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Interesting potential of the upcoming new MegaRAID software: http://www.lsi.com/news/product_news/2010/2010_03_03.html CacheCaid to setup tiering solutions (rotating disk 1st with SSD doing heavy lifting etc). And the snapshot functionality of MegaRAID recovery. Hopefully they won't be too...

Thing with tape is that it will cost X number of dollars for the hardware (tape drive(s), library enclosure that may fit in the rack or standalone) - (I'm putting aside backup licensing costs etc). Tape will also cost Y in terms of media costs. Say Y = 30TB. In comparison we have a rack of...

So it looks like a 12 core Magny Cours (2*6 core dies on same package) at 2.4 GHz @ 80W will be around $800: http://www.provantage.com/~7AAMD2ET.htm using socket G34.

Can you bump up the mobo to something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435 - $139.99 This would give room for SATA 3/USB 3 expansion in the future. Would need to switch to an AM3 processor and DDR3 too. I imagine all the "new shiny" gadgets coming up will...

Not Seagates by any chance? There are several that really shit the bed when asked to work in a RAID 5 config. I don't think a new controller will help in that case.

Chances are it will be picked up by some other company. But who can say. If you can afford to treat your investment like you are sitting at a roulette table you should be fine.

It's pretty: http://www.apogeerockets.com/Saturn5.asp

http://mypkb.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/how-to-non-destructively-convert-dynamic-disks-to-basic-disks/ Perhaps some assistance.

The initial problem to fix is to get the dynamic partition data for the drive that has been converted to dynamic. My impression was that this portion (1MB stored at the end of the disk) is deleted upon conversion back to basic. Only after the disk was somehow reconverted successfully back to...

Didn't Disk Management require you to delete all existing volumes before offering the option of converting back to basic? You would have to delete the RAID 0 volume, then convert? I would suggest some sleep before any further operation. I haven't heard of recovery from such an event. At least...

I feel dirty: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.357467 On the plus side I can use the external USB drive to backup the existing drive and then the new drive once installed. The internal one seems to have an issue with Macs but that's not a concern.

He mentioned something about recovery with a streamer as opposed to a parachute, so it may be something like this: http://www.estesrockets.com/store/rockets/launch-sets/001476-moon-mutt.html Think about how many lost rockets you could have compared to one heli crash! The multi stage big boys...

Master Control is where you have one plug that is connected to your PC. When that load is turned off, up to three "Master Control" designated sockets will also turn off. It's like a relay power off for your printers and stuff to stop them sucking phantom power. The sockets should have a white...

Had an old Motorola surfboard. When TWC boosted speeds above 10mbit/sec on the dl, they had us bring in our old modems and they replaced them with new ones. Much smaller, even hotter running. But faster.

Sweet, Sammy it is. It's going in the PS3 so noise level is the critical factor. Cheers.

Might help you a little? http://130.94.182.150/camrocks.htm My son will be launching two of them at school next week. Don't know what size exactly. He has a Sony webbie that shoots 1440*1080p in MP4 but I don't think it's going to be attached ;)

Looking at this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148527 The only other option is the Samsung: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152204 Any thoughts? Has to be 9.5mm high so the 750+ drives etc are out. Thanks.

35MB/sec is the best I've got out of FW 400 as well. It's all in the bridge chip. And as you have seen the hotfix for XP. Both ADS and Granite Digital have good gear, I can recommend both as vendors. BTW there is the faster FW spec coming up in terms of actual product...

Ah, got you. I have the same enclosure, and full of Atlas 15K IIs and X15-36LPs, it is indeed an extremely dense (and at the time, expensive) bit of gear. How technology has moved on in this space. As a fan, the large size meant it wasn't obtrusively loud like the Supermicro server case fans...

The SCA backplane overheated? Was the stock fan removed? Congrats on the upgrade

Greg, you don't need a quad core to browse the web. Do you care about graphics performance? Environmental specs - another Toughbook perhaps? As mentioned, a faster dual core will be faster on single threaded apps. Think of the current quad @ 1.6 as the same kind of tech intro as the 1.6 p-m, not...

How did you get trained on it? From what I understand it's usually best to have an experienced pilot at a second set of controls, he can take over if the poop hits the proverbial. Not that I've ever flown one.

Jetpacks: http://www.gizmag.com/first-commercially-available-jetpack/14423/ I was surprised by the 30 minute runtime.

http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/03/02/gigabyte-claims-fastest-hd5870-and-gtx260/ Passive 5770. Seems perfect for an ultra quiet HTPC. And what's going on in the UK medical system, hopefully this is just a one off event: "Neglected by 'lazy' nurses, man, 22, dying of thirst rang the police to...

