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  1. Santilli

    I have been blessed by HP...

    By the way, you have the right ZE4600 designation. It's on ebay already... It's NOT a Panasonic...
  2. Santilli

    I have been blessed by HP...

    "Greg: Does Apple still support 9.1? If they do not then I wouldn't expect any ISVs or peripheral vendors to support it. If they do, then HP made the decision to not support older Mac OSes, probably with the reasoning that it was a small target audience. I don't see the SE4600 on HP's site...
  3. Santilli

    I have been blessed by HP...

    I think I've traced it to at least a defective CD drive in the laptop. Both Ubuntus fail to boot, and, the ram is tested, so, it should easily load into 192 mb of ram. Of course it could be something else on top of that... I have just zero intrest in trying to sort out a computer with...
  4. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Any guess when SSD's(sounds like some sort of sexually transmitted disease) will hit the same price range as SCSI drives? Or, like the Samsung, actually get big enough to boot Windows from, and install a few programs?
  5. Santilli

    I have been blessed by HP...

    Let's see: I'm blessed by HP because I've recently had enough of their products to never buy another. However, I didn't have to buy any of them to find this out. At school we had a all in one printer the guy couldn't get to work with his 9.1 mac. Why not? HP only provided software for OSX. I...
  6. Santilli

    Going mobile: service provider, hardware complete package?

    Sorry if the initial post was confusing. I'm looking for the same solution David has in Moscow, but in Kali.. At the same time, it would be nice to be able to pull the card out of the laptop, plug it in to a router, wired is fine, and be able to run a couple of desktops off that.
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    Going mobile: service provider, hardware complete package?

    Hi Looks like the rent here is outpacing my income. I'm going to move, and, I don't know where. Thinking of bouncing around a bit over the summer, and, I'm considering a wireless solution. My questions are what company(currently have AT&T for the cell, and, they bought SBC and took over my...
  8. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    Update: Now the monitor is fine, and has been for near 2 months????? Cat hair?
  9. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Didn't see an IDE version, or a converter that would work in a laptop. In theory, the 32mb version would work, since the XP install, and document is at 16GB. That would make for a VERY insane laptop.
  10. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    HMMMM. Would be rather cool if they made one that worked for laptops, and it didn't cost as much as the laptop... Using Ubuntu off a 4200 rpm drive right now, and, it's not bad.
  11. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Seems pretty obvious why they aren't mainstream. With a 15-30 year life span, you wouldn't exactly be out shopping for new drives very often. So, SSD buyer=lost customer. 5.9 vs. 7.6ms? Rather strange they didn't compare the VR against 15k drives.
  12. Santilli

    Monster Cable = Scumbags put in their place

    Not that hard. The issue requires either in statute, or case law, a number of hoops you have to jump through, prior to getting to the end result. Quick example: My leg had blood clots formed, I thought by Vioxx, post surgery. The clots went into my lungs, nearly killed me, and, screwed the...
  13. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    Since I posted that, I figured that out, by looking at the ESPN HD offering. It's clear that it's much better then standard. Also this video card plays the HD trailers with no problems, and very well. Have to try it on the Athlon you built in the other room. I was refering to the HDCP...
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    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    OK: Let me get this straight: The ATI 1650 series card I have is good at displaying HD quality digital, like ESPN360 stuff, but, it does, or doesn't display it at it's maximum ability, just does a good job, after the signal is graded down, because the card doesn't have HDTV protection chips, or...
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    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    That actually brings up a really good point. What do you need to play HD, like ESPN HD, on a computer, and screen? Also, is a 1 mb/sec connection fast enough for an HD feed?
  16. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    Now the darn thing is working fine. Wonder if cat hair got in the top, and caused a short?
  17. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    I've tried both sides. Currently the best result is plugged into an adapter, and in the DVI. Prior, it was nothing but blue, plugged into the VGA. However, the Sony is now plugged into the VGA and appears to be working perfectly. I guess it could be the cable. Any idea where to get a new...
  18. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    WEIRD. Monitor starts up fine, sometimes. The will go blue only, and, now it just switched back to perfect. Any ideas why it's doing this?
  19. Santilli

    Dieing 21" Hitachi 802 plus What to replace it with?

    Hi My 21" Hitachi is now displaying pretty much nothing but blue. Switched channels on the video card, so, I'm pretty sure it's the monitor, since the 19 inch Sony worked fine on that same channel. Any suggestions for a LCD that does NOT have speakers, since I'm likely to move the LCD to the...
  20. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    Well????? Got it going???
  21. Santilli

    Replacement fan for ATI 1650 Pro card?

    1650 Pro seems to be a bit faster then the X700XL that it replaced, and, the colors seem to be darker, more vivid, and clearer, in 2d.
  22. Santilli

    Replacement fan for ATI 1650 Pro card?

    My thought exactly. Figured moving the squirrel over a slot would stop whatever might have been happening. Give the front fan a better chance to blow cool air over the heatsink on the card, and, the squirrel can exit hot air out the back, along with another slot being open as a vent.
  23. Santilli

    Replacement fan for ATI 1650 Pro card?

    Switch went well, despite constant swearing, and, too much wine....Bit of thought, moved the squirrel over one slot, not that noisy, with stock fan, compared to X700XL. Hope the cooling is better. Problem maybe excess heat from cpu cooler,...
  24. Santilli

    Replacement fan for ATI 1650 Pro card?

    Thanks Yes, the side with the board has two 120MM's, one at the front, one at the back. I've also put a squirrel cage fan right next to the video card, that blows out the back of the case, and pulls air off the video card. I change resolutions without restarting the computer, and, I suspect...
  25. Santilli

    Replacement fan for ATI 1650 Pro card?

