Computers Tweak, Tips, Guide

How To: Fix & Remove Shortcut Virus

2011-03-03T11:41:00.001+08:00

The situation simple like this; when you plug in your pendrive, all your files & folder gone. Nothing more just shortcut you can see. It's simple how to fix this problem.

1. Show hidden files
please refer this link

2. Plug in your pendrive or external HDD or what ever device effected by the virus.

3. Scan the device with any Antivirus updated & remove the virus

4. Goto My computer, right click the device. Example my pendrive locate in drive E:\
so right click the drive E:\ and select explorer

5. Delete manually the virus if virus still in there. This step need little experiences to know which one.

6. Open command prompt (CMD), or hold windows key and letter 'R'. type 'cmd' and enter.

7. Type this command --> CD \

8. Change directory with this command (example my pendrive is driver E:\) --> E:

9. Delete all shortcut with this command --> DEL *.lnk

10. Change attributes for all files & folders --> ATTRIB -A -S -R -H /S /D

Now your done..... simple aight? >>:)

p/s: make sure before step No.10, you're in correct drive. If you try to fix drive E:\ , you in drive E:\. If you in drive C:\ you will know what happen, big mistake. my advice just follow step by step my tutorial

System Restore

2010-01-04T09:39:00.003+08:00

Sometimes when we make some changes by setting configuration, install software or hardware, our computer become unstable or error and more worst you hate it and you want to go back to the way it was. How to do? We used system restore for roll back and it's like command to undo changes. But if you think about remove a virus using system restore which will undo change and may be you think if you used it, virus also not effected your computer like before, you wrong. For virus problem this is not a good solution even it's work for some virus.

I did some little experiment using system restore. I delete a folder which have a pictures inside and type something in excel file. I used system restore and after finish, the folder before this I delete restore back which have no pictures inside (just folder) and the excel file is empty even before this I typed something inside.

After that I did "undo my last restoration" and it's roll back which my excel file have data inside (back to normal before i did system restore). So I will show how to do it. It's very simple.

Follow step below:

1. Start Button > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

2. Select "Restore my computer to earlier time" & click next button (see picture below)

Select Restore my computer to earlier time

3. For this step, choose wisely. Select date which before your computer having problems. (See picture below)

Select date for system restore

4. Click next button

5. After select, click next button for comfirmation (See picture below)

Confirmation before system restore start

6. Wait until finish, your computer will start the process and will restart to complete the process.

p/s: If your fail (incomplete), please choose other date.

How To: Increase Notebook/Netbook Battery Life

2009-12-10T15:44:00.006+08:00

Most of people don't know how to make battery's life longer or to keep battery long working when we're not using power cable. There have a few steps to do this.

1. Disable wireless signal

When you are not using wireless, turn it off or disable it. Most of notebook or netbook now have button to disable wireless. It's can save your battery time because wireless can use a considerable quality of power.

2. Low backlighting screen

By using low backlighting on your notebook or netbook will help you spend more time. Less backlighting mean less using power from your battery. See picture below

Fn Button with volume & backlight function

3. Low volume

Same as backlighting, if you using low volume, it's can safe your battery power. See picture above.

4. Using correct power scheme

Windows contain a number of predetermined power plans, which control settings like how rapidly your notebook or netbook turns off and when your screen saver boots in.

Control Panel > Power Options

For max. Battery life from the "Power scheme" chooses the option "Max. Battery" and decline the list. There are good choices for you just like "Low Power Mode" and Portable /Laptop. They don't conserve as much power as Max Battery. After selecting a power scheme you click Ok button to finish the process. See picture below

For more power of time from battery, upgrade your battery. Buy new battery with more cell's which can stay uptime more example 4 hours, 6 hours or 8 hours. Extra tips, if you in your house which have plug outlet, take off your battery and just using power cord only. This tips can make your battery long life.

How To: Format USB Devices to NTFS

2009-12-05T10:33:00.002+08:00

Normally our pendrive or any USB devices in FAT (file allocation table) file system, FAT16 or FAT32. NTFS (New Technology File System) is better than FAT. For more info about that, feel free to read here.

Ok now how to convert from FAT to NTFS ? This is the tutorial about how we do it. Let we start with plug in your pendrive or any USB devices with your computer. Then follow the instructions below.

1. Right click on your My Computer icon at desktop
2. Select Properties > Hardware > Device Manager
3. Select Disk drives & select your USB devices
4. Right click & select Properties (see pic below)

Device Manager

5. Policies > Optimize for Performance > OK (see pic below)

Device Properties

6. Open My Computer
7. Right click your USB devices & select Format (see pic below)

Format USB Devices

8. Format your USB devices & change file system to NTFS (see pic below)

Done, now you can make your USB devices bootable which requires NTFS Format.

How To: Make Pendrive as a RAM

2009-12-04T21:49:00.003+08:00

This steps good for who has slow PC running Windows XP. For good performance Win XP need 256mb of RAM or more. So if you have less than 256mb, better try this. This is step by step how to make pendrive as a RAM.

1. Plug in empty pendrive
2. Let the PC do what ever its want to do
3. After finish, right click on My Computer
4. Goto Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings
5. Advanced > Change
6. Select your pendrive & click on Custom Size
7. Enter the same amount in the Initial and the Max columns

Now you just used the space of the PenDrive as a Virtual Memory for your computer. I suggest you to used 1GB pendrive or 2GB pendrive or more big size in step 1. Good luck >>:)

p/s: for the best result, please used hi-speed rate transfer pendrive.

Folder Option Missing

2009-11-26T17:17:00.003+08:00

Regwash - portable

This problem normally cause of virus. After system effected by virus, you will get problem with folder option, task manager, cmd and so on. How to fix it? Very simple, firstly scan your computer with any remover or anti virus. I recommend you scan using trojan remover (portable - download here) and AVG Free. After that download this application (Regwash-portable). Hit registry tab and check any box you want and hit "Repair Registry" button. Restart your computer and check is it working or not. Easy as A B C >>:)

Safe Mode Problem

2009-11-26T16:50:00.005+08:00

Portable Autorun Virus Remover 2.3

Safe mode not working ? try download this application (Password: recnal.blogspot.com). This application portable type, no need installation. Click on "FixSystem" to fix the problem. If still not working, scan your system using Regcure http://download-recnal.blogspot.com

If still not working, try this:
- Click on Start > Run, type "msconfig"
- Then click on the "Boot.ini" tab
- Then CHECK the "/SAFEBOOT" option
- Then click on Apply, then OK
- After you've finished in Safe Mode, then open "msconfig/Boot.ini tab"
- Then UNCHECK the "/SAFEBOOT" box.

Good Luck >>:)

How To: Clean up Power Supply

2009-10-14T11:16:00.000+08:00

There have many reasons why we need clean PSU from a dust. To make PSU more long life, not too high temperature, not too noisy. What ever the reason it is, this is step by step how to do it.

1. Turn off your computer
2. Unplug the power cable connect to PSU
3. Take out the PSU from computer casing
4. Take screw driver & loose 4 screws at each edge of PSU

after take out from computer case

5. After screw, take out the top of PSU case. See the picture below

Can see clearly inside the PSU

6. Remove all dust using paint brush

Brush the fan

Clean the dust at transformer & other
components

7. After finish, put the top case back
8. Install PSU inside computer casing
9. Plug all connector back such as to motherboard, cdrom drive, hdd, fdd as before
10. Turn on your computer.

That's it, it's very simple. For safety, please don't touch any electric & electronic components using your hand

DirectX 10 for Windows XP (RC2 XP Fix 3)

2009-09-07T09:35:00.004+08:00

Remember this topic; 'DirectX 10 for Windows XP' ? That time DirectX 10 for Windows XP still in alpha version. Which is if you using it, under your own risk. Today new version has been released DirectX 10 RC2 XP Fix 3. Before this there is no exe installer, but now DirectX 10 for XP comes with more fun and easier. Latest DirectX 10 XP installer patch that easily installing all the important DirectX10 DLL on Windows XP 32. Meanwhile, this DirectX10 installer program support Windows 2000 and Windows 2003.

Follow this step by step how to install DirectX 10 for XP:

1. Download DirectX 10 RC2 XP Fix 3
Password: recnal.blogspot.com

2. Install it and follow the instructions (see picture below)

3. Click finish button

4. So as pictures show bellow, it's finish and your winxp now have DirectX 10.

Personal review:

Computer spec
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz
- 3Gb DDR2 667
- XP 32bit
- 512mb / 128bit GeForce 8500 GT Super

After finish installed the DirectX 10, I try to find out what the different between DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 on my PC. So I try with 'Tom Clancy's Hawk' games. I realize the big different with smoke. It's more realistic. I'm surprise with that.

For gamers out there, you should try this DirectX 10 using on XP. It's cool and don't forget tell what different you got.

Tutorial: Fix Error(s) on HDD

2009-08-26T13:19:00.005+08:00

There have 2 different ways to fix errors on hdd. From windows or from MS-DOS command prompt. Sometimes we can just using it from windows but sometimes need from dos.

How to fix error on harddisk drive from windows:

1. Click My Computer
2. Right click on partition you want scanned
3. Select Properties

(see picture below)

4. Click Tools > check now
5. Thick 2 boxes and click start button

(see pictures below)

- Do it same as step no.1 to no.5 for different partitions
- If C:\ system will restart and starting scanned. System will not scan in windows mode

Remember, we cannot always depend on windows only, some cases need scan from DOS. So this is the step by step how to do it.

Before we start, make sure your computer first boot is from cd-rom drive. Otherwise change it first and after that follow step bellow:

1. Insert cd windows xp in cd tray
2. Start computer and boot it (from cd-rom)
3. Press "R" for repair and press "1" (normally) and hit enter for password. If you have password, please key in, if not just hit enter.
4. At Prompt type this command

CHKDSK /P /R

(see picture below)

please using CHKDSK /P /R for repair errors otherwise system just scan not fix the problem completely

Step for change directory before scanned: (pic above)

Result after scanned at D:\

Ok, you should try this if your computer not working normal or cannot logon windows or always restart after logon windows. Anyway, this step good for maintenance too. I did this if I do maintenance on my computer (scan from windows). If your problem cannot logon windows, follow this step and type this command after scanning complete FIXBOOT C: and press enter.

p/s: For windows XP. not working on Win95/Win98/WinME

TrayIcon Problem Fix

2009-08-13T10:44:00.004+08:00

I've got a few request regarding this little bug of Windows XP not showing the TrayIcon (LAN icon, Anti-Virus, Winamp Agent, Winrar Agent etc ) despite many programs are indeed running on the background thus driven me to write a little guide as how do we solve this. This problem became a common issue in XP nowdays by the way

These solutions applies to Windows XP Pro SP1, SP2, & SP3 but it may works on Home Edition as well. So lets get started shall we

Solution 1

This step involves modifying some registry value so it must be done correctly as any mistake could be catastrophic. To make things safer, i would suggest to use this small tool to point you to the correct key.

