I found 3 Pentium 4 "Bare Bones" generic PCs with Intel MBs, the only
parts missing are RAM and Hard Disks. I do not have any 184-pin RAM
modules to test the basic functionality of any of these PCs. I wanted
to check the POST for more info on the CPU installed. 2 MBs (D845DRGs)

I have a laptop with a built in wireless adapter.
It worked fine until 2 days ago.  The only thing I can
think of that may have caused a problem was that I installed
the current versions of Agent and AVG.

I'm looking to built my first PC and I want 4GB of RAM.  I was looking
online for information on, would it be better to have 4 DIMMS of 1GB
or 2 DIMMS of 2GB ?  I can't seem to find a definate answer on this.
Also, 2GB DIMMS are hard to find too so I might as well go with 4

Help asked for problem with year old self built PC which  has suddenly
got a problem with powering on.
SYSTEM:
Seasonic S12 430w power supply, Gigabyte GA-965P DS4 Rev 1 board,

Hi all, I have one DVD Writer, the Plextor PX-716a. This drive has lost of
dificulties reading their own writed CD. So, is there any know problem about
it?
Thanks in advance

is this stapled down or nailed down?

If you have an AMD motherboard, you can use any power supply, not just
for AMD, to connect to your PC.
Just get this cable, ATX to AMD
http://www.powersupplycables.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=16&=SID

I want your problem about whether whether I should replace my mobo or
just transfer everything into  a new case.
I've been having some problems with my 3 year old desktop pc.
I backed up my most important data (though not all my data) a week ago

I'm looking for a motherboard with the following characteristics:
1) Under $100
2) integrated CPU
3) integrated video

Seems that there is some senseless timer:-( There are two ways how my
problem occurs:
1.) I have got my PC turned on. When I finish with work and want to
turn off my computer, I shut it down by the standard way (in windows,

I'd like to get a program to keep up with a few different
types of expenses. One that I can enter in an amount
paid for something, and the program will list it and keep
a running total for each list. Are there any free downloadable

Win XP Home standby sometimes works right for as long a two hours, other
times  it fails after various lengths of time. Any suggestions will be most
welcome. Not much help from the XP groups. I turn off all background
programs that might stimulate system, and suspend cable modem. ...

I have just bought an Intel 975X motherboard and a  Core2Duo E6850 processor,
and when I try to boot is up, the fan whirrs for ages, and the screen stays
black, and the system speaker doesn't make the usual beep.
I tried the motherboard with my old processor, which works fine, so I ...

Sometimes when I push the power button to start my machine, nothing at
all happens.  The power supply fan doesn't even turn.  (The computer
is pulling 2 or 3 watts, though.)  So far, I've been able to get it
started, eventually, by unplugging the power cord from the computer,

I've narrowed my choice of graphic card I want down to 2:
(a)  Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256MB GDDR3 VGA TVO DVI-I AGP
(b)  Sapphire RAdeon X1650 PRO 512MB DDR2 DVI HDCP TV Out AGP
There is not much in the price - (a) is £3  more expensive -  but is