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you card should be pci-e. just in case have a look inside. someone else will be able to give you a pic to look at so you can amke sure its pcie, i cant find one lol. the other main thing you need is more ram. if you have ddr2 that shouldn't be a very expensive upgrade, but ddr is alot more expensive.

you can have 2 mouses plugged in that move the cursor on screen (people do it all the time at school to open up stuff and exit there stuff while there not looking without them noticing), but i dont think you can have 2 cursors.

im sure there's many programs out there to make copy's of your 'friends homemade dvd'. your 'friends homemade dvd' wouldn't be encrypted, unless it is for some strange reason, but i dont think homemade dvds are usually. in that case copying your friends homemade dvd should be easily done with nero because it wouldn't be encrypted, but if your friend 'homemade dvd' did happen to be encrypted, then i found a link to this little program. just a thought. maybe the address of the website i just posted, maybe you should remove the 'now' from the end of the domain and search for what you have left in google

thats alright everyone misses something every now and then. im hoping this is what you mean by structure, im new to this database/php thing. all of the tables are the same as the one pictured, except the 'UNVALIDATED' one, which has a few more values. < CLICK!

$colorHQ is not null. thats what these 2 lines are doing: $varName = "color".$models; $$varName = "green"; lets assume the loop is at the HQ entry in the array. it makes a variable which would equal 'colorHQ' (because currently $models is 'HQ') called $varName. It then makes another variable which is $$varName. It may be hard to understand at first, php first calculates what $varName equals, so it then has this: $('colorHQ') = "green"; which is equal to: $colorHQ = "green"; which is declaring colorHQ as equaling 'green'. if $varName has a different value (eg colorHZ) then the variable name will be different.

but the BIOS is telling the motherboard to beep. just like when you listen to music, its the speakers that are making noise, but the sound card/processor thats making them make noise. the only result i could find was also a keyboard problem, but this may be useful if you have an intel board. it doesn't say if there long or short beeps though, there probably all the same length for these.

ill try to keep this short and simple. I have an array (row) from a mySQL database that has the variables ModHQ, ModHJ, ModHX, ModHZ and ModWB in it. each one of them variables is one of 3 values: "t", "f", "u" (true/false/unknown). I want to create 5 new variables (colorHQ, colorHJ, colorHX, colorHZ, colorWB). there values will reflect what the above variables are. eg: if ModHQ is "t", i want colorHQ to be "green". if ModHX is "f", i want colorHX to be "red". if ModWB is "u", i want colorWB to be "black". here how im doing it: im looping through an array (models) in php. for each entry in that array (models), im dynamically creating a new variable which is "color" + model im then looking at another array (row) which came from a mySQL database to determine if the variable "Mod" + model is "t", "f" or "u" (it will be one of them 3). if its "t", im setting the value of the dynamic variable ( "color" + model ) to "green", and if its "f" or "u" another string. heres the relevent code: [hide=click me] while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){ $models = array("HQ", "HJ", "HX", "HZ", "WB"); for($i = 4; $i >= 0; $i--){ $sqlID = 'Mod'.$models[i]; $varName = "color".$models[i]; if($row[$sqlID] == "t"){ //this model is true, so i want to set this models color to "green" $$varName = "green"; }else if($row[$sqlID] == "f"){ //this model is false, so i want to set this models color to "red" $$varName = "red"; }else if($row[$sqlID] == "u"){ //this model is unknown, so i want to set this models color to "black" $$varName = "black"; } } echo $colorHQ; //echo's nothing. } [/hide] THE PROBLEM: I need to be able to reference the variables created which state the models color outside of the loop, where i have "echo $colorHQ;", so they can be used in the rest of the script. i could always do it with if and else statements, but that would take about 50 lines of code, compared to the 10 or 15 i have there doing the same (and easier to change) job. what do i do to change there scope? ive looked everywhere but cant find anything that works.

ok thanks for the feedback. i was just going to make it with php for a bit of experience but nevermind. luckily the free host im using has phpmyadmin. hopefully i wont have the same trouble with the rest

