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LAN disconnect, WiFi still connected

kuanzc — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:19:14 +0800

Hi, so I am having a weird and random disconnection of my LAN connection to the router. When this happen, the local network just stop working, as in the PC could not communicate to other equipment connected to the router, as I tried pinging to the router, and failed. And of course, I could not connect to the Internet through LAN.

But, when that happen, the WiFi connection is working fine and I could still access to the internet.

This has happen for two different wifi modem, one is the D-Link black coloured wifi modem from TM and another silver coloured WiFi modem from TM as well. (The modem is not with me now, I can't specify the exact model number)

The frequency of this happening is totally random. And I normally just reset the modem or unplug and replug the LAN cable and it will work fine again.

I am suspecting that the wifi modem itself is faulty and adding a router would solve this problem?

255W PSU for HD7750?

kuanzc — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:29:56 +0800

Hi, I have a DELL PSU which has a max output power of 255W and thinking of whether it could support HD7750.

+12V rail has 16A
-12V rail has 0.2A

The combination of 5V and 3.3V has a output power of 121W as stated on the PSU.

So, can I assume that the +12V rail has a real power of 134W only?

Btw, GPU uses +12V right? not -12V.

Other specs:
Core 2 Duo 2.9GHz
4GB RAM

As TechPowerUP tested, it only draws 43W at peak, so it is possible?
And, I used a power supply calculator and it recommend a 252W PSU. Please advise guys.

Headset

kuanzc — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:32:42 +0800

- Type of usage: Music and Movies
- File format: .mp3 and various movie format
- Music genre: pop
- Budget: 200
- Headphone/ earphone type: Headphone, full size.
- Other requirements (if any): Comfortable, Durable and Mic.

I am thinking of SteelSeries 4H, is there any other recommendation?

Anyone know how to do this origami

kuanzc — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:56:18 +0800

Step 8 onwards.
Origami

Biology or Physic?

kuanzc — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:26:17 +0800

I notice there is a similar thread with this, but I am a little different than the TS.

Ok, currently, I am in a STPM Physic class. But, till now I didn't know my interest is in Physic or Biology.

I have checked that local unis seems to prefer Biology more than Physic as Biology could still enter engineering course using Maths T to replace Physic.
But, Healthcare course only accept Biology students.

So, I was thinking, is Biology really that vast, that it learn about Physic too?

Btw, currently I find that Physic is quite a new thing compare to F5 Physic, as in F5 Physic, there were more toward understanding, now F6, there seems to be more calculation. To be frank, i find F6 Physic has a quite different style than F5 and a little too much formulas for me now, but I could get use to it over time.

For Biology, I read the textbook a little, and I find it was quite the same as F5, quite easy to understand, but those name may need some effort to memorize them. Or, in actual exam, we doesn't need really need to write those names out?

So, what do you guys think I should do now?

P.S. My school doesn't have class for pure science class. ie. Physic combo Biology class.

Intel Mobo RMA Serivce

kuanzc — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:43:34 +0800

Hi, IINM Some forumer here said that if an Intel Mobo is faulty, Intel would send you a DHL courier box or something for you to post your faulty Intel Mobo back to them. I am not sure whether how true is this though.

Other than that, I also heard that all faulty Intel Mobo is eligible for 1-to-1 exchange. I am not sure upon this either. If so, is this true for the processor too?

Btw, how about other manufacturer? Please share your experience RMA-ing their mobo or other parts with your manufacturer.

HD5670 1GB GDDR3 128bit vs HD5670 1GB GDDR5 128bit

kuanzc — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:35:33 +0800

Hi all,

These two model is currently priced as below

HD5670 1GB GDDR3 128bit @ RM279
HD5670 1GB GDDR5 128bit @ RM299

So, I was think whether is there any difference between GDDR3 and GDDR5 and it is worth it to add RM20 for it?

System Recommendation

kuanzc — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:08:02 +0800

Hi, please suggest for me a system with a budget of 1k, 1.5k or 2k.

I haven't had a fixed budget just yet, and it would be a range of what I have listed.

Btw, I have 23" monitor, keyboard, mouse, casing, and Silverstone 400W SST-ST400 PSU. And an IDE HDD.

The PSU and IDE HDD is quite old, iinm should be around 3 years.

My usage would be gaming.

Unable to Boot

kuanzc — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:29:44 +0800

My PC couldn't boot up recently and I am suspecting my motherboard is faulty.

My motherboard has two led light and I had lost the buzzer, therefore I couldn't hear any beep sound.

Here is how the two led lighted up when I wanted to power up my pc but it couldn't boot up.

When I plugged in the power cord to the PSU, one of the LED (red coloured) will lighted up.
Then, when I power up my PC, the other LED (yellow coloured) will lighted up but it couldn't boot up.

I checked my HDD and there isn't any problem with it.

Companies PC Warranty Claim Services

kuanzc — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:00:23 +0800

I am wondering is there other company that offer similar warranty claim service like Dell? (eg. in home repair service, free delivery service)

Suggestion for Upgrading PC

kuanzc — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:57:27 +0800

I am planning to upgrade my pc to the following.
AMD Athlon II X4 635 RM299 (Cycom)
Asus M4N68T-M V2 RM190 (Cycom)
Kingston DDR3 4GB RM123 Jayacom)
Sapphire HD5670 512MB RM260 (Jayacom) / Sapphire HD5750 512MB RM299 (Cycom)
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB RM168 (Jayacom)

TOTAL RM1040/RM1079

Extermal 3.5" HDD
WD ELEMENTS 1TB RM200 (JAYACOM)

Currently I am using SliverStone SST-ST400 400W, I am wondering should I go for HD5750 and could my PSU support it as ATI recommended a 450W PSU.

For the External HDD, is there any good and cheap ones available other than that?

Lastly, could I overclock the processor a little to reach 3.X GHz stably with the motherboard?

Thank you for reading, any suggestions and comments are welcome.

Mobo Brand

kuanzc — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:12:32 +0800

Hi all,

I wanted to know which brand is more reliable in terms of quality, warranty, and durability.

Please vote and give some comment too.

PC Crash During Load

kuanzc — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:33:33 +0800

When I am playing CS 1.6, my cpu load is 100% and after awhile of playing it my computer will crash and freeze there.

My computer specs is:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Metalware AAS482MS7
1.5 GB RAM
Nvidia 8400GS

Before it crash I used HWMonitor to check my cpu temperature and it was 80+°C and here is an snapshot of the HWMonitor after my pc crashed.
BTW, what is TMPIN#?
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Lowyat Shop That Give 100% Refund After Sales?

kuanzc — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:15:04 +0800

As topic, is there any shop in lowyat that will refund 100% in cash within a period of time after sales?

And how about the product was brought with a credit card?

Motherboard Problem?

kuanzc — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:13:20 +0800

Hi all,

Currently, I am having 3 problem with my computer.
Namely shaky screen, faulty USB port and an update problem with Windows 7.

I suspect this is due to my MetalWare AAS482MS7 ATi Radeon Xpress 200 Chipset Motherboard problem.
Details Here:

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

So, do you guys think that all the above problems is due to a dying motherboard?

If so, I was planning to buy a GPU and a PCI USB port to solve my current problem now, is it a good idea? As it seems that my motherboard starts to deteriorate? and in future there may be more problem coming up?

Starcraft:Broodwar Enlarged Maps Preview

kuanzc — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:20:40 +0800

Hi all,

How do I get the enlarged version of a map preview?

USB Port

kuanzc — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:06:56 +0800

Hi all,

I can't read and USB devices with my USB port expect my printer.

When I plug in a USB pendrive, my computer can detect the pendrive but I could not access to it.
But, I could use my printer which use USB port too.

I have tried plugging the pendrive on the USB port that run the printer, same case happen..

Anyone has any idea what cause this problem?

External Hard Disk

kuanzc — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:07:11 +0800

Hi all,

Between Self build External Hard Disk and Ready External Hard Disk, which is better and cheaper?

I check the price list and Ready External Hard Disk is cheaper, but I think I saw somewhere in the forum saying that Self Build would be cheaper.

I am comparing the cheapest of all.

I have no idea how to choose the HDD Enclosure, could anyone tell me?

Btw, Samsung Spinpoint F3 is Samsung 1000GB (7200)?

Is it as long as it is Samsung internal HDD, it is Spinpoint F3?

Matriculation

kuanzc — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:38:52 +0800

Is the application for Matriculation available now?

I tried asking my school counseling teacher and he said haven't and wait for his announcement which is 10 of October 2010..

But, as far as I know that is the closing date, isn't it?..

Anyway, anyone have applied for it and could you teach me how to apply it correctly?

Noise in water cooling system

kuanzc — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:07:01 +0800

Hi all,

I wanted to ask whether the noise produce by a high performance water cooling system louder than a high performance air cooling system?

I tried google, the result presented is quite contradicting.. So, I would like to get some opinion here.