Mini PCI/e mod

Since Mini PCI has USB D+ and D- pinout #36 and #38, could it be use for other USB device? Has anyone tried?



Idea just came up, when i see a lot of HP/Compaq with wireless issues. I was wondering if the pinout #36 and #38 also hopefully the GRND is good, I could use USB wifi adapter (or any USB devices) and mod it into the mini pci-e slot.

Reply 1 : Mini PCI/e mod

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Originally Posted by nyafACE Since Mini PCI has USB D+ and D- pinout #36 and #38, could it be use for other USB device? Has anyone tried? Idea just came up, when i see a lot of HP/Compaq with wireless issues. I was wondering if the pinout #36 and #38 also hopefully the GRND is good, I could use USB wifi adapter (or any USB devices) and mod it into the mini pci-e slot.

If the mPCIe slot with USB pins 36/38 isn't whitelisted then can do this. However you'll need to pull 5V from somewhere to drive the USB device you mod in if it usually plugs in via a USB port. See USB port pinout.



A webcam was modded into a 2510P using a similar idea here, though via the docking connector and it was a 3.3V device. The author of that link had previously modded USB hubs into his netbook.

Reply 2 : Mini PCI/e mod

Thanks for quick reply. I myself did a mod with USB hub using one of the USB for webcam, SD card reader and BT. I was just trying to avoid the USB port and use the pci/e. When you said black out, you mean like from the Bios? Only certain brand of pci will work on/in it?

How does my Setup Sound?

Wanting to switch to Free AV and was thinking of the following setup...will this work?



- AVG 2011

- Malwarebytes

- KeyScrambler 2.7.1.0

- spybot search and destroy



Am I missing anything? Should I use comodo firewall or does AVG have one? Or is Windows Firewall good?



Also, is Download.com a good / safe place to download all of this?



Thanks

Reply 1 : How does my Setup Sound?

Windows firewall + MSE is enough for home usage, you can add malwarebytes if you really want to. You shouldn't need keyscrambler since that only helps if you have a keylogger/virus already on the machine, which means your primary defenses were already breached and keyscrambler itself might have been affected.

Reply 2 : How does my Setup Sound?

MSE and Win firewall is good enough. But recently I moved to Comodo CIS and am so far very pleased. I did that more of curiosity than some real need.

Reply 3 : How does my Setup Sound?

AVG free has no firewall built in, only the 'top of the line" paid version has it.

Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Yes this is a safe place to download from.

I have the same setup as Hakira and it works well with an older dell (Vista) (D610) with 2 GIG ram; as well as win 7 on my other machine.

Just the fact you ask first is a cautious move, great!

If you install MB, make sure to update regularly the free version does not update automatically.

Reply 4 : How does my Setup Sound?

I would suggest MSE + Firewall. I personally have a USB drive with multiple antiviruses like Spybot. If you have a USB I'd suggest using it for this.



Otherwise I'd say get rid of malwarebytes and leave spybot since spybot has the immunization function.

Reply 5 : How does my Setup Sound?

I forgot to mention this will be for my work computer and I often plug my customers usb drives and sd cards into which may or may not be infected...does this change any of your recommendations?

Reply 6 : How does my Setup Sound?

MSE has an option to scan USB drives (in Advanced settings) and it actually saved me once from my own stick that was infected by a rather nasty piece of malware. Then I did a research and apparently more and more viruses and trojans are distributed on USB drives so this option should be always on (and it isn't by default in MSE)



This particular malware was in a hidden fake Recyclebin folder with permissions that needed to be changed in order to even see it. MSE cought it while I was merely copying everything from the stick onto my disk in order to format it (it had my BIOS flash files on it that I needed for some testing). I was quite happy since I was like 100% it was clean and it wasn't.



On the other hand some people say MSE is very slow on USB scanning.

Just got a Canon 60D, any tips?

to get the most out of it? Any feedback would be great since i dont know much about photography lol

Reply 1 : Just got a Canon 60D, any tips?

You only need to read enough of the manual to install the battery, memory card, and a lens.
Put the camera in auto mode and take the camera for a walk.

