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    Semiconductor Industry Factors

    I need some help with an analysis I'm doing about the semiconductor industry. Just wanted to see if the info I've collected so far makes sense with what you all believe. What have been some of the overall factors in the Semiconductor industry for the past five years? What are also some...
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    Synchronizing one e-mail account between multiple computers

    I work for a small business that uses Comcast as the ISP and one e-mail which we use for customer service. We have three computers that other employees use to input customer data and answer e-mails. Currently, we are using Outlook Express. We have it set up so the e-mails are not downloaded to...
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    What to do with my bad WD HDD?

    To make a long story short, one of my storage drives, a Western Digital RE2 400GB drive, began making multiple clicking noises. I thought the drive was shot, but I rebooted my system and the drive was readable again. Performance was slower however. I opened SpeedFan and checked some diagnostics...
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    After today's newest Win Vista updates, USB mouse doesnt work

    So there were seven new updates that Windows Vista installed on my machine. Rebooted and all of a sudden my USB mouse (Logitech mx510) wouldn't work. I tried plugging it back in and into another USB slot. The driver would not be installed and a message said it was something pre Win95 and it...
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    Brother HL-5140 won't print anything

    The company I work for owns two Brother HL-5140s. Just yesterday, we noticed that both printers ironically do not print anything on the paper when we print something. The machines sound like they are fine and they run the paper through like normal. Only trouble is nothing is being printed on the...
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    Windows Media Center - "Loss of Signal" for TV

    Running Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Intel Q6600, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD for recording, 8800GTS 640mb. I have an AverMedia M780 PCI-e 1x TV Tuner. Using the latest drivers from their website (as of October 2007). I've been using this card since Fall 2007 with no issues. Just recently on Saturday night...
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    Why do computers have to act weird like this?

    I get back after a week from vacation and now my computer acts up. Everything was perfectly fine up until now. It stated when I got this pop-up message: "MSASCui.exe - Bad Image The application or DLL C:\Windows\system32\Winhttp.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against...
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    Need a general video card for business computer

    Looking to purchase a video card for a business computer. PCI-Express. No games will be played. Just general internet, Office, and photo manipulation. Prefer one that works with Vista Business OS. Any suggestions are appreciated. Let me know if you all need additional info.
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    Is my hard drive about to go ka-put?

    I'm running a RAID 0 array using two WD 400GB RE2 hard drives. One was purchased last January while the other was purchased last summer. Using an ASUS A8N-E with the onboard nVidia RAID program. Things were going fine up to today. I booted up my computer and it said my array had an error in...
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    Fan controller for Antec Super Lanboy?

    Looking for either a 3.5" or 5.25" fan controller that will fit inside an Antec Super Lanboy case. Only requirement is that it needs to support 3-pin fan connectors. Any suggestions?
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    Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    Has anyone seen this movie yet? I saw it at a special screening at my university attended by the director of the documentary. I highly recommend seeing this if you can go out and rent it or buy it.
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    Help me decide on a mid sized ATX case

    Looking along the lines for a mid sized ATX case Looking for something light enough to bring from school to home without breaking my back, and one that has the functionality of holding a good amount of gear. I have been looking at the Antec Super Lanboy case (hear it is very light, and has room...
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    Help me decide on a mid size ATX case

    Looking along the lines for a mid sized ATX case Looking for something light enough to bring from school to home without breaking my back, and one that has the functionality of holding a good amount of gear. I have been looking at the Antec Super Lanboy case (hear it is very light, and has room...
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    Two Options, need opinions on a decision.

    Hey guys. Been reading the forums for a while now. I've been a member of the MaximumPC forums helping out people there. I'm wanting to get some more feedback on my future purchase of a new computer setup. I'm looking for a computer that is suitable for next-gen games (non-sli/crossfire)...