Author Topic: Tech-related problems (Read 641184 times)

NAzu · « **Reply #620 on:** January 08, 2007, 10:50:40 PM »

Quote from: Gray;278120

Graphics card help!?

I have a Compaq Presario 6000 and I don't know what graphics cards will be compatible with my computer. I'm trying to find a really cheap one off of ebay for 20 dollars considering the one I have right now was in a bargain computer .. in 2003. So it's safe to assume ANYTHING I buy would be better than this piece of crap..

So, if you can help, link me to some compatible cards under $20 (including shipping) on ebay? Primarily I'm looking for ones that fit these requirements[/url].

How can I find out what graphics cards are compatible? Also, how do I install it myself? Any and all help is appreciated.

I'm pretty sure it has a AGP slot therefore you should look for AGP models of videocards. For that budget there isn't a lot to choose from, but check cards like Radeon 9500/9600 or GeForce TI4200. Installing videocard is easy. First uninstall the existing videocard driver's and maybe check with drivercleaner that there aren't any file's left from the drivers. Then you can remove the videocard from your motherboard. Take the sidepanel off-> remove the screw in the bracket that's holding the card in place -> remove the videocard from the agp slot check if there's a clip that holds the card on place if so make sure that's off->when the clip is unlocked from the videocard gently pull the card out of the motherboard.

Here are few options:
Radeon 9500
Geforce TI4200

edit. Double checked the pc. Yes it has AGP port.

Masabi · « **Reply #621 on:** January 08, 2007, 11:16:21 PM »

^ Thanks so much

Might be hard finding a Buy it Now one for that cheap huh? *afraid of auctions- never seems to put in enough money*

LaJon · « **Reply #622 on:** January 10, 2007, 01:17:10 AM »

I wanted to scan the front/back cover of Mika Todd's album, but the pictures came out with a bunch of dots and speckles on it. What am I doing wrong? x_x

ebc · « **Reply #623 on:** January 10, 2007, 04:15:54 AM »

Quote from: Lajonsky;279070

I wanted to scan the front/back cover of Mika Todd's album, but the pictures came out with a bunch of dots and speckles on it. What am I doing wrong? x_x

I think depending on your scanner, try using the wizard or easy mode rather than custom or manual mode. Otherwise you'll have to do a lot of trial and error troubleshooting to find out what different setting effects what.
Different scanners have different features and call things differently so I can't tell you exactly what you need to do to fix it. Just try the easy mode and see if the scans come out ok. Otherwise drop the DPI to 150, cheap scanners can't usually do proper denoising/despeckle when you set the DPI to high.

LaJon · « **Reply #624 on:** January 10, 2007, 04:50:43 AM »

Quote from: ebc;279201

I think depending on your scanner, try using the wizard or easy mode rather than custom or manual mode. Otherwise you'll have to do a lot of trial and error troubleshooting to find out what different setting effects what.
Different scanners have different features and call things differently so I can't tell you exactly what you need to do to fix it. Just try the easy mode and see if the scans come out ok. Otherwise drop the DPI to 150, cheap scanners can't usually do proper denoising/despeckle when you set the DPI to high.

Alright. I'm pretty sure it had the DPI set to 210 or something like that. I'll drop it down and make sure to turn off any advanced settings 'n such. Thanks.

Update: 150DPI helped, but there's still quite a bit. I guess that'll be the best my scanner can do. x_x

Mugen · « **Reply #625 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:50:06 AM »

so, i was being an idiot and used this program called "ipshifter" and managed to change my ip address (64.59.144.23)...but heres when the problem comes in, the ip that i get is shared by EVERYONE else that also prolly uses the program. So now i realized that my bandwidth for like sendspace is being used by a third party and for some reason, my internet connection got slower.

So how do i change my ip back to my original one?

chera · « **Reply #626 on:** January 12, 2007, 05:42:40 AM »

I'm not sure if manually changing your IP to 64.59.144.23 would actually let you "recover your bandwidth" with metered download sites like sendspace.

But whatever, to change your IP back to whatever your DHCP server sets for it, goto Settings:Network Connections: Properties of whatever network connection you're using: Internet Protocol Properties. Under "Use the following IP address" you should see 64.59.144.23. Click on "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server addresses automatically" and then click OK.

That should do it.

ebc · « **Reply #627 on:** January 12, 2007, 06:07:07 AM »

lol, it's possible you're actually using someone elses IP right now and the reason it's slow is cause websites are probably giving half their packets to another person.
You're not actually meant to change your IP given to you by your ISP, that is completely up to the ISP for what IP you get (for home user connections anyway). If there's stuff you want to get from sendspace or anywhere I think the best thing you can do is just ask someone to be kind and download it and re-upload it to somewhere else.

Mugen · « **Reply #628 on:** January 12, 2007, 06:29:39 AM »

Quote from: chera;280886

and "Obtain DNS server addresses automatically" and then click OK.

