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Second display no longer detected/Win 7

To start; Win 7 64bit workstation, Nvidia GTX670, two Dell LCDs over DVI connections. Now and then the second display would show an 'out of range' warning (1600x1200@60Hz native). Rebooting would fix it. This time, the second display would not come into range. Went into Nvidia Control panel (set...
- FightingChance
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- Jul 15, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help me migrate this RAID 1 from HDD to SSD

Alright, here's the layout: Business PCs, we're using 300GB Velociraptors in RAID 1 right now (2 drives.) This is on an X79 board using the built in Intel RAID. Want to migrate to some SSDs; 240GB Samsung 840 Pros. For expediency, would like to just take the working installs of Windows 7 +...
- FightingChance
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- Jun 7, 2013
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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Annoying ocean air gettin on my bike

After moving close to the Pacific and riding my bicycle on the strand, I've noticed some forward facing hardware is getting a coating of oxidation (disc rotors, stem bolts, etc.) Besides being ugly and annoying, I don't want it to build up enough to cause issues with servicing and maintenance...
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- Jan 20, 2013
- Replies: 7
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Designers/printers, question about project settings

Want to digital paint a 24" x 12" image, that would be made into a framed print at that size once finished. Should the project be set to those dimensions in 300dpi and CYMK color? Can I convert to CYMK later and start with RGB?
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- Jan 24, 2011
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Bicycle rims: what tires fit?

Oh - will I need new tubes as well? I imagine I would, considering how much smaller these tires are than the knobbies.
- FightingChance
- Post #7
- Jul 6, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Bicycle rims: what tires fit?

Great, thanks. Thought there was room to go up or down in width but wasn't sure.
- FightingChance
- Post #3
- Jun 30, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Enough with the Fedora Hats!

the syndrome of a good looking thing co-opted by bad looking people e.g. trenchcoats are worn by cool, hard boiled police detectives and badass street vigilantes geeks notice this geeks start wearing trenchcoats geeks are not cool, hard boiled, or bad-ass. they are portly and possess...
- FightingChance
- Post #309
- Jun 30, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Bicycle rims: what tires fit?

I just got a used Giant Rincon with tires described as '26 x 2.1'. I want street tires instead of mountain bike tires; am I limited to tires that come in 26 x 2.1 only, or can I fit 26 x 2.0 (or smaller)?
- FightingChance
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- Jun 30, 2010
- Replies: 9
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What could cause a water heater's pilot light to go out?

I'm 99% sure that the little pilot flame does touch a disc-like element, which I assume is the thermocouple. Hmm. Thanks all for your replies so far, very helpful in tracking this down.
- FightingChance
- Post #13
- Apr 22, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What could cause a water heater's pilot light to go out?

There is a little shield in front of the pilot light chamber. The pilot light likes to go out no matter if it's been in place or not. I'm not quite sure how to access that chamber; it seems to just be an area at the bottom of the heater. I assume there's just something you can remove to get...
- FightingChance
- Post #12
- Apr 22, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What could cause a water heater's pilot light to go out?

It is the kind behind a little glass window, so I can see the pilot itself. I don't think any kind of draft is getting in there, we experiment by opening and closing the back door (which is right next to the closet the heater is kept in) rapidly but nothing happened. The flame seems fine, but...
- FightingChance
- Post #8
- Apr 22, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What could cause a water heater's pilot light to go out?

There is a three position knob on the front of the heater, with 'ON', 'light' and 'OFF'. The only other adjustment knob is the heat of the water. Or perhaps you mean the actual spigot that allows gas flow into the heater at all? Could it simply be set too far open? (or closed?)
- FightingChance
- Post #4
- Apr 22, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What could cause a water heater's pilot light to go out?

Old apartment but very new water heater (gas). The pilot light keeps going out... we have to re-light it in the morning about 3-4 times a week. Re-lights easily by following instructions. Stays lit the rest of the day (usually.) No water leaking. Mysterious. Thoughts?
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- Apr 22, 2009
- Replies: 14
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How to best get a mailing to my new residence

Thank you, that's what I thought but wondered if the forwarding ran out after 30 days or something like that.
- FightingChance
- Post #3
- Jan 21, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How to best get a mailing to my new residence

I'm having a title printed for a vehicle I own (Florida has electronic titling now, so unless you specifically request it you do not recieve a paper title once all liens are cleared.) Thing is, I have moved to Los Angeles as of very early december. A few days prior to moving, I filled out...
- FightingChance
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- Jan 21, 2009
- Replies: 7
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

Well, after a little research, this 'CMI group' (1-800-543-5788) is either erroneous or collecting for Comcast/Time Warner. So there is an equal chance this is a scam or legit but erroneous (my balance is $0.00 since I cancelled my Brighthouse internet.) I guess a proper collections group...
- FightingChance
- Post #24
- Sep 10, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

I did send it certified. I do have a copy.
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- Post #23
- Sep 10, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

I am not sure how or if they got my social security number. Are you sure that an SS# is so necessary to initiate collections? I have never interacted with this company personally except to a CS agent regarding the bill over the phone. I would not be surprised if the property management...
- FightingChance
- Post #19
- Sep 10, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

I typed up and had notorized a letter stating that I was not responsible for nor approved the charges, and mailed it to the pest control company back in August. I have not heard anything from them or about this since then. (I never got a reply either.)
- FightingChance
- Post #17
- Sep 10, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

I just got an automated call and voicemail from what would seem to be a collections agency. I haven't called back yet. Should I? Or should I keep everything in writing?
- FightingChance
- Post #15
- Sep 10, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

The time has long since passed that I can prove that the property management company failed at their end of the bargain on several accounts. If I detailed the things that have happened to my roommate and I you would all get mad at me for not having taken action sooner. Truly, I have been a...
- FightingChance
- Post #7
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

I am moved out, thank god. What constitutes a 'certified' letter?
- FightingChance
- Post #4
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need some law advice

Okay, I am being really unfairly treated and unfortunately I need to have a better understanding of what my options are. Here's what happened: I and some friends rented a house. The house had some work that needed to be done to it, which were documented in the initial inspection. One of...
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- Aug 6, 2008
- Replies: 23
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Can laser printers advance one line without spitting out the whole page?

