I read that a solution to the ak74-ec locking up is to lower the bus
speed.  Unfortunately, the motherboard manual doesn't mention how to do
this.  Anyone know how to accomplish this?  Much appreciated.

Desire advice on Computer Cases, Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x
Motherboard?
I have an old case that has a cooling fan at top I had to remove due to
a new PSU I put in (610 watts). I am adding a CPU Core 2 Duo 660 Chip

My Intel Bad Axe motherboard has an onboard 12v 1x4 PCI-e power connector,
which powers PCI-e cards. I, of course, connected a power cable to it. Now,
my X1900GT card has a 2x3 PCI-e power connector. Should I also connect a
power cable to it???

I built a pentium D 3.0ghz system in july(winter over here) and its been
running quiet with standard intel fan but now summer is coming, ambient
temps are rising and the cpu fan has sped up and sounds like a turbine.. I
know that that its the cpu fan because i stuck my finger in ...

Have built a few PCs, and all have been ok. Need a new build, as may
last one was built some 5 years ago, so thought I'd have a look as to
what is a available, and this is now my problem.
Have not kept up to date with all advances in motherboard, processor,

I've bought an Antec P180B. According to the manual, two tool boxes should
have come with the case. Mine came with only one (it was inside the lower HD
bay).
What I have is:

Hi all, I have a Pentium 3 1 GHz with a GA-60XE mobo it has 6 PCI slots and
is 30.5cm x 21.8cm what type of ATX case do I need will it fit in a Pentium
1 or 2 case? and will it fit in a P4 case or do I need a P3 case and I need
the case name ie mid tower or the name of the big or ...

I've red a bunch of topics but still can't figure out my problem:
I'm upgrading my Sony Vaio installing new AGP video card instead of the
on board controller.
So, I went to the Control panel->Add remove programs looking for any

My WinXP desktop has a vibration/hum when powered on cold. The
vibration/hum continues until the boot process is almost finished,
then it decreases in volume and stops about the time the desktop is
ready to use. I moved the case from the desk slot to the floor and

What would happen if we combine 2 memory with different speed?
I have an Acer laptop with 512 MB DDR SDRAM at 266MHz. I want to
upgrade my laptop memory to about 1.5 - 2 GB. It has 2 memory slots.
However, it seems that memory at 266MHz has been discontinued from

Thanks to the generous advice of several of the experts here, I've
completely revamped the plans for my new build, so I'm back to run them
past you again for any additional comments or advice anyone has to
offer.

I'm building a new system. I just got 2 Maxtor SATA hard drives. I
will be installing WinXP as OS. Do I need to format and partion the
hard drives with the Maxtor-supplied CD before I start the XP/RAID 0
installation? Or will XP see that they're not formatted or partioned

First time posting and I know I might leave some information out that
will help troubleshoot, so sorry in advance.  My girlfriends computer
has been acting really strangely lately.  Here are some of the
problems we've been experiencing after installing a brand new WD

Why would one need DUAL floppy cables?
Has anyone you know used these things?
http://svc.com/cables-floppy-round-cables-18--dual-device-round-floppy-cable.html
http://pctoys.com/floppycables.html

All was good till I upgraded my 462 motherboard with a Geforce 5900
ultra (with direct fan cooling) and extra gig of memory. I have my
computer in a small room with a small window and a strange smell began
to be emitted from the exhaust fans, an ozone or burning plastic ......