Re: [H] VPN connection seals computer off from LAN

2010-04-27 Thread Hunter, Gary
I had the same issue it was down to all 10. Addresses being routed down the VPN. I changed my home network to 192.168.. and now everything works fine, Gary Hunter  Consulting Engineer Travelport GDS T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965  E: gary.hun...@travelport.com SITA: HDQOK1G T

Re: [H] iPad

2010-04-08 Thread Hunter, Gary
What did I start with this thread LOL Some nice points as always. I understand why people don't see the point of this device. But I have to say after using it for a couple of days, I am pleased I bought it. I bought it mainly for travelling as an entertainment device but now I am taking it to mee

Re: [H] iPad

2010-04-05 Thread Hunter, Gary
I haven't seen any reports on a working PC charge yet. Another annoyance is the docking base. If it needs so much USB power why don't they give that a separate PSU and just use the USB as a data link. I am feeling I wasted $30 on the dock. I know I have complained a lot but on the whole the iPa

Re: [H] iPad

2010-04-05 Thread Hunter, Gary
Gary Hunter  Consulting Engineer Travelport GDS T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965  E: gary.hun...@travelport.com SITA: HDQOK1G Travelport Product Development Center 6901 S Havana St Centennial, CO  80112 -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto

Re: [H] iPad

2010-04-04 Thread Hunter, Gary
You are correct, but they could of added a cable that plugs into two USB ports to pull more power! Gary Hunter  Consulting Engineer Travelport GDS T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965  E: gary.hun...@travelport.com SITA: HDQOK1G Travelport Product Development Center 6901 S Havana St

Re: [H] iPad

2010-04-04 Thread Hunter, Gary
in Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 6:32 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] iPad How does it feel in your hand? Also, which version did you get? On 4/3/2010 9:28 PM, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > So who else got their iPad today? > > What are the must have apps a

[H] iPad

2010-04-03 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, So who else got their iPad today? What are the must have apps and the ones to avoid? I am impressed so far. The battery life is very good. I am still not below 70% left with 4 hours solid use. Yes it might just be a big iPod touch but I travel a lot and using this as an entertainment syste

[H] Micro SD

2010-03-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Is anyone in the know on when 32GB micro SD cards will be available. I just bought a Motorola Milestone and this thing rocks (it does all the iPhone does and more) the only thing is currently I only have an 8GB micro SD card in it and I really need 32GB to transfer everything from my iPod

Re: [H] UPS Deals?

2010-02-18 Thread Hunter, Gary
hat you have in your study; as you have it wired ATM. JMHO. Best, Duncan On 02/18/2010 17:15, Hunter, Gary wrote: > I haven't found any spectacular deals yet. Who knows I may well end up > waiting that long :) > > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@h

Re: [H] UPS Deals?

2010-02-18 Thread Hunter, Gary
"think*... Rick Glazier From: "Hunter, Gary" Does anyone know of any good deals on UPS's? I haven't bought one for many, many years and looking at the three I have they are all underpowered. I don't need top of the range just a good deal :) If you are not the inten

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
> A new batt will make the UPS happy. It will not solve the load problem! Yep, I understand that. I will just move it to something less power hungry. Mind you I'm surprised trips it. There is not much in it. > Is your whole "study" on ONE 15A "branch line?" If so, your future >thought/plan is

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
haring what I've seen here and what I know about home AC business. I do so hope this helps. If not, I have a simple visual of a glass and water to help explain my focus. It is JMHO. Best, Duncan On 02/14/2010 16:04, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi Duncan, > > OK Now I really have to adm

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
quot;surge-only" outlet on the ups. I did this twice!! Think you may have "surge-only" outlets and BBU outlets. Sorry, did not look at the outputs of the 350G. Best, Duncan On 02/14/2010 12:21, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Why didn't I think of number 1 LOL > > I unplug it and t

[H] UPS Deals?

