Recent content by Scorponok

Someone told me Mandriva was good for this. I am also looking for something similar because i will be backpacking and don't want to worry about having anything heavier than a waterproof pen-drive. Still trying to figure out which distro is best for general use while traveling (web/email/basic...

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WANTED: quiet time...will pay cash. My computer as it is makes that old droning/highpitch whirr. Time to upgrade that stock CPU fan. Mobo: Epox 8kda3+ Chip:AMD atlhon 64 3200+ Case: antec cool and quiet Need something quiet, not too expensive. how do i know what will fit, Standard...

I was thinking about getting 2 of the WD's and doing a raid 1. I dunno about these seagates, i like the 32 cache but how are they otherwise?

i choose ide because its an older computer and it lacks sata support. Now you guys got me thinking, my main rig uses IDE as well but i have sata drivers on board. I might actually replace those aging ide drives and drop in 2 of the WD 640AAKS mentioned above into my main rig. Then i would take...

I am replacing a full 80gb HD on my dedicated torrentbox. I'm thinking about getting a 500 GB drive because they seem to be the best value for the storage. This comp runs 24/7 so I'm thinking about energy and wear here. I also want a quiet drive and fast read/write. I'm wondering which...

Update: Repair shop guy had a look for $20 and said that the mobo was basically junk. and would need to be replaced. Looks like I should just sell the thing for parts.

cool thanks for the info scottismo

Hi all, I have a pretty straight forward question. I have a epox 8kda3+ motherboard with amd 64 3200+ athlon 64 512krtl and 2 sticks of mushkin ddram 512 pc-3200. There is one open slot on board and i want to add more memory (about 1 gig more maybe). Do I buy one stick more? will...

Thanks for all the help guys, I guess I better take this one to the repair shop. At least i know there is nothing I can do about this software wise (I'm not about to take apart a thinkpad). It must be the motherboard or the graphics chip, because I've tried using the External monitor option...

Well, i pulled the hard drive and i get the same thing. Bootup shortcuts don't work. It seems after trying the f11 and f8 options during bootup i was unable to return to these menus. You could be right about the failing motherboard, but at this point I just don't know. Guess I'll try a boot...

First off: IBM T40 Type 2373 - RU1 Windows XP professional The other day I was computing as usual, I notice the graphics for the cursor look a little glitchy. I backed up the entire computer (thank god) using ntbackup. I restarted the computer and right away the graphics cycle...

I couldn't resist any longer, tried that google checkout thingy too. OK Fantom, prove yourself.

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solitaire while on the toilet? Fish tank (sidewindow?)