Forum: General
September 21st 20, 11:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,373
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Forum: General
January 6th 20, 07:38 PM Posted to alt.os.linux,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Old hardware
VanguardLH wrote:
If it still has its original battery, that's too old for the battery.
I 'preserved' its battery.
Almost its entire life it was 'sessile'. I read somewhere that the best
way to...
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Forum: General
January 6th 20, 06:38 PM Posted to alt.os.linux,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Old hardware
Boo hoo. My vintage '08 laptop died. It was branded eMachines D620,
but its heritage was Gateway acquired by Acer '07, and the name was dc/d
about 6 y later. Its hardware was a mobile Athlon...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
August 8th 17, 11:40 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 350
Compaq Evo boot time beep codes
Hul Tytus wrote:
Anyone know the meaning of the boot time beep code: beep beep pause beep?
This occurs somewhere in the boot sequence and the machine stalls.
There were a lot of different EVO/s....
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 25th 17, 12:20 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 477
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 24th 17, 10:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 477
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 24th 17, 03:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 477
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 3rd 17, 04:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 561
internet connection problem - hardware or O/S?
Yes wrote:
9. the web surfing pc recognized that it was connected using a wired
connection, and I
could access the internet again
That part means that the lspci and inxi I suggested...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 1st 17, 10:18 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 561
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 1st 17, 10:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 561
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
April 26th 17, 05:37 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,989
USB stick leaking
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
one of the yachts in [I think it was] the Americas Cup had a keel made
of uranium, I think because it's very heavy [and probably not as soft as
lead].)
I don't...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
April 24th 17, 09:32 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,989
USB stick leaking
Paul wrote:
And the metalloid, I've not heard that term before. Apparently,
that's English for "we've having trouble categorizing the
properties of this material"
The eternal war between the...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 23rd 17, 04:12 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 643
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 16th 17, 11:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 114
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 7th 17, 05:00 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 10
Views: 385
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 31st 16, 07:50 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 362
AMD Zen review
Paul wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:
wrote:
http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-review-leaked/
Says "It’s official, folks, AMD is back."
Not exactly official (yet);...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 31st 16, 06:35 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 362
AMD Zen review
wrote:
http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-review-leaked/
Says "It’s official, folks, AMD is back."
Not exactly official (yet); still in the leak stage.
Outperforming a $434...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 18th 16, 09:39 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 17
Views: 282
Ping Paul - CMOS Battery
Paul wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:
It is 'inconceivable' (as in 'I don't understand') to me how 2
consecutive mobos would not be able to keep their CMOS batteries
charged by being powered up...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 18th 16, 04:37 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 17
Views: 282
Ping Paul - CMOS Battery
MrTsquare wrote:
Just guessing, but comp is probably on 30 ±10 hrs per month. Its now
set up to have the PS on all the time.
I have no way of quantifying my opinion, but it would seem to me...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 17th 16, 09:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 17
Views: 282
Ping Paul - CMOS Battery
MrTsquare wrote:
I guess I'll try your thought of leaving the power supply
turned on.
- roughly how many hours per week (or month) is this computer turned on?
- instead of turning its PS...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 8th 16, 10:58 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 245
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 17th 16, 05:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 10
Views: 172
Using EasyBCD's BIOS Extender
John B. Smith wrote:
Thinking about ImgBurn to plunk Kaspersky onto the key. I suppose
Kaspersky wouldn't have went to the trouble of giving me a
rescue2usb.exe if that would work.
I used...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 16th 16, 11:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 10
Views: 172
Using EasyBCD's BIOS Extender
John B. Smith wrote:
So... my question: anybody tried this PLoP? Anybody have any other
idea about how I could boot a USB Kasperky's Rescue disk if I can't
make my native BIOS do it?
I use...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 11th 16, 02:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 610
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 12th 16, 03:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 505
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