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    RAID Failure

    That's impossible for us to answer because we don't know anything about the hardware you're using. There's no reason a rebuild would have to take that long, but that doesn't mean it couldn't.
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    Windows 10

    Use the free version?
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    Tools for pulling CAT6A cables through walls

    I expect you'll find the company wants a lot of money per run. Maybe if you don't have very many runs it's not so bad. I put in 22 after I closed on my house. They wanted $75 per run and they had the walls open a the time. I've subsequently added even more runs of CAT6 and RG-6 to a few...
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    Tools for pulling CAT6A cables through walls

    Do you have a basement and or attic to run the wiring mostly in? I bought a new construction house, but wasn't allowed to do my own wiring when the walls were open and wasn't about to pay them the kings ransom they wanted per CAT5 drops. I did it after closing on the house with my Dad with...
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    Tools for pulling CAT6A cables through walls

    Do you mean a new construction house or a new to you house? If the former it's really easy if you do it before the drywall goes up and you need almost no tools other than a drill. The latter is more challenging.
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    POJ Panasonic CF-51 is dead. Only lasted 17 years....RIP Laptop suggestions?

    I didn't necessarily mean for a laptop. I recall you having some odd requirements for camera gear.
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    POJ Panasonic CF-51 is dead. Only lasted 17 years....RIP Laptop suggestions?

    I'm not sure you have much room to ask "why". You often have equally baffling demands and requirements. :ROFLMAO:
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    POJ Panasonic CF-51 is dead. Only lasted 17 years....RIP Laptop suggestions?

    He's after the unobtainable. Haven't you figured that out yet?
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    Windows 10

    So just buy the Panasonic you want...
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    Something Random

    It's like magic over the interwebs.
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    Windows 10

    I have an HP Elitebook that's decent, but I'm generally very leery of HP products, especially the mass market stuff.
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    Windows 10

    Not to belabor the point, but it is a consumer grade HP... Why would you even consider one of them let alone buy it?
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    Windows 10

    I don't see any connection between the two. It could be just about anything. I'd get a SSD for it and then clean install the system.
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    10 gig Ethernet

    Well, I don't have any hardware that supports copper 10gig, so that would be rather difficult. Fiber is pretty easy. You buy pre-terminated lengths and use them. One to the keystone in the wall plate from the switch and another much shorter one from the keystone to the PC. They fiber is...
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    10 gig Ethernet

    I'm thinking to connect my main desktop in my office/library to my switches in the basement via 10gig. AFAIK, it is too far for a twinax DAC. I'm guessing its around 50' total. I know 10GbE is potentially an option also (I ran 500MHz CAT6 when I wired everything up years ago), but I already...
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    10 gig Ethernet

    Is there anyone who can school me on 10gig fiber? I presume I just need a fiber based SFP+ module on each end. -SR ones will work for the lengths I'm looking at. Then, OM3 (or better) LC duplex fiber to connect the two right? I'd like to put a wall plate in the middle. It looks like they...
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    Samsung Note 9 - anyone else using this phone?

    Thanks for joining to tell us that! :)
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    stopping the spammers

    I was very interested in one of them, but someone cleaned them up before I was able to make my purchase. :(
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    Ryzen

    I wonder if they're really going to release a 12C/24T 5GHz (boost) 3700X or the 16C/32T 5.1gHz (boost) 38050X per the rumors. I think the chips are probably likely in some configuration similar to the rumors, but that the rumored pricing is not accurate. $329/$499 for those core counts and...
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    Ryzen

    The forthcoming Zen 2 based Ryzen 3000 series chips have my interest. The rumor mill is building. They showed off a prototype 8-core/16-thread Zen 2 based Ryzen 3000 at CES that was performing equal to the Intel i9-9900K in Cinebench while using less power to do it (133W vs 179W).
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    Missing Members

