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Gigabyte i-Ram

Fri, 31 May 2013 05:32:39 +0000

Just wanted to share some information/thoughts about this device since it can be hard to find sometimes. Very cool device, but poorly planned and marketed ahead of it's time.

Gigabyte i-Ram is a sata 1 ddr based sdd. It was made for 2 years and priced around $150 USD. Both years the models were different. Year 1 the device was a pci card that drew power from pci and transfered data over sata 1. Year 2 it was changed into a non pci device that had an ac adapter and mounted like something along the lines of a dvd drive would. I've never done an iops test or read/write test however best guess based on some translated blog entries is that it recieves about 9000-11000 iops and has a max read/write speed of 130mbs. I managed to purchase one of these a while back however I didn't have a chance to fiddle with it much because I sold my desktop and at the time I had windows 7 installed. This device was designed for XP and some users have said it works on Ubuntu. However for me i tried Windows 7 X86-64 and the device didn't work. It wouldn't allow a partition table to be written. I also tried partedmagic which couldn't use it either. Gigabyte i-ram officially supports a max of 4gb of ram via 4 dimm slots. Some people have tried using 2gb dimms however I've never found anyone posting succesful results. Overall this could be useful for running linux or perhaps a windows page file. However price vs performance makes it non viable since almost any ssd you buy currently for the same price will have 4 times the iops and use atleast a sata 2 connection. However the idea behind this device is very cool.

There are other ramdrive products out there that are more modern however at best they use ddr2 and a sata 2 connection with iops around 100,000 and cost about $400-600 without the ram and only support a max of 64gb making them poor value compared to any modern nand-flash ssd.

Personally I find software generated ramdrives more interesting.

Sources:
http://pagesuponpages.com/candlelight/pa...topic=27.0

Very Cute Puppies

Fri, 31 May 2013 05:30:04 +0000

sources:
http://pagesuponpages.com/candlelight/pa...opic=456.0

Getting Classic Scrollbars In Ubuntu 13.04

Fri, 31 May 2013 05:27:24 +0000

Quick guide for people who dislike the unity style scroll bars and want the old ones back.

Step #1:
In terminal type = gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

Step #2:
reboot

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To change it back = gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode overlay-auto

Sources:
http://pagesuponpages.com/candlelight/pa...opic=520.0

Error Installing Tools For VMware Player 5.0.2-1031769

Fri, 31 May 2013 05:25:22 +0000

On Ubuntu 13.04 - Desktop X86-64 I've noticed an error occurs when trying to install the tools on the host (not the guest) operating system. After much trial and error and googling and re-installing I've discovered that the problem is you must run Vmware Player as root when you do the tools download/install process. Just thought I would share that and save someone else a world of pain.

sources:
http://pagesuponpages.com/candlelight/pa...opic=518.0

Internship!

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:32 +0000

Hey, sorry I haven't been on the forum much recently. Among other things, I've been getting ready for an internship this summer with Verizon! It's in Texas, so I've been working on finding a place to stay, etc. and getting the car ready. I'm going to be driving ~1,200 miles down there starting on the 29th.

Hopefully I'll have time to focus on the forum before long. I've missed it.

ELISABETTA is THE CUTEST HARD ROCK SINGER EVER

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:15:30 +0000

This is absolutely hilarious.

365 Days Remaining Until XP End Of Support. The Countdown Begins

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:45:53 +0000

365 Days Remaining Until XP End Of Support. The Countdown Begins

Quote:Today marks the start of the 1-year countdown of when we stop supporting Windows XP. Many of you saw the post this morning on the Windows For Your Businessblog. Over the past few months I have gotten a lot of questions on what that means exactly. Here are some answers to help explain what end of support is and what you need to do to move to a modern OS like Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Microsoft will end Extended Support on April 8, 2014. Why?

In 2002, Microsoft introduced its Support Lifecycle policy based on customer feedback to have more transparency and predictability of support for Microsoft products. Per this policy, Microsoft Business and Developer products – including Windows and Office products – receive a minimum of 10 years of support (five years Mainstream Support and five years Extended Support), at the supported service pack level. Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 will go out of support on April 8, 2014. If your organization has not started the migration to a modern desktop, you are late. Based on historical customer deployment data, the average enterprise deployment can take 18 to 32 months from business case through full deployment. To ensure you remain on supported versions of Windows and Office, you should begin your planning and application testing immediately to ensure you deploy before end of support.