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Does anyone know of any good deals on UPS's? I haven't bought one for many, many years and looking at the three I have they are all underpowered. I don't need top of the range just a good deal :) Thanks, Gary Hunter  Consulting Engineer Travelport GDS T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 M:(+1) 72

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
e other items that it could be. > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:21 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Power Issue

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
er outlet (fused line) than the ups for startersas a test. JMHO. YMMV. Best, Duncan On 02/14/2010 11:07, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS > ES 350 plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the > UPS

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
If ups had USB cable running to the PC, you might have auto shut down enabled. On 2/14/10, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS ES 350 > plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the UPS along with > some

Re: [H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
rtersas a test. JMHO. YMMV. Best, Duncan On 02/14/2010 11:07, Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS > ES 350 plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the > UPS along with some speakers, a harddrive and t

[H] Power Issues

2010-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS ES 350 plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the UPS along with some speakers, a harddrive and two switches. The PC is nothing special and has 450w PSU in it (can't remember the make but can look it up i

Re: [H] SSD question

2010-01-13 Thread Hunter, Gary
Rick is 100% correct. You need to read up on it a little more. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:25 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] SSD ques

Re: [H] Laptop brand advice?

2009-11-09 Thread Hunter, Gary
I have had great luck with Acer, we currently have 4 in the family and all are doing great. I had an overheating issue on one but it was fixed quickly under warrenty. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Nausha

Re: [H] Installing 600m Cover Assembly

2009-10-15 Thread Hunter, Gary
Last time I took a laptop to bits (back in 2002), it was an old Dell Inspiron 5000, Dell had all the instructions for assembly/disassembly on their web site. It was very easy with the instructions. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwa

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
regroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:22 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem > > OK I managed to get 15 mins free and took a further look. > > I

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
was no change. The drive does seem to spin up and there are no nasty noises. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
nks, Gary -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:27 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Thanks Tim, I don't thi

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
ailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:38 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [H] Western Digital My Book problem > > Hi, > > I have a Western digital 1TB My Book Pro II which all of a sudden won&

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
ption would be that dropping them into another mybook enclosure might allow recovery. Same goes if the RAID is being done by the host PC vs. enclosure. You could attach them to a desktop PC's SATA controller to be able to run WD diagnostics in non-destructive mode to verify one drive is bad.

[H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-13 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I have a Western digital 1TB My Book Pro II which all of a sudden won't power on. When I insert the power cable in the back the light flashes on but that is it. When I hit the reset button the light also comes on but then nothing. This unit has 2x500GB drives. I have them configured in raid 0

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-05-04 Thread Hunter, Gary
Beave" Lider E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:54 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling Hi, Well I didn't

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-30 Thread Hunter, Gary
MAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling All the fans are pushing the air away from the case. Should I have some pulling air in and some pushing it out to create more o

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
r to >the >back of the case. If you have to, make those move at a higher RPM. > > >Tim "The Beave" Lider >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hun

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
AIL PROTECTED] > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:32 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling > > My case is ve

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:32 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling My case is very well ventilated using Scythe 12cm fans It's a full tower case and has the fans in this configuration on the side of the case: |

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:58 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1194 > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:03

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:20 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling > > I agree 100% and I was trying to get that across i

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
Any suggestions on a utility that will keep a log file? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:59 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling I would run a utility to record GP

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-24 Thread Hunter, Gary
al Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling I agree 100% and I was trying to get that across in my note. The X38 is head and shoulders better than the 78

Re: [H] Water-cooling

2008-04-23 Thread Hunter, Gary
I agree 100% and I was trying to get that across in my note. The X38 is head and shoulders better than the 780i. It's just that I had a burning desire to play with SLI. I think the crashes are certainly heat related as they will only happen whilst I have been playing games for a while. I am consi

[H] Water-cooling

2008-04-22 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Since swapping out my Asus Maximus Formula (X38) for an Asus Striker II Formula (780i) my system temperature has jumped a whopping 10 degrees and crashes frequently. I know the Maximus is a far superior board and chipset but I wanted to play with SLI so I had to go nForce even just temporarily

[H] nVidia 9600 SLI issues

2008-04-07 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I have an issue with 2x9600 GT SSC cards from EVGA. They have been working great up until the weekend but all of a sudden it seems that one of the cards is not working in SLI mode when I start games or 3dMark06 I get flickering displays as if some frames are missing. I don't recall installi

Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive?

