Recent content by Brandon Taylor

i have 3 x 1tb drives in raid 5 configuration and one of them is failing due to age, is it possible to remove it and set my raid to 2 drives without loss of data? simple yes or no is what im looking, as i am willing to backup to external media if not possibly.

Get an ac1200 router and make sure it has a clear sight towards your door, wifi signals dont work well through walls, especially when there is metal and concrete in its path, the signal will bounce around and loose strength every time it reflects. Think of it as a laser, the more mirrors the...

I'm currently making a nas and was thinking of using freenas, but at the same time I could use Linux, but I'm wondering if anyone knows anything that will enable these attributes?

As the title states, I'm either looking for a program that gives files attributes for sorting them into categories or an operating system that has built in attributes. Eg: I have a harddrive of movies and I want to automatically sort the movies using attributes like the year it was made or it's...

"Xbox One X will come with a 1TB hard disk drive and a UHD Blu-ray drive. Take note that it's more power hungry with its 245 watt internal power supply. The Xbox One S has a 120 watt internal power supply, while the original's power supply is 220 watts and external." Gamespot @ E3, 2017

im pretty sure that the xbox one has an external psu, either that or my xbox one isnt original (it came direct from microsoft)

im stuck with a set of lg 5.1 surround sound speakers, with 4ohm resistance and 310watt max. Would it be cheaper buying a new reciever, or buying a 6 channel/way amplifier to connect them to my computer?

get a fan controller bay device

mate this a sticky situation ey, as i just checked that shipping price, i doubt with your price range it would be possible to get what you want for that cheap, you might get a way with buying a cheaper case and sacrificing a bit of creature comforts like aesthetics, but most casee's will have...

my suggestion: MSI Z170A SLI Plus Motherboard

for starters, the more cores you have, means more work can be done, i would recommend atleast 4 cores a cpu like that of the intel i5 range would cut for budget, but you would be better off with the hyper threading of the i3 for now...

what price range were you thinking? any preferred colour theme's? what hardware are you planning on putting in case? basically the more aesthetics/looks you want, the higher your price tag. This is what i would recommend for a budget case, im currently using it, has moderate cable management...