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Hi all, I am wondering if it is wise to add an additional Sata card to a motherboard that already has 4 sata ports on it. The reason being is I am already using 3 of the 4 ports already, and I wish to get rid of the slower IDE drives, and replace them with SATA II's. Will adding an additional...

Hello all, is it possible to use filters & Plugins from photoshop in Paint X3? and if so, what is the proceedure for doing so? Thank you in advance for any help you render.

Hi all, first off thanks in advance for all your input.. What I want to know is what software would you all recomend for backing up a hard drive? I have both internal drives I can use or external via Firewire 400. I also have a Plextor 716a DVD dl burner installed so I could also go that...

Hi room, new to the Vista thread but I have a question regarding the "Vista Experience Index" What I want to know is as follows. What is considered a "good" score" whats a bad score and where does mine fall within these scores? Also, what can be done to improve them if I need to? Mine is...

Hi again gang, almost have the new box ready to build, but want to know if there is any advantage to putting heat spreaders on the memory I have purchased? System to date: Asus P5N-E SLI Intel E6600 w/intel fan 2GB Kingston KVR800D2N5K2 Sapphire Radeon X1950GT Ultra X-Connect 500W PS 1 500GB...

Hi tek-tippers, just want a few suggestions on new motherboard/cpu combo. I am planning to build a new system for use in digital photography editing. what Processor would you recommend? also how much memory, and what motherboards? I plan to spend $500-$700 on the new system if possible...

I am having an ongoing problem with my CD/DVD burner. when i put a new CD or DVD in the drive to either burn or play a game from it, or even music, the drive doesnt recognise the disk swap for at least 5 mins. Clicking on the drive's icon through explorer causes the entire system to lock up. I...

Hello all, my computer seems to dislike me switching out any type of cd or dvd. I can run one fine, but if I attempt to remove it and replace it with another cd (i.e. a different game or data disc) the computer fails to recognise it. my system is as follows : Win XP PRO w/SP2 and all updates...

Hello all, I hope that somebody can help. I have been trying to install a program and I keep getting the below error message. 16 bit window sub system window system 32/ auto exe. nt I am running XP pro with 1GB ram Sapphire Radeon 9000 Pro WD 160 GB hd. Asus P4B-533e Mobo.

First off thanks in advance for even considering helping out... now on to my problem. I recently purchased an ASUS P4S533-MX mobo to build a budget PC for a friend. the case comes with headphone and microphone ports on the side of the case.. the cabling however, to me is confusing I will write...

This may sound like a stupid question (but hey, we've all asked em) but, when you set one HD as master and another HD or CD as slave by using the jumpers, does it matter WHERE on the cable you plug the devices into? I know it sounds silly bout curious.

Hello, can anyone tell me if it is possible to use PC2100 ECC ram instead of NON-ECC Ram? I am building a system for a friend and the motherboard (asus P4S533-MX) accepts both SDram and pc2100 DDR ram chips. I can get ECC based memory for $25 per 256mb on sale as opposed to Non ECC for $47 and...

Hey peoples.. a friend of mine is wanting a "newer" system for home use. She's not into UT or any other games of that nature.. All I want to do is set up something simple so she can go online.. download music, rip CD's, also she enjoys playing at the Java gaming sites... any Ideas...

I own a Toshiba e740 and have for the past 10 days.. in that time I've had to do a hard reset on average every other day due to it freezing up. Am I the only one with this problem or is it more common than I am thinking? this is my 2nd toshiba product that has been trouble prone, and now I am...