Recent content by sunburninaz

Thanks for the responses. If I could ask again, if the unit is safely tucked into a cabinet (this is actually a kitchen or vanity type cabinet that I have installed in the kids' study/work area), is there a negative to removing one of the side panels to the case? I imagine that there might be...

I've tried three times to "join" FatCash or whatever to get the additional 4% rebate and it has yet to send me a password. Any ideas?

I am in the same situation as another poster that I just saw. I have a desktop unit that my wife wants hidden in a cabinet. I can either cut a small round hole in the side (I already have a 2.5" hole there for wires) or I can probably remove a good section of the rear of the cabinet as there...

Thanks for the responses. The HDD in question is an IBM Travelstar. I'll try the convertor ASAP. The only snag might be that the only desktop we have in the house is running ME. Is this going to have trouble recognizing the drive once connected? Thanks again, Doug

I was actually looking at an A80. I found them online for just about $225 shipped - I didn't catch the price on the A95 (I really like the swivel LCD). What is the largest size print that anyone here has made using a 4.0 megapixel camera (any brand)? How was the quality? Opinions seem to...

If only it would've been that easy. I tried reseating the drive and still get the Disk Read Error. Any other ideas? Thanks, Doug

I've been using a Dell Inspiron 8100 for a couple of years. Early last week - and while in use - the whole system locked up. When I reboot I get one of two error messages. The first is: Primary Hard Disk Drive Not Found Fixed Optical Drive Not FOund No Bootable Devices When I get this...

I am probably missing something very simple here but I can't get my network printer to work. I have a wireless network using a Belkin router with a Belkin notebook card in my laptop and a Linksys USB Network Adapter on the kids' desktop. The laptop is running XP Pro while the desktop is...

I just installed a new PSU and noticed that it had a fan monitor wire on it. My case fan is already connected to the system fan lead on the motherboard. Would it be preferable to connect the PSU to the mobo and hook the case fan to direct power? Also, are there any applications to monitor the...

I am putting together a budget box for my daughters and am installing a Radeon 7000 video card on a K7S5A Pro MB (I did mention budget build, didn't I?). The MB uses an SiS735 chipset. The manual for the video card indicates that, for non-Intel chipsets, it is necessary to install the latest...

As long as you have attic access, adding Ethernet is a simple process (though it can be time-consuming). Here's a fairly basic set of instructions on how to run the cable up from the box to the attic: Running Cable in Finished Space . If you're even fairly handy, you can patch any holes...

Am I correct in reading, more or less, that an Athlon XP 1800 (clock speed of 1.53 GHz and 266MHz FSB) will be the better choice or at least the equivalent of a 2.4 GHz Celeron (400 MHz FSB)? Is this due to the 256KB of cache for the Athlon as opposed to 128 for the Celeron or is it for some...

I'm doing a budget upgrade potentially using an Athlon XP 1800 and an ECS K7S5A Pro mobo. I was told that the ECS board required at least 30A on the 5 volt line. I can't find anything with 30A or more without upgrading to a 400W psu. I've seen other posts here indicating that 300W & 350W...

Shoulda come here first - I never thought about going with a PCI video card. Wonder why none of the salesmen suggested it??? The Gigabyte board in the current system only has an AGP1.0 slot whereas it is nearly impossible to find any AGP card that will function properly in it. While I do...

My daughters (ages 9, 7 & 4) have been perfectly happy using an old hand-me-down K6-2 500 / Gigabyte motherboard system. Recently, however, the oldest daughter decided she needed a certain program that required more video memory than the old machine could offer. What I found is that, in order...