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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    Okay so I'm getting tired of waiting for 3520A retail. Only problem I have with buying OEM is the lack of burning software. I have Nero but it is OEM for use with my Verbatim(Liteon) drive. And I'm donating this drive to my mom so along goes the nero that works with it. So Roxio Easy CD...
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    External enclosure and delay write failed

    Well I found an article that is exactly my problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885464 Unfortunately they say Windows XP only and even after contacting MS support they still think it is XP only. I went through round one with MS support but round two seems daunting. So I decided firewire in...
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    External enclosure and delay write failed

    This site http://www.bustrace.com/products/delayedwrite.htm appears highly relevant. It appears the firewire implementation in windows is mostly a POS.
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    External enclosure and delay write failed

    Well USB works just fine. So at this point I know it is something firewire. Where can I get a good cable, relatively inexpensive? I looked at granite digital and they want almost as much as the whole enclosure cost me. I knew I should have took pictures of the chips on the board on the...
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    External enclosure and delay write failed

    Well I tried the USB port and it seems to be working fine. (backup is proceeding slowly) I'm going to try the firewire port on another computer tomorrow to see what is up with that.
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    External enclosure and delay write failed

    Previous Thread http://www.storageforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4353 Quick Summary: Delay Write Failed messages out the ying yang! Longer Version: So I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB. And an enclosure with firewire 400 and usb 2.0 ports. I'm using the firewire 400 as I only have USB 1...
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    Bah! Delayed write failed Delayed Write Failed Delayed Write Failed! <making new topic in tech support>
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    Got it today, installed it with the Seagate 7200.7 160GB drive from Best Buy for $80 after rebate. All told it was $120 to obtain a USB 2.0/firewire 400 external drive. It literally snaps together and not that well I might add. As it is a 5.25" enclosure there is lots of air room in there over...
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    Netgear Wireless Kits w/ rebate at Amazon

    I don't have that model but my netgear and those I installed are working without issue. I've got the MR814v2. If anything bad, I can say that netgear probably releases their products too earlier and fixes stuff in later revisions. But their later revisions seems to be work fine.
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    Macmini, who's interested?

    My pop has always wanted a mac. This would be just the thing for him.
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    Age of Empires III

    That article was a riot. I especially liked the guy who hit ctrl-z to undo his life.
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    Spam Attack

    I had this happen to me a couple of months ago. Very frustrating. It died down after a few days and lasted at most a week. I tried to track down the source IP from the messages and reported it to abuse@thatdomain.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    So I'm ordering the AM-346U2F now and will let you all know how it goes.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    From Triumph Tech From PCmicro
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    Happy new year

    Getting a cat in a cat carrier through the door... haha ... rookie. You need a cat carrier where the top comes off. You trick them into curling up into the cat carrier (an old piece of my clothing generally works. Then BAM put the top on quick. Make sure to practice and not catch the cat's tail.
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    Bets Way to Mirror a Drive ?

    Did your seagate 160GB not come with software for this purpose? Every retail Hard Drive I've bought has come with something to do this for me.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    I e-mailed pcmicrostore and will let you all know how it turns out. They have two (1 & 2) models are virtually identical except one claims to have the oxford 911 chipset and Ali for the USB 2.0.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    Trying to verify what has what chipset is driving me crazy! triumph appears not to have two websites but also a third at www.triumphtech.com.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    There must be like one or two actual enclosure companies because that looks awfully close to the bytecc model. I can't find the chipset information on the store site though.
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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    I think I'll wait for the 3520A retail units to appear. CES is this week so there should be an announcement soon.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502069&kbid=1008 is the page for the triumph It says oxford 911 for firewire and ali for usb 2. The manufacturer page is either this one or this one. Neither seems to have information on the chipsets.
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    That triumph looks good. And it is only $39 with shipping. I'll have to google to see if anybody has had issues with it. I've googled on the compusa one and seems there are two different ones, one with upgradeable firmware and one without. I was considering the bytecc ME-320U2F. Saw it at...
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    External Firewire 400 Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drive