IMO most users should already be running Vista or 7. I won't comment on 8 except that sat that it is more secure than XP.

Hello Everyone

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:32:00 +0000

This is Gritchen Lewis and I am new to this forum. I found this forum very useful and really very glad to be a part of it. I am here to discuss about various aspects of technology. I really want to take an active part in this forum.

compile C to ASM

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:56:08 +0000

I'm posting a vague question for my sister who is having trouble with her home work.
She called me asking if I knew of a program that could compile her 27 pages of C code into assembly or. ASM? It's for a micro controller that's a glove that when making a strum motion emits a guitar sound
as always any reply is appreciated

"Your PayPal account was limited" Spam Email

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:35:11 +0000

I've gotten a couple of fake PayPal emails recently that are formatted really well, but the grammar and spelling are off. They read as follows:

Quote:How to verify your PayPal account.
Dear Customer,
Our Technical Service department has recently updated our online services, due to this upgrade we sincerely call your attention to follow below link and reconfirm your'online account details.
It's easy:
Click on the link below to open a secure browser window.
Confirm that you are the owner of the account, then follow the instructions.
Click Here
We use the latest security measures to ensure that your PayPal account is safe and secure.
The administration asks you to accept our apologies for inconvenienc caused and expresses gratitude for cooperation.

The link does not direct to PayPal. Make sure to check links in emails before you click!

Do you pay for mobile apps?

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:45:24 +0000

Do you buy mobile apps for your smartphone? If so what do you buy? I've never bought a paid mobile app because I can do whatever I want with free apps.

ayooooooooooooooo

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:09:58 +0000

just saying hi everyone

Whats up

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:31:44 +0000

Whats up everyone. I also found this site at TAZ and seems very interesting to me.

Happy Birthday xSSKT!

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:09:23 +0000

Happy 21st man! VT beating UVA every year is an awesome birthday present.

New Here

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:33:29 +0000

I'm new to this forum. I found it over at TAZ and I thought I'd come check it out.

multi monitor setup

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:44:36 +0000

Hey guys I'm back with a possible serious thinker...I know it's possible to do but is it within a reasonable .cost...
Wat I'm trying to do is hook up a monitor/tv to my computer in my bedroom aswell hook up another monitor /tv in my living room so that both TVs/monitors can display wats running on the computer the head twister is that I'd like to make the tv in the living room connected WIRELESSLY and be able to control the pc from the next room...
So wat do u guys think it's gonna take

Windows XP is a ticking time-bomb with only 500 days to go

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:01:52 +0000

Windows XP is a ticking time-bomb with only 500 days to go

Quote:The countdown clock has been ticking on Windows XP for a couple of years now, but the end is coming into view. There are only 500 days to go before Microsoft ends its extended support, and that means no more patches and no more security fixes. Given that XP is not exactly famous for its security, this represents a significant risk.

However, a security breach might not be the worst of it. Journalists will be only too keen to write up the first few stories about companies whose defences are penetrated because they are still using an obsolete operating system, so the damage to their brand and reputation could be unusually large. And rather than the polite sadness that sometimes colours such stories (unlucky; could happen to anyone), victims can expect a well-deserved splattering of glee (told you so!).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:52:16 +0000

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. We made Turkey (free gift from wal-mart), ham, mashed potatoes, cheesy broccoli, stuffing, red chili, gravy, and more...

Happy Birthday s1imch4nc3!

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:12:15 +0000

Have a great 22nd birthday, s1imch4nc3!

I'm newbie here ...

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:09:32 +0000

Hello
Casper is here from ON, Toronto. Its my first time to using this forum. So I suggest that first I should Introduce my self. My age is 22 year and I am a student + Employee. My Interests are Playing Video games, spending time with my friends and using facebook, . My favorite laptop is HP envy sleekbook with Core i7. Currently I am using Dell desktop PC Core i5.My purpose of joining this forum is to expend my knowledge. I hope it will be a good time with you guys.