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3145 No. 3145 ID: b315cf Stickied hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
A few things that might help get those questions answered faster.
Be specific when you are talking about something - "my mp3 player is broken HALP!?"
- What kind of mp3 player, (brand and model)
- What isn't is doing now that it was before (the reason it is "broken")
- What were you doing to it last, right before it broke.. Did you maybe drop it?.. get it a little wet? try to flash the firmware?!

These all help in determining what can be done.
These rules do not just apply to MP3 players.
Just be as specific as possible and don’t leave stuff out, we want to be helpful here, try not to make it a scavenger hunt for clues!
These same rules apply for other situations like “I got a new motherboard and now my computer doesn’t post!”
-old motherboard model
-new motherboard model
-ram (speed)
and any other component you might have in there (most of the other stuff usually won’t matter but list what you know.

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>> No. 5816 ID: 1c2787
>>5595
You honestly have NO idea how much I agree.
It's really not that hard to attempt to use proper spelling and grammar!

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6366 No. 6366 ID: b01433 hide watch quickreply [Reply]
OK, i need some halp.

I just bought a computer from a friend. It's a Dell Inspiron 910 mini. It's got a boot password. I know the password. The only problem is that the god damn '4' key doesn't work, and that just happens to be part of the password. It's not just the '4' key; 'e', 'q', '9' and a few others don't work either. And it's not that they key's themselves don't work, I can hold the tab button and get SOME type of responce from them. It's just that the number itself doesn't type. How can I undo this? They said that they went to some website that screwed it up, but didn't extrapolate on what that site was.

If I have to wipe it, I'm ok with that. I wanted to put XP on it anyways.

So, do you guys have any idea? Or did I just waste twenty bucks on a nice paperweight?
>> No. 6367 ID: 5418c7
Have you tried plugging in an external keyboard
>> No. 6368 ID: b01433
No, I have not. One, because I can't seem to find anyone who actualy has one, and two because I heard that I would need to install software in order to use it. I don't know if that's true or not, seeing as I can't find somebody to borrow one from.


Also, is there any way to bypass the BIOS password without having to take it appart? I tried that once, and it doesn't fit together all nice and neat anymore. I'd like to avoid having to do that again, if possible...

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6326 No. 6326 ID: 89f57f hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
I like to rent dvds from redboxes for a buck and then make a backup. Recently though I haven't been able to get them copied. I've done probably about 20, but the last maybe 4 won't copy. I usually use dvdshrink, but I've tried dvd decrypter and cloneDVD2 now too.

Anybody else been having troubles? Maybe I just need to wait for the software to catch up to the dvd protection.
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>> No. 6348 ID: 5418c7
With Netflix you don't pay per DVD, you pay a set fee each month.
>> No. 6362 ID: bfb1a8
isn't netflicks like 8 bucks a month?
>> No. 6365 ID: 5418c7
>>6362
Somewhere around there. Note that Netflix was >>6339's suggestion, I'd say unless you're renting a lot of movies each month Netflix doesn't make sense.

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6315 No. 6315 ID: 2aa12e hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
Sup /tech/!

Had a HDD crash, sorta, and have to replace the HDD of my Compaq Presario 2500. Will any IDE 2.5 do, or does it have to be the *right* one (i.e. ATA, PATA etc)? The old one is a Seagate 30 GB from 2003. AT, I think.
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>> No. 6361 ID: 5418c7
>>6358
I don't know about the black edition part, and with the 2.5" enclosure you could copy the data off your old HD yourself once you install XP on the new internal.

Most 2.5" enclosures are bus powered, I would recommend getting one that also includes a power brick. As HDs age their stepper motor requires more power, eventually it needs more than the .5A @ 5V that USB provides (so the HD won't spin up in the case).
>> No. 6363 ID: e88ffa
>>6361
Thanks for the pointer on getting a cabinet with external juice. But could you please give me advice on some? Most I've seen get all the juice from the USB.
>> No. 6364 ID: 5418c7
I know most Macally cases come with at least the option for secondary power. This one draws .5a from a 2nd USB port (though obviously it could also work with a 5V adapter):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817146605

I found cases with external power by other manufacturers but they were all for SATA HDs. Another option would be to get a 3.5" enclosure and a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter, but that'd probably cost more.

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6338 No. 6338 ID: 829ed5 hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
Okay, recently, I bought a new HP slim with Windows Vista.
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual core processor 2.7GHz
Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
I also bought a HD 1600x1900 monitor
So, the problem is, the screen is constantly too bright, seriously, most of the time I can't see the difference between the web page and the navigation bar. The username and password boxes often blend in with the background if the webpage isn't a dark color.
Also, I get about 2 or 3 Blue Screens a day, consisting of:
"Page_Fault_In_Nonpaged_Area"
"Bad_Pool_Header"
Anyone know what I can do to fix this, or what is causing all of this to happen.
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>> No. 6351 ID: 829ed5
Well, I have adjusted the contrast and brightness before, but it doesn't help at all, it's not really the monitor, it's the picture... If that sounds correct at all. I had to adjust the settings on the video card to get the screen down to a viewable level and that is just bearable. Also, I got the computer a few months ago and haven't messed with it in any way. I ordered HPs free Windows 7 upgrade, and I'm hoping the fresh OS install will help. Would the fresh OS install help, or is it definitely a hardware problem?
>> No. 6356 ID: d6feb8
Try another cable. Even a vga cable. Try it on another pc. Also why is your monitor so tall? >1600x1900
Yeah I'm sure you got that backwards. And I'm not sure how you would call it a HD monitor when HD is 1920x1080 which means you're missing 20 pixels on the width. wtf.
>> No. 6357 ID: 829ed5
On the monitor, it should have been 1600x900, I just figured you'd get that.
HP 2009m 20" Diagonal HD Ready Widescreen LCD Monitor
^That's the monitor. I might complain to HP and make them send me another.