If you have a nearby tourist attraction, go there and start taking photos.

You will likely encounter things on the camera that interest you.
Remember those for later.

Things to think about as you take pictures:

Is the camera tilted? You want that horizon level.
..Nothing looks worse that a tilted ocean or body of water.

Is the subject framed well? You don't want to cut off heads.
..If you have a person there, make sure that there are no objects behind them that appear to grow out of their head, like telephone poles.

Where is the sun in relation to the subject? You don't want the sun behind the subject.
..Move yourself or the subject to get the sun positioned right.

Do you have any unwanted objects in the shot? Move yourself if that helps get rid of unwanted objects.

After a few hours of shooting, you should have enough for the next step.

Load all of the images to your computer and review the results.
Examine each carefully and see what you need to do to improve each shot.

Now it is time to read the User Manual.
Don't try to read and understand the whole thing.
Because you can't.

Look through the table of contents and only read the things that grab your interest for now.

You have lots to read about, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the camera.
That is what auto mode is for. Learn as you use the camera.

You have several years to learn it all.

..

Reply 2 : Just got a Canon 60D, any tips?

Canon has a pretty good guide to the basics: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/index.html

Good charger for Eneloop (rechargable batteries)?

Any suggestions for a workable, dependable, battery charger for eneloops that costs $20 or less? Don't mind if it takes "overnight" or is slow, if that is better than a fast charger. A 4-battery capacity is sufficient, don't need to charge 20 at a time. Thanks for any advice!!

Reply 1 : Good charger for Eneloop (rechargable batteries)?

Standard NiMH batteries will drain in a few weeks when they set idle in the camera.
The Eneloop NiMH batteries will retain their charge longer when the batteries remain unused in a camera. I used the same charger that I use for standard NiMH batteries.

..

something HD, that works easily with Mac iMovie

I need to buy a HD video camera for the church I work at.

We'll use it mainly to record meetings & services but also some outdoor events. It would be awesome if the video quality was decent enough to make a documentary with eventually, but that may just be a pipe dream.

We have a mini DV cam that's about 4 years old and honestly I'm just sick of the time it takes to convert the tapes and would greatly prefer something that records directly to a hard drive or digital card or stick or something that I can easily edit with my iMac.

My budget is around $1200.

Any suggestions?

G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

Hi,



I'm using "Debut" (software) to try the Asus built-in camera on my G73SW. I have an fps of 5 with horrible graininess with a 640x480 resolution. Is this how it is, or is there anything I can do to fix it?



Thanks!

Reply 1 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

I too am very disappointed in the camera in my G73 and have not read of a great fix. You can always try upgrading the driver from the ASUS support site, (I did this to no avail) or make sure you are using the camera in a room with ample light (I see a slight improvement with my window shades open on a sunny day compared to using it at night in a dimly lit room. What model camera do you have BTW?

Reply 2 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

I can't find any way to check what camera I have.



There's no driver available (of any kind) on the ASUS website in the G73 website.



I was using a standard Microsoft driver. I found another driver online and all it did was make the view upside-down.



This isn't just a lousy camera/driver, it's defective. It has a much larger resolution option but then I get 1 FPS. I might return this PC because of it.. doesn't make sense to pay $1500 for a laptop with defective parts.



I'll send in a message to ASUS support and see if I can get a solution. I've seen other people try it with no success, though...

Reply 3 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

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Originally Posted by agamemnus I can't find any way to check what camera I have. There's no driver available (of any kind) on the ASUS website in the G73 website. I was using a standard Microsoft driver. I found another driver online and all it did was make the view upside-down. This isn't just a lousy camera/driver, it's defective. It has a much larger resolution option but then I get 1 FPS. I might return this PC because of it.. doesn't make sense to pay $1500 for a laptop with defective parts. I'll send in a message to ASUS support and see if I can get a solution. I've seen other people try it with no success, though...

You can modify a registry entry to make it not upside down. That driver is a lot better in terms of speed.