That should do it.

thanks. but they are already set in automatic and stuff.

haha u know what guys, im just gonna pull the plug on the modem and my router tonight. and see if it switches back tomorrow:D

reine · « **Reply #629 on:** January 12, 2007, 07:21:31 AM »

Quote from: ebc;276561

Just a question, what program are you using to play the ts files back?

Mainly I ask because if it's vlc then it doesn't matter what videocard you have, all deinterlacing is done by software and you'll need a good CPU.
That said, pretty much any videocard in laptops nowadays supports DXVA. Even the laptop I'm on now it's some Intel Extreme graphics 2 and it plays TS files perfectly fine using the latest PowerDVD with hardware acceleration (DXVA) turned on.

IMO it depends mostly on the software you use to play the file.
A lot of people like vlc cause it plays everything with no worrying about codecs but then I don't really like it cause it doesn't have proper hardware support for mpeg2 like PowerDVD etc.

yup I play with VLC, thanks for letting me know I'll give powerdvd a try.

amuse · « **Reply #630 on:** January 12, 2007, 10:51:57 AM »

Quote from: Mugen;280913

thanks. but they are already set in automatic and stuff.

haha u know what guys, im just gonna pull the plug on the modem and my router tonight. and see if it switches back tomorrow:D

Ya reset your modem and see what happens with the connection. Did you also try a quick
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
to see if it fixes the problem?
enter it from start -> run -> "cmd"

~Dan~ · « **Reply #631 on:** January 12, 2007, 06:43:07 PM »

Quote from: Mugen;280855

so, i was being an idiot and used this program called "ipshifter" and managed to change my ip address (64.59.144.23)...but heres when the problem comes in, the ip that i get is shared by EVERYONE else that also prolly uses the program. So now i realized that my bandwidth for like sendspace is being used by a third party and for some reason, my internet connection got slower.

So how do i change my ip back to my original one?

It's imposible to "change your ip" like that. The program you used will be making you connect through a proxy. It'll be set in one of your browser settings. To unset it...

Internet Explorer
Tools - internet options - connections - lan settings - advanced (If there's any ip's in the white boxes there, delete them and click OK)

Opera
Tools - preferences - advanced - network - proxy servers (again, in the 5 boxes at the top half delete any ip info that's listed there)

For another browser you'll have to find it yourself, I only use those 2. Even if you don't use IE, open it and check there anyway as IE often has priority when a proxy is set.

thatguy · « **Reply #632 on:** January 13, 2007, 12:23:05 PM »

for some reason i can't connect to spacetronix, or even regular aim/icq servers. i am being given a connection through a router (192.168 local subnet), which then connects through asahi-net provider. anyone know what's up?

nachdenki · « **Reply #633 on:** January 13, 2007, 12:59:15 PM »

Quote from: thatguy;281883

for some reason i can't connect to spacetronix, or even regular aim/icq servers. i am being given a connection through a router (192.168 local subnet), which then connects through asahi-net provider. anyone know what's up?

The router is probably blocking the ports. You can change that in the router menu (incoming/outgoing connections or something like this) if you have access to it.

thatguy · « **Reply #634 on:** January 13, 2007, 01:13:53 PM »

Quote from: nachdenki;281906

The router is probably blocking the ports. You can change that in the router menu (incoming/outgoing connections or something like this) if you have access to it.

the problem is that i don't.
and i'm not having any success getting a proxy to work.

ebc · « **Reply #635 on:** January 13, 2007, 04:33:36 PM »

It's most likely totally out of your hands dude, a lot of random people actually can't get to Spacetronix IRC server. In your case it's probably being blocked but some people just have no luck at all. (while other irc servers might work fine)

Mugen · « **Reply #636 on:** January 13, 2007, 10:02:28 PM »

Quote from: amuse;281026

Ya reset your modem and see what happens with the connection. Did you also try a quick
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
to see if it fixes the problem?
enter it from start -> run -> "cmd"

i tried that. but it always say ipconfig is not recognizable as an internal and external command, operable program or batch file

maliciel · « **Reply #637 on:** January 16, 2007, 09:02:17 AM »

Ok..

So I have a Mediawiki. Hosting is gonna expire soon, and I wanna back it up locally. My hosting provider has an easy way to back MySQL dbs up. But! It has two options, one is 'backup' and the other one (which involves logging into phpmyadmin) is 'export' both give me .sql files of differing sizes..which one am i supposed to use to import..? I RTFM'ed, and I didn't get it.

huggumwuggums · « **Reply #638 on:** January 19, 2007, 07:42:47 AM »

Ok, I'm currently using Azureus for my torrent downloads. I've been using it for quite a while without any problems until one day when my downloads aren't downloading at all and my peers and seeds are 0. I seems that I can't to connect to any trackers and this was the error: "SocketException:Connection reset"

Does anybody know what's going on??

thatguy · « **Reply #639 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:40:28 PM »

it's possible your ISP has blocked that port since it's getting a lot of traffic. try changing the port to something new.