I had this issue come across my desk, after pulling everything out, found out it was the keyboard.
symptom :
laptop beeped 8 times after post
troubleshooting :
pulled optical drive
swapped memory – tested memtest
pulled PCMIA card
swapped keyboard – winner!
hopefully this can help someone :).
I recently purchased 2 XFX 6950’s. They are great cards, and doing some research, I found this forum post :
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=137136
It talks on how to unlock the shaders on the reference 6950 cards. I have an XFX so I used this modified bios :
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=2137536&postcount=343
These are my personal numbers :
before :
[zp src=”xfx-stock.gif” album=”vivi/6950″ width=”500″]
[zp src=”xfx-stock2.gif” album=”vivi/6950″ width=”500″]
after (unlocked shaders, NO OC):
[zp src=”xfx-flashed6950-1.gif” album=”vivi/6950″ width=”500″]
[zp src=”xfx-flashed6950-2.gif” album=”vivi/6950″ width=”500″]
Now for fun, this is the spec of my new computer :
i5 2500k
Asus P8P67 Pro
Corsair 600T
Corsair 1000HX
2 x XFX 6950 2GB in xfire
2 x Asus DVD/CD/RW/R
Corsair H70
OCZ Solid 2 120GB SSD
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Specific How To for XFX 6950 Shader unlock :
What you’ll need to download before we start :
GPU-Z : http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1921/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.5.0.html
ATI WinFlash : http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1919/ATI_Winflash_2.0.1.13.html
VGA BiOS to unlock : http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/index.php?page=1&architecture=&manufacturer=&model=HD+6950&interface=&memSize=0
This is the one I used for my XFX : http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/89673/XFX.HD6950.2048.101206.html
They have other BIOS’s listed, for other manufacturers, but i’ve read that they should all work with the HIS BIOS.
1 – Grab ATI Winflash (32 & 64-bit).
2 – Download HD 6950 BIOS (we’ll be using the specific XFX bios). It should work with other vendor’s, but this one is specifically for XFX 6950 REFERENCE cards.
3 – Make sure the BIOS switch on the card is set to the 1 position (pictured further down if you don’t know where it is).
4 – Run ATI Winflash, click Save to save your BIOS, so you have a backup in case something goes wrong.
5 – Load the HD 6970 BIOS into Winflash by clicking Load Image, followed by Program.
6 – Let the flashing process complete and reboot your system.
7 – Check the shader count using GPU-Z, it should show 1536. Make sure you use version 0.5.0 or newer, the official 0.4.9 version does not support HD 6900 Series properly. If you see a shader count of 1600, your GPU-Z version is outdated.
8 – To ensure maximized performance open Catalyst Control Center, go to the Overdrive tab and set the PowerTune slider to the +20% setting. The “Testing” section of this article has more data on that.
9 – Check stability in Windows desktop applications and games, with an application like OCCT/Prime95
I modified the how-to a bit, but this is the article that helped me get started : http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/159
I played Fallout 3 for hours, and noticed a lot of mouse lag. Recently did a quick search, and found a VERY quick fix. In New Vegas, and Fallout 3, Vertical Sync being disabled is not saved, you have to go in and manually do it.
Config file name/location for FO3: C:\Users\username\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\FALLOUT.INI
Config file name/location for FO3/NV : C:\Users\username\Documents\My Games\FalloutNV\FALLOUT.INI
Change iPresentInterval=1 to iPresentInterval=0
Hopefully this helps someone out.
