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Setup of a Motion Computing M1400 Tablet PC & Windows 7

Posted on January 3, 2023January 13, 2024 by Joseph S

In mid-2022, I managed to get a hold of a free Motion Computing M1400 tablet PC. It seems like it hadn’t been used since 2005, and judging by the hard drive’s statistics, it barely got any use overall! The stock specs on my unit were: Intel Pentium M 733 1.1GHz, 256MB DDR RAM, 30GB 4200…

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Floppy Drive Resurrection (Citizen W1D)

Posted on July 17, 2019January 13, 2024 by Joseph S

Intro and Backstory Floppy drives are very fine little intricate pieces of machinery, and that’s something I’ve definitely learned. Especially some particularly unique designs, such as the Citizen W1D floppy drive. I came across a Compaq Presario 1070 laptop from my recycler buddy that I purchased for a measly $10 from him. Its hinges were…

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My Way of Dealing with Sony VAIO Recovery Discs

Posted on June 5, 2019July 15, 2024 by Joseph S

I came across a Sony VAIO PCG-FX150 with a few issues. I wound up purchasing another similar VAIO off of eBay (a PCG-FX340) and combining the two units’ parts together to make one dang nice retro laptop. As far as a good battery goes, that remains to be seen. Nonetheless, one hurdle I had to…

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Computers Affected by “The Solder Plague,” or How RoHS Fueled E-waste

Posted on October 14, 2018February 12, 2024 by Joseph S

The Solder Plague – though difficult to define – was a highly prevalent manufacturing issue (akin to The Capacitor Plague) that led to many devices randomly having mass failure. When? The issue was highly prevalent in roughly 2005 to 2010. What? Exactly what would fail would depend on the device in question. Typically in laptops,…

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Equivalent RAM Speed Reference

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Joseph S

This is a solution article that explains what memory names are the same as another. For example, DDR-400 and PC-3200 are one and the same. DDR/PC  Friendly Name Industry Name DDR-200 PC-1600 DDR-266 PC-2100 DDR-333 PC-2700 DDR-400 PC-3200 DDR2/PC2  Friendly Name Industry Name DDR2-400 PC2-3200 DDR2-533 PC2-4200 DDR2-667 PC2-5300 DDR2-800 PC2-6400 DDR2-1066 PC2-8500 DDR3/PC3  Friendly…

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Supported Maximum RAM Per Computer Platform

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Joseph S

This page tells you what you can use at a maximum on your motherboard, depending on your system type (desktop or laptop) and chipset/CPU. Generally, you should NOT try to put faster RAM than your chipset/CPU supports, or else you may encounter crashing, freezing, and who knows what else? Simply avoid it. Intel-based 2006-2008 Laptops…

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Common BIOS Keys for Computers

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Joseph S

This page is a list of common keys to enter the boot menu and/or BIOS of a computer. Brand of Motherboard/System BIOS key Boot menu key Recovery Other Gigabyte Delete F12 eMachines Delete/F2 F12/F10 Acer Aspire One F2 F12 ? Boot menu has to be enabled Acer Delete F12 HP MediaSmart Delete F12 Disc only…

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A Clear Guide to Install SGI IRIX

Posted on October 15, 2017January 13, 2024 by Joseph S

Here we are in October of 2017. I was recently given an SGI Fuel, a cool red server that runs SGI IRIX. The only problem is that I didn’t have the original hard drive, but at least I had the original discs. How the heck do I install it, though? It’s not like a standard…

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