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FAKE FRAUDULENT COUNTERFEIT USB DRIVES ON iOffer.com

dufous@chewies.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:14:40 GMT

dufous@chewies.com wrote:
> I am a little slow. I actually thought with the fall out in computer
> prices that I was going to get a 256GB USB drive for $29. Now I am
> $32 poorer. If your interested ioffer.com has lots of them for sale!
> If you allow crooks to operate out of your house are you not a crook?
> I can see why they allow them to operate $$$$$$. Enjoy your chunk of
> flesh ioffer.com. :-(

There is a 256GB USB flash drive here for $722.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820139147

This Ebay seller "buy it now" price is $44.59 . Sells at a loss.
Good for him. You can always count on Ebay for "surprises".
Did these "fall off the back of a truck" ? :-)

"Mint condition, Brand New in Sealed Retail packaging, pack is unbroken"
http://cgi.ebay.com/DT310-256GB-USB-...item2309e88064

According to this, the price per gigabyte, will be between
$1 and $4, depending on what is being used to make the device.
We might expect a quality 256GB device to cost $256 at the
end of the year, but not $29. All that $29 would get you, is
a dead chip suitable for a keyring.

http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/stor...517-1283918896

"The price of flash memory chips rose to $4.10 per GB
in the second quarter of last year.

Pricing for NAND flash memory had been expected to flat-line
until next year, when NAND flash chip fabricators will be able
to reinvest their profits to ramp up production and begin selling
higher-density products, industry experts say.

But in a report released today, iSuppli forecasts that NAND flash
pricing for 3-bit-per-cell NAND will average $1.20 per GB for the
entire fourth quarter and will then drop to $1 by the end of this
year. The $1 per GB level is considered a threshold that will drive
adoption of solid state drives, iSuppli stated."

HTH,
Paul

Blu Ray stutters while being played

Massimo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:27:38 GMT

Hello,

I am not quite sure if this is a hardware question or not.

I own a computer with Vista sp2 that works well.

Inside are:

cpu: Intel E8400 C. to D.
storage: several moderm sata hdd's (controlled them with HDTune)
memory: 4 GB branded (controlled with MEM 86+)
mobo: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
vidcard: HD2600 Pro w. 512 mem
power unit: Enermax 425 W Modu82+
monitor: LG L245WP (full hd)
etc. all good stuff.

I also own a LG combo player that can play Blu Ray disks, a GGH-H20L.

I sometimes play one of my BBC 'Planet Earth' BR-disks but they do not
play or at any rate do not view well. The video constantly stutters.
I have tried to find the cause of this but as all of the hard- and
software is o.k. for the viewing of hd-video (all things that need to
be hdcp-compliant are) and the workload while playing the disks is low
I failed.

The GGW works with the version of Powerdvd that was delivered with it
and also had been automatically updated some time ago. The GGW has the
latest firmware.

Then the idea came to me that maybe, as the footage on the BR-disks
has been shot at 24 frames per sec. my full-hd and hdcp-certified
monitor is not able to show this footage in the right way or perhaps
the frequencies that are allowed by the videocard are not adequate?? I
took a look into the possible freq. settings of the vidcard and saw
only a possible 25 frames per second frequency, not 24 p/s and tried
this but the video still stuttered.

What can I possibly do?

Massimo

Problem starting notebook

SD — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:48:50 GMT

On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:48:50 +0200, "SD" wrote:

>
>
>Hi
>
>my notebook is Hp Compaq nc6000.
>http://h20464.www2.hp.com/resultsCSR...D-D6DDCB0F411F
>
>When press the power buttom , the cpu fan starting quickly, and led,
>caps lock, num lock, scroll lock, remains turn off, and the Lcd
>remains black. After 10 second, the notebook is power off.
>The bios is last release.
>
>What could be the problem?

Dead or discharged battery. Bad power brick.
>
>Thanks
>
>Regards
>
>

Gook squad

Li'l Abner — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:20:27 GMT

Li'l Abner wrote:
>
> I don't know how many people I have had come to me that had already been to
> Best Buy and their "geek squad". Although I am retired and not officially
> in business, I do work on a few computers as a pastime.
> Here are a couple of examples that really stand out to me.

