Re: [CGUYS] Computer won't Boot

2008-10-07 Thread Richard P.
StarTech.com Mfr Part #: PCIPOST PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0218332 Simple and easy to use, but you have to go online to the BIOS manufacturer's website to get all the latest codes, which makes sense. Richard P. On Tue, Oct

Re: [CGUYS] PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card

2008-10-07 Thread Richard P.
Perhaps it's not such a great investment for someone of your experience. You're the one who accurately surmised that the processor or motherboard was bad when this thread was first started. But I want to keep learning about what is going on inside computers so I can better understand them. I don't

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Touch question

2008-10-07 Thread Tom Piwowar
What happened? Does the iPod Touch not work as a flash drive on unauthorized Macs? Does it have to be jailbroken? Can I transfer the video via WiFi? The Touch does not come with the ability to mount the drive on a computer. That's rotten and Apple has not been criticized enough over this

Re: [CGUYS] PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card

2008-10-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Here is a list of items. Memory. (This can be diagnosed either on board or by pulling) Video Cards. (Again same method) Modems. (same or disable on board modem IF POSSIBLE) Add in cards. Newer motherboards have a lot built in them which causes me the willies, because if one of them go bad

Re: [CGUYS] PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card

2008-10-07 Thread Tony B
Well, one disconnects everything and either gets to the BIOS or doesn't. If you can't, you replace it (after testing the PS obviously). I dunno, maybe I've just been lucky, but I'm having a hard time imagining a failure this board would tell me about that I couldn't already have diagnosed via some

Re: [CGUYS] Computer won't Boot

2008-10-07 Thread Jeff Wright
What is the post test board you bought? -Original Message- Went out and got the Post Test Board in an attempt to finally figure out what's going on but it came up with an FF code which according to the AMIBIOS site means:

Re: [CGUYS] PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card

2008-10-07 Thread mike
Large IT places wouldn't spend the money on the item, time to diagnose would cost more in their labor then to just replace the whole unit. Plus large IT departments have multiple units so they can swap parts out to test them. Mike On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card

2008-10-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I have a little dongle that attaches to PS to tell if they are powering up. YOU need a more expensive one to see if you are getting enough and the proper voltages out of them. In reality, if one PS is not working swap it out and see if it works., For really big shops it makes sense. For

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Touch question

2008-10-07 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I have a piece of software called Tune Ranger that allows you to pull tracks off an iPod. It works well enough and it works on PC and Mac. http://www.acertant.com/web/tuneranger/ On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What happened? Does the iPod Touch not work

[CGUYS] Help fuddy-duddy with VCR question

2008-10-07 Thread Robert
My VHS VCR of about 10 years just died, and my VCR with S-VHS appears likely to die shortly. Oh! All my tapes of my children that I intended to transfer to DVD from 20 years ago but never did may be lost; recording the latest presidential debate tonight might not happen if the S-VHS fails.