im very new to the whole mySQL thing (well ive tried it before, but forgot everything lol). [hide=this is what im making (not vital to read)]im trying to create a thing where you enter your codes in flash, it splits them up into the separte bits, gets what each separate bit stands for from the database (through php), and then tells you everything it can about your Holden from the build plate codes. I chose flash because im very familiar with it, and it saves learning something else. I chose to use a database instead of just saving the codes in the flash file because 1. its more challenging and fun to do lol, 2. there are quite a few codes (so i wouldn't want them sitting there in flash taking up memory), and 3. i want to be able to add to/edit the list of codes at any time without making a new swf file.[/hide] anyway to start off im making a table in PHP to store all the engine/trans/diff ratio codes. here is the part of the PHP to make the 1st table: [hide=the bit with the problem] mysql_query( "CREATE TABLE ENG( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, value VARCHAR(3) NOT NULL, desc VARCHAR(35) NOT NULL, modHQ ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', modHJ ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', modHX ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', modHZ ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', modWB ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', PRIMARY KEY(id) )" ) or die (mysql_error()); id = unique ID for that code value = what the code actually is desc = what the code means mod+[HQ-WB] = 5 different values that mean either true, false or unknown. (to say if it was, wasnt or it is unknown if it was available on that model)[/hide] and here is what error it returns when i run the complete php page You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'desc VARCHAR(35) NOT NULL, modHQ ENUM('t', 'f', 'u') DEFAULT 'u', modHJ ENUM' at line 4 im guessing it something to do with the enum but i cant for the life of me work out what iev done wrong. thanks in advance :D

exactly. reduce taxes for people who use cars as transportation, dont start charging extra for people who use cars as there fun and enjoyment after school/work. if they start charging extra for big vehicles, why dont they charge extra for people who play golf? maybe put in some taxes to bring the price of golf balls/clubs up so all the people who play golf for fun have to pay more like all the people who tinker with cars for fun. My support for tax relief for those who use eco-friendly cars isn't due to any sympathy with drivers about how much they "have" to pay for public roads. It's because we need to clean up our act with fossil fuels and a significant amount of pollution comes from cars. We also need to find a way to pay for an extension to our public transport. As far as I'm concerned, especially since I live in a country only 500 miles long where it takes only two and a half hours by train to reach the capital, most car users don't need cars to function. When they talk about how the government increases taxes for things they have to use, it annoys me. Cars are a luxury item, and should be taxed as such. But this is digressing from the point of this thread... whatever you reasons for those tax reductions for small cars it suits me as long as it doesn't mean tax increases for large cars. back on topic fuel isnt rising here in aus, its going down due to our declining dollar.

the blue ones look kind of creepy lol. like a zombie or something. they don't look bad though, just kind of stand out ALOT

ring her up or text here as often as you can. if she rings or texts you make sure you reply/answer immediately or call back straight away if you miss the call. STAY IN CONTACT, DONT LET HER THINK SHES ALONE! DONT force her to go see a shrink if she doesn't want to, but defiantly mention the idea. say it in a way that its just a idea, dont say "i think you should see a shrink" or anything, say something like "someone i know thinks you should go see a shrink, but its upto you". don't make her think that you want her to see a shrink, and don't make her think that you dont. keep it neutral. that way if she thinks the opposite to you (which is likely) she wont lose any trust in you. like posted above it may be a good idea to talk about some bad times you had (even make one up). dont go in too deep though, like mentioning the time your mother died and how bad it was (just assuming your mothers dead, she probebly isn't though, just using it as an example). mention how you didn't have the money on you to buy a bus ticket to the shops today and you had to walk 25 minutes to get to a ATM or something. i dont know keep it sad but not too sad, and don't relate it to her if you can. try to cheer her up by telling a joke or something. Make sure she knows that you will be devastated if she does do it. if you say she can if she wants then she probably will, she will think you dont care either way. dont ring up and scream into the phone "IF YOU KILL YOURSELF *B-word* ILL KILL MYSELF TO ILL BE SO PISSED OFF" or anything like that though. keep calm. get her address and details incase she does it on the phone with you so you can get 911 to her ASAP The same with everything else take it slow and easy. DONT ring up and say "Whats your address? i need to know so when you slit your wrists i can call 911 to help you" and most important work on getting her down there with you and getting professional help. dont speed into the professional help though, take it slow. THIS IS JUST WHAT I WOULD TRY AND DO, I DON'T HAVE ANY PHD IN MENTAL HEALTH OR ANYTHING THOUGH! The same probably goes for everyone on this forum. MAKE SURE you post this same topic somewhere where professional councilors talk or somewhere like that!

