I've seen memory issues with the socket939 X2's. This is not an issue i've been able to find out anything about online, but i've seen it multiple times. The 939 X2's memory controller seems to have a problem with populating 4 ram slots with ddr400. Memtest86+ will test the ram with no errors (usually)*, but you will get windows BSOD's that point to memory issues. possibly thermal problem with the memory controller that only shows up when the cpu is under load. Have seen this problem on both bargain and premium 939 motherboards. Any engineers out there know anything about this?
*=or sometimes the ram will test bad, but testing the sticks individually they all test good, new sticks/new board/no bad contacts.
I can tell you've never worked in food service. You can only hear "This coffee isn't hot!!! I PAID FOR HOT COFFEE!!!!" so many times before you turn a knob you shouldn't turn.
Ontrack EasyRecovery is the best software I've used. It WILL NOT WORK under Vista, so hopefully you'll have 2k or xp installed somewhere.
The software, last time I checked, is no longer suported or updated. Ontrack now seems to specialize in data recovery, not data recovery software. I'm sure however you can find the software.... somewhere....
Customers are ill-informed if they think that AFTER getting infected is the time to buy security software, and Its not the fault of the guy you're on the phone with that purchasing 360 does not include hours of over the phone support.
It is perfectly fucking normal to not be able to install software when your computer is infected with malware.
The writer of the article is a fucking douche, has unrealistic expectations for technical support for a retail product, and apparently (based on his purchase) does not understand that Symantec's business model is formed around IT execs having someone else to blame when (not if) their corporate network gets virus'd up.
The writer of this article, and the retard consumers he thinks he's protecting, made a fucking mistake. The mistake was this: they walked into Best Buy with their 'broken' computer. Geek Squad wants $170 to fix their computer. Norton costs $39.99. A few minutes of lowIQ number crunching later, they arrive at a decision, which is the fucking wrong one. Then they get mad at Symantec for not wanting to talk to you all day.
Much like Microsoft, I hate Symantec the same as you, but you hate them for the wrong reasons.
Developing a system to fool the tools would cost money. Traffic shaping seems to be more a problem with Cable ISPs, and for almost free, they can flood TV with the gripping and compelling story of "HOW CABLE IS FASTAR!!® THAN DSL BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC SHAPING!!!" (disclaimer: this movie may or may not be a work of fiction)
I have never tried the Buffalo brand, so I may be speaking from ignorance, but my experience is that cheap and quality are mutually exclusive. I recently bought the DGL-4100 for $109, and it is the only router I have EVER owned that has not crapped out and/or required daily reboots in 6 months or less.
You seem to be missing my point, which is not that I don't 'like' the news or how mainstream media delivers it.... its that news is a business, and that other entities with far more money determine the shape of the news. The old model was report good story = sell more newspapers. The new model is propaganda for hire. None of the news sources you mentioned are immune from this.
The press in America isn't free, its perpetually sitting on the auction bloc..... and the few people who still pay attention to the main-stream media are outbid by the US government. I won't bother linking to a bunch of stories about the various scandals the last few years involving officials bribing reporters, FOX news parroting the Bush administrations talking points, billions "missing" from the DOD September 10 2001, etc. Do your own fricken homework.
Q: What's the difference between Noam Chomsky's analysis of 9/11 and George Bush's analysis of 9/11?
A: Nothing.
Yeah, they both know the 9/11 attacks were an inside job.
Funny how the mass media doesn't focus on column segments cut at neat 45 degree angles, the pyroclastic flow that blanketed Manhattan*, the eyewitness testimony of police firefighters ambulance workers of explosions, the pancake theory not accounting for the collapse of the central columns, etc.
*(They talk about the cloud of dust, but don't mention that you only normally see one of those during a volcanic eruption, or how much energy it would take to create a city covering cloud of hot air.)
If they refuse then leave and do a chargeback on your credit card for the tickets.
I take exception to the idea that chargebacks are an acceptable way of resolving issues. Its no different that writing a check with magic ink that disappears by remote control. Consumers (ab)use this feature to the detriment of retailers, and Visa/MasterCard/AMEX/Discover don't fucking care because its not their money, and they already got their transaction fee (and probably a processing fee for the dispute).
The right thing to do would be to demand a refund (you seem to have skipped that step), and take them to small claims court if they refuse..... but you wouldn't do that, because that would require you to loose money for a principle. Well you know what? Some people are willing to loose money for a principle, which is why there still exist a few places where credit cards are not accepted.
Or go to the dollar store and get those indestructible scissors that "As seen on TV!" can cut through a penny.
BTW, the plastic clam-shell packaging doesn't piss me off as much as DVD and CD packaging. There's nothing that starts the pounding in my head like the "Peel here" tab that can't be peeled, complete with too-strong glue that forces you to choose between cutting it along the seam with a razor blade and leaving it, or cutting it and then peeling it off from the unglued center, warping and stretching your brand new $23 DVD packaging. (Lets face facts here, I'm paying for the convenience of the packaging (which includes the DVD itself AND the case), not the movie itself, which is available for free (minus ISP costs) online).
I don't think that's a troll. Its a valid question. Gentoo is notorious for being hard to install.... so much so that some people (myself included) consider a stage1-to-gui to be a rite of passage. I personally love Gentoo, but i've never been able to install the AMD64 version sucsessfully, and i refuse to install i686 on an Athlon64 X2 system. Someday....
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H1N1 killed my father..... and raped my mother.
