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    IBM Requires Authorized Cards Only for Mini-PCI

    I was looking for a wireless 802.11BorG mini-pci card for my IBM T30 thinkpad today and founf about this "defect" IBM built into their laptops. One site mentioned it only affects certain models and/or BIOSes. Does anyone know a way around this limitation? Otherwise a cheap place to find an...
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    Rubber Button on IBM T30

    First off, here is a picture of said button. I've done a few google searches and some sites proclaim it as a cusion for the hard drive if the laptop is set down hard on a flat surface. Considering that it does not protrude very far beyond the legs of the laptop and is only in the center, I...
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    Can't install Win2k on 250GB HDD

    Just before Win2k setup loads completely I get a message that says "Disk I/O Error 00008001" However, setup still continues. I get problems when I try to format the partitions I created with cfdisk in Linux. I've tried NTFS and FAT, setup formats the partition, takes about 30min to get to 100%...
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    Inverter Circuitry

    Hi, thanks to all the people who have been answering my questions on this forum, I've been doing a few electronics projects and this is where I come for help when things don't behave as I expect them to :confused:. Right now I've got an odd problem, the horn switch on my car is a normally on...
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    Experience with 555 Timer Chips

    I am trying to get a 555 timer to give me a 14Hz signal. I followed this website using only the left 555 circuit (I did check the pinouts since this site used a 556 chip) and found that it matched the schematic in the manufacturer data sheet for my timer chips (Harris HA17555). I rebuilt the...
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    Can you put voltage regulators in parallel?

    I have a bunch of 1.5A rated LM317 positive voltage regulators. If I want to provide more than 1.5A, can I put two in parallel to provide up to 3A? Do i need any diodes or anything on them to do this? Thanks
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    Pulse Width Modulation for Dimming LEDs

    I'd like to start using pulse width modulation on an LED lighting system (google "led bed", first hit) but am worried about getting fully-dim to fully-lit operation. Is it possible to use pulse width modulation to dim an LED to an almost off state without noticing flicker? Would I need some sort...
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    Problem with Epox 8k3a+ onboard RAID

    I have an Epox 8k3a+ with an onboard highpoint raid controller, HPT370/2. I just got a new 250GB HD and want to use it along with my 30GB and 100GB. I first enabled the RAID controller in BIOS and attached the 100 and 250gb to the raid as master and slave, while my 30gb and cdrw were both...
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    Why are you voting for Bush?

    There are alot of "Why are you voting Kerry?" or "Don't vote for Bush" But I want the other side. Please don't flame if you're not voting for Bush. Clinton passed the DMCA, the Bush administration let the assault weapons ban sunset, Clinton got some, Bush went to war against Iraq after...
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    Post Your Laptop(')s Battery Run Time.

    Hi, I find it extremely annoying when I want to do something with my laptop and I have to find an outlet within an hour or less of starting. The wonder of the portable computer has been transformed into the power hungry notebook tethered by its power adapter. But perhaps most of my annoyance...
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    Plastic Screens on Monitors?

    Just recently I got myself a nice 17" Trinitron that was slightlyused. When I got it, there was what looked like glue on the screen, like there had been a sticker on it. So, being used to my old glass faced 15" monitor, I took a razor blade and tried scraping it off. Low and behold...
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    Please read if you have a DLink dwl-650 with PCI bridge dwl-500

    I have a D-Link dwl-500 cardbus pci bridge (ricoh chipset) on my 8KHA+. Every time I put the 650 in the adaptor my system freezes on the second beep, which becomes beeeeeeeeeeep and returns to normal as soon as I remove the card. I have tried every hardware and BIOS configuration I can. I am...
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    Sign the Prevent eBay Auction Sniping Petition

    I've gotten tired of losing an auction because someone snipes it from me like a second before the auction closes. Here is the link and the petition statement below. http://www.petitiononline.com/ebaysnip/petition.html
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    Possible Registry Corruption due to RAID controller.

    The problem I keep getting is below, I was typing it into the Tech. Support Forum when I saw this thread: Registry Corruption in Win2k using KT7 RAID controller? I have an Epox 8k3a+ with HighPoint RAID controller (HPT372). The blue screen message I recieve is as follows: The registry cannot...
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    Thermal Diodes on 8K3A+ and XP Internal Diode

    I have a few questions and some comments. Does anyone know where the system temperature sensor is located on the 8K3A+? I am having a hard time finding it. Also, since the CPU temperature the board reports is from the internal Athlon XP diode, is there still a way to access the in-socket diode...
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    Installing Windows on Micron GoBook2

    HI, I am having trouble trying to install Windows98 on my GoBook2. After doing the hardware checks and "Preparing Setup" the Windows setup freezes. I have tried removing all PCMCIA devices and disabling everything I can in the BIOS. Windows95 setup also does this, as well as Windows98SE...