Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by cyew86

6GB DDR2 RAM

cyew86 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:41:40 +0800

planning to get more RAM for my system tomorrow, but with the RAM price increasing, i plan to get one stick first, but then, i will mean that i have to use 3 slots instead of 4 (leave one empty for future upgrade just in case RAM price drops). will it be possible to do this configuration?

2 x 2GB DDR2 Aeneon PC6400 RAM
and another stick of
1 x 2GB DDR2 Kingston PC6400 RAM
with one more empty slot

possible? main question is, erm, can we utilize 3 out of 4 slots, or must we utilize either 2 or 4 slots at one time? i am using a 64-bit OS so no worry abt limitation here
thanks!

A RM1k Rig

cyew86 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:34:35 +0800

Hey peeps, I am helping my friend to get a RM1k rig, main purpose is for Skyping, onlining, light gaming (like those mahjong or puzzle games) ~~and BT-ing~~ I am thinking of the following build, but would appreciate further suggestion:

Intel E7500 = RM410
Gigabyte G41MS2L = RM199
2 x 2GB DDR2 PC6400 RAM = RM114 x 2 = RM228 (darn expensive nowadays )
808GB SATA2 32MB Western Digital HDD = RM229
LG 22x SATA DVDRW = RM74
ATX Casing with PSU = RM90

Total = RM1230

I was thinking of getting a 3D card, 9600GT at least, but it will not be useful for the stated purpose. And with the specs stated above, a good expensive PSU seems unnecessary as well. LCD, keyboard, mouse, and speakers are not required.

Revision:

Pentium Dual Core E5300 = RM235
2GB + 1GB DDR2 Kingston RAM = RM110 + RM60 = RM170 (more RAM, less laggy, doubt that my friend will want to do future upgrade)
ASUS P5QPL-AM (G41) = RM205 (not much difference from G31's price, might as well get G41 with better built in card)
Western Digital 500GB SATA2 32MB = RM185
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W = RM159 (or should I take Silverstone Strider ST400? or Acbel E2 510W?)
LG DVDRW SATA = RM75
Cap Ayam Casing = RM90 (do the sell it cheaper without cap ayam PSU?)
Gigabyte Keyboard and Mouse set = RM30

Total RM1149

Further inputs will be utmost appreciated. Thank you

[WTA] Conducting Baton

cyew86 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:36:06 +0800

Ok, this sounds really random, i am not a musician but i am currently looking for a conducting baton in Klang Valley. i have no use for it but my friends and i are planning to get one as a gift to our friend who is graduating from university soon (major in music). so, any kind soul here willing to provide me with some guidance on where to get a conducting baton? and how much does it normally cost? oh, btw, can we engrave name on it? thanks

Windows Firewall blocking Microsoft Downloads

cyew86 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:21:28 +0800

Greetings,

I have this problem after I reformatted my Vista to install Windows 7 RC1. In RC1, I could not update my Windows using Windows Update nor download anything from Microsoft sites without disabling Windows Firewall (even without 3rd party firewall/antivirus installed). I ignored the problem thinking that it was some bugs plaguing the unfinished OS.

However, the same thing happened again today after I decided to reformat my Win7 and reinstalled my old Vista. Similar to Win7, I could not download Windows Live Messenger from the official site. Windows Update was unable to check for updates, and Vista SP2 file cannot be downloaded from Microsoft site. All these were solved by just disabling Windows Firewall. I have tried using the Microsoft Fix-It (which was supposed to reset Windows Update settings, officially from Microsoft) but it did not fix the problem.

Any help, guys?

[WTA] No OS Found

cyew86 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:55:17 +0800

Posting this on behalf of a friend:

The laptop was running fine, but suddenly an error message popped up, and the system shut down. Then when it is switched on again, the Windows couldn't load (managed to get to loading screen, but after waited for few minutes, an error message saying OS not found came up).

Today I went to see for myself, the error message did not come up, but after the loading screen, could see a brief BSOD and the system auto-restarted. I tried to reformat the machine (or at least do Windows recovery), but at the stage when the setup was checking the hard disk, which took really long, another error message came up: Wrong CD Inserted tried with 2 copies of installation discs but same problem occurred.

