Replacing a miniPCI wifi card in a laptop
So I own a few laptops and none of them are that new. However they meet my requirements and I see no point in buying a new laptop at the moment. However for a while…
Category Archives: Hardware
Boast your computers performance. Install a new CPU?
In most businesses you don’t need to be running the latest and greatest technology. Indeed that can become extremely costly. Especially if your a startup organisation. I have a desktop PC that last year had…
DVD-ROM PDVD-850 CitiRom and Shining CardBus/PCMCIA Adapter
I’ve just tested my old external dvd drive and thought I would provide some details. Mainly because these notes could help someone install their drive and resolve issues. The DVD drive has a model number…
Setting up and using a cheap NAS box (35-hd-dualide-nas)
I’ve used and managed servers for many years from server rooms filled full of unix systems to smaller installs with NT4, 2000 servers and recently linux distro’s….. so what made me consider a cheap NAS…
Upgrading a Linksys WRT54g router & monitoring bandwidth
The adsl router that I’ve been using for years has run into trouble and needed replacing. So what did I replace it with? Well I have a spare adsl router, but unfortunately that only has…
How To Install a Graphics Card in a Computer
This blog post is about how to install a graphics card in a computer. Update 2019: This blog post is still relevant even though I wrote it over ten years ago! These days I don’t…
To dock or not to dock, that is the question
I’ve had a old docking station lying around for my laptop for ages, but never got round to using it until last week. Why did I take so long?! The benefits thus far: – Running…
D-Link (dlink) AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520 Adapter
So it was time to install an old dlink PCI adapter into the computer. I had drivers from 2003, but discovered the wireless adapter was also a Atheros Wireless Network Adapter AR5001. How did I…