Hi, I'm trying to figure out what ram is best for an Intel 915P based motherboard with an 800mhz FSB and a dual channel memory interface. Is there any benefit to having ram faster than pc2-4200 (400mhz) even tho the memory interface supports as fast as 533 mhz ram? Thanks, Eric -- I am Locutus of...

It has been a good 10 years running my 100MHz Pentium, but it has come to the end of its useful life. I need to get myself a new computer. I am a tinkerer, however, so I'd like to build it myself. My knowledge is from the time that PCI slots were coming into fashion as the new hot thing, so I am...

Hey there! I have a new P4 3Gig chip and MB with appropriate DDR RAM and a new NVIDEA 8x AGP video card yet it won't even get to the POST. Realistically, shouldn't it get to the POST (BIOS) even if there were a problem with any of the rest? This only happened to me once before and it was a fried...

I'm trying to attach the power led cable from my pc case to the m/b. The end of the cable has two holes like this , but the motherboard connector has three prongs kinda like this . One prongs I need to stick into the led cable are the one's on the ends and so my led cable won't fit. Hope this...

If I wanted to make a copy of a movie DVD, what format should I use on my burner so it would play in my regular DVD player. I am trying to convert my VHS library to DV D also.

Hi there, I'm hoping some might be kind enough to help me out as I know nothing about computers anymore and would rather not do 20+ hours of research... What I do: Surf and play poker on-line: Not power intensive. What I would like to do: Play newer shoot'em up games: Very power intensive.

I just had a second WindowsXP(SCSI)PC built that has no modem and will be used for non-internet related purposes, because I want to keep it safe from Viruses, adware, trogans. But since there are things I have to download to my internet pc and then transfer to this one(via Zip drives), can I get...

My wife's Compaq Presario 5000 turns off by itself after about 10-15 (with no error messages) minutes whenever she plays games on it. Also it did the same twice when she attempted to do a factory restore using the recovery CD. But when it runs idle it doesn't turn off. When it turns off, she cam...

Help, Guys! I've just installed a new Maxtor HD 120MB as a Primary Slave on my 3yr old Windows Me PC. BIOS sees it automatically and everything looks OK (to me) in the Setup menu, with the original HD properly identified as Primary Master and the new HD as Primary Slave. But Windows Me is...

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:58:52 GMT, Zarbol Tsar wrote: Does a Data/Fax modem usually have the ability to deal with Voice or is it the other way around? It's the other way around, voice is the less common feature, any (common, normal) analog modem does Data & Fax.

Hello- My rig for downloading, fooling around, testing, surfing has an Athlon 800 Mhz. My friend gave me his old PC which is essentially the same setup but with a P3 866. I want to keep one of them. Which is the best processor and why? I tried to find shootouts/comparisons/etc with no luck. Just in...

Just wondering what everyone things about the ASUS S-Presso mini unit... http://usa.asus.com/products/desktop/s-presso/overview.htm Looks like a nifty unit but I've got a couple questions... - Is the handle removable? For a media machine I want it to fit in with the rest of my stereo components....

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:54:51 GMT, JClark wrote: Hello Group: My son's computer came home from school for me to tune up, and it won't boot. Could it have been bumped around in the car? I can't find anything loose. Interesting that Bios loads, and I can change the...

My nephew has entered a BIOS password for his (relatively new) Gateway machine. On each start the user is presented with a console "Enter CURRENT Password:" query. We want to get rid of this password. We know what the password is, so that's not the problem. The snag comes in trying to hit F1...

I have somehow odd problem with this combination. It seems impossible to make this Iwill card work on first three PCI slots. Why, beats me, Google haven't helped but I've tried it on two other boards (KT133A and KT400 chipset) and it works fine in slots higher than PCI 3. What I've tried until now...

Hi all, Just wondering what's so different in technology, that when there's a power fluction for a couple of seconds, my P4 system w/ 350W psu is unaffected, yet my P200Mhz with a 150W AT supply resets ? I realise we're talking vast differences in operation and a good 10 years apart, but what's...

Does anyone know what the web site for A+ GPB power supply is? It use to be http://www.gpb-jge.com . Are they still in business?

I've recently purchased an Elonex Exentia Bronze model and wondered how easy it would be to replace the current 120GB HD with a larger capacity. Is the HD easy accessible as I don't want to start taking any panels\doors off it until I know for sure if its simple to do so. JJ

i think its tme to renew this stuff is it easier to buy a new hs/fan with pre applied thermal compound or use current hs/fan i had pre applied thermal compound on it and its now very rouch and a bit messy, temp is idle at 57 C on Socket A 2600+ not overclocked (previously, when compound was new...