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Does anyone here know if a mid-2007 Mac Mini (Mac Mini 2,1) will accept a 4gb SODIMM? So far I've determined that it will definitely boot with up to 4gb of RAM, using 2 2gb SODiMMs (It will only have access to 3gb of that due to a chipset limitation.) I can't find anything mentioning what...

You could try this: - Open Device Manger - Right-Click the unknown device and select "properties" - Switch to the "details" tab - You'll see a long string for the "Device Instance ID" -- look for the codes next to "DEV" (Device) and "VEN" (Vendor) - Go to www.pcidatabase.com, and search by...

I wouldn't be so sure that its worthless! Three years ago we bought a Data General MV/25000 mini-computer for $30K. We get calls from dealers occasionally who want to buy it from us. (The DG was my baby, and we were using it until last November)

UPDATE: I wrote the post below before reading John's response above! Thank you very much John, you just saved me a few bucks. OLD MESSAGE: For anybody that's interested, the answer seems to be "no I can't." I checked the setupp.ini (thanks TG2) and it seems to be an OEM disc...

I have a Win XP Pro license that I bought through the Microsoft "genuine advantage program" -- does anyone know if I can transfer it to another PC? (I will not be using the PC it is currently on anymore) This is a license that I bought online through Microsoft when my PC failed the Windows...

I know several of the popular CD-Burning programs give you the option to create a "bootable" cd -- they usually ask you for a boot image. I use Nero; when I create a bootable CD it asks me for a boot image and give me several other options. I can use a DOS boot floppy image (I usually get...

My boss liked the idea of plasma displays rigged with CAT5-VGA baluns and a VGA splitter, so I think we're going to end up going with that. We're still running cabling (this is for a new site) so it won't be much trouble to add a few shielded CAT5 runs to the plan. Thanks for all your help.

The video-over-cat5 idea sounds interesting....we've got plenty of unused cables running around. For $2000 we're probably limited to 21" LCD displays. If it comes down to using displays attached to workstations, I can salvage old workstations for the job. We've got our hearts set on some...

We're looking for a display to mount on a wall in our cafeteria; the plan is to run a looping PowerPoint slideshow to show company information. We were hoping to find an all-in-one computer/display to spare us the need to hide a PC somewhere nearby. We found these...

What are the ramifications of wearing an expired haircut? Couldn't resist :)

Mmm..vim. Cheat sheet: ----------------------------------- there's an edit mode and a control (save, search, etc) mode. To go into edit, press "a". (It'll bring up a cursor) When you're done editing, press escape. To go into control mode, type a ":" (that's a colon, in case you're as...

Find some way to tie the switch to some sort of dollar-amount in savings....that's usually much more effective when it comes to convincing management. It gives your manager a nice sound-byte to feed other managers who ask about the changeover.

Hmm...but wasn't Dennilfloss Canadian.... :P

The master browser allows things like your "network neighborhood", but shouldn't affect your ability to connect to the internet. That election it's talking about shouldn't be an issue. Next time you find you can't browse the web, try opening a command prompt window and enter ipconfig...

The MB has a VIA chipset -- do you need to install their 4-in-1 drivers? It's been a long time since I used 98, but when I did I remember I had plenty of trouble with my old KV133-based motherboard until I got those drivers installed. Granted, you mentioned you can't install anything...