How To Insert Micro SD Memory Card In Nokia 5233

The Nokia 5233 supports a official maximum memory card size of up to 16 GB. The type of memory card that the phone supports is 'Micro SD'. It is possible to insert a 32 GB Micro SD memory card, but the phone will become really slow to use and will hang often. When choosing a Micro SD memory card, ensure that you choose a good manufacturer like Sandisk or Kingston. Cheap unbranded memory cards have very poor performance and stop working after awhile.

1) Power off your mobile phone before proceeding any further. This is because you don't want to corrupt the data on the memory card.

2) Turn the phone upside down and remove the back battery cover. The best way to do this is to insert your finger nail at the bottom grove and gradually pull it off.

3) Once you have removed the rear battery cover, you will see a Micro SD slot located on the top right hand side.

4) Obtain your Micro SD memory card and carefully insert it into the Micro SD slot on the handset. Be careful not to put in the wrong way round or push it in forcefully. This is because it will either become stuck or will snap, so handle it with extreme care.

5) If the Micro SD memory card is inserted correctly in the slot, you will hear a click sound and it will lock in place. Now all you have to do is refit the battery cover you remove earlier on. 

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How To Hard Reset Nokia 6700 Normal & Slide Models

If you are planning on selling your Nokia 6700 mobile phone or its running really slow, you should consider performing a hard reset. A hard reset will restore the device back to factory default settings and will also delete all stored files on the mass memory. This including applications, games, music files, images, video clips, contacts and messages. So it is certainly ideal to make a back up of your content via Nokia PC Suite and restore it later on, if the data is important to you. This hard reset trick works for both Nokia 6700 classic and slider style mobile phones.

1) Ensure that the battery is at least more than half charged. Insert a sim card of your choice and power on your mobile phone.

2) Once its landed on the home screen, enter the following reset code into the dialer keypad '*#7370#'.

3) You will now be asked to enter the security code so enter '12345'.

4) The reset will be processing and your phone will restart when completed.

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Does The Nokia 5233 Have a WiFi Connection Setting?

So i just bought a Nokia 5233 and i have a wireless router, can i connect onto the internet using WiFi?

Unfortunately, when Nokia manufactured the 5233, they didn't include integrated WiFi compatibility, along with no 3G network support. The reason why is because this particular mobile phone model was aimed for people on a low budget. That is why it didn't contain both wireless and 3G features to keep production costs down, so it can be priced to the public cheaply. Also just to make it clear, there is no applications or software updates that you can install to add them features.

So if you want a similar mobile phone that has both WiFi and 3G options, i would recommend to you the Nokia 5800. It overall has better features, including a 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo speakers and supports GPS. But the price of purchasing a Nokia 5800 is far more than the Nokia 5233, due to having better specifications.

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How To Make a Nokia 5230/5233 Run More Faster

The Nokia 5233 is a still a superior mobile phone still today, even though it was released back in January 2010. Some of its specifications include a 3.2 inch TFT resistive touchscreen, a 2 megapixel camera and micro SD slot that supports up to 16GB cards. These phones are very cheaply priced because of their old age and still provide you will decent features, so you really can't go wrong. If you own a Nokia 5233 mobile phone and you find that it is running really slow, check out the tips provided below to help speed things up.

1) Upgrade the existing official firmware to special custom firmware. There are many developers working on producing custom firmware that contain more features and tweaks than stock firmware. This will include a faster processor clock speed, a faster responding touchscreen and optimized ram usage. Currently Symbian Belle & Anna is the most popular CFW that is being widely installed on many Nokia devices and definitely provides far better performance over stock.

2) Delete any unused content stored onto the phone or inserted memory card. This is because if you have tons of unused files stored on your device, it will place more strain on the processor and ram. The fewer files you have, more system resources will become available and will provide a slight boost in performance.

3) Don't leave multiple application or games running in the background. This is because it will take up more ram memory up, so less ram is available towards running the Symbian operating system to its full potential. This can also cause the battery life on your device to become shorter. So remember to close any apps or games that you are not using on your handset.

4) Don't have animated screensavers or backgrounds applied on your home screen. This is because animated files tend to have a very large file size and eat up lots of ram when running all the time. They may look cool on your mobile phone, but if you want to gain the most performance you can possibly get, its best to avoid using them all together.

