Hardware

XP randomly sails off into outer space...
"RJK" <nosuch(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:exqcWlRuKHA.4908(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... in XP Home SP3+ Windows Normal mode, my old :- Asus M3N78 (no suffix to mb model no.) Athlon 64 x2 6000 Windsor cpu + Arctic Cooler heatpipe job 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix 3xSataII hd's (connected to mobo Sata port... 1 Mar 2010 14:10

Change of disk from FAT32 to NTFS
Hi, Running Windows XP Home, SP3. I understand that NTFS is more efficient than FAT32 (faster, some nice features). My home computer is only a 60GB disk, with two partitions. I don't remember the reason for this, but the primary partition (where the OS is installed) is FAT32 and the secondary partition is NT... 1 Mar 2010 05:54

how to reclaim unallocated space without losing data
I have a 320GB external hard disk with 2 primary partitions and an extended partition. There is also 122BG of "unallocated" space (marked black in the disk management graphic display). Can I resize the extended partition without losing the data that resides on the logical drive that's already allocated in the... 28 Feb 2010 05:38

clean install of xp sp3 hangs
hi, background: i have win xp sp3 cd, somewhat old computer which has intel P4 2.4Ghz CPU & asus MotherB all roms/hdd are connected with IDE cables, and the MB has 3 sdram slots (yeah rare!) (the first 512MB (newley added before the problem)/sec 265MB/third 128MB=896MB) harddisk western digital old 40gb, have ... 1 Mar 2010 12:34

1.5 Terabyte SATA drive super slow
I just bought a new 1.5 Terabyte drive for my machine and the performance just crashed. It is a "Western Digital Caviar Green" ( Manufacturer part# "WD15EARS" ) Accourding to specs. it's a 7200 rpm SATA with 64 k cache. Just wondering if any other people have noticed issues with this or similar drives. Or ... 1 Mar 2010 21:00

Sound Driver Problem (code19). Please Help!
Ok Firstly I don't know if I'm posting in the correct section! Kinda new here :/<br /> <br /> My problem is that after I had various virus alerts (I guess the website was heavily infected) from my anti-virus (avast) my sound has stopped ( I did deal with the virus alerts by sending them to the chest). Both from... 3 Mar 2010 01:53

Computer Monitor
Philo: Video card is integrated into MotherBoard. Cheers, JoJo. "philo" <philo(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message news:hm6k4r$ru6$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... JoJo wrote: Folks: Recently I bought a new Acer B203W flat screen monitor. It came with the usual CD containing drivers, ... 26 Feb 2010 08:33

Notebook wtih .29 pixel pitch wanted
For my eyes, computer monitors with .29 pixel pitch are perfect. I'm in the market for a new laptop, and want to buy one that has this kind of display. Can someone suggest one? Or where/how I can have one built? Thanks. ... 26 Feb 2010 13:06

Computer Monitor
Folks: Recently I bought a new Acer B203W flat screen monitor. It came with the usual CD containing drivers, etc. With my Windows 2000 platform, I can set the screen pixel level to (1280 x 1024). No need to install any drivers for the monitor. However, with Windows XP, if I try to use the (1280 x 1024) pixel l... 25 Feb 2010 14:52

can't combine partitions using BootIt NG
Hi all, I have a single hard disk of capacity about 150 GB. I am on Windows XP. I have partitions as C: (64.46 GB), D: (29.29 GB), E: (23.43 GB), J: (5.86 GB) and I: (26.01 GB). I want to combine the last two partitions I: and J: into a single entity. Both these are empty (i.e. have no data, and I am ready to... 27 Feb 2010 19:55