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28960 ken
gebserisch Send Email
Apr 20, 2009
7:45 pm
Given that MySQL is a competitor of Oracle and that Oracle will almost certainly let MySQL die, this sale should be prohibited by federal statute....
28954 lpanunzi Send Email Apr 7, 2009
9:46 am
Hello, i've somes problem to install qnx on my laptop indeed at the begin of the install the qxn doesn't find the hd drive so... i've done with success the...
28948 Peter Fork
sanktepernr2 Send Email
Dec 15, 2008
3:14 am
Hi I know they aren't cheep but what about a slid state drive (SSD) they are getting lower and lower in price buy the month and their are even a few of them...
28947 Allan Gottlieb
allangottlieb Send Email
Dec 15, 2008
1:09 am
... Sure, but for modest blocksizes the transfer time you mention is less than either the seek time or rotational latency. Rotational latency for 7200 would be...
28946 Alexandre Lymberopoulos
xlymber Send Email
Dec 15, 2008
12:56 am
Almost totally agree with Ardell, but it depends on the computing needs of a person. I'm in the low profile side, since I don't have multi core cpus to do all...
28945 Jim Diamond
ndolam Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
10:13 pm
... The specs I read from the manufacturers indicated the newer generation 7200's were no more power hungry than the older 5400's. I didn't look and see if...
28944 bil
theuteck Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
10:01 pm
I remember reading some battery performanace tests, from Phronix I think, that said 5200 rpm provided better life and the read write performace was not much ...
28943 Allan Gottlieb
allangottlieb Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
9:19 pm
... I don't see much different. I plug my monitor and keyboard/mouse into the laptop; every hour my files are rsync'ed to the desktop and I have the single...
28942 Jim Diamond
ndolam Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
4:26 pm
... Have you considered Unison? I've been using that for a while, with good success. On the days when I go in to my university (Acadia), I often work from my...
28941 Allan Gottlieb
allangottlieb Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
4:15 pm
... I agree. At home every morning I do a backup (dump) from the laptop to a desktop and via the internet to New York University, where I teach. Those days...
28940 Jim Diamond
ndolam Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
3:39 pm
... Your reply is neither helpful nor well-thought out. Just because someone has a large drive in their laptop does not mean that they don't have it backed up...
28939 matcheivffriends
matcheivffri... Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
11:49 am
I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become your friend! Check my personal page here: ...
28938 kiyer25 Send Email Dec 14, 2008
6:44 am
Hi Ardell Faul, Seems you are frustrated or trying to blame everyone who is having the internal hard drive with large size. I did asked for the suggestion and...
28937 Ardell Faul
computer_mon... Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
6:18 am
For what it's worth, I see a lot of failed hard drives in the laptop repair business, and my experience has been that the drives most prone to fail are the...
28936 kiyer25 Send Email Dec 14, 2008
5:20 am
Hi all, My 80 GB 7200 rpm internal hard drive (hitachi) died (just 3 year and 1 month). I would like to buy a internal hard drive which is reliable and best...
28935 Ardell Faul
computer_mon... Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
2:57 am
If you go to http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Inspiron%201420 you will find that the max the unit will take is 4G. Ardell Faul Computer...
28934 Drew Eckhardt
drew_eckhardt Send Email
Dec 14, 2008
1:41 am
I have an Inspiron 1420N which I use for software development. I'd like to upgrade from 4G to 8G to avoid paging. Can I using a pair of 200 pin 4G DDR2...
28933 Greg Viola
papadookes Send Email
Dec 7, 2008
4:17 pm
... 1100. ... what's ... I found out what the problem is: I needed to "RTFRN" In the release notes, there's a workaround for the Intel 845 series- video...
28932 Andrew Lees
andrewl_oz Send Email
Dec 7, 2008
9:41 am
Have you tried getting to a text console? It may be that the X server is not happy with the hardware, but that the system is still actually running. Try...
28931 Greg Viola
papadookes Send Email
Dec 4, 2008
2:14 am
I am having a problem getting Ubuntu 8.10 to run on my Inspiron 1100. While it installed without issue, after reboot and signon, the OS appears to hang with...
28927 chris kirner
chriskirner1956 Send Email
Nov 21, 2008
7:14 am
I'm sorry Peter. I don't remember where I came across that specification. It's quite possible I got it from either the Dell forum or from ATI, but I don't...
28926 chris kirner
chriskirner1956 Send Email
Nov 21, 2008
7:10 am
Good for you, Ted. I went through so many configurations I don't know what was going on with my system. I do know that for some reason xorg wasn't...
28925 r0adawg Send Email Nov 20, 2008
6:12 am
Hi, mine came spec'd at 1600x1200 and is a 15" screen. that is the default graphic screen size. I have had it for almost 8 years and is a staple, it always...
28924 Peter Fork
sanktepernr2 Send Email
Nov 20, 2008
3:07 am
Hi Chris and everyone. I find it very intresting that you say that the Radeon M4 was constructed for a 17inch laptop witch one might I ask? Is their any...
28923 Hayes, Ted (London)
rogercarlton_hayes@... Send Email
Nov 19, 2008
6:09 pm
I have an Inspiron 8000 with Hardy Heron in front of me right now Thanks for the Fn-F7 tip, didn't know this. But re screen res - All I did was edit xorg.conf...
28922 chris kirner
chriskirner1956 Send Email
Nov 18, 2008
11:25 am
Alex, I'm wondering how things are with your display now. After a lot of searching and fussing, including one complete re-installation, I finally have my...
28921 Tessier Alexandre
iufmtessier Send Email
Nov 16, 2008
10:25 am
I remember I had a similar problem with an old Latitude C800 with nvidia geforce (2 or 4?). The display was 1400x1050 (I think this is the problem). I do not...
28920 sanktepernr2 Send Email Nov 16, 2008
4:20 am
Hi. Dell Inspiron 8000 with ATI Mobility M4 graphics! Iam a tester who want to be a user of linux and I have chosen Ubuntu to be my distro at the moment. Since...
28919 jos.de.ruyck@...
jos_deruyck Send Email
Nov 14, 2008
3:18 am
I will be out of the office starting 08/11/2008 and will not return until 17/11/2008. I will respond to your message when I return....
28918 Stone Mirror
st0nem1rr0r Send Email
Nov 13, 2008
11:38 pm
hi linux, I'd like to connect with you on Goodreads so we can share book recommendations. http://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?n=linux&i=LTM2MDUzODc0NDU6Mzcx ...
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