> A lady had a computer that wouldn't start up. The "geek squad" told her it
> was the motherboard and were going to charge her 80 some dollars just to
> send it to the factory for her; not counting what the factory would charge.
> In about five minutes of process elimination I took her modem out and it
> booted right up. She didn't use dialup anyway so I put a slot cover in
> place of it and sent her home happy for $10.

> Just today another lady brought me one with Vista that wouldn't boot past
> the Microsoft Windows logo at the bottom. They told her it was the hard
> drive and that it would cost between 300 and 400 dollars to fix it. I took
> the drive out and slaved it to one of my computers to see if I could
> retrieve her data. Checkdisk wanted to run on it when I booted it so I let
> it. Her stuff was there. I put the drive back in her computer and all was
> well. Checkdisk (chkdsk) had fixed it.

> I realize this post is inappropriate but I felt the need to vent.

Have you seen the Geek Squad training manuals, specifically the DA
Handbook (DA = Double Agent)? To quote:

"The Geek Squad is a way of life; you live it and represent
it anytime and anywhere. We aren�t out to make a fast
buck at the expense of the client. We give clients honest,
straightforward answers and advice."

And under "Useful phrases", they recommend these snappy answers:

Q: �I�ve never used the Geek Squad before�
A: �Then today is your lucky day�

Q: �Do you fix computers?�
A: �Better than anybody�

The CIA Techncial Handbook is actually useful but assumes that the
"technician" has absolutely no prior knowledge of computers or
electronics, and it contains only basic information.

The only qualified Geek Squad technician:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/...7ee41b4cae.jpg

Removing label from running service

astral — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:27:22 GMT

"Brian Cryer" wrote in message
news:i65bj2$1df$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> "astral" wrote in message
> news:i651eu$q1a$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> "Brian Cryer" wrote in message
>> news:i64sv2$vse$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> "astral" wrote in message
>>> news:i638a0$64l$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> Router with VoIP, connected to cable modem, one port is open for SIP
>>>> service. ISP dont allow router. When do remote scan IP address with
>>>> Nmap, it show router hardware name and version. Is there way to remove
>>>> the router label from service running on open sip port?
>>>
>>> If your ISP doesn't allow you to use a router then its time to change
>>> your ISP.
>>>
>>> I suspect that your router supports remote-access. Otherwise I don't
>>> think there should be any way to determine what type of router you have.
>>> If it does support remote-access then try disabling that feature.
>>> --
>>> Brian Cryer
>>> http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian
>> --------------
>>
>> Router name (product name and firmware version) are specified inside
>> router's firmware as part of product name.
>
> Yes, but this doesn't mean that it should be visible externally to the
> Internet.
>
>> This name broadcasts when network scanner discover router in WAN. Yes,
>> router support remote access configuration via HTTPS.
>
> This doesn't seem right. I did a scan against mine and it doesn't
> broadcast anything. Try disabling the remote access configuration - only
> allow configuration from inside the LAN.
> --
> Brian Cryer
> http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian
-------------------

I tried to scan another router (another model of same mfg) with disabled
remote access option, the same thing, it returns routers full name and
version.
Both routers have SIP service at 5060 tcp port - perhaps this is the reason?
Nmap is caable to determine this. How to solve this?

HDD tool that quickly marks bad sectors

Pimpom — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:40:32 GMT

On 09/05/2010 11:21 PM, Gorby wrote:
> On 6/09/2010 2:40 AM, philo wrote:
>> On 09/05/2010 06:40 AM, Pimpom wrote:
>>> Could anyone please point me to a hard disk utility (preferably
>>> free) that does a surface scan and *not* make a valiant effort to
>>> recover data when it encounters a bad sector? The ideal program
>>> would be one that can be set to mark a bad or borderline sector
>>> as "bad" and move on without spending a lot of time trying to
>>> recover it.
>>>
>>> It's not that I'm having a problem with my HDD. I work a lot on
>>> other people's computers that have nothing vital in them and such
>>> a tool will sometimes come in handy. I know of hard disk
>>> manufacturers' tools, but have not had a chance to use them on
>>> drives with bad sectors. A Windows or bootable DOS tool would be
>>> great.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Depending on the manufacturer, the utility may have the ability to
>> map-out bad sectors and move data as needed
> Be warned that bad sectors "creep" (get larger around a certain physical
> spot on the HD) on older hard drives.
>
> So if you notice that you are getting more and more bad sectors, then
> it's worth your while to get a new HDD, rather than continuously marking
> more sectors as bad.

