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I'm developing a new website (based on WordPress) and would like to put the whole thing behind a login. It's on a shared server, so don't think I have the .htaccess option, as it requires a reboot, I think. I've read around and seen there are ways of password protecting in Wordpress, but I...

OK, I am at my wit's end. I've been trying to run various displays in recent months via HDMI and AMD graphics cards and always hit scaling / scanning issues. It's related to AMD cards treating any HDMI display as an HDTV and overscanning the thing. Do a search on google and the solution...

What's the current status quo regards the TRIM command for SSDs and running RAID arrays? Last I read Intel had released a storage driver for its chipsets that supported it. I haven't seen anything since. Is the Intel driver / chipset the only one that does it?

Does anyone have a handle on what proportion of X2 and X3 Phenom IIs can be unlocked?

Anyone know of a utility I can use to time the operating life of a laptop battery? Just something I can set running and forget about and then come back later in the day after the thing has died, reboot and find the time elapsed recorded - don't want it to run any apps, just a timer. Thanks.

So, for various reasons I need to restore a full outlook profile including emails, contacts and calendar. The target PC has a new installation of Windows 7 RC-1, the source of the data is a full copy of an old Vista installation which had the Outlook profile as part of an Office 2003 install. I...

I have the i1Display 2 that came with a Samsung XL30, I'd like to use it to test and calibrate other monitors, but it seems the Samsung Natural colour Expert software only works with Samsung displays. I've looked on the X-rite website, but can't find an application downloads, just drivers and...

Yo yo and thrice yo. I have a dead 17-inch clevo lappie, it's one of these: And have just bought a cheapo Dell Inspiron 1720 to tide me over. Does anyone know if the screen from the Clevo is compatible with the Dell - both are 17inch. The Dell has the 8600 GT discrete graphics and can be...

Removing heatsink and fan assembly from a reference 8800 GTX board. Put simply, how is this done? I have removed all the screws from the rear of the PCB and the two screws that attach the assembly to the PCI bracket. It does not feel like it wants to budge and I don't want to do any...

Sorry if this is obvious, but does a PCIE 1x card work in a PCIE 16x physical slot. The motherboard in question is 975x bad axe 2. I want to put a 1x card in the final slot PCIE slot furthest from the CPU which is physical 16x and I think electrical 4x. Thanks

So, I had Vista and XP dual booting on a single HD with two partitions (Just used standard windws disk t set this up - had XP on one partition first, then added Vista to the second partition). I was messing around with resizing the partition and hosed the boot sector somehow - got lots of errors...

Apologies if this is a heavily covered topic, but I'm wondering how easy it would be to run OSX on my windows box, preferably dual boot with Vista. The box is Intel quad-core currently running on i975 (might chnage ot P35) with NVIDIA GF 8800 GTX graphics. Not sure what the current state of...

Linky Er, interesting development, if true...

OK, so I'm trying to get a coule of new SATA hard disks to show up in windows. Here's the rig: Intel 975 XBX Bad Axe 1 Core 2 2GB 8800 GTX So, I already have the standard four SATA ports occupied, so I have plugged an additional two disks into the Silicon Image RAID controller SATA...

As per the title - does anyone know of an NTFS boot disk that has USB support. I have a possibly corrupted laptop HD which won;t boot and I have no wa of removing the drive and pluggijg it in to another rig, so I;d like to try to use a boot disk and then copy data across to a USB drive...

OK, so I'm trying to get H.264 acceleration going on a few ATI GPUs (an X1300, X1600 and X1900) using PowerDVD 7. There's an option to use Avivo for hardware acceleration in PDVD 7, you can select it, but as soon as you start playing the file, it disables it. Using the same system and same...

Yo kids Anyone got any info on getting aero glass going on a clevo pentium 17-inch notebook equipped with NV 7800 GTX Go graphics. All installed and up and running, but Aero Glass is diabled and apparently can';t be enabled with the driver that comes with vista. The Beta NV driver won't...

Haven't got any pics, but have received a press release about the Acer AL2616W. 26 inches, 1,920 x 1,200 res. No HDCP at launch, but HDCP to be added later this year. Acer have also launch a 22 inch 1,680 x 1,050 model. 26 inch specs are: 1,920 x 1,200 500 cd/m2 1000:1 contrast 178 h/v...

Does anyone know of a digital TV tuner (just a plain old DVB-T type) that works with Windows vista beta 2? Thanks

I can't find any stopwatch software that goes down to thousandths, but these pictures proved the Sanny lags approx 40ms behind the 3007. If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a better timer app, I'll take more snaps (I couldn't find "stopwatch pro 3.1" anywhere, just "vitrual stopwatch...

