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Joined on 12/13/04

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Format to GPT first before using

Hitachi GST Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 (0F12460) 3TB 5700 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 (0F12460) 3TB 5700 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: 2.72 TB space; I got it when it was on sale for $130. When you connect the drive to a windows 7 PC, it may show up either as 750GB hard drive or 2TB hard drive based on your motherboard. Please do the following; First delete the drive(if you have formatted it to NTFS or shipped as NTFS) using windows disk management (right click my computer and click manage then click disk management) then, convert the hard drive to use the GUID partition or(GPT) disk partitioning system as listed below; 1) From windows 7 start- search program files -- type DISKPART then enter; 2) At the DISKPART prompt, type---- list disk then enter; It lists all your hard drives; Make note of the disk number you want to convert. 3)At the DISKPART prompt, type---- select disk 0,1,2 etc (make sure put space before the number) then enter; 4) In the DISKPART utility, after selecting the drive you want to convert, enter the following command:CONVERT GPT then enter; Done; 2.72TB will appear in my computer.

Cons: None from the drive. Windows and MB limitations, so users should know how to format the drive to use as boot up or backup based on their UEFI BIOS motherboards.

Great motherboard to use with dual Samsung 950 Pro NVMe M.2 in raid 0.

MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Windows 8.1 and 10 recognize M.2 socket 950 pro; Once windows OS is installed, download and update NVME drivers from Samsung. Using skylake 6700 with G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) and XFX radeoen R9 390.<br><br> I recommend this MB for M.2 SSD upgraders. Before you install OS, go to advanced setting in BIOS and enable option to use only UEFI BOOT. It seemed to help windows 10 not to hang in the final installation screen.

Cons: Bent pins are unfortunately common with MSI motherboards. I recommend to closely look for any bent pins with a magnifying glass and flash light before placing the intel CPU in the socket. Many times you can correct the bent pins with a small tool instead of returning the motherboard.<br>If BIOS/POST screen appears blank when you using a single RAM stick in slot 2, it indicates bent pins. At this time all the MB lights power on normally with a small RAM display jumping through various numbers (22, 55 etc.).Try using a different slot to see if POST screen works and if it does, go back and look for bent pins in CPU socket. Calling MSI tech support is useless as they tell you to reset BIOS if it doesn't work, return the MB.

Overall Review: Installation procedure for dual M.2 SSD's in raid 0 mode for MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM edition motherbaord;<br>1. Prepare to install windows 10 OS in a bootable flash drive.<br>2. Google Intel RST raid driver and choose FLOPPY drivers for windows 10/8.1<br>3. Create a folder "Raid" inside the OS flash drive and place the Intel RST raid floppy drivers.<br>4. make sure to enable "windows 10 compatibility" in motherboard BIOS settings. Then only you can see both SSD's to enable raid 0 in "integrated peripherals"<br>5. Once you see both M.2 SSD's change SATA mode to "RAID" and also "enable remapping" for both SSDs.<br>6. Go back to settings/advanced/intel rapid storage technology and "create a raid volume" and select both drives which makes both to become a single drive.<br>7. Reboot and proceed with OS installation by selecting F8 to choose OS flash drive.<br>8. Once you go through the initial steps, windows will show a blank hard drive screen.<br>9. At this point, choose to load drivers and install the "intel RAID floppy drivers" from the folder in OS flash drive.<br>10. Now windows should recognize the single SSD raid ) volume and you can complete the installation.<br>11. dual M.2 SSD's 256 x2 in raid 0 will be faster than a single 512 M.2 and game/map loading times and lags while playing 4K games are nonexistent. <br><br>I highly recommend anyone with this motherboard to try raid 0 with dual M.2 SSDs. PS; If you ever update BIOS or hard reset them, you have to redo the first few steps to show the boot drive to windows boot manager (you won't lose any hard drive data or windows OS).

1 CT TGW Created Ruby Silver Heart Pendant with Chain
1 CT TGW Created Ruby Silver Heart Pendant with Chain

Pros: Words won't describe the beauty of stones set perfectly on a large pendent.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great piece of jewelry and you easily pay 3 times the asking price at a local store.

0.025 CT  Diamond TW And 7 3/4 CT TGW Created Ruby Heart Pendant With Chain Silver GH I2;I3
0.025 CT Diamond TW And 7 3/4 CT TGW Created Ruby Heart Pendant With Chain Silver GH I2;I3

Pros: Beautiful pendant.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great piece of jewelry and you easily pay 3 times the asking price at a local store.

Quietest CPU cooler

SilverStone Argon Series AR02 CPU Cooler with 92mm Fan for socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011, AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2
SilverStone Argon Series AR02 CPU Cooler with 92mm Fan for socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011, AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2

Pros: Very easy installation process by one person; Remove MB and a single plate goes on the back of MB, while putting the matching screws either for Intel or AMD. Awesome quality of supplied parts; Quiet 92mm included fan which attaches with rubber mounts.

Cons: None so far. Installation instructions are printed way too small.

Overall Review: Installed in a Silverstone SST-GD07B HTPC. I am not a gamer and overclocker. This is keeping my high performance HTPC (i7 3770) cool and quiet. I wish all manufacturers implement such easy install method (Noctua??) If someone is hesitant to replace stock cooler because of complexity of installation, this is the one to buy!

Perfect HTPC

SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Steel Grandia Series SST-GD07B ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Steel Grandia Series SST-GD07B ATX Media Center / HTPC Case

Pros: Awesome construction Holds a lot of hard drives and the whole cage is removable. Great air flow from bottom and side 120mm fans. Nice front panel which covers all ports and BD drives.

Cons: None really! To name a few annoyances; Noisy 1200 rpm fans ( I replaced with pwm OCZ fans). Vertical drive slots ( I will use them for future HD expansion) Ugly key hole in the front ( I wish it was on the side). No fan shields inside to protect cables from hitting;

Overall Review: I used core i7 3770 with CPU cooler SilverStone Argon Series AR02 which is super easy to install and I hear no noise 2 feet away. Motherboard P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 with samsung SSD 830 and four 3 TB hard drives; OCZ 600W modular PSU