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    Mixing drive models on Perc5/i?

    Is it ok to mix WD 10EADS with 10EACS drives on the perc5/i? I can't seem to find the EADS model any more and from what i've read there's problems with the newer EARS models that are everywhere. I've got 6x10EADS drives on my raid card right now and need to fill the last 2 slots, and a few...
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    broken drive caused by data recovery software?

    I accidentally formatted a drive recently and used File Scavenger to get the data back, copying everything it found onto another drive plugged into a dock. After rebooting or hotplugging the drive back into the dock it makes my computer freeze up. On reboots windows xp just hangs after the...
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    Raid5, WHS, or both?

    I just started building a new fileserver and am curious what my best options are for OS and drive configuration. i got a cheap mobo/cpu/ram combo, and a Perc 5/i card i got off ebay. I haven't bought any new drives yet because i can't decide what to do with my old setup yet. In my main rig...
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    Site for tracking daily harddrive prices?

    I used to have this site bookmarked but now can't recall the name. It crawled newegg, zzf, mwave, etc and had dropdown menus for price per gb, sort by type, price, capacity, etc. Does anyone remember the url or if it's still around?
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    Build won't boot after power outage

    We're having allot of severe storms pass through down here in florida at the moment and i was just on my pc when a power outage hit. the power wasn't off for more then a second but my pc reset along with all my av equipment, i've got everything connected to surge protectors and the pc plugged...
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    Help! Condensation inside my scanner

    I'm finally getting around to scanning all the odd comics, zines, and scrapbook stuff in my collection, but started noticing the glass inside my scanner is getting fogged up from the heat exhaust from the components inside. is there anything i can do to fix this? i'm afraid if i open it up to...
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    Reinstalling xp pro, should i disconnect my raided backup drives beforehand?

    Wasn't sure wether to put this here or disc storage, i appologize in advance if this was the wrong choice. Time for the biannual reinstall, what steps do i need to take to make sure my raid1 backup sets stay intact and show up correctly after install? Do just leave them plugged in as they are...
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    Itunes locking up my pc.

    When ever i have itunes playing windows xp randomly locks up. The cpu usage bar jumps up to 50% in task manager and all open windows become unresponsive. i used to have this same problem on my 5 year old gateway laptop but even on my brand new build it's doing it too. my specs: c2d e6600...
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    8800gtx doesn't support VIVO (9pin svideo)?

    I tried hooking up my new videocard to my tv last night using a 9pin svideo to composite (yellow, male) cable that came with an old ati card and got nothing but a black screen. the connection works fine with the supplied 4pin svideo to svideo cable but i have to run it through my set top dvd...
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    Please help with new build, got all the parts, now where do i put them?

    1st build, p5w e6600 thermaltake armor OCZ GameXStream 700W psu G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 2x320gb WD hdd's 80gb WD hdd (for os) I've got the mobo screwed in with the cpu in place and the ram in, and the psu screwed in. now i'm looking at the stock hsf wondering wether or not to...
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