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Thanks for the suggestions, I will try them when I get home this evening and let you know what happens.

I have a Plll computer at home running XP Home Edition on a wireless network. Recently, I had a problem staying conected to Yahoo so did a restore to latest working configuration. Now, the machine will boot up and run IF it is not connected to the Internet. If connected to the Internet, the...

Many thanks to ceh4702 for the useful information! With all of the responses to my post, I have all of the information I was seeking. I find this Forum to be extremely useful and greatly appreciate all of the help from various responders.

I am all set. Once again, many thanks!

Thanks garedo! That is exactly what I was looking for. Seems that the search string does make a big difference.

Garebo, the site you mentioned sounds exactually like what I am looking for. If you or anyone else can recall the search terms you used, I would appreciate knowing about it. Many thanks!

I realize that there is a great variation between MB layouts among the various mfgrs. Some cases come with 2-3 backplates to accomodate various MBs. I have seen several ATX boards with different configurations. I am trying to find a reference to the various configurations so that I can...

Does anyone know where I can find a graphic description of the various backplate configurations used by various manufacturrs beginning with 486 up through Pentium III? I know for instance there are Marl and Venus configurations for ATX. There may be more and certainly there are many beginning...

It isnt as much a question of a case but of AT vs ATX connectiions on the power supply. There are a few different ways air is exhausted from some power supplies (down vs out the back). As long as you have the right power supply connection for your MB and the fan fits into the case, you should...

Hi all, sorry it took a while to respond. I managed to get into the Bios. After checking the MB, I found a series of jumpers for CPU speed but also had a Bios and password jumpers all in a row. First I tried the various key strokes on startup including F12 without any results. I removed the...

I have an older Dell machine (Optiplex GXM 5166) that has no drives installed so no OS is installed. The machine boots up withoug any error codes but I can not access the Bios to find out anything about the machine. I have tried pressing every key and combo I can think of on startup but can...

garebo, you mentioned a forum that buys/sells. What were you referring to, examples?

As always, great info here! Thanks to ceh4702,& cdogg.

How do you define "old MB" ? A 486, PI, P II ? I am running a P II at home and dont consider that "old" wheras most would.

Thanks to all for the feedback! I have an old machine sitting around and will use it to check the sticks as I find time.