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Ahh, Internet, the source of misinformation... Jan

It's put on hold until the BTX form factor cases and motherboards are out... Cheers, Jan

It's actually the Explorer trying to read the file to see if it has some info (title etc.) which it would then show at the Status bar. First try to click the file with your mouse once (so that it's selected) and leave the computer alone for few minutes, then press Shift-Delete to remove. If it...

The computer would have to be on to function as an AP? I can't imagine why that would be useful. I'd get a separate AP for that. How many devices can You have without an AP? More than two? Is there a certain reason to use an AP, besides the fact that it's used as a bridge to the "normal" cable...

You can get an app to the Nokia 7650 (or other phones that use Symbian) that makes it possible to use the phone as a remote controller. I don't know how well it works though. Here's the product page. Cheers, Jan

This is probably what You'd want as a replacement for the bulky VGA cable... That's mainly for projectors at the moment, with a special M1-DA connector. Max. resolution is XGA (1024x768), but I don't think much larger would be feasible on a 12" screen. Also, the price is listed $500 at the...

I wonder what "OS" those ATMs run at the moment? I think this would just be one step closer to SkyNet... Cheers, Jan

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I thought that You had send Eugene some of the Samsungs that were reviewed at SR, and You'd send some drives again just to get them reviewed. Please accept my apologies if this is not the case. Jan

If it ever gets reviewed... Tannin should send Eugene one... Jan

I've thought on buying Verbatim DVD+/-R(W) discs once I get one of those drives. I've read that they are one of the best discs available, albeit more expensive than the "bargain" discs. I'm thinking about the Plextor 708A too, it just bugs me that it has only 2 MB buffer... Oh well, just set...

It seems that all the drives that have a rebate have 1yr. warranties. What about WD? Do they even have retail drives anymore? Cheers, Jan

It seems that I haven't congratulated You yet... Congrats JoJo! [albeit a bit late] Jan

Here's the .PDF from www.formfactors.org. It seems that Intel realized that it's impossible to cool Prescott with air and maintain moderable sound levels if the processor is located as in ATX. So, Intel took the easy way, and designed a new form factor that enables the use of colder air from...

I hope that it doesn't go that far... Well, Seagate and Maxtor already have 3yr. warranties only for top-of-the-line products (7200.7 Plus Seagate, MaxLine Maxtor). Well, there is still Samsung... Cheers, Jan

Ha ha... "Retail" drive has shorter warranty period than the bare drive. Well done Seagate... :roll: Jan

This Nexus PSU looks nice too. I don't think it's cheap though, plus the page doesn't say how many SATA connectors it has. Cheers, Jan

I'm on a LAN. I've understood that I should allow: [0] Echo Reply [8] Echo Request [11] Time Exceeded [30] Traceroute [33] IPv6 Where-Are-You [34] IPv6 I-Am-Here for general connectivity (troubleshooting, like Merc mentioned). Anything else? I'm currently blocking all ICMP, but [0] in/out, [8]...

What is "the" correct way to handle ICMP filtering? What should be allowed/denied? I tried googling a bit, but I didn't find anything useful (allow all/some/none, depending on the page)... Didn't see any "official" info. Cheers, Jan

I think he had taken more than one too much... Jan

Mickey has commented @ SR. Seems that there might not be enough space to include a second platter in the original design; thus the drive might have been "updated" to accommodate two (or more?) platters. Cheers, Jan

I'd like to point out that is not a Intel product, it just uses Intel's 855 chipset. Still, I think that this is the way to go with future product design. Jan

Papst was great, until they shipped the manufacturing to Hungary. (or, at least so people say at SPCR) There are few posts @SPCR that give out such an impression that even Panaflo fans are experiencing variations in quality nowadays. Dorothy hand-picks the Panaflos (prolly other fans too)...

Some no-name CD-Rs don't work well at all... Most old medias I have still work, though I have tried/used only a few of very old ones in last two years. Exposure to direct sunlight kills CD-Rs quickly (leave in car etc.). Scratches are the worst enemy to a regular "home" CD-R. As is...

I've read that HP/Compaq will include only LCDs for their entire [home]line starting Q1 2004. You can ditch the LCD (buy without a screen) and get a HP/Compaq CRT, but You'll have to buy/order it separately. I haven't ever bought one of these "market PCs". Do they come in one or two boxes...

