Info Techy

TPG & Dynalink RTA1025W Are Friends

Just when I thought I had my TPG ADSL2+ connection all set up, TPG cuts my upload speeds in half again! More on that in just a minute.
Following on from my earlier post about the NB9W hanging, I plugged the NB5Plus4 I borrowed and set it up in bridge mode, which means I disabled it’s […]

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Netcomm NB9W Hangs…

I upgraded my ADSL account with TPG recently to ADSL2+. I was very excited to see what speeds I could get. When the line was activated, I quickly bought myself a new modem router. The Netcomm NB9W had favorable reviews and seemed to have everything anyone would one, with wireless and VoIP capabilities thrown in.
Having […]

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Intel D975XBX Kills RAM

I just built myself a new computer (more details next time) and the original motherboard I wanted to get was the Intel D975XBX. It had good reviews, and from my previous experience, Intel motherboards have been known for their rock solid stability.
The D975BX was very short in supply in Sydney as it was in high […]

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USB Device Not Recognized

So I had problems with my pc at work for a long time. Blasted thing wouldn’t allow any USB storage devices to work, such as my portable external hdd or USB keys.Whenever I plugged my hdd in, the broken USB icon would show on the taskbar with the balloon message “USB Device Not Recognized”. Very annoying cause I had alot of […]

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Win2k3 Web Edition & SQL Server Airn’t Friends

Half of the world probably knows this by now, and I found this out when Windows 2003 Server was just released years ago, but completely forgot about it. So I’ll blog about it now and never forget again!
Had a new server set up for work today, and installed Windows 2003 Server Web Edition. It was […]

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NVidia Crashes Computer!

I run a Windows 2003 Server which I can access remotely via Remote Desktop, formerly known as Terminal Services. I tried accessing it today but after entering my username and password, I got automatically logged off!
Then I found out it was because of the NVidia drivers I recently installed. NVidia adds this service called the […]

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