Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines  Dec 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 759 Toshiba 410CS stopped booting
I had my Toshiba running a good drive formatted with Windows98 SE on a 40MB ram installed, it normally has 8MB internal. I set it up on a CD version of the 410 with it's SVGA graphics at 16bits, then... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Dec 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,601 Re: Moving beyond the Socket 370 Board
I hate to bump old threads, but this aside I was suprised to find, the Dell C series laptops and 4000 Inspirons I gather, use the mobile version i440BX/ZX chip set for North/Southgates and Penium3... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Dec 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 767 Refurbishing 370 sockets mobos
I only recently read that Intel changed attributes of the Pentium 3 three times or so during it's life. I entered the real laptop realm only this year with Dell's 5 year old C600 on up series, and... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Dec 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 47,120 |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,506 PC on a stick concept
Hi
I am pretty much a Windows guy from the get-go. I bought SUSE Novell Linux however, I had trouble installing from the start and never quite figured out the issue as it seems overtly technical... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Nov 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,298 WinME laotop solution
I recently got a couple Dell LS Latitudes to learn about and of course, use. I'm a bit of a tinkerer, and I'm finding with Dell's direct approach, these are somewhat easy to assemble and even... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Nov 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 1,791 Re: 'New' PC with Win95, tips?
The PC in question is a circa 97/98 Micron Millennia, I have decided with that one to upgrade with Win98 I got from the Goodwill. I've actually updated to Windows 98 on a Toshiba laptop 410CDT model... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jul 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 21 Views: 4,042 Re: Any ebay users?
I have some recent problems with my own memory or other events like my car breaking down that sellers or others I'm doing transactions with seem to ignore, I leave room for life getting in the way of... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me May 30th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 6,267 Re: Help to Format PC
Hi
Lately my research has shown the mobo in the Touch sys. PC is a Gigabyte model GA-6BXC, and at rev 1.7, it is unable to support higher coppermine FC PGA CPUs that would go to 755 or so... My 800... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Apr 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 7,830 Re: pci express vs agp
I stand corrected, though little is mentioned of this in the stores when you're browsing. I would have suspecting, like using SATA vs PATA, you'd just have higher speeds inherent. It's always wise,... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Apr 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 1,184 ISA cards Q
I got a freebie ISA card with adapters for what I thought were floppy drives, but it appears an IDE cable fit on it. There are 3 adapter sockets, one appearing for Floppy labeled SONY. The others;... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Apr 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 7,830 Re: pci express vs agp
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By all means, AGP 8x is quickly being outmodded by PCI Express. I wouldn't be too sure on your question, but I would bet that they are. Some are speculating that PCI express, though not out long,... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Apr 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 916 Ethernet newb
I'm not currently using Ethernet, but I did get an odd looking card that is PCI rather then ISA as some of the old hardware I came upon recently.
Each time I use Google or AOL's search I get the... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Apr 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 3,162 Re: Compaq 2.0 PCI x 5
Well, I used the link I got when I emailed the company...it's dead. Now what the heck do I do? This card is STILL on the market too. I think I'll consult techs here as well and may wind up trying to... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Apr 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,355 Old OEM drivers
If I am installing a newly setup old PC, using hardware from a dead mobo, as an actual example...where's the easiest/quickest way to find a driver to mate the drive and hardware? I've found this is... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Apr 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 576 Lowliests new life- CPU mobo
I've been parting out a few retired PCs. My first PC I've commented on a number of times, is 5 years old with 370 socket Celeron and needed an upgrade. I came into a couple Slot 1 mobo PCs recently... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Apr 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 5,923 Re: Why is everyone so excited about Vista?
Depends on if you want next-gen support, if you don't need it, there's no reason to jump at Vista right away, but the big press appears to be improvements to it's Internet Explorer, arrising from the... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 5,248 Re: Emachine power issues
I discarded a dead T2482 powersupply....too bad I didn't see this before...It's gone now, but it was sitting at work for a laugh a couple of weeks in a row! I bought a replacement for $30, the full... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 3,167 Re: No screen,No boot Windows, PLEASE help
What I was told (here in MN, CompUSA tech) was it is a sure-fire way to tell if your board may be fatally wounded, and to me that translates into too much cost to troubleshoot and repair vs. buying a... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 13th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,056 Re: Swapping winME OEM restored HDD
Well, I noted with XP running, which is very useful but slipped my mind...in Device Manager, the 2001 dated drivers that XP uses listed the proper ATI mobo integrated chipset for graphics as 264VT2... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,275 Re: changing screen resolutions
One method I find may be supported is an Auto mode for the monitor itself, if you wish to stick with your resolution of source. On my Mitsubishi and Samsung, if the image goes off the sides, etc, I... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 875 Re: help how do i install a moniter driver blind
Look thru all available device drivers in the Device Manager's list...if not there, try a restore disk or a Google search for it. I have my monitor supported, it came up as Plug and Play generic one,... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 913 Samsung 'Digitall'
Hi
I was quite happy to pick up a Samsung 17" 730b SyncMaster at the pawn shop for $159! I found it in all the PC shops, still on the shelf of new gear for at least a $100 more!!
