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Forum: Homebuilt PC's June 24th 10, 07:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 7
Views: 1,044
Posted By Ron[_6_]
OT-Giving old laptop away

On 6/24/2010 9:38 AM, Grinder wrote:
On 6/24/2010 9:37 AM, pheasant16 wrote:
Broke friend's 80yo mom. Wants to read email and browse internet.

Have an old Dell Inspiron 3800 Pentium 3...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's June 6th 10, 06:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 6
Views: 1,877
Posted By Ron[_6_]
OT Digital Camera Reviews

On 6/5/2010 10:55 PM, Brian K wrote:
Aside from Consumer Reports, does anyone know of a good web site or
newsgroup for reviews of currently available digital cameras in the US?


Forgot to add,...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's June 6th 10, 06:30 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 6
Views: 1,877
Posted By Ron[_6_]
OT Digital Camera Reviews

On 6/5/2010 10:55 PM, Brian K wrote:
Aside from Consumer Reports, does anyone know of a good web site or
newsgroup for reviews of currently available digital cameras in the US?


I usually go to...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's June 1st 10, 04:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 13
Views: 858
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Newegg hardrives

On 6/1/2010 12:06 AM, Flasherly wrote:
On May 31, 9:37 am, wrote:
It is not uncommon to see 25-30% failure rates on reviews of many drives at Newegg. I have...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's May 31st 10, 11:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 13
Views: 858
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Newegg hardrives

On 5/31/2010 6:37 AM, CrackerJack wrote:
It is not uncommon to see 25-30% failure rates on reviews of many drives at Newegg. I have wondered
if this is MFG issue or related the shipping methods...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's May 23rd 10, 03:51 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 14
Views: 513
Posted By Ron[_6_]
what's the reset button for on the bottom of laptops?

On 5/22/2010 7:42 PM, ~hp-hdx~ wrote:
thanks for the help.

"Steve" wrote in message
...
In article...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's May 8th 10, 10:40 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 9
Views: 669
Posted By Ron[_6_]
First-time Builder: Good (v. Bad) Instructions

On 5/7/2010 7:39 PM, jimmyleadfoot wrote:
On May 7, 10:32 pm, wrote:
Buy a cheap second hand computer.
Take it apart and note where everything...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's April 25th 10, 09:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Files from a DVD-R

On 4/25/2010 12:10 PM, Syfo-Dyas wrote:
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:42:41 -0700 (PDT), Flasherly
wrote:

On Apr 24, 12:19 pm, wrote:
I do...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's April 9th 10, 05:19 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 17
Views: 882
Posted By Ron[_6_]
fact or fiction

On 4/9/2010 8:58 AM, jinxy wrote:
Hey folks, I have heard that if you think that there may be heat
issues with a failing HDD, you can remove it from the pc, wrap it in a
light towel and put it...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's March 26th 10, 02:28 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 546
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Proposed new build

On 3/25/2010 5:55 PM, Charlie Wilkes wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:45:47 -0700, Ron wrote:

On 3/25/2010 5:20 AM, Agent_C wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:08:04 -0700, Charlie Wilkes
...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's March 25th 10, 04:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 546
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Proposed new build

On 3/25/2010 5:20 AM, Agent_C wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:08:04 -0700, Charlie Wilkes
wrote:

Board Asus M4A77TD $ 84
CPU AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's March 13th 10, 09:56 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 20
Views: 1,286
Posted By Ron[_6_]
PC Pitstop tests?

On 3/11/2010 5:01 PM, ToolPackinMama wrote:
What do you think of the PC Pitstop tests? Is that a good indicator of
a computer's performance?

I use them whenever I build a new machine or...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's February 25th 10, 05:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 377
Posted By Ron[_6_]
windows install key help

On 2/23/2010 8:32 AM, Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all

Im going to reinstall windows xp on a pc that already has windows xp on it I
dont have the key for it or sticker is there a program or...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 25th 10, 09:20 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,free.USENET
Replies: 10
Views: 1,050
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Macrium Reflect is THE tool for making backup copies of WindowsXP

On 2/24/2010 10:41 PM, John Doe wrote:
"Rod Speed"rod.speed.aaa gmail.com wrote:

John Doe wrote:

Long ago, when I first started using disk managers (probably
PartitionMagic) and...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's February 1st 10, 12:04 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 656
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Searching for New Monitor

On 1/31/2010 2:12 PM, Daave wrote:
Daave wrote:

Thanks to Dave C. and wayneP. If I were to choose from the four
above, I would probably go with this one:

...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's December 30th 09, 01:15 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware,rec.video.desktop,comp.graphics.apps.paint-shop-pro
Replies: 7
Views: 484
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Monitor recommendations?

kony wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:11:23 -0800 (PST), muzician21
wrote:

The last monitor I bought is my MAG CRT monitor. It still works great
but getting another...
Forum: General December 30th 09, 01:15 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware,rec.video.desktop,comp.graphics.apps.paint-shop-pro
Replies: 6
Views: 425
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Monitor recommendations?

kony wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:11:23 -0800 (PST), muzician21
wrote:

The last monitor I bought is my MAG CRT monitor. It still works great
but getting another...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's December 8th 09, 08:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 8
Views: 365
Posted By Ron[_6_]
How Do I Find MB Drivers for Unknown Computer?

jim evans wrote:
My 75 year old aunt has a computer that's about 6 years old and has
become so bollixed up I need to wipe and reload the OS. But, she
doesn't have the MB drivers. She can't...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's December 7th 09, 05:50 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

anamigan wrote:
My experience with Win7 64bit has been trouble free.

I automatically install Revo-uninstaller at the top of the food chain.
Then Comodo for my firewall.
Spybot, CCleaner...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's December 3rd 09, 03:21 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 3
Views: 401
Posted By Ron[_6_]
Recommendations for powered external USB ports?

John Doe wrote:
My USB ports are filling up. Can I buy something to help with that
problem?

Thanks.

Try this and remove some of the devices plugged into your machine. If
you have a hub...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 24th 09, 05:04 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

Tim Mastrogiacomo wrote:
On Nov 21, 5:52 pm, Ron wrote:
For the first time in quite a while, I'm assembling a primary desktop
strictly to run Win 7 Ultimate (32-bit)....
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 23rd 09, 02:55 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

Bioboffin wrote:

"Ron" wrote in message
...
For the first time in quite a while, I'm assembling a primary...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 22nd 09, 06:14 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

Ron wrote:
Paul wrote:
Ron wrote:
For the first time in quite a while, I'm assembling a primary desktop
strictly to run Win 7 Ultimate (32-bit). I acquired the OS when I was
a...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 22nd 09, 03:37 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

Paul wrote:
Ron wrote:
For the first time in quite a while, I'm assembling a primary desktop
strictly to run Win 7 Ultimate (32-bit). I acquired the OS when I was
a Technet subscriber...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 21st 09, 11:55 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 824
Posted By Ron[_6_]
New Window 7 build

Ron wrote:
For the first time in quite a while, I'm assembling a primary desktop
strictly to run Win 7 Ultimate (32-bit). I acquired the OS when I was a
Technet subscriber and hadn't worked...
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