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Yeah i love it, - but I hate the defence plus part, just use in firewall only mode

I may have an small idea about what may be up, i used to have problems with my older ballistix ram - Turned out that the really old sticks needed 2.3v at stock! Once I got into the bios settings using just one stick (thats all it used to boot on) and ramped up the voltage - then re-installed...

I'd certainly give it a go, especially if you already have one.

It will be quite a fiddle and hassle that - a much better solution that is designed to work on your laptop: Play.com (UK) : August PC / Laptop USB Freeview / HDTV Receiver (Black) : Computing - Free Delivery With the added bonus that it will use the USB power as apposed to a 230v inverter

Fall in? I could fall off i guess:chk: And it was nice in the lake district yesterday :D

I think that what donkey is trying to say is that go ahead and do what you want with multiple jobs on the hard drive without worry. Overworking a HDD will only break it if if was about to break anyway :D It will be the processor holding you back not the hard drive if anything at all :)

And the screen is a known and tested one? If it is then it could be a number of things stopping your computer from posting, memory - graphics card etc. Do you hear the hard drives spin up?

Sounds silly but have you checked the fuse - or maybe tried another IEC lead?

Personally I feel that one of the components you shouldn't skimp on is the mouse - it is the main physical interface to a PC nowadays and a good quality mouse should A - last you a good few years B - be a pleasure & comfort to use Too many times do I go to a clients house to fix a £800 PC only...

Well try it with each one in turn on its own - see if one individually has died... and what AT said :)

Exactly what I'd have said were I not walking on a fell all day :)

Were you observing the proper anti-static precautions when you removed the RAM? (something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antistatic_wrist_strap) Have you tried starting the system with just one of the sticks in turn?

I always think that the PCI card is the cleanest way to expanding the USB's, untill I bought both of my new HD 24'' monitors - they have 4 port USB 2.0 hubs built into the sides - I used to have the exact same problem as you until I got these as my case is very old but I keep it for sentimental...

After a motherboard change unless you: 1. have nearly EXACTLY the same chipset on each 2. have done a 'repair' install over the one already present 3. re-installed the OS from scratch You will see a lot of system unstability - if it starts at all! :) why do you think it takes so long for...

Just pushed my cpu up to 3.52ghz, but only got a 75ish score increase for P,GPU,CPU from last time. Anyone think my card is underperforming?

Ah crap your right, i meant the intel celeron D :D (its the 'D' that sent me the wrong way there i think)

Na it is one of the best in its class if you look at the power consumption of this between the intel x4's it beats them hands down - obviously not quite as powerfull also. Each manufacturer has made its boobs- remember the intel duron?? :D

Yes it has to be spread very finely (till you can almost see through it) Although you seem to have gotten away with it, yeah i'd say its the PSU probably too small then

Some laptops have RAM hard-wired to the motherboard and what you took out was probably the expansion RAM.

Around 54deg C on full load with the stock cooler - but I have no other cooling in my case at the mo so I expect better.