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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

Just in case someone is interested... I bought and installed a Promise SATA300 TX2plus card, and connected the 7L300S0 to it. According to the benchmarks of HD Tune, the drive performs exactly the same in Windows XP as it did when connected to the mainboard, except that the burst rate is...
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- Post #11
- Dec 2, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

Regarding problem number 1 from the original post in this thread (slowness writing to the SATA drive with that drive connected to the Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe board): Can I please have opinions on whether or not a PCI card like this would boost performance, if I moved the drive over to it?
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- Post #9
- Nov 25, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

I just lost a bunch of text... Tip: Don't hit Tab and Enter really quickly from the "Quick Reply" box. The focus does NOT go to the Reply button, as you might expect if you are not hyped up on crack. Without retyping the whole thing: Now I regret getting this drive. I think I know why...
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- Post #8
- Nov 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

Thanks. I am running the very latest BIOS and drivers, though, so it looks like there's no hope in the department. I may be joining you with regard to Maxtor. After three weeks, I'm still fighting with the bastards to give me the 5-year warranty the drive was advertised as having.
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- Post #4
- Nov 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

I'll make my own guesses... 1. Probably due to a crappy SATA controller (or crappy controller firmware) on the A7N8X-E Deluxe board. 2. Ditto. Probably due to a crappy SATA controller (or crappy controller firmware) on the A7N8X-E Deluxe board. I did an RMA on the drive, and the...
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- Post #2
- Nov 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problems with Maxtor 7L300S0

I installed a new Maxtor 7L300S0 a couple weeks ago. This is one of the MaxLine III drives (here is a link to the PDF doc for this drive). I have a couple questions, and I'd greatly appreciate it if someone more knowledgable than me could provide some explanation. Some background: The...
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- Thread
- Oct 22, 2005
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building
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Throttling a 6800 Video Card Fan?

Just in case someone else Googles their way to this thread looking for an answer... RivaTuner is a free utility that allows you to (very easily) control the fan speeds of your NVIDIA video card, and many other things. RivaTuner also has a "hardware monitor" feature that lets you look at your...
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- Post #8
- Sep 27, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Windows update drivers

Microsoft doesn't make those drivers--the respective manufacturers do. Microsoft tests and signs the drivers, and stamps it with their name to ship with Windows. Problems, when they do occur, tend to crop up because the drivers signed by Microsoft tend to be old.
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- Post #8
- Jul 14, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Prime95 rounding errors, not overclocking!

Memtest86 involves much more than just memory, too. Just read the documentation included with memtest86 if you don't believe me: From the memtest86 home page... If Prime95 is reporting an error, then something is wrong. He needs to figure out what that is. Whether or not memtest86--or any...
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- Post #34
- Jun 22, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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The best Internet company to buy hardware from?..

<< Do you think they may be selling refurbished or returned products as new...? >> Well, if they are, they are breaking the law. And if they pull that crap with me, they'll be treated just like Buy.com was when they told me the sound card I ordered--and they "misplaced"--was an...
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- Post #10
- Jun 29, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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MP3 to WAV

Try dBpowerAMP Music Converter. It's free, and it will do MP3->WAV conversions, not to mention WAV->MP3, MP3->WMA, WMA->WAV, and a ton of other conversions.
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- Post #8
- Jun 29, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Where to buy a Gigabyte GA-7DXR?

<< Well, if people are not phased by paying that much for them, then I might stock some >> Well, bevo, I know this isn't your quote, but you picked right up on it. I can assure you that I did not give my business to a "shyster". I also held back on ordering until I knew one was in...
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- Post #18
- Jun 29, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Where to buy a Gigabyte GA-7DXR?

<< Yikes, a 200+ $$$ mobo! >> Yep, it's an expensive ah heck, but it's also a very good ah heck. A lot of the current Socket A boards are right up there in price; for example, the Asus A7A266 goes for $165-180. An additional $35 doesn't phase me. :o
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- Post #9
- Jun 28, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is it OK to mount Hard Drives *vertically* ?

Just think of all the people who've taken desktops and stood them up as "makeshift towers" just to get them out of the way. I've seen machines at work run just fine like this for many months without a hitch (partly because upgrades are few and far between for us!). My guess is that...
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- Post #31
- Jun 28, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Where to buy a Gigabyte GA-7DXR?

cruelpsycho, the original poster already checked pricewatch. :) OK, here's where I just bought my GA-7DXR: Envision Computer Solutions. I can recommend them without hesitation, having read their glowing rating on resellerratings.com, and also because I just had a very good experience with...
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- Post #7
- Jun 28, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards

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