Re: [H] eSATA HD enclosures...

I have one of these but have not tried it on SATA yet. Very slick case with removable tray a SATA to eSATA bracket included. http://www.icydock.com/product/mb559us-1smb.html They even have a bracket that passes eSATA + power, very slick. http://www.icydock.com/product/MB559power_bracket.html

Re: [H] Unstable Airport Extreme with Road Runner

LOL, too funny! I know on cable the cable co spends a lot of time sending DHCP, ARP, and other packets to systems that already have what they need. Guess that's part of what the hardware firewall is for! Brian Weeden wrote: Problem solved - user stupidity instead of a network problem. Turn

Re: [H] N routers and G cards

Aren't there also antenna improvements with the pre-N routers that benefit non-N clients? Lack of good antennas on the NIC's are the biggest drawback combined with low power output IMO. Now with 3rd party firmware it's possible to increase WAP transmit power but that will not help the weakest

Re: [H] Unstable Airport Extreme with Road Runner

Did you do a site survey to see if there was another WAP nearby? Maybe a 2.4GHz cordless phone? If the wired ports work I'm guessing you power cycled the modem after you switched the MAC of the interface it was plugged into. So no problem with the wired connects, just wireless? Brian Weeden

Re: [H] Vista Business

LOL, Vista is worthless! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure. If you wanted do anytime upgrade later. Ultimate is worthless imho. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 9:32:39 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com

Re: [H] Using a widescreen monitor and also an LCD projector

Assuming that most video cards have 2 monitor outs (2 DVI or 1 DVI/1 analog) + 1 SVID/Component out: Normally video cards in clone mode take into account what an attached display device reports as it's supported video modes and then either lowers the resolution to match on all cloned displays

Re: [H] 100% CPU on services.exe

Sysinternals Process Explorer? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx Robert Martin Jr. wrote: I think there was a freeware program called service or process explorer or something similar that would break down all the various processes grouped

Re: [H] The Disaster that is BioShock

beotch telling me that my cd key was already in use. No Duh! In the end they wanted me to cut my barcode from the box and send it with $10 to get my game reactivated. Screw Valve, I bought the game and I will never buy another of their DRM crap product! Long live Warez! j maccraw

Re: [H] Better Vidcard for Old System?

It's a good card as is the XT version, both are ~$200 and dead end AGP. Not much of an improvement over 9800pro unless you're going to use it for a few years. Raul Limos wrote: 1) Is there a better vidcard for this system for 2D? It needs to be AGP. Comment: I'm not playing any games these

Re: [H] Better Vidcard for Old System?

If your not gaming or transcoding video, I'd leave the 9800pro alone since any new AGP card is a dead-end in the long run. Best answer to the upgrade question: is it working for you? A real upgrade worth the money would mean switching mobo's which has a forced cascade effect of new video, ram,

Re: [H] CD Question

Thanks for the tip Wayne, I'll check out your code! In this case Thane was looking for an automated way of getting to a sub-folder without knowing it's name or asking for user input. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 02:00 08-24-2007, j maccraw typed: There is also a method I've seen DriverPacks use

Re: [H] The Disaster that is BioShock

Funny how most non-game software vendors do just fine with license keys internet validation. At least HalfLife 2 switched to only needing a valid serial number steam account to install play without the media checks. CW wrote: Thank goodness someone else had these thoughts and put them to

Re: [H] The Disaster that is BioShock

. zaske wrote: Speak of the devil and he will appear. Steam is another DRM disaster! j maccraw wrote: Funny how most non-game software vendors do just fine with license keys internet validation. At least HalfLife 2 switched to only needing a valid serial number steam account to install

Re: [H] CD Question

With only one folder, easily enough done under XP: for /d %f in (*) do pushd %f Thane Sherrington wrote: Is there a command to change directory to go down one level of the folder structure - the reverse of cd.. basically? I have a folder that only has one subfolder, but I don't know the

Re: [H] Opinions Please

Sounds like a nice rig though I am not up on the newer Dell models. Other than to say you might want to get some of the upgrade elsewhere I offer these thoughts: Get a second battery, run them together and you wont be deep-cycling one, they will degrade (wear out in the lifetime sense, not per

Re: [H] WinXP SP2 Repair Installation woes

I don't know about there being a separate admin just used for installing windows, I suspect that is not the case given my experience with Recovery Console. If you are not using EFS to protect files, you may be able to use one of the boot CD's made to overwrite passwords reset the admin

Re: [H] Widescreens suck.......

