Recent content by imported_bowens

well, I finally got around to replacing the video cable today, and, voila, it's working great, now. $10 for a new cable!

I think I'm looking at a "socket 988" device?

that's not true; I changed out the cpu on my compaq v2000.

Hi, I'm considering buying the base model of Fujitsu's Lifebook LH531 (FPCR46023) that comes with a Pentium Dual-Core B940. I'd like to know if I can swap out the processor with an i5 later on--is it socketed? I see that the i5 is included in the optional configurations of this model. thx...

thanks, Paul.

ahh, it does not extend to the VGA monitor (which is also LCD)

I "manipulated" the screen pretty vigorously, but no noticeable effect

Hi, I have an old Compaq laptop running XP. The cpu is a 1.5ghz Celeron, and the memory is shared. It frequently exhibits this display distortion (noise?), and I was wondering if anyone knows what the root cause is? where it shows the red, it should be black, and the horizontal red moves (see...

yeah, I should've noted that (I edited my initial post)--my cpu is a 478...

I don't see any indication that this board has Raid (ICH5R)--am I missing something? I have the same board, and no Raid on it...

wayback machine: can anyone recommend a p478 microATX board with an 865 chipset and ICH5R? much obliged, brad

Hi, I have an Intel based system (D865GLC + P4 2.66ghz) and I'm thinking of adding the Gigabyte GV-R465D2-1GI in order to used the system as an HTPC box, strictly to play music and movies. Question is, am I wasting my money, or will this setup work well for 1080p output to a 40" screen? thx...

Hi, I purchased a bare processor, an E8400, and I have two fans on hand, one from a Celeron D440, the other from a P935. I'm trying to figure out which on to use. No overclocking. The small one from a D440 is all aluminum, while the larger one has an embedded copper core. I know that the P935...

spike, have you tried copying the dvd to the hd and playing it from there?

thanks, Anand'ers. As usual, high wattage psu's are over hyped.