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Quite correct, my Mom's PC is April, 2000 model (upgraded to Tualatin and new 810e2 MOBO in 2002). I did check few settings in Nero, looks like all are fine. I always use good quality media like Sony, Moserbear, HP etc. I will check the IDE cable by removing and plugging back later (before...

Thanks for responding. I've removed & re-installed the driver, did the same with Nero too. I can read the CDs but I can't erase or burn any :O Interesting thing is, when I try to enable DMA using Nero DMA Manager I get a pop up saying "No CD/DVD devices is attached to the IDE ports of the...

Hello, I am in very weird trouble with the LG DVD RW. Actually the H/W config on my Mom's PC was like this (both optical drives were working very well with Nero 7.5.x version as well as with K3b under linux): Pri. Master - 80 GB IDE drive Pri. Slave - Sony CDRW and DVD R combo drive Sec...

Thanks the reply. Yes, I do know about that Ratio which is quite advantageous to watch movies. But in general usage of my PC is *not* only about movies. I do use it for professional purposes like compiling a Linux Kernel, writing code for Embedded devices using CodeWarrior etc. Also for...

Hi All, I am planning to buy a 19" LCD monitor. Most probably it would be Samsung or LG or Sony if it's in my budget. My question is, should I go for Square or Rectangular shape :confused: If Rectangular screen, could you tell me what are the advantages over Square :) Thank you very...

Hi All, I regularly use couple of hard drives on Desktops and Laptops. Example, I do use a Seagate ATA 80GB 7200 RPM drive for downloading movie or Linux distro torrents. I got doubts on HDD deterioration: a) Will the HDD life gets reduced because of many torrent downloads? (downloaded...

Thanks for your suggestion but am not fiddling with that CRT monitor as I aware of such dangers. Now there is no problem with that monitor :)

Hi All, I have an old 8 yr old Samsung Samtron 55V CRT monitor, which I got it repaired yesterday because of heavy flickering problem since the last couple of months! I did notice that technician replaced a faulty on board filter capacitor: defective on board - 150 uF Replaced with...