PattayaDavid

I recommend that you get the tired plugged or patched theb swap it with the tire on your spare rim.

The only really big difference between Adobe acrobat and 3rd party versions is the ability

to create custom page sizes, which you can in adobe but not in the others.

I am interested as to why you would need the upgrade to 8.0? It gives no advantages that I can see

over 6.0.

David

I don't know about the original poster, but I too am considering upgrading to Adobe 8.0.  I had used 7.0 on my laptop, but when I built a new desktop earlier this year I installed Vista Ultimate and it is my understanding from research that 7.0 is not Vista compatible, but 8.0 is.  I've seen 8.0 at TUKCOM, copy version of course, but have yet to purchase it.

Changed from TOTs goldcyber to bestcyber, because of very poor performance, but cannot log in. I tried endless times.

User name and password are asked for again and again.

TOT technician said I should buy a new modem (D-Link DSL-500T), but I think mine is o.k. Maybe the password changed somehow?

What can I do?The D-Link webpage was no help...

I haven't heard about TOT's bestcyber.  I use TOT's goldcyber, can you shed a little light on the best cyber upgrade?

It was replaced for a new mirror.. This one was also bigger and i like it.

Jareddriving,

What brand and model backup sensor system did you purchase?  I don't think I've seen anything like that here in Pattaya.  I like the idea of mirror replacement versus the clip-on style.

PattayaDavid

4 on the back and 2 on the front side. The display is in the rearview mirror. Also this mirror is wider and bigger then the standard mirror.

Was your original Toyota rearview mirror replaced with the new rearview mirror with backup display information or is it of a clip-on style. The reason I'm asking is because I had purchased a clip-on LCD/mirror to view a rear video camera when backing. The mirror worked ok when backing, but would vibrate and shake when I was driving down the road. I could not find a way to stabilize the view, drove me crazy so I removed it. I think mine was just too heavy for the standard mirror support arm.

PattayaDavid

Mine actually went in late at 6300 or so but they put the next service at 14300, a gap of 8000 and not the stipulated 5000. Needless to say, it will hit the garage in a little over 3700 at 10k !

I'm a bit surprised that the service intervals for Isuzu's is at 5,000k.  Toyota Vigo service intervals are listed at 10,000k intervals including oil and filter changes.

My wife and I are looking for a new mobile phone for her.  Unfortunately, she only likes the clamshell type mobiles so it does put limitations on our choices.  We've looked at the Nokia N76 and Samsung models U300 and SGH-D830; she seems to like the Nokia N76 the best.  I've read some reviews off the internet, but would like to hear from actually users, particularly those here in Thailand. Also, if you know of any new models coming out soon with the clamshell design, please let me know.

Thanks,

Pattayadavid

Go and nick one from another Vigo...there's lots to choose from....but just one thing....spares from white Vigos only fit other white Vigos. So pick any Vigo except a white one.

I have a white Vigo and have never heard that the white vigo rims or spares are not interchangeable with those from other Vigo's, so what's the difference?

Pattayadavid

I have 3 Western Digital 320GB hard drives installed in my computer.  The first 2 are setup in a Raid 1 configuration and are working ok.  I had the 3rd drive installed back in July to use for periodic backup and/or misc. temporary information storage.  I can't remember what I have stored on the drive, if anything, but now it is no longer being recognized.

When I startup my computer, as it goes through the startup checks, all 3 drives are listed as follows:

Port 0     OFFLINE MEMBER (shown in red lettering)

Port 1     MEMBER DISK (0) Raid (shown in green lettering)

Port 2     MEMBER DISK (0) Raid (shown in green lettering)

The above may not be exact, but I hope you can interpret.  Once Windows is up and running, the 3rd drive (Port 0) or D: Drive is not displayed at all therefore cannot be accessed.  Has the 3rd hard drive failed?  I've never had a hard drive failure before so I don't know how to recognize a failure.  I thought that it may be a power problem, maybe a Sata cable came loose or maybe a BIOS malfunction.  I'm going to check the power cable tomorrow and also to run my computer with the side panel off to see if I can feel any vibration from the drive to determine if it is spinning or not.

I would appreciate any input from any computer techs out there.  Luckily, it wasn't one of my RAID drives, however this is why I setup a RAID system in the first place.

My motherboard is the ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi, I believe with Award BIOS, but don't quote me on the BIOS.

Thanks,

PattayaDavid

I agree that when I first bought my Vigo, it is very difficult to judge distance when backing, but I quickly solved that problem by purchasing/installing a backup sensor system that provides an audible beeping and solid tone to provide distance information. It can be purchased and installed for as little as 1,400 baht for a 2 sensor system to 2,500 baht for a 4 sensor system. You can also purchase systems with led or digital visual indicators.

I own the Vigo double-cab, 4-wheel drive exclusive model and I find that it corners very flat with only the slightest bit of body roll is pushed. I think that the rearend would break loose before I would experience any significant body roll.

