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I need a minimum of 4 hard drives to setup for a raid 5 right? Can I add a 5th hard drive or more in the future to the same raid setup? or Do I need to reconfigure the raid setup when adding new hard drives?

Will it be ok if I mixed these drives for the raid 5 setup? 2x 1tb 7200 wd black 2x 1tb wd green

Hi all! I have an old PC lying around that I would like to turn into a file system. Please let me know which raid setup is best for my configuration and needs? Windows 7 professional core 2 duo 6600 ASus p5x 8gb of memory 1 WD 80gb 10000rpm (os installed on this drive) 4 WD 1 TB 7200...

ASUS Eee PC 1000HA $330 MSI Win Atom $300 Both are similar in spec. Which one would you guys choose and why? There's a few mini laptops to out in the market and I am not sure which one to go with. Thanks!

If specs are similar and both has Leopard OS installed which will be faster? Since the new apple computer are using either dual 2 core or quad core cpu it's pretty much the same specs I can build for a PC but much cheaper. I want to know if it is faster to run CS4 on a apple OS than a PC OS...

Hi, I order some new parts for my new build. If I was not to overclock or choose to overclock a very mild overclock about 300-400mhz. Will the stock heatsink / fan be ok? Intel Core i7 940

So far I've decided I want... Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 Nehalem 3.2GHz 4 x 256KB SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit what should i get for the motherboard and other peripherals?

What is the difference between a regular hosting service and a dedicated server? If I pay a monthly subscription to a web hosting company which offers the same or more storage and bandwidth why would I choose a more expensive dedicated hosting package? What are the purpose of a dedicated...

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 Latest BIOS F9b Broken and replaced with Asus P5Q p45 chipset EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 x2 total of 8gb of memory Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM...

My Gigabyte P35-DQ6 just died and I replaced it with an Asus P5Q Intel P45 Motherboard. I was running a stable overclock on my gigabyte board using the gigabyte p35 overclocking guide from the link below. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1169366 Is there an Asus P45 overclocking...

I have a Dell 530s slim tower. The system came pre installed with Windows Vista 32 bit home edition and the specs are below -Pentium D Dual core -2gb ddr2 memory -320gb hard drive -onboard video -onboard sounds -NIC, modem and no floppy *I formated and installed Windows XP pro The...

I am going to help a friend setup a small network for his company which consist of 4 computers. Which router would you guys recommend I should get for easy setup? I need a router with features to block some website for all four computers. The reason for this is because he does not want his...

For some reason whenever I view my new mail and goto a different folder then return back to my inbox the new mail I read just disappears. I check the deleted items and I do not see that email I just read. Can someone help me fix this? Thank you

I just purchase some generic brand enclosure. I installed a 3.5" 120gb hard drive into the enclosure and attached the USB wire to the computer. Once I powered on the external hard drive I see windows detect the new USB device. After it detects it a small message appears saying fail to install...

I'm having some problems setting up my home network to work properly. I have three computers in my home network and I would like to set them up to be able to share files and internet. All three computer has access to the internet fine. I've assign static IPs to all three computers. My main...

Ever since I installed my SATA hard drive when ever I reboot the computer and have my external hard drive connect and powered on the system hangs and does not complete the boot up. What is the cause of this? Can you disable and options in the BIOS this way if I have any USB device it will not...

I'm about to purchase a new laptop soon. I will be using this laptop for gaming and I need to find out which video card is best for my budget. Does anyone know a website that give reviews on mobile video cards? I'm thinking about getting the Gateway NX550 laptop and their only option for...

I've been seeing alot of things about SLi lately. What is it? Is a new technology that allows you to add two PCI express video cards? Please explain, thanks

Via K8T800 and Via K8M800? I am planning on switching over to VIA since my Nforce 3 chipset and Geforce 6800 NU video card is giving me alot of problems in games. Thanks

I want to transfer the network card from my HP 4200n to the HP4250 printer. Will it be compatible? Is there anyway to tell if these printers are refurbish? Also in the configuration page there a section where it displays how many pages printed since last maintenace. Can I reset that?

Hi, someone from Hong Kong came to our office today and he was trying to connect onto the internet through our T1 lines. How come when I connected the cat 5 cable to his laptop he can not go on the internet? Are their computer configured differently in networking oversea? I see the small...

Hi, I want to use Windows remote but I can't seem to get it to work. I've follow the tutorial off of Microsoft site and I still can't log into the computer. It seems like I connected into the other computer but there is a log on screen that appears. On my second computer I do not require a...

After upgrading from a Geforce 4 ti4200 to a BFG 6800 NU My resolution for my desktop won't stay at the resolution i want it to be. I formatted my whole computer and reinstall the 61.11 drivers for my vid card. This usually happens when I play World of Warcraft. Right after I exit the game my...

I am trying to print this from the web and the right side alway gets cut off. What can I do to shrink it a bit so all of the text will fit on one page? http://www.coaches-learning-center.com/z_Portal_Cover_Page.htm

Hi i'm building a PC for someone and they need it for graphic designing. Will the onboard video cards work fine? Programs that they will be using will be Dreamweaver, Photoshop, illustrator and quark. Those programs uses alot of memory and processor right?

i'm having problems with my work email. I am using Windows 2000 with service pack 4 installed and all of the update installed as well. The version of Lotus Notes I have is 6.5 The problem I am having is that I can not connect to my work server to check my email. This problem is an on and...

Hi, I am curious if Installing AIM and using am daily will affect my works network or server? Will it slow down our entire network that consist of about 20 workstations? We recently have been getting problems with our network. For example if I was to send a document to be printed it can take...

Hi I need some info on Blackberry. What is this device use for? Is it for emailing? Can i use this all over the world? Thanks

Hi, are there any programs that tell you what type of memory you have installed in your PC? I would like to know the brand and timing for my memory. Also what are other good memory testing program for errors? I am using memtest-86 Thanks

Abit KV7 kT600 Motherboard AMD barton 2500xp Kingston HyperX 512mb WD 80 gig Serial ATA hard drive I recently upgrade my old hard drive to this new Western Digital SATA hard drive and something doesn't seem to be right. When I was setting up Windows XP I had the option to format the hard...

How are Thermaltake power supply? are they reliable and how about the rails on them? Are they stable? I brought a Thermaltake aluminum ATX case that comes with a 400 watt power supply. Hope it will run fine and I will be using it with an AMD setup and planning on overclocking.

I use to have Opera installed on my computer as my default internet browser. Now i've uninstalled Opera and whenever I click on a link it trys to launch Opera. I get that small windows with a flashlight searching for the program and I have the option to Browse or Cancle. What can I do to...

How do I install the SATA driver for this motherboard? I recently build this new system and havn't installed an OS on it yet. But before installing an OS don't I have to hit F6 during the setup and install some SATA drivers? Are there universal drivers that I can use or do I need it from...

What is a good fan to replace my stock HSF on my Geforce 4 ti4200 64mb video card? Also how do I remove the old HSF? Is it super glued onto the GPU?

Can someone link me to some sites that sells "Heat Shrink Sleeving" and "Wire Mesh"? I want to dress up my PSU cables and make the inside of my case look cleaner. Thanks