Re: [H] IEEE 4-pin to USB connector?
Hello Veech, Just throw in a 1394 card, it's only around $10 or so shipped :) HTH -- JW At 12:35 AM 6/13/2005, you wrote: I have a Sony Digital Handycam TRV120. We bought Nero last week with the grand idea of dumping all the tapes into the PC and editing and burning to DVD. The digital output on the Sony is an IEEE 4-pin, and the only digital in on the PC (a Dell) is USB 2.0. Try as I will, I cannot locate a cable that goes from IEEE 4-pin to USB, except for one made in Europe for about $130.. sheesh! Are such things available at a reasonable price? Is there a bottleneck or loss of signal quality going this route or should I just go ahead and install a firewire card in the Dell? The less I have to muck around with the PC the better. thanks..
RE: [H] IEEE 4-pin to USB connector?
The IEEE on your Sony is IEEE-1394 (aka Firewire to everyone besides Sony). Sony calls/called this interface iLink which some Sony Vaio's come/came with built-in. IEEE-1394 is NOT compatible with USB1 or USB2. IEEE-1394 can be 4-wire or 6-wire or 9-wire with 4-wire to 6-wire, 4-wire to 9-wire and 6-wire to 9-wire adaptation. there are gender-changers, too. What a mess! http://store.4linkcomm.com/firewirecable.html _jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Veech Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:35 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] IEEE 4-pin to USB connector? I have a Sony Digital Handycam TRV120. We bought Nero last week with the grand idea of dumping all the tapes into the PC and editing and burning to DVD. The digital output on the Sony is an IEEE 4-pin, and the only digital in on the PC (a Dell) is USB 2.0. Try as I will, I cannot locate a cable that goes from IEEE 4-pin to USB, except for one made in Europe for about $130.. sheesh! Are such things available at a reasonable price? Is there a bottleneck or loss of signal quality going this route or should I just go ahead and install a firewire card in the Dell? The less I have to muck around with the PC the better. thanks..
[H] IEEE 4-pin to USB connector?
I have a Sony Digital Handycam TRV120. We bought Nero last week with the grand idea of dumping all the tapes into the PC and editing and burning to DVD. The digital output on the Sony is an IEEE 4-pin, and the only digital in on the PC (a Dell) is USB 2.0. Try as I will, I cannot locate a cable that goes from IEEE 4-pin to USB, except for one made in Europe for about $130.. sheesh! Are such things available at a reasonable price? Is there a bottleneck or loss of signal quality going this route or should I just go ahead and install a firewire card in the Dell? The less I have to muck around with the PC the better. thanks..
RE: [H] brothers in arms ?
tab key, very strange but one does command a squad and gives
orders and have to flank and attack.
not what I'm used to but getting into it
:{)
fp
At 06:26 PM 6/12/2005, Veech Poked the stick with:
I'm not playing it, but you said
FPS Strategy and that got me thinking, my
favorite games ever were Battlezone and Battlezone 2, and they
combined
shooter and strategy, it was a blast! AFAIK nothing since has
successfully
combined the two genres, so I'll have to check this out. Sounds
like a WW2
shooter. p.s. the obvious, doesn't the options/controls menu show
you how
to change weapons? Almost all shooters cycle weapons with num keys
1
through 9, or change with the mouse scroll wheel...
--
Tallyho ! ]:8)
--
There are two reasons for doing: one good, the other real
RE: [H] brothers in arms ?
I'm not playing it, but you said FPS Strategy and that got me thinking, my favorite games ever were Battlezone and Battlezone 2, and they combined shooter and strategy, it was a blast! AFAIK nothing since has successfully combined the two genres, so I'll have to check this out. Sounds like a WW2 shooter. p.s. the obvious, doesn't the options/controls menu show you how to change weapons? Almost all shooters cycle weapons with num keys 1 through 9, or change with the mouse scroll wheel... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:26 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] brothers in arms ? any one playing this ? I can not figure out how to change weapons ? any help. nice strategy FPS fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) -- Coward: One who in thinks with his legs.
