Posted in Computer on June 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
Had a little lightning storm last night. I wasn’t worried because most of my stuff is UPS/surge protected. However, with a particularly close lightning strike (the flash and boom were simultaneous), my network switch apparently died. Everything else seemed fine. No power outage or anything. So after replacing the switch with the hub I’ve had [...]
Posted in Computer on May 20th, 2006 1 Comment »
My TV computer has been quite noisy lately, and I figured out it was due to the fan on my video card missing four fins. That can’t be good for heat dissipation, either. So after I bought a cheap replacement video card fan, I started the replacement. Standing on my desk (the TV computer is [...]
Posted in Computer on May 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Even though my 17″ Sharp monitor has component inputs, it apparently does not support any HD modes – 480p, 720p, or 1080i, so I’ve been forced into composite video (in case you didn’t notice, I’ve joined the Xbox 360 cult). Needless to say, a monitor upgrade is the very next on the list. Might wait [...]
Posted in Computer on April 11th, 2006 No Comments »
I noticed the reservoir for my water cooling system was low, so I added a few cheap, lousy syringes of distilled water (the syringe was lousy, not the water, although the water was cheap). It all went smoothly – no catastrophic leaks (ie. any leaks at all), not too many air bubbles, except the tiny [...]
Posted in Computer on February 23rd, 2006 2 Comments »
So I was attempting to upgrade my second computer (dedicated for running the MythTV recording backend) using the parts upgraded from my main computer. Lo and behold, I get everything hooked up and nothing.. no POST (ever wonder what that means in computer-geek land?), no fans, no beeping, just the green light on the motherboard [...]
Posted in Computer on January 31st, 2006 1 Comment »
So apparently, the 64-bit AMD processors are beyond the horizon on Mozilla’s roadmap. They don’t even mention AMD64, much less provide any of their programs for it, and their source doesn’t compile in my Linux environment (and getting other peoples’ code to compile is sooo much fun). The problem with using “normal” 32-bit programs is [...]
Posted in Computer on January 19th, 2006 No Comments »
So with my recent computer upgrades (including new motherboard, AMD 64-bit processor, memory, and video), I decided to try out a relatively cheap water-cooling kit. I figured it would be at least as good as a nice heatsink and fan, since my case has decent ventilation. Normally, a processor runs between 100 and 125 degrees [...]