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Omega boutique & AD

swgiant — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:14:52 +0800

I am interested in buying Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.40.20.01.001, but neither boutique nor AD in Sarawak, will probably make a trip to KL end the year. The listed price is 27.6K from their official website, Jomashop is about 25.5K after shipping and duty, Chorno24 is not a bad choice too since yen keeps dropping. My biggest concern will boutique or AD usually give the discount whenn comes to holiday and Christmas season ? Thanks.

Do you Panic or Anxiety Disorder or Agoraphobia...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

2way + midbass = still low bass

swgiant — Wed, 24 May 2017 23:31:31 +0800

I am driving old triton, stocks speakers damaged and i changed the front speakers to 2way speakers, rear changed to midbass type.
car player is kenwood KDC-MP5039. Despite i tuned all kind of the settings, the bass still very low, seems cant kick out unless i increased the vol VERY big!
do i need to add amplifier to enhance it ?

water charges and assessment

swgiant — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:36:12 +0800

The condo is 900sqf only, 2 rooms + 2 bathrooms, but the water bill is so expensive! Is that a normal charge for a serviced apartment like PV21 ?
The yearly assessment fee is about RM 480.00, does it make sense as compare to a market rate ?

Please advice.

PC as server

swgiant — Mon, 15 May 2017 09:04:36 +0800

our company is using Dell Poweredge T420 server + Dell 200GB SCSI SSD, bought in year 2012. Recently it crashes randomly and we do not have a server specialist to do a troubleshooting in our area. So we would like to switch to a reliable PC to work as server and on continuously for day and night, budget RM 5K.
We need to reuse the Dell 200GB SCSI SSD, so new motherboard must support scsi interface. Thanks.

[WTS] Used of Sennheiser CX 5.00G earphone

swgiant — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:08:11 +0800

Item(s):Genuine Sennheiser CX 5.00G Ear-Canal Headphones for Android (black color)

Package includes: full package, include tax invoice and ear adapter sizes (XS, S, M, L) - for effective noise blocking

Price:SOLD

Warranty:2yrs from Sennheiser

Dealing method:POSTAGE

Location of seller:Sarawak

Contact method/details:PM

Age of item:Bought on 23 Jan 2017

I bought from Lazada on 23 Jan 2017, through an authorized Sennheiser dealer, MYPANTRADE SDN BHD so 100% AUTHENTIC & GENUINE of Sennheiser CX 5.00G!
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Item(s) conditions:9.8/10, seldom use!

Picture:[attachmentid=8717657][attachmentid=8717663]

Reason for sale:Upgrade to Acoustic Noise Cancelling earphone.

MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Free

swgiant — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:37:06 +0800

Hi to all expert,

My company is running a retail business, we store the all database on Dell 200G SSD and powered by Dell Poweredge T420 server.
Our office staff has 12 users and all will connect to the server to proceed the works during working hours.

Due to we are still experience some lagging therefore we asked our vendor to do some hardware inspection.
We tested to generate a big and complicated sales analysis and noticed the CPU is not utilized a lot of resources, the max we saw only 25%+
For memory usage, the most only 4.25GB (see attachment 2)

He suggested us to buy a license edition (He quoted us RM 8K+, include GST + installation charge), as currently a free edition has the 1gb ram limitation and 10GB database size.
Will the overall database performance improve once the 1gb restriction removed in licensed edition ?

Dell Server crash every night

swgiant — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:16:07 +0800

I attached an error message, can anyone help to identify which part has failed already ? I am in east malaysia here and seldom technician able troubleshoot the server's problem, by the way our dell server service support had expired.

Need new laptop suggestion. Budget max 3500

swgiant — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:21:14 +0800

My little brother is going to study soon, architect field.
Please suggest me any suitable laptop for him, max budget RM 3500. Thanks,

Sony KDL-40W650D,wifi on = endless restart

swgiant — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:35:14 +0800

i bought on 20 Mar, today it updated to the latest firmware, PKG1.108TDPAD, then whenever wifi on = endless restart! I already tried hundred times of factory reset/unplug TV power cord & router, delete personal information but still cant help!
As long as TV's wifi is in off mode, then it is quite stable, even can watch mkv movies from usb. But if wifi is in On mode, even without connected to internet also endless restart! Any other method to recover/factory reset before i bring this bulky things to sony center ?

myvi engine sounds rough when accelerating

swgiant — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 05:27:01 +0800

myvi 1.3 1st gen, 107k, the engine sounds a bit rough when accelerating from 0 - 20kmh only. If cruise higher than 20kmh or constantly at high speed then engine sounds is normal.
The engine has rough sound after changing the whole wiring set and pulley at perodua SC. Re-sent to SC for checking, they said water pump issue then i went to nearby workshop for a fix but the sounds still there!
Even the car is in N position, press the pedal to accelerate at low speed then the rough sounds can be heard. so i need someone suggest which area need to be focused and mention to mechanic. thanks, Yesterday went to change gearbox oil engine oil, filter but sounds still there. There is no black/blue smoke from exhaust pipe.

WIN7 PRO OA SEA

swgiant — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:01:27 +0800

My Acer desktop comes with OEM Win 7 pro genuine license. After upgrade to SSD, I downloaded en_windows_7_professional_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_676939.iso, from technet After installed the windows and using the product key which exactly from COA sticker but why activation failed ?

