I have an eMachine here with Windows XP SP3 that has a severe time problem. For instance, it lost 57 minutes in the time it took me to run defrag on it which was about an hour and a half. I just rebooted it and it lost 10 minutes. There doesn't seem to be any set pattern. I just rebooted it...

WINDOWS 7 Major USB Hardware Incompatibilities ? I'm trying out Win 7 64 Bit. on the same Hardware (but separate Hard Drive) as my established Win XP . A big issue for me & the main thing I'm testing is the ability to use my existing Hardware. The standard basic stuff....Hard Drives...DVD Drive...

I want to attach a video camera to the top of a 20 foot pole and see what the camera sees. A Wired: I have an old USB camera, never used, and it won't install right now (but that's a separate topic) Assuming I can install it, it has a 6' cord. Is it likely I'll be able to attach a 20'...

"radon" wrote in message ... I didn't know that a FAT32 drive for the swap file would be faster. By how much? There's not a lot in it, maybe 10%. If the drive's on a slow controller it can be noticable. -- ~misfit~

Zvi Netiv wrote: Bill Anderson wrote: A few weeks ago I bought a Western Digital 250 Gigabyte hard drive, for my WinXP system. I'm using it to backup my main data disk, and to store .wav files I'm creating as I read the chapters of a book for...

The HP xw4600 has lot of programs(like Matlab, Labview, Borland Compiler) on it and there are no installation disks for those programs. So, the entire contents(data, application program like Matlab, Labview, Borland Compiler) need to be copied from it to the HP z200 workstation(running Windows...

Think you're right. You beat the other guy by 2 mins, but thanks to you both! I'm pretty sure it takes an Athlon (palomino), but when I hook this up, the board powers up by itself (but doesn't post) and the only way to shut it off is the mains switch (ouch!) as the front panel wont respond (or...

Okay, I'll lay down my system specs first AMD Athlon XP1900+ Soltek SL-75DRV4 (via kt266a chipset) Using onboard AC '97 sound PC 2100 512MB DDR Samsung 5400RPM ata100 20 GB HDD. Asus V9280S ( GeForce4 ti4200 8X AGP 128MB) Plextor burner. Just added Lite-On 16X DVD

A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene

This follows on from my post describing a boot up failure, as the subject heading of that is now misleading. The consistent state now is that my Athlon XP 1800 PC takes about half an hour to boot! And then every operation is similarly glacial. For example, after double clicking My Computer it...

This pertains to my Windows 95 machine which I still use. Last Fall I was booting the computer and it beeped and said there were possible errors on the disk and I had to run a thorough scan to check the drive. It found one bad sector. I rebooted the computer and it ran scandisk again and found...

micky wrote: Triple failures? Hard Drive Data? Hard drive? Video Card? CPU? Power Supply? Last night, when I was running, as I have for at least 6 years, a home-built computer with 1.5Gig memory and an 800MHaz CPU. All PATA, no SATA. I'm ib a another computer now and don't...

The power supply for my laptop can take anything from 110 - 250 volts, 50 to 60 Hz, so it would be no problem for me. Have a look on yours, it might have a sticker that says what it can handle. If not, read the manual for your laptop. On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:00:26 +0100, JB ...

Wouldn't you know it! I have a HP 950 PSC AllInOne (Print/Scan/Fax) that I want to install on a new machine with WXP SP2. I can't find the CD that came with it. I've looked & looked. I tried DriverGuide.com, but all they seem to have are print-drivers for this printer under the various OS's.

What is the approximate battery life of the receiver of a wire free door chime? For the sake of argument, let's say the unit is used very little and the receiver does not have a light. {Here are some sample products from Argos http://tinyurl.com/2sb3r9}

Issue: Unable to install SB16 or Live Value in FIC VA-503+ with Windows 2000 Background: Can see issue history in previous news posts "SB Live Value (CT4830) in FIC VA-503+ on W2k" and "SB16 PCI (CT4740) on FIC VA-503+ running W2K" System Board: FIC VA-503+ v. 1.1a (Via VP3 586B chipsets) System...

I want to use a computer with AOpen AX59Pro motherboard as a server. It means, that it has to run all the time. Unfortunately, after power loss it will stay turned off, because it's ATX mainboard. How can I change it, and make it to restart automatically after each power interrupt? Of course it...

I intend to buy a "Maxtor Atlas 10k IV 36.7GB U320 SCA" from DABS.com for £138 (http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-info.asp?quicklinx=2CJKWS) 1) Do Maxtor SCSI hard drives come with a: a) SCSI PCI Adapter? b) SCSI Cable?

Does the addressable physical memory range depend on which slots are occupied by the memory? Say, I have a 32-bit CPU and 128M RAM, and the motherboard has 4 slots for plugging the RAM in. My question is if the following statement is correct: No matter which of the 4 slots is occupied by the...

Ok, I've been going through the news group archives for a week now. Read up on Intel's press releases, Tom's Hardware information on Hyperthreading and RAMBUS, and Athlon's anti-hyperthreading hype. Etc etc. I only have a simple question. A question that may make a good valid point that I can't...