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How To Restore Nokia N95 8GB To Factory Settings

If you own a Nokia N95 either the normal version or the 8GB model, you may want to perform a reset to restore the phone settings back to factory default. This is ideal to perform on your device, especially if you are selling it on to somebody else or you have accidentally made some changes to important settings. To reset your Nokia N95 to factory default settings, no special software or cables are required. All you need to do is enter a special secret code into the keypad and the reset will be carried out. Also don't worry about losing all your data with this reset method. This is because its a soft reset, so none of your existing data stored on your device will be deleted. So it is not necessary for you to make a back up of your important data on your computer because you are not going to lose it!

1) Hold down the power button to switch on the device.

2) Once the mobile phone is on the home screen, slide out the bottom keyboard and enter the following factory reset code'*#7780#'. If it asks your for a lock code its '12345'.

3) If entered correctly, the device will now be in the process of being completely reset. Once the factory settings have been restored, the mobile phone will restart asking you to enter the date and time.

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How To Turn Off & Disable Startup Tone On Any Nokia Phone

Nokia has always included a unique start up sound, which is followed by two people shaking hands, along with the Nokia logo. Nokia have included the startup tone for decades on wide range of different devices, including the trusty old 6230i. Some people might like hearing this tone every time you power on your phone and others may find it annoying. Thankfully, when Nokia included the statup tone feature on handsets, they included an option which allows you to disable the start up sound. So technically yes it is possible to permanently get rid of the Nokia start up sound if you prefer.

1) Switch on your mobile phone. Once booted onto the home screen, press the middle button to enter into the 'Main Menu'.

2) From the 'Main Menu' select 'Settings'. The settings option has a small logo of a 'Spanner' that it is represented by, that you can use to help you find it.

3) A variety of settings will now appear in a list format onscreen. Keep going down this list until you see 'Phone' settings. Once you have found the 'Phone' setting option, select it to enter into it and expand its features.

4) Then keep going through the list of more options until you see the option called 'Start-up tone'. It should say beside it 'On' if you can currently hear the tone. Now to deactivate it, press the middle button and select 'Off'. If successfully done, a confirmation message will appear onscreen saying 'Start-up tone off'.

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How To Remove Mobile Network Logo From Phone Housing

Mobile phone network providers add a network branding logo on the actual cover of the phone, to help them market there network across the public. The carrier logo is usually placed either on the front or rear fascia of the mobile phone. Along with the annoying network operator logo, the phones firmware will also have networking branding in the menus and at start up screens. This can be removed by flashing the mobile phone with non branded firmware. The network logo on the actual phone can also be removed if necessarily required. The network logo is stamped on quite well, so the best solution would be to use turpentine to remove it. I have already tried it on my Blackberry and iphone and have verified that it does work. This cleaning solution contains active ingredients that remove all kinds of paint and works brilliantly for permanently removing all kinds of operator logos.

1) Locate the network logo that you want to remove on your device. Then use masking tape, to tape off the area around it completely. This will prevent the turpentine solution to spread around the logo and onto other areas of the phone cover.

2) Unscrew the protective cap from the bottle of turpentine. Turn the cap around and pour a sensible amount of the cleaning solution into the cap. Then obtain a cotton swab and dab one side into the turpentine liquid in the cap. 

3) Using the wet side of the cotton swab, place it directly onto the network logo and rub rapidly in circular motions continuously. Regularly check to see how much progress you are making with removing the logo. Stop rubbing the network logo when it has faded away, if you continue rubbing further, you might fade away the paint on the cover and destroy the color!

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How To Fix a Amp That Goes Into Protection Mode

All car amplifier manufacturers will integrate a protection circuit to protect the internal circuitry from getting damaged if a problem occurs. An car amplifier can go into protect mode when the volume on the head unit is turned up almost to its maximum level or can continuously be in protection mode regardless of the volume level. Most car amplifiers will have a red color 'LED' protection light to inform you that it's being protected. There are many reasons why this problem can occur to your amp, so check out the solutions provided to help your overcome it.

1) Check if the fuse is blown out. If the fuse on the car amplifier is blown out, it will prevent it from functioning and immediately will put it into protect mode. So look on the sides of your car amp and locate the blade fuse. Once you have located it, grab it from the middle and pull it outwards to release it from the holder. Look in the middle of the fuse, if the small is wire snapped or looks burnt, the fuse is blown out and needs replacing with a fuse of the same amps.

