Hardware

Question: Regarding SATA Cables?
Ok so you all know the little red SATA cables that come with most motherboards now. I see a lot of places selling SATA cables labeled as SATA II cables and some that only say SATA. My question is this; can those little red cables that come with most mobo's which seem to be labeled as SATA run an SATA II drive at... 16 Jan 2007 20:13

Need suggestions for case fan placement!
Hey there, first time poster here. The other night, I noticed after a reboot that my CPU temperature was running in the upper 60s, where it was normally mid-30s. I was already concerned about not having enough cooling in my computer and planning to get more, so that was the straw that broke the camel's back. ... 11 Jan 2007 13:01

Adding memory with different speed and latency
My current system (Core-2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4Ghz) has 1GB of memory using two 512MB modules of DDR2 667Mhz Ram with 5-5-5-15 timings. I'm thinking about adding an additional 1GB or memory using DDR2 533Mhz RAM with 3-3-3-8 timings. My understanding is that if I add the 533Mhz RAM, then all 2GB of memory will run... 10 Jan 2007 22:19

Noise As Soon As Computer is Turned On
As soon as I turn my computer on it starts making a noise. Sometimes it's so loud that my office-mate will say that it sounds like a jet getting ready for take-off. If I kick the lower left front edge of the tower it often will stop, only to return after awhile. What could it be? ... 12 Jan 2007 14:09

Video Codecs ??
ok I'm trying to get my audio from chopping up through EazyStream Server How do you know what audio codec a program uses....or is it just default somehow? I open my audio codecs in the device manager and I have 6 or 7 in there ? They have a ordered by priority ? can we post pics in here I have screenshots ? ... 11 Jan 2007 11:58

Memory Upgrade
To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! My Foxconn Winfast K7S741MG/K7S741GXMG motherboard has 512 MB of memory installed. I'd like to increase it to 1 GIG. What kind of memory should I purchase? Thanks in advance, Andy ... 11 Jan 2007 14:04

"Error Occurred(0)" with RAID 0. Dying disk.
I installed 'Intel Matrix Storage Console' version 6.2. It's stating 'Error Occurred' on 'Device Port 0' 'A drive in a RAID 0 volume is failing. Try to back up data immediately.' The '(0)' (I believe) refers to the device number and is not an error code. This is what threw me off. I backed everything u... 8 Jan 2007 12:49

IDE DVD Burner in SATA PC
I just got a new Dell Dimension E520. It's all SATA for the HD and CDRW. I didn't get the DVD burner b/c I had a rather new Memorex one and was gonna save $60 by putting it in the open bay infront. I was unaware HD's and DVD used this new SATA technology. I discovered this when buying a new HD for my for my 6 ... 20 Jan 2007 23:31

Dell e1505 SigmaTel 9200
The audio for my laptop does not work. The audio card is a SigmaTel 9200, windows says the device works just fine. The headphone jack works if I only partially insert the cord. Dell instructed me to reformat my computer. I did and nothing changed. I attempted downloading a variety of drivers from the dell webs... 8 Jan 2007 20:12

Duo vs Quad
Does the Intel E6700 2.67 processor work at the same speed as the QX6700 quad 2.67 processor? I'm looking to build a new computer and wondering if quad core is any advantage as its costs a lot more. The computer is mainly for gaming. Thanks ... 6 Jan 2007 01:29