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Flash Memory Data Recovery Guide
Hello,
A corrupted memory card
with a full day's worth of photos on it is a nightmare... trust me.
Recovering those photo's is possible, but only if you read the latest
PCSTATS Beginners Guide on the subject.
On the review front, Nvidia's Geforce 6150
offers up integrated graphics which aren't half bad, as you'll see in this
Foxconn 6150K8MA motherboard review. The Epox 9NPA+ is another
great nForce 4 SLI solution worth looking at, and while we had plans
to face it off against an ATI Crossfire Edition board, its manufacturer
wasn't too keen on sharing ATI's current level of "popularity." On the
value side, Albatron have introduced a really affordable PC6600LEQ
videocard for those of us that need to watch every penny. Lastly, Corsair
has a 2GB bundle of PC4400 DDR memory in black heatspreaders. Give it a
read and let me know what
you think!
The flash memory-based USB key has become
commonplace faster than just about any other computer peripheral in recent
memory. But despite all their obvious advantages, USB drives and other
flash memory devices like compact flash and SD cards are not without some
problems and pitfalls of their own. In this Beginners Guide, PCSTATS is
going to look at how flash memory works, what can go wrong with it, and
how to recover and protect your data in case the worst does happen.Continue Here>>
With the release of the nVIDIA's GeForce
6100-series chipsets, enthusiasts now have a high powered integrated
option that does not well... suck. Foxconn is one of the first
manufacturers to release an GeForce 6100-series motherboard, and the
6150K8MA-8EKRS specifically uses the best of class nVidia GeForce 6150
iteration and nVidia nForce 430 Southbridge. The Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS
mini-ATX motherboard which supports all Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 X2/FX
processors on the market, as well as up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR
RAM. Continue Here>>
The Epox 9NPA+ SLI supports any current and future
socket 939 AMD Athlon64 processor and is based on the Nvidia nForce4 SLI
chipset with support for up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR memory. We will get into
the specifics a bit later but on board goodies consist of Gigabit LAN,
IEEE 1394a, 7.1 channel audio and an additional Serial ATA II/RAID
controller. A set of nice quality rounded cables are bundled in with the
package, and we find two sets of IDE cables, and one FDD cable encased in
white rubber sleeving.Continue Here>>
The Albatron PC6600LEQ videocard is teamed up with
256MB of memory, it supports TV-Output and since it is passively cooled,
does not generate any noise at all. The RAMDAC on the Albatron PC6600LEQ
runs at 400 MHz and will provide a crisp 2D display all the way up to
2048x1536 @ 85 Hz. The Albatron PC6600LEQ is pretty plane; a compact blue
PCB with large (single slot) passive heatsink that makes it ideal for HTPC
or SFF PC use. Like all modern videocards, the PC6600 LEQ supports dual
monitors. It does not ship with a DVI to analog converter however.
Continue Here>>
A
total of 1GB of system memory is no longer enough for enthusiastic gamers if we
are to believe some recent articles on the web which
look specifically at how the game Battlefield 2 handles. Nope, 2GB is the
new "1GB," and memory manufacturers are scrambling to make sure their customers know
this. Corsair's new 2GB (2x 1024MB modules) TwinX2048-4400
PRO DDR RAM aims to make you "ooh" and "ahhh," so let's begin...Continue Here>>
PCSTATS recently published a much-requested
guide to hosting your very own website using Microsoft's IIS web
hosting software. Though feedback from that article has made us realize
that we'd left a large cross-section of users hanging in limbo. When it
comes to the Internet as a whole, Apache may
actually be the preferred web hosting technology, since most
professional web hosting operations use versions of Apache on the
Linux operating system to host commercial client websites. In this
Beginners Guide, PCSTATS is going to walk you through setting up a
personal website on the web using Apache web server for Windows.
Continue
Here>>
PCSTATS recently headed out to the Samsung Canada offices for a briefing. While we were
there, we took the opportunity to snap a couple pictures of the companies
brand new showroom which houses the latest Samsung products to hit the
Canadian retail market. The large showroom is built to impress, and aside
from the abundance of 42" plasma and LCD screens hanging off of virtually
every wall surface. For anyone who has never had the opportunity to walk
the expansive floors of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES, the
following photo-tour
is a nice treat. Continue Here>>
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PCstats Weekly Tech Tips: Locking Out TCP/IP Settings |
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This tip is for all the over worked network administrators; do you manage a small static network with IP addresses that never change? Why not lock out the ability to change TCP/IP settings completely, it can make your life easier.
Locking out the ability to change TCP/IP settings is easy, we'll need to load up the Group Policy editor (click Start -> Run then type gpedit.msc and press the OK button) and follow this path User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network connections. In the right hand window find the Prohibit TCP/IP advanced configuration option and double click on it. Change its value to Enabled, press the OK button and exit the Group Policy Editor. After that's done, users cannot modify their TCP/IP settings even if they have administrative rights.
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