I was looking for this list now that I have my new Ceton 4 Tuner card. This is the link : http://www.comcast.com/customers/clu/ChannelLineup.ashx
otherwise this is the list as of 1-12-2011 :
181 NFL Network HD High-Definition TV
256 Big Ten Network HD High-Definition TV
400 Spike HD High-Definition TV
401 Golf Channel HD High-Definition TV
402 FSN North HD High-Definition TV
403 ESPN HD High-Definition TV HD ON
404 ESPN2 HD High-Definition TV
405 Big Ten Network HD High-Definition TV
406 NFL Red Zone HD High-Definition TV
407 TNT HD High-Definition TV
408 Versus HD High-Definition TV HD ON
409 Universal HD High-Definition TV
410 A&E HD High-Definition TV
411 Palladia HD High-Definition TV
412 HD Theater High-Definition TV HD ON
413 National Geographic HD High-Definition TV
414 Food Network HD High-Definition TV
415 HGTV HD High-Definition TV
420 HD Net High-Definition TV
421 Lifetime HD High-Definition TV
422 The History Channel HD High-Definition TV
423 CNN HD High-Definition TV
424 Discovery HD High-Definition TV
425 TLC HD High-Definition TV
426 Animal Planet HD High-Definition TV
427 Syfy HD High-Definition TV
428 AMC HD High-Definition TV
429 Science Channel HD High-Definition TV
431 KSTP – ABC (HDTV) High-Definition TV
432 KARE – NBC (HDTV) High-Definition TV
433 WCCO – CBS (HDTV) High-Definition TV HD ON
434 KMSP – FOX (HDTV) High-Definition TV
435 WUCW – CW (HDTV) High-Definition TV
436 WFTC – HD High-Definition TV
437 KPXM HD – ION High-Definition TV
439 KSTC – IND (HDTV) High-Definition TV
440 TPT – PBS (HDTV) High-Definition TV
441 USA HD High-Definition TV
442 TBS HD High-Definition TV
443 Nickelodeon HD High-Definition TV
444 ABC Family HD High-Definition TV
445 Disney HD High-Definition TV
504 iNDemand PPV Events HD High-Definition TV
761 NBA League Pass HD High-Definition TV
762 MLB Extra Innings/NHL Center Ice HD High-Definition TV
810 WGN HD High-Definition TV
814 HSN HD High-Definition TV
815 QVC HD High-Definition TV
816 Discovery HD High-Definition TV
817 TLC HD High-Definition TV
818 Animal Planet HD High-Definition TV
819 National Geograpic HD High-Definition TV
820 Travel HD High-Definition TV
821 Planet Green HD High-Definition TV
822 Science Channel HD High-Definition TV
823 History HD High-Definition TV
824 Syfy HD High-Definition TV
825 USA HD High-Definition TV
826 TBS HD High-Definition TV
827 Food Network HD High-Definition TV
828 HGTV HD High-Definition TV
829 A&E HD High-Definition TV
830 FX HD High-Definition TV
831 AMC HD High-Definition TV
832 TCM HD High-Definition TV
833 Hallmark HD High-Definition TV
834 Hallmark Movie Channel HD High-Definition TV
835 Lifetime Movie Network HD High-Definition TV
836 Lifetime HD High-Definition TV
837 Disney XD HD High-Definition TV
838 ABC Family HD High-Definition TV
839 Disney HD High-Definition TV
840 Nickelodeon HD High-Definition TV
841 TWC HD High-Definition TV
842 CNN HD High-Definition TV
843 HLN HD High-Definition TV
844 Fox News Channel High-Definition TV
845 MSNBC HD High-Definition TV
846 CNBC HD High-Definition TV
847 Fox Business HD High-Definition TV
848 truTV HD High-Definition TV
849 Biography HD High-Definition TV
850 Style HD High-Definition TV
851 GMC HD High-Definition TV
852 E! HD High-Definition TV
853 MTV HD High-Definition TV
854 VH1 HD High-Definition TV
855 CMT HD High-Definition TV
856 BET HD High-Definition TV
857 TV One HD High-Definition TV
858 Fuse HD High-Definition TV
859 G4 HD High-Definition TV
860 Comedy HD High-Definition TV
861 Cartoon HD High-Definition TV
862 Golf Channel HD High-Definition TV
863 FSN North HD High-Definition TV
864 ESPN HD High-Definition TV
865 ESPN2 HD High-Definition TV
866 Spike HD High-Definition TV
867 Big Ten Network High-Definition TV
868 ESPNews HD High-Definition TV
869 ESPNU HD High-Definition TV
870 Outdoor Channel HD High-Definition TV
871 CBS Sports HD High-Definition TV
872 NHL HD High-Definition TV
