Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

How to install a router in your network: Linksys, Netgear, etc

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Linksys wrt54g wireless router

Adding a router to your network can be a good idea for several reasons.

First, it allows (more…)

Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V on Dell PowerEdge 2900

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Hyper-V

Here is what I learned during my Server 2008 with Hyper-V installation.

This is the hardware that I used:

Dell PowerEdge 2900 2 quad core Xeon Processors E5405, 2×6MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB

8GB 667MHz (4×2GB), Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs
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RIM’s Blackberry Enterprise Server service down!

Monday, February 11th, 2008

RIM's Blackberry Enterprise Server service down!

RIM’s Blackberry Enterprise Server service is down. My clients were not receiving emails on the devices. (more…)

Have your Dell PC repaired under warranty quickly (the easy way)

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Dell, warranty, hardware, PC, server

In my journey as an IT professional, I’ve had to contact Dell many times for warranty replacement hardware. In my experience, it’s very time consuming to contact Dell via phone.

Here’s how I get it done quickly.
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