Recent content by edx1515

D: Thanks. Or twice the likelihood, if the problem is caused by malware or Windows blowing up for reasons unknown to the universe. :) Do you recommend a separate controller card, or a motherboard that has RAID, such as the ASUS P5E3 with X38 chip set, or P35? e

Dan515: Are you the founder of the 515 club? Nice to meet another member. I want to use A TI to clone, periodically. If Windows becomes corrupt, or infested, that problem will occur on the mirrored drive. Also, I can keep the clone off site, to reduce data loss caused fire, water, theft...

I want to build a desktop PC in which I will use RAID 1. Also, I want to clone my data to a 3rd HDD, using Acronis True Image. I have considered using KingWin racks & trays. I have found these cases with the capability of hot swappability...

SATA Optical Drives exist. I have used Plextor PX - 716 SA drives for > 1 year. Thanks for the reply. Sincerely, edx1515

Using an ASUS A8N SLI DeLuxe motherboard, I want to build a system with 3 HDDs and 2 Optical Drives, all SATA. The HDDs will NOT be configured for RAID. The A8N SLI Deluxe has 4 "regular" SATA ports & 4 "RAID" ports. Will such a system be successful, or do I need a PCI card with SATA...

doolittle: Thanks for the reply. I am unfamiliar with Arock. I built systems with Abit motherboards a few years ago, but have recently used MSI & ASUS. I am going to have a 120 mm fan in the front & a 120 mm fan or 2 80 mm fans in the rear [ depends upon case design ]. I think this...

I am going to build a system structured around a 32" LG monitor, LG 321XL , [ http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/32lx1(usa).jhtml which has a vga connection & an HDMi connection, an XFX GeForce 6800 GS 256 MB DDR3 & AMD A64 xd 4200 cpu. I would like suggestions for a motherboard that...

I have a basic understanding of AGP. I need to learn about PCI-E so that I can make my own decisions about which graphics card to use for basic, computer graphic office & gaming computer configuration. I am very confused about terms such as SLI, crossfire, dvi-i, dvi-d. I know how to...

What are the differences? I thought video card & graphics card refer to the same entity. Probably not. Thank for your attention to my question. edx1515