On my PC running Win 2000, I have a hard drive partitioned into c: and e: drives. The e: drive suddenly can not be recognised. I had originally partitioned the harddrive in c: (4G) and e: (6G). I am running win 2K. d: is CD-Rom. those are the only drives, besides the floppy. The disk management...

Let me preface this message by saying I know very little about computer hardware. I recently got a new computer game (Age of Mythology, I highly recommend it for anyone who's looking). I can't play it for more than 10 or 20 minutes without this awful loud steady beep coming from my computer. ...

Hi! I could use some help from members of this group. I have recently bought a P4, with windows xp. The problems I have a 1. Sometimes when I open any document/internet explorer, the scroll bar starts moving by itself and soo fast that I cannot read any7thing. Even if I try to stop it with...

I recently rebooted my operating system ( windows xp HE)and ever since i havent been able to hear any sound. i looked on the device manager and there is a yellow circle with an exclamation mark. my sound device is an avance ac97, i looked on the resource settings to look for any conflicts and it...

I've been in the market for a new video card and am looking to get a Radeon 9800 XT 256. I tried looking online for reviews on which maker to get but all i could turn up are reviews on the 9800 itself v.s. say the GeForce models. I wanted to know, for instance, should i get the sapphire, asus,...

This morning, my eight-year-old son started our Windows 98 computer and stupidly attempted to change the display properties. Whatever he did hosed the display more than anything I've ever seen. This is a Windows 98 computer, normally displaying at 1024x768, 24-bit color. Maybe - not sure - it...

Hi I want to connect a ps2 keyboard to a usb port, keeping at the same time another keyboard on the ps2 port. Is it possible? Would the keyboard on the usb be detected by win XP? Would both keyboards work at the same time? Apart from the ps2 to usb adapter, do i need any software? Any advice...

If this is posted to the wrong group please be kind. If newbies annoy you, please be patient, and click your back button ;) I am trying to build a decent (not stellar) gaming computer for under $1000 *including* (ugh) monitor. $25 Case - Powmax Model "CP03294HL-5" case with window, 400w...

I have just built a PC with the following new hardwa Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Motherboard Kingston 1GB 400MHZ DDR RAM Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz 800FSB SKT478 512K cache CPU Maxtor 120GB SATA Hard Drive GeForce FX5200 AGP8x 256MB Graphics LITEON 52x24x52 CD-R LG 16x48 IDe DVD-ROM Sony floppy

MOBO is for Athlon 64. Specs say it takes 3 184 pin DDR DIMM Supports DDR400 DIMM Supports unbuffered DIMMs with 64 bit data bus with optional 8 bits of Error Correcting Code (ECC) The ZIPZOOMFLY.COM site lists many 512MB memory modules, and I am confused. I am going to order the modules and I...

The ps/2 keyboard connection on my motherboard does not work. I have tried multiple ps/2 keyboards with the same result. The keyboard will function during the post and lets me get into the BIOS setup. I set the BIOS to halt on all errors and it does not detech a missing keyboard. Once I get into...

can anyone tell me how many harddrives can you have in one system and do they have be the same size.

Which leads would need to be physically opened to take an ide drive out of service? I tried power, only, but that results in a parasitic flow on data lead(s). Thanks, (to protect hd as backup)

I just bought a DVD+-RW, but I'm not sure where to put it to fit in with my other three drives. I googled this group, but now I'm just confused. I have: One DVD+-RW One DVD-ROM One CD-RW and of course one HD

Hi! I would appreciate some help with this question: what is the difference between RAM DDR 266 MHz and RAM DDR 333 MHz? RAM DDR 333 MHz is faster? Thanks! Regards, Jaime Gaspar

All, Here is another question for the acclaimed wizard of computer PC hardware. After the first nuclear blast hits, you are the wizard to make things work with only the material you posses. Here is what you have: -486dx -1 ESDI micropolis 1355 hard drive loaded with SCO UNIX. -1 WD1007A-WA2...

My teacher in school is teaching that DMA is no longer in use because it is too slow... Then how come that hard disk is faster in DMA than in PIO mode?

Hey, I run a Pentium IV 2.8GHz (normal clock speed) with the stock-as-a-block Intel heatsink and fan combo. One day after running a CPU intensive task, I realised that the chip was running a little hotter than it should - as quite an amount of dust was collecting within the box I decided to clean...

Would someone be able to recommend me a good, affordable kvm switch?

My home computer (PII 333 MHz 128MB SDram, run on Win98SE) using standalone 6 MBps ADSL for internet access. It works fine for all web browsing, with the exception of Internet Banking & other e-business site. On the other hand, my company's computer is an even older machine (PII 233 MHz, 64MB...