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I'm looking into starting a regular column for the site, where you send in questions, and I do my level best to answer them, or at least find answers. I'm looking for general questions like 'What is Serial ATA and what can it do for me', not 'I have a Supermicro P6DGU and I want you to recommend new CPUs' (You'd want P3 1GHz, preferably the 100FSB ones, but that's irrelevant). If some recent tech has been giving you a brain lock, if you're just not getting how the interconnection on a Xeon compares to how Opterons get it done, now's your chance. Please fully fill out your card and drop it in the new hardware.questions@2cpu.com mailbox.

05/05/2004 02:53 PM: Looking for Reviews? by Jim_
John emailed me to let us know about a new site he's created called reviewlocator.com. He's added all of our content to the search engine, so the least I could do was throw up a small post about it. ...

02/05/2003 06:00 AM: Looking to move South. Help! by Jim
After almost three years spent living and working in Northern Ontario and over half of that time continually travelling South of the border to visit my girlfriend Alicia, it's time for a change of sce...

11/25/2002 07:58 AM: The Coolest Looking Cluster of All... by Jim
I was talking to Cameron, of Shuttle (and ViaHardware) fame this evening and he hooked me up with a URL displaying a 294-processor Beowulf cluster comprised of Shuttle's own SS51G XPC. The small size ...

07/08/2001 11:37 PM: Looking for the Thunder K7 in the UK? by Jim
Robert was kind enough to send word that he's noticed Tyan's Thunder K7 available online in the UK. Scan has it available over here. Get them while they're hot!...

11/26/2000 06:24 PM: Looking to replace that slow Geforce 2 Ultra? by J0rdan
Zdnet is reporting that they've seen confidential documents regarding NV20's suspected level of performance. In environments where there are low detail scenes (large triangles, simple geometry, hardly...

03/15/2000 02:50 PM: Looking for Testers by dadmin
Since we posted our 2 VS. 1 writeup, I have received many many requests. Keep them coming, I look forward to them. Quite a few of you are asking for the test file, and I look forward to your result...

Phyz Registered User Posts: 101 Joined: 2001-08-23

#29019 Posted on: 05/06/2004 01:33 AM ...So this is going to be like dansdata's letters for 2cpu folk?

i_wolf labhair dom as gaelige Posts: 2097 Joined: 2002-11-19

#29020 Posted on: 05/06/2004 01:58 AM I think its a great idea. Is this going to take the form of a mailing list of sorts? Hung like a donkey. Go like a horse!

Forge labhair dom as gaelige Posts: 704 Joined: 2001-05-12

#29021 Posted on: 05/06/2004 02:26 AM Phyz - That was the inspiration. I think I might have even used those exact words when pitching it to Jim, too. i_wolf - Maybe, if it really catches on. In the short term, it's just a mailbox for hardware questions, and I'll pick good ones (ones that I would imagine a lot of people might ask) and answer those publically. I'd also try and answer all of them, but that can be a lot of work (I still have a lot of people to write thank you letters to who wrote in on that DCC post I made a while back, wasn't expecting that kind of volume.) Registered Linux user 82133 (li.org has a short memory)

rmn oh my, it's huge! Posts: 6013 Joined: 2002-01-26

#29022 Posted on: 05/06/2004 03:17 AM Just look around the forums for the most common / interesting questions, compile the answers and common mistakes, add a few hints et voil

Vuke69 Bitpimp Posts: 377 Joined: 2001-03-16

#29023 Posted on: 05/06/2004 07:19 AM Alright, I have a good general question. One that applys to everyone that has ever been on this site, or will ever be on this site in the future. Here it is.... Its a big one... Wait for it... What happens to all my damn socks? Every time I do a load of laundry I end up with at least one missing. And It always seems to be one of the ones that I only have one pair of. http://forums.2cpu.com/showthread.php?threadid=27364&highlight=socks Thank you in advance for your answer.

Zan Lynx Dualist Posts: 653 Joined: 2004-05-06

#29024 Posted on: 05/06/2004 07:33 AM I usually find those down at the foot of my bed under the sheets. Somehow I rub one sock off my feet while I'm sleeping and don't notice it there. Oberon - Dual P166 - 256 MB Hurricane - Dual Itanium 733 - 1 GB Celestia - Dual Itanium 2 1.4 GHz - 2 GB Titania - Dual 1.6GHz Athlon MP - 2 GB Gladiator2 - I7 920 - 6 GB

rmn oh my, it's huge! Posts: 6013 Joined: 2002-01-26

#29025 Posted on: 05/06/2004 07:37 AM Oh no, the sock thread is a virus, and it's spreading! I hope it doesn't mix with the razor blade conspiracy thread and the milkshake thread to form some horrible mutant thread that will roam the net, eating websites whole. RMN ~~~

Forge oh my, it's huge! Posts: 704 Joined: 2001-05-12

#29026 Posted on: 05/06/2004 10:22 AM Death list: Vuke69 added. I just might answer the sock question first, though. Least I can do. Registered Linux user 82133 (li.org has a short memory)

UKWolf SMP Wannabie Posts: 430 Joined: 2001-06-28

#29027 Posted on: 05/06/2004 01:24 PM As a non techy - just more intrested than your average use - I think this is an excelant idea. My opening shot is about servers. All servers seem to have an abreviation like AAA or BBBB. What do all these server designations mean and what are the uses of each type and the differnces in the setups. I know I could spend loads of time searching books and sites for this information but I would appreciate a simple and basic answer not a fully technical answer which I probibly will only understand about 20% of. Thanx :cool: I tried using the link but it would not work for me (maybe because I'm at work on a WAN) "It's unwise ...

Tanj FORK ME BABY! Posts: 395 Joined: 2000-02-05

#29028 Posted on: 05/06/2004 06:39 PM Is a milkshake a beverage or a dessert? -Tanj! My F@H Stats My System Stats

Ziptar Dual O/C Testicular Procs Posts: 554 Joined: 2001-04-02

#29029 Posted on: 05/06/2004 09:08 PM Why does it burn when I pee??? My Heat 32 - 0 - 0 My eBay 751 - 4 - 1 "This is the Panic Office, Section 917 may have been hit. Activate the following procedure"

HEMI Dual O/C Testicular Procs Posts: 2467 Joined: 2001-12-18

#29030 Posted on: 05/06/2004 09:12 PM Originally posted by Ziptar Why does it burn when I pee??? I got it from the toilet seat I got it from the toilet seat It jumped right up Unix is user-friendly; it's just picky about its friends.

Jim_ Administrator Posts: 3464 Joined: 2000-03-15

#29031 Posted on: 05/06/2004 09:22 PM Originally posted by Ziptar Why does it burn when I pee??? Because your wife probably kicked you in the nuts after finding out how much you spent on your latest duallie? [url="http://www.2cpu.com"][size=1]2CPU.com[/url] - Because two are always better than one! [url="http://www.jimkirk.org"]jimkirk.org[/url] - Not a Myth any Longer. Just a Dad.[/size]

Ziptar Dual O/C Testicular Procs Posts: 554 Joined: 2001-04-02

#29032 Posted on: 05/06/2004 09:26 PM hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha!!!! /me covers nuts My Heat 32 - 0 - 0 My eBay 751 - 4 - 1 "This is the Panic Office, Section 917 may have been hit. Activate the following procedure"

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