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VessRAID 1000i Series iSCSI SMB Storage Introduction

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:29:32 +0000

VessRAID 1000i Series

VessRAID 1000i features 2U/3U 8 to 16 bays quad ports iSCSI RAID6 subsystem that can function as a direct attached storage (DAS), in a storage area network (SAN), and with VessJBOD expansion, offering a comprehensive storage portfolio for business critical applications in hopes to protect all of your valuable data.

Duration : 0:3:0

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How hot is too hot for this computer?

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:28:54 +0000

My power supply is 720 watts. I used to have a 540 watt power supply and my pc over heated so I got a new one

Motherboard:
CPU Type 2x , 3000 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 8192 MB
BIOS Type Unknown
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (5870K84502413)
Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller A4YEN62T IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller AEH18ITA IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
SCSI/RAID Controller Virtual CloneDrive
Disk Drive Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 ATA Device (931 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Optical Drive QXYBSH W1QNO1IV41 SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive REBO B41YVO9 SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 953867 MB (243118 MB free)
Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type HDD

Temperatures:
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 41 °C (106 °F)
CPU

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CPU Properties:
CPU Type 2x , 3000 MHz
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
L1 Code Cache 64 KB
L1 Data Cache 64 KB
L2 Cache 512 KB (Asynchronous)

Multi CPU:
CPU #0 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor, 3008 MHz
CPU #1 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor, 3008 MHz
CPU #2 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor, 3008 MHz
CPU #3 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor, 3008 MHz

CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 / Core #1 0 %
CPU #1 / Core #2 100 %
CPU #1 / Core #3 40 %
CPU #1 / Core #4 40 %

Try Leawo DVD Creator! I think it is the easiest software i have ever tried, to burn video to dvd with menu.Download Leawo Free DVD Creator here:
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkw22TZxLDEkBuV1XNyoA?p=leawo+dvd+creator&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-701&fp_ip=cn&rd=r1&meta=vc%3Dcn&sao=1 Wish it can help, good luck!

Fiber Channel or IP-Storage-iSCSI using VMWare

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:30 +0000

VMware and EMC IP Storage-iSCSI, NFS, or Fibre Channel

Duration : 0:7:29

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can anyone tell me what model my pc is?

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:29:51 +0000

Computer:

DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Operating System windows xp

Motherboard:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Pentium D 805, 2666 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200
System Memory 1gb (DDR2-667 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (07/19/06)

Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (16211)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter ATI SB450 – High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller AEA55PUW IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk Drive ST3160212AS ATA Device (149 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A ATA Device
Optical Drive IPU 2ZSTURS9 SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 152625 MB (29773 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.0.3)
Network Adapter TeamViewer VPN Adapter

Peripherals:

USB1 Controller ATI SB450 – USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB450 – USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB450 – USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

because iw ant to find out what the motherboard name is and update it
the only thing i know is that its a packard bell nec imedia

any help apreciated
i used everest, belaric advisor they all say motherboard name unknown

Packard Bell NEC 00000001
System Serial Number: a123456789
Chassis Serial Number: 50424E
Enclosure Type: Desktop

You best bet would be to go to the manufactures website and enter their support. Most all of them allow you to enter your serial number or product code which will be on a sticker on the bottom normally, and they should have the drivers which will allow you to find out who makes the motherboard. You can then choose to use their most up to date driver or go to the actual manufacture of your motherboard and check for updates there! Hope this helps some…sorry I couldn’t just tell you the name and give you a link to the most recent driver for it!

Top Applications For iSCSI Storage

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:36:19 +0000

The development of iSCSI has centered on building a foundation for IP SANs utilizing virtualization for efficiency, simplicity, availability and flexibility. iSCSI technology leverages existing networks to consolidate storage and servers, while increasing capacity, expandability and performance. Here are some Killer Apps for iSCSI.

Duration : 0:7:5

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Whats Wrong With My Wireless?

