Can anyone recommend an external USB enclosure that permits a 5.25" device and has external access (ie. for CD-ROM's or IDE swap-trays)? I'd prefer a unit that does not require 3rd party drivers and will instead work with XP's built-in USBSTOR.SYS. Thanks! RM

Hello, Can a DVD-Rom firmware be infected by a virus ? Here is what happened to me: I have installed XP on a friend's computer. Everything worked fine untill i tried to install a driver for a Samsung SD-612B DVD-Rom player.

A friend of mine has asked me to build a computer for her family. Because of some time issues, I can't take on the request right now, and have recommended we take her budget and go to one of several online custom configuration/builders. At the moment I'm leaning towards http//:www.mwave.com...

What will help more, for running windows me and normal office applications like excel and word, upgrading a celeron 466 with 128mb ram to a total of 320mb of ram, or upgrading it to a pentium iii 500mhz, still with 128mb? Specifically, system is a hp pavilion 6535. Thanks!!

I got some good advice on building my first PC from my previous post. I went over to newegg and put together a system that I think meets my needs (mostly flight simming). I would appreciate any input and advice about the components. Motherboard: ASUS P4C800 DELUXE - What's the difference between...

I am building a new machine. MB proposed is a ASUS 87N8X-X ( or Delux ? - What are the core differences. I cant see many apart from Raid and Firewire, neither of which I need on this machine) Getting a bit confused over the processors XP 2600 'Barton' vs XP2500 'Thoroughbred'.I am thinking...

Any thoughs on this board?

Hello guys, i have the following problem with different partitions of my harddisk. Partition Magic illustrates the following situation: DISC 1: XP(C:) NTFS 6,000,8 2,020,1 Active Primary

Could someone please recommend a case to purchase if quality and appearance were most important and price was not a deciding factor? Has anyone worked with these cases? Cooler Master: Wave...

Radeon 9200 128MB ATI Graphics Card. When I go to load up the driver onto XP it says it cannot install because it needs a standard VGA graphics card installed. What the hell is going on!!!! I have taken the latest drivers off the sapphiretech website as well! I'm using the most up to date I can get...

Does anyone know of any online UK retailer selling, or expecting stock of, the MSI FX5900 XT graphics card, please? I'm after this variant because of its quiet-but-effective cooling system. I've tried Google and every retailer listed by MSI in their ads, but no joy yet. Thanks in advance for...

Wayne: I have the same motherboard, and the same problem. Different case (Antec) with two case fans in the back, one on the side, as well as power supply, video, and cpu fans. I also see the "Zone 2" temperature get up to about 51 degrees during DVD processing. To see where the temperature...

I am looking at these ASUS motherboards at newegg and they seem similar: http://tinyurl.com/2hrfj http://tinyurl.com/238y2 They both seem to have about the same specs but one is almost half price. What is the difference? Thanks.

Hi all, Recently I purchased a new motherboard from Fry's Electronics, and today finally got around to installing it. Its an ECS (Elitegroup) L4VXA2 (v1.0C). Its coupled with a Celeron 2.5ghz CPU and I've put in 1 stick of 512mb PC3200 memory. It is sitting in DIMM slot 1. When I turn the...

When I build or upgrade systems for ppl I either use Plextor (if they have deep pockets) or Lite On (if they are cheap) for cd writers. Got a guy that wants me to do his upgrade tommorow, but he did'nt order the liteon I told him to get from newegg. He wants instant gratification at what a local...

On a happier note, I had a surprisingly good experience with Logitech and a set of their Z680 speakers. I called customer support and explained my problem to the tech. He put me on hold for less than 2 minutes, got back on the line and gave me the info I needed to send in the control box (not...

This is the first time I have decided to construct my own PC. I have installed and upgraded my current computer to max and think I will do okay building a new one. Question is, is there a FAQ or something I can look at to make sure I'm not paying too much for a particular part? What is...

Will Asus P4T-E support a 160 gig HD? I have BIOS revision 1005 to support Northwood 2 gig CPU; do I need to update the BIOS? Ron

my power supply has two fans which blow so that air from inside the case is directed through it and out. unfortunately, my processor fan, which blows down onto the cpu, is immediately adjacent and so doesn't get enough air. would reversing either the processor's or power supply's fans, so that they...

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:41:54 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "¤jº~¥Á±Ú" wrote : I am fixing an old old PC, having problem with IDE channel. Pri channel. Master 1.5g HD Slave 1.5g HD Sec...