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5400 RPM drives work without problems as a boot drive; they're just slower. I would get the Samsung F3, 1TB, 7200 rpm drive. They're quiet and run cool, which is more of an issue with an iMac than most PC's. You do know how to change the hard drive in an iMac, don't you? It's nothing like PC and not...

Poor image quality with LCD displays and VGA input generally have nothing to do with cables. The problem is a low quality, low bandwidth analog section at one or both of the ends. It can be to graphics in the PC (D/A converter, or analog line drivers) or the input section of the monitor (A/D convert...

I have a 2T, F4 data drive in my WHS. I installed and ran the tool (made by Acronis). It reports the drive as Not a Samsung Advanced Format Disk, and a greyed out icon for the drive indicates Optimally aligned partition.

Probably the best place for news and information on WHS is We Got Served: http://www.wegotserved.com/ There are a number of knowledgeable folks who actually aren't sad to see Drive Extender, in it's current implementation, dropped. It made setting up shares more difficult, data was stored in a propr...

Living in a house, that you own, has lots of advantages. I have my WHS in the basement and I can drill whatever holes needed to run cables as needed for a faster, wired system. In WHS the HDs can be set to turn off to save power; however, the OS drive never shuts down.

Isn't this about the third time you've started this thread? You aren't really buying anything, are you?

WHS probably does backup better than Win 7 not only because it's automatic, but because it can do a bare metal restore of a PC. While there is no fine grained control of where files get stored, if folder duplication is turned on, then the duplicated folder will be on a different physical drive (more...

Those T connectors, AKA Scotch Locks, are for 14 - 16 gauge wire and would not displace the insulation for those fan wires. The red version for smaller gauge wire might work, but they are about 3x bigger than the connector on the end of the wire.

For that case and a mini ITX MB any thing more than integrated graphics isn't a great bet, and for a HTPC not needed.

... If you want it to be completely automated, then the backup has to be on 24/7 (unless it's sophisticated enough to wake itself up just for the backup job, then go back to sleep. I don't know of any that smart.) WHS with Lights Out only installed on the server would do just that. Wake up the serv...

Trying to push air in an enclosed box, like a computer case, over anything over very small distances, or through a duct, is like trying to push a rope. It's not like water coming out a hose nozzle. Air flow will be from high pressure areas to low pressure areas.

Hello, thanks for the great review. I have a question: does this Box turn on and off with the pc? I'm not sure what box you are referring to, but if it's running WHS, there is a very nice add in program called Lights Out that keeps the server in sleep mode unless a client is active or the server ha...

I have an F3 and F4 2T drives and I don't notice any particular difference in noise between the two drives, and they are both very quiet. There are differences from one example drive to another. One thing that wasn't mentioned in the review is that the F4 is low level formatted to 4k sectors, but em...

All digital systems/subsystems have a Bit Error Rate (BER). They are pretty low, i.e., 1x10^-18. Run the system long enough and there will be a bit error, and if it's in the memory the program will throw an error.

The system should be way quieter than before, tho. I doubt it. I've built several systems using the EA380 (older, Seasonic OEM), that drew around the same power as the OP's and the PS couldn't be heard from .5m away. There may be a measurable, but not audible difference. Granted, if someone places ...

I doubt that they pour anything thing in to cover the screw heads, because it would cost too much and add too much time to manufacturing. My guess is that its just a silver colored, vinyl dot covering the head. I would try lifting it off with an x-acto knife. I wouldn't be too hasty about removing t...

Everything that generates heat is passively cooled, so it dumps heat into the case, and there is almost no air flow through the case...big surprise that it runs hot. There's no way to run that CPU under any sort load and not have the temps shoot up without active cooling or substantial case ventilat...

Bultaco road racer with no water pump: http://books.google.com/books?id=7bGuud7_uy0C&pg=RA1-PA137&lpg=RA1-PA137&dq=bultaco+thermosyphon&source=bl&ots=V5ubfg6Kcw&sig=LfcVJEXdKWfjJHrq4VX7w-TLUC0&hl=en&ei=_uZ_TMDTMoW0lQfks9QU&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Th...

Unless you have tight space constraints driving the requirement for have a NAS/HTPC in the living room, it really makes more sense to have two systems with the NAS/server off in another room/basement/closet. This way the NAS doesn't have to be particularly quiet. It doesn't have to any CPU intensive...

Based on what's available to you, I would get the G Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ memory. Not too many DOA complaints on Newegg, and it works fine in my son's PC. The voltage may have to be set to 1.9v when 8 gig is used. The F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK may very well be the same RAM chips run at a higher voltage. I...

That G Skill memory has the wrong specs; it's 1066 memory. I don't think any DDR2 memory is rated at 1600. Really good memory is this G Skill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 There really isn't much performance advantage to over clocking it. The memory I listed above ...

For real CAD work the game version of a graphics card is a often a poor substitute, because the drivers and firmware do not support a number of hardware accelerated CAD functions:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... -5000.html

The heat is the energy loss due to inefficiencies in the brick. The more current drawn, the higher the more heat that will be dissipated. If the higher current brick is more efficient the the heat will go down.

This PS? http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/OCZ-StealthXStream-400-W-Power-Supply-Review/794 I got one of these when it was on sale. Works fine, nothing special. The stock fan didn't have very good bearings. I replaced it with a YL fan and now it's very quiet. Keep in mind that it has 140mm so t...

The operating temperature is the only thing that counts. If the temp of the HD goes above 60º C, then something should be done to get its operating temp below 60º C.

... the only worry is I'm not sure, due to its limited CFM, whether it will do the job properly or not. That's what makes this a Ouija Board question. Without doing a bunch of experiments the only valid answer is maybe. That's why I suggest getting the GT 1850 RPM fan, cut the power connector off t...

If I replace the PSU's stock fan with GentleTyphoon, I will run the GentleTyphoon at its 1450rpm. I assume then that you will be powering the fan directly from +12v, rather than the fan header in the PS. This will not result in a very quiet PS. All 12cm fans begin to make audible noise as they appr...

The speed of fans in PS's are controlled by the PS. They only run at their maximum speed if the PS loaded close to its maximum rated power. I would be inclined to get the 1850 RPM version of the Gentle Typhoon unless you were very sure that you would run it near its rated capacity, or at elevated am...

Most Asus MBs come with program called PC Probe. I would install that and see if the NB & SB temps read the same. One quick & dirty test for the NB & SB temps is to place your finger on the HS. If you can't keep your finger on it for more than a moment it really is 70 ºC. I just checked in the Inte...