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    DSL But No WiFi

    Nevermind. I grew a brain and called Belkin, and was able to solve my problem just fine :biggrin: Tech support was actually helpful! Whaddayaknow...
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    DSL But No WiFi

    Hey! I'm at my father's house in Raleigh, NC. Internet here is via DSL Modem, specifically a Westell VersaLink 327W courtesy of BellSouth. Except that its wireless capabilities have died out. Since the only way for me to have 'net service in my room is via WiFi, this has me... well, let's just...
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    fun suggestions for linux newb?

    So... what gives most folks an urgent need for Ibuprofen in the uber strength formula, you find "awesome". De gustibus non disputantem est. [Latin -- "In taste, there is no arguing."]
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    malware scanners for linux

    Used AVG for years. Then I heard about Avast!... I'm running it now. It's better. Lots better. Note that even the /free/ version has to be registered, though... otherwise it dies in 30 days. BUT... what you need is probably more like Trinity Rescue Kit (aka TRK) -- TRK homepage here. It's...
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    fun suggestions for linux newb?

    If it's a newer laptop, you could just replace the screen. Booooooooooooring, I know.
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    Microsoft Commie President: "Linux 'at end of life cycle"

    ...and I don't use it because I can't afford it. Sorry, M$, but even when the money was good, I'd find it hard to justify throwing away $30 on a tech who only knew what was on their computer screen. Right now, it's utterly unthinkable. Besides, I've got two forums of nice people (really!)...
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    My father's payday is Wednesday, and he will be sending payment for it then ;) It will ship parcel post. From NW Ohio.
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    Well... I'm running Puppeee (a Puppy derivative) on my netbook right now, from a USB drive. It's actually pretty nifty... :biggrin: ...but I wonder, since it's running pretty well on an ASUS Eee 1000HE, how it'll do on the (slightly modified) thin client...
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    Well, I've got a thread open on Puppy's forum... we'll see what they say ;) As for tinycore... no offense, but that actually looks worse than DSL, and it seems to have very little functionality compared to what I'm looking for. I want something that essentially amounts to a full desktop OS...
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    Thanks for the info... sounds like I was trying to preach to the metaphorical choir and failed :oops: Right now, just to keep this thread current, I'm waiting to hear on compatibility from WattOS and Puppy Linux. EDIT: BTW, my native programming language is QBASIC... you still sure that I...
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    I'm not sure puppy would run on something this crappy ;) BTW, you do need a special flash install -- here's why (this much I understand pretty well). On a regular (mechanical) HDD, you can (theoretically) read-write until infinity happens. There is no inherent maximum number of read- or...
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    Help me pick a good distro for an unusual platform, plz...

    Hi ya'll... I'm a linux n00b... I know a bit of the terminology, and I've dabbled in Ubuntu (and Xubuntu on one box of mine...) but when it gets to looking at other stuff, I'm not so sure of what I'm doing :oops: So... a little explanation of what I'm doing first, then relevant machine specs...
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    9 year old ups died

    APC is virtually bulletproof. Never heard of the other company, but if they're selling something like that for $70... well, I wouldn't trust it with my old 386, nevermind anything worthwhile. Caveat emptor.
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    need to know if this power supply is upto the mark!

    I gotta Antec True430... got it as a scratch&dent 'cuz the ATX connector needed a little repair. I'm currently fixing that little issue. If I fix it correctly and it works, do you want it? [Mods LMK if I'm doing something that isn't kosher. Not sure how For Sale offers go around here.]
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    Power Supply Recommendation?

    I'm not mean :biggrin: just a little evil.
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    Power Supply Recommendation?

    I'll /give/ you (for price of shipping) an Allied AL-C300ATX PSU... but you gotta promise to post a video of what happens when you plug it in and turn it on :twisted: I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M EVIL AND I KNOW IT.
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    Purchased 4650 with 400W PSU...

    My first, best, and only self-made computer has an Allied 300w in it, and if I cared about it any more I'd probably start calling it "my baby"... ;)
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    Need BIOS settings for old notebook hard drive

    :'( Yer no fun around here. That said, you win... mods nuke this thread.
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    Need BIOS settings for old notebook hard drive

    Boooooooooring. Besides, I feel like doing something evil to it :twisted: I was using that Dell when it broke. Mom was not a happy camper, and (as the saying goes) when Mom ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
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    Need BIOS settings for old notebook hard drive

    Well... now I know why it wasn't cooperating :oops: the read/write head is jammed... as Dr. McCoy would say, "It's dead, Jim." Anyone want pix of me destroying the drive? Seriously... pick one of the three options below and whichever is most popular... I'll do and post pix. Won't happen...
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    Need BIOS settings for old notebook hard drive

    Drive is a pull from a Dell CPi that Noah left behind when it started raining... j/k :D it used to be my mother's legal practice machine... a very long time ago. Label sez that it's an IBM TravelStar dcx1-210000 drive... IBM p/n 25L2735. It's an IDE notebook drive (44pin connector). I think...
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    Replacing ATX Connector... HELP!!

