anyone know how to replace the harddrive in this?--there is cage around it with absolutely no screws etc to remove it I would like to increase the harddrive thanks peter

My second pc in another room must have just switched itself off. I tried to switch it back on and it didn't power up at all. I unplugged it took the cover off and looked for any loose connections, pushing the cables in firmly as I went along. I plugged the machine back in and powered it up fine...

It appears that printers are spying on us by leaving microscopic encoded watermarks - here's the full article. Worth a quick read. http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/wp.php

The 0 / 1 switch on the back of a power supply unit, next to the power cord (ac 230 v) in the UK - which should be pushed down 0 or 1? (I've just put together a pc from bits a friend has donated and now I want to switch it on, but I don't want it to blow if that switch reverses polarity or...

Is there much worth to the idea that a memory key could be used as a hardware firewall (in the way floppy drives distros / old pcs have been used as hardware firewalls running linux type distros on them)? If so, where can I find more info? I've done several google searches but am unable to...

I'm interested in buying a DLink wireless router and want to know if its possible in general with wireless products, to switch off the wireless signal when I'm not using it (but not unplug the power) and still connect to the unit using wired ports? I understand you can switch off external...

I am trying to resurrect a friends PC by installing a new hard drive. I got a used one that has been "tested and verified" but on Linux, not Windows. The PC stops and posts a "Run-Time Error R6003 - Integer Divide By 0" error during boot. The debugging info I have gotten from the web suggests a...

Hi I know there are external hard drive "solutions" that plug into a network through ethernet or wireless, etc, but I've noticed there's always proprietary software involved in formatting the disk or installing an app to get the thing working from other machines on the network. So, I would...

I shall probably build a new PC to run Vista next year and I am anticipating that by buying a new monitor for Christmas. I am think of a flat screen, 17" , and fast refresh rate. Is there anything that I need to cater for if I run Vista? Colin

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=1312 Personally I'll go for whatever stores the most data (as long as its not too pricey). Why don't they just get on with it and take the plunge - its the only way either format will win....plus if its taking this long to bring to market,...

Hi A quick question - we are about to embark on buying a HP Proliant XE 2800 (150 part of the 100 series) which comes with 1 processor. We are going to buy a seperate, second processor and the OS is Windows 2003 standard server. Are we going to have any major problems are we stick the 2nd...

the 40 gig HD comes with it's own cable and instruction say you have to use the cable--it fits on my Mb and ideas why you have to use their cable? thanks peter

I look at my cpu temperates as I browse the internet and see that the cpu is a nice 27 degrees celcius (80 F)... but when I play games the cpu temperature shoots all the way up too 63 C (145 F) !!! Sometimes if i play a certain game (simcity 4) then it will only take 5 minutes till the CPU will...

Apparently bad MB but has anybody ever seen this? I have tested all components in the system to be good by swapping with other machines and diag softw. (except processor, MB, ps). Tried clean install of xp and me - boots fine off of install cd, but computer resets when trying to load win after file...

I've been told off because the PC I've moved into the lounge is too loud because of the Akasa blue LED fan I have in it. Can anyone recommend any ultra-ultra quiet fans that they have had practical experience with, so my marital bliss and computer can remain in harmony in the lounge together where...

I'm thinking long term data storage and retrieval here - what archiving procedures do some of you use? I mean, say you have DVD+Rs and CD-Rs, etc over the span of 20 years with always relevant data on them. Your hard drive is never big enough and you don't want to risk leaving it all on the...

On 4 Nov 2004 09:02:40 -0500, (john j mayeux) wrote: I HAVE A TOSHIBA 2805-S201 IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE.....TILL I TRIED TO INSTALL A 20 G HDD . ABOUT 75% IN PROCESS IT FROZE AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS LATER NO BOOT "TOSHIBA" PROMPT WAS DISPLAYED. I PUT THE...

Is there a driver that can make my Alps GlidePoint touchpad work with Windows Xp? The tapping ability is lost on this operating system. Please help. TIA Achille

I'm talking about the fantastic article in I think PC Pro magazine, about the amount of energy and pollution computers use and cause. I was really shocked when I read that a modern PC outputs several tons of Co2 gas in a 5-year period! - how many PCs do you have in your home?!. Then there's the...

We're all probably guilty of becoming more sedentary and sitting at computers physically not moving a great deal...so, I would like to know if there are any exercise bike generator gizmos that turn the cycle power into processing power? I saw this, but want to know if there's anything availble...