Since hard drives are cheap...
when I find one with bad clusters...even if they can easily be
re-mapped...I usually just replace the HD.

Last thing I want is a repair coming back on me.

Since I build a lot of machines from scrap parts
and donate them to folks who are doing non-critical tasks...
I do sometimes re-use one of the questionable drives...

Problem with Internet connection

astral — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:24:57 GMT

I have problem with Internet connection. I used connection as in scheme 1
and all worked fine until fucking provider has changed something in their
settings or signal level. Now phone is still working, but Internet - not.
The default ISP connection scheme was scheme 2, which not satisfy me since
there are no router, no WiFi. For unclear reasons, the ISP demands customers
not use routers, and use only "default" connection scheme which is scheme2,
i.e. via Linksys Voip adapter, which works just as plain switch. Does
someone have an idea what settings they have changed? Signal level?

scheme1

Wall_Adapter
|
|
5VDC
Cable_Modem ------ "Internet"
|
|
Router -----WiFi
LAN1 LAN2
| |
| |
Linksys SPA2102 Computer
Phone1 Phone2
| |
x |
Telephone
Base Unit
|
|
Handset

scheme 2

Wall_Adapter
|
|
5VDC
Cable_Modem ------ "Internet"
|
Linksys SPA2102 -----------"Ethernet" ----------
Computer
Phone1 Phone2
| |
x |
Telephone
Base Unit
|
|
Handset

------------------

Energy Saving Tips

...... — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:56:26 GMT

1. Reduce heater's room temperature
For each extra degree (Celsius) of temperature, your heater will
consume 7 to 11%
more energy. Adjust it to 18degrees which is also better for your
health.
2. Install a programmable thermostat
You will be able to control the heater's temperature during specific
hours every day.
3. Insulate your house
Loss of heat is loss of energy.
4. Fix air leaks
5. Close the chimney of the fireplace when you don't use it
It is designed to drive smoke (hot air) out of the house!
6. Get an energy audit to advice you about the necessary fixes and
insulation
7. Install energy efficient windows
8. Install storm windows
In cold climates they may save up to 50% of energy loss of your
current windows
during the winter.
9. Shade the windows properly
A tent outside the window will prevent more solar energy to enter the
house that a
curtain.
10.Plant deciduous trees to shade your house.
During the winter they will loose their leaves and allow sunlight
penetrate the house.
11.Mount aluminum sheets behind your space heaters
It will reflect the thermal energy in the room, not on the wall.
12.Put the refrigerator far from any heat sources
13.Don't overload the fridge
14.Don't put hot food in the fridge.
It will drain energy for no reason. Leave it out until it gets to the
room temperature
before putting it in the fridge.
15.Tidy up your fridge
Firstly, you will need less time with the door open until you find
what you need.
Secondly, the frost will be distributed better.
16.Keep your fridge clean
You can save up to 30% of loss of energy by cleaning the dust from the
back of your
refrigerator. Also, clean it from the ice which reduces its
performance.
17.Switch off the lights where you don't need them
18.Use CFLs
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs are way more economic. Save up to 70%
of
electricity costs for lighting.
19. Look for Energy Star qualified appliances
20.Use the �eco� mode to reduce your appliances electricity
consumption
21.Don't use the air-conditioner with the windows open
22.Clean the air-conditioner's filters regularly
23.Shade your air-conditioner's compressors properly
They will use 10% less energy.
24.Walk, walk, walk
Walk to the supermarket, walk to the school, walk and save energy.
25.Drive slower to reduce emissions
Aggressive driving consumes more fuel.
26.Don't pre-heat the car engine.
Instead, you can drive at low velocities during the first minutes
until the engine is
properly heated.
27.Keep your car tires pressure at the proposed limits.
This will save you fuels and it will make your car safer too.
28.Go Hybrid
Hybrid cars produce less greenhouse gases. Check out the local funds
and buy one
at a better price
OR
29.Buy an electric car
30.Use public means of transport
31.Buy proper cookware
Make sure that your pans and the other kitchenware fix properly on the
cooker.
Otherwise you will loose energy for no reason.
32.Turn the cooker off before the food is finished
It will remain hot for a little and the food will be cooked without
wasting any energy.
33.Don't use a cloth dryer
It consumes too much energy. Remember, sun can be a really good friend
if used
properly.
34.Wash your clothes on lower temperature
Avoid energy loss when possible.
35.Don't leave electronics on stand-by mode
They will not stop using electricity. Use a plug-board with a switch
to completely
switch off all appliances.
36.Say no to screen savers
Turn the monitor off instead.
37.A plugged charger will consume energy even when it is not connected
to the
device
38.Go Local
Avoid transportation to far away distances if you can do the same
thing nearby.
Choose a local supermarket, buy from the bakery of the neighborhood.
Also prefer local products to reduce the CO2 emissions cause to their
transportation.
39.Go On-line
Make your bank or any other transactions using the Internet. This will
save you time
and transportation costs too.
40.Don't use the microwave oven to defrost food
Instead, you can just leave it at room temperature for a little bit
longer.
41.Go Passive
Using the sun properly can save you lots of money.
42.Use solar water heaters
They provide free hot water.
43.Maintain your water heater regularly
Badly maintained heaters consume way more electricity.
44.Insulate your water pipes
45.Install a Green Roof
It will save you lots of energy along with multiple other advantages
it provides.

