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This is a place where I post stories about some of my most challenging technical problems

Month: November 2019

An intricate sounding puzzle

All this story started on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. When I turned on my subwoofer, I found out it was producing a constant noise, even without audio source playing. I verified the connector at both ends, everything was fine. My first reaction was to think the subwoofer was broken. It was too big for me… Continue reading An intricate sounding puzzle

Published November 2, 2019
Categorized as Bug Tagged A/V receiver, Cable TV, Coaxial

Not all USB C ports are equal

I kind of already knew but not realized it, until I got my new Flex 15 from Lenovo. This laptop comes with one USB C port. Lenovo proposes a travel hub as an accessory. That hub fits into the USB C port, offering one USB 3.1 port, one HDMI output and one Ethernet port. Unfortunately,… Continue reading Not all USB C ports are equal

Published November 2, 2019
Categorized as Technical analysis Tagged Lenovo, Thunderbolt, USB, USB C

Misleading broken connector

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019, while troubleshooting an issue with my subwoofer, I discovered that one of my S/PDIF optical cable was disconnected; I found out the loose cable near my A/V receiver. This was previously used to send audio from my HTPC to my A/V receiver, before I got HDMI I/O on my new Yamaha… Continue reading Misleading broken connector

Published November 2, 2019
Categorized as Bug Tagged A/V receiver, S/PDIF, TOS-Link

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