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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