RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive
Always suspect discs before burners. Use a decent brand like Verbatim or TDK. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali Sent: Friday, 26 August 2005 9:16 To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive I am using a sony drive to burn images. So do you think that might be the cause of the skipping on peoples dvd players? But they said it played fine first time and then started skipping on the 2nd and 3rd time they played the disc. That makes me feel like it's a disc issue more than a burner issue.
RE: [H] Weird one for you...
You can buy a flashing LED which requires nothing more than just power being applied to it. Check out your local Radio Shack for one. The circuit is actually inside the LED lens itself making it the best solution. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Friday, 26 August 2005 2:37 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Weird one for you... I'm looking for a red LED that flashes about once a minute and is powered by 2 AA batteries. I got one from a display box that was used for a web camera or something. It's on a pretty small board. I'd like something just like it. Where do you find something like this? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
RE: [H] Re: Best DVD disc with Drive
The good thing with Plextor is, I would be surprised at one of their units failing but at the same time I'd also breathe easy knowing once it was fixed/replaced, it would remain so for the rest of its natural life. Top notch drives but I'm happy to stick with Pioneer from a cost and reliability compromise. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, 25 August 2005 3:20 To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Re: Best DVD disc with Drive I just RMAed my 4 1/2 month old Plextor. First Plextor that I have ever had trouble with. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Shaw Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:15 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Re: Best DVD disc with Drive On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:23:18 GMT Tony Antoniou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would have to agee here about Sony. I had 2 that didn't hold up. I tried to get the first replaced from Sony. What info they wanted me to provide in order to get it replaced was way beyond rediculous. I was obvious they were side stepping replacing the drive even though they gave me the impression that it should be replaced. I've had good luck with both of my Pioneer's. I started using them at the recommendation of Wayne. I also have had good luck with the Ritek DVD-R's +RW's, even though someone on this list was having problems with them. I would avoid Sony. Especially since they're rebadged Lite-On's, the build quality hasn't proven itself to be even half decent in my experience. I've already had 2 units which are selective about working on an Asus board as opposed to a Gigabyte board. Oddball stuff. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:00 To: Bobby Heid; 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive I meant to answer your question about which drive also. The latest consensus seems to be the Pioneer, Plextor, NEC, and Sony (I think these are rebadged Lite-Ons) drives. I would still research further and not take my word for it. I got a great deal on the Plextor back in March. I was going to get the Pioneer until I came across the Plextor deal. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:35 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive Prerecorded DVDs are pressed, not burned. That is a much better process than burning them. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:07 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive Yeah but why do movies from blockbuster work for everyone. There should be a good way of making custom dvd's for home. So is plextor burners the best to go with. Is it better to use Single layer or Dual layer DVD burners? What about Single vs Dual layer Discs?
RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive
Title: Message I would avoid Sony. Especially since theyre rebadged Lite-Ons, the build quality hasnt proven itself to be even half decent in my experience. Ive already had 2 units which are selective about working on an Asus board as opposed to a Gigabyte board. Oddball stuff. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2005 10:00 To: Bobby Heid; 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive I meant to answer your question about which drive also. The latest consensus seems to be the Pioneer, Plextor, NEC, and Sony (I think these are rebadged Lite-Ons) drives. I would still research further and not take my word for it. I got a great deal on the Plextor back in March. I was going to get the Pioneer until I came across the Plextor deal. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:35 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive Prerecorded DVDs are pressed, not burned. That is a much better process than burning them. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:07 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive Yeah but why do movies from blockbuster work for everyone. There should be a good way of making custom dvds for home. So is plextor burners the best to go with. Is it better to use Single layer or Dual layer DVD burners? What about Single vs Dual layer Discs?
