OK, rather than backing up my hard disk to CD-R or even DVD-/+R media, I've decided to get myself an external hard disk and connect it to either my USB 2.0 or Firewire port. In the even of a catastrophic hard disk failure, I want to be able to restore the previously backed-up hard disk image from...

I have an Asus A7N266 motherboard (nForce-based), with onboard gfx. I have 512mb DDR (266Mhz) and an Athlon XP 2400+ processor. My problem is this: About an hour (this varies) after I switch the computer on, the display just freezes up, and nothing in the image shown changes. I am unable to use the...

Hello, When I turn on the PC, I can hear the fans inside turn on, but theres no POST beep, and no video, after shutting it off, and then turning it back on, it starts working like a champ. This process doesn't happen all the time, as sometimes it will boot right up. So, then it will work for...

Hi I'm looking for an external enclosure for a standard IDE hard drive that allows a quick an easy way of inserting and removing the drive. Ive just found a neat piece of kit which allows any standard IDE drive (HDD, CD, DVD) to be used externally via a USB port. So the only thing I'm after now...

Hi i just this minute got my xp 2500+ barton. From looking at it i have noticed that it's hard to explain but all the 2500+ bartons i have seen pictures of on the web have two little silver rectangular thing either side of the chip. Mine only has one on one end. Does anybody know about this kinda...

I built my current machine 3 years ago. It's time for an update. However, there have been a lot of changes in the industry since my last build. For example, nVidia now makes chipset for the AMD platform and Via has several updated versions. Here is what I would like to do. I would like to build a...

I have a question about some Mushkin Enhanced 1Gb (2x512) PC3200 Cas2 Dual Channel DDR memory that Fry's is currently selling for $259.99 less a $50 mail-in rebate ...... The dual pack modules have large "dual Mushkin" logo labels on the blue heat spreaders but they also have Fry's part number...

One of my computers has an Asus P2B rev1.10 and currently, it's using a PCI Promise Ultra100 TX2 Controller which has a ATA100 Maxtor hard drive on it. It's only a 30GB though and thought about adding another HD since they're pretty cheap these days. But the shops I usually buy my stuff from only...

I am hoping that someone might help me out or at least point me in a direction where I might be able to learn a bit more about memory. I am preparing to build my first PC and am looking to build a relatively "high end" box. I am a bit confused about memory and searching the internet has not...

Hello all, I have a question that's been bugging me for a long time and I can't seem to formulate a proper query on Google to get at an answer. I'm a total newb at electrical issues so please bear with me. I'd like to take an old power supply I have that's rated at 200W and just use it to run...

I was sold this simm as printer memory. It was supposed to be 16MB, but is only showing up as 1MB. I have no other way to test it. Here are the markings on the 8 chips: SEC PORTUGAL 646 KM44C4100BK-6 Thanks for any help

Can anyone direct me to a site with a schematic for the switch pin layout for this board?. Pc-chips has taken the manual off thier server. TIA Mike

Does it matter, which PCI-slots I choose for my PCI-cards? Usually I'd like to say yes, because of the shared-IRQ issue. However, with Windows 2000 installed in ACPI mode (device manager shows under the entry "computer" the entry "ACPI-PC"), Windows seems to assign all PCI-cards the *same* IRQ...

Can anyone help to identify this Samsung memory? All I know is it's 256 DDR Ram and I'm wondering if it's PC2100, ECC, etc. 0211 M368L33CT1-C80

Billy T. wrote: My brother's birthday is coming up, and I want to get him a portable USB drive. Looking at the Amazon reviews, I think the Iomega 32548 128 MB USB Mini Drive is best suited for his needs... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006W2OR I have this one, and I...

I just signed on to this Group. I am trying to get my Old AMS 486 DX2 Laptop running. I managed to get it going by adding Voltage input from an old AT PSU. The System boots up and beeps twice. If I press the F1 key the floppy reads. The system recognizes ALT-CONTROL-DEL and reboots. I get nothing...

Hi, I'm about to build a new PC from scratch, and wanted to get some opinions - anything I should do differently? Case: Antec Plus1080AMG w/ Antec 430w PSU Mobo: Abit IC7-MAX3 Proc: Intel P4 3Ghz w/ stock fan/heatsink Mem: Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PRO (2x512) Video: MSI N5900U-256 (nVidia geForce...

I would like to collect some data about the storage capacity and free space left of the harddisk in PC. Could you help me to fill in the following survey? It contains only two simple questions. Thanks in advance. Link: http://personal.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~ckleung2/poll/index.php

I have been given some old comp bits from a local school, the idea is to build a basic machine for a local playgroup. All going ok except I cannot access the BIOS with the keyboard. I believe I will need to access the BIOS at some point to align all 'elements' of the system The machines given are...

Sure... may be a dumb question, but I don't know. I did a search and can't figure it out. -- Monkey With A Typewriter http://www.monkeywithatypewriter.com