2) Check if any speakers wires connected are shorting each other out. Locate the speaker wires that are connected into the terminals on your enclosure and amp. Ensure that they are not loose and that the copper braids are not touching each other.

3) Check if the RCA leads are firmly connected. RCA leads are used to feed the amp with input signal from the car stereo. If they are connected loosely, it can cause the amplifier to see it as a major problem, so it will purposely put itself stuck into protect mode. So check that the RCA jacks are connected firmly into both the amp and headunit RCA sockets.

4) Check the grounding is solid. If you have grounded your amplifier to a weak spot, the amp will not be getting sufficient current to operate on. So recheck your ground wire, sand down the spot with sandpaper and ensure that it is connected onto a bare metal. This will provide the best conductivity with the car chassis.

5) Upgrade to power and ground wire that is a large gauge size. If your car amplifier only goes into protection mode when you turn up the volume really high, it is because the car amp can't get enough current to circulate around its electrical components. This is because the current power and ground wires you are using are below the required gauge wire size. So check out the user manual for your amp, find out what is the recommended gauge size is for both power and ground wires and buy a new amp wiring kit according to spec.

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How To Fix a Dented Subwoofer Dust Cap At Home

Subwoofers will have a circle shaped dust cap placed in the middle of the cone to protect the voice coil from getting dusty and dirt getting trapped inside. The dust cap is only cosmetic, if it is squashed in, it will not affect its performance or reduce sound quality in any way. Subwoofer dust caps are made from paper and are easily dented if pressed in my accident. If this has happened to your speaker, you can easily repair it yourself and restore it back to its original state.

1) You will require a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dent in the dust cap to bring the squashed part back out. This is the best way to restore it because you don't have to remove the glue and re glue it back on to repair it. So connect the vacuum cleaner into a wall outlet and switch it on. Then remove the current hoover attachment and connect the plastic pointy nozzle attachment.

2) Point the nozzle towards the middle of the dented area of the dust cap and switch on the vacuum cleaner. The suction power created by the hoover will suck out the squashed part and will pop it back out. You may want to increase the suction power, if the dent on the dust cap is not easily removable the first time.

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How To Get More Bass From Car 6X9 Speakers

6x9 car speakers have great potential to play subwoofer like bass because of the large cone area they have. They are straightforward to install in your car and don't take any trunk space up like with installing big subwoofer enclosures. Not only do 6x9 speakers have great bass response, but they also have integrated tweeters mounted in the middle to provide crisp treble. If you seem that your current 6X9 speakers in your car don't have enough bass, you might want to consider the following solutions that are provided.

1) Place the 6X9 speakers in a enclosure. Most people that are into car audio fit 6x9 speakers into the rear parcel shelf. However, fitting them both into a prefab 6x9 enclosure will increase the bass response because it allows the bass sound to duplicate. You can fit your 6x9 speakers into prefab enclosures and place them on top of the rear car seats or on the parcel shelf.

2) Tweak around with the equalizer on your head unit. If your head unit is aftermarket, it will have an equalizer setting which will allow you to increase the amount of bass. Each frequency listed in the equalizer will have the options to increase or decrease DB levels. What you want to do is increase the DB level for the '60'HZ' frequency to the maximum level for maximum bass response.

3) Amp up your 6x9 speakers. Powering your 6X9 speakers directly from the integrated amplifier in your car stereo will not provide sufficient power to drive the speakers to their full potential. Hooking up a 2 channel amplifier to your 6x9 speakers will provide you with stronger bass response and more volume. With installing a amplifier, you also have the option to switch on the low pass filter, set it to '80HZ' to filter out the midrange and high frequencies, so they only play boom boom sound like a sub.

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How To Remove a Speaker Grill Cover From a Car Speaker

Most car speakers are fitted with an mesh speaker grill to protect the speaker cone from getting damaged and prevent dirt to build up from everyday use. The speaker grill is made from a metal called aluminum and can be removed if you want to see the speaker cone. You might want to consider doing this if the speaker cone matches the color of your ride or if you want to see how much excursion the speaker cone can produce. If you decide to remove the speaker grill from the speaker, you can reattach the speaker grill back on, all you have to do is reverse the process.

1) A speaker grill is held in place on top of the speaker using screws. So you will need to remove all 4 screws located in each corner. So get a Philips head screwdriver and remove all 4 screws. Once you have removed them all, you might want to place them into a small plastic container so you don't loose them.