    Hi ATI just replaced another fried X800XL(that's three) with the above 1650 Pro card. I was wondering what fan to use to replace the noisy, not so good fan they use stock? Who makes the best quiet fan for the ATI card? Thanks
  26. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    What kind of cpu usage does PowerDVD Ultra cause? As for video cards, I did a little research, and it seems like everyone is advertizing about HDCP capable, but none of the cards really are, without an additional chip. If I wasn't already into the cards fairly cheap, I'd try something else...
  27. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    I do like duals, and, they are snappy, with Server 2003 or XP. Great website and reviews. What software are you using for Blue Ray decoding? How did you find out the Corsair was a relabled Seasonic? How much power consumption difference between a 500 and 700watt PS, and, what would it cost per...
  28. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    Did you get the B3 or the GO?
  29. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    What is it that you want your computer to do that it doesn't now? What areas are you trying to improve? What program so taxes your computer that you want to lower the cpu useage? Is that the issue? You aren't playing games, so that's out. Your machine sounds great to me, and, I just pointed out...
  30. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    Well, I stand corrected. YOU are the expert...
  31. Santilli

    Dell Special on servers? What do experts think of it?

    Thanks David. Sort of thought so...
  32. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    What's wrong with the Seasonic 700Watt 4 rail power supply? I've got the scythe in my gaming machine, and, I crank the fans up when I'm gaming. I'd get a variable rate front mounting fan control. About 30 bucks. IF I did it again, I'd probably go with that gaming cooler that mounts a fan...
  33. Santilli

    Low cost / High performance build suggestions

    What's wrong with the Seasonic 700Watt 4 rail power supply? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151031 I've got the scythe in my gaming machine, and, I crank the fans up when I'm gaming. I'd get a variable rate front mounting fan control. About 30 bucks. IF I did it...
  34. Santilli

    42" HDTV recomendations?

    HMMMM I thought it was a storing function in games like Quake 4, that without the memory, the game has to use some other sort of storage, like virtual memory, and that just slows things to a crawl... Funny thing about this is my ATI 800XL just died, so, I'm back to the 700XL, and, once tweaked...
  35. Santilli

    Windows Workstation 2008 Clobbers Vista...

    HMMM. Sure glad I have an extra copy of XP, and, thank David for 2003 Server...
  36. Santilli

    low-end laser printers these days?

    By the way, the new Universal HP software actually works with 2003 Server! That amazed me, no end...
  37. Santilli

    low-end laser printers these days?

    I should say that while cheap, the chip that came with the Samsung cartridge fill didn't fit just right, and, every once in awhile I get a notice that the toner is substandard or something. Pulling the cartridge, shaking it once or twice, and putting it back in seems to solve this. Still, it...
  38. Santilli

    Dell Special on servers? What do experts think of it?

    http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bedqd1e&s=bsd&dgc=EM&cid=27997&lid=640552 I just got this email. Looked great to start with. Then I saw 2003 server for 799.00? WTH? It just makes me thank God that we have this forum, and, all it's members, with...
  39. Santilli

    low-end laser printers these days?

    I like the Samsungs mentioned, and the HP's. What's wrong with the 4000 series???
  40. Santilli

    MAC vs Windows

    Chewy: Do you remember which versions you used? One of my kids in school was asking me about my CF-51, since toughbooks have a great rep in the sand box. Which versions would you recommend? 19, 30, etc.??? Thanks GS
  41. Santilli

    Speed of a 2.5" 7200 rpm drive

    20 MB A SECOND VS. 40 mb sec, using ATTO. 4200 vs. 7200 seagate. Seagate 80 gig 7200 is by far the fastest drive I've ever had in a laptop. For what it's worth, Ubuntu on the 4200, and, Server 2008 or whatever the trial is, aren't really all that bad on the 4200. Still, the XP install on the...
  42. Santilli

    MAC vs Windows

    My solution: http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/products.asp I was an Apple fan from the mac Plus days. However, after being burned way too many times on hardware, and, limited expandability. Not to mention the upgrade of the week stuff, that means you have to upgrade all your...
  43. Santilli

    voice recognition software that works...

    That's not in XP, is it? Don't think this guys computer would run Vista well. 2.2 ghz, Intel/Dell...
  44. Santilli

    My new system

    Hi David I've got an installer for Nod 32 that worked for 2003 Server, web edition. If you contact tech support, they will email it to you, or, I can do that for you. Need your email address. Mine is santill28@gmail.com
  45. Santilli

    voice recognition software that works...

    Hi Have a friend with essentially one hand. Wondering if anyone could recommend the best VRS around, for doing word processing? Thanks Greg
  46. Santilli

    42" HDTV recomendations?

    Hmm. My experience with HD trailers was my old Matrox 750 didn't have enough ram to run it. Required 256MB vram to run HD trailers easily. ATI 700X series and 256 mb/vram plust Athlon 3000 seems to work fine.
  47. Santilli

    42" HDTV recomendations?

    Probably then most small countries;-) What would you consider the specs to drive such a display, both in Bluray, and a 42" screen? Also, what sort of cable connection do you use to the HDTV?
  48. Santilli

    42" HDTV recomendations?

    I'm going to ask the local blockbuster guys to put a regular DVD in the PS3 they have setup. See how it looks, since Blueray may still be expensive. Also, never saw a game on a PS 3, vs. computer.
  49. Santilli

    42" HDTV recomendations?

    Pradeep: Yes, it is the PS3. My Yamaha amp doesn't have a HDMI connector. It does appear to have an optical cable input/output, so that might work. Have to check around a bit...
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