Download Goto.exe and save it at desktop. Run the tool, it will open up a small box, and copy-paste below text into the box.

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2000478354-1563985344-1417001333-1003\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Registry Editor will open and navigated to above location. Now click on 'Explorer' key, and you will see a string on the right pane with the name 'NoTrayItemsDisplay' . Double-click the string > Modify Binary > and put the value 00 00 00 00. If the string is not there, you have to create it. Right-click on empty space on the right pane, click New > DWord Value > name it NoTrayItemsDisplay. Now close Registry Editor and restart to see the changes

Solution 2

Download this little program called UnPlug n' Pray by Gibson Corps. What it does is it offers you the option to Disable Windows'
Universal Plug n' Play Service. This service is better leaving it disabled as this is also recommended by the FBI. And somehow, doing so will solve the problem with TrayIcon in many cases i've seen. Restart the PC after done using the program.

Note: The FBI's NIPC (National Infrastructure Protection Center) has apparently reversed their original opinion. They no longer assert that Microsoft's Universal Plug & Play services should be disabled for extra protection. The most recent update to their previous two notices — which did advise users to disable the UPnP services — no longer includes this advice.

As you will see below, we believe that the FBI's original security advice was correct. Leaving unneeded and potentially vulnerable Internet services running makes no sense. Doing so is foolhardy, pointless, and insecure. Why would you?

Solution 3

Download this simple file written by me.
XP-Policy-Default

After download, run the program and follow the instructions including 'Yes' when it prompt you for a restart. This solved alot of TrayIcon issues but its only meant for XP Pro.

Solution 4

Go to Start > Run > Type Services.msc
Scroll down and search for service SSDP Discovery Service, right-click the service and stop it. Then choose to disable this service.

Do the same for service Universal Plug & Play, Stop the service and set it to Disabled. Restart the PC after done with this step.

Solution 5

Download TweakUI.exe from Systernal.

Run TweakUI, and go to Taskbar & Start Menu. Make sure the option box for 'Show Taskbar & Notification Icons' is tick, and if it already selected, untick the box > Apply > OK > Exit TweakUI.

After that, run TweakUI again, go to that option again but this time tick the box and Apply > Exit. Maybe reboot is needed for the changes to applied.

Good luck folks !!

~ prepared by PirateCrew

OverClock Graphic Card

2009-07-29T22:00:00.004+08:00

There have personal reason why people OC the GC. Normally for the better performance. Before you start OC your GC, please understand; when you force your GC work more, heating will increasing. So please do on your own risk or put extra fan for your GC and mboard.

Riva Tuner is the one of applications we can used for OC the GC. Follow the step by step how to do it.

1. Download Riva Tuner & install in your pc
(Download here) password: recnal.blogspot.com
2. Download & install EVEREST software (optional)
3. Run your Riva Tuner

4. Click the button as picture show above

5. Click on "System Settings"

6. Move the tab to the right (core clock). My default GC was 459MHz (core clock) & 350MHz (memory clock) and I will move the tab for core clock to the new value 600MHz & memory clock 450MHz

Core Clock = 459MHz ---> 600MHz ( 30% increasing )
Memory Clock = 350MHz ---> 450MHz ( 30% increasing )

7. Click apply & Ok button

See picture above (after Overclock)

Picture above show new value after OC & picture below show the temperature of graphic card.

Test your computer with play any games with heavy graphic (not a solitaire game LOL). Did you feel any different now? Please check your new temperature read after overclock with EVEREST software. If you have very big different temperature reading before and after OC, please upgrade your cooler system for your mboard (north & south bridge) & graphic card fan or heatsink. Or tab down to the new value with lower value or else it's gonna blow (joking ekekeke). Me ?? I just put one extra fan for my GC, RAM & north bridge.

Display problem - laptop

2009-07-27T10:08:00.004+08:00

No display suddenly? Got vertical line or horizontal line on the screen? Or your screen blinking? or white screen? How to check? Very simple, please follow this step below.

1. Connect your laptop with normal monitor (CRT or LCD monitor)

2. Switch on your laptop

RESULT:

i) If display show up in monitor without any problem (not your LCD laptop)
- what ever problem it is, white screen, no display but system running, got line in LCD laptop or any else, your laptop might be problem with the LCD. Need change with new one

ii) If display doesn't show up in monitor
- make sure connection between vga port from laptop and vga cable from monitor is correct. If still doesn't change, your laptop might be problem with the chip inside the laptop. Need replace it.

iii) If display show same problem in monitor and in your LCD laptop
- in this case, your laptop might be problem from the chip in side the laptop. Need to replace it with new one and you laptop will be back to the normal.

iv) Others
- if any else, you need to sent your laptop to a shop

If you send your laptop without you as a owner check it first, a technician will check with the same way. Why I said like that?I got this tips from a technician who sleep with laptop and eat with laptop ekekekeke.

If you need buy a new LCD for laptop, the price around RM450 - RM650 and if you need change the chip the price around RM250 - RM350. Remember one thing, the price sometimes go up and sometimes going down.

p/s: sorry i cannot remember the chip name ekekeke

Troubleshoot: Laptop Cannot Start

2009-06-26T09:47:00.004+08:00

'My laptop cannot start after press start button', that's the famous problem nowdays, I also have same problem with 2 or 3 laptop this month. How to solve this problem? Follow this step to troubleshoot in DIY before you decide to send your laptop at repairing shop.

/* make sure turn off electrical power first for safety before or after what you did */

STEP 1:
1. Unlock battery and pull out the battery
2. Plug the power cord and switch on
3. Switch on your laptop with start button

STEP 2:
1. Make sure you try STEP 1 first
2. Put the battery back
3. Try switch on your laptop with start button; or
4. Connect power cord and switch on plug and try switch on your laptop with start button

STEP 3:
1. Open back panel and pull out your memory (RAM)
2. Scrub with rubber at copper area (yellow bar)
3. Put it back and try switch on

STEP 4:
1. Open back panel and pull out your HDD carefully
2. Put it back and try switch on

STEP 5:
1. Connect your laptop with others power cord but same shape so the power cord fit with adapter
2. Try switch on your laptop with start button

STEP 6:
1. Connect your laptop with others adapter & power cord **
2. Try switch on your laptop with start button

STEP 7:
1. Connect your laptop with monitor
2. Try switch on your laptop with start button
3. There have display in monitor, that's mean your LCD have problem

STEP 8:
1. Make sure you try all step's from STEP 1 to STEP 7
2. Doesn't work ?
3. Sent your laptop to repairing shop for more and better troubleshoot

** make sure you using other adapter with same voltage and ampere or else your laptop will burn out because of over voltage

TIPS: Warranty for Computer Hardware

2009-06-18T10:59:00.002+08:00

Normally before we buy something, we will asked about warranty of product. 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 years, 3 years or life time warranty. But there is something you need to know, example last Monday I bought 2 unit 160GB SATA HDD for laptop and the salesman said the HDD 3 years warranty. Actually the HDD 1 years warranty from the shop and 3 years warranty from factory. If the HDD having problem in 1 year period, you no need pay anythings but if the HDD having problem after 1 year (still in warranty time), you need to pay some money for the service charge.

They (shop) will not tell you everything unless they are your friends or buddy. If you try to claim warranty, you will brings resit along to the shop. Do you remember, before this if we buy something shop will write down something in warranty card, remember that? But nowday no more. Why this happen? This is because everything register from Internet. This is what I'm gonna tell you and why i post this topic.

If you buy something new like monitor, did you register it from internet for warranty?? The answer is NO. Actually I'm not sure is this very important or not because it's depend on factory. But better we get prepared before trouble comes.

If you buy a new laptop, did you register for the warranty from internet? Same question and the same answer is NO. Better you do that. Just login internet and register it. My friend who selling a new laptop some where in capital town said, after you go home (after buy new laptop), login to internet and register by yourself for warranty. If not difficult to claim warranty if have any trouble.

This is a quick link for register your new product that I have in my bookmark

1. Acer product
2. Samsung product
3. Lexmark product

p/s: before it's too late ehehehe

DIY: Format Desktop or Laptop

2009-06-16T10:45:00.005+08:00

There have a few steps to do before you can start format your own pc.

1. Back up your important file's or documents
- Transfer all your files in others partitions, pendrive, CD or DVD or anywhere else's

2. Back up your driver

i - Download 'Driver Genius Professional Edition', it's portable. (click here) Password: recnal.blogspot.com
ii - Run the application and click on 'Backup Drivers' (see below)

iii - After a few moments, thick on the 'Current used drivers' box. (see below)

iv - Choose backup type (use default) & your location to save. (see below)

v - Transfer the driver files in save place (pendrive or something)

Now you are ready to start format your system. We go next step....

3. Boot from cd / DVD
Put Cd Windows XP in CD tray & restart your computer. In this step, system will boot from cd. Make sure you change the boot order from BIOS first or else some others system can change the boot order from just press 'F - key'. It's depand

4. Don't select repair while this process.

5. Press F8 on this step. (see below)

6. Create partition
- If your hdd have partition already, make sure you format partition C:\ only (system) or else you will lost all backup data which you transfer early.
- Press 'C' to create partitions & enter any amount you want to. Better more than 20GB for partitions C:\ (system). (see below)

(this picture for example)

- After finish create partition, format the partition. On this step, select NTFS & quick format

7. After that just follow instruction on screen.

8. After finish install windows, install all hardware driver using backup driver you did early.
- Goto desktop
- Right click on 'my computer' & select 'properties', click on 'hardware' tab and then 'hardware device'.
- You will see many hardware not install yet. How do you know? Can you see the yellow mark on it? that's mean the device not install yet.
- Right click on it, example 'VGA Display' and select update driver. Browse the files driver where you keep in save early.
- Do it again with others device until you see there is no more hardware not install yet.

9. Test hardware
After finish test all your hardware such as, display, audio, network or wireless, webcam an so on.

10. Install software
Install all software you need in your computer such as Quicktime, antivirus, winamp an so on
(click here to download)

Ok now you done do it yourself and save money ehehehehe

Attrib Command

2009-06-11T10:27:00.002+08:00

Attrib is a command we can used it in MS-DOS (OS/2 & Windows). We use it for set or remove any file's attributes such as 'hidden', 'archive', 'read-only', 'system'.

H = Hidden
S = System
A = archive
R = Read-only
+ = set a file to any attributes
- = remove a attributes

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H]

/S = Processes files in all directories
/D = Process folders as well

Ok let's play with it. Firstly you need a file to do it. So create file using Microsoft Word for example .

1. open Ms-word & type your name
2. File > Save As
3. give the file names (example: LaNceR.doc) and save the file in C:\ (not in my document)

Now you have example file to do it. Next let's we test play with attrib command.

1. Start > Run > CMD (type and press enter) - Command prompt will show up
2. type this command C: \ (press enter) - there have space between C: and \
3. type DIR (press enter) - locate you example file that you created, my file names LaNceR.doc
4. type this command for set the files attributes Read-Only

attrib +R LaNceR.doc (press enter)

5. now go back to the windows and open your file (mines is LaNceR.doc) and type something new text on it and try save the file with the same name. Look what will happened. This happen because you has set the file as 'Read-only'. If you want remove the 'hidden' attributes for the files, use this command

attrib -R LaNceR.doc (press enter)

So you can try with others syntax such as A, H, S. I give some tips, how do we do it if a some of kind virus hide all your file's in specific folder? Example the missing file is Ms-Word (.doc) and specific folder is 'my documents'.

First you need goto the directory path. Our last path was C:\ right? So type this command

CD Documents and Settings\JuHaNa\My Documents (press enter)

Now you in 'My Documents' path/folder.

Used this syntax : attrib -h *.doc

If the virus hide all file's in the folder, you can use wild card

Used this syntax : attrib -h *.*

but the problem is, nowdays system more high security and prevent user from using mass command or wildcard. The best is, try and error

How To: Run Safe Mode

2009-04-28T11:01:00.002+08:00

What is safe mode?

Refer to Wikipedia, safe mode refers to diagnostic mode used by a computer operating system which refer to a mode of operation by application software. When we run in safe mode, system will reduced functionality (many non-core components disabled).

In safe mode also, common virus or spyware will not active or fully functioning (or not function at all). So to solve any problems better in safe mode. Have you having problem with a virus or spyware cannot remove after scanned? Try in safe mode you will find the situation will changed.

What will happen in safe mode?

- display will set to lowest bit which you will find your wallpaper will turn to ugly view
- no sound
- no network connection
- no internet connection
- antivirus not running
- many more

So don't panic with what will happen.

How to run safe mode?

It's simple actually, when we turn on a computer, beep sound will come and system will running POST (Power On Self Test). On that time press F8 key on keyboard, then select safe mode (selection number 1) and press enter twice. When your system login to windows, dialog box will come out, just press spacebar. Now you in safe mode.

p/s: Try press F5, no selection menu just direct to safe mode >>:)

How To: Tune Low Spec PC in WinXP

2009-03-31T17:28:00.002+08:00

The situation is like this; you have old pc with low or very low spec but running windows XP. The problem is your pc running very slow. So how to solve this problem? After I read from others website and try my luck, there is a couple of ways to tune up pc with low spec.

Step 1
Use "Windows Classic Style"

On desktop > right click > properties > Appearance

Select Windows Classic Style on Windows and button. Your computer will using low memory
after that.

Step 2
Change Performance

On desktop > right click on my computer > Select Properties > Click Advance tab

in performance area click on setting and then click on "Adjust for best performance". Using low memory can boost your computer performance.

Step 3
Using plain wallpaper

Change your wallpaper with no picture, mean choose "none" for your wallpaper. Less using memory for desktop wallpaper can make your pc have more memory for other purpose.

Step 4
Change startup setting in msconfig

Start button > Run > type "msconfig" than enter

Click "Startup" tab and disable any programs that you think not very important running in startup.

Step 5
Change service setting in msconfig

Start button > Run > type "msconfig" than enter

Click "Services" tab and disable

- Indexing service = Indexing service creates a database index of all files on your system when the system is otherwise idle. Unless you do frequent searches, it is suggested you disable this service.

- Help & support

- IMAPI CD-Burning COM service = You can disable this service if your computer have no cd-burner

- Task Schedule = Disable this if there is nothing used it

- Windows Firewall / Internet Connecting Sharing (ICS) = If you like me, not like using firewall in WinXP, you can disable this service

Step 6
Disable "Autoupdate"

Control panel > Administrative Tools > Services

Double click on "Automatic Updates", click stop button, and select disable in "startup type"

Step 7
Delete "Prefetch File"

Goto \Windows\Prefetch and delete all files in the folder prefetch

After all step's, please restart your pc. For the step number 7, please do not doing it repeatly always. It's ok doing it every 3 months. Uninstall program that you think never used it, defragment you hdd for better performance and using antivirus that less using memory.

Troubleshoot: NTLDR missing

2009-03-30T12:23:00.003+08:00

When you start your computer you will see this msg come out on the screen

NTLDR missing

What is NTLDR ? NTLDR stand for NT Loader and it is the boot loader for all release of Microsoft Windows NT Operating System. So how to fix this problem?? Very simple

1. Boot your computer using cd XP

2. Select "Repair Console" by pressing "R"

3. Press "1" and insert password (or just press ENTER)

Let's say your CDROM Drive in your computer is drive E:

4. Copy "ntdetect.com" & "ntldr" to your primary partition (normally it is C:\ ) type this command:

copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\

after that type this command

copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

5. Take out your cd from cd tray and restart your computer.

Troubleshoot: Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System

2009-03-30T11:59:00.004+08:00

What would you do after you did something to your computer maybe install or uninstall any applications then restart your pc after you see this error msg:

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System"

Don't worry or panic. Just follow this step bellow

Option 1: Using CHKDSK command

1. boot your computer using cd windows

2. Select "Recovery Console" by pressing button "R"

Normally press number "1" & enter your admin password after that. (or Press ENTER)

3. At command prompt type this;

CHKDSK /P

4. After finish please reboot your computer.

Option 2: Using backup from system restore

1. boot your computer using cd windows

2. Select "Recovery Console" by pressing button "R"

Normally press number "1" & enter your admin password after that. (or Press ENTER)

3. At command prompt type this;
cd "C:\System Volume Information"

4. Here, locate and navigate to the folder whose name begins with _restore using the command:
cd _resto~1

This folder contains many subfolders which have names of the form RPxxx, where xxx is a number indicating the restore point. Locate an RPxxx folder which has the highest number as its suffix (highest xxx) using the command dir command. Then navigate into that folder using the command:
cd RPxxx (don't forget to replace xxx with the corresponding number)

5. Now, there will be a folder named snapshot. Navigate to this folder using the command:
cd snapshot

6. There should be a file named _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM, copy this file to the \Windows\System32\Config folder with the name System using the command:
copy _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM C:\Windows\System32\Config\System

7. Reboot the system and check whether Windows loads properly.

Option 3: Using Windows Repair

1. While installing Windows, the setup backs up the System registry hive in Repair folder. If the System Restore feature is turned off, then this backup can be used to restore the System hive. From the Recovery Console, navigate to folder \Windows\Repair, using the command:
cd C:\Windows\Repair

2. Copy the System file to its original location using the command:
copy System C:\Windows\System32\Config\System

3. Reboot the system and check whether Windows loads properly.

With this step, I tried Option 1 & Option 2 and it's work fine on me. Never try Option 3 yet >>:)

Having problem to access folder? Make sure when you type cd to access folder file, you need type quotes. Example cd "system volume information". This is because of the spaces. But when you try to copy the file, don't using quotes.

Something Need To Know Before Buy a New Motherboard

2009-03-10T10:58:00.003+08:00

There is a lot of type & brands of motherboard in market. But most of you not really know how to choose what should you know before buy it. This is a simple list of motherboard which almost people buy in market

- ASROCK
- ASUS
- MSI
- GIGABYTE
- INTEL

1. Firstly you need to know which socket you should buy. If you using Intel cpu example Core 2 Duo, you need motherboard 775 socket.

2. If you plan to use memory which more powerful like example 800DDR2 PC6400, make sure you motherboard support for that

3. If you plan want use it for maximum memory, check the motherboard how much memory max it's can support. 2gb, 4gb or 8gb. My advise, 2gb better no need too much

4. Most of motherboard using chipset 7.1 channel audio, just double check before you buy it

5. Some of people using too much usb port, form me 6 port of usb is minimum, 6 usb port at back and 2 extra connection on board for front usb port

6. For gaming system, you need cooler (heatsink) at south bridge. It's doesnt matter if there is no fan out there, you can modify latter.

7. North bridge also same as part no.6

There is basic info you need to know. OK now this is part more difficult, which brand should we choose?? My opinion base on my experience. I have chit chat whit my friends who work as a technical department in computer accessories store some where in KL. There is 3 brand in top position. ASUS, MSI & GIGABYTE. ASROCK is a lower motherboard. INTEL motherboard having problem. How he knows? people who used Intel motherboard will having same problem. System cannot start.

How about ASUS, MSI & GIGABYTE and which one is better?? It's difficult to say but as we know ASUS has good motherboard. More stability and even Intel recommand ASUS. MSI have good configure which have max memory for display (onboard) without using memory as we attach on motherboard. You can get 380mb for display (onboard). GIGABYTE get credit from my friends who work as a technical department and he said he will choose GIGABYTE motherboard if want buy a new system for playing a games.

There is another tips. If you can see in price list, example MSI motherboard the code is MS-7529, G31M3-L. This motherboard have 3 years warranty from factory. How to know?? From the code. Can you see the code have G31 ?? That stand for 3 years warranty from factory.

MS-7529, G31M3-L

1 year warranty from the shop and 3 years warranty form factory. If you claim warranty in 1 years, you will get new motherboard without pay anythings but if after 1 year which you have 3 years warranty from factory, if you claim you need pay RM30 for transportation fee's.

Computer Power Supply

2009-02-14T11:31:00.002+08:00

Many people don't know or not sure which one or how many watt of power supply should used for computer. In this scenario, depend on what you do. Each hardware we attach on motherboard using some voltage and watt. This value different with each hardware.

This is some list of hardware with watt usage:
- Intel cpu
-> Intel Celeron socket 478 = 35 watts - 78watts **
-> Intel Pentium 4 socket 478 = 58 watts - 103 watts **

- VGA card = 30watts - 70watts **
- Memory = 7watts - 40watts **
- HDD (PATA/SATA SCSI) =25watts / each
- PCI Modem = 4watts
- NIC = 4watts
- Sound Card = 7watts - 18watts **
- SCSI Controller Card = 25watts

- CD-ROM = 20watts
- DVD-ROM = 25watts
- CD-RW = 20watts
- DVD / CDRW COMBO = 30watts
- DVD-RW / DVD+RW = 25watts
- ZIP Drive = 10watts

- USB Port (1.1 / 2.0) = 5watts / each
- IEEE Fire Wire = 8watts
- Fan = 2watts - 3watts **
- Internal Multi Memory Card Reader = 10watts

** depend on model / type

Before you buy new power supply, please read carefully sticker on power supply which will tell you how many watts peak and so on. (Power supply calculator)

Streamyx Connection

2009-01-17T10:45:00.002+08:00

Package

Download
Speed

Upload
Speed

Streamyx 384kbps

384kbps

128kbps

Streamyx 512kbps

512kbps

256kbps

Streamyx 1.0Mbps

1.0Mbps

384kbps

Streamyx 2.0Mbps

2.0Mbps

384kbps

Streamyx 4.0Mbps

4.0Mbps

512kbps

Having problem with connection? Many user don't know about connection and easy to blame ISP. But sometimes it's right, ISP problem but most of us don't know how to do it even don't know about it.

I will tell what should you know about internet connection. Example, my connection is 1.0mb download / 512kbps upload. Once I connect, I will check my connection. I'm using modem router which have web management features. How to do that?