2) Now that the screws holding the speaker grill are removed, the speaker grill can now move freely because there is nothing holding it downwards. So using both hands, grab both sides of the speaker grill and carefully push it upwards to detach it.

3) Now that the speaker grill is removed because you removed its screws, the speaker will now have nothing to hold it down. This can cause the speaker to move about when you are driving your car with the music bumping loud, which can causing rattling sounds to occur. So insert all 4 screws you remove earlier on back into there screws holes and using your Philips head screwdriver, tighten each individual screw to eliminate this problem.

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How To Change The Car Camera View In Forza MotorSport 4

Forza 4 is currently the best racing simulator that is released for the Xbox 360 console that provides the realistic racing simulation experience all at home. With cutting edge graphics and a wide range of super cars that you can choose from, you will never get bored with playing this particular racing game. If you have a racing wheel setup, along with a seat, you might want to change the car camera view in the game to cockpit mode. This is to make you feel as if you are sitting in the car and actually driving it. Not only is there cockpit view to choose from, there is also a bumper camera, so you can try out which one to suit you the best. No mods or jtag console are required, all you need to do is adjust some settings from the main menu.

1) Press the 'Eject' button so the disc tray comes out and insert the Forza 4 'Disc 1' into the Xbox 360 console. Press the 'Eject' button again to close the disc tray so the console can read the disc.

2) Once you see the game load up on the dashboard, select it and press the 'A' button on the controller to start it.

3) From the homescreen, select the 'Play Career' mode and press 'A' to enter into it.

4) Go through the list of different options provided until you find 'My Profile'. Once found, select it and press 'A' to enter into it. Then find the 'Hud' option and press 'A' to enter into it.

5) The first option on the list will be called 'Camera View'. Press the left and right directional buttons on the controller to browse through the different camera views that are available for you to choose from.

6) Once you have selected the camera view you want to proceed with, press the 'A' button to save the new changes that you have made. The new camera view you have just selected now will be enabled in the next race.

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How To Boot Into Recovery Menu On PS3 FAT/SLIM Console

The PS3 has a special recovery mode, also known as safe mode that is integrated into the operating system, which provides you with numerous tools and options to manage the system with full control. The recovery menu allows you to update system software firmware, repair corrupted files on the hard drive, restore the PS3 settings back to factory default, restart the system and much more. You can't access the recovery menu from the XMB menu, which is why you have probably not already discovered it already. There is a special method that Sony has created that only allows you to enter directly into it. 

1) When your PS3 console is in standby mode, the 'Red' led indicator is on, press the 'Power' button down, the system will automatically power on and you will hear a system beep. Keeping holding it down, you will hear second system beep because the video settings are being reset, followed by the third system beep when the console is powered off. Only then you can let go of the 'Power' button. Do not proceed onto the next step if step 1 is not successfully done the first time.

2) Press the 'Power' button and hold it down again, you will hear a system beep. Keep holding it down and you will now hear a second system beep, along with a very quick double system beep. Once you have heard all the system beeps cycles, you can let go of the 'Power' button.

3) Now obtain your 'DualShock 3' controller and connect into any of the available USB ports on the PS3 Console. This is by getting the USB lead and connecting the small end into the mini usb port found on the top part of the controller. Followed by connecting the remaining regular sized USB plug into a USB port, which is found on the front of the console.

4) The recovery menu will now be displayed on your television screen. You will be provided with a wide range of different options that allow you to manage what you would like to do with the system. Use the up and down arrows on the D-pad to navigate through the different options that are provided in the list and press 'X' to select them.

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How To Test Car Spark Plugs Without Using a Multimeter

If you are noticing that your car is giving poor fuel consumption and the car struggles to pick up speed, then you might consider yourself to replace the spark plugs. But before buying replacement spark plugs, it is always ideal to test which spark plugs are bad and test which ones are good. Testing them out could save you money because it is likely that all of the spark plugs in the car engine will not need changing,  just a few bad ones really. You could go to a local garage to get each spark plug checked out, but you can also check them yourself and save additional money.

1) Insert the key into the ignition and start up the vehicles engine. Once you have started it up, leave the engine running for about 5 minutes. 

