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Perhaps, being Italian, and having like 8 different words to describe fart, and God only knows how for dump, my girlfriend has been rolling on the floor laughing about this subject. I wish you guys could see my cat. I throw this fake mouse 25 feet into the bathroom. She runs, faster then the...

Merc: Can't send you a private message, and email won't work either. Weird. Working fine on this end. Email me at santilli@pacbell.net What's going on? gs

Stupid Question. It's 3&4, and I've got it. Thanks gs

Now, the DVD player arrived. How do I figure out what SCSI id's are taken by the plextor stuff? I think I left the burner, and the reader on default. 4 and 6? Can't remember... gs

I wait with baited breath... Funnier then you know. If Bill gets around to posting them, I've been trying to get the cat to play fetch, and she does, when she wants too. She's actually very good at it. However, at some point she decides fetch should be hide the mouse, and have Dad look for...

PC running 2000. Canon 1220U USB scanner, scanning at 300 to 1200 dpi. Have not updated. Thanks Off we go to Adobe. gs

I'm using 6.0, and it' eats the processor when scanning in new items, and then converting the items to jpeg, or whatever format I'm using. Thing is, I'm trying to do other work while this is going on, and there are NO CPU cycles avaliable, so nothing else really moves. I'm sorry if my post...

I've got a 1.4 ghz athlon, with 512 mb of ram, and Photoshop uses the processor 100%, and most of the ram. What sort of processor and ram usage do others get using the program, and at what point does it stop using the entire processor? I'm not really into changing the processing priorities. s

Hmm. Another issue about Supermicro is they are one of the few US made boards. Another one is they are designed to work with multiple scsi cards, and, my Asus is blue screening every once and awhile, after I put the Adaptec UW card in it. That's 3 scsi cards in the same machine, at 3...

By the way, how do Tyan and Supermico compare with updating their boards for new processors? In other words, if I buy a Supermicro board, dual for two Xeon 3.06, and, next week, they come out with 3.5ghz models, will supermicro support those with a bios update? What are the probabilities of a...

OK: I see the point. Do the Xeon's have to be matched to work together, like the AMD processors :?: :cursin:

Splash: So what's the point in getting a dual processor board? s :bigeek: :crap:

Pradeep: response on the lighter side of the thread: First off, I don't like recoil. I use 22's to make sure I'm not developing a flinch. On rifles, if it recoils too much, put a brake on it(currently doing that to 375 H&H, if I can't find a 458 Win mag barrel for it). I have shot a 45...

Splash I dont get the memory prices. http://www.memorysuppliers.com/kin1gb12pccl.html 229 for a gig. For my asus the same 1 gig ram is http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr+Productline=Asus++Motherboards&mfr=Asus&cat=RAM&model=A7M266&submit=Go 330 a gig. WT.... :?: :?: So...

I had a chance to fondle a Super RedHawk 454 Casull, with 2 1/2" Barrel, and the rubberized grip. Kind of liked it. Been thinking about getting something similar. gs

Macs suffer from a long time of lack of competition. They have had a monopoly on their little market, both hardware, and software, and have made large profit % compared to PC's. This leads to bloated, inefficent, companies. Going 64 bit, really first for current desktops, is going to be real...

Maybe the companies figure that we are responsible for the 100 million in testing charged by the government, then we ought to pay for that cost, added onto our drugs. s

Wonder if taxes on prescription drugs are anything like the gas taxes in Kalifornia? s

Non_PnP is why God created macs... s :council:

:wink: I looked at Tyan's when they first came out with dual Athlons. The Thunder had a bunch of problems not to mention a screwy power supply connection. The Tiger MPX dual board looks ok, and has worked for awhile. Tyan has a history of using Promise chips on their mobos. I don't think...

:wink: I looked at Tyan's when they first came out with dual Athlons. The Thunder had a bunch of problems not to mention a screwy power supply connection. The Tiger MPX dual board looks ok, and has worked for awhile. Tyan has a history of using Promise chips on their mobos. I don't think...

That would be nice. I've got a ribbon waiting for it already. I've also got a busted ide chip on the mobo. Cheaper then a new mobo, and works just fine. s

"Amazing" how much data making beer can produce :mrgrn: So your pick for home would be the P 650 Gary? Flagreen, and Gary: Bill, you bring up a very good question: Is it better to buy an old dual board, with slower processors, but superior quality, or a faster single processor, with a less...

How much better then the Voodoo 5500 are they, in 2d, form just text, and internet? I may have to take a trip down the valley. Bunch of stores have them, I have never looked at a monitor using one. gs OS BILLION colors????

Funny, I've been getting ready for the same sort of thing. Landlords' forced us to sign a less that went from 1320 to 1390, and another 100 a month in fake utility bill, plus requiring insurance, and saying ....it's screwed. At the time, I didn't have time or money to contest. Now I do...

