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What make and model is the mobo? Often the drivers package on CD will include both sound and network drivers, for example nForce boards the sound and network drivers are part of the chipset driver package.

Unusual for native MOBO BIOS to support true raid other than mirroring. Generally they offer only JBOD and RAID 1, the former being 'Just a Bunch Of Disks' with no parity or striping, the latter being as we know redundancy with parity and no performance gain. Taking the time to look up your chipset spec however I can see it does offer RAID 0, as well as 'Matrix' and Intel spec where it will nest/combine RAID 0 and RAID 1.: Looks like pressing CTRL + I to see what it is setup as Utilities such as Acronis will see the drive(s) at the logical level rather than the physical, so no change in behaviour.

Hard to say, without looking in BIOS, but sounds like this is a JBOD or a single dsk from BIOS level. Presented to Windows as a single device, and then partitioned. So files are spread across both disks, not 'split' so no performance gain.

I dropped Rox off at the hotel, met Largie. The guys had gone in search of atmosphere, I think it was cheap alcohol really! Jabo was awaiting Sweper to land apparently.. I'm sure some drunken drawl will appear here later! I'm back @ home for the night now.

Weatherchannel, which I have found to be pretty accurate (unlike our dear old Met Office) have Saturday forecast to be good: http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Cambridge-CB24

It is indeed Ross! You have, no doubt, tried the battery removal and long term CMOS reset jumper thing too? You need a 939 Mobo? Got 2 or 3 laying around here..

That indicates you do not have the drivers for your NIC installed. Look in Device Manager for a network card (NIC) and you will likely see an unknown device or a NIC without drivers

I'm not jealous, at all.. much..

Working on the basis your host (or gateway machine) is running ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) and you have made no changes there: On host do start > run > cmd Type ipconfig /all This will spew out the IP addresses associated with your system. You should see 192.168.0.1 as its main IP. On your gaming rig do the same, you should see an IP address of 192.168.0.x where x is between 2 and 254. If it does not have a 192.x.x.x address, and instead has a 196 address then it has failed to pick up a DHCP address from your Gateway PC. Do Start > Settings > Network Connections (right click and select 'Explore') Find your adapter there, right click and do a properties on it. Scroll down to the Internet Protocol entry, highlight and then click properties button. Enter the following: IP address 192.168.0.2 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.0.1 Apply and save and it should work. Pinging 127.0.0.1 is only testing the local loopback device, which is virtual, and merely confirms TCP is working - not your network! the 1394 adapter is a firewire adapter and is not normally used for networking..

I'll keep the DF on UP, now should be running RC3, until I get a request otherwise. I would think the variety of Aircraft is the plus, not to mention the sounds - should make the DF experience all the more tense

Did I win? The font of all misleading knowledge has an article on it

Nice buy Jim! At work we have gone from IBM/Lenovo to Dell... there is no comparison in build quality

Yeah, happy Canada Day Hmm.. looked very pert from what I saw @ the wedding.

My personal favourite is the work station one..

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. 1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. 2. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. 3. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list. 4. If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong. 5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. 6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left. 7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. 8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't. 9. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. 10. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? 11. Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish. 12. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks. 13. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "In an emergency, notify:" I put "Doctor". 14. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. 15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman. 16. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. 17. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas! 18. Hospitality: Making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were. 19. I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot. 20. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away. 21. I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila. 22. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. 23. You're never too old to learn something stupid. 24. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and then call whatever you hit, the target.

Old games.. Wing Commander was one of my favourites. Remembering the copy protection they implemented, asking wat word x on line y on page z in the manual was. My photocopy got well ragged

OK I amended the syntax to match yours Tonar, but with the parameters as posted by GEC.

Thanks Dragan, that's what I needed! Should be good to go now Sid.

I have another paid for one, can't remember what it's called.. which makes it handy.. Prey I have heard of, neat DropBox is pretty handy.. use it quite a bit for sync between work and home

For a moment then, I thought this was one of your light hearted posts.. Hey.. I'm a veteran of 2 now, first for me too was el supremo bitch in training - she ended up surpassing all expectations. So we ain't going to Dubbo round here any-time soon

Done. As will he no doubt, eventually, crap strike that. Marriage can be a beautiful thing.. especially when you are an observer loaded up on the free booze OK joking aside now. I wish them both the best, a marriage of Army and Air Force is going to be interesting!

The 4890 arrived yesterday Ross, thanks! Now I've got to do the transplant

I have a G25 wheel, daughter has hijacked it for her PS3 Need for Speed sessions. That Race07 series looks pretty good for an old 'un, and only £16 or so too on steam.. hmmm.