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Okay so I opened it and with the little to know electronic knowledge I can see nothing is out of place. Power going to the drive, which I already knew because the drive turns on. I thought maybe the scuzzies might have got knocked loose, or maybe a pin was bent. I can see nothing wrong with this. The connections from the port to the card are both solid...

 

I don't really mind throwing it away. It has about 20 gigs of music though. Several skate vids, pictures, some programs, some other shit...

 

I dunno I'd just like to work it out. I could always just hook up the drive somehow to something else right?

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Okay so I opened it and with the little to know electronic knowledge I can see nothing is out of place. Power going to the drive, which I already knew because the drive turns on. I thought maybe the scuzzies might have got knocked loose, or maybe a pin was bent. I can see nothing wrong with this. The connections from the port to the card are both solid...

 

I don't really mind throwing it away. It has about 20 gigs of music though. Several skate vids, pictures, some programs, some other shit...

 

I dunno I'd just like to work it out. I could always just hook up the drive somehow to something else right?

 

 

 

go to a friends house who has ieee 1394. test it out there.

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we never failed you.

 

I think the only probs i've come here with were my codec issue and the satellite radio issue.

 

I ended up fixing the codec issue (not with any lead from you guys). And i guess you didn't technically fail me withthe satellite radio one, but you didn't succed either.

 

Just sayin, you know i love you.

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I think the only probs i've come here with were my codec issue and the satellite radio issue.

 

I ended up fixing the codec issue (not with any lead from you guys). And i guess you didn't technically fail me withthe satellite radio one, but you didn't succed either.

 

Just sayin, you know i love you.

 

 

with the satellite radio thing, you may tell your g/f to hold on. xm and sirius might merge soon.

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no internet at work. i'm using (with permission) the cafe's across the way. the signal is coming across really weak and cuts out on a regular basis, i just want to know if there's anything i can do to pick up the signal any better....

 

 

there's a neat pen antenna you can make.

 

 

http://wireless.gumph.org/content/4/3/011-mini-wireless-antenna.html

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  1. Strategic positioning - Say you want to cover a floor with WiFi. There’s no point having your wireless access point in the corner of the room because the area that it can then distribute a signal to is much reduced. Instead, plan out where you want to cover and work out where the best place is to station your router. If you have a nice big open, flat office space then I would recommend setting up the router in the middle of the floor. This way the omni-directional antenna (an type of antenna that radiates the signal) can distribute more evenly over a greater area. In a duplex situation, placing the router on a ceiling in the middle of the building is a good way to radiate the signal further and stronger.
  2. Mount the router on the wall - My WiFi coverage was at it’s worst when I had my router sitting at the back of my desk. If you want to boost the signal, a cheap and easy way to do so is to simply wall-mount the thing. This will increase the distance between it and all the possible interference around your computer.
  3. Buy an antenna - There are a multitude of booster antennas on the market at very reasonable prices. The idea is that you plug them into your router then direct the signal in a certain direction, in my case, up through the floor to where I needed more coverage. Try using a high gain (gain is the measure of how well the signal is focussed) directional antenna to increase the range and strength of a network in the direction pointed.
  4. Add a powerline extender - Netgear now have a range of powerline extenders that send a signal via a powerline, instead of over an Ethernet cable. Plug one into your router and another into a power socket in a poorly covered area, set it up and away you go. Just be sure that you are all on the same circuit, otherwise it will not work.

here is a list of ideas to boost the signal

 

http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/09/04/ten-ways-to-boost-your-wi-fi-signal/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voip-sol.com%2F10-ways-to-boost-your-wifi-signal%2F&frame=true

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