Recent content by thomase13

Hello, I'm looking for a new backup solution. I've been using the "ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery" program supplied with my IBM ThinkPad (my main computer at the moment. It is supposed to basically create disk images, but it is very flaky, poorly supported, and has completely stopped working...

Hello, I'm wondering if someone could advise me on upgrading my Blackberry! I currently have a BlackBerry Curve 8530. I quite like it, but I would like to upgrade to something that is faster and better supported, i.e. OS 7.1 versus OS 5. I have checked out the BlackBerry 10 phones, and...

I have been using Internet Explorer almost exclusively since I have been on the Internet (so 15 years or so). I use Windows XP, so I was kind of left in the dust since support ended April 8th — not that it was a standards-compliant browser then. It probably wasn't even when released in...

There is a regular Windows Update which disables all autorun capability of USB drives. I avoided it initially, but I plan to install it — let me know if you find it!

As luck would have it, that message only came up the first time or two I started up! I find it strange that that would happened given that it's brand new, but I suppose it must have been jostled as you said! I have a copy of Windows that is recognized as genuine by WGA, and I have downloaded...

On an unrelated note, I have my computer together again with the new motherboard and processor! It took a bit longer since I've never done this before, but it was quite an experience! And I did it without bending any CPU pins! :P Honestly though, the crunching sound of the processor pins when...

Thanks for the clarification! I guess the IDE labelling must have to do with the FDD connector's resemblance to IDE or something? Anyway, I will know to steer clear of these on eBay!

Alright! I was just confused, as I have seen people using 512, 1024, and 2048 various places, but if the GParted defaults are fine, then that is good to hear! Thanks, Thomas

While I'm sure that would work perfectly when installing Windows 7, I am told that I first have to go through the step of partitioning the SSD correctly before installing Windows, since it's Windows XP, which (understandably) doesn't know how to format SSDs properly. I understand that GParted is...

Much more importantly than the above post, I don't know how I should be setting up my SSD. I think (I hope) that the Windows installation will go fine, but I want to have the drive partitioned correctly to begin with! I have been told I should use GParted, but I don't know how this should be...

Does anyone know about these supposed "IDE" floppy drives floating around the Web? I first thought it must be a typo, but IDE FLOPPY is printed right on the box! They all seem to have 34 pins, and the IDE interface is supposed to use 40! Are these really normal IDE floppy drives, or are...

I actually did think there were multiple tests with the 3470 coming up better, but I just neglected to read the "lower is better" part! Thank you for the explanation (or lack thereof, i.e., the Dawn of War II test should not have turned out the way it did.) I guess my point is that they must be...

Alright, So it's settled — I have decided on the i5-3470 and the Foxconn B75M to go with it! I checked the Foxconn 'boards first to find a nice one, then checked out all the others (on Newegg and TigerDirect, and as I thought, they just can't be beat in looks or features! (Although they...

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Wow! And that benchmark is between the 3470 and 3570k, so the difference should be even greater (than between the 3470 and 3570[no k]), but it's so close that the 3470 performed better on a couple of things! I don't know how that's possible, given that they seem identical save for a 200 MHz...