Advice Needed Ovcer Here

Ok, i have an MSI KT4Ultra. At the moment i have x2 HDs on IDE2. I has wondering if i can add another HD on IDE3
. NB the HD would onbly be used for storgae as my boot drive is master on IDE2.
Help appreciated thx. 8) :D

You shouldn't put your boot up drivers on IDE3
If you have 2 hard drives.
Just put them both on IDE1..
You may have to set jumpers on the hd's for master and slave.
Same with you IDE2 and your cdrom/burner/dvd
If you have 2 set the faster one as you master and second one as slave.
Windows has prob's installing off the slave cd for some odd reason....
As for IDE3 I think it was wasted space.
Msi said hey we have a extra spot here.
LETS PUT A 3rd IDE on the system. LOL
But whatever floats your boat.
Does anyone even use the 3rd ide?
Should set up a poll and see how many peeps use it lol
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Advice needed on firmware update-

Hi everyone… I have successfully replaced the HD on my kid’s imac G3 [yay!] but the [secondhand] disk is running a very old version of OS X [10.0.4, I think…]. Can anyone let me know if I need to carry out any firmware updates before installing Tiger? I’d be so grateful for your advice… many thanks!

Hello,
If you need firmware updates, then you'll have to re-install OS 9.1 (or 8.x or whatever version came with your system) to install the updates.
You cannot update the firmware from OS X on the older iMac G3 systems.
If you already have the latest firmware revision, then you may not need to worry about re-installing OS 9 to install the firmware updates at all.
Take a look at this discussion here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2707137&#2707137
That discussion will show you how to check the version of Firmware that you currently have.
This will help to determine if you already do have the latest version installed.
Keep in mind that the firmware revisions shown in this discussion relate to the iMac G3 333 MHz system.
If you have an iMac G3 350 MHz or faster (the ones with the slot-loading CD-ROM Drive), then your firmware revision numbers should be 4.19.
The firmware version / update for the slot-loading CD-ROM drive machines is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130
For the older iMac 333 MHz or other iMacs with a tray-loading CD-ROM Drive, the update you would need is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60384
Note, that you will need to re-install which-ever version of Mac OS that came with your computer to install these firmware updates.
But, if you find that you already have the latest firmware version for your computer, then you can skip re-installing OS 9 (or whatever came with your system) all-together.
If you cannot make sense out of the numbers you find when comparing them to the update, let me know what the numbers are that you find, and I'll see if I can help you out.
If you do re-install OS 9 or OS 8.6 (whichever is needed for your system's updates), then also consider getting the other updates for your system while you are at it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58174
You'll find updates for your modem, and CD-ROM drive there.
I hope this helps.

Need help here!!!, y550 vista can't update to windows 7

need help here
im using y550, p8700, 500 gb, windows vista home premium 32 bit
i'm trying to update my computer to windows 7, but im always stuck in 62%
i tried this method
Restart the computer. Then, your computer will roll back to Windows Vista.
Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
Under System variables, click New.
Type MIG_UPGRADE_IGNORE_PLUGINS in the Variable name field.
Type IphlpsvcMigPlugin.dll in the Variable value field.
Click OK three times to close the dialog boxes.
Start the upgrade installation again.
did not work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i even read this forum, actually we have simliar problem,
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7it proinstall/thread/6e6323b0-4b91-4a31-86c5-bfbfaac...
anyway this the error i got
C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther\setuperr.log
2010-06-12 16:33:36, Error                        Number of Enumerated Devices = 19[gle=0x00000103]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:37, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Number of Enumerated Devices = 19[gle=0x00000103]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:33:41, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Number of Enumerated Devices = 19[gle=0x00000103]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:26, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Number of Enumerated Devices = 19[gle=0x00000103]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x80092004]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=00000002x[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 16:34:29, Error                        Failed to find driver file path. Error=ffffffffx[gle=0x00000003]
2010-06-12 17:06:11, Error      [0x080389] MIG    Failure while calling IDiscovery->Gather for Plugin={ServerPath="%SystemRoot%\System32\Setup\ms dtcstp.dll", CLSID={342992B2-913C-4C36-9DB7-6C68ABD1F079}, ThreadingModel=Apartment}. Error: 0x80070002
so if anyone can help me, please, i wanna update to win 7, this is my 6th time trying to reinstall, i believe all my drivers are up to date which can be found here
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ot/en/driversdow nloads/APR_Driver_List.aspx?CategoryID=207087&OS=...
i don't wanna do clean install unless no one can help me....
thanks

