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A common problem with Compaq Presario V3000 AMD

Today i received aphone call from an old friend asking about his friends laptop problem. The problem is, it is difficult to turn on the laptop, and it take many time to press the power button until the post screen display,.

Simply i said to him "it is compaq V3000 is it?" and "it is AMD". He shocked and asked how did i know, it is simple because this problem is a common problem for V3000 model. This model can be consider an old model even it is victorious during windows vista released.

So what should i do right now?
I said to him that maybe there are genius out there can fix it, but i just simply reformat and make sure the laptop temperature always below 65C . (you can use a software such as speed fan to check the temp).

Is there other thing that i can do?
Well you can try clean the RAm, remove it and rub with eraser. If this problem cause by RAM normally by clean it your problems solved.

Why is this happen?
it is AMD, and it use Nvidia graphic, both will produce a large amount of heat, and overtime the hjeat defect your hardware, every hardware have its own lifetime. My personal view is this model can survive till 5 years without any problems, after that, one by one you will see it start to malfunction.

Shoul i replace the Motherboard, Graphic etc?
Depend on your place how much to replace them, i strongly recommend to get a new one if it no longer work (only blank when you turn it on). Here at my place, to replace it like you pay half for a new one.

I love this model, and for me it is not outdated!
Im not telling that you have an old model, even i myself never have a laptop and using an old desktop. But now you are in the middle of a problem where it cause you to spent a lot, so my suggestion when it is no cure for it, better spend you money for a quality -faster -and better specs.
well, i know how much you love your V3000 as much i love my old desktop.

Maybe there are another good advice regarding your problem, Im just sharing my opinion. When you think there is better solution, share it, that the power of the internet, we not bound to the myth by the manufacture or website who loves our money.
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A busy week with BIOS on CQ40 problem

Hi all,
you may notice that i didnt reply some of your comments and Im really sorry about that, i hope you can wait till i have the time to reply.

CQ40 and BIOS
what i have in my hand now is CQ40-125AX which black out screen and blinking CPS LOCK AND NUMLOCK. Sure ill try other thing such as clean all the hardware and try to boot, but it just the same. So tomoorow i flash BIOS for this model, simply download the BIOS file and rename the bios file to BIN and ROM. for this model you just simply take out the battery and power chord, press winodwsa button with B (WINDOWS + B) and insert the power chord, press start and when LED light up release both start and key combination, wait for few beeps its done.
The funny thing is the time taken to flash is depend on the size of the pendrive, sadly tonight my friend and both dont have that (i lost it for about 10 times now and he have external HDD), so it is so absurd to use 500GB storage to flash BIOS, because there are many BIOS set to test with, so just imagine if 1 BIOS file take 1 hour... i think it is better to play angry birds.

MY TIME..
Whenever there is a problem about computer, i spend time to understand it, research about it and make conclusion. So sometime for one problem, it can take 2 -3 days to figure it out. I can easily solve some problem which i already knew the solution, for new thing and new problem, i need time for that, whenever someone asking for help, ill try my best to assist as much as i can, it is like they asked me for food, if i cant give them food, at least i can give them drinks.

PS: 1000 problems about computers can only give you headache, but a human with few problems can lead to suicide.
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Teaching Mixed Ability Groups A Solution

One of the hardest types of course to deal with is one where the students are of mixed levels, of mixed learning ability, or even both. The teacher has to find a balance between boring the faster, or higher level students, and losing the rest.

One solution to this problem is to abandon lockstep teaching (1) for at least parts of the lesson, so that the teacher can work intensively with a sub-group of the class while the others work autonomously. This, of course means that suitable materials for autonomous study need to be available. These can be in any format, but if computers are available in the classroom, the easiest solution is undoubtedly the use of on-line materials.

The most radical way of using the materials would be to make them the sole basis of the lessons. Each student would spend the lesson working through a course at his/her own level while the teacher circulated – monitoring and giving individual help , explanation and practice as necessary. With some groups, containing students of widely differing levels, this may well be the best solution. But with others, where the difference is not too extreme, it’s also possible to incorporate the autonomous work into the regular class lessons.

Let’s take the example of a mixed level group containing students from upper-elementary to mid-intermediate levels. The next area to be covered in the syllabus is the present perfect for past to present events – for example, I’ve lived here for ten years. For the upper-elementary students this is completely new. They’re going to need not only a full presentation but also a lot of controlled practice before they can go on to using the structure. For the mid-intermediate students however, the lesson is only revision and consolidation.

Here is a possible outline for the lesson :
  • Stage One

    The lesson starts with a warm-up activity consolidating the simple past, which all students have met previously.

  • Stage Two

    The class then divides. The elementary and weaker intermediate students, who the teacher thinks need a full structured presentation, remain with the teacher while the stronger intermediate students work autonomously on a second simple past consolidation activity – maybe a short listening or reading activity.

  • Stage Three

    After the teacher has completed the presentation, the class comes back together and completes a receptive practice activity which asks them to distinguish between the two verb forms – for instance the first activity mentioned in the article Receptive Practice Activities. This has the aim of checking whether all the students understand the use of the form. If the teacher finds that any of the higher level students in fact don’t, s/he can ask the lower level students to explain. This a) checks that the students who heard the presentation really understand, and b) aids motivation : one of the problems of a mixed ability group is that it is always the same, weaker or lower level students who “don’t know/can’t do”. This activity gives them the chance to be the ones who do know.

  • Stage Four

    The class then splits again. This stronger students go back to the computer (or other materials) and work on consolidation activities for the present perfect at their own level. These may be grammar practice activities, a listening consolidation, or whatever the teacher thinks the students need. Meanwhile the lower level students remain with the teacher for some controlled practice work.

  • Stage Five

    The groups then swap. The stronger students meet the teacher for some semi-controlled or freer practice, while the weaker ones work autonomously at their own level – which may or may not mean working on the same activities that the stronger students did in stage four.

  • Stage Six

    The group comes back into lockstep and works on a final activity in which either a) students are paired high/low level with the stronger student having a more demanding role, b) students are again paired high/low and work on an activity in which the strong students help the weaker students or c) students are paired high/high, low/low and work on an activity at their own level.

This constant switching between lockstep and ability group work has various advantages :

a) Most importantly, the lockstep allows the students to develop a single group identity and collaborative working dynamic. However, this will only happen if the lockstep stages are productive and non-threatening for everyone. The split group stages ensure that when the students do come together they are all able to work on an activity which is the correct level of challenge for all members of the group. No-one needs to feel they’re wasting time waiting for the others or that they are “out of their depth” in comparison to other members of the group.
b) The lesson format also has the practical advantage, if you are using on-line courses, that you don’t need an enormous number of computers. Only half the group will be at the computers at any one time. If they work in pairs that means that three computers would be sufficient for a group of twelve.

Why though should you choose on-line materials over any other type of materials? They have two practical advantages:

a) firstly, they are specifically designed for autonomous study and staged accordingly, whilst “ordinary” materials tend to be designed for teacher-led classes and may not be suitable for students working alone.
b) putting together a sequence of activities taken from various sources, plus supplementing them with answers, explanations etc to make them suitable for autonomous study means a considerable amount of preparation for the teacher and can be very time consuming. A coherent on-line course will already have done most of the work for you – preparation is confined to familiarising yourself with the materials and choosing which activities you want each group to do at which point of the lesson.

Notes

1. If a class is working “in lockstep”, all the students are doing the same thing at the same time.



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Toshiba Satellite C50 A X0011 Laptop 4th Gen Ci5 4GB 500GB No OS Rs 41100


Model Price : Rs. 41100
Sales Package :Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide and Manuals
Brand :Toshiba
Model Name :Satellite C50-A
Series :Satellite
Lifestyle :Everyday Use
Color :Premium Glossy Black
Part Number :PSCGLG-00C00G
Model ID :C50-A X0011
Processor :Core i5 (4th Gen)
Variant :4200U
Chipset :QM87
Brand :Intel
Clock Speed :1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost Upto 2.6 GHz
Cache :3 MB
Expandable Memory :Upto 16 GB
Memory Slots :2 (Unused Slot - 0)
System Memory :4 GB DDR3
Hardware Interface :SATA
RPM :5400
HDD Capacity :500 GB
Read/Write Speed :8x
Optical Drive :SuperMulti DVD Drive
Operating System :No OS
System Architecture :64 bit
Screen Size :15.6 inch
Resolution :1366 x 768 Pixel
Screen Type :HD Clear SuperView LED Backlit Display
Graphic Processor :Intel HD Graphics 4400
Web Camera :HD Webcam
Pointer Device :Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture Support
Keyboard :Tile Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Internal Mic :Yes
Speakers :Yes
Sound :Built-in Speakers with Toshiba Audio Enhancement, 16-bit Stereo with Intel High Definition Audio Support
Ethernet :10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
Wireless LAN :IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth :v4.0
Battery Backup :Upto 5 hours
Power Supply :65 W AC Adapter
Battery Cell :6 cell
USB Port :1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0
Mic In :Yes
RJ45 LAN :Yes
HDMI Port :Yes
VGA Port :Yes
Multi Card Slot :Yes
Other Ports :1 x Headphone/Microphone Jack
Lock Port :Kensington Lock Slot
Weight :2.3 kg
Dimension :380 x 242 x 33.35 mm
Color :Premium Glossy Black
Warranty Summary :1 Year Onsite Warranty

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