in need of a computer

Stephen Partington cryptworks at gmail.com
Sat Aug 8 20:44:37 MST 2015


Once you jump hoops they generally are pretty good about moving you along
ASAP.

its better for their AHT.

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 8:41 PM, coverturtle <coverturtle at gmail.com> wrote:

> Call your ISP.  They'll tell you to power cycle the modem and the computer
> but you tried that and it didn't work, Right?  Get them to help.
>
>
> On 08/08/2015 09:50 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>
>> hey, I just wired a computer to a router and no internet. I thought
>> that maybe it was the rj-45  and when I put a new end on and plugged
>> it in the info window appeared saying, 'You are now connected.' After
>> internet still didn't work I unplugged it again and the info window
>> said, 'You are now disconnected from the internet'. The router lights
>> up when I plug it in and the lights on the NIC flash (so the two
>> devices are communicating). Is there a hardware firewall I need to be
>> aware of or something like that? This is when I was running a Live
>> Linux distro. When I was logged in to windows7 it said something about
>> the DNS after I clicked the troubleshooting. When I was on the Linux
>> side 'connection information' said that the DNS was the router
>> (192.168.0.1) and 205.171.3.25 . When I attempted to go to the 205....
>> ip it appears to be no longer a valid address; however, the other
>> device connected to the router is working just fine. Any ideas as to
>> what is wrong?
>>
>> On 8/7/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey.  Just woke up.  Come on over whenever you're ready.
>>> On Aug 7, 2015 8:22 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you so much! I went out and got it and after tax it cost around
>>>> $45. Give me a call when you want me to come out and do it, I an
>>>> meeting someone at 2:30 so no later than noon. I would really much
>>>> prefer it to be 9 but I think you said you are asleep until 11.
>>>>
>>>> On 8/6/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey,  I'll be happy to buy you the pull string.
>>>>> On Aug 6, 2015 10:31 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am so sorry. Something unusual is happening this weekend..... I'm
>>>>>> going to be occupied. I could do it tomorrow morning. I have a request
>>>>>> that you buy me a bucket of pull string.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> http://www.lowes.com/pd_473019-295-PL6500___?productId=50111388&pl=1&Ntt=cable+pull+string
>>>>
>>>>> I know I said I would do it for free but I just realized I needed this
>>>>>> and I can't afford it right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/6/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey.  Sure, I'd be happy to, but did you know you can burn it under
>>>>>>> Windows ?    Just download the ISO file from the Ubuntu site you
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> mentioned,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and double click it.  Windows will give the option of burning it,
>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>> what you're burning is for another operating system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Still, I'll be happy to do it for you.   Just bring a  CD, or DVD,
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> whatever's needed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think I'll take you up on your generous offer to run the Cat 5E
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> cable
>>>>
>>>>> through
>>>>>>> my house.   I found a laptop to do the job today, much sooner
>>>>>>> than I thought.   I imagine you'd want to do it in the morning,
>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> gets
>>>>>>> too hot.  Would tomorrow or Saturday be too soon ?    I'm dying to
>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> rig fully set up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer and
>>>>>>> Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hate to bug you because you have been so helpful but if you could
>>>>>>>> help me again I would be oh so grateful. Could you burn a disk for
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> me?
>>>>
>>>>> It is here:
>>>>>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
>>>>>>>> if you need a cd-r/w let me know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 8/5/15, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm going to need to run an ethernet cable to it though! it
>>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>>> haVE THE DRIVER for the wireless dongle!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 8/5/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Great !  Enjoy.
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 5, 2015 10:36 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> yeah buddy. that was the problem. Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/5/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey.  One thing occurs to me, and I really hope this is it:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> make sure you're connecting the monitor to the VGA connector
>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> video card, not the VGA connector on the motherboard.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
>>>>>>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer and
>>>>>>>>>>>> Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Michael Havens
>>>>>>>>>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know what is wrong. I plug the monitor in an turn on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer and I get the windows chimes but the monitor
>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you think the power surge finally took the monitor out
>>>>>>>>>>>>> too?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it happen over a month later? Perhaps the VGA cable got
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> damaged
>>>>
>>>>> in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> move.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The computer is a Dimension C521
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I left you a voice mail about this but I'll mention it here
>>>>>>>>>>>>> too:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's ask the LUG members to donate old hardware for our
>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer-donation idea. I live in a two bedroom home and we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>
>>>>> use
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the computer room which has less stuff in it than your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> computer
>>>>
>>>>> room.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If that won't work the living room is mostly empty.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/4/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey.  I suppose the next thing is for you to come over to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> house,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pop
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the drive in the machine, and install everything.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I would also like to talk to you about a little
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cabling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> project
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need done
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here at the house.  Damn Chromecast only plays a couple of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> formats,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> even the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fastest Wifi seems to be insufficient to stream Blu-ray
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quality
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Address:   4730 NW 32nd Ave. in Gainesville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone:   352-672-2700  or 352-332-1779
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm here all the time this week.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Michael Havens
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> okay.... I got the drive (it was only 10 dollars more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> brick
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and mortar store). How do you want me to get it to you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/3/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Michael Havens
