ASUS A8J Video Card Not Available
Thursday, February 04, 2010
We had an ASUS A8J come in for repair this week. It just needs a video card to work again We called the ASUS Estore and they insisted there is no A8J. Obviously they are incorrect. We were left to conclude that the part is not available. That is a shame, it would have been an easy fix. We're big ASUS fans here, but not supporting a $1,500 computer with a simple part is disappointing.
Labels: ASUS
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 11:29 AM,
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Toshiba Tecra A8
Monday, February 01, 2010
We've had a few Toshiba Tecra A8 laptops come in for power jack repairs as they were running on battery only. The jack for them is not currently available, however, all of them we have had in did not have a bad power jack. The problem was a few loose components on the motherboard near the jack. It is possible that applying pressure to the power cord or holding it in a certain position would work temporarily. This is not recommended. We can fix the problem here with our standard power jack repair service.
Labels: power jack
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 5:57 PM,
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We will be closing at 5PM Today!!
We will be closing at 5PM Today!
The roads are going to freeze again.
Labels: closings
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 11:16 AM,
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Monday we will open at 12PM
Sunday, January 31, 2010
We will likely be up and running earlier, but due to ice we will be opening at 12PM.
Outgoing packages may or may not ship. We'll be shipping but we're not sure if UPS will be on schedule or not.
Labels: closings
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 7:13 PM,
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We will be Closed Saturday 01-30-2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
We will be Closed Saturday 01-30-2010.
It is going to snow in North Carolina! That means everything will be shut down.
Even us!
Labels: closings
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 8:51 AM,
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Lenovo Warehouse Sale in Greensboro, NC
It is just a rumor but the Greensboro Lenovo Warehouse sale may take place on a Saturday towards the end of February.
Labels: Lenovo
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 8:46 AM,
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Will's HTPC
Here are pics of a HTPC (Home Theater PC) we built for someone in 2009. The case was black to match the rest of the customer's stuff (cable box, blueray, DVD players, tuners, etc). We used a slim case- it almost looks like a VCR or DVD player! The case we used has nice ventilation on the top and a fan on the side to remove heat floating around the case. The case fan was a standard size so if it burns out in a few years it will only be about $3 to replace.
Up front we have a DVD+-RW which wil play DVDs, record CDs and DVDs. On the right is a card reader which will read flash memory, SD cards, etc. & also provides a front mounted USB port.
Inside, nice and neat. We have a 3Ghz Celeron D in there, nice & cool. A fanless, low profile fan keeps the noise down while giving the machine dedicate graphics and SVGA, DVI, HDMI & S-Video outputs.
Audio ports on the back allow the unit to interface with the customer's stereo system.
As requested by our customer, this unit is running XP Pro w/ SP3. As of now, it has been up and running approximately 6mos with absolutely no problems.
Thanks Will!
Labels: HTPC
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 7:16 AM,
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Lifted Cadillac?
This was in our parking lot not too long ago and has been seen around Cary and Apex, NC.
What is it?! Looks like a dually truck frame w/ a Caddy on top.
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 7:12 AM,
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Cockroaches Living in a Laptop
We’re used to seeing lots of “computer bugs” but we only see this kind about once a year.
This filthy laptop came in the other day full of cockroaches. Live cockroaches. We promptly put it in a large contractor trash bag and blasted it with fogger. We’re not even going to look at it again until next week. But we will. It is very rare we say this, but this will need major cleaning and additional labor if these people want it fixed. All the fecal matter and other legs and such floating around in there are not good. We had many more pictures, but we’ll just share this one. You get the idea.
Most of the dead cockroaches were under the keyboard. The big fat ones were living in the bottom of the laptop near the heatsink/fan area. Must’ve been nice and warm in there. A couple were so large they couldn’t get out, which means their only source of food was- other dead cockroaches!!!!
Labels: laptop repair
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 7:03 AM,
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Custom Soldering job
Here is a pic of a custom soldering job that we did not too long ago. We were just brought the board and a schematic but we're pretty sure we were adding a mod chip to an old Playstation 2. We charge by the hours for this.
Labels: solder
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 6:55 AM,
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Clear 4G Wireless Internet Map
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Clear, which we sell here, is now 4G. Here is a map of the current coverage area.
Labels: clearwire
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 10:50 PM,
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We may be Closed on Saturday January 30 2010
We will be closed on Saturday, January 30, 2010 if it snows out or if there are icy conditions. The forecast has changed 7 or 8 times this week, so we're leaving it that simple: if it snows or ices out in Cary on Saturday morning, we'll be closed all day long. We're normally open from 9-2.
Thank you & drive safe.
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 10:47 PM,
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Looking for a Motorola WPC1810G driver?
Solved, driver for WPC1810G. A customer of our was looking for this driver. A quick search online revealed many others are looking for it, too. After talking to the customer for a minute or two we realized they were looking for a WPC1810G but they actually had a WPCI820G.
That is the letter I instead of the number ONE.
=)
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 9:34 PM,
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DV2000 Coprocessor Driver
Solution for your DV2000 SMBUS & Coprocessor driver problem in Windows Vista. If you've done a clean Vista install, when you go to download the drivers from HP, surprise, they're not all there! The drivers are hidden on HP's site.
The file to get which contains the drivers is:
SP37730.EXE
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 9:26 PM,
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N610c 233411-001 Wireless Driver
Get the driver here. Compaq N610c Wireless Driver. If you need a driver for compaq p/n 233411-001, aka Compaq 802.11b Multiport Module (PE3010) which shows up as a (USB Device) in Device Manager, you need to download a driver off of HP's site. The magical driver name is:
SP21123.EXE
This is not to be confused with the W200 driver.
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 9:19 PM,
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iPad release
The iPad was released today. There are some reviews online, good & bad...
Read the reviews below:
Engadget review:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-first-hands-on/
An article on Gizmodo "8 things that suck about the iPad":
http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 8:56 PM,
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Windows 7 GodMode
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Coined "GodMode" by people online, below is a link to developer shortcuts to play with in Vista & Windows 7:
http://tinyurl.com/yeq5m6g
Labels: windows 7
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 8:29 AM,
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ACER AS-Series Laptop Recall
Friday, January 08, 2010
Acer recalls laptops due to burn hazard 01/07/2010.
Recalled models: AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ, AS3810TZG.
Problem: In the affected units the microphone cable may overheat.
For replacement ACER may be reached at 1-866-695-2237.
For more information visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website here:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10103.html
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 6:39 PM,
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