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    OK...thanks.

    OK...thanks.
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    Hmmmm....Never thought about a splitter. It's a...

    Hmmmm....Never thought about a splitter. It's a 300 watt Power supply, which is pretty weak, I know....but it's not like both drives would be running at once...right? And the DVD drive hardly ever...
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    BTW...I also had a Flash drive version of Ubuntu...

    BTW...I also had a Flash drive version of Ubuntu running once, but very, very slow.
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    I had a dual boot XP/Ubuntu (GNU GRUB) machine in...

    I had a dual boot XP/Ubuntu (GNU GRUB) machine in the past. I liked tinkering in Ubuntu occasionally. That machine has been retired and was looking to do it again. But this time I wanted them on...
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    External Hard Drive Power

    Hiya,

    Looking to add an external hard drive to my Windows 7 PC, and install Ubuntu on it to be able to dual boot without messing with the PC existing hard drive. The connection will be USB and...
  6. Damn machines....can't trust any of them.... :D

    Damn machines....can't trust any of them.... :D
  7. OK......never mind.....I found the problem. And I...

    OK......never mind.....I found the problem. And I wasn't crazy! :D

    .....just under-informed...

    Turns out it was an old PSP hand-held Playstation gaming device. I haven't used it in a very long...
  8. [RESOLVED] I'm not crazy...my mother had me tested.

    OK....maybe I am crazy. I keep hearing sounds. Not an unpleasant sound, but annoying in that I cannot find where they are coming from! It's a steady rise in pitch of 4 or 5 tones that lasts only a...
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    Finding "free" recyclers doesn't seem to hard....

    Finding "free" recyclers doesn't seem to hard. Even Best Buy will take the stuff. But I am still trying to find a way to do better than break even. :D
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    Oh wow..... I was just Googling for recyclers...

    Oh wow.....

    I was just Googling for recyclers in my area and found this news article. Turns out that in PA, it is now illegal to toss out electronics. You can get fined up to $1000.
    ...
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    There is one scrap metal dealer near me that will...

    There is one scrap metal dealer near me that will take base metals like bulk copper if you have already stripped it from something else. I could perhaps stop in there and see if they can steer me to...
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    That's what I would think as well. Not to...

    That's what I would think as well. Not to mention, you have to trust as to just how much gold is recovered before the split.

    Oddly enough, my local trash removal service considers computers and...
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    I've seen some websites and videos on how to DIY...

    I've seen some websites and videos on how to DIY recover the precious metals, but seems awful messy with caustic chemicals and such. I gave up on the idea, but still want to try and get some cash for...
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    PC Scrapping

    Hiya gang. Yep, I'm still around. :D

    Being a computer pack rat, I have entire closet devoted to storing old computers and assorted motherboards, cards, cables, drives, memory sticks, etc. Haven't...
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    Found it. It''s called Lightbox ...

    Found it. It''s called Lightbox

    http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/lightbox/
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    Image Enlargement

    Hiya,

    It's been many, many years since I built a website and much has changed. I am building an art website that will require people to click on a thumbnail to see a larger version. Back in the...
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    I've done alot of searching and can't find anyone...

    I've done alot of searching and can't find anyone else reporting this issue. So, either I am doing something fundamentally wrong or buying cheap junky drives. If this one fails, I will try a better...
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    Honestly, I don't know about warranties for any...

    Honestly, I don't know about warranties for any flash drives I have bought. Never paid any attention and didn't know any drive had a warranty for that long. Admittedly, I go for what is on sale for...
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    I don't have any of those devices. Besides, it is...

    I don't have any of those devices. Besides, it is the portability of the thumb drive that I like. It just seems odd that I can't get this to work long term. I have a dual boot windows/Ubuntu machine...
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    Am I frying Flash Drives?

    Hi,

    As I type I am creating my 4th Ubuntu USB flash drive. It's my 4th because the first three failed. What's odd is that they worked fine for a couple weeks each and then started to error out or...
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    Thanks for the help gang. Got a good idea where I...

    Thanks for the help gang. Got a good idea where I am headed now. :)
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    Well, worst case, wireless is not a deal breaker...

    Well, worst case, wireless is not a deal breaker if it means I can get a switch for cheap. I have USB wired hardware in the closet somewhere.
  23. No problem. I noticed the slowness as well. Also,...

    No problem. I noticed the slowness as well. Also, the error is no longer constant. The last one went through fine....
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    Yeah, I was just looking at this one (cheap) and...

    Yeah, I was just looking at this one (cheap) and noticed two USB ports for keyboard and mouse. BUT....wireless has a single USB connector for the receiver, so it is neither keyboard or mouse....but...
  25. Getting Error....but there isn't one....

    I go to make a post, hit submit, and there is about a ten second delay. Then get an error message about having to wait 30 seconds to post "again". However, there is no flood issue because it happens...
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