Turn it sideways and use an external KB mouse! ;) I guess I'd have to agree with you somewhat since I think even 4:3 sucks for that reason. 3:4 or 9:16 would make more sense to me but I've yet to see a laptop with portrait mode pivot. JRS wrote: snip I almost always need more vertical space

Re: [H] Changing all users hives

Sorry for the late response, on vacation still... Let me know if you learn anything new about the method as it's new to me documentation seems to be scarce about the technique. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 08:56 PM 05/08/2007, j maccraw wrote: Roughly speaking, you can use this INF silently

Re: [H] Changing all users hives

Roughly speaking, you can use this INF silently called for each user (RunOnce, Start folder, etc...) like this: rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 sethome.inf Here is sethome.inf: ; This is the Setup information file to change IE home page for current user [Version]

Re: [H] Linksys or Netgear USB wireless adapter?

Neither, get yourself a real Cisco card even if only 54G it will have better range and less hassles. Of course, they also seem to cost more than the consumer models. Veech wrote: I bought two USB wireless adapters a couple days ago to bring home and compare because I couldn't decide which

Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive

I'd leave the password part out since windows should use the logged in user password anyway to authenticate. In fact if username is not domain based or an account other than current login, then there is no reason to add it since the current un/pw is sent automatically. At 03:21 PM 7/27/2007,

Re: [H] IP stuff?

This is where netstat -a -b -n comes in handy since it list the process as well as the port# (rather than common service name) so you know exactly what has that port. nobozoz wrote: Duncan, Did you fire up Taskmanager and check if 'homer' is already running? I had homer running and

Re: [H] OT: Mobile Phone Tools

There are also free P2K tools if have a usb cable want to do more than transfer pics ringtones. google for p2kcommander or motox. On the other hand if you want to sync with outlook backup your phone book you really need to buy MPT. FORC5 wrote: FWIW I bought a USB Bluetooth adapter and

Re: [H] Dead hdd--freezer!

hmm, I have a lappy drive that died mysteriously only chirps without spinning. Will have to try this! Scott Sipe wrote: So I posted awhile ago that I had had a new Seagate drive die (not recognized by computer, made a weird chirping noise). I finally got around to trying something I had

Re: [H] IP stuff?

TCPView - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Networking/TcpView.mspx Though no one other than local processes can access the loopback IP. From: DHSinclair Is there any way for me to query a given machine to find out who is camped out listening to 127.0.0.1? I am playing with

Re: [H] OT: Mobile Phone Tools

finally be getting serious again. Ben Ruset wrote: My phone came with MPT and it's the biggest piece of crap out there. The best software I have ever seen for phones is Float's Mobile Agent, which is freeware for Sony Ericsson phones. j maccraw wrote: There are also free P2K tools if have

AMS makes junk, avoid! was Re: [H] Dead hdd--freezer!

Of j maccraw Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:22 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dead hdd--freezer! hmm, I have a lappy drive that died mysteriously only chirps without spinning. Will have to try

Re: [H] IP stuff?

You're welcome for the link. There's not just an IP involved here, but also a port. Something else likely is using a port that homer needs to use. You run into this when you try to run more that one of the same kind of client or server software the needs a specific port on a machine. A simple

Re: [H] Win2000 question

Not when upgrade or OEM are so cheap, that's for sure! I just can't believe the number of people that cheap out by home ed. FORC5 wrote: nobody in the right mind pays retail. opps sorry :-} fp At 05:42 PM 7/21/2007, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: WaViJo, Thank you. I sorta feel a

Re: [H] Looking for advice on new system.

