Comments for David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk web design and life Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-230 David Oliver Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:31:55 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-230 Thanks for the link. It's good they're doing a cross-ship option, but I'm not sure I can be bothered to go through swapping it out when I'm not using the potentially-affected ports anyway. All the best with your system. Feel free to post about it here when it's done - would be interested to see how it goes. Thanks for the link. It’s good they’re doing a cross-ship option, but I’m not sure I can be bothered to go through swapping it out when I’m not using the potentially-affected ports anyway.

All the best with your system. Feel free to post about it here when it’s done – would be interested to see how it goes.

]]> Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by ultron http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-229 ultron Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:39:49 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-229 Asus are now shipping replacement boards: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381229,00.asp You should be able to get yours swapped over now. Asus are now shipping replacement boards:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381229,00.asp

You should be able to get yours swapped over now.

]]> Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by ultron http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-228 ultron Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:38:08 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-228 I'm not an expert, but I believe you should buy ram in matching pairs. Buying a 4x4GB would be safest if you want 16GB. You might get away with just adding one more stick. I’m not an expert, but I believe you should buy ram in matching pairs. Buying a 4x4GB would be safest if you want 16GB. You might get away with just adding one more stick.

]]> Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-227 David Oliver Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:09:17 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-227 I forgot to ask: do you already know about the <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/02/01/intel-sandy-bridge-chipset-flaw/1" rel="nofollow">Intel SATA issue</a> which can potentially affect the SATA 2.0 (3Gbp/s) ports on the motherboards with these chipsets? I'm okay because the Asus comes with an additional controller for extra SATA 2.0 ports which should be unaffected. I forgot to ask: do you already know about the Intel SATA issue which can potentially affect the SATA 2.0 (3Gbp/s) ports on the motherboards with these chipsets? I’m okay because the Asus comes with an additional controller for extra SATA 2.0 ports which should be unaffected.

]]> Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-226 David Oliver Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:58:54 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-226 Hi Peter, Yes, the air intake fan of the Frio does indeed protrude over the nearest RAM slot, meaning that to get four DIMMs in you would need to take the fan off the Frio. I'm not sure how much of a problem that would be, especially if you put a fan the other side of the Frio, as I believe Sandy Bridge CPUs run pretty cool. But if I were building again I'd be looking for a different cooler. I'll get my other snaps up sometime, but in the meantime <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/183085/skipper%20%28temporary%29/IMGP4971.JPG" rel="nofollow">here are</a> <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/183085/skipper%20%28temporary%29/IMGP4974.JPG" rel="nofollow">a couple</a> I've uploaded to Dropbox. I've got three <a href="http://www.corsair.com/memory/vengeance/vengeance-12gb-triple-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmz12gx3m3a1600c9.html" rel="nofollow">Corsair Vengeance DIMMS</a> which I put in the other three slots. I think I made a (schoolboy!) error when buying that Corsair kit as it's meant for motherboards with three memory channels and my Asus P8P67 Deluxe is dual channel. It's strange - sometimes the BIOS recognises 12GB, but more often 8GB. Do you know whether or not I could buy a fourth DIMM of the same RAM to put in the remaining slot to use 16GB? It's not a problem at the moment - maybe I should just take one DIMM out. Hi Peter,

Yes, the air intake fan of the Frio does indeed protrude over the nearest RAM slot, meaning that to get four DIMMs in you would need to take the fan off the Frio. I’m not sure how much of a problem that would be, especially if you put a fan the other side of the Frio, as I believe Sandy Bridge CPUs run pretty cool. But if I were building again I’d be looking for a different cooler.

I’ll get my other snaps up sometime, but in the meantime here are a couple I’ve uploaded to Dropbox.

I’ve got three Corsair Vengeance DIMMS which I put in the other three slots. I think I made a (schoolboy!) error when buying that Corsair kit as it’s meant for motherboards with three memory channels and my Asus P8P67 Deluxe is dual channel. It’s strange – sometimes the BIOS recognises 12GB, but more often 8GB. Do you know whether or not I could buy a fourth DIMM of the same RAM to put in the remaining slot to use 16GB? It’s not a problem at the moment – maybe I should just take one DIMM out.

]]> Comment on SSD in Linux and trim (“discard”) by ultron http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2011/02/ssd-in-linux-and-trim-discard/comment-page-1/#comment-225 ultron Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:55:58 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=385#comment-225 Hi David, Thanks for posting pictures of your build. Did you have any problem with clearance between the frio cooler and the RAM? I've been considering building the exact same system, but read that the frio might not fit if all 4 RAM slots were filled. It would be great if you could post pictures of the motherboard with the RAM and cooler installed. Regards, Peter Hi David,

Thanks for posting pictures of your build.

Did you have any problem with clearance between the frio cooler and the RAM?
I’ve been considering building the exact same system, but read that the frio might not fit if all 4 RAM slots were filled.

It would be great if you could post pictures of the motherboard with the RAM and cooler installed.

Regards,
Peter

]]> Comment on Google, please don’t let the Wave die out by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2010/08/google-please-dont-let-the-wave-die-out/comment-page-1/#comment-216 David Oliver Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:47:05 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=257#comment-216 The petition above is now open again. The petition above is now open again.

]]> Comment on Google, please don’t let the Wave die out by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2010/08/google-please-dont-let-the-wave-die-out/comment-page-1/#comment-215 David Oliver Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:50:43 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=257#comment-215 Thanks - I was going to sign but I think Hemant Shah messed up on the date-setting as it already says "The time period for signing this petition has ended." with a grand total of 44 signatures. http://www.savegooglewave.com/ seems to be a good place to add your voice, and there's also a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Wave/103343216389673 Thanks – I was going to sign but I think Hemant Shah messed up on the date-setting as it already says “The time period for signing this petition has ended.” with a grand total of 44 signatures.

http://www.savegooglewave.com/ seems to be a good place to add your voice, and there’s also a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Wave/103343216389673

]]> Comment on Google, please don’t let the Wave die out by David Oliver http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2010/08/google-please-dont-let-the-wave-die-out/comment-page-1/#comment-214 David Oliver Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:19:52 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=257#comment-214 Interesting thought, Mike. I imagine a product that complicated can substantially drain even Google's resources. Personally, I would have liked to have seen the protocol used in more specialised desktop software rather than in web browsers. I don't know how difficult the transfer would be, but I would think it would solve some performance issues on slower machines and mobile devices. Interesting thought, Mike. I imagine a product that complicated can substantially drain even Google’s resources.

Personally, I would have liked to have seen the protocol used in more specialised desktop software rather than in web browsers. I don’t know how difficult the transfer would be, but I would think it would solve some performance issues on slower machines and mobile devices.

]]> Comment on Google, please don’t let the Wave die out by Hopkins http://blog.doliver.co.uk/2010/08/google-please-dont-let-the-wave-die-out/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Hopkins Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:58:18 +0000 http://blog.doliver.co.uk/?p=257#comment-213 Here is a petition to oppose this change: http://www.change.org/petitions/view/save_the_wave Here is a petition to oppose this change: http://www.change.org/petitions/view/save_the_wave

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