JustAnotherFarang

Went back to the guy and offered a reasonable 230,000 but he turned it down. He said it was something to do with financing rates being so high. Oh well, never mind, I will keep looking

JAF

I have had some experience of riding bikes (I have a Kawasaki KSR) but nothing big like this tbh which does scare me a little hence my posting. Also thought the asking price was relatively high but was hoping that the aftermarket parts would have added some value to the bike along with the insurance and tax paid. I have held off committing to the deal so I could take some advice from people like yourself and learn more about the market so I appreciate your input and sound advice.

Maybe I will try renegotiating a deal. What do you think would be a fair price ?

JAF

Hi Guys

Looking to add a little excitement to my life and I saw this on Facebook

Cb650f black and yellow year 2014
Only 2,xxx Km on the clock. All document included, Service Manual, Greenbook.

Has been dropped once on the leftside. Slight graze barely noticable.

Mods
- full system exhaust
- aftermarket clutch and break levers (gold colored)
-Handle bar knob by rzm (gold)
- Drop Guards
- aftermarket turn signals
- scratch guard on tank
- Anti slip pads

I really need one of these lawn aerators although it looks a lit small and would take a lot of time. I have a lot of grass and after the hot summer the ground is very hard. Where I live in the south I cannot find a garden fork so any suggestions where I can buy one of these lawn aerators or something similar. Hopefully I can order it online

Cheers

JAF

Alas, I dont live in Bangkok so Panthip and such places who could fix the board are not available to me. Many thanks to all the posters for the information provided. I didnt expect such an informative response but your advice has saved me time and money too.

Cheers guys

JAF

Cheers NeverSure

After doing a little research I am leaning towards the Gigabyte 970A DP3 over the Asrock motherboard. But I am very open to any suggestions even if it costs a little more as long as I can use my Phenom cpu. Also any advice about which memory chips to buy would be a bonus. I intend to get 8gb

Cheers

JAF

Thats excellent news and will save me a few quid as well. Wonder why my local computer store did not realise this.

JAF

Maybe for the same reason I missed it. I thought you wanted an upgrade and not just a repair. Sorry about that.

If you can swing a new CPU and ram you can skip generations and get the latest. If you want to stay with the same generation and really economize, all you need is a motherboard.

Your system is about 5 years old as to design regardless of how long ago it was built. If it works fine for you you can fix it with a motherboard.

When I build a system I usually shoot for last year's latest and greatest. The very latest can cost as much as twice as much as last year's news.

No worries mate, I appreciate all the input. Sooner or later the old cpu will pop its clogs so the info you provided is food for thought. But whilst their is power in the old system I will use it and then upgrade the cpu at a later date

Thanks to everyone for the advice

JAF

Phenom II X4 955 will work in an AM3+ board. New motherboard and RAM (ddr3) and you will be good.

**edit**

Link.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors#.22Deneb.22_.28C2.2FC3.2C_45_nm.2C_Quad-core.29

Thats excellent news and will save me a few quid as well. Wonder why my local computer store did not realise this.

JAF

It looks like you could reuse everything except the CPU, motherboard and RAM. Be aware that you probably want more ram and a 32 bit operating system can see a max of 4GB. To increase that you'll need the 64 bit version of Windows if you don't already have it.

You'll need to see if your Windows OS will validate in the new computer so post back about that if needed.

Cheers

It has Windows 64 Ultimate so thats not a problem. Looking on Lazada I found these components. Wil they work together and with my computer too

AMD FX-4300 3.6 GHz (3,500 bht) - Asrock M/B AM3+ ASROCK 970 EXTREME3 R2.0 (2690 baht) - Crucial 4GB DDR3 x2 1600MHz (1998 bht) - THERMALTAKE CPU COOLER CONTAC 16 (690 baht) ??

Cheaper or better alternatives are acceptable

Thanks

JAF

My desktop computers motherboard died and it appears that I cannot buy a replacement as they are out of stock and no longer available (it was an am2+ motherboard). Local computer store say I need to buy a new am3+ motherboard, AMD 3+ CPU and new memory as well. I want to order the items from Lazada because they are always cheaper.

This was my original setup. Everything is working apart from the motherboard.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Quad Core Black Edition

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 (dead)
2 x Kingston 2GB 800MHz DDR2
Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32 MB
Gigabyte AMD ATI Radeon HD7770

SILVERSTONE ST80F 800W
COOLER MASTER Elite ATX Mid tower
> RC-310-SWN1-GP Black/Silver Steel/Plastic
> ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

So what can I salvage and what would be the best motherboard/cpu and memory combination to replace the defunct and defective parts. Thanks for your advice

JAF

PS Will this combination be okay ?

Well that was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. Installed the new drive in minutes, plugged in the usb with the ps4 software to reinstall and switched it on in safe mode and away it went. Less than 5 minutes later I am re downloading my 500gb of games back onto my new drive.

Happy happy joy joy. No more deleting software off my old drive to fit new games on there. Now I can have all of my library available all of the time

JAF

Good news

I got the drive today and opened it with my finger nails in less than 30 seconds. Inside was the Momentus Spinpoint 2gb drive which was easily removed from the case and after gently pulling off the usb 3 connector I can now put it inside my ps4. Will update again once I have reinstalled the ps4 software and my games but so far, its looking good.

JAF

I bought the Seagate New Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 - (STDR200302 ) from Lazada for 3,500 bht. I will let everyone know if this is a suitable drive to install into the PS4 or an expensive mistake.

Thanks for all the advice

JAF

They work hard, and are willing teachers, but I never hired one as it was against the private school's policy.

