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On a Windows 7 system, an external drive started acting strangely. I started a disc scan. At first it was counting through files rapidly, then it started going very slowly. I decided to stop the scan and reformat the external HD (a Seagate). Now properties shows all of the HD used and when I try to format, it says "you do not have sufficient rights to perform this operation". I have only one user account and it has administrator rights. How can I reformat the external HD? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:21, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I ran Seagate Sea Tools, and it says that it is defective. It read the serial number and it is in warranty (until April 2015). It took me to the area to submit a RMA. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:25, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Seagate has two methods to get a HD replaced under warranty: (1) send it back and they will send a replacement, (2) pay $10 and they will ship a replacement second day and that includes a mailing label to send back the bad one. I selected #2, since it would cost me nearly $10 to send the old one anyway, and this way I get a replacement quickly.
On the phone to Seagate Customer Support, I had to confirm that I would not use the replacement for any terrorist activities! It seems to me that a terrorist might either lie to Seagate Customer Support about that or either just go to the store and get a new one. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 00:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
I just installed Batman: Arkham City on my computer, and some of the moves in the game require one to push in the scroll wheel on the mouse (not scroll with it, but push it in as if pushing a button). Whenever I do this, however, the screen flashes back for a second. Sometimes I get the desired result as well, as if the push had been successful, and other times I don't. When I do it several times in succession, the game will go from full-screen to windowed mode, as if I had pressed alt-enter. I'm using a Logitech wireless mouse with left and right buttons plus a clickable scroll wheel (nothing fancy). Any idea what's going on here? Help is greatly appreciated--thanks! Meelar (talk) 04:16, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys, I have Intel pentiumD3Ghz CPU, 2GB RAM,1HDD,1DVD,965Mobo,300Watts local PSU. The APC UPS of mine can provide load upto 390W. The software tool of UPS tells me the power consumption of my PC(PC alone plugged in, all other devices are removed from UPS while doing this test) is 113W at Idle and 170W at 100% CPU (+/- 5watts). I think this reading is somewhat equivalent to kill-a-watt meter reading.
Watts consumed by PC = 100% CPU(Using App) + 100% HDD(fileCopy) + 100% DVD(read/write test) = 175W MAX
I plan to buy HD 6870/GTX560ti which may eat 150W/175W (Max).
So as per my calculation(Max),
Watts Consumed by GPU(max) = 175W (for GTX 560ti) / 150W (for HD 6870) ( As per Spec)
So total power(max) = (CPU+RAM+mobo+DVD+HDD) + GPU
= 175W + 175W = 345W for GTX 560ti = 175W + 150W = 320W for HD6870.
I dont use cooling fan\chasis fan. And these cards are not Overclocked versions. Hence I dont have idea of buying any cooling systems. Also the DVD drive isn't going to run all the time.
So as per my calculation, the required SMPS rating (PSU) I should go for either of two cards is 400Watts. This should be sufficient Am I correct?.
This is again for my configuration only.
But in recommended spec in websites and reviews say 500W min is required. Why is that?. Even in some GPU reviews, I had seen like using kill-a-watt meter, total PC consumed power with GTX560ti as GPU is 365W Maximum. Then why still Nvidia\Radeon suggest to buy 500W with 2x75W on PCIe cable as min PSU spec?....
All I know is that these cards do expect above 35A in +12V rail. So is it because PSUs with 500W and above should only be capable of delivering that much current in +12v line?.
Or is this a market strategy?. Now can anybody suggest me what rating I should choose here?..Your help can help me choose right one.
Thanks Balan ( talk) 08:20, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks and I understood. But I am more cornered like first selecting wattage spec for my requirements. 122.164.214.96 ( talk) 18:01, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
'sup?
I've been wondering if there's a possibility of plugging two sets of earbuds in one port on an iPhone. If yes, which devices would you recommend?
Cheers, 93.143.9.167 ( talk) 08:49, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, i had a doubt on topic Face detection. Whether it involves matching the faces? Is it possible to find out a person from a group of people? If a input photo is given, whether it possible to find correct person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.211.60.17 ( talk) 09:59, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I'm working in a windows application using forms, I only have a label on it which I'm using for output.
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
char[] x ={ 'i', 'u' };
label1.Text = x.ToString(); // Both these assignments gave the same result
label1.Text = Convert.ToString(x);
}
I keep getting system.char[] on the label instead of the desired iu. Any ideas? Bastard Soap ( talk) 14:28, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
In C# and Java, and some other languages, String objects are immutable, so they are not directly interchangeable with character arrays. You need to use a String construction function for such purposes. This is detailed in the remarks section of the official C# String reference. Nimur ( talk) 16:18, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
So convert.ToString() is totally useless? Bastard Soap ( talk) 10:21, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
My name is Roxanne Sellers and I am with Gulf Islands National Seashore and we are asking to please delete this facebook site it is not an offical site. Any questions please call <redacted> or email me at <redacted>
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.83.133.248 ( talk) 17:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I am writing an application with Visual Basic 2010 Express. The application has a COM reference to a DLL, and everything works fine as a single threaded application. However, I want to break the application into two threads, one for the GUI and one which actually does the work. Both threads need to make calls to the COM reference. When I set up a multithreaded application, I receive this error message: "Unable to cast COM object of type 'Sync Framework Managed Class' to interface type 'Sync Framework COM Interop Class'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{73EA794F-1251-4466-A19C-DAEAF5BDBD04}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE))." which according to here (third heading) means I need to use a multithreaded apartment model. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do that? I've read Microsoft's pages on that (starting here) but I can't figure out how to make it happen. anonymous6494 22:11, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
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On a Windows 7 system, an external drive started acting strangely. I started a disc scan. At first it was counting through files rapidly, then it started going very slowly. I decided to stop the scan and reformat the external HD (a Seagate). Now properties shows all of the HD used and when I try to format, it says "you do not have sufficient rights to perform this operation". I have only one user account and it has administrator rights. How can I reformat the external HD? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:21, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I ran Seagate Sea Tools, and it says that it is defective. It read the serial number and it is in warranty (until April 2015). It took me to the area to submit a RMA. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:25, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Seagate has two methods to get a HD replaced under warranty: (1) send it back and they will send a replacement, (2) pay $10 and they will ship a replacement second day and that includes a mailing label to send back the bad one. I selected #2, since it would cost me nearly $10 to send the old one anyway, and this way I get a replacement quickly.
