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buschman31
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Added Samsung G4 parts to the list.
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Was just so curious I had to ask even though I didn't need it.
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I read the guides and there's no way to get it to boot reliably for the Surface II.
If someone disagrees and wants to take stab at it, the
Broken LiFePO4 5 amp battery charger - the fuse holder cylinder is loose so maybe the soldering joints broke off the internal board? Could be fixable for someone who is willing to tinker. Uses direct battery terminal alligator clips.
Audioengine W1 Wireless Audio adapter pair https://www.crutchfield.com/S-D05RUngLeD6/p_772AW1/Audioengine-W1-AW1.html
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Any tips on finding good CompactFlash cards with a max capacity of 2GB? Is it just a matter of sifting through eBay and trying to guess which cards are legit?
I ordered a FinePix S2 digital camera. It takes CompactFlash formatted with FAT16, which is why I have to find low capacity cards.
I ordered a FinePix S2 digital camera. It takes CompactFlash formatted with FAT16, which is why I have to find low capacity cards.
Look for used brand-name (check pics for wear), or new-old-stock industrial cards (check pics and google mfr name). Shipped from the US, needless to say.
This looks like a decent new-old-stock bet from a defunct manufacturer.
And here's a used Transcend with best offer.
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I am wondering if you could possibly get like 4gb or 8gb capacity and just partition it to 2gb FAT16 and use it like that.
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technically that should work, but ancient digicams could have some weird limits.
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Thank you. I think I'll order one of those. The company is Taiwanese and seems legit enough.
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Clarification: I ordered the PQI one. I accidentally quoted the wrong one above.
Thanks, guys.
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It really depends on if it is a partition or drive size limit that kicks in. After all, these are basically IDE SSDs so you can think of it in the same way as a hard drive size limit by the bios or by the OS.
Legit card. I've seen these before. On a side note, crazy how the prices on these have shot up over time. I remember when I would pick these up in the b&h used department for less than this. Unless my memory is failing me again...
PQI is still around too, just that they do more oem stuff like Apacer does.
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Transcend is/was a legit memory card mfr - had multiple full-size SD cards. PQI is an OEM like SamirD said, but they don't manufacture flash memory any more.
With industrial cards, the speed is often not listed (though I doubt it matters for this application). You'd have to try to dig up an old datasheet to find out.
True, except legacy embedded systems - before the use of embedded Linux became common - rarely, if ever, implemented full filesystems.
FinePix S2 woes with >2GB cards: https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/357073-fuji-s2-pro-card-not-initialized/
True, but sometimes there was a card limit and sometimes a partition limit. And then sometimes there was just weird stuff like on my Panasonic DMC-FZ20--a 2GB SD Card would work fine, but the first bit of the first few bits of the first file was corrupted in I think RAW or some other non-jpeg mode. I only used jpeg mode so it was never an issue for me. The camera was supposed to be limited to 512MB or 1GB cards. On my Olympus e-20n, it's a hard 1 or 2GB limit with larger cards not even recognized. And my Sony DSC-F828 was supposed to be limited to 8GB, but I have 32GB CF and Memory sticks in it that work fine.
Those were some of the best CF cards made. They had a lifetime warranty on their highest end line too.
Yep, the behavior was "undefined" across various devices, especially going past 4GB. The joy when larger cards worked out!!
Seconded. The only flash memory card that has died AND led to regrets is an OG Lexar 256MB CF way back when. Shied away from them for years after that.
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Thanks for mentioning. Before you crossed it out, I was going to say I would have to carefully consider any card bigger than 2GB.
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If anyone in the ATL area wants a HP/Compaq DC7700 SFF wtih an E4600/80gb hdd and some memory, drop me a PM. I will also add an E6500 which is the fastest 775 chip the board will take. The hdd had been wiped and reformatted ready to install windows on it.
Like to mention that the board has several swollen caps between 7-9 of them. If u need pics just let me know. But the system will turn on and boot to the hard.
Like to mention that the board has several swollen caps between 7-9 of them. If u need pics just let me know. But the system will turn on and boot to the hard.
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These thing can run forever even in that state.
I've got several HPs with swollen caps and they still keep working. 
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Anyone have a Threadripper / EPYC carrier frame?
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Man, I'm not even rich enough to afford Threadripper / EPYC cardboard packaging
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Looking for a basic cooler for an i7-7700K
Does anyone have a working HP slimline power supply that would fit in an HP Pavilion s7000 series mini PC? I realize it's kinda dumb to try to fix up one of these old systems, but I needed a PC from that specific era for a project and I took a gamble on one at the nearby flea market, but it refuses to turn on and the culprit is likely the power supply. I figured I'd ask here before trying my luck with the sellers in town (who'll probably want $60 or more for untested garbage.) Thanks!
When I needed one of these to fix an old gateway sx2803, I actually found someone that was selling a combo on ebay with one for cheaper than the shady sellers with 'new' power supplies. It's still working today, and in fact I'm posting with it.
Hope this helps!
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are those not atx?(edit: the connectors, not the psu size) they look like it from what google shows. if so, id hook one up to confirm it even works first. id also give a close look for bad caps, its from that era iirc....
then if no one has one, maybe a pico psu would be a cheaper/simpler option
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Their mini itx. That's the old Slimline series.
https://www.supernotebook.com/power-supply.php?psupart=457178&psu1=FSP270-60LE-SL
Yep, this is the kind of PSU I'm trying to get.
I checked the board for any bulging or leaking capacitors after it wouldn't turn on, and everything seemed fine.
But I suppose I could also try to use an ATX PSU with an adapter first, to be sure it's the power supply?
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The cables aren't proprietary so it should work. You could also try to jump it and see if the PSU starts up.
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They're either flex atx or itx. A standard power supply outside the case works too--that's how I confirmed the one in my gateway was bad.
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the psu connectors being atx standard is what i was referring to. its what google/bing are showing anyways. that was one i was going to suggest until i saw their shipping prices, wtf?! but it also says the connector is "atx small" which may be your itx, idk...
thats exactly what i was suggesting.
ime it's just the usual 24 or 20 pin motherboard with the +4 for the cpu or not. Typically only one or two molex or sata for those devices and one floppy type connector. Really basic units with all industry standard stuff so if someone has a spare atx lying around (or not as you can just disconnect one that's in use), you should be able to connect it up to the motherboard and confirm it's a power supply issue. And you can even run it this way with an ATX outside the case if that works. This almost worked for my use case since if I didn't find a reasonably priced replacement for the sx2803 I was just going to keep it connected to the ATX and let it run that way, lol.
The system uses a smaller version of an ATX power connector - the pinout is exactly the same, I just have to buy an adapter so I can plug it into the board. I still have an older EVGA PSU from my previous computer build so I'll try to get an adapter. Thanks for the suggestions, all.
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Did you try to jump it?The system uses a smaller version of an ATX power connector - the pinout is exactly the same, I just have to buy an adapter so I can plug it into the board. I still have an older EVGA PSU from my previous computer build so I'll try to get an adapter. Thanks for the suggestions, all.
Not yet, will also try that later today.
Edit: Nope, tried the paper clip trick, didn't even get a spark. Oh well! Time for an adapter.
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