RE: [H] Gas prices
There is a small degree of increased performance in modern standard manufacturer's vehicles when it comes to using premium fuel. Not to the extent that I would say it is significant but enough to notice a little more pep. Reason being, the higher octane means more resistance to detonation as you said. As a result, the knock sensor factory-standard ECU's utilise picks up less knocking which means less retard of the ignition timing which means more efficient burn and therefore a bit more bang for the buck. Retarding does prevent pre-detonation to a point. If it didn't, the manufacturers wouldn't go to all the trouble of spending so many dollars on research to pick the right sound for the knock sensor to depend on to minimise the pinging. Of course, there's only so much you can do before you retard is so much that you end up fouling the spark plugs and worse yet, the EGO sensor. So to say that it does not result in more horsepower is wrong. To say that it only results in a small and almost insignificant amount of horsepower due to a more advanced ignition timing is true. I strictly use premium because I drive a turbocharged Maxima at 8.5:1 compression so I need a turbo-friendly fuel for the task otherwise I would have to retard the ignition timing and dump more fuel in my MoTeC mapping which would definitely rob me of horsepower and waste fuel. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Udstrand Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2005 3:52 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices Higher octane needs usually result from higher compression in performance engines. This higher compression can result in the fuel igniting (in the absence of a spark from the plug) before the piston reaches TDC (well, actually the engine should fire prior to TDC. It is just firing earlier than it should in the process). Retarding the timing will do nothing to prevent pre-detonation (pinging) in that case. Also, higher octane does *not* result in more horsepower. Octane represents the resistance of the gas to detonation, the higher the octane the more resistant the fuel is to detonation. It does not have more stored energy.
RE: [H] Gas prices
Bush made the BS oil inflation happen with his War on Terror. Sorry to all you militant Bush supporters out there but Bush and his family of oil-riggers are laughing all the way to the bank, along with the people above them pulling the strings. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2005 6:55 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices PPL here bitch about the prices but are not willing to do anything about it. Non new refineries in 30 years, and no drilling in Alaska. me, I'd say piss on the Saudi's ( no offense ) , let them see if they can squirt that oil on the sand and grow food with it !!! :-} if it were up to me I'd cut them off completely, then there might be a oil price war and prices may come down. BTW I'm tired of *adjusted for inflation* BS. inflation did not go up 150% in a year bo haha
RE: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already
Seriously Ben, have you noticed that people here hardly see eye to eye with you? Is it because you aim to piss people off? Let's take a look at this from Thane's perspective. Software has always been available to the option of lower prices. However, the software companies allege that the piracy issue is what keeps driving the costs up to recoup lost revenue. Well, now that WGA is in effect, how about we see the software companies put their money where their mouth is? If piracy is the cause of their upward spiralling costs, now is their chance to appeal to the legitimate market by offering cheaper retail prices on their software to then further encourage the consumer. Sorry Ben but I don't agree with your perspective on this and how the little guy's purchase quantities pale in comparison to Dell. That's one perspective but not the only. If piracy is the primary contributor to the costs as software companies have consistently cried, let's see them hold true to their word. Otherwise, quite frankly, they're full of crap. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2005 12:03 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already How much time is involved in doing WGA? As for being an unpaid policeman, I hardly think so. I see all of the OEM System Builder promo emails. I also know that MS does a lot to support their OEM's. WGA _is_ your protection against the pirate stores. The black market for Windows should feasably dry up much faster. This helps you. As for Dell getting better pricing - well, come on. They buy hundreds of thousands of licences in bulk. How many do you buy at a shot? You can compete against Dell in quality of parts and service and support, which will more than make up the $50-75 that Dell gets their XP licences cheaper than you do.
RE: [H] Clone DVD
Very easy actually. The company that picked it up offshore developed a companion program called AnyDVD which needs to be used in conjunction to remove all protections involved with DVD's. Go to http://www.slysoft.com for more info. Needless to say, it works brilliantly! Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jeff.lane Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2005 4:13 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Clone DVD I believe that it has to do with the copy protection thing. The older CloneDVD, as with the CloneCD, I think before version 4.1, would got through the copy protection. Then the Government stepped in and they were sold off to a company off shore. However, it appears that the newer versions will not circumvent the copy protection anyway. I'm certain someone on the list will have the proper technical info for this. Jeff
RE: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
Quite ironic really because despite the interactive nature of the game, the content is still effectively the same as any similarly natured movie in my eyes. I find it amusing and yet frustrating that while there's no problem with someone showing tits in a 15+ rated movie, morons are crying foul at a set of tits in a video game. Double standards always have and always will piss me off. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Analyst Sent: Tuesday, 26 July 2005 2:35 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves On 24 Jul 2005 at 10:03, Ben Ruset wrote: No shit. I was quoting Hayes post: The point that seems to be escaping you is that the ESRB ratings for video games are not interchangeable with the MPAA ratings for films. Vince
RE: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
She's a bitch who didn't bang her way to the top. Her husband did the banging for her 3#-) That makes her a real bitch to me. Heh. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2005 10:26 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I understand it, she pretty much launched a campaign against the game. I hadn't heard that. I could be wrong about her involvement Al
RE: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
More to the point, there's plenty other areas where minors can observe this stuff ... even when they sneak down to the TV late at night to watch a dirty cable channel or download a porn AVI. One game cannot and will not make a difference. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Sunday, 24 July 2005 4:04 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves It's a VIDEO GAME. Not real life. Parents should control what their children sees and does, not the government.
