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    internal drives the same as externals?

    Hi Was wondering for companies like Seagate, WD etc selling int & ext hdd's, Are the same model drives used for ext as they are for int? as in exactly the same specs etc? Reason I ask is when hdd prices were up alot of people were buying the ext drives and cracking them open as they...
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    MCP655-B pump leaking

    I have had this pump installed for a couple of years now and never had an issue It has started to leak very slowly at the bottom, area highlighted in the picture below Any ideas of how to fix this & what may have caused this to leak suddenly? Thanks
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    ST2000DM001 not working on LSI Card

    I own a LSI SAS 9201-16i, and just bought 2 Seagate 2tb ST2000DM001 HDDs On boot the card registers the HDD's however when it boots into windows the drives are not accessible. I can see the drive but when you click on it nothing happens. I tried connected them directly to the motherboard...
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    new pc powerful enough?

    Hi guys Currently have software raid running off an LSI 16 port HBA card. The pc is a E6850 on an x38 mobo with 6gb ram with 10 * 2tb 5900 rpm hdds attached Will I get any benefit in bandwidth in upgrading this to an i5 2400 H67 mobo with 4gb ram? I am thinking no as the LSI card is...
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    12 disc expansion options

    I am currently using an old promise tx4 300 sata expansion card & need an extra sata ports to accommodate a few more 2tb hdds Using win 7 with software raid and not sure which path I should go down For future proofing I was thinking of getting the LSI SAS 9201-16i, 16 port HBA non raid card...
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    5870 screen flickering

    I just setup a new system, running windows x64 and the latest 10.6 catalyst driver I have not loaded any games as yet, however I tested my card using furmark to see how well my setup cooled my card under stress. All i got when doing a stability test was screen flickering and a brown screen...
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    Knocked off a small transistor 5870

    Ah my 5870 does not work anymore http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1417/bahs.jpg I knocked something from what is highlighted in red Anyone have any ideas if it can still be used in crossfire even though it won't output a signal anymore?
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    Neccesary to cool the Northbridge?

    Setting up a new PC with a Swiftech XT kit I will be running 1 dual rad with 120mm fans and so far planning on the CPU (i7 930) & a 5870 to be water cooled. I am going to overclock & wondering if cooling the northbridge is worth the money? If it is, would I be ok including this in the...
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    5850 handle 3 screens & hdmi

    Just wondering if the 5850 will run 3 monitors (2 dvi & displayport) resolution at 1950x1200 & HDMI out through a receiver into a TV at 1920x1200 ?
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    Quality photo scanner

    Hi all I am after a quality photo scanner to save all our old Polaroids & photos taken over 20-30 years ago. Any ideas. I am looking at something with 48bit, LED. Do not know much about scanners so far but it seems the LED ones are better? Looking around the 300-400$ mark Alot of...
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    ati 9800 & lcd not displaying?

    managed to pick up a 20" lcd finally i tried connecting it to my ati 9800 via dvi-d & dvi/vga connector both would not load up the display am i doing something wrong?
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