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How to install Kubuntu Linux in a virtual box virtual machine

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:43:21 +0000

Over the years as an IT professional I have had many situations when having Linux available has been extremely helpful. Things from password decryption on windows hosts when someone accidental changed the password on the only account, or needing to do vulnerability testing has been made easier by using Linux….

Flashing Your Video Card’s (GPU) BIOS

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:15:12 +0000

Unlike motherboard’s when you have a failed flash this normally renders that motherboard dead, or bricked. Video cards we can recover if we used the wrong BIOS, if we had a power failure, to having catastrophic computer failure during the flashing process. On today’s computers, anything can happen to us during our most vulnerable time. One of these ways is somewhat unorthadoxed, this way is called ‘Blind Flashing’ or what I like to call ‘ A Wing and a Prayer Flashing’, because we have no idea if the flash took hold until we reboot the computer. What makes this type of flashing more nerve racking we do not know when to reboot the computer, because we can not see anything hence why it is called ‘Blind Flashing’.

Bypass MSN Messenger Anti Virus Check

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:04:27 +0000

Windows Live Messenger, or “MSN” as it is still known by most users is undoubtedly one of the most popular IM clients in the world. With Version 2009 a host of new features have been added, some of which we like; others less so. One of the most annoying changes is requirement to have certain file types scanned by an antivirus package before you can send or receive them. Whilst we agree that security is important, we don’t want to be mollycoddled by Microsoft every time someone sends us a Zip file.

How To Setup a Home NAS Server – QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:21:42 +0000

I found the TS-439 very easy to setup and use. The NAS served up files at reasonable speeds, and the performances of NFS was excellent. I am happy with the media server functionality and it was very simple to get my media served up to my PS3. I would have liked a manual or other comprehensive documentation for Twonky, though. Also, I had some issues with the finer configuration points such as setting the UIDs so that I would have proper permissions on all my files. I should mention that I contacted technical support with a number of my questions, and they were quick to respond and very helpful…

IBM Thinkpad X40 upgraded with KingSpec 32GB SSD beats today’s Netbooks

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:15:02 +0000

There have been solutions for a while that required you to do some soldering or buy a PATA adapter that works in conjunction with ZIF type 1.8 inch SSD. I am just not into soldering at all. Now a Chinese company called KingSpec is offering drop-in replacement SSD for the IBM Thinkpad X40, X41, and X41T.
The upgrade is definitely highly recommendable as your are getting basically a top of the line netbook with still one of the best mobile keyboards around.
It is kind of funny to have a 5 year old hardware that can compete with brand new netbooks in terms of size, speed and ergonomics.

How to Repair a broken PSP LCD Screen

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Taking apart and repairing your PSP is really easy, so don’t be intimidated. After you see how easy you’ll think twice before sending it off to Sony for a month, or to some sleazy repair tech who only wants to charge you 60 bucks for a repair that takes 20 minutes, tops.

DIY Guides: How To Install/Remove Intel Socket 1366 CPU and Heatsink

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:56:14 +0000

Here at PCSTATS we’ve had our share of troubles with computer hardware, and received a good deal of questions from readers who aren’t entirely confident they can install an Intel Core i7 CPU into a fresh motherboard, or upgrade one of these socket 1366 processors to a faster model. We thought we’d run off a quick DIY Guide illustrating the procedure for installing a socket 1366 CPU for the benefit of our readers. If you are planning on building a Intel based computer anytime soon, bookmark this PCSTATS DIY Guide now!

Galaxy Geforce 9500 GT Voltage Modification and Overclocking

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:29:38 +0000

While we’ve been spoiled with high end hardware these last couple of months, we must admit that sometimes lower end hardware brings as much thrills to the overclocking game as the expensive video cards. In this article we will show you how the most performance from a Galaxy Geforce 9500 GT using stock cooling and a hot soldering iron.

Open-Source ATI Graphics In Ubuntu 9.04

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:47:30 +0000

Ubuntu 9.04 will be released towards the end of next month and it is picking up the Linux 2.6.28 kernel, GNOME 2.26, and other improvements like install-time support for the EXT4 file-system and some subtle improvements. When it comes to the X.Org side it is shipping with X Server 1.6 and the stabilized version of Mesa 7.3. Specifically in regards to the ATI Linux graphics, it will be shipping with an updated xf86-video-ati driver
by default and Catalyst 9.4 will be an option for the user. With Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 having been released last week, we have run a few benchmarks comparing the open-source ATI performance in Ubuntu 8.10 and Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6.

How to Clean CD and DVD Drives

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:14:05 +0000

When your CD or DVD (disc) drive starts giving you problems, your first thought may be to replace it or take it to the repair shop, but a good cleaning may be all it needs.

Below are three methods to clean the disc drive. The easiest method is the least effective. The hardest method is the most effective. Since the hardest method takes some time to do, I recommend that you start with the easiest method. If it solves your problems, congratulations. If not, try the next method.