Maybe You should try to test it ín the store? You Americans always have much lower prices, plus the discounts. I didn't see 1760V anywhere here yet, so I can't compare. How much was the discount? We did have an offer for Medion 18,1"; 448 Euros. 1280x1024, 25 ms claimed. Don't know about the...

Well... How's the Web in 800x600? :) Jan

Display is usually the most valuable part for the ergonomics of the computer. I too used to watch 15" Daewoo @1024x768/85Hz, and boy does it look sucky now. Then I bought Nokia 447Xi (17"), and used it happily for four years (and it's still used in my old computer). I started thinking about...

Um, what model was your old CRT? Was it 17"? I think that even the newer CRTs don't have the burn-in problem anymore. Maybe someone knows better than me... Cheers, Jan

Hmm... If anyone will host the pictures, I could nuke the current installation, and run WinBench and Atto on my newer computer. I assume that the graphs would look a lot like the ones in this Digit-Life review. Cheers, Jan

Those could be interesting... I have the drive in my old BX system, which is limited to ATA33. Would You really like to see a flat ~30 MB/s transfer rate graph? [PERHAPS I should have tested it first on my newer computer... I was too keen to see if it works or not.] Cheers, Jan

Too early to say anything drastic. I don't have any experience from Seagate Barracuda (IV/V) line, but this drive is really quiet. Sounds more a fan than a HD. I just started a thread @ SilentPCReview about the Samsung SP1213N; if You are interested/want to see my opinions, read it here...

Update: I did finally get the SP1213N, and it works. Jan

Update: It works. Jan

If Honold would still be here, I think that he'd recommend NEC (as he has one)... If You buy an LCD with DVI connector, I suggest strongly to use DVI, if You can. Some LCDs that have both D-SUB and DVI connectors have poor analog components. Or, better say, the image is better with DVI...

Thanks, Handy. Me no good with SCSI. :) Cheers, Jan

I did ask the same question here: 120 GB HD on a BX board? These are both from ABit-USA: Does my motherboard support 75GB harddisk? Does my motherboard support 80GB harddisk? Both of these lists have BH6, and in both lists it's supported. I have a BX6-r2, which is listed only in the 75 GB...

Why all the SCSI drives ship with ID0? [as You can see, I've never owned a SCSI drive, nor have much experience configuring them...] Jan

Hmm... I thought that ID7 has the highest priority (assigned to the HBA), and then it goes from ID0 to ID6, ID6 having the lowest priority. PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers, Jan

Non-plug-n-play was fun, and if You knew what You were doing You were just fine. IRQs, DMAs and base addresses configured with jumpers were great, as the software then was very IRQ-dependant. All games required sound setup. Nowadays it isn't needed. Only the modem setup is similar with all the...

The ability to crash systems from network is scary. Especially in corporate networks. One instance can crash dozens of systems. And it's pretty impossible to deny the ports, as they are used in Windows' networking. Jan

Hmm... these threads always reminds me of the incidents in American Pie and Not Another Teen Movie... Jan

Yes, thanks Clocker. I did say that this would do some serious damage. This variant doesn't, but the next will. Somebody should do a "virus" which updates the unprotected systems, exploiting the same hole... Cheers, Jan

Hmm... I tried to post a news item to the front page about msblast.exe. I wonder where did it go? Jan

The company where I work currently bought dozen computers with setup similiar to the one You mentioned. A nearby computer shop built them. Only thing to complain is the whining noise from the retail Intel HSF, other than that they are pretty silent at idle. Nice computers for office use, though...

The media dictates the drive size, unfortunately. Jan

They're smaller, so the case can be smaller. Think how much smaller SFF's could be with slim-line (=laptop) CD drives and 2,5" HDs. Jan

Command key... LOL! Jan

Doesn't anyone use Philishave but me? It's easy to clean it under running water. Jan

Nice. I try to maintain very low noise, so no OCing for me. IIRC Powerleap is set at the correct voltage (or maybe I just set mine to 1.5V). Removing all the voltage jumpers it drops to 1.3V, which all Tualatins should still tolerate (at least at stock clocks). I had only two jumpers included...