Why a Samsung DVD over a Sony or Pioneer? Just wondering! Joe User wrote: 1 SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - $36.99

Re: [H] GFX cards under $200

, don't diddle me with DX10 and fuck Vista until SP1). AnandTech, HardOCP, PCStats etc. are some of the best review sites. Oh yeah, unless you're rich, save your $ for your retirement fund or get an 8800GTX and enter the elite zone. j maccraw wrote: ATI X1950 Pro XT's from Sapphire, VisionTek

Re: [H] Phone question

Also you may find you're blocked from accessing pics ringtones by your carriers *cough*Verizon*cough* choice of features. The software for motorola's is Mobil Phone Tools but you can also use the various free P2K packages to access the file system directly for copying off pics. The cable is

Re: [H] Looking for advice on new system.

I have though about this on off in the past years. Damn it's been a long time we've been chatting back forth! The only need I have is for my games to be playable. This is of course limited by budget of which I currently have none! Not too bad since I have a card fast enough for HL2 and only

Re: [H] GFX cards under $200

ATI X1950 Pro XT's from Sapphire, VisionTek, PowerColor, etc... get my vote on either bus. I am sure the similar spec Nvidia's are the same ~$200. Tom's has a nice comparison database for GPU's: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html Bobby Heid wrote: AGP? PCI-X (I think)? Etc.

Re: [H] Simple Windows benchmark software

Why not just log the % of idle time usage or something like that? Most of the snappiness of cleaned or freshly installed windows is lack of extra processes no fragmentation which quickly fades after install software that adds support DLL's or processes. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 12:17 PM

Re: [H] VHS to DVD recorder - LiteOn LVC-9016G

Why not just get a VIVO video card w/ hardware MPEG and benefit in both recording playback? Robert Turnbull wrote: I have some VHS tapes that I want to record to DVD. I see that Geeks has a LiteOn-9016G for $79, but this model seems to have had mixed reviews. I might also use it to

Re: [H] external drive enclosures ?

Well I just was in the position of needed an external 3.5 case so I searched and agonized, finally choosing to get a IcyDock a AMS Venus DS3. I tested the no-fan Icy first and found it ran 40C under continous disk usage for hours so I put the unopened fan equiped DS3 up on eBay. Would

Re: [H] Autopatcher

Dump the Nov+updates, there is a May core release June update that supersedes them. Now if I could just finish this custom XP SP2 + Autopatcher + DriverPacks + tweaks (was using nLite) + WPI w/ my usual software installs (whew!) DVD nightmare I started creating in June... Steve Tomporowski

Re: [H] windows wireless

All it takes a bad driver/inf to disable WPA support. Are you showing WPA as a option in WZC for the wifi? Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut.

Re: [H] FAT32 under WinXPSP2

Uh, My Computer-Manage-Drive Management? There is also command line DiskPart.exe in system32 folder. Winterlight wrote: At 10:47 AM 7/4/2007, you wrote: Is there a way to create a FAT32 partition under XPSP2? any of the partition utilities will do this. But if you mean natively,

Re: [H] Unresponsive script error in FF ?

Apache is a webserver AFAIK. Don't know if that's what the executable is call though. If you did not install a webserver, then be concerned. Does not have anything to do with FF or extensions/add-ons. I get the unresponsive script thing when my CPU is maxed out doing Flash but only then and

Re: [H] Firewire to eSATA

all the inexpensive cases ($50) are IDE only, prolific chipset, and have no fan. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 23:25 06-21-2007, j maccraw typed: Seems the enclosure I want is $90 eSATA only and $150 when you add USB or firewire. SO I wonder if a external bridge is cheaper way to go? Where have

Re: [H] Windows not seeing FAT32 created in Linux?

That was my guess also and the main reason I stopped dual booting a Linux on my laptop. The 2 consistently just don't play well togther on the same hdd, MS fault likely. sigh... Brian Weeden wrote: Since the same problem exists with both encrypted and unencrypted partitions it seems to me

Re: [H]Video Converter

Maybe Media Monkey handles video conversion? Not sure but it beats Creative's software for syncing! Steve Tomporowski wrote: Here's the story: I've got a 30gig Creative Zen and the video converter they provide can't handle a lot of formats. So I installed the update, which then broke the

Re: [H] Windows not seeing FAT32 created in Linux?

