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Main Forums => New Geeks on the Block => Topic started by: what the funk on February 27, 2008, 07:36:34 PM
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Hi, signed up thinking i might get some pc help here, looking at the forum index i cant see where to post.
my pc is cutting out.
I've already deducted that its a hardware problem, It shouldnt be the harddrive as ive just installed a working drive from another pc, so im geussing either motherboard or ram.
I dont know how to test the ram and as i am using my pc im geussing the motherboard is fine, isnt there a battery somewhere on the motherboard that may need replacing? i've had this pc for over two years now.
any help will be gratefully recieved.
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Forgive me, but it's my nature not to give a shit unless you've read the forum rules.
Read 'em, then try again.
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ok i'll try, but my pc is freqauntly cutting out so connection times may vary hence me not taking the time, my bad.
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4. This is not a forum dedicated to hacking or technical support to help you troubleshoot your computer problems because your son downloaded too much porn. Don't sign up thinking that you can post your compuiter related problems and you'll receive help without giving back to the community first. Most of us have lives.
Fair enough, Iv'e signed up to the wrong forum then, i was under the belief that this was a place to get help, my apologies.
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Ok, let's pretend for a second that this IS a tech support forum.
my pc is cutting out.
I've already deducted that its a hardware problem, It shouldnt be the harddrive as ive just installed a working drive from another pc, so im geussing either motherboard or ram.
I dont know how to test the ram and as i am using my pc im geussing the motherboard is fine, isnt there a battery somewhere on the motherboard that may need replacing? i've had this pc for over two years now.
How in God's Sweet Sweet Name do you expect anyone to give you advice when you don't even HINT at your PC specs?
Let's start with the important items first: What colour is it?
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Ok, let's pretend for a second that this IS a tech support forum.
How in God's Sweet Sweet Name do you expect anyone to give you advice when you don't even HINT at your PC specs?
Let's start with the important items first: What colour is it?
Aren't all computers beige?
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Good point! I was attempting to ascertain whether we are, indeed, dealing with a computer, and not with an automobile or a sofa-bed.
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I vote for futon!
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Futon!
Fair enough, Iv'e signed up to the wrong forum then, i was under the belief that this was a place to get help, my apologies.
Well, thank you. Apology accepted.
You're more than welcome to stick around, contribute a lil'. I'm sure once you've made a name for yourself, somebody would be able to help you in the near future.
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Aren't all computers beige?
Black is the new beige.
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What's the old beige?
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i am, of course.
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Nothing wrong with beige.
Nothing.
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hi, ivan!
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Hi! 8-)
I'm only here because of a major disaster at work. I should be in bed.
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Hi! 8-)
I'm only here because of a major disaster at work. I should be in bed.
You'd probably have fewer disasters at work if you stopped stealing rivets from the support beams.
... and got the guys in accounting to stop summoning horrors from beyond.
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Hi, signed up thinking i might get some pc help here, looking at the forum index i cant see where to post.
my pc is cutting out.
I've already deducted that its a hardware problem, It shouldnt be the harddrive as ive just installed a working drive from another pc, so im geussing either motherboard or ram.
I dont know how to test the ram and as i am using my pc im geussing the motherboard is fine, isnt there a battery somewhere on the motherboard that may need replacing? i've had this pc for over two years now.
any help will be gratefully recieved.
I'll help you if you help me first. I've got VMWare Server v1.0.4 running on my laptop (a Dell XPS M1330 running Slackware current, kernel 2.6.23.12-smp). I can't attach a virtual sound device to my virtual machines, however, because it can't detect my sound card on the host machine.
By default, VMWare Server looks to /dev/dsp for host sound devices, which is normally a symlink to /dev/sound/dsp or /dev/snd/dsp.
However, neither of those things exist in /dev (well, /dev/snd exists, but there's no "dsp" there to link to), so there's no symbolic link called /dev/dsp.
So what /dev location is sound actually working through? Sound on the laptop works great, but VMWare can't figure out how, and I can't either.
