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2009-08-20 01:27
5 Devices and Drivers. 5.1 What are they? Devices are presented as special files in /devDevices are either block or character special filesAny peripheral is seen by Unix as a deviceEven m… Read More
2009-08-20 01:25
17 Printing. Steps to set up a local printer on your Unix workstation. Physically connect the printer to the computer (for serial ports, you may need a null modem cable)For serial line pri… Read More
2009-08-20 01:24
16 Installing Terminals & Modems. A few facts about (ASCII or "dumb") terminals and modems: Terminals and modems are asynchronous devicesMost use RS-232 standards (such as they are)Ter… Read More
2009-08-20 01:24
16 Installing Terminals & Modems. A few facts about (ASCII or "dumb") terminals and modems: Terminals and modems are asynchronous devicesMost use RS-232 standards (such as they are)Ter… Read More
2009-08-20 01:10
14 Configuring the kernel. 14.1 Why? Not necessary with most modern UNIX systems, except when you: add or remove a type of hardware, oradd/remove some subsystems (e.g., NFS, ISO9660, SLIP… Read More
2009-08-20 01:09
13 Unix System Security. Securing any computer system involves many steps, including: Knowing how the system may be attackedKnowing how to protect against these attacksMonitoring your syst… Read More
2009-08-20 01:09
12 Using an NFS server. 12.1 NFS "exporting" (server side). Server host must first be configured to allow your host to mount directories /etc/exports defines the directories that are expo… Read More
2009-08-20 01:08
11 Networking. 11.1 UW network concepts. The predominant networking protocols for world-wide internetworking are the TCP/IP protocolsUW campus backbone only routes IP trafficThe Domain Na… Read More
2009-08-20 01:06
10 Adding new users. Steps involved (usually automated). Determine login name, user ID (UID), group ID (GID) & netgroup (if using NIS or NIS+)Enter data in /etc/passwd fileAssign passw… Read More
2009-08-20 01:05
9 Startup/Shutdown. 9.1 Boot Phases. ROM monitor may run some simple hardware diagnostics and finds boot deviceROM monitor loads/runs bootstrap loaderBootstrap loader loads/runs kernel (P… Read More
2009-08-20 01:04
8 Backups.8.1 Media types Here are some average example prices as of February 1998: Table 4: Backup media comparison----------------------------------------------------------Type D… Read More
2009-08-20 01:03
7 Adding a disc drive.There is never enough disk space. The minute a new disk is added to the system, it is half full, or so it seems. Getting users to clean up their disk space is as diffi… Read More
2009-08-20 01:01
6 Hardware maintenance tips.Some simple ideas that will help keep your hardware alive and healthy. Shutdown, then power off the system before changing any part or plug (exceptions: serial… Read More
2009-08-13 02:13
by Thomas SoderstromIntel Quad-Core Test Settings Default SettingsOverclock SettingsCPUIntel Core 2 Quad Q82002.33 GHz 4 MB L2 Cache, 1.16V2.69 GHz, (7x 384 MHz)1.29V core, 1.40V FSBR… Read More
2009-08-13 02:12
by Thomas Soderstrom Intel’s value-priced Core 2 Quad Q8200 uses two of the same processor dice as the Pentium E5200, at a lower clock speed and a higher front side bus… Read More
2009-08-13 02:10
by Thomas SoderstromIntel Dual-Core Test Settings Default SettingsOverclock SettingsCPUIntel Pentium E52002.50 GHz 2 MB L2 Cache, 1.26V4.11 GHz, (12x 342 MHz), 1.40VRAMDDR3-800 CAS 6… Read More
2009-08-13 02:08
by Thomas SoderstromAs with AMD, Intel’s production technology already has well-known voltage limits affecting the majority of samples. For 45 nm processors based on the Core 2… Read More
2009-08-13 02:05
by Thomas SoderstromAMD Phenom II X2 Test Settings Default SettingsOverclock SettingsCPUAMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1 GHz1MB L2+6MB L3 Cache, 1.288V3.94 GHz (19.5x 202 MHz), 1.50VRAMDDR3-1… Read More
2009-08-13 02:03
by Thomas SoderstromWe follow the overclocking scene fairly closely and have found several overclockers using AMD’s 45 nm processors at voltage levels between 1.50 and 1.56 volt… Read More
2009-08-13 02:02
by Thomas SoderstromThough processor families must be used with specific types of motherboards, other parts, such as the power supply, RAM, and hard drive work across multiple platfor… Read More
2009-08-13 02:00
by Thomas SoderstromCool processors clock higher and survive longer, but finding an inexpensive cooler in the preferred 120mm tower design able to support both AMD and Intel processor… Read More
2009-08-13 01:58
by Thomas SoderstromContinually-falling DDR3 prices are allowing the memory technology to displace DDR2 in mainstream-performance builds. And with the future of DDR2 desktop memory dr… Read More
2009-08-13 01:57
by Thomas SoderstromMany new overclockers leave our user forums never to return when they ask "How do I overclock?" and receive “Raise the FSB or HT clock” as an answer. B… Read More
2009-08-13 01:56
by Thomas Soderstrom Overclocking is a collection of methods for making components run faster than the manufacturer intended. Once little more than a hobby for die-hard geeks and v… Read More
2009-08-13 01:51
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