try the html5 version www.youtube.com/html5

(Count Chocula/234365) youtube pisses me off so bad with their throttling and buffering...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:00 -0600

youtube pisses me off so bad with their throttling and buffering.
I think it's better if you can go straight to a channel of videos rather than
watching from the youtube main page.
for example, if i want to watch a hickok45 video, it seems to run better from
http://www.youtube.com/user/hickok45 rather than youtube.com

(Nightspawn/234364) What can I do to improve my youtube streaming quality? I can wa...

Nightspawn@rss.iscabbs.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0600

What can I do to improve my youtube streaming quality?  I can watch netflix
movies for hours on end without issue, downloading files from high end servers
over 1mbps but I can't watch a single music video at 360p without it freezing
every 10 seconds or less to cache more...

(Count Chocula/234363) i think the PSU was always my weak link.

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:00 -0600

i think the PSU was always my weak link.
back in the day i was too poor to afford a decent $100 PSU.
now i just buy a gaming laptop once every 3 years and call it a day.

(Turanga Leela/234362) A Cray 2 could probably be had really cheaply now, but who the h...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0600

A Cray 2 could probably be had really cheaply now, but who the heck wants to
deal with the wiring in an old-school supercomputer or mainframe when a modern
desktop is much faster?

(Salubrious/234361) Count: I started with the policy that I wouldn't overclock a CPU...

Salubrious@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0600

Count: I started with the policy that I wouldn't overclock a CPU I couldn't
afford to lose. That being said, I am a conservative overclocker and just do it
to eek out a little free performance. My first overclock was a Pentium 75
overclocked to 100. Zero stability issues. I've overclocked a K62+ from 400 to
500. Also no issues. My current system is an Athlon 2. I have a slight
overclock on it, 2.5 to 2.7Ghz. I'm sure it could go higher. As long as you
have adequate cooling and don't overclock too far, there is little risk.

(Danix/234360) Might as well actually buy a Cray 2. ;)

Danix@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:39:00 -0600

Might as well actually *buy* a Cray 2. ;)

(Turanga Leela/234359) If you want to invest in something really crazy like a waterfall...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:18:00 -0600

If you want to invest in something really crazy like a waterfall cooling system
like the Cray 2 had, you could probably hit 5 to 6 GHz - but the cost/benefit
is not very good. Today's processors are so insanely fast that what's the point
of overclocking? You'll be choked by memory or I/O bandwidth, or by your GPU if
the goal is achieving 2fps more. It's just easier to wait for the next
generation processor to come out.

(Knightshade/234358) Depends on the hardware.

Knightshade@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:38:00 -0600

Depends on the hardware.

The 300A overclocked 50% SUPER SUPER reliabily.  I ran that system for a couple
years and never had a single issue.

Most -k series Intel processors currently overclock 100% stable a fair bit
(though not typically 50%).

Now, the folks with whacky water-cooling setups who have 6 car radiators
connected to their PC, they probably push stability boundries a bit... but in
general if you do your research a stable OC is very simple.

(Count Chocula/234357) i've never successfully overclocked. i wanted zero problems due...

Count Chocula@rss.iscabbs.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:34:00 -0600

i've never successfully overclocked.  i wanted zero problems due to tweaking,
and I could never make that happen.  even a 1% bump led to instability.
was I doing it wrong, or do overclockers have a higher tolerance for
instability?

(Grayson/234356) I know the topic is a little cold now, but the Abit BH6 Thread.....

Grayson@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:18:00 -0600

I know the topic is a little cold now, but the Abit BH6 Thread...  I had one
with the 300A and it OC'd and to 504 and was stable utilizing only the stock
air cooler.  But, it was known for having certain production runs that were
better than others - I just got lucky with mine.

(River Rat/234355) Rian: Basically when you install the XP thing in Windows 7 Pro,...

River Rat@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:49:00 -0600

Rian:  Basically when you install the XP thing in Windows 7 Pro, it actually
installs a VM.  So you are actually running your app in a VM.

(SilverEdge/234354) TAP> eSATA I have no experience with. If Keogk is right, and yo...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:00 -0600

TAP> eSATA I have no experience with.  If Keogk is right, and yours is one that
isn't hot-swappable, perhaps theres been a BIOS update that you could look into
to enable that?  Just a thought.

(Turanga Leela/234353) Any SATA port can support hot swapping EXCEPT the boot drive pro...

Turanga Leela@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:00 -0600

Any SATA port can support hot swapping EXCEPT the boot drive providing you are
running AHCI. If you are running IDE emulation, all bets are off.

However, some ACPI/APM drivers screw up the works when a PC comes out of sleep
mode. Sometimes changes are made to the profiles such that eSATA ports are
disabled, and the drivers aren't smart enough to reinitialize the ports.

(Keogk/234352) eSata is hit or miss sometimes there is an option to select a p[...

Keogk@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:00 -0600

eSata is hit or miss sometimes there is an option to select a p[ort and say its
a esata port then it may be hotswap. But it deoends I believe on the chipset
and the bios as well as the OS. I believe Vista and above.

(The After Party/234351) Re: External HD

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:04:00 -0600

Re: External HD

  Oh, duh. This is connected via eSata. Ha. That's probably why it only
  connects at bootup. Though. eSata is supposed to be hot swappable. no?
  Maybe i need to enable it somewhere..

(The After Party/234350) SilverEdge/Kraven

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:54:00 -0600

SilverEdge/Kraven

  Well, this most recent example, my wife turned off the power strip the
  drive was plugged in.

  Typically, I just on my machine and realize after the fact that the external
  HD isn't on, so, i have to reboot after turning on the external HD.

  I rarely eject it, cuz i rarely turn it off while the machien is on.

  There is no drive letter as I turned the PC on while the external HD was off.

  I'm not very happy right now, since even after the reboot, it is not showing
  up. If my wife trashed our backup with all our pictures on it....

(Kraven/234349) Do you just turn of the usb drive or do you uses the windows saf...

Kraven@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:25:00 -0600

Do you just turn of the usb drive or do you uses the windows safely remove this
device feature?

(SilverEdge/234348) TAP> I've had that issue with my built in media card reader. So...

SilverEdge@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:25:00 -0600

TAP> I've had that issue with my built in media card reader.  Sometimes it
doest register right and a reboot is required to address it.

How are you turning it off?  Are you ejecting it properly etc?  Does the drive
letter remain, but unable to open?

(The After Party/234347) Win7+External HD

The After Party@rss.iscabbs.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:01:00 -0600

Win7+External HD

  Whenever I turn off my external HD and turn it back on, i have to reboot
  my win7 box to get it to show up again. That doesn't seem right.
  Its connectived via USB. Why is it requiring a reboot?
  I went into device manager and told it to scan for devices, found nothing.
  My google fu is not working today.