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Safe to hardwire dc adaptor bypassing original socket on Gateway MX3231
I have found plenty of places where I can procure a replacement DC jack for my model of laptop. what I'm wondering is if it would be terribly dangerous to avoid the jack all together and just ...
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What is the minimum delay between two consecutive RS232 frames?
I have been working on creating a UART on an FPGA. I can successfully transmit and receive single characters typed on PuTTY. However, when I set my FPGA to constantly write a large sequences of "A", ...
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What is the smallest webcam you know of? [closed]
I'm working on a "small" project - I need to mount a UVC camera on a pair of glasses to record video from the wearer's point of view. Therefore the bare camera needs to be as small/unobtrusive as ...
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Wire colors in Targus laptop charger
I have a charger that came with my laptop, which is broken and a Targus APA69 Univeral charger, which is missing the plug.
As I am traveling and short on cash, I decided to attempt to splice the plug ...
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MacBook Pro laptop cooling pad DIY
I'm planning to create my own cooling pad for my MacBook Pro (2011).
Which is the better airflow direction - is it preferred to suck air away from the MacBook, or blow it towards the Mac?
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Mounting a power supply
I got a mini-itx case and a DC-to-DC power supply, which is 5cm wide (typical seems 3cm, but this one's 200W...). It won't fit into the power supply mounting pins in the case, so I'm considering just ...
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Gateway M275 won't charge. Replace DC input jack or power cable connector?
When I plug in my Gateway M275 convertible tablet, it has trouble charging. I hear odd squeal-y noises coming from the back of the unit if it's plugged in, and the charging indicator turns on and off ...
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How do I know what screws go where when I'm reassembling a laptop?
I've used the Gateway M275 repair manual to disassemble my laptop for a repair job and (while I'm in there) some cleaning. I have never done this before, and while I think I remember what screws go ...
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Could I make my own USB Type A/A cable?
Can I
take two USB 2.0 cables,
take the end that doesn't plug into the computer (the "receptacle" or "Type B" one),
cut it off,
then re-attach the two cables,
so I can plug both ends to my ...
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What information do I need to successfully change my power supply?
I have an Aopen H360C HTPC case, and I need to change the PSU. What do I need to know before I can do that?
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Rolling Your Own Online Storage on Shared Hosting Account
I've got a Windows-based shared webhosting account ( with arvixe.com - no admin/root access via RDP - all web control panels) which I used to use to host freelance (ASP.Net) projects for clients. Due ...
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Want to turn old Powerbook Mac into small form factor desktop [closed]
I've got an old powerbook g4. Battery is totally dead, as is the superdrive. I've looked into selling but it's worth less than it would cost to ship it safely. So I'm considering cracking it open and ...
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How to build my own single-board computer?
For fun, I would like to build my own single-board computer which I can later program. I know there are already many development kits out there, sold by companies such as Altera and Xilinx, but I want ...
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How to open monitor case? (LG Flatron L196WTQ)
My monitor (LG Flatron L196WTQ) has broken recently and I know the problem is with the inverter. From what I have read online I can try replacing the capacitors on the inverter board and see if that ...
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Hardware and software used in DIY routers
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I came across these cool things while surfing the web one afternoon, and from what I've researched, I see that they can be used in DIY routers. Am I right? What kind of software are ...
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Charge a laptop via USB power (500mA)?
My laptop is almost dead and I do not have the charger. Is there anyway I can DIY a charger for a laptop. Even if it takes 20 hours. To make it clear, I want to send power from a usb port on another ...
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How to make a neat cable/adapter?
I DIY'ed a VGA cable Black and White adapter by incisioning out the rubber and cutting somewires. The result was an unholy mess O' wires.
I want to make a dongle or anything really that will look ...
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Performing mechanical movements using computer
How to make a computer (in particular, my laptop (Acer Extensa 5220)) to perform some mechanical movements without buying anything >$5, soldering things inside computer or creating big sophisticated ...
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Has anyone tried to DIY his own router?
Can someone provide all necessary components to assemble a router?
Especially,what's the component to make it programable?
Seems google doesn't give such information .
UPDATE
I'm not gonna use a ...
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How do I build a DIY NAS?
I'm looking for good, detailed instructions on how to build a DIY NAS (Network Access Storage). I'm planning on doing it cheap (old PC config + open source software). But not too cheap either. I'm ok ...
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Is there a peripheral that lets my computer monitor the connectivity of pairs of wires?
I've got a bunch of physical switches and circuits that act like switches (they're either connected to ground or they're just an open wire). Is there some sort of thing I can plug into my computer ...
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What is the smallest quad-core system that I can build? [closed]
I am thinking about building a machine to use as a linux or Solaris development server (for running a database, application servers, etc.). I would like it to be as portable as possible without it ...
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Any way to repair the protective screen film on an old Fujitsu Stylistic LT C-500 Tablet?
I have a 10-year old tablet computer that I picked up for a song a few years ago. It works fine for me as a wireless webcam server.
It uses a stylus and eventually I scratched the protective film ...
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How can I build my own DVR/PVR?
I have found many resource on Internet but they are all dated from before 2006.
Any people have good information to build a setup to record video from tv to computer?
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New PC for 3D graphic artist - gib brand or DIY?
My friend just started as a graphic artist and asked me what kind of desktop he should get (3D artist, so he has to run some version of Windows).
What do you guys think between a big-brand (Dell, HP, ...