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:34:50 +0000

ok, i have just installed windows vista on my laptop (my other laptop) its the same vista that was already on it, i was rebooting it to get rid of all my data and viruses….it started up and installed without complaint and i knew there would be some drivers for me to install, which is not a problem for a P.C tech head like me lol. but what i don’t understand is that my wireless does not show any networks and when i ask it why it brings up a little box saying something about hardware and drivers BLAH! so i thought i needed a driver for the wireless hardware (which is inter grated I THINK) i have never opened the la top. anyway i opened the manager and what did i find? Absolutely nothing about the wireless…its as if the computer refuses to belive i have wireless :S i have the details here from a program called everest:
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name SYKO-PC
User Name Syko

Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 1600 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 2037 MB
BIOS Type Phoenix (12/20/07)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers – 2850
IDE Controller Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK1246GSX ATA Device
Optical Drive MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 57235 MB (47567 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 55735 MB (55644 MB free)
Total Size 110.3 GB (100.8 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8101 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Modem TOSHIBA Software Modem

I have tried ALL availible drivers, plus dragging my own driver from a near exact same laptop that uses the same wireless thing.

ANY help would be glady appreasiated and of course the most helpfull will get the points for best answer
Thx in advance
TIve checked the button on the front, the light is on, indicating its turned on, but the machine will not recognise it, it worked perfectly before, re installed windows, nothing to show the installation was bad.
The wireless card was installed with the laptop, all stock parts here:D Ive checked the button on the front, the light is on, indicating its turned on, but the machine will not recognise it, it worked perfectly before, re installed windows, nothing to show the installation was bad. what could cause this?

By looking at the network adapters list there is no wireless listed at all…. Is the RADIO CARD turned on?

Toshiba and other laptops do have a switch to enable and disable the radio cards, if that is off, you won’t even see the card in the Device Manager. You don’t so that is my "best guess"
Once the card shows up in the device manager, THEN you can add the driver! Until that card shows in the device manager, your operating system can’t add it!

iSCSI Storage – 2010

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:54:19 +0000

This webcast covers the iSCSI technology and industry standard as it stands in 2010. It also explains how you can use iSCSI storage for VMware vSphere, Hyper-V with Live Migration or any other server applications that you configure for High Availability with failover clustering. You will learn that iSCSI SAN can be build with SAN Software and any standard Intel-architecture x86 or x64 servers that you can apply in your IT environment and have a highly available and highly reliable storage infrastructure with advanced features such as Synchronous Mirroring with Automatic Failover, Remote Replication for disaster recovery, CDP/Snapshots and Thin Provisioning. You can also download the accompanying whitepaper “Why iSCSI 2010″ from the whitepaper section of our website.

Duration : 0:5:5

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Graphics card upgrade, newbie needs advice, specs:?

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:58:45 +0000

Here are some that have been suggested:

GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
Radeon 4670 (fast) or GeForce 9600GT
NVidia 8800 GT

I found this: VisionTek Radeon HD 3450 512MB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 64-bit DirectX 10.1 Video Card – 900231 for $65 and it seems to have comparable specs to the bigger boyz. Is this junk? Bad repuation?
I’m not looking for the best card ever, just a good card that is an upgrade then what I currently have installed.

Operating System: Windows Vista" Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Studio 540
BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/11/08 16:57:20 Ver: 0.0.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 1934MB used, 6483MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3450
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x95C5)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 2042 MB
Dedicated Memory: 251 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Dell SP2009W
Driver Name: atidxx32,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atiumdva,…
Driver Version: 7.15.0010.0119 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/12/2008 23:45:52, 1554944 bytes

Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 6001) Dell Inc. Studio 540
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Inc. 0M017G A00
Bus Clock: 267 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. 1.0.1 08/11/2008
Drives Memory Modules c,d
640.07 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
401.12 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

FvFx CDDVDvx+tech-200 SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
FvFx CDDVDvx+tech-200 SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
SZGJIHU 8DI3KHEFWTM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]

Generic- Compact Flash USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 1
Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 4
Generic- SD/MMC USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 3
Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device [Hard drive] — drive 2
SAMSUNG HD642JJ [Hard drive] (640.13 GB) — drive 0, s/n S1JNJ1MQ700272, rev 1AA01113, SMART Status: Healthy 4096 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot ‘DIMM1′ has 2048 MB
Slot ‘DIMM3′ is Empty
Slot ‘DIMM2′ has 2048 MB
Slot ‘DIMM4′ is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 543.43 GB 377.05 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 16.11 GB 9.50 GB free
j: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.53 GB 14.57 GB free
Network Drives
None detected

