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wireless internet dilema what shall i do? my wireless adaptor from me laptop is picking up two wireless networks that are unsecured from the same street that i am in, i... Squibbly	12-13-2006 02:18 AM kony	6	16
Seeking Recommendations ( 1 2) You could substitute the following components, and leave the rest the same. I believe the case you were asking about earlier is probably an SFF... Atreju	12-13-2006 12:36 AM OSbandito	14	21
New PC to Build ( 1 2 3) On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:14:08 GMT, "Jack Bruss" <jbruss (AT) wi (DOT) rr.com> wrote: No, your TI4200 is several times faster than the... Jack Bruss	12-13-2006 12:08 AM OSbandito	29	37
ticking on speaker i am hearing a ticking sound on my speakers my sound card is the creative audigy zs 2 and my mobo is the p4v8x Squibbly	12-12-2006 11:29 PM OSbandito	4	21
Re: Query - Can anyone help? davidmbeckham2005 wrote: "Please let me know ASAP please" USENET doesn't have business hours :-) I'm guessing this is the computer... Paul	12-12-2006 06:18 PM OSbandito	4	16
New computer not booting Greetings all looking for a little help and advice regarding a computer i've built, as it's not booting from any of the drives. I'll try to go into... Raptoot	12-12-2006 12:47 PM Raptoot	2	15
Pwr supply for both Pentium 4 and Core 2 Extreme If I have a motherboard that accepts all of the socket 775 processors (EVGA nForce 680i SLI), I get the impression that one still needs different... WannaKatana	12-11-2006 05:58 PM Paul	2	14
Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939 won't start and no fans spin My brother just bought a Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939 motherboard and a retail AMD 3700+ socket 939 CPU. He installed the motherboard into his old case... Daniel Prince	12-11-2006 05:19 AM Schrodinger's cat	4	15
Video card has snowy pixels on display ( 1 2) I got an ATI Radeon 9700 video card made by FIC from ebay. When I'm using windows, it creates a display that has random pixels of the wrong color... GreatArtist	12-09-2006 09:38 PM kony	10	22
mouse and keyboard max cable lenght? Does anyone knows what is the maximum lenght for mouse and keyboard cable, because I need to make it work with 20meter cable Thanks jea	12-09-2006 08:09 AM jea	2	13
flashing a bios, getting a message When I attempt to flash the Award bios on my new-to-me motherboard, the numbers scroll up to 4000 (or 40,000?) and then I get the message " Bios... mm	12-08-2006 08:00 PM Paul	6	18
Newly assembled computer gives message My newly assembled computer, using an ASUS mobo A7M266, with an Award Bios, running on WIN98SE, is working pretty well, but every time I turn it on,... mm	12-07-2006 07:30 AM hummingbird	6	16
samsung 930bf-RTA problem? I thing that something is wrong with the RTA chip on this monitor. When i move mouse pointer over the gray, or light blue background i see... joke	12-07-2006 06:57 AM tinlon@163.com	2	16
Please HELP Don't know what to buy?! ASUS CrossFire MB & Ati X1000 series graphic card or ASUS SLI MB & nVidia GF7 series graphic card.... need for video... derWOLF	12-05-2006 07:22 PM John Weiss	2	25
Abit AW9D memory keeps resetting to slower speed on power off System is a Abit AW9D board, Core 2 6400 cpu, 1 gig OCZ 6400 gold kit, Hiper Type R 580, Radeon X1900XTX graphics. The system is water cooled . When... Tank	12-05-2006 03:31 PM Tank	0	16
SATA-1 vs -2 Are the new SATA-II (SATA-300) harddrives backwards compatable with SATA-I? My chipset docs only mention SATA 150: "The VT8237 offers data transfer... sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	12-05-2006 01:44 PM VanShania	4	15
LCD Monitor - Does it matter how I connect to it? ( 1 2) I have an LCD monitor and an "older" computer. I have an adapter on my computer to go from video out to VGA(?) out. When I get my new computer with... Ron Cliiborn	12-05-2006 08:56 AM hummingbird	16	21
Connecting externel laptop keyboard i have an IBM thinkpad 600e and the integral keyboard sometimes doesn't work. i'm not too fussed about this because it its only intermittent and... beat.girl@hotmail.co.uk	12-03-2006 05:15 PM philo	2	10
gaming computer ( 1 2) I am building a pretty decent gaming pc, but I am wondering where I should put my money. As of right now, almost half of all the money I am spending... fellioth	12-03-2006 11:33 AM philo	10	29
new build, no beep, no video, now what? ( 1 2) Any suggestions? Here's the mobo: http://www.machspeed.com/specs/matrix/P4MSD-800.html with a CeleronD. CPU is in correct, I'm sure. Fans come on.... sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	12-03-2006 10:04 AM sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	11	90
What am I doing wrong I have tried to build a new system. I have used 2 different board 754 sockets. Two different power supplies, 2 different dimms and cpu. My system... mike	12-03-2006 02:30 AM jwardl	5	14
gaming computer I am building a pretty decent gaming pc, but I am wondering where I should put my money. As of right now, almost half of all the money I am spending... fellioth	11-30-2006 06:50 PM fellioth	0	20
Re: Using SATA drives with IDE Really rod? It is wrong? Tell us more, you so smart . . . -g Geoff	11-30-2006 02:39 PM Geoff	5	22
CPU fan making a LOT of noise I work as a volunteer at this studentcafé/-bar in norway, and the computer in our office makes more noise than the 50 or so kids playing football... chrischrisall	11-29-2006 03:43 PM kony	1	16
wide-screen with GeForce4? I would like to purchase a wide-screen LCD display 1680x1050. My video card is analog, nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440. Good idea? Talal Itani	11-28-2006 02:35 PM Benjamin Gawert	4	23
