An update. The firmware update is apparently unnecessary on my drives and my main problem is the write cache.
A boot disk which will let you configure settings such as that or accoustic and power management features can be found at http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/support/download.ht m#FeatureTool (hey, this link bug is really crawling up my nether regions!).
It will be a speed hit in the writing arena, but if you have a system that shuts down fast it may be worth turning the write cache off on your boot drive to save yourself the joys of reinstalling OSes, loosing data, etc.
What makes anyone think cyberspace is a different world?
For a start I'd have to say because whenever I type "/me shoots Alen." you don't get knocked to the floor with a bloody hole in you.
If I actually came up to you outside of cyberspace and shot you it would likely be different somehow...
With this argument one can say they can set up an online heroin business that should be immune to any legal ramifications.
And if you could upload heroin I would agree with you. Thing is though that you must actually deliver it in some other more tangible rhelm for it to be something more offensive than "/me passes Alex a bag of heroin.".
If the cd's have a radius of 6 cm and a thickness of 1 mm, what's the volume of a 747 cabin? we could calculate it then.
If you can find 6cm CDs, most are 12. A slight few are 8. I'm betting efficiency is in the court of the larger ones.
Then you just have to consider how many CD drives of a specified speed are necessary to read/write all those CDs within the time it takes for the 747 to leave and return. Of course making sure the systems hosting those drives have the bandwidth to forward that data to whatever the goal is.:-)
This may be repeated elsewhere, but so far I haven't seen this mentioned.
My story involves a pair of DTLA307030 30G drives.
I'd been using them for a few months and then I noted an occasional unusually loud sound that I'll call a "bad block sound". Initially having experience rooted in old SCSI drives I didn't understand the cause, and shrugged it off (somewhate moronically I'm gathering) as a thermal recalibration.:-)
A month or so later that freak sound returned with read errors. So I called up IBM (got the wrong support number of course, but the person was still quite helpful). Suggested I go get the drive analysis/repair tool from their site http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/support/download.ht m (thanks for the broken URL slashdot...). I do that and scan the disk, well duh, "Fail code x70 - Defective Device". But what the phrack does that mean?? The drive is still working beyond the nasty bad block(s).
The software then offered to try to repair it by erasing the disk. After a long story of backing up the drive data/OS, yadda I do it. And the drive is magically new and stuff, no errors.
After more research it seems theres a problem that due to the near 2 megabytes of cache on the drive when the crazy fast auto-powerdowning systems of today shutdown they don't necessarily give the drive enough time to flush its cached writes to disk before the power dies or the reset signal hits it. Henced a fudged write.
Another poster mentioned a place where firmware updates can be found, http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-39082.html.
I haven't tried it myself yet and the site doesn't state what it specifically does though.
Bleh. IE is backwards. It assumes the web coder is a moron and hance does stupid things to HTML to make stupid HTML work. Hence breaking real HTML and forcing sites aimed to people using IE to screw up their HTML so it looks right.
Nowadays when people say HTML they often mean javascript of flash anyways. I'm unhappy with this mutilation of standards.
The Genesis device, which when deployed will instantly generate the "Oops, I forgot I lived on that planet too." effect.
Primary use is for rebelious/distraught soldiers who want to resurrect their girlfriend without their former mind and have an exceptionally low amount of competition.:-)
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A boot disk which will let you configure settings such as that or accoustic and power management features can be found at http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/support/download.ht m#FeatureTool (hey, this link bug is really crawling up my nether regions!).
It will be a speed hit in the writing arena, but if you have a system that shuts down fast it may be worth turning the write cache off on your boot drive to save yourself the joys of reinstalling OSes, loosing data, etc.
I think it will be a while before a perverted USB device and a noninteractive stream of data become serious competition to actual human mating.
Thats just me, I'm sure many people will disagree. :-D
For a start I'd have to say because whenever I type "/me shoots Alen." you don't get knocked to the floor with a bloody hole in you.