Pattayadavid

When I had a problem with my old Canon G1 digital, I was told to take it to the Canon Repair Service Center located, I believe at the front on the 3rd floor at TUKCOM in Sri Racha. I took my camera there, filled out the form describing the problem and received a receipt from the lady. She said that it would be sent to Bangkok, no charge for transportation or estimate of repair. I received a call from the technician a week or so later. Luckily, there was only a minor battery connection problem with my camera and it was fixed quite easily. The camera was sent back to TUKCOM, Sri Racha and I was called when it arrived to come and pick it up. My camera was fixed for no charge even though it is an old camera years out of warranty. I would recommend you to give them a try. Worse case, the estimate of repair will be more than you wish to pay and you will get your camera back at no charge.

PattayaDavid

Man, you guys have exceeded my expectations. I think that it is now just a matter of which model she chooses. I will take her to look at both the Honda and Yamaha models. I'll definitely checkout the shops at the corner of 3rd road and Pattaya Tai and 3rd road and Pattaya Nua.

Again, I appreciate the positive and informative posts to this thread. You've given me enough information to go out and find what we want. It's a shame that the thaivisa.com forum doesn't offer a SPAM filter to screen through all the useless and insulting posts that we have to zip through. I know what you're thinking, we should just ignore these infantile remarks. It's just that I hate to see them when they're directed at you; subsequently I'm definitely irritated when their directed at me or my wife.

What a waste of time to post on this site. There are some good information posted at times, but unfortunately you have to read through so much BS to get to it.

I think you are getting your makes and models confused.

Just give her 50k and send her out shopping. smile.gif

Naka.

This post was not intended as a 'waste of time' I was simply pionting out that you

were getting your Makes and Models confused, as indeed you were !

Well the second sentence was tongue in cheek

Naka.

Naka,

You are correct, I was confused as to the make and models designed more for the ladies.  Having said that, since you recognized my confusion, it would have been much more helpful if you had offered some recommendations or alternatives as others have done.  I wouldn't have minded the tongue in cheek second sentence had you offered other alternatives first.  Actually, I didn't find your remarks insulting, just not very helpful.  Being that your response and that of PLASTIC PIG (totally uncalled for) were the first posts received, I felt that this thread was going nowhere.  Anyway, no harm, no foul, let's be friends.

Pattaya David

I see that the PLASTIC PIG has struck again; I hope that all 142 posts that he has made to this site weren't as totally useless has the two he made to my thread, however that is probably just wishful thinking on my part. Why does he even bother posting?

As for the truly helpful posters to this thread, it just happened that one of my neighbors had a party this evening and one of his guest rode up on a pink Yamaha Fino, the wife really liked the looks of it. We may go look at one tomorrow.

Ok, thanks a lot guys. I think I am now armed with enough information to get us started in the right direction. Again, thanks for the positive responses to my thread.

Are you sure it's a Honda Wave? They don't have a clutch.

Do your girl a favour and get a fully automatic scooter. Yamaha Nouvo or Mio. Honda Click or Air Blade.

They're better on so many levels they make the Honda Wave look like a dinosaur by comparison.

If she settles for a Honda Wave with gears, she'll soon tire of other girls zooming past her on the above.

A big plus on the scooters (particularly for a girl) is the foot protection from water, and the ability to carry shopping.

Don't let her choose a bike on colour alone.

Thanks Tropo,

Very informative reply; I guess I was mistaken about the Honda Wave, don't know that much about the motorbikes, this is why I started the thread. We do have a seven year old Honda Sonic 125 which has a clutch. My wife handles it very well and for some reason, prefers it over the clutchless models; she hasn't actually tried a true automatic model as yet, we'll have to give them a try.

Mike, I'll check out a few motorbike shops before buying; just wanted to hear of a shop or two whereby Thai Visa members have been satisfied doing business.  Yeah, I know the one by Pattaya Tai and 3rd Road; I've never been there, but I notice it everytime I pass by it on my way to TUKCOM.

Also, I would like to apologize to the majority of the Thai Visa forum members for my initial comments.  I was just a bit pissed off after reading the initial replies to my thread.  I do stand by my statement that there is too much BS to wade through at times before you find the pertinent and informative posts.  You may not agree, but there seems to be more and more of these useless postings, more so than in the past.  We really don't need all of the sarcasm and I wish that these people would find better use of their time.  I generally don't post unless I have something to contribute; otherwise it's a waste of my time and yours.

What a waste of time to post on this site. There are some good information posted at times, but unfortunately you have to read through so much BS to get to it.

I'm looking to buy a new Honda Wave for my wife.  She really likes that god-awful pinkish color wave model.  She wants electric start and prefers a standard clutch over the Hondamatic gearbox.  I live off of Soi Khaw Noi, but I am not restricted to purchasing from this area.  I'm looking for the best deal around as there are so many motorbike shops throughout the Pattaya area.  I would appreciate your input.  I want to make this purchase ASAP.

Thanks,

Pattaya David

It's my understanding that Toyota is offering an Exclusive version of the Pre Runner in white color, however it doesn't have 4-wheel drive nor does it have an automatic transmission. I believe there is also a 2-door extended cab white colored version offered, however the 4-door, 4-wheel drive with auto transmission is no longer manufactured. There may still be some leftover models available for sale, but I seriously doubt it unless the dealer has jacked up the price so high that nobody will buy it.

I vote for an underground tunnel beneath 2nd road. The road construction crews in Pattaya are more familiar at digging up roads than they are with construction above road surfaces.

In Pattaya, I get Fox News on Banglamung Cable. Fox News is the only reason I subscribe to the cable service. It's a shame that I have to pay above and beyond my UBC Platinum subscription just to get my favorite news program from the states. When I was working in Saudi Arabia, I could get it off the Hotbird satellite off a 2 meter dish. You didn't say where you were located, but maybe you can find a local cable service provider that offers Fox News.

I second the GeForce 8800GTS (320MB) card. I bought the ASUS card and so far it's been great.

I used Norton Ghost for this - I am sure your software works equally well, however the one thing you need to make sure of is that you get a startup CD.

Short answer:

- Get the Western Digital MyBook 250GB USB external drive. HD + nice enclosure ready to use. No fuss.

- Connect everything

- Get Arconis True Image to make a startup CD for you. This is very important. If your internal HD is hosed, you need to be able to start up the computer from CD so you can restore the drive.

- If you can't get a startup CD, get Norton Ghost + startup CD. I have used that before, it works fine. A backup program without startup CD is useless. It's like an airbag that works except in an accident. MS backup included in Win XP falls into this category.

- Change your computers Bios settings to start up from CD first, then try the startup CD. You want to try that before your HD is hosed. Make sure it works - it should start up and present you with the option of restoring the drive. Once you are sure it works, restart into Windows again.

- Then, do your backup Most programs allow you to set up a schedule to do it every night or so, I would recommend that. Set it up in a way so it doesn't require you to remember to do backups.

Optional Info:

HD size: You should have as much room on the backup drive as is on the original drive. You _need_ as much room as the data you are using on the internal drive takes up. So if you only use 80GB on your hard disk, the backup image will weigh in at something smaller than 80GB. The backup program uses compression so it will be able to compress some files. Compression does not work on already-compressed files though, such as movies, images, and music. These also tend to be the largest files on your system so compression doesn't actually help all that much.

External enclosures: You can buy the external enclosure and the HD separately. It might be a wee bit cheaper even. However, you then need to make sure to get compatible drive/enclosure, both SATA or both IDE. You also run the risk of getting an enclosure that doesn't work all that well - there are many cheap enclosure manufacturers and some are really crappy. All in all, I don't think it's worth it when there are nice pre-assembled options like the MyBook drive. I have a MyBook, a Maxtor and some no name enclosures and the MyBook is IMHO the best because it has the best ventilation. Power bricks are always on the outside, that is normal. There are some enclosures with fans but I don't think it's necessary - passive cooling is good enough, you will not be using the backup drive much and you don't want it to sit there and make noise.

Below is a sample of WD Mybook's and prices from one of the shops (Busitek) in PANTIP PLAZA:

http://www.busitek.com/forms/pricelist.html

Harddisk External

                                 Item Description                                               Price       Warranty

WESTERN DIGITAL

                                 WD Mybook 3.5" 250GB , 7200 RPM   USB 2.0      3,890      3 Years

                                 WD Mybook 3.5" 320GB , 7200 RPM   USB 2.0      4,390      3 Years

                                 WD Mybook 3.5" 500GB , 7200 RPM   USB 2.0      5,690      3 Years

                                 WD Passport 2.5" 80GB , 5400 RPM   USB 2.0      3,490      3 Years

                                 WD Passport 2.5" 120GB , 5400 RPM USB 2.0      4,390      3 Years

                                 WD Passport 2.5" 160GB , 5400 RPM USB 2.0      4,990      3 Years

I see that only USB 2.0 connection is listed.  Do you know if it also has an eSATA connection or is available with ESATA connection?

Pattaya Dave

Check this out, overclocking for beginners.

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=103676

I've got 3 hard drives installed in my computer, Western Digital WD3200YS 320GB SATA-II 16MB, NCQ (Raid 1 with additional backup drive). How can I check and monitor my hard drive temperatures? This is the first PC that I have owned in a long time. I've been using laptops exclusively since about 1996.

Also, my processor (Q6600) and motherboard (ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi) run temperatures of 43 and 44 when not under heavy usage, any problem at that level?

Pattaya Dave