2) Wear a pair of handy rubber gloves on both hands. This will protect you from get an electrical shock when you are touching the spark plugs while the car engine is running and will also prevent your hands from getting dirty.

3) Pop the hood open and locate were the spark plugs are located in the car engine. Two common places that are seen in most cars are either on the top or on the sides of the car engine. Once found, you will see a wire that is attached to each spark plug. So what you need to do is disconnect it from all of them individually, not all at once.

4) Once you have removed the wire from one spark plug, listen carefully do the sound the car engine makes. If the car engine makes a different noise, different to the noise when the spark plug wire was inserted into the spark plug, this shows a good sign. This indicates that it is not necessary for you to replace it.

5) If you don’t hear any difference from sound the car engine makes, when removed and it sounds the same before you removed the spark plug wire from the spark plug, it is faulty and will need replacing. Carry out step 4 for all of the spark plugs, applying this testing method to each spark plugs. This will allow you to identify which spark plug is bad and which is good, without using any special testing tools.

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How To Remove Scratches From My PSP LCD Screen Using Displex Polish

The PSP console's front faceplate covers the main internal LCD screen of the portable gaming device. This protects the main screen from getting damaged or scratched during use. Using your PSP on a daily basis, will cause the outer screen to become scratched and they will be clearly visible in direct sunlight. Most gamers who are concerned about this issue, will apply a plastic peelable screen protector beforehand onto the outer screen to prevent it getting permanently scratched. If you are bothered about the scratches seen on your PSP screen, you can polish them out using 'Displex' polish. It contains special cleaning ingredients that when polished in, it will buff out light surface scratches out. Not only can it be used for your PSP screen, it can also be used on mobile phones and tablets. Though bear in mind that if the scratches are really deep that you can feel them grooved in the screen, your best bet is to replace the front faceplate with a brand new one because they will not fade out using the polish method. It will be a waste of money and time.

1) The polish that you are going to use to buff out the scratches off the screen will come in a small red color tube. So remove the protective cap from the top of it, then give the tube a squeeze and apply lots of polish onto a lint free soft cloth. This is the best type of cloth for this restoration because it is dust free and won't cause more scratches to appear on the screen. Don't use a regular tissue paper from the box because that will cause more scratches to appear.

2) Using the side the polish is applied onto the cloth, place it on the outer screen, found on the front faceplate and rub it in rapidly in circular motions continuously for a minimum of 5 minutes. Don't give up polishing within a few minutes because it simply won't work that great. During this process, the polish will be rubbed into the screen's plastic and will eventually be buffed out.

3) Once you have removed the scratches completely and they are no longer visible, replace the plastic cap onto the Displex polish tube to prevent it drying out. This is ideal to do because you can use it next time when you want to remove scratches off the PSP screen or other devices such as your mobile phone or tablet.

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How To Clean a Car Speaker Box Carpet Thats Used For Covering

Subwoofers are used in car audio to enhance bass response you hear in your music. A subwoofer is placed into an enclosure box, to enhance the bass to the way you want it to sound. Ported boxes are tuned to a specific frequency and are usually used to gain more SPL. Sealed boxes have no tuning, but make bass sound punchy and accurate, which is why it provides far better sound quality over ported. Subwoofer enclosures are usually covered in speaker cloth, the same type of carpet material that is used for car interior. This makes the subwoofer enclosure blend in with the rest of the car once installed into the trunk, to give it a stealthy look. If your subwoofer box is been is storage for quite a while, you might want to clean it to make it look brand new once again!

1) The speaker cloth material that is used to cover up the MDF wood of the box is similar to household carpet. So the most appropriate cleaning tool for this job will be a regular household vacuum cleaner. So obtain your vacuum cleaner, plug into a available wall socket and switch it on.

2) Attach the plastic nozzle that is shaped like a pointy pipe. This is the best attachment to use because it allows you to cover different areas of the box very easily. Also ensure that power setting on your vacuum cleaner is set to the lowest level because too much suction can cause the carpet to rip of the box.

3) Switch on your vacuum cleaner and begin to clean one side of the subwoofer box. Try to avoid cleaning around the subwoofer because if you make a mistake and you aim for the cone or rubber surround, you will suck it up and permanently damage it.

4) Once you have done one side, stop hoovering and check your progress that you have made. If you have successfully removed all the dust and dirt, move onto the next side of the box and repeat the cleaning process.