1. Open IE & type modem IP. In this case, my modem IP is 192.168.1.1

2. login to web management (using username & password)

3. Connect the line

4. See the connection speed

More about Web management (Related Link)
More about Networking (Related Link)

Why need check connection speed? Ok I give 2 situation

Situation 1
Still remember my connection? 1.0mb/512kbps right? If connection show 1.0mb donwload & 128kbps upload. My internet connection is very slow.

Situation 2
My connection show 1.0mb download & 512kbps upload. That time I have good connection

So how to fix this problem if your connection should be 1.0mbps download & 512kbps upload but you have 1.0mbps / 128kbps? Just restart your modem. In this case my Aztech modem router have button in web management to restart. it's take about 30 seconds or more to restart and after that see is it 1.0mb / 512kb or still 1.0mb / 128kbps ? If still 128kbps, please do it again (restart). It's simple

Imagine that 1 building with 2 door. 1st door goto inside (download) & 2nd door goto outside (upload). The building can park 1000 a cars at 1 time. If the building can have 1000 cars and 512 cars go outside, the building can have more space for a new cars come to park inside the building. But if only 128 cars go outside, we will have traffic jam with cars try to go inside. Something like that

How To: Setup Cyber Cafe

2008-12-31T16:00:00.002+08:00

Example:

setup new cybercafe for 11 pc's, 1 printer, 1 scanner

What you need?
- PC's with complete set
- 1 unit printer
- 1 unit scanner
- Hub with 16 port's
- Modem
- Network cable + RJ45

What you should do?
- apply for telephone line

STEP1
Setup 1 pc with operating system. Install all you need like antivirus, firefox anythings you like and after that configure it. Example set account as limited account prevent from user change any settings. After finish, copy to all computer using ghost. How? refer here related link

Step2
Manage you computer place with table. This is because you need to know distance each PC's to make network cable.

Step3
Make network cable with RJ45. If you don't know how to do it, please refer here related link
If not you need to buy ready made network cable but the problem is distance all Pc's need change coz network cable in 5meter, 10 meter. It's not in 3meter or 7 meter hehehe unless you ask shop to do it for you and you just pay to shop

Step4
1 pc set as main. Owner only can used not for customer. So install printer on that PC and set sharing (printer). Install scanner too. After that create network - workgroup. Please refer here related link

Step5
Configure you modem/router and test with main PC first. Make it till it's can connect with internet. After that plug you modem with hub and your main pc with hub using network cable. It's should be can connect with internet after plug in. Please refer here related link

Step6
Connect all PC's with network cable to the hub. Make sure you use same workgroup name as step4.

Step7
Try with all PC's and should be all Pc's no problem to connect the internet. After that Install all PC's with printer using network

That's it. Now you done

GUIDE: memory spec

2008-11-27T11:16:00.003+08:00

This is basic knowledge for memory or RAM of computer for each operating system.

Minimum required

Windows
95 --- 16 MB
98 --- 32 MB
ME -- 64 MB
2k --- 128 MB
XP --- 256 MB
Vista - 512 MB

Recommended required

Windows
95 --- 32 MB
98 --- 64 MB
ME -- 128 MB
2k --- 256 MB
XP --- 512 MB
Vista - 1 GB

What happen if you use less then minimum required RAM ?? Your computer will run slow in loading.

Guide: Upgrade PC

2008-11-26T11:16:00.005+08:00

In desktop computer have several hardware we can upgrade. But before that, you need to know how to upgrade. Read this guide before you do so.

A ) Upgrade CD-ROM Drive
- In desktop normally casing have 4 tray for cd-rom drive. If your HDD using SATA, You have no problem to use 4 CD-ROM drive. Just set which one CD-ROM number 1, 2, 3 & 4. CD-ROM number 1 & 3 set the jumper as master and CD-ROM drive number 2 & 4 set the jumper as slave.

casing with 4 tray cdrom drive

jumper setting behind cdrom drive

IDE cable

B ) Upgrade HDD
- We will upgrade HDD if your capacity is not enough. However the old HDD still can use. You need to know what type and RPM speed your old HDD. Example, your old HDD IDE type and 7200 RPM. Please buy the new one with same type & RPM speed. Now days many HDD have 7200RPM and using SATA type. If your old HDD 5400RPM and you buy new HDD 7200 RPM, your computer will follow the lowest speed. One more thing, if you plan connect your new hdd with the same IDE cable with old HDD, you need set jumper. Old HDD (operating system inside) as a master & new HDD as a slave. It will different way to set jumper depend on how you want connect your HDD (related link). To set jumper, please refer top op hdd diagram.

jumper setting behind HDD

jumper diagram

C ) Upgrade RAM
- Before upgrade, there have several things you need to know. First, what type & frequency of memory you used now. Second, how many RAM slot you have & lastly how many megabyte max you can put. For example, now you using 1gb DDR2 PC5300 RAM. So buy same exactly the old one. Some of motherboard support more than 1 frequency example PC5300 & PC6400. Yes you can buy PC6400 too but your computer will follow the lowest RAM. Your lowest RAM is PC5300.

Computer memory DDR2

Location where RAM place

D ) Upgrade Processor
- Let say you using Intel and motherboard soket 775 & CPU Dual Core. You can change your processor with same soket 775 example from Dual Core change to Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad. What important is, you motherboard support the type of the processor. Everythings in manual book. So before you buy motherboard or change/upgrade processor, please read the manual book of motherboard.

Tutorial: Simple Networking at Home

2008-11-24T10:16:00.005+08:00

How to connect more PC at home? Share printer, internet and file?
Before we start, make sure you have this several hardware.

modem / rounter
RJ45 cable
HUB / Switch

After that, follow this step by step.

1. Setup your modem/router to auto dial. For more detail click here
2. Connect RJ45 cable to PC or laptop and others side connect with hub / switch

RJ45 cable

hub / switch

3. For Streamyx user set network configure.

Go to Control panel & click on Network connection

Right click & select Properties

Select TCP/IP & click Properties

Fill in the blank as picture show

If your router IP number 192.168.1.1 so put same number in Default gateway. In IP address, PC no.1 put ip example 192.168.1.8 & others pc using different number behind example:

192.168.1.2 or 192.168.1.3 or 192.168.1.20 but don't use Gateway IP number 192.168.1.1 or same ip. If you try to connect 3 PC's, put the different IP example:

PC no.1 = 192.168.1.2
PC no.2 = 192.168.1.3
PC no.3 = 192.168.1.20

related link:
- Setup Peer to peer
- Access Point
- Tweak Wireless Signal
- Increase Internet Speed
- DIY RJ45

Access Point - Wireless

2008-11-22T11:09:00.006+08:00

What is access point?
It's a computer hardware use for wireless connection. Normally used it for create wireless signal. Example, if you have broadband modem (not for wireless) but you want use it as a wireless connection, 2 have 2 options:

A - Buy new wireless modem
B - Buy new access point

Access point is a hardware which allow wireless communication device connect each others in wireless network (Wi-Fi) or bluetooth or others related hardware or device. I'm not gonna tell you how to set it up but I will give you a screen pictures how to setup.

First step

Put IP process

Next step

Select Protocol

Final Step

DirectX 10 for Windows XP

2008-11-22T10:53:00.005+08:00

Since Vista launched, all computer user's excited with DirectX 10, especially computer gamers. But DirectX 10 only for vista. As Microsoft has announced that the DirectX 10 currently support to Windows Vista only. Now days DirectX 10 can used by winxp user too. How ever it's still in development process. But Alpha version has released and it's not the original of DirectX 10 from Microsoft.

However, Cody Brocious the Alky Project leader has released a full preview of DirectX 10 Alky preview compatibility libraries for Microsoft DirectX 10 enabled games. These compatibility libraries allow the use of DirectX 10 games on platforms other than Windows Vista , and increase hardware compatibility even on Vista, by compiling Geometry Shaders down to native machine code for execution where hardware isn’t capable of running it. No reason for gamer to change or upgrade the OS and video card(s) to play the latest games.

Here are some pictures sample to difference’s from DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 on images quality.

DX 9 scenery from Flight Simulator X

And a rendering of the same scenery with DirectX 10

If you’re serious computer gamer, i highly recommended you give a try download on Direct10X for windows XP and install it. Then you feel the differences especially on the images rendering and images processing. However, Do it carefully !!!!

Tutorial: Quick Start PC

2008-11-20T13:44:00.003+08:00

How do you on your pc? Normal way, this is step by step

1. turn on switch on wall or plug
2. turn on switch on pc

then pc will start right?

How about you need start 10 pc's or 20 pc's or more everyday ? It's will make you feel lazy coz need to look down to reach computer switch (if you put your desktop down of a table). This is the quick way to on your pc's with only 1 switch.

1. Go to BIOS setup

2. Select "Power Management Setup" - see pic below

3. After that select "Restore on AC Power Loss" - see pic below

4. Don't forget to save it before you quit
5. Shut down your pc

Now you can test, follow this step

1. Turn on switch on the wall
2. You done

After you switch on, your computer will on automatically without your press on button.

Good Luck.

NOTE:
After you shutdown your pc, please turn off switch on the wall, if not CPU fan still running. I tried with IDM on auto shutdown after finish download, everything is ok and my fan stop operating.

p/s: depend on your motherboard

HOW TO: tune up pc - WinXP

2008-11-06T10:02:00.002+08:00

All PC's need service when we used it for a long time, install & uninstall, copy & delete. Why need service? To make sure our PC's in good condition and run smooth. When we need service? If you feel that you PC's run slower than before or take too much time to boot or you never service.

This is tutorial how to tune up back our PC in WinXP. This is basic skill and no need too much application to used. First of all, run your PC in safe mode then follow this step;

1. Clear internet file, temp file, cookies and so on.
2. Restart PC and uninstall any programs that you not used.
3. Start > Run > msconfig - check in start up list which can disable then disable it
4. Scan you PC using Regcure. It's will clean up your registry. (RegCure Portable - Download Now)
5. Restart your PC and scan using Regcure again.
6. Goto my computer and right click at your partition & select properties. Click on Tools then click on "check now" button. You will see 2 check box, check the both box.

NOTE: In C:\ system will scan your partition after restart

7. Repeat step no.6 to all partitions.
8. Turn off your screen saver and run "Disk Defragmenter"

Now you have your speed like before. Enjoy ~!

Download Speed

2008-11-04T22:37:00.005+08:00

Some of us having problem with download speed and not sure what happen. There have several reasons why speed connection very slow or lagging. But you need to know why this happen. As we know many country using copper wire as a material but some others country using fiber optical which less resistant and internet connection very fast.

Speed connection depends on many factors such as:

1. Platform
- Different speed of download using torrent in platform windows and platform linux is very big. I got this information from my best friends and he had try using two different type of operating system. The result is:

Windows platform: download speed not very good
Linux platform: download speed better than windows

But I'm not sure how big the different is but I will check with him later.

