Potato2k4
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Haha very clever
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I used to get the same thing, though I have reformatted since. It happened a lot on games, and myspace, not quite sure what it is.
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these questions were asked on another forum i am a member of, most of you know me from there as well.
if there is a way to install a new hard drive in an XBOX that doesn't require the "mod chip" or whatever else, and its against board policy to mention that here, then please PM me with a solution. thanks in advance, and here's my dilema(sp?)
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ok, here it goes. my grand-daughter has a 2 year old XBOX. i don't know the serial number, or model number, to me, its just an XBOX, nothing really special. i heard a noise that she pointed out to me. it sounds like a "whirring" noise, and it seems to be from the dvd drive. the game sometimes freezes, if for only a second or two as well.
my first thoughts were that of the hard drive. but, i'm also wondering about the dvd drive, would that make a 'whirring" sound as well....??
there isn't any "typical" clicking noise(s) from the hard drive however, but, that's not to say that the hard drive ISN'T making that "whirring" sound.
so, i've googled some, and the dvd drive is pretty straight forward on replacement.
however, the hard drive seems to be very involved, including replacing a "mod chip" backing up files, FTP this, FTP that,etc, etc.
why can't i simply "drop in" a new hard drive, maybe only a 20-60 gigabyte or so, not more than that, and let the BIOS in the current motherboard reconize the new hard drive, then i'd be done with it.........??
i'm really mostly trying to teach my grand-kids the importance of not going out and buying brand new anytime and everytime something breaks down. i want them to realize that rebuilding something can be of a great benefit, because someday, they might only have money for "second-hand" or used. i don't want them to think that money will always be available, making them spoiled for new all the time.......
thanks in advance to all that respond, and happy new year to all as well.
antonio, pop, poppy, pappa, pappy, gramps, grumpy, old man, old fart, baldy, poppo, dirty ol' geezer.............
I had the same problem with mine, it stopped playing newer games and just kept freezing. I think its the DVD drive because often times I would get a "disc scratched" on brand new games.
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Another teenager perspective here:
I completely understand why parents want to control as many aspects of their child's lives for as long as they can. I guess you can call that a motherly instinct or something similar. A mother doesn't want that 40 year old guy talking to her 13 year old daughter. The only problem is, a parent can't wrap their kid up in bubble wrap and tie them to a seat to protect them. There has to be room to explore and room to be a kid and make their own choices.
The problem with most parent's view of internet communication is that some think that every person on the internet is that perverted 40 year old guy. I guess watching Dateline stories every night will do that to you.
Parents should make sure their kids know the dangers of internet and teach them the basics. Don't give out personal information, don't be stupid and plan a get together with someone, yadda yadda. Unless your kid is really dim witted he/she should get by just fine. Not every person is a criminal, and if your child is educated enough to see the difference, then he/she is set. Parents that take the view of bumping into the kids personal space as much as they can agitate me. Let them live.
I guess this all sums down to trust and education.
yet I am only 15, what do I know?
Well said, Steamhead.
I think they've been saying it depends on the age of the child, their level of maturity, and the level of trust earned by the child. Certainly a twelve-year-old who's been known to deceive their parents in the past needs someone to watch what they're doing on the Internet, while a fifteen-year-old who's comfortable with the Internet and shows a respect for the potential dangers and has shown no reason to be mistrusted can be given much more leeway.Well, as a teenager I have to disagree with you. I don't think parents should 'push' their way into their kids personal lives ...Now, which are you?
Hehe I just so happen to be the latter, but I understand what you're getting at and it does make sense.
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adding my $0.02
Both of my kids have myspace. They are 11/boy and 13/girl. Their profiles are private, ie they have to invite someone to view it. I also have their login info, this can be a whole other topic. But if trust is the issue work out an agreement you and your wife will have a myspace and will be on her friends list to be able to check in. As a parent it is your job to protect your children, but you also have to let them roam to earn trust and to learn from their mistakes.
In the end if they have nothing to hide then why hide it. But the trust HAS to be a two way arrangement.
