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Bought & Sold: Acer D250 Netbook, 750GB HDD, 2GB RAM, USB DVD, Broadcom HD decoder

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Second entry in the Bought & Sold series Here is where I list items that I purchased and then sold at a later date. Simple enough huh?Ā Here we goā€¦ [begin] Acer D250 Netbook, w/BONUS features: 750GB hard drive & 2GB RAM, USB DVD drive + Broadcom HD decoder for 1080p movie playback! This auction is for an Acer D250-1165 Blue Netbook Computer. Reason for selling: I bought this netbook on vacation and used it for watching HD movies and surfing

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Dell M6500 (and M6400) eGPU setup and limitations

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If you are interested in using an eGPU (DIY ViDock)Ā solution with a particular laptop, it can be REALLY hard to wade through 500+ pages of eGPU info over at the notebookreview forum! So, here are a couple brief excerpts to make things easier for Dell notebook owners. Ā Make sure to checkout the original thread pages (at the source links below) for more info! DIY eGPU experiences – Page 549 [Dell M6400 info]Source URL: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-egpu-experiences-549.html#post7896823 Relevant portion for M6400 owners… PROBLEM:

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Learning about Bitcoin mining

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You’ve probably read some sensational news stories about Bitcoin mining, I know I have . šŸ™‚ However, I had lunch with a buddy last month in Tulsa and it really altered my view on Bitcoin mining. I already had an abstract idea about random people out there using CPU/GPU computing power to generate blocks to continue the growth of Bitcoins, what I didn’t realize was that my buddy knew a guy that was sinking big bucks into a personal Bitcoin

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Power Supply RMA help report: PC P&C, Thermaltake, Corsair

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Today was RMA day for me. Three failed power supplies. Three RMAs requested. UPDATES posted below… Here’s the low down on each one: Three Power Supplies, Three RMA Procedures Power supply #1 PC Power & Cooling 1kw Brand: PC Power & Cooling (now owned by OCZ, who knew?!) Model: Turbo-Cool 1 Kilowatt Watts: 1,000 Death by: failure on the 12v power connector RMA procedure and responsiveness: easy to fill out form, immediate notification of request received, RMA granted 1 hour

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Blown Corsair power supply cable + motherboard connector

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The photo pretty much says it all… šŸ™‚ UPDATED as per John’s request, here is the motherboard side of things: Top Search Terms:corsair motherboard (4)motherboard connector (3)ao722 motherboard pics (2)com+1+connectors+on+motherboard (2)motherboard connector supply (2)blown motherboard (2)blown mainboard (2)blown desktop power supply (2)blown corsair psu (2)computer+power+supply+connectors (2)

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1030 Got error 28 from storage engine mysql [solved]

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If you receive an error from your MySQL databaser server that reads: #1030 Got error 28 from storage engine Then Ā you will want to check and make sure your server has sufficient free space. One of my servers gave this error and it was because the drive Ā that MySQL was installed on had no more free space. So, I repeat, if you get this errorĀ check and make sure you have free space! After freeing up some space everything started working

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Best CHEAP Nikon/Nikkor lenses

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These are the best cheapĀ lenses available for Nikon. The definition of “cheap” in this list is going to be lenses readily available for less than $250* USD. Some of these lenses are out of production and you will have to buy used, others are brand spanking new and you can pick them up on Amazon or your other favorite photo store. These are all “5 star” lenses in my book:Ā [starreview tpl=16] Read on for the goods… *if $250 is too

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Patriot Box Office shows preview but won’t play movie! [solved]

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Q. Hiya, I got a patriot box office and it shows the preview of my MKV movie. But then when I hit play button on the remote the PBO just locks up and shows a blank black screen. Can you help??? -MovieFan A. Good news, you may just need a firmware update! Ā Please go to this page and download the latest firmware for your PBO: PBO Firmware Releaseshttp://www.patriotmemory.com/forums/showthread.php?2131-Update-04-04-2011-PBO-Firmware-ReleasesUpdate 04/04/2011: PBO Firmware Releases -Firmware System Revision update Procedure- *To check which

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