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Buy a NAS (network attached storage), or build your own[^].
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Thanks.
In the end the network manager decided to put 120 gig hard drives into a cheap windows 2000 server box.
What you managed is very impressive and I must say way out of my hardware ability - hats off to you.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Hi,
I have to add support for AveryDennison AP/2.4 thermal printer in my application for barcode printing. It will be connected to any of the serial ports available. The manufacturer does not provide any programming interface. Any clue as to where should I get started?
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Well, you'll need the protocol. You'll need one of the printers and a serial sniffer. Print a barcode, then parse what is being sent to the printer. If you're lucky, the printer only get a string and the type of barcode to be printed. If you're unlucky, they're using a propietary, encrypted, compressed binary protocol.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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OK, I just pulled their website. The site says: Programmer's manual included.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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If that Printer supports PRESCRIBE II, or there is a PRESCRIBE II emulation available, you might just be in luck: Prescribe II is Kyocera's page description language and enables you to write stuff like
!R! BARC 11, '123456', N; EXIT;
and be done with your barcoding assignment...
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Hi
I am trying to get my new desktop running.
Parts List:
SATA 320 GB HDD
Q6600 quad core processor
2x2GB RAM
8800GTS 640 MB graphics card
Asus P5KR Motherboard - P35 express chipset
Antec EarthWatt 500W PSU.
I have put all the parts together, but when i turn it on, the cpu, psu, and graphics cards fans spin for about 30 seconds, then everything turns off for a second and starts spinning again. At no point does anything appear on the monitor. I have checked every component except the processor (could not get hold of another compatible motherboard), and they all work.
Anyone have any ideas?
Its a replacement for my old desktop that died, and its killing me having to use my laptop all the time  .
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Well, there are a few "classics":
protective foil left on the underside of the cooler (thermal protection)
reset/power switches wired wrong
power switch stuck
Cheers,
Sebastian
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"If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Are you getting any beeps from the MB?
If you are, check the manual for what errors they indicate.
If you aren't getting any beeps at all the BIOS isn't starting/running/finishing the POST which indikates serious hardware error. Normally only malfunctioning processor, memory or central functions of the motherboard can make the bios fail. Malfunctioning processor basically never happens.
If all parts is properly built together my best bet would be a memory problem. Don't forget that the HDD and graphics card has memory too. So if you remove the HDD and graphics card and you still don't get any beeps it's probably the RAM thats broken.
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Thanks the replies.
I was getting a beep at first, but then realised that my graphics card was not properly seated, so reseated it and it then proceded to do what i described above. No other beeps since then.
I have already had the motherboard replaced once, seems unlikely it would be the same thing twice. I thought about compatibility problems, but i couldnt find any other problems of a similar nature reported anywhere else.
Both memory modules were tested in another pc and found to be fine. Same with HDD and graphics card.
I am totally stumped 
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Sounds lke you've tested every major component except the PSU and CPU. One of them is probably to blame.
EDIT: Test the PSU by putting a known good PSU in your nonworking system. DO NOT PUT THE SUSPECT PSU IN ANY SYSTEM YOU"RE NOT WILLING TO RISK DESTROYING.
You know, every time I tried to win a bar-bet about being able to count to 1000 using my fingers I always get punched out when I reach 4....
-- El Corazon
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Are you getting any beeps if you completely remove the graphic card?
If you do, it could mean that your powersupply is not able to supply the power needed. Or try with a really simple old graphic card.
Edit - And I really agree with Dan Neely in the post above
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Did you earth yourself when doing all this? Static is a silent killer.
The other thing is to clear the CMOS memory in case some timing settings have been corrupted.
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Perhaps your power supply is set at european voltage?
You can isolate this very easily.
1. Hook power supply to motherboard (no RAM, Video, Drives, nothing else). Boot. How'd it go?
2. Keeping step one. Add one stick memory. Boot. How'd it go?
3. Keep step two add another. Boot. How'd it go?
--- repeat until all memory is seated and testing out ---
4. Add each additional device and boot. Boot. How'd it go?
--- repeat until you have the offending part isolated ---
Now if the power supply and the mobo alone barf on you then give up and call Dell. 
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Hi
I have tried putting in an old graphics card - same problem. I have tested the PSU using a 650 W working PSU - same problem occured.
@code-frog: will try your steps tomorrow and post results.
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I tried code-frog's steps this morning.
I took out and unplugged exeverything except the cpu and heatsink. Turned it on and the fan spun for 8 seconds, the the psu and heatsink fan switched off and restarted. Same as what happens when all the components are plugged in.
Im thinking i may have to take the cpu and mobo in to be tested as i dont have the required hardware.
Thanks for the replies.
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I have an XP machine with SP2 loaded. However, whenever I plug in a new(er) USB high-speed device like a thumb-drive or external HD, WinXP posts the warning that:
this high-speed device can perform faster/better if plugged into a high-speed USB port.
I look under device manager and the plugged in device has the Yellow Question mark. When I look at the USB Controller's properties, it list the following:
Microsoft 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
(some files under \system32 and then)
File version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
I am unable to hook that machine to the Net for driver updates, so is there a place I can get the driver to make my high-speed USB (2.0) devices work at optimal performance?
Thank you very much!
Johnny
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I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop that does this to me. What I do is go into the device manager and uninstall all the USB ports, restart the machine and VOILA the OS installs the correct drivers. Weirdest thing but that's how I do it.
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Most likely your system does not have USB 2.0 ports and therefore cannot run them any faster. Having said that I didn't think the warning showed unless you had at least one USB 2.0 port available.
Check your computer's manual to see which ports are high-speed capable. On some older motherboards, there were two USB controller chips, and you get the high-speed capable ports only by plugging the port into a different set of pins on the motherboard.
Technical reason: to support high-speed and other USB 2.0 features, the controller programming interface was changed. That meant, though, that the driver for USB 1.1 controllers couldn't be used for a USB 2.0 controller. Any system running an older OS that only understood USB 1.1's interface wouldn't be able to use any devices connected to a 2.0 controller. So motherboard manufacturers provided both.
Therefore you might have a Hi-Speed-capable controller in your system with a driver installed, but all the ports are connected to USB 1.1 controllers, so you get the message whichever port you use.
With more recent USB controllers embedded in their I/O Controller Hubs (ICH), Intel have performed a weird trick. It reports numerous USB 1.1 controllers and one USB 2.0 controller to the OS. Then, when a device is connected, it checks the maximum speed of the device and whether a USB 2.0 driver is running. If the maximum speed is full-speed (12Mbps) or low-speed (1.5Mbps), or if no USB 2.0 driver is running, the device is routed to the USB 1.1 controller. If 'Hi-Speed' (480Mbps) and a USB 2.0 driver is running, the device is routed to the USB 2.0 controller and runs at the high speed.
To check the types of your USB controllers, check their names in Device Manager. If they're called Open Host Controller (OHCI) or Universal Host Controller (UHCI), they're 1.1. If called Enhanced Host Controller, they're 2.0. If the names of all of them are e.g. Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) [as on my laptop here] then you have one of the controllers that's performing routing.
DoEvents: Generating unexpected recursion since 1991
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Hi All
I Have a NEC Lavie L LL500/1 Laptop, i need it's Modem driver
can anyone help me?
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Why don't you do yourself what anyone else here is going to do - Google for "NEC Lavie LL500 Modem Driver".
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I need it's Modem driver
the nec laviel ll500/1
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Hey Friends
Is there any way to find out whether my computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) using c++?
Regards
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