Forum: Troubleshooting Printers, Copiers, Scanners and other Imaging & Printing Devices
12-30-2018, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,189
Re: Nikon D40X : hacking a power supply?
You don't want to be using a D40X for anything except as a backup camera. The ISO performance on it is pretty low for 2018 standards. In addition to this the DR is also quite... behind at about 10...
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Forum: Troubleshooting Laptops, Tablets, and Mobile Devices
12-30-2018, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 973
Re: Asus ROG laptop no power
I take that back. The Asus charger actually does have 19V coming out of it after I re-measured it - something is dead in the laptop, not the PSU as first thought.
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Forum: Troubleshooting Laptops, Tablets, and Mobile Devices
12-22-2018, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 973
Asus ROG laptop no power
Hi Everyone,
Just cleaning the house today and I found an Asus G550J ROG laptop. It was in a laptop bag behind a door collecting dust. Asked my brother about it and he said it’s been there for two...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
07-20-2018, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,476
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
07-20-2018, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,760
Re: Another Goofy Sleeper System
Good minds think alike, TC! As of three weeks ago, I pulled out my old AOpen case from the early 2000’s when Windows XP was the thing. Also a boring beige and I was doing a sleeper build too with a...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
07-20-2018, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,476
DisplayPort woes
Hi Everyone.
Just bought a new LG Ultra wide monitor today. Love it to bits, however I am having an issue with displayport.
Displayport works and displays an image without issue, however if I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting TVs and Video Sources
07-09-2018, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,696
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
06-22-2018, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,256
Re: Viewsonic displays still good nowadays?
I ended up with plan B up above, donated my brand new Viewsonic to mum for her Netflix movies. She loves every inch of it!
Meanwhile I am using her old (well 3 month old) Phillips 32" IPS LED...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
06-18-2018, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,256
Re: Viewsonic displays still good nowadays?
RD, I had the mindset of 10 years ago when I saw some posts here about Viewsonic being good. Clearly I wasn’t too updated on this matter and got myself a Viewsonic thinking they were OK. Guess I made...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
06-17-2018, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,256
Viewsonic displays still good nowadays?
Hi Everyone,
Just got myself a Viewsonic 43" 4K UHD monitor, however it's my second DOA unit already with regards to dead pixels. My current one also has about 6 dead pixels, but a bit better...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-27-2018, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
Re: BUDGET 4K graphics cards
UPDATE: Got my 4k 43" monitor - it's a beauty! The old card could only run at 30Hz and as Per said, even the mouse cursor lagged!
I purchased a budget Asus 1030 Nvidia card as I couldn't wait...
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Forum: Troubleshooting TVs and Video Sources
05-26-2018, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,696
Re: Saving a Sony Bravia KDL-46X3100 (HELP PLEASE)
Now that I am wide awake, I can see the left side of the image is slower than the right hand side of the image?
I also cracked it open to take a look inside and everything looks fine. Disconnected...
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Forum: Troubleshooting TVs and Video Sources
05-26-2018, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,696
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Forum: Troubleshooting TVs and Video Sources
05-26-2018, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,696
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Forum: Troubleshooting TVs and Video Sources
05-26-2018, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,696
Saving a Sony Bravia KDL-46X3100 (HELP PLEASE)
Hi Everyone,
Going around some garbage that's been thrown out in my neighbourhood and I stumbled across a Sony Bravia 46" KDL-46X3100 in good condition. It was clean and seemed to have been wall...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-22-2018, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,253
Re: Windows 10 UPDATE NIGHTMARE
UPDATE: Work computer now on Windows 7. Detects HDD's, no issues at all now. Very fast. Now to get work done for my clients!!
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-22-2018, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,253
Re: Windows 10 UPDATE NIGHTMARE
Today has been wonderful. My photo editing rig in the shop runs Windows 10. Today it decided it didn't want to boot - kept going to "automatic repair" and giving blank screens. I decided to...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-20-2018, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
Re: BUDGET 4K graphics cards
Update: My brother will be upgrading his graphics card soon, so he will give me his card. It supports 4k. I don't know the model but it is a recent gaming card from Nvidia.
Now I have another...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-19-2018, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
Re: BUDGET 4K graphics cards
Just one 43" display. I guess there's a bit of confusion with my post. I will be getting rid of my 3x displays and replacing it with ONE large 43" 4k display. So I just need to drive ONE monitor at...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-19-2018, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
Re: BUDGET 4K graphics cards
So I did find some cards from nvidia that might work? 1030, 1050 and I think 730Ti support 4K? I also believe HDMI 2.0 supports 4k? Can someone confirm? Thanks!
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-17-2018, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
Re: BUDGET 4K graphics cards
Yeah I know it’s a bit of a noob sounding post, but I genuinely do need help with choosing a card, lol.
Priorities a bit off I suppose. 43” display over upgrading vital bits of that computer. But...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-17-2018, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,097
BUDGET 4K graphics cards
Hi Everyone,
I've been out of the PC scene for a while since becoming a photographer, and not very aware of what the latest tech is. Only today I found out that there was many versions of the Core...
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Forum: Troubleshooting Printers, Copiers, Scanners and other Imaging & Printing Devices
05-17-2018, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,945
Re: Canon 350D Compact flash pin missing!
Well the CF card slot still worked upon testing a few days ago (got a charger for it). Reads and writes no issues. Ended up selling it to a mate for $50 and he is happily shooting now with a 32GB CF...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-23-2018, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,253
Re: Windows 10 UPDATE NIGHTMARE
Did exactly that a few days ago after obtaining a genuine COA and all. Works great now with Windows 7 - no issues since. :rock:
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-18-2018, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,253
Windows 10 UPDATE NIGHTMARE
Hi Everyone,
Got a Windows 10 question, searched the net and found nothing feasible about the issue surrounding updates. For months we have had slow internet speeds and I even got to the point of...
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