If I actually came up to you outside of cyberspace and shot you it would likely be different somehow...
With this argument one can say they can set up an online heroin business that should be immune to any legal ramifications.
And if you could upload heroin I would agree with you. Thing is though that you must actually deliver it in some other more tangible rhelm for it to be something more offensive than "/me passes Alex a bag of heroin.".
I think if you just keep the required periphials out of kids reach it'll be fine. ;-)
If you can find 6cm CDs, most are 12. A slight few are 8. I'm betting efficiency is in the court of the larger ones.
Then you just have to consider how many CD drives of a specified speed are necessary to read/write all those CDs within the time it takes for the 747 to leave and return. Of course making sure the systems hosting those drives have the bandwidth to forward that data to whatever the goal is. :-)
At the same point, try enforcing the lack of free speech.
Note the law was against DeCSS, you saw how far they got trying to enforce that!
Somehow I don't think free speech online is under fire. :-)
My story involves a pair of DTLA307030 30G drives.
I'd been using them for a few months and then I noted an occasional unusually loud sound that I'll call a "bad block sound". Initially having experience rooted in old SCSI drives I didn't understand the cause, and shrugged it off (somewhate moronically I'm gathering) as a thermal recalibration. :-)
A month or so later that freak sound returned with read errors. So I called up IBM (got the wrong support number of course, but the person was still quite helpful). Suggested I go get the drive analysis/repair tool from their site http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/support/download.ht m (thanks for the broken URL slashdot...). I do that and scan the disk, well duh, "Fail code x70 - Defective Device". But what the phrack does that mean?? The drive is still working beyond the nasty bad block(s).
The software then offered to try to repair it by erasing the disk. After a long story of backing up the drive data/OS, yadda I do it. And the drive is magically new and stuff, no errors.
After more research it seems theres a problem that due to the near 2 megabytes of cache on the drive when the crazy fast auto-powerdowning systems of today shutdown they don't necessarily give the drive enough time to flush its cached writes to disk before the power dies or the reset signal hits it. Henced a fudged write.
Another poster mentioned a place where firmware updates can be found, http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-39082.html.
How many CDs can be crammed into a 747?
The third method of copy protection is the most difficult of all: you have to draw the CD by hand.
Could it be that there is a recursive bit of geometry in the CD that will destroy the collective?
Perhaps the analogy should be horny rabbits then?
MP3s proliferate at least that fast.
But my computer IS my CD player, and it doesn't work. So take this frikking rounded plane of plastic before I do an "oddjob" on you with it! :-)
Or it might just raise the necessity of it simply for personal use and introduce a whole new wave of people to filesharing.
Those are just the males. It looks like the female on board is a disaster waiting to happen.
There had to be a pretty nerdy Klingon out there to think that up. :-)
Heck, make an Escher level!
If you're ticked, just start emailing large chunks of random data.
It'll come down to wether or not its worth continuing to use carnivore. (bandwidth vs. bandwidth and random data analysis)
The collection of MPEGs they have very nicely fit on one 3" CD. :-)
Thats an easy statistic to win. I don't know of any other engine that hasn't expanded into a news/personals/get yer web mail here/chat thing.
I admit I haven't looked too hard recently.
I have to agree here, and the Plextor won't make coasters as readily as the Yamaha will. If that 8 meg buffer empties out on the Yamaha, well.
Nowadays when people say HTML they often mean javascript of flash anyways. I'm unhappy with this mutilation of standards.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that they actually said it in German. Could anyone translate this for us? :-)
Advocate chemical warfare --- nitrous oxide. :-)
Primary use is for rebelious/distraught soldiers who want to resurrect their girlfriend without their former mind and have an exceptionally low amount of competition. :-)
Flying by with a crank powered megaphone declaring the above might work...
Ummm, I know a mile is 5280 feet. But how do hours translate to minutes? Is Khan listening in or something?
Well, the result is right anyways.