I bought two sets of these devices, DirecTV DCAU1R0-01 Broadband USB DECA Ethernet to Coax Kit. Two devices per set. So I got a total of four devices. Here are some technical terms of the name. DirecTV: DirecTV (trademarked as “DIRECTV”) is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider basedContinue Reading
When I need a new ethernet cable, I will make a customized one by myself. Because I have the tools. Almost nine years ago, I ordered the cable crimper and plugs from Monoprice. RJ-45 8P8C Plug Flat Stranded 50pcs/Bag $3.46, now it is $4.20 High Quality 8P8C RJ-45 Network CableContinue Reading
It is my new toy. Got from the Craiglist. A very nice young man put it on the list for sale. He said he replaced it with an R810. I received it last week. Let me put a list of the sepcs. Dell R710 Server 2 CPU： Intel Xeon E5620Continue Reading
I have a main (primary) router with the Internet connection in the living room. And I have two devices in the basement. How I make them connect to the Internet is a problem. Here I use secondary router wireless connect to the primary router. And two devices wired to connectContinue Reading
It is my old old Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH Router. I used it for many years. Later last week I tried to upgrade the firmware to the newer one. But unfortunately, it is bricked. When I powered it up, after a while, the lights are solid Diag and Endless Reboot. I haveContinue Reading
A few days ago, my desktop promoted that one firmware needs to be updated. It is a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD. Almost nine months ago, I did a speed test on this SSD. Now, after the update, I did the test again and see the difference. First,Continue Reading
I mentioned the upgrade of the motherboard BIOS, B450M DS3H rev1.0. But I forgot to describe the difference and changes. 1) There is no need to go into the BIOS settings to do anything. I just restart the computer to make the new BIOS work. 2) Change Logs F50 UpdateContinue Reading
It is my desktop PC‘s motherboard. Gigabyte B450M DS3H. This post focus on its BIOS. The original BIOS version shipped with the MB is F4. From my old post, you can see it. Before I upgrade it today, it is already F42. I can not remember when I upgradedContinue Reading
The Internet Service Provider I use is CIK Telcom. It is a virtual ISP. The connection is cable, actually from Shaw cable facility. I did the speed test a long time ago, in 2008. # Up to 5 Mbps download speed # Up to 512 Kbps upload speed Now, myContinue Reading
It is in November 2019. There is a laptop, Dell Inspiron 5570. It is my mother in law’s laptop. Recently she found it is so slow and ask my help. I connected this laptop through Teamviewer. I checked the CPU usage and found it is so high and the temperatureContinue Reading