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    Need Replacement Fan....

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    Damn It all.

    due to this hot weather,something is up with my PSU.i'm smelling from the back of it that hot,hair dryer running smell. i've included a pic.
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    Do all 19" 8ms sub-$300 lcds suck?

    Staples Acer AL1916 $250 bucks but after rebates total price came to $199.
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    Some Questions about LCD's

    so far,everything is good. had it running on 60hz and was getting very faint rolling horizontal lines. up the refresh to 70hz and no problem.
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    PC Recovery Software

    http://www.acronis.com/ my cousin who is an IT swears by them.i personally have never used them nor any type of pc recovery software.
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    Some Questions about LCD's

    ok,i just picked up an Acer AL1916 at Staples for $199 after all the rebates{$249 i had to pay first} so far,everything looks a ton better then my old Mag CRT.hey,if my parents and sister can notice the change it must be pretty big. no dead pixels{like with my sister's first ViewSonic} no...
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    FireFox Making Hard Drive Tick?

    i think i may have found the problem: i don't know how,but FireFox's Cache setting was at 80mb.changed it to 10 and no more clicking.
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    FireFox Making Hard Drive Tick?

    i have about 1gig of memory.
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    FireFox Making Hard Drive Tick?

    i don't get it either. whenever i scroll either the sidebar were my bookmarks are or a website,i can hear my HD ticking.The HD is a Western Digital 160gig playing a game,browsing with Opera{which is on the same HD as FireFox},buring data to a CD it doesn't make a ticking noise at all...
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    Extending wireless range

    hxxp://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesstips.mspx
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    Can a cable modem wear out?

    well,i tried 2 other splitters i had laying around: 1. turned from 2 dBmV to -13 dBmV 2. turned from 2 dBmV to -20 dBmV i'll buy a new splitter. that doesn't work,for me to watch t.v. i may have to tap off my sister's cable line and just run the modem directly from the wall to the...
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    Can a cable modem wear out?

    cleaned the coax and hooked the line directly to the back of the modem. from -4dBmV to 2 dBmV so it looks like it maybe the spillter but i'm going to call them up right now to do a packet lost test. Edit: The Packet Loss Test:76 Sent and Received. Router Test:56 Send and Recieved...
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    Can a cable modem wear out?

    i only have one 3 way splitter.it split's the signal from the wall to the the back of my t.v.and the modem i've tried differant splitters in the past and just trying it without my t.v. screwed in and it dropped also. i'll try to clean the coax connection
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    Can a cable modem wear out?

    i actually bought the modem at bestbuy. i planned on upgrading and i seem to remember they throw in that new Motorola Black modem with the package.
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    Can a cable modem wear out?

    just asking. my motorola SB4200 has been dropping connection for months now.had the tech guys come out,changed lines,new ethernet/cable lines and still the same issue.rebuilt the system and two differant OS's and the same problem. the old mobo was a Abit KT-7 Non Raid,Os was Windows 98 and...
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    Video Card Horror Stories

    i had 3 LeadTech GTS 2 32mb Video Cards blow out. first 2 were the fans somehow seized up after a few months. the 3rd lasted 15 minutes while running tribes 1 after that,i went Visiontek till christmas when i got the Ati 9500 Pro,then upgraded to a X1600 Pro Agp is working fine from...
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    torrent problem

    get SP2 and then get the lvllord patch.
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    ...

    it's not the end of the world. hell,i think you can get a cheapo crt monitor for as low as $79
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    ...

    i smelled that for over a week coming from my sister's computer. about 2 week later,i hear her yelling and rush into her room to find her powersupply blew up. took the PSU out and decided to take it apart.the whole board was burnt.
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    What LCD to get?

    I guess whenever i can get over to eletronic stores in wilkes-barre,i'll check what they have. i like to get a ViewSonic,but without built-in speakers. i order the ViewSonic i seen over at NewEgg,but if it has dead pixels i'm pretty much screwed out of my money and can't return it unless...
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    ...

    burnt eletronic smell. soon that monitors gonna pop.
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    What LCD to get?

    well,i'm getting some money back from the goverment and i'm deciding on what kind of 19inch LCD Monitor to get. i don't really trust having a LCD monitor getting shipped to my house{let's just say,the last few computer-related devices that came the boxes looked like they were in prize fights}...
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    Official oblivion picture thread (56k beware!)

    is there a monthly fee to play this game?
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    Can't update BF2

    installed on the C: Drive. ran patch stil reads version date 1.1.2716-548.0
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    Can't update BF2

    you know,you pay money and don't except a headache like this just from a simple patch. i know it's gonna be tricky,i've done it before with other software.
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    Can't update BF2

    i guess i'll install it on the C: Drive,Patch it and then move it to the gaming drive.
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    Can't update BF2

    basically,i have to install the game on the C: Drive for the patch to take affect?
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    Can't update BF2

    damn it all,i have no space on the C: drive. i got a Username/Password Screen,guess i'll register for it.
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    Can't update BF2

    yeap,that's the one i downloaded. i installed BF2 onto my game drive{instead of my C: Drive}
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    Can't update BF2

    installed the game and then the latest patch and the version date still reads 1.1.2716-548.0 the installer for the patch goes though with no trouble or errors. what could be the problem? Rig: 1.8 Athlon XP MSI Delta 2 LSR 1gi Of Corsair ValueSelect 80/160gig WD Hardrives.
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    Logitech needs to quit making mice

    i've never had luck with logictech stuff. had a wingman that broke after a few months of "Doom" