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    Help identifying type of video output

    Hi guys, I have a monitor with a built in computer. The advertising board display type things. I want to know what type of video output it is using as I want to use something other than a computer attached to the monitor. The motherboard has a model number of mb899h which brings this...
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    Site with two LAN's - accessing eachother

    Hi guys, I have a site with two LAN's and each with their own internet connection. LAN 1 has all the office PC's, WiFi, etc and has a default gateway of 10.0.1.1 and subnet of 255.255.255.0 - the internet connection is fibre with 70 down and about 20 up. The router is an Apple Airport...
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    One output split across 4 monitors

    Hi guys, What I want to do is output one source, say 1920x1080 HDMI output over 4 monitors set up in a square. So 4 monitors, two on top of each other, showing one HDMI output. Is it possible? Ideally I don't want to use and type of PC for this as it is going to be a CCTV recorder...
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    Captive Portal which will save data from form

    Hi all I have been using monowall as a captive portal which has been working fine. However, I have a client who wants to offer free WiFi access but wants users to fill in a form with the name, email etc and then have that data sent to his email address before it lets them through. Any...
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    Windows Server ISO download stops at 99%

    Hi everyone So, I'm trying to download windows server 2012 essentials from Microsoft to try it out. The download is from Microsoft themselves but as a direct ISO, not using their download manager. Anyway, when trying to download directly from internet explorer it hangs after a min or two...
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    Some help deciding which office networking/server solution to go for

    Hi all I have a friend who owns a small business. He has 3 computers in his office, 2 are new i5 dell PC's and one is an old PC which is getting along. Both new PC's are running windows 8 with office 2010 There are 5 email accounts which are all hosted by Gmail (custom domain) and are...
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    Rack mountable managed switch recommendation

    Hi guys, I am doing a small network install for an office with 10 PC's but with the option for upto 20. The network will be used for general office work, small amount of file sharing but the PC's all link back to a NAS drive to access one file for the accounting program. This is where...
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    Set windows 7 PC as webserver

    Hi guys I need to set up a windows 7 pc as a webserver. It is not for a website directly, but more so to host a file so mobile devices can see it from outside the local network. I have done something similar but I'm sure I am missing some steps out. So far I have set up a no-ip address...
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    Some websites don't load properly - but work fine over proxy and other pc's

    Hi, So a bit of a weird one, mainly one site won't work on my pc but works fine on the other pc's in the house which are all on the same network. This happens no matter what browser I use, but if I use a proxy the site works fine. I have searched but no concrete answers, well none that...
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    Windows Server 2003 License question

    Hi all I need to set up a server for someone who doesn't want to spend much. I have found this on eBay which looks good and comes with a license: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110976345608?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 But I want to know how will the license work? I...
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    Anyone had experience with monowall firewall?

    Hi guys, I've been using the monowall firewall system as a captive portal for wifi access in a few hotels I manage. Users buy a voucher from the reception for a timed access. All is going well but I would like to find a way to allow the users to buy the voucher online via paypal so they...
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    Public Wi-Fi disclaimer

    Hi all, From the help of you guys on the forum I am successfully using monowall as a captive portal in a few hotels I manage and it’s all going well. I am in the process of getting custom landing pages made up and it got me thinking. Do I need a disclaimer somewhere on the page stating...
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    SSD's Samsung 830 256GB or Intel 520 240GB or other?

    Samsung 830 series 256GB: Sata 6Gb/s Read: 520 MB/s Write: 400 MB/s Samsung own controller 3 Year warranty £140 Intel 520 series 240GB: Sata 6Gb/s Read: 550 MB/s Write: 520 MB/s Sandforce Controller 5 Year warranty £185 So, which would you go for out of the two? Research...
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    Ivy Bridge motherboard recommendation

    Hi, I need to build a few office computers and thought I may aswell put the latest CPU in there, even though it is very unlikely they will be stressed out. Usual office work, no gaming/rendering/cad etc. So firstly instead of making a new thread, should I just go for a sandy bridge CPU...
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    Large scale internet sharing - e.g. student accommodation

    Hi all After you guys helping me find out about hotspot solutions I've come back for more help. For small hotels/restaurants etc I have successfully used monowall as a voucher system for selling time on the internet. This works fine for the limited bandwidth the customers are expecting -...
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    No display whatsoever - but can remote log in

    Hi all, A weird one here I was using the computer and the screen suddenly went black. I restarted it and the screen stayed black but I could hear the hard drive doing its thing starting up etc. I swapped the memory to eachothers slot, and tried one in each slot but no difference. I...
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    Small Hotel Management Software

    Hi all I was wondering if any of you know of, or use any hotel management software? For a small 12 room hotel but if all goes well it will be used in other larger hotels. Function should include all usual hotel requirements e.g. book a room, see room booking overview, has it been...
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    Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX or ASUS EN9500GT

    Hi My system currently has the asus en9500gt (1gb I think), I think its Nvidia too but I'm not so clued up on graphics cards. Anyway I have the option to swap it for a GeForce 8800 GTX (768mb ddr3 I believe) from an old dell xps (6 years old I think). Is it worth the swap? My initial...
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    EnGenius 3660 wireless access point - opinions

    Hi all, I need to run a few access points across a few floors of a hotel (6-8 rooms per floor) has anyone had any experience with these? I want to go with these as i can mount them in the ceiling and it has PoE which makes wiring easier...
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    Distributed Wireless Networking - Mesh Setup advice

    Hi, I'm looking to install a wireless system in a large house. The current system is 7 or 8 Linksys access points set up around the house, but each one is setup individually. Meaning when you search for a network all of the available ones come up and make roaming around the house a pain as...
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    eBay Bundle - is it worth it?