Gary I gather you like the Matrox cards? s

I found a pioneer from HYpermicro for 99 bucks. Newest DVD reader they have out. It's about 20 dollars more then a ide, but, I hope it will work, and last longer. gs

Howell: My two mobo choices are Tyan and Supermicro. I like the idea of buying a super stable, server board, and Asus was certainly not that. The Tyans that I wanted, at the time, where just as expensive as the SM boards. I'm shopping. I like the onboard scsi chips of the server boards...

ROFL!!! :excl: Great post. I love the last 3 or so. They are just delighted. Ears flattened back, .... Happy cats. :wink: gs

iT ISN'T EASY. usb OR firewire. USB is on this mobo, but slow. The newer interfaces require a card, and I have no room. gs

Hi I'm looking for a SCSI DVD player. Anyone have one they Like? gs

Thanks The reason I was asking splash is he's pretty familiar with Supermicro Computers mobos. I was trying to find some sort of value in their offerings, but still be blazing fast. He has set up machines to run 24/7 on those boards, and that's kind of what I'm thinking of right now. I'm...

Well, thought I had a pci sound card laying around. Turned out to be a Soundblaster awe64. One in the machine was a SB 32 PNP. Sound quality is excellent, uses a bit more cpu. Both ISA cards. While not the best sound card I've got, it sounds really good playing music. Fun setup. gs

Nvidia drivers lowered the cpu usage by about 10-15%, from 75% to around high 50's, to high 60's. GS

Would you suggest using them as a home workstation? s

Quick networking question. Seems like whenever I do a large file backup from Lisa's remote computer to another computer, it takes up all the bandwidth, and makes access to the internet, through the router, impossible. The cure is shuting down the computers, and the router, and hub, waiting a...

Elephants are smart, difficult to move, and they just don't have the resources to keep up with the breeding. Same with most of the Africian animals. Governments bleed people dry, and the people have no money, while Mugabes live in Paris in 5000 dollar a night palace hotel rooms. Kruger really...

Better question would be how much lower would the cpu usage be, and would it really make any difference? I don't seem to get any choppiness at all. GS

Hmmm. The picture is pretty good. In fact it's brilliant and clear. Do you really think it would be noticeable to upgrade the video Card? It's a Dell version of a TNT with 16mb of ram. Is there anything wrong with running at 75% CPU? I'm using MGI Soft DVD Max by the way. I could install...

Hmmm. Mercutio, it's using 75% of the cpu, and I just finished watching Star Wars attack of the Clones. The graphics quality is pretty incredible. If you think the ISA is a bad idea, I could install a Creative Blaster pci based card. It's just that compatibility wise, I've found the older...

Yes. One of the winlots, PeterB, now a moderator, must be somewhere up there by now. I think they are somehow tied in, business wise, to ars. Never asked, but it seems to be a worldwide group, pretty much windows developers. Guy knows his stuff, but he whined his way into being a moderator...

Well, it seems I've been promised again. The only ide channel avaliable sucks. It crashes everytime I try and update the drivers. I'm going to see if it's something to do with the VIA updates for the motherboard, but I really just think it's a bad chip on the mobo. For some reason I thought...

I kind of thought so. At 100% constantly,that does seem stressful. Getting weird sound now on star wars on the other machine... Have to restart and check the mobo settings... s

OK: Went out and bought a cool little switch that allows you to change computers, but use the same mouse, keyboard and monitor, and there is little, or not noticeable, video distortion. Have had a DVD player laying around for about a year, and it blue screened the last time I used it with my...

Most of this came out of ARS. This guy, Jeremy Reimer, Lord Baldrick, did something like 6000 posts, arguing with Chris Cox. He knew just enough to create an argument, but really didn't know what the hell he was talking about. His goal was to see how long he could engage the guy, and perhaps...

Jake: Do you like your Raptors, and how's that new system? s

Something I put together after hanging around ARS for awhile: "First lesson in trolling: You didn't provide a link. 2nd: Prove it 3rd personal insult 4th attack spelling and grammar, 5th use above so you don't have to deal with any valid issues raised. 6th obscenity 7th Complain...

Current battle is the parks, like everything in africa, don't have any money, all stolen by their "governments". Elephants seem very productive, and they are eating Kruger Park up. Problem is they either need more park, or fewer elephants. Some would like to see hunting feeds for culling the...

Wow :excl: Great information. Thanks gs :wink:

I'll say. I'm not sure if it stuck, or the 200 pounds of cat on the window kept it from going up. So much for the dumb animal idea. Vindictive? You bet :excl: My little cat has cut me up, in about 1/4 second, twice. The first was when I turned on the blow dryer, to dry her off after she...