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Hi all I have a NAS/home server running Ubuntu 14.04, with a 128GB Samsung SSD as root (OS) disk and a 4-disk mdadm array for storage. The system has been running fine for 4 years. I've got a CRON script that regularly checks CPU temp, and shuts down the machine if temps exceed 80C. It...

Hi Due to some special circumstances I need to create a RAID5 array with two disks, i.e. a degraded array with one drive "missing", using mdadm I have two 4TB disks. What I've done is booted up Ubuntu 14.04 using a Live-CD. Then I created a single, primary partition on each of them of the...

Hi guys I've tried everything and read the internet but my Ubuntu server/nas/mediacenter is rendered useless and I really need some pointers on how to get it running again. Long story short: While upgrading to the latest kernel, v 3.13.0-24, I got a message saying that /boot partition was...

Guys, Im running RAID5 using mdadm on my Ubuntu 13.10-based server. I've currently got a 5x2TB array, but I need more space and want to grow it to 4x4TB. I think its possible, but I realize its not trivial. I'd like appreciate some input to ensure I'm on the right track with my plan. What I...

Hey all, I am making a website for a friend, and I have been provided with the complete site design in the form of an InDesign project that can be exported to HTML. It is 55 pages (images, really) complete with graphics, hover states for buttons etc. What I need to do is chop it up into...

Hey all, I am making a website for a friend. He needs online visibility for his small business, and has spent a few months designing the site with his girfriend who is a graphic designer. They used Adobe InDesign I believe, and they have come up with a nice fixed with static design. The...

Hey, I've installed two Laing DDCs/Swiftech MCP350s in an EK dual DDC top. They are sucking water from a EK dual bay dual loop spin reservoir, positioned above the pumps. These two pumps combined like that put out quite a bit of water pressure, and even though the water goes through a...

Hi guys, I need to RMA my XFX 5870, and to do so I need the stock cooler which I accidentally discarded (I put a waterblock on the card). A cooler with an XFX sticker would be preferable. I'll throw $20 your way via PayPal for it. Thanks!

Newegg is offering 20% off (in form of a MIR) on pretty much all its logitech products when you buy two or more. NewEggs prices are of course already competitive, so I think this is quite attractive. It is a MIR, but still; I bought a G27 Racing Wheel for $255 (great price to begin with) and...

I am looking for drives for a QNAP TS410 NAS I'll be getting soon. I want 2TBs. I was pretty much set on the Seagate Barracuda LP 5900 rpm 2TB drive, but after reading those reviews and horror stories about clicking, I get the impression that it's a coin toss as to whether the drive will last...

Anyone else find this annoying? I have one profile set up to use Eyefinity SLS on my three 22" LCDs, and one to use regular three-monitor desktop. Whenever I switch profiles, it seems like the CCC profile manager forgot half the settings. It gets the basics right, but like if I switch to the...

NO LONGER FOR SALE I'm putting this all into an enclosure soon and selling as complete system. PM me if you are interested in a great deal. I just upgraded my rig and that left me with some parts for sale. 1st post: Various hardware 2nd post: Video card 3rd post: Watercooling gear * Asus...

Hi, I have the following watercooling gear for sale: Swiftech STORM extreme performance CPU block, fits socket 939, 775, 754, 462, 940, 603/604, 478. Comes with 3/8" and 1/2" fittings, as well as chrome and UV blue hold down plate $20 Swiftech MCW55 high performance GPU block with 1/2"...

Hi, I have the following graphic cards for sale: One BFG nVidia GeForce 8800GTX watercooled edition with 3/8" and 1/2" fittings $120 Two PowerColor Radeon HD3870s $90 each All cards are used but in perfect working condition. The factory waterblock on the BFG is a high quality DangerDen...

I just upgraded my rig and that left me with some parts for sale: Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition X38 Motherboard $130 Intel Xeon X3220 CPU G0 (essentially a hand-picked Q6600) $130 4x1GB OCZ Reaper PC9200 DDR2 memory $80 All items are used but in perfect condition, never had a problem...

I understand these PSUs almost identical and built on the same phenomenal SeaSonic M12D platform, with the main difference being that the XFX is single rail. I need a new PSU for my upcoming Core i7 upgrade, and these PSUs fit my needs perfectly. And being a bit shorter than most modular...

Hi all, I am from Europe and most my friends there use MSN Messenger, so I have to do so to. I don't like the MSN Live messenger too much, I think its got too much stuff on it, not very efficient use of pixel space, and I HATE the fact that every new conversation opens in a new window. I...

I am looking to upgrade the harddrive on my Samsung NC10 netbook to a SSD, with a main goal of increasing battery life and boot times (and I also like new tech.). Netbooks have limited capabilities in terms of CPU power, network transfer speeds, etc., so I am thinking that having the...

Hi guys, I just bought a 2TB external drive with eSATA and USB 2.0 connections. I'm gonna use it to back up two RAID 0 arrays I have in my HTPC. There is a lot of data, and USB 2.0 is becoming old school, so I'd like to take advantage of eSATA speeds. However my motherboard, Asus Maximus...

I am wondering how writing to a RAID 0 array of two 500GB drives affects the read speeds. or vice versa. Take this scenario: Capturing video (SD) to the drives, and simultaneously reading from the drives to a server (over Gigabit LAN). Will I be able to sustain write speeds (most important due...

Hey guys, At work we are setting up an enterprise level video capture and encoding system. Five workstations will capture and edit video (SD) for now. This video will then be encoded by 8 servers at a high rate. The servers are provided by Dell and all have Xeon CPUs and RAID 1+0 setups for...

Hey guys, I'm pretty fed up with this. I keep getting random bluescreens, black screens, and errors at early stages in the Vista installation. Sometimes I make it to the first screen where I actually interact, but it usually fails before that. The error messages sometimes complain about...

Hey guys, I am building an office machine for my dad where stability, noise, and price are priority. I was thinking to get a Intel E5200 for $75, but I am unsure of what motherboard to get. I assume an Intel chipset is the safest bet for stability, but which one? There are a lot of boards to...

Hey guys, I upgraded the video card on my HTPC from a Asus Radeon 3850 to a Visiontek 4850 today, mainly because I was not able to play GRID with acceptable framerates. Long story short, I see no performance increase at all when playing GRID at 1360x768, 2xFAA. The framerate hovers between...

Hi all, I just set up RAID 0 with two 500GB WD SATA disks in my HTPC (onboard RAID controller on Asus A8N SLI Premium mobo). Since I set this up, I keep getting corrupt files. An example is torrents consisting of RAR files. When I try to extract them, WinRAR reports that several of the...

OK, this is going to sound absurd, but trust me its true: Originally I had an Asus P3E mobo, a Q6600, Radeon HD3870, OCZ ATI Certified PC6400 mem, a and a Corsair HX620 Watt PSU. I ran into several weird errors and sudden stops when installing Vista, so I decided to run MemTest to see if...

I had some hardware issues and never made it through Vista setup on a new computer Im building http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1031805924#post1031805924 After a while I realized that it was memory related. I ran MemTest86 and it stopped with lots of errors after a few seconds...

Ive been trying to set up a new computer for days now, and I never make it through Windows setup. Here are the specs: Asus Maximus Formula mainboard Q6600 Two 3870s 4x1GB OCZ ATI Certified PC6400 RAM WD Caviar 750GB SATA DVD writer I originally had another mainboard, Asus P5E, which...

The fan on my XFX 8800GT XXX seems to always spin at very low speed. It runs hot has hell (not OCed, hits 70C+ in 3D apps), and the fan does not seem to accelerate during heavy 3D. Do I need to install ForceWare or something similar to make this sucker cool itself appropriately? I thought...

Hey guys, I am building a new rig for my brother, and it will have two 3870s in CF. It'll have a Stacker 831 case. I came across this modified version, and pretty much immediately realized I want something similar...

I am in the need of a powerful mobile rig (for my brother), and I am considering purchasing one of the most powerful Shuttle barebones. I considered getting the SP35P2 PRO, put a Penryn Q6600 equivalent (whenever they hit the shelves, BTW, anyone have a date on that?), and a 8800GT in it...

With Vista Ultimate x64 doing what it can to feel at home, I am running out of space on my main system disk (a Raptor 74GB), so its time for an upgrade. I am considering buying another 74GB Raptor and run RAID 0 with the two disks. I have built in RAID on my Asus Maximus mobo. Second...

I have an Asus Maximus Formula SE X38 board and a X3220 (Q6600) chip that I plan to overclock witha very capable waterloop. Ive been going back and forth with choice of memory for this rig, and ended up purchasing 2 2x1GB OCZ Reaper PC9200 kits from NewEgg. Unfortunately, one of the kits...

I have a Asus Maximus Formula SE board, and 4 sticks of OCZ Reaper PC9200. The system won't boot with all four sticks in. No image. I set the timings to the sticks' default specs in BIOS using only one stick. The values are 5-5-5-18 timings and 2.3 volts. Still won't boot with all four sticks...

I know these are the same chips, but that the Xeon is supposed to run a little cooler and therefore OC a little higher. I got both coming in the mail (yeah, couldnt make up my mind in time) so I gotta figure out which one to return. There is a good thread in the OC Forums on OCing the...

I am going to upgrade my laptops harddrive, so I bought a 160GB WD Scorpio, 2.5" SATA to replace the standard 80GB I had. Now, I've been trying (without luck) to transfer the entire partition table from the old drive onto the new one using Acronis Disk Director Suite. I wasnt able to get...

I am looking for a good 4GB (2x2GB) kit, and this one got great reviews. Only problem: I cant find it anywhere. Does anyone know if its even out? Also, are there other 4GB kits I should be looking at? I am planning on running this on my upcoming X38 board, OCing a Q6600. Thanks!

I recently took my mobo (Asus A8N SLI Premium), CPU, and memory out of my main rig and put it in a HTPC. My main rig was watercooled so I put a heatpipe HSF on the CPU and northbridge when I put it in the HTPC case. The system ran fine for a couple of days. For some reason, during sleep...

I am upgrading my laptop HD from a 80GB SATA drive to a 160GB WD SATA drive. I want to clone the 80 gig to the 160 gig, so that the contents are the same. Then I'll increase the partition sizes. I have an external USB 2.0 2.5" drive enclosure that I use for the operation. The problem is...

Hi guys As soon as Asus releases their X38 based Maximus boards, I'll be getting one. That is either the Formula (DDR2) or the Extreme (DDR3). I want to get 4GB of ram and run Vista x64 on my system. I've got a very capable watercooling system, and intend to overclock the CPU I'm getting...