Can't get computer to boot, Help me out Please! Hi everyone, My brother's computer is bugging out!!! It all started when it began running sluggish, we upgraded the memory,it didn't resolve... ByteGuy	11-27-2006 11:42 AM Altered_Ego	3	15
router help i have a netgear dg834g i am currently suffering from dropped connections every now and again i have spoken to them about it. the problem started... Squibbly	11-27-2006 12:38 AM Squibbly	3	20
GPA video card with old monitor, ok? A friend gave me most of a computer, with a GPA video card installed. When I hook it up to my 10 or 15 year old VGA or SVGA monitor (I forget what... mm	11-26-2006 08:11 PM mm	6	15
Which RAM to get PC2700, 333MHzDDR... have this mobo: http://www.machspeed.com/specs/matrix/P4MSD-800.html For memory, it says: "184-pin DIMM Sockets for unbuffered DDR 400 / 333 SDRAM up... sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	11-24-2006 01:19 PM sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	3	17
ultimate case mod http://fullygeek.com/2006/11/ultimate-bikini-babe-case-mod/ darkfield	11-24-2006 11:41 AM HDRDTD	2	17
New Computer Build ( 1 2 3) John Doe <jdoe (AT) usenetlove (DOT) invalid> wrote That is a completely silly claim. Virtually all the other forums had/have posting in context as... Jack Bruss	11-24-2006 04:37 AM k wallace	25	39
startup image Greetings and Salutations I have a computer from Microcenter and altogether it works nice and I am in the process of making it nicer. It has one... You Know Who ~	11-22-2006 06:11 PM sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	1	20
how much thermal paste to use? I've got a CeleronD @ 3.2 GHz, socket 775, and a cool looking cooler: a SwiftTech MCX775-V: http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcx775-V.asp Comes with... sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	11-22-2006 07:26 AM Paul R	6	21
USB Device Replication Good day, Has anyone heard of a USB "hub" that can replicate a device for simutaneous use amongst multiple PCs? I've seen the USB device sharing... El Phantazmo	11-21-2006 10:45 AM El Phantazmo	7	16
Hardware for next upgrade? Video, water cooling? I'm starting research on my next system upgrade. Since I'm upgrading the mobo and haven't done any upgrades in a while, this'll include video,... jmc	11-20-2006 06:47 PM Paul	1	17
POST beeps with empty CPU socket? I'm presently participating in a discussion at comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips in which at least two people are contending that some motherboards can... Franc Zabkar	11-20-2006 10:18 AM john	2	16
ideal PC build I making a page about what the ideal parts are to build a system with. http://weenfan.info/recommendedpc.html I would like some feedback on it is... weenfan@gmail.com	11-20-2006 04:19 AM Marcel Overweel	2	19
Help with upgrading my computer ( 1 2) Hello, I have an old computer I would like to upgrade. I had it for over 4 years. Works fine, but it is getting slow. It is eMachine T1600: here is... Iren	11-17-2006 05:23 PM kony	12	27
Important Information Check out: www.Brandon-Lands.com Brandon Lands	11-17-2006 10:00 AM Brownz \(Mobile\)	1	22
Raid or AHCI ? When creating a sata raid 0 stripe on an intel desktop board, the bios and raid config give you the option of configuring as raid or ahci - Pros... Brownz \(Mobile\)	11-16-2006 03:15 PM Brownz \(Mobile\)	0	19
How to enable USB ports I have an old computer with a Shuttle Spacewalker HOT-591P motherboard. I thought I had used USB devices on it in the past but maybe I am wrong. I... sofasurfer	11-14-2006 05:48 PM DaveW	6	18
recommend a microATX CPU cooler? Any recommendations for a socket775 CPU cooler to fit in a microATX case? Here's the case, a InWin... sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	11-14-2006 04:41 PM sdeyoreo@hotmail.com	2	14
USB2 Upgrade ( 1 2) I have a Dell computer with Windows98 upgraded to WindowsMe. I install a Rosewill RC-101 USB2.0 PCI card, so that I will be able to use USB2... dan	11-14-2006 02:20 AM Franc Zabkar	10	28
What is this hardware called? ( 1 2) I have 2 fully working PC's both have 5.1 audio BUT I only have one KB/Mouse/Monitor. If I want to switch between the 2 I have to unplug all the... Jim	11-13-2006 06:20 PM kony	17	32
Upgrade advice I want to upgrade my system with an Abit NF-M2nView board, AMD AM2 3800 Windsor dual core cpu - 65 watt version, and 1G (2x512) of corsair... ukguy	11-12-2006 05:38 PM Paul	5	21
Older Abit Mobo problem(s) Trying to get an older Abit BE6-2 slot1 mobo to work and running into a really unusual problem. No OS except W98SE will take to it so far. I... default	11-12-2006 05:15 PM kabowers@northstate.net	2	16
Re: Help with my next system upgrade (not a new system): Athlon 64 X2? Conroe Duo? ... By sticking to a socket 939 system you can reuse your ram and save some money. I read in Computer Games magazine that ati has dropped their prices on... VanShania	11-12-2006 04:59 PM Gojira	5	10
Which AGP video card to buy? ( 1 2) My System: Video Card: Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb RAM: Corsair XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) x 2 Motherboard: Gigabyte... Talon	11-12-2006 04:04 PM Talon	13	22
About to buy components for custom build-would appreciate comments/suggestions MoBo: ASUS P5B Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard -... jesse@harveyj.com	11-12-2006 10:28 AM Fishface	1	13
Re: Can't Connect! Beat-up Machine. In article <1150823148.676527.35850 (AT) h76g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com>, "Nehmo" <nehmo54 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: For connecting... AT	11-11-2006 11:57 AM Ian	2	13

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