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Awhile back I was interested in a job at a local computer service/repair and retail shop. I went in one day to see what this store had to offer(it had just opened) I BS'ed with the clerk(who was actually the manager @ another one of the store's locations) and found out that there was a position...

Wow, I feel good. Finally ALSA has realeased a driver that allows my mobo to produce sound in Gnome and KDE... I'm going to be entertained for days!!! I think Ihsan deserves a nice juicy one. Anybody else? In case you've forgot the tragic saga, please reference the following...

Can someone give me a quick answer to how I can run a specific command on boot. Specifically I want to mount a windows share using smbmount... ex: $ smbmount //server/share /local/localFolder -o username=XXX password=XXX

Hey, I am now the proud owner of a 66mHz Power Macintosh computer Power Macintosh 7100/66 computer Comes complete with keyboard and mouse Includes MAC OS 8.1 24MB RAM Power PC 601 66 mHz processor Integrated video and an additional 1MB Apple video card (DB15 pin) Apple 500MB SCSI hard...

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=698442-002 Intel Cable PackPackage Includes: One (1) 36-inch 7-device 68-pin SCSI cable One (1) 30-inch Floppy cable One (1) AT-style serial port w/backplane adapter One (1) Nonstandard ATX backplane No SCSI terminator included For $9.95 from...

I was running defrag(win98) and got an error message that I should run the thorough scandisk... so I do... But I notice something odd.... I am running scandisk and I look at the HDD activity light... it is off.... I look at the CD activity light... and It's on... I check the CD drive...

I am using ghost 2003 to backup a computer using the CD-RW.... wow... I am really impressed. This is such a nice and easy solution. If I can find a copy of it for under $20 I will definately buy it. (Im using the trialware that expires images after a 15 day period) THis software belongs in my...

Hey all... A friend of mine says that they are increasingly seeing blue screens while using their computer... increasingly having problems even starting their computer (windows freezes).... and now cannot even get windows to load at all.... So, being a kind friend, I take a look at the PC...

I have a mobo here that originally stated it was using a kt266 northbridge during POST. After a BIOS update it now states kt266A.... the manufacturer also states that the board is made with a kt266a northbridge.... I was curious, so I ripped up the heatsink to uncover... the kt266... not the...

Hey dudes, I'm working on a project for technical writing class. I'm making a guide on how to treat your hdd's nicely ;) http://harddrive.howto.dns2go.com check out what I have so far and tell me what you think, ok? gtg, enrollment is starting.. I look forward to your opinions when I get back.

I was just reading through some hitachi hdd data. They compare the distance between a hdd platters and it's reading heads to various other objects.... They give an example of an Jet airliner having to fly 1 inch above the surface of the Earth. This exerpt shows that a mere finger print smudge...

Hey all... I seem to ahve done something to my computer... or apache.. im not really sure... Apache used to serve Any/All ports and now it only seems to serer 80 and 443 (SSL).... I tried to make a virtual host on port 100 and my computer doesn't seem to be running a server on port 100...

If you have ever done any programming, does it make you appreciate programs made by others more? How does it affect your view on software piracy?

I found this site a year or two ago. It is a decently well written guide to cleaning a keyboard. http://www.computing.net/howto/simple/keyboard/ I have found it works wonders for sticky keys due to soda spillage... plus it will make an old dirty keyboard look like new. (Great for buying used...

I have a MSI "ms6156 Ver. 1.0 BX7" motherboard (Verified by looking at the silkscreen label on the mobo).. It's an old slot1 66/100mHz board that I would like to flash. However, I keep getting the error "the program file's part number does not match with your system" when I'm just starting to...

Does anybody use that thermal compound that is included with new heatsinks? You know the one covered by tape that is supposed to be phase change heat transfer compound but just seemes to resemble Bondo (Auto body filler) I have never used that gunk before... though I have sure had the pleasure...

Can anyone recomend a free anti virus utility. I know some have been mentioned before but I can't seem to find them.

Just wondering how many computers the average SF member has running right now. If you have several, why? I have 3 running and another 1 is the family's. AthlonXP 1700+ - Main box; Gaming, school, internet, DVD conversion, Photoshop Athlon 800mHz - My mandrake server, mainly for me to learn...

