i've got an external hard drive (i think it's a maxtor) and the power adapter has failed on it, it was all working ok on it last night but i went to use it today and there's no life, i changed the fuse but nothing. there's no light on the adapter still.
the model is flypower SPP34 - 12.0/5.0 - 2000 i've been looking on the internet with no joy. does anyone know where i can get this adaptor in the uk? or i've heard that you can take the hdd out and put it in a new enclosure that has a power supply, how easy would this be to do?
any advice i'd be grateful for as i don't want to lose the photo's stored on there.External hard drive power adapter failure?
I'd try to find a universal type of power converter. You need to match the plug on the enclosure(watch polarity),the voltage and current that the HDD enclosure requires. If push comes to shove, you can always pull the drive from the enclosure and install it in a desktop computer as a second drive! Good luck! ;-)=External hard drive power adapter failure?
Any adapter that can give you 5volt + 12volt at 2amp will do the job although you need the right connector on the end. Bearing in mind how cheap drives are these days, it's probably best just to replace the whole thing. You can take out the old drive and temporarily connect it up inside your PC as a second drive.External hard drive power adapter failure?
No idea how you were searching the net but there are plenty of those power supplies out there:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;sourc
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Upgrading motherboard and cpu on my alienware laptop?
i was thinking about upgrading my laptop components in my alienware. i currently have the alienware motherboard that came stock and i wanted to upgrade my ML-34 1.8 cpu to something more powerful but my current motherboard can only support up to a ML-44 2.4 singlecore processor. if i bought a new motherboard/ cpu what suggestions would you guys have. i need something sli capable and prefeably around 350 or so dollars max for both. also im unfamiliar with how laptops actually work so would my new motherboard/processor require a differnt power supply or any other changes? thanks for the help!Upgrading motherboard and cpu on my alienware laptop?
Upgrading the motherboard and CPU on a laptop costs as much as the laptop.
Laptops are not as modifiable as Desktops due to their compact size.
Upgrading the motherboard and CPU on a laptop costs as much as the laptop.
Laptops are not as modifiable as Desktops due to their compact size.
How to crack the CMOS password?
I Have a desktop with 945 chipset board, P4 2.8Ghz, 256Ram .My system automatically switches on as soon as i switch the main power supply . i heard that changing the CMOS settings gives a solution to this problem.But as i on the system and hit the DEL to enter CMOS SETTINGS i am requested for a password which i dont know.The manufacturer has locked it with the password.Is there any solution to my problem.......How to crack the CMOS password?
Dear Kartik
Don't Do this if you Don't know what are you Doing
Steps To Clear the CMOS
Read Mother Board Carefully and See The CMOS/BIOS Jumper
if unable to find read the Manual carefully
if No Mother Board Manual
Then Download From Manufacture Site
There will be 3 pins
Which Have setting (By Default) - Don't ulter CMOS settings
Middle Pin is Common one Set to the alternet way
Notice you are in Admin ZONE. Read Manual Carefully if you don't know
Just Start the system and In 60 Sec Switch Off
Basic Thing is supply a pulse
Set the Jumpers at previous place
Your CMOS Setting are At Default Now
Second Method
Remove The CMOS Battery
And Short the + and -ve terminal that Connect to the Battery
Third Mathod
For Smarter Guys
For Those Guys Who Don't know the Basics or Does not Have time.
There is a Utility available known as cmos.exe
Simply Run this and The Work is done.
You Don't need to open the system
Regards
Alok Tiwari
IndiaHow to crack the CMOS password?
Clear the CMOS settings...there is a jumper (usually by the battery) that you switch to the other 2 pins for a few seconds, then back again. You can also remove the battery for a little bit then it will clear too.How to crack the CMOS password?
clear the cmos jumper on moby or
leave the battery out to drain overnite
then try itHow to crack the CMOS password?
there are two ways to clear CMOS password. first option is to remove the battery and put on after 2 minutes. second option is to short the jumper.How to crack the CMOS password?
U can serch in the net for the manufactures Default password. they Ususally keeps a default password for this. Or else u can see the manual given by them.How to crack the CMOS password?
If you use the jumper option - turn the computer off first.
