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Acer Aspire 5520-5716 Laptop Bios Mod

2008-08-27T16:57:00Z

Bios Splash Screen Mod...(read more)

Acer Aspire 5520-5716 Laptop

2008-07-04T00:08:00Z

Got my acer from newegg just in time the next day they raised the price to $899.

Got mine for $649. thank god!!! After upgrade plays UT3 and Crysis on High settings at 1240x800

no stuttering, crashes, or lock ups. Running XP DX10 Mod and Newest Beta Drivers From Laptopvideo2go.com!!

Aquamark3 score;// 73597

Stock specs://

AMD Mobile Turion X2 1.9Ghz Dual core TL-58

Vista Home Premium

160GB HDD, 2Gb Memory , Chipsets Nforce/ AMD Hammer

Nvidia Geforce 8400M - Integrated Memory 512MB w/ Turbo-Cache

Upgraded the Video Card to a 8600M GT 512MB / OnBoard Memory

Unlock your Nvidia graphics card

2007-04-27T02:38:00Z

Need to unlock those pixel pipelines and vertex shaders?

Here's the tools you need to do it

http://www.box.net/shared/96ma00qhcu

DVI cables and more great prices & great quality

2007-04-27T02:26:00Z

Tired of being raped for coax, cat-5, DVI, & etc.

well this is the site.

http://www.monoprice.com/home/?style=

Nvidia DualTV PCI - Tuner card

2007-04-27T02:14:00Z

Minimum System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Windows XP running select 3rd party applications, or Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Premium and Ultimate editions only)
1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium®4, Celeron®, or equivalent AMD® Athlon™ or Sempron™ CPU (2.4 GHz recommended for all CPU)
256 MB system memory (512MB highly recommended)
Available PCI slot
Graphics with 64MB DDR, DXVA (motion-compensation), and Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 support (128MB DDR recommended)
20 GB free space on Ultra DMA (ATA/66) hard disk (40GB or more recommended)
DirectSound-compatible sound card or integrated audio
CD-ROM drive (DVD-ROM or DVD recorder drive recommended)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later

Functions

Dual-channel TV reception and A/V capture
- Source type: analog terrestrial broadcast, analog cable broadcast, and analog A/V signal from set-top boxes or other A/V equipment
- Signal type: radio frequency (RF from antenna, cable TV, output of set-top boxes) or baseband (S-Video or composite video)
- NTSC board: NTSC M/N
Dual-stream MPEG2 A/V encode with MediaSqueeze technology
- Video: MPEG2 MP@ML, 720x480 (standard definition)
- Audio: MPEG1L2
Uncompressed A/V capture
- Video: 720x480 (standard definition)
- Audio: PCM (16-24 bit per sample, up to 48 KHz)
FM radio tuner
Internal splitter for RF with in-line signal amplifier - only a single RF input is needed for the two internal tuners
3D comb filter and 3D noise reduction with PureVideo technology

Good luck finding this one for cheap! www.pcalchemy.com had it for a good price, but no longer. this is a truly great tuner card. and works great with SageTV, Which is my personal PVR software of choice.

the Purevideo Platium codec from Nvidia is worth the money even if you don't have this tuner. It helps reduce

cpu usage while decoding video. also has mediaplayer plug-ins. Well enjoy later guys...

PC Modding Parts

2007-04-27T02:04:00Z

Here's a couple of sites I frequent for miscelanous parts that Newegg dosen't carry,

Or they have cheaper. Enjoy guys... :)

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php

DD-WRT

2007-04-27T01:54:00Z

DD-WRT

is free firmware for several wireless routers, most notably the Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS), that run minimalist Linux-based operating systems. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.

DD-WRT versions up to v22 were based on the Alchemy firmware from Sveasoft, which in turn is based on the original Linksys firmware. DD-WRT versions from v23 onwards, however, are almost completely rewritten. The Linux Kernel part is based on the OpenWrt Kernel, which started as a Linksys-based firmware but later changed to its own build framework. All of the firmwares are based on the GNU/Linux platform, as are OpenWrt and Alchemy.

Special features not included in the original firmware includes Kai network,daemon, IPv6, Wireless Distribution System, RADIUS, advanced quality of service, radio output power control, overclocking capability, and software support for a Secure Digital Card hardware modification.

Official Site

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

Releases

The major releases to date include:

DD-WRT v23 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released on May 16 2006. Much of the code was overhauled and rewritten during the development of this release, and many new features were added.

DD-WRT v23 Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released on September 13 2006. The interface was overhauled, and some new features were added. Some additional router models are supported, with more planned. There is alpha support for some PowerPC and IXP425 based router boards, including the MagicBox embedded system.

DD-WRT v24 in beta development will eventually allow up to 16 virtual interfaces with different SSIDs and encryption protocols.

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I personally have two wrt54gs roters running "DD-WRT", And have had no problems what so ever with either router.

If anything they work better. I have never had to unplug either router to reset them from lack of response. The firmware is easy to setup and reliable. "DD-WRT" is a feature rich firmware for the wrt54g, gs, gl routers.

Also some buffolo routers cane run the firmware as well.

OCZ Tempest

2007-04-27T01:22:00Z

Manufacturer specifications:
For Sockets AMD 754,939/940/AM2, Intel 775/478
Pure Copper base plate (Titanium coated) and 4 heat pipes for superior heat dissipation
Pure Aluminum fins for ultimate durability
Weight (w/out fan) 580g

Includes:
92mm Fan
Mounting Hardware for all above CPUs
Thermal Compound

Fan Specifications:
Low-Noise
2500RPM +/-10%
44.0 CFM
2-Ball Bearing
3 pin connector
Blue LEDs

Dimensions:
(L)95.25 x (W)87.62 x (H)51.24mm

Where to find currently

www.walmart.com

Current Price

$29.90

Direct Link

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=5161885&sourceid=0100000030660804302498

Current System Specs

2007-04-27T01:21:00Z