for people who have a car only for the purpose of getting from A to B in a decently comfortable, easy and cost effect manner, then small cars are great. i have no problem with small cars its just i wouldn't want one myself. that said people who have cars for more than getting from A to B. the kind of people that may have been brought up in a car loving environment and have the knick for working on cars (some people just pick up spanners and know what to do from birth, while others wouldn't know what the underside of there bonnet looks like except for when they fill there washer bottle and struggle to change a tyre when they get a flat) shouldn't be punished for driving the car they love. im one of the second group of people i mentioned above (i look at cars and see more than just transportation appliances), and i love working on my one tonner (pic - not mine but same model) as well as my 180B (currently rebuilding an L18 and fitting SSS hitachi SU's to it for anyone interested). I would be absolutely devastated and would feel betrayed by my government if i had to pay a fee just to drive my big, gas guzzling vehicle. I dont mind paying extra for petrol though, because it goes into what i do in my spare time. Some people spend there spare cash on computer games, golf clubs, boats or whatever they enjoy. i just happen to spend mine on cars because thats what i enjoy, it just a bonus it also gets me from A to B. exactly. reduce taxes for people who use cars as transportation, dont start charging extra for people who use cars as there fun and enjoyment after school/work. if they start charging extra for big vehicles, why dont they charge extra for people who play golf? maybe put in some taxes to bring the price of golf balls/clubs up so all the people who play golf for fun have to pay more like all the people who tinker with cars for fun. a f150 with 2 engines? i dont know of any vehicle having 2 engines both with combustion chambers of a hemispherical shape, let alone 2 engines at all. you dont need one, just like people who play golf dont need to play golf to survive, and people who build model trains dont need to build model trains either. i also doubt most model trains ever get stacked with coal or other items and transport them from one point to another for any real purpose either. honda civic ok, but not a smart car. smart cars are for people who dont have a car for fun, and don't even have them for basic transport. people with smart cars go one step lower, they have them to get killed. i have a HUGE *pinky finger*. trust me its hell of alot longer than my index finger. :lol:

it will be in your bios options. if you have a old motherboard you mightn't be able to use a usb, so you will have to use a floppy or something, but most motherboards i believe to support usb booting. have a look around for it in the bios. make sure if its enabled or whatever you put it above the hard drive in the boot order otherwise it wont work anyway. ive never used a usb device to boot before but thats what i imagine you would need to do.

as stated in the article he probably had his webcam going as a cry for help, and to make someone intervene. sadly no one did. im no shrink though so don't quote me on that.

its depends on the case. if someone is clearly capable, both physically AND MENTALLY, of killing whoever they intended to and the only reason they didn't manage to was because a 3rd party came in and stopped them, then they deserve a full sentence. however if someone is not capable, either physically, or mentally (ie extensive mental reviews determine that the person wouldn't be capable of killing another human being, no matter how much they would like to think they could) then they should get off with attempted murder. there would be alot of harm done to the person intended to be killed. eg they may become scared to leave there homes or something like that. attempted murder can be given to people who have already started, or attempted murdering the person. example: if i run you over with my car deliberately, and you go into as comma for a month, and eventually wake up and cant walk, cant talk, severely scared and damaged for life etc, then i could easily get off with attempted murder, but there would be alot of other charges aswell. so yes, damage is done!

one final question and once i work out ansewr to the above questions, i should be good to go :) heres that final question: The variable resistor doesn't make much sense to me in the diagram. i cant work out which pins of the resistor connect to which bits on the diagram. heres a picture trying to explain what i mean, along with my almost complete plan (Diodes and capacitors may be in the wrong way around, i havnt worked all that out yet. this is just planning how much board i will actually need and where everything will fit.)

ive came up against some more problems lol. I need to know: -Im having trouble finding a 1uF 50v tantalum capacitor. could i instead use a Electrolytic one? does it have to be 50v or could it be higher? im guessing this one would replace it no trouble (does 50 wv mean 50v with these type of capacitors)?: http://search.dse.com.au/search?w=R4295 or maybe even this one (450v instead of 50v though)? http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=RE6034 It is for C1 on the wiring diagram linked to above. it description says its to isolate the tach input from the +12V dc on the coil. -EDIT: re-reading my questions i typed over an hour ago Ive since answered this one on my own. i found one exactly the same on the other website. -with the 100k variable resistor (R3 on diagram) im assuming double gang means you can connect 2 things to it. i would only need a single gang right? -im assuming by 2K2ohm they mean a 2.2k (2200 ohm) resistor (R5 and R6 on diagram) does it matter thats it 1/4watt instead of 1/6w? the tolerance is the same -http://search.dse.com.au/search?w=R1082 -the rectifier diodes on the circuit are all used for protection. the one listed in the part list is a 1a 50v. i can only find a 1a 1000v. so could i replace this: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSea ... 001MSCT-ND with this: http://search.dse.com.au/search?w=Z3207 -The digikey part number P4251-ND doesn't exist (or so there website says). the part is listed as a 0.047 uF capacitor. it has 2 functions (there are 2 in circuit): 1. suppresses multiple counts from voltage overshoots 2. storage capacitor - increasing its value decreases the RPM range looking at the diagram to see what its hooked up to may help. what capacitor should i use that would preform the same function? could you post a link to one please? -i think ive asked this question earlier. could i replace the capacitor labeled C4 in the diagram with a higher voltage one? i cant find a 16v volt version but i have found a 35v one, otherwise exactly the same. ie use this: http://search.dse.com.au/search?w=R4720 instead of this: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSea ... e=P2105-ND -i cant find any frequency to voltage converter ics at all on the 2 websites ive been using. ive found 1 bar graph driver (http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=ZL3914). is that the same as the one in the diagram? looking at the pins on the diagram above and this, which is linked to at the bottom of the description of teh driver on the jaycar website, they apear to be the same thing. all the pins appear to have the same function, so im assuming it would work. i hope they can order in the other ic's, and the led drivers if thats not the right one. thats my long list of questions lol. if anyone has any answers it would be much appreciated! im off to plan my veroboard now, even though i was going to do it hours ago lol.

