Alienware 5500i-R3 – A HOT video card
Sep14

Alienware 5500i-R3 – A HOT video card

Coincidental that my next repair post would be about another Alienware machine. They are just damn sexy though. Like the little alien head that lights up LOL. My lawn guy, Mark, called me yesterday about some laptops his son wanted to get rid of – neither of them working. He came through the door with […]

Coincidental that my next repair post would be about another Alienware machine. They are just damn sexy though. Like the little alien head that lights up LOL. My lawn guy, Mark, called me yesterday about some laptops his son wanted to get rid of – neither of them working. He came through the door with an HP that expectedly had a dead mobo. That one I ruled out right off the bat. The other was an Alienware 5500i-R3 laptop. A...

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Recovering your AlienWare M11X-R2 Laptop
Jun15

Recovering your AlienWare M11X-R2 Laptop

I recently got handed an Alien laptop – an Alienware M11x-R2 to be exact. Nice little Dell it is. However, it apparently had a problem that former intern, Logan, couldn’t fix on his own…. So his dad, Ronnie Cole, dropped it off last week. Stuck in an endless setup cycle – anyone who’s done computer […]

I recently got handed an Alien laptop – an Alienware M11x-R2 to be exact. Nice little Dell it is. However, it apparently had a problem that former intern, Logan, couldn’t fix on his own…. So his dad, Ronnie Cole, dropped it off last week. Stuck in an endless setup cycle – anyone who’s done computer repair has gotten into this before – Windows keeps wanting to go back into the “setup”...

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HP Proliant ML370 G4 Server for Sale
Sep22

HP Proliant ML370 G4 Server for Sale

Just got in a smoking new server for sale. Actually not sure if we’re going to sell it or not. Would work AWESOME to handle some virtual servers in-house for us – but it is a good item to sell. HP Proliant ML370 G4 Server. Dual Ultra320 SCSI controllers sporting 3×300 GB 10K drives in […]

Just got in a smoking new server for sale. Actually not sure if we’re going to sell it or not. Would work AWESOME to handle some virtual servers in-house for us – but it is a good item to sell. HP Proliant ML370 G4 Server. Dual Ultra320 SCSI controllers sporting 3×300 GB 10K drives in a RAID 5 with the other controller handling 2×73 GB in a mirror (RAID 1) for the OS. 4 GB RAM currently. Perfect for a file server...

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Why do I want a server?
Sep21

Why do I want a server?

Servers are used to provide general computer / user security, file sharing, application sharing, printer sharing, remote access capabilities, DNS servers, DHCP servers, Web servers and more. The most common setup scenario is that of the domain-based server office setup. A domain-based server setup scenario allows an administrator to assign certain rights/access privileges to different […]

Servers are used to provide general computer / user security, file sharing, application sharing, printer sharing, remote access capabilities, DNS servers, DHCP servers, Web servers and more. The most common setup scenario is that of the domain-based server office setup. A domain-based server setup scenario allows an administrator to assign certain rights/access privileges to different users based on their roles. For example, a...

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Used Computer Servers
Sep21

Used Computer Servers

Looking for some inexpensive computer equipment? Lizardwebs doesn’t really focus on selling computer equipment, but we occasionally have some used computer equipment that we’ve got available for purchase! Used Computer Servers Lizardwebs Clayton Computer Services currently has a stock of Dell 2650 2U Rack Servers(about 20 or so). These are designed for rack usage (as […]

Looking for some inexpensive computer equipment? Lizardwebs doesn’t really focus on selling computer equipment, but we occasionally have some used computer equipment that we’ve got available for purchase! Used Computer Servers Lizardwebs Clayton Computer Services currently has a stock of Dell 2650 2U Rack Servers(about 20 or so). These are designed for rack usage (as you’d guess) but can be used as standalone...

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Installing New Computers
Sep13

Installing New Computers

Installing replacement computers involves a lot of unknowns until we do it. And even then, there are all sorts of pitfalls. A lot of it can be alleviated though with good customer education.

We are installing some new computers for our friends over at BodyLase of Raleigh today. We are going to replace an old computer that has just seen better days and installing a completely new computer in a new location. Installing computers, particularly replacements, is always a challenge. Setting up a new computer is usually just not that bad – it’s really just a matter of removing all the garbage that gets installed on...

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