Hardware

Widescreen TFT TVs
"Rookie" <rookie(a)hates.spam> wrote in message news:Xns9A821101349F53jfk6(a)localhost... |I see that even TFT TVs now are widescreen only. Doesn't that mean that the | picture will be deformed, since analogue tv signal is 4:3? No... It means that you will have black bars at the sides of the picture. ... 18 Apr 2008 18:49

Can I replace my Nvidia Geforce 2 mx 200 with a new matrox milleniumG550?
HDI wrote: On 10 apr, 15:50, "GT" <ContactGT_remove...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: "HDI" <hd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b12b08c6-5475-4f0a-98f1-fc02eb200ff1(a)e67g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... On 9 apr, 00:33, Paul <nos...(a)needed.com> wrote: [snip] I visited the local shop site and the... 18 Apr 2008 14:02

Can't reformat Dell from CD
I'm trying to reformat a friend's Dell Dimension 9150. It was used by his son and is just a mass of viruses and adware so he just wants to start over. I have the factory recovery CD and when I boot from it, it goes through all the usual "Setup is loading files" steps until just after the "Setup is starting Window... 18 Apr 2008 10:50

computer does not boot
When I try to start my computer, all that happens is that the message “Intel inside Pentium D” appears on the screen. I have changed the battery on the motherboard; this makes no difference. What can be the fault? Thank you Ealadi ... 18 Apr 2008 10:50

Logitech MX700 Optical Mouse
I've used this mouse for several years, and have been quite happy with it. Recently, I started having trouble with drag-and-drop and multi- select--it's as if the left mouse button lets go prematurely. Does anyone know if there's a simple fix for this, or should I just get a new mouse? ... 18 Apr 2008 05:48

Abit AH4T
Hello, I'm searching for the latest BIOS of my vintage Abit AH4T. Doas anyone knows where I can get a BIOS? On Abit side I can't find anythink about that "very" old mainboard. Regards M.V. ... 18 Apr 2008 01:03

Computer freezes due to inactivity?
I got a bizarre problem. If I leave the PC idle, or use it for very low CPU intensive acitivity, it will freeze after 5 or 10 minutes: the mouse just freezes, and I have to press the reset button. But if I leave some CPU intensive program running in the background, like the Windows Media Player, then I can leave th... 17 Apr 2008 15:32

Drive letter assignment
When my system was built primary drive ended up designated as drive H: Windows Vista will not allow me to change and reassign designation of drive to C: Does anybody know of utility that will accomplish this without destruction of data? -- daveiosys ... 17 Apr 2008 13:57

Can I replace my Nvidia Geforce 2 mx 200 with a new matrox millenium G550?
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:17:04 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote: If you can find the 6200 card for a reasonable price, then that might run a bit cooler. If you don't want to deal with Internet sellers, then get the 7600GS card. You'll need to provide a source of power to the 7600GS, to the f... 17 Apr 2008 11:32

Unknown error code on Zenith moterboard
Hi, My motherboard is a Zenith ZNF3-250Gb Pro. It displays an error code which is not listed in the user's manual. It 's the code 02. Does anybody know what it means ? ... 17 Apr 2008 06:32