My PC won't start if it is disconnected, then reconnected, from the
power. If it's just shut down it's fine, but if I turn it off at the
wall socket or we get a power cut it won't turn on easily.
After disconnection to restart I need to hold down the on button and

I've recently had some problems with a machine of mine. I ran memtest86 and
discovered that I had a faulty memory module. Now, I wonder if there are any
other applications that could be used to test other hardware components for
malfunction and errors.

I have finally taken the plunge and bought one, this one:-
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0716563324.1
154038977@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcaddigmjhhmdcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=2&sm
=2&tm=1&sku=290877&category_oid=-20742
I don't think I had a ...

Does such a thing exist?
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=949
Similar to this but rather than just finding the DVD it has a built in
DVD reader that inserts it and shows in windows?

Ok, I have this results when using SpeedFan program:
Temp1: 36C
Temp2: 38C
Temp:   64C

Okay. So...I have a Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop that started overheating
on occasion probably around 6 months ago. I bought a cooling pad for
it, and all has been fine unless it's very hot outside, etc. Usually it
would just overheat, shut down, and be fine after that. I apparently

Hi all--  Hopefully someone can help.
I have a Dell Inspiron 8600, 2ghz, 1 gb RAM.  I recently bought a
Serial ATA PCMCIA card so i could hookup a Seagate Barracuda 160 GB
drive.  It is an internal 3.5" drive that i am running externally- with

Very strange: Approx. 10-yr. old Panasonic CF-25 laptop w/ swappable
CD-Rom, floppy. CD-Rom-drive will now only read from CD-R media but
not from CD-RW media !! Tried the same CD-RW in a dif. comp. and was
fine, so I know it can't be disc itself.

I have  this old Celeron 500Mz computer.
In the BIOS there is a setting
"Host CPU/DIMM/PCI: ". set to default, whatever that is...
Behind this there is a list of options, 17 in number, that looks like

Alright..I'm a gamer, so I was looking to beef up the 1gb in my system
and bought a 2gb kit. Before I get into the problem, here are some
relevant specs:
CPU is P4, 3.2 Ghz.

Hey folks. Some background before my question:
I had 2x512MB Kingston memory in my computer and have recently replaced
them with 2x1GB OCZ memory.
Memory bandwidth tests showed them as performing THE SAME. I've since

I was wondering if anybody can tell me what the fastest CPU/Memory is that i
can put in my FIC AU13 motherboard. I wanna upgrade it to the best it can
do. Will update bios help any??
Thanks in advance.

I had three no-name machines, each with Athlon XP CPU, no overclocking or
anything, that were all experiencing heat problems (shutting down
unexpectedly.).  Actually, I first thought it might be power supply, so I
replaced it with a good unit, but the problem persisted, so, I ...

OK, gurus.  When it comes to selecting a laptop, you can probably
recognize that I rode the short bus.  Any friendly suggestions greatly
appreciated.
I am trying to buy a fairly inexpensive laptop, but one that can be

wich enclosure do I need to use for a seagate barracuda ATA II hard
disk? I am puzzled as to where the measure of 2.5" or 3.5" come from.
Thank you!
TG