Reply 4 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

Make sure there's a lot of light

Reply 5 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

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Originally Posted by agamemnus I can't find any way to check what camera I have. There's no driver available (of any kind) on the ASUS website in the G73 website. I was using a standard Microsoft driver. I found another driver online and all it did was make the view upside-down. This isn't just a lousy camera/driver, it's defective. It has a much larger resolution option but then I get 1 FPS. I might return this PC because of it.. doesn't make sense to pay $1500 for a laptop with defective parts. I'll send in a message to ASUS support and see if I can get a solution. I've seen other people try it with no success, though...

There's a big long explanation on why this happens on the asus driver site. Long story short: Asus uses 2 suppliers for their cameras. You need the correct driver *and* the correct orientation.

Reply 6 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

frosty5689 -- can you please tell me where the registry entry is? (Uninstalling the other driver doesn't flip back the camera view!)



Light helps with the graininess, but not the FPS -- still 5.



The FPS is still 5 with the other driver. I found the other driver on a random site, not the main ASUS site. I don't see any drivers at all on the ASUS support site... just their bloatware programs.

Reply 7 : G73SW - camera horrible fps with low res.

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Originally Posted by agamemnus frosty5689 -- can you please tell me where the registry entry is? (Uninstalling the other driver doesn't flip back the camera view!) Light helps with the graininess, but not the FPS -- still 5. The FPS is still 5 with the other driver. I found the other driver on a random site, not the main ASUS site. I don't see any drivers at all on the ASUS support site... just their bloatware programs.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}

Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I have a Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN wireless adapter in a WIN 7 machine that connects just fine to the internet both wirelessly and wired....except it won't connect on n. We have a DLINK router that does a, b, g, and n. Another computer in the house is connecting on n, and mine is connecting on g (another computer can only do g so we can't make the router only n). 802.11n mode is enabled.

How do I make the adapter use n instead of g?

Reply 1 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I'm left to guess this is a Dell. See if Dell has driver updates. Remember that many had those PRE-N devices and routers. What a mess.
Bob

Reply 2 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

Nope, not a dell. It's a Toshiba Satellite M645-S4050. I DL'd the most recent version of the driver from the Toshiba site(although the windows check for updated drivers and said it was good). So I went from 13.1 to 13.3....without effect. I'm still connecting on g.

Is there a way to tell it to connect on n?

Reply 3 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I read you revealed the make and model and updated a driver on the laptop.

But what Dlink? Was it a PRE-N? Is it's firmware current? Did you try to set it to 802.11n only? Is it setup like the Cnet Networking Forum suggests?

Save the forum members from asking all these questions. Tell all the specifics related to the problem.

It's not a sure thing this can be fixed but it's a start.
Bob

Reply 4 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

D-link: DIR-628
most updated firmware from the dlink site 1.24NA
I tried setting the router to 802.11n only but while my computer could see the available connection, it couldn't connect.

This is what I copied from the status page from the router:

Wireless Radio :Enabled
802.11 Mode : Mixed 802.11n, 802.11g and 802.11b
Channel Width :40MHz
Channel :6
Secondary Channel :2
Wi-Fi Protected Setup :Enabled/Configured
Security Mode: WPA Only - Personal

I don't know what other information you need. Other computers can connect to this router as n. just not mine for some reason. I can't find a place to set my adapter to use n only

Reply 5 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I would have used AUTO (WPA/WPA2) as well as AUTO on AES and TKIP.

If that doesn't work then it's up to Dlink to add support for your Wifi N card.
Bob

Reply 6 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

The OEM Intel drivers by default install the "Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 ABG" adapter instead of the "Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN" adapter. You can verify this by going to Device Manager. To resolve this issue, download the latest Intel drivers in zip format and then do an update drivers and manually select the AGN version.

Reply 7 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I have an Asus G73jh-BST7 with Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN and a DLink DIR-655 Xtreme N but it wont connect to using n i tried every thing from setting it to n only auto aes tkip reinstalling all the drives is it... is there a solution to this problem or is the DLink not compatible with Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN

Reply 8 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

Your router setup is not compatible. I find it disturbing that no maker is offering online courses in networking. Even when it comes to how to select the router wifi settings they fail.