My thoughts:

1. RAM problem
2. HDD problem

So what do you guys think? Could it still be software problem? If it is so, any way to save the laptop?
Otherwise, may I know if the shops in Low Yat Plaza do provide laptop repairing service? Do they charge service fee for inspecting the laptop? Normally how long does it take to fix a laptop? And lastly, which shop is recommended? I know Viewnet gives good price and service but I am not sure about laptop fixing. Thanks

Edifier E3100 vs M3100SF

cyew86 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:55:49 +0800

Ok, I know E3100 is good for music listening, auditioned it myself, satisfied with the sound quality
However, there is a latest addition into Edifier's product range: M3100SF (ok-la, no latest). I read that it is an improvement over E3100, and the price difference is not much, RM20 at best. Any comment about M3100SF? Which is a better buy? Or is there a better choice for that price range?

The usage: 50% music, 35% games, 15% movies. Thanks

Power On

cyew86 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:46:20 +0800

Came across this desktop PC of a friend of mine, has trouble booting it up.

1. First few tries of pressing the power button managed to turn the power on for awhile (2 to 3 seconds), then it just died off, leaving only the Power LED light on (and also the ethernet port LED).

2. After few more attempts, managed to boot into windows, but the windows had to load for abnormally long (at the windows loading screen), after waiting for few minutes, got into windows, but then the power died off by itself again, leaving only the power LED and ethernet port LED on (just like (1)).

3. Then did few more attempts to switch on the machine, first few attempts stuck like (1), but then, after awhile, managed to get into windows loading screen, but after loading for almost 5 minutes, showed no sign getting into windows, and CPU emit weird faint sound (not sure from which part, but certainly not PSU)

4. Gave up, 100% sure is hardware problem. I am suspecting that the mainboard is the culprit. Anyone has the experience to confirm my so-called hypothesis?

5. Again, no reformat BS, thanks

Blank Screen

cyew86 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:27:04 +0800

Ok, here's what happened. A kid was punching the keyboard keys like a toy and the screen went blank all the sudden. Did a reset, has display at POST and WinXP loading screen, but blank again once load into WinXP (without any sound as well, and has some message saying Display Cable Disconnected or something on the monitor). Tried Safe Mode (yes, can enter into Safe Mode) to change the display resolution to 800x600, and tried System Restore, did not help. Is there anything that could be done to fix the problem?

P/S: No REFORMAT please. Thanks

Budget Amp

cyew86 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:02:03 +0800

As per topic, I am currently looking for a budget headphone amp to pair with KSC-75, but I am not sure which amp is better with the earphone stated. Can any master here provide guidance? Thanks

Or should I grab CMOY? some recommended me CMOY by littleghost (RM135). while it does look ... err ... exotic, i read that some people claimed CMOY sounds better than any of the retail amps stated, PA2v2 included, is this the truth?

[WTS] Creative Sound Blaster Live! DE5.1

cyew86 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:58:23 +0800

Item(s): Creative Sound Blaster Live DE 5.1 SB0060

Package includes: Just the card, and drivers

Price: Sold to moon_river

Warranty: Personal 3 days

Dealing method: Strictly COD

Location of seller: Puchong, Sungai Long (Selected time)

Contact method/details:PM or leave message here

Age of item:7 years

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Item(s) conditions: Good working condition. But somehow WinXP detects it as SB Live! Value although it is SB Live! DE 5.1, i have another card which is exactly the same (SB0060 as well, the design, components layouts all, the same), but WinXP detects it as SB Live! series. perhaps different batch different name

Picture: Upon request

Reason for sale: Upgraded

http://www.techexcess.net/creative-labs-so...igital-pci.aspx

[WTS] Radeon 9600SE

cyew86 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:46:21 +0800

Item(s):128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9600SE AGP card (VGA and S-Video outputs only)

