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Windows 7/2008 installer does not detect hard drives, BIOS does – hard drives from RAID?
Spent hours on this one thinking it was a motherboard issue. The fix only applies to a specific scenario. If the hard drives were used in a RAID array (mine were from an Intel Matrix RAID), then the hard drives are … Continue reading
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HP A3000 Wireless Controller – cannot see web interface
If you’re logging into the web interface of a HP A3000 controller (also known as H3C WX3010) and received a garbled output that looks like a console screen: H3C Series Wireless LAN Device H3C WX3010 en 164F77D65B5E8AB0192884F4A4E63D Save Help Logout … Continue reading
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ISA 2006 and Exchange 2010 OWA SSL Publishing
May be an unusual mix of products, but my ISA 2006 installation has been rock-solid and I haven’t seens a real need to upgrade to the newer TMG. The scenario is as follows: GoDaddy SSL Certificate Purchase Secure Exchange 2010 … Continue reading
3Com 4400 Switch Password Recovery and Factory Reset/Defaults
Here’s one from the history books. You are unlikely to encounter these switches, but if you do and wish to restore them to defaults, this will be your saviour. Password Recovery Use the password recovery method outlined below to reset … Continue reading
Cannot map printers without admin rights on Windows XP or 7
This will generally occur if you need to install a printer driver that is not approved by Microsoft. You will find it either fails or asks for the administrator username and password. There are various Group Policy Adjustments that need … Continue reading