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For some inexplicable reason, I invested in some weed stock, and I am having a negative return of more than 34%. I know I know should have sold them. Hoping NOKIA to bounce back on the rumor that the US may pick it up to fend off Huawei.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Corona Virus and Bad News
In whatever society, nobody likes bad news, or the bearer of bad news. Some just don't broadcast bad news out of ulterior motives, like the person needs a promotion, a bonus, or just keeping his job. Or people take it personally, bad news don't reflect well on one's ego.
I have seen little or practically no mechanism in any organization to report bad news. OK, the suggestion or complaint box.
I have seen little or practically no mechanism in any organization to report bad news. OK, the suggestion or complaint box.
Friday, February 07, 2020
Google Statistics
There used to be this Add-on to sheet called something like Google Statistics. Alas, they shut it down and the add-on is no longer available.
There's gone the box plotter. The baked in candle stick chart is NOT a box plot chart. Sometimes you just don't know why Google ripped that thing apart and made it unavailable.
There's gone the box plotter. The baked in candle stick chart is NOT a box plot chart. Sometimes you just don't know why Google ripped that thing apart and made it unavailable.
Thursday, February 06, 2020
macpro3,1 2008 hidden sata and power
it seems like i can limit 2 HDD on the HDD bays if i connected the hidden sata cables and use the ATA power.
Anyway. I think figured out how to resolve or at least work around this problem.
Present configuration that works
Inside the 5 1/4 drive bay
1 Blu-ray drive connected to hidden sata port, with power from the original power molex to an adaptor to the drive
1 Superdrive, the stock one. Once I connected with the ATA cable and power I was able to bootup the whole thing, even with 3 drives in the drive bays.
Drive Bays
1 the boot SSD drive
2 HDDs in drive bay 2 and 3.
Before connecting the superdrive I wasn't able to make the 3rd drive to work, I mean the system won't even bootup.
When I got this system, the superdrive was there but not connected. Initially when I put my SSD into the 5 1/4 drive I just snaked 2 SATA cables and never bother to reconnect the Superdrive and at one point I even removed it out of the caddy.
It seems like I need to complete some circuit or something for the system power to work correctly. Otherwise some sata won't work as previously. I know it doesn't sound very scientific but I am not a science guy. No excuse though.
Anyway. I think figured out how to resolve or at least work around this problem.
Present configuration that works
Inside the 5 1/4 drive bay
1 Blu-ray drive connected to hidden sata port, with power from the original power molex to an adaptor to the drive
1 Superdrive, the stock one. Once I connected with the ATA cable and power I was able to bootup the whole thing, even with 3 drives in the drive bays.
Drive Bays
1 the boot SSD drive
2 HDDs in drive bay 2 and 3.
Before connecting the superdrive I wasn't able to make the 3rd drive to work, I mean the system won't even bootup.
When I got this system, the superdrive was there but not connected. Initially when I put my SSD into the 5 1/4 drive I just snaked 2 SATA cables and never bother to reconnect the Superdrive and at one point I even removed it out of the caddy.
It seems like I need to complete some circuit or something for the system power to work correctly. Otherwise some sata won't work as previously. I know it doesn't sound very scientific but I am not a science guy. No excuse though.
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
Mac3,1 2008 Power
I am not technical enough to know for sure what goes wrong.
At some point I am able to run the following at the same time
SSD as the macOS
Blu-ray drive
The above are parked at the 51/4 drive bay with SATA connections snaked from the board and power from the original drive bay.
Originally I have the power split cable connected to the SSD and the BR drive but it won't boot up so I bought another one with no split and everything works.
The 4 HDDs bay only has 1 4TB drive running. At some point one of the 4TB turned bad and the OS couldn't use it. I don't know if at any point all the drives were working.
But I am sure the SSD, BR and one internal 4TB and one 2TB USB drive were working happily together.
Then came the replacement of the 4TB. When I plugged it into one of the 4 HDD bay the Mac won't even boot up. Nothing. Initially I thought it's the replacement drive but I know it can't be right. It's supposed to be a new replacement. Not that new new but new replacement like new refurbished. So I swapped it with the USB. And viola it works. So I know something is wrong with the system but not the HDD per se.
It seems like I can't have all the drive running at the same time. Mind you I don't ever have drive bay 3 and 4 mounted.
So I took the SSD down mounted it on the HD1 bay and the 2 HDD on bay 2 and 3. So the 5 1/4 only has the BR drive. Still won't boot up until I unplugged the BR power. That's very odd.
I don't know if there's anything with the Y splitter cable even I only use on end of it. So I am ordering another one without the split. Or the BR drive drawing too much power? I have no idea. It seems like if I only put 1 HDD into the drive bay then it would boot up when the SSD and BR are plugged in and powered.
This is just a bit weird to me.
At some point I am able to run the following at the same time
SSD as the macOS
Blu-ray drive
The above are parked at the 51/4 drive bay with SATA connections snaked from the board and power from the original drive bay.
Originally I have the power split cable connected to the SSD and the BR drive but it won't boot up so I bought another one with no split and everything works.
The 4 HDDs bay only has 1 4TB drive running. At some point one of the 4TB turned bad and the OS couldn't use it. I don't know if at any point all the drives were working.
But I am sure the SSD, BR and one internal 4TB and one 2TB USB drive were working happily together.
Then came the replacement of the 4TB. When I plugged it into one of the 4 HDD bay the Mac won't even boot up. Nothing. Initially I thought it's the replacement drive but I know it can't be right. It's supposed to be a new replacement. Not that new new but new replacement like new refurbished. So I swapped it with the USB. And viola it works. So I know something is wrong with the system but not the HDD per se.
It seems like I can't have all the drive running at the same time. Mind you I don't ever have drive bay 3 and 4 mounted.
So I took the SSD down mounted it on the HD1 bay and the 2 HDD on bay 2 and 3. So the 5 1/4 only has the BR drive. Still won't boot up until I unplugged the BR power. That's very odd.
I don't know if there's anything with the Y splitter cable even I only use on end of it. So I am ordering another one without the split. Or the BR drive drawing too much power? I have no idea. It seems like if I only put 1 HDD into the drive bay then it would boot up when the SSD and BR are plugged in and powered.
This is just a bit weird to me.
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