RE: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
That's very funny Vince. So if I take my car and modify it to break the speed limit quicker than anyone else, it's the manufacturer's fault for supplying me with the necessary tools to do that? Spare me dude. It was a hidden feature which a group of hackers released, not the manufacturer. Time to find the XBOX patch. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Analyst Sent: Sunday, 24 July 2005 5:11 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves On 23 Jul 2005 at 6:32, Al wrote: Well, the game-maker, Take-Two, has admitted they buried X-rated material within the PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of the game. They fraudulently sold games containing X-rated content with a 'Mature 17+' rating. Not to mention that many retailers sell the 'M' rated games to those under 17, and there's plenty of reason for parents to be upset. Vince
RE: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
Does this sad-case Thompson look for nudity for a living? Did his mother refuse to breast feed him as a child or did he refuse her breasts because they were not for minors to see? Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Sent: Sunday, 24 July 2005 8:42 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves Gary VanderMolen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/22/news_6129609.html Al
RE: [H] Fibre optic audio cable
TOSlink for sure dude. And yes, they are very cheap. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 5:39 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Fibre optic audio cable Is the fibre optic audio cable on a PS2 called a TOSLink cable? I've found a couple of 12 footers, and they seem really cheap - about $20. I thought that fibre audio cables were expensive. T
RE: [H] Cool Idea
Dammit and I just bought a Gyration pro mouse and keyboard!! The range is great, but the keyboard is nothing compared to my old Honeywell that it replaced. RIP Honeywell ... the best keyboard I had for 13 years before the spacebar was pissing me off. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Sent: Friday, 15 July 2005 10:06 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Cool Idea Cool Idea http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ Al It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that Ping. Duke Ellington, 1932
RE: [H] UPS for home theatre
The UPS will always be able to correct one thing that surge protectors alone can't ... voltage sags/brownouts. That can also be damaging to equipment. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Saturday, 25 June 2005 2:56 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] UPS for home theatre A little late in the thread here (vacationing here in Yosemite) Just another point to add - if the UPS you are considering is for your HT, what is the point of getting one that will make everything look and sound FUBAR when the battery is engaged?
RE: [H] AMD64 powers off
I'm not quite sure what Wayne means by phase change material. I'm guessing he means heatsink tape as opposed to heatsink paste. Either way, both work brilliantly if used correctly. Heatsink tape/pad has the advantage of being clean to handle and remove as opposed to the paste. But as long as you smear a thin layer between the heatsink and the semiconductor, you can achieve the exact same results. The purpose of the stuff is to maximise heat transfer through a number of factors but predominantly to do away with any air pockets which may take away the efficiency. But anything more than just a thin layer will result in the stuff acting as an insulator rather than a conductor transferring nothing. And to add to that, seeing some CPU's coming back to my wholesaler with compound all over the sides and the pins, as though the stuff was so thick that it just oozed everywhere, it's no wonder why the CPU has failed!! Admittedly though, I often see an overzealous use of the compound in amplifiers, particularly car audio. I was amazed and appalled when I saw a Sony XM-754HX amp with fried output transistors. Admittedly, they died after about 3 years of constant abuse but even so, they would've lasted a lot longer if there was a thin layer of compound instead of the gobs of yoghurt I found all over them. After replacing the transistors, I applied more appropriate amounts and the thing hasn't even hit the overheat-protect circuit like it frequently used to. Back to CPU's, for the record, my dual Opterons are running at 46C and 42C on a full load and that's using just standard heatsink paste with Swiftech MCX6400-V heatsinks. No funky Arctic Silver, Whizbangthingamebob Wondercream, etc - just the standard heatsink compound found in your favourite electronics store (or wholesaler in my case). Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 9:37 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] AMD64 powers off At 06:39 PM 22/06/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: It's suppose to have phase change material not paste. I thought you said there was paste all over the place? The fact still remains that the thing sounds cooked to me. It wouldn't surprise me if he forgot to put the HSF on before powering up, cooked it is hoping that you can will it back to life. I got it working on my motherboard using Arctic Silver 5. Seems to be running at 51C idle using his heat sink.
