I'd rather be poor as a thin honest rat than rich like a wicked fat cat
- Alfred Jarry, Ubu Roi
computers (or other network devices) i currently own
router .1, 00:0F:66:01:5C:14 - Linksys Wireless-G Router/Access Point (WRT54G)
myth .2
secondary (steady) 00:20:78:00:C7:C6
Dell Dimension XPS T650r (pic)
Pentium III 650Mhz
256MB SDRAM
20GB & 80GB HDDs
Device Manager Screenshot
main (brilliant) 00:C0:A8:7F:2F:C1
Dell Dimension 4500 (pic)
Pentium IV 2GHz
512MB PC2100 DDR RAM
40GB & 120GB HDDs
Device Manager Screenshot
bridge (pic) .5, 00:12:17:C8:26:A3 - Linksys Wireless-G Workgroup Bridge (WET54GS5)
xbox (pic) .6
lilsrv .7
sun .8 - sunblade150
broken (pic) .9, 00:E0:1E:A6:80:00 - Cisco Catalyst 1900 switch (WS-C1924-EN)
storage (pic) .10, Linksys Network Storage Link (NSLU2) and 2 Maxtor OneTouch 120GB External HDDs
camera (pic) .11, Linksys Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera
others:
ebaycentral (pic) - retired
ghoul (pic) (device manager) - retired
low-end (abba) - retired
Generic (pic)
AMD K6-2 300Mhz
64MB SDRAM
10GB HDD
mobile unit (emobile) - retired
Dell Inspiron 600m (pic)
Pentium M 1.5Ghz
1.2GB DDR RAM
40 GB HDD
Device Manager Screenshot
HardInfo Report 2
my first PC is here:
box
motherboard
videocard
^i had this PC since at least 1993, up until probably 1999 when i retired it.
here's me messing with 3dmark in 2002:
650mhz w/ geforce2: before, after (difference being the installation of newest nvidia detonator/forceware drivers)
2ghz w/ geforce4: here
where i buy parts:
batteries.com - CR2025-WR Lithium CMOS battery for IBM ThinkPad 600 (confirmed working)
thinkgeek.com - gadgets and apparel
directron.com - hard drive coolers
thenerds.net - PCI POST diagnostic card
mwave.com - motherboard & bundles, cases/bare bones, headphones, modems, hard/floppy/cdrom drives, compact flash cards, RAM, switches, keyboards, mice
xoxide.com - rounded cables
abra-electronics.com - rosin flux, isopropyl alcohol
pcconnection.com - surge protectors, UPS's, powerstrip saver cords
jdr.com - crimpers, IC's, cable tester, resistors
cablesonline.com - cheap USB cables & various other cables, laptop2IDE hard drive adapter & other adapters
gadgetpros.com - hex computer screws
affordablesurplus.com - replacement power supply for HP pavilions specifically the Bestec ATX-100-5, its replacement is PS-230SFR.
^confirmed working for a HP pavilion 4473
skyline-eng.com - replacement power supply for Gateway Essential computers, Micro-ATX "NPS-145PB-117A" (or something similiar)
^confirmed working for an Essential 866
preferred products:
cd wallet - case logic tw-48 cd wallet (24-capacity, nylon, metallic silver)
earbud headphones - altec lansing ahp-112
side note: someone referenced the rounded IDE cable pix below on a forum on putera.com (Malaysian?) i thought that was pretty cool and they gave me credit.
thank you to nonamezzz
i'm not really into PC-modding, but a while back rashaun showed me his homemade rounded-IDE cable project. he had a page called Rashaun's Cable Madness that gave step-by-step instructions on how to create one. i didn't want to attempt a homemade version though. i feared messing up and thus ruining a perfectly good cable. i found some professionally made ones for a very agreeable price at the site xoxide.com (referenced in MaximumPC). thanks to rashaun for introducing me to the concept. i have since switched out all my PCs to rounded IDE cables.
pix below:
cables -- before -- after
i guess therefore i'm into modding only if i find the mod useful.
i also asked rashaun about hdd cooling. i have a big worry about my 80GB drive failing someday since my room is unearthly hot.
he recommended me a brand and model, but they took up a 5 1/4 slot on the case. i don't want to waste the space plus it probably
won't match my chassis color exactly...niahh! but..me and ram was wandering around a PC shop in orange city and saw a cooler
that just hooks onto the bottom of the hdd. i wanted to check for cheaper prices online and i found some, i ordered two and if all
goes well i'll put up some pix.
