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sinister666

Member Since 15 Jun 2009
Offline Last Active Mar 27 2011 03:43 PM
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In Topic: Linux builds

18 September 2010 - 07:10 AM

linux mint 9 is what i finally chose to go with. i was a little scared about switching from windows to linux, but mint has a very nice look and feel to it. right out of the box it does everything i want it to do and then some. has a windows kinda feel to it also. i would suggest linux mint to any new linux users. i put it on my old desktop pc and removed windows completely and havent had the urge to even look at or touch windows again.

In Topic: Blocking Porn

13 July 2010 - 07:14 PM

so....how do i go about putting in a different DNS server adress? lol...sorry, im not very educated on routers and such, i dont start college for networking and all that until september....

In Topic: Blocking Porn

13 July 2010 - 04:40 PM

ill check that out...and unfortunately, this actiontec adsl router doesnt have any firewall capabilities, not that i can find anyway...its about the most retarded router i have ever seen or used before.

In Topic: connectivity

19 October 2009 - 01:46 PM

im on a wireless 3G internet connection, very slow, and the connectivity icon on my utorrent is always red as well. for me, there is nothing i can do about it. something with the wireless connection being permanently firewalled by the internet provider. just thought i would share that.

In Topic: Laptop screen not turning on

28 September 2009 - 12:42 PM

i had a toshiba satalite laptop that did the same thing, would not show anything on the screen when powered on...the owner thought it was dead. after some looking around, i found that one of the ram slots is bad. try pulling one stick of ram out at a time and starting the machine, if it starts with one in and one out, then you have a bad ram slot or a bad ram stick.  
and i also have an hp laptop here, same thing, no screen on startup. this one i cant easily remedy. after some looking around, i found that there is a recall on this hp/nvidea chipset. junk die on the gpu. i think its like an instant over heat issue on the hp with the nvidea graphics built in. there is a recall, but it just so happens that this one doesnt fit in to their recall, hp wants to charge 260 bucks to repair, plus the cost of shipping to and from hp. so, unless i can find another mother board for under 250, then im afraid im gonna have to tell the owner he has to send it to hp and pay what they are asking for repair.

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