I have one of these that uses the old com port type connector. http://www.amazon.com/Left-handed-ergonomic-joystick-rotational-handle/dp/B000WYG4XG Is there a connector that will convert this to USB? Plus I am not able to tell what type connector this one at Amazon uses. (If it is USB, I may...

I bought a 700 watt psu last night for the gtx 460 that im gonna buy later right now i have a 300 psu running a 9400 gt 1gb an intel cord due 2.93 ghz i have a dell vostro 230 mini tower case , is there a risk in putting a 700 watt psu on these specs , instead of not using that psu at all

I'm looking at getting back into pc gaming and would like some advice from those who've kept up. Have a system with an AMD X2, 2GHz PC with 4GB of RAM. Can do everything I want it to do with ease except play advanced games--the video card is an HD2400 and that would be completely hopeless. If...

There must be some freeware on this. Say you want to change all files in a folder from *.xyz to *.abc extension. RL

If I want to just upgrade the CPU in my system would I have to reinstall the OS (Win7 64).. I'm thinking the answer is no, but I've never just switched out a CPU (well other than replacing a defective one once), I've always done CPU&Mobo combo upgrades.

Got my soldering station today. Model STSSVT. Guess the VT stand for why they charged me $17 for their product. Variable Temperature ranging settings from 0-40watts. About beat up my old Weller Orange stick, pretty bad, and figured I'd give Stahl a try between maybe picking a 20-ish watt Blue...

How much current and/or maybe power does a typical gigabit LAN port use? 500mA like USB 2 port? -- @~@ You have the right to remain silence. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and farces be with you! /( _ )\ (Fedora 15 i686) Linux 3.0.8 ^ ^ 17:10:02 up 7 days 16:10 0 users...

I saw the movie HUGO last night, and it was an absolutely delightful film experience. It's being hailed as a "masterpiece" and that kind of hype IMHO isn't deserved, but it is a richly enjoyable entertainment, and I believe people who frequent this NG would particularly appreciate it. It is...

If you don't understand the suggestion, I will be happy to clarify. Please do not shoot from the hip. Windows should or should have this ability... Copy all files in a folder. Navigate to another folder. Select all files in the second folder. Replace all of those files with your files in the...

I'm wondering if its motherboard or switch... what type of switch is it? I just stuck a meter in the case switch on continuity and got no buzzer when switch pressed, should I get a closed circuit through a meter when the reset switch is pressed in? how does motherboard reset work, is it just...

I decided to start telling my friends that some computers are just TOO OLD for me to fix. Not that they can't be fixed. Just that I can't be bothered. I chose five years as a cut-off date, but I am thinking of making it four years. I might as well mention the incident that sparked this...

I have one of these cases: http://tiny.cc/xzd0b It has two LEDs behind the from cover that are not connected. The plug has 2 wires, Black and Red with a mall connector similar to a system fan plug. I am trying to identify where I can attack this to get the LEDs to light but I have no idea what...

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/InternetSalesTa They are "not raising taxes" they are "just helping to collect taxes". There is a big difference...

Hello, Monitor manufacturers like to publish the size of their monitors in inches. This is known as the diagonal line. However I could sell you a monitor which has 0.00001 inch width and 24 inch height or a monitor which is 24 inch width and 0.00001 inch height. Both of these foolish monitors...

I just rebuilt an old system with bad PSU and ended up replacing the Mother board(bulging cap) and everything that goes with it so I guess I simply built a new system. My problem is as stated. I can not boot to PCIE graphics card(Nvidia GeForce 210) and the two displays. The system always boots to...

My system is old DDR memory computer. I got 512M DDR 400hz. I don't know if I need more memory or not. My simple question why do I need more memory. I don't know if I can run any faster than this. I don't play any game so I probably don't need more memory.

I'm getting the normal weirdness like search results showing "one post, one author" that is immediately proved false when you click on the link. Also, the usual omission of results that obviously should be there. But I'm getting other weird search result stuff too. For example... Click on an...

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I took some old parts and pieces and rebuilt a 'working' pc, loaded windows XP pro. it fires up ok, but how do i get it online with a dsl connection? head is blocked right now and too tired to think well. no lights on the network ports of the motherboard. Could there be some steps in XP that I...

I have an AMD Phenom II x2 555 3.2GHz Black Edition (Callisto) with 4 cores unlocked, an Asus M4N68T-N V2 MB, and G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666). According to CPU-Z, JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 ...