Hardware

PSU
HI, I am looking to buy a new PSU. I am looking at the Logisys 550 Watt PSU http://www.logisyscomputer.com/viewsku.asp?SKUID=PS550AC&DID=POWERSUPPLY I was wondering if anybody has used this before or can tell me from first hand experience whether this PSU is bad enough. ... 23 Oct 2006 23:08

Adding HDD: yellow question mark, SMBus controller appears
Many thanks for all replies. To all: The essentially is: "why does my system show squares as the name of drive and no info whatsoever at all in Device Manager, after connection of this Maxtor 80GB HDD and SMBus Controller, yellow question mark appears under the "other devices" heading, for which it says "no dri... 20 Oct 2006 00:53

Adding HDD: yellow question mark, SMBus controller under Controlpanel>Other
Hi all. I have a faulty XP pro on a HDD so I've considered transferring it over to this computer as Slave and taking all the vital files//programs I need before formatting it and reinstalling XP Pro again. [Please read link for much more information] A link to the my last thread on this topic without solutio... 18 Oct 2006 06:16

MotherBoard Fails to boot.
I've got an Intel D945GNT motherboard and a Pentium D 2.8 Ghz processor. I've also got two sticks of DDR2 memory at 533 MHZ. I am not able to get any video or even any post beeps out of the motherboard. I've even bought a motherboard diagnositc board to try and read any post codes, however I don't get any. I do se... 21 Oct 2006 19:46

Router Configuration - port forwarding
Hi all, My home setup is somewhat silly, but it is the way it is since we're sharing a cable connection between houses and don't want to buy new hardware. We have the cable modem feeding into a netgear wgt624 router. This connects one computer and then sends out a line which feeds into our linksys BEFSX41 rou... 17 Oct 2006 22:28

Widescreen Monitor with Windows XP Pro
Hi All, I am running a home built PC with an Intel Motherboard using the 82865G on board graphics controller. I have recently acquired a Goodmans GTV27W3LCD TV/Monitor which is attached via the 15 Pin VGA port to the PC. The PC is running Windows XP Pro (SP2) with current updates (at time of writing) May p... 18 Oct 2006 06:16

Old motherboard identification
I've resurrected an old Pentium computer from the early '90s, an old system of mine that's been in the closet for a few years. I got it up and running well, but it only has 64M of RAM in it and I would like to add more, if it's even available any more. I'm trying to identify the motherboard so I can try to figu... 19 Oct 2006 03:20

How/Where to purchase overstock merchandise (computer software/electronics) from stores/manufacturers
I am interested in selling computer software/hardware/electronics online, and want to buy overstock merchandise like this from retail stores or manufacturers, but don't know where to go for that. How does one buy a large quantity of, for example, software from companies that are overstocked, or a new version has co... 14 Oct 2006 14:44

Which is the faster/better CPU?
Hello, I have an older PC (Pentium 4, 1,5 Ghz) where I want to upgrade the processor with a second-hand cpu. Because of 400 fsb limit I have two "best" choices: Pentium 4 2,6 Ghz, 400 fsb, 512 KB L2-Cache Celeron 2,8 Ghz, 400 fsb, 128 KB L2-Cache Now, which is the faster processor, and by how much? ... 13 Oct 2006 19:22

Soltek 75FRV
Try upgrade to MP10, also try going to the manufacturer website and download the latest drivers for your sound. ... 16 Oct 2006 19:43