UPDATE: according to my friends, if using torrent & using windows platform average speed around 5kbps to 10kbps but if using linux platform average speed around 100kbps to 150kbps. It's look likes almost 100% more fasters speed download if using linux platform

2. Application
- So many downloader applications nowdays but I prefer using IDM. I tried it by myself and
IDM claim that IDM application 5X more faster with any applications. Yeah thats true.....

3. Package
- Need more speed? Don't use below than 1mb speed. If you using 512kb, so you know why your internet line slow and you know your mistake.

4. ISP
- Some of Internet Service Provider is very slow even you used 1mb or 2mb internet connection. So please survey before you subscribe with any ISP's.

5. Server source
- Some server source set a limited speed to a free user and more faster to paid user. So if you want faster than before, pay the price and enjoy with the speed. But depend on server, some server very high speed download for free user. So don't asume all servers are same spec and same setting.

6. Download time
- You need more speed download connection? Download anythings you want at night till morning. Internet traffic is really good that time. You need to know what peak time of internet connection. Normally start from 8AM until 6PM internet traffic very poor. So don't download that time.

Open Office / Ms-Office

2008-10-29T18:12:00.007+08:00

Now days, many peoples using openoffice because it alternative application from ms-office. Why? you need spend a lot of money if you want to buy ms-office but different situation with openoffice, it's free. Many advantage if you used openoffice example:

it's free
compatible with almost all systems platform
can create pdf file using writer (knows as word in ms-office)
can open word, excel & power point file
can install in any languages even in malay

But problem start from ms-office launched new application MS-OFFICE 2007. This problem just because of file type. In ms-office 2003, file word using *.doc extention but in ms-office 2007 word using *.docx

So the problem is, openoffice can't open the *.docx file, even excel & power point file (ms-office 2007) . In ms-office 2003, the problem is openoffice can open any files but sometimes all setting is mess up.

So how to solve this 2 problems? It's simple, download and install word viewer, excel viewer & power point viewer on your computer. This application can view those file but can't edit or add anythings. Most important is, you can still view the files and can printout.

The second problem is, we can't view the ms-office 2007 files. It's simple, just install "file format converter" and after that you can view all ms-office files. Still same, can't edit or add but can still view & printout.

Download OpenOffice 3.0 or go direct to the official website
Download the Microsoft Viewer (word, excel & power point) & FileFormatConverters

Update your display driver

2008-09-23T12:06:00.003+08:00

Normally when we buy a new graphic card, it's including cd driver which we use it to install the hardware after attach it on mboard. But do you know, we need to update the driver from website graphic card provider depend on what brand you use, ATi @ NVDIA.

If you are a hardcore gamer, you really need to update your graphic card to make sure a new game can play on your system. Example my graphic card is ATI Radeon 9550 AGP 8X. I need to update my graphic card from internet to make sure my system can run a new game. You can check the change log or release note from the website. Sometimes we need to update graphic card driver because of several problems such as display conflict with system, driver stuck, screen blank couples of time suddenly and need to restart.

Example, when we using pc and suddenly it's blank on your screen. We restart pc and check on log file in control panel.

Goto Control Panel > Adminstrative tools > Event Viewer

Scroll down and look where have error base on date and time

My system failure because of display driver

If your pc have no problem, you can choose want to update or not. Even you buy a new one, you still need update from internet. My other pc's using PCI-E card GeForce 8500 Super GT and I updated the driver just because to make sure I have best result when play a pc game. The result after was better than before.

Virus: Antivirus 2009

2008-09-18T13:11:00.002+08:00

Name: Antivirus 2008 or Antivirus 2009

Category: Fake Alert

Icon tray will place in taskbar as picture above

Some Antivirus did not detect anythings, so I try scan using AVG 8.0 FREE and detected 4 viruses on system.

You will see this error message (fake error) if your pc effected by this virus. For the first time I been hit by this virus, it's make me scared but after for a while I realize it's fake. Can you see above picture? read carefully. How to know it's fake or not? Press windows button on keyboard and you will see what happen.

This message will appear after that. Look carefully

In windows this message will pop up

How to remove:
1. install AVG free
2. update
3. scan your system in safemode

Actually you can delete this virus manually. If you try to remove this virus from 'add / remove program' it's doesn't work.

HOW TO: Setup Database

2008-09-17T11:04:00.006+08:00

Ok, this is the way how to set up database in server. If in your server have database already and you try to create a new one, please back up your database or do 'full backup' for security reason.

Login as admin on your website. Normally if your url http://www.contoh.net just put /cpanel behind the url. Example: http://www.contoh.net/cpanel

Put your username & password to login as admin or owner of hosting. When we buy a hosting, provider will give you a username & password. If forgot, please refer your server provider for help.

You are now in admin mode (cpanel). Click on "MySQL Database" icon.

1. Create new database: Put database name after that click on "create database" button.
2. Create user: Put your username & password, click on "create user" button.
3. Add user to database: Select user you created new before & new database you just created. Click on "add user to database" button.

picture 1

Picture 2

After finish, your new database & username will show as picture above.

Goto PhpMyAdmin and you will see your new database ready to use.

request by trojan

DIY: Network Cable - RJ45

2008-09-09T10:37:00.002+08:00

Before we start, several tools must have near you.

1. Cable network
2. Crimping tool
3. Cutter
4. Network tester
5. RJ45

STEP 1
Make sure how long you need for the cable. Example if the distance is 10 meters, cut the network cable to 11 meters. We need more because if you make mistake we can do it again with same cable.

STEP 2
Cut & remove cover of network cable. Remove it around 2cm

As you can see, my crimping tool have cutter on it. Cut it off

After remove, it's will look like this

STEP 3

Make cable look like this (see the picture)

As picture show, some is short and some is not

Cut the edge of cable and make it same.

This is the result

Manage the all color cable same as note above. Don't make mistake in this stage

Put in RJ45 soket after you make sure it's manage as diagram above

1 small slot for 1 small cable only, so please careful on this step

Put it into crimping tool and crimp it harder.

See picture above

After finish both side, put it in tester

The other side also put it in tester

Switch on the tester.
If the green lights on from number 1 to 7, thats mean successful.
If the lights on looping number or others number light is not come out,
thats mean you make mistake

If lights not on from 1 to 7, identify which side have problem and then cut it off
and repeat step2 until it's working properly

HOW TO: Upload file to hosting - FireFox

2008-09-06T11:55:00.003+08:00

After finish you design your website using any application such as Dreamweaver or else, this is step by step how to upload all files to web hosting. But this is not for FREE WEB HOSTING uploading.

If your Mozilla Firefox doesn't have Fire FTP, follow this step. Else skip this step.
Open Mozilla Firefox
Click on Tools > Add-Ons

Click on Get Extantions

Type FireFTP on search & hit enter

Download & install Fire FTP

After Finish installation, click on
Tools > FireFTP

For the first time, set up your new account, click on
Manage Accounts & select New

Type your Account Name, Host, Login & Password
Example if your url is www.example.net, put "ftp://example.net" in Host.
After finish click ok & click Connect button to start connection to your host.

After hit connect button, if you see right side of your browse appear as picture above, thats mean you now connected with host server.

Now you can transfer all your website files to your hosting. But remember, copy all your files in "www" folder and make sure your mainpage file named index.html or index.htm so when user type your url www.example.net will directly goto index.html file (www.example.net/index.html)

Tutorial: Setup Peer to peer

2008-08-27T13:44:00.004+08:00

Click Start, Control Panel, Network Connections.
Select Set up a home or small office network link under Network Tasks on the left-side.
The Welcome to the Network Setup Wizard screen on the Network Setup Wizard appears. Click Next.
The Before you continue screen appears, listing the steps that will be completed. Click the checklist for creating a network link. The result is shown above.

Close the Steps for creating a home or small office network screen.
Click Next on the Before you continue screen.
If the wizard finds disconnected networking interfaces, entitled The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. You'll need to connect the network interfaces or select the Ignore disconnected network hardware checkbox to continue. Once you've resolved this problem, click Next.

Select as picture above and click 'next'

8. Select as picture above and click 'next'

Note: For the first computer you set up, which typically acts as the "mothership" of the peer-to-peer network, you should click the This computer connects directly to the Internet radio button. For the computers that you set up thereafter (second, third, fourth, etc.), select the second radio button, which says that another computer is already hosting and managing the Internet connection.

9. On the Select your Internet connection screen, select the network connection that relates to the Internet under Connections and click Next. You must make a selection or the Next button will remain grayed out (see above picture).

10. The next screen, Your computer has multiple connections, is very important for both Internet connectivity and firewall issues (see picture above). It's here you begin to assist the wizard by defining the "inside" network adapter (local area network) and the "wild-side" network adapter (Internet connection). Make the appropriate selection and click Next. In my case, I selected Let me choose the connections to my network.

Note. Picture above is conceptually similar to the early screens of the Internet Connection Wizard (ICW) in Small Business Server 2000 where the inside/wild-side definition occurs. If you select Determine the appropriate connection for me (Recommended), Windows XP performs tests to see which network interface returns Internet information.

Because of the selection I made in, the Select the connections to bridge appears. This is shown in picture above. Make the connection selection and click Next.

12. Complete the Computer description and Computer name fields on the Give this computer a description and name screen (similar to picture above), and click Next.

13. Complete the Workgroup name field on the Name your network screen and click Next (see picture above).

14. Review your settings on the Ready to apply your network settings screen and click Next (see picture above).

Click Finish after the configuration process is completed.

You have now created the mothership machine on the peer-to-peer network. Next, you will configure a client computer (any other client computers you add to the peer network will be configured in a similar manner). This is easily accomplished by running the wizard on the other Windows XP Professional computers and at Step 8 , selecting the second radio button. You would then complete the screens that follow asking for network naming information.

TUTORIAL: Setup Microsoft Outlook Express

2008-08-26T23:20:00.001+08:00

Select 'POP3'
Click next

Fill all of this. Example please see above

Now you done, easy aight ??

TUTORIAL: Setup Outlook Express

2008-08-26T23:03:00.003+08:00

Select Accounts

Remove all of that

Click Add > Mail

Type your display name
Click next

Type pop.tm.net.my in 'Incoming' & smtp.tm.net.my in 'Outgoing'
Click next

Type your 'Account name' & 'Password'
Click next

Click 'Finish'

Go again to 'Internet account setting' & click 'Properties'

It should look like this

On server tab, it's should look like this
Click on 'My server...........' & click 'Apply'

Now you done, it's very simple

TUTORIAL: Create ISO File (Ultra ISO)

2008-08-24T00:40:00.006+08:00

How to create iso file? It's very simple. Follow this step by step.

Click on the button as arrow show above

1. Select cdrom drive, mine is G: & put your cd or dvd in tray.
2. Select your destination where iso file will save after finish.
3. Select "Standard ISO" (default).
4. Click on button "Make".

Wait until it finish the process. It's take less than 5 minutes in my computer. How ever it's depend on your computer performance.

Now it's done

Tutorial: Copy File From Dos

2008-08-23T17:56:00.005+08:00

First of all, I'm sorry I never know too many peoples want to know about this tutorial. I thought you all know about this. Ok forget about it, so let we start this tutorial how to copy any files from any source to anywhere. Ok we start with open the command.