I am dismayed to... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 5,923 Re: Why is everyone so excited about Vista?
I am going to build my next full PC for PCI Express, and hopefully, God willing, 64bit CPU as well, a dual core would be even better. I read the single core CPU may be a thing of the past as well. To... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 6,150 |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 3,167 Re: No screen,No boot Windows, PLEASE help
The eMachine T2482 does the same thing, the Standby monitor LED stays on, if the video from the PC is getting out, it should automatically 'wake' the monitor. To test the mobo-try like I was advised,... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 6,267 Re: Help to Format PC
I inherited a Touch Systems PC with Win98 running on it and a slot 1 CPU, I hope to upgrade that to a 370 socket/Slot 1 adapter so I can ramp up the power... the local shop has slot one P3s as well,... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,056 Swapping winME OEM restored HDD
I am setting up a PC for my sister to use... I took an old HDD and restored it in my own eMachine, then swapped it to a HP Pavilion 8250... the problem is, it won't go beyond the basic VGA PCI... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 1,186 Dreaded eMachine plague?
Hi
I wanted to renew the tech issue of the eMachine A-socket AMD 2400+ T2482.
If you look at these on eBay alone, then do a search, you find they all suffer from the same issues, the ones that... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Apr 10th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 3,104 Re: eMachine eTower prob
Been awhile but to update, I moved a Compaq Deskpro PC into the smaller eMachine T2482 case....works great, even pairing up the front connections which I imagine halt alot of branded case swaps. I... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Mar 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 3,104 eMachine eTower prob
I recently inherited a newer eMachine that basically looks to me like the victim of a virus that disabled the HDD and caused damage to the main system board as well as powersupply. It is a T2482 and... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Mar 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 5,104 |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Feb 17th, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 779 IBM Note425C needing help
I have two IBM indenticle 425C PS/NOTE laptops. I know these are as old as time in the fast paced computer world, but was hoping they may handle JPG files for viewing on floppies. I had wanted to use... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Feb 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 3,162 Re: Compaq 2.0 PCI x 5
The card comes without drivers, though I did request info from the website at Micro Innovations, the same people putting out affordable optical mice at Walmart... though not Compaq branded. They... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Feb 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 3,162 Re: Compaq 2.0 PCI x 5
The DeskPro looks VERY similar to my eTower 700, and I would even assume the Mobo could mount in the eMachine's cabinet to save space. It sports 4 PCI slots versus eMachines' 3. The fact it's 5 to 6... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Feb 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 2,366 Re: Transferring drivers from a win95 system
Most people found this true as well with Dazzle/Pinnacle's Digital Photo Maker USB capture devices as well... no XP driver from Pinnacle who bought up Dazzle and left consumers basically in a... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Feb 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,556 Re: Lost Restoration Disc
One of the first new copies I bought of XP Home is an Upgrade version, if you went with that and restoration of ME, that should work as well to give you one that has the needed additions...but since... |
| Forum: Windows 9x / Me Feb 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,275 Re: Old PC BIOS flashing
I'd say, considering the eMachine came with ME and works fine, changing the BIOS might affect that adversely. For the Compaq, I've already loaded my HDD, Windows XP and a used Hitachi/Apple... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Feb 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,885 Re: Using Piracy @ Microsoft.com
MAPS is short for Microsofts' Action Pack Subscription, I read something about ten installs before a deactivation or one is required, anyway, I booted it up to see what it was exactly. If you recall... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Feb 4th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,885 Re: Using Piracy @ Microsoft.com
I've noted often bundling with hardware, when the OS is the main item, classifies as anything related. When I bought Windows XP as a stand along here weeks back, I bought it with a 40GB HDD, which... |