On the phone to Seagate Customer Support, I had to confirm that I would not use the replacement for any terrorist activities! It seems to me that a terrorist might either lie to Seagate Customer Support about that or either just go to the store and get a new one. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 00:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
I just installed Batman: Arkham City on my computer, and some of the moves in the game require one to push in the scroll wheel on the mouse (not scroll with it, but push it in as if pushing a button). Whenever I do this, however, the screen flashes back for a second. Sometimes I get the desired result as well, as if the push had been successful, and other times I don't. When I do it several times in succession, the game will go from full-screen to windowed mode, as if I had pressed alt-enter. I'm using a Logitech wireless mouse with left and right buttons plus a clickable scroll wheel (nothing fancy). Any idea what's going on here? Help is greatly appreciated--thanks! Meelar (talk) 04:16, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys, I have Intel pentiumD3Ghz CPU, 2GB RAM,1HDD,1DVD,965Mobo,300Watts local PSU. The APC UPS of mine can provide load upto 390W. The software tool of UPS tells me the power consumption of my PC(PC alone plugged in, all other devices are removed from UPS while doing this test) is 113W at Idle and 170W at 100% CPU (+/- 5watts). I think this reading is somewhat equivalent to kill-a-watt meter reading.
Watts consumed by PC = 100% CPU(Using App) + 100% HDD(fileCopy) + 100% DVD(read/write test) = 175W MAX
I plan to buy HD 6870/GTX560ti which may eat 150W/175W (Max).
So as per my calculation(Max),
Watts Consumed by GPU(max) = 175W (for GTX 560ti) / 150W (for HD 6870) ( As per Spec)
So total power(max) = (CPU+RAM+mobo+DVD+HDD) + GPU
= 175W + 175W = 345W for GTX 560ti = 175W + 150W = 320W for HD6870.
I dont use cooling fan\chasis fan. And these cards are not Overclocked versions. Hence I dont have idea of buying any cooling systems. Also the DVD drive isn't going to run all the time.
So as per my calculation, the required SMPS rating (PSU) I should go for either of two cards is 400Watts. This should be sufficient Am I correct?.
This is again for my configuration only.
But in recommended spec in websites and reviews say 500W min is required. Why is that?. Even in some GPU reviews, I had seen like using kill-a-watt meter, total PC consumed power with GTX560ti as GPU is 365W Maximum. Then why still Nvidia\Radeon suggest to buy 500W with 2x75W on PCIe cable as min PSU spec?....
All I know is that these cards do expect above 35A in +12V rail. So is it because PSUs with 500W and above should only be capable of delivering that much current in +12v line?.
Or is this a market strategy?. Now can anybody suggest me what rating I should choose here?..Your help can help me choose right one.
Thanks Balan ( talk) 08:20, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks and I understood. But I am more cornered like first selecting wattage spec for my requirements. 122.164.214.96 ( talk) 18:01, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
'sup?
I've been wondering if there's a possibility of plugging two sets of earbuds in one port on an iPhone. If yes, which devices would you recommend?
Cheers, 93.143.9.167 ( talk) 08:49, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, i had a doubt on topic Face detection. Whether it involves matching the faces? Is it possible to find out a person from a group of people? If a input photo is given, whether it possible to find correct person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.211.60.17 ( talk) 09:59, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I'm working in a windows application using forms, I only have a label on it which I'm using for output.
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
char[] x ={ 'i', 'u' };
label1.Text = x.ToString(); // Both these assignments gave the same result
label1.Text = Convert.ToString(x);
}
I keep getting system.char[] on the label instead of the desired iu. Any ideas? Bastard Soap ( talk) 14:28, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
In C# and Java, and some other languages, String objects are immutable, so they are not directly interchangeable with character arrays. You need to use a String construction function for such purposes. This is detailed in the remarks section of the official C# String reference. Nimur ( talk) 16:18, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
So convert.ToString() is totally useless? Bastard Soap ( talk) 10:21, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
My name is Roxanne Sellers and I am with Gulf Islands National Seashore and we are asking to please delete this facebook site it is not an offical site. Any questions please call <redacted> or email me at <redacted>
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.83.133.248 ( talk) 17:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I am writing an application with Visual Basic 2010 Express. The application has a COM reference to a DLL, and everything works fine as a single threaded application. However, I want to break the application into two threads, one for the GUI and one which actually does the work. Both threads need to make calls to the COM reference. When I set up a multithreaded application, I receive this error message: "Unable to cast COM object of type 'Sync Framework Managed Class' to interface type 'Sync Framework COM Interop Class'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{73EA794F-1251-4466-A19C-DAEAF5BDBD04}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE))." which according to here (third heading) means I need to use a multithreaded apartment model. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do that? I've read Microsoft's pages on that (starting here) but I can't figure out how to make it happen. anonymous6494 22:11, 4 January 2012 (UTC)