Start > Run > cmd (enter)
Then this will appear on your screen. Type this 1st command:

CD\ (enter)
see picture above

Create new folder using dos command (optional). Others wise you can transfer your file to root directory.
MD MY-FOLDER (enter)

As you can see picture above, new folder was created. See that? "MY-FOLDER" in directory C:\

Let say we want transfer file from cd-rom to hard disc drive & my cd-rom drive is G:\
key in:

G: (enter)
DIR/W (enter)

Let say I want copy file from folder "software".
Key in this command:

CD SOFTWARE (enter)
DIR/W (enter)

as picture above

From folder "SOFTWARE" have sub-folder call "Acrobat".
Key in this command:

CD ACROBAT (enter)

As picture above, In folder SOFTWARE\ACROBAT\
have 2 files ar500cht.exe & ar500enu.exe

If you want copy a specific file, use this command:

COPY <> <> (enter)

Example
COPY ar500cht.exe C:\MY-FOLDER (enter)

Else if you want copy both file (same type), use this command:

COPY <> <> (enter)

Example
COPY *. EXE C:\MY-FOLDER (enter)

Now you can check your file in your directory by using this command (let say we still in G:\ directory)

C:\ (enter)
CD MY-FOLDER (enter)
DIR/W (enter)

see that? 2 files has copied now in your folder

If you a beginner in dos, it's very hard to understand. Before this I'm in your place learn dos command when I was 13 years old. Yeah it's hard to understand unless you have someone to ask why? when? what?

Short Note (command):

CD\
MD MY-FOLDER
DIR/W
G:
DIR/W
CD SOFTWARE
DIR/W
CD ACROBAT
DIR/W

- COPY ar500enu.exe C:\MY-FOLDER

(copy specific file or copy all file with same type)

- COPY *.EXE C:\MY-FOLDER

C:
CD MY-FOLDER
DIR/W

Meaning:

DIR = Directory
W = Wide
MD = Make directory
CD = Change directory

HOW TO: Configure Modem/Router

2008-08-23T10:11:00.004+08:00

If you using broadband, you have 2 choices: using normal modem or using modem + router. If you using modem+router, you can setup your user name & password inside the modem. No need to double click icon each time want connect to the internet.

Before start, please refer manual book (modem). Inside the manual book have special IP address to login web management which we c an setup from there. Example my IP address to login web management is 192.168.1.1 and most of modem using this ip but there is another ip address too depend on brand.

Open Internet Explore.
Type IP address 192.168.1.1 at address bar press enter

Login page will come out if you type the correct IP address.
Type your username & password. In this case please refer manual book because from manual book we know what default username & password is.

On this page will appear if you already set it before. It show some information about your connection.

In here you can setup your username & password.
Once you set it up, save changes and it will auto connect in future.

NOTE: If your account is recnal@streamyx.com in username don't put .com just only recnal@streamyx other wise you can't connect to the internet

TUTORIAL: ISO File (NERO)

2008-08-22T13:59:00.002+08:00

This is how to burn iso file using Nero. It's very simple actually.

Browser your iso file.
Example NFS Carbon 4.1gb so I need 1 DVD to copy.

Double click the file.

Nero application will run automatically.
Put DVD on tray an click on button Burn to start the process.

Simple aight?

TUTORIAL: ISO File (Ultra ISO)

2008-08-22T13:05:00.002+08:00

Ultra ISO software is very powerful & useful. Now I teach how to using Ultra ISO to copy into a cd or dvd with iso format.

Click on NO.1 (see picture)

Select your CD/DVD size & click ok

Browser your ISO file & double click the file

Should be like this (see picture above).
All file in iso format will appear as like in cd/dvd rom.
Then click burn to the next step (see arrow).

Put CD/DVD in drive & click button Burn

Now Process begin, wait until finish.
If iso file have bootable format, just follow this step.
CD/DVD will bootable it's self.

HOW TO: Increase Internet Speed

2008-08-21T10:01:00.004+08:00

Everybody want net connection in full speed. But no body will get it. Some peoples claim that if you want boost your internet connection, you need special software. For me it's only 5% or less different after use it. This new hobby for internet surfer start since 1999 when I saw my friends try and try until he can get more speed for connection. Result? disappointed LOL.

Even me, I tried it before but useless. How ever I study about it and asked people who expert (very² expert) in networking & internet connection. You can check by yourself your own internet connection and do something about it and enjoy your increase internet connections. Just follow this step.

1. Phone Line
- Make sure your phone line in very good condition. Some case having problem with connection just because phone line problem. Example, always disconnection, cannot connect to the internet and internet connection very slow. This problem you can't fix it by yourself. Please contact phone provider to check and fix it.

2. Cable Distance
- I assume we all using modem with router for broadband connection. How long cable from modem to your pc or hub? For best result, you need less than 1 meter distance from modem to pc or hub. With this, we have less lost data in cable because each copper cable have value for lost data (straightness).

3. Server
- If you have more than 1 pc sharing 1 internet connection, don't set as a server and others pc sharing from it. Example:

[modem] --> [server] --> [client]
or
[modem] --> [server] --> [hub] --> [client]

In this case if server down, all client can't get internet connection. Server (PC) will have high priority for internet connection. That's mean if server download something from internet, all client pc's will lagging or in others word client get slow connection.

So for best result, use this connection:

[modem] --> [hub/switch] --> [client]

Switch will manage for data transfer. All pc's will have same speed connection for internet. If 1 pc down, others still can get internet connection. So if you have cyber cafe, please double check & confirm which one you use.

4. Other issues
- Using 1mbps internet speed connection but get more than 1mbps. Why and how this happen? As you know for internet connection have exchange & center. If your location far far away from exchange & center, you will have less speed. This is because of distance. For me, I have 1mbps internet speed but I get 1.5mbps. Why? because my location near the exchange & center. I can say my location less than 1km from it. So thats why I can get more speed.

tips: If you always go to cyber cafe, use pc which near the hub or switch. This is because you will have less lost data because of distance, unless the owner cyber cafe know nothing about it and have long long cable for each pc's hehehe

Test you internet connection

HOW TO: use it - remover

2008-08-20T09:33:00.003+08:00

As you can see in this blog page have many software's & applications. So today I will teach when to use it, how to use it, and how it's work.

Bw-Beta is a brontok remover. How ever this remover in beta version but don't worry it's working fine. Besides that, this software will fix couples of registry entry and it very useful even your pc don't have brontok effected.

Just download the Bw-Beta and compress it (password: recnal.blogspot.com) then run it, very simple.

Have you see virus name Flash.10.exe ? Download Flash10.exe remover and run the program, restart your computer. Simple isn't it?

GData actually antivirus portable, but sometimes I use it for certain purpose.

Some people's claim that Geek - Autorun.inf remover very helpful if computer effected by virus autorun.inf but I never try it coz always using manual to remove it LOL.

OgAV-Beta also portable antivirus but not very helpful. How ever I still use it when I think it's not waste my time to try.

Portable Antivirus is a function as it name. No need to install in computer but I try couple of times in safemode but it's not working. Very useful and helpful and this is my fav application.

Having problem with task manager? Folder option gone? Run also gone? Don't waste your time just download RegWash and click on it. Take less than 5 second to fix it. How's that ? cool aight ?

Remover for virus heap41a made by myself. I'm sick with my pc everyday effected with this virus which not allow your from using firefox. There is a couple of steps before you can use it and it's working. Make your life simple LOL.

Having problem with spyware? melware? trojan? use Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6 it's powerful and I try many software's before but only this still using. How ever you can see in "startup" if virus blocking you from access startup list from this software.

NOTE: all software's, applications & remover using same password (password: recnal.blogspot.com)

HOW TO: Against Virus From Pendrive

2008-08-13T11:25:00.005+08:00

As we know, virus can effected from pendrive. Most of us having this problem and afraid to plug in pendrive to desktop or laptop. However, my desktop pc plug in more than 4 or 5 pendrive every days with the different owner but my pc never effected from any pendrives. Once we click on pendrive, virus will transfer to another systems.

So how I do that? Follow this step by step:

1. Plug in pendrive in USB port, this pop up will come out (see below) & click on "Cancel". But some system this popup not show up. Just ignore it and goto "My Computer"

2. Right click on pendrive and select "Explore". (See below)

That it very simple. If you see "Autoplay", may be in the pendrive have a autorun.inf virus which will effected when you double click on pendrive.

Tweak Wireless Strength

2008-08-12T11:18:00.003+08:00

For wireless user, signal strength very important for make sure we have good connection and surfing without any problems. Sometimes we need to locate where should we sit and get good signal strength. I got this problems too. I'm using Linksys wireless adapter & Linksys access point as a transmitter.

I put something metal behind the access point and put straight to my house like a satellite dish. As you can see in the pictures, actually I put 4 cd's behind the metal coz cd surface same as mirror and I need reflextion.

This is what I got after put metal behind my access point. See that? hehe

I have 6-7 bars after tweak the signal. Before this 4-5 bars only

Better than before

Signal strength: very good

This is my Linksys Receiver. I put CD's for reflextions

Before:
4 or 5 bars signal strength & my signal very low

After:
6 or 7 bars signal strength (sometimes 8 bars) & my signal very good

HOW TO: Using Internet Download Manager

2008-08-06T21:36:00.002+08:00

How to use IDM? And why IDM? I try many software but IDM most very useful and give me more speed for downloading. Follow this tutorial how to use it.

Set your username or ID & password if you have premium account with RapidShare
Download > Options

Put all your links download in text document (txt) and save in any names

Go to
Task > Import > From text file
then select your file (txt)

Click Ok

Go to
Schedule

Set up your configuration in there
Example: I set it 3 file downloading will run in same time, stop download if not finish at 8:50AM and computer will turn off after finish downloading
Click Start Now to begin downloading

Speed download depent on peak season, server and location. Sometimes using Premium Account from RS got problem, but normally speed is ok. One file around 100mb take 30min - 40min to downloading

Disk Defragmenter

2008-08-02T11:32:00.002+08:00

This is utility application built in any windows operating system. How to use Disk Defragmenter? This is the best way how to use it. Follow this step:

1. Turn off any screen saver or any application or software running

2. Clean up your space (delete)
- temp file
- internet file
- cookies

3. Start > All programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter

4. Select which one partition you want to Defragment & click Defragment button to start

If it's can't be done, please check every things is off, event your background application.

NOTE: Please don't use your pc until it finish, leave your pc in idle mode or else it can't finish

HOW TO: Ghost HDD

2008-07-30T11:43:00.007+08:00

Ghost? Scare of ghost? It's not supernatural but it is just a program name from Norton. How does it's work? It's work very simple. Ghost will copy entire file or data from HDD to another HDD. I will teach how to use it. It's very useful for computer technician. Why? Everyday technician will do the same thing. Format and install windows again and again and again everyday same as any days.