Package includes:just the card, and drivers

Price: sold to maxcruiver

Warranty:3 days personal

Dealing method:Strictly COD

Location of seller:Puchong, Sungai Long (selected time)

Contact method/details:PM or leave message here

Age of item:3 years iianm

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Item(s) conditions:unknown condition, but will provide full refund if found faulty

Picture:[attachmentid=781592]

Reason for sale:upgraded

[WTS] Floppy Drive

cyew86 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:50:42 +0800

Item(s): Floppy Drive 1.44MB

Package includes: Just the drive

Price: RM10

Warranty: 3 days personal

Dealing method: Strictly COD

Location of seller: Puchong

Contact method/details:PM or leave a message here

Age of item:7 years

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Item(s) conditions:Last tested to be working

Picture:N/A

Reason for sale:Not using

Random Lag in Vista

cyew86 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:34:37 +0800

Greetings,

I noticed that my OS lags randomly, while initially everything was fine, the problem would come for no apparent reason. The lag is noticeable when I minimize or maximize or even move the opened window around, it seems that the animation is not smooth. The problem is not only limited with what I have described here I could only fix this problem by refreshing my Windows Experience Index score, but the problem would return later. Is there any fix for this issue? System specs as stated, I can confirm that it is not system requirement issue as my brother's older system can run Vista just fine. And please no reformat/change to XP advice. Thank you

[Closed]

cyew86 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:14:51 +0800

Nobody gave comment, so just close it for good

[WTS] SDRAM PC133

cyew86 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:41 +0800

Item(s): 1 x 128MB SDRAM, 1 x 64MB SDRAM, both PC133

Package includes: Just the RAM itself

Price: RM30 for 128MB, RM15 for 64MB, grab both for RM40

Warranty:3 days personal

Dealing method:Strictly COD

Location of seller:Puchong

Contact method/details:Leave message here or PM me

Age of item:unknown

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Item(s) conditions:Last tested to be working

Picture:[attachmentid=694847]

Reason for sale:Upgraded

IP Address not same

cyew86 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:07:29 +0800

I have a weird problem here, a check in the modem setup page shows that my IP is 60.50.xxx.xx, but when i checked with Speedtest.net, it is 58.27.xxx.xx. i can't download anything from rapidshare as it detects that the IP is downloading another file at the same time is it some kind of bug/virus/trojan/malware's doing? thanks for helping

[addedon]November 21, 2008, 1:15 pm[/addedon]ok, found out why already, blardy TM proxify my IP
thread closed as there will be no solution for this

[WTS] Notebook RAM (Qimonde)

cyew86 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:56:24 +0800

Item(s):2x512MB DDR2 667MHz SODIMM RAM (Qimonde)

Package includes:just the RAM sticks

Price:RM50 (negotiable)

Warranty:Personal 3 days

Dealing method:Strictly COD

Location of seller:Putra Heights, Shah Alam, Puchong, Subang

Contact method/details:Helping friend to sell, PM me for his number

Age of item:About 2 years

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Item(s) conditions:good working condition

Picture:[attachmentid=669178]

Reason for sale:upgraded to 3GB RAM

Note: I am just helping my friend to sell, if there is anything, please contact him, but I would be glad to facilitate the arrangement, but I will not assume any personal responsibility. Thank you

[WTA] Poslaju Cawangan Serahan Puchong

cyew86 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:50:45 +0800

i have this package to pick up from their office, but i do not know how to get there

does anyone have any idea where is this place?

cawangan serahan puchong
11, jalan pbp 11, taman industri
pusat bandar puchong
47100 puchong

any landmark? near which area?

thanks

[WTA] Lightning Protection

cyew86 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:24:08 +0800

Hey guys, may I know what is the difference between AVR and Surge Protector? iianm, AVR comes with surge protection as well right? How about Lightning Isolator? which would you guys recommend for surge protection? kinda afraid that one day lightning strike then my rig GG

[WTA] Sonic Gear Earpump

cyew86 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:48:36 +0800

As per topic, any comment on this earphone? seems kinda worth it, but not many reviews can be found online