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arizona State University has a center where they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recycle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware from the university. Does FSU have something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> similar?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oops, this is Gatorland.   It can be dangerous to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confuse
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UF
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FSU
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around here
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (and there) :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phoenix list they told me to get a SATA drive from new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> egg.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mind waiting a few days until I get the new drive and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> install windows 7 on it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach Coordinator
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Computer and Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know... I suppose I could run by best buy and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>
>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inexpensive hard drive for the windows 7 install. My
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appreciation
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you for doing this is immeasurable!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 352 area code? (remember I'm not from here)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When shall I call?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel at cise.ufl.edu>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK, because i really don't have an extra hard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drive,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> except
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 40G
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PATA drive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Still works ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My kids have moved on to laptops.  The primary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> function
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> machine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (once I upgraded my primary machine) was to stream
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> TV,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have Chromecast :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Contact me to come by whenever ...   672-2700.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CoordinatorComputer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Contrary to what I was told before I sent the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you 60 dollars as is. Why aren't your kids using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> longer?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here is what I'll do. I'll give you $60 for it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> throw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard drive you have laying around with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> windows7
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> earlier installed on it. Then I can add my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> two different hard drives. If you can't do that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $50
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask if you would make it dual boot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You won't need to rescue any of the data as it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> useless
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Microsoft world. Could you possibly make a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boot
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> existing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> install of Mint on the hard drive. All of my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> financial
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drive (and in ods/kmymoney format) and if I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>
>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> info
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in from after the last back up that would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/2/15, Manuel E. Bermudez
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <manuel at cise.ufl.edu
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi:  I may have the machine for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Specs:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Custom built circa 2010 (by me).  Was my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> primary
>>>>
>>>>> machine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I handed it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down to my kids for school work and light
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gaming.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---  Case: Antec 300
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---  Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ---  CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cache
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.6
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GHz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- RAM:  Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> total
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4GB
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Video:  Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PCI-E,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Optical:  LG DVD -  R/W drive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have all the necessary cables, manuals, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> original
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> box
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can install a fresh, properly licensed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version
>>>>
>>>>> of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pro
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own hard drive, after rescuing the data from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>>> I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Office
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2010
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's all quality parts, and a quality build,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $60,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's worth it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Email me if interested.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Professor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latin America and Caribbean Outreach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CoordinatorComputer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Information Science and Engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Michael
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Havens
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, my desktop was the victim of a power
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surge.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ran
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it was a Vista machine. Would somebody have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> floating
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I could take for like $20 ? If it is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows7
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> machine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you like $35 . No monitor needed and I want
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my dying machine in it. Would anyone be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> willing
>>>>
>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> help
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>>
>>>>
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