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Looks like a fun build. That is a great motherboard. It works so well with different types of systems. You can build a low-end office system with a Sempron 3000 or a high-end system with an FX-62.

Customer: But it came in a pretty box, cost lots of money, and is popular! It must be good! Everybody can't be wrong? Me: It let your system get infected, right?

WD has a single drive eSATA drive. Yes, this My Book version has RAID-1 capability. I'll wait until they have this product in production for a while so they can work the bugs out.

So, I successfully switched my video card from an ATI X1800XL to a Gigabyte nVidia 7600GS. Finally, peace and quiet. However, I can no longer play AOEIII at 1600 x 1200, I'm stuck with 1280 x 1024. :(

For me, the combination of NOD32, Adaware, and Spybot take care of most infections. I find Adaware quite useful, as it finds a host of things that Spybot does not, and vice versa. Yet, the first key element is NOD32.

Mercutio, thanks for the tip on Hosts File.

Yes, I have that option available. I'm using a Gigabyte GA-K8VT890-9 (presumably version 1.0), which uses the Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97 Codec.

Wasn't really worth it now, was it. ;)

I was just looking and SIIG has some nice PCI-E 1x slot cards that support a variety of features and interfaces, including eSATA, SATAII, SATAII RAID, and 1394b. That certainly is a nice way to use up that lonely slot on a new motherboard.

The only readily available AMD processors for me are the Semprons and Opterons. Anything Athlon is about as scarce as Redhill selling WD.

"What's the latest and greatest in anti spyware?"

Very nice sentiments i. It is interesting how you can go through months not even knowing that your odd post or rant actually sustained someone emotionally.

I agree! Something about cost. I dunno . . . personally that Quadro 560 should be a base 1500, but again . . . cost.

No, and their website does not show that x64 is supported. That was my first worry. I checked their FAQ and system requirements -- none mention x64. I suspect that is the issue. Otherwise, SQL shouldn't be a problem. Act! installs its own instance of SQL with the appropriate licenses next to...

Certainly not a basic desktop system, but my new Professional series system has a base model that includes: CPU: BX80557E6600 Motherboard: BOXDG965WHMKR RAM: Kingston DDR2 667 2GB Case: Antec Solo PSU: Antec TP3-550 Fans: Vantec Stealth SF9225L x 2 FDD: FA404A-BLACK HDD: WD1500ADFD Optical...

Make sure it is Windows Server 2003 with SP1.

Just as a quick note, you have 30-days of free support from the day you register.

That is cool.

That is the same motherboard I've been using for my AM2 solutions.

Thanks Handy. I'll look at the data later when I'm more awake.

Since he's never in the office, just keep it there. You and Kristie will get to enjoy the monitor, the old man will pay for it while he is 1000 kilometers away on some bird expedition, and not even realize what has happened.

My interest in CPU utilization is to see what sub-system is the bottleneck. If CPU utilization is low, even on a dual core system, than some other sub-system is the culprit.

Gilbo, good explanation and nice examples.

Handy, do you recall what the CPU useage was at?

My ATI X1800XL is getting pulled out of my system because the fan is either in quiet mode or at 100%. I'm swapping it for a Gigabyte 7600GS -- speedy and quiet.

I'm glad you've had such good success with MSI. How about the DG965WH Intel motherboard available here.

The hardware pick certainly meets your needs. For me, the only drawback would be that everything is MSI. I have come across more motherboard failures from MSI than other brands and I've had some AGP power issues with MSI/nVidia video cards causing stability issues. I certainly hope others...

I continue to use Adaware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and NOD32 with success.

I think I might still have a portable record player somewhere! ;)

I think Tannin would be insulted that you asked. :) From what I've seen, yes, they are as reliable.

Perhaps this might work: Case: Antec Aria CPU: 4000+X2 MB: Gigagyte GA-M55S-S3 Video: Gigabyte GV-NX76G256D-RH HDD: WD5000YS

No problem . . . you are welcome.

Here is a touched-up version of your main picture: http://www.mittelsmann.net/intrigue.php

Use the clone tool. Clone a none-spotted area right next to it (ALT+left-click). Make sure the clonned are has the same color and shading.

They did this for three generations of 7,200-rpm drives and two generations of 5,400-rpm drives. This all took place in part of 1999 and the beginning of 2000. Then, in 2000, WD released its own, home-grown 7,200-rpm drive with the flagship WD205BA.

I use the term "allowed" loosely. WD does not have complete control over Seagate and IBM. Considering their very weak financial position at the start of this century, they had very little choice, but to follow. Nonetheless, they have always had the opportunity to pool their resources and...

Western Digital has an easy and simple Return Merchandise Authorization process in North America and Europe. They do not require some type of failure code to prove that the drive is bad. You can either create the RMA online or through their phone support staff. Some people on this forum have...

Indeed. With the Seagate/Maxtor merger, WD had plenty of market share to gain, and did. As a matter of fact they became first inline with some OEMs because Maxtor was removed. Samsung has gained as well.

GM will have some interesting technology coming out in 2007 for the Yukon and Tahoe. As a consortium, GM, BMW, and Daimler-Chrysler have developed some nice hybrid technology. Combined with GMs Active Fuel Management system, the Tahoe should use 25% less fuel than the current model. This is...

For me price has not been an issue, but availability has been.

Glad you like it.

Does anyone have experience with current model Polk speakers? I've been reading about some of their products, such as the Monitor 60 fronts, CS2 center, and PSW1000 subwoofer. They seem like top quality speakers, especially for home theater use. My curiousity lies with the difference between...

That would be funny. Like most versions of Windows, the initial 'gold' release will be sold in the retail market with plenty of flaws. Several months or a year later, SP1 will be released and many of the major issues resolved. Yeah, I would avoid them too.

It will be closer to seamless once SP1 is released.

Was this an actual head crash or did the head/pre-amp just fail? What type of drive was this?

If it helps, I'm a SelectWD member. :) So, with the WD1600YD you're looking for a 7200-rpm/16MB cache 1st Gen (WD advertises it as 2nd Gen) SATA drive? With WD's new 17-character model number, it would show up as a WD1600ABKD. But, they're not going to build that model since it would show up...

That! I would pay money to see.

Is there anything in particular that you are look for?

Indeed, they do! A regular mouse works just fine. Now, when it comes to keyboards, nothing beats an ergo variety so hands can be placed properly.

400 GB and higher capacity drives are in such demand that my distributors carry very few of them. ;) They aren't even serving up the larger drives from Samsung. The few from WD, Seagate and Hitachi are plenty. The Hitachi ones they don't supply regularly either.