I remember a time, when we had a Windows 98 computer. Ancient Pentium II thing, some Dell POS. I decided I wanted to try out a demo of Graham Gooch Cricket and installed it. Problem was, this was a DOS game and it decided it wanted to be installed in such a way that it booted before Windows could.
The system shipped with Secure Boot disabled, and I get the "SecureBoot isn't configured correctly" watermark. Enabling it in the UEFI settings didn't help.
It's built on the Clevo P157SM platform. System is configured with Core i7-4800MQ processor, GeForce GTX 780M graphics, 8 GB of memory, and 750 GB 7200 RPM hard drive. Operating system is Windows 8.1 Pro. The system gets to the lock screen remarkably quickly from a cold boot.
It's by no means cheap. As configured with 3-year warranty, price is US$2173.
Some companies like Sager simply build using Clevo chassis and parts without much modification beyond just Sager branding. Others are more willing to change parts of the system
I'm running the first batch of Windows updates now.
@MichaelFrank Yes, I did have to set it up, but it's in Windows settings and not a third-party app the way the HP laptop, the Wyvern, is configured.
@MichaelFrank The system came with the proper drivers preinstalled. On my HP laptop, a full third-party program, the DigitalPersona-based HP SimplePass, not just the Validity Sensors driver, is used. On the Sager, only the Authentec driver is needed.
The Dragon has been updated. The Secure Boot watermark is gone.
Okay, just set up an SMB share that allows the Dragon to access the Wyvern's C: drive. It's set up so that a valid login is required.
The computers can communicate with each other at full Gigabit Ethernet speeds.
Access to the Wyvern's C: drive is read-only.
Norton Internet Security is installed and activated on the Dragon using my existing license key. This is the third of three systems on which it can be activated.
The trick: grab the latest trial version of NIS, hit the Renew link, and enter the license key to convert it to the full version.
Regarding this tutorial: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140410 does anybody know how I can install nc and pv so that I could execute the following command? "nc 127.0.0.1 5555 | pv -i 0.5 > mmcblk0p12.raw"
I can't get an import to go past 1.6gig.
I have a large 4gig InnoDB table/database I would like to get on my "tried and true" box.
Current config on this box I want to work with =
Dell PowerEdge 1300 with dual 600MHz CPUs and with 1 GB of RAM.
9GB SCSI drive
Windows 2003 R2
Just installed MyS...
@Hennes It was the pinnacle of PC gaming for its day. It had by far the most advanced graphics ever seen, but it pushed PCs to its limits. At the time, there was no practical way to max it out.
I just got a new top-of-the-line Sager/Clevo laptop running Windows 8.1 Pro, and it passes the Crysis (2007) benchmark maxed out with flying colors. However, I'm getting low-memory warnings from Windows:
Close programs to prevent information loss
Your computer is low on memory. Save your...
Yes, that is right, but no one sets up the www as a subdomain, where that is something different than the regular domain. It is confusing to call it a subdomain, because of convention, not because it technically is one or not. Though, technically, the www is not the cname either, but that feels too technical for this question. — fredsbend3 hours ago
Just started running Folding@home on the Dragon. The fans run up to max for both the CPU and GPU but the CPU is holding Turbo clocks of around 3.27 GHz and the system isn't exactly overheating. GPU is running at 82 C and CPU is running at 68 C. Though high, there is enough thermal headroom for this to be sustained continuously.
It helps that the system is on a laptop stand.
It's noisy, yes, but it definitely works.
For now, though, I'm not willing to put so much stress nonstop on a $2000+ computer, so I'll let it run through their current work units and stop (the F@h client is set to "finish" these units).
A great thing about the Clevo P157SM is that the battery is mounted away from the hottest areas of the system, the CPU and GPU. This significantly extends the life of the battery, unlike my HP system which has a battery mounted near the HSF assembly.
I've also verified that the Dragon can operate under full load with the battery removed altogether.
I'm worried about replacement battery availability, though. Sager sells a genuine battery for a reasonable $100, but I'm not sure how long that will be available for.
@Bob Perhaps about a year later, I'll get one, discharge it to about 40-45%, then put it in the fridge for long-term storage until the original battery fails.
@Bob The question is a matter of whether the battery is excessively hot during normal operation or is heating up by itself when not connected to a device. The former indicates a possible cell failure which isn't necessarily an immediate danger; the latter is a dangerous condition which can lead to a fire.
I can't get an import to go past 1.6gig.
I have a large 4gig InnoDB table/database I would like to get on my "tried and true" box.
Current config on this box I want to work with =
Dell PowerEdge 1300 with dual 600MHz CPUs and with 1 GB of RAM.
9GB SCSI drive
Windows 2003 R2
Just installed MyS...
I just got a new top-of-the-line Sager/Clevo laptop running Windows 8.1 Pro, and it passes the Crysis (2007) benchmark maxed out with flying colors. However, I'm getting low-memory warnings from Windows:
Close programs to prevent information loss
Your computer is low on memory. Save your...
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