Recent content by crowarth

A few pics of my man cave, or work area. Originally there was very little in here besides my desk, but we've since furnished it with a proper bed and bedside table to make it into a guest room. Also provides a convenient place for me to crash without making my way to the bedroom/living room...

So I finally got round to sorting out my ageing computer, and refreshed it with a few new parts. I've been wanting to post a build log for a while, but put off doing it until I was able to actually do some work on the rig. Hardware List CPU - Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66GHz Motherboard - Asus P6T...

Has anyone ever seen something like an external power / reset button, be it custom or an "off the shelf" product? My current case sits down on the floor and the power buttons are at the bottom front of the case, and are a pain to reach to. It's something that's been on my mind for a while, so I...

Hey guys and girls, Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced managed gigabit switch? I struggle to find anything that's reasonably priced, as the ones I'm used to are typically 48 port (or 24port) and are very expensive. I've seen a few that are reasonably priced, but the features they have...

Hey all, I'm currently looking for a new motherboard as I appear to be getting an intermittent error when booting - "Disk read error". Thing is, when testing, no other SATA devices are connected, but sometimes when booting, it throws up that error. The SSD is also new by a few weeks. Short of...

Hey, So where do you hide all your network gear? It's a problem I have ... It's currently all in a cupboard, which is fine as it's hidden, but it gets warm in there during the warm weather, and the NAS in there can over heat. Here's a pic...

Another new guy here - been registered for a little while, just haven't posted anything yet! Recently sorted out my ageing pc, so now running with a bit more power! Looking forward to posting more on the forums! Current setup: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel Core i7 920 OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD...