Forum: Printers
February 29th 12, 07:40 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Forum: General
September 23rd 11, 02:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 25
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eMachine won't keep time
FWIW this issue could be in the hardwa
I have my BIOS set to automatically boot every morning. When it became
erratic and then stopped automatically booting, I played with the BIOS until
I...
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Forum: General
February 4th 11, 12:28 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
I modified the "crush" method: I snipped a test cap in half with wire
snips. The bottom half then pulls right off the internal connectors,
leaving two nice pegs for a tack solder.
Access could be...
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Forum: General
February 3rd 11, 06:40 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
I have practiced removing caps on old MB's and I find it not so easy.
I like this idea a lot and will give it a try.
Thanks for the suggestion.
"William Sommerwerck" ...
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Forum: General
February 3rd 11, 04:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
On closer inspection, I do see a bulging cap near the cmos. Runs very hot
to touch so highly suspect.
Not sure if I can replace.
"Paul" wrote in message...
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Forum: General
February 2nd 11, 04:48 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
Same result when booting to a CD: power light comes on but process proceeds
no further. Not a HD issue.
To clarify, the PC is set to awake from fully off using the RTC alarm, not
suspend or...
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Forum: General
February 1st 11, 10:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
The PC is turned off at night, not suspended or hibernated.
I always have current, redundant backups so no problem testing the HD.
No floppy so I'll try disconecting the HD or using a bootable CD...
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Forum: General
February 1st 11, 04:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.repair
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,310
motherboard pwr_on pins resistance?
Paul,
If I may impose on your knowledge of PSUs, can you help me with an earlier
post?
I have a Acer Verition M460 [AMI BIOS R01-C3] with WindowsXP SP3.
I had the CMOS set to wake and boot every...
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Forum: Printers
May 25th 09, 05:56 AM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 2
Views: 335
LaserJet 1012 Vertical Fade
Possibly solved but comments still welcomed.
Before following disassembling to check the fuser sensor [which I understand
can accumulate toner and leave about a 1/4 inch wide faded stripe], I...
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Forum: Printers
May 25th 09, 03:47 AM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 2
Views: 335
LaserJet 1012 Vertical Fade
Printer works well but has a "slight" faded vertical band about 3 inches
from the left margin, about 1/4 inches wide. New cartridge.
Doing a "half self test" I can see slight fadeing on the drum at...
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Forum: Printers
March 30th 09, 06:50 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 13
Views: 668
looking for parts
The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in
sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up
to the challenge.
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Forum: Printers
October 31st 08, 07:53 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 16
Views: 944
Epson CX5800F
I never use the color inks as I have a Canon iP8500 or photos and I am very
disappointed that I am being nagged to replace the color cartridges.
I don't mind permanently disabling color printing as...
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Forum: Printers
October 21st 08, 08:44 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 3
Views: 291
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Forum: Printers
July 13th 08, 01:28 AM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Forum: Printers
July 12th 08, 10:31 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 3
Views: 220
Long term storage of Epson R220
I have a R220 that works fine [still has ink in the cartridges] but will be
unused for at least 6 months. What is the "best" way to store this so the
head "might" remain useable?
Thanks.
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Forum: Printers
July 7th 08, 07:05 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 3
Views: 326
Epson CX5800F
This is my first Epson.
The manual tells me nothing about resetting default parameters.
On other Epson models I thought I had read something about pressing several
keys along with the power button...
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Forum: Printers
July 5th 08, 08:13 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 3
Views: 326
Epson CX5800F
The printer initializes very slowly and the scan function seems to hang.
Is there a maintenace mode or reset key combination that might restore this
to factory settings?
Thank you.
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Forum: Acer Computers
July 4th 08, 01:57 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
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Replies: 1
Views: 289
Front Panel Veriton M460
In case anyone else needs a work around:
The Veriton chassis is designed with vent holes on the side panel to
directly exhaust the CPU fan. Nice. But the vent holes render an extra
chassis fan...
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Forum: Acer Computers
July 3rd 08, 11:45 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
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Replies: 1
Views: 289
Front Panel Veriton M460
I see the 3 clips on the left side but the panel is still anchored. What
else do I need do to remove the panel? [I want to add a fan to cool the
SATA HD.]
Thanks.
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Forum: Acer Computers
June 28th 08, 09:49 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
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Replies: 0
Views: 357
Acer Veriton Sata Driver
Trying to downgrade to Win XP.
Are there separate SATA drivers available for the M460?
I see 2 "format" iso images @ Acer's support site to prepare a bare SATA
drive but I don't see any SATA driver...
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Forum: Printers
June 15th 08, 07:13 AM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 9
Views: 464
printing passport photos?
IDPhotoStudio by KCSoftwares has no bells and whistles [can't edit or adjust
the photo] but it is free and worth a try.
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Forum: Compaq Computers
March 24th 08, 03:21 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
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Replies: 2
Views: 658
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Forum: Compaq Computers
March 24th 08, 04:55 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
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Replies: 2
Views: 658
DeskPro Power Supply
Garcia Mobo [203966-001]
DeskPro Ex power supply died.
Compaq PS 6201-6C3
Compaq replacement is 201828-001
I have several standard ATX replacements that would fit the case but the
wire colors don't...
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Forum: Printers
January 5th 08, 09:54 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 19
Views: 735
Panasonic Dot Matrix Rubber Part
In case anyone looks for the same problem: a piece of vinyl molding trim cut
down to size [3/8 X 15] seems to function perfectly.
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Forum: Printers
January 2nd 08, 10:24 PM Posted to comp.periphs.printers
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Replies: 19
Views: 735
Panasonic Dot Matrix Rubber Part
Printer was made in 1991 and Panasonic no longer supports parts.
Printer otherwise fine and useful for continous paper.
Thanks.
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