Hi, I'm going to buy a 24" monitor to be used with my Dell SX-270 PC with
2gb ram and onboard video out.
The Dell 2408WFP seems to be the top rated 24" monitor out there.  I went to
a local best buy to compare monitors but they seemed to have low end

Windows getting buggy needs reinstall.  Decided to add a new IDE HD for
a fresh install of WXP.  Removed the power and SATA cable to existing
HD, plugged in the new IDE drive, booted from CD, let it format and
attempt to load windows.

I know that this request is not hardware related but I am running out
of options for assistance with the following concern.  I have
attempted to contact Google with no luck, posted other groups for
advice, and now find myself looking here for help.

I have a system which its base configuration is as below:
Motherboard: Intel D946GZIS
CPU: Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor E6600
RAM: 2x512Mb

Can anyone explain to me in laymen's terms the difference between the
Intel Pentium Dual Core & Intel Core 2 Duo ???
I was under the impression that they were both dual core chips.
Is that correct? If not please explain the difference between the 2

I have a basic 100 Mbs LinkSys wireless router from Staples for my
laptop.  I was copping a 9G file from another computer to my laptop.
ETA was 120 min.  I hard plugged it into the router and the ETA went
to 50.  I unplugged the cord and it went back to 80 min.

I see that Winzip has some new type of lossless algorithm allowing a
great deal of lossless compression.
I've always favored Rar (every since I gave up Arj) because it had
better compression and IMHO it was just better all around.

I want to test the fans in my case before installing the mobo, HDs,
etc. Can I safely just run the fans alone? Thx. Btw, the PSU is an
Antec 850w.

* ABIT AX78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
* AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor
Model HD8450WCGHBOX - Retail
* BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI

I'm attempting to install a Hewlett Packard 2100TN printer on a system
on which I just installed Windows XP.
If I power up with the printer attached and on, I get the "Found New
Hardware Wizard" pop-up that says "Cannot Install This Hardware".

I have a Maxtor harddrive (6.4G, #90650U2) in my system, and I
continually get "Low Disk Space" pop-up.
I only have about 300mb of files on my desktop, but in "My Computer"
it shows that I haveunder 100mb. I can't figure out what is taking up

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hardware...
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Description:
Brand new replacement Panasonic CGA-DU07 camcorder battery.
This rechargeable camcorder battery is tested throughout the
manufacturing process to match original CGA-DU07 battery

Do older emachine computers take proprietary PSU?
I tried 5 different makes and none would work properly booting up the
machine.  Finally ordered one from the emachines supplier and the machine
works perfectly.  The old Bestec now becomes a spare.

Need Recommendation on basic information on home building computers
web sites, books etc.