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Forum: News 1 Week Ago
Replies: 16
Views: 795
Posted By GeneO
I stopped reading it early on when I saw this:...

I stopped reading it early on when I saw this: "We started caring about security because pre-SP3 Windows XP was an existential threat to the business":rolleyes:
Forum: Hardware & Devices 1 Week Ago
Replies: 10
Views: 244
Posted By GeneO
Ditto on Samsungs. They have been trouble free...

Ditto on Samsungs. They have been trouble free for me.
Forum: Overclocking and Case Mods 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 7
Views: 310
Posted By GeneO
Should be fine with speedstep. I have all of my...

Should be fine with speedstep. I have all of my C-states disabled and speedstep (EIST) enabled.

However, if you got BSOD with C states enabled and haven't tested fully for stability, it may not...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 13 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 359
Posted By GeneO
There is powered eSATA spec, but unfortunately it...

There is powered eSATA spec, but unfortunately it hasn't been adopted widely.

drpepper, sounds good. Which enclosure? I had been keeping my eye out for a USB 3.0 and eSATA combo, but after a...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 13 Apr 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 233
Posted By GeneO
I am a bit biased. I have had trouble with...

I am a bit biased. I have had trouble with Seagate and have a number of WDC spinning with no issues. The WDC Blue have a good performance - price-point. The single platter 1TB drive

Amazon.com:...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 359
Posted By GeneO
Yes, with USB overheads you will not get 60 MB/s...

Yes, with USB overheads you will not get 60 MB/s (480 Mbps). You will get 35 MB/s best. These days I would not even consider it for an exernal hard drive.

eSATA, in princple and practice will...
Forum: Drivers 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 13
Views: 473
Posted By GeneO
You should not have to update your Motherboard...

You should not have to update your Motherboard chipset drivers. Do not do so if there is nothing wrong with your computer. If there is something wrong, don't blindly update these drivers but try and...
Forum: News 08 Apr 2013
Replies: 71
Views: 2,292
Posted By GeneO
Convention used in industry is: Tb =...

Convention used in industry is:

Tb = Terabit= 10^12 bits
TB = Terabyte = 10^12 bytes = 1000 GB, etc.
Tib= 2^40 bits
TiB = 2^40 bytes = 1024 GiB, etc
Forum: Hardware & Devices 08 Apr 2013
Replies: 11
Views: 326
Posted By GeneO
Any of the PSU I listed above should do. I don't...

Any of the PSU I listed above should do. I don't think that card even requires a PCI-E auxiliary power. But you won't be able to play many modern games with it if that is what you are looking for.
Forum: Hardware & Devices 07 Apr 2013
Replies: 11
Views: 326
Posted By GeneO
Do you have any idea what graphics card you are...

Do you have any idea what graphics card you are thinking about? That would help.

How many auxiliary PCI-E power connectors will the graphics card need? I expect 2 so you will want to get a PSU...
Forum: Backup and Restore 03 Apr 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 286
Posted By GeneO
Yes you need it. Otherwise the backup will...

Yes you need it. Otherwise the backup will capture an inconsistent system state. VSS is what allows you to take a moment-in-time snapshot of a running system and back it up.

When the backup is...
Forum: Overclocking and Case Mods 25 Mar 2013
Replies: 67
Views: 1,192
Posted By GeneO
I got 675 with capacitor aging 20% takes 800...

I got 675 with capacitor aging 20% takes 800 watts

thats odd well if it isn't the psu im going to strees the motherboard and see what happens i just cleaned it out so i am going to clean it...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 25 Mar 2013
Replies: 7
Views: 270
Posted By GeneO
Another good reason to go modular :D

Another good reason to go modular :D
Forum: News 24 Mar 2013
Replies: 97
Views: 6,190
Posted By GeneO
Like I said, I restored from backup and the issue...

Like I said, I restored from backup and the issue was gone - so can't get a screen shot. It was probably something else then - I may try to install again. Thanks.
Forum: News 23 Mar 2013
Replies: 64
Views: 3,531
Posted By GeneO
Like many others I have all three with the...

Like many others I have all three with the preference :Firfox, chrome, IE. Firefox update process seems to be breaking many things so this may change for me. But chrome whacks both IE and Friefox...
Forum: News 23 Mar 2013
Replies: 97
Views: 6,190
Posted By GeneO
After installing this update, for the first time...

After installing this update, for the first time ever I had issues come up with sfc. I don't know if it was this or possibly something else. I restores to a backup prior to this hotfix roll-up and...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 22 Mar 2013
Replies: 9
Views: 409
Posted By GeneO
No, I don;t know.

No, I don;t know.
Forum: Hardware & Devices 21 Mar 2013
Replies: 9
Views: 409
Posted By GeneO
I have gotten both those - I don't think they are...

I have gotten both those - I don't think they are serious.

Glad to hear scannow could correct the issues. Not always the case.
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 108
Views: 2,103
Posted By GeneO
I wasn't commenting on the sequential speeds,...

I wasn't commenting on the sequential speeds, though they are important for certain applications. I was referring to the 4k write speeds and yes, I know these are at queue depths greater than one and...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 108
Views: 2,103
Posted By GeneO
Excuse me, 3x the performance on 4k random writes...

Excuse me, 3x the performance on 4k random writes is not insignificant.[/QUOTE]

Are you referring to the 4KB Random Writes......32000 IOPS vs 90000 IOPS?[/QUOTE]

Yes. What else?

Or you can...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 108
Views: 2,103
Posted By GeneO
I was thinking sequential reads were better, but...

I was thinking sequential reads were better, but they are the same.

Random writes are 3 time better on the pro. Random reads are better but not by a significant amount. So they aren't the...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 108
Views: 2,103
Posted By GeneO
The 840 TLC performance is lower than that iof...

The 840 TLC performance is lower than that iof the 840 PRO MLC as well. I expect that is partially because has higher density and hence fewer NAND chips.[/QUOTE]
In real life that makes no...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 45
Views: 768
Posted By GeneO
I don't think the PSU is major overlkill, but you...

I don't think the PSU is major overlkill, but you could do with less. I think it is fine, especialy if you might plan to SLI and OC in the near future.

What resolution of monitor are you planning...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 108
Views: 2,103
Posted By GeneO
The 840 TLC performance is lower than that iof...

The 840 TLC performance is lower than that iof the 840 PRO MLC as well. I expect that is partially because has higher density and hence fewer NAND chips.
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Mar 2013
Replies: 9
Views: 409
Posted By GeneO
It sounds promising. At least run sfc...

It sounds promising.
At least run sfc /verifyonly in a command window. It will verify that windows components are not damaged.

"The driver \Driver\WUDFRd failed to load"
this is a common...
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