Iordanis Kazanas – Virtual Systems Administrator
This is a very good explanation of why you need a battery backup unit if you do hardware RAID with write cache enabled http://www.hostdime.com/blog/bbu-raid/ “What is a BBU for RAID and do I need one?” This question comes up often for HostDime technicians, so let’s examine the purpose of a BBU, which stands for “battery … Read more
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm#05 Quick links POST ABCs POST troubleshooting AMI BIOS beep codes Award BIOS beep codes IBM BIOS beep codes Macintosh startup tones Phoenix BIOS beep codes Motherboard help POST ABCs The computer power-on self-test (POST) tests the computer to make sure it meets the necessary system requirements and that all hardware is working properly before … Read more
Here is how you can create a Bootable Windows Server 2008 USB Stick C:\> diskpart DISKPART> list disk Select the USB device DISKPART> select disk 1 DISKPART> clean DISKPART> create partition primary DISKPART> select partition 1 DISKPART> active DISKPART> format fs=fat32 DISKPART> assign DISKPART> exit xcopy X:\*.* /s/e/f Y:\ where X:\ is your mounted image … Read more
Change the BIOS back to IDE Enhanced so Windows can boot. In Windows go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\iaStorV Change REG_DWORD “Start” from 3 to 0 Reboot Change the setting to RAID in the BIOS and it will boot with no BSOD.
http://blog.nowherelan.com/2013/04/04/boot-seatools-off-of-a-usb-drive/ Seagate SeaTools is free hard drive testing software. SeaTools for DOS runs independent from your operating system on its own CD or bootable USB drive. You do not need to own a Seagate or Maxtor hard drive to use SeaTools. Download the SeaTools for DOS ISO file Use 7-Zip to open the SeaTools for DOS … Read more
http://techbeat.com/2013/08/mit-flow-battery-promises-cheap-energy-storage/ http://www.gizmag.com/flow-battery/28747/ Can you imagine filling up your electric car like you do with your gasoline car? You would need to do a fluid exchange though.
Level 1 charging is 110/120 volts. Most plug-in electric vehicles can be recharged overnight from a regular three-prong household wall socket (110/120 volts). Level 2 charging is 220/240V charging, the type found at most charging stations and easily installed in most homes for a few hundred dollars. Many models can fully charge in approximately 5 hours in a 240V outlet. Level … Read more
Here is a list of VoIP gateways and IP/PBX systems that Unified Messaging supports : Infrastructure qualified for Microsoft Lync
First, shut down the virtual machine. Make certain that you’ve enabled VT-x/EPT in your virtual machine. Modify the vmx file associated with your virtual machine and add the following lines to the end of the VMX file: hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = “FALSE” mce.enable = “TRUE” Restart your virtual machine.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20130528231737_Scientists_Develop_High_Efficiency_Low_Cost_Zinc_Air_Battery.html Scientists Develop High-Efficiency, Low-Cost Zinc-Air Battery. Stanford Scientists Develop High-Efficiency Zinc-Air Battery [05/28/2013 11:17 PM] by Anton Shilov Stanford University scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The results could lead to the development of a low-cost alternative … Read more