CD-DVD problem

peter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:54:41 GMT

"peter" wrote in message
news:d85add1c-9b11-4092-be4d-767024139778@e14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
> On 4 Sep, 19:24, "123Jim" wrote:
>> "peter" wrote in message
>>
>> news:f4f27a43-2312-4894-81d2-4c54d15c8e31@z7g2000yqg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >I running windows 7 and have a TSST CDDVDW SN-S083B ATA Device.
>> > Suddenly it won't read blank CD-RW or DVD-RW or DVD+RW, however it
>> > will continue to play standard audio CD. Bit puzzled, if it were a
>> > hardware problem surely it wouldn't read any disks. Any ideas?
>>
>> What is there to read on a blank CD/DVD? (If I try to read a blank disk -
>> I
>> get the "this disk is not formatted" message)
>> Have you tried burning something to disk?
>
> It doesn't 'read' that there is a blank disk, or rather it doesn't
> acknowledge that there is a disk. I can't burn something to it as any
> number of software packages ask me to insert a disk.

OK .. . but before reaching for the sledge hammer I'd search for driver
update.. .. if initial searching fails try http://www.drivereasy.com/

Why don't Dell computers have reset keys?

mm — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:41:21 GMT

On Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:23:36 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

>On 9/3/2010 2:41 PM, mm wrote:
>> I hope this is a good forum for this one!
>>
>> Why don't Dell computers have reset keys?
>>
>> How do the users live without one? I don't use mine often but when I
>> need it, I really need it.
>>
>> The mobo layout provided in the Dell manual doesn't seem to show a
>> place where a reset switch could be connected, but perhaps there is
>> one?

Thanks to all of your for your answers.

I was led to believe that soft resets were better for the computer
than hard resets, not much better but at least a little bit, that is,
not turning the power to the computer parts off, only resetting
logically. That was never true? That's no longer true?

>Having worked in IT in the past, I found that I could usually train an
>office weenie not to push the power reset button with out calling IT
>first when they had a problem. Give them a reset button and they would
>almost always push it before calling for help. Most seemed to think if
>the computer had a reset button it was there to reset or speed up
>problem programs, not crash or reset the entire computer...