Anyone tried this - I'd like to give Linux a go, but not sure if I'm going to run into problems running this display. Any experience or pointers much appreciated.

Hey gang Anyone noticed how Vista renders slowly in Aero Glass mode on high res displays. I find that when running at 1,600 x 1,200 or more window movement, video playback etc etc - basically the apprent frame rate of the windows desktop rendering - is intermittently very choppy with Aero...

Yo Just runnigna Venice 3200+ on an Asus SLI Deluxe and getting some funny overclock results. In doom 3 the chip scores 103fps (8x6 on NV40) at stock clocks. Scores 110 fps at 2.3GHz but then the scores go down when you raise the clock more. I have the PCI bus locked at 33MHz, though I havent...

Anyone know if one core can be disabled in bios or software on an X2? Thanks.

is there anyway to get an MCE IR remote running on a non-MCE windows installation - are there drivers that can be grabbed from an MCE install (which I have access to) or anything? Thanks

Hi Kids! Before I begin, please don't flame meh for being a halfwit, I am well aware of my status in that regard. So, being a keen little bunny, I chucked a copy of the new Vista beta on my system having created a new primary partition for it. Only slight problm is that now I can't boot my...

Been playing with a Dell XPS gen 2 laptop (really great system, though it pains me to admit it). Try to run an HD (1080p) WMV9 clip from the Windows media website and it doesnt run too great. The system has a 2.13GHz P M CPU which you would think would have just enough juice. Anyway, the GeForce...

Hey kids I'm having probs display some types of video on my secondary display. I'm running an X800 XL with a 20-inch HP LCD as primary on the DVI port and a sony 19-inch lcd on the VGA port. I'm running extended desktop. Now with dedicated vido players like PowerDVD and WIndows Media player...

Can't get an SN25P to work boot with an X850 XT PE. I may be being tremendouly stupid, but i cannot find a 2x 3 pin PCI Express graphics cable inside and hace tried using one of those adapters that feeds two molex cables into one PCI Express graphics cable, but the thing wont boot (runs just...

Got a bunch of Intel LGA775 engineering samples, keep losing track of what's what - how do I use the codes stencilled on the chips to identify them without installing the little blighters in a rig? Thanks in advance.

In the Anandtech review of the new dual core Extreme Edition he suggests that some applications are multithreaded and some are single threaded (the performance implications of this are obvious). However, he suggests, for instance, that web browsers and media players are single threaded. however...

I'm kinda aware that there are a lot of issues with this board. I'm trying to get a rig going with a pair of 6800 Ultras in SLi mode and not having much luck. The thing books fine and all, and 2d desktop work seems ok, but try running any full screen 3D app and the thing just black-screen locks...

OK, I have a pair of 6600GTs I am trying to get going on an Asus nForce 4 SLI Deluxe board. One board is an NVIDIA refernce board, the other is a Leadtek board. The Leadtek has the SLI logo on the box, as for the reference board I believe it is fully SLI capable, but cannot be sure. ANyway...

OK, I am knocking up a new rig for a friend and I cannot get the beast to function. Key specs as follows: P4 Northwood 3.2 / 3.4 GHz (have two proccies I am trying use, more of which in a moment). Intel-own 875 bonanza and or Intel 865 (a Shuttle-made board) 80GB Maxtor IDE 7200rpm 2...

hey Dunno if you've seen this piece on AMDZone: http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=51&page=1 They've created a demo file to run a CPU intensive CS Source test (there's a link to download the .dem file in the story). Can...

OK, here's the setup (all XP boxes :/....): Host PC (currently Shuttle with 2.8GHz P4) connected to la Intrweb with a USB ADSL modem at 512kbps with ICS. This PC has integrated 10/100 ethernet NIC, PLUS a PCI HomePNA 10Mb NIC. Then there's a wireless G router/acces point (connected to the...

Hi Here's your chance to save a furry animal from unspeakable torture. I'm having difficulties with my wireless access point and am on the verge of persecuting said defenceless creature to ease the tension. Anyway setup is as follows - shitbox PIII 1GHz has USB ADSL internet connection...

Hi I have a Dell I8500 notebook with a 64MB NV28 video card. Main panel is native 1920x1200 and I am also running an external 1280 x 1024 19" flat panel. Problem as follows. When running Winamp with the mikdrop visualisation in a window on the main notebook screen CPU usage is around 30%...

Right I need help clearing up a few of my deep rooted networking misconceptions. 1. Routers, switches and hubs. What, precisely is the difference and what precise functions do each serve? 2. One of my home networks setups was essentially a few PCs (all XP) attached to a hub, one of which...