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  1. Yeah, I've got that part handled, but it's only...

    Yeah, I've got that part handled, but it's only reactive - when a fault happens, I get notified about it. Which sucks, to be honest :D I'd rather proactively probe the disks periodically for failures...
  2. Hi Train, thanks for the replies. I have...

    Hi Train, thanks for the replies. I have exhausted my online searches before asking here, so the links you have provided are not useful.

    The first manual from HP refers to their 2300 series...
  3. Reading SMART parameters for SATA drives connected to HP Smart Array P410?

    Hiya,

    I got myself a nice server-grade hardware RAID controller to be used in a homebrew NAS. It's a HP SmartArray P410 with 512 MB cache and battery back-up, on a PCI Express and up to 8 SAS/SATA...
  4. Thank you for the extra research, Sheila!...

    Thank you for the extra research, Sheila! SevenForums doesn't allow hotlinking to a thread so the first visit always gets you to the front page to set some cookies, but the second click on the same...
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    Simply close the tab or the entire browser window...

    Simply close the tab or the entire browser window (and all its tabs). There's an X button for it.
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    Thanks for coming back with the outcome, I'm glad...

    Thanks for coming back with the outcome, I'm glad to hear it worked :)
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    Cross-over cables have been a very specific...

    Cross-over cables have been a very specific requirement for certain situations. The rule is to go with a straight cable unless expressly told not to.

    This is a wireless bridge; by design, it is...
  8. Hey Jim :) Thank you for the reply, but that's...

    Hey Jim :) Thank you for the reply, but that's not what I am looking for...

    Here's what's happening now: I select some files in Windows Explorer and use right-click > Send to > E-mail recipient....
  9. Change "Send to" behavior for JPG images in Windows 7

    Hi guys, it's been a while :) I'm back with a problem that's been driving me nuts.

    I have set up for my dad a new PC with Windows 7 (x64, Home Edition) and Windows Live Mail aka Outlook Express'...
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    A blank password *is* a weak password :) Have...

    A blank password *is* a weak password :)

    Have you looked into Computer Management - User Accounts? Right-click My Computer and select Manage, go to Users and Groups.
  11. Disjoining from the domain is going to be a pain...

    Disjoining from the domain is going to be a pain in the cheek. Obviously, they intended to make this secure, so that nobody, even local workstation administrators, can disjoin and rejoin as they...
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    Windows comes with a pretty dumb application to...

    Windows comes with a pretty dumb application to manage wireless connections, including establishing encrypted connections and saving them as "profiles". You should install the wireless utility that...
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    Is this a concept design? Then it's just for show...

    Is this a concept design? Then it's just for show and a little PR for BMW, they couldn't let Pinifarina get all the credit for doing amazing things with electronics; move along.

    (*gasp* you don't...
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    If it's XP Pro SP3, it's 32-bit. XP Professional...

    If it's XP Pro SP3, it's 32-bit. XP Professional 64-bit is based on the Windows Server 2003 core, so it follows the same Service Packs; latest is SP2, it can't have a SP3.

    To add on photolady's...
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    Just to clarify, PDF is not a "format"; it's a...

    Just to clarify, PDF is not a "format"; it's a "container" which can have all sorts of "objects" inside. Most PDFs generated from applications contain text and graphics; the text can be selected,...
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    Turn off the preview window, select the message...

    Turn off the preview window, select the message in the list and delete it without opening it.
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    I still have such a dial-up router, a SMC...

    I still have such a dial-up router, a SMC Barricade 7004AVR, bought like 10 years ago. Boy, it sucked, and I couldn't return it; still sits here, brand new, in box. First of all, it's a 10Mbps...
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    Version 3 adds Themes support. SRWare Iron, the...

    Version 3 adds Themes support. SRWare Iron, the unbranded brother of Google Chrome, had the same upgrade and also supports Google's themes. Neat!

    Note: update = small bug fix without a version...
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    CDA "files" are not actual files; they are...

    CDA "files" are not actual files; they are "shortcuts" to the audio tracks. The audio CD doesn't contain any files, so the computer needs to somehow display the contents on your screen. It does so by...
  20. The correct path is...

    The correct path is C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe. It's not in SysWOW64.

    If it helps, in the batch script run cmd.exe /c c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe /s /f /t 3600 .
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    How about the other stuff...

    How about the other stuff you can't control in Chrome? :)
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    I've got only two issues with Google Chrome: 1)...

    I've got only two issues with Google Chrome: 1) sometimes the Flash plugin in the AJAX-loaded Facebook freezes, and 2) almost everything you do in this browser goes through Google. Type a link wrong?...
  23. This basic "fool the keylogger" technique may...

    This basic "fool the keylogger" technique may have worked 15 years ago. Since then, keyloggers now save the window name in addition to the keys typed in, and they also monitor the clipboard. Some...
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    Did too, photolady :) I only wanted to emphasize...

    Did too, photolady :) I only wanted to emphasize that no hardware or software change is going to add any significant improvement to that laptop's ability to handle graphic-intensive games.

    Good to...
  25. The files are not suspicious in any way, they are...

    The files are not suspicious in any way, they are used by Windows Media Player (at least) to display the album cover and other details in addition to the actual music files.
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