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[Hersh]

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Open enrollment. Don't sleep,

 

[STAN JONES]

is there a transfer cable or something i can use to switch out hhds in my server

my dumb ass been using a 3tb hdd this whole time and i never installed the 3tb unlocker for the motherboard until just now and my hdd is formatted for only 2 tbs so want to transfer everything to a 2tb drive i just copped so i can reformat and use the full 3tbs on the other drive

any help? i searched for data transfer cables/kits but only seen the shyt for the 360

 

[STAN JONES]

Just created an account.

these muthafukkas banned me

i dont even know why but i only downloaded like 5 movies when you first sent me the invite


edit: i get this message when i try to sign in

Account disabled!
until 2013-04-01 08:09:41
Reason: The reason You got booted is:

Automatic boot for reaching the maximum warn level

By: System

Expire Date: 1 Apr 2013 at 8:09 am

and they wont let me make another account either

 

[2gunsup]

is there a transfer cable or something i can use to switch out hhds in my server

my dumb ass been using a 3tb hdd this whole time and i never installed the 3tb unlocker for the motherboard until just now and my hdd is formatted for only 2 tbs so want to transfer everything to a 2tb drive i just copped so i can reformat and use the full 3tbs on the other drive

any help? i searched for data transfer cables/kits but only seen the shyt for the 360

Just going to have to copy paste the data off it onto another data drive. You used a 3TB as a primary drive/windows?

these muthafukkas banned me

i dont even know why but i only downloaded like 5 movies when you first sent me the invite


edit: i get this message when i try to sign in



and they wont let me make another account either

Change your IP, delete cookies having to do with the site and re register with different email.

 

[Tom]

u gotta pay for this bs?

 

[STAN JONES]

Just going to have to copy paste the data off it onto another data drive. You used a 3TB as a primary drive/windows?



Change your IP, delete cookies having to do with the site and re register with different email.

yea i used it as a primary cause all my 2 tb drives are either full or almost full and all i had at the time was 2 3tb hdds

if i just copy everything will the OS transfer over too or am i fukked?

 

[2gunsup]

To make the OS work you are going to have to learn how to mess with the MBR (master boot record) and how to use fdisk.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Roku 3 review | The Verge

Roku 3 dropped and it's 99.99 in case anyone is looking for one.

The additions look pretty cool, and it has a new UI. The older models will get the update eventually from what I've heard.

 

[Bobhoward]

thinking about building this

HTPC Build

$382 total... might throw an SSD in there too just to load windows and XBMC


From what I've read on AV forums some people say you need a dedicated card to smoothly run full blu ray rips or anything in that 10gb-20gb range, some people say that's completely overkill

Any suggestions?

I figure I can ebay some of my blu-rays and make $100 or $200 back

 

[2gunsup]

thinking about building this

HTPC Build

$382 total... might throw an SSD in there too just to load windows and XBMC


From what I've read on AV forums some people say you need a dedicated card to smoothly run full blu ray rips or anything in that 10gb-20gb range, some people say that's completely overkill

Any suggestions?

I figure I can ebay some of my blu-rays and make $100 or $200 back

Looks good and pretty much overkill for just HTPC use. No need for a dedicated GPU as the iGPU that CPU has itself is overkill. You can do some decent gaming with it.

 

[STAN JONES]

quick question: can I still stream from my home server to my htpc without internet access

Im bout to move and wont have the net for about 2 weeks...wondering if I can still stream or will I have to watch shyt off externals

 

[2gunsup]

quick question: can I still stream from my home server to my htpc without internet access

Im bout to move and wont have the net for about 2 weeks...wondering if I can still stream or will I have to watch shyt off externals

Yeah, that won't be an issue.

 

[CTech83]

I ran across this sharethetv app on XBMC a few weeks ago. You pretty much create a profile on their site kind of like facebook and the app will upload your library to the site. It's not 100% accurate on some of the more obscure films (some hood films, straight to DVD flicks, foreign flicks), but it's pretty close.

jhinton83 | ShareThe.TV

Whenever I invite friends and family over to watch a movie, they can check out the new stuff I got before they even get there. It's also nice to have a database of everything I have. shyt is kind of hard when you got everything spread over 4 hard drives.

 

[CTech83]

This is perfect for anyone looking to build a small form factor HTPC and do some high end gaming too.

ASUS unveils GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini graphics card destined for little rigs

It's easy to chop and change components in spacious towers, but small PCs need upgrading, too. If your stunted desktop has fallen into the "minimum system requirements" category for the latest games, then maybe the newly announced ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini graphics card will interest you. Quite the mouthful, we know, but its long name contrasts with its small size -- the dual-slot, 2GB card measures 6.7 inches on its longest edge, shaving almost 3 inches off the reference design. There's no reason you can't put the card in a regular case, of course, but it's intended mainly for compact rigs with mini ITX or micro ATX motherboards. We don't have pricing or release info yet, but if the cost of NVIDIA's GTX 670 is anything to go by, expect to drop at least a trio of Benjamins on the petite version. Glamor shots and all the finer specs are available at the source links below.

I was worried that the full GTX 670 I bought wouldn't fit in my Lian-li PC-Q08B case. Good to know I would have had this to fall back on if it didn't.

 

[Bobhoward]

Just started setting up XBMC

this shyt is

so far