Search results

  1. B

    Curious - anybody sell a 4-place IDE external enclosure?

    I figure someone's got to sell one of these...the only one's I've seen that have been capable of holding 4 drives are the 1 TB units now available like the MinaVault. Browsing newegg got me nowhere, so here's what I'm looking at needing: - Ability to hold and power 2, or preferrably 4-5...
  2. B

    Need help identifying WoW music video song..

    Didn't want to put this in music as I figure someone who plays WoW would have seen it.. A friends sister who I don't really know was watching a WoW music vid that had a really catchy Jpop (japanese) song playing...I don't play WoW (yes, my computer is that slow and crappy) and accordingly...
  3. B

    WTB: 3.73 GM Diff (midwest), nicer headphones

    Looking for a rearend for the blazer I just bought (71 Chevy K5 Blazer 4x4, leaf spring rear), PO decided he wanted the posi rear under it so I'm unable to move it until I get a new rear under it. Shipping on something that heavy would kill me so I'm looking for something cheap and in the...
  4. B

    Good DMM Probes?

    It's looking like I'm going to be replacing my trusty craftsman DMM in the near future...after about 3 years of faithful service I'm wanting a DMM that can also do frequency counts, I'm either moving up to the top of the line $175-199 craftsman multimeters or (if money permits) a fluke...
  5. B

    Homebuilt case (copper pipe) cooling capability?

    Ok guys, I'm embarking on a new project. I call it "Silence is copper" a dumb parody of an old song. Basically, the case will be about a foot cubed, and made entirely out of notched & sweat soldered copper pipe, 1/2" OD. My design is for square sides with a 8-faceted "star" patten that flow...
  6. B

    WTB: Maxtor diamondmax Plus 9 (160 Gb) Pref. Dead

    Going to try swapping boards on a diamondmax that worked great one night and wouldn't spin up at all the next. Hoping I can recover the data. I'd prefer a "dead" drive (dead as in spins up but data is fubar, or bearings shot etc), if its dead as in won't spin up, I'm not interested. I'd...
  7. B

    Swapping HD boards? Possible?

    Ok, so in a long lineage of bad luck with hard drives this year (have had 2 lappy drives & a 250 Gig die on my) I've got this Maxtor DiamondMax 160 that worked great one day, and not at all the next day on an external caddy. It worked great, the next day it won't even spin up - but a chip on...
  8. B

    Disabling IE searching?

    Ok, so the integrated searching in IE when things don't go perfect is driving me nuts. First off, if IE can't find a page, I want it to tell me that, not redirect me to some bullshit MSN page and take 2x as long to admit it couldn't find the fucking page. Second off, on my dads computer my...
  9. B

    Q: How much does platter alignment matter?

    Ok, so long story short I was in a car accident and my 250 gig WD drive was on the passenger floor, took a significant shock and now it makes bad bearing noise as it starts up and powers down as the bearing driver chip gets really hot. Now I popped open the drive, there aren't any scratches...
  10. B

    Using PHP as frames?

    Please excuse my PHP-newbness if this sounds off the wall and stupid... I'm currently reworking my website to use PHP includes to break down the site into a main page ("index.php") and then have a left pane for navigation (lbar.php), footer bar with contact/copyright info (lbar.php). I have...
  11. B

    FS: Black 1988 Toyota Supra, $6000 midwest

    Advertising for a friend who says he'll give me a cut if I sell it - He's selling because he knows this car will get him in trouble if he keeps it for very long (it has already gotten him picked up by the cops) Anyway, details 1988 Toyota Supra Gloss black exterior Black bra Grey leather...
  12. B

    anyone in/near Reedsport, Oregon? (WTB shipping)

    Okay a little background: I've got my eyes on a sweet little welder in reedsport, OR that I might be getting for a fairly cheap price. Unfortunately, the seller doesn't want to ship it, but it's not as though it cannot be shipped, it only weights a maximum of maybe 80 lbs. So, I'm curious...
  13. B

    Php term question...

    Introduction: I've got a website at www.speedyoldtruck.com, and want to get the content separated from the form of the site. I know HTML reasonably well and made everything on the site myself starting with a blank notepad document and paint shop pro. I read the Php.net beginners tutorial...
  14. B

    WTT/WTS: Hobart 300 Amp Mig/Cart/Feeder in MN

    I'm looking to trade or possibly sell my Hobart welder. Spec is a Hobart MC300, serial is BBW-21021. Set up for 240/440 Single phase, includes power plug, wire feeder and a real beefy cart with wheels, also has 20-30' power cord with 3-phase plug. Infinitely variable output. Does not include the...
  15. B

    WTB: Flogging molly ticket - MN (first ave) show

    I have a friend who desperately needs another ticket to this show, its the March 10th show of Flogging Molly at First Avenue in minneapolis. I could also use another ticket for a second friend, but already have one for myself. So, I'm in the market for 1-3 flogging molly tickets. The show...
  16. B

    Need a switching circuit drawn up for me

    Background: I'm helping a friend put a laptop-based carputer in his '97 Dodge ram, complete with a touchscreen LCD. The laptop is a modified dell LS, which I have pulled the screen off and soldered wires in. There are 4 wires coming out of the laptop: 2 for the power on indicator LED 2...
  17. B

    WTB/WTTF: Wireless serial adapter

    I'm looking to make the ALDL scanning/datalogging operation with my latest truck wireless, and need a wireless adapter that has an effective range of at least 10 feet (preferrably 20+ since one of the units will be inside a steel truck). For those interested in the project, my updates to the...
  18. B

    Webtv keyboard?

    a while back I picked up a couple sony webTV wireless keyboards for a quarter at a garage sale, and now a friend of mine is looking at putting a computer in the console of his '97 ram, and wants to know if he could use the webtv keyboard with any sort of receiver to get a standard usb/ps2/at...
  19. B

    Help identify case for me!

