I'm trying to find a Micro ATX case of an old PII system that I plan on
turning into a DOS/Win98 PC for old games that just won't run on my
AMD64 machine.  I really don't have room for mini tower case on my
desk.  I can make room for a desktop case though.  The PC will have a

       Running Win XP Pro & it has 1 or more corrupt files.  How do I
re-install the OS on top of itself--without formatting-- and not lose data
files?  Thanks, s

Hello Group,   I'm looking for hard drive rails...!  Oh, I can find those
thin, stamped steel cheapie ones that come with those self taping screws
that cannot really self-tap into anything - but I don't want those...!
I used to be able to buy a really good set from a supplier in ...

 I need to change my RAM chips around and can't find info in my manual. Can
someone suggest which RAM slot is the #1 slot?
Puter is Dell XPS-T450 w/ 3 RAM slots. I need to take the chip out of slot #1
and then move the chips in slots #2 and #3 up to slots #1 and #2.

My PC uses K7S5A mother borad and Win2000, the audio is onboard.
Today I add an old sound card just for testing purpose, I disabled the
onboard audion from BIOS, boot the machine, and load the driver.  The sound
card starts working fine.

I am working on a friends HP Pavilion M7850 because he was having an
issue with the computer rebooting.
Well, I started noticing that whenever the house A/C comes on, the
computer reboots.

what is that card called that allows you to add a third IDE hard drive
please

My mother and other family members are starting to become PC savy :) and
they are starting to hate me for playing on "their" PC lol. Today I wanted
to go over there and play Dungeon Siege 2 but nope. Not allowed to play
there. So I was stuck to my old PIII 450 mhz with GeForce FX ...

Dear Peeps-In-The-Know,
I wish to upgrade my current hardware a little but require some advice
along the way. I play some games and do a lotta surfin' and lesser
tasks.

Which processor would be better/faster in most situations? Athlon 64 3800+
or dual-core X2 3800+?
any pros and cons??
Thx.

    I have an odd issue with two older Gateway PCs that I received
from work.  I tried adding a CD-RW drive to both systems, and when
you power them on, the light on the CD-RW will stay solid, and the
tray will not eject.  I tried variations of jumper settings, cables

So, my niece is starting her junior year in HS. She has an old Dell
that is too slow and obsolete. Like many of you in this group we are a
lightning rod for help and her father asked me for a system
recommendation.  I suggested my niece and I could build one from

I'm building a pc with an Asus P5GD1 board. If I get a Intel processor
wit
64 bit support, can I use a 32 bit Xp system or must I use the new 64
bit

Hi, I have a 24 pin power supply, 20 pin (new) mainboard. Does the plug
in to the middle of the 20 pin receptacle with 2 pins (1 row) hanging
over each end?
No adapters available here and this is an expensive, high end, server

Mainboard is Asus A8V Deluxe.  I was using the onboard audio until
recently when it inexplicably failed.
Purchased a Soundblaster Live 24-bit card.  After some battling with
the drivers (some driver software was detected as keyloggers among