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Today I tried out installing Windows Server 2008 on my cube server. When I reached the dialog to choose on which partition I want to install to, I always received the following warning “windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for...

Last week, I purchased a Linksys WRT54GL at RouterShop.nl. The service at Routershop.nl was really fast: at around 1:00pm I created the order and it was delivered the very next day! The big advantage of WRT54GL is that you can upgrade the firmware of the device. Some popular...

Last week I bought an external harddisk, Vantec Nexstar 3 (NST-360SU-BK), that can be connected through USB 2.0 and eSata. eSata is simply a new standard for connecting external SATA drives at full speed! I use the external harddisk to share data between my laptop (through...

Recently I have a new LCD monitor, the Samsung 204B. It’s a 20.1 inch LCD monitor, with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 and a response time of 5 ms. I am freak when it comes to monitors. I like to have a high resolution and the quality of the screen must be perfect....

This year I purchased a server for persisting my data and for running applications that require intensive processing. For me it was very important to have a robust & performant way for archiving my data. Therefore I purchased a RAID card from Areca, the ARC-1120. The raid...

Recently I purchased a new computer and I wanted to setup a RAID5 on 4x SATA Western Digital 200GB’s. The motherboard is from Asus, the A8N SLI Deluxe which has 2 SATA controllers, the Silicon Image 3114R and NForce4. I also purchased a WD Raptor as boot disk which is...