I'm sick of Dell and their not so hot tech help. And my 10 month old Dell has been giving me problems for 6 months. Can anyone recommend a really, really good and reputable pc builder. I'd like to switch to AMD. I will be very grateful for any referrals you can provide. Rick

Hello -- Can anyone recommend sources for information on building a laptop, from scratch or from a "barebook" model? Thanks for any help. Larry Mehl

When I got my Netgear RT-314 you could assign ports to a specific local IP. Tough luck if you have more than one computer you'd like to have access to those ports. Do the newer ones act the same way or might they allow ports to be open to several?

Am I missing something here..? You are trying to get the computer working without the video card... why not insert the Video card and then try...? I just can't understand why you should want to do this unless there is a problem with the video card inserted which you haven't mentioned. Davy

:crybaby: Hello Everyone. I'm pretty new to computers and I need help. I the finishing stages of own custom built pc and now stuck with a problem that is driving me nuts. Specs: Pentium D 930+ 3GHz Dual core Asrock 775VM800Pro DDR2 Motherboard (LG775) Geil 1GB DDR2 533MHz ram ATI Radeon 9600 Pro...

I havent recieved the video card yet. using the onboard for the moment.

I had two 120Gb Maxtor SATA hdd set up in a mirrored array. The RAID is done in hardware on the motherboard (Abit KV8 Pro). The other night, during a disk-heavy operation (un-raring a large archive) the PC slowed, and then locked up hard. When I hit the reset button the RAID BIOS kicked in and...

Anybody have a flash drive and don't like them? Somehow I doubt it. I just received another, going from 256 MB to 1 GB (much faster, and cheaper than the 256). I'm giddy. Yes there are larger sizes, but I like to buy at the price/performance point. Looks like the old annual prediction about DVD...

c'est la vie !

Hello, I recently built two low budget computers...one is based on the Sempron Socket A 3300+ 2.2Ghz 512KB L2 Cache 400FSB (******* child) with a Biostar M7NGC Nforce 2 400 board....while the Celeron is 3.06Ghz 256KB L2 Cache with a Mach Speed P4M800. I can't overclock the Sempron because of...

Have an Asus A8V Deluxe MB, have connected a single SATA drive to one of the SATA connectors and tried to load windows on with the F6 driver thing. The drive is recognised in the BIOS but when i press enter to intall XP it says no drive is there to install OS on. So, I added a single IDE drive...

Hello, My computer would not boot win xp. Reinstalled Xp, error said: "setup was unable to format the partition" The disk may be damaged. So, I put in an existing working HD, not luck ...Same thing. Changed the IDE Cable. Same thing. Anyone have any help to offer?? Thanks, Dan

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Hi ppl (actually all you genius) this is my first post to your group I am stucked for the solution of the problem as stated in subject line Actually i am trying to launch DEBUG.exe and DISKPART.exe before the setup.exe starts using bootable cd for WinXP .It is like unattended setup.I want that...

I am getting a "Code 10" (this device cannot start) and a dreaded yellow question mark for something called "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2" in the Network Adapters section of my PC's Device Manager. I run Win XP PRo SP2 and I have on-board LAN (Intel PRO/1000 CT). I connect peer-to-peer to a...

I'm looking for recommendations on an add-on VFD or LCD display for my MythTV box. Most of the relevant threads I've looked at deal with cases with built-in displays, unfortunately. My criteria: * Fits into a single 5.25" drive bay *or* in some nice-looking external case I can prop in front of my...

am thinking of buying below as a budget gamer. Am moving from a 3.0g P4 on a P4S800-MX with 256 ATI 9250, 512 vdata to INTEL PENTIUM 4 Processor 630 LGA775 3.0Ghz 64bit 2MB L2-Cache 800FSB *** ALBATRON PX915SLI Intel 915PL/ICH6 Chipset 2 x PCI Express 16x DDR400 Dual Channel USB LAN SOUND ***...

Hi, My Computer Setup: =================== CPU: Pentium 4, 2.8Ghz. Motherboard: ASUS P4P800, latest BIOS. Memory: Geil 512Kx4 Dual chanel, Total 2GB. Video Card: WinFast 6600GT. (AGP) HardDrive1: WesternDigital WD1200-JB HardDrive2: Maxtor 6Y120M0

How long can I keep the computer on before it melts down, frys down, breaks down, runs out of memory, runs out of ram, etc.? Is it good for the computer if I keep it on from this moment on until I necessarily have to disconnect it from the wall? Is it better to turn it off after every use?