How long does data last on (1)3.5" floppy disks? (2)CD-Rs?

Hi, I have an old PC which I've just turned into a music machine and (living room) web access. It runs Win 2000 Pro (just) but everything is very slow to load and I mean SLOW. The reason is it has just 64MB RAM, but virtual memory is using about 200MB, plainly I need a RAM upgrade. The...

I hope this is the right newsgroup to ask this. If not, refer me to an appropriate group. I have a CD-ROM drive and a CD-RW drive. Yesterday I powered down my computer. When I powered back up, I got a message: secondary hard disk drive 0 not found secondary hard disk drive 1 not found The...

Please rate it from 1-10 (1 being the lowest score and 10 highest for the money) Price $730 - Brand new Processor Class: AMD® AthlonTM 64 Processor Speed: 2.0 GHz Cache Size: 1 MB Memory Speed: PC2700 (333MHz) Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM) Installed Memory: 1 GB Maximum Memory: 2 GB

I'm having a weird problem setting up my router. I have a computer, a DSL modem, and a router. If I hook them all up properly using a few short CAT5 cables, everything works fine. If I hook them all up using a few short CAT5 cables, and a 40-ft long CAT5e cable between the PC and the router......

I use presently a Netgear Router and it works fine with Comcast.cable My daughter has a different cable provider in Hagerstown, MD and wants me to get eithert a router or hub. She wants only something between her Motorola Cable modem and the computer to keep back Spam and Viruses. I need to know...

I have a PC running W98 with 256RAM memory. It has a 3 GIG Hd and AMD 500MHZ processor. I want to improve speed and performance and want to put another 256MB of memory in it. An IT guy at work says that Windows 98 will run slowly on 512MB of RAM as there is some sort of conflict. Is this the case?...

Which of those USB drives would you go for for use with Linux, if it really matters: USB2 CORSAIR 4096MB FLASH DRIVE $69.00 (CAN) Storage Capacity 4 GB Compatibility Non-specific Interface Type Hi-Speed USB

Hi, Anybody could tell me, or point me to a resource, regarding a list of working temperature limits of Intel Pentium4 2.0-3.4GHz processors (both 478 and LGA; northwood, presscott, and EE series)? What are the normal/recommended working temperatures, and max safe limit for each of those...

tut tut tut... such anger, pity it isn't channeled into something more useful like constructive posting

Hello, I decided to replace HD in my laptop. It is HP Pavilion DV2000. I need some kind of adapter to connect it to my desktop (my desktop have SATA and IDE drives) to clone the old HD to a new one. It says my disk is SATA Serial - but I see it is not regular SATA adapter. Here are pictures of my...

Hi I need to have one puter provide net connection to another 3, as well as be used as a desktop pc itself. Can networking be done this way? I would think so, but have not seen such setups from what I've read so far. All machines have USB and other sockets, so I expect its quite doable. It would...

Hi there, I'm having a problem with my computer at the moment - when I built it, I put in 1GB of Corsair PC3200 DDR memory. However, I have recently been having problems with totally random lockups. Anyway, what I have found out, is that with the full 1GB of ram installed, I get these lockups,...

hi jamotto! it's steve here again. thought i'd start a new thread :) anyway, i stripped the computer down this morning (vid card, and keyboard were the only things plugged into the mobo), and left it running all day. and, when i came home, it had CRASHED! given i was getting the same...

Hello friends, I would like to buy new pc and it is purely for Graphic and Animation(3D, Maya). I dont know anything technically. I want my system fast as possible. I don't like when it takes time to refresh the screen. Since I don't know anything technically I don't know what hardware makes a...

My new Philips PCRW5232 is not seen by the BIOS of my Dell Dimension XPS R350. In fact, it hides another device connected to the same IDE (secondary). However, if I boot with another device connected, and then 'hot swap/add' the CDRW, it works perfectly - just not very convenient! I have tried...

So I want to mount a motherboard on a slab of pine, then construct a removable cover out of wood. Of course, I would drill enough holes for ventilation and cut out bays for all my peripherals. I want to know if anyone has any experiance or speculation on this that they could share. I'd greatly...

I have a problem with my system which is some what long winded so my apologies in advance for the long post, I do however think that the more info you guys have, hopefully the more chance I have of solving this. I was having a problem in my previously stable for 3 years system, in that my windows...

All, I have old 486 running unix in an MFM drive off an wd1007v-se2 controller. problem: The drive is about to die. task: copy data or disk to:

Hi, Intel has accepted responsibility for requesting that I perform tests resulting in the damage of two processors. We are now negotiating a replacement. I've discussed this problem with the following Intel representatives: Intel Technical Support Jason Grant, 800.intel.tech.support Intel...