Home Built PC

Lost question and answer
Blattus Slafaly � � 0/00 :) wrote: So is it any advantage to the home user to have dual core, quad core or more cores or will a single core be sufficient. The reason I ask is my laptop is a dual core and my desktop is a single core and faster than the laptop. The dual core system I built is the m... 10 Apr 2008 17:43

DVD burner will read CDs but not DVDs
Terry wrote: Anyone run into this problem? I have an Intel D850 Mobo. I just took a working DVD burner out of one machine and put it into this machine. It will read CDs but when I try a DVD the directory is blank. It is a Sony DRU 850A burner. Sometimes you need a special program to r... 10 Apr 2008 17:43

USB connection from case
Pat Glenn wrote: Can sombody give me a set of pin correlations for a USB plug connection to the MB.. My pins on the motherboard are labeled NC / GND / P2+ / P2- / +5V / +5V / P1- / P2- / GND The wires (individual - not a plug) are labeled VCC1 / VCC0 / GND / D1+ / D1- / GND / D2+ / D2- ... 13 Apr 2008 07:44

This Vista Super-fetch thing
The more I work with Vista, the better I like its "theoretical" ideas, and the more I turn them off and get improved performance back towards XP. My latest vista hack involves USB thumb drive slowness. I got sick and tired of sitting there watching the arrow go around the circle while Vista inspected my USB thu... 11 Apr 2008 12:41

Break the law by being a daredevil? (Curiosity questions only.)
mike3 wrote: Hi. Although I would not probably ever do this in reality at all due to the danger, I'd be curious as to know what would happen if one opened up a computer power supply unit. I've heard that one can get in trouble with the law doing this (unless one has the proper qualifications?). Is... 10 Apr 2008 23:45

X7DCA-L Re: 85% "Skulltrail" for $2550
..> $286 (+$3) MB SuperMicro X7DAL-E ..>(OpenBox)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16813182101R ..> Note: OpenBox is an OEM barebone board without accessories. The ..> "SKT-0159L" CPU retention has to be bought separately for installation ..> of X7DAL in ATX case + $3. A new dual socket-771 ... 10 Apr 2008 15:19

Home Theater PC Connections--Motherboard to Amp or to Pre-Amp ?
I am planning on building a home theater PC and am wondering how to hook the motherboard up to my home stereo system. I will be using a GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 LGA 775 motherboard which has 8 channel audio outputs as well as an digital optical output. Would I be better off hooking up the digital (toslink) output to... 10 Apr 2008 12:07

Power supply supplies voltage when off
I use Windows automatic shutdown and rarely turn off the power supply. I have noticed that on start up, the CPU temp on the BIOS screen is always 8-10F higher than the case temp. Last night I turned off the power supply switch and this morning, the CPU and case temps were within 2F (the computer is on 5 sec o... 12 Apr 2008 01:25

How many burns with dvd burner?
hello all, I'm wondering how many full disc burns an average dvd burner could do before the laser wore out..anyone have any real world experience/numbers. Thanks. ... 14 Apr 2008 13:47

Best upgrades for a HP pavillion laptop XE4800 (AMD 2800XP?)
Download CPU-Z and see how fast your CPU is running. There's a bug with ACPI and power-savings settings on that computer where the CPU is only running at 25% no matter what you do with the settings. HP is pointing their finger at Microsoft and Microsoft is blaming HP. Doesn't matter who's fault it is, you've got a ... 9 Apr 2008 13:49