873 MLB HD High-Definition TV
874 NBA TV HD High-Definition TV
875 NFL RedZone HD High-Definition TV
876 NFL Network HD High-Definition TV
877 Versus HD High-Definition TV
878 Speed HD High-Definition TV
879 TNT HD High-Definition TV
880 Bravo HD High-Definition TV
881 WE HD High-Definition TV
882 History International HD High-Definition TV
883 HD Theater High-Definition TV
884 Investigation Discovery HD High-Definition TV
885 Palladia HD High-Definition TV
897 3D Events Channel High-Definition TV
898 ESPN3D Sports
900 HBO HD High-Definition TV
901 HBO 2 HD High-Definition TV
902 HBO Zone HD High-Definition TV
903 HBO Latino HD High-Definition TV
906 IFC HD High-Definition TV
907 Universal HD High-Definition TV
908 Encore HD High-Definition TV
909 MGM HD High-Definition TV
910 Starz HD High-Definition TV
911 Starz Edge HD High-Definition TV
912 Starz Kids & Family HD High-Definition TV
913 Starz Comedy HD High-Definition TV
920 Showtime HD High-Definition TV
921 Showtime 2 HD High-Definition TV
930 Cinemax HD High-Definition TV
940 TMC HD High-Definition TV
I was looking for a nice way to implement Google AdSense, well, I looked through about 6 of them, and found my favorite.
Quick AdSense by TechMilieu! www.techmilieu.com/quick-adsense
The guys at Quick AdSense are not giving me anything, nor do they know I am posting this. I just wanted to say what my favorite AdSense implementation plugin for WordPress was.
It allows you to easily put ads where you want, how you want. I especially loved the ease of widget use. I have it running on my site now, see for yourself!
I just purchased an OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G for my server, and got rid of my 2x320GB RE3 WD drives. I made sure it had the latest 1.24 firmware on it.
These first marks are AHCI
[zp src=”agility2-AHCI.jpg” album=”blog/OCZAgility2″ width=”500″]
These are IDE
[zp src=”agility2-IDE.jpg” album=”blog/OCZAgility2″ width=”500″]
you can definitely see an improvement over AHCI. As usual, short and sweet post, with raw numbers, enjoy. If you want me to test something else, let me know.
I just found this out, so it’s time to pass it on!
If you lose your iphone, ipad, or ipod frequently, you can use mobileME to locate/wipe/lock/send messages/tones(2 minute long! Helpful if you lose it around the house). You can also use the Find My iPhone application, to search any devices attached to your account that you set up. You can use Find my iPhone for free with iphone4, ipad, or 4th generation ipod touches that have iOS 4.2 installed. If not, you can use the paid subscription. Here is the link on how to set up the free account :
http://www.apple.com/iphone/find-my-iphone-setup/
Hopefully this helps someone out :).
update :
You can create a free Find My iPhone account on any iPhone 4, iPad, or iPod touch (4th generation) running iOS 4.2. Once you create an account on a qualifying device, use your Apple ID and password to enable Find My iPhone on your other devices running iOS 4.2. Find My iPhone is not available in all countries.
Great news if your spouse/children/siblings are using a 3GS/3G! There’s also a way around it if you only have a 3GS, have a friend with an iphone4 log in and set your free account up for you. If you need more details, ask, and I shall post.
This post is definitely not PC related … the first Minnesota snowfall! This was taken with my iphone4, nothing special, just wanted to snap a shot…HDR on.
[zenphoto src=”IMG_0540.JPG” album=”vivi/” width=”500″ /]
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I found this site : typingtest.com, it’s a fun way of testing how quickly you can read, and type what you read. It’s not really a true test, because you do not typically type what you are reading, more of what you type is what you are thinking. This is the score I got :
[zenphoto src=”typingownage.jpg” album=”blog/etc/” width=”500″ /]
Now try and beat it :).