Is my MS-6167 mobo so old that I need to be concerned about RAM density when buying RAM?

I just started using the Aida32 utility. It's giving me incorrect information on my motherboard (MSI 6556e)slot utilization: My current utilization is as follows: AGP: Nvidia Video Card PCI 1: Empty PCI 2: USB card PCI 3: Sound Card PCI 4: Empty

Hi I just setup everything to run 2 monitors for a larger dektop, which I need badly. I am running Win 2000 and have one video card in the VGP slot (monitor 1) and one in the PCI (monitor 2). I setup everything in the display properties as well. The problem is, all I am seeing is a mess on the...

Terry Pin wrote: This story may also be known as “When In A Hole Stop Digging” Some weeks ago I added a SATA drive Caddy to my desktop, it already had an EIDE caddy manufactured buy the same company http://www.icydock.com which I used to help with system...

I have a new PC I built about four months ago with fresh hardware and a fresh install of Windows XP, and since it was assembled I've always had this problem. Whenever the I/O is heavily pressed--specifically, whenever I use the DVD-ROMs and hard drives with a lot of hard drive seeking, such as...

When in Internet Explorer I use the cruise control buttons to scroll, after releasing the button the mouse pointers is frozen. This doesn't occur in other programs. Anyone else seen this, have a solution? IE version 6. WIN XP Home SP2. Both fully patched. Thanks in advance

Hi! Two questions and a million hugs if someone can help me... HP laserjet 3100 fax went crazy on me.. the display (LCD) has every letter box coloered in and weird symbols... it happened after i disconnected my printer while my laptop was still on.. any advice? (It still prints from the computer,...

I want to raid a system so that 2 drives store the exact same data, so a pair of 80gigs would come out to a capacity of 80gig, not 160. Is that raid 1? Thanks, Michael

In this product http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRWDR100A-72 Do i have to stay-connected to my laptop via USB or can I connect ONLY the modem to adsl-line and then manage it from other rooms? Any help appreciated. Regards.

I bought a new hd and Sisoft Sandra shows it have only 40 mb/s speed (average 16 ms). What happened to SATA 150 mb/s transfer speeds? The hd is Western Digital 250Gb (should be 8.5 ms access time) and it's connected to a 865Pe/G Neo2 motherboard. Should I buy a dedicated SATA card?

Hi ref. Optronix OP-180 I am trying to understand modem error correction. Is there a chip on the modem that is concerned with error correction? how is this chip programmed?

Will a SATA drive work on a SATA II motherboard?

I have an Envision lcd monitor which is 4 1/2 years old. In the past week it began to go black for one or two seconds. The power light stays on but the screen goes blank. It seems like it is happening more often so I checked all connections but still have the same problem. I ran...

Are these ideal for gaming? What should one look for in specs. Are the technologies good enough to replace a good CRT maonitor for sharpness?

Hi! Do you know where I can find wattage data for various graphic cards? I'd like to calculate whether ati radeon all in wonder 8500 or 7500 would work in a case with 230W Power Supply Unit. a.

Hi, This is a pic of a new motherboard I've got hold of where the 'lugs' which the CPU heatsink fit on to have been damaged: http://members.aol.com/jorolat/sempronlugs.jpg I've been able to fit the heatsink/fan assembly & it works OK with the CPU temperature running at 46/47 degrees C (according...

Hello, I recently "inherited" a T20 from a family member who said it was broken. I checked it out and it does have a couple problems. First, the battery holds no charge. If you try to run it on battery, it will last about a second then die. Second, it experiences random crashes in the form of the...

Just purchased a 17 in lcd monitor, first one I've owned. This is probably a dumb question, but when the monitor is switched off, should the power supply be turned off also, unplugged. Something about the green light glowing at all times seems to bother me. Then again, unplugging a lot might not...

Hi! Do you know where I can find wattage data for various graphic cards? I'd like to calculate whether ati radeon all in wonder 8500 or 7500 would work in a case with 230W Power Supply Unit. a.

How long will the batteries usually last in a UPS APC backup? I have an IBM Office pro 700. About 5 yrs old. My computer shut down a few times on it's own and the battery light on the UPS turned yellow (first time I saw that). Just curious. Sent for a new one anyway to be safe....