Re: [H] ZoneAlarm Security Suite
I quit using Zone Alarm a long time ago. I found it to be resource hungry, less effective then others and unstable. If you are looking for a good team I suggest Kaspersky Anti-Virus with Kerio firewall. NOD32 would be my next choice for AV - Kerio is the only firewall I'd use. If you are looking for a complete suite - get Trend PC Cillin Internet Security Suite 2005. However KAV and Kerio would be best, IMO. Neil Davidson wrote: Anyone here used ZoneAlarm Security Suite? I already use the free basic version of ZoneAlarm and I need to replace NAV 2003 (extended it last year 'cos I didn't want to go for 2004 and all its activation rubbish). Any thoughts? Suggestions? I am open to alternatives too :) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] brothers in arms ?
any one playing this ? I can not figure out how to change weapons ? any help. nice strategy FPS fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) -- Coward: One who in thinks with his legs.
Re: [H] ZoneAlarm Security Suite
My vote in protest is to Uninstall/reinstall NAV 2003. As to the rest I liked Kiwi's firewall amd mever cared much for ZA. Neil Davidson wrote: Anyone here used ZoneAlarm Security Suite? I already use the free basic version of ZoneAlarm and I need to replace NAV 2003 (extended it last year 'cos I didn't want to go for 2004 and all its activation rubbish). Any thoughts? Suggestions? I am open to alternatives too :)
[H] ZoneAlarm Security Suite
Anyone here used ZoneAlarm Security Suite? I already use the free basic version of ZoneAlarm and I need to replace NAV 2003 (extended it last year 'cos I didn't want to go for 2004 and all its activation rubbish). Any thoughts? Suggestions? I am open to alternatives too :)
RE: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini
Back in the DOS days when all we had was FAT12/FAT16, there was and still is a restriction on how many root entries there can be - 512 root entries in FAT16 according to Microsoft. Also, the volume label consumes one of those 512 32-byte root entries. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechR ef/50cd4ffc-1389-423d-9d02-1a898b2eb39f.mspx What I didn't know until I read the info in the above link is that using long filenames reduces the total number of root entries because long filenames span multiple root entries. I was definitely using long filenames on that Cruzer, but I have another 256MB Cruzer with 107 root entries consisting of 20 files and 87 folders. 73 of the root entries are long filenames. This is ~234MB used out of 249MB total formatted capacity. Apparently, I'm not the first person to run into the limitations of FAT16 on the Cruzer. Cruzer drives come formatted as FAT, which is FAT16. I couldn't find any restrictions on the number of root entries in FAT32. I plan to reformat my "flaky Cruzer" to FAT32 and then copy my FAT16 "good Cruzer" over to it. Nothing to lose by trying. If it works, I can make the flaky one read only and use the older one for R/W. I might try formatting the Cruzer to NTFS as well - WTH. _jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Analyst Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:49 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini On 11 Jun 2005 at 13:17, nobozoz wrote: > Well, guess what. > > I was able to pull most of the important stuff off the Cruzer by > repeatedly mounting the drive in WINXP and copying one root-based > folder at a time. About 20 of the 34 or so root folders managed to make > it to the HDD intact Not too shabby. > the rest were lost because they couldn't be read at all - even > partially. Ouch. Jim, Now that you listed the number of folders you had on the drive, it reminded me that my brother mentioned that a corporate IT guy where he works told him that the jump drives do not play well if they have too many files contained within too few folders. Something you might want to investigate. Does this make any sense to anyone ? Vince
Re: [H] 2.5 external enclosue
Usually, yes. Have had a couple instances where I had to use the extra power with mine, but it's not usually necessary. >> >>I just realized that it uses TWO USB2 ports... one to help power it up... >>or a optional AC adaptor. That makes more sense. >> >> >>At 10:26 AM 6/12/2005, you wrote: >>>I am looking at a aluminium 2.5 inch external USB2 enclosure. Aluminum >>>sounds good in order to dissipate heat, but this enclosure has no power >>>supply, and depends on a USB port for the power. >>> Is that enough power to run a 2.5 inch drive? -- JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
RE: [H] 2.5 external enclosue
Shouldn't need both ports to power it. I have a fake IBM enclosure I got off eBay a while back, it has two connectors at one end of the cable in case the system can't supply enough power over one connector. Fortunately I've never had cause to use it. There are heaps of these things on eBay UK for around £10 (usually printed with IBM or embossed with Sony vaio logos :) Btw, I can't remember which drive I have in mine, but I'm sure it is an IBM travelstar, possibly a 7200rpm one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: 12 June 2005 18:50 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] 2.5 external enclosue I just realized that it uses TWO USB2 ports... one to help power it up... or a optional AC adaptor. That makes more sense. At 10:26 AM 6/12/2005, you wrote: >I am looking at a aluminium 2.5 inch external USB2 enclosure. Aluminum >sounds good in order to dissipate heat, but this enclosure has no power >supply, and depends on a USB port for the power. > Is that enough power to run a 2.5 inch drive?
