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Question by Paul B: I have a D link DIR615 N router. How can I set up NAS using this router and a western digital hard drive?
I have not bought the hard drive yet so I’m open to suggestions but how do you get NAS (network attached storage) working on a regular router that’s connected to a cable modem and feeding a windows machine with multiple users?

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Answer by GoodToGo
The way a NAS works is just like a computer. You can think of it as a harddrive enclosure with RAID controller and a simple OS. If your router is running on DHCP which dynamically assign IP address to each device connects to it, then there is really not much more for you to setup for the NAS. Setting up access on a NAS will be a totally different issue as it depends on your NAS and the file system you will be on.

So here’s topology of your network structure:

cable modem — router — (NAS, PC1, PC2, PC_n)

On your Windows machines you will be able to share the files from your NAS but mapping it through the IP address of the NAS.

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Question by Voce: I am new to raid controllers but would like to know how to perform this setup.?
I have a 64gb ssd that I would like for the os and drivers only and I have 2 x 1tb hhd’s that I would like mirror driven

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Answer by Anonymous
In principle you would connect the 64GB SSD drive to a separate controller, and you would connect the two 1TB HDDs to the RAID controller. In the BIOS interface screen for the RAID controller you would add the two discs to a RAID 1 array (mirroring) and then initialize the drives.

In order to detect the SSD (if it requires any extra drivers) you may need to supply a driver disc during the OS installation, and you will undoubtedly need to supply drivers for the RAID controller so the OS can detect the RAID array.

Once done, you can format the RAID array to whatever file system you like. Personally, I’ve found that NTFS with the a cluster size of 4K seems to get a little slow (I run a RAID 1 array with two 2TB drives — as I’m using WinXP and the drive is a boot drive, I can’t make the cluster size any larger).

As your RAID array is not a boot disk, you can format it to whatever cluster size you like. A size of 64K would make the disc a little inefficient for storing many small files, but will make the number of clusters smaller and thus more manageable. If the interface for formatting the drive under the OS doesn’t provide the larger cluster size, consider going to the command-line interface and using the “format” command there.

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Question by KILLAonaRAMPAGE: Is this gaming laptop Setup good?
Will this laptops setup be able to run games at the fullest graphics without flaw? Games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Fall Cry 2, Quake Wars, and so on? Is there anything I could improve in it?

SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black with Leather Accent edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (6MB cache/2.93GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Vista
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920×1080) W/2.0 MP
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE BluRay Disc Combo (DVD/CD read/write + BD read) Slot Load Drive
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 – 512MB
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5100 WLAN Wireless-N (1×2) Half Mini Card
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)

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Answer by Ammunition843
It’ll be able to run most of the games out there. The processor is a good one, it’s got 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a good 7200RPM hard drive, and a decent graphics card.

My only concern would be price. Dell is likely ripping you off majorly on the RAM upgrade, whether they would be willing to admit it or not. You’ve got decent RAM in the laptop, but you can buy your memory in there for less than $ 60, so keep that in mind when customizing the laptop to 4GB.

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Question by Dfg D: Thinking about ordering this laptop. Thoughts?
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2.0 M
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
WIRELESS CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
BLUETOOTH AND WIRELESS USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530

Would be about $ 2000 Including 4 year warranty and accident protection.
Yeah I know it can’t use the other 1GB of RAM and it’d be cheaper to add it myself, but with Dell to get the 256MB 8600 GT, I have to get the 4GB included =/

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Answer by ABC
Looks like a good machine to me. .

If I were to own it, however, I would do my best to cover the “Dell” logo, ASAP. But, that’s just my opinion.

-ABC

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Question by aumi: Sometimes after installing motherboards driver there is no sound. why this is happening?
I have genuine intel motherboard. I have setup my pc many times. but i never had this kind of problem. Some of my friends are suffering with this problem. For getting sound they have to install motherboards(intel chipset) driver several times. Why this is happening?

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Answer by Alee
You can download the latest motherboard drivers from intels site …
I had the same kind of problems but i when i downloaded new drivers .. Everything was okay

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Question by : Will this CD DVD drive work?
This is the computer case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156225&cm_re=raidmex_tornado-_-11-156-225-_-Product
Will these work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156225&cm_re=raidmex_tornado-_-11-156-225-_-Product
or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131061&cm_re=internal_optical_drive-_-27-131-061-_-Product

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Additional Details
will it work with this motherboard and which one will? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500060

will this work with the case and mother board? Im ordering soon

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Answer by Jeff C
That motherboard won’t fit in that case. The motherboard is Mini-ITX and the case is ATX. The CD drive will fit in any case with a CD drive slot, which that one does. You should talk with someone that has built a computer before (not someone that claims to know how to build a computer) and get their help. There’s nothing worse than getting all your parts and realizing that they’re not compatible.

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Question by : Is this CD DVD drive compatible?
This is the computer case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156225&cm_re=raidmex_tornado-_-11-156-225-_-Product
Will these work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156225&cm_re=raidmex_tornado-_-11-156-225-_-Product
or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131061&cm_re=internal_optical_drive-_-27-131-061-_-Product

will it work with this motherboard and which one will? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500060

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Answer by saroj
no

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Question by : Does this processor come with a cooling fan and everything?
I’m upgrading/bilding a computer that will run sims 3. does this come with a fan or is it bare? how can I get the fan if it isn’t included???
the site is http://reviews.cnet.com/processors/amd-athlon-64-x2/4507-3086_7-32821977.html?tag=mncol;psum

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Answer by MachineHead
i highly doubt it will come with one since its an OEM processor

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Question by Skater8901: Is this a good,cheap laptop?
I am looking for a gaming laptop and i fell in love with the Alien Ware M17x laptop,so i customized it and came up with a total of $ 3,299 and $ 99/month.Here are the details of the laptop i made:

My Components
SYSTEM COLORSpace Black – Anodized Aluminum
PROCESSORIntel® Core™2 Duo T9800 2.93GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEMWindows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
VIDEO CARDDual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
LCD PANEL17-inch WideUXGA 1920×1200 (1200p)
MEMORY4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE256GB Solid State Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVESlot-Load Dual Layer Blu-ray Combo (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
WARRANTY AND SERVICE1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

Personalize
PERSONALIZED PLATEPersonalized Nameplate (*NAME CENSORED*)
ALIENFX COLORTerra Green
AVATARAlienhead Glow
WALLPAPERAlien Schematic
RSS FEEDSAlienware RSS Feed
WINDOWS GADGETSWeather Gadget
WINDOWS GADGETSCalendar Gadget

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
BLUETOOTHInternal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR
WIRELESS CARDSInternal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
WINDOWS STYLEWindows Style, Default
MOUSE POINTERSMouse Pointers, Standard
POWER PLANPower Plan, High Performance
AUTOMATIC UPDATESAutomatic Updates ON
TIME ZONE(GMT – 6.00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Standard Nameplate TriggerThank you for Purchasing Alienware

All i am going to use it for is gaming.So did i make the right choice,or can i find a better one cheaper?If there is a better one please post a link.Thank you.

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Answer by OF THE DARK FOREST
Thats a great laptop, but not cheap.
If all you are going to do is gaming, then you’ll be better off with a desktop that has the same specs or better for 1/3rd the price.

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