    @dualsmp: try using an X-Acto hobby knife (#11 blade) and a Zona saw. The saw cuts apart the connector, and the knife pushes in the tabs. Painful as cr*p but it works o_O @Maximilian: I'm sorry for your loss ;) . However, I think we're talking about *slightly* different models... this is...
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    Replacing ATX Connector... HELP!!

    The two prong ATX tool. It's so cheap that the prongs can't push in the tabs on the pins.
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    Replacing ATX Connector... HELP!!

    I love how seventeen people have looked at this thread and none of them bothered to help me. Nothin'. Not even so much as a how-do-ye-do. I know it's only been about two hours since I posted this, but still...
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    Replacing ATX Connector... HELP!!

    Well, I find myself doing precisely what I didn't want to do... I'm replacing the ATX connector on my used Antec True430 so that I can test it. Trouble is, my toolset doesn't work :mad: :mad: :mad: The only way I can figure out to get the ****ing pins out of the connector is to break off the...
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    Testing advice needed: Is my power supply still safe to use?

    You're not looking for noise, if it exploded a fan controller. You're looking for the psu to fart out a big surge under load... think overheating/defective voltage regulator or (maybe) even a sporadic short in the transformer. You'll only find it, though, when the contraption thinks it's...
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    *PLANNING* an extremely low-budget mod... need some input

    Well... I was not aware of that. If someone could delete this thread, I'll take my question elsewhere. EDIT: yes, one gb of ram -- that's all the board will take, unfortunately.
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    Testing advice needed: Is my power supply still safe to use?

    You need to give it a load to test... hook it up to something with a hefty current draw, that is utterly expendable... e.g. a set of several 120mm fans or a really ancient mobo. Note that if the PSU has a 24pin ATX connector, you'll (probably) need a 24p->20p ATX adapter cable to hook it up...
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    *PLANNING* an extremely low-budget mod... need some input

    Hi ya'll... putting together a system out of junk, scrap, and more junk. It's really a custom nettop, and IF I build it, AND it does not go to its intended recipient, THEN (and only then) it will be for sale. I know already what parts I want (but of course I'm open to suggestions); what I need...
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    Silly silly (but simple) question...

    Hi ya'll. I have sitting in front of me, an Antec True430 PSU that I got used from a competitor forum (boo hiss, I know, I know...). It looks like it has light-up fans in it, which is really, really awesome. But I don't know what color the lights are, and goooooooooogle isn't telling...
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    Here's a real doozy for you engineer types...

    Thank you, PowerEngineer... I think I understand this well enough to get going. You're a really helpful and smart person, and I appreciate your assistance very much. Now if someone could kindly call the local thread-closing service...
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    Here's a real doozy for you engineer types...

    OK... based on what I'm hearing (please PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong) I need a 6-coil version of the fan motor to make 3phase AC. Then, my device works like this: The alternator spins, and (duh) converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.This electrical energy (3-Phase AC) gets converted...
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    Here's a real doozy for you engineer types...

    :sneaky: You're getting closer to my overall idea... but not to sound TOO much like a mad scientist... I'm not quite ready to say what my final goal is here. Suffice to say that an automotive alternator won't do what I'm looking for in this particular case ;) Needs to move too fast, and it's too...
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    Here's a real doozy for you engineer types...

    That's a good start, but I'm more looking for a method than just a mathematical formula (math isn't my strong point anyways). There's got to be a way to build one of these things, and there's also got to be a project page explaining how it works, and how the person who built it made it work...
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    Here's a real doozy for you engineer types...

    H'okay. Pardon the long post here... it's a doozy, as labeled, and thusly has a doozy of a post to go with it. Also, long explanation of what I'm trying to talk about (laying the groundwork before the question, if you will) is NOT an excuse for tl;dr. Further, I've spent *at least* the past four...
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    How do I boot a bootable CD from a floppy?

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah cr*p. Switched out the CD drive for the one that doesn't eject right (yay paperclips) and rebooted. Inserted a CD-R this time, rather than an -RW, and it fired right up. Sherpa derpa sherp derp derp da derp. I are stupids. Hear me dumb. Mods, ya'll can...
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    How do I boot a bootable CD from a floppy?

    *Finally* making some progress... sorta kinda maybe... I have it running SBM from a floppy. Two CD-ROM drives show up, one as CD0 and one as CDF. When I try to boot from CD, I get a consistent error message, but it's different with each drive. CD0 gives me 0xAA. CDF gives me 0x80. I don't...
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    How do I boot a bootable CD from a floppy?

    No boot sequence in BIOS. It's an old clunker... I also don't know what it'd think of a USB stick... probably not much. It has two ports for USB, on the front panel, and that's it.
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    How do I boot a bootable CD from a floppy?

    The computer currently has no OS on it... and I'm too n00bish to do a BIOS update. All I want is to boot from a floppy and then hand it over to the CD.
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    How do I boot a bootable CD from a floppy?

    Hi all... got me a problem here. I am working on a Compaq Presario 5170. The blasted heap won't boot from CD (no option for it in BIOS, really, WTF people?!) and my trusty "Win98" DOS boot floppy refuses to run a Linux install CD from a prompt. Is there something out there that I can put on a...