CAD 7.5 Upgrade Question

Does anyone know if when upgrading CAD from 7.2 to 7.5(6) the client desktops are simply prompted that a "newer version is now available" and asked to update their desktop vs. having to push completely msi packages to the desktop?

Running ICM 7.5(8) with CTIOS 7.5(8), CAD 7.6(1) is the better version to go to?
Exactly. Fixes the 7.5(8) bug where Skill Number could not be displayed. Supports IE8.
With 7.6(1) I believe you still need to first apply CAD 7.5(1) correct?
Also correct.
Regards,
Geoff

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TOSHIBA TECRA S10-183
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi,
Thank you very much for help.
Know 4 days after my questions, i have become today this Email from Toshiba Support.
I will send here Information for any one if somebody interrested.
I have today order Intel SSD 520 Serie 240GB. I hope that gives no problem.
1.)
Tested and certified for the notebook, the built-in hard drive so that we can give no performance guarantee, if another disk is installed.
For every Toshiba laptop is the only one of us originally built hard drive tested and certified. Therefore, we can give you any information about your notebook maximum usable disk capacity.
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HI all,
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1 WSX4606-X2-E 10G card
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Anything I need to be aware of that I haven't mentioned?
Thanks for any assistance you can provide!

Hi Eric,
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2-Use ISSU see link:
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HTH

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jmskennedy wrote:
Sorry in advance if this question has been covered 100 times before. I spent some time trying to find an answer that fits my scenario in the forums but didn't find an exact fit.
My Droid Incredible touch screen stopped working this past week (no drops, no water, no reason to stop working) and since I am 1yr and 3months into owning the device and have no insurance the local store said I'm pretty much SOL and to contact HTC. Dealing with HTC has been the worst customer service experience of my life and they pretty much said the same thing since they only cover their devices for 1 year. (Said I could send it in to their repair facility on my dime for 2 weeks minimum and they would determine the repair cost and contact me). So I can't upgrade until April on my account and am trying to figure out a way to get a new phone (not at full price).
My girlfriend has been up for an upgrade for months now (she uses a basic phone, no data) and isn't in any hurry to use it. She does't ever want a smart phone and said that I should just use her upgrade. So, the details and questions are as follows:
1. We are not on the same account (family plan). We have individual plans. My plan is 400 or so mintues of talk and unlimited data. Her plan is 400 minutes or so of talk.
2. I would like to use her upgrade to get an iphone 4s.
3. We do not want to change her plan (its something like $30 a month grandfathered plan).
4. I would like to keep my current plan as well. (unlimited data)
Is it possible to make all of these things happen? Yes. I have read that it is simple if you are on a family plan to do this. Can we go down to the local store and get an iphone 4s and activate it on my account instead of hers? Most likely - if it is a corporate store. If it's an "authorized reseller" or a third party store, it amy be more difficult and they may tell you they can't do it.
As a side question (and to make things more complicated)... This MAY make it more simple! Does anyone know if we can we combine our accounts together into 1 account and save money or minutes. We both hardly use our minutes at all and aside from me using the data plan for work we toss out hundreds of minutes per month.
You can get a family plan with 700 shared minutes, 2 lines, for $70, and the data plan on your phone would be $30. I'm not sure if you would be able to keep your unlimited data though - you might be if you do this in stages. First, combine your two accounts into one family plan and do nothing about upgrading for now. Let that "settle"; your upgrade dates and eligibilities will remain the same as they were on your individual plans. If you can make this transition and keep your unlimited data, then you're good to go upgrade the eligible line (your girlfirend's) to the iPhone, but activate it on your line. Her line's contract will be extended for two years, but she can use her old phone and you can use the iPhone. If the unlimited data did carry over, it will remain for the iPhone too.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
J

