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I'm interested in taking one of my older systems (800 Mhz to 1.4 GHz) and
setting it up to watch videos on my TV.
 I will most likely install Ubuntu (linux) due to its ease of use and
stability.

Just put this system together ... so here are the details:
not overclocked
motherboard:         NF325-A7
processor:        Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache

I have a new Samsung 245BW monitor and a new EVGA e-GeForce 6200 LE
graphics card.  On 2 occasions, windows with white backgrounds had
vertical yellow bars evenly spaced about 1/4 inch apart.  I can not
reproduce the problem and it only happens every 3rd day or so.  On both

I am looking for a Good Video Card. Between $100.00 and $130.00. I don't
game but I run two Monitors with Photoshop and DVD MovieFactory 6. Any
information from those of you who know about good cards.
The Time Traveler

Having a bit of trouble trying to create spanned volumes.  I have a
200GB and an 80GB that I'd like to combine.  I have no problem
creating them as spanned volumes but when I try to create them as
stripped I run into a snag.

I have two hard drives and one dvd
I want to fit a third hard drive  to the spare dvd cable. Will this
work?  I need some kind of adaptor since the cable connector and h/d
socket are a different shape. What'd I ask for?

I have a year old home built system.  Added a IDE drive to format, and
know my machine won't boot.  I took out the IDE added drive, and even
removed my other CDRW IDE device.  Still hangs up boot before getting
to login screen.  When booting with command prompt/safe mode it gets

I have a computer that, of all DVD Burners I've tried, refuses to burn
any dvd. It gives some error saying either the drive isn't installed
or that the media is incompatable.
I've already swaped out and tried 3 different drives, rebooted and

If I buy a new motherboard, and put it at the shelf, and never power it
up. How long could it last?
Would its electronics be killed by seasonal changes?

I realize a home-built computer provides lots of selection.  But, I
see a top-rated budget Dell Inspiron containing
small form-factor case
2.1 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

I'm building a budget $1000 PC for email, surfing, photo editing and
some low-end gaming (little, if any, 3D gaming).   I'd like the PC to
be Vista-ready and good for 5+ years.   I'd like a PCIe video card,
possibly GeForce, DVI connection for an LCD, close to or not much over

     I have an old  ASUS A8V DELUXE ( socket 939 ) motherboard with a
lost CPU fan.
I have the CPU fan retention bracket.............. but not the 2 screws
that attach the bracket to the motherboard!

I've been looking at the various processors out there for nearly 6 months
now, and in the past week became aware of a new release from AMD - the
Athlon LE CPU.
45 Watts

I have an ASUS P4S533 that I'm using as a server with a 4 port esata PCI
Card connected to 4 external hard drives in an IcyDock enclosure. I am
looking into getting 4 additional hard drives in a second IcyDock enclosure.
I want to get a way to hook up more drive to less cards (a ...