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Reserved Topics:
* Installing a CD-RW/R Oct 24, 02 8:50PM Writer: Ryan Pollack Status: Received, Processing Partially Completed, Partially online
* How to Upgrade / Install a Video Card Oct 24, 02 8:50PM Writer: Ryan Pollack Completed!, Online
* Mod Guide: Connecting Wires Jan 21st, 2003 Writer: Lucas Frawley Completed, Payment issued. Online.
* How to Choose: Wireless Networking Jan 21st, 2003 Writer: Chris Dunigan Status: Completed!, Online
* How to Upgrade: Firewire and Digital Camcorders Oct 25, 02 11:41PM Writer: Emil Polashek Status: Received. Processing Completed, Online
* Mod Guide: How to Build a Bay Bus Oct 27, 02 12:18PM Writer: Lucas Frawley Status: Completed!, Online
* Chip what? A guide to motherboard chipsets Jan 21st, 2003 Writer: Kenny Bellew Completed, Online
* P4 Readiness and Processor Installation Nov 26th, 02 1:23PM Writer: Kenny Bellew Completed!, Online
Cooler Instruction Sheets: Note: We do accept articles on topics not mentioned in our email. If you have a unique topic you are interested in writing about that is related to the products we sell or the use of them then please feel free to email and inquire about writing.
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[This message was edited by Lee Penrod on 05/27/03 at 14:05.]Posts:
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(1) Firewire vs USB - comparison of these two i/o ports and related products
(2) how to format/reformat/partition a hard drive? IDE, SATA, SCSI, external, etc. variations based on OS
(3) How to clean/wipe/clear/delete/erase a hard drive? for security reasons. remove files permanently. related software to do this.
(4) How to clone / copy / duplicate / ghost / image hard drive contents?
(5) How to do data recovery from a damaged/problem hard drive? professional help. software to do this.
(6) How to install/replace/upgrade a hard drive? including adding a second hard drive. PATA, SATA, SCSI
(7) How to identify motherboards? - motherboard pictures, diagrams, - identify sockets, types of cpu, types of memory it uses, major components on a mobo, who is the manufacture? what's the model number? how to find the manual and driver online?
(8) How to return/rma/warranty hard drives with manufacturers (seagate, wd, ibm, maxtor, toshiba, hitachi)? We most of the time return defective hard drives to vendors. What if we need to return them to the manufactuers? How to do that? compile a list of their policies, links, and contact info.
(9) How to return/rma/warranty motherboards with manufacturers (intel, MSI, asus, gigabyte, soyo, biostar, abit, shuttle, etc.)? We most of the time return defective motherboards to vendors. What if we need to return them to the manufactuers? How to do that? compile a list of their policies, and contact info.
If you are interested in writing an article on any of these topics, please send an email to information@directron.com. Thank you!
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[This message was edited by Michael on 01/28/05 at 3:50.]Posts:
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The following people have reserved the following topics (in the order the reservations were made):
Jesse - (3) Nathanael - (1) Tom - (7) Christopher - (2) Damon - (8) Adil - (4) Jesse R - (9) Kevin - (6) Stephen - (5)
An email is sent to each of these individuals for reservation. If the other topics are not taken by any one in a week or so, the people above can start reserving more than one.
Now all topics have been reserved for these tasks. You have four-weeks to complete your writing/pictures in a Word file. If we don't hear from you in four weeks, we may re-assign the task to someone else.
Again, the payout ranges from $50 to $150 depending on the quality and lenghth of your article. Include as much info as possible on the topic.
[This message was edited by Michael on 02/04/05 at 10:01.]Posts:
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