On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:04:56 GMT, ToolPackinMama wrote: More proof of my earlier assertion that the broadening public demand for better PC hardware is driven by GAMES and PORN. You'd be hard pressed to name 10 things that aren't driven by porn (or more generally, sex)....

Hi, I'm going to call technical support in the morning. But wondered if any of the experts here could help first! I was using my PC today and it was absolutely fine. We've only had it 6 months and there have been no symptoms of anything wrong with it at all until tonight. I switched it off about...

Hi, I have an ATI radeon video card, 128 meg, and it lets me adjust both the screen size and the "refresh rate." The default refresh rate is 60. So I changed it to 70 to see what happens. I think it made the picture clearer, but I'm not sure because my vision isn't that great. What is the...

Hi, Stan, my brother-in-law just phone to ask about replacing the noisy cpu fan in his amd system. He bought a new fan for $10 and said it has 3 wires on it. The one in the system has 2 wires on it. He asked me, the family computer whiz, if it was OK to plug it in. hmmm.... "Ya got me...

Hi, When a usb 2 device is plugged into the computer a message comes up saying it's a 2.0 usb plugged into a 1.0 port, and will run at 1.0 speed. The device works fine. Is there a way to install usb 2 drivers or controllers or whatever they are so the system will run usb2 at usb 2 speed? If so,...

I have an old TTX SVGA 14" monitor that isn't plug-n-play, so my XP system's display on it is goofy. I get 3 overlapping images of the desktop making it just about unreadable. I found a zipped driver for it and downloaded it, extracted, and now have an inf file (or was it an ini file? I forget...

Hi, I've just wiped the hd and installed win98se and did all the security updates, etc. on this aging warrior. P2mms 233 CPU, 3 gig hard drive, 56K ISA modem, integrated sound, and video. The system is rock stable and running like a champ, however.... it only has one memory slot in it, and when I...

Hi, I've been trying to put a clean install on a friend's old P2 200 mmx system that was all tangled up. Here's what I did: Backed up his data files Booted with CD support from the startup disk Formatted the C drive (that's the only drive) And ran setup Here's what happens:

Hi, I have a system: XP, 256 MB ram, P2 450, nic card, AGP 16MB video, and ISA creative Labs sound blaster that runs perfectly. When I swap out the AGP card for a PCI card the speaker gives a steady beeping sound. I tried 3 different 2 MB video cards. XP found each one and installed it fine,...

If I got the right dope from the net, pin 8 on an ATX power supply is supposed to read +5 vdc if the PS's output voltages are within specs, and drop to zero if they aren't. I have one on the bench now and pin 8 is low, but all the other pins read what they shuld. My question is, do they always...

Hi, I just installed a new hard drive and winXP, installed all the security upgrades. Next I loaded the cd for the ASUS A7V8X-8 mobo to load USB 2, and audio drivers. So far so good. Now: Also on the CD is a VIA 4 in 1 chipset driver install routine. I don't know what to do about that. So...

So I just about have my old box reworked, and was wondering what is the proper way to do it. I know, I know, I shoulda asked before I started. Should you load the OS, do all the upgrades to that, security fixes, service patches, etc., and then load the software and do their updates? That's what...

Hi, I have an external burner I use with my laptop. Win XP home, H.P. Pavilion, AMD 900 MHz cpu. When ever I plug it into the usb port I get this message, High speed usb device is plugged into a low speed usb port, you need a Hi Speed USB host controller. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to...

I have a Logitech optical wheel USB mouse. What it does every once in a while is stick in one place for a second or two, and then the pointer will move again. If not, clicking it a couple of times frees it up. If not, unplugging it from the USB port, and then plugging it back in fixes it. XP...

I'm putting together a system using an Asus K8-V-X motherboard. It has a S/PDIF out jack. The manual says: "This jack connects to external usdio output devices." It looks like an RCA jack to me. I couldn't find much doing a google search. All I got was retailers selling boards with the...

I have an Asus K8v-X mobo with an AMD athlon 64 3000 cpu in it. I have two DDR400 memory sticks of 256 each. The board has one blue slot, and two black slots. The manual says use the blue slot first, then add to it by putting more memory in the black slots. Using Everest to monitor the system...

Hi, A friend moved and mailed me her RCA cable modem, model dcm305r, becasue they don't have cable service where she lives in N.C. In the move, however, the power module was lost. The unit has printed on it: 11Vdc and 600 mAmps. Looking thorugh my parts bin I found a 12Vdc and 500 mAmps...

Hi, so.... after reformatting, etc., all's well except no audio. problem is no driver for multimedia audio controller. Google and yahoo search no help, but did find some ng posting with guys in the same boat. Found driver download page at HP, but nothing for audio. so... any suggesions on how to...

Hi, I got this off the net, anybody using this? Is it safe to use? CCleaner (freeware - system utilities) (Windows 95/98/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003) http://ccleaner.com/ From the website:

Hi, I was setting up a system for my neice, it was given to me by a friend who got a new computer, so I reformatted it, loaded win98se, etc. All was proceeding fine, until it just stopped. I had just finished installing a pci usb card, and when I rebooted the system, it just quit. I removed...