Need TV Card so that I can watch TV/DVD/VCR output on my PC's screen. Price doesn't really matter. I don't need FM Tuner. Would prefer internal PC card. Of course want quality to be good and recording ability. Right now my setup is as follows: Cable-VCR-TV (using coaxial) DVD-TV (using the...

Going to upgrade pc by replacing mobo, processor, memory and hard drive..but whatabout my existing Windows XP Professional... will the new set up recognise it/me and allow re-installation? Thanks,

Hi, I have a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D1845 laptop with a problem. For the first while after buying it everything worked perfect, then it just stopped charging the battery. I contacted the vendors who sent me a new charged battery and it ran off this till the battery discharged and then wouldn't...

Hi, I have a SONY VAIO laptop. I have USB wheel optical mouse and Intellipoint 5.2. Suddenly the rightclick button is not working. Please let me know the steps to resolve this issue. Thanks

I want to convert my servers from standalone to 3U rack mount. Does anyone know if there are plans on the web to build a 3U case? There a little too expensive for me to buy. I was going to but rack mount shelves and just mount everything on it , but would really like to have an enclosed...

I would like to use the ASUS Pundit-R or the Pundit P1-PH1 to build a portable multi-camera DVR. I know there are some relatively inexpensive COTS products, but there are some additional functions I would like to be able to perform with this DVR that are not available on the...

Mitsubishi monitor about 3 years old. CRT with a 19' display. Just recently notice an almost imperceptable jumping / resizing of the screen. Given my eye height to the screen I notice it more around the lower couple of inches of screen. It's almost as if the taskbar along the bottom jumps up a...

I'm building a new computer and have a question about what device to set up as master. AMD64 4200, Asus A8N-E. On the primary IDE strip cable I plan to put the HD and mark it as 'master' On the secondary IDE strip I'm putting a Lite-On combo drive CD r/w+DVD-r and a 3" floppy. I think I make the...

We can't get my wifes computer to boot up. It acts like it's going to boot, but it is verrry slow, and gets to her wallpaper screen, but just stays there for hours and goes no further. This just started happening last night. We did manage to boot up in safe mode, but couldn't do anything there,...

I am building a 1T network attached storage unit. Who makes sturdy units with no bare edges to cut my hands with lots of bays and good ventilation (no lights, clear sides, no chrome or mag wheels....). I have used Antec and In-Win cases in the past. Are they still good units? Any other...

Over the last 2/3 weeks I have had the experience of a program suddenly closing. Firefox 1.05.02, Word, Outlook, Outlook Express are among the victims. I'll be working within the program and suddenly, it has shut down. No warnings, nothing. Motherboard? Ram? Running WinXP Sp2 on an old Abit...

Has anyone successfully used the Dell keyboard model SK-8115 on a PC that is not made by dell? Thanks (btw the sn is on the back of the kbd)

Hi, I have 2 SATA 160 GB HD that I use to have working in a RAID 0 config, but I recently upgraded my mobo and processor and when I rebuilt the computer I decided to go with 2 seperate drives rather than running RAID. The BIOS and Device Manager detects both drives, but under My Computer, only one...

Hi All, I have just built my second ever computer. The unit is as follows and in some cases, like the video card model, case, etc - recommended for my needs (I work with lots of 3D models/graphics, etc) by the guy in the comp store. AMD Athlon X2 - 4200 Chip Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe M/Board nVidia...

I want to build a PC the function of which is only for storage at home. I want to purchase a reliable power supply but I don't really know what that means. Over the past 20 years, only one power supply has died out of perhaps as many laptop and desktops combined. I already have 4 drives that total...

For more security, I want to use Guest account for the simple stuff. Can anyone guide me thru the steps to copy all my settings, bookmarks, browser, etc. from Admin. to Guest? i.e. I want the Guest account to visually appear just like the Admin. account. TIA.

Hi, I was cleaning my computer and puting in some new parts to my computer, a new X-connect power supply, 256 more ram, and puting in rounded calbes. After i was all done i checked to make everything was in nice and good to go. I turned on my computer, everything started to run like normal, fans...

I just installed SysoftSandra which I ran without closing apps. I got BSOD with part of the text showing but unable to read due to distortion. Now my system will not boot hanging with black screen and no indication of anything. I see the green and a red light but that is all. I can not get to BIOS...

My existing system is a Pentium III 450, 320 m ram, 80 g hdd. My new system will have an AMD 64 3400+, 1g ram with the same 80 g hdd for starters. I've upgraded before, to avoid wiping my drive and reinstalling everything, I take a short cut. Just before shutting down the old system, I delete all...

Seems impossible to sort out. What is the difference between an LCD TV, an LCD Widescreen Monitor with an external TV Converter box, and a LCD Monitor with a PCI tuner card like the Hauppauge PVR 350 ??? All of them seem to be able to cross adapt and do the same thing. LCD TV --- Comes with a...