Recent content by Jetfire

Hi everyone, I picked up a new Compaq 17" TFT last night, initial use and observations showed no dead pixels, but after about 6 hours of fun and games, it developed two dead pixels.. one around 1/4 way down in the middle of the screen, another about 2" above and to the left of it.. When...

As per Apex's advice, I picked up the Compaq 17" TFT7020. The thing absolutly rocks, it's clearer than any NEC, Viewsonic, and Samsung I've ever laid eyes on. Running XP at 1280x1024 is awesome.. My only complaint is that after about 6 hours of use last night it developed 2 dead pixels...

Hi, Recently my speakers (Creative 4pt Surround) have been acting up, and ever since I moved here my speakers have been picking up FM radio stations as well. When the speakers are turned on and disconnected from the audio card, there's a deep buzzing sound.. and the FM radio can be heard quite...

Last week I stumbled on a site which has some suggested BIOS tweaks for the Athlon XP chips on VIA 266A based motherboards.. I've got the Athlon 1700XP on the ASUS 266A mobo For the life of me, I can't seem to find that site - would anyone perchance have it bookmarked? I'm not much of an...

Thanks Apex; I use Compaq's servers at work and have great experience with their warranty; You really helped with my decision-making.

Hi, First post here so I hope I don't come off sounding like an e-d10t.. I've been looking for an 17" LCD monitor, preferably one with DVI but not absolutely necessary.. I've narrowed things down to two monitors, similar in pricing. I haven't seen the display on the Compaq to compare it side...