Comments on: Attack of the Ants http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/ A blog about the happenings around me! - arjun prabhu Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:16:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: USB 2.0 - Hi Speed Finally » Arjun's Home http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-81798 USB 2.0 - Hi Speed Finally » Arjun's Home Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:23:38 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-81798 [...] My motherboard at home, ASUS A7N266-VM has support for only USB 1.1. So, around a year back, I decided to go for a PCI to USB card, which would give me USB 2.0 ports. My vendor gave me a PCI to USB card which had a ALi chipset. I installed the card, but I never managed to get USB 2.0 working. No matter what I tried, it acted like USB 1.1. I tried reinstalling the drivers and tried all possible workarounds. But no matter what I did, the ports worked as if they were 1.1 ports. So, whenever I used to plug-in a USB 2.0 device (like my Sandisk Pen drive), windows would warn me that I have plugged in a Hi-speed device to a Low Speed port. :(. In fact, the problem continued after reinstalling windows (after the ants attack). [...] [...] My motherboard at home, ASUS A7N266-VM has support for only USB 1.1. So, around a year back, I decided to go for a PCI to USB card, which would give me USB 2.0 ports. My vendor gave me a PCI to USB card which had a ALi chipset. I installed the card, but I never managed to get USB 2.0 working. No matter what I tried, it acted like USB 1.1. I tried reinstalling the drivers and tried all possible workarounds. But no matter what I did, the ports worked as if they were 1.1 ports. So, whenever I used to plug-in a USB 2.0 device (like my Sandisk Pen drive), windows would warn me that I have plugged in a Hi-speed device to a Low Speed port. :(. In fact, the problem continued after reinstalling windows (after the ants attack). [...]

]]> By: New Hard disk and Webcam » Arjun's Home http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-55061 New Hard disk and Webcam » Arjun's Home Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:01:54 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-55061 [...] Maxtor hard disk, but I always wanted a second hard disk after I lost my previous hard disk in an ant attack. So, bought a 80 GB Seagate hard disk - 7200 RPM. Yet to install it. The idea is to make my Maxtor [...] [...] Maxtor hard disk, but I always wanted a second hard disk after I lost my previous hard disk in an ant attack. So, bought a 80 GB Seagate hard disk - 7200 RPM. Yet to install it. The idea is to make my Maxtor [...]

]]> By: Jorge http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-19481 Jorge Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:08:37 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-19481 Hey Arjun how did you recover your data? I have the same problem but I am not sure how to fix it. I am really gonna appreciate your help. Thanks in advance Hey Arjun how did you recover your data? I have the same problem but I am not sure how to fix it. I am really gonna appreciate your help. Thanks in advance

]]> By: gaurav malhotra http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-2262 gaurav malhotra Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:29:55 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-2262 hi......... aey people . i too noticed two days ago that ants have attacked my hdd. i cleaned it up. but they seem to like my hdd a lot and keep coming for it... hey if i go to a local vendor wont i lose my warranty.. please tell me .. coz i just bought my comp.. and what to do to stop the ants from coming hi……… aey people . i too noticed two days ago that ants have attacked my hdd.

i cleaned it up. but they seem to like my hdd a lot and keep coming for it… hey if i go to a local vendor wont i lose my warranty.. please tell me .. coz i just bought my comp.. and what to do to stop the ants from coming

]]> By: Shesh http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-2124 Shesh Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:59:55 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-2124 The ants in the Mangalore region are the most dangerous I have even seen in my life. I had very bad experience with them during my 4 year stay at Surathkal. The Mangalore red ants (unlike Mysore/Bangalore red ants) eat almost everything. They used eat my bed, clothes, whatever food items I used to get to my hostel room. Many times I have got up mid-night to clear ants from my bed!! Once red-ants had got into my dress, after bath I wore that dress and went strait to class room. Needless to say I had a very tough time in the class :-) The ants in the Mangalore region are the most dangerous I have even seen in my life. I had very bad experience with them during my 4 year stay at Surathkal. The Mangalore red ants (unlike Mysore/Bangalore red ants) eat almost everything. They used eat my bed, clothes, whatever food items I used to get to my hostel room. Many times I have got up mid-night to clear ants from my bed!! Once red-ants had got into my dress, after bath I wore that dress and went strait to class room. Needless to say I had a very tough time in the class :-)

]]> By: Brams http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-1341 Brams Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:11:57 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-1341 I've just found why both of the hard drives in my Mac have just failed one after the other. ANTS!. I'd seen them before on the table and thought nothing of it. However I took the PCB off one of both the drives and lo and behold there are signs of ant damage. A few dead corpses where on the PCB's as well. How to prevent such a thing in future? Beygone sprayed into a foam block and then left in side the computer case? I’ve just found why both of the hard drives in my Mac have just failed one after the other.

ANTS!. I’d seen them before on the table and thought nothing of it. However I took the PCB off one of both the drives and lo and behold there are signs of ant damage. A few dead corpses where on the PCB’s as well. How to prevent such a thing in future?

Beygone sprayed into a foam block and then left in side the computer case?

]]> By: Vikram http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-1051 Vikram Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-1051 Hehe. Nice title ! Shall v use PEPSI/COKE ? Tats cheaper than the local pesticide available ! :D Hehe. Nice title !

Shall v use PEPSI/COKE ? Tats cheaper than the local pesticide available !

:D

]]> By: Arjun http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-506 Arjun Mon, 25 Jul 2005 03:56:42 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-506 Harsh : Thats nice!. But do keep an Eye on the pests around. The pests might have got addicted to the pestisides! :) Harsh : Thats nice!. But do keep an Eye on the pests around. The pests might have got addicted to the pestisides! :)

]]> By: Harsh http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/24/attack-of-the-ants/#comment-505 Harsh Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:19:20 +0000 http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/?p=331#comment-505 Ah, thats where i am ahead of you dear. I use regular pest control methods around my PC. :) Ah, thats where i am ahead of you dear. I use regular pest control methods around my PC.
:)

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