TheMatt
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Last Activity: 10-11-2009 12:41 PM
About Me
- About TheMatt
- Computers Operating System
- Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06
- Certifications
- Currently studying the CompTIA A+ Depot Tech material
- Gender
- Male
- Location
- Boston
- Biography
- Computer hobbyest, Laptop tech, Online gamer
- Interests
- Computer designing, building, moding, and troubleshooting. Also gaming.
- Occupation
- IT Support at the local library
- Biography
- My name is Matt. I fix computers for the local library.
My machines:
Custom Intel/Nvidia Desktop:
Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6550 OC 2.56GHz 4MB L2 1466MHz FSB G0
Gigabyte N650SLI-DS4 nForce 650i SLI Solid Caps 6-phase VRM
OCZ Vista 2 x 1024MB DDR2 733MHz 128-bit DC T. 4-4-4-12-20 2T
Western Digital Caviar 160GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.5"
MSI GeForce 8600GTS G84 256MB GDDR3 700/2100/1475MHz C/M/S
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channel 24-bit 96kHz sample PCIe x1
Lite-On 48x/16x/8x/12x CD/DVD±R/RW/RAM IDE Optical 2MB Cache
PCP&C
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Blog
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Latest Blog Entry
Posted in Uncategorized
So here in NE it can get pretty darn cold in the winter. Our house isn't exactly the warmest house on the block because we like to save energy. I really don't like the cold that much though so I got a heater to put in my room.
It is a rather big unit although it does the job well. We normally keep the house at around 20 degrees (Celsius that is) but upstairs it tends to be cooler for some reason, usually around 18 degrees. I spend most of my time upstairs which is why the heater is...
It is a rather big unit although it does the job well. We normally keep the house at around 20 degrees (Celsius that is) but upstairs it tends to be cooler for some reason, usually around 18 degrees. I spend most of my time upstairs which is why the heater is...
Posted in Uncategorized
Those of you who have had a component die have probably wondered what caused it to go bad. Things like hard disks and fans have moving parts, so mechanical failures make sense. Simple friction and heat cause things like head actuators and disk heads to fail after their lifespan is up. Motherboards have capacitors which fail. Conventional electrolytic capacitors, especially when in CPU voltage regulators, are under a lot of stress and can fail or even explode. But what about the true solid state...
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Funny you say that about...
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