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How To Reset & Remove Nokia 6230i Secuirty Code

The Nokia 6230i has a feature that allows you to enhance phone security, by allowing you to setup up a password code on your mobile phone.  Once activated, it will allow only the authorized user that has the correct security code to have access to the phones content. However, if you have bought a Nokia 6230i with a password already enabled on it or you have accidentally forgotten what it is, you can't access the phones content. But thankfully there is a easy way to remove it completely for free. There is one particular method that involves you to insert a special secret code into the keypad that resets the current security code to 12345. This secrete code method only works on particular firmware versions, so if you find it doesn't work, you will need to reflash the mobile phone.

1) Switch on your Nokia 6230i by holding down the 'Power Button' found at the top.

2) Once you see the Nokia logo appear on screen, enter the following code into the numerical keypad '#784598744'.

3) If entered correctly, the mobile phone screen will flash 3 times and will then restart. Now the phone will be reset to factory default settings and the password will be permanently deactivated. Next time you want to add a security code, the default code will be set to 12345.

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How To Replace Fiio E11 Portable Headphone Amplifier Battery

The fiio e11 is a brilliant portable headphone amplifier that provides more power to your headphones to drive them to their full potential without reaching high distortion levels. It also has three levels of bass boost you can select to increase the amount of subwoofer bass in your tracks. The fiio e11 operates on a small mobile phone sized battery similar to the Nokia BL-5B battery, which is 800 mAH and provides 3.7 volts. Thankfully to the clever design, this battery is easily replaceable, it is not soldered into the circuit board and no tools are required. You might want to replace the current battery in your fiio e11 portable headphone amplifier if the battery is not holding charge, or you want to increase the battery life by inserting a battery with more mAH.

1) Power off your fiio e11 amplifier by turning the volume knob all the way 'Clockwise'. You will hear a 'Click' sound and the blue power LED indicator will turn off. This is recommend to do because you can damage the internal capacitors if you remove the battery while the amp is switched on

2) Turn the fiio e11 amplifier upside-down, you will see a plastic cover that is covering the rear of the amp. This plastic cover is removable, underneath is the battery pack and the internal circuits. So remove the plastic cover, by inserting your finger nail into the gap found at the bottom and then pushing it upwards.

3) You will now see the battery pack inserted into the middle of the fiio e11 amplifier. Now that you have located it, use your finger to pry out the battery pack.

4) Now that you have removed the old battery pack, insert your new replacement battery pack into the compartment. 

5) Replace the plastic cover you removed earlier on, by lining it up with the amp and pushing it down. Run your fingers all the way around the corners of the plastic cover to ensure that its locked in. 

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How To Format a PS1 Memory Card With a PS2 Console

If you are using your PS2 console to play PS1 games, you may want to save your progress made in certain games onto a PlayStation memory card. This is so next time when you want to continue playing the same game, you can resume to the progress you made earlier on. To create save data using PS1 games, a PS1 memory card is required. This is because PS1 games have been developed to specifically only work with PS1 1 MB memory cards. A PS2 8 MB memory card will not work because it is only capability with PS2 games. If you are having trouble getting your trusty old PS1 memory card to work and it keeps giving copying errors, or saying corrupted data, you will need to format. What formatting does is wipes all the current save blocks from its memory capacity and gives it a fresh start.

1) Press the 'Eject' button on your PS2 console and remove the game disc. This will prevent the game from loading, which will allow the browser screen to come up. Ensure that your PS1 memory card that you want to reformat is inserted into a available memory card slot. Then press the 'Power/Reset' button to switch on the console.

2) On your television you will see two options on screen, 'Browser' and 'System Configuration'. The option that you want to select is 'Browser', so press 'X' on the dualshock 2 controller to enter into it.

3) You will see a small 'PS1 Memory Card Icon' appear onscreen, press the 'X' button on the dualshock 2 controller to enter into it. Find the 'Format' option from the list and press 'X' to proceed. When the format is completed, you will be notified onscreen.

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How To Change Nokia 6300 Front Cover / Housing / Fascia

Overtime, the condition of your Nokia 6300 will become worn out and scratched, due to constant use on a daily basis. This can make the front fascia of the mobile phone look unappealing. You can refurbish your own Nokia 6300 to look brand new once again, by changing the front cover. They come in five different colors silver, black, white, gold or red. When you purchase a replacement front cover, make sure that is genuine OEM made from Nokia. Don't get cheap copies because the build quality on them is really poor, the screen lens cracks easily and the color will fade off them very quickly.