Please go through this Knowledge Base article.
You need to download the Automated solution provided by microsoft from the given link within the article.
Hope this helps
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Advice needed on buying iphone as gift

I went to apple store, they do not want to sell iphone to me unless I sign AT&T 2 years plan. I thought AT&T has locked the phone and users must subscribe in order to use it. Why Apple store still not allow me to buy?
Please advice, if I want to buy online iphone for my brother, do I or my brother have obligation to sign out AT&T plan?
One more advice needed, I found the shipment takes weeks, do I have option to arrange for self-collection?
My brother birthday is coming soon, I need above advice urgently.
Thank you very much

Tamara wrote:
I'm guessing English is not your first language. It's possible that you misunderstood them. Apple Store employees won't refuse to sell you an iPhone and you don't have to sign up for service in the store.
Well that's not entirely true.
Apple Stores have been instructed not to sell you an iPhone if any of the following is true:
You state that you will not be signing up with AT&T.
You do not have an ID from a US state, also indicating you will not be activating with AT&T
You do not have a credit card
For example, I've seen US Apple Store managers refuse to sell iPhones to European residents because of the AT&T lock-in.

Video intensive work on Mac Pro? Advice Needed

Hi everyone,
I've been originally saving up for a while now for an iMac 24" as it offers the best specification price wise. But now I leaning on the Mac Pro and therefore need some advice.
I know that there are alot of posts on advice - need to buy mac etc. so therfore I would really appreciate if I am afforded some help.
I am mostly going to do ALOT of video encoding (via handbrake) and I am looking for the best configuration available to achieve lowest waiting time.

I think you should go back and look at the other threads with advice, your budget. There is "ideal" and "affordable."
Will it pay for itself in 24 months so you can afford the next revision at that time?
Start with an 8-Core 3GHz.
Add a Port Multiplier controller and two drive cases, 5 drives each, nearly 400MB/sec RAID.
Throw in 8GB RAM.
Add in costs for software upgrades, two sets of backups, four internal 500GB drives.
Seagate has 750GB, as does WD. Hitachi has their $450 1000GB monster.
Give yourself time to build, test, and optimize your setup, and expect to change it over time as you learn more.
Can't afford that? then trim the 8-core. But Apple has shown how efficient next generation applications already are for video when it comes to 3GHz 8-core Mac Pro.

Had to have a rebuild of my laptop....advice needed!

Had to have a rebuild of my laptop....have now lost all my music from my itunes, but I can't transfer back on from my ipod. Also had to register my laptop (same) as another computers, so now no music showing as purchased, though I have. Also have hours of uploaded music from my own purchased, legitimate CDs, but won't transfer from ipod...it says it will erase. So very frustrated....thanks mr technician! PLEASE ....help, advice needed!

I believe that if you do a clean reinstall from your HD's recovery sector (D) or Recovery disks, the hard drive sector C is wiped clean. Everything goes, apps, data, address books, music, pix, viruses
Is that what you did?

I am using InDesign CS5. I have a body of text which is ranged left with tabbed indents. My client now wants the copy to be justifed, keeping the tabbed indents. Help and advice needed please!

I am using InDesign CS5. I have a body of text which is ranged left with tabbed indents. My client now wants the copy to be justifed, keeping the tabbed indents. Help and advice needed please!

Hi
That screen grab helps a lot. There’s a much easier way of doing what you’re doing.
Remove all your tabs and set the text in justified paragraphs.
I’ve typed in dummy text in the example I made below, but after “19.1” put in a space and put your blinking cursor after the space and before the ’N’ of ‘Notices'.
Then hold down the Command key and hit Backspace (on Mac at least - it’s the key between the Inverted commas/ apostrophe key and the return key).
The text will jump into place the way you want it to.
Hope that helps
Paul
PS You can set a tab, instead of using a space, in the description I gave above. So, after 19.1 or 19.2 or 19.185 etc etc insert a tab, then hit the Command Backspace after every paragraph number and they'll all line up exactly together. You'll find that editing text within the paragraphs
after you've set it will be LOADS easier this way.
You can put the tab anywhere you want it to be using 'Command-ShiftT' and putting a 'left align' tab just after the number. Just type the Command Backspace after the paragraph number and it'll work

