What is something I should look out for when building what do you think is the hardest part of building a pc? I ordered my stuff NEWEGG, x spider case p4 3.2, gigibyte motherboard, sata drives, I have not installed sata drives? are there good instructions on OEM models? what steps can i do before...

This is a brand new 2000+ XP cpu with a Palomino core. The significance of the Palomino core is that it is the most compatible with some of the older Socket-A chip sets. So if you want to up grade your AMD CPU from an Athlon or Duron you can do it without having to replace your mother board. This...

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Old AGP Graphics Card will not fit New Motherboards AGP Port. Fits in the wrong way around leaving the actual VGA port the opposite way around to the other I/O devices.

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Greetings... When I first purchased the Maxtor ATA100 controller card a couple of years ago, I got a screen that allowed me to set drive letter assignments for ALL of my IDE devices including the onboard IDE controller... It came up automatically about the second or third time I booted the...

Is all USB cable marketed in the stores supposed to be good for 2.0 as well as 1.1? At Wal-Mart one pack indicates it's good for 2.0 and a cheaper pack only seems to indicate 1.1 compliance but doesn't say anthing about 2.0.

Hi guys, I have two questions. I plan on building a new computer and using the Sapphire Radeon 9700 Ultimate Pro as a graphics card, but I would probably get it OEM. It would come with the card only, so how would I know what cables and things I need to get it working? The website selling it...

I'm getting ready to build my 2nd computer for Mom. I would like to install some kind of backup/restore software on her PC so if she ever messes it up she can just fix it. Also some sort of backup so that if something major ever happens all I have to do is 're-load' her programs....So basically...

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New Motherboard fitted, Now installing the Graphics Card (Old one though it is AGP) It wont fit in the AGP port on the motherboard (well it will fit but the wrong way around....the actual VGA port part of the Card is facing opposite way to the rest of my I/O devices) What is going on??!!!

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Can I put 3 IDE devices on the secondary IDE connector? Like a DVD player, a CD burner and a Zip drive. Have never seen a cable to do that. Thanks

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MB: GIGABYTE 7VT600 1394 (VIA KT600 chipset) CPU: Athlon XP 2600+ Barthon RAM: 512Mb DDR333 (KingMax), one module Most of the time BIOS (and OS) report only 256Mb of RAM. Couple of days ago I took RAM out to try it on another PC and it worked OK. When I put it back in my PC it also reported full...

It's been 3 years since I built my machine. Any answers would be appreciated in whole or part. FYI I'm looking for a new Asus board/ram and around 2.0 cpu give or take. I will keep my 20 gig and various other hard drives, my Cdrw, video card, modem, but can give up my ISA sound card for on board...

Hello all- I have decided to build my first computer. It will be AMD based and run XP pro, I believe everything is compatible. This is supposed to be a middle of the road system for family use. I tried to build it with upgradability in mind. After doing some research, I have come up with the...

Should i mail order my custum machine parts? I will be needing everything from the ground up. No Sales tax would be great, and Id like to get it on its way! Looking at the option of a p4 3.2 or AMD 64 .. amd fan! Got any suggestions! Frys is the only big supplier I know of around Dallas! Mark...

I have a network based on a Microsoft mn 500 base station with a second home built computer connected via an mn-130 PCI adapter.This system has been working flawlessly for months. Then we lost power while the system was running. When power returned , the second computer showed a "found new...

I have two 512 meg DDR Memory Modules. They are both 512 meg as mentioned and PC3200. The thing is the new one I just bought was a 400 (What does this number mean, is it speed)? and the other seems to be a 266 going by the label on the module. I want to put these both in a new system I'm building...