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Hmmm...I just typed a post and then my damn ADSL disconnected and now I have to rewrite the whole thing...<sigh> K...well...I've been thinking. Perhaps if I can find someone who has the exact same HDD (but one that seized) I can replace the whole cercuit board. Might be a bit safer thatn soldering. ...

thnx 4 the ideas, but I'll have to look for a new chip first because it chipped though the width of the chip and I'm not to sure that even a steady solder can fix that. So yeh...thnx guys & keep up the posts! c",)

Ok...this isn't something you hear from everyday. Some time ago, a chip broke off the cercuit board of my HDD. Now I hear you saying wtf!?!? It goes like this. The HDD is in the top HDD bay of my case and I put another HDD into the bottom bay. In the process, the 2nd HDD knicks the chip an kapow, it...

My parents have had Siemens for years now, and I never could stand those damn things. Ever since I got my first phone (a Siemens), I moaned and moaned about how crap it is. Until one day, I got a Nokia. Now in my experience Nokia is far better than Siemens. The Siemens buttons (on all models) are te...

Can anyone tell me what the 8:1, 4:1, 2:1 and 1:1 - under Internet - on the WISP website (http://www.wisp-pta.co.za) stands for and which is better from the following two: 32Kbps (4:1); 64Kbps (8:1). I know 64Kbps is faster, but I don´t understand the (x:1). <BR> <BR>Oh, and will 32Kbps be enough to...

I know it´s better to write audio to CD-R than to CD-RW but I don´t wanna end up with stacks of CDs with the same songs on them. CD-RW: If I get bored with one CD, I can just format and write again. <BR> <BR>Anyway, I discovered that the disk works in my sister´s car stereo. Like you said, only new ...

Hi <BR> <BR>Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to use CD-RWs in a Hi-Fi or any other CD player (except for PC CD ROMs)? <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_confused.gif"> <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_confused.gif"> <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_confused.g...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <BR> Hi <BR>Just wanna straighten out a couple of things i´m unsure about. <BR> <BR>With WISP you get a constant upload and download speed of 64KB/S or what? If not could you please send me an average upload and downloa...

Hi <BR>Just wanna straighten out a couple of things i´m unsure about. <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif"> <BR> <BR>With WISP you get a constant upload and download speed of 64KB/S or what? If not could you please send me an average upload and download speed. <BR> <BR>Does weath...