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Why is the PS/2 interface not plug-and-play?
PS/2 interface has existed since Windows 95 (that I can remember) and, while all another interfaces were upgraded (USB, USB2, USB3, …) or just died (such as Parallel, and the large one used for ...
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Will a VGA monitor work if connected to 9-pin serial port?
I have a (old) computer that I am trying to use, just for giggles. It has a 9-pin (RS-232) output for the monitor (marked 10101). Can I connect it to my VGA monitor using an adapter?
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Would this short circuit?
My computer case has a built in fan which uses a Molex 8981 connection for power, but before reaching the fan, the wires split to form another male molex connector.
My problem is that if I was to ...
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SATA connector position on a hard disk
I have a external SATA drive enclosure that connects via USB to a PC/Mac and it accepts a bare SATA drive being slotted directly into the enclosure, much like a hot swappable disk you would find in a ...
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AT power connector wiring?
Ok, I have an old Compaq Presario Socket 7 motherboard from a ~5000 series Presario. A long time ago I let my brother borrow the power supply, and he tossed it claiming it "didn't work". Of course, I ...
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Why does a monitor connected through a DVI-to-VGA connector goes black when booting?
I have a Galaxy GF9500GF PCI-e video card, 1GB. It has two DVI ports and I connect it to a VGA cable using a special connector. When Windows XP SP3 is loading (I can see the progress bar), the monitor ...
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Where can I find a HOWTO for SAS connectors, cables and expanders?
I'm building some data storage machines and want to use SAS disks. The backplane I've choosen has some iPass connectors (SFF-8087) channeling up to 4 HDDs. There are 6 of these channels. The problem ...
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Why does my laptop shut down immediately after replacing the power connector?
I have an HP Compaq 610
Recently my laptop fell from my bed right on the power connector. I've changed the power connector with a new one. There is power to the laptop. But the now the laptop shuts ...
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computer randomly rebooting — PSU connector very hot to touch
I was forced to move my computer yesterday for texturing work to be done on the ceiling. Took the opportunity to blow it out really well with a can of compressed air.
It worked fine for quite a ...
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Female USB to male PS/2 MINI DIN 6 adapter
I need an extension cable with male USB to PS/2 MINI DIN 6 connector. I have something like this adapter:
However it does not fit in my Aten KVM switch correctly (the reduction is wider than ...
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What Is the best way to connect or disconnect a Laptop from power? [closed]
While connecting/disconnecting laptop's power connector seems to be convenient, I am concerned about person's and laptop's safety of doing it this way.
Somewhere I read that connecting/disconnecting ...
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Replacing a Pegatron M2N78-LA MOBO with an ASUS M4A785-M MOBO connector issue for HP Pavillion a6702f
I am replacing the MOBO on a HP Pavillion a6702f and I have got to the point where the where the power button cable (white) needs to be attached as well as the cable for the card reader (black) on the ...
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How is display devices connected to the integrated Intel HD Graphics?
Many new Intel processors have got integrated Intel HD Graphics so that there is no need to have a separate graphics card in a system with such a processor. How is a display device, such as a monitor, ...
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Can I replace an ATA 2.5“ HDD with a SATA 2.5” HDD in a laptop?
Are there any connectors available that would allow me to replace an ATA 2.5" hard drive with a SATA 2.5" hard drive in a laptop?
Needless to say, it must be slim enough to fit.
I am aware that it ...
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Quick Release mounts for VESA/monitor mounting?
What I've found out so far online:
I know about the various hole patterns, monitors tend to be 75x75 or 100x100mm square patterns. TVs that you might use for a larger monitor might be 200x100.
As ...
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How to connect the speaker out jack from a Sound Blaster card to cell phone mic input
I am trying to connect the speaker out jack from a PC Sound Blaster card to my cell phone, a Nokia e72, using the headset 3.5mm connector. I have already converted stereo to mono and routed one of ...
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can i connect my phone audio(headphones/mic) to computer's (mic/headphones) jack?
I would like to connect my Motorola phone, which is having common USB plug to charge and connect headset, to connect to laptop's mic and headphone.
So what I want is to connect
mobile's audio ...
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prevent connector routing when elements placed on top of them in MS Visio 2007
Is there any chance to prevent MS Visio (preferably 2010) connectors from routing when a text block is placed on top of it? I want to achieve the effect as if the text block is on the upper layer, ...
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Will all 4 cores work if the PSU has 4-pin supply instead of EPS12V?
Motherboard: P7P55D-E PRO
Processor : i5-760
PSU : Gigabyte Superb 460
The PSU provides a 4-pin CPU connector; whereas the m/b has an 8-pin socket (2 sockets are covered/protected by a ...
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What is the SATA port on my Dell 790i Ultra SLI for?
What is the red SATA port just above my video card slot for? It's all alone and I'm not sure if I can use it for a HDD. Does anyone know?
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getting mail on my mac from my msn web site
I have an email address attached to my web site business name. Is there a way I can get email from this unique address on my mac? I was able to get email from this unique address on my pc through an ...
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Connector/Net 6.3.6 install rollsback without message
I' using a VM with Windows XP.
I just tried to install mysql.data.msi from Windows (x86, 32-bit), ZIP Archive
After copying new files, I see Rollback action.
Where can I find an error log or which ...
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My motherboard's power supply connector is 20 pin, but all the power supplies I see for sale are 20+4 pin. Can this work?
