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- How to repair JumpDrive casing ?
- I have a PNY 256 MB Attache drive. I plugged it into the side of a Mac keyboard and after removing it, it busted the plastic casing for the device. Any good way anyone can think of to repair the device so the memory chip stays in the...
- Tags: casing, epoxy, KirkCamp@..., Lexar JumpDrive, Teflon
- Q&A 2006-05-03
- Graphics fan replacement
- My friend recently sold me a Geforce4 ti4200 graphics card but the fan isnt working - its a circular type.Is it possible to replace this or do I have to purchase the entire casingheatsink?I don't mind paying out but it seems such a waste just for a measly piece of...
- Tags: GPU, graphics, hardware, heatsink, infinitegod
- Q&A 2004-10-19
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- HDD temp sensor?
- Hi,I've just come across something I've never seen before. Its a brass thingummy that looks like the post that plug retaining screws go into. It has two wires coming from it which presumably connect to the mobo somewhere. This device is screwed into a spare mounting hole on the HDD.I...
- Tags: sensor
- Q&A 2005-03-01
- (CrackBook)
- Hinge CracksI have these cracks on my Presario R3000 Notebook. They're not a problem... yet.try someplastic glue in the cracks (very small amount so it doesn't leak into the electronics)That's what happens when they give up magnesium cases for cheapo plastic. I don't understand why they don't add some...
- Tags: dbrokof@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-06
- Electronics Genius (exe)
- Electronics Genius identifies resistors, capacitors, chokes and coils by their letters, colors and markings instantly with just a few mouse clicks! Identifies all these components; RESISTORS: Ceramic Wire Wound, Mica, Carbon Precision and Standard, Numbered, Surface Mount, Variable, CAPACITORS: 5 Band Axial, Feed Through, Numbered Disk, Colored Disk, Tubular, Mica,...
- Tags: Electronics, Electronics Genius, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2001-09-15
- Disable USB ports to prevent unauthorized data transfers
- Emerging USB storage technology allows massive amounts of data to be transferred at lightning speeds. Devices continue to decrease in size now the size of a key chain, and the storage capacity keeps multiplying (currently up to 1 GB). All this makes for fast, efficient, and convenient information exchange, but...
- Tags: BIOS, James Detwiler, Members TheChas, USB, USB port, workstation
- Technical articles 2003-01-16
- Flying junk!
- Completely off topic in terms of IT, however, slightly related. Having had an interest in radio controlled aircraft from childhood, I recently found myself browsing a few r/c hobby sites--it was on one of these sites that I caught mention of a cd-rom powered aircraft! Well this was pretty...
- Tags: aircraft, CD-ROM, motor
- Blog posts 2006-03-27
- Motherboard and CPU Issues
- i have a foxconn NF4K8MC-ERS motherboard and an AMD 64 4000+ cpu. when i removed the heasink from the cpu, the cpu was stuck to the bottom of the heatsink. this was done without releasing the cpu locking arm. now the board wont power on. which is most likely, the...
- Tags: CPU, pt242@..., hardware, pin, motherboard
- Q&A 2006-05-21
- Disable Wireless Card Installation
- Does anybody know how I can stop a user installing a wireless card in his/her laptop either by registry hack or group policy settings. I also need to disable existing cards that are installed.EpoxyForget the Registry. Here is a simple solution.You could get a piece of plastic the size of...
- Tags: card, kittypshah@..., MAC, network, network interface card, networking, WEP, wireless, wireless card
- Discussion threads 2004-11-10
- Mini-glossary: Support tech tools you should be familiar with
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Any repair job will go a whole lot easier if youhave the right tools to knock it out. But if you're just starting out in thefield, knowing which tools you need can be tricky--especially if you can't tella banjo adapter from a...
- Tags: adapter, cable, communications cable, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, tool
- Technical articles 2006-10-18
- Shore up USB flash drive security
- Shore up USB flash drive securityarticle rootWe need more info on using encryption.My impression is that most system administrators don't implement data encryption on media by default. They may expect end users to encrypt a spreadsheet but they don't encrypt an entire file system/partition. I'm currently spending a lot of...
- Tags: USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2005-05-12
- Admin Password: Securing Workstations
- I have about 30 computers for which used a Linux based boot disk to hack into the user database to change the Administrator password. Now, to truly secure my workstations on a Windows based network, I would take the following steps. Can you help me think of things...
- Tags: workstation, password, jon@..., windows, floppy disk, BIOS
- Q&A 2006-04-23
- The Firewire hole
- A while back, I wrote about how the humble USB port could be a possible vector for social engineering attacks. A number of TechRepublic members countered that it is more of a "chair-keyboard" interface risk that should be addressed by means of proper user education -- and not something to...
- Tags: FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Enhance security with Mandylion's Personal Password Manager
- If your organization does not have an adequate password policy in place, you should make it a priority to write one and get it implemented. Once you have a policy in place, a product from Mandylion Research Labs can help make it stronger and easier for users to adhere to.I...
- Tags: Scott Lowe MCSE, password, Mandylion Research Labs, security
- Technical articles 2003-04-30
- Secure your data on the go
- Last week, Brian Smith wrote about the advantages of using the BackStopp solution to prevent data theft. With its ability to make data self-destruct, BackStopp addresses a very real concern; even if data is encrypted, advances in crypto-analysis or processing speed could eventually yield the contents of any encrypted volume....
- Tags: Password, Mobile, USB Flash Drive, Hardware, Encryption, Authentication, IronKey USB Flash Drive, Cryptochip, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Knowing which performance objects to track in Exchange 2000
- It can be tricky figuring out what you need to track to monitor performance on your Exchange 2000 server. In this Daily Feature, John Sheesley gives you a quick look at some performance objects you can track.Running Exchange 2000 can take quite a toll on your server’s performance. But how...
- Tags: Performance management, E-mail servers, John Sheesley, performance, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, performance object, performance monitoring
- Technical articles 2001-06-06
- Prepare for Gigabit Ethernet networking
- Remember when Fast Ethernet was really fast? While 100 Mbps is still fast, now there's something faster--Gigabit Ethernet, which runs at 1,000 Mbps. Brien Posey explains what you need to do to get your network ready for Gigabit Ethernet.If you’ve been working with networks as long as I have, you...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, network, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Gigabit Ethernet networking, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
- Technical articles 2002-11-21
- Sanity check: The six consumer technologies that are destroying traditional IT
- Are consumer technologies destroying traditional IT?Link to the original post:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=548What do think about the challenges that consumer technologies are causing for IT departments?IT awareness6. Messaging is often easier to use despite being disruptive to non-creative work such as relearning interfaces for every new software upgrade.5. Dumbphones that display text just...
- Tags: Strategy, messaging, P2P, Jason Hiner, information technology, consumer technology, security, traditional IT, security control
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
- Dell falls off the Cluetrain
- Dell falls off the Cluetrainarticle rootDell clueless?What message do you think Dell is sending to it's customers by shutting down its customer care message boards? Is this really being done to ensure that only authorized Dell reps are handling support issues, or, is it just to draw attention away from...
- Tags: computer, dell, Dell Computer Corp., it management, service, systemsgod
- Discussion threads 2005-07-15
- What's new in Vista Group Policy?
- This article is also available as a PDF download and a photo gallery.Group Policy is a powerful tool for customizing, controlling,and securing Windows operating systems. Replacing the System Policies featurein Windows NT, it was introduced in Windows 2000 as part of the IntelliMirrortechnologies, and with each subsequent version of NT-based...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Deb Shinder, group policy, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer, removable storage
- Technical articles 2007-05-16
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