1) Locating the two torx screws. Turn the phone upside down and remove the battery lid, by pushing it downwards. Don't remove the battery or the sim card that is inserted into it because it is not necessary. You will see two small torx screws in each corner at the bottom of the mobile phone. These screws are holding the front housing in place, what you need to do is now remove them.

2) Removing the two torx screws. You will require a torx '6' screwdriver to remove both screws. Don't try removing them will are regular Philips head screwdriver because you will damage the shape of the screws. Using your torx '6' screwdriver, remove both torx screws from the mobile phone. When you have removed the screws, place them into a small container so they don't get misplaced.

3) Removing the old front cover. Turn the phone the other way round and use your finger nail and run it all way around the joints of the cover. This will tear the glue that is holding it firmly down. Then grip the cover from the top and lift it upwards to remove it.

4) Fitting the new front cover. Remove the screen protector film from your new Nokia 6300 cover and remove the keypad from the old cover. Insert the keypad into the new cover and line up the front cover correctly onto the mobile phone and press it down. Turn the phone upside down, replace the two torx screws you removed earlier on and reattach the battery cover.

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How To Make Gran Turismo 5 Load Faster / Reduce Long & Slow Loading Times

Gran Turismo 5 is currently the best racing simulator out there for the PlayStation 3 platform, i cant wait for Gran Turismo 6! It has incredible detailed graphics and also has cockpit view, so you can real feel that realistic driving experience. It also supports high end steering wheels like the Logitech G25 & G27, which comes with a clutch pedal, shifter paddles and a functional gear shifter, that the Xbox 360 doesn't have. It also has over 1000 cars to choose from to race on the tracks, in fact more than Forza Motorsport can put together. 

Thanks to all the effort PolyPhony Digital have put into developing this racing game, the PS3 blueray game disc contains lots of different files of tracks and cars. This creates slow and boring loading times between loading races, which can become a frustrating experience for use gamers. The reason why the loading times is really slow for that particular game is because the laser inside the disc drive has to keep accessing the disc to keep up with constant system demands. This is a much slower process to retrieving data for a game, if compared to accessing data stored on an internal hard drive. Although PolyPhony Digital can't do much by releasing a game update to speed things up, i have some alternative solutions that will really help with reducing long loading times.

1) Install the game directly onto the hard drive thats inside your PS3 console. This will allow Gran Tursimo 5 tracks & cars data to be stored onto the hard drive. So the PlayStation 3 will instead read that data from the HDD and will no longer use the disc all the time, making loading times faster. The game will have an option which will specifically allow you to install GT5 to the hard drive. You will require at least 6.4GB of free space and will take around 40 minutes to complete the installation. If you don't have that much free space currently available, i suggest you delete some of you unwanted files or upgrade to a larger one. After all it is worth it!

2) Upgrade the standard hard drive to a faster SSD drive. SSD stands for solid state drive, which uses chips instead of a disk to store data onto. This will result in data to be retrieved much more faster, if compared to a regular HDD. From the factory, the Sony PS3 is installed with a standard HDD drive, the technology for that is kinda old and outdated. So you can swap out your current hard drive in your PlayStation 3 console, with a SSD with the same capacity, but the only downfall would be that it will cost three times as much as a standard HDD.

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How To Move & Transfer Xbox Live Profile To a USB Stick

When you create an Xbox Live profile on your Xbox 360 console, it will save all of its contents onto the capacity of the attached hard drive. This is so your profile is saved onto the console, so you can continue to use it, without having to create it again. If you want to use the same gamer profile on a different Xbox 360 console, you can transfer it quite easily, without having to download it. Making this method perfect if your console is not connected onto the internet and is offline. To make this work, you will need to move the Xbox Live profile from your current Xbox 360 onto a USB memory stick. Once you have done that, you can then retrieve it on the second Xbox 360 console. Any USB memory stick will work, it doesn't have to be the official Sandisk Microsoft one, as long as it got around 100mb of free space on-board, you will have no problems.

1) Switch on your Xbox 360 console, by pressing down the circle shaped 'Power Button'. Then press the 'Dashboard' button on the controller to connect it to the console.

