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Cool New Heatsink Drops CPU Temps

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Dan

In the process of building the kids’ new computer, I bought a new heatsink/fan for our P4 computer, along with a 320GB WD SE16 SATA hard drive. We were down to 1GB on the main drive, which amounts to 1% … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting the RAM Issues

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Dan

Here’s the results after several hours of running Memtest86: DIMMA1/RAM1 + DIMMA2/RAM2 = ERRORS, 8 Passes, 20,000+ DIMMA1/RAM1 + DIMMA2/Empty = ERRORS, 3 Passes, 4,000+ DIMMA1/Empty + DIMMA2/RAM1 = ERRORS, 4 Passes, 793+ (2.7V) DIMMA1/RAM2 + DIMMA2/Empty = No Errors … Continue reading →

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The Upgrade Turns into a Brand New PC

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Dan

Here’s the update on the PC upgrade: All the parts arrived on Thursday and everything arrived in great shape. The Biostar open-box was certainly just that, it didn’t come with anything other than the mobo in a static bag and … Continue reading →

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Get Ready for 3S Li-po Power

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Dan

I got an email from Mike over at cheapbatterypacks last night saying he was doing a huge blowout on all PolyQuest li-po battery packs, and once they were gone, they were gone for good. I’ve been wanting to get a … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.1 Released

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Dan

I upgraded to WordPress 2.1 tonight and so far I like it a lot better. After losing an entire post one night after hitting Publish only to have the server time out on dump everything I’d written into oblivion, I … Continue reading →

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Upgrading an Old PC on the Cheap

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Dan

My kids have an old Compaq Evo desktop computer we got them that they use mostly for playing games. Oddly enough, they do more “gaming” than I do, so it makes sense that they need a semi-modern computer in order … Continue reading →

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