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Can SAS drives work on a SATA motherboard
I have a Supermicro X8STi-F motherboard and would like to know if I can use SAS drives on it. I am not concerned with RAID right now, just if the drives will work. Or does the fact the motherboard is SATA imply that it only handles SATA drives? Thank you kindly.
GNU Screen - Removing vim window after quit
I use urxvt with GNU screen with X11 on my mac. I like it a lot. My only issue, is that when I quit vim, it puts the shell prompt underneath the vim window. This isn't a huge issue, but it basically hides whatever I was doing before I opened vim. If I use urxvt without GNU screen and quit vim, it h…
How can I check if a computer is configured to use WSUS?
I'm the user of a computer (Windows 7) that is part of a domain and I want to make sure its configured to use WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) and download updates from a local server instead of downloading updates directly from Microsoft servers. Is there a way to definitely assert if WSUS is…
Why can't my Chromium display Japanese characters?
I use Chromium, but it can't display Japanese characters, as you can see in the picture. Left is firefox, as you can see, it displayes the characters correctly. Chromium is on the right. This is Fedora 13, with all browsers and fonts installed from Repositories.
What does C$ mean when entered in Windows/Run while accessing remote drive?
If I enter in the Windows Run "\_some_ip\c$" I go the remote C: drive. What does the C$ stand for and why isn't it C: ?
Hybrid Hard Drives, how do they work?
I was reading yesterday's Jeff Atwood blog post on Revisiting SSD and I first heard about hybrid hard drives: a HD that has a small SSD portion (let's say 4GB) and the rest is a regular spinning hard drive (let's say 500GB). So, it's greater performance without all the high (for now) cost of a FULL…
How do I change the name of my Apple wireless keyboard?
How do I change the name of my Apple wireless keyboard? In the file menu it's listed as someone else's. Don't know how it happened but I want to change it.
windows command line: can I tell Service pack number?
Is there is a way to get service pack number from command line? Or the build number from command line (from which I can tell the service pack number (see How do I determine Windows Version and Service Pack from WindowsUpdateLog.txt))? Upon starting , part of the Windows version number is shown on t…
Skipping the download dialog in Firefox
In Firefox's options, you can either set that you want to be asked where to save every file, or you want it to be in place your favourite directory here, I've noticed that most of the stuff I save I put in one directory, usually something called Downloads (inspiring, isn't it?). But FF still asks, …
What is the default administrator password?
Sorry if this is an overly simplistic question, but I'm a bit stuck here. I need a Windows machine for me to do some programming for class. Since I have my Macbook with me everywhere I go, I figured that it would be easiest to install a VM. Since I can get a copy of Windows Server 2k3 for free via …
How to hide or minimize X11 window from console?
Window is full-screen and grabs everything. New windows are appearing behind it. I cannot just kill that application. I'm logged in as root remotely through the SSH. Expecting something like that:
How to download a podcast without iTunes?
I just want the .mp3 file. I don't want any of the other crap that comes included. I intend to just listen to this on a burned audio cd in the car. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-should-know/id278981407 Thanks. Edit: Even better if I don't have to download any software at all. I just …
How do I return just the Http header from tshark?
I'm using tshark to sniff my packets and I'm only concerned with the http header (preferably in the form its sent, but I'll take what I can get). I tried using: Which gave me the header, but also content (which I don't want as its a large amount of garbage to parse). I really only care about the he…
What is the shortcut key for starting the slideshow from the selected or active slide?
What is the shortcut key for starting the slideshow from the selected or active slide?
What is the easiest way to encrypt a dir? (on Ubuntu)
What is the easiest way to encrypt a directory on a Ubuntu based system? Let's say I have a laptop that is running Ubuntu 10.04, and on that I have some documents that should be kept safe (if I lose the laptop). Let's say all to documents is in a dir called ~/work/, and nothing secret is outside th…
Why should I not keep things producing static electricity near my computer cabinet?
My Dad suggests you are not supposed to keep anything that produces static electricity nearby your computer. Why would this be advised? If true, which things produce static electricity? How far should I keep them away? What are the other computer resources that can be affected?
How to convert .PDF to .eps (on Windows)
I am looking for a free software program to allow me to convert a PDF file into an EPS file. The converter should retain the image quality as much as possible. I was able to do this with GSView, but the result was always of the shape of a portrait A4 image, while my image is a landscape A4. (Sorry …
What does 100x mean, for an SD card?
When I read the information about an SD card, I notice there is an information that is reported as 100x. What does that mean? To what is it referring?
Firefox needs 1 GB of RAM
I work as a web developer and for that I'm using Firefox with Firebug. Recently, I have noticed that after two hours of work, the process needed more than 1 GB of my working memory! Even if I close the window, the process still remains in Task Manager and the only thing I can do is to 'kill' the pr…
Do I need a cross-over cable?
I'm wanting to directly connect two machines, both running Windows 7. I'm wondering whether I will need a cross-over cable for this or not. As I understand it, I will need one unless both machines support Auto-MDIX. What I don't know is whether Auto-MDIX is a function of the NIC, the O/S, or both. …