Most brand name companies lock you out of at least part of the BIOS. To get into advanced settings with my Sony you had to do some weird thing. If I remember correctly boot into BIOS, exit, pull the power when it was booting, plug it back in, and then it would let you go into options like OC'ing your CPU if you went into BIOS the boot after that. Though it would only do it for one boot.

Flash it?

**** Fellsilent broke up

[QUOTE=The_Mop;17990971]Just had the worst exam I've ever had a few hours ago. Fu[SIZE=2]ck[/SIZE]ng terrible.

Unfair, infact. They completely changed the format of the exam (without warning) and there were even mistakes in it. Entirely uneccesarily made it ridiculously hard for everyone.

Considering we've had 7 assignments over the last 2 weeks of lectures and no dedicated revision time before heading straight into exams, this is a fu[SIZE=2]ck[/SIZE]ing pisstake.[/QUOTE]

i hate that, in my strategic management class, the teacher made the first two exams multiple choice, but for no apparent reason she made the third one a short-answer. she told us like two days before the test she changed the format, and when we took the test, it was more like 7 essay-answer questions. goddamn sucked. i had to bullshit like 90% of what i wrote. got a 73% which i guess is better than i deserved.

also, for my accounting information systems class, the teacher never had a review day for the test, but he was always saying that it would be much simpler than the examples of stuff we go over in class during lectures. when test day came, not only was everything far different and more in-depth than what we covered in class, but it also drew things directly from the book that we never discussed in class.

tl;dr - tests suck but i dont need to take them anymore cos im done with uni

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;17991404]The real question is

are you buying it because you need it

or because it's new and you want to keep up with the jonses


I honestly think if you only replace AV equipment when the old one fails you don't go too far wrong[/QUOTE]

I'm buying it because I work for an AV retailer and get staff discount, combined with the fact I enjoy the difference.

[QUOTE=JCBitB;17989123]I didn't even know folks were making 7 string bari's... Who made yours, and what do you have yours tuned to? A friend of mine said he wanted one, and I thought he was joking.

So far my week's been goin good. Had a band come in to track drums, and we were hoping to maybe record "keepers" for an intro song they've got. Ended up knocking out 5 songs, 3 of them in a single take. Moods are high, and vibes are good. Wish it always went like this :thumb:[/QUOTE]

LTD SC607b Stephen Carpenter sig. At the moment it's either in Ab standard or drop F#.

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17991305]aargh i spent ****ing ages trying to get my comp to run ffxii zodiac job system but it's a dell and won't let me overclock from 2.4ghz.

which is a shame cause the q6600 is a pretty good cpu.

had no idea dell locked the bios like that. more fool me,[/QUOTE]

Q6600 is an amazing CPU, easily capable of 4ghz on a water cooled system and a good motherboard.


My next computer will be based around one, and my current gaming rig converted into a recording based rig.


Also, sup lod? It's my birthday today, I'm 23.

Happy birthday AG.

Lod, it's warm as hell and I can't find a single pair of shorts, so I've decided to just sit half in and half outside my window wearing only my underwear. I'm pretty sure I'm either going to score or get arrested.

Happy Birthday AG, welcome to the club.

[QUOTE=AG;17992120]Q6600 is an amazing CPU, easily capable of 4ghz on a water cooled system and a good motherboard.


My next computer will be based around one, and my current gaming rig converted into a recording based rig.
.[/QUOTE]

i'm not very computer literate and i dont even know what the bios is installed on or if i can use the cpu in my dell as part of a new build

but i have every intention of trying over summer

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992256]i'm not very computer literate and i dont even know what the bios is installed on or if i can use the cpu in my dell as part of a new build

but i have every intention of trying over summer[/QUOTE]

You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?

The bios is just a piece of firmware use to test and initiate devises when you boot your machine.

[QUOTE=spirit;17992266]You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?[/QUOTE]

hahaha, banging

really i have no idea what part of this comp makes it a dell. I'd love to be able to overclock the cpu, upgrade the graphics card and install more ram but i have no idea what i'd have to rip out to achieve that.

i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
really i have no idea what part of this comp makes it a dell.[/QUOTE]

The poopty preinstalled software, sloppy cable runs, and the meager powersupply choice

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
I'd love to be able to overclock the cpu, upgrade the graphics card and install more ram but i have no idea what i'd have to rip out to achieve that.
[/QUOTE]

It's like playing with legos. No way for you to confuse the pieces, and as long as you don't force anything it's hard to go wrong. As long as your motherboard has PCI-e you're probably fine.

