Just a moment ago, I tried overclocking my AMD XP 2500+ Barton CPU to 3200+ by changing the FSB from (166x11) to (200x11). I didn't change anything else. I have DDR400 RAM and the BIOS settings is on optimal, which means it auto-adjusts the RAM to DDR333 for (166x11) and DDR400 for...

I received an email from a friend today with a "christma.exe" executable inside a zip file. Alarm bells started ringing, but seeing how it was a trusted friend I thought it should be OK. Anyway, after scanning the file with my Grisoft Free antivirus, I double clicked on it and it seemed a harmless...

Dave wrote: I just saw Seagate hard drives at Comp USA for some great prices and noticed that Seagate offers a five year warranty as compared to Western Digital's and Maxtor's one year. Are Seagate drives really more reliable than WD and Maxtor? The proof is in the pudding. My Maxtor...

Slot 1 has the RAMBUS module below; slot 2 has a dummy module. Model : 4R128CEE6C-745 Type : 128MB RDRAM RIMM Technology : 8x(128Mx16) Speed : PC714-45 2-2 Version : 1.0 Date of Manufacture : 17 June 2000 Set Timing @ 372MHz : 2-2 Set Timing @ 300MHz : 2-2

Are there any benefits of getting a separate NIC if your motherboard already has an onboard ethernet controller? I bought a new NIC although I have an onboard one as a program I use needs a MAC address for licensing purposes. I would rather the software be tied to an (easily transferable) network...

Does anyone have any comparisons of the price difference between building & assembling your own PC vs buying it from a retailer like Dell? I've always been told it is cheaper to build it yourself, but what price savings are we looking at? I find it hard to compare prices because the information...

Hi guys. Can anyone recommend an optimal system in terms of bang for the buck, for using as a Beowulf node? Current links/citations in this regard would be much appreciated. The tasks on the system wouldn't take more than 512MB of RAM, will be fine with onboard graphics, but it would require as...

I've got some large files I would like to back up, approximately 50GB every month. The data is important but not critical. It took a lot of time to compute them. For example, I can live with a few MB of corrupted data - I just need to re-run the computations again. What is the best way for me to...

Are there any benefits of many HD partitions? On one hand, the last couple of GB on a hard disk tends to be unused, so having 10 40GB partitions would mean these last corners are wasted. Of course this is a soft restriction as you can fill the partitions in their entirety if you pick your file...

hi member i need to make serial-serial cable i can’t find it in marketing :x that i wan’t you to help me how can i make it ( please with picture :oops: ) best regard :D

Hi, I have a Seagate ST336607LW SCSI hard drive where I've installed my Linux (FC3) & windoze root partitions. It is a 68 pin HD with no internal termination. My scsi controller is an SIIG AP-20 PCI adapter (50 pin with internal auto-termination). I connected my scsi card to my scsi hard...

Hi, I've been making some upgrades to my home Box (initially, a Gateway 310X running Fedora 3). Among them was getting a scsi hdd (Seagate Cheetah ST336607LW: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,541,00.html) .. The hdd was too noisy (though really fast, 10000...

Hi, I'm trying to build a PVR machine that I can watch/record TV with. I was thinking of using the Hauppauge PVR 150/250/350 card for a tv tuner. However, the tv-out ports in those and similar cards seems to be either of the composite type or S-Video type. Unfortunately, my TV only has a 75...

Does anyone know who IOGear uses to manufacture their products? Their USB stuff, in particular.

I am in need of information regarding LAN connectivity without CAT-5 cable in Office, where many computers are connected in LAN with cables and switches and few systems are far about 150 mtrs away from server. I need information any economic devices are available in AP, India for connecting systems...

Hi I have new HDD WDC WD800JB 80GB ATA 100. BIOS recognize HDD as ATA 100. This HDD doesn't work in Windows XP as ATA 100. My IDE cables is 80 pin (100% good). WindowsXP install this HDD Multi_word DMA 2. I uninstall my controller IDE and reboot system, Windows install from scratch controller IDE...

Hi all Does anybody have suggestions for hardware on my new computer? I'm working a lot with Photoshop, Quark and other image/DTP related apps, so a lot of RAM and a good graphics card is essential. But I haven't kept up-to-date with hardware for a few years, so I'm not sure what to get. Price...

Hi, I am thinking about buying a new computer. Is it worth it to pay extra to get an intel with hyper-threading? Hyper-threading shares the caches, will it not then by also more or less suitable to get one with 512kb cache? Some of them say FSB 800MHz, what is that? Is that worth getting?

In general, which of these boosts "overall" performance of a computer (multitasking, office, xp pro, etc... not a gamer): memory: 1024mb mem vs 512mb cpu: dual-core vs hyperthreading L2 cache: 1mb vs 2x1mb vs 2mb

X-No-archive: yes my old Advent 5480dvd sometimes says that the CMOS battery is low on power and I lose all the settings! I need to replace it ! I wonder if anyone could tell me where the cmos battery is before I open it up?