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No I didn't, but it is a neat feature to have.

If Stanford was properly scaling the computational ability of video cards then that number would be much higher. But they don't want to diminish and alienate all their traditional folders. GPU's really can out calculate a traditional CPU by a very long ways. Stanford is actually collecting...

I have no idea. I haven't seen any data on it yet. My assumption is that the i7 should do very well, though quite spendy and it still won't compete well against GPU folding. You can get MB's for the C2D with upto 4 PCI-E slots. There is no significant PPD lost till 4x and even then it isn't...

I have added two folding video cards to machine #1 and reorganized the HW somewhat over the time period. So here is my current modified configurations. Machine #1: Intel Q9450 (OC to 430x8=3.44GHz); 4x2GB=8GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x Asus 9600GSO...

It's not my fault that Epson, HP, and Canon have chosen to use an ass-backward business model that encourages disposable HW over quality, and cost effectiveness. If we last, I really expect that future mining operations will be in todays landfills.

As a business, I rarely use the MIR's (It's not worth the time). Personally, I use them all the time. For example my last two video cards were bought with rebates, bringing two $100 cards down to $40 each. I also use them to buy disposable inkjets (I throw them away when I need new...

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Intel's X25-E Extreme solid-state drive. All I can say is Wow. It isn't cheap for its size but it certainly is the best SSD, by far, that I've seen tested.

The real question is: What is wrong with all those people that voted for a convicted felon (Appeal not withstanding)? Don't they trust the court system? Is not graft, totally unacceptable in a US Senator? Don't they want their representation and the decisions he makes to be something...

I feel you need to be asking -- What caused both sticks to fail simultanously, in the same way, and at the same time, after almost a year of successfull operation? That is extemely unlikely without an external cause. To me, that still stinks of a MB problem. I would contend that the new...

It's starting to get cold. I just ordered a couple of cheap Nvidia 9600GSO's for $40 each. I'm going to experiment over the next two weeks to see which machines work best with the two cards and then power-up a couple of 24x7 folders: Computers, used as heaters!

And we have Fushigi who today broke the 4,000,000 mark. Congrats.

If he's disabled everything via MSConfig, then the startup folder, and run entries in the registry have already been disabled.

There is no text, it is a video interview.

I have to admit that it has been a very long time since seeing a pen-based plotter. I really associate the difference between a printer and a plotter is size and using HP-GL (vector graphics) vs. Postscript or dot-based printer language,

I'll ask the really dumb question: Does their printer driver have the ability to scale? If so, then simply scale it to 48" (or scale to fit paper width there) when trying to print the pdf without the Corel conversion process. An no, I don't off-hand know of an application that will scale pdf...

However, his RAM modules are in Gigabyte's compatible RAM list for that MB

Just as a side issue, Merc could be correct that the MB didn't like running the RAM at 2.1V and that is what has caused the MB voltage regulators to fail over time.

I don't think they have any justification for releasing Windows 7 as a whole new OS and charging $$$. However, I'm not so nieve as to believe that Microsoft was going to wait till everything is good before releasing Vista. They are too ingrained into the idea of using the user as beta testers...

I'm running 4x2GB Geil PC2-8500 that uses 2.1V on a Ga-X48-DQ3 and it has absolutely no problems with it. I have actually OC'ed and over-voltaged to use 2.7v with no problems, but I've found no need to do that so it is back down to the default 2.1v. I do recognize that lots of MB's really want...

If the ram is speced for 2.2V, then np, the MB should be able to handle it. Is this a new build, or has the machine been up and running a while? RAM compatibility problems this severe don't show up on a machine that has been running a while. Does the one stick behavior occur with the other...

Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7 An interesting interview concerning Windows 7: Yes, it is just a tweaked Vista.

MB and then I looked at the voltage your memory is running at: Kill your OC!

That is the norm, is it not? P.S. I really don't like the norm...

Seagate respond to 1.5TB drives freezing

I really like Pandora. I made it one of my home pages so that it is always running as long as I have a browser open. After seeding a station, I simply reject anything it comes up with that I don't like and it didn't take long for it to stop sending me bad stuff and it comes up with good...

