Techy Type Support - Tell us where it MHz ^^

[nemisis47]

Thanks greg, the white scissor mechanism is fixed, but now thanks to trying to repair my loose rubber button and trying to get it back on and getting the excess dry glue off, the rubber thing is no more along with the T button circuit no longer responding and I got a loud beeping error when I turn my computer on.

I have fixed my Y button before with ease when the mechanism went sour on it, now this just came up and ruined my day.

[Reiji]

So I am too lazy to do research myself.  ^_^ So I will ask here.

Question 1: Can any tell me a good file system that is compatible with Windows, OSX and Linux.  Natively of course, I do not want to have to do much work to be able to back up my fansubs.

Question 2: After I move I am planning on going back to a wired home network.  So I figured I would buy myself a hardware firewall.  Does anyone have any recommendations on a good home firewall?

!!Question Nerdz!!

And possibly a simple one ^^

Is there any way to hookup a Gamecube and PS2 to a FlatScreeen LCD type Tv and get good quality?!?

Make sure you are using an S-Video cable... otherwise... no.  Those systems were developed for older TVs.

[Greg Hines]

Thanks greg, the white scissor mechanism is fixed, but now thanks to trying to repair my loose rubber button and trying to get it back on and getting the excess dry glue off, the rubber thing is no more along with the T button circuit no longer responding and I got a loud beeping error when I turn my computer on.

Did I read that right? You tried gluing it back on? Uh, I wouldn't expect good things. Depending on the type of glue you used and what the glue is touching, it could do some very bad things...

Question 1: Can any tell me a good file system that is compatible with Windows, OSX and Linux.  Natively of course, I do not want to have to do much work to be able to back up my fansubs.

The only filesystem that all three of those operating systems can read from and write to is FAT32. Note that FAT32 does not meet the qualification of being a "good" filesystem, but it satisfies the only requirement that matters: it works.

You may want to look into a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device if you're looking to share files among several computers. They're pretty cheap these days if you only need to support one or two drives, and network file support is better in each OS than filesystem support.

Question 2: After I move I am planning on going back to a wired home network.  So I figured I would buy myself a hardware firewall.  Does anyone have any recommendations on a good home firewall?

Basically every router made for home or small office use is going to suck. Chances are a high-end D-Link router (e.g. spend no less than $100, even on sale) will do just fine, though. If you want something more robust, I've had excellent results with my SonicWall TZ 100, but the price is quite a lot more than you'll pay for something from Linksys or D-Link (nearly triple the cost). Truly, though, you get what you pay for. If you go find a $40 router at a local office supply store, expect to replace it within a year. More likely in six months if you work the router hard (e.g. round-the-clock activity, BitTorrent use, etc.).

[Lusha]

Did I read that right? You tried gluing it back on? Uh, I wouldn't expect good things. Depending on the type of glue you used and what the glue is touching, it could do some very bad things...

What Tony was trying to say is the glue that was there from when the laptop was made had dried and came off on its own.   Least that Is what I get from it. 

[Reiji]

Did I read that right? You tried gluing it back on? Uh, I wouldn't expect good things. Depending on the type of glue you used and what the glue is touching, it could do some very bad things...

The only filesystem that all three of those operating systems can read from and write to is FAT32. Note that FAT32 does not meet the qualification of being a "good" filesystem, but it satisfies the only requirement that matters: it works.

You may want to look into a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device if you're looking to share files among several computers. They're pretty cheap these days if you only need to support one or two drives, and network file support is better in each OS than filesystem support.

Basically every router made for home or small office use is going to suck. Chances are a high-end D-Link router (e.g. spend no less than $100, even on sale) will do just fine, though. If you want something more robust, I've had excellent results with my SonicWall TZ 100, but the price is quite a lot more than you'll pay for something from Linksys or D-Link (nearly triple the cost). Truly, though, you get what you pay for. If you go find a $40 router at a local office supply store, expect to replace it within a year. More likely in six months if you work the router hard (e.g. round-the-clock activity, BitTorrent use, etc.).

Ah SonicWall, that is not brand I have heard of.  I will look into that brand.  I know Fat32 is not a good file system.  It is just annoying fighting with windows, osx and linux to get a better file system that I can read and write too.

[Lusha]

I just got my baby girl Freya (yes named after Chi's sister from chobits) back from the comp shop... And I am afraid I may have to drop her off again with the shop because, while she will connect every where else, she does not at all want to connect to he home network.  She is connected, but I get an error message saying "Validating Identity"  and it just kinda sits there.  Then a bubble pops up that says "Could not find a certificate to log you on to the network".
I went into properties on the network and put in the network key and disabled the iEEE 802 thing and unchecked the "This key is automatically provided for me"  and all of that.  Once I did that it said "aquiring network address" then "limited or no connectivity"  I am sitting right next to the router.  Yet in the wireless network connection box it says i am connected.  

went to the c:\ thing and typed in " ipconfig/release" pressed enter and this is what popped up

Ethernet adapter local area connection 2:
Media state ------: Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS suffix  .  :
Ip adress ------- : 0.0.0.0
Subnet mask ------- : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway -------- :

So .... How do I fix this?  

I already tried uninstalling the divers and reinstalling them...