Security and financial feasibility concerns. Thanks for the answer though! Just trying to come up with some options for the boss. While I'm thinking of it, another acceptable solution may be to physically lock the parallel cable to the PC; is there such a device? Right now the parallel and...
- FightingChance
- Post #4
- Apr 21, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can laser printers advance one line without spitting out the whole page?

There is a site that uses dot matrix printers for by line printing; i.e. they have a need for printers that can print a line and advance the paper by only a line so that the next print job occurs on the same sheet of paper. They?d like to move to laser printers, but can?t use a printer that...
- FightingChance
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- Apr 21, 2008
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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what's harder for you, dips or pull ups?

Here, I'll make all you guys feel better - I can do no more than 9 chinups (full extension to near lockout), and like 3 pull ups. Much improved over my ability to do 0 up until 2 years ago.
- FightingChance
- Post #17
- Apr 18, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Fat loss - how to lose the bulge and gain the ripples

Makes a lot of sense to me. I'll be showing this to others wanting to make sense of the whole fit thing. I think it's a good length, though I know that personally, whenever I see % numbers or specific quantities of food, I get a little anxious about them because it seems so impossible to...
- FightingChance
- Post #28
- Apr 17, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Dips hurt the hell out of my clavicles

I would wager that closer bars really change the triangulation of the exercise, so you probably want bars that place your hands very close to your sides. I know it feel better to me. Unfortunately, the narrowest the bars go at my gym are still a touch too wide for me.
- FightingChance
- Post #6
- Apr 17, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Dips hurt the hell out of my clavicles

Thank you for the link MegaVovaN, your description sounds very familiar. I am not a big guy and don't have big shoulders, so perhaps the bars I were using were too far apart as well. It just stinks, because I like the motion of the exercise a lot. Also thanks for the advice, SociallyChallenged.
- FightingChance
- Post #4
- Apr 17, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Dips hurt the hell out of my clavicles

I like doing dips but I feel an intense pressure/ache in my clavicle area and shoulder when I do them. If I do 'cheater' dips, you know, like shallow ones, it's okay, but if I go to 90 degrees and push back up it really pings. I have enough strength to keep doing them but the ache and pain...
- FightingChance
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- Apr 16, 2008
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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For Those TTC (trying to concieve)

While internet acronym shorthand is generally obnoxious, did someone out there *really* compress 'trying to conceive' into that, or are you just being flippant?
- FightingChance
- Post #2
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How do I use a pic on my PC for my cell wallpaper?

I have used BitPim in the past, but I do not think BitPim works for GSM phones, only CDMA.
- FightingChance
- Post #3
- Apr 9, 2008
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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How do I use a pic on my PC for my cell wallpaper?

I'm tech savvy but never really got into the minutia of cell phone stuff. I just want to take a small picture I made on my PC and make it the background wallpaper of my Samsung Katalyst (T-Mobile). It would seem the most straightforward way would be to connect my PC and phone via bluetooth; I...
- FightingChance
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- Apr 9, 2008
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Trying to use Okidata 420 dot matrix printer with print server

Thanks for your reply. Makes sense.
- FightingChance
- Post #3
- Mar 31, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Trying to use Okidata 420 dot matrix printer with print server

Okidata Microline 420 dot matrix printer. I've got a Netgear USB print server, small simple thing (PS121). Everything is hooked up, but when I run the software wizard and get to the auto-detection part, the print server gets detected but it says 'no printer' in the printer name field - like...
- FightingChance
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- Mar 31, 2008
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Networking
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Don't know anything about bluetooth headsets

My new phone has Bluetooth (I always get plain, low feature phones) and I'd like a simple Bluetooth headset for the occasional long conversation at home. I'm seeing all these really low priced headsets on eBay but I'm afraid there's a big knock off market out there. What's a good, cheap...
- FightingChance
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- Mar 27, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Dryer v-belt broke

Success, found two clips that kept the front top of the dryer on. Now I guess I gotta take the front off, too...
- FightingChance
- Post #8
- Mar 25, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Dryer v-belt broke

Lowest end Frigidaire model, belt that makes the drum rotate broke. Got a spare, but the back doesn't come off and I can't reach in far enough to loop the belt around the drum from the tiny motor access panel. I haven't tried taking off the top and dropping it in, I just wanted to get some...
- FightingChance
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- Mar 25, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Networking a whole bunch of dot matrix printers

Thank you for the response. Even the parallel versions of these mini print servers still cost $60.
- FightingChance
- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Networking a whole bunch of dot matrix printers

Let's say I have a mess of Okidata Microline 420 printers, and I'm not allowed to directly connect them to PC's. So I have to make them network printers, but I can't get a hold of the OKIlan modules (too expensive anyway.) The only solution I can gather is to use those small, 1 port USB...
- FightingChance
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- Mar 20, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Networking

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