Will do. Some potential good news for you: http://mobile.venturebeat.com/2010/03/08/google-to-offer-stripped-down-nexus-one-phone-in-india/

Pulled the trigger on two Moto Droids from Verizon, came to $99 plus tax once instant rebates were applied and one phone was due for new every two. Should be a good step up from a Moto v3m, and Envy 1 for the wife.

http://www.seaton-sound-forum.com/post?id=3044980#1 250W-HF, 500W-Mid, 1000W-LF, triple active amps. One day. 7 of them. Starting with the center. Downsides: 115 lbs won't work on top of my RPTV :) Positives: Inevitably that means projection, I prefer an acoustically transparent screen and...

If you are traveling past a SonyStyle store you can demo 3D for yourself (both Sony and Vizio using LCD technology in their direct view sets): http://discover.sonystyle.com/bravia/sony3d/dealers.html

I think Lunar was just shocked because it's certainly not something you would tend to see in a European country. Generally they don't shut their airports down at any time, and there's serious guys with significant weapons walking around undercover waiting for crazy mofos to try evil things. Not...

The state of play with 3D and consumer electronics appears to be: RealD 3D, using active shutter glasses. This is what Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are using. Not related to the circular polarised devices they use in cinemas. Vizio is going with XpanD 3D, active shutter glasses synced...

720p 3D projector for $700, cheaper 1080p projectors can't be far behind. http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/acer-releases-first-3d-ready-projectors/

The listed Mitsu TVs use DLP technology, they actually take a checkerboard type sequence as an input, and have been advertised as "3D-ready" ever since they launched several years ago. The driver in question chooses which type of 3D sequencing to use based on the technology of the display device.

Engadget are reporting that nVidia's 196.75 driver update might or might not kill your card during gaming - a bug in the fan controller code may exist which will cause it to overheat. http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/nvidia-pulls-196-75-driver-amid-reports-its-frying-graphics-car/

They added audio to the latest revision of Display Port - > DP 1.2 supports the same types of audio as HDMI when playing back for example blu-ray content. At least in theory. There will never be DisplayPort receivers. Personally I see DisplayPort continuing in the PC industry, particularly given...

Greg, if you can feed your Vizio a 120Hz signal, then all you need are the glasses. No need for another monitor.

Something to stress out your new beast Greg: http://www.maxon.net/index.php?id=162&L=0

I think the only option for six way Eyefinity is six DisplayPort connectors: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2010/02/25/ati-eyefinity-on-six-screens-first-look-review/ I forget the number of DP->DVDI/HDMI dongles they give you, but I don't think it covers all of them.

Figured out your problem Merc, time for upgrade: "The Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5970 has 4GB of on-board memory of the GDDR5 flavor. It uses a Sapphire Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme cooler packed with three fans and four copper heat pipes. That massive cooler should keep the card running nice...

I know you have had serious issues with Macs and horrible bus performance for onboard connections, take a look at this: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3160/asus_m4a89gtd_pro_usb3_amd_890gx_motherboard/index2.html http://www.tweaktown.com/popImg.php?type=content&img=3160_52_full.png

My understanding is that whilst the 5870 is significantly quieter than a dustbuster like the 4870X2, the reference design does produce audible noise. Has anything happened to your ambient temps?

jtr, there are two ways it can be done. One, is for the application to be written explicitly to support such operations, OpenCL would be one option. The other is for there to be libraries for certain functions, that can then be run on the GPU. There are certain libraries available for Excel...

Merc, what is the fan speed % indicated in CCC? Is it on auto? ATI have to start renaming old shit and pushing it out to unknowing customers as "state of the art", in addition to knowingly supplying seriously defective desktop and laptop GPUs (bumpgate), to get anywhere close to nv levels of fail.

Honestly Greg, I wouldn't call your experience with blu-ray and AMD to be a standard. Did you ever try playback before installing all the ripping/DRM removal stuff? If you want streaming of DTS-MA of Tru-HD, AMD is the only choice (apart from overpriced PCI add-in boards).

The bigger projects tend to go with their own hardware (some at primary, some at off site for DR). The stakeholders want the new shiny, being told they are just one of a dozen VM containers on a box that's been sitting in the DC for years is not an option).

One experience I had where there was a CPU bound problem, an Exchange front end server running an anti virus app on Linux was constantly running behind it's other assigned servers. Turns out it was running a single CPU kernel, when the others were running multicore. Upgraded the kernel the next...

In the majority of cases a server will be I/O bound as opposed to CPU bound. With the exception of specific applications like render farms/HPC etc, in general a server doesn't tax it's CPUs to anywhere near their potential full capacity, it's always waiting on data to move. As you are aware...

890GX chipset officially released (USB 3, SATA 3): http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-890gx-chipset-2010mar1.aspx

There are receivers coming on the market with HDMI 1.4 and likely 2 outputs. http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/av-receiver-news/pioneer-debuts-3d-capable-hdmi-1.4-compatible-entry-level-receivers.html Entry level with 1.4 @ @229. Personally I have the Pioneer 1018 (1.3), works great with...

No Flash for windows mobile 6.5, Adobe are "saving" it for "7". http://forums.adobe.com/thread/550281

If MS had their way, there would only be one button. "Bing".