2) There will two 'USB' ports found on the front of the console. You will not see them because there is a 'Plastic Flap' that covers them up, to prevent dust getting into them. So 'Push' down the plastic flap and insert your 'USB Memory Stick' into any of the two USB ports. Once inserted, if your USB memory stick has a 'LED' light, it will light up to confirm that it is connected and is active.

3) Then from the Dashboard, go to 'Settings' > 'Storage' > 'All Devices' > 'Gamer Profiles'.

4) You will see all the gamer profiles that are saved onto the hard drive. Select the one that you want to move onto the USB stick. Then select the 'Move' option and select the 'USB Storage Device' option. You will see your USB memory stick name pop up onscreen, so select it and the transfer process will begin. The progress will be shown onscreen how much data has been copied onto the device.

5) Only remove it once it has full been transferred because if you pull it out half way through, you will corrupt the data. Once it has been copied over, you can safely remove the 'USB memory stick' from the console. This is by pulling it outwards from the console.

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How To Delete Xbox Live Profile From a Xbox 360 Console

 

Each different user on a Xbox 360 console has their own unique profile that contains their own gamertag, Xbox Live membership, gamerscore, avatar, downloaded content and game save data. The data that is related to the Xbox 360 account is stored onto the attached hard drive on the console. If you are selling your Xbox 360 to somebody or you no longer want your Xbox Live profile on your Xbox 360 console, you can permanently delete it from the hard drive. This is so nobody else can use it. This is still possible offline, without connecting to Xbox Live because the profile is stored onto the hard drive of your console, not on the Xbox live servers.

1) Power on your Xbox 360 console, connect the controller and press the 'Eject' button to pop out the disc tray. This is because you don't want the game to start, you want the main menu to appear on screen.

2) Now from the 'Main Menu', keep going to the right side of the different options, until you see 'Settings'. 

3) Then go into 'System' > 'Storage' > 'Hard Drive' > 'Gamer Profiles'.

4) You will see now see all the current gamer profiles that are stored onto Xbox 360 consoles hard drive. Find the profile that you want to delete from the list.

5) Now select the gamer profile you want to remove, two options will be provided to you, choose the option that is most suited. Option 1 which is to 'Delete Profile Only', which will just delete the Xbox live profile and nothing else. Then there is option 2, which is to 'Delete Profile With Items', which will remove the profile, as well as all DLC content and game save data that is related to it.

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How To Power a Computer Fan With a 9V Volt Square Battery

Computer fans require 12 volts from a power source in order to operate inside computers. Computer fans are used in many different ways inside computers, to bring cool air into the case, extract hot air out of the case or blow cool air onto metal heat sinks to cool down hardware. Without a computer fan, hardware inside the computer will generate heat very quickly and will overheat in seconds. This will cause your PC hardware to easily get damaged during this process. If you have a spare computer fan that you don't require for a PC build, you can connect it to a 9 volt square battery for a small electrical project.

1) You will need a 9 volt battery snap connector. A battery snap, snaps onto the two metal positive and negative terminals, which are found on the top part of the battery. Using a battery snap ensures that when moving the wires about, the wire connections are secure to the battery, so they don't come off.

2) You will need a 9 volt battery. This will be the power source for your computer fan. Ensure that you purchase a brand new 9 volt battery, fresh out of the packet from a reputable manufacturer like Energizer or Duracell. This is because they are built to provide more battery life and will provide the full 9 volts to the fan. Cheap batteries are not the best alternative because they don't last as long and the voltage is really low.

3) Attach the 9 volt battery onto the battery snap. Line up the battery snap with the terminals on the battery and push it down. You can't get them mixed up because the battery snap is designed to only fit one way. Once the battery snap is fitted, you will hear a 'Click' sound.

4) Wire up the wires from the battery snap to the computer fan. The battery snap will have two color wires, a 'Red' (+) positive wire and a 'Black' (-) negative wire. The computer fan will also have two wires of the same color, so all you need to now do is match the colors up and connect them. So get a 'Wire Stripper' tool and remove the plastic coating insulation of all 4 wires. Then obtain the red wire from the battery snap and the other red wire from the computer fan a twist them together. Then obtain the black wire from the battery snap and the other black wire from the computer fan and also twist them together.

5) Tape up the connections you just made. Taping up the copper braids of the wires will prevent them touching each other and cause an electrical short in the circuit. So to prevent problems happening later on, cover them up with PVC electrical tape.

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