If he's using truecrypt's software on both platforms and the volume mounts with truecrypt on both platforms, the data should be accessible. You CAN NOT mount a truecrypt partition directly, you must use truecrypt to mount it or it will show up as a Healthy (unformatted partition) in Windows.

[H] Firewire to eSATA

Looking for a SATA adapter that plugs into a firewire or USB 2.0 port so I can attach an external drive enclosure that is eSATA only. Do I just buy a FW or USB to SATA bridge plug that into the eSATA port? Seems the enclosure I want is $90 eSATA only and $150 when you add USB or firewire. SO

Re: [H] hardware router

WRT54GS, though Linksys has fracked with them since v4 by reducing the RAM/ROM to where you have almost no space to load on firmware. Anything that supports DD-WRT is worth looking into. Stay away from Sveasoft's firmware, he's a rip-off IMHO. Jeff Lane wrote: Sam, I use, and recommend, a

Re: [H] OT - Doctor Who

They'd have to be nuts to bury Dr. Who again given the reception it's getting after being off the air all those years! Jeff Lane wrote: Go to this link, Brian. The rumor has been refuted and BBC is going to start filming season four soon. http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php?id=seriesnews

Re: [H] hardware router

Assuming XP SP2: a router w/ hardware firewall and good AV software is all you need IMO. Remove either of the 2, you are going to have problems on a DSL no matter how briefly you are on. Browsing, make sure IE is locked down for all but the Microsoft sites. Configure Firefox as browser using

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

I'm not talking about the bootstrap loader settings NVRAM, I am talking about the code to run the configuration interface FOR the BIOS. Choice of boot device happens w/o the software via the hardware BIOS reset jumper, but no further control over settings w/o the hidden partition's program.

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

ones that need no activation. Was real surprised when the disc I pulled out of my box of Dell CD's turned out to be a VLK version (though sadly SP1, and not slipstreamable). Don't know which machine it came with orginally but Woohoo! Ben Ruset wrote: j maccraw wrote: As for the Dell guy

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

, j maccraw Poked the stick with: There are also at least 2 kinds of Dell XP OEM CD's, normal ones that need keys and VLK ones that need no activation. Was real surprised when the disc I pulled out of my box of Dell CD's turned out to be a VLK version (though sadly SP1

Re: [H] Compaq Evo CD Drive

Slim DVD burners like used in laptops slim bay desktops are $70. This for NEC or Sony of the top of my head. Ben Ruset wrote: Plextor makea a slim bus powered DVD burner. Newegg is out of stock but has them for $140. Honestly, I think you're probably SOL on the Compaq burner. Fortunately

Re: [H] Compaq Evo CD Drive

Ah, I thought he was replacing an internal Compaq drive with another internal. Ben Ruset wrote: Yeah, but this is including the enclosure. j maccraw wrote: Slim DVD burners like used in laptops slim bay desktops are $70. This for NEC or Sony of the top of my head. Ben Ruset wrote

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

Stay away from PM8, it's has so many bugs it is not funny! Burnt me too many times in past 2 years after loyally using for a long time. These days I use Acronis Disk Director. All partitions should be byte for byte copyable with True Image and the MBR partition tables are standard no matter

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

Their BIOS setup is on that partition IIRC. Loose it and loose access to the BIOS setup. Winterlight wrote: I don't care about the utilities, but the BIOS? If that is true then you can't just upgrade a hard drive on Compaq's with a simple clean install... you would have to restore the

Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition

Yes, Duh if you don't have the driver set, an OS disk valid key, don't do the work. That said, kill that little Compaq partition on some models (maybe only circa 2000, haven't worked on a new one) and loose access to the BIOS setup. May not keep you from booting via HDD (since BIOS reset

Re: [H] Evil or....

or Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 06:37:20 -0700 Are those not pretty expensive cars ? fp At 05:38 AM 5/22/2007, j maccraw Poked the stick with: Love my girlfriend's Jetta TDI! Even with higher diesel prices it's like paying half the cost of unleaded because of the mileage she gets commuting

Re: [H] OK, Themes?

