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Edit time expired: But SAS controllers can talk to SATA drives, as far as I can tell.

I don't think so either. The wire link is the same, but the SATA controller speaks ATA, while the SAS drive speaks SCSI.

Heh. Just RDP'd to the location and was reminded that the Logitech webcam is connected to a W2K box. So my representation of "several years ago" is incorrect; more like "a decade ago". Time flies...

I think, based on limited experience with Logitech webcams, that you need to install the software/driver before hooking up the cam, or it won't work/light up at all. EDIT: Last experience was several years ago...

Rinse with distilled water. Air dry. Most likely will be fine. Hell, my Motorola RAZR survived immersion in a (clean) toilet while powered (immediately removed battery and just let it air dry overnight).

Quick web survey indicates two common solutions: Updated BIOS and the following:Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig into the run command box. On the "Boot" tab, click on advanced options. Make sure the box labelled "Maximum Memory" is NOT ticked. If it is, untick, save and restart. I've...

Home Basic?

Netflix of course, but you don't need to leave the player connected to the 'net just to play discs (at least that I have encountered); just need connection to do updates. I suppose it is possible for any modern player (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray) to keep track of what you watch and report back to the...

DRM and firmware updates to maintain compatibility with new releases. Also, some players will stream Netflix video (and others?).

Says so on home page under What's Going On (if you have provided the forum software with your b-day info [I hope, otherwise this is really creepy.])

Ok, some bottom freezer units do have through the door ice, but you essentially lose any storage in the door (icemaker in door). LG has one (and it is on sale at BestBuy for around $1200).

I don't think that has an ice dispenser (maker, sure); hard to engineer through the door ice dispenser with bottom drawer freezers. The link provided only lists water dispenser.

Verify the official price match policy - sometimes price-matching retailers are sticklers for the item being in stock at the advertising store.

Chrome doesn't like it either...

Free version is same as Antec's (note URL for Antec link).

Oops. Yeah 6ft, so double the result for 12ft (4 meters). Big tank (3 200 sq ft), but mainly chosen for simple math...apparently not simple enough for me.

Not really practical. Tank size in meters: 20x15x1 = 300 cubic meters 300 m^3 = 300,000 litres = 300,000 kg energy required to lift 1 kg 1 meter = 9.8 joules 300 000 x 9.8 x 2meters = 5 880 000 J = 5.88MJ 1 kWh = 3.6MJ 5.88/3.6= 1.633333 kWh for comparison 1L gasoline = 34.8MJ, so...

UI consistency.

Not all Corsair PSUs are Seasonic. They also use Flextronics and at least one other (CWT IIRC) OEM.

Depends on the definition of low. [Generally:]The sweet spot for efficiency is around 50% of capacity, but there won't be a big drop until <20%. 80+ tests are at 20%, 50% and 100%, so PSU makers optimize for those points. Some of the higher efficiency units (80+ Gold) will stay around 80%...

At least it is consistently inconsistent. It is breadcrumbs until you click somewhere not a breadcrumb; then it reverts back to pathname.

The various 12V rails aren't isolated in any meaningful way. Also, a fault on any rail shuts the entire PSU down (if the PSU has functioning protection circuits).

Total speculation: Given that it starts around 2,147GB Looks like something in the file system or HDTach is using a long int (max value 2,147,483,647) to store a value and it rolls over and starts at the beginning again.

Maybe this MS article has some ideas:

8x vs 16x might not be an issue. Hardocp did a series of comparisions here, here, and here.

I'd check local codes before deciding to go without some sort of permanent furnace/heater; it might not be allowed. For sure if you plan on ever selling, or more importantly renting the house you'll need a heat source. The worst case could come from renting; the renter can't waive that right...

I don't think that MB is all solid caps. Newegg photo shows solids on CPU VRM, but not elsewhere. The "Ultra Durable" designation has different flavors. -USxx series often (always?) have some electrolytic caps, while -UDxx series are all solid caps. (Just a side note, some of the lower end...

Something like this? Aten Parallel extender Won't be fast; listed as 22KB/sec

Sapphos X1600

Google says around $1,400.

ATI=Radeon (series of vid cards)=AMD AMD recently dropped the ATI name, so now all video cards are AMD branded. NVidia remains NVidia. I'd try the latest (legacy now) drivers from www.amd.com (selectable from top right of main screen).

JonnyGuru has a review of the 500W version; "mediocre" sums it up. Edit: Corsair CX430 (CX is low-end series) is about $40 shipped, and $20 after rebate (via one of those $#%^ing cards). Probably the best $20 PSU available.

Shift-clicking on a hyperlink in most browsers will open the link in a new window/tab.

IIRC, Microsoft removed the VT requirement for Win7 XP mode. I'll check...yes, dropped VT requirement back in March.

Anandtech has a look at the drive.

The Big Chill

I'd imagine that the loading/unloading of passengers would happen at atmospheric pressure stations. Airlocks would seal the transport tubes - having tight clearances between the train and the airlock tube walls would minimize vacuum loss. I'm more interested in how they would deal with heat...

I thought the interesting claim is that a single controller channel yields 213/130MB second read/write. Don't other designs use 2/4/6/8 channels?

I'm not being clear. On my systems the VSYNC frequency does not change when I change from landscape to portrait (I guess it could on other systems, but that seems to add unnecessary complexity). The top to bottom vertical refresh simply becomes right to left horizontal refresh after rotating the...

Does this offer any insight? (2GB Limit in XP and W2K)

Not sure there would be any change to memory access. I'd say you just go from vertical refresh to horizontal refresh. On a 1920x1080 monitor changing the physical orientation of the display does not change it from 1080P to 1920P.

Heh. I bought a spindle of 15 LS CDs about 4 years ago and still have 3 left. Sharpie pen FTW.

I didn't know Nero had become THAT bloated. My Nero 7 folder is 232MB, which is still crazy. LightScribe is monochromatic, so any colors will be pixelated. I tended to only use black text; with photos it did make barely acceptable images. Be sure that you set the LightScribe software to...

There are a few free programs listed here. Note that you also need to install the LightScribe software to enable LightScribe access.

Lightscribe discs have laser readable registration marks on the label side near the center (which also means the hub area cannot have a label).

Nearly useless, but sometimes useful. The problem I have with Lightscribe is the obnoxious amount of time it takes to burn a label and that you have to burn them twice for decent contrast. However, they do work well labeling discs that are used in slot loading drives; no paper to get jammed...

More Vegas than cool, except perhaps in a HT room. I just don't think it works for in general purpose rooms; I imagine that the dark ceiling would be distracting in daylight. However, depending on the amount of circuit control baked into the lighting grid, you could still do a fair emulation in...

Interesting possibilities with individual LEDs; both even coverage and a star ceiling!

Fewer chips/channels. Basically left 1/2 the flash off the 80GB version.

I think he's referring to cooling the integrated OCZ 512GB PCI-E controller/drive combo.