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    No Post on Power up

    I built a new system in September, and about a month ago I started getting this intermittent problem, but now it is constant. If I hit the Power button after a shutdown or hibernate my fans and drives spin, but I get no post. I can sometimes hold down the PWR button to force it to shut down...
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    Port Fowarding Problems!!

    I set up a Static IP and port forwarding on my main Vista machine for Torrents. Problem is Port forwarding does not work, port does not show up when tested, and I still never get the green light on BitTorrent. I have what seems like all the correct settings, I can connect to the Internet...
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    CPU & memory ID utility

    Is there a free utility out there that can identify the type of memory and cpu. Mostly I need to know the dimm style (sdram or ddr) and cpu socket. I am trying to do a low budget upgrade on a server for the POS at small retail store, and want to know what I have to work with without pulling...
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    CompUSA Long Beach CA - out of business sale

    for those in the area, I was at Marina Pacifica "WOW" center, on PCH in Long Beach, and saw that the comp USA had everything 20-40% off because they are closing that location. I have no idea how long it will last, but one employee told me many of the items will be discounted further in the...
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    MBM 5 settings backup???

    I am about to do a reformat of my system drive and am gbacking up all my settings and such. Is there a settings file for MBM 5 that I can save? thanks for any info.
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    OS X Leopard

    and can run windows nativly, will it be possible to run OS X on a Core 2 Duo based PC???
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    Monitor contantly resizing

    My CRT is contantly resising the screen. I set the vert and hor size in the monitors on-screen display, the aftre a while, or next time i turn in on it has resized so that the image runs off the screen, or worst, it flutters, contanly expanding and contracting the horitontal size. ANY...
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    Possible to download FULL VERSIONS of windows updates

    Is it possible to download full working versions of windows updates, specificly SP4 for W2000. I have a computer with dialup at work, and I wanted to download the update at home with dsl and install it from cd, but the updates in the downloads page all are just basic setup aplications that...
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    Silence is golden!!!!

    I just moved into a new Antec slk3000B and a Seasonic S12-430, from my generic crap case and psu. The old one sounded like a tornado and ran at 33-38 case and 48-55 CPU . New setup is silent, I can barley hear it as it purrs along at my feet, and the case temps are now 27, and the CPU is...
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    Source for front firewire port

    Is there a place to get a simple firewire plug, like the ones that come on cases, instead of using the drive bay style? somthing like this one If I could find a plug it would be an easy mod to install it. I have a Bytecc drive bay with 4 usb and 2 firewire ports right now, but I just...
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    Hard Drive Problems

    First here is my setup: Primary Master: WD 40GB, C (system) and D (Files) partitions Primary Slave: FAILING Seagate 10GB, H (system backup) Secondary Master: WD 120GB, E (Big Files), I (Photoshop scratch) Secondary Slave: CDRW Ok now the problem. My Seagate is going out on me. It...
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    Just installed ThermalRIGHT SI-97

    Well I overclocked and needed more than stock cooling, so I just installed a Thermaltake SI-97 with a Paniflo 92mm fan, med flow. I have an AMD xp 1800 Thoroughbred, running at 190FSB and 11X, and a Vcore of 1.75 according to MBM, although it is set at 1.70 in the bios. My stock heatsink...
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    Panaflo fans RPM moniter

    I posted this in cases/cooling, but i will do again here... I have a couple Panaflos with 3 pin connectors, but they do not appear on MBM. My Vantec and generic fans show up just fine. Do Panaflos have an RPM sensor lead, or is the ?s? lead something else? Do I have the wrong setting in...
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    Panflo Fans & RPM Moniering?

    I have a couple Panaflos with 3 pin connectors, but they do not appear on MBM. My Vantec and generic fans show up just fine. Do Panaflos have an RPM sensor lead, or is the ?s? lead something else? Do I have the wrong setting in MBM? Do I need a different program to monitor them?
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    USB power straight from PSU???

    I have 2.5" external HD that runs off USB power, but the front ports of my Asus a7nx-x mobo do not supply enough amps. I would love to run the thing off of one usb cable, instead of runing another from a rear port. Is there any problem with hooking the 5v wire of my front usb directly to...