Recent content by johnalexander

Hi all - I am planning to upgrade my PC, and would like to take advantage of many existing components (primarily hard drives, AGP graphics, and 168-pin DIMMs). So, looks like the P4 is out (memory incompatible). But, it's been a while since I've done this, and WOW! I'm overwhelmed at the...

I have the Toshiba CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive Kit, P/N SD-R1102. It's an 8x8x32x8 - 8x for write, re-write, and DVD. 32x for CD-ROM read. I have had it about six months, and am very pleased with it. You can get it under $200. I have little experience with other burners or DVD drives...

Thanks, guys! While I'm not thrilled at the result, knowing 'why' is always nice. I'm confused, though, because I downloaded the P55TV manual from the Iwill web site. And although the English was quite broken, I though it stated support of 128MB. Here is a quote from the manual: ------...

Have you tried plugging in to a different phone jack or use a different phone line? If you plug a regular phone into the jack and use the phone to make a voice call, do you hear the same static?

Just upgraded my RAM in one system to 256MB, so thought I'd use the old 128MB DIMM (168-pin) as a hand-me-down to an old system I'm using as a home file server. It's using an Iwill P55TV motherboard. The DIMM is 128MB, but the system with the Iwill motherboard only recognizes 32MB. Very odd...