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adware removal help

SXRguyinMA — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:53:13 GMT

I got some kind of it from one of Google's "recommended" search results :facepalm:

Anywho, it's taken over my computer. Security Essentials won't update, Windows Updates won't run, it won't let me edit my hosts file, Malwarebytes keeps turning off it's real-time protection and there's a file in my users folder that it won't let me delete.

I've tried the safe mode route, system restore, etc all to no avail. Anyone have any ideas? :facepalm:

Having trouble registering

SXRguyinMA — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:46:02 GMT

I've been chatting with someone on FB and he uploaded this video about him not being able to register. Can we get this fixed?

Rant: Summer coming too quickly, no insulation in roof, computer room upstairs..

AmEv — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:31:13 GMT

Fact: The roof in our house has NO insulation in the roof.... At all. Typical 50s house.
Fact: Heat rises.
Fact: Our computer room is upstairs.
Fact: My CPU was reported running at 65�C.
Unknown: GPU temps.

I was working on my homework, combined with the above.

Sudden "click" from PSU.

Blackscreen. No fans.

*heartsink*

Wait a couple minutes, I'm able to get into BIOS.*phew* there.
Couple problems gone :(

The thing I'm most frustrated with is that there was no overheating warnings.

:facepalm:Duh, just realized: I have no system speaker!

Leaving it off overnight.

Review: Phantom 410 Special Edition

SXRguyinMA — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:33:08 GMT

A new story entry has been added:

Review: Phantom 410 Special Edition

Quote:

By Will Lyon

When NZXT debuted the Phantom full tower it was an instant hit. From the unusual styling to the laundry list of features, it was quite the impressive case. Building off of the Phantom platform came the Phantom 410. A mid-tower version of the famed Phantom. How does it stack up to it's big brother? Well lets take a look.

"Overdriving" Toshiba Trhive audio

AmEv — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:02:55 GMT

While reading through many reviews, I have noticed that many early Thrive users were complaining about the audio being quiet.

I've found (by accident, through a diagnostic tutorial somewhere) a way to make it noticeably louder.

In settings, go to Multimedia.
Then go to Audio Settings.
SRS multimedia settings.
Make sure the "Use Default settings" is unchecked.
Put "bass" around 50% on both, and "treble" around 65% on both, too.
(The defaults are around 20%)
**DO NOT set them at 100%!**
If you notice clipping, pay attention to which frequency is playing. If it's bass frequencies chopping up, turn down the bass, and vice versa.
I don't know if "over-driving" will affect your warranty, but if you need to send it in because you blew your speakers up, Toshiba probably will have you pay for replacements.

This probably consumes more battery, but at a 6+-hour battery, I haven't noticed either way.

If you find yourself trying to listen to music quietly, simply turn the "defaults" mentioned back on.

I'll post a screenshot soon of what I have my settings at.

It's almost as good of volume as my A105, but NOWHERE near as much bass as my A105.

Dual PC Case

Fuganater — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:22:54 GMT

I've been talking to a guy on OCN that put 2 NZXT Source 210 cases together to make 1 case. he did a pretty good job and I think I might give it a shot later this year but first, I need to find 2 better cases. I like how they only cost $40 shipped each, that's deff a plus but I want more rads in it.

I'm looking for a case that has the following:

Can be modded to have a 360 rad in the front and either a 240 rad or 360 rad in the top.
Bottom mount PSU
HDD bay that can be moved easily. (Like the HAF series)
Most importantly! They have to be able to sit flush side by side!

Let me what you guys think and what suggestions you might have.

Note to self (and all):

AmEv — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:29:06 GMT

Do NOT seqrch "TBCS" in the Play Store.

That is all.

Seriously, though, I was checking to see if there was a non-browser way to navigate the forums.

Custom Xbox 360 case

SgtM — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:39:53 GMT

Custom painted by me. HDMI version. Case only. Here's a little video of it with fresh clear on it. I need to take some shots of it together yet.

Support John Hanlon PC auction!

