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Just bought a Dell Bluetooth mouse/keyboard set and LOVE it, EXCEPT: I have a small problem that's driving me up the wall. If I don't interact with my mouse or keyboard for no more than 1-2 seconds (literally, 2 seconds max), the mouse is erratic for a second, and the keyboard is slow to...

I actually have great gaming performance. Maybe not as good as some desktops or higher-powered laptops, but my Centrino 1.4 does awesome in HL2, etc., coupled with my ATI 9600 128MB gfx card.

<< I have the Epox 8K7A+ with a 1.4G T-Bird and my Enermax350W just barely makes it. Mostly because of the low readings on the 5v rail. Sometimes as low as 4.6v. So I would recommend what another previous post mentioned and that is either a Antec400W or Sparkle400. For a few bucks more it will...

Sure you can run your system without it connected. You can also get a new drive at any computer store for almost nothing.

Yeah I have the Pioneer slot-load drive and it is great, but it can get pretty loud. I love the slot-loading feature though.

<< Some ISPs might use NIC's MAC address for user verification. >> In that case, you could install the NIC of your choice, then call the cable company and tell them that you had to get a new NIC and you need to register it's MAC address with them.

sorry double post....

Yes, they both use the same chip. The 5.1 card has the ability to decode AC-3 (5.1)audio signals without an external decoder. The card acts as a decoder. You would want to get this card if you had surround (4.1) speakers that did not have an AC-3 decoder.

My vote goes for the Boston Acoustics BA4800 speakers. Although I've never actually used these speakers, I have the BA7500s and my car is outfitted with Boston speakers and subs. Never had any kind of problem and sound is distortion-free at every sound level I've tried. Here's a review of the...

<< I just got cable and whenever there is activity from the cable modem, it makes my speakers pop. The cable modem is hooked up through a USB hub. Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks >> Check for conflicts between your sound card and video card and your sound card and USB controller. :)

PowerDVD is great for the video part of it. I can't speak for the audio because it is passed digitally from the DVD to my AC3 receiver without being touched by the software or a decoder on the sound card.

I am making a presentation tomorrow and I need to know how I can interweave music into it. I have fiddled with the &quot;Insert: Music and sounds&quot; but it puts a huge box on the slide and the music will stop after the slide changes. Basically I need the music to start at the first slide and...

Yes I think I can actually turn the screen off with this PowerPanel program that I have. I'll try that.

Ok, I'll look into how many programs are actually using the hd. Also, I think that I can throttle back my processor...I might look into going to 50% or so when listening to MP3s.

Well I have just figured a few things out here that might help. I have an Infrared port that was never turned off so I'm sure that drained it quickly. Also, I have a PC card and I think that those drain quickly. I also should probably get rid of every program in the system tray that I'm not...