The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V3 - Hardware & Software

posting from my phone so apologies got an HP ProBook 4320s one night stopped charging. battery died and wouldn't charge or run off AC ordered a new charger and tried a friends no luck tried reseating the dc jack plug to no avail is ordering a new dc jack and replacing it the right way to go about things?

Right, so I've got a server with two network adapters on it. I used to have my Windows 2003 bridge them, recently I fucked the OS and I need to reinstall, but I wanted server 2008 which just doesn't want to go in. I've got Linux (CentOS) on it now, but how do I create a network bridge between the two adapters? I've tried and looked everywhere.

Here's something I thought of. how much would a cd/dvd drive cost? and thermal goo? and all those other little things I'd need to build a computer? could you factor that in? My maximum budget for the entire thing is [I]maybe[/I] $760. I'll probably get a monitor as a gift, and [I]maybe[/I] windows 8.

You could get a decent CD/DVD drive (not a burner, mind you) and some thermal paste for 20 bucks total.

[thumb]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/101889627/2013-02-16%2005.08.51.jpg[/thumb] Hey guys is this likely to be a graphics card problem or a problem with the monitor? I have 2 monitors and it only happens on one, so I'm assuming it's the monitor.

[QUOTE=Anthrax713;39606539][thumb]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/101889627/2013-02-16%2005.08.51.jpg[/thumb]Hey guys is this likely to be a graphics card problem or a problem with the monitor? I have 2 monitors and it only happens on one, so I'm assuming it's the monitor.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that's your monitor or cable. Are you using VGA or DVI/HMDI?

Try switching out the cable from the other monitor to that one, if it persists then your monitor is fucked.

It's likely VGA with the cable all wound up, or it's worn out.

Switched them around and it looks like I need a new cable, thanks guys.

Its time to move onto DVI anyways

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;39592752]How do I make sure that parts are compatible? Like a new GPU, PSW and my current motherboard. -Also, I'm torn between upgrading or saving for a good Laptop for Uni (I'll be studying digital media hopefully) - My motherbaord has a PCIe X16 slot but looking at [URL="http://www.cclonline.com/product/88753/426018336-2760/Graphics-Cards/Gainward-GeForce-GTX-660-Golden-Sample-2GB-Graphics-Card-PCI-E-DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort/VGA0735/"]this GPU[/URL] I see "PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one dualwidth x16 graphics slot" and "Video Card Bus Version 3.0 x16" I'm not sure how to make sure this is fully compatible with my Mothreboard, here is Speccy's readout: [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Here's the company page on my (ancient) [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138125"]motherboard[/URL]. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Here's the [URL="http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/"]Laptop[/URL] body I was configuring I opted for 8gb kingston ram, the 1080p gamut screen and the lower end Quad i7. If this is worth saving up for seen as I'm going to Uni - I'd like your opinions. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Oh and a 7200rpm 500gb HDD[/QUOTE] Guys??

Does anyone know of some software that can recover software keys? I found this: [url]http://recover-keys.com/[/url] But I don't want to spend $25 It needs to recover Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010

[QUOTE=Doritos_Man;39611160]Does anyone know of some software that can recover software keys? I found this: [url]http://recover-keys.com/[/url] But I don't want to spend $25 It needs to recover Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/[/url]

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;39592752]How do I make sure that parts are compatible? Like a new GPU, PSW and my current motherboard. -Also, I'm torn between upgrading or saving for a good Laptop for Uni (I'll be studying digital media hopefully) - My motherbaord has a PCIe X16 slot but looking at [URL="http://www.cclonline.com/product/88753/426018336-2760/Graphics-Cards/Gainward-GeForce-GTX-660-Golden-Sample-2GB-Graphics-Card-PCI-E-DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort/VGA0735/"]this GPU[/URL] I see "PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one dualwidth x16 graphics slot" and "Video Card Bus Version 3.0 x16" I'm not sure how to make sure this is fully compatible with my Mothreboard, here is Speccy's readout: [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Here's the company page on my (ancient) [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138125"]motherboard[/URL]. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Here's the [URL="http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/"]Laptop[/URL] body I was configuring I opted for 8gb kingston ram, the 1080p gamut screen and the lower end Quad i7. If this is worth saving up for seen as I'm going to Uni - I'd like your opinions. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] Oh and a 7200rpm 500gb HDD[/QUOTE] it's compatible but you probably won't see that great of performance gains because of your CPU.