That doesn't apply to Win2K which is what he is asking about. Ben Ruset wrote: If you want an alternative, you can looking at patching your uxtheme.dll and then getting various free themes off deviantart.com. I was running a very nice one before my last OS rebuild. DHSinclair wrote:

Re: [H] Evil or....

Yeah yeah, I hear all the time from accross the pond how we shouldn't complain. Bah, we make a large part of our own oil so we should be complaining when that it's too expensive! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be thankful you don't live in the UK 1 UKP per LITRE.

Re: [H] Evil or....

Love my girlfriend's Jetta TDI! Even with higher diesel prices it's like paying half the cost of unleaded because of the mileage she gets commuting. 50+ MPG doing a 100mi round trip commute 4 days a week and refilling once a week or longer. Hayes Elkins wrote: The VW Jetta TDI that gets

Re: [H] Evil or....

(2004 est.) I'm pretty sure by now we are consuming more than we are producing, but it certainly hasn't increased the to ration you have across in the US. n. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of j maccraw Sent: 22 May 2007 13:26

Re: [H] take off search list

If a web server does not allow directory browsing, you don't use a common name filename, and don't link to it, does it still get indexed? Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Sorry for not getting back earlier I totally forgot about this. But I have never actually used the robots.txt file but I looked at

Re: [H] Help troubleshooting - PC won't turn on

Flicker of power, then dead sounds like dead PSU or a short somewhere. Remove everything attached to mobo except power video card and work from there was always my method. This includes the front panel cables, you can simply short the mobo power switch jumper with a metal object to power on.

Re: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Bah, for MP3's only I'd look into Sansa. For video use the Creative Zen Vision W is worth it for screen alone even if it is mired in Microsoft's MTP. There is also Archos, Wolverine if you need heavy storage bigger screen than iPod + video. Joe User wrote: Think I am going to go with the

Re: [H] Seagate drive died

ASI? Reputation, hahahahaha. Somehting change in the past 10 years with them? They're nothing special from memory, no better or worse than ZZF or NE. When a drive dies it's not the resellers fault and they simply pass the buck onto the OEM vendor. Resllers sell what sells makes profit, not

Re: [H] Seagate drive died

That thermal hood method is a recommended solution last time I checked and the fan in my GX260 moves more air than standard cpu fan + case fan setup IMO. 5400 RPM drives run cooler (and slower), hence why they are used in set top cable TV DVR boxes by SA the like. Granted this does nothing

Re: [H] Seagate drive died

Many of us have over the years Chuck, if a customer understood that they wouldn't need you to build it for them. PRICE PERCEIVED size speed of different vendors complete systems (and software for some dumb reason) drive customer choices and decisions over who to buy from not what

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

Could Vista be the new 95 or worse, ME? Pants down no lube even if all the drivers work since it so mired in content protection and 1st gen radical security ideas. Last thing I want is OS by Macrovision. By the time they work out the kinks they'll have to call it VistaSE or Vista2SE! Hell we

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Veech wrote: Interesting, because I was looking at Halo 2 for PC -- which was just released Tuesday -- as the first PC game worth upgrading my XP to Vista. But the more I hear stuff like this (I have the X-Fi card),

Re: [H] LAN access 'tween XP and W2K

With a 2k server your should just set up a domain and join all the systems to that. Then if you login to a workstation or the server with a domain account you can access any share secured with domain account ACLS. Otherwise windows will default to suppling the local login un/pw to the remote

Re: [H] WinXP glitch w/mouse

Or possibly the access feature sticky keys. Run access.cpl uncheck all the Keyboard Use ... options. JRS wrote: Almost sounds like a stuck shift key... Started yesterday. System is WinXP-pro @sp2 after system was OFF for ~4 days. Mouse is MS Basic Optical mouse Mouse driver

Re: [H] 750

Hence 2x 500GB @ $300 makes more sense than 1x 750GB @ $250. Even better when the $125-$130 deals happen on 500GB 7200.10's. Greg Sevart wrote: Surprised you're going the 750 route given the cost per GB is higher than the 500 400's. Higher? 500/150 =3.33 and 750/250=3 You're

Re: [H] 750

IMO $.25/GB is the sweet spot which the 400GB tends to hit with frequent sales @ $100. So 1TB @ $250-300 would fit that bill, likely within 6 months I think. Of course when you consider 80GB @ $80-100 we've come a long way in 2 years but that's just the nature of the beast. I won't touch

Re: [H] 750

I'd assume not in this day age. Surprised you're going the 750 route given the cost per GB is higher than the 500 400's. Last I checked a few days ago 500 is $149, 750 is $250+. Keeping my eye out for sales on the 500 @ $125ish or 750 @ $200. Hopefully the eventual release the 1TB will

Re: [H] DAEMON Tools Alcohol abase into garbage

When did they add this? I have no problems running scheduled chkdsk at boot time with either one installed. Is it just a upper or lower filter edit to remove it from the driver chain? Will check you links when I get net access at home... Hayes Elkins wrote: I wont even touch the subject of

Re: [H] cda to mp3 free?

I'll second that one, CDex is what I use! Jamie Furtner wrote: Joe User wrote: What are you guys using to rip cd's to mp3 - preferably that's free? CDex - http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ Uses LAME to encode to MP3 out of the box. Jamie

Re: [H] {OT} Ban on plastic bags

Great, as long as the long term solution is neither plastic nor paper. Only thing stupider than paper grocery bags is all the paper wasted generating monthly bills junk mail, flyers, and ATM/cash register receipts.

Re: [H] Fwd: really-bad-wiring-jobs

LOL, the good overhead track wiring pic is impressive. The rest down right disturbing! G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: I think I worked a couple of these places -- Forwarded message -- http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/really-bad-wiring-jobs_20.html

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

LOL, DRM = Does it Really Matter? Piracy- what software companies racking in dough use to illustrate they are really broke and need to charge more for less. Want to stop commercial pirates from making money while increasing your legit sales? Remove DRM, EULA restrictions, and have the discs

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

So true! Piracy was rampant in the 80's among those in the know and it didn't kill anyone's profits! I had a RAM slot die in my Dell C840 going cross country last summer, halving my total RAM from 1GB to 512MB. Had to stop in Montana cell phone in for re-activation or I could not log in to

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

Right, locking yourself into what Job's considers worth hardware. No thanks, I only want the OS. Joe User wrote: Hello FORC5, Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:55:39 AM, you wrote: I say the 70's and 80's was good for business and current scheme is not. ( greed ) fp I say, doing business with

Re: [H] Can you configure an Airport Extreme over a wired connection?

LOL, most of the WAP makers talk with emphasis on not doing firmware updates wirelessly. Does that same wireless only software also do the firmware upgrades? ;-) Seems a stupid move to limit the interface you can make changes from, esp. making it wireless only. Brian Weeden wrote: I wanted

Re: [H] Need Advice: My PC Build '07

Yet you site Corsair XMS as a choice a few posts back? TwinX is MATCHED PAIRS of XMS. Same item, just tested as pairs. GPL wrote: I'll be the square one and say it, that memory is not on the Qualified Vendors List/ lol On 3/26/07, Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found

Re: [H] Need Advice: My PC Build '07

I was tinkering with some part ideas for a buddy: Asus M2M WS Pro $258.00 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ Socket $200 Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB DDR2-800 $214 Coolermaster STC-T01-UBK$129 Seasonic S12 600W $150 SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950 XT 512MB $299 Seagate 7200.10 Barracuda

Re: [H] Best Verizon Phone?

