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DVI connectors come in three types: DVI-A (analog), DVI-D (digital) and DVI-I (integrated; analog and digital). Both DVI-I and DVI-D connectors have two distinct data rates, also known as single-link and dual-link. http://www.networktechinc.com/blog/differences-between-dvi-connectors-and-signals-2/276/
http://www.neowin.net/news/neowin-guide-how-to-change-from-ide-to-ahci-without-reinstalling-windows Run the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) Navigate to Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci Set the “Start” value to 0 (zero) Navigate to Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pciide Set the “Start” value to 0 (zero) Shut down Start up again, but before Windows boots go into the BIOS configuration screens and change the disk mode to “AHCI”. Save the new … Read more
http://www.noob2geek.com/linux/setup-vsftpd-debian-ubuntu/ This tutorial focuses on how to setup vsftpd server on your linux based VPS or a dedicated server. The vsftpd stands for “Very Secure FTP Daemon”. It is not just secure as the name suggests but also delivers excellent performance by consuming less memory. The tutorial also teaches you how to configure by adding … Read more
http://www.kevintaber.com/2010/09/22/add-remove-programs-by-runas-administrator-command-line/ If the machine is running Windows XP you may want to install a program for someone without having to log them off. A simple way is to use the “runas” command line utility to invoke the Control Panel applet Add Remove Programs. Start > Run… > cmd > runas /user:Administrator cmd (this will prompt … Read more
This is a quick how to which will enable you to remove any disconnected mailboxes from exchange 2010, since the purge mailbox feature is no longer available. http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/27071-removing-disconnected-mailboxes-from-exchange-2010 1. Run a clean on your mailbox store Perform the below command in order to run the Clean task on your exchange mailbox store, you need to … Read more
http://www.mdmarra.com/2012/11/why-you-shouldnt-use-local-in-your.html Why you shouldn’t use .local in your Active Directory domain name. There are an awful lot of .local, .corp, and .lan Active Directory domains out there for many reasons. Sometimes, there is no easy way to change this due to things like Exchange, custom apps that integrate tightly with AD, or just the massive … Read more
Top 10 Questions on ThinApp ThinApp can package 32-bit applications as well as 16-bit applications (both 16-bit Win and 16-bit DOS apps). NOTE: 16-bit applications cannot be executed on 64-bit platforms due to an OS limitation. ThinApp does NOT support 64-bit apps at this time.
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