Intel Core i7 (Nehalem): Architecture By AMD?

October 14th, 2008 No Comments »

Intel’s new Core i7 processors represent a major evolution of the Core 2-series, though a lot of the additions look like they come from AMD’s playbook. Is there any truth here or are we the only ones thinking it?

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PC Memory: Just the Facts

October 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

We are preparing to do a series of articles called “The Best Memory for the Money.” Today, we detail the technical criteria used to determine the best memory available each month.

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What if Your CPU Cooler Fails?

September 27th, 2008 No Comments »

We removed CPU coolers from running systems in 2001 and traced performance reduction due to overheating in 2004, but what do the latest AMD and Intel processors do if their fans fail? We had to find out.

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The New Arms Race: DDR3-1800 RAM

August 30th, 2008 No Comments »

Corsair and OCZ are the first to offer DDR3-1800 DIMMs, with both doing battle for your performance-minded dollars. Which is the better product for the uber enthusiast?

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Color Laser Printers at Bargain Prices

August 17th, 2008 No Comments »

The assumption that laser printers offer a faster yet more expensive alternative compared to ink-jet printers no longer holds true all of the time. Color laser printer prices are falling fast, and their print quality is not necessarily inferior to that of ink-jet printers anymore.

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12 Monochrome Laser Printers

August 14th, 2008 No Comments »

We look at a dozen of the most popular black-and-white laser printers, discussing a wide range of options, as well as printer and toner cartridge pricing.

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Troubleshooting Jobs Stuck in “Ready” Status

May 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

If your job is stuck in “Ready” status, the printing configuration may not be complete:

  • The print server may not be set up to service the printer.

  • The print server may not be assigned to the queue.

  • The queue may not be assigned to the printer.

  • An operator flag may be set for the queue in PCONSOLE to not allow service by current print servers. Select the queue and then “Status” from the “Print Queue Information” menu. Continue reading »

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Troubleshooting Jobs Stuck in “Active” Status

May 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

If your print job is stuck in “Active” status, one possibility is that the job is being sent slowly. You can usually determine this on a laser printer if the light is blinking to indicate that it is receiving data.

If you press the form feed button on the printer, the printer should print part of the page. (Some graphics jobs may be binary files, which require that the / B option be used with CAPTURE.)

If you are using a serial printer, some possible causes are as follows:

  • The baud rate is low.

  • The cable or port is bad.

  • XON/XOFF needs to be enabled or disabled.

  • The printer may have been turned offline.

  • If the printer is configured to use interrupts, there may be a conflict. This will cause slow printing. The configuration of the printer may need to be changed to polled mode. Continue reading »

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Activating Jobs on “Hold” Status

May 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

To release jobs on operator or user hold using PCONSOLE, select the queue from the “Print Queues” list and then select “Print Jobs.” Select the job that is held and change the “User hold “and “Operator hold” fields to “No.”

To accomplish the same task using the NetWare Administrator utility, the “User hold” and “Operator hold” fields can be found by selecting “Job Details” in the “Print Queue” dialog.

To release jobs on operator or user hold using the NetWare Administrator utility, select “Job List” from the “Print Queue” dialog. Highlight the print job and select “Resume.”

The only way the print job could have been placed on operator hold is for a print queue operator to have manually placed the job on hold using PCONSOLE or the NetWare Administrator utility. Continue reading »

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Determining Where Your Job Was Sent

May 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

If the job was printed to a captured port, type CAPTURE SH at the command line. The name of the queue being captured to will be shown on the first line. Continue reading »

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