Help on 6337LE5..! expert advice needed

Hi,
i have a unit of 6337LE5 mobo . this afternoon, lighting strike my house and the power went off. However at that time my pc was not turn one. when i turn it on, after the memory count, it shows a error message ( your keyboard has been locked- please unlock the key)
i can't enter BIOS setting or windows it just freeze there. my keyboard is not functioning at all. i try anohter keyboard but it is still the same. I try to reset the BIOS by using the jumper, but nothing happen, the BIOS was not reset. The i try taking out the battery for 45 minutes, same thing no BIOS reset also.
i need help here....thankz alot. ;(

hi,
thankz for reply.
nope it doesn't get any further...the same message will be display but the mobo will detect that there is no key board present. means if i don plug in any keyboard, 2 error message will occur.

HT201441 Need help here, a friend died and the family of his gave his ipad to us for our kids. I hooked it up to the computer and reset the ipad and it wont work again because it has find my iPad/iphone .

Need help here, a friend died from mesothelioma and his family gave his ipad to us for our children. I reset the ipad in iTunes on the computer and it has find my iPhone on it , now the ipad dont start or boot up again. How do I get for that because I am not able to get a hold of him obviously?

Just had an employee terminated most acrimoniously and had an iPhone 5C that was a brick. Apple support can help remove the lock. Better hold onto your original receipt and record the Serial# ! I do not mean the MEID or IMEI but the Serial# found on the original box or Settings>General>About. In my case no receipt or Serial#. 2 hours on the phone between Apple and Verizon and got what was needed. Submitted form and got reply to allow 2-10 business days.
Here is the form I had to complete and sent to [email protected]..
ORIGINAL SALES INFORMATION:
PRODUCT PURCHASE DATE:
INVOICE/RECEIPT NUMBER:
PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER:
PRODUCT IMEI/MEID:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
BUSINESS/INSTITUTION NAME:
REQUESTOR NAME/TITLE:
PHONE NUMBER:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
POSTAL CODE:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
UNLOCK AUTHORIZATION STATEMENT: I [YOUR NAME] representing
[BUSINESS/INSTITUTION NAME] authorize Apple, Inc. to unlock the devices listed.
Best regards,
The Apple Support Team

MOVED: Various advice needed to overclock cpu using my MSI k8n platinum sli

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Various advice needed to overclock cpu using my MSI k8n platinum sli

what HSF for cpu/ cooling for the case do you use? And also, where are the flashing lights?

Advice Needed - Im in **** here :(

Thanks -
ok here goes
I have a new 5th gen ipod. For some reason in the ipod prefs in itunes I dont have any options to add video or photos the only options that I get are for music and podcasts.
I have reinstaled itunes 6.0.1 (3) about 4 times each time cleaning every file of the mac that has anthing to do with itunes.
Even though my ipod shows in my desktop and itunes list and in the system profiler under usb 2.0 I still cant seem to reformat the new ipod. When I use the restore option when I load the ipod updater it says to plug it in. Yet its clearly there.
I have also deleted the ipoddriver.kxt file as well
Thank you in advance.

Download iTunes 6.0.3, and run it off of there. If you need any help with video... Check out my other posts.

Aperture advice needed albums vs. folders - Hey leonieDF L@@K here pls!

Looking for some general opinions and/or suggestions on how to best organize Aperture. I want to really streamline my work. Aspiring professional.
Right now I'm trying to decided on what the benifit (if any) to using folders vs. albums is.
I'll use PROJECTS as a MAIN header - for example, Family, Clients, Travel, Shows etc...
Then within those I want to do several subs.... for example:
FAMILY - project name
- any given year 1995 --- album or folder?
--- sub of that would be, Joe surprise party or Christmas Eve.
Since folders are containers that dont hold images, is it too risky to put sub albums or even projects within a folder? For fear of accidentally deleting a folder & with it all the data?
SUMMARY - Any good tips on how to organize with Projects, Albums and Folders would be appreciated.
PS: would love to hear from leonieDF if you see this post.

