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This web site provides information about the SIG, an archive of presentations made at SIG meetings, a series of links to hardware manufacturer web sites, and a series of links to "resource" web sites.

The Orange Coast IBM PC User Group (OCIPUG) Hardware Special Interest Group (SIG) provides presentations on PC hardware topics, a forum for Random Access on PC hardware issues, and opportunity to receive help with specific PC hardware problems (hands-on assessment and assistance).

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. They start at 6:00 PM and end by 7:00 PM. They are held at the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (MAP). Our meeting room is on the second floor, parking lot side of the building.

Featured Presentation Topic(s): None - "only" Hardware News, Hardware Random Access (Q&A), and "quick" hardware submissions (Hardware Assistance) until January 2011. IF an OCIPUG member has a "special", HARDWARE topic they would like addressed in a featured presentation before January, please contact the SIG leader at webmaster@ocipughwsig.org. [If the topic has already been addressed in the last few years, and the info is generally current, the member will be directed to the associated presentation materials link. If not addressed, or not current, the topic will be seriously considered for a special presentation.]

* You are welcome to bring in your IBM-compatible PC. We will attempt to help you diagnose and fix HARDWARE problems or install new components. We have a spare monitor (with standard, 15-pin VGA connector/cable), so unless you believe your monitor is part of the problem or otherwise needed, you do not need to bring one in. Please do bring in your keyboard and mouse, the CD/DVD for your operating system, the manual and driver software (CD) for any component you are having problems with (or want to install), and the system or motherboard manual. If you believe there is any chance that the motherboard is part of the problem, please also bring in the motherboard CD. NOTE: If you bring in hardware for the group to help you with, you will be asked to sign a release form. The club provides NO GUARANTEE that we can help - we may "break" something or otherwise make the problem worse. Bottom line, we'll help you as best we can at YOUR OWN RISK.

** "Random Access" is when you ask questions and we try to provide answers. There is NO GUARANTEE that the answers are correct or that doing what is suggested won't make things worse. Proceed at YOUR OWN RISK.

NOTE: If you encounter problems with this site or need to contact the SIG Leader, please send e-mail to: webmaster@ocipughwsig.org.