So it turns out that the centre piece from the corkscrew of a bottle opener makes an excellent centre punch!
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Category Archives: Hardware
Case fans
Got some extra case fans for one of my towers. Found PC Airflow Guide: How to Set Up and Position Your Fans and How to tell which way your fan is blowing.
Anatomy of a cheap USB to Ethernet adapter
An interesting write up concerning a shanzhai knock off: Anatomy of a cheap USB to Ethernet adapter.
SCSI / ATA Translation (SAT)
So “SAT” can stand for SCSI / ATA Translation.
Saving an SSD
This is awesome. This bloke diagnosed and fixed a problem with an SSD drive: Crucial SSD Drive Failed – Can we save data.?
I found the thermal imager used in the video on his website: UNI-T UTI260B Thermal Imager Camera 256px x 192px. Definitely want to get myself one of those!
Custom 2.5-inch IDE SSD Assembly and Testing
This video is awesome. This guy built his own SSD! Custom 2.5-inch IDE SSD Assembly and Testing
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 vs Seagate IronWolf Pro
I found this: WD Ultrastar DC HC550 [0F38462] vs Seagate IronWolf Pro [ST16000NE000]. Looks like the WD Ultrastar is the best option.
Transistor count
Wikipedia has an interesting article on Transistor count.
USB Mass Storage Class
I found some info on how mass storage devices are operated over USB:
I believe the relevant kernel source code is here.
36 Inch IDE Dual Drives Ribbon Cable
Finding long IDE ribbon cables is a real hassle. But I found some over here: 36 Inch IDE Dual Drives Ribbon Cable.