I just got one on newegg that is 20+4 pin, but I need 20 pin. I thought since it says 20+4 instead of 24 that I might still be able to use it for a 20 pin connector? Or is there a converter I can ...
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How to crimp this types of connectors?
I've an Microsoft Natural keyboard, which has an almost broken cable. The cables outer isolation broke right outside the casing. Now I wanted to cut that part of the cable and simply solder the cable ...
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Is there a Hotmail Adapter for Outlook 2011 on Mac?
Ironically, the ONLY email account I have that does not run on the new Outlook 2011 for Mac is my MSN account....totally mad but true...I have to run it in Mac Mail which autoconfigures the account no ...
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How can I change the default properties of Visio's connector tool?
I'd like to change the default properties of the connector tool in Visio from right-angled lines with an arrow head to curved lines without arrows at either end. Can this be done? If so, how?
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Can I simultaneously connect both a MacBook Pro and a Mac mini to the same Cinema Display 27?
I am about to buy a Led Cinema Display 27, but I wonder if I can connect both the Mac mini and my MacBook Pro without the need of unplugging the Mac mini all the time. From what I see there is just ...
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Which is the best way to join make 3 connections from 1 power supply source [closed]
I have one Laptop Adapter of output 12v and 3A current.
I need to give the power supply to three cctv cmaeras from that adapter.
Currently i am just peeling the wires and joining all the three with ...
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Can “DVI-D out” sometimes provide a video signal to a 15-pin D-Sub VGA CRT via simple connector (or dongle)?
My motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2H) has 3 video output ports
# 1 x D-Sub port
# 1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)
# 1 x HDMI port
(Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by ...
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Connect cell phone to Linux
when connecting a (an older) cell phone to a Linux computer, do I need software for each phone, or do they use a standard protocol?
I have an LG KP100, which is a cheap, old LG cell phone, and it ...
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Why has Outlook connect (2003) suddenly stopped reading my Microsoft email?
I use Outlook through Outlook Connect to manage my windows email. It has worked flawlessly for over 6 months.
Suddenly I have discovered that about 2 weeks ago, it stopped showing my new emails in ...
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attach C14 male power 3-pin connector to 2-wire cord
I need to attach a C14 male connector to my 2-wire cord to get power from my UPS.
should I ignore the middle pin on C14 and attach my 2 wires of my cord to left and right pins?
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SATA harddisk is not detecting in PATA supported(having SATA compatibility with 2 slots) motherboard
I am using a 80GB PATA hard disk in my system.I recently bought a 1 TB seagate SATA hard disk.I connected it to the main board but my system is not detecting it.But the same SATA HDD is detected in ...
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What is this port/connector on my laptop?
I have this port on my laptop and I have no idea what is it used for. It's not even listen in the laptop technical specifications. The laptop is a HP Pavillion dv5-1101en.
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3.5 mm component video jack -> Ipod female connection?
At my gym the treadmills all have ipod male cables hanging out of them so that you can plug in a video ipod and play a video directly to the screen on the treadmill.
I own a non apple MP4 player is ...
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Asus Eee replacement netbook monitor doesn't fit connector
I bought a replacement screen for an Asus Eee netbook 1005HA from a company that said the screen they were selling was compatible, but the connector on the replacement is smaller than the original.
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(Why) are IEC C5/C6 connectors a necessity? Why not use C13/C14?
That's a question I was asking myself the first time I saw such a weird C5 plug. That was a while ago, but I came across it again and haven't found an answer yet.
The only thing I could find out is ...
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Options for fixing or working around a bent pin on a laptop monitor connector?
I was cleaning out my laptop, when the ribbon connecting the screen to the motherboard came loose, When reconnecting it, I bent 2 of the pins on the connector on the motherboard (doh!).
Everything ...
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Why are there so many pins on a sata power connector?
I was just looking at the power connector for a SATA optical drive, and noticed that it had fifteen pins!
I then marveled at the data connector next to it, which has a measly seven pins.
I know that ...
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Plug keyboard into PS/2 mouse connector
Hi!
I have two PS/2 keyboards and USB mice. So i want both keyboards plug into PS/2 ports. But how can i force Win XP (Prof. SP2) to recognize keyboard in PS/2 mouse connector? (Green one).
I don't ...
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Network card three-pin connector
I've got an Asus NX1101 gigabit network card.
It has a white connector with three pins. What is it for?
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connecting thunderbird with exchange native protocol
Is there a way to make Thunderbird connect to an exchange server using their native protocol. I've seen posts about using IMAP, POP3, OWA (DavMail), but all these options are not available to me. Only ...
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The name of this interface?
What's the name of that black connector from MacBook 2.1?
edit: The black connector is used to connect optical drive. I've read on late Macs, it's a SATA interface, which someone replace the optical ...
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Console to monitor hookup
I would love to get a Wii (since the price dropped it seems like a good time to get one), however I do not currently have a TV to hook it up to. What hardware is suggested for hooking it up to a ...
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POWER SUPPLY for LGA 1366 sockets
I have just bought this motherboard: a TYAN S7002 (S7002G2NR-LE).
It's based on two LGA 1366 sockets for Intel XEON 5500 series.
I am having a problem with it though. Apparently, the power supply I ...
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Using outlook connector 12.1 with my own live account (no live.com, hotmail.com)?
I have installed outlook connector 12.1 for synchronizing my tasks, calender etc with live..
I tired with @live.com account and it works ...
But i also have a myname@mydomain.com which i use for all ...
