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sdfv2000.exe SD Card Format download

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Recently I was trying to recover a 32GB microsdhc card that had two partitions, one of which was inaccessible. One of the best tips I found was to try the sdfv2000.exe formatting program as it seems to be much more capable than the internal Windows formatting tools. However, I had a heck of a time finding the sdfv2000.exe program anywhere. Thankfully I finally found it and here is permanent mirror where you can download it too: dl Best regards, -JD Rating 4/5

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IPCop ‘boot error’ occurs after successful installation

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Summary of article: If you mount the IPCop (or smoothwall) ISO via IPMI and then install, you are likely to get a boot error once you reboot and the ISO is unmounted. A workaround is to install via an actual DVD drive* (USB, SATA or IDE should all work) *you can remove the drive after install. All the gory details: This weekend I was at the datacenter for work. Part of my task was to setup a new firewall using

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How to reset iTunes Match, How to delete duplicate playlists

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There are some very helpful iTunes Match tips in the second half of this Wired article: I restored my up-to-date offline library and left this machine without Match enabled for a few days while I looked up how you reset your iTunes Match account. And that’s where the fundamental problem with the service rears its head: you cannot reset it. I contacted Apple to find out if this was true, and it is. Fact of the matter, I was told,

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Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 RAID setup?

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My Inspiron 17R has no RAID option in the BIOS. I believe to access the Intel RAID settings it is necessary to have a mSATA drive installed (which I do not have installed at this time).  When a mSATA drive is installed it seems that the acceleration option (mSATA SSD caching) may be enabled in the BIOS, after which you can also do some RAID stuff. I ordered a nice mSATA drive to install in my 17R to see if

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Getting your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to read your emails to you

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You can’t tell Siri to read your emails and web pages, but you can use Apple’s iOS voiceover feature to read your emails and web pages out loud 🙂 More info here: Tip: How to Make Siri’s Twin, VoiceOver, Read Your Email on iPhone | iSourcehttp://isource.com/2011/11/12/tip-how-to-make-siris-twin-voiceover-read-your-email-on-iphone/That’s odd, I thought, I know I could get my 3GS to read my emails to me! You may be curious how. It’s an Accessibility setting called VoiceOver. So what I tried… Will Siri ever read

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Best place to buy an iPad 3

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My dad needed a new iPad and there was a question of the best place to buy it. For this post we’ll discuss the 64GB ‘new iPad’ with WiFi or just the iPad 3 as I like to call it. My recommendation for purchasing an iPad online is to purchase from Amazon and here is why: #1 no sales tax in many states, saves you money! Of as September 28th 2012 customers in CA, KS, KY, ND, NY, PA, TX and WA

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