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HP Pavilion 533W Not Booting
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

As always, I get to fix my in-laws computer bought at Wal-Mart. I told them to take it back the second I saw it. My computer's specs are a little lower than theirs, and runs much faster. Okay, after...

LCD hell
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I'm buying a new LCD monitor (17-19") for mainly video and gaming purposes, but it should be sharp as well, because I'll work on that screen also. I'd use my current Nokia 21", but my girlfriend...

Hard drive light permanently on
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Hi guys, I have a little problem. I recently added a floppy drive to my pc ( i had no need for one previously). I have since unplugged the floppy drive and put it away again, but now I find that my...

RF modulator to take SVideo or Composite output and modulate to channel 81?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Anyone know where I can get an RF modulator that would take the output from an old ATI All-in-Wonder Pro card and modulate it to channel 81 (The channel commonly used in apartment buildings for...

Re: Cleaning a screen - use spray polish or microfibre?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Zoozy wrote: Use a 50/50 mixture of 99% isopropyl alcohol and water. Mist the solution on a clean 100% cotton cloth. Apply to the screen.

Mobile athlon onto normal board
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Does a mobile athlon go into any Socket A motherboard, or do I need something special?? I have a Soltek SL75-DRV5 which accepts a 133FSB (266) Athlon XP (can't handle 166FSB - 333). I currently have...

USB Harddisk freezes WinXP when powered on
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

OS: WinXP Pro + SP1 + all Updates from MS + Intel Chipset Driver 6.10.1008 USB: Intel 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2 USB-Driver Version: 5.1.0.1006 from 28.08.2003 Motherboard:...

Perc2 Controller did not respond within timeout period?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

After upgrading to Win2000, I get the following message in Event Viewer: Event ID: 9 Message Type: Error Source: Perc2

newer bios for HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 4?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I've got an old HP Vectra Series 4 5/133 that won't recognize disks larger than 8G. I'm using HP rev. GT.07.24 of the bios. this is the newest i can find. anyone know if there's a newer one that'll...

LG 1720P LCD
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I'm looking to buy a new monitor and I saw this beautifull LG 1720P LCD.I've previously heard good things about the monitor but I was hoping on hearing some more reviews.Anyone got this LCD? btw.My...

HP Pavilion 533W Not Booting
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 1 Comments

As always, I get to fix my in-laws computer bought at Wal-Mart. I told them to take it back the second I saw it. My computer's specs are a little lower than theirs, and runs much faster. Okay, after...

A7N8X Motherboard Low Temperature Sensitivity, CMOS Checksum Error
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Followups-To alt.comp.hardware A7N8X Motherboard Low Temperature Sensitivity, CMOS Checksum Error SHORT VERSION: If room ambient temp drops below 25C, system is so

PCI-USB card with header pins
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Can anyone steer me to where I can buy a USB 2.0 card for a PCI slot? I need one with 2 sets of header pins so I can connect a front mount USB port and an Internal card reader. I've Googled...

Re: What make/model is this computer case? Thx.
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Search on Antec.com "Daeno" <daeno@mail.invalid.com> ¦b¶l¥ó news:9584AC6D11E517E35@204.153.244.156 ¤¤¼¶¼g...

Help, pls, regarding memory...
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Regarding a Sony Vaio 1g Athlon... using WinME. This system came with a 128meg 133 SDRam(running 133/CL3 - 100/CL2). I know ideal is always matching sticks... can one get away with a 100...

Re: Cleaning a screen - use spray polish or microfibre?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 3 Comments

In article <958570EFC79BBD5E712@130.133.1.4>, "Zoozy" zoozy@mail.com says... desk - they were very cheap in Aldi but I've not bought any for a while. If I need to hold a finger to my screen I hold...

Help: Mobo Advice for 1Ghz CPU
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 15 Comments

I need to build a system that can handle a lot of ram. I have a socket 370 motherboard with a 1Ghz CPU attached, but since the motherboard only supports up to 512mb of ram, can I get recommendations...

Optical mice and games
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 6 Comments

How responsive are optical mice when it comes to playing games? I have several old arcade style games on my computer in which the mouse is used as a trackball. Some of the games have a built in...

Re: Cleaning a screen - use spray polish or microfibre?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Zoozy wrote: I use this stuff: http://www.klearscreen.com/ I would not use furniture polish, nor anything containing ammonia.

Re: Cleaning a screen - use spray polish or microfibre?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

"Zoozy" <zoozy@mail.com> wrote in...