Here I have spent too many posts asking for the router settings and it's becoming clear that folk DO NOT WANT to become IT GURUs. They want it to work, right out of the box.
Bob

Reply 9 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

Honestly, I tried drivers from the wireless adapter manufacturer and the laptop manufacturer and the router. All the settings say that it is set up as N (AGN), yet...not connecting as N. So...I've not found a solution. Eventually I had to give up. Maybe I'll fight with it another day. If I get it to work, I'll post here.

Bob I appreciate your information and expertise. I'm sorry that those of us who are not experts irritate you with our questions. My understanding is that this forum is for people who need help to get it. We wouldn't be asking the questions if we already knew what we were doing. Also, since we aren't "guru's" most of us just don't know the right question or search to do so, yes, you end up answering similar questions. If it's that irritating, please let someone else do the answering for a little while and save yourself the headache.

Reply 10 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

Over in the Cnet Networking forum we tackle this a lot. But it does require folk to reveal the settings, make, model, version, firmware versions and by now you get it that folk do not want to work that hard.

But do try it the Cnet Networking Forum way (see the stickies.)

We have the answers but we need the details.
Bob

Reply 11 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

there's gateway laptop here and it uses the n network just fine. but the laptop with Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN just connects with g... and not all ppl are network savvy that why we ask so we can learn and understand the problem... dob

Reply 12 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

When they can't try the methods that our techs use. We send them out with setup notes and space PC-Cards and usb wifi sticks to sniff out if some card has gone south.

There are those that try far too hard to fix an onboard wifi card. Since we charge by the hour we could try to save some cranky card but I'm sure the customers would start talking bad about us if we racked hundreds in service fees like that.
Bob

Reply 13 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I have the identical issue with a new Toshiba laptop (Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN). Linksys says its not the router. Toshiba says its the limitation of the built in driver. WHAT? It's supposed to be a/g/n/so why won't it connect to N?

Reply 14 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

I realize this thread is several months old, but apparently his problem is still evident. My machine is an Asus G73JH-BST7 running Windows 7 Home Premium and sports an Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN built-in wireless adapter w/WiMAX. My router is a DLINK DIR-855 which is capable of generating wireless g/b/n at 2.4GHz and 5GHz simultaneously. For quite some time I battled with the same issued mentioned by several in this thread. All other machines connected without issue to wireless n (including my Mac Book at 5GHz respectively). The Asus would "see" the SSIDs (wireless signals) at both signal ranges and even prompt for the security key when attempting to connect. However, the connection would fail with an error message generated by Windows that the SSID could not be found and prompt the user to use the builtin network troubleshooter which also did not provide any viable solutions. I wanted to exhaust all possibilities before upgrading the firmware on my router. I tried removing the security protocol from the wireless; changing the g-signal to n-only; resetting the router to manufacturer defaults; running Windows updates; checking Intel updates for the wireless adapter; uninstalling/reinstalling wireless drivers; reinstalling the OS using the Asus restore media; disabling all other wireless devices accessing/not accessing the network...and a host of other troubleshooting approaches that are too detailed to name. The solution, in my case, was a firmware upgrade on the router. It was sold to me brand-new using revision 1.02 (This revision supported using the shareport for a 3G wireless adapter. All subsequent firmware upgrades removed this capability which is why I was hesitant to upgrade the firmware.)I upgraded my router to the latest firmware revision 1.23NA as of April 1/2011. I reapplied my original router settings manually. The Asus connected to wireless-n without a hitch. Perhaps someone can offer an explaination regarding what changed and why this worked and hopefully my scenario will help others.

Reply 15 : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN won't use n band

"THE SOLUTION: I logged back into D-Link Setup interface, and re-enabled wireless security. This time I set the WPA mode setting back to "Auto (WPA or WPA2)" setting the DIR-655 Cipher Type back to "Tkip" where it was before. I was still only able to manage a G connection, not NG. I decided to experiment a little, changing the Cipher Type to "AES" and BAM!!! It connected in NG mode!!! This is the only security mode that I can get the 2 to connect with each other in NG mode."

Now I can say if this will help but after too many trips to the field and setting it up this forum's top post how we suggest many times I wonder if it's that old thing.
Bob