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Dell Photo AIO Printer 944 on USB002
Dell Photo AIO Printer 944 on USB001
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Controllers Display
ATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x)
ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x)
Intel(R) ICH10 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 – 3A26
Intel(R) ICH10 Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 – 3A20 ATI Radeon HD 3450 [Display adapter]
DELL SP2009W [Monitor] (20.0"vis, s/n R297D8910V8L, September 2008)
ViewSonic A70 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n CZ92905962, July 1999)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
AYCQRB06 IDE Controller
FVDSCSI (2003) SCSI Host Adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller – 3A3A
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller – 3A3C
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A34
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A35
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A36
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A37
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A38
Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller – 3A39 High Definition Audio Device
Monitor Webcam
Realtek High Definition Audio
Communications Other Devices

isatap.domain.actdsltmp
Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)

Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
RamDisk
HID-compliant consumer control device
USB Human Interface Device (3x)
Monitor Webcam
HID Keyboard Device
HID-compliant mouse
Generic USB Hub (2x)
USB Composite Device (2x)
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (8x)
Generic volume shadow copy
Compact Flash
MS/MS-Pro
SD/MMC
SM/xD-Picture
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
Kaspersky Internet Security Version 8.0.0.454
Realtime File Scanning On
in USA. So would this be approved by all/most:

KFA2 by Galaxy GeForce 9600GT Overclocked 512MB 256-bit PCI-E DirectX 10 HDCP Supported Video Card – 96GFF6HUUEXV

http://www.buy.com/prod/kfa2-by-galaxy-geforce-9600gt-overclocked-512mb-256-bit-pci-e-directx/q/loc/101/208085162.html

According to Tom’s Hardware for the month of Dec ’08

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-graphics,2086-2.html

Best card for $60 would be the 4650.

The 3450 isn’t that great you can check out this chart here (only lists the mobile but the desktop isn’t much better)

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-graphics,2086-7.html

But to get the best performance but still cheap I’d go with the 9600GT or 3870 they’ve listed at $95.

exacqVision iSCSI IP Video Surveillance Server

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:29 +0000

Using the new exacqVision iSCSI IP video surveillance server with iSCSI storage units from Pivot3 and others.

In this video we specifically show the use of the exacqVision server with the High Definition iSCSI storage solutions from Pivot3.

Duration : 0:4:0

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Can someone tell me what Kind of graphics card I need.?

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:56:02 +0000

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Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer WINPRO
Generator Winston
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition 6.0.6000 (WinVista Beta)
Date 2008-12-27
Time 14:59

Summary

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Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service Pack –
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name WINPRO
User Name Winston

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Sempron, 1800 MHz 3100+
Motherboard Name FIC K8M-800M (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8380 K8M800, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1216 MB
BIOS Type Award (07/26/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP (64 MB)
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (H9FQ347413)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Realtek AC’97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller – 0571
IDE Controller VIA Serial ATA Controller – 3149
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk Drive WDC WD1600JB-00REA0 ATA Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Optical Drive ATAPI DVD A DH20A4P ATA Device
Optical Drive COMPAQ CRD-8322B ATA Device (32x CD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 152617 MB (132364 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (70.178.94.172)

Peripherals:
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 Controller VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller [NoDB]
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

DMI

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[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version 6.00 PG
Release Date 07/26/2005
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer Gateway
Product Product Name
Version SYS-xxxxxx
Serial Number Serial number xxxxxx
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer First International Computer, Inc.
Product K8M-800M
Version PCB 2.x
Serial Number Serial number xxxxxx

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer Gateway
Chassis Type Desktop Case

[ Memory Controller ]

Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 64-bit ECC
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types SPM, DIMM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MB
Memory Slots 2

[ Processors / AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+ ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+
External Clock 200 MHz
Maximum Clock 3400 MHz
Current Clock 1800 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.4 V
Status Enabled
Socket Designation Socket 754
will this card work Nvidia Geforce 7600GS 7600 GS 512MB DDR2 AGP Video Card

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2234&name=512MB-AGP-Video-Card&Nav=|c:318|&Sort=0&Recs=10
your motherboard is has a AGP port so any of these cards will work fine.