This really is about hardware. 6 months ago my son in London tried to re-install XP. He couldn't get the HD to format. The system hung part way through. Assuming it to be the HD he bought a new 160Gb HD but got the same result. The next thing was to check the memory by taking out one of the two...

Hello, I going to buy a usb hard drive (250gb) , but i don't know if conceptronic is better lacie. Can somebody help me? Thanks

I have an older MB with a first generation AGP slot. I want to replace the old card with a relatively newer video card. Can I use an 2x AGP or x4 card? Are they backwards compatible? Any help appreciated.

Got a refund today on my faulty graphics card, and now looking at getting a new one. Faulty card was a Geforce 6800 GT 256MB Ram I haven't been keeping up much with the latest developments since buying this so am a bit out of touch. I got a budget of around £200 and am a bit confused over...

I just replaced a 465w PSU with a 520w PSU. However, the grid on the side of the PSU would lead me to believe that I just "downgraded" the PSU. The original, a 465W Enermax, shows the following: +3.3V 36A +5V 44A +12V 20A -5V 2A -12V 1A

I have been setting up my wireless network and making sure the router works and has at least wpa set. I changed my attenae strength to 50% on my router because 2.4ghz linksys usb adapter picks the signal up fine at 50%. However, I know for a fact that within 500 feet of me there is not one person...

Hi ***My system is an Asus A7V333 mobo (4x AGP PRO 1.5volt), Athlon 2200 and is in need of a new video card.*** I had a Radeon 8500 pro, which for my gaming and spreadsheet needs was fine. I do have a heat issue with my case and so I added a large heatsink with fan to the video card, to fix the...

I had a power supply problem, bought another and now having problems, had the p supply checked,,, is ok. But now the computer will 'freeze' and has to be powered off, (control alt del) will not work. But while the machine is working,,,, it seems slower than before ''powersupply problem/replace"...

I just replaced a 465w PSU with a 520w PSU. However, the grid on the side of the PSU would lead me to believe that I just "downgraded" the PSU. The original, a 465W Enermax, shows the following: +3.3V 36A +5V 44A +12V 20A -5V 2A -12V 1A

Can an Exabyte Eagle TR-3 tape backup drive work with Windows XP? Thanks. Chris

Hi, as far as I know there's the possiblity that certain Interrupt Requests (IRQs) can be masked, either by hardware or by software. Assume that some device requests an interrupt while the corresponding Interrupt Line is masked. What happens then? Is the Interrupt Request put into some sort of...

I have two computers on a wireless network; my main computer is hard-wired to a Wireless DSL router, but I do most of my computing in the kitchen with my second PC, a long way from my main computer's location. I have a Brother laser-printer connected to my main computer via the parallel...

Hi, I just had to buy a replacement for my dead laptop hard drive (Hitachi Travelstar in an Armada E500). The original drive has its printed circuit board insulated with an adhesive sheet of silver-colored plastic. Does anybody know a company that makes this kind of insulating sheet, or, even...

hi, i have a msik8n neo 754 mobo amd64 and a 6800gt agp installed. i have just aquired another graphics card nvs400 quadro pci card. my problem is when i put the quadro card in windows picks it up fine and then i get a code 12 on the 6800gt card. i have booted into safe mode and it is a memory...

Hi. Is it possible to measure an incoming video signal strength with just an onboard tv tuner (with a connected cable system connection) and associated software? Thanks. Jack

I have an Onspec hard drive enclosure CT-9202A REV 2 3 that I used to use with W98SE satisfactorily. I put it aside a while ago, but now I want to use it with my WXP PRO. I can't get it to work! When I try 'add new hardware', the drivers seem unacceptable to WXP. I downloaded the W2000 set of...

I've just bought a new Belkin 2 port KVM switch so that I can use a monitor, and a PS2 keyboard and mouse with 2 Winodws XP desktop computers. The mouse refuses to work on my old computer but works fine on my brand new computer. I did the obvious checks like checking that everything was plugged...

What effect does a wireless mouse have on computer audio and wireless connections?

I am getting a new mobo soon in the 995 socket. I have always used Pentium 4, so I know what to expect from it. But what about Athlon 64. Which would you go with, and why?

I'm going to replace the C drive in one of my computers and want to create its image on an external USB drive to be written to the new drive. When I boot the comp from the Ghost CD, will it be able to "see" the USB drive?