I have a question about some Mushkin Enhanced 1Gb (2x512) PC3200 Cas2 Dual Channel DDR memory that Fry's is currently selling for $259.99 less a $50 mail-in rebate ...... The dual pack modules have large "dual Mushkin" logo labels on the blue heat spreaders but they also have Fry's part number...

One of my computers has an Asus P2B rev1.10 and currently, it's using a PCI Promise Ultra100 TX2 Controller which has a ATA100 Maxtor hard drive on it. It's only a 30GB though and thought about adding another HD since they're pretty cheap these days. But the shops I usually buy my stuff from only...

Hello, I would like to put together a multimedia system: specifically for creating digital videos: I am assuming large hard disk, DVD burner and as much ram as possible, Firewire interface. Are there any particular video and audio boards - I should look at? All inputs would be much appreciated.

I'm after a old SCSI hard disc - does anyone have one kicking around that they would give away. It's for a guy who runs an animal shelter; as you can imagine all his cash goes on feed, vets bills etc. He has a keyboard/music hobby and the model that he has can take a SCSI drive. He has the PSU to...

I have an old hard drive im trying to put an OS on, but it has bad sectors and is very erratic in holding onto data without corrupting it. is it at all possible to quaratine those sectors so i can use the hdd? Any help would be appriciated..

I would like to modify a Dimension 4100 for use as a server (similarly configured PowerEdge/Proliant exceeds my budget and doesn't allow for quick/easy repairs). I would have a surplus of parts to draw upon if needed from other Dimension 4100s. What are your opinions? Max of 25 users, 25...

I'm looking at buying a server and needed a some external input. The server will run on Win2k server and will be used to host a web site that allows users to dowload files, some small(1mb), some large(50mb). This will run on IIS and the downloads will be transfered via HTTP, not FTP. I wanted...

I'm looking for an external hard drive and have decided on EITHER the Iomega 250 Gbyte or the Maxtor 5000XT 250 Gbyte. Has anyone used either of these and can you offer advice please. I'm using Win XP Pro. 1Gig ram and Athlon XP 1800 processor. Can anyone advise which one is better...

Hi My PC (Win98SE) will not enter SafeMode. Windows help says press CTRL or F8 until the menu appears. Well that doesn't work, or I'm pressing it at the wrong time, or the recent (today) WindowsUpdate I did has stopped it from working. It used to work, but now it doesn't. Help!

I'm looking for an external hard drive and have decided on EITHER the Iomega 250 Gbyte or the Maxtor 5000XT 250 Gbyte. Has anyone used either of these and can you offer advice please. I'm using Win XP Pro. 1Gig ram and Athlon XP 1800 processor. Can anyone advise which one is better...

Hello, I went through related messages in this group, but couldn't find the answer yet. Any help is very welcome! Here's my problem: I have a VIA® Apollo Pro133 chipset (mobo model 693-686A), with following characteristics mentioned in the manual: • A total of three 168-pin DIMM sockets (3.3V...

I would like to collect some data about the storage capacity and free space left of the harddisk in PC. Could you help me to fill in the following survey? It contains only two simple questions. Thanks in advance. Link: http://personal.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~ckleung2/poll/index.php

I'm replacing my Western Digital 40GB UltraATA with a Seagate 7200.7 80GB UltraATA. I put the Seagate on IDE controller 1 master and the WD on Controller 2 master and booted the machine using Seagate's DiscWizard. Format went fine but the copy was ridiculously slow. After an hour I only got through...

Hi can anyone point me to some web sites where I can find out all the lcd (17") monitors that can be wall mounted? Either reviews or shopping... or even just a comprehensive list would be great. Is this something that is standard for all monitors or does it need to have this designed...

I used 2 partitions on my hard disk. I tried to delete those 2 partitions and create only 1. With Fdisk, I deleted the old 2 partitions and create only one. When I tried to format that one partition, the computer doesn't take all the space avalaible for that. It took the same space I had with...

This cannot be a coincidence! I just got a new MAtrox Harddrive and installed the Pro Magic 6.0 that came with my Aopen 533N motherboard. Just before installing, it did a scan disk and a defrag - not errors or bad sectors. Now, after it installed and had a hard time booting several times after the...

I have a Pico notebook (Innolabs 9820 series) with a Intel FW 82439 TX chip. I have been trying to locate a manual, or a sheet layout of the motherboard. I have had the machine to bits but can find no ref numbers. Innolabs site has proved unhelpful. Can anyone help.

It never really gets hot any way. Do I really need it?

Hi - been lurking around here for a while. Until recently my PC has been used almost exclusively for office apps and some minor photo editing, etc. Now though, I have found myself more and more tempted by some game sout there....not got any work done at all today thanks to GTA Vice City! So -...

Hi I have a Dell 8300 and I was thinking of putting it into a new case. What I wanted to know was, can everything just be moved from case to another? For example, is the PSU in a Dell the normal size? Could the connectors for USB etc on the front of the case be reused? Would it be better to get a...