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We would like to dedicate this space to Alan Norman. Alan passed away in March 2005. Alan volunteered to be the Tech Forum moderator in 2001 when we started these forums based on the new software. He is part of the Tech Forum and will always be remembered by the people who he helped directly or...
It is surprising the number of Posts I read where if I replied, the advice would only be relevent if the original poster lived in the same country as me. I therefore sometimes do not reply if that information is missing. This is especially the case if someone is asking about the best price for a...
Does anyone know of any reputable or disreputable sources that I might use to compare, in a general way, the quality of coverage people get with the different mobile carriers in Sydney? Is there anything in the way of mobile companies in comparison to what whirlpool forums is to broadband for...
Gday guys, I am trying to get some data off an old Epson PCe 1989 computer (from my research very similar to an Epson Equity 1). Bios version "Genoa version 4.30". It wasnt turning on properly. I worked out that the battery was buggered. So I have replaced that, and in doing so I have lost all...
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Hi Asus P5Q family et Gigabytes Ga-EG45 ou EP45 seem to be the best in general and for overclocking for the GO Q6600. Am i right ????? Those seem to rise the GO Q6600 2.4 to 3.4 gigs and more. Tancrède
I give up. I'm a complete amateur with this, however all my searching has turned up nothing but other people with the same problems and solutions that have not worked for me, and for most others as well. Specifically, in this situation, I'm trying to place an ad banner so that its covering a...
--------- Hi The motherboard Dell Inspiron 530 Foxconn is dead. It seem to be the bios. is it possible to restore the bios other than change the chip ????? Tancrède
Any ideas on how to successfully install a Fuji Xerox Docuprint C525A printer in Ubuntu 9.10? I've googled it for days now, searched most Linux forums, and a variety of answers. Currently the driver itself seems to installed OK, but I get an error saying "/usr/lib/cups/filter/FXM_PF" is not...
G'day lads, it's been a long time... I just inherited a mate's dead P20 Toshiba lappy. I think I have the problem isolated to a dead cpu. The processor is a 3.0GHz Socket 478 (pin) P4 with an bus speed of 800MHz. The I.D. number of the processor is SL6WK. I can score a couple of Socket 478...
As the title says basically, I don't know how to do it. The only rules currently set are to allow core networking, allow the vlc web interface, and to allow a VNC server. Everything else in the Exceptions tab is unchecked, or turned off. I'd like to run without an antivirus or need to install...
I got the following info in an e-mail. The question is, will it work? How to protect your e-mail address book
A problem has suddenly developed in which I am unable to access BIOS or get into Windows Safe Mode. I started when I was burning a video DVD -R in which about halfway through the burn, the DVD ejected and an error message saying there was a burn failure. Only half the the DVD had any video but...
No fix has been published so far. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx Our investigation so far has shown that Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is not affected, and that Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft...
I have backed up my PC to an external drive. It is close to being full. How can I remove old backups and leave the latest one in the drive. Thanks,Allan
hiren's boot cd can be downloaded from here it is free http://www.hirensbootcd.net/ sometimes the site is slow try earlier versions for a mini-98 10 has a mini xp. be sure you have a high speed dsl or cable connection. this cd when you set the pc to boot from it has many useful tools avoid...
I was given an old M571 based system from a friend, some while ago and recently decided to play around with it. I found Timmy's M571 page and have updated to the latest BIOS available for my board (v7.0) It runs fairly well but I was wondering if the custom new BIOS as mentioned here:...
I keep getting a little msg on bottom RHS task bar - it has 2 keys and says "Activate Windows Now" - windows has deactivates due to a hardware change. Click this message to start activation. Another msg pops up in middle of screen saying "Optional update delivery is not working. You may be a...
Help please..... The DVD drawer(door) on my machine wont open. Any ideas/brainwaves anyone... Thanx heaps for all or any suggestions......apart from throwing it out the door which I have considered.......:rolling:
Has anybody got any experience with calendar sharing software? Can anyone recommend one to me?
A thread for when you know the answer is already here but you can't find it and have searched extensively: Someone had a problem with a dead flash card or SD card and there was a multi-platform utility that handled a variety of storage devices including dead flash storage. I'm looking...
Hi Is it possible to overclock this motherboard. Stock are; Barton 2500XP+, conventionnal video card AGP, one RAM 333(PC2700) 512M and the other is a 400(PC3200) 512M, a conventionnal heasink and fan for this AMD ????? The Bios is at is max. I updated. A 1013 i think. Thanks for eventual...
Can any body recommend reliable disk cloning software, where one disk has the data, the other is blank, but the software can't be installed on EITHER? In other words I need to boot from a floppy or CD/DVD and clone that way. Ghost 2003 used to do it, but it seems it doesn't like SATA hard disks.
youre going to bag me out again cy lol but oh well can someone please help me, i used to be with bigpond for internet, after alot of shit ith them, i cancelled my account, and transfered to iprimus. ive got a laptop, and i used to use the Wii fii modem with bigpond, so i could obviously use my...
I put a Athlon xP 2500 on Asus A7v8x-x mother board, but during the bios set up the cpu speed only shows the speed up to 1844 or choose manualy. So how can choose a correct a cpu speed to match XP2500 ? Pls help. Thanks.:(
Would appreciate any reviews / suggestions / comments on the following system I am putting together http://www.eyo.com.au/trolley.php?wishlist=16977 Need this t be able to run Win7 and handle multiple virtual machines (SQL / SharePoint / Domino) as well as 2d graphics (PhotoShop /...
Hi, I am thinking of replacing my crappy old computer with an EYO one as follows AMD Phenom 9950 / 2GB Memory / 1000GB SATA2 HDD / DVD Burner / GeForce 9400GT 512MB Video / G-Lan / HD Audio / Multi-card Reader / Enemax 500W PSU / No O/S. I am not looking for anything very flash and my budget is...
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