(sorry if you already know this, but I have met people who did'nt)How to crack the CMOS password?
u can clear the CMOs password by removing the battery on motherboard and fix it after 5 min......How to crack the CMOS password?
Google for a master password for your bios. That is the easiest fix. Next easiest is to find the jumper on the motherboard to reset the CMOS completely (probably called BIOS reset or something like that). You can remove the battery, but it usually takes 24-48 hours for the CMOS to reset that way. While it is technically possible to simply extract the Dallas chip from your motherboard to reset the BIOS, I severely discourage this method.How to crack the CMOS password?
If you figure out the bios manufacture you can use the defult passwords which ou can find below. You can find your BIOS by checking the chip or i think you can find it on the set up screen.How to crack the CMOS password?
Remove battery from your board for few minutes or short jumper.
Dear Kartik
Don't Do this if you Don't know what are you Doing
Steps To Clear the CMOS
Read Mother Board Carefully and See The CMOS/BIOS Jumper
if unable to find read the Manual carefully
if No Mother Board Manual
Then Download From Manufacture Site
There will be 3 pins
Which Have setting (By Default) - Don't ulter CMOS settings
Middle Pin is Common one Set to the alternet way
Notice you are in Admin ZONE. Read Manual Carefully if you don't know
Just Start the system and In 60 Sec Switch Off
Basic Thing is supply a pulse
Set the Jumpers at previous place
Your CMOS Setting are At Default Now
Second Method
Remove The CMOS Battery
And Short the + and -ve terminal that Connect to the Battery
Third Mathod
For Smarter Guys
For Those Guys Who Don't know the Basics or Does not Have time.
There is a Utility available known as cmos.exe
Simply Run this and The Work is done.
You Don't need to open the system
Regards
Alok Tiwari
IndiaHow to crack the CMOS password?
Clear the CMOS settings...there is a jumper (usually by the battery) that you switch to the other 2 pins for a few seconds, then back again. You can also remove the battery for a little bit then it will clear too.How to crack the CMOS password?
clear the cmos jumper on moby or
leave the battery out to drain overnite
then try itHow to crack the CMOS password?
there are two ways to clear CMOS password. first option is to remove the battery and put on after 2 minutes. second option is to short the jumper.How to crack the CMOS password?
U can serch in the net for the manufactures Default password. they Ususally keeps a default password for this. Or else u can see the manual given by them.How to crack the CMOS password?
If you use the jumper option - turn the computer off first.
(sorry if you already know this, but I have met people who did'nt)How to crack the CMOS password?
u can clear the CMOs password by removing the battery on motherboard and fix it after 5 min......How to crack the CMOS password?
Google for a master password for your bios. That is the easiest fix. Next easiest is to find the jumper on the motherboard to reset the CMOS completely (probably called BIOS reset or something like that). You can remove the battery, but it usually takes 24-48 hours for the CMOS to reset that way. While it is technically possible to simply extract the Dallas chip from your motherboard to reset the BIOS, I severely discourage this method.How to crack the CMOS password?
If you figure out the bios manufacture you can use the defult passwords which ou can find below. You can find your BIOS by checking the chip or i think you can find it on the set up screen.How to crack the CMOS password?
Remove battery from your board for few minutes or short jumper.
Whats the most effective way to get Dell Studio XPS with i7 920 to run with tri channel memory?
So I bought a Sudio XPS with the i7 processor, but it turns out that I might be running in Dual channel instead of tri channel? It came with four sticks of 4Gb ram. Should I buy 3 2gb sticks and use 3 of the 1gb sticks? I wouldnt mind doing this, but I read that you will be limited to the slowest rams (1066 for the 1gb sticks) so even if I get good 2gb sticks they would be hamperd by the 1gb sticks. Would that mean I would have to get 6 2gb sticks (which is pretty costly!) to run true Tri channel ram at 1333 mhz?
Also this computer is pretty loud how do I get it to run a little quieter. I plan on chaning the power supply, should I consider changing the fan? If so which one should I get for my system?
Thanks!Whats the most effective way to get Dell Studio XPS with i7 920 to run with tri channel memory?
I dont really know the answer to first part, but I have a Studio MT and the fan was bit noisy and i needed to update the PSU and when i did it was much quiet. I got 500W PSU from PC Power and Cooling, I really trust them and their pruducts
Also this computer is pretty loud how do I get it to run a little quieter. I plan on chaning the power supply, should I consider changing the fan? If so which one should I get for my system?
Thanks!Whats the most effective way to get Dell Studio XPS with i7 920 to run with tri channel memory?
I dont really know the answer to first part, but I have a Studio MT and the fan was bit noisy and i needed to update the PSU and when i did it was much quiet. I got 500W PSU from PC Power and Cooling, I really trust them and their pruducts
What power inverter would be ideal for a battery back up?
Hello,
I have been considering this idea for a while but I have had it on the back burner for too long. I've seen a few videos online of people putting a battery inverter and a car battery together to make a strong, long lasting battery backup. This idea really excites me, I don't love the cost of commercially made battery backups, and I am often disappointed on how they often like to create such heavy tier cost, 400 watts for 100 dollars, 800 watts for 200 dollars and so on.
I have some expensive electronic equipment that would greatly benefit from clean, uninterpretable power. A computer, monitor, stereo equipment, projector (the projector is the key portion here as it would be 'damaged' by shutting down without a chance to go through it's power down sequence) and so on. I feel confident that I don't draw over 10 amps at 120v. I am pretty sure that a 1500 watt setup would be more than enough.
I really like the idea of being certain that the inverter is giving whatever is plugged into it 'clean' power, sine wave or power that isn't fluctuating in voltage. I've seen back up power supplies speak of a feature they call AVR. Is that a vital idea? I imagine that the power comes straight from the battery, being certain that it is always clean, but I could be wrong.
I was also thinking of which would be better, two smaller car batteries or one larger RV battery. I saw a video of a guy speaking about how it would create less heat if you had a 24 volt (two battery) setup because the inverter wouldn't have to change the voltage so much.
Thanks!What power inverter would be ideal for a battery back up?
Be warned that very few inverters produce a true sine wave. Some give a near square wave, some sawtooth. If the one you are looking at does not say it gives a pure sine output IT DOESN'T.
Industrial motors for inverter duty are so specified, because the harmonics can fry motors designed for relatively clean utility power.
I would guess that AVR is Automatic Voltage Regulation, which would seem to me to be so basic a requirement that bragging about it pure ad copy.
Once you get a pure sine output inverter, it will be less efficient; more heat.
24V input might be better, but check out manufacturer's datasheets. Then consider that very probably vastly more 12V units are made and mass production lowers prices; that 24 VDC input unit may be far more expensive.
Also, car batteries are made and sold in far greater quantity and may therefore be cheaper per amp-hour.
More smaller batteries will also be easier to carry and set up than one huge one.
I am sure that wikipedia has at least one article on inverters, which would probably help you.
www.northerntool.com carries them and generally has good prices and quality.
www.herbach.com is a surplus outfit that might have them, cheap.nail polish swimwea drawing a circle
I have been considering this idea for a while but I have had it on the back burner for too long. I've seen a few videos online of people putting a battery inverter and a car battery together to make a strong, long lasting battery backup. This idea really excites me, I don't love the cost of commercially made battery backups, and I am often disappointed on how they often like to create such heavy tier cost, 400 watts for 100 dollars, 800 watts for 200 dollars and so on.
I have some expensive electronic equipment that would greatly benefit from clean, uninterpretable power. A computer, monitor, stereo equipment, projector (the projector is the key portion here as it would be 'damaged' by shutting down without a chance to go through it's power down sequence) and so on. I feel confident that I don't draw over 10 amps at 120v. I am pretty sure that a 1500 watt setup would be more than enough.
I really like the idea of being certain that the inverter is giving whatever is plugged into it 'clean' power, sine wave or power that isn't fluctuating in voltage. I've seen back up power supplies speak of a feature they call AVR. Is that a vital idea? I imagine that the power comes straight from the battery, being certain that it is always clean, but I could be wrong.
