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Atheros Wireless 802.11n Windows 7 – unable to ping default gateway
This had me foxed for quite a while… I’m still not sure of the actual root cause, and this is only a workaround. So… Bought a Zoostorm SL8 Windows tablet for work. Got it connected to the WLAN at work...
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Import Dell SNMP MIBs into HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
Download the latest ”Dell MIBs for Poweredge” (currently v6.5) from Dell’s support website. Extract the files and copy the .mib files onto your HP SIM server, into the following folder: C:\Program...
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Suggestions for a decent small laptop anyone?
I write this as I’m fed up with not being able to find what I want at the price that I want. Requirements Display 1. I have had a Samsung NC10 netbook for quite a few years now but am increasingly fed...
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HP Folio 13 – 2000 RAM Upgrade to 8GB
The HP Folio 13-2000 ships with 4GB RAM, and officially this is the only amount supported. However, the memory controller is contained within the i5-2467M CPU and it allows the unit to support 8GB of...
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OCZ Synapse Cache with ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
I bought a 128GB OCZ Synapse Cache SSD to speed up the disk performance on my ageing home PC, based around an ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard and running Windows 7 64-bit (upgraded from Windows Vista...
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Just received new Dell R720 VMware hosts
Have just taken delivery of ten Dell R720 servers, spec as follows: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 2.90GHz CPUs (8 core, 20M cache, 8GT/s) 192GB RAM (1600MHz RDIMMs, 12 x 16GB sticks so will run at full speed)...
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VMware ESX 4.1 install onto Dell R720 via iDRAC 7 Enterprise
Bit of a fiddle as the ISO of ESX 4.1 update 2 does not contain any suitable network drivers for the R720. This causes it to fail. On other servers, at least the onboard NIC has been detected, so I’ve...
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Windows 8 on Zoostorm SL8
As the only touchscreen x86 device I have, and also not being critical to my day-to-day life/job, this was ideal for being the first device to get Windows 8 running on. The SL8 is an 11.6″ Windows...
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HTC One X – First Impressions
This is not meant to be a full review, just some points that I’ve noticed. Some background: I’ve had an HTC Desire for the last 23 months and been very happy with it apart from the lack of phone...
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Stop 0×00000133 on HP Z220 running Windows Server 2012
I recently had a Z220 delivered to use as a dev server for a Remote Desktop Session Host solution I’m designing. Windows Server 2012 installed ok, and the workstation was left powered on overnight. I...
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Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Session Host RemoteFX CPU and GPU usage
These post titles are becoming a bit of a mouthful… Anyway, did some testing today to see what the CPU and GPU usage was when playing full screen video. Test server is an HP Z220 workstation with a...
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Home PC Upgrade
I built this pc in 2006, and it’s been fine but I’ve been stressing it a little more recently, running virtual machines and playing some newer games. Not bad for six year old hardware though. I decided...
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Bye-bye SAN, Hello Tintri
I first came across Tintri over a year ago, had a look at their product on their website and thought “this sounds rather good”. I’ve chatted to them at IP Expo for the last two years, and recently had...
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Dell PowerEdge Processor and Memory selector tool
Just found this, helps to ensure that your RAM doesn’t end up running slower than you expected: Dell PowerEdge Processor and Memory selector. Best of all it does include the latest Intel E5-2600v2...
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Why I’m not deploying Windows desktops using Remote Desktop Services
…even though some of the improvements in the Remote Desktop technology are excellent. Background I’ve been running hundreds of thin client Windows desktops from Citrix for well over ten years, starting...
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Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL Review
I’ve been looking for a sensible spec, sensible price Android phone for quite some time. There are a lot about now, and the ZenFone 5 caught my eye a while ago. As a company, I’ve used Asus...
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HTC One M8 Dot View Cover Review
I’d read that the HTC Dot View case, code HC M100, could be annoying, but needed something to give my phone some protection as I bought the phone outright and need it to last as long as possible....
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Replace SSL Certificate in Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 7.3
Dell OpenManager Server Assistant is hardware health monitoring and configuration software that can be installed onto PowerEdge servers. It is very useful as it lets you see details of the hardware,...
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Samsung SmartThings first impressions and initial setup
Samsung SmartThings is Samsung’s consumer home automation/Internet of Things (IoT) product range. I had a starter kit of this through the post to test. The kit retails at £199, but only seems to be...
View ArticleMeltdown and Spectre – My update experiences on Windows
I’m intending to keep adding to this post as I find out new things and update more devices. This is primarily to aid me in tracking things I’ve done, what’s changed, and what’s still to do. Hopefully...
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