STEP 1
- Install windows on HDD-1
- Install all programs what you want
- Don't install any computer drivers (unless you using same hardware)

STEP 2
- Create Startup Disk using floppy disk
- Copy file Ghost (download from my blog)

STEP 3
- Connect HDD-1 as a Primary Master on board
- Connect HDD-2 as a Secondary Master or Secondary Slave

CAUTION: For safety, DON'T connect HDD-2 at Primary Slave or else you will confius and lost you all data.

STEP 4
- Put in floppy disk on
- Boot from floopy disk
- At command prompt, type ghost name file
example: edi

STEP 5
- Select Local > Disk > Partition
- Select source (HDD-1) > ok
- Select target (HDD-2) > ok

Select Local

Select Disk & To Partition

Select Source (HDD-1) & Target (HDD-2)

Ghosting in progress, wait until finish and quit or exit after complete

STEP 6
- Remove HDD-2
- Connect HDD-2 to other system
- System will detect new hardware, let it be, restart system
- Install all driver

Now you need only less than 30 minutes to finish complete system. It's easy to use if you have 10 pc's with same spec.

HOW TO BUY: Notebook

2008-07-29T09:28:00.002+08:00

Notebook is very important for everyone specially student. But many peoples doesn't know how to buy. Some people asked someone and get wrong perspective or wrong review. That's what happen today. Yes that's right, before buy we need asked someone but you need to find who have experiences. What we need is, who have a lot of experiences using notebook and using differents notebook. Not who have using notebook for a 5 years but using one brand only. Or else you will get wrong review.

What we need to know before buy notebook (before go to shop) ? It's very simple. You need to know several things like:

1. Purpose
2. Spec
3. Budget

It's very important or else you will not sastified with what you get. They have many purpose example, you need a notebook for do your assignment(typing), or play a game, or do some graphic work, or for surfing internet or for playing a games plus assignment. Then state what type of cpu you prefer example AMD or Intel. Don't forget your budget.

So you can go to any shop which sale a notebook cheaper. So find which one you like. Example I need notebook for do my assignment, play a games and surfing everyday. So what I need is a notebook which have high memory for display. Of course RAM also I need more bigger.

So I'm looking for notebook which have 256mb for display or more and RAM more than 1GB. Normal notebook will have 1GB come from manufacture so I need upgrade plus 1GB and extra money around RM70 for each 1GB. Now I have 2GB RAM. I need cpu high performance example Dual Core or Core 2 Duo if I have more budget. Yes people who support AMD will mad why Intel not AMD? I need a good performance for cpu and I choose Core 2 Duo Intel because Intel C2D have 2mb cache or more. If I really need high performance I can buy C2D with 4mb cache or 8mb cache. Sorry to say, AMD only have 1mb cache or 2mb cache (not sure but some people claim AMD have 2mb).

For wireless internet connection, I need really good signal and technology for my wireless connection. I saw 1 brand got "Signal Up" sticker on it. I can't tell what brand but some people know what I mean >>:)

Some notebook very light but some very heavy. If I, I will looking for 2.4kg or not more than 2.7kg, unless your try to built your muscle hehe. Last 2 weeks, I bought 1 notebook which have 1.86GHz Dual Core, 2gb RAM, 160gb HDD, DVD super multi, 1.3MP webcam, 384mb display. Only RM2,079.

Make sure what type of windows you try to install. Some people will install Windows Vista and downgrade to Winxp. Problem will coming coz don't have driver for winxp. Even in website provider. It's many times happen and you decide carefully before buy a notebook.

HOW TO: Connect HDD

2008-07-17T11:44:00.005+08:00

Normal computer will used only 1 hdd. Actually computer can used more than 1 hdd and some others can use 4 hdd or 6 hdd depend on motherboard. But how to use more than 1? 1st hdd which have operating system have not enough capacity.

1. Firstly make sure 1st hdd set as a Master (jumper) and connect with IDE cable with primary connection. 1st IDE cable will connect with motherboard on IDE1 socket.

2. After that 2nd hdd set as Slave (jumper) and connect with IDE cable with secondary connection. This connection using same IDE cable with the 1st hdd.

Refer jumper setting diagram on top of HDD

Jumper setting

if you try connect with 3rd hdd, follow this step

3. Set 3rd hdd as a Master (jumper) and connect with 2nd IDE cable with primary connection. 2nd IDE cable will connect with motherboard on IDE2 soket.

IDE1 & IDE2 connector on motherboard

IDE cable with 2 connector

if you try connect with 4th hdd, follow this step

4. Set your 4th hdd as a Slave (jumper) and connect with 2nd IDE cable with secondary connection.

If you try connect with 5th & 6th hdd using SATA connection, follow this step

5. Just plug in power cable and data cable with SATA hdd and connect with motherboard

Make sure your 1st boot will read from 1st hdd. This is because only 1st hdd have operating system. You can change boot order in BIOS.

tips: use same way to connect more than 1 cdrom drive or using multiply rom drive like cdrom, dvdrom or burner.

HOW TO BUY: Speaker

2008-07-16T10:27:00.003+08:00

There have a couple of tips you should know before you buy a speaker. Let say you try to find a new speakers. Before you go to any shops, please check your computer first. Check you sound card. What type or brand doesn't matter, what you need to know is, your sound card support 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 channel.

How to know that? It's simple, open your motherboard manual book. Example This is mine.

As you can see, my sound card support 5.1 channel. If you really want quality of sound, please buy speaker support 5.1 channel. Don't buy 7.1 channel but you can buy less that 5.1 channel. Example mine is 5.1 channel but I use speaker 2.1 channel. No problem at all.

2.1 channel speaker means 1 woofer speaker and 2 satellite speakers. After that check output speaker. Some speaker have more than 1000watt output. What you need to know is about watt. Actually 200watt RMS is better than 2000watt PMPO. This is because 1watt RMS equal to 20watt PMPO. That means 200watt RMS equal to 4000watt PMPO. Imagine that sound will come out hehe. For more quality, make sure woofer made from solid wood.

HOW TO: Clean up cooler (Notebook)

2008-07-15T11:11:00.004+08:00

Have you service your notebook? Not for software but service for hardware. Normally the answer is NO!. Ok I will give tips how to clean up your notebook from dust. Before this I gave step by step for desktop pc. Before that why we need to clean up our notebook? The answer is:

1. less heat
2. long life
3. it's not cheap lol

When we need to service our notebook?

1. after warranty period expired
2. your notebook always shutdown suddenly / automatically
3. you can feel the heat very high

Open the back cover and you will see the fan and heatsink

Take out the heatsink. Normally for notebook fan and heatsink is separately

Wash the heatsink with water and after that dry it up.

Clean up top of cpu and put thermal paste on top.
Clean the fan with brush and put back the cover.

p/s: It's will different with others model but still can use same step

Tweak XP: Performance Increase

2008-07-11T11:04:00.003+08:00

Heavy loading? Not enough memory? Don't worry, follow this step

Easy enough tweak to usually find out about it on your own, but still, some of use still don't find it right away. So here it is:

1: Start > Right Click on My Computer and select properties.
2: Click on the "Advanced" tab
3: See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings"
4: Disable all or some of the following:

Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide ToolTips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show Shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Use a background image for each folder type
Use common tasks in folders

There, now Windows will still look nice and perform faster.

Cooler system

2008-07-10T12:06:00.005+08:00

Boring with your pc? Nothing to do? LOL nevermind, let's have some fun with our own pc. Take a look this MSI motherboard.

Ok now i teach how to upgrade you cooler system on your motherboard. Some of motherboard when we running couple of hours, the temperature is low, but some very high. You can try touch top of chipset or cooler. it's very hot. In the picture I marked 2 chipset. First chipset have "VIA" on the top. That we call South bridge controller and the other one (center of motherboard) we call it North bridge controller.

At north bridge have cooler - heatsink already. You can change it with other heatsink with the big one or with whatever you think it's more better than before. Cost only below RM40. Or you can put a fan on the top of cooler. Cost RM10 and just screw on the top. Remember, before you buy a heatsink or fan or both, make sure the cooler for north bridge. Not for south bridge.

For south bridge, base on my experience, some motherboard very high temperature but some others not. It's depent what you did with you pc, surfing will have low temp but when you play a game, the temp very high. Normally for south bridge no need heatsink. But we need some fun and extra cool. Before you buy cooler for south bridge, take a look at your motherboard, is it have a mounting (hole) for south bridge or not. Normally no hehehe

So what we need just buy cooler for south bridge with double sided glue tape. Thats mean you need stick it on the top of chipset. Don't worry, double sided glue tape come with the heatsink. It's already have at bottom of heatsink.

It's really need your attentions if you always play a game with your pc. It's Ok if we not change any things but more better if we did. If you have plan to change your motherboard, better you think about motherboard like this >>:)

It's cool aight?

tips: how to know your computer system having high temperature? It's simple, you can hear of sound from cooling fan. If your cpu very hot, fan will spinning more speed and make more noisy sound. After cpu will drop the temperature, fan will spin at normal level and less sound. But If your fan spinning at top speed none stop, I recommand better you check your cooler before it's too late

HOW TO: Clean up cooler + cpu (P3)

2008-07-08T10:36:00.003+08:00

Put back fan with heatsink and after that join back frame with heatsink together

After finish, put heatsink with fan to the motherboard socket. Make sure it's very tight and don't forget connect the power cable back, else your fan will not running

Now turn on you system and check the temperature reading. It's should be show less than before you clean the heatsink.

HOW TO: Clean up cooler + cpu (P2)

2008-07-08T10:27:00.004+08:00

Clean up fan from dust using brush

Do Not using water

Clean up heatsink from dust using water

Dry up the heatsink from water before put it back

Clean up bottom of heatsink

Clean up top of cpu

Put a little bit cooler paste

HOW TO: Clean up cooler + cpu (P1)

2008-07-08T09:56:00.005+08:00

Temperature very important for computer. Coz of overheat your pc can damage. Now days, modern pc have system which will cut off automatically when temperature very high or reach high level. User can set it up when system will cut off. Example, my pc will cut off when temperature reach 55°C. How ever it's up to you, you can set high or low example 45° or 90°C.

Before start, please turn off all electricity power and remove all cable from cpu, like monitor cable, power cable, keyboard, mouse or any cable attach with pc.

Take a look cpu temperature, it's show 42°C before we clean up the fan, heatsink & cpu

Take out cooler from the motherboard socket

After remove cooler from the socket

Take off frame socket from heatsink carefully

It's look like this after that

Now take off fan from heatsink

It's easy to clean up after take out all of them from heatsink

HOW TO: built own pc with high spec (P2)

2008-07-04T10:58:00.002+08:00

On this 2nd part I will give almost complete tips how to built own pc & which one you need to buy.

CPU
- Now days almost all cpu have dual core technology. We need powerful cpu to built the best performance pc. So in this case you need dual core technology too. It's up to you

Intel
1. Dual core 2.0GHz - 2.4GHz (1mb cache)
2. Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz (2mb cache)
3. Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz (3mb cache)
4. Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz (6mb cache)
5. Core 2 Duo 3.00GHz (6mb cache)
6. Core 2 Quad 2.40 X2 GHz (8mb cache)
7. Core 2 Quad 2.40 X2 GHz (8mb cache)
8. Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz (12mb cache)

More high clock value, mean more fast, and more value in cache mean more space and more faster cpu can operate.