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Well, as a teenager I have to disagree with you. I don't think parents should 'push' their way into their kids personal lives, I don't have anything to hide but I don't share my stuff with my parents. If they open up to you thats fine, but I wouldn't push it on them, it makes them angry, and distant. It also makes them feel like you don't trust them, which is a big deal especially with teens. Also when you do stuff like that it makes them want to hide other things more, for fear of your 'invasion'.
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what blim said is true, and there are also extra extra privacy settings in your options.
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In order for someone to become your "friend" you must either add them from their profile which they have to approve or the same way with them going to your profile. Myspace is relatively safe as long as your kid has some common sense. Although it is very possible for her to have "strangers" as "friends" on her myspace, most kids know the dangers and wouldn't do that. There have been cases in the past where "myspace whoring" was very popular. Myspace whoring is where you send out a bulletin to all of your friends to add seemingly random people in order to increase your (and their) friend count. Its a competition of internet popularity, but for the most part isn't too dangerous. The only thing to really worry about is if she is adding strangers, that they arent trying to 'meet up' somewhere or something like that could be potentially dangerous.
EDIT** Also, make sure your kids don't give out ANY personal info over the net even to "friends".
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LOL. Thats ridiculous.
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Hahaha that would be SO awesome.
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NOOOO!!!! not manufactered. Build your own.
I'm just kidding. I prefer to build my own but you might be better off buying a manufactured PC.
I'm actually bout to build a new one for my church. The preacher got a hold of 2 new nForce2 400 mobo's and were gonna build 2 systems with them for the church computer lab we are starting.
Hahaha sounds like a sweet church/pastor. Maybe you could slip a few games into that lab.
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Ouch, I never thought of that shanenin. I guess I will go pre-built. Now on pre-builts does the brand matter at all or is it just what's inside? I have heard Dell is the best brand and i currently have a dell so it makes me want to stay loyal to them but this HP seems like an amazing deal, though I have heard that HP is a crappy brand, any thoughts?
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Those sound like some good ideas blim!
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Well I am no photographer, but I did take a photography class last year, and learned a bit from it. I especially like this pic. I didn't look at all 90+ pages of your work but you have some very interesting shots, keep it up!
[btw is 'Duco Nihilum' Latin?]
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I haven't really figured out what I want to do with my old computer yet. I could scrap it for parts, but the only things I would save would be the HD, CD drive, and maybe the graphics card (GeForce FX 5200 i think thats kind of an older low end card though, no?) I do have a monitor, and speakers, my speakers are on the verge of dying though, but I can use my headset. The keyboard/mouse are old but still work so I'm pretty whatever about that. The only problem with building a computer is finding the time between school and work, and since I have never done a build before I would have absolutely no idea what I am doing.
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I saw one the other day and the specs are as follows:
HP PAVILLION A1630N:- AMD ALive Tech.; Dual-Core PC
- AMD Athlong 64 X2 processor 4600+ 2.4GHz, 2x512 KB L2, 2000MT/s FSB
- 2.0GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
- 250GB 7200-rpm SATA Hard Drive
- Windows XP Media Center 2005
- LightScribe SuperMulti DVD Drive
- 10/100 Ethernetl; 56k v.90
- 6USB 2.0, 2 FireWire ports
- 9-in-1 memory card reader
- nVidia GeForce 6150LE graphics card
Now this computer, without a monitor/keyboard/speakers was around $750-$800. I thought this was a good deal, is it?
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Well I've got around $1000 to spend and I wanna know whether I should build a computer or just order a nice one from Dell? I would mainly be using this comp for gaming, though I do other stuff too. I wouldn't know where to begin if I were to build it so any help on that would be appreciated too.
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Wow that is SO cool! Its even cooler since I love TSO.
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Wow, I never would have thought of that, what a great idea.
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Hahaha loving the nintendo touch, definately my style!
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I personally like the simple layout of "pc support". As of now the board is not to busy. We get a few posts a day that are pc related, it is nice to have them together. If the board got alot busier, I could see the advantage of breaking the pc support into separate sections.
I agree with shanenin, the current layout is functioning nicely.
+1
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Well I saw a thread on how to get snow to fall on the forum and it seems like a pretty neat idea:
The Code:
<script type="text/javascript">
// Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)
var snowmax=35
// Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like
var snowcolor=new Array("#AAAACC","#DDDDFF","#CCCCDD","#F3F3F3","#F0FFFF")
// Thiết kế mặt chữ (font)
var snowtype=new Array("Arial Black","Arial Narrow","Times","Comic Sans MS")
// Thiết kế kiểu bông tuyết (và dụ: * )
var snowletter="*"
// Thiết kế tốc độ rơi của tuyết (recommended values range from 0.3 to 2)
var sinkspeed=0.6
// KÃch thước bông tuyết nè!
var snowmaxsize=22
// KÃch thước lớn nhất của tuyết nè..
var snowminsize=8
// Thiết kế snowing-zone
// Set 1 for all-over-snowing, set 2 for left-side-snowing
// Set 3 for center-snowing, set 4 for right-side-snowing
var snowingzone=1
/*
// * NO CONFIGURATION BELOW HERE *
*/
// Xin bạn đừng đụng đến phần dưới đây..
var snow=new Array()
var marginbottom
var marginright
var timer
var i_snow=0
var x_mv=new Array();
var crds=new Array();
var lftrght=new Array();
var browserinfos=navigator.userAgent
var ie5=document.all&&document.getElementById&&!browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all
var opera=browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
var browserok=ie5||ns6||opera
function randommaker(range) {
rand=Math.floor(range*Math.random())
return rand
}
function initsnow() {
if (ie5 || opera) {
marginbottom = document.body.clientHeight
marginright = document.body.clientWidth
}
else if (ns6) {
marginbottom = window.innerHeight
marginright = window.innerWidth
}
var snowsizerange=snowmaxsize-snowminsize
for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) {
crds[i] = 0;
lftrght[i] = Math.random()*15;
x_mv[i] = 0.03 + Math.random()/10;
snow[i]=document.getElementById("s"+i)
snow[i].style.fontFamily=snowtype[randommaker(snowtype.length)]
snow[i].size=randommaker(snowsizerange)+snowminsize
snow[i].style.fontSize=snow[i].size
snow[i].style.color=snowcolor[randommaker(snowcolor.length)]
snow[i].sink=sinkspeed*snow[i].size/5
if (snowingzone==1) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==2) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==3) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/4}
if (snowingzone==4) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/2}
snow[i].posy=randommaker(2*marginbottom-marginbottom-2*snow[i].size)
snow[i].style.left=snow[i].posx
snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy
}
movesnow()
}
function movesnow() {
for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) {
crds[i] += x_mv[i];
snow[i].posy+=snow[i].sink
snow[i].style.left=snow[i].posx+lftrght[i]*Math.sin(crds[i]);
snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy
if (snow[i].posy>=marginbottom-2*snow[i].size || parseInt(snow[i].style.left)>(marginright-3*lftrght[i])){
if (snowingzone==1) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==2) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==3) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/4}
if (snowingzone==4) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/2}
snow[i].posy=0
}
}
var timer=setTimeout("movesnow()",50)
}
for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) {
document.write("<span id='s"+i+"' style='position:absolute;top:-"+snowmaxsize+"'>"+snowletter+"</span>")
}
if (browserok) {
window.onload=initsnow
}
</SCRIPT>Maybe it's do-able
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Lol thats a good one.
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1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The
ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"
7. "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'" "That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome." "Is it common?" Well, "It's Not Unusual."
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.
9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
10. DejaMoo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before. tickled my weird sense of humor the most.. and you thought u were out of control
11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!"
13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in
the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't
have your kayak and heat it too.
17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because", he said, "I can't
stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him "Juan." Year's later; Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him. (Oh, man, this is so bad, it's good)..... A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
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=] thanks Pat!
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