On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:38:11 +0100, "Ian" wrote: Does anyone know what is faulty so i can replace it. The motherboard.

After years of tinkering and upgrading, I have all kinds of old video cards, various PCI cards, old mb's, old memory, and scads of parallel and serial cables. Does anyone know if there is a charity or group that would welcome this old computer technology? I could throw it away but that seems...

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...

I want to build a system that will be used only for storage and backup. It will be about 1T in size. (I don't plan on using RAID, although most ASUS boards seem to come with RAID 0 +1). I have 4 SATA drives and would like a mb with a header as opposed to having to add a board to accommodate the...

I am building a unit that will be unsed only for storage storage, perhaps up to 1T or more, so it would hold at least 4 drives. Who makes sturdy cases with no bare edges to cut my hands, with lots of bays and good ventilation? (No bling here--no lights, clear sides, no chrome or mag wheels....). ...

I have a Slimline computer the size of a pizza box that I purchased a few years ago from PC Power and Cooling. It serves us well. It has a Samsung CD-Rom: CD Master 24E SN124 CD-Rom which is on its last legs. It is an ATAPI slim optical drive and it is a notebook piece of equipment. I would...

My new video card has a DVI-I single link female output. My monitor has a DVI-D single link female input. What cable do I use???? DVI-D? As i understand it, the DVI-I allows the output to accept either DVI or VGA+adapter outputs, so my assumption is that the DVI-I single link output...

I have an unusual setup from PC Power that I purchased a number of years ago. I would like to add a second hdd; as it will be side-by-side with the primary drive, and close to the mb connector, I can get away with 4-5 inches between the mb and slave connectors, but I need 7-8" of cable to...

Only because it is relatively slow now, I want to replace a slick 2" x 18" x 18" PC Power and Cooling system called Sleekline that they made a number of years ago. It mounts very nicely in the leg well of my wife's desk. What options do I have for a box that would sit below the desktop and not...

I am considering a new MB (Abit VA-20) which lists its AGP slot as AGP 8x. Does this mean the MB will accept AGP 4x boards as well, or is must it be stated as such? I have seen some MBs that list the slot as 8x and 4x. Thanks.

Franklin wrote: I usually switch off my PC before I change a PCI card but a recent case I wanted to remove a modem card, then inspect the markings and then restore it in the PC. If I don't switch off the PC then what sort of damage might I cause? It is not certain that you will do any...

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:21:29 GMT, "Frank Townsend" wrote: Both are held in by black plastic fasteners that look as if they crimp to remove. I want to replace the top fan and wonder if this is feasible. Has anyone done this? Pointers? Push out the little pin in...

I have an Antec 1600 case that has three identical HDD LED wires from the front panel. I have tried to hook up each one and then run a directory list in DOS to hit the hard drive. (Windows not yet installed). The mobo is an Epox 8KHA+ that appears to have on J3 a five pin conn then space then a two...

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:50:31 GMT, (raymond) wrote: midi case....should it blow into the case or pull air out of the case...in a tower the heat tends to gather in this area... my logic tells me it should suck the hot air out while pulling cool air from the bottom front of...

Hi Is there going to be great differences in performance between a drive with 2mb cache compared to a drive with 8mb and is it worth the upgrade.

I just purchased a new Plextor PX-712A DVD/RW drive to replace a Sony DRU-500A drive that failed (fails read self test). I expected that I could simply install the Plextor drive, connect the cable and power, and be in business. Unfortunately that has not been the case. I seem to be getting...

I have a Maxtor model 90650U2 hard drive (6.4 GB) that I think has a defective logic board. This HD was used in a Compaq computer, and I think the parameters are slightly different from a standard Maxtor HD of this model. Listed below are the specs: CHS are listed as 13328-15-63 on the...

I have a Maxtor model 90650U2 hard drive (6.4 GB) that I think has a defective logic board. This HD was used in a Compaq computer, and I think the parameters are slightly different from a standard Maxtor HD of this model. Listed below are the specs: CHS are listed as 13328-15-63 on the...

I have three HDs in my computer ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe. All Seagate 120GB HD0 + HD1 8MB cache and HD2 have 2MB cache. Two (HD0 + HD1 8MB cache) connected to first IDE-port (Intel) with cable select. The third (HD2 2MB cache) connected to the Promise controller also with cable select. The "problem"...

I have an old PC Power and Cooling Sleekline PC whose form factor I like 2" x 18" x 15". It has an AOpen MX4GR mb and a 2gHz Pentium 4 cpu. It is vintage 2003 or 2004. I know that since then, ATX 2.o boards have been in use. I would like to replace the mb to one that would run a faster chip...