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ly insert the flat-edged screwdriver into the crack between the top of the CD door where it meets the computers casing. Push down on the CD door with the flat-edged screwdriver until you can insert your finger and push the CD door the rest of the way down into the depression inside of the computer casing. 3 Use duct tape to hold the CD door down in the depression. 4 Moisten a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol. Rub the cotton swab against the sides of the open slot where the CD door was before it had been pushed down. tumblr logo Let the alcohol dry. 5 Moisten another cotton swab in household oil. Rub the cotton swab against the sides of the open slot where the CD door was before it had been pushed down. 6 Remove the duct tape and let the CD door go back up about three-fourths of the w PurplePixie ay. Rub the cotton swab against the sides and the top of the CD door. Moisten another cotton swab in household oil and rub it agai .
that the disc tray can eject from the CD drive.1 Create the USB to R-SMA adapter by modifying a USB wireless-G network device. Th is small, thumb-sized adapter is a complete network card that is plugged into the USB port on a laptop or computer. The only drawb ack is its internal, undersized antenna. Disassemble the plastic casing and locate the antenna leads. They should be fairly obviou s, as they probably terminate into a small wrapped wire or a wire embedded into the casing. 2 Solder the leads from the internal a recommendation letter ntenna to an R-SMA antenna cable. The positive lead, which is connected to the internal wire inside the USB device, must be solder ed to the outer shield wire on the R-SMA cable. The center lead in the R-SMA cable is actually negative. Apply a generous amount o PurplePixie f solder and secure the leads to the board of the device. 3 Create a suitable antenna from the parabolic dish by placing the stand .
Place a mount on the backside of the dish, which can be as simple as an L-shaped bracket and screws. 4 Connect the antenna's R-SM A cable to the USB device's new female cable adapter by screwing it in clockwise. 5 Connect the USB device to the laptop or comput er and install any drivers necessary to enable it. This software is model-dependent, and should have come on a CD-ROM disk with th e hardware. 6 Mount the parabolic dish in an area without obstructions, and test the signal with another device in the distance. T ebooks free he dish will have an effective angle of deflection of 30 degrees, and must be pointed directly at the second device for best perfo rmance.1 Insert the USB drive into a free USB slot in your computer. 2 Open Disk Utility. Disk Utility is located in the Utilitie PurplePixie s folder within Applications. 3 Highlight the USB drive in the sidebar and select the Partition tab. 4 Set the Volume Scheme .
