Posts by 1_of_9

I have had my 8890 lock up a couple times, yet when it reboots it doesn't ran a scan. I also worry about defragging using the WinXP defragger. What are the proper disk utilities to use on a raid 0 array? Are the ones that come wiht WinXP...

Well, in my review I posted how the 5400rpm 60 gb drives do in a raid 0 setup using hd tach v2.52. btw...I think the 7200 rpm drives only have 8 mb cache. Sager 8890 testing 2 60gb 5400 rpm drives 16mb cache each raid 0 ---18.5 ms...

I am very happy with the 8890. It is performing exactly like what I was hoping for. I'm a photographer, and when not at home or work I was getting frustrated with the performance gap of my old p3 650 mhz laptop, and my duallie at home. I...

I used everything off the net - except the ata, and raid floppies. I wanted the latest. I just ran defrag on the raid, and it was slow. Do I need a special defrager for raided drives? Still waiting on my 6-in-1 card reader...hope...

I have compared my Sager 8890 to my Dual 2ghz Athlon in these benches. The Desktop is referred to as the TigerMP, because it is based on a Tyan Tiger MP motherboard. (both have a gig of...

Aussie, the adendum covered enabling raid, and which video drivers to use (not the certified ones). I used directx v9.0a because that is what came with the ATI drivers, and because I noticed that the TV software came with version 8.1. I...

It took me three OS installs to finally get things the way they should be. I tried three different types of installation...made notes of pop up box complaints in the first two. I originally had decided to use the 2-5400rpm 60gb drives...

I got everything installed and working properly - except... 1-the audio volume is low even when completely maxed in all possible control panels. Oddly, if I power off and play the same CD thru the DJ it is much louder. 2-In the...

IT'S HERE! Formatting right now. My wife claims the steel mill was in Port Kembla, and Warrawong on the south side of the bay. Wollongong was a resort/fishing village. Sounds more romantic her way....hehehe I'll let ya know how it goes.

Thanks Aussie, btw my wife is from wollengong (probably spelled that wrong) The only anxiety I have is the blotchy screen, dead pixel, and TV tuner/capture complaints I read here. I'm installing from a retail XP CD - because initially I...