Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 30th 17, 08:27 PM Posted to alt.free.newsservers,alt.conspiracy,alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.os.linux.ubuntu
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Replies: 38
Views: 863
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
March 26th 17, 09:05 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,709
floppy drive turmoil
On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:34:58 -0500, philo wrote:
Probably looking no further than the BIOS.
It's likely that Windows doesn't redetect the functionality of a floppy
drive like BIOS does with...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 13th 16, 02:16 PM Posted to sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.repair,alt.home.repair,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.freeware
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Replies: 8
Views: 701
Using software to prevent battery problems....
On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:14:36 -0400, legg wrote:
It can be and has been in the past.
particularly at the very beginning of the sw development....
Who's on first?
Are you telling me you...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 11th 16, 05:49 AM Posted to sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.repair,alt.home.repair,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.freeware
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Replies: 8
Views: 701
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 3rd 16, 12:37 PM Posted to sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.repair,alt.home.repair,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.freeware
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Replies: 25
Views: 432
Why do lithium batteries explode?
On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 16:37:42 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 3/09/16 09:02, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 02:55:01 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
[snip]
Because of ignorance. What...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 3rd 16, 02:02 AM Posted to sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.repair,alt.home.repair,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.freeware
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Replies: 25
Views: 432
Why do lithium batteries explode?
On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 02:55:01 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
[snip]
Because of ignorance. What else?
Any battery would explode if its power is drained too fast.
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Forum: General
April 29th 16, 12:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 2
Views: 606
Multi boot under WinXP-32
On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:24:19 -0700, Norm X wrote:
Hi,
I'm setting up software on a 32-bit netbook that I restored. The new drive
is a 32GB internal SSD from SuperTalent. New installation is...
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Forum: General
January 14th 16, 02:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,general,alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,876
What wears out in an HDD?
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:01:18 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Modern hard disks are very very reliable!
No. Not really. Not all of them. It depends on the HDD manufacturing. Some
models are...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 14th 16, 02:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,general,alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,610
What wears out in an HDD?
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:01:18 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Modern hard disks are very very reliable!
No. Not really. Not all of them. It depends on the HDD manufacturing. Some
models are...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 14th 16, 02:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,general,alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,610
What wears out in an HDD?
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:44:50 -0500, Micky wrote:
What wears out in an HDD? Is it only the tone arm that breaks? or
can the bearings the platter rides on break??? Good watches use
jewels,...
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Forum: General
January 14th 16, 02:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,general,alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,876
What wears out in an HDD?
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:44:50 -0500, Micky wrote:
What wears out in an HDD? Is it only the tone arm that breaks? or
can the bearings the platter rides on break??? Good watches use
jewels,...
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Forum: Printers
January 14th 16, 01:26 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.periphs.printers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,154
Printing USB to Parallel
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:34:32 +0000, Roger Mills wrote:
Any lack of "blackness"
is likely to be an issue with the printer itself, and nothing to do with
the cable.
Expired toner? Is that...
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Forum: General
January 14th 16, 01:26 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.periphs.printers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,611
Printing USB to Parallel
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:34:32 +0000, Roger Mills wrote:
Any lack of "blackness"
is likely to be an issue with the printer itself, and nothing to do with
the cable.
Expired toner? Is that...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 12th 16, 06:11 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi,comp.arch,comp.lang.c,sci.electronics.design
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Replies: 25
Views: 419
Intel's Skylake Prime Number Bug.
On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:42:57 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
Nowadays processors (from micro to mainframe) are run by microcode. A
problem like this can be in the circuitry (as was with the FPU...
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