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    which printer to get

    I have a KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2400W which I got cheap at staples. It has been a real pain in the ___, but it came with a warranty, so they shipped me a new one that has been working OK, So I would say the support is good, but the printer is a trouble. Oil, it does work and it gives fast...
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    AMD will deliver open graphics drivers

    What does this mean? Does it mean that I can get a document from AMD that tells exactly what the hardware does whenever a I/O read or write is made? Than can anybody with some C or ASM code adility write a good driver? What would happen if the other chip makers started to do this? Would it have...
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    Inkjet Paper in Laser Printer?

    Pick the paper that is right for the better printer. The cheap printers are not worth the effort it takes to find the "right" paper for each. The good laser jet paper works good in all the other printers. Here is a link to a PCWORLD article about this. The Paper Chase: Pick the Perfect Paper...
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    Mobo powers off arbitrarily, please help

    Yes, that SATA drive might be bad. Does it run without it? When a MoNo powers off after a few mins it can me the CPU is overheating. You may have unset the heatsink just a bit. That has happended to me.
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    speakers not working.

    I think you blew your sound card. Next time use a device to isolate the guitar from your computer. Like a mixor or pad or pre-amp.
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    fan controller

    If you know the size and type of connector you want, you can find temperature control fans all over. You can try eBay. Or you can look at the site Geeks.com - Computer parts, Laptop computers, Desktop computers, Computer hardware and do a search of fans. No, I do not work for thme!
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    Code for White Text on Black Background plz

    Hi, I have been doing pages for years and do not do HTML directly unless I hae to. Anyway, here is a link to a simple page with black background and white text and not mcuh of anything else. http://geek9pm.com/about_us.htm In your browser select view source and you will see the codes for...
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    PS/2 and USB KVM switches

    Thanks for the tip. I got rid of all my old keybards long ago. I think any keyboard with the Windows Logo is OK. Am I right?:D
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    PS/2 and USB KVM switches

    Yes, he wants to sell you something. I have never had any trouble with PS2 and USB adapters. Here is a site that has more info, but they want to sell you something. Welcome to www.ps2usb.info you may want to look at the links.
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    HD makes every System crash with BSOD

    Ok, here is the simple solution. DON’T USE USB STORAGE.! Really, I am not joking! A more reliable solution is to get an old computer, put the drive in as a slave, do a LAN and share the drive. Or, to put it another way. Use another computer as a data server. It does not even have to be a...
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    How to boot DOS from a USB Flash Drive?

    Not that easy. XP will not let me put the systems files on it. I think there was a program from HP that would let you do this, but I don't remember.
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    How to boot DOS from a USB Flash Drive?

    Can someone tell me, How to boot DOS from a USB Flash Drive?? Maybe I knew how to do that or maybe it never worked. Not sure. :O
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    Toothpaste for a Celeron CPU ?

    Off topic, I use Linux wshen i need it without instalations. I just boot up Puppy OS! Works every time! Easy way to change partition size or do a partition backup, even NTFS, but gives CHKDSK a fit.
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    Toothpaste for a Celeron CPU ?

    Toothpaste for a Clleron CPU ? I just did some tests using my old Pentium 4 1.4 GHZ CPU. With nothing, just the aluminum blcik with fan on, the CPU zone 1 got up to 159 F. Runs for hours taht way. With a very light coast of colgate blue gel, just nuf to cover most of the CPU top, the temp was...
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    Toothpaste for a Celeron CPU ?

    Toothpaste for a Clleron CPU ? Thermal Dynamics is not my field of study. Some brief research shows that some toothpaste has base of Glycerin and PEG, ( PolyEthylene Glycol). Both componds have good thermal transfert. PEG has many forms and one kind is used in your car radiator. Also, Glycerin...
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    Toothpaste for a Celeron CPU ?

    Toothpaste for a Clleron CPU ? Ok, is there an easy was I can monitor the temps without rebooting and going into the BIOS? This is an old Intel motherboards and it has three zone monitors in the BIOS, but I don't know how to read them in windows and make a chart.
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    Toothpaste for a Celeron CPU ?

    Can I put toothpaste on top of a Clleron CPU ? A new motherboard came w/o a CPU and I tried my old Pentium 4 w/o a heat sink and it went for about two mins before shut down. Lately it has been very cold here in California. I ordered a used Celeron 2.3 ghz with a heat sink, but I was wondering...
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    661MXPeo Mother w/o CD or Manual

    Thanks to both of you. Yes the screwdriver trick works. Yes, if is F O X N N I have a hard rime because of my poor vision. Can't find it if I can't spell it!! Yeah, that's it!!
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    ASP programming

    May I ask what tools you have? With XP Pro you can have a 'local' server to test things on. If do not yet have the software you need to write ASP code, you would want to first look at the Visual Web Developer from Microsoft. It is free, but you have to have a good connection to the internet to...
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    661MXPeo Mother w/o CD or Manual

    Tiger Direct sold me a case with a 661MXPro motherboards and not any documentation other than a packing slip. No CD, no manual. Apparently it is a FOXCOM motherboards and I find the drivers and a sparse PDF file in the support area. So far I have not been able to get it even to come up into the...
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