Hardware

UPS
This is the first time I am looking for a UPS for a small server room. We need a UPS for our phone system. We do not have a generator, so we'd like to use a UPS as batter backup for a couple hours. I know this isn't going to be cheap, but it's our only solution in the suite we're at. I opened the side of the v... 4 Oct 2005 07:15

Asus p3v133 - Pentium III 933mhz
Dear All, anyone knows where I can find a newer manual for motherboard Asus p3v133, so I can set up the motherboard to a Pentium III 933 (the manual I have only shows how to do it until 733mhz). Any help is really appreciated it. thanks in advance. German ... 26 Sep 2005 23:25

Memory mixing
Hi All, this is my first post to this board and I hope this is the right one to post to. I have a question about memory mixing and am wondering if anyone knows the answer (or can point me in the right direction). I have a PC with a single 256MB stick of RAMBUS 711-45 memory (and a blank). I have just got my h... 26 Sep 2005 14:37

Maxtor's diagnostic utilities
Hi guys. I recently have major problems with my 80GB 6Y080L0 Maxtor HDD. Previously they were "drive not ready" and paging/controller errors. Now: 1) When I try to copy files to it, they either disappear or take forever to copy. Once the PC beeped, then slowed down and froze about 2 seconds later. 2) Boot-up... 17 Sep 2005 20:52

SATA Drive failure Help pls
Hi, what a mess! long story short, I Raid 0'd two new Maxtor 120GB drives. About a week later whilst doing some video work a BSD appeared and no amount of effort brough the system back to life. So i re formated in the raid bios and made two JBODS instead...for safety!!!!!! Again, a week later whist renderin... 31 Aug 2005 19:19

Gigabyte GA-8ISXT-FS
Who hev got Gigabyte GA-8ISXT-FS in need drivers for this motherboard - wher I find driver. ... 29 Aug 2005 21:08

PowerSupply
Hi, Can anyone tell what is the difference between a 20 pin and a 24 pin connector, I have a motherboard that has a 24 pin and my current powersupply is a 20, and when I plug it the motherboard does boot and work So why should I get a 24 pin powersupply ? -- Thank you in Advance Merci a l'Avance Mart... 13 Aug 2005 01:48

SCSI Bios not found
I just put a Adaptec AHA-2940U/2940UW/2940D PCI SCSI Controller on my pc. Whenever I boot up my PC it searches the LD drives i believe, then it when goes to the scsi controller and then said BIOS not found. What do I need to do to fix this problem? Here is the IRQ info if you need it. IRQ 0 System timer OK I... 10 Jul 2005 15:42

CPU Overheating
Hi, My CPU (AMD 2800) has begun overheating. It runs about 68C when idle, hits the 72C threshold when working. The CPU heatsink is hot to the touch.The MB is 30C, just 4 degrees above room temperature. All fans including the CPU fan are working. It stopped twice last night. Until then there was no hint of... 7 Jul 2005 13:49

SATA II Harddisks ?
Hi, Can SATA II harddisks be used with SATA I motherboards ? In otherwords are SATA II harddisk backwards compatible with just SATA ? Does this motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe support SATA II harddisks ? Would I need an extra controller to connect the harddisks or do I simply connect them directly to the... 9 Jul 2005 11:21