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Hi Everyone Is anyone using Linux Mint on their NAS? I've got two N54L Servers both loaded with drives, I use them to access and store all my media and data. Installed on each is Windows 10, I like having access to them with a front end OS aswell as remote access via drive mapping etc...

Hi Guys, Just bought myself the Raspberry Pi 3 which I plan to use downstairs so I don't want a giant monitor. I'm looking for an 10" or 12" Model (anything below that I would be too small) I've seen a few knocking about but they are quite costly compared to an old 15" standard 4:3 models...

Thanks for the advice mate Someone has told me that I should get a SATA PCI Express internal card and use a 2.5" to boot the OS, would this work?

Hi Guys, just in the process of building my server, I've got several 3.5" and 2.5" drives, I've gone with the 5 x 3.5" setup (5th one being hot swap in the top 5.25" bay) The Bios is updated with the custom bios to get the faster speeds etc. However I've come across a dilemma. I was...

Hi Folks I bought a Intel NUC a few weeks ago (i3 Model : D34010WYK) Before I installed Windows 7 I updated the bios to the latest version, Currently running Windows 7 64 Ultimate, I use the NUC for XBMC mainly However I'm having a few problems with it. The main problems are USB and...

Hi There I've just invested in a NUC for my Windows 7 XBMC HTPC Setup I would really like to use a IR remote if poss as the NUC i've gone for has the built in IR sensor. I've been doing a little reading around and found out that the xbox 360 (black) remote control could be used with the...

Hi, Just had a portable seagate 2.5" drive fail on me, lucky as everything is backed up. Question I'd like to ask is can you put a Western Digital 2.5" drive of the same size GB wise into the seagate enclosure or am I likely to get firmware issues with the interface? Thanks Pete

Hi Folks, just bought a nice black Corsair Vengeance C70 case, I'm replacing the window as I cannot live with the one supplied, only problem is I'm stuck if to go for a clear or smoked acrylic panel. So.. after a little feedback My worry is if I go for the smoked one will it be too dark...

Cheers Chri5, I'll have a go at the weekend, just a thought is there any other options such as FTP or would this get more complicated

Hi Folks I'm looking for some info on how to make a off site storage solution for all my files. I have a few terabytes of data that I'd like to backup somewhere else (My Fathers house) using a Raspberry Pi and a couple of portable 2tb hard drives, plus I need something to be switched on 24/7...

Well it is actually looking like that lol I've been having a look at various other ways and another is to have a duel bay enclosure, although I'm not too sure how well these work as JBOD setup, I've found one made by Hornettek but unsure if I can post a photo on here, with this setup I could...

Thanks for the replies guys Just to answer bledd, no the software will not run under a virtual one, the software is very picky and just either refuses to run or crashes (I've never done it but one of the lads on the field has) Theres a couple of makes of drive in 4tb format. Looking at the...

Morning Guys, I had a hard drive failure last night :(, my 2tb seagate had been overheating and now it's failing to spin, however all backed up thank god! My desktop runs Windows 7, however my works Laptop runs Windows XP SP3, I'd like to be able to access it on my laptop too, I cannot upgrade...

Hey guys, I'm just in the buying stages of sorting out my new gaming rig. I've purchased a Bitfenix Prodigy along with other bits, I'm not planning to install an optical drive so I was thinking of going for a fan controller instead, trouble is there is quite a few :/ The BitFenix Recon...

Hi All, looking for a pair of decent tyres for my 2002 plate Astra SXi Running Pirelli P6000's atm but been told they no longer made, they have been ok but looking for something better. I've seen a couple of brands on blackcircles (Falken Ziex Ze-914 & Hankook Ventus Prime 2 K115), also...

Hi There, Thanks for your reply I'm at work atm so unable to get the hardware ID, however the PCMCIA CD-Rom Drive is a JVC MP-CDX1E Windows asks for KXLC005 driver, which after doing a little searching is a generic PCMCIA CD-Rom driver for Windows 95/98/NT I'll get the hardware ID later...

Hi All, this maybe a long shot but I'll give it a try I'm trying to source a driver for my external PCMCIA CD-Rom drive for my vintage Toshiba T2130CT Laptop to enable me to load some classic dos games onto it as the inbuit floppy is faulty. however I seem to be having problems finding the...

ahh damm it was worth a try lol Will just have to use them for backing up old photos or something :)

Hi Everyone I've got an draw full of USB sticks from years gone by, ranging from 1gb right upto 16gb memory sticks amounting to around 200gb give or take a few. I was wondering given the the recent hard drive prices increase is there such a device that you can plug say "8 or 10 usb sticks...

Hi can anyone suggest me a logitech harmony model for th revo 3700 using XBMC Cheers