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norman d.

norman d.

Joined on 10/02/03

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replacement

MACH SPEED Viper(64) K8T8AS 754 VIA K8T800 Pro ATX AMD Motherboard
MACH SPEED Viper(64) K8T8AS 754 VIA K8T800 Pro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: replaced an intermittently crashing mb, windows kept indicating video controller fatal error, installed this mb, all problems gone, we didnt realize the system was this fast until we installed this mb. all other components are the same, but the system is much faster. will use this brand of mb from now on.

Cons: none

inexpensive rack mountable ups

CyberPower CPS1500AVR Smart App LCD UPS Systems - 1500VA/900W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Rack / Tower, 8 Outlets, PowerPanel
CyberPower CPS1500AVR Smart App LCD UPS Systems - 1500VA/900W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Rack / Tower, 8 Outlets, PowerPanel

Pros: fits rack perfect. good heavy duty power cord, great 90 degree angle plug, 2 very strong solid rack mounting brackets, 5 screws ea side into ups - 2 screws ea side into rails, powered up immediately, batteries fully charged on arrival, good selection of cables to connect to server for monitoring, monitor software installed on win server 2008 r2 loved the free shipping(saved a lot). the 6 fully backed-up outlets on the rear is a real benefit. we also like the 3 yr warranty, we do hope to never need to use it though.

Cons: couldnt install driver thru windows, device manager lists device with a ! by its name. (but monitor software does seem to work correctly). the unit is really really heavy (thats batteries for you) that isnt really a con, you just have to know that it is heavy, we had to set a table into the rack to set this unit onto so we could bolt it in, we couldnt hold it in and up and do the bolting at the same time.(again our problem)

Overall Review: do not worry about the mounting brackets strength. we have an HP 4200 laser printer with no place to put it, so we placed it ON TOP of THE UPS mounted in the rack! this printer weighs approx 57# and thats on top of the ups all supported by those 2 brackets and a few screws. the ups was shipped in its box from cyberpower. cyberpower does need better shipping support packing and boxing, the internal packing foam was all broken and crushed from the shipping and the cardboard box it was in was almost destroyed(torn open across the top and 1 side), however the packing did its job the ups arrived undamaged and functional.

tv tuner card

SABRENT TV-PCIRC TV Tuner / Video Capture / MPEG Recording PCI Card with Remote Control
SABRENT TV-PCIRC TV Tuner / Video Capture / MPEG Recording PCI Card with Remote Control

Pros: card works great, nice image good sound, win7 drivers available from web site, records well takes abt 500mb per hr of record time

Cons: if you rename a vid file from the name their software gives it their sw wont see it anymore. if u move it out of their directory then it cant be played anymore.

good reliable modem

DIAMOND SM56PCILEWB SupraMax PCI LE Fax Modem 56Kbps PCI Bus (Plug & Play) Fax: ITU-T; Group 3: V.17, V.29, V.27ter, V.21 Data: ITU-T; V.92, V.90, V.34, V.32bis, V.32, V.23, V.22bis and V.21; Bell 212A and 103 Compression: V.44, V.42bis, MN
DIAMOND SM56PCILEWB SupraMax PCI LE Fax Modem 56Kbps PCI Bus (Plug & Play) Fax: ITU-T; Group 3: V.17, V.29, V.27ter, V.21 Data: ITU-T; V.92, V.90, V.34, V.32bis, V.32, V.23, V.22bis and V.21; Bell 212A and 103 Compression: V.44, V.42bis, MN

Pros: fantastic modem, truly plug n play. win2k found, installed, configured first time. has worked perfectly since day one. as usual neweggs delivery was exceptional.

Cons: none

Overall Review: im going to try and use mine on 2 problem systems, if it works on them as it has on mine ill be buying 2 more.

replacement drive

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080P0 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080P0 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: replaced a failed drive(not maxtor) setup and os install perfect and fast.

Cons: none

new drive

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080P0 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080P0 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: works great, very fast on p3-600 system, very glad we got this drive, weve had problems with other drives, but maxtor has always been the most reliable for us.

Cons: none that i know of.