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Dual Display on Mac Mini's?

DaIdiot — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:43:09 +0800

Hi, anyone got any idea how to setup dual displays on the previous gen of Mac Mini's? Recently realised i need more than 1 screen to work on my photography workflow

I know the current gen of mac mini uses a mini DVI that you can purchase a dual output converter or something for it from Apple themselves.

But i cant seem to find such a thing for my previous gen mini that uses a full sized DVI output.

any help would be appreciated.... thanks

Safe to put a CPU next to an unshielded subwoofer?

DaIdiot — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:08:08 +0800

Hi all..

Im planning to build a new gaming PC... but deciding where to put it.

The most obvious place in my room would be to place it next to the subwoofer of my speakers. Altec Lansing MX5021.

However, according to the specs, the subwoofer is unshielded, so would it be safe for my hard disks if i place them next to each other?

Thanks...

Compatability Issues ooooold proc + new mobo

DaIdiot — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:54:50 +0800

I have an OOOOOLD unit of Pentium 4 570J, which is a Prescott processor using the LGA775 socket.

Would the new LGA775 socket mobo's work with this old processor? I'm planning to build a new quad core and wanna see if I can salvage the old processor... assuming of course when my old pc died it was just the motherboard

No response from PC

DaIdiot — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:37:47 +0800

Hi all, recently after a power failure, when I turn on my PC, i can hear the fans spin up, but it doesnt go thru its usual beeps and there is no response on the monitor.

There is no response on the monitor as well, nor does the optical mouse light up or the KB light up.

I see the LED on the motherboard still lighting up though and so do the LED's on the graphics card.

Im just wondering right now... is it just the MOBO dead? or is the processor dead as well? or is it some other problem?

My specs are as below

P4 570J (3.8ghz prescott)
some Asus LGA775 mobo
2 x 1 gb Corsair DDR ram
XFX 7800gt graphics card, PCIE
160gb WD HDD
enlight 420W PSU

Please dont ask me to swap in another mobo to test the processor or borrow another LGA775 processor to test the motherboard, as i dont know anyone that is still using this ancient system.

Thanks all

Ipod Touch Help

DaIdiot — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:33:12 +0800

My Wifi settings are forever showing "No Wifi" and greyed out, meaning i cant touch or activate it...

Any ideas?

It was working earlier until Safari Crashed, now it doenst...

I have tried..

- Master Reset (Many many times)
- Restore using Itunes ( 3-4 times?)
- Network settings reset
- Updated firmware to newest version 1.1.1
- Googled for answers, but nothing
- Checked Apple Support website, but all they ask me to do is to reset

Should I just give up and go back Machines and ask for a 1-1 replacement?

DS games pricing

DaIdiot — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:40:12 +0800

Hi all...can i ask where do you guys normally get your original games?

Other than Play-asia... most of the shops I asked are giving me the price of approx RM150 - RM200 per game.

seems to be MUCH more expensive than Play-asia's price..

anyone got a source of cheap games?

KL/PJ area please

thanks thanks thanks

Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3? What's the difference?!

DaIdiot — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:35:30 +0800

Hi, I've been reading around in the web on car modifications and such. And even in the movies, its mentioned Stage 1 mods, stage 2 mods and stage 3 mods.?

Can someone kindly explain what does each stage mean?

I've tried googling and i cant find anything relevant

Possible to recover data from a hard reset on PDA?

DaIdiot — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:57:47 +0800

I want to ask the opinions of all of you that do phone repair or dealers or customers or anyone at all.

Recently my collegue sent my boss's Dopod 818 in for service at SIS Distribution's Official service center at Lowyat as there were some minor problems.

Over there, he told the service people that what ever they do, they MUST backup all the contacts and everything (my boss is not IT literate) before they do anywork, as they are very important.

The techinician there, seeing he cannot repair the phone. Decided to do a HARD RESET ! ERASING ALL CONTACTS WITHOUT BACKING UP !!!!

Seeing my collegue doenst know much about phones and not very brave. The technician said its not his fault and just handed the phone back and said nothing can be done about it anymore and STILL CHARGED RM 30 !

What i want to know is, can the contacts still be recovered? and anyone know the customer service department at SIS DIstribution that i can call and marah teruk teruk?

I as a service engineer myself knows its not ethical to do what he has done, not following customers specific instructions.

Thanks for any input

Weird Problem

DaIdiot — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:23:25 +0800

Personal equipment

Router: D-Link G604T

Problem details
First occurence of problem: Approximately 3 weeks ago
Problem frequency: everyday?
Problem description:

It goes like this. At normal surfing, i get extreme slow loading of webpages, sometimes it just times out. And even while downloading stuff from gmail or loading yahoo games takes forever, download speed on gmail averages 1-2kbps and frequently hangs.

However, if Im on MSN, and on a video conversation with someone, the connection usually speeds up to really quick, then at that time i get to load webpages real fast, gmail downloads at about 40-50kbps and basically my connection is blazing fast.

THe instant i end the video conversation, my connection drops back down to its extremely slow and laggy connection...

any ideas what might be causing this problem? I'm using a laptop, so i'm connected to my router wirelessly.

p.s it doenst just happen at home, same thing in the office, if i turn on the webcam with someone, the connection just starts blazing up, and dies immediately after i end the video conversation.

Issit more of a problem with my laptop? or the router?

Is this normal for new phones?

DaIdiot — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:57:35 +0800

I just bought an original Avaxx N71, but when i started the phone, i saw that it seems to have already been installed with the "Maxis 3G" thing on the right soft button.

Is this normal for that thing to have been installed?

Or could i have been sold a second hand set w/o knowing it?

I did not sign up for any package or anything since im already a Maxis user...

On the other hand, is there a way to remove it?

Another Microsoft Goof up, Vista now

DaIdiot — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:10:33 +0800

Here !!!

Folding getting slower and slower and slowerrr....

DaIdiot — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:43:04 +0800

When i first started folding about 1 and a half years ago, each of the computers that i installed the FAH console on which is on about 8-10 hours a day, manages to do about 1-2 WU's each a week. But right now, it takes a few weeks or even months to finish just ONE WU. Which of course caused my production levels to drop drastically till at one point i was only finishing 1-2 WU's a month folding on 5-6 pc's.

Does it have to do with any of the settings? I think i might have changed some of the default settings a few months back when i wanted to test it out, but now i cant remember what i changed

Can someone help please?

p/s, im folding under the name "Daidiot"