Hardware

Is the dell dimension E510 power supply upgradable?
As the question stats I want to know if I can change my current power supply in my E510 witch is 305 watts. Whith a better more efficieant one, if so what is the most recommended. ... 9 Mar 2006 15:32

Free Laptop! As Seen on MSNBC,CNN,Fox,PBS...
I saw a news segment on CNN about Free Laptops (Mac or PC). Similar news segments have also aired on MSNBC and FOX. I checked it out and its completely legit! If you want a Free Laptop (Mac or PC) go to: http://laptops.freepay.com/?r=28266715 You just buy 1 item from any other the numerous big name vendors in... 6 Mar 2006 02:31

motherboard compatibility
hi, can you tell me what's the difference between the 355478-001 and 326682-001 motherboards? I want to change the one (the 355478-001 one) in my laptop (hp ze5730us) because it's broken beyond repair and i don't have money for a new laptop. On ebay I see more of the second type, which however looks exactly the s... 5 Mar 2006 16:47

WD Passport USB HD problem
Just bought a WD passport 120 gig usb drive and it works great on my workstation which has win XP64. When T took it home to transfer some stuff to my home computer which has Win 2000 sp4 with all the updates it recognized the drive but was very slow...and when i tried to access it it and an error message popped... 3 Mar 2006 17:36

EIDE (Enhanced IDE) vs IDE
What is EIDE? I am thinking of replacing a hard drive in my old (old, old old, 1996 PC) and it's - like most HDD's of its vintage - IDE. I have seen an "EIDE" hard drive from Western Digital advertised with my local IT company. Would this use the same connectors/be compatible with this old computer? My old PC i... 9 Mar 2006 01:24

Replacing motherboard...
I have an e machine with a dead motherboard. I have an MSI PM8M-V that I'm planning on replacing it with. Is there a painless way I can just pop the new MB in, replace some drivers & go? Both old & new boards have everything onboard. Since I have extra HDs laying around, my next choice was to install ev... 6 Mar 2006 00:29

P4x266 motherboard and 1G memory module
Hi everybody My motherboard's manual can be found here http://www.via.com.tw/download/mainboards/3/5/p4xb-s-r_v1.3.pdf The mothreboard is also described here http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/p4-series/p4x266/ Chipset · VIA Apollo P4X266 chipset (VT8753 & VT8233) - Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 p... 2 Mar 2006 15:33

Dead Hard Drive - help needed!
The hard drive on my Gateway PC has packed up. It`s a Quantum Fireball IDE 13.6Gb CX 13.6AT. I don`t want anything particularly exotic so is it possible to replace it with any make of drive of similar spec.? Some of the drives I`ve seen advertised show pictures of the actual drive mechanism whereas this one is to... 4 Mar 2006 22:02

Com1 port problems
Hi Can anyone tell me where the COM1 port is located in a PT-5VMD motherboard? I need to connect some hardware to the com1 port, but though windows tells me the port is fine, the software tells me it can't detect anything. It turns out that the com1 cable was free hanging in the cabinet, and i need to know where... 1 Mar 2006 22:17

Mailstation
I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a "Mail Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device that allows one to send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It looks like a very small lap top but has no computer functions other than EMail. Her unit recently bit the dust... 26 Feb 2006 21:41