RE: [H] AMD64 powers off
Do you have another CPU to test on his mobo? Process of elimination will get you there but it sounds like a fried CPU to me if it's overheating like that. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 10:32 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] AMD64 powers off Here's a strange thing. On his Gigabyte motherboard, the CPU climbs steadily updwards (it's at 64C now sitting in the CMOS) with the same compound and heat sink (I have the heat sink running from a power supply connector, since when I attached it to the motherboard, the CPU climbed to 82C in about a minute and shutdown.) I've updated the BIOS, but I'm thinking the motherboard must be doing something weird to be heating the CPU this way. I can't check the voltages, as it just says OK for all voltages instead of showing actual numbers. Clever. T
RE: [H] Car speaker recommendations...
Nah, they're just better communicators because they have two sets of lips. Did I just say that??? 3#-) Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2005 10:19 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations... At 08:07 PM 6/21/2005, Brian Weeden typed: I can notice things in audio playback that my girlfriend doesn't. That's unusual because women can usually hear better than we men.
RE: [H] Car speaker recommendations...
I can comment on the Bostons. I have a set of Boston Acoustic ProSeries 6.5 splits (2 way) in the rear and MAN they are the SWEETEST sounding speaker to my ears. Note, I place particular emphasis on those last 3 words to my ears. I have used JBL (GTO963 - 6x9's) once upon a time, well balanced sound, didn't last anything longer than a year of belting despite their power handling (yes, it was clean power going in). I have then used Infinity Reference series 6.5 splits, again a well balanced sound but they didn't last anything longer than 4 months with the voice coil coming loose off the woofers and scratching at the side of the pole-piece giving off a nasty crackle, even after replacing them under warranty - absolute shite in my opinion. Pioneers have never really done it for me ... all bottom-heavy, too dull - good for dance music, crap for the jazz, fusion, funk and heavy/prog metal I listen to. Alpines sound pretty well balanced but there's that little bit of sparkle missing and their SPL isn't as favourable. To me, the EQ is there to fine tune the sound but the less I have to do with the EQ, the better the speaker is for me and they do sound a little quieter which doesn't rate well with efficiency in my books. I'd hate to think the voice coil would be producing more heat with the extra power needed to get the volume to where I'd like it to be. The more energy it can efficiently convert from my 100WRMS x 2 Sony amp, the better. Then I went to the Bostons and I couldn't be happier. They are very versatile, truly refined, clear as a bell and the sweetener is that they handle the 100WRMS I feed each one. For what they cost me, they damn well should!! So from a technical perspective, which is the only way to discuss anything audio, the Bostons definitely prove their worth despite being outside of some people's budget. From a subjective perspective, they sound excellent to me but the only way you'll know for sure is if you trust your own ears on that one. That means, walk into a real live shop (not online) and listen to all brands until you find the sound that you want and then make a determination based on their technical ability (durability, etc.) Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 1:01 To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Car speaker recommendations... Way back then, I never really cared for the Pioneer speakers, have they improved them? I looked at the Infinities at Crutchfield and they looked interesting. I have som Boston Acoustics at home that I like. Anyone know anything about those for the car?
RE: [H] UPS for home theatre
I would certainly recommend true-sine wave because you need as your AC-DC conversion to be clean and linear and since the power supplies in them are designed with that in mind, it's good practice and ensures a clean sound. This is the reason why you still see more phat transformers as opposed to switchmode power supplies in the AC-DC conversion process. General rule of thumb is if the power supply in the device is linear, your UPS should be a true-sine wave. And for the record, our massive UPS systems used in the IBC at the Olympics are all true-sine wave as well. You could still use any UPS you like, but the sound and image will reflect just how good the UPS really is. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Saturday, 18 June 2005 12:49 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] UPS for home theatre When you put a UPS on home theatre, do you need a pure-sine wave or something like that? T
RE: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD
Imagine Windows users could upgrade to OS X (provided there is driver support). If it does work well for them, MS could have a serious threat on their hands in the long term. Short term effects will be probably next to nothing considering nothing really kicks off strong in its infancy these days. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2005 5:24 To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html?tag=nefd.lede Wow. CW
RE: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD
Considering how much x86 hardware is out there, maybe the purpose of the exercise is to drive hardware costs down? But you're right. It could spell doom for them instead. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2005 8:43 To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD I bet it spells the doom of Apple. Why would anyone buy a higher priced Apple when they can compare apples to apples or in this case Apples to any other pc they'll quickly seem the price difference just ain't worth it.