I can see how this would be the case. Who knows what all Reset will
reset? Sort of like people caliing Information to learn how to make
cookies. (If you are young enough, you remember when they changed
the name of Information to Directory Assistence.)

I also like Paul's answer, that it doesn't look good. I'd say like a
car with a button labeled "If car won't start". Even though it's not
the computer's fault if it freezes.

Google's not so likely to answr the question Why, but it might answer
how. Also I'll look more on the board for it, near the Panel
connector or any of its unused pins, although I bet Dell will only
tell you what they tell you.

Now that I don't have to ask the potentially insulting question of
Why, just "where" and "if", I'll ask on the Dell ng.

It's certainly easier to just press a button for a second than to have
to hold the button in for 5 and then press it again. There was a time
when I had to reset a lot, and I wouldn't be surprised if that time
returned.

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Inverter

A.jkt — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:35:03 GMT

Hi all

I change inverter of notebook Hp Compaq NC6000.
The part number the original inverter is:
YNV 01910530 051A 6038A0002401

Know if the inverter with this code is compatible:
482483PEFA1 6038A0002301 Nec Tokin.

Thanks

Regards

Re-use HP tx2500 touchscreen on desktop monitor

Drycola — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:54:21 GMT

Drycola wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have (probably had :() a TX2500 Tablet, which had the 'classic GPU
> overheating defect'
> (http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/TX-TM-S...highlight/true)
> and is not working anymore.
> I tried the 're-soldering method'
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctHTF3oNdxI) mentioned on youtube
> several times with no luck..
> Replacing the motherboard will cost me more than the cost of a new
> laptop :eek:
>
> In fact, the only thing I needed in that tablet was the *touchscreen*,
> since it is the only tablet that is available in my territory and no
> independent touchscreens are sold here, so:
> All I want to do is to take out the touchscreen and use it on a Desktop
> Monitor (or LCD).
> HOW CAN I DO THAT?
> I heard that the Touchscreen is USB type and I guess it will be easier
> to just take it off and connect it to my Desktop PC USB, but I don't
> know how to do that..
>
> So, PLEASE: *How can I re-use my TX2500 Touchscreen on a Desktop
> Monitor??*
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> PS: Here is a picture of the 4 connections which (I guess) are the USB
> connections, am I right??? :confused:
>
> [image:
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/...327115a_o.jpg]
>
>

See the table "Comparison of touchscreen technologies" at the bottom
of the page. It could be, your touchscreen is "4-wire resistive".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen

If you look at information on this site, you can see examples of
their 5-wire resistive technology.

http://www.elotouch.com/Products/Tou...ch/default.asp

They use a chip to convert the 5-wire analog voltages, into digital
coordinates for RS232 serial or USB interface. Near the bottom of
the second page, you can see an example of the circuitry used to
convert the analog signals into digital coordinates.

http://media.elotouch.com/pdfs/datas...cutouch_ds.pdf

My guess is, you'll need to save the conversion chip, soldered
to the TX2500 motherboard, to make the touch panel work. The interface
shown in your picture, is not USB - it is likely analog levels.

Paul

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Asus laptop won't start

AN — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:36:25 GMT

"AN" wrote in message
news:4c7e64e7$0$18277$e4fe514c@dreader22.news.xs4a ll.nl...
> My 3 year old ASUS A7M wide screen laptop won't start.
> When pushing the button it appears to start up for 3 sec and then
> immeadiately shuts down. Vista is not close to start up. Pushing F-keys
> while starting doesn't do anything. The screen stays black without a
> single digit. The only thing I hear is a fan starting and a click.
> What can I do?

Does it get as far as the BIOS screen? or the 3 seconds you referred to
before the BIOS screen even appeared?

I did have a PC where the fans would start for a few seconds and nothing
else, replacing the BIOS battery (of all things) and it came back to life.
Most PCs and laptops will tell you if the BIOS settings have been lost, but
(from my experience) not all. I know its a long-shot but its a simple thing
to check on the PC, but probably difficult to get at on a laptop.
--
Brian Cryer
http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian