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by relmerator
Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112415

Re: TR Haiku thread

I had hoped I could
Contribute something clever
Alas, no ideas.
by relmerator
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Is RAID 5/6 dead due to large drive capacities?
Replies: 86
Views: 23884

Re: Is RAID 5/6 dead due to large drive capacities?

I've got a RAID6 array with six 2TB drives -- just cheapo WD green drives from back when they were $79 a pop. The perf is surprisingly good on the Areca card they're connected to. I just use it for backup storage primarily, so it's not heavily loaded.
by relmerator
Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:15 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: win8 cant open access control editor display name clsid key
Replies: 14
Views: 6672

Re: win8 cant open access control editor display name clsid

Consider the experience an opportunity to try out Win8's Refresh My PC or Restore My PC features....
by relmerator
Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:30 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Multi Monitor Users Please Help
Replies: 3
Views: 1702

Re: Multi Monitor Users Please Help

You say some applications have problems. Which ones? I work on a product that leverages win8's multimon support to the max supported configuration of 16 monitors. We haven't encountered any differences between win7 and win8 in this area. The connections of the monitors to their cards aren't really i...
by relmerator
Thu May 03, 2012 11:42 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Help needed asap, my computer died suddenly, can't turn it b
Replies: 29
Views: 7274

Re: Help needed asap, my computer died suddenly, can't turn

That's exactly what I saw when I lost a video card recently. The 2700k has integrated graphics, so an easy test would be to yank the 6950 and plug the monitor into the onboard video.
by relmerator
Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:22 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112415

Re: TR Haiku thread

thegleek wrote:
Which also is INVALID since the first sentence only contains 4 syllables. A valid first sentence in a haiku, requires by law, 5 syllables, no exceptions! (5-7-5)


Ugh...user error. Fixed.
by relmerator
Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112415

Re: TR Haiku thread

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator


(not original, but a classic)

[fixed line 1 ... how embarrassing]
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