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Computer hardware is the collection of physical elements that comprise a computer system.

There are multiple, physical components that are required for a computer to function. This is collectively referred to as the "hardware". The most notable components inside of a computer system is the RAM, Hard Disk (or hard drive), CPU, and Power Supply.

Outside of the case, however, hardware exists as well. Some of these components include the keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

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Starting a datacenter

I know maybe here isn't a good place to ask, but I'm about to start a little datacenter (hosting domains) and also hosting dedicated servers. [I don't know anything about server details] (and also i know it's not a good idea to start this thing when…
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Where could I source the hardware components to create a (commercially viable) embedded Linux / BSD appliance?

I'm looking to pilot an Enterprise Linux / BSD appliance in the field and would like to have a 'few' options when it comes to hardware, I haven't had much luck finding hardware solutions (but I'm guessing I'm not looking in the right place). Any…
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ESXi onboard SATA passthrough Solaris vm cannot see disks

Usings an Asus Z8NA-D6, Xeon 5200... I believe they're on the HCL. Attempting something similar to this: http://www.napp-it.org/doc/downloads/all-in-one.pdf ESXi 4.1 U1 as hypervisor Hypervisor & 1st Guest OS(Solaris Express 11) installed onto h/w…
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Possible causes of IDE port controller errors?

I have a machine that has had a fairly long term problem that is rather erratic. It might be fine for weeks then go through periods where the problem is there almost all the time. The problem is that I get controller errors for the secondary IDE…
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D-Link DMC-1002 Management Module Password Reset

We just purchased a D-Link DMC-1000 media converter chassis with a DMC-1002 management module. Connected to the module through a COM port and PuTTy and changed the root password. Subsequent login attempts fail now and trying to reset the password…
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How many hardware (PCI-MSI) interrupts can a PC have?

On my workstation I got only two PCI-MSI interrupts in /proc/interrupts: 0: 11726919 0 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 3 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042 7: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge parport0 8: 1 …
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Server for Virtualization-what important things to consider

I want to replace a bunch of aging desktops running various unit tests with a single server running virtual machines. These tests are memory and processor intensive, take time to run (up to 12 hrs in some cases), test parallel code (so we run them…
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Hardware Calculate for Sql Server 2008

How can i calculate recommended hardware for a sql server ? How can i implement hardware plan for sql server ? After Edit: My Application is Designed By Silverlight. I 30 table in my database and i store picture or pdf files in some tables. I have…
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Storage setup for large files

I need to store over 200TB of data (all types, biggest being video files) and be able to access it over a local network. The files will be accessed for editing or searches. I don't need versioning, but a setup that would keep me safe from harddrive…
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FreeBSD hardware recommendations

I'm looking for hardware to run FreeBSD. I really like the chassis of the Dell R210, because two of them can stack up on a shelf in my wiring closet and take up the space of a single tower (laying on its side). However, after spending weeks trying…
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How to poweroff and poweron a set of hardwares which is remotely maintained?

I have 2 server in remote location. They will be power off by end user (power supply or maintainability issue), many end users most frequently makes common mistakes to avoid this confusions, i am trying to know if there is any hardware solution…
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hardware and tehnology for authorization of vehicles on acces parking

In our company we have a parking lot with small our parking manager software, Beside regular customers witch at enter on parking taking pappier note bill with barcode witch they will use at exit when they are paying parking. We also have tenantry…
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Raw hardware utilization profiling

Looking for a way to profile hardware utilization. While it'd be nice to correlate the utilization to the cause of the hardware being use, at this point I'm more interested in as detailed as possible logging of utilization to the hardware. Must work…
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What are the primary differences between desktop and server hardware

Possible Duplicate: What are the Benefits of Server Hardware? Why are there separate product lines for Server and Desktop hardware. For example, Xeon vs Pentium, IDE vs SCSI hard drives. What are the principles of server hardware selection that…
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Recommendations for software and hardware inventory systems? Use of bar code readers a plus!

do you have any recommendations for a system that can do software inventory but also be able to make use bar code readers and help with hardware inventories? for screens etc? I know spiceworks does this (not sure about bar code readers) but it is…
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