A few weeks ago, I was looking at a four gig ecc memory kit on Crucial.com. It was 80 dollars. Now it is 108. Is this a normal seasonal price variation? Is it likely that the price will come back down about a month after Christmas? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- Whenever I hear or...

Can you specialists help me choose a monitor please. It's time to replace my glass tube CRT. I use a really old 17 inch monitor made by DEC back in 1999! To its credit it was noticeably better than average for its day as it was made for commerical office use. I have it set to 1152 x 864 at 72...

When my computer boots up it always complains about having recovered from some serious problem and wants to send a message about it. So lately I've been letting it and trying get over the problem. It takes me to this page: http://tinyurl.com/ylfqdm6 where it says:...

Hi all, I'm about to buy a new custom-built pc and would like some advice on hard disk colling system. I'd like to get: a western digital velociraptor 10,000 rpm 320 GB as my internal disk and an external 2TB unit, to connect via USB, firewire or esata Does the velociraptor require a dedicated...

Is there a utility to show what pixel size my CRT display has? (I can't find any specifications for it online.) I mean a value like "0.26 inch".

As posted on the JCP website today (my g/f is looking for a job). "Must have word, excel, use of internet and email experience. Must have good communication skills with good literacy skills and must be able to work within a team with a friendly disposition and good keyboard skills Applicant to...

(I tried sending this yesterday but it didn't get posted.) I know this is not hardware, but you guys know how to fix things. I bought Nero 9 a few months ago and it installed okay. I just installed the latest update and it seemed also to install, and I went ahead with other things. Then, a...

hy all, i'm looking for some info regarding subject above.. i have an old desktop pc Pentium III 800mhz (Intel Motherboard) that i'm going to use as a gateway router but memorycard seems to be my major problem.. not working and need to be replaced.. so i bought new 512mb but its not working,...

The Compaq Presario 7000 missed USB.v.2 by a matter of weeks, thus was configured with front and rear panel USB.v.1 jacks and 1394 (firewire) jacks that remain unused. I could remove the 1394 card and instal a USB.v.2 card -- but what would that do to the front USB jacks? Would the "enhanced...

This past year I've noticed my local computer store dropped SeaSonic power supplies. Even the offerings at Newegg and Amazon have gone down. I really wanted to get one of their new M12II Bronze models, saw one listed on Sept. 30 at Newegg. The next day Newegg says they've deactivated the item. ...

Is it a good one? I removed one from an old (more than 4 years) HP Pavilion PC (hp4088hk). Should I just throw it out of the window? :) -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Ubuntu 9.04) Linux 2.6.30.8 ^ ^...

Now that we have USB 1 2 and 3, they should color code the ports. Agree?

HI, I was running an "Insyde" Bios update from windows XP on my sisters Acer Aspire 5313 laptop last night and the damn thing crashed at 99% complete! I left it for 30 minutes to see if it would finish but - nothing. All keys and mouse actions were gone. I tried holding the power button for 10...

....of course not, but the built-in applications are more functional than the garbage utilities we get with Windows. For example, the calendar actually allows you to record an appointment. If you are enthusiastic about personal computing, if you get out and about, you seriously need to look...

My PC now consumes 50W less and about 4 degree Celsius cooler.... -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Ubuntu 9.04) Linux 2.6.30.9 ^ ^ 15:11:01 up 23:33 0 users load average: 1.12 1.24 1.55 ???! ???! ???!...

My brother just discovered that one of the Tee fittings on our lawn sprinkler system is stripped. He says that the new nipple screws in part way and then just stops. The Tee has glue connections on two sides with a threaded female fitting on the top where a nipple for a sprinkler head screws in. ...

Hi, Could some one give me an adivice for hard disk choice, please ? I am looking for something like : - 3 1/2 - SATA - long life time (fiability :) ) - fast - 200 GB

Hi all im going to install win 98se and win xp home on one hdd with two partitions on it. I know I have to install one first to get the option at boot to select wich one to boot to but I have forgotten wich os to install first. is it 98se first then xp home? Thanks GK

Hi all Im trying to find drivers for win 98se for an intel Pentium 4 "D915GAG/D915PSY" mobo In the manual it says its operating systems are XP and 2000 but not 98se. Is there a way to make it run 98se? I found a bios update for 98se but I cant find any drivers for the chipset or any others,...

Hi all im using a P4SGX-MX mobo that says in the manual it can use ddr pc2700, pc2100, pc1600 but I have a 1gig stick of ddr pc3200 can I use this without memory problems? will it run at pc2700? Thanks GK