And I agree with another teacher who also read another post where a non-native teacher wrote that "it is ok for non-natives to teach English". But you read that post and see how many spelling and grammitical mistakes he made, while claiming that it's ok for them to teach English. Maybe one day a native English teacher will head an English department and run it in a way that actually helps students.

If you want to know how educated and deserving a native applicant really is, ask him/her to write a 100 word paragraph on any topic of their choice on the spot. From their composition skills you will know if they are deserving to teach. Check for everything, like spelling, syntax, etc.

Well after checking your composition I am afraid you have failed on spelling and incorrect syntax too. I can see 3 mistakes ;-) (improper usage of the comma with "and" in a short sentence, grammatical not grammitical and incorrect tense of the word "while"). But aside from nitpicking your post (which is merely in jest as this is not a test) I think that one of the real causes of concern in the teaching in Thai schools is the attitude that students are merely cows which must be milked for all they are worth before moving on to pastures new.

I have been teaching here for 15 years and it astounds me that when a parent realises that their child is falling behind in a subject and approaches the teacher, they will often be told that they need to attend after school classes to catch up. Of course these classes come at a "small" price and merely allow the teacher to give the student the answers to their homework. When it's time to test, the same teacher will once again tell the students the answers to ensure they are capable of passing. The students then move onto the new pasture with the inability to do any analytical thinking by themselves and will resort to copying............. or paying another teacher/farmer to help them with the answer sheet.

It must also be said that it is not always the teachers fault. I have tried on many occasions to tell a student why they have made a mistake and what they should do to rectify it. Often it will lead to an understanding of their mistakes and an improvement in their work but alas, this is also where their precious sensitivities can take over. The notion of "saving face" and not looking stupid in front of others is a real barrier that can sometimes be nigh on impossible to overcome. With boys they will become sullen and disruptive. With girls they will become emotional and accuse you of bullying them. Compound this with parents who have the "mai bpen rai" attitude and the notion that they just want their kids to "enjoy" and pass the test and we begin to see the many deficient facets of Thai society today.

Hope my 100+ word composition passes muster. If it doesn't I will sulk in the corner and tell everyone you are picking on me !!!

JAF

Upgrading your ps4 hard drive to 1TB with a Western Digital WD10JPVX

Western Digital WD10JPVX @ JIB

Yes I did see this drive, which is cheaper from InvadeIT but seeing as games on the PS4 are getting bigger and the fact that I am a PSN member I think that 1tb is not suitable for my growing library of games. So now I am looking for a 2tb drive and this is where I am encountering the problem. They do not have any bare 2tb drives but there is an abundance of external 2.5 sata 3 drives available which are actually cheaper such as this one:-

http://www.lazada.co.th/seagate-hd-ext-25-2tb-new-backup-plus-stdr2000302-blue-213251.html

I have read that inside some models there is a Seagate Samsung Momentus Spinpoint drive and that all you have to do is pry open the case and remove the usb 3 connector. But all the drives that I know do contain this drive and removable connector are not available in Thailand. These are the models that I know will work:-

Seagate Expansion STBX2000401 2TB 2.5-Inch USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive

Seagate Backup Plus 2 TB Portable Hard Drive STDR2000101

There is also a Seagate "301" series which is suitable but all I can find is the "302" series and I am not sure if this will be compatible

Thanks for your advice

JAF

I checked with JIB but they had nothing much to offer. Also checked with Invade IT and they had 2 drives but one of them was a SSD which was over 4,500 bht for 1TB.

But I have been researching this and it appears that some external Seagate drives contain a Seagate Momentus Spinpoint drive inside and this is ideal. But now I need to know which of the drives available in Thailand contain this drive

I am getting close but still no cigar

JAF

Hi guys

After 15 years of being in Thailand and married for 10+years to the same lady, I have decided that the time has come to cut my losses and get an uncontested divorce.

I have decided on this because I am tired of being lied to, cheated on and deceived. My problem is that everything that we own is in my wifes name including 2 pieces of land, the pickup and 2 motorbikes.

Last year I completed building our home. We had agreed that seeing as the land and everything else was in her name that the house would be in my name but when I asked to see the book for the house I saw that it was in her name and I was not even listed as living there.

The only thing that I have in my name is my bank account which has around 1.5 million bht in it which I have earned from teaching. Everything that we have purchased has been from my hard work as she had no savings and has not paid for anything over the years.

So how do I go about getting an uncontested divorce that is favourable to me. Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks

JAF

I know I need a drive that is 9.5" high and there lies the problem I am encountering. There are so many external 2.5 inch drives available on Lazada and the prices are good but knowing the size of the drive inside the casing is proving to be a stumbling block. Thats why I am asking on this forum to see if any members with a ps4 have bought and successfully installed a drive. 1tb to 2 tb will be fine for me.

JAF

Still looking for a 1tb or 2 tb drive that will work in my ps4. Has anyone replaced their drive and can they recommend a model number that works

Cheer

JAF

I have a new lawn too and bought a Euroe eat 5 to cut the grass which is seemed to do well. But I have noticed that the grass is not growing back so well and in hindsight saw that the blade underneath the mover is not sharp at all. My question is does this blade need to be sharpened?

JAF

I still occasionally play it and love the thrill of it all but when it comes to online racing I am nearly always last to finish. I guess I am just a boy racer and on the track there are others who are the real deal Great game though and at 20 quid a real bargain. If you start up a club let me know and I will join

JAF

They sell them on Lazada for about 1,500bht if thats any help. Deliver to your door and you can pay cash on delivery too.

JAF

I am having a little trouble locating this Seagate 2 tb drive model number STBX2000401. I have seen similar specced drives but with different model numbers and I have read that some of these other drives do not work with the PS4.

Has anyone seen one of these on their internet travels in Thailand

JAF