I have a barebone (CFI) computer, and my motherboard has a 5-pin connector for IR-module. But i can only find USB ir-modules, and I don't even know what this kind of connector is called. (it's simply...

Anybody know exactly what happens with the CPU timestamp counter after Win-XP comes back from sleep or hibernation mode? Is it random or does it continue to run from last value? In an DOS...

Currently a Celeron 566. How fast a Celeron can I put in here? Do I have to stay at the 66 MHz or can I put a faster one in? How about a Pentium 3? How fast (if at all) with one of these can I...

Hi, I've built a mini-itx PC that I'd eventually like to put in the main room next to the TV. What I'd like is a cordless keyboard / mouse combo (preferably a keyboard with an integrated pointing...

Is it really better to have only a single partition ? Why is that exactly ?

Hi, I have a few PC hardware questions for new technologies I don't quite understand. I've been out of the new PC loop for several years, I'm finally replacing my p3 600E system. PCI-E ::: Can...

Max wrote: Just a quick comment on software: Pegasys has a good quality software MPEG encoder for $100: http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/index.html They also make a DVD authoring app that is...

"Max" <max@php.net> wrote in message news:23pji01aiu0klffb63kgdl3l9k6bfccbab@supernews.com... All you need is a video input. Probably a TV tuner, like one of the Hauppague PVR-350. ...

I've been surfing around the web reading a bunch of different reviews of specific memory modules, but have yet to find a definitive guide on how to pick memory a memory module to the processor and...

David R wrote: Normally the HD system stores and recovers data using various error detecting protocols, and will do a retry if the action fails. This doesn't generally cover the transmission over...

Hi, my beast of a monitor (Panasonic E110, crt) - several years old now - flickers once in a while (say once an hour). It started this about 4 weeks ago. Aside from being annoying, this is bad news...

What if I want to change my hard drive for a bigger one but I have an IBM machine and the XP is on a partition on the old one? Is there a way I can transfer it to the new hard drive or will I have to...

Synapse Syndrome wrote: them there. -- Composed and Edited Using Mozilla Thunderbird Enjoy Life and Live it to its Fullest.

I'm trying to find reviews comparing the Quadro4 and VP ranges. Most of the ones I have found are for older models. Does anybody know any graphics card web forums? As well as benchmark...

If you don't have any supercomputing to do, just getting a Barton 2500 is quite an economical way to go amazingly faster . But better check that your motherboard supports it at its web site....

"David R" <beameup@mail.com> wrote in message news:954EC601D354A4E16@127.0.0.1... If you are deeply serious about wanting to test your cables you may want to invest in...

If anyone has ever seen the SHOPNBC Program featuring the all in one computer for $1600.00 with the CRT Monitor , printer/scanner/copier, camera, DVD Player, all the software you would find it...

Why do you need PCI Express? Synapse Syndrome wrote:

On 23 Aug 2004 11:45:50 GMT, Max <max@php.net> wrote: 1) Determine best output quality option from the VCR. Typically that's S-Video (preferred over) or composite (RCA jacks). 2) Buy video...

error being unable to enable DMA? "David R" <beameup@mail.com> wrote in message news:954EC601D354A4E16@127.0.0.1...