Recent content by Mike Hoopes

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    News Idle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to...

    Sounds like a headline from The Onion during a writer’s strike. While we’re at it: Model T with removed bumper totalled in collision with 2001 Toyota Yaris.
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    SSD Best Health Checking Utility

    What if you have an OEM drive? For instance, I have a Samsung PM961 in my Lenovo Yoga 720, which isn't supported by Samsung Magician. Samsung provides a driver, but neither them nor Lenovo is providing a management utility.
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    Workstation Graphics: 19 Cards Tested In SPECviewperf 12

    Question: I have an HPE-510t desktop machine (Sandy Bridge core i7-2600) with PCI Express 2.0 x16 and a 300 W power supply. Would the FirePro W5000 @ 75 W require a PS upgrade, and does my PCI-e 2.0 x16 bus mitigate any of its performance advantage over the nVidia K2000? Thanks, Mike