Kayin — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:18:04 GMT

By Kayin

TBCS (and many other places) member John Hanlon lives with mesothelioma, an incurable form of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. He went many months with no income until last month, when his disability finally started. As someone who's disabled myself, I know that it's a pittance to live on, and I'm sure that he has many expenses caused by his condition that it doesn't cover properly. But when people out there on the intertubes heard that John needed help, it's been pouring in from across the world.

John is seen as a mentor to many of us, considering that he's been there and done that (and probably designed) for a massive amount of our hobby. Because he gave so much, to our country, to the hobby, and to us individually, we've decided to give back. We've created a PC with parts from many of the biggest names in modding and we're auctioning it off on Ebay, the proceeds to benefit John.

Exterior mods done by MNPCTech

Corset PS2

Luciel — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:39:34 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I wasn�t planning on doing a worklog on this project as it was made as a pressent for the missus who loved her playstation 2 to play the tekken games but unfortunately it broke a few months back. So for her birthday I decided I would buy one and combine it with her other passion, corsets.

Now I�ve never owned a PS2 before nor have I opened one so I had to look it up and so on. Luckily I quickly found out that they are quite simple to take apart so that made my life easier. I also found out that the plastic they are made out is rather bad, and it was extremely hard to sand it down to get smooth edges. I�m not entirely happy with how the back window cut came out but I am extremely happy on how the final thing looked.

So here are 27 pictures from start to finish, most of them from the finish as I didn�t plan to do a worklog out of it, I hope you enjoy them, thanks for reading.

PS: The missus was delighted and loves her birthday pressie : )

Project: Corset PS2 (Completed)

Luciel — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:39:34 GMT

Is newegg any good?

AwesomeDreams — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:12:44 GMT

hey guys just clarifying id i should buy from newwgg... Im gonna buy 550$ wotrth of stuff so i have to be pretty sure :neutral:

The Monastery....

slaveofconvention — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:50:23 GMT

A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"

The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, and even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound; a sound like no other that he has ever heard. The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you because you're not a monk."

The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes about his merry way. Some years later, the same man breaks down in front of the same monastery.

The monks again accept him, feed him, and even fix his car..

That night, he hears the same strange mesmerizing sound that he had heard years earlier.

The next morning, he asks what the sound was, but the monks reply,

"We can't tell you because you're not a monk."

The man says, "All right, all right. I'm dying to know.

If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a monk, how do I become a monk?"

The monks reply, "You must travel the Earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers, you will become a monk."

The man sets about his task. Some forty-five years later, he returns and knocks on the door of the monastery. He says, "I have travelled the Earth and devoted my life to the task demanded and have found what you had asked for. There are 371,145,236,284,232 blades of grass and
231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on the earth.

The monks reply, "Congratulations, you are correct, and you are now considered a monk.

We shall now show you the way to the sound."

The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, the sound is behind that door.

The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked.

He asks, "May I have the key?"

The monks give him the key, and he opens the door.

Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone... The man requests the key to the stone door.

The monks give him the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby.. He demands another key from the monks, who provide it.

Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphire. And so it went on until the man had gone through doors of emerald,...

...silver, topaz, and

amethyst.

Finally, the monks say, "This is the key to the last door."

The man is relieved to be at the end. He unlocks the door, turns the knob, and behind that door he is astonished to find the source of that strange sound. It is truly an amazing and unbelievable sight .....

... But I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk.

DON'T SWEAR AT ME;

I'M STILL HUNTING FOR THE IDIOT WHO STARTED THIS!

Secret unveiling images

BuzzKillington — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:11:21 GMT

First thing that came to mind was XFX's "under construction" page while they were working on their www.xfxsecretweapon.com/ site.

The next example was your typical mystery pictures car manufacturers use before launching their new/redesigned models.

I'd really like to see XFX's under construction page again but since that's unlikely, can anyone think of other examples of this style of imagery?

:think:

New style sleeving?

SXRguyinMA — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:23:55 GMT

Neat patterns, looks nice and thick weave. A little pricey though and may be too big for single-wire use, but another link to bookmark nonetheless :D

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/10/...comment-484498