tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post4788798943226476850..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: No! More PC failure madness! [lurks]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-53032445061745900742003-05-02T23:32:00.012+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.012+01:00Broadband ?Fuck no, I'm on 56k dial up modem PAYG ...Broadband ?Fuck no, I'm on 56k dial up modem PAYG me ...No need for broadband really, if I desperately want something huge I can get it at work down the T1 line, and most of the huge stuff I'd want would most likely be more appreciated at work (surrounded by other geeks) than home (surrounded by wife and kids).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-40153441750246392772003-05-02T23:32:00.011+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.011+01:00Less 'time'? Have you no broadband then?Less 'time'? Have you no broadband then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-12269308873715873992003-05-02T23:32:00.010+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.010+01:00No, thats not what I want, you have to be online f...No, thats not what I want, you have to be online for that ... auction sniper runs off their servers, so I can leave it to bid, and it'll email me the results. Much nicer, less time online, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-23677993401745586432003-05-02T23:32:00.009+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.009+01:00You don't be wanting auction sniper, you be wantin...You don't be wanting auction sniper, you be wanting <a href="http://www.auctionsentry.com">auction sentry</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-49821557796369556472003-05-02T23:32:00.008+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.008+01:00no that wasn't it, I think my work PC was having a...no that wasn't it, I think my work PC was having a mad 5 minutes. just after that, when I couldn't even delete whole words with the delete key, it refused to close IE, and then I had to kill it with the task manager and reboot to get everything working right again. Very odd, and definitely nothing wrong with the page, because it works fine now !Anyway, having looked at RAM I'm actively seeking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-32419899638516107382003-05-02T23:32:00.007+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.007+01:00PC133 is a standard so it either complies or it do...PC133 is a standard so it either complies or it doesn't. CL2 and 3 are timing issues. The mobo will generally select the appropriate timing, either type will work. The configuration of the RAM doesn't matter. Dunno why the delete key doesn't work, it never has in MS' text input forms. Well, it works, it just doesn't backspace when you're at the end of a line. Doesn't do that in a bunch of text Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-31684695977559771452003-05-02T23:32:00.006+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.006+01:00Thanks Lurks, but I did that, posted the whole she...Thanks Lurks, but I did that, posted the whole shebang to the ukg list and got no response :(<br>So is there a non-standard kind of PC133 memory ?I noticed some places talking about CL2 and CL3, but it sounds like that makes no odds on a slow machine like mine. And a few places talking about 64x4 and 64x64 configuration for SDRAM.<br>And why doesn't my delete key work in here, but the backspace Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-65039957988611214452003-05-02T23:32:00.005+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.005+01:00Occured to me that no one answered this. Basically...Occured to me that no one answered this. Basically it looks like someone just made it up. That stick of memory is standard PC133 memory. Why don't you pop the lid on your PC and see what's in it, maybe get the make and model of the mobo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-20120308515678641792003-05-02T23:32:00.004+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.004+01:00Talking of PC's (but not failures) can anybody...Talking of PC's (but not failures) can anybody explain what 'High Density' Ram is ?And more importantly how I can tell whether it'll work on my PC ?I've been looking at this on ebay :http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2723948837<br>And asked the seller, who sells shit loads of this stuff, about compatibility. He said 'if your system takes HD (high Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-74883840036206237712003-05-02T23:32:00.003+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.003+01:00URL: This puppy looks ideal - no hassle with male/...URL: <a href="http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BF500%2DUK">This puppy looks ideal - no hassle with male/female power kettle leads</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-35409065727434499352003-05-02T23:32:00.002+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.002+01:00Well a UPS may or may not do the trick (for protec...Well a UPS may or may not do the trick (for protection), cheaper ones generally tend to run your box directly off mains when there's power. In this case I'd may have been saved through a cheapy surge protector. Often they're built into UPSes as part of the design.Tell you what though, my lounge is piling up with spare PC bits from the failed incarnations of Wench. I think I'll replace it with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-26386718473145273302003-05-02T23:32:00.001+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.001+01:00I used to have two UPS boxes and due to stupid fuc...I used to have two UPS boxes and due to stupid fucking generosity I now have zero. Scam seem to have some pretty basic models... and to be honest following a brief power cut a few weeks ago I thought I might end up getting one. I'd rather spend a bit of cash now than have that instant panic about whether a random component of my PC has blown. Overkill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-51038212608532190272003-05-02T23:32:00.000+01:002003-05-02T23:32:00.000+01:00For cloning hard drives you need a ghost-like util...For cloning hard drives you need a ghost-like utility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com