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Hi, I have put together a backup NAS using old parts. It contains a "backups" ZFS pool and I am using ZFS send/receive to backup my main data pool (on my primary NAS) to this backup pool. However, every now and then, the ZFS send/receive operation hangs and if I run "zpool status" on the backup...

I'm looking to get a basic mechanical keyboard for work (with "quiet" switches like Cherry MX Browns). I have a Ducky DK2108 at home which I love but unfortunately I can't use the same model at work - we use PS/2 KVMs, which do not work with USB keyboards (even with USB-to-PS/2 adapters)...

I currently use FlexRAID for both drive pooling and snapshot RAID but the pooling is just not good enough for what I want. Here's an example of my folder layout and a description of the issues I have: HDD 1: \Audio, \Data, \Backups HDD 2: \Video\TV HDD 3: \Video\TV HDD 4: \Video\Sport HDD...

I have a new C1765nfw and no matter what I try it refuses to scan to a network share. It keeps telling me it can't log in after the scan is complete (error 031-529). I've attached screenshots showing my settings, although I have tried various combinations and it hasn't worked once...

I got a 5TB drive yesterday, put it in my disk dock and hooked it up to my Windows Server 2012 machine using a SATA to eSATA cable. I initialised it as GPT, assigned a drive letter, and copied several files to it. Today, I put the disk in a USB 3.0 caddy and hooked it up again (the dock was...

KB2919355 installed fine on my two laptops but on my Windows 8.1 desktop it just refuses to do so. The strange thing is that the Windows Update error code I get isn't consistent. Sometimes it installs fine but then reverts during reboot (error E0000100), other times it'll log error 80246007...

Hi, I want my AMD R9 270 in auto-clock mode usually (where it clocks down to save power and reduce heat when I'm not gaming or watching video) but I also need to be able to force it to maximum clocks (3D mode) because the clocks keep jumping about whilst playing less demanding games, causing fps...

I have a Windows Server 2012 machine that hosts all of my files. When I try to copy files from a share on my Windows 8.1 desktop (via gigabit ethernet), the transfer starts fine (50+ MB/s) then quickly drops to 7-8 MB/s. Looking at the server's Task Manager, CPU usage has jumped to 80+%, with...

My few-years-old laptop was running hot and the fan was on all the time, even when idle. CPU temps were around 70 °C when idle too. So I decided to take it apart and clean the fan and exhaust holes with compressed air. I did that today, put it back together and booted it. First thing I noticed...

Hi everyone, I've been using a VPN to connect to my home network from elsewhere for a few months. It's set up as follows: PPTP Maximum Strength Encryption EAP-MSCHAP-v2 Authentication Now I find out that MSCHAPv2 authentication has been broken and is no longer considered secure...

Hi guys, I upgraded from Windows7 to Windows 8 last night on my main desktop PC. For some reason, file transfers between this PC and my home server (running Windows Server 2012) are now slow. I used to get 60-70 MB/s copying to and from the server, now I get 45-50 MB/s copying from the server...

Hi, My HTPC is being very annoying right now. When I turn it on (resume) using my IR remote, the power LED turns on and the fans and HDD spin up. When it works, the red LED on the IR receiver turns off after a few seconds, the keyboard's Num Lock LED lights up and the monitor shows the...

Hi guys, I currently have an Amahi server using Greyhole for duplication of important files. I'd like to replace this with parity redundancy (still Just a Bunch Of Disks), which Amahi doesn't offer (also Amahi is running on the unsupported Fedora 14, which probably has all sorts of...

Hi, I have an issue with my HTPC that I've narrowed down to the motherboard. Certain TV tuner cards or combination of TV tuner cards don't work, by which I mean the PC freezes or BSODs when I try to use the tuners on those cards. Here's a list of the combinations I've tested along with their...

Hi guys, Any suggestions for a PSU for a low-power file server that's available to buy in the UK? Specs are as follows: ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe (or ASUS E35M1-M Pro if I don't need WiFi) 2 GiB 1333 MHz RAM (single module) 2x Samsung F4EG 2 TB 1x WD Green 2 TB 1x WD Green 1.5 TB 1x...

I know these boards are notoriously slow at booting but I've also heard from a couple of forummers that my time is particularly bad. It basically takes ~15s before the monitor even turns on, then ~10s performing the POST, followed by a ~15s Windows boot from my SSD, in a best case scenario. I...

Hi all, I have a CM 690 which has an eSATA port on the top (with the USB/FW and audio ports). Inside the case there is a SATA cable dangling down that presumably is connected to this eSATA port. However, when I plug it into one of the SATA ports on the motherboard and then connect my external...

So my i7 920 can reach 4GHz with the following settings: CPU Voltage: 1.25V QPI/DRAM Voltage: 1.25V C-State Tech: Off C1E State: Off Load Line Calibration: On SpeedStep: On However, when I turn C-State Tech on, I get a blue screen (STOP 0x00000124, which is usually caused by the...

Since installing the new 190.38 drivers on my home PC (GeForce 250 GTS 512MB, Windows 7 x64 RC), most websites are having problems in IE8. Some websites just go black when a Java popup appears, most websites, especially forums, flash whenever I scroll up/down and some websites just flash...

I left my PC on doing IBT tests overnight and turned it on this morning to an error message. However, it looks like the failed run has a massively different value to what it expected (moreso than I've seen in previous failures) and I also realised that the time of failure would have been very...

I get this error when trying to install Virtual Windows XP beta and it definitely isn't installed. Windows Virtual PC Beta (from here) is installed. Google only reveals one other mention of this error with no fix. I'm running Windows 7 RC x64. Any ideas?

EDIT: Never mind, I was being retarded. :)

I've read on various boards that PAL N64s need capacitors and resistors in their S-Video and Composite cables in order to be the correct brightness and that no S-Video cables ever made it to PAL regions so you have to modify NTSC ones yourself. However, I bought an S-Video cable which has...

I have a 500GB external drive (actually a WD internal drive in a caddy) in a single partition. A few days ago I tried to resize the partition on it to give me a fresh 5GB partition at the beginning so I could use it to install Windows when my new PC arrived. About 70% of the way through the...

Hi, an Asus P6T Deluxe v2 and an i7 920 d0 are arriving tomorrow and I was wondering what the best way to install XP without using IDE emulation was? I have no floppy drive so I could either slipstream a CD today or I could maybe use a USB stick? I don't know what sort of USB-to-floppy emulation...

For the last two years I've used SpeedSwitchXP on my laptop to keep my Intel Core Duo T2300 from reducing its clock frequency. It definitely used to work fine but recently I have noticed that my PC is lagging in a game that it never used to lag in at all (this is PC speed lag, not internet lag)...

OK so I'm looking for a 24" 1920x1200 monitor for three things: an Xbox 360 Elite that I shall be buying very soon, my Wii and my future PC. I would appreciate some recommendations based on my requirements: - Must be 8 bits per colour (or more). - Must have at least an HDMI port, a DVI...

I was set on buying a decent 20" TV (HD Ready, HDMI + HDCP, Component, Freeview etc.) for £340, then I saw this - almost identical spec for £10 less, and it's 6" bigger! http://www.directtvs.co.uk/Finlux_26inch_HD_Ready_LCD_TV_26FLD745/version.asp Surely that can't be right? Maybe the...

Hi, I know this forum is more for monitors, but I thought I'd ask anyway - I need to buy a replacement TV since mine blew up and I thought if I'm gonna get one it may as well be a good one that should last a while, and this one is fairly cheap (£340) for what it has (HDMI, Component, HD Ready...

Basically at home I have a 14" CRT in my room with a DVD Player, Freeview box and GameCube all using RGB Scart hooked up to it. Incredible picture (not as good as HD of course, but at that size, it doesn't matter). But, alas, today it died. Smoke came out of it as I turned it on, and the colours...

I've been looking for a 5.1 set of speakers that sound great but are not in the £100+ range because quite frankly I don't want to spend that much (cos I also have to buy a sound card, more on that in a minute...). I've seen loads of reviews for the T6060 - one was 2/5 but the rest were very good...

Hey, as in a previous post, I'm listening to The Beatles - Love on DVD-Audio (Stereo, 24-Bit, 96kHz), and while on the whole it sounds better than the CD version, sometimes (mainly on the loud or "busy" songs like Help!, I Wanna Hold Your Hand or Something) there is very noticable crackling from...

I know it might seem a dumb question since if I can't tell, it doesn't matter, right? But the thing is, at the moment I can only test what I'm hearing with my puny laptop speakers until I get back to my stupidly-amazing-for-the-price £8.22 2.1 speakers at Uni :P So, yeah, here's a screenshot...