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I really don't think this is a RAM problem. The system has had issues no matter what settings I use. I'm leaving the voltage/frequencies/timings on full auto for the Patriot sticks and a random generic DDR3 1333 stick.

The RAM is rated at 1.65v. I tried both sticks individually, as well as another random DDR3 1333 stick I had in another machine. The machine detects the RAM as 1333mhz and 1.5v. I tried manually boosting the voltage to 1.65v, and set it to 1866mhz with the timings specified (9-11-9-27)...

I'm not even getting to the stage where I can install an OS. It's freezing within seconds of bootup, with or without any hard drives attached.

Hi, I just built myself a new Ivy Bridge rig and I'm having massive issues with system instability and I'm running out of ideas as to what's causing it. The system is freezing hard, and sometimes following that up with a reboot, usually within seconds of turning it on. Sometimes I can make...

I'd recommend the Sony TX5. A tiny little underwater camera packed with features. If you want to take some landscapes, the TX5 does auto stitching of panoramas. It's really nice. Plus an easy to use touchscreen interface. Also takes 720p movies. I got one a couple months ago. Highly...

Hi there, just bought a new macbook pro in order to do some iphone/mac development. I'd like to replace the hard drive with an SSD. My two main choices are an OCZ Vertex 120gb which I could hopefully get for close to $300 (Canadian) soon, or an Intel Gen2 80gb, which I'm guessing will be around...

Futureshop definitely does.

They're virtually identical, but not identical. They're all Samsung, some are: 1Rx8 PC2-4200U-444-12-D3 some are: 1Rx8 PC2-4200U-444-12-D1 The timings are the same, although I just noticed that the CAS settings within memtest are 4-4-4-11, not 4-4-4-12 as seems to be indicated by the...

Hi, my company has been having all sorts of issues with RAM that came in our Dell desktops. All 5 desktops are identical and were bought at the same time about 3 years ago. It seems like they've each taken turns having the RAM fail. I've been trying to sort out the good sticks from the bad...

Hi, I just recently rebuilt my HTPC and I accidentally plugged the front USB headers in backwards on the motherboard (positive plugged into negative and vice versa). I'm so used to things just not working if you don't plug them in correctly so I didn't really care if they were wrong. I...

Hi there, I've got a Q9450 coming my way next week. I'm trying to decide which motherboard to get with it. I think I've narrowed it down to 3 boards. It's either the DFI LANParty Dk P35-T2RS: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27638 Asus P5Q Pro...

Hmm, I didn't see such an option, but I'm not using the web GUI. Anyway, that might have been the issue as for some reason last night it started progressing much faster and finished. I rebooted the system and expanded the partition to 1.81TB. Pretty sweet! Lets see how fast I can fill it :)

Yeah, it will take a super long time, but oh well. As long as it completes ok, I think everything will be fine. The old RAID array is still online during this expansion process, so I can still access my data and even if a drive were to fail, the data would still be intact. I've gotta say...

That would have required another raid card. My way doesn't.

Hi, I've had a 3x400gb RAID 5 in my system for about a year and a half. Finally pulled the trigger on 3x1TB Seagate drives, and proceeded to expand my RAID array. I'm using a Highpoint 2300 card. First step was to replace each drive one by one and rebuild the array each time. This went...