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ok thanks for the advice. tomorrow ill start mapping it out on graph paper with a pencil and eraser (found the idea of google) until i work it out and everything fits. when i do go ahead and buy it ill use some scraps to practice soldering on the veroboard as you recommend. ive made a easier to read list of all the bits, you can see it here if you feel like making sure i haven't missed anything. if you dont want to thats alright, im fairly sure i didn't miss anything. Note: the plugs and wire are so i can mount the leds in the instrument cluster after i remove all the clock remains, and the veroboard bit somewhere where theres a little more room.

untill now i never knew what veroboards were lol. sounds like a good idea. do all ic sockets fit into the holes of all vero boards? or do i have to make sure i get one with the holes the right distance apart?

yes a few times actually. ive done a bit of soldering on cars at home various times, and a hell of a lot at school last year and the year before. the 2 major things ive made was first a mine game where you jump 1 nail at a time through a field of nails, and there are 3 leds that tell you if your safe/nearing a mine/or you have hit a mine and lose. the ideas to work out the path and make it to the otherside of the board. kind of hard to explain. the second one was a double electronic dice. you push a button and it generates 2 random numbers (1 to 6) and displays them on 2 sets of leds (eg if you get 1 it lights up 1 led, you get 2 it lights up 2. it makes 2 different numbers). i have no idea how it worked but it involved making 2 silicon board things, drilling holes, and soldering in a hell of a lot (in my view, probebly hardly any for someone greatly experienced) of small components. ill post some pics later if i get round to it.

im planning on making one of these for my datto to replace the old analogue clock that is crap, inaccurate and no longer works. it is a LED Bar graph tachometer circuit diagram i found after countless hours of looking everywhere on the internet. the only thing i understand about it (because im not very good at understanding how circuits work just by looking at the diagram) is that it has a frequency to voltage converter that converts the frequency the coil discharges (when a plug fires) to a constant voltage, which in turn drives 2 (yes 2) LED bar driver chips which make the lights light up. Looking at the description the RPM range can be changed by adjusting one of the resistors and capacitors. a better quality (and slightly different?) version of the diagram can be found here: http://www.t-r-j.com/Auto/Tach/tachometer.htm What i would like to know first of all is someone to confirm that if i go and buy the bits tomorrow (not that i will until im sure everything ok) it will work. i would also like some advice on what to actually build it on. i dont have the equipment to make my own circuit boards (the special pens and acid bath thing) but if its worth it and doesn't cost to much i would consider buying one. what else could i mount a project like this on? I do have several electric soldering irons and a multimeter if that comes in use. about positioning it: looking at the diagram the led's are being fed a constant 6 volt supply, and the chip just earths the led to make the light come on. if this is the case it should be fine to mount the power supply bit and leds right behind the dash, and mount the chips and the bits that actually make it work in a separate location within the car. i shouldn't be troubled by lights that don't shine very bright because of the resistance from the long lengths of wire that power the leds, like i would be if i mounted the entire thing somewhere else and just the leds behind the dash? EDIT: opps meant to hit preview. anyway thanks for all the help in advance! :)

Then you've been too rough with them and now they're broken. Buy tougher headphones or be a little more careful, particularly when untangling them. agreed. if you wrap the leads around the speakers when your not using them dont wrap them so tight, do it as loose as you can. dont have the wire entering the headphone bent on a big angle when its wrapped up, leave a bit of slack so the wire curves around in a smooth even shape to get to the speaker. take more care when untangling them. dont pull on the wires or hang the headphones from the wires buy picking them up form the wrong end. all that kind of basic information everyone knows by common sense.

i would hope that only people who didnt cause it themselves (eg non smokers who have it geneticly) would get the treatment. maybe have it some government health scheme thing so it cost almost nothing for people who deserve it, but for people like smokers who caused it they wont be covered and have to fork out thousands of dollars for treatment.