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Went back to the command thing and tried ipconfig/renew
.... Nothing happened....

[MagRowan]

What type of security do you have set up on your wireless router?  Is it MAC address restricted, WEP, WPA?

Usually when I get the error you're getting when it means I entered an incorrect key for my security settings on my computer (usually off by a letter, dang it).  I'd just wipe the settings on your computer and try again.  Double check how your wireless security is set up at home, and double check what you have on your computer.  It sees it, so your card is working, now you just have to make sure they are both speaking on the same level.

The other instance I've seen it is when Windows is competing with another software configuration for who gets to own the setup for the wireless device, but given that you've connected to other networks successfully, it's probably not that.

[The Ronin]

Would anyone know where I can get laptop size fans without buying and ripping apart a useable laptop? I've searched around on Microcenter and NewEgg, with no luck. Am I just looking in the wrong place?

[allpowerfulbob]

I googled it and tons of responses came up, can you provide the exact brand and model?

Also Lusha, I don't know if you might want to reset your routers password. Someone could have maliciously hacked in and deleted all your MAC addresses or changed your WEP password.

[Lusha]

there is a cute little shop I take my baby to all the time for check ups and such.  It is called geewhiz computers.  They have been there for a long time.  Doesn't look like much, but they definitely know there... stuff.  http://www.geewhizcomputers.com/

At Bob:
I am not sure if that might be the problem seeing that all of the other computers in the house that wirelessly connect are running with out any problems. 

[The Ronin]

I googled it and tons of responses came up, can you provide the exact brand and model?

That's just it. I don't need it for a computer application.

Edit: Thanks though, that did remind me about doing a generic search instead of looking through a specific site. I think I may have found a cheap solution to my problem

[theshadow]

I just got my baby girl Freya (yes named after Chi's sister from chobits) back from the comp shop... And I am afraid I may have to drop her off again with the shop because, while she will connect every where else, she does not at all want to connect to he home network.  She is connected, but I get an error message saying "Validating Identity"  and it just kinda sits there.  Then a bubble pops up that says "Could not find a certificate to log you on to the network".
I went into properties on the network and put in the network key and disabled the iEEE 802 thing and unchecked the "This key is automatically provided for me"  and all of that.  Once I did that it said "aquiring network address" then "limited or no connectivity"  I am sitting right next to the router.  Yet in the wireless network connection box it says i am connected.  

went to the c:\ thing and typed in " ipconfig/release" pressed enter and this is what popped up

Ethernet adapter local area connection 2:
Media state ------: Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS suffix  .  :
Ip adress ------- : 0.0.0.0
Subnet mask ------- : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway -------- :

So .... How do I fix this?  

I already tried uninstalling the divers and reinstalling them...

----
Went back to the command thing and tried ipconfig/renew
.... Nothing happened....

Whenever you're trying to troubleshoot something you should always adhere to the the Divide and Conquer method.

At this point we don't know if the issue is with the router or with the laptop so we have to figure that out.

1. Can anyone else connect to your wifi access point? If someone else can then it is more likely that the issue lies in the laptop.
2. If it is the laptop, can you connect a wire to the router and you? Does it work? If it works than its more likely your wifi card
3. If it's the wifi card, can you plug in a USB wireless card? Does it work? then there is a chance that the current card is either bad or the drivers/software are corrupt.

[toadstoolssecretluvchild]

Hey weirdos ^^

Are the AMD Vision Black II X6  processors worth it?

I haven't seen any comparison charts at all vs the Intel I-family processors anywhere

[Greg Hines]

The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition and the Intel Core i5-2500K are similarly priced (within $10 of each other), so that's the best apples-to-apples comparison. Here are the numbers put together by Anandtech:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/203?vs=288

As you can see, gaming is better on the Core i5 while tasks that are highly parallelizable (like 3D rendering) are generally better on the Phenom II. Things like video encoding are a toss-up depending on which encoder you use. The Phenom II has more physical cores than the Core i5, so you'd expect it to better on parallelizable tasks, even when you take the Core i5's hyperthreading into account. But each core in the Core i5 is more powerful than the cores in the Phenom II, so when you aren't dealing with a lot of threads (like in gaming), it's going to dominate.

If you're going to do mostly 3D rendering, go for the Phenom II. If you're going to do mostly gaming, go with the Core i5. Both chips would be excellent for all kinds of day-to-day use, so if in doubt, go with the Core i5 because it at least has lower power consumption when under load (32W worth, which can really add up when doing a lot of gaming or rendering).

For my money, I'd go for the Core i5-2500K.

[toadstoolssecretluvchild]

....If you're going to do mostly 3D rendering, go for the Phenom II. If you're going to do mostly, go with the Core i5.

You cut yourself off bro ^^

[Greg Hines]

Sorry, updated.

[toadstoolssecretluvchild]

Ha!

Yeah I don't game at all. I just do Photoshop/Illustrator type stuff. Might start doing more InDesign too.

[Greg Hines]

In that case, either would be more than adequate. I generally prefer Intel's current line-up to AMD's, especially with regard to power consumption (meaning it'll run cooler and quieter), so I'd recommend the i5-2500K. But you can't really go wrong with either choice.