"Edward J. Neth" wrote in message ... Common mode of failure for these cards, yes - and they do seem to be failing in relatively large numbers. I concur.

Guess you didn't see the pointer posted in here two days ago....

I may be wrong in which case I'm sure to be corrected: - D865 chipset has onboard 10/100 & GbE LAN support and continues to support 400MHz CPU's. - D875 chipset has onboard GbE LAN and will not support 400MHz processors; additionally, 875 supports Intel's Performance Acceleration Technology. I...

My ads running in local papers beginning next week start with "We pick up where the name brands let you down." ... Ben Myers On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 23:37:53 -0400, "PC Gladiator" wrote: Looks like software tech support isn't much better... One dead on quote: "More...

Equipment: BJC-85 Gateway 450 Laptop Windows XPHome FYI: Connection via USB. Had this printer installed on this computer before a complete restoration/recovery with no problem. Used XP's auto device detect and install.

Guess it depends what your using your desk top for... "Ed Nixon" wrote in message ... Don't be fooled by this add. The 600 series is nice but a desk to replacement...not hardly!

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 21:44:11 GMT, Edward J. Neth wrote: Common mode of failure for these cards, yes - and they do seem to be failing in relatively large numbers. Same system, already had same problem. I have had computers since 1980 and this is the first and only time I ever...

Hi, I've got a gateway solo which has a broken cable between the computer and the power button/LED/etc. panel. It's a 20 conductor cable measuring about 10mm across (bloody small). The cable is manufactored by a mob called sumitomo - I've tried everywhere looking for someone who can supply me with...

System board chipset ALi M1542/M1543 What chipset does the mainboard have? Most Intel Socket 7 chipsets (VX, TX, and some HX) are limited to caching the first 64MB of RAM. Other non-intel Socket-7 chipsets (VIA, ALI, SIS) can can cache 128MB or more. I have an AMD K6-2/400 machine with...

I have a similar setup. The main thing you should know, is that the router is only a one way firewall, it keeps outside computers from accessing your computer, but it doesn't do what a software firewall does, which is keeps programs on your computer from accessing the internet without...

In the Gateway 400 series notebooks, you can upgrade from a 4200rpm hard drive to a 5400rpm one, for just $20. Two questions come to mind: Would the performance difference be noticable? Also, is there some sort of reliability or other tradeoff involved in going with the higher rpm drive? Maybe...

Hi all, Our aging but trusty G6-450 has onboard sound. We no longer have the powered speakers that came with it. With non-powered speakers, the system sounds are very low, even with all the volume sliders set at the max. I've checked every setting, every possible Control Panel applet. Is there...

System currently consists of 2 (Win98/XP dual-boot) PC's with 1 monitor/keyboard/mouse via a KVM which works fine. The monitor is a 1280x1024 LCD. I have a need to be able to view one of the PC's on 2 monitors though not necessarily at the same time. The other monitor is a CRT which I want to...

Concerning the antivirus I use AVG from Grisoft. Best of all it's FREE. http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php Mark

I am sick to death of all the messages that pop up when using IE. How can I get rid of these? Seems like most of the pop ups are advertising how to get rid of exactly what they are doing. I will never buy anything from anyone who does that. Are there any free programs out there or should I just...

I think it's fair to say that broadband users are the target for most trojan attacks, because the hacker mostl likely wants control of the connection for anonymous onward hacking purposes. However, an attacker who is looking for privacy data like passwords, pins, credit card details, etc., is...

G6-400 BIOS: 4M4PBOX1.0033.P21 Floppy: LS-120 384MB of RAM

Hi all, bought a WD 40GB hard drive for my G6-233 (Yes, 233 MHz, circa 1997; currently my second computer and does most everything I need it for...) Plan was to do a clean install of win98SE (too slow for XP) on this new hard drive. When I used the WD utility that is supposed to partition and...

Turn off the service (either with msconfig in DOS (98/ME) or in cpanel-admin tools-services in NT (NT/2000/XP). "Nik" wrote in message ... Anyone know how to disable, uninstall or just get rid of Fast Find ...

Please help Alot of times when I click on an internet link I am getting the following error message, "a runtime error has occurred. Do you want to debug??" What is this and how do I get rid of it?