I was also thinking of which would be better, two smaller car batteries or one larger RV battery. I saw a video of a guy speaking about how it would create less heat if you had a 24 volt (two battery) setup because the inverter wouldn't have to change the voltage so much.
Thanks!What power inverter would be ideal for a battery back up?
Be warned that very few inverters produce a true sine wave. Some give a near square wave, some sawtooth. If the one you are looking at does not say it gives a pure sine output IT DOESN'T.
Industrial motors for inverter duty are so specified, because the harmonics can fry motors designed for relatively clean utility power.
I would guess that AVR is Automatic Voltage Regulation, which would seem to me to be so basic a requirement that bragging about it pure ad copy.
Once you get a pure sine output inverter, it will be less efficient; more heat.
24V input might be better, but check out manufacturer's datasheets. Then consider that very probably vastly more 12V units are made and mass production lowers prices; that 24 VDC input unit may be far more expensive.
Also, car batteries are made and sold in far greater quantity and may therefore be cheaper per amp-hour.
More smaller batteries will also be easier to carry and set up than one huge one.
I am sure that wikipedia has at least one article on inverters, which would probably help you.
www.northerntool.com carries them and generally has good prices and quality.
www.herbach.com is a surplus outfit that might have them, cheap.
My PC starts (both fans and power LED working) but there is no power to Monitor, Keyboard or Mouse.?
When the supply is switch on to the keyboard %26amp; mouse via the cpu(should happen automatically) there is no power in mouse nor keyboard (sometimes but rarely there is supply flash indication for 1 second and then there is no indication at all).
The green light on my monitor keeps blinking (the kind of indication you get when the cpu is off).
I don't here a beep during boot up.
The cpu and the fans just keep running.
No power supply to DVD drive and it wont open
Specifications
AMD athlon 3200
Gigabyte motherboard
CPU nvidia 6100
samsung monitor
xp professional sp3
I want to know any changes i could make to CPU by opening the case.
Secondly,
Is there a way i can connect Desktop cpu to my net-book asus eee pc screen and keyboard %26amp; mouse pad ie. all output units.
i want to know how to remove the hard disk from the cpu and reconnect it to my net-book if that is a possible
Is there any changes(replacement or reset) in the hardware that i can make to get my desktop pc working
Thanks in advance.My PC starts (both fans and power LED working) but there is no power to Monitor, Keyboard or Mouse.?
Sounds like it's time for a new power supply!
The green light on my monitor keeps blinking (the kind of indication you get when the cpu is off).
I don't here a beep during boot up.
The cpu and the fans just keep running.
No power supply to DVD drive and it wont open
Specifications
AMD athlon 3200
Gigabyte motherboard
CPU nvidia 6100
samsung monitor
xp professional sp3
I want to know any changes i could make to CPU by opening the case.
Secondly,
Is there a way i can connect Desktop cpu to my net-book asus eee pc screen and keyboard %26amp; mouse pad ie. all output units.
i want to know how to remove the hard disk from the cpu and reconnect it to my net-book if that is a possible
Is there any changes(replacement or reset) in the hardware that i can make to get my desktop pc working
Thanks in advance.My PC starts (both fans and power LED working) but there is no power to Monitor, Keyboard or Mouse.?
Sounds like it's time for a new power supply!
Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
I have an XM radio cigarette lighter power converter. It changes the 12V DC power in a car to 5V DC 2000mA to run the stereo. I want to hard wire the stereo power supply into the ignition switch so that the radio turns on and off with the car. How do I convert the 12V car power to 5VDC 2000mA without the use of the cigarette lighter plug?
Can the circuit board thats in the plug be re-wired into the car harness? and how? Is the center pin in the plug + or - ?Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
You can use the PC board. The center of the cigarette plug is positive.Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
Radio Shack or a good electronics hobby shop should have the circuit that you wish to build or add.Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
The center pin is +, the case is -
Can the circuit board thats in the plug be re-wired into the car harness? and how? Is the center pin in the plug + or - ?Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
You can use the PC board. The center of the cigarette plug is positive.Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
Radio Shack or a good electronics hobby shop should have the circuit that you wish to build or add.Converting 12V DC to 5V DC?
The center pin is +, the case is -
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