[mythtv-users] Who's going to be the first?

Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Fri Sep 3 02:51:55 UTC 2010



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On 2010-09-01, at 21:41, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard  
> <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> On 2 September 2010 10:52, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>>> I have a couple of these:
>>>
>>> http://www.myka.tv/buy.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=6
>>
>> Build-in torrents :)
>>
>> How cool !
>>
>> Still can't stream legally obtained online content (movies that is)
>
> Not directly, no, but Brian does have a work-around for netflix.
> Granted, it requires another system, drawing power, and running
> Windows.
>
>>> Apple does do some things right, but having been burned twice by  
>>> their abandoning support for products I have purchased, I
>>> tend to be leery. Having a product I bought less than 5 years ago  
>>> no longer supported by their OS just bothers me (G5
>>> iMac).
>>
>> You're just waiting for an excuse to get a new one I'm sure.
>> I just replaced the iMac 17" G5 at my inlaws with a refurbished 27"
>> quad-core i5.. Damn it's a slick computer.
>

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On 2009-10-24, at 12:28, Kawayanan <kawayanan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I just checked to see if I could test the PSU.  I have two  
> others in the house, but either my other computers are sufficiently  
> old to be different (very possible), or the PSU on this Asus  
> Barebones is non-standard.
>
> I can't test the PSU in the way you describe because the BIOS screen  
> never comes up.  It never gets that far (fan spin, nothing else  
> happens).  As for RAM tests, again, I can't get to BIOS, let alone  
> memtest86 (I also use UBCD).  It had two sticks of RAM and neither  
> one worked alone.  On top of that, a brand new stick of RAM didn't  
> work either.  I find it hard to believe all are bad.
>
> I think its PSU, motherboard, or CPU.  The problem is I have no way  
> of figuring out which one.  This may just be the final death of this  
> machine...
>
> Thanks again
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Andy Colson <andy at squeakycode.net>  
> wrote:
> George Mari wrote:
> On 10/24/2009 07:35 AM, Kawayanan wrote:
>  >
> [deleted]
>
> My question is whether there is a way to determine if this is a CPU or
> motherboard problem?  I don't have access to a different CPU to  
> test, and I
> don't want to buy a CPU and have it turn out to be a motherboard  
> problem.
> If its a motherboard problem, I guess that means starting over with a
> effectively new system (the Asus is a barebones with most everything
> onboard).
>
> Any suggestions?  My wife and kids are missing DVR. :(
>
> Thank for any help!
>
> It may be a power supply problem.  If you have another system you  
> can temporarily spare, swap PSUs, or move the suspect motherboard  
> into an empty case, if you have one.
>
> Power spikes, in my experience, tend to kill PSUs first, then  
> motherboards, then CPUs, in that order.
>
> . Actually, I really want the quad core i7 one. And a mac mini
> server. And a pony. :)
>
> -
> Jarod Wilson

So you admit you just want the extra horsepower?
Geoff
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