[url]http://www.lavalys.com/products/everest-pc-diagnostics[/url]
This small download will tell you what you've got, if you want to plan on what to buy before you crack open the case... Although, I have had problems fitting parts into the smallish dell cases.

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]
i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to[/QUOTE]

The motherboard. You don't need to be able to spot it if you are planning on flashing it tho, you do that with software, and as long as you follow the directions to a T you'll be fine

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]

i realise the bios is a piece of firmware but i dunno what the chip is actually attached to[/QUOTE]

Um, the motherboard ..

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;17992333]hahaha, banging
[/QUOTE]

Yeah, as well as 2 mobos, an ATI graphics card, an Intel CPU heatsink, an external PSU and a case. Also got an IDE DVD drive installed in the Hackintosh that has no damn business being there, I just can't be bothered to take it out.

In short, I have most of another computer lying around. Forgot about the old school 15" TFT sitting not 3 feet from me.

I should really sell some of this ****.

Including laptops we've got about 7 machines in working order atm, got the components and stuff to build several more.

Soon to be 8 cause i'm probably gonna get a new desktop in the next few weeks.

Got about 5 broken laptops that need minor work but just not worth it.

[QUOTE=spirit;17992266]You realise I have a Q6600 in my cupboard, right?[/QUOTE]

Can I buy it super cheap?

Sup lod, today is the first day the weather has been nice in over a week, and it's going to rain again for the next 4 days...

Also, I'm excited that my music store has finally started selling individual strings so I don't have to order them from musiciansfriend anymore.

i was sweating like a mofo today at 20c doing some normal activities

im due to go to bangkok tomorrow where its reaching 40c.... im a pasty irish fella i shall be ruined!

We're meant to have an awesome weekend.

I'm planning a beach barbeque.

weather is supposed to be great very soon indeed, hopefully the volcano stays quiet too

Hopefully going to school here in September: [url]http://www.midoceanschool.ca/08/page.php?page_id=7[/url]

Considering dual booting my comp, because it's iLand over there

looks like a course i done, looks like a similar curriculum ya learn a good bit about shizzle, + put lots into the course and you'll get lots out

[QUOTE=AG;17992590]Can I buy it super cheap?[/QUOTE]

Define "super cheap".

[QUOTE=viciouscycle;17993304]Hopefully going to school here in September: [url]http://www.midoceanschool.ca/08/page.php?page_id=7[/url]

Considering dual booting my comp, because it's iLand over there[/QUOTE]

Looks like a nice course, man. Probably not a bad idea to dual boot.

£35 is all I got.

[QUOTE=AG;17994368]£35 is all I got.[/QUOTE]

I'm gonna go with "Hell to the nizzo".

Translation upon request.

Excuse me, stewardess? I speak jive

anyone clocked the awesomeness that is today's google

Does anyone have Fear Of A Blank Planet (the track, not the album) they wanna upload for me? For some reason mine has decided to go all crappy.

[QUOTE]anyone clocked the awesomeness that is today's google[/QUOTE]
Saw/played it yesterday.

I beat level one playing with both Pac man and Miss Pac man at once.

WASD + Arrow keys ftw.

[QUOTE=AG;17995874]I beat level one playing with both Pac man and Miss Pac man at once.

WASD + Arrow keys ftw.[/QUOTE]

This.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17995850]Does anyone have Fear Of A Blank Planet (the track, not the album) they wanna upload for me? For some reason mine has decided to go all crappy.


Saw/played it yesterday.[/QUOTE]

What format do you want it in? I have it in ALAC at the moment.

I'll upload it in V0 if you'd like?

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17995850]Does anyone have Fear Of A Blank Planet (the track, not the album) they wanna upload for me? For some reason mine has decided to go all crappy.


Saw/played it yesterday.[/QUOTE]

There will probably be a perfectly simple answer to this, but why can't you just download it yourself?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PMXCFZ1C

whenever i want to download something i just google the name plus mediafire and 99 times out of 100 i get just what i'm looking for

for instance, http://www.mediafire.com/?eznenzgg0hn

[QUOTE=Squirrel;17996032]There will probably be a perfectly simple answer to this, but why can't you just download it yourself?[/QUOTE]

Because all of the 5 times I've tried so far, that title track has been significantly quieter than the rest of the album. No idea why. Or, they're all the full album, which I don't need.

well here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jobnegyjdyl

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17997237]Because all of the 5 times I've tried so far, that title track has been significantly quieter than the rest of the album. No idea why. Or, they're all the full album, which I don't need.[/QUOTE]

Use foobar. Use replaygain. Set replaygain to take the track as the main source, not the album.

That'll solve all of your volume levelling woes forever.

This is the kind of thing I love about music

http://www.reddit.com/tb/c792r