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6353 No. 6353 ID: 3794fe hide watch quickreply [Reply]
The computer I put together won't work. It makes a buzzing noise anytime the 8-pin 12v power connector in plugged in but it still won't post with the cable disconnected. I am supposed to have both the 24-pin and the 8-pin power cables connected right?
>> No. 6354 ID: 139612
Yes you need both plugged in normally. Make sure you're trying to post with only the necessary parts plugged in to make it work. You should also test the psu on another machine. If all this fails, you most likely have a broken mobo.
>> No. 6355 ID: 3794fe
I had an extra brass standoff that I didn't notice under the mobo. All good now. Thanks for your reply.

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6308 No. 6308 ID: a6e821 hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
Sup, I have a ton of misc questions I hope you can answer.

1-I'm looking at building a new rig ($~1200) and I want to make sure several of my assumptions still hold.
2- I've heard that ddr3 doesn't give you that much of a performance gain, and I'm hoping that I can buy a top of the line ddr2 and get more bang for my buck.
3- On the other hand, Sata 3.0 sounds like its a good thing for me, especially since I'd like to run a RAID 0 setup again.
4- I've looked at both ramdisks and SSDs and I'm left wanting, they both have rather serious problems (and ramdisks are more or less unsupported now) so I'm thinking about buying 2 small 10k drives to act as my boot sector/games folder.

5- I've never really messed with overclocking, does the money spent on extra cooling come back as performance as much as just buying a better cpu?

6- I've been really pleased with my warranties (7 RMAs over 5 years) should I keep buying the same brands, or are replacement warranties pretty much the industry standard now? [kingston, asus, and bfgtech if you are curious]
7- I'm planning on running XP because being a slow adapter seems to have paid off for vista.
Because of this I'm not sure I need more than 2 gigs (even though I understand 3-4 is the standard now)
8- Should I just buy one stick of high performance ram? I remember that dual channel really improved the performance ....back in my day?

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>> No. 6334 ID: 5418c7
>>6327
>Windows 7 is proving head and shoulders above Vista.
To be fair, it had nowhere to go but up.
>> No. 6352 ID: a6e821
who the fuck is still using HOME
>> No. 6359 ID: fc0154
>>6352

Me. I got it with my box. Is there some reason why Home is insufficient for my needs of playing The Sims 3?

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6302 No. 6302 ID: 023442 hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
I've been looking at my movie files on my hard drive...about 90% of them are around 700mb...what program rips a dvd into a 700mb file?

picture created by me in fs2004 but otherwise completely unrelated
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>> No. 6324 ID: d9d280
>>6323
Under Linux and OSX, it still can quite well with VLC installed along side, but they apparently disabled the feature under Windows. That said, Handbrake can still be used to rip DVDs directly under Windows with the inclusion of AnyDVD. Otherwise, download an older 0.8.x copy of VLC and follow this guide:
http://lifehacker.com/397573/master-your-digital-media-with-vlc
>> No. 6350 ID: 139612
>>6303

700mb is okayish for films 90mins and less. Go with bigger sizes for longer films.
>> No. 6360 ID: fc0154
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6360
They're 700MB due to retarded 'rules' made up by a bunch of fags, there's no actual need to keep them at that size.

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5749 No. 5749 ID: f7888c hide watch quickreply [Reply]
I'm trying to burn Windows 7 on a DvD, but it's saying there's no disc. And I know there's a disc. And I've tried on other discs. And I've burnt other things on it. And they work. Anyone know what's wrong?
>> No. 5752 ID: f9110f
- looks like it's expecting a cd and not a dvd (is image < 650MB??)
- did you recently move your dvd burner and change jumpers? i encountered a cd drive that if two jumpers weren't put on correctly burning functions would be disabled.
- google "deepburner portable" or "infrarecorder portable" and try using that
>> No. 5761 ID: f7888c
>>5752
It's Windows 7, so it's more than 650 MB.
I've not done a thing to my burner.
And I'll try that, thanks.
>> No. 6347 ID: 900a94
>>6337
Daemon Tools installs a rootkit on your machine to hide itself from the OS and some games' DRM. Use PowerISO.

No. 6340 ID: 80574e hide watch quickreply [Reply]
I just got this warning e-mail from my parents and I am wondering if this is real or not?



PLEASE READ & FORWARD !

HUGE VIRUS COMING!
I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes, and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.


PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!


You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK, 'regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.
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6342
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=postcard+from+hallmark+virus&l=1

Also...
>I checked Snopes, and it is for real.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

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