What shall i do now ?

Acer Z2610G upgrade to SSD

swgiant — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:35:19 +0800

Our company has few units of Acer Z2610G, each PC original configuration comes with genuine Win7 license and 1TB HDD.
Now we plan upgrade from HDD to SSD then how do we restore the Image and make windows genuine again ?
What if i install Win7 from RTM image then will it automatically activate a genuine license for those PC ?

Thanks.

Dell PowerEdge T420

swgiant — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 01:54:15 +0800

It was bought in 2013 by my ex colleague! Win 2008 r2 is overkill for our small company, team viewer & antivirus is not a free to use for server os!
Recently sql database is getting bigger cause very lagging to retrieve a data, now plan to get samsung 850 pro SSD then format a new OS, Win 10, vendor confirm they software has no compatibility issue with win10 and agree to help us to do the database migration from existing hard disk to new SSD.

Is PowerEdge T420 sata 3.0 ? First time handling server hardware then any precaution steps to take care ? Just set ssd as primary, existing hard disk set as secondary then format a new OS as usual ? thanks.

[WTS] LEADTEK GTX670 2GB Graphic Card

swgiant — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 17:14:22 +0800

Item(s):LEADTEK GRAPHIC CARD GTX670 2GB DDR5

Package includes: CARD ONLY, BOX GONE!

Price: SOLD

Warranty:7DAYS PERSONAL WARRANTY

Dealing method: WITHIN MALAYSIA, I PAY FOR YOU

Location of seller: EAST MALAYSIA

Contact method/details: PRIVATE MESSAGE

Age of item: 2 YEARS

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Item(s) conditions: EXCELLENT

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Reason for sale: UPGRADE

This combination good setup for home theater ?

swgiant — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:34:00 +0800

Amplifier: Pioneer VSX-823-K
Speaker: Infinity Front P253, Infinity Center P251, Infinity Surround P143 (will mount at wall)
Subwoofer: Infinity PS210
exclude installation and wiring, RM 5999

Living room, LxWxH: 18ftx18ftx9ft.
Usually i download MKV 1080p + DTS or other 5.1 encoding movies.
Will above setup give me a home theater effect ?

how to dismantle this kind of faucet ?

swgiant — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:33:12 +0800

I removed the faucet and checked the pipe's water pressure, the pressure is good and big but once i installed back the faucet then water come out with so little pressure.
There is no sand stuck inside but suspect the outlet hole is too small or it is only half-open. Any ideal how to dismantle and check inside ?

rear absorber aging and weak but no leak

swgiant — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:01:20 +0800

Foreman mentioned my rear absorber is aging and weak already but no oil leaking sign, so got such thing ?

For your information, the current absorber has more than 20 years and no change before. My hometown is very hard to source OEM or half cut parts for Honda CB5, therefore have to buy an original. Last time i changed pair of front absorber, RM 1600 for a pair.

While braking, sounds like airplane taking off

swgiant — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 16:40:42 +0800

2006 Myvi 1.3 auto, the brakes still work but while braking from 80kmh then I can hear the airplane sound loudly. It seems like something been dragged but brake a low speed then only a minimal sounds. Whats problem there ?

repair and maintenance on free old car

swgiant — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:05:14 +0800

The Car was a free gift from relative as they upgraded to the new car recently.
1990, Honda Accord Inspire Cb5, Mileage 109,000, 2.0L, 5 cylinder engine. This car engine is still very smooth, sitting in the car very silent, body and door very solid and totally no plastic feeling.
They seldom drive and when i took over the car, i noticed the aircond is not functioning, Ooil is leaking and dropped some oil on my garage floor.
Therefore I sent it to Honda Service center to do a full inspection :

(1) Mainly repaired Aircond : (from 3rd party of aircond specialist)
Amaire Compressor 10PA15C
vacuum and charging Gas R12
Discharge Hose
Suction Hose
Filter
Labour Charges
Total: RM 1,400.00

(2) Mainly repaired Engine oil leaking
3pcs Radiator Hose - 60
Honda Coolant - 48
Honda Engine Oil 10w30 - 83
Oil filter - 32
1set Valve Cover Seal - 95
5pcs plug "pucking" (what is this?) - 100
5pcs o-ring - 40
1 Distributor Seal - 38
2pcs o-ring - 32
5pcs spark plug - 85
labour charge - 190
Total: RM 800.00

(3) Mainly repaired power steering rack leaking
GMB Water Pump - 350
Balance belt - 255
Timing Belt - 330
Camshaft seal - 24
crankshaft seal - 30
oil seal - 24
power steering rack seal kit - 320
steering boot - 28
honda power steering oil - 48
bulb - 6
air cleaner - 85
repair brake light - 85
Total labour charges repair power steering, Timing belt, water pump, repair dashboard meter, remove ABS fuse (due to abs pump spoilt) - 515
Total: RM 2,100.00

According to the mechanic, alternator is still strong and originally set comes with car.
Exhaust pipe is very clean, no oily and black oil stick to it, no sign of white smoke or blue smoke. Therefore does it mean that engine oil is not "kena makan"?
Besides that, what more need to be paid attention with this old car?
In order to make this car can stay healthy and last longer, i wont mind to spare a little bit again as to treat part of the purchasing cost.