    A while ago (over a year ago) I saw a review for a really sweet case, can't remember the name or manufacturer, but this case was designed to either be a 4U height rackmount case (with flip-down front face) or a roughtly standard height desktop case (with a flip-sideways front face). Somebody...
  20. B

    Any luck with Risk Reactor flourescent dyes?

    Hi guys, got a mod I want to do (and accordingly get paid for) for a kid in my dorm. He has a Dreamcast that he wants to make "glow" a blue (as well as a few other simple mods - led changes and the like), and would prefer to have it look very close to stock as possible. While searching for...
  21. B

    V1.1 Xbox power connector pinout?

    Hey guys, trying to adapt a later power supply into a V1.1 Xbox (the one with the single inline power connector), and can't seem to find a pinout for it....can somebody help me out? Either reply with a website or email the diagram to botboy60 (at) hot mail dot com. Thanks.
  22. B

    NTFS Repair software

    Aww nuts...I mean....aww nuts.... I have attached to my laptop, a 250 gig western drive inside an acomdata case, which I use for backups and storing my MP3 collection, which is rather large. So anyway, a friend of mine that I tend to swap files with a lot, is home this weekend so we drop...
  23. B

    Introducing...The Craftshiba!

    Starting on a new and ambitious case mod. Sorry about the lack of pictures, I'm working on them. Start with a craftsman toolbox. I received one from my parents last christmas for keeping my tools organized. This is the one I currently have...
  24. B

    Pic Req: Toolbox computer mods

    Looking for some other pics of people who have modded computers into toolboxes... I just got done attaching the LCD of a toshiba 2775XDVD under the top of my red craftsman toolbox, later today I think I'm going to run up to home depot and get some more supplies for it so I can insulate the...
  25. B

    FS: Fujitsu Stylistic 100 Tablet computer TOUCHSCREEN also toshiba laptop

    Hi guys, picked this up at a swap meet the other day, don't need it as much as I need cash. Fujitsu Stylistic 100 COLOR Electroresistive Touchscreen (fingers work on this one - no special battery powered pen) no bad pixels 32M ram Onboard IR, Serial, 1xPCMCIA, Stereo out, mic in, PS/2...
  26. B

    Hdd going really bad, NTFS part, chkdsk no worky...help?

    Alright, my primary machine (a laptop) its hdd is going bad. I need something that will repair NTFS partitions, preferrably free. I think that the hdd is physically damaged but will still read (albeit with many crc errors). Chkdsk gets halfway thru and says it cannot complete the volume. I...
  27. B

    Radioshack Probescope $60 shipped

    Hi guys, picked this up at a swap meet today decided I don't *really* need it but it is a cool toy. I don't have pics yet cause I'm not at home (housesitting) so here's what the box looks like: http://www.linuxtoys.org/pscope/pscope.html Includes handy carry case, probe itself, AC adapter...
  28. B

    67-72 Chevy truck parts (Parting 69 3/4T 4x4)

    Hi guys, picked up a new truck I'm parting out. All parts are located in Delano, MN about 30 minutes west of the twin cities, so if I say I won't ship it, they gotta be picked up from there (or you can arrange for me to drive it to you, but it will cost you) The truck is something, what I'm...
  29. B

    Mod an alarm clock to shock

    I don't think anyone's suggested it, but one of those worthless "excerciseless ab toners" might do a good job, hook the power supply for it to a relay and use the alarm clock to turn that on.
  30. B

    Suggestions for a robot project?

    www.lynxmotion.com might also give you some good ideas, they also sell some damn good controlling circuitry (like the scott edwards SSCII)
  31. B

    Laptop dying sale...car audio, rack cases, parts, misc.

    search is disabled otherwise I'd bump my old post. But I cant find it :cries: Hi guys, my laptop is dying. After about a year and a half of some pretty hardcore abuse, I can tell that this 850 Mhz toshiba is on its last legs. And because I need a laptop for school I cannot be without...
  32. B

    Recovering data from 80 GB Maxtor with click of death?

    SHIT FUCK SHIT ASS CRAP!!!! Yeah, my "media" drive seems to have died. 80 GB worth of lots and lots of important stolen intellectual property, along with a few legitimate files scattered in between. I have backups for about 60% of this, I found out that it was dead when I plugged it in to a...
  33. B

    my laptop broke sale! car audio, server parts, rackmount, cases, etc CHEAP!

    Hi guys, my laptop is dying. After about a year and a half of some pretty hardcore abuse, I can tell that this 850 Mhz toshiba is on its last legs. And because I need a laptop for school I cannot be without laptop so I'm clearing out a lotta stuff I've got laying around so I have the cash when...
Back
Top