[QUOTE=Forumaster;39611731][url]http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/[/url][/QUOTE] I've tried that and it does not show Office 2010 or Visual Studio 2010

What would be the best Linux distro for an Apple iBook G4? The distro would have to support PPC's.

[QUOTE=Nsybouts;39616615]What would be the best Linux distro for an Apple iBook G4? The distro would have to support PPC's.[/QUOTE] I don't know much about it, but while Canonical does not officially support PPC, there appears to be community support [url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads]here[/url]. Debian has a [url=http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/]port[/url] for PPC here, and there is another distro called [url=http://yellowdoglinux.com/]yellow dog linux[/url] which is focused on the platform. In the end I can't recommend any of these because: a) I don't use any on a regular basis. b) I've never owned a PPC based computer. You might want to wait for someone more knowledgeable to come along, but you can take a look at a few possible options and decide which you like.

[QUOTE=Nsybouts;39616615]What would be the best Linux distro for an Apple iBook G4? The distro would have to support PPC's.[/QUOTE] For the short time I had an iBook G3 (Which I killed trying to fix the infamous GPU problem..), I used Debian. It was alright, though like most of my encounters with Linux with non-intel GPUs, the graphics drivers weren't hardware accelerated.

[QUOTE=Nsybouts;39616615]What would be the best Linux distro for an Apple iBook G4? The distro would have to support PPC's.[/QUOTE] Debian is probably your best bet.

Is there a way (a setting somewhere or something) to get more options for the Windows folder browser? I mean this one: [img]http://i.imgur.com/yKtH30n.png[/img] Something like an address bar or the bookmarks/favourites that are visible in Explorer.

I don't know if my disk drive is fucked or if I'm doing something wrong or whatever but whenever I put a CD/DVD into it my explorer.exe dies and Windows stops responding altogether until the second I eject the disk when everything starts working again. Any ideas?

[QUOTE=Shadaez;39611958]it's compatible but you probably won't see that great of performance gains because of your CPU.[/QUOTE] Laptop it is, I really want a Laptop anyway for their handiness. The tower can wait.

[QUOTE=ChaosUnleash;39620363]I don't know if my disk drive is fucked or if I'm doing something wrong or whatever but whenever I put a CD/DVD into it my explorer.exe dies and Windows stops responding altogether until the second I eject the disk when everything starts working again. Any ideas?[/QUOTE] I assume this is with all CDs and DVDs you've tried? Is it possible for you to try using another CD drive in your computer?

Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224BB Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SE Western Digital® Desktop Green 1TB EVGA GeForce GTX 660Ti 2GB PhysX CUDA XFX ProSeries Core Edition 650W PSU Noctua NH-D14 CPU Kylare ASUS P8Z77-V LX, Socket-1155 Intel® Core i5-3570 Processor Corsair Carbide 200R Midi Tower Svart Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 1600MHz 8GB Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB 2.5" KIT Does this look like a good build?

Is anyone's Flash Plugin for Google Chrome crashing when skipping on a YouTube video? just started happening to me.

[QUOTE=robotman5;39636991]Is anyone's Flash Plugin for Google Chrome crashing when skipping on a YouTube video? just started happening to me.[/QUOTE] Nope, works fine for me. Are you on the stable channel?

[QUOTE=Forumaster;39637194]Nope, works fine for me. Are you on the stable channel?[/QUOTE] Yes I am, it just started happening too. and it seems other people are having the same problem.

[QUOTE=robotman5;39636991]Is anyone's Flash Plugin for Google Chrome crashing when skipping on a YouTube video? just started happening to me.[/QUOTE] Been happening for weeks for me.

[QUOTE=mblunk;39639174]Been happening for weeks for me.[/QUOTE] I am glad it's not just me. i was starting to think something was wrong with my computer.

How easy is it to switch from a membrane keyboard to a mechanical keyboard? I've been using a membrane keyboard to type and play games for a really long time now (5+ years), and I've been told that mechanical ones are generally better and last longer, but I'm hesitant to switch because when I occasionally use a mechanical keyboard I'm a much slower/less accurate typer. If I started using a mechanical keyboard regularly, approximately how long would it take to adjust?