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    Using slmgr.vbs upgrade "Trick" failing?

    Sorry for bringing this thread up but I encountered the same issue after using a Windows 7 SP1 disk. Managed to solve the problem by running the following via command prompt (as admin), restarting as requested, then activating Windows (or restoring activation): slmgr /rearm Might help...
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    WD Scorpio series freshest than Green 3.5" models ?

    I don't think I've ever had problems with my hard drives overheating. Using my logic, I would assume that laptop 2.5" drives would be better suited to dealing with heat since they're in an enclosed space and cooling would be focused on the CPU/GPU systems. However, it might be a good idea to...
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    Migrating down: from ZFS Pool Version 31 to ZFS Pool Version 28

    I was trying to mount my OI rpool via one of the Linux ZFS implementations. It said that the ZFS pool version was too high (above 28) which confused me as it shouldn't have been, or so I thought. I eventually noticed that the root pool (rpool) has feature flags enabled by default...
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    Microsoft Kills Expression Suite

    Damn. I must've been one of the few people that actually liked Expression Studio. Although I mostly used Design and Web, to me Web seemed like the perfect competitor to Adobe's Dreamweaver (both feature and pricewise) - however I'm a coder so I would've been happy with a simple editor that...
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    Experts Raise Concerns Over Superhuman Workplace

    Would this be less of a problem if there was a public healthcare system available? So the situation might different in say Canada (I think they've got public healthcare).
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    Microsoft Files Patent For Kinect Surveillance Device

    Anyone else thought that they'd try and read your lips to see if anyone says anything about not licencing the content, a la HAL? :D Not sure how you can tell if someone hasn't licenced the content just by looking at them - unless its the whole "the person who bought it must be present/limit the...
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    ASUS P8C WS? Ivy Xeon ECC workstation mobo

    Took the plunge and built a storage server based on this board. My core configurations is: Motherboard: Asus P8C-WS CPU: Intel Xeon 1245v2 Non ECC Ram: Kingston HyperX Blue 1600mhz 2x2GB kit [KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX]. Will be upgrading to ECC ram in the future. I loaded up a LiveCD of...
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    HP Procurve 1810g v2 (version 2)?

    Weird. I've heard that the 1910's are rebranded 3com's and that the 1810v1's were HP's own design. For the v2's I assumed they would've taken the v1 base and just modded it. Why would they use a 3com? Maybe the 3com's were more easy to modify/modernise to suit the v2's purpose? More ram =...
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    EU Sends Microsoft Formal Antitrust Complaint

    Isn't the EU's reason for not going after Apple something to do with them not being in a dominant/monopolistic position, unlike Microsoft? Although I'm not sure if that's a good enough excuse.
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    HP Procurve 1810g v2 (version 2)?

    That kinda makes sense. I've actually only seen one place list both models (NextWarehouse) with a $35 premium for the non-#ABA. Generally US stores list the part as J9450A#ABA (e.g. Amazon, NewEgg), while Aussie stores list it as J9450A.
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    HP Procurve 1810g v2 (version 2)?

    Thanks very much for checking that out for me. Ack, never thought of that. I spose I've assumed that reducing power consumption by 1/3rd wouldn't mean that the mass of heatsinks required would be halved - but they probably just use more efficent heatsinks/my thinking is incorrect. :p Also I've...
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    HP Procurve 1810g v2 (version 2)?

    Ah, if that is the case then I find it unusual that the #ABA ones are cheaper. I actually expected them to be 'OEM' type packages that lacked accessories (such as the rack mounting kit or power cables). Unless the non-#ABA ones come with higher level support?
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    HP Procurve 1810g v2 (version 2)?

    Was thinking about buying a 1810g-24 but I've recently noticed that HP are listing a new model number (J9801A and J9803A), which they say is the v2 model. The J9801A appears to be only a 10/100 switch, while the J9803A is a 10/100/1000 switch. I haven't seen any threads/posts mentioning this...
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    2TB - 3TB decisions

    People seem to say that Hitachi drives are reliable. Although with WD/Toshiba taking ownership of Hitachi Global Storage (Hitachi's hard drive division), Toshiba might be the drives to go for these days. There's a thread over here about the annoucement of 12 new Toshiba drives...
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    Best way to determine if HDs are advanced format?

    EDIT: You don't need to install smartmontools, fdisk -l will list the sector size for any detected/connected hard drives. If you're running linux (or are willing to boot up a live cd) you can check the sector size of any hard drive detected/connected. These instructions assume you're...
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