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Forum: General December 15th 10, 10:06 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc
Replies: 10
Views: 822
Posted By mike
How does PC power-on work ?

wrote:
Apparently PCs often have problems if left off for weeks?
Understandably the battery/cell becomes discharged.

But I think 'dry joints' also develop in some of...
Forum: General December 12th 10, 08:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 13
Views: 900
Posted By mike
Voltage for powering US hub?

Paul wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:
I've dusted off a 4-port USB hub I had lying but can't find whatever
adapter it came with. What are the specs please? I want to replace a
PC-powered hub...
Forum: General December 5th 10, 03:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 5
Views: 738
Posted By mike
Are the DIMMs on the Crucial websites the only Crucial ones thatwill work?

Paul wrote:
mm wrote:
Are the DIMMs suggested at the manuracturers' websites the only ones
that will work. Or even the best ones? (I hate to spend too much
money fixing up a computer...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 30th 10, 12:09 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
ssd
Views: 1,839
Posted By mike
ssd

tg wrote:
gotta rave about my new ssd. For anyone who's um'ing and ar'ing about
whether to go for an ssd I would say go for it. I've just fitted a new
Intel
X-25 160Gb drive, bit pricey but...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 11:23 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By mike
Can I clone an IDE drive to a SATA drive?

Timothy Daniels wrote:
"mike" wrote:
GMAN wrote:
wrote:
Got the tivo drive working, thanks again. Loaded XPSP2;
seems to be working fine.

Time to clone...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 06:07 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,116
Posted By mike
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

GMAN wrote:
In article , wrote:
GMAN wrote:
In article , wrote:
BIOS...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 05:57 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By mike
Can I clone an IDE drive to a SATA drive?

GMAN wrote:
In article , wrote:
Got the tivo drive working, thanks again. Loaded XPSP2;
seems to be working fine.

Time to clone...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 01:34 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By mike
Can I clone an IDE drive to a SATA drive?

Got the tivo drive working, thanks again. Loaded XPSP2;
seems to be working fine.

Time to clone the original IDE drive.
I routinely use Acronis 10 to backup IDE system
drives and restore to IDE...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 09:46 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,116
Posted By mike
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

Rod Speed wrote:
mike wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
mike wrote:

BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD
I have a Western digital WD3200AVJS
SATA hard drive removed from a TIVO.
...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 08:05 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,116
Posted By mike
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

Rod Speed wrote:
mike wrote:

BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

I have a Western digital WD3200AVJS
SATA hard drive removed from a TIVO.

I want to use it in a Windows...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 29th 10, 07:33 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,116
Posted By mike
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

GMAN wrote:
In article , wrote:
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

I have a Western digital WD3200AVJS
SATA hard drive removed...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 28th 10, 08:00 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,116
Posted By mike
BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

BIOS won't recognize a TIVO SATA HD

I have a Western digital WD3200AVJS
SATA hard drive removed from a TIVO.

I want to use it in a Windows machine.

Dell 4600 Computer BIOS says there's no hard...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 29th 10, 10:51 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 90
Views: 5,892
Posted By mike
Can high voltage from power supply damage harddrive?

mm wrote:
I just talked to my friend who gave me the Dell computer, and he said
that his repair guy told him the reason his harddrive failed may
(likely?) have been a surge or something coming...
Forum: General August 28th 10, 09:14 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 19
Views: 686
Posted By mike
suggestions for low cost and good quality theft protection hardwaredevices

g wrote:
What would be an advisable solution for protecting office computing
equipment with physical cables/locks so that they are not stolen?

I looked at a few links
...
Forum: General July 6th 10, 07:37 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 27
Views: 1,290
Posted By mike
2 computers joined by a LAN cable

JD wrote:
GMAN wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
JD wrote:
What is the simplest software that would get them talking to one
...
Forum: General June 24th 10, 08:12 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 27
Views: 1,290
Posted By mike
2 computers joined by a LAN cable

JD wrote:
What is the simplest software that would get them talking to one another?

It seems that there are numerous ways to do this but lots of petty
details to work on.

Let's assume...
Forum: General March 17th 10, 09:35 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 5
Views: 514
Posted By mike
pass through power cable for laptop?

123Jim wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking for a short pass through cable for my HP laptop so that when I
trip over the cable the power cable easily disconnects from the pass through
rather than...
Forum: General March 16th 10, 11:58 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 19
Views: 1,065
Posted By mike
Dell power jack refuses to budge

123Jim wrote:
Hi all,
I was trying to replace a power jack on an inspiron 1501 laptop. An
operation I have avoided for some time due to the possible outcome being the
catastrophic...
Forum: Webcams March 14th 10, 07:44 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.webcam
Replies: 3
Views: 4,205
Posted By mike
Web Cam Software

The Learner wrote:
What's the best software to use with a web cam so that I can adjust all
the parameters of the video (color, intensity, saturation, white balance,
etc.)?

I've found that the...
Forum: Printers March 11th 10, 11:56 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
Replies: 9
Views: 844
Posted By mike
Laserjet 4MP takes 5 minutes to print a page???

Laserjet 4MP but same problem with 4L.
Windows 7, but same problem in xp.
2.8GHZ P4 desktop computer.

Printing text is acceptable.
But when printing graphics, it can take 5 minutes
to print a page. ...
Forum: General February 23rd 10, 12:36 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 49
Views: 2,682
Posted By mike
WIN 7 Major USB Hardware Incompatibilities ?

Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:02:06 -0800, mike wrote:

Nil wrote:
On 22 Feb 2010, mike wrote in alt.windows7.general:

It's...
Forum: General February 22nd 10, 10:02 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 49
Views: 2,682
Posted By mike
WIN 7 Major USB Hardware Incompatibilities ?

Nil wrote:
On 22 Feb 2010, mike wrote in alt.windows7.general:

It's Microsoft's responsibility to make their new OS compatible
with the hardware I already have. I'm sure...
Forum: General February 22nd 10, 12:22 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 49
Views: 2,682
Posted By mike
WIN 7 Major USB Hardware Incompatibilities ?

Nil wrote:
On 20 Feb 2010, "Trimble Bracegirdle" wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

BUT I have a number of USB Hardware devices that are fine under
XP ... THAT MUST...
Forum: General February 21st 10, 02:38 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,uk.comp.homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 497
Posted By mike
SD card with adaptor or USB stick?

Sain So wrote:
I am thinking of using an SD card with a USB adapter (instead of a USB
memory stick) as way of having portable data.

(Q1) Is there any significant difference between the two...
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 31st 10, 12:16 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 4
Views: 560
Posted By mike
Hard drive shock specs

Franc Zabkar wrote:
I've never understood the shock specs of hard drives. Does anyone know
the practical meaning of the following spec?

Barracuda 7200.10 Serial ATA Product Manual:
...
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