Thanks for all the replies. I ended up getting a refurb Linksys N AP that is DD-WRT compatible and am running it at 250mw (max dd-wrt will allow).
now getting about 60 to 80% signal in the master bedroom with both and intel 5300 and intel 4965agn card on the N band (currently only 2.4ghz due...
Thanks for the input. I guess I was not very clear. I said the network guys at work are running their cisco AP's at 1 watt. I do not think any of my neighbors are running anything at 1 watt. (only 1 neighbor has a wireless network that I can detect from my home).
I would like to find a...
the network guys at my work place has all of their cisco AP's cranked to 1 watt (or so they claim).
The environment at home is not too bad for wireless (I don't think). There are houses all around me. In front and back they are about 80 to 100 ft away, on the sides they are about 30 to 40...
Thanks for the response.
I've tried all 11 channels, doesn't seem to make any difference. No other known device in the 2.4ghz band deployed in the area. (there may be unknown devices) I've even made my wife stop using the microwave oven.
I tried some 2db and 3db gain antennas and they...
I am picking some brains here and see what you all can suggest.
I seem to have problem getting reliable wireless connection in my house.
I've tried a dozen different 802.11g routers/access points. I've also tested 2 802.11n access points.
In my master bedroom I can hardly get any...
well cant do sli/cf because there is only one x16 slot available.
I guess I should be more specific, this card is going into a notebook docking station with a single x16 pcie slot. The notebook itself can drive one dvi up to 1920x1200 (ati x1400 chipset), but the boss wants two big monitors...
Does anyone know of a pci express video card that will support two 30" lcd monitors at the 2560x1600 resolution?
Or atleast one 30" and one 24" (2560x1600 and 1920x1200)?
Don't need anything with high FPS, it is for office use, mostly to be able to keep lots of documents open (word...
Had my accountant look at the Z4 deal and work out some numbers. Overall it would cost me around $16k to $17k for this Z4, not $5.
here's how he figured it. difference between the 42500 retail and 5000 sale price is $37500, since you have to pay income tax on that amount (let's say a 30%...
Is there a software tool that can read back the SMART status of a HD housed in an external USB enclosure?
I know many tools can read back SMART status of IDE/ATA HD connected to ATA or SATA adapters, but I haven't found any that can read back the status of disks that are in a USB or firewire...
Bought this one last sunday. It crashes every 12 or so hours and needs a reboot.
This is listed on their support site as a problem.
I will be returning it this weekend.
Well it will be tested on a system with a P2 or P3 or P4 based processor. It has to support a IDE HD with FAT16 (bonus points if it supports unix inode file system).
It does not have to support color display, just B&W text is fine. and a simple shell that will accept a few simple commands...
Well we have been given very little info from the prof as to what he wants.
Basically for hardware, he said he wants to be able to put the floppy into his PC which is P2-P4 based machine. and be able to boot from it.
He wants to be able to look at files on his HD (FAT16 partition on a IDE...
Does anyone have a link to any information showing how to write a simple OS for a X86 based machine?
My prof has assigned us a project to write a small OS (under 100k) for a PC. with basic features.
He wants us to try to find code on the web to reuse.
Thanks
I wonder if anyone else has experienced this. The system is a Compaq Evo N600c laptop, P3-1.06ghz, 1gig ram etc, running win xp pro.
If I put the system into standby while it is docked in the docking station, then when I wake it up from standby, the speakers from the docking station will make...
okay so basically, I need to partition the drive into two seperate partitions inorder for two version of XP to co-exist.
I'll give that a try. Thanks for the info!
I'm trying to setup a computer to dual boot win xp pro chinese edition and win xp pro english edition. Is it possible to do this? I found many articles regarding setting up dual boot win xp and another non-XP os (such as win2k, win 98, linus etc) but nothing on setting up two win xp systems on...
Yes the sale was pretty recent, which means everything they have on the market at this point was still designed and manufacturered by the respective companies. (i.e. IBM travelstar was designed by IBM not Hitachi) right now you will not find a IBM drive and a Hitachi drive that has the same...
In my experience, hitachi drives use up more power then their specs states.
I had a Hitachi DK23DA-40F 40gig FDB 4200rpm drive, and I upgraded to a IBM 40gnx 40gig 5400rpm drive.
According to both specs, the IBM drive should use up more power and produce more heat. (about 10 to 15 percent)...
my 1999 BMW 328i came from the factory with synthetic oil. the MFG requires synthetic oil or warranty is void. No brake in necessary on the engine either.
Oil change interval is 15k to 18k miles as recommended by the manufacturer and indicated by the on board computer.