    Hi, I'm looking to make a simple build for my dad and found this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300550944201&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Core i5 2400 Asus P8H61 motherboard Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) PC10600 DDR3 RAM Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive...
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    Wireless hotspot solution - small hotel

    Hi all, I am looking to install a self managed wireless hotspot in a small hotel. It will be serving 20 rooms across 2 floors, I want to be able to issue usernames and passwords for allocated time (like you normally get in these kinds of places) Option of paying online would be nice...
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    Finding out wireless password when already connected to the network

    Hi, I was wondering if it is at all possible to find out the wifi network password from a laptop connected by wifi? Reason is a friend used my laptop today and gained access to my wifi password but i cannot figure out how. It was not written down anywhere on the laptop, and in the...
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    power supply making squeaky/scratchy noises

    Hello all I have an intel i7 920 processor and when the multiplier is at 21 there is a squeaky/scratchy noise coming from the psu. The psu is a corsair TX650w the rest of the system is: Gigabyte ex58-ud3r Ocz gold 6gb ram pcs-12800mhz Asus en9500gt before i bought the corsair...
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    Third monitor help

    hi, im looking to add a third monitor to my system i have 2 connected to a pci graphics card, one vga and one dvi monitor my motherboard has onboard graphics. is it possible to use the onboard graphics for another monitor? thanks!
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    output video to vga only!

    hi, hope this is in the right place... my laptop screen broke, but everything else is working fine. i have plugged in a vga monitor from the vga output. during boot it shows whats happening on the monitor but when windows loads it switches off and presumably only going to the internal...
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    New Seagate 750 gb hard drive too loud

    Hi, I just bought a Seagate internal 750 gb hard drive ST3750640AS (retail version) and it is quite loud (seeking and you can hear a whirring noise from it) compared to my wd5000ys 500gd hard drive. The Seagate is my only/primary drive. I have spent a lot of money to keep my computer as...
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    What else can i do to cool my pc?

    Hi. i have 2 80mm silent fans running at 1000 rpm and have just bought a noctua nh-u12f heat sink for my core 2 duo e6400 cpu and my temps from speed fan are: temp 1: 34 temp 2: 41 HD0 : 40 temp 1: 40 core 0: 46 core 1: 43 Are these temps too high? They were more or less the...
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    Windows Media Connect help

    Hi, What I am trying to do is watch videos stored from one computer from another. I have my main desktop in my room with all my videos on it (legal DVD rips) and next to my room I have a projector connected to my laptop (just installed vista onto it). They are both on a wired network. if...
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    Laughing Gas

    Hi, My friend recently went on holiday and bought back some laughing gas. The type where it is in a can and you fill a balloon with it and breathe in and out of it a few times and you start laughing. What my question is, is it dangerous? And I have read that Nitrous Oxide is laughing gas...
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    Can overclocking a CPU kill a hard drive?

    My setup is: Core 2 duo e6400 2.13ghz Crucial 2gb ram (2x1gb) 533mhz mobo- overclocks up to 300mhz 500w antec psu 250 GB western digital hard drive - died day after I overclocked So I overclocked it just by changing the MHZ in the bios from 266 up to 300. i did this by goin up by 5 mnz...
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    HD Tach results

    Hi, I recently got a new 500 GB western digital hard drive - caviar RE2 16mb I ran HD Tach and just wanted to know if the results are alright or if something is wrong Thanks http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k138/naimcohen/hd.jpg
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    Hard drive failed, need help choosing a new one

    Hi, My western digital 250 GB hard drive decided to fail on me. It wouldn?t boot and when I opened it in another computer loads of files were corrupted. I?m looking at a 500 GB hard drive and have come across this samsung 500gb hard drive Is this a good drive? E.g. is Samsung drives...
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    Please help windows wont boot and everything i have tried doesnt work

    i booted up my computer this morning and i got this error message: \windows\system32\config\system....missing or corrupt! i have searched online and was told to put in the xp disk and run the recovery console. whenever i try and do this it just freezes on where it asks me to select which...
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    What is the difference between centrino duo and core 2 duo?

    Hi, I?m looking to buy a laptop which has core 2 duo. All I can see is centrino duo. Is that core 2 duo? eg. a dell laptop processor specs: Intel® Centrino TM Duo Mobile Technology with Intel® Core TM Duo Processor T2050 (1.60GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533Mhz FSB) And another: Intel®...
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    New Graphics Card Please Help

    hi, i have about £80-£90 to spend on a new graphics card. im not sure which one to choose so i've come here for your help the websites i have been looking at are www.overclock.co.uk/home.php www.ebuyer.co.uk www.yoyotech.co.uk i dont game apart from doom 3 i want one...
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    Nvidia 7300 LE 63c at idle

    hi, i have a Nvidia 7300 LE and at idle its temp is about 63 degrees. the MB is 37 degrees and the CPU is 34 degrees. is the graphics card too hot? thanks
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    dell warranty question

    hi, i have a new dell computer and it came with a good graphics card. it also has onboard video buit it has a small plastic cover covering it from being used. i was wondering if i took out a graphics card and put it into a different computer, would it be possible to use the onboard video and...
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    ebay scam? payment from nigeria

    Hi I am trying to sell my ipod video. The first time I listed it, it was won by a Nigerian bidder, he messed me about and was chucked off eBay and I was refunded for my listing. I relisted it and someone from the us has won it ( as new buyer with private feedback ) He tells me his son...
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    Power Supply making weird noises

    recently when i switch on my computer it will sometimes make a wierd noise and it sound like its coming from the power supply. i just switch off the computer and switch it back on until it goes away. its an Antec NEO HE500GB 500W Modular PSU With 80mm Low Speed/noise Fan 18db heres a picture...