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by Pesto
Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:44 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: To NAS or not to NAS.. that is the question..
Replies: 9
Views: 5082

To NAS or not to NAS.. that is the question..

SO... I am doing some research now to figure out what what to do. My situation is that I have a laptop and my wife has a laptop, we both never use the 3 desktops we have running BUT we need the storage space for all the MP3's, Pictures, Application ISO's, and other random things. which makes me thin...
by Pesto
Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:07 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Cox and BT
Replies: 3
Views: 2253

Re: Cox and BT

i'm on cox too and i've been getting some serious BT slow-down.. i've just been too lazy to check into it
by Pesto
Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Quakecon 08
Replies: 13
Views: 4842

Re: Quakecon 08

I'll totally be there!
by Pesto
Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:21 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Dell motherboards
Replies: 8
Views: 4780

Re: Dell motherboards

depend on what model, most of inspiron are micro-star-inc, and optilex = foxxcon, and xps are either asus or msi or foxxcon,...remeber alot of them are custom only for dell allenpan is right, it depends on the model and the mfg's listed make the motherboards or other devices with specific firmware ...
by Pesto
Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:34 pm
Forum: Modding
Topic: AC Liquid CPU Chiller
Replies: 8
Views: 6472

AC Liquid CPU Chiller

http://www.mikevanelst.com/chiller/chiller.html

Check this out!

I stumbled on this article when browsing through google reader. .
by Pesto
Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:06 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: OMG i need help
Replies: 2
Views: 2158

Re: OMG i need help

well i started looking into my issue, i gave in and just slapped the drive into another PC so i could yank all the goodies off and reformatted... strange issue.. so i reinstalled the OS, and decided to go check for new drivers on everything. The only driver that had an update was the nvidia driver, ...
by Pesto
Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:50 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: OMG i need help
Replies: 2
Views: 2158

OMG i need help

My wife's desktop flipped out yesterday. When she turned it on it got to the windows splash screen and stays there for HOURS. I can't get into safe mode, or the last known good config, they all stay on the splash screen. I've tried running a chkdsk /r from recovery console and i've tried a repair in...
by Pesto
Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:05 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: I am about to get the ultimate hookup...:crosses fingers:
Replies: 34
Views: 12059

Re: I am about to get the ultimate hookup...:crosses fingers:

omg... thats all i can say to $32.76...

you should post a pic of you playing some games on that beast! i wanna see how ridiculous it is..
by Pesto
Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:25 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Looking For Step By Step Instructions
Replies: 14
Views: 6637

Re: Looking For Step By Step Instructions

I actually helped an out of state friend by referring him to youtube or google video. he searched for keywords like "install video card" and "install processor" and it came up with some very basic instructional videos that walked him through the whole process. he said it was supe...
by Pesto
Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:04 am
Forum: Modding
Topic: How not to add fans to your rig...
Replies: 7
Views: 6280

Re: How not to add fans to your rig...

Thats awesome! if i had enough spare fans lying around i would totally make one of those with a hot glue gun.. hehe..
by Pesto
Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:24 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: wireless is driving me nuts...
Replies: 3
Views: 2782

Re: wireless is driving me nuts...

I solved the problem. After looking into what it takes in a router to connect to another router wirelessly i obviously didn't have the right routers to do that. So i took some spare parts in my stash and built a computer that has a wireless card and 2 wired NIC's and then bridged the connections. so...
by Pesto
Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:47 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: wireless is driving me nuts...
Replies: 3
Views: 2782

wireless is driving me nuts...

I just moved into this two story house. The ONLY place the cable modem has a connection is in the front room on the first floor, in one corner of the house if you would. So this leaves me to weak signal upstairs and not able to hook-up my VoIP and other wired devices upstairs (where my office is..) ...
by Pesto
Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:11 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Time to get Perpendicular!
Replies: 1
Views: 1708

Time to get Perpendicular!

by Pesto
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:50 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: This is a quiz for people who know everything
Replies: 7
Views: 3432

Re: This is a quiz for people who know everything

hah.. yeah.. this is awesome.. i stumped a bunch of people at work with this too..
by Pesto
Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:39 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: network performance
Replies: 15
Views: 6016

Re: network performance

I would say that the network switch may be contributing to the delays. Also if this is an old server running multiple applications then it may need a hardware update. some of the problems could also stem from the configuration of the server, the disk array has to access data for several users appare...
by Pesto
Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:30 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: College Football Fans at their best
Replies: 5
Views: 2957

College Football Fans at their best

check this out:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/c ... rid12.html
Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him to the ground and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to break them up. It took more than 60 stitches to close the wound.