So far I've followed...
Make sure your laptop will work with those sodimms. Many of the cheaper sodimms use high density chips, so 256 meg stick is made from 8 chips instead of 16. Why does this matter? Many older chipsets including intel 815 chipset will not support high density sodimms. Only the newer 830 chipset...
My wireless intellimouse explore died this past saturday. The little red light stopped glowing. Buttons still work. Tried new batteries but it didn't make any difference.
I called them on sunday, they said they are shipping me a new mouse. It was shipped yesterday (tuesday). Hopefully I...
I was charged $54.90 from some company named globalinx after I made a $20 purchase with tiger direct.
I guess I will have to dispute this and never shop with tiger direct again.
I have a laptop with internal resolution of 1024x768 and a external monitor with resolution 1280x1024, Is there any way I can configure the machine to run at 1024x768 when using internal display and raise the resolution to 1280x1024 when it is connected to the external display?
I'm looking for...
I noticed in task manager that about 90% of my kernel memory is paged to disk and only 10% is non paged, while my friends XP machine has about 30% paged to disk and 70% non paged.
With more kernel memory not paged, the system seems to run faster/smoother.
so the question is, how do I get my...
Becareful of the refurbished cards. They say OEM BAREBONEs on them.
I emailed newegg customer service, and their reponse was that because it is refurbished and it states BAREBONES, they do not guarantee that it will come with the remote and all of the other cables and accessories.
They admit...
they already include 4000 n&w minutes in their basic plans. Unless you are up all night on the phone or all weekend, this isn't going to help much.
Good deal for those that are on the phone a lot during off peak hours!
For most people though, I think 4000 minutes is more then enough.
Got my second drive delivered yesterday by UPS (ordered Sunday around noonish).
This is a different drive from the one I picked up in the store sunday afternoon.
The one from the store is a D540X while this one is a D536X.
Has anyone else tried reading the "SMART" info for maxtor drives...
I just ran sandra disk benchmark on this 80gig maxtor vs the maxtor 80gig 7200rpm drive (liquid bearing drive) that i picked up at staples a couple weeks ago, amazingly they are very close.
the 80gig 7200rpm drive had a score of just over 26k, while the 80gig 5400rpm drive came in at just over...
I've had mine running for just over 4 days now, I've had about 10 gigs worth of data sent through it and have not had the need to reset it. It works just fine with my cable modem and the 7 PCs that are on my home wireless network.
I do notice that with WEP enabled (128 bit) my throughput...
Evilyoda: Keep in mind the netgear PCI adapter you see at newegg does not come with the 802.11b wireless card. It is only a PCI adapter card with a slot for the 802.11b PCMCIA card. which you'll need to purchase seperately!
the netgear 802.11b pcmcia card is another $66 + $10s/h at newegg so...
Anyone have a suggestion for a good QUIET heatsink for socket 370 tulatin celerons?
I'm using a alpha 6035 with a quiet (21db) 14cfm fan on my celeron 1.0a@1.33 and the idle temp is 42 degrees! (default 1.475v)
Using the intel retail HSF, the idle temp is 36 degrees, but the fan is noisy!
in...
I picked this up two days ago thinking it was a good deal.
They had the drive stickered at 189.99, rang up at the register at 149.98, I used a 30 off 150 printable coupon and brought my total to $126.81 with tax (had to buy some pens to get over the 150 mark).
If they drop it to the 129 as...
DVDKing: It sounds to me you should be able to qualify for the promotional price. As long as you've had your current phone for more then 10 months, they allow you to get a new phone at the promotional price if you renew your contract with them again (for 1 or 2 years depending on your original...
the hard drive in the ipaq is just a standard 3.5" hd and can be replaced with any standard 3.5" ATA HD.
the cpu is a normal socket 370 cpu and can also be replaced with a S370 cpu. I believe it can be upgraded up to a 1gig P3.
There are 2 slots for standard PC133 DIMM, up to 512 megs.
The...
This is very strange. I'm running win XP Pro on an older laptop (300mhz P2 IBM thinkpad). while it is not the fastest machine, it runs xp very well and suits my purposes very nice (word, excel, email, web surfing).
One very annoying problem I have is the power icon on the task bar dissapears...
Soulassassin: To answer your question, here's what I got from the verizon dealer. If you've been a verizon customer for atleast 10 months, and you've been using the same phone for atleast 10 months, then yes you can renew your contract for another 1 or 2 years and get this phone at the...
It's a great little phone. I picked one up about a month ago for $299. I wonder if amex will PM the $250 (before rebate) price.
Does anyone know if Amex will PM cellphone prices?
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