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My current laptop specs are as follows:
Win7 32-bit
4GB RAM
Intel i7 quad core M620 (2.67GHz)
500GB 7200rpm HDD
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
I've already ordered a RAM upgrade to get me to 16GB, have Win7 64-bit ready to install, and just bought 2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDD (Western Digital). Instead of investing in an all new machine (laptop or desktop), and considering the amazing stability and longevity (so far) of the M6500, I'd like to try and see if I can get this machine to a place where I can take advantage of CS6/CC and have it run stably and somewhat fast. I realize it's not the best option, and that getting an all-new tricked out desktop is the preferred option, but for budget reasons, that's not possible right now.
Here's my plan:
Upgrade so that system will be:
Win7 64bit
16 GB RAM
2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDDs (internal)
rest of the system listed above would remain the same as above - namely CPU and graphics card
The machine can also support a mSATA mini SSD (up to 256GB), but I haven't splurged for that yet. I'm trying to figure out whether to use the two new HDDs in RAID 0 and have the OS, project files, cache, source footage and export files all on those two RAIDed drives, or whether it would make a truly huge difference to add another internal SSD as the boot/OS/Program Files drive and leave the RAID 0 configuration to handle all video and project files. I've read enough to assume that adding the SSD is the preferred option, but it's pricey, and what I'm trying to determine is whether or not it's really worth the cost vs a straight 2-HDD RAID 0 configuration.
I've read a lot about the dangers of RAID 0, but am not too concerned about failures since I use an online backup system (Sugarsync) for all my document files (this machine doubles as my main work PC) and I regularly back up all source and exported video files.
On a separate note, I realize that my graphics card is not listed among the supported cards for CS6/CC - is that going to cause stability and/or significant performance issues, or will it work since I won't be doing 4k/Red files? Is the CUDA hack an option for me? I have the option of upgrading the card to a supported card (Nividia M5000), but it's hugely pricey (close to $2k) and unless it will make the machine an absolute stud for years to come, it's not worth it.
So in short (yeah right ), here are my questions:
Does my proposed new system have the juice to handle what I want to do?
Which HDD setup is preferred, and by what degree (do I absolutely have to get the SSD to make this work?):
2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDDs in RAID 0 for the entire machine
1 x SSD (what size is minimum recommended?) as boot/OS plus 2x750GB HDDs in RAID 0
Will my existing Quadro 2800M graphics card make the other RAM/HDD upgrades a waste of money?
Is my existing CPU powerful enough to warrant these other upgrades?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any help you guys can provide!
Van

Van,
Tough love - I'm going to give you my honest opinion here, but it does make me feel bad since you seem to have already ordered parts before you posted.
1. In a word no. Your processor is dual core. You really want at least quad core + hyperthreading for the media that you will be pushing around. The Quadro 2800M only has 96 CUDA cores and DDR3 (slow) memory. BTW, task manager shows 4 "cores" when you have a dual-core + hyperthreading.
2. I'd choose 2. - much nicer - worth the cost
3. yes
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Snow Leopard Upgrade Questions

Hello Folks,
I am a newbie to MacBooks. I just "created" two MacBooks using "donor" parts (which I affectionately call "FrankenMacs" LOL). Both MacBooks are Model A1181, late 2007-vintage with the Intel 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor and running Leopard 10.5.8. Thankfully, both work quite well :-)
I purchased a Snow Leopard "Family Pack" CD through eBay which had 4 uses left. I installed Snow Leopard, then made upgrades, on the computer I am using now and there are no issues.
I have several questions with regard to this upgrade:
First, the original hard drives were 120GB, and there were 80GB (for OSX) and 40GB NTFS (for Boot Camp/Windows) partitions on each drive. I plan on leaving the 120GB drive on one of the MacBooks and putting in a 320GB or 750GB hard drive on the other. I would like to either repartition the drive on the 120GB so the NTFS partition is much smaller, or eliminate that partition altogether. I tried changing that using the Disk Utility but it will not do it, presumably because it is the primary drive. Is there any other way I can do that? Regarding the larger drive, which was originally all NTFS format, can I install that drive (I will use Seagate Sea Tools for DOS to erase that with my Linux OS desktop computer) in the MacBook, boot it using the Snow Leopard Disc, then formatting and installing Snow Leopard? If I can, how is that done?
If I cannot install Snow Leopard with an erased drive, can I install it on another drive and clone that drive using Seagate Sea Tools for DOS? I tried cloning the 120GB drive (which had Leopard on it) to the 320GB drive, but I ended up with an 80GB partition and the remainder was NTFS. That drive booted up but, like the 120GB drive, I could not repartition or erase/eliminate the NTFS.
I would like to use the 64-bit version of Snow Leopard (according to Apple, this processor is 64-bit capable); will that install automatically, or is there something I need to do?
Finally, would it be worth my while to eventually upgrade to Lion? I don't think I can go to Mountain Lion with this MacBook, but Lion would be OK if it would be worth spending the extra quid.
Thanks so much in advance for your advice.
Sean

Bee Bee wrote:
Will I need to install any prior version to use the upgrade using only serial numbers,
No,
or do I only need the serial numbers for the prior upgrades?
Yes
Doesn't the upgrade software need to detect an installed prior version?
No
Thanks for your help.
You're welcome
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