Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Yet another reason to live in the continental US. :mrgreen:

EDIT: Did you ever buy that stand?

ok, i think this is a right thread

I have problem connecting my PS3 to my 32lg7000 tv. well, when i change ps3 resulotion to 1080p, tv screen goes blank and can't find sp3. it also tells me no signal. if i change the resulotion on ps3 to 1080i, it works fine.
i tried to chose 1080p setting automatically on ps3 but it does not do that at all.
changed HDMI cables, tried it with other tv and it works just fine. i only have this problem on my tv.
my brother says i may need to send it for repair because there is something wrong with its setting as it should find ps3 setting as i connect.
please help :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

issy wrote:ok, i think this is a right thread

I have problem connecting my PS3 to my 32lg7000 tv. well, when i change ps3 resulotion to 1080p, tv screen goes blank and can't find sp3. it also tells me no signal. if i change the resulotion on ps3 to 1080i, it works fine.
i tried to chose 1080p setting automatically on ps3 but it does not do that at all.
changed HDMI cables, tried it with other tv and it works just fine. i only have this problem on my tv.
my brother says i may need to send it for repair because there is something wrong with its setting as it should find ps3 setting as i connect.
please help :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

Actually, this is the correct thread: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.9880.htm

I'll reply there. :)

Having lots of computer problems at home :( The power supply of my external HD has died. I'm waiting for advice from Western Digital about a warranty replacement. And last night, my monitor went black. I plugged another comp into it, and it worked, so I suspect it may be the video card in my comp :(

Anime Dad wrote:Having lots of computer problems at home :( The power supply of my external HD has died. I'm waiting for advice from Western Digital about a warranty replacement. And last night, my monitor went black. I plugged another comp into it, and it worked, so I suspect it may be the video card in my comp :(

Update: After 20 minutes on the phone, Western Digital are sending me a replacement power supply :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:Having lots of computer problems at home :( The power supply of my external HD has died. I'm waiting for advice from Western Digital about a warranty replacement. And last night, my monitor went black. I plugged another comp into it, and it worked, so I suspect it may be the video card in my comp :(

Yow.

When it rains, it pours, ne? :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:Update: After 20 minutes on the phone, Western Digital are sending me a replacement power supply :victory:

Patience rewarded. :victory: :woot:

Anime Dad wrote:Having lots of computer problems at home :( The power supply of my external HD has died. I'm waiting for advice from Western Digital about a warranty replacement. And last night, my monitor went black. I plugged another comp into it, and it worked, so I suspect it may be the video card in my comp :(

Update: I pulled the comp apart and re-seated the video card, then re-booted. The monitor is working again, so I guess the video card was just loose or something :fingerscrossed:

I would still like to get a new comp with Win 7 - there's a few places building really good systems for under $1K.. i'm tempted. (One includes 2TB of storage, and a 22" monitor)

Anime Dad wrote:Update: I pulled the comp apart and re-seated the video card, then re-booted. The monitor is working again, so I guess the video card was just loose or something :fingerscrossed:

I've had that happen with my downloading PC: the video card gets slightly loose and the thing won't boot or gives me beep tones... :sweat:

I would still like to get a new comp with Win 7 - there's a few places building really good systems for under $1K.. i'm tempted. (One includes 2TB of storage, and a 22" monitor)

Yow, a couple of TBs... That should keep you busy for a while. :victory:

Ack, my download PC's boot drive seems to have tanked. :sweat:

Gonna be a long evening. :bleh:

Hmm, I reformatted the drive and ghosted a new image onto it and everything seems to be okay now..... :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:Hmm, I reformatted the drive and ghosted a new image onto it and everything seems to be okay now..... :fingerscrossed:

Still no problems with that hard drive that was supposedly bad, according to my diagnostic software... :sweat:

Maybe the reformat did the trick... But I'm very cautious. :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:

Update: After 20 minutes on the phone, Western Digital are sending me a replacement power supply :victory:

They tried to deliver this last Friday. but nobody was at home, of course. So I picked it up yesterday :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:They tried to deliver this last Friday. but nobody was at home, of course. So I picked it up yesterday :victory:

Cool... All sorted out now?

bmwracer wrote:
Cool... All sorted out now?

I haven't tried it yet... got home late from the Mrs' interview and my girls were using the comp all night for homework :(

The power supply worked... back up again :)

Anime Dad wrote:The power supply worked... back up again :)

Sugoi...! :victory:

The stupid PS3 was causing my LAN to drop out whenever I started it up. After some experimentation, I found it it caused the Linksys router to reset. Well, that is unacceptable as I need a stable network to steam J-Drama, not to mention it messing up my current downloads on my other computers.

I finally found that if I disable the UPnP in the router, the resetting would stop, but I don't want to manually forward all the ports that the PS3 may need for online gaming.

Thinking that it may be an old firmware issue, I downloaded the lastest firmware for the router. I just installed it, and so far the network as stayed up despite the PS3 being on and streaming music.

Hope that did the trick....

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My work laptop died the other day. The socket that the power plug connects to is damaged and it won't charge or run from power. So i'm getting a new one:

Series Lenovo T500
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53 GHz, 3 MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Chipset Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset
Memory 4096 MB (1 x 2048 MB) DDR3 SDRAM (1066MHZ)
Memory Slots 2 x SODIMM Slots
Memory Upgrade Upgradeable to 8192 MB Maximum
Hard Drive 250GB 5400RPM
Display 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050 Resolution)
Display Type AntiGlare
Optical Drive UltraBay Slim DVD/RW
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics, 256 MB of dedicated video memory
Wireless Intel WiFi Link 5300
Network Interface Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000)
Modem V.92 data + fax Modem
Bluetooth Yes
Integrated Fingerprint Reader Yes
Webcam 1.3 MP
Expansion Slots ExpressCard/54 Slot
I/O Ports 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, RJ-11. RJ-45. IEEE1394, mic in, headphone out
Pointing Device/s Touchpad
TrackPoint
Operating System MS Windows Vista Business + XP Pro Recovery
Battery 6-Cell Lithium Ion
Dimensions 357.5 W x 255 D x 30-34 H mm
Weight 2.7 kg
Warranty 3 Years parts and labour (system battery: one year)

Gonna be good :)