RE: [H] Blown Caps
Long and short of it is that IEC have two capacitor classes, hence the X and Y classes you guys have come across. That's not to suggest that one class is better over the other - just that one suits a particular application better than the other. Class X is used in applications where damage to the capacitor will not lead to electric shock whereas Class Y is used when there is a danger. In a nutshell, class Y caps are better insulated than class X so they're less likely to become hazardous in an area where exposure to electric shock is likely. This does not mean that Y is better than X in every single application. Such as a computer motherboard, for example, where the low-voltage nature of the board means you can quite happily use either one. So effectively, it's not about what class you're using, but what brand. For a lot of designs that I work with where they're used in industrial applications, I've always been a major fan of Evox-Rifa and I often use them, Siemens and Panasonic caps when repairing motherboards (depending on what's available - they're all equally reliable in that application). So remember guys, for PC equipment look at the manufacturer, not the class - unless it's a power supply and then you look at both manufacturer and class. You don't want an X class blowing and potentially shooting debris into other areas that could do even more damage. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Friday, 27 May 2005 9:19 To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Blown Caps At 04:43 PM 26/05/2005, FORC5 wrote: just checked my pile and I have Y blown and X blown caps in the pile FWIW guess there is nothing sacred Damn. So much for a simple way to check. :) T
RE: [H] Antec TruePower is OUT
I hope that's not a widespread problem given that I'm looking at using a 550EPS model for a dual Opteron system. I might have to look at an alternative power supply to suit. Otherwise, of all the other Truepower units I've used in customers' setups, no problems at all. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2005 12:13 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Antec TruePower is OUT To be honest, I somewhat suspect the problem may be with the True550 model only. I've talked to a few other people that have had unreasonably high failure rates with the True550, but not lesser models. I don't know why this could be, but the does appear to be a pattern along those lines. I do believe Enermax has gone downhill in the last 3-4 years, but they still make my top 5 list. Actually, I'm not sure what my top 5 list is anymore. It had always been PCPC, Antec TruePower, Sparkle/FSP/Fortron, Antec SmartPower, and Enermax...now I'm thinking PCPC, Seasonic, Sparkle/FSP...and undecided from there. Greg
RE: [H] Replacing MB caps
Nah. Just the duds is fine. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2005 12:49 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Replacing MB caps Is there any reason to replace all the caps on a motherboard with blown caps? I've been just replacing the blown ones, and all the boards are testing fine, but I suddenly thought I might be making a mistake by not replacing all the caps. T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]
RE: [H] Texas Sues Vonage After Crime Victim Unable to Call 911
It's not so much a consumer thing but rather an essential services thing. The Telecommunications Act here clearly states that all homes must have a phone line in the premises and all lines must have at least access to emergency services even if the line is otherwise disabled to the consumer. I don't know how Texas expects to succeed in court given that Vonage were working within FCC regs. It's a shame, but at the same time, hopefully it will prove to be a valuable lesson to all telcos. Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen Sent: Friday, 25 March 2005 3:56 To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Re: [H] Texas Sues Vonage After Crime Victim Unable to Call 911 Importance: Low Other countries seem to be much more pro-consumer compared to the caveat emptor attitude in the US. Gary VanderMolen
RE: [H] Fwd: [Humor] example of a bad 911 call
This is a real phone call? She's a f__king dope! I would've sent down a deputy to slap her out! Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: Friday, 25 March 2005 5:31 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Fwd: [Humor] example of a bad 911 call mms://kroq.wmod.llnwd.net/a168/o1/kbaudio/911_tape.asf -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...
RE: [H] diskeeper 9 ?
Thanks for the tip. I'm actually quite impressed with Perfect Disk but I still don't trust defraggers on my system drive considering the occasional freezes I tend to experience during defrag sessions. Last time I trusted a defragger, it was Diskeeper and it killed my system drive but that was about 4 years ago or so. I've lived with the performance hindrances brought on by fragged files considering most of mine are just large ones only broken into a few chunks anyway. Maybe when I build my dual Opteron system, I'll have a little more confidence. What would be ideal though would be to have Partition Magic or Ghost send files over one by one from my old source drives into the new destination drives instead of making perfect bit-for-bit images which would help eliminate the fragmentation along the way and then I can start fresh. And before anyone rags on me for not installing a clean version of Windows and reinstalling everything again, you should all know how it feels to have to install everything so that it winds up the way you once had it. Every time I've upgraded, I've never put myself through that. I just clone the drives using Partition Magic and be done with it. But if there's another solution, I'd love to hear it 3#-) Adios, Tony --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Monday, 21 March 2005 1:01 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] diskeeper 9 ? At 09:58 PM 18/03/2005, FORC5 wrote: anyone seen this up close ? Tried the demo - didn't like it as much as Perfect Disk.