I've seen memory issues with the socket939 X2's. This is not an issue i've been able to find out anything about online, but i've seen it multiple times. The 939 X2's memory controller seems to have a problem with populating 4 ram slots with ddr400. Memtest86+ will test the ram with no errors (usually)*, but you will get windows BSOD's that point to memory issues. possibly thermal problem with the memory controller that only shows up when the cpu is under load. Have seen this problem on both bargain and premium 939 motherboards. Any engineers out there know anything about this?
*=or sometimes the ram will test bad, but testing the sticks individually they all test good, new sticks/new board/no bad contacts.
Given that your average law is written in less confusing terms than your average EULA agreement, that's unlikely. Go read a law sometime.
I can tell you've never worked in food service. You can only hear "This coffee isn't hot!!! I PAID FOR HOT COFFEE!!!!" so many times before you turn a knob you shouldn't turn.
Ontrack EasyRecovery is the best software I've used. It WILL NOT WORK under Vista, so hopefully you'll have 2k or xp installed somewhere.
The software, last time I checked, is no longer suported or updated. Ontrack now seems to specialize in data recovery, not data recovery software. I'm sure however you can find the software.... somewhere....
This article is complete BS.
Customers are ill-informed if they think that AFTER getting infected is the time to buy security software, and Its not the fault of the guy you're on the phone with that purchasing 360 does not include hours of over the phone support.
It is perfectly fucking normal to not be able to install software when your computer is infected with malware.
The writer of the article is a fucking douche, has unrealistic expectations for technical support for a retail product, and apparently (based on his purchase) does not understand that Symantec's business model is formed around IT execs having someone else to blame when (not if) their corporate network gets virus'd up.
The writer of this article, and the retard consumers he thinks he's protecting, made a fucking mistake. The mistake was this: they walked into Best Buy with their 'broken' computer. Geek Squad wants $170 to fix their computer. Norton costs $39.99. A few minutes of lowIQ number crunching later, they arrive at a decision, which is the fucking wrong one. Then they get mad at Symantec for not wanting to talk to you all day.
Much like Microsoft, I hate Symantec the same as you, but you hate them for the wrong reasons.
Developing a system to fool the tools would cost money. Traffic shaping seems to be more a problem with Cable ISPs, and for almost free, they can flood TV with the gripping and compelling story of "HOW CABLE IS FASTAR!!® THAN DSL BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC SHAPING!!!" (disclaimer: this movie may or may not be a work of fiction)
Way to preach to the choir, google.
I have never tried the Buffalo brand, so I may be speaking from ignorance, but my experience is that cheap and quality are mutually exclusive. I recently bought the DGL-4100 for $109, and it is the only router I have EVER owned that has not crapped out and/or required daily reboots in 6 months or less.
"Comrade" unword, brother. Consult newspeak dictionary 10th edition.
You seem to be missing my point, which is not that I don't 'like' the news or how mainstream media delivers it.... its that news is a business, and that other entities with far more money determine the shape of the news. The old model was report good story = sell more newspapers. The new model is propaganda for hire. None of the news sources you mentioned are immune from this.
Vote republican if you want war in Iran. Vote democrat if you want war in Russia and China.
The press in America isn't free, its perpetually sitting on the auction bloc..... and the few people who still pay attention to the main-stream media are outbid by the US government. I won't bother linking to a bunch of stories about the various scandals the last few years involving officials bribing reporters, FOX news parroting the Bush administrations talking points, billions "missing" from the DOD September 10 2001, etc. Do your own fricken homework.
I wish i had mod points, cause you just saved me a bunch of typing.
do not click that link. GNAA needs to stick to harassing Narutards.
http://www.duk0r.net/matrix/matrix1.php
originally done by Cr0bar from detonate.net.... back when that site had a pulse.
Funny how the mass media doesn't focus on column segments cut at neat 45 degree angles, the pyroclastic flow that blanketed Manhattan*, the eyewitness testimony of police firefighters ambulance workers of explosions, the pancake theory not accounting for the collapse of the central columns, etc.
*(They talk about the cloud of dust, but don't mention that you only normally see one of those during a volcanic eruption, or how much energy it would take to create a city covering cloud of hot air.)
I Think you mean "Thanks Cable TV!"
Virtualization as a security measure is nonsense. You'll just have multiple instances of malware infected windows running on your box.
I can. The pentagon spends billions a year on astroturfing.
double plus ridiculous.
Nothing pisses me off more than 2 open's and one close, but improper use of quotation marks in a multi-paragraph quote comes close.
punctuation nazis > spelling or grammar nazis. =)
The right thing to do would be to demand a refund (you seem to have skipped that step), and take them to small claims court if they refuse..... but you wouldn't do that, because that would require you to loose money for a principle. Well you know what? Some people are willing to loose money for a principle, which is why there still exist a few places where credit cards are not accepted.
Or go to the dollar store and get those indestructible scissors that "As seen on TV!" can cut through a penny.
BTW, the plastic clam-shell packaging doesn't piss me off as much as DVD and CD packaging. There's nothing that starts the pounding in my head like the "Peel here" tab that can't be peeled, complete with too-strong glue that forces you to choose between cutting it along the seam with a razor blade and leaving it, or cutting it and then peeling it off from the unglued center, warping and stretching your brand new $23 DVD packaging. (Lets face facts here, I'm paying for the convenience of the packaging (which includes the DVD itself AND the case), not the movie itself, which is available for free (minus ISP costs) online).
I don't think that's a troll. Its a valid question. Gentoo is notorious for being hard to install.... so much so that some people (myself included) consider a stage1-to-gui to be a rite of passage. I personally love Gentoo, but i've never been able to install the AMD64 version sucsessfully, and i refuse to install i686 on an Athlon64 X2 system. Someday....