iPhone backup hanging
With Apple’s release of iOS 4 for their cornucopia of portable devices I was anxious to get this update for my [intlink id=”309″ type=”post”]iPhone 3G[ Before I could install the new OS I had to install a new version of…
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When to upgrade
I’m a PC enthusiast and as such long for the latest and greatest hardware. Every time a new CPU, chipset or video card gets released and receives rave reviews I instantly go to my chosen online retailers and price things…
RAIDCore BC4852
The BC4000 RAID HBA family, comprised of 64-bit, PCI-X low-profile compliant controller cards, are the only 2U compatible SATA RAID controller cards available today. The product family provides both four-drive (BCM4452-H) or eight-drive (BCM4852-H) support and are based on Broadcom’s…
Antec SLK3700AMB
I’m a big fan of Antec cases, having two [intlink id=”629″ type=”post”]SX1000[/intlink] series in use. I’ve been eyeing the new Performance Plus and Performance II series but found the price to be a little steep for my tastes. Recently I was perusing…
Asus A7M266-D
This piece should be prefaced with the comment that this is a commentary on user experience with the Asus A7M266-D motherboard, not a full-blown review. I’ve always been a fan of dual CPU designs: the prospect of all that extra…
Promise S150 SX4
FastTrak S150 SX4 Four-port Serial ATA RAID controller with 1.5Gbps per channel 32-Bit/66MHz PCI 2.2 interface Support for RAID level 0, 1, 10, 5 and JBOD Online array expansion and RAID level migration to add capacity on the fly Supports…
Promise SX4000
I’ve been a big Promise fan since the original FastTrak (later renamed FastTrak33 to fit with the product line). At the time I had a bunch of 2 GB Western Digital hard drives that I didn’t know what to do…
Asus A8V-E SE
I picked this board up as I had a socket 939 Athlon x2 3800+ processor and needed to use it somewhere. I checked around for a “cheap and cheerful” motherboard; something around $50, which usually means a Via chipset and limited…
Antec Atlas 550
Being a fan of computer cases, especially Antec cases, last year when I was building a new system I came across an excellent price on an Antec Atlas 550. For reference I suggest reading my original review: for this piece…