The naming of the parts
Assembling the parts named
It is a very useful exercise to develop your own Library structure . The second link above details many of my thoughts while I was first putting together Aperture 3 Libraries.
As Léonie has already indicated, your first mapping is commonly proposed, and inverted. Until you are completely adept with Aperture, stick to "one Project = one out-in-the-world shoot". This is how Aperture was designed to work (afaict) -- starting off that way will give you the broadest geography you can cover without crashing into an unanticipated fold in the landscape.
I found it very helpful to understand and utilize the fact that I use the Library for two distinct tasks: storage, and retrieval. (I use the program for Image development, but that is in effect independent of the Library organization.) My solution is to separate these structures, with Projects (organized with Folders) as a filing system for all my Images organized by "shoot", and Albums (organized with Folders) as a filing system for all of my output projects (small "p" projects".
This works well for me, partly because I am a fine art photographer, and my projects (again, small "p") almost always span several shoots. For instance I am preparing an entry for a show of small works on paper. I have created a Folder for this, in which I put an Album holding the 100 or so Images I'm considering entering. These 100 come from at least 30 separate shoots. I will whittle this down to four, mark them as the ones I entered, and leave the Folder in which I can always see which Images I considered, and which ones I selected.
What works for me is unlikely to work for you -- but it should give you some surveyor's marks as you plot and dig your own Library foundation.
Read the linked messages, play around a bit, and post more. There are very few needs that Aperture can't meet.

Advice Needed Please - Im in **** here !!!

Thanks -
ok here goes
I have a new 5th gen ipod. For some reason in the ipod prefs in itunes I dont have any options to add video or photos the only options that I get are for music and podcasts.
I have reinstaled itunes 6.0.1 (3) about 4 times each time cleaning every file of the mac that has anthing to do with itunes.
Even though my ipod shows in my desktop and itunes list and in the system profiler under usb 2.0 I still cant seem to reformat the new ipod. When I use the restore option when I load the ipod updater it says to plug it in. Yet its clearly there.
I have also deleted the ipoddriver.kxt file as well
Thank you in advance.

Is it grayed out? Hmm,
Have you tried different USB ports if you have?
Or, try to restart your mac, reopen iTunes, connect iPod, and see.
Or, download the latest iPod updater again and install it.
Or, download iTunes again and reinstall it.
Well that's all I have,
Good luck.
P.S. some people said that USB hub is making problem. Do you use direct usb port?

Mid 2010 MacBook Pro - Logic Board Failure - Advice Needed

Hello all,
I could really use some advice.
I have a MacBook Pro that I bought through the Apple Online Store roughly around September of 2010. A couple of weeks after buying it I had to take it to the Apple Store in London's White City due to a keyboard backlight issue. About a week later I collected the MBP and the following day had to take it back as the technician that worked on it had not tightened the display brackets up leaving it a bit floppy.
Now I have serious issues with it. Recently the MacBook has been suffering from freezing up, booting issues and the display randomly shutting off (going black, no pixelating or anything) to the point the machine has become unusable. 2 days ago I took the MBP along to an appointment at the Genius Bar at London's Regent Street Apple Store, I also took along a copy of an Apple knowledge base article regarding this very issue. The knowledge base suggests that on any OS below Mountain Lion a software update is required, for ML or Mavericks an appointment with a service agent is required. During the appointment the Mac Genius suggested it may be a software issue, they would wipe the system and re-install Mavericks then test the machine, I told him I had done this a few days earlier but I guess they have to follow process. He then went on to suggest the display may be faulty, I told him I had no reason to suspect that was the case and moved the screen forwards and backwards at varying speeds without a glimmer of a flicker. At this point after reading about this issue on various forums prior to the appointment I felt that the guy was trying to imply anything maybe at fault but deliberately steering clear of suggesting the logic board, this is just my gut feeling however and i'm perfectly capable of being wrong but I do not feel I am! Anyhow I then proceeded to demonstrate the issue whilst the machine was on, warmed up and right in front of him. I gently and slightly lifted the front left corner of the machine a little way off of the counter, just enough to obviously flex the logic board by a minuscule amount and immediately the display went into a frenzy of going off and on.
So I left the MBP with them for the guys to do their thing. Today I received the following email:
"We have attempted to repair your machine by erasing all the data off your machine and reinstalling the latest operating system, Mavericks. This has not resolved the issue of the screen going black when in use. The issue has occurred again for a very short and brief few times once the machine had fully turned on and after testing the issue did not appear again.
I'm sure the issue will more likely occur again, to repair the machine we would need to replace a part known as the main logic board. This repair is very expensive and will come roughly to £418.80."
£418.80 GBP, that's pretty much 25% of the original purchase price of the machine new, a Premium 'Pro' labelled machine just 3 years old at that. I cannot possibly afford to pay for the repair. I really despair.
This MBP has done no work hard enough for it to get stressed. It is used for some web surfing, online shopping, email, online flash based games but mostly for my kids homework. It has spent it's entire life on a table in our living room with the exception of it's Genius Bar trips.
I love Apple products, it's why as a family we own so many off them. Too many to list on a public forum as I don't want would be burglars inviting themselves around sometime. This issue has tainted my perception of both Apple and it's products. Not so much because of the fault, machines become faulty. No because it's a premium machine that cost me £2100 new and is little more than a paperweight at present just 3 years down the line. Some part of me if i'm honest was wishing but more than that expecting a company like Apple to say along the lines of "This has happened, it shouldn't have and will be repaired at no charge". There are many people suffering this kind of problem with this model and the existence of the knowledge base article must mean Apple knows it too. Just 3 years, £300 PCs last longer than that i'm sure. It does seem to be a very short lifespan for such a high end machine.
My apologies for droning on but I can neither afford the repair or do without the computer, my son is in his final GCSE year at school and my daughter in her pre GCSE year so a computer is critical for school homework research etc. I just do not know how to move forward, I haven't even picked the machine up yet!
This isn't a stomping Apple, one man crusade. I just need my MacBook fixed.
If anyone has had this problem and had it satisfactory resolved, knows who to speak to that may help resolve the issue please let me know.
Any other advice will be more than welcome.

