is there a rough rule of thumb as to how far a usb cable can be before
it is not possible to to effectively transfer data?    I have a device
that needs to connect to the computer via a usb port and the computer
if 15 feet away and am posting the above question.

I just upgraded the RAM in a D610 Latitude laptop to 2 GB. Mostly
everything seems fine. However, after it's been running for a while (on
a hard surface, not on a couch, for instance), the bottom gets quite
hot. I assume it's the new RAM. Is this normal? How do I tell if the

Dear all, I just purchased a HP m9040n recently, spec is here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-elite-m9040n/4505-3118_7-32592298.html
As this PC came with a 256MB Nvidia GeForce 8400GS video card which
only support ONE monitor, as I really need the dual monitor setup, ...

Can't seem to find any of these fans with max speed greater than 1500
RPM. Anyone know of any capable of 2000 RPM or greater? Not interested
in 3 pin fans here since they'll be maxed all the time on the 4 pin
header (ASUS MB). Thanks.

It happens when I copy or make operations (zipping or ckecksum calculations)
on large files (i.e. 500 MB or more).
Similar issues look to be very common, and there are thousands internet
pages about it.

1. Antec 1200 case. 1x.
2. Scythe zipang cpu cooler. 1x
3. 4x Artic silver (paste material)
4. 4 pin squared power extension (probably necessary) 1x

I am working on a Dell Latitude D610 notebook PC that belongs to my
friend's daughter. He wanted me to install more memory, which I did
(from Crucial: a matching pair, each stick 1 GB DDR2 PC2-4200). All
seems fine

Took my garbgage out back to the dumpster and eye a PC thrown in there.
Fish it out and find the bozo threw out 2x1GB of Crucual Rendition DDR400,
GF2 MX400 64mb AGP, D-Link Network card, 4port USB 2.0 adapter, Gigabyte
GA-7VAX mb, AMD socketA CPU (haven't taken the heatsink off ...

I am wondering:
Which operating system would last longer on a laptop:
1. Windows Vista Premium with the aero/glass gui.
or

other than cost/GB are there any other problems that I should be aware of
with these new drives? I see that there are a lot of smaller memory
companies that are now turning these out in addition to the major
manufacturers with slightly lower costs like with flash memory...

I've been given a Pentium II Dell PC (Dimension XPS R450) that seems
to work OK - but it only has 128mb of RAM - there are 2 free memory
slots and one only in use. The single memory module has on it (with
other numbers) MT Singapore PC100-322-620 - does this mean anything to

Would there be such a design?

I need to build a new desktop PC.  My current one is circa 2001 w/its
last BIOS update from 2002 (no more available).  Although it has
served be well there are things it cannot/won't do.
I have been a big fan of Shuttle XPC for a number of years especially

Can someone guide me on following.
I have 2 CPUs : Intel 2GHz Xeon QC E5335.
Need  advise  as to what motherboard, power supply, cards I need to
buy to make a Server PC.

I have been pretty busy the last few days and some interesting things
happened.
First of all I investigated possible replacements to get a better dream pc.
Here is the short list: