How To Turn Off Progressive Scan Mode On a PS2 Console

A ps2 console has a progressive scan feature to make the graphics displayed on high definition televisions and digital televisions look smoother, with less flickering. If you are using your ps2 console on a television that is not HD and is not digital, the progressive scan feature on the ps2 console will mess up the graphics displayed on your TV screen, they will be fuzzy and unpleasant to your eyes when watching a DVD movie using your ps2 console....

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A Solution On How To Fix Forza 4 Disc Corrupt Error Problem

Forza 4 is the world's most selling racing simulation game and many of the people who have purchased recent copies of Forza 4, the copies that were sold close to the release data, experience disc corrupt error problems and i am one of them. This morning a played Forza 4, racing in a world championship to increase drive level and money and randomly the game stopped and there was a message on the screen that said "Your game disc appears to be corrupted,...

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How To Fix a Xbox 360 Cracked Faceplate

If you have dropped your Xbox 360 console or you have removed the faceplate off the front of the console incorrectly, the faceplate could be cracked. If the faceplate on your Xbox 360 is cracked slightly and is hardly noticeable, then you can repair the crack, using super glue to seal it up and prevent the crack from expanding and going bigger. If the crack is very large and beyond repair, then i suggest you buy a replacement faceplate, as it will...

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How To Remove the Bezel Off The Xbox 360 DVD Drive Disc Tray

Some Xbox 360's consoles have a standard white colour bezel attached to the front end of the disc tray, which looks plain and boring, so you might want to change it. The owners of a Xbox 360 console with a white colour bezel attached to the front end of the disc tray, may want to remove it and replace it with a chrome silver bezel, to make it look better. In order to remove the bezel off the disc tray, you need guidance because without it you will...

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How To Clean a Xbox 360 Disc Tray

A Xbox 360 uses a disc tray, so you can remove and insert discs into the console's disc drive. The disc tray collects dust from dusty game discs that dust can then get onto the lens of the laser to be built up, causing disc errors to appear in the future, when trying to play movies or games. So why let dust to the damage, its best to remove the dust on the plastic surface of the disc tray, before it gets onto the laser lens and causes more problems...

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How To Clear Xbox 360 System Cache Memory For Games Without Using a Code

Clearing out the Xbox 360 system cache helps remove built up data that gets clogged up in the systems cache. When this happens, a game can become glitchy and not work properly and the dashboard interface can become very slow. In the Xbox 360 cache, data such as game updates get stored into it and is the Xbox 360's short term memory source. If you want to clear the cache memory on your Xbox 360 console, go ahead, it won't delete your gamer profile...

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How To Temporary Fix a PS2 Slimline With a Broken Lid

 A ps2 slimline console has a lid that opens and closes, so you can swap games or movies. The lid itself gets worn out because the fragile spring holding it opens and closes far too often, after a few years of using your ps2 slimline, there will be a day when the lid simply breaks off. Once the lid is broken, your ps2 is useless as the game disc will not spin, as the sensors will not get pressed down, therefore it will not load and you can't...

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Can You Charge AAA Batteries On a AA Battery Charger?

AA and AAA batteries are both the similar because they both produce 1.5 volts on a full charge to electrical powered items, to make them operate. The only main difference between the two is that AA batteries are larger and have more mAh because of their size, which means they can hold a battery charger for longer. The AAA batteries are smaller, therefore, they don't contain high mAh, so they will die quicker. But due to their internal size, it makes...

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How To Clean a Nintendo DS Screen

The screen on your Nintendo ds console can become dirty because of you using your finger instead of the stlus pen that is provided. If you use your finger, you will cause greasy fingerprints to appear on the screen. The screen can also become very dusty, if you haven't use your Nintendo ds console for a long time. So you will need to clean the ds screen, but you have to clean it the right way. I have seen people cleaning the screen using solvent...

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How To Make Blow Off Valve bov Sound Louder In Forza 4

Forza 4 is a excellent racing simulator game, its graphics are very detailed and smooth, plus the engine, turbo spool, blow off valve and exhaust sounds are spot on and sound just like they would on a real car. This is because Turn 10 recorded the engine sounds using microphones from real cars. When i was playing Forza 4, i noticed that the sound of the turbo spooling up and the bov blowing off, sounded really weak and were not audible enough to...

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How To Connect & Install Two Car Amplifiers Together

A car amplifier is used in car audio applications to increase the output wattage speakers produce, as it increase the total output that is delivered to the driver because of an amplification circuit. If you already have a car audio amplifier installed in your car to power a subwoofer and you want to power a set of speakers from a second amplifier, you will need to connect both car amplifiers together, to make the second amplifier power on.Instructions...

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How To Save PS1 Games On a PS3 Console Hard Drive

The ps3 is a very high end and expensive gaming console to own and if you remember good fun games you enjoyed on your old school ps1 console, you can play them once again, but this time on your ps3. This can be achieved because Sony designed the ps3 so it is compatible with psone games and have made users a "Playstation Store", so you can pick your ps1 game and then download it straight to the ps3's hard drive, so you don't need a game disc and a...

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How To Reset a ECU Unit, Works On all Cars, Including Subaru WRX, Honda Civic and Prelude

From time to time, resetting your car's ecu unit is ideal because it allows the ecu to recalibrate all of its settings; this is so it runs at its maximum efficiency. It also helps the ecu unit get rid of  unwanted "Engine Check Lights" to appear inside the dashboard cluster, which can put people buying your car, if you have put it for sale. Resetting a car ecu is not hard, you don't need to be a advanced mechanic, follow the instructions provided...

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How To Fix a PSP Console That Will Not Play MP4 Movie Videos

A psp has a large screen, with a decent pixel resolution, to watch movies and have a great watching experience. A psp also has compatibility with large capacity memory sticks, so you can store high quality mp4 movie files onto it and watch then on your psp console. Overall a psp console is great for mp4 videos, however, some users experience that there psp console will not play mp4 videos, if that is the case, the solutions to help you find a fix...

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How To Clean a Memory Card For a Camera

If you have a memory card for your digital camera and it is dirty or dusty, then it may cause a malfunction for the camera to recognize it. This problem can be cause because of dust and dirt on the metal contacts, as this can reduce the conductivity of the metal contacts on the memory card, with the camera, so you will need to give the memory card a quick clean, to make it function correctly and make also look brand new.Instructions:1)Remove the...

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How To Wire a CB Radio In a Car

A CB radio is officially license free because mobile phones took over, but some people prefer to CB radio, than a mobile phone because you don't need credit to talk because you can talk on a CB radio nonstop, without a charge. Some people have a CB radio as there homebase setup, you can also install them into your car. If you have installed your CB radio into your car and have mounted it with a bracket, the last part will be to wire the antenna and...

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How To Wire a Computer Fan To a Battery

A computer fan is used to blow air onto heat sinks, to reduce the temperature of components that are operating in a computer, components such as the processor that generate lots of heat. A computer fan can also be used in the summer for our own use, to cool our body temperature down; this can be done by wiring a spare computer fan to a battery. A computer fan operates on 12 volts, so you will need a 12 volt battery to make the computer fan blades...

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How To Save Game Data From PS1 games on PS2 Console

Many are aware that both the ps2 fat and slimline have backward compatibility with ps1 games, this means that you can play your old classics, without owning a psone console. When you get to a point in a ps1 game that will take you ages to reach it again, if you played the game again, it is ideal to save the progress you have made onto a memory card.Instructions:1)Insert a Playstation 1 memory card into the "Memory Card" flap located on the front...

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How To Fix a TomTom That Has Lost Its Maps, If You Have Deleted The Maps Accidentally

A TomTom has maps stored internally on it's on board hard drive, or on a additional sd memory card that is supplied with the unit. Mistakes happen in life and you might have accidentally deleted the maps, or they might have become corrupted, either way, the TomTom is useless. But don't worry if the maps are lost on your TomTom, just follow the guide provided below, you will get them back onto the device in no time!Instructions:1)Using a mini usb...

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How To Format a TomTom SD Memory Card

If your TomTom sat nav memory card has files you no longer need or use, you can free up storage space on the memory card. This can be done by formatting the sd memory card, but remember, once you have formatted that data, it can't be retrieved back onto the memory card, unless you have made a back up of the files on the computer's hard drive or on a usb flash drive. Formatting deletes all the data on the TomTom sd memory card, files like music, images,...

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How To Play Sega Dreamcast Games On a Computer/PC/Laptop Using a Emulator

The Sega Dreamcast was a good gaming console when it came out, it was in competition with the psone from Sony and in my opinion it had better graphics. However, Sega gave up with the console in 2001, due to the ps2 coming out on its way, but in the time the Dreamcast was out, it had games that were highly popular to gamers, games like, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventures, which if it had a Dreamcast today i enjoy them still today. However, many people...

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Nokia X7 Stereo Speakers Sound Quality & Loudness Video Test

The Nokia x7 is the next music series mobile phone from the successor Nokia x6, many people are wanting to buy the Nokia x7 because it has 4 speaker grills placed on each corner, so that indicates do us that it has 4 speakers right? Well, actually it has 2 speakers, but still it has a dedicated audio chip to increase the sound output of the speakers, so it sounds good and should match the sound quality the Nokia 6233/6234 produces through internal...

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How To Insert a Memory Card with Maps into a TomTom Sat Nav Memory card Slot

A TomTom needs maps installed onto a Memory card of your country were you want to use the sat nav, to guide you to your destination, with image guidance. If your TomTom sat nav has no memory card inserted into the memory card slot found on the device, then you will need to buy one, with preloaded maps already stored onto it and insert it into your TomTom sat nav.Instructions:1)Power off your TomTom sat nav, this is by pressing down the power button...

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How To Reduce CB Radio TV Interference From Neighbors

A television receives TV channels from the aerial mounted onto of the roof on your house or building, they channels are received by invisible radio waves created by transmitting towers, that we can't see. A CB radio also uses radio waves to transmit voice, from one place to another, this can cause interference if you are listening to the radio or watching TV, when somebody is using their CB radio. This can cause problems, as you can't watch your...

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How To Replace a Dead Battery In a CB Radio Power Microphone

A power microphone is used to increase the modulation output of a CB radio because it has a amplification circuit that makes your voice sound louder. However, if you are constantly using your CB radio microphone and you realize that the battery inside it is dead or showing signs that it is dying, signs such as the power light dims, or low voice modulation, when you key the mic, you will need to replace the battery inside it.Instructions:1)There will...

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How To Hook Up a CB Radio Linear Amplifier For More Transmitting Power

A standard CB radio these days have a dead key output of about 4 watts, 4 watts can't transmit far distances, but it is enough power for local talking to your buddys, if you have the right setup. If you want your voice to be heard to people on CB radios that live really far from the location where you are transmitting with your CB radio, a linear amplifier will be the solution for you. A linear amplifier increases the output transmitting power of...

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How To Clean a PS1 Game Disc

A ps1 game disc can no longer work and can cause a disc read error to occur on your psone console, this can make the game not work and unplayable. The likely reason why this can happen is because the surface of the disc were the laser lens reads the data off can be dirty, dust and greasy finger prints can be on the disc surface, that can causes errors. Cleaning a psone disc is not hard, but if it is scratched badly, cleaning it will not remove the...

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How To Delete Game Saves Off a PS1 Memory Card

A memory card can be inserted into a ps1 gaming console to save game progress you have made in games you play on the console. However, the ps1 memory card can get full up and have no free storage blocks for more game saves to be saved onto the ps1 memory card, so you will need to delete the saves that you no longer use or need. Instructions:1)Make sure the psone console is powered off, then insert the memory card you want to delete game saves...

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How To Close PS3 Internet Browser Window

If popups open rapidly or you open to many windows inside the ps3's internet browser, it will slow down the speed of the internet browser and can make it crash and freeze up, as it causes the ram to get clogged up. So it is ideal to close the windows in the ps3's internet browser that you don't need.Instructions:1)When you are in the ps3's internet browser, press in the left analog stick on the ps3 controller.2)Then highlight the window you want...

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How To Launch a PS2 Boot Disk and Use It To Play Games Off a External Hard Drive

If you have a hard drive connected into the expansion bay slot inside your ps2 console, you will need to use a ps2 boot disk to play ps2 games off the hard drive. Playing ps2 games from a hard drive is a good alternative to use ps2 game disks because the laser inside the disk drive doesn't get used, so it increases the lifespan of the laser and also makes your ps2 console run quieter because you don't hear the game disk spinning really fast,...

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How To Fix a Not Working PS2 Cooling Fan That Is Not Spinning and Not On

A ps2 console requires a cooling fan to draw all the hot air inside the console outwards, to keep operating temperatures cool. If the fan inside your ps2 console is not spinning, i strongly suggest you don't use your ps2 console for long gaming sessions, as it can overheat very quickly and the GPU and processor will get damaged from overheating. Instructions:1)In order to carry out a further examination on why that fan is not spinning, you will...

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How To Clean a Dusty Fan On a PS2 Fat Style Console

If you have been using your ps2 console for a long time, the fan can become really dusty and cause the ps2 graphics and CPU processor to overheat. When the cooling fan and the grill in front of it is full of dust, it can't draw all the hot air inside the ps2 console out as quickly, causing more heat to built up inside the console. Cleaning a dusty ps2 fan can also make your ps2 look brand new once again and is not really hard for you to clean.Instructions:1)Remove...

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How To Make a PS2 Console Play Burned Backup Copied Pirated Games

If you have a ps2 console, you are probably wanting to modify it, this is so you can play backup copies of original games you already own. Having backup burned copies of your games on writable media is handy, if you have scratched or cracked the original game because you can still play that game, as you can insert your backup copy of the game into your PlayStation 2 console and play. When Sony created the ps2 console, they added a copyright feature...

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How To Fit a Nokia BL-5C Battery In a Nokia 6300 To Increase Battery Life

The Nokia 6300 uses a lot of battery power because the screen brightness is set to 100% by factory, this makes the standard Nokia bl-4c battery fitted in the Nokia 6300, drain really quickly. There are recent firmware updates that help increase the battery life, however they don't seem to make any improvement on enhancing the battery life. This is because the Nokia bl-4c battery is only 860 mah, which is not really a lot for a smartphone device....

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How To Test a Smoke Alarm Battery, To Find Out If It Needs Replacing

A smoke alarm is a excellent device that can detect if a fire is occurring and can alert you that there is a fire, by creating a loud "Alarm" beep sound, it is a device that can save your life. But if the battery in your smoke alarm is dead, flat or faulty, then the smoke alarm will not work and you will not know if there is a fire, this put your life at a high risk. So it is ideal to test the battery inside the smoke alarm, to ensure that it is...

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How To Test a Computer Fan With an Ohmmeter, To Find Out If It Is Faulty

The components inside modern computers these days produce lots of heat because they are working really hard to deliver high performance at speed. The heat that is produced by the components must be dissipated quickly as possible, this is to reduce the components getting damaged, components such as a CPU or GPU that heat up quickly. Cooling computer fans are usually placed onto the top of components that generate a tone of heat because the blades...

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What Is a Turbo Boost Gauge for?

A turbo boost gauge is fitted into a mountable pod and is placed on the dashboard of a car, sometimes there is no need to add aftermarket boost gauge and pod, as some cars already have them in the cluster from the factory. The turbo boost gauge shows how much boost the turbo charger is producing, when you are driving your car. The turbo boost gauge is usually connected in line with the turbo's vacuum line, or can be also...

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How To Reset a Forgotten Xbox Live Passcode

A passcode is used on a Xbox live account to protect other people from using it, however sometimes we create a password that we don't remember, this can suck because if you can't remember the password, you can't sign into Xbox Live. However, if you have forgotten the passcode on your Xbox live account, then you there is a way to get around it.Instructions:The gamer profile that you have forgotten the passcode needs to be deleted. So find it and then...

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