"Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... Just a quick question really. How much faster is a Barton 2500 than an older core 2400? Is it worth spending a fair bit of money on, or it is almost identical? It's...

hope someone can help i badly need to get some files from an ntfs partition i have a running win98se on primary partition and a damaged xp pro on an ntfs partition....i have downloaded "NTFS for Windows 98" which is reputed to be an excellent tool to achieve this...unfortunately 7 files are...

"Same Guy" wrote in message ... OK, I just installed a new WD1200JB and went through PowerQwest Drive Image Pro to partition the drive (I usually use FDISK, but decided to see how this works). Drive Image tells me that...

I use ATI All In Wonder vcards for Multimedia on my systems. TV DVD etc. In this day of technology You should only need one card to do it all. AFA home use anyway. "Davek" wrote in message ... I'm buying a new video card...

After moving up to Windows XP Pro via a clean install, it seems my older AHA-2940AU Ultra-SCSI card (vintage 1997) hangs the system when it tries to awaken from Standby Mode. I believe I once read long ago that older SCSI cards can cause this kind of problem. When I temporarily remove the...

Unplugged all power cables and ribbon cables...still no go. Is this motherboard ready to be scrapped? Thanks in advance. Bill "Pen" wrote in message ... Did you also disconnect the power from the drives? Have you...

Sorry, not homebuilt but I'm getting desperate. Going on Vacation tom morrow and I need to get my daughters IBM thinkpad 600, 233mhz, 2645-35U, running win2000, to recognize its USB port. I Need it to download pictures from my fuji finepix digital camera. It looks like I need to install the...

I tried to install a couple of WD SATA drives in a RAID 0 (striped) configuration, and during the Windows XP Pro install, it asks for the driver, I load it (x.x.34), but Windows doesn't seem to like the configuration. I sees the whole partition, and will create a partition on it, but then says the...

sorry if this post is off topic, but im assuming you are all quite good at PC's! my problem is:- when i browse to open a file, all the items are never sorted in any order!!!! and it does my head right in. say i was to open a file thru WMPlayer - when i go to fileopenxxx, all files are sorted in...

Hello.I have just made the switch from AMD. This is my 8th PC but my first all Intel rig. I am aware of the fact that there is bios issues with this board, but I want to exhaust all other possibilities first. I have acquired the following: Intel 3.0C 1 Gig of Corsair LL DDR400 LiteOn 52x24x52...

Robert Baer wrote: Thor wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... Surely, then, the message is to avoid SATA for now. Whatever hardware is bought now will presumably not work with the new faster standard when it ...

Hi folks This is my HSF, which shows the maximum input current and power: http://www.globalwinusa.com/products/cak488t.html The manual that comes with the HSF says not to connect it to the motherboard as it draws a high current. The manual for the A7V8X motherboard, which I'm using, states "the...

If this question has been asked before in this group, I am unable to locate it in Google's usenet archives. Between 2.4C-P4-800FSB and 3.06-P4-533FSB, (both with HT-supporting chipsets) is there a significant difference in performance? Any upgradabililty considerations? Is there much to choose...

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you have to change the bios setting for the drive from 51/4 to 1.44 3.5 floppy "Maria" wrote in message ... Hello experts. I am hoping someone can help me. Can I change a 5.25" Floppy drive to a 3.5" floppy drive.

I was really wanting to build a system, partly for fun and partly to be able to customize certain things. However I'm very surprised to see how competitive DELL is with pricing and discounts these days. They practicly give 1/3 of the machine away with various online rebates and promotions each...

Doug G. wrote: In article , says... I have an Antec True480 power supply. Ever since I've swapped in this PSU, there is a slight (not over powering) smell like burning rubber or hot rubber. I have...

"Howard Kaikow" wrote in message ... Some .exe files can be examined using unzip compatible programs. Others, e.g., those that explode a floppy cannot. Look around for a hex editor. I used to use Peter Norton's (nu.exe or Norton...

I am looking for some advice to see if my BIOS settings are correct. I have an Asus A7A266 board that has been flashed to accept up to XP2600. I changed my AMD1300 cpu for theXP2400. Booted the PC and it just hung. Went into the BIOS and changed the settings to the following: CPU Speed - Manual...

Hi, My friend asked me to look at his PC which intermittently goes dead and sometimes starts up again. Had a look today and checked the following: power switch OK Mains cable and fuse OK Checked inside supply for poor connections/joints OK Put it back and it started pressed power switch and it...