hi all, first of all, thanx for all who replied to my first post concerning sharing an internet connection with another computer. many said thsat it would be an idea to get a router or hub, but my question is this: isnt it possible to do it via firewire? it would certainly be easier and...

hi all, i have an internet connection from the university, and i want to share it between 2 pc`s without using a wireless card. the computer that is connected at the moment, uses the onboard ethernet adapter (a plug straight into the wall, no modem or router), the computer i want to share the...

Can I use 1 piece of CAT5e for 2 phone lines and a 10/100 network? I have a house that was built in 2002 and wired in star topology with CAT5e Plenum grade wire, for the telephone. From the NID, it goes to a 66 Block inside the house where all four pairs are jumper for four lines throughout the...

Gonna be a dumb question, but I need to make some custom case jumpers and LED cables. What do you call the black plastic bit, and the pins that go into it? What kind of tool is used to crimp the wires onto the pins? Any ideas where I could pick up these parts and tool? I'm in Calgary, Canada so...

Hi, I'm sure this is a common query but I can't find much on here about it. I'm trying to add a scanner/printer all in one to a system my work colleague has aquired from another family member. Now the scanner/printer connects via USB and apparently the motherboard has no USB connections. So I...

I have an Intel 2.4C GHz P4. For some reason there appear to be 2 instances of the chip in Device Manager. Is that because of the hyper-threading, or is something not right? Thanks, Clark

2 ps2 keyboards , one computer no switching anybody? apparently cyberguys site had a ps2 splitter. may have plugged into the ps2 socket of my comp and split it allowing 2 devices in there. For other reasons I don't want to use USB. the Ps2 splitter cables I see on google are for laptops,...

Hi, I'm looking for a 2 PSU plate for my Lian-Li V2000 case. FrozenCPU.com says the PC343 plate is V2000 compatible, But another site (PC-look.com) says it's only PC343 compatible. Does anybody of you bought this plate for his V2000 ? Will it fit ?

Hi guys, wondering if there's anyone out there with experience in a couple of things I'm planning. Firstly I want to set my PC up to act as a PVR - but taking it's feed from my cable provider. I vaguely recall you can get a card to act asw a tuner, and all I need to do is plug the feed from the...

Hi, again A neighbour of mine has asked me to try and find out a few things (very touchy about computer and lets no-one near it). Firstly, can someone please tell me what this is - sv1.xmcmx.net and why it should keep on trying to connect to the Internet (Broadband), Secondly, he says that his...

I've recently setup a small home network composed of two PCs (Win 95 and Win XP Pro) and a US Robotics router. Zone alarm on both PCs. I was a bit concerned of File and Print Shareing over TCP/IP. So, I purchased another two NICs (one for each computer) so I could use a separate network and a...

Hello, I've got an old celeron 333MHz, with all-in-one MOBO (mobo+sound+video) i want to install a new ATI AGP card with a TV-Out on it. Will the two cards conflict with each other??? How do i tell my PC to fully override the MOBO's in-built video chipset? I haven't bought the ATI TV-Out card...

I currently have two computers within 3 feet of each other, maybe 2 feet. One uses a bluetooth mouse the other is a Logitech M305 with one of those nano USB receivers. I would like to replace the bluetooth with a duplicate M305 or maybe a V450. Either way, it would be two wireless nano...

Hello, Does anyone know of an affordable switch that has 2x I/O VGA connections. In other words a switch box that can take 2 VGA connections in and then has 2 VGA connections out. I need this so that I can plug two computers into the switch each with their own monitor. When I hit the switch it...

What is a good motherboard that has 2 IDE headers (for four PATA drives) and uses DDR2 memory? Thanks Duke

Hello I was wondering what is the minimum current consumption for 2,5 inch disks? I use IBM travelmate 13GB and it uses 500mA and i think it's quite small current instead of 700mA or 1A. If i could get a disk that uses 0.5A it would have effect in longer time of using may IBM thinkpad 240 after...

It's amazing. Even 6-7 months ago people in this group were discussing how to wirelessly transmit video (and audio) from PC to TV/HiFi. Now it can be done with the likes of D-Link DSM320 or Actiontec Wireless Digital Media Player. However, as far as I am concerned these boxes only do half the...

The Internet Society has declared that "access to the Internet should be considered a basic human right". However in Canada so called 'Internet service providers' have formed an oligopoly and instead of being in competition with each other to provide service, they are in competition with...

So what is the normal cpu temp range for these CPUs? Or what are the temps your guys are seeing/running? It's the 0.13 micron style (can't remember name) that maxes at 2.4Ghz, 400mhz FSB. Running Rambus PC800 EEC. I have a dual board, but only 1 cpu for right now (with HT on though). At idle...

I can report that I actually received my TigerDirect rebates last week, for purchases made in August. Before buying, I studied the postings in this newsgroup, so I knew to be very careful, following the instructions to the letter. Also, the equipment (motherboard, memory, case, hard drive, floppy...