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I'll help you if you help me first. I've got VMWare Server v1.0.4 running on my laptop (a Dell XPS M1330 running Slackware current, kernel 2.6.23.12-smp). I can't attach a virtual sound device to my virtual machines, however, because it can't detect my sound card on the host machine.
By default, VMWare Server looks to /dev/dsp for host sound devices, which is normally a symlink to /dev/sound/dsp or /dev/snd/dsp.
However, neither of those things exist in /dev (well, /dev/snd exists, but there's no "dsp" there to link to), so there's no symbolic link called /dev/dsp.
So what /dev location is sound actually working through? Sound on the laptop works great, but VMWare can't figure out how, and I can't either.
Sounds like a problem with the AC adapter.
Wait... the laptop was made in Britain right? Cause if not then it's a totally different problem all together.
*cue everyone* "It's a totally different problem."
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You'd probably have fewer disasters at work if you stopped stealing rivets from the support beams.
... and got the guys in accounting to stop summoning horrors from beyond.
I'll bring it up at the next meeting.
Although I gotta say, rivet-stealing is pretty much part of the corporate culture here.
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I'll help you if you help me first. I've got VMWare Server v1.0.4 running on my laptop (a Dell XPS M1330 running Slackware current, kernel 2.6.23.12-smp). I can't attach a virtual sound device to my virtual machines, however, because it can't detect my sound card on the host machine.
By default, VMWare Server looks to /dev/dsp for host sound devices, which is normally a symlink to /dev/sound/dsp or /dev/snd/dsp.
However, neither of those things exist in /dev (well, /dev/snd exists, but there's no "dsp" there to link to), so there's no symbolic link called /dev/dsp.
So what /dev location is sound actually working through? Sound on the laptop works great, but VMWare can't figure out how, and I can't either.
Turn your monitor upside down and Degauss it. Works every time.
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Have you tried pressing the ctrl+alt+stop_sauce keys simultaneously? It always seems to work for me.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnDk9KLezt4
This is for cell phones, but I think it would work with your computer too.
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Wow.
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I love it!
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Thanks for all the help, its so heartwarming to meet such decent people.
I now have the problem sussed, the gerbil that is powering my system was laid up having babys, now i have a super fast pc running at around 16 GPM.
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<keanureeves>
Whoa! That's fast.
</keanureeves>
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I'll help you if you help me first. I've got VMWare Server v1.0.4 running on my laptop (a Dell XPS M1330 running Slackware current, kernel 2.6.23.12-smp). I can't attach a virtual sound device to my virtual machines, however, because it can't detect my sound card on the host machine.
Usually, problems with virtual sound are related to not hooking up your virtual ears correcty.
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Aaaaaaand this concludes my demonstration of why it's useless to ask for any technology help on this forum.
I hope you learned something valuable from this, newbie.
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Thanks for all the help, its so heartwarming to meet such decent people.
I now have the problem sussed, the gerbil that is powering my system was laid up having babys, now i have a super fast pc running at around 16 GPM.
16 GPM? Thats...that's OVER 9000!
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Aaaaaaand this concludes my demonstration of why it's useless to ask for any technology help on this forum.
I hope you learned something valuable from this, newbie.
Did you even try the ctrl-alt-stop_sauce key combo?
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Aaaaaaand this concludes my demonstration of why it's useless to ask for any technology help on this forum.
Whiner.
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Whiner.
That's two.
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Damn. After all the plus points I've given you too.
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So you're the one.
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Somebody hadda' do it.
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*click*
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*click*
Is there a problem?
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Absolutely none. Check your PM's. :-D
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Whew. I thought someone besides Demo was about to ban me. :wink:
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Did someone call?
:evil:
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/me bans dcrog
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/me also bans dcrog
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*dcrog bans dcrog too
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HAY GUYZ WUTS GOIN ON IN DIS THREAD?!?
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/me bans xolik
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Dcrog is getting banged by everyone!
Oh wait... I read that wrong.
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Then ones banging me ain't built right for my tastes.