Recent content by alexdimov

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    Question about Divx

    Thanks. Yeah, I heard there is one out there but cannot find info anywhere...
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    Question about Divx

    Do you know if there is a DVD player out there that would play CDs with Divx movies on them? I am tired of watching those things on my computer and my processor is just not fast enough to always deliver... Thanks for your help
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    Problems with Philips Acoustic Edge 5.1 Sound Card

    HdwGuy, I have a white noise problem with the Acoustic edge as well, and I am using Windows 98SE. In my case, the Default midi device appears not as the Yamaha but the Philips. That may be the source of the problem but I have since lost the original CD and reinstalling the drivers doesn't seem...
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    Question about my ASUS K7M

    Thanks very much for your reply. I have an Athlon 500 running right now and it is remarkably stable. I will see if I can buy one of those faster processors, maybe about 800 at least. Alex
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    Question about my ASUS K7M

    I have an ASUS k7M and would like to get a new processor. Can it go over 1 Ghz? Alex
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    buslink 32x cdrw $24.99 @ cusa INSTORE if found ymmv

    I bought one. They charged me 44.99 and I'll be getting a rebate for 20 from BUSLINK. The drive is, indeed, a LITEON. This is one of the nicest drives and it's a great deal.
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    Recurrent freezes when using modem

    Thanks a bunch; what you said is quite true, I was thinking about getting an external modem but decided to go cheap and now I'll end up spending even more. I have it on slot 2 but it still isn't stable. Thank you for your advice. Alex
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    Recurrent freezes when using modem

    I have an ASUS K7M with Athlon 500. My machine freezes about once a day when I browse the internet. I used to have Asound modem+sound combo where it would lock up a lot. I got rid of that, got myself a Lucent modem and enabled my onboard Yamaha sound. Machine would still lock up when using the...
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    Question about USB HDD case

    I want to buy one of those external usb hard drive cases. I do not know, though, what hard drives are best to put in these things. Does anyone know what hard drives would be good for this, something that is more shock resistant.
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    Please help me: ASUS K7M

    Thanks for your help, everyone. I will put a T-Bird on my machine quite soon.
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    Please help me: ASUS K7M

    I currently own an ASUS K7M motherboard with an Athlon Classic Slot A at 500 Mhz running on it. I would like to upgrade to a 1Ghz Thunderbird Slot A CPU but I have no clue whether it is supported. The ASUS website has insufficient information on that matter. Does someone know whether the K7M...