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    Go from Raid 0 to Raid 1

    In basic terms you would have to... - Take an image of the current system - Delete the RAID0 array -- this will delete ALL data on the array - Create a new RAID1 array - Push the image onto the new array. Is this a production server or just something you are playing around with?
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    Balanced Build for VM Workstation?

    My main concerns: 1) You plan to run this 24/7 yet all your parts are consumer grade (ie. not designed to run 24/7). If reliability and uptime are important you may want to look into using server grade hardware instead - or just buying a pre-built server and upping the RAM/HDD yourself. On the...
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    best conversion platform/software to convert docs/docx and jpg to pdf

    Try PrimoPDF - http://www.primopdf.com/ The free version should be enough. To convert to PDF you can drag n drop files into the desktop shortcut it creates. It also adds a virtual printer so you can essentially "print to PDF" from any program that allows printing.
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    Windows Updates keep failing and reverting at startup.

    In that case you could try doing it manually from the instructions further down that same page. Or if it helps I made a little script for this. Copy and paste this into notepad and save as updates.bat http://pastebucket.com/90943 Then run it as administrator. I usually go through option 1, 2...
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    Windows Updates keep failing and reverting at startup.

    Try this Microsoft FixIt https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/971058 Part of the FixIt process will be renaming the catroot2 folder mentioned on Reddit.
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    SATAe connections recommendations

    SATAe is short for SATA Express and is a relatively new technology which utilises PCI lanes. I get the feeling you really mean eSATA, which is short for external SATA. These two get confused all the time! If you do mean eSATA it won't make any noticeable difference to performance either way -...
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    Dell Server PowerEdge R320 RAM upgrade

    Server 2012 Essentials is limited to 64GB of RAM so it's somewhat irrelevant if your hardware supports 96GB or 192GB (spec sheet does say 192GB though). EDIT: I done some reading through the manual. Your motherboard uses a dual channel memory controller. The channels are split as such...
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    can I swap hard drives between laptop?

    Physical you can swap the hard drives... but there is a VERY high chance it will blue screen at startup and get stuck in a boot loop. Windows configures itself to your hardware at first boot and doesn't take kindly to major hardware changes. However, if it's absolutely essential to copy...
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    Windows 10 Risks

    Programs and drivers are a case by case issue. Everyone will be different. Big developers like Adobe, Google, Mozilla etc will have been working on Windows 10 compatibility for months now and their programs should work from the get go. Smaller developers might not be up to speed meaning you...
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    Need to make sure; final check!

    We can't see anything in that link. Just shows an empty shopping cart. You would be better creating a "Wish List" and sharing that.
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    Does "Freezing hard drive" trick enables to recover data?

    You are more likely to damage the drive further. Condensation will occur no matter how well you seal drive. And not just on the outside of the drive; it can occur inside too. Condensation directly on the platters = very bad news Besides condensation there is also the possibility lubricant...
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    Default Restoring Windows Server 2008 to default settings?

    Unless you took a backup, no. It has to be asked... if you want it reverted to just after you installed it... why not just re-install it?
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    Cloning 2Tb to 1Tb

    It can be done so long as the volume on that 2TB drive is less than 1TB is size (otherwise it wouldn't fit!). Some cloning software will automatically resize the partition, others won't. If you wan't to do it manually here is a guide - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309169.aspx...
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    cant update to windows 8.1

    gpedit is only available in professional & enterprise versions of Windows, so maybe this is why you can't access it. Something quick to try is creating a new user account (make it an admin) then try installing the update from there.
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    cant update to windows 8.1

    Can you double check none of these are in place (sounds like the Group Policy one might be) http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-update-to-windows-8-1-for-free-notification-in-windows-8-store/