    Were you lost?
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Apparently I was way wrong. https://slickdeals.net/f/12639175-500gb-crucial-p1-qlc-3d-nand-m-2-nvme-pcie-solid-state-drive-75-free-shipping?v=1 Never underestimate the lack of intelligence of someone after a "deal".
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    Something Random

    Which virus?
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    Forum moved and upgraded

    I just noticed that YouTube videos embedded in posts with vbb don't show up correctly in the new software: https://www.storageforum.net/forum/threads/something-random.3070/post-206079
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    16TB Toshiba CMR

    I am. So far so good.
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    16TB Toshiba CMR

    But is it different from PMR? Otherwise, why create a new name?
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    16TB Toshiba CMR

    CMR? I know about PMR and SMR...
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    Best USB flash drive for booting and small files

    Impressive! That's up there with an eBay purchase I made of an LED string from China. I ordered it on 11/1 and it was delivered to my mailbox on 12/31.
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    Windows 10

    Are there really any cases where the Windows 8.1 drivers won't work in Windows 10? I used Windows 7 and Vista drivers in 10 before on a few hardware devices.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    That would depend entirely on the use case of the server. Some are probably close to 0 and others are probably well over 1.
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    Windows 10

    I'm pretty sure that breaking some EULA (that you would have no idea you were breaking) is not the same as piracy in the eyes of the law/courts.
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    Windows 10

    Is there some evidence that is going to happen / that the keys are not authentic?
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    Windows 10

    So I think is pretty much a record for the shortest duration of a "working" Windows install. I powered up the computer today for the first time since I installed it back in December on the new NVMe SSD, I got to the login screen like normal, got a longer than expected delay after entering my...
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    Windows 10

    Well, if it works and by all accounts it does...
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    Windows 10

    Don't be such a defeatist. Look at the 2nd deal. https://www.techbargains.com/store/2884/urcdkeys-coupons
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    Windows 10

    Aww... You had to go ruin all the fun before we even had it.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Welcome first spammer of the new forum!
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    Something Random

    But we know you will crush them, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    And those people aren't out buying retail SSDs.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    If they're sold as a retail product I think they will notice. If they're mostly OEM only installed items they might not.
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    TVs and things

    I was thinking more of the sharpness of the image than macroblocking / compression artifacts when I made my comment. Frankly, a decent quality DVD upscaled using madVR's NGU algorithm on my HTPC looks closer to (or perhaps surpasses) OTA / cable HD in sharpness than OTA / Cable HD does to a...
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    Forum moved and upgraded

    I see it now. It was missing before.
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    TVs and things

    I bought Planet Earth 2 on UHD Blu-ray, but haven't watched it yet. I have noticed that the difference between 1080p Blu-ray discs and 1080i HD cable or OTA broadcast content seems more apparent on this tv, but maybe that's the extra 11" of diagonal size responsible. I can't really see how...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Your ISP is putting obstacles in your way? Making you solve captchas before you get online? Your cantenna isn't getting on the WiFi from the Starbucks down the block as easily?
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    Forum moved and upgraded

    Can we change the titles under our usernames? I see they're carry over from vbb, but I don't see anywhere in my profile to change it and they don't make much sense without the prior ranks we got based on post count.
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    Something Random

    I'd be interested to know (in generalities) what they know about you...
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    Happy Holidays (2018)

    Happy New Year fellow forum dwellers!
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    Headphones

    I've been using it for a while with my desktop/workstation PC. The combo is very solid. For the first time in quite a while I have an external DAC that actually works without any issues. (I pretty sure the Grace m9XX unit I have at works fine also on other hardware, but it doesn't like the...
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    TVs and things

    I got a Sony XBR-75Z9D. It finally dropped into the price range I was willing to pay. I think in a carefully controlled A/B demo with proper content most people could tell the difference. However, remove the careful controls and good luck. The demo loop they show on the TVs in many stores is...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I'm not entirely sure how valid of a concern that is. The story is that QLC was originally going to be for cold storage. Apparently it's more robust than they expected so they're making consumer drives from it. Eventually they're going to push too far, but I guess we're not there yet.
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