Recent content by mbarland

I'm certainly not the expert. I followed my line from the thermostat into the furnace. Behind the panel was a connecting block that had the same labels as on the thermostat (Y, W, etc). One of the screws on the connecting block was common. Verified it with the multi-meter and then stripped the...

If memory serves, that's the exact configuration I had before installing my Venstar thermostat. I used the previously unused wire (I think I used blue as well) as the common by routing it to the common terminal at the furnace. Weather in the great north has been far too cold to try the A/C...

Just tried on the computer in the kitchen, which has been up and running for the last two days. Opens the security center just fine, though it's complaining about not getting automatic updates. :-) The other system is in the basement and would need to be booted up just for that, so I'll double...

Both are the BMC model I believe, the one that says Seepoint on the backplane, and has the bios that looks like the pictures you posted above.

FWIW, I'm running XP SP3 on both of mine. After the replacement of that one failed case fan, they have both been operating flawless. I'd suspect either a heat related issue or a memory problem without seeing the unit myself. In my experience, reboots at around the same amount of uptime are often...

I'm not a fan of leaving my garage door open for guests, and I don't like the dog barking when the doorbell is rung. So I made a "Guest Access" button for my garage. I run an Insteon setup. I installed the I/O Linc garage door control kit, which provides open/close status of the garage and...

Yup, and the IDE cable on mine has an extra position on it for another drive. However, it is much, much easier to place another IDE cable in the secondary port on the motherboard and route it out of the bottom. The power hookup is already down there and it won't require taking the OEM cabling...

Also, has anyone tried Linux yet? And for the WAF and to amaze the kids, load this game onto it. [url="http://www.ronmarie.com/spotdiff2.html"] It's a dead ringer for Photo Hunt like on the touchscreen games at the bar. Anybody else find any fun, cool little games?

I got mine yesterday and immediately tore into the package. Neither would work quite right booting off of a USB stick. Not sure if it was my stick's formatting or the computer, so I plugged in an old cd-rom drive. Worked great from there on in, except one unit would occasionally hang at POST and...

Thanks for the welcome, guys! I'm already addicted to the home automation. I find myself trying to figure out new ways to use the system. Things I never would have thought about when I started. In addition to the multi-room audio, I'm contemplating how best to set up a way to monitor the washer...

Got it working. Must have to have >3 posts. I've been reading the forum for months, so it seems weird to think of one's self as a "new" member. Anyway, all is good now!

Any idea why I can't reply to a thread that I've already replied to? Being told that I don't have permission...

Greetings, I'm an avid techie/geek who has recently found the joys of an automated home. I can't believe that I've been turning lights on and off by hand all these years like a fool. :-) I have a mostly Insteon setup run by an ISY-99i, with a few X10 things (mostly keyfobs). I've been a home...