Recent content by scott0482

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    Internal network within a network

    that is what i was going to say...
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    determine ip address of router w/o dhcp server on

    you can also hit the reset button on the router and it will make it 192.168.1.1 .. then you can plug it into only 1 computer.. log in and set it the way you want it.. then put it back where it was
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    Sub-Notebooks

    i am a whore for dell c400 laptops.. i have picked up several of them on ebay from anywhere between $80 and $200... you could get one with a 1.2ghz pIII and 512mb or ram for under $200, and if you are lucky an external cd drive too.. they are built real solidly and there are tons of them...
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    swapping lcd displays

    ok.. i have an ASUS m5200 laptop with a broken screen.. i tried putting the screen from a dell c400 into it.. both are 12.1 inch 1024x768.. the dell screen doesn't work in it though.. i figured out what the inverter is.. what does the inverter do? basically supply the power...
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    daisy chainable external hdd's?

    if you are like me, they are probably all small hard drives.. you might as well just copy them all to one large drive.. it is much cheaper than the cost of all the external enclosures..
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    Dell Laptop screen won't display unless...

    that's interesting.. i don't know what to say.. maybe the cable is just loose? i was working on a laptop today.. and nothing shows up on the screen until the windows login.. its kinda scary.. what if something goes wrong, i can't see bios? it just made no sense to me.. as far as...
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    DVD burner trouble!!

    what program are you using to burn with? do the drives show up in my computer? is there more than 1 drive? when your computer is starting.. try hitting the del key.. this should bring you into the bios.. they should show up there.. your computer might use f1 or f2 or tab to get into...
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    Suddenly my XP box won't start...

    that makes no sense.. try it with some other random cd just for fun... or try burning a copy of the xp cd.. leaving it in there and only restarting once a month.. shouldn't be too big on an inconvenience.. now that i am thinking more.. what is your drive setup.. is your hard drive...
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    i hate ipods..

    ok.. i am at home.. and i got the nano working.. i forced it into disk mode.. you hold menu+select and then switch to menu+play/pause and it does it.. then i plug it in.. and it shows up as a drive and everything works.. then you just reset it after you unplug it and it works like...
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    i hate ipods..

    i am just going to continue spamming my thread.. it reset and booted.. but that didn't actually let it work of course.. i managed to get itunes open and the ipod half recognized by windows.. then i ran a diagnositic and it said ipod connection failed.. now it is exactly like the nano i...
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    i hate ipods..

    so i was telling my boss, the owner of the ipod about how it was stuck.. and wouldn't boot all the way.. and then i pushed the buttons agani to reset it while i was standing there.. and it booted.. maybe it was because i was holding it at a wierd angle.. or not holding it still or something...
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    i hate ipods..

    i formatted it.. i found a computer that has all the music on it.. so then i formatted it.. was copying music to it from winamp.. and it just froze.. i waited a while and then finally crashed everything.. i was able to eject the ipod through windows.. i was looking to see if any of the...
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    i hate ipods..

    ok.. i have had recent experience with two different ipods.. both do similar things.. i will start with this one.. i have an ipod in front of me.. 20gb.. old school.. maybe gen 3.. newer than the ones with the 3 or 4 round buttons at the top.. but not by much i go to a...
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    Hard drive making clicking noises

    It clicked, didn't it? I take that as a warning. Back your stuff up.. Send that drive in under warranty and wait 4 months to get a replacement.. also, newegg is great and all.. but they don't adequately pack their hard drives for shipping.. of course i am just repeating what i have...
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    PSU teaming

    i have looked into this over and over.. it doesn't make sense to run a car amp in a house.. car stereo places use the battery + charger usually and you can only really play those for a short time a full volume.. also remember that car alternators put out 14.4v.. when you start at 12v...