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Yes , thanx. They gonna get some1 to phone me back sometime today. turns out I have to deal directly with ASUS , as global warrantee claims arent handled by their local suppliers... So they (ASUS) have to sort it out for me. Which is a b it of a pain , as I am in Cape Town and they are in Jhb , so I...

Hi thanx for the speedy replies , but u guys are missing the point of my post..a bit... a global warrantee is GLOBAL , right? as in : the globe IE : the world ....(where i bought it doesnt matter as long as it was on our planet) if the buttons are failing after 4 months : WHO DO I CALL? my complaint...

Hello All I am trying to find the supplier of Asus products It used to be AXIS , but they no longer carry ASUS products. Reason being : i have an ASUS EEE PC 1011CX (Cant Xpand...) and it has a few problems that only ASUS can sort out. Yes i know it is prolly the worst of all the EEE PC models , but...

cheers u should still check both out - very usefull not only for live distros , but also usefull for firmware flashing , like when setting up raid etc heres a list of other usefull bootable iso's : Avira AV rescue Sysytem Kaspersky AV Rescue 10 Panda AV Rescue System Samsung Disk Tool seagate disk w...

goto pendrivelinux and download : x-boot multi-iso linux boot creator. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/xboot-multiboot-iso-usb-creator/ add + boot into any number of "live iso's" like acroniss dd , hirens ,firmware flashing allsorts ,etc using a usb drive or creat a multiboot cd/dvd only thin...

ja-spending upwards of R 5000 is a bit improbable right now (im between jobs...ie :unemployed.... :| ) but i have found something thats gonna look good when its done + is easy to work with. mousepads - the answer was right under my mouse easy 2 cut - easier than the cardboard actually easy to layer ...

Hi all recently i got my hands on a few External HD cases that werent working anymore (mostly due to the electronics being blown...) some of the cases were quite nice and i couldnt bare just throwing them away so i started digging thru my tools for all the really small tools that i had.(that would b...

so-what ur sayin ina nutshell :
get the new battery ,but only use it when mobile.(+let it run flat properly+then charge full+rinse + repeat...)
use the old battery when plugged into mains.

mines an older acer - so i guess itl b older type battery
sounds simple(better safe than sorry)
thnx
Psi_

Hi all I was told this today + i struggle to believe it : If u leave your laptop plugged into mains indefinately (by that i mean all day at the office + sumtimes overnite) it ruins the battery life. Is this true???? The hand-me-down laptop i got from work doesnt even completely boot without ac-power...

try this - in disk management : right-click on the area next to where the partition normally shows (yes - where it shows the drive letters + name) do u get an "initialize disk" or "activate disk" option (if u do select yes + next ,next,next) now u should be able to partition etc....

+ 1 stolen / emmigrating...

but luky u.

ha ha
lol

read the post again...I did say ex vat (even bolded+underlined it along with the price + all...) c....

But ja-thanx 4 that
I dug a bit deeper + got him the 450
thanx 4 the push

Cheers!
Psi_

I know this is a bit silly... but it sounds like hardware failure to me - if the fan wont spin even after u try to force it with software... take the PC back to where u bought it and get them to replace the grafix card....the fan is obviously faulty Stop cutting holes into things- FFS - U probably h...

Hi All i am looking at buying a new grafix card for my Brother-in-Law. My budget aint great - about R 900.00 give /take a few rand currently there are 3 choices : 01 ) MS- R5670 -PMD1GOC MSI R5670-PMD1G OC 1GB ATI 16X PCI-E (DVI, HDMI, Display Port) - DX11 DDR5 128Bit, GPU Fan, Trip Mon Support, Cro...

cheers recently i discovered an AV called IObit360 - its not so great for viruses - but it is pretty good with rouge/spyware and the nice thing about it is that u install it on your PC -then u can generate a portable version directly from the apps tools menu so basically - u just update it on ur pc ...

What have I missed? a little app called Unlocker Portable This handy app can help u to delete those pesky "cannot delete-file in use" files no launching in safe mode or any crap. just run it ,then right-click on any file u cant delete - select a removal type: unlock/delete/rename etc and ...

interrestingly

i got the same reply from intel about this problem yesterday.(3 days after PC FORMAT FORUMS)

the verdict is in : PC FORMAT is better than INTEL for product support!!

rather try ur luk here than to phone INTEL....
lol

Psi_

great thread

Should be required reading for any1 wanting to post in "security"

psi_

paying for anti virus is like paying the car-guard in the parkinglot yes-u think he's looking after your car - but when you get to it + it has a ding/scratch is he gonna pay to get it fixed? i dont think so... Only problem is : if no-one paid him - he wouldnt be there + then your car would get bange...

have u never had a file on your flashdisk that u couldnt delete? (u r 1 of the luky 1's) most recently - a virus called "sudbina.exe" comes to mind. none on the AV apps found / even recognised it as a virus(even when scanning the specific virus files)(IN all fairness - they did get rid of ...

thanx a lot for all the reasearch u did

absolute legend

the powerdown and unplug worked (i never tried unplugging the damn things.. )


regards
Psi_

hello all just a quick 1... if u r having problems deleting a file "file in use" etc. Download "unlocker portable" from portableappz.blogspot.com it works a treat with these kind of problems + it frikkin tiny fully installed its about 200 kb (takes 10 seconds to download) it give...

hello All I have been having some problems with a specific intel mobo - the dg41rq We use the mobo's as the basis for our "client PCs" in a cctv environment. basically the client pc gets streams from a network DVR and displays those for people like security guards to look at... i have trie...

i c were u're going...but no. the software tells you if its network related its basically a server(i5 2.8/so 4gig ddr3 gigabit lan) that has to stream 48 megapixel ip cameras at 25fps (740x580-i think) 1st to it(were it records) then out again to a "client" which has the multiscreen displa...

Hi guys. I wasnt sure were to put this topic ,thought this was prolly best place. Can any1 please suggest a good ATI gfx card for a cctv system .I have to display 2 multi-screens + 1 desktop per pc. Each multi-screen must display 16 live "almost realtime" 25 fps h264/mjpeg video streams. O...