Thanks Cas for you help finding the Athlon XP/MP thermal charts.... but I'm having trouble finding data on the original Athlon slot and socketed CPU's The data sheets I've been able to find don't list the average or typical output, but more the maximum thermal output or the maximum die temp...

A good tip for cheap PSU's or any molex connector for that matter. Whenever I get a PSU or a "Y" cable I use hotglue to fill in the empty spaces around the wires in the molex connectors. This secures the wires in place and means they won't rattle around or push out(very cheap molex connectors)...

From ZDnet: The software maker is set to release a Windows XP update adding support for the hyped technology for wirelessly linking peripherals. But Microsoft's version of Bluetooth doesn't appear to play well with others http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t297-s2123956,00.html

I'm looking for Thunderbird, Palomino, and Thoroughbred thermal output charts. I know they're out there, But I cant seem to find em. You guys know where I could get some charts that show the average and maximum heat dissapated by these processors? thanks

Wow, I'm feeling really proud of my self right about now. I found a linux driver that enables AC97 audio and I installed it all by myself(thanks to the great readme) I don't think I've ever heard such sweet sounds bellow from these cheap NEC speakers. Incase you yourself would like to install...

How long are these things good for anyway? I have had some in use for over 10 years and the computers seem fine. I tried to test the battery in one of these systems... turns out it's soldered(maybe glued) into the removable socket (what a misnomer). I was taking some other batteries out of a...

Actually, this picture is from MTV (the music television channel). This was taken from one of their earlier advertisements. I believe around the time they were running their "I want my MTV" campaign.

Hey again. As you might have read my motherboard died and I am replacing it. The old mobo was a slot A Athlon with a VIA kx133 chipset. The new one will be a socket A with a kt266 chipset. Will I be able to simply put the new mobo and processor in this board and boot up just like before? or...

Does anyone have any experience with the Shuttle AK32L (or it's brother the AK31) motherboard. I need to replace my dead board with something adaquate. This board is based on the VIA kt266 northbridge(VIA VT8366) and the VIA VT8233 south bridge. And has support for BOTH SDR and DDR SDRAM...

I have a puzzle for you all.(taken from car talk(tm)) Kudo's to the winner. The puzzle goes like so: You are given 2 cardboard cubes. With these cubes you are suposed to represent every day of the month(31 days) by placing a single number on each side of the cube. Can you represent every day...

At 9:52am CST my trusty Abit KA7 passsed away. Not only did its soul pass, but it took the entire circuit down with it. The blown circuit caused all my computers to go down at once. I guess you could say it went out with a bang. We salute you our ol' slotted A friend.

just wondered why no one seemed interested

what do you guys think of my use of my internet connection? would you call it typical? excessive? abusive?

hello again. I am trying to setup authentication for my now working web server. >8- ) I have been lead to believe that using .htaccess files will be the easiest way to setup user/pass for sharing certain directories. so, this is the route I've taken so far. I have setup an .htaccess file in...

Hey guys, I'm doing a project for school and I would like permission to use some of the info forum members have posted. Part of the project includes a manual/guide on how to properly care for hdd's. I'm not sure what I will be using yet, as I have just started brainstorming. But I expect I...

I was just wondering how to see my uptime in linux, specifically mandrake. can someone help me?

I picked this item up at a garage sale. I used it for approx 1 month but now have no use for it. It will hook up virtually any parallel printer (spp, epp and ecp) to your ethernet network (print server operates at 10baseT). Item is in perfect condition, comes in original packaging w/ AC->DC...

I purchased this RAM from crucial.com for a new computer, however the motherboard manual was incorrect and the RAM won't actually work in this mobo. The memory was never used, but has been taken out of the static bag. has been stored in static bag in original crucial packaging. Specs: DDR...

hey, can somebody give me a hand here.. im a linux noob.. >8- ) ...and Im setting up an apache web server via webmin. I'm trying to get directory browsing to work, but I keep getting forbidden errors. I have checked the permissions for the related folder and files and everything seems to be...

Hey all, I have recently purchased a wd100JB from an online retailer(mwave). The drive was DOA and subsequently exchanged for another one. The new drive makes noises that are consistant with the noises heard when a drive is first turned on, goes into standby, or is turned off. (I assume this...