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Hi all,00 Im considering getting a new inexpensive laptop to replace my aging Inspiron 8600. It has a Radeon Mobility 9600pro with 128MB. the new laptop selling at Bestbuy tomorrow for $399 has a Intel x3100 chipset. I rarely play games but on occasion I like to fire up Civilization 4...

Thanks for the help. Im getting a disc read error after windows xp formats the hard drive. Do I need to load SATA drivers for this? My motherboard is the Gigabyte Ga-P35-DS3L. I cant find any SATA drivers on their website. Any ideas? thanks, Tom

Hi all, I just built a Intel q6600 quad system, but my copy of windows xp is the original (no service packs). How do I get it to format my full 500gb drive? Should I let it format the 128gb portion and then format the rest once the OS is installed? I have Partition Magic 8.0. Can this...

HI all, Im wondering if anyone knows how I can manually repair my Dell inspiron 8600 screen. The bottom 1/4 is garbled, and it takes about 3 minutes to get the full screen back (I have to open and close the laptop a few times, so Im assuming it is some sort of loose connection. I tried...

HI all, Just wondering if anyone knows how many watts of power a computer uses both in S3 standby mode and in hibernate. Im debating leaving my computer on for faxes in S3 standby but I heard it could be over 100 watts of power if left in this mode. I posted this in the "highly tech"...

HI all, Just wondering if anyone knows how many watts of power a computer uses both in S3 standby mode and in hibernate. Im debating leaving my computer on for faxes in S3 standby but I heard it could be over 100 watts of power if left in this mode. Any info on this would be greatly...

Hi, My friggin Dog just chewed up my new axim x50v. Once i get over my depression (hopefully as soon as possible) Id like to buy another one. I got a great deal a couple of months back, it was an x50v with 2 year warranty and extra battery for like 390 bucks. Is there any way to get even...

HI and thanks for the responses. the fax modem is always connecting to the other fax machine, and starts to transfer the first page, but all of a sudden, a message will come up saying that the fax failed. There is no error code that shows up. For some reason, it works sending to some fax...

Hi all, I am having trouble with using Microsoft Fax to fax .pdf files. for some reason it is received on certain fax machines and on others it never works. Would buying a fax program (Like Smith-Micro's Hot Fax Message Center) solve this problem, or does it relate to the windows software...

Hi all, I am having trouble with using Microsoft Fax to fax .pdf files. for some reason it is received on certain fax machines and on others it never works. Would buying a fax program (Like Smith-Micro's Hot Fax Message Center) solve this problem, or does it relate to the windows software...

Thanks for the info, guys, I really didnt feel like going through the process. One other question; I stupidly ordered the system with 400 mhz system memory instead of 533. It was too late to change when I called, already shipped. Is it worth selling the memory (512 mb) on ebay to get the...

Hi all, Just purchased a dell 8400 with 6800nu 256meg video card. It was a $180 upgrade. Is it worth selling on ebay and going for something like the ati 800xl? what do you think I could get for the dell 6800nu on ebay? thanks, Tom

HI all, I just ordered an 8400 dimension with the geforce 6800 nu. i heard that dell locks this and there is no way to overclock or unlock any pipelines. Is this true; Id love to at least overclock the thing. thanks, Tom

Hi all, I just got my refurbished for my own use and it came with a copy of win. professional and win home! Can I sell one of these on ebay, or are they only going to work on a dell? thanks, Tom

Hi all, I just bought a Canon multipass MP730 which is able to send and receive faxes. Im trying to figure out how to receive faxes without printing them. In other words, view them on the screen and then decide if I want to print them. Is this possible with these types of multifunction...