Your ram is dual-sticks? Remove one, try to make it fail: swap RAM try it make it fail. If it fails with one, than you know the problem. Fails with both -- unlikely to be ram, unless it is a brand compatability problem. Neither, then it is some other problem. Try making it fail from...

My interpretation is that everyone won!

My observation is that electronics failure is not the typical failure mode of HD's. It does happen sometimes and that's why people recommend replacing the circuit board as a solution to some problems. My personal history has been that that has never worked for me, but I've only tried it a few...

More possible bad news: Problems with Seagate 1.5TB drive and Linux or Raid.

I try to run my life such that even if they did, it wouldn't matter.

An interesting note, is that the last time I checked, only 31% had returned their ballots which is 9% lower than the last pres. election at the same time. They did some analysis and it appears that the decrease is only from counties that predominately voted Bush last time (with an exception...

Theoretically, if the elections officials were of the stuffing type, they could print up a lot of ballots, but then the number of inside and outside envelopes would not match and that would flag a big time problem.

No, it is totally private, assuming the election officials are not sneaking an unauthorized peak. There are two envelopes one on the outside listing your name, address, signiture ect. The one on the inside contains the ballot with no indication as to who you are. That way, they can do all...

P.S. Oregon just began running facial-recognition software for all driver license renewals to help eliminate creating false ID's. According to the DMV (dept of motor vehicals) that one thing adds around $4.5 cost per renewal.

I really like Oregons Vote-by-mail setup. Paper-trail everywhere. Computer counted via scanners: Basicly equivilent to a multi-choice test where you fill in the circles. Much cheaper elections. very little fraud: Everyone must sign the envelope containing the ballot and it is computer...

I played around with this while it was in beta. It had too many bugs back then and I abandoned it in favor of Mircosoft's Hyper-V.

I really have had no problems with the Seagate AS drives. They are not the fastest, but they are good enough and much better than the WD's that run at 5400 which is their price competitor. However, I'm very displeased with the 1.5's slow write times. I'm starting to wonder if the...

Someone elected him! People get the govt. they deserve. We elected GWB (though there are issues about that) and see what we got: I'm sure we all deserved it.

You will also probably have to uninstall and reinstall GPU folding -- Nvidia and ATI fold different WU's and trying to fold an ATI WU using Nvidia drivers probably won't work so well.

I think that is a fine choice. Nvidia cards don't use Catalyst drivers. Unless you have both Nvidia and ATI cards simultanously on the same machine, I suggest you uninstall the ATI drivers before installing Nvidia's.

They will run hot and are noisey (The basic nature of very-high performance video cards), but they all exhaust externally. I offered it as a solution to your best folding bang for the buck question. If it is not for you, then feel free to go back to your original choice.

Try looking at the 9800GXT X2 as a single card that runs two GPU clients each at the same PPD as your 9800GTX. The card costs more but not twice as much as the single and uses less than twice the electricity too. So as to folding cost effectiveness it is better than either the 9800GTX or the...

I do not believe it is ill conceived because it has its uses to those that need or want such a MB. Others simply buy something else that more fits their needs. It's like putting down Smoothwall, just because there are cheap Linksys routers: they both have their place in the scheme of things...

99% of the people only need a cheap $50 Linksys router rather than a dedicated computer for $250-300 or more.

My Dells don't use that one either, sorry.

If you have the slots, it is a lot cheaper to by two duals than one quad.

Just as a side thing, If you need multiple NIC's there is no need to buy them onboard your motherboard: You can always buy them as addon cards.

Assigning native nics to virtual machines - With multiple cores on a chip, it is becoming common in businesses to run multiple virtualized machines with seperate operating systems on a single computer. There is a benefit to assigning each seperate virtural machine to its own network card as...

Assigning native nics to virtual machines; seperating Jumbo frame network from non-jumbo frame network; Internet caching+firewall+Router; Increasing bandwidth; load balancing; Connection redundancy. For the general person just trying to get some internet access - Not much need.