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    CPMRTOTD - the cp[mike] random thread of the day! (#6 - PC problems!)

    RANDOM THREAD SPECIAL! CPMRTOTDs are only published on business days while im bored at work, but i figured id post this up today.


    well it was late thursday night (raining hard), and a car smashed into a pole down the street. caused a surge that my UPS/surge suppressor wasnt ready for (like wtf?) and it blew the power supply in my monitor and it killed my video card (my new Radeon 9800 that ive had for 2 weeks). so im back to using my old radeon 7200 and the little 7" widescreen LCD that i have for my car's dashboard.

    at 1280x960 i can hardly see anything, so right now im on 1024x768. its not too bad, i can see and read everything, its just annoying to use as a personal PC monitor... so i probably wont be posting as much at night/on weekends and ill be saving my cb7tuner time for while im at work (hah) until i figure out wtf to do for a monitor, because i cant afford one. i need a new hdd too, im running on <100mb of free space...

    [img]http://www.****.com/pics/cpmrtotd/lcdmonitor.jpg[/img]


    - 1993 Accord LX - White sedan (sold)
    - 1993 Accord EX - White sedan (wrecked)
    - 1991 Accord EX - White sedan (sold)
    - 1990 Accord EX - Grey sedan (sold)
    - 1993 Accord EX - White sedan (sold)
    - 1992 Accord EX - White coupe (sold)
    - 1993 Accord EX - Grey coupe (stolen)
    - 1993 Accord SE - Gold coupe (sold)
    Current cars:
    - 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon - Daily driver
    - 2004 Chevrolet Express AWD - Camper conversion

    #2
    That sucks man. How much did you pay for the video card? Maybe you should call the UPS/surge suppressor company and complain.

    I spy 2 Frescas, a gatorade, and a McDonalds drink...someone was thirsty!
    My Ongoing CB7 Project

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      #3
      haha pwnd

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        #4
        cp[mike] can you read this?
        My Ongoing CB7 Project

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          #5
          Hmm I never had Frescas before. Is it any good?

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            #6
            Originally posted by i97supratti
            Hmm I never had Frescas before. Is it any good?
            They're pretty good. I drank them in mexico...I dunno how "USDM" Frescas taste.
            My Ongoing CB7 Project

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              #7
              Dude I'd call the UPS place and tell em that it fried your shit. Those things are supposed to have protection up to $5000 or something. And take your video card back and tell them it was already FRIED/pwn'd/burnt/DOA.

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                #8
                yeah, I know what youre saying (sorta).

                when I was trying to get OS X to install on my laptop I accidentally deleted the slice on my HDD that was housing DOS and the HFS+ files, giving me an error that wouldnt allow me to start the computer. Luckily i had a friend with an XP Pro install disc, so it wasnt THAT bad, and OS X works flawlessly now, but . . . it was still kinda disappointing not being able to use my latptop for a few days.
                -Mark-
                CB7
                CD5


                And if i could swim I'd swim out to you in the ocean
                Swim out to where you were floating in the dark.

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                  #9
                  Search craigslist for a monitor. There are always some going for like $25.
                  Gary A.K.A. Carter
                  [sig killed by photobucket]

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                    #10
                    damn

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                      #11
                      holy shit how do u see anything on that monitor.. lol
                      Frost White CB7 Crew #28
                      RIP cb7


                      99 taffeta white ej8

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                        #12
                        That sucks... I will type this big to make it easier for you to see mike...

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