2008-03-21 Thread Hunter, Gary
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 8:27 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive? At 11:16 AM 21/03/2008, Hunter, Gary wrote: >I wish all multiplayer games game with a multi purchase discount. UT3 &

Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive?

2008-03-21 Thread Hunter, Gary
I wish all multiplayer games game with a multi purchase discount. UT3 was a real disappointment, we spent $150 for 3 copies just to find our favorite game was gone. We felt a little ripped off. I guess I should have done more research but I just assumed it would be there. -Original Message

Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive?

2008-03-21 Thread Hunter, Gary
I'll take a look thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raul Limos Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:59 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive? On 3/21/08, Hunter, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [H] Why is multiplayer so addictive?

2008-03-20 Thread Hunter, Gary
Unreal Tournament has an Invasion mode which my family play regularly. We all join one team and kill the bad guys. We just got Unreal Tournament 3 and that scenario is missing :-( Anyone know of other games where we can all join together and kill the bad guys. We find it more enjoyable than killin

Re: [H] The best Socket 775 Heatsink/fan combo?

2008-03-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
64Ghz/1.5v under one semi-passively (no fan on the HSF, good case airflow) for over a year. I even read a review of one which used an early 3Ghz Prescott (the "Presshot" stepping) and it ran THAT passively at about 70c.. but still.. On 11 Mar 2008, at 18:20, Hunter, Gary wrote:

Re: [H] The best Socket 775 Heatsink/fan combo?

2008-03-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
Thanks, I'll take a look. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:26 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] The best Socket 775 Heatsink/fan combo? The thermalright and scythe flagships ar

Re: [H] The best Socket 775 Heatsink/fan combo?

2008-03-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
ultimate" for the Q6600 from what I've read so the Coolermaster Hyper TX2 is excellent and very inexpensive. Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I just wanted to get the collectives thoughts on heatsink/fan combo's > for a Q6600. > > I've been running it with the

[H] The best Socket 775 Heatsink/fan combo?

2008-03-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I just wanted to get the collectives thoughts on heatsink/fan combo's for a Q6600. I've been running it with the stock cooler for a while now but I'm thinking of trying the 3Ghz overclock as most people seem to be able to get there with no issues (this is the first system I have not overclock

Re: [H] Multiple monitors from laptop

2008-03-10 Thread Hunter, Gary
The Matrox solution is very neat I use the dual version at work with two monitors and Laptop giving the third. The Triple head solution will allow you to have 4 including the laptop. The only downside to the Matrox solution is it treats all the additional monitors (excluding notebook LCD) as one m

Re: [H] Is the Lenovo brand good anymore?

2008-02-27 Thread Hunter, Gary
I second Acer, they are amazing at this time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:16 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Is the Lenovo brand good anymore? I've been incredibly happ

Re: [H] DDR2 RAM

2008-01-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
Thanks, that's good to know. I think I'll skip the OCZ I like to buy things that will work first time. I don't have time to mess around -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:46 AM To: hardware@ha

Re: [H] DDR2 RAM

2008-01-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
IL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: 11 January 2008 13:44 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] DDR2 RAM Hi, Does anyone have experience with OCZ RAM. I got a mailing from Newegg today with this on sale for $78.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

[H] DDR2 RAM

2008-01-11 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Does anyone have experience with OCZ RAM. I got a mailing from Newegg today with this on sale for $78.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227199&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL011008&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL011008-_-Memory-_-E0-_-20227199 It's a steal for 4GB but when I build systems for

Re: [H] In car Navigation systems

2007-12-13 Thread Hunter, Gary
I also have the nuvi 680, I think any one looking at that model is better off with the 660. Everytime I try to use the stupid MSN features it tells me I need to reactivate. It was such a waste of money I wish I had gone with the 660. I do like the bluetooth connectivity though it's great as a hand

