I just got this Athlon Tbird (bought on ebay):
http://home.comcast.net/~voidnospam/cpu.jpg
I was disappointed when I saw that the lower right corner was chipped.
Would you be comfortable running it in your system?  I've read reports

Gentles -
I'm after practical information on the likelihood of being able
to find a 19 inch TFT monitor that is fast enough for games but
gives good quality for 'ordinary' office-type use (e-mail,

I have Windows 98SE (probably irrelevant) & Microstar 6340 mobo. The
timed standby option doesn't work when set under Power management in
Control Panel. There are no other set options eg <shut off monitor after
x mins> etc.

I am trying to install a USB port on an older laptop (Toshiba Tecra, Pentium
1) for a friend.  The laptop had Windows 98 SE.  I tried 3 different PCMCIA
USB 2.0 Cards that claimed Win 98 compatibility, none worked.
I then went through the painfully slow installation of Win XP via ...

I'm in dispair :-(
My PC-config is a motherboard SOLTEK SL75DRV5 - VIA KT333/VT8233A, AGP 4x.
I have a GPU GeForce4 MX 440 (64Mo, AGP 4x) which was installed easily.
Now I want to replace it by a GeForce FX5200 (128Mo, AGP 8x).

I hope it's ok to post this question here, if not please advise.
I'm trying to Id the mainboard you can see in this photo album
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/volksrod70/album?.dir=/8a69&.src=ph&.to...
I think it is a form of a SIS 471 but I as of yet don;t know for sure.

It has a stick of Samsung PC2700 with number K4H560838E-TC83 on the chip.
Its a stick of 256. Would I ever find a match for it, or just pick up 2
matching sticks to avoid any conflict?
And does gateway have a site to buy add ons to their systems?

I am thinking about the way data travels through the air via electromagnetic
radiation .. as does light , gamma radiation etc etc, .. so why can't we
power devices without wires? .. we could use a rechargeable battery on the
device which charges itself up wirelessly from a ...

i had posted last week about ordering parts from Monarch computer...
and by mistake...specifying express delivery...
only to see that some parts were back ordered.
well I emailed them and got a prompt reply that the B/O

I have Windows 98SE (probably irrelevant) & Microstar 6340 mobo. The
timed standby option doesn't work when set under Power management in
Control Panel. There are no other set options eg <shut off monitor after
x mins> etc.

A Computer Renaissance shop near me is proposing, for my
needs:
-- a Micro-Star PM8M-V SATA motherboard, description at
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/mas

DeAr,
Can any one plz tell me , what is LONG CABLE and why it is used ?

I have a relatively simple question.
I found this item :
http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/1024MB-DDR400-PC3200-DUALFAHIG-INFINEON-SPEICHER_W0QQite
mZ6838657953QQcategoryZ108216QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
2 questions. Is this 2 * 512Meg or 1* 1024 Meg and my motherboard is

http://www.amd.name has the details. It's linked right to my eBay
auction. The starting price is $100, but I'm sure it will sell for much
more. If you want to use the domain, it's worth around $8,200, as
appraised by Afternic. The details of the appraisal are in the auction.

I have had this Samsung ML-4500 for about 4 years, with little
trouble.  It has suddenly stopped picking up the paper.  I find
that I can press the loose (top) of the paper feed stack forward
and have it pick up, after which it feeds quite normally.  Opening