Category Archives: PC Hardware
how to mount a ram hard disk in Linux
In this post, i will show you how to create a very fast, 0 latency hard drive from the extra gigabyte or 2 on your system 1- You need to change the boot options to allow this… Since i use … Continue reading
USB flash not for database
SSD disks such as the 128GB supertalent SATA drive are good for DB applications no doubt, but USB flash disks are not, i experimented with MySQL with an operation that probably has seek issues (Latency) So i have a database … Continue reading
PNY GeForce 8800 GT
I took it apart to get to the bottom line of this Some people tell me it has the same processor as the ultra edition but that one has higher clock speeds, Some tell me this one has some shaders … Continue reading
S.M.A.R.T (SMART) data of hard drives under linux
The results of the commands on this post are Here On windows, You can use speedfan, under linux you can read the smart data as follows Use the smartctl command 1- Checking for smart support, (All recent hard drives have … Continue reading
asus tusi-m bios update
efore finding out that the motherboard only supports usb 1.1, i was getting the TUSI-M motherboard ready for prime time, i made it fanless (Fanless Air cooling), i put it in a nice little box to fit some furniture that … Continue reading
X100P FXO card fax modem
Got my asterisk X100P but yet to test it. The minute i got it i opened the package to see what is inside, and the main motorola chip had it’s details hidden with a sticker that reads “Warantee void if … Continue reading
Data CD and DVD are not for me
It may be true that CDs and DVDs are cheap, I think they are very cheap, especially DVDs, but they are not the way for me, they become bulky, and finding them is not easy, you have to physically go … Continue reading
Western Digital WD1001FALS 1TB drive
Now this is a good hard drive, i am using it at the minute, and am very happy about it Connected directly to my eVGA – nVIDIA nForce motherboard 630i/7150, Windows reports the hard disk on Windows experience index as … Continue reading
BELKIN SATA 2 EXPRESSCARD F5U239
BELKIN SATA 2 EXPRESSCARD F5U239 with the SILICON IMAGE SIL3132 card So, it may be the fastest to go with your mybook with esata, it is fast, but has many shortcomings. To begin with, you can not boot your laptop … Continue reading