Ive repaired 1000s of laptops over the years (translate: diagnose and replace parts).
Its not that old, Ive owned 100s of laptops (most were free) ....some I still have are nearly 13 years old and still perfect, ....some extremely expensive ones died in under a year.
other than becoming obsolete at some point, there isnt really any "will spoil on" data like Milk for solid state computer parts, ....alas.
You can have a $5000 laptop die in 4 months, and a junker one keep kicking after 10 years.... Ive seen that firsthand countless times.
Common logic dictates that "very expensive = long life" in computers,..... but all the repair people will tell you just the opposite.
I know you have a gripe, I get that all too well honestly .

Advice needed regarding Database design practice

OK, here is my situation. I've started working for a company about 6 months ago. I'm a .NET developer with 12+ years of experience. Most of my experience with databases is with SQL Server. Recently I've discovered an design change with our Oracle database that our DBA made that I completely disagree with.
We had a single Event table that holds records that pertain to all HTTP traffic on a network as HTTP Usage Event. There are multiple hardware units called 'Sensors' that monitor the network and report these HTTP events to the database. At some point not long ago, the table was holding just over a million records. Performance was suffering so the DBA decided to make a change to the database to accommodate. The change she made was to create a separate Event table for each sensor. Each sensor has an integer value as a unique identifier, so our database went from having a single Event table to now having Event_100, Event_101, Event_102, etc...
So, we now have over 200 Event tables in our database. Anytime a sensor is added to the system, we need to add another table (actually two as there is a 2nd table that was duplicated in this same fashion).
How do I present this to my boss and to the DBA in a way that I don't embarrass my boss (he approved the change) and without pissing off the DBA? I can't imagine that the table couldn't have been optimized as it was to take care of the issues with performance without so dramatic a change.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Edited by: jreddy on Dec 15, 2010 6:51 AM

There is a job to purge old data. Events are kept for 3 months. These jobs were actually part of the problem, as well as removing sensors from the system. In either of these cases, the deletion of the data (more so with the removal of a Sensor i.e. DELETE FROM EVENT WHERE SENSORID = X, was taking too long).
I'm surprised that there have been people agreeing to this design. So, now we have 208 sensors, so 208 Event tables and another table named DATA_HASH duplicated 208 times. There may be a time when our database will be handling data from over 1,000 sensor units. Maybe even double that. Can anyone argue that having 2,000 event tables is the way to go? What if we need to add a new field to the table? Do that 2000 times?
I've been looking at bit more at the data today. I found some event tables haven't got any data (0 rows) while others range in row counts of 2 million up to as much as 30 million? I've talked to SQL DBA's and they all think that Oracle should be able to handle billions of rows in a table.
Also, just out of curiosity, I looked up the max size for a table in Oracle 10. I know the number of rows isn't the determining factor for this, but size of the data. I was astounded to find out the max size for data storage for a single table. 127 TB (yeah, tera bytes). Based on this size, it seems our data could be handled by 1 table, but then maybe I'm wrong.

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