    I see this deal on a 160GB seagate drive at best buy for $80 After Rebate. So I figure great, just use it for backup with an external enclosure. So I read through the SF threads and check out the enclosures... all like $100 or more. Is this the cost for enclosures? I just need one to do...
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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    Thanks. I want to concentrate on the NEC retail units then.
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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    Did you get any software with your OEM unit?
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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    Also found this thread. Where the NEC 3500 was recommended. The one reviewed at CDRLabs.com came with Ulead MovieFactory v3.5 which Merc recommended. Sounds good so far. But newegg has both the 3500A and 3520A. So I figure the 3520A is the one to go with. But there seems to be models with and...
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    DVD Burner Recommendations?

    I'm now in the market for a DVD burner (woohoo Christmas money!) I know merc said Liteon in this thread: http://www.storageforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4085 I'm looking for < $100 US. Quality much more important than speed. Especially reading CD/DVDs. Obviously I don't want coasters so...
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    Happy new year

    2005 hard to believe it will be 2010 in just 5 years.
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    Outlook 2003, where has my News tab gone?

    Time for another newsreader? Try 40tude Dialog: http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
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    Best Net-Nannty Type Software

    Just wondering, blakewry do you have any kids?
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    Congratulations to Mercutio

    Yes this thread has me confused. What did he do this time?
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    potential first evidence supporting string theory

    It's all applied mathematics. Quite different from pure mathematics. Some people can do math but can't do word problems very well.
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    potential first evidence supporting string theory

    I have an interest in the sense that I read headlines about it. But the physics part of it is probably a bit over my head.
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    Certifications

    Congrats on your certification.
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    Back aches

    Is there a deal place for these select comfort beds? Are they listed at ben's bargains or gotapex? Or should I just haunt the fatwallet.com forums?
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    I rule

    As Frosty says, "Happy Birthday!"
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    Antivirus Programs

    I don't recommend AVG if you are on dial-up or don't leave your computer on. It doesn't update automagically except at the specified time you set. It was quite annoying to have installed it for other people then return months later to find it horribly out of date.
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    Instant Messaging

    I use AIM. But I've seen GAIM recommended quite a bit. Never checked it out myself.
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    Are you a superhero or a superzero!

    Wonderful Willo Saves the Day. ...on the third try. The first two tries I got L.
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    A Christmas wish.....

    I like the automatic paper dispensers. It is great that I don't have to touch it with wet hands. I mostly like the automatic flush and don't even mind the flushing more than necessary that usually happens. But the automatics taps drive me bonkers. There are the ones activated by the closeness...
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    A Christmas wish.....

    Yes, I know and thought of this immediately _after_ posting. But generally the word has the connotation of external sexual organs and I'm sure everybody knew what I meant. That is that they will grow a penis & testicles so that they too can be infected. Also you probably were just poking fun...
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    A Christmas wish.....

    May they grow genitals and then get infected ;)
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    Antivirus Programs

    NOD32 http://www.eset.com It has won more virus bulletin awards than any other AV. It costs real money, $39 first time, $27.30 each year thereafter. It is not a resource hog like norton or mcafee. Buy it now, don't listen to anybody else.
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    Used stuff as new from Newegg?

    One of the 'secrets' of retail stores is they have a shrink wrap machine in the back. So used stuff will get placed back on the shelves. It was only a matter of time before online stores started doing this. It does suck though.
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    Dell 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect LCD, $679.15

    Stack with $35 off $400 code 3C6F6ZLZS2NPCM [Exp 12/12, 11:59pm CST, 2500 uses]
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    Dell 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect LCD, $679.15

    Here is a second one I just won. 25% off any Dell Flat Panel Code: 0QK829$34LDP2$
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    Death of a Deskstar

    woohoo firesale! one 30GB 75GXP still going as a backup drive on 24x7 but accessed maybe one hour a day.
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    Huge NOD32 files

    Have you posted to the wilderssecurity forums with this?
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    XP SCSI Bug

    See Cobra Chi's message over at SR here. Apparently SP2 alone doesn't fix the problem but a certain combination of tools does indeed solve the problem.
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