Re: [H] 2.5 external enclosue
I just realized that it uses TWO USB2 ports... one to help power it up... or a optional AC adaptor. That makes more sense. At 10:26 AM 6/12/2005, you wrote: I am looking at a aluminium 2.5 inch external USB2 enclosure. Aluminum sounds good in order to dissipate heat, but this enclosure has no power supply, and depends on a USB port for the power. Is that enough power to run a 2.5 inch drive?
RE: [H] BIOS problems
Ever think the video card might be bad? I've used this same combo with even older BIOS and no issue.. I'd try the 5700 in another machine to make sure it's good. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vincent Winterling Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 11:14 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] BIOS problems Amateur system-builder question: I'm building a new system and am stumped. Components include: MSI N8N Neo3-F (socket 754) Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle Corsair 2-512 mb ram (XMS) MSI FX5700LE-TD128 Western Digital 80gb SATA (2) Pioneer Dual layer DVD burner (DVR-AO9 XLB) Thermaltake A-1838 Silent Boost Heatsink Fan / Artic Silver 5 compound Problem is I can get to the BIOS. It posts ok (one short beep as my other machines do) and gets to the Phoenix-Award BIOS screen but stops after it lists the CPU (listed accurately). No amounting of pressing DEL allows me to enter setup. With the MSI video card (as above), it wouldn't post at all. When I substituted an MSI FX5200 from another machine and it allowed it to post and get to where I am now. I cleared the CMOS but removing the battery and by clearing an SW_BAT1 button on the board, each to no avail and both with the system powered down and unplugged. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Vince Winterling Vineland, NJ
RE: [H] 2.5 external enclosue
yes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 12:27 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] 2.5 external enclosue I am looking at a aluminium 2.5 inch external USB2 enclosure. Aluminum sounds good in order to dissipate heat, but this enclosure has no power supply, and depends on a USB port for the power. Is that enough power to run a 2.5 inch drive?
[H] 2.5 external enclosue
I am looking at a aluminium 2.5 inch external USB2 enclosure. Aluminum sounds good in order to dissipate heat, but this enclosure has no power supply, and depends on a USB port for the power. Is that enough power to run a 2.5 inch drive?
[H] BIOS problems
Amateur system-builder question: I'm building a new system and am stumped. Components include: MSI N8N Neo3-F (socket 754) Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle Corsair 2-512 mb ram (XMS) MSI FX5700LE-TD128 Western Digital 80gb SATA (2) Pioneer Dual layer DVD burner (DVR-AO9 XLB) Thermaltake A-1838 Silent Boost Heatsink Fan / Artic Silver 5 compound Problem is I can get to the BIOS. It posts ok (one short beep as my other machines do) and gets to the Phoenix-Award BIOS screen but stops after it lists the CPU (listed accurately). No amounting of pressing DEL allows me to enter setup. With the MSI video card (as above), it wouldn't post at all. When I substituted an MSI FX5200 from another machine and it allowed it to post and get to where I am now. I cleared the CMOS but removing the battery and by clearing an SW_BAT1 button on the board, each to no avail and both with the system powered down and unplugged. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Vince Winterling Vineland, NJ
RE: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini
On 11 Jun 2005 at 13:17, nobozoz wrote: > Well, guess what. > > I was able to pull most of the important stuff off the Cruzer by > repeatedly mounting the drive in WINXP and copying one root-based > folder at a time. About 20 of the 34 or so root folders managed to make > it to the HDD intact Not too shabby. > the rest were lost because they couldn't be read at all - even > partially. Ouch. Jim, Now that you listed the number of folders you had on the drive, it reminded me that my brother mentioned that a corporate IT guy where he works told him that the jump drives do not play well if they have too many files contained within too few folders. Something you might want to investigate. Does this make any sense to anyone ? Vince
