Recent content by dennisg9987

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    External case to hold 4 2.5 inch portable hard drives

    Hi, Thanks for ideas. I just kept adding external hard drives for various reasons...main storage, backup, mirror drive etc. Got into photography and then really needed additional storage. I originally went to 5tb Seagate drives but killed 2 of them..1 drop another died during an office move, so...
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    External case to hold 4 2.5 inch portable hard drives

    Hi, I have 4ea 2.5 inch portable hard drives plugged in to my Dell XPS pc. Is there a protective case I can put these in to avoid killing them when and if the fall? Thanks, Dennis
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    1tb crucial ssd only shows 698gb?

    Hi..just installed crucial 1 tb ssd in my Lenovo laptop. When checking c drive properties capacity only shows 698 GB. Seems I got shipped a 750 GB drive?? Box shows a 1 tb drive. Dennis
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    Graphic Card needed

    I want to run DxO Pro Optics on a HP P7-1287c with 8 gig ram Intel i5-2400 @3.10ghz with Win 64 bit os. Any ideas for a budget graphics card to support 2560 x1600 res and run DxO? I am clueless about Graphic Cards...Thanks.
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    Shared router vs switch

    Hi, I rent an office that provides internet. My office has a cat 5 cable plug available into which I plug my router into. As of late my router is dropping the internet signal randomly. This is not happening to other tenants. I have two computers hooked to network via the router. Can I use a...
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    switch does not see main pc

    OK, I am at work now, so I will check the "switch" in the garage to see if in fact it is an old router I had laying around...that is very possible. If it is a router what should I do...scrap it and replace it with a true switch? or can the router functions be disabled?
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    switch does not see main pc

    1 router and two switches, or could be a second router acting as switch.
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    switch does not see main pc

    Hi, My set up is: Modem to Router to Main PC via Cat5 Router to Garage Switch via Cat5 Garage switch to garage pc via cat5 router to Living Room switch via cat5 Problem: Garage PC sees internet via switch to Router, but cannot see Plex Server nor anything else on Main PC. Question: How do I...