Data is not truly unlimited anyway so PC card might not be worth the $$$ anyway. Personally I won't use Verizon if the phone has their customized (read bastardized) firmware like the Razr does. The Smartphones running windows mobile might not have that issue though. Analog service is a

Re: [H] New AGP video card

Yikes, $2000 or $3000! It would have to last at least 5 years of game play and support 2-4 high rez displays in something like Crysis to command that price! Steve wrote: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6336 - Original Message - From: j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [H] Eudora ?

Or upgrade to Process Explorer and have even more info including CPU usage history. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx Wayne Johnson wrote: At 05:41 03-07-2007, Thane Sherrington typed: Yes. I like to add CPU Time and Peak RAM usage to the

Re: [H] Eudora ?

the strength to click on the link. ;) -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:29:42 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Eudora ? Is this free? j maccraw wrote: Or upgrade to Process Explorer and have

Re: [H] New AGP video card

A lowly old Nforce2 XP2800 system I built back in 2004. Anthony Q. Martin wrote: j maccraw wrote: :: Well all I can say after switching from a fried 9800 :: (that ATI wouldn't :: warranty) to a X850XT is WOW!. Older R481 but still :: 256-bit memory :: unlike the 128-bit 1650 garbage

Re: [H] New AGP video card

Performance wise it's x850XT, X1800, X1900, then X1950 Pro which AFAIK is the highest model for AGP. The x1650 is a waste lagging behind even the X800. http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html Greg Sevart wrote: The X1650Pro would be sufficient. All you need is one dual-link TMDS

Re: [H] New AGP video card

: What's really sad is that my ATI 9800 Pro doesn't even show up on that long, long list! j maccraw wrote: Performance wise it's x850XT, X1800, X1900, then X1950 Pro which AFAIK is the highest model for AGP. The x1650 is a waste lagging behind even the X800. http://www23.tomshardware.com

Re: [H] Recovering data from bad CD

Well on DVD-V's I can Disc Dr. works great though I can see where it would make it harder to recover from if it did not work. It leaves a uniform texture pattern, certainly not smooth glassy. I've had several DVD-V's with radial scratches that simply would not play, could not be

Re: [H] I think I found the solution to my HTPC storage problem

LOL, you're on crack! Apple? OMG, can you say overpriced? At what benefit over something from another NAS vendor? Why stop at 750's? Nevermind the hardware specs, for home use you'd be better served @$6000 (or less) building your own solution with 5TB+ SATA using off-the-shelf components

[H] Stain glass PC case

I love this case mod: http://digg.com/mods/Amazing_Stained_Glass_PC_Case_Photos Must not do much in terms of RF shielding but sure looks great! The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using

Re: [H] Vulnerability counts

Secure Internet attached ARE oxymorons, add Microsoft and you have an Uber-Oxymoron. Joe User wrote: Hello Thane, Monday, February 5, 2007, 2:40:46 PM, you wrote: This article suggests that MS is far more secure than we think I think, to use the words Microsoft and secure in the same

Re: test 2 Re: [H] test

Incoming traveler, it's Jim's IDC. Open the iris! ;-) Bryan Seitz wrote: TESTIES! On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 06:08:03AM -0500, Jim Edwards wrote: At 1/28/2007 09:26 AM, Jim Edwards wrote: Hi peeps. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version:

Re: [H] Motherboard replacement

Why bother trying, switch the case out for new when you replace the mobo/cpu/etc. Reuse everything that is viable and standard. Thane Sherrington wrote: Al can't send this to the list, so I'm sending it for him: Has anyone replaced the motherboard in an emachines, namely a etower 500is?

Re: [H] Apple iPhone announced today

Specs are real use Neil? Razr specs *say* up to 7 hrs/12 days, but only delivers about 5/10 if you have Bluetooth off. No biggie, rev 1 product, I can wait a year for the next version! Neil Davidson wrote: 5 hours is fantastic. My Razr only has like 120 minutes of talk time. My old

Re: FW: [H] trying to setup a second WAP

Just a follow up, this link talks about this kind of setup with the exception that they suggest slave router use DHCP to get address from master. This IMHO, lacking a DHCP address reservation for slave router, would make it hard to know what address to connect to slave router on from subnet

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