[H] PS2 - USB convertors

2007-11-01 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I asked this question about 18 months ago but I thought I would ask again in case something new had come out. I have a USB keyboard and mouse that don't contain the PS2 encoding chip so they won't work with the basic USB-PS2 convertors. Are there any convertors that include the PS2 enco

RE: [H] Ultra quiet fans

2007-08-30 Thread Hunter, Gary
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=bezugsquellen This will give you: Acoustic PC 8300 West Flagler Street Suite 113 33144 Miami USA Tel.: 305 383-5511 Fax: 305 488- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.acousticpc.com Best Byte Computers, Inc. 21211 Park Tree Katy, TX 77450-4029 USA Tel.: (877) 767-2

[H] USB to Network printer server

2007-08-15 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I'm after a convertor to convert my USB/Firewire Epson R1800 into a network printer. I see a lot of choices but some reviews mention that they corrupt large documents due to lack of memory which worries me as I will be printing large pictures regularly. Does anyone know of a good review site

RE: [H] Vista Install issues

2007-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
0mins nothing comes up. XP Pro installs fine. I'm about to give up on Vista unless I get some inspiration :-( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:59 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Vis

RE: [H] Vista Install issues

2007-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
ssage- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:33 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Vista Install issues At 02:10 PM 14/08/2007, Hunter, Gary wrote: > >Hi, > >I have just started putting together my

[H] Vista Install issues

2007-08-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I have just started putting together my new upgrades and I'm having problems with the first PC. This one has an A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, 1GB of Mushkin Ram, AMD X2 4200, EVGA 8800 GTS. Vista installs but every time I install the NVIDIA video drivers it hangs on reboot. Has any one else

RE: [H] GFX cards under $200

2007-07-17 Thread Hunter, Gary
t; Bobby Heid wrote: > >> AGP? PCI-X (I think)? Etc. >> >> >> >> Bobby >> >> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> > Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2

RE: [H] GFX cards under $200

2007-07-17 Thread Hunter, Gary
D] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:20 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] GFX cards under $200 Hi, I need to get a couple of GFX cards so don't want to spend more than $200 each what's the best gaming card in this price? I would p

[H] GFX cards under $200

2007-07-16 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I need to get a couple of GFX cards so don't want to spend more than $200 each what's the best gaming card in this price? I would prefer Nvidia but I'm open to all suggestions. What's the best WWW site for reviews now a days? I have been out of the loop far too long. Many thanks, Gary H

RE: [H] Source for socket A XP3200 ?

2007-06-20 Thread Hunter, Gary
al Message- From: "James Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:02:17 To:"'The Hardware List'" Subject: RE: [H] Source for socket A XP3200 ? > -Original Message- > From: Bill > Try pretestedcpus. > > http://www.preteste

RE: [H] Source for socket A XP3200 ?

2007-06-20 Thread Hunter, Gary
List Subject: Re: [H] Source for socket A XP3200 ? Try pretestedcpus. http://www.pretestedcpus.com/ Hunter, Gary wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to do a cheap upgrade on 3 PC's all AMD socket A. I tried > ebay and bought 3 dead CPU's from a scam artist (currently goi

RE: [H] Source for socket A XP3200 ?

2007-06-20 Thread Hunter, Gary
ap onboard video and PCI-Express): Under $125/set including s/h http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131069 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103598 Harry Hunter, Gary wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to

[H] Source for socket A XP3200 ?

2007-06-20 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I'm trying to do a cheap upgrade on 3 PC's all AMD socket A. I tried ebay and bought 3 dead CPU's from a scam artist (currently going through a paypal claim to get back my $200). So know I'm sending this out to people I know I can trust. Does anyone have any XP3200 they can sell to me? Or do

RE: [H] Intel chips

2007-06-12 Thread Hunter, Gary
I'm so glad I haven't bought mine yet. I nearly got one 2 weeks back but then decided I wouldn't have time to set the new system up till next month so I delayed the purchase. Just saved myself a couple of hundred bucks. Normally it happens the other way round with me, I buy it then it drops in pric

RE: [H] Glossy LCD screens

2007-06-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
D] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:24 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Glossy LCD screens At 05:48 AM 06/06/2007, Hunter, Gary wrote: >Hi, > >Looking at the ACER LCD's they come in glossy and matt finishes. I have >two lapops a IBM T

[H] Glossy LCD screens

2007-06-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Looking at the ACER LCD's they come in glossy and matt finishes. I have two lapops a IBM T42 with a matt screen and a Dell Inspiron 700m with a glossy screen. I prefer the matt screen as you don't get any reflections. So I am thinking of getting the matt LCD monitor. Are there any benefits I a

RE: [H] LCD Monitors - getting one without dead pixels!

2007-05-18 Thread Hunter, Gary
s! We ordered several 22" widescreen's from them and got one with one dead pixel. All of the other ones we got seem to have been fine. Thane Sherrington wrote: > At 11:26 AM 18/05/2007, Hunter, Gary wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Is there any trick to ensuring you get a monit

RE: [H] LCD Monitors - getting one without dead pixels!

2007-05-18 Thread Hunter, Gary
! "Hunter, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any trick to ensuring you get a monitor with no dead pixels? The only way I've found is to buy retail; open and test in the store. Ask before paying if you can test and return if not happy. Also pay with a

[H] LCD Monitors - getting one without dead pixels!

2007-05-18 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Is there any trick to ensuring you get a monitor with no dead pixels? Any places that guarantee them. I don't mind paying slightly extra for a perfect monitor? Are there any models that guarantee them. I think I will be getting the Dell 2407WFP for my main monitor so I guess I don't have many

RE: [H] Instant NAS

2007-05-08 Thread Hunter, Gary
I just bought the non Ethernet version of this drive and and it's pretty nice. It has two 500GB discs in a configurable raid array. It's big and can be a little noisy when the fan kicks in. The 3 year warranty is also a plus point. It's fairly fast as well. -Original Message- From: [E

RE: [H] Upgrade questions

2007-04-26 Thread Hunter, Gary
h easier. The layout is clean, all aluminum capacitors is a plus, and for overclockers, it OC's better then any board I've seen stable. It's not the most spendy, but it's a great bang for the buck. CW -Original message- From: "Hunter, Gary" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

RE: [H] Upgrade questions

2007-04-26 Thread Hunter, Gary
hough, you would run a 1:1 FSB:MEM ratio and undervolt the memory. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:53 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Upgrade questions Hi, I'm after some advice,

[H] Upgrade questions

2007-04-25 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I'm after some advice, upgrading my old Asus A7n8x deluxe and XP2100. So far I'm sure I will go for: PSU: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153038 RAM: Mushkin Redline 2GB http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146114 (I like Mu

RE: [H] Mandriva 2007

2006-10-03 Thread Hunter, Gary
; > > Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless > > -Original Message- > From: "Hunter, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:30:04 > To:"The Hardware List" > Subject: RE: [H] Mandriva 2007 > > HI Chris, > > Does it

RE: [H] Mandriva 2007

2006-10-03 Thread Hunter, Gary
e: [H] Mandriva 2007 Yes. I had no problem reading ntfs partitions Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: "Hunter, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:30:04 To:"The Hardware List" Subject: RE: [H] Mandriva 2007 HI

RE: [H] Mandriva 2007

2006-10-03 Thread Hunter, Gary
HI Chris, Does it have NTFS write support yet? Thanks Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:52 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Mandriva 2007 Genious. Sheer, plain genious. We're

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-07 Thread Hunter, Gary
bject: Re: [H] External HDD recommendations OK, understood though you could add a removable tray to it and still have 3 slots for extra online storage. This is where I am heading ASAP but looking for an 8 bay version if possible. Hunter, Gary wrote: > That cetainly looks nice, but I'm r

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
's had 400gb Seagates in the add yesterday for $100, was tempted 8-) At 02:25 PM 9/6/2006, Hunter, Gary Poked the stick with: >Western digital actually make a 500GB version for $250 which seems an >OK price, but it only has a 1 year warrenty. So I am thinking it is >better for me to

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
250G hard drive, had it for a few months now. - Original Message - From: "Hunter, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations > That cetainly looks nice, but

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
and could not be happier with them. Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got > the drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not > to have an external power supply but that's not a h

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
TECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:02 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] External HDD recommendations Hi, I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not to hav

RE: [H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-06 Thread Hunter, Gary
l HDD recommendations Whatever you get don't trust the "you don't need a fan" line for metal cases & 7200RPM+ drives. Addonics has a nice 4 bay JBOD case but it is pricey: http://addonics.com/products/raid_system/ast4.asp Hunter, Gary wrote: > Hi, > > I need to

[H] External HDD recommendations

2006-09-05 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not to have an external power supply but that's not a hard constraint. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance, Gary Hunter Consulting Engineer - Core Serv

RE: [H] Epson R200

2006-07-17 Thread Hunter, Gary
4 AM 17/07/2006, Hunter, Gary wrote: >I wouldn't worry, just get this: > >http://www.maxpatchink.com/epsonclean.shtml > >It works great for cleaning even the worst clogged heads. Awesome information. I've been looking for something like this. Thanks! T The information

RE: [H] Epson R200

2006-07-17 Thread Hunter, Gary
I wouldn't worry, just get this: http://www.maxpatchink.com/epsonclean.shtml It works great for cleaning even the worst clogged heads. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:46 PM To: hardware@hardwar

[H] ATTN Tim L. Data recovery

2006-07-05 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi Tim, It seems like I have a physical issue with the drive, I couldn't recover anything :-( could you contact me so I can get a recovery qoute. Thanks Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Monday, June 26, 2

[H] Hard Drive issues

2006-06-26 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, I have an IDE Western Digital WD2500JB which won't start. On power up it just clicks. The circuit board appears hot to touch so I am wondering if it could be the issue. I have a couple of 250GB western GB SATA drives do you think swapping out the circuit board with one of these would work? Al

RE: [H] USB - PS2 convertor and Microsoft Ergo 4000

2006-02-25 Thread Hunter, Gary
EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 5:44 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] USB - PS2 convertor and Microsoft Ergo 4000 At 07:01 PM 2/25/2006, Hunter, Gary typed: >How did I know Chris would have the answer, even if it was one I didn't

RE: [H] USB - PS2 convertor and Microsoft Ergo 4000

2006-02-25 Thread Hunter, Gary
able to get a PS2 port that connects to USB, but I don't > think youd get a USB port that connects to PS2. > > > -Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, > > Gary > > Sent: 25 Feb

RE: [H] USB - PS2 convertor and Microsoft Ergo 4000

2006-02-25 Thread Hunter, Gary
ame for both my home machines and work machine. Now both have Ergo 4000's with MX1000 mice. :) My only real concern now is that I very much doubt that it will last nearly as long as those old MS Naturals did, but oh well. Greg - Original Message - From: "Hunter, Gary" <[EM

[H] USB - PS2 convertor and Microsoft Ergo 4000

2006-02-25 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Last week I got a Microsoft Ergo 4000 keyboard. This is just the best keyboard I have ever used. The only issue is it wont work with a usb - ps2 convertor. I need this to work to plub it into my KVM which is PS2 only. I did some searches and found everyone saying the keyboard will not work wi

RE: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd"

2006-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
feel to it that gets me :) CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:58 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd" But they came :-) I loved his answer machine. ---

RE: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd"

2006-02-14 Thread Hunter, Gary
But they came :-) I loved his answer machine. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 4:24 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd" It's just British comedy, but the bit

RE: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd"

2006-02-13 Thread Hunter, Gary
Its a great program even my wife likes it. For those not in the UK you can grab it from www.uknova.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris ReevesSent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:43 PMTo: 'The Hardware List'Subject: [H] British TV: "The IT Crowd" Anyone

RE: [H] Win XP Media Center

2006-01-09 Thread Hunter, Gary
o support within MCE. -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECT

[H] Win XP Media Center

2006-01-08 Thread Hunter, Gary
Hi, Does anyone know of a list of supported TV tuner cards for media center. I have an Asus 7133 that is recognised by windows and works fine in third party apps but when I run media center it reports that no tuner card is installed. Thanks Gary The information in this electronic mail message

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