MOTHERBOARD
- To decide which mboard you want use, check the manual book include inside the box. We need more maximum memory can put in. 2GB memory max is normal mboard in market. So try find mboard can put 4gb max with PC5300 or higher. Have a PCI-E slot, FSB 1600. Don't forget about north & south bridge coz may be one day you want modify put a cooler or something. So to do that need more space near the chipset.

MEMORY
- If you mboard support PC6400, so you can buy memory DDR2 PC6400. I suggest you use minimum 2gb. I you have good budget, put max in you system >>:)

HDD
- Size doesn't matter but type of connection and speed most important. Use HDD with SATA connection type for best performance and 7200RPM speed.

Display Card
- For best result, put PCI-E display card on your system. For extra high performance, use minimum 512mb and 128bit. Thats the minimum so if you have good budget, buy 1GB with 256bit PCI-E. Brand or what chipset doesn't matter but some people said, NVIDIA chipset is better for PCI-E type.

tips: before this display card use AGP 2X, 4X & 8X. PCI-E use 16X thats why PCI-E is better

HOW TO: built own pc with high spec (P1)

2008-07-04T10:40:00.004+08:00

All peoples want the best performance pc but doesn't know how to combine all hardware. From this thread I will give some tips how to do it. We have a list of hardwares need to combine in 1 complete computer system.

To have "the best" result, we need choose the correct combination if not you will think you have the best one but you don't know actually it is not. This is list of hardwares we need to if want assemble 1 unit pc and list number 1, 2, 3, 4 & 9 in high priority.

1. CPU
2. Motherboard
3. Memory
4. HDD
5. FDD
6. CDROM
7. Casing
8. Speaker / sound card
9. Display card
10. Monitor

Why need best performance pc? I don't know but some people saids for play a game, some said for fun so it's up to you what you want give a reason to.

tips: AMD best for game but cache only 1mb. By the way, Intel have 2mb, 3mb, 6mb, 8mb & 12mb. So up to you, you think you have good enough pc? Try this software and see your pc in world ranking Prime Benchmark

HOW TO: know when my computer need service

2008-07-01T09:53:00.003+08:00

Today I will teach when we need service our computers. It's all about hardware. If your computer never service, it's ok but your computer will have short life compare with others and may be not working properly without notice. So lets we see when should we service our computers.

1. Cooler fan make too much noisy compare with others same system.
--> Open computer casing and take a look at heatsink & cooler fan. There must be have a lot of dust. Take out the heatsink, take off fan from cooler. Brush the fan, clean heatsink with water and after that keep heatsink dry before put back with fan. Clean up top of CPU and put a little bit cooler paste before join it back with heatsink & cooler fan.

2. Power supply fan make sound noisy.
--> There is nothing much we can do with it. It's is because security reason. So what we can do just brush at hole front and back of power supply. I believe a lot of dust stick out there.

3. Motherboard, HDD temperature so high. More than 50°C beyond normal.
--> Take off all memory, display card and any PCI card attach with motherboard. Clean up from dust with brush. Also brush from dust your motherboard and HDD.

4. CPU temperature so high 55°C and above.
--> Open computer casing and take a look at heatsink & cooler fan. There must be have a lot of dust. Take out the heatsink, take off fan from cooler. Brush the fan, clean heatsink with water and after that keep heatsink dry before put back with fan. Clean up top of CPU and put a little bit cooler paste before join it back with heatsink & cooler fan.

5. Computer shutdown suddenly after use in 5 to 10 minutes or more.
--> Open computer casing and take a look at heatsink & cooler fan. There must be have a lot of dust. Take out the heatsink, take off fan from cooler. Brush the fan, clean heatsink with water and after that keep heatsink dry before put back with fan. Clean up top of CPU and put a little bit cooler paste before join it back with heatsink & cooler fan. Check all capasitors near CPU and if you see one or more capasitors near CPU the electrolyte come out or top of capasitor gonna big (should be flat), soon you will need new mnotherboard >>:)

tips: How to know your system temperature? Switch on your system and press DEL button (some of motherboard have different way to go to BIOS setting) and find hardware monitor (some of motherboard using different name). From there you can see your motherboard & CPU temperature. Or else you can use a software example Everest Ultimate Portable

HOW TO: know virus in my computer

2008-06-30T11:16:00.007+08:00

Sometimes we don't know or not realize virus was effected our computers. This is the way how to knows:

1. PC operate slow than before
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
2. Download somethings, when you click on the file, nothing happen.
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
3. Task manager cannot use
-- download Regwash, thick task manager box and click button, done in 2 second
4. Folder option gone / missing
-- download Regwash, thick folder option box and click button, done in 2 second
5. Run any applications but cannot or open for a while then close suddenly
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan with Regcure
6. Pop up show up while surfing
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
7. Search result show up different what you try to find or porno advertise come out
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
8. Search somethings suddenly result show using different search engine
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
9. Antivirus application doesn't work in startup
-- run in safemode and scan your HDD using Portable Antivirus
10. At start up folder have weird application like "empty" which we can click on it
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
11. Msconfig > startup list have weird file example o0wd3572
-- run in safemode, disable the files and try delete it manualy
12. Weird error msg come out or not from ms-windows
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
-- scan with Regcure
13. Cannot use taskmanager, msconfig, regedit
-- download Regwash, thick folder option, task manager and regedit box and click button, done in 2 second
14. Your pc shutdown suddenly
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
-- scan with Regcure
15. Cannot logon to windows account, it's shutdown it's self after logon windows
-- run in safemode, if can try scan your HDD with AV, or else while you click on account, hold shift button till it's finish loading
16. Loading too long for any applications
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
-- scan with Regcure
17. It's make auto dial for internet connection
-- update AV, run in safemode, clear your temp file & internet file and scan your HDD
-- scan your HDD with anti-spyware application (Spybot - Search & Destroy)
-- scan with Regcure

If your pc having experience 1 of them, now you know why it's happen >>:)

tips: How to reboot in safemode? It's simple. Turn on your pc and after your heard beep sound at POST, press F8 several times and menu will come out, select safemode and press enter twice. Logon to your windows account and pop up will show up, just press enter.

HOW TO: tune up pc

2008-06-28T11:46:00.005+08:00

This skills only for system Win95, Win98, Win98se & WinME

1. Clear all temp files, internet files
2. Restart system and press F8 and goto DOS environment
3. At C:\> prompt, type this command

C:\> scandisk/all/autofix (enter)

4. After finish, type this command

C:\> cd windows (enter)

C:\windows> scanreg/fix (enter)

5. Restart your pc by press Ctrl + Alt + Del
6. Defragment your all HDD partitions.
7. Restart your pc

Now your pc perform more speed. This is basic way to tune up your own pc. I used this trick for a long time ago and it's works.

tips: Your computer effected by virus? trojan? spyware? melware? what ever it's is, update 1st your antivirus or anti spyware application, restart system and run in safemode. Scan your HDD in safemode is better coz many applications disable in safe mode and make easy to remove it.

HOW TO: buy computer casing

2008-06-27T11:02:00.003+08:00

Many type, size, color and prize in market now days. Which one you like? So may be this guide can help you out before you buy new casing. Before it, state several info like your budget and purpose after that you can find which one you more like. Follow this guide before buy:

1. Size & weight
- most of computer casing have same size but different weight. Less weight is better so look what material they used.

2. Power supply
- once you buy computer casing it will come with power supply. Make sure the power supply have more than 400watt. Better is 450watt or 500watt. This is because one day you will using more usb port for pendrive, mouse, may be keyboard, printer, webcam, scanner, speaker. 1 usb port supply 5volt from power supply.

3. Fan
- This is optional. Some computer casing including blower fan back side and left side. Some others have in front side. If you think your computer system need more cooler air, you need all of them. But remember more fans, more power use.

4. Light
- Some people need them coz it's look nice. More light inside you computer casing will used more power. Fan & light using 12volt from power supply but you have optional to not connect them with power.

5. USB port & Audio port
- Most of computer casing now have usb port in front panel. But careful some others don't have it. Audio port in front panel is optional. Not all computer support it coz of motherboard. Unless your motherboard support it and you always plug-in headset or audio output from front panel. In that case, I think you better.

6. Floppy rack & Card reader
- Most of computer casing have only 1 FDD rack. If you have plan to use FDD & internal card reader, better you buy computer casing which have double FDD rack. Or buy casing which have card reader already.

7. HDD & CD-ROM rack
- New casing now not use screw for your FDD, HDD and CDROM. It's using clip to make sure all hardware tight in with computer casing. For sure you still can use a screw, it's optional.

8. Optional
- Others is optional, coz some computer casing have temp reader & timer in LCD display.

So make up you mind which one you looking for. All about money, you have a lot of money, you can get all of them.

tips: Everytimes you delete something from you computer, it's will going to recycle bin and you need to empty the bin. That way can help you if you make mistake coz recycle bin can restore file that you delete before. If you want delete a file permanantly, select file which you want to delete to, press shift button (hold) and delete a file. It's make you file will delete without going into recycle bin.

HOW TO: show hidden file

2008-06-27T10:35:00.009+08:00

How to show your hidden file in your computers?

follow this step by step

1. open your my computer & follow (1) & (2)

2. thick all of them (1 to 6)

3. now you can see all hidden file in system

tips: if you have less memory in your computer but want it perform better, disable or close any application run in startup (taskbar) example winamp agent tray, picasa startup, openoffice quickstart, msn icon, ym icon. use antivirus lite loading and set your desktop "best performance" (my computer > properties > advance > performance setting > adjust for best performance)

HOW TO: install win98 / winme

2008-06-26T09:28:00.005+08:00

Let say you try to install WinME using bootable cd & your cdrom drive is D:\>

Follow this step by step:

1. boot your system with cd bootable (Winme) or floppy disk (win98/winme), and select cd-rom support

2. create partition
-> create primary partition and active the partition
-> restart system
-> follow 1st step
-> type format C:

3. at command prompt types this command
-> C: (change to C:\)
-> md winme
-> cd d: (your cdrom drive path)

4. at D:\> goto Win9x folder
-> cd win9x

5. copy all files from D:\> win9x to C:\winme>
-> copy *.* C:\win9x

6. after all files copied, you can start installation
-> C:
-> cd winme

7. at C:\winme> you can install it now
-> setup (example: C:\winme> setup )

8. follow instruction on your screen. at this point, your can remove your cd coz we now install winme source from your hdd

if you want to install win98, follow same step just change winme to win98 and win98 need boot from floppydisk.

tips: do you know what type of keyboard we used ? we used the most common modern keyboard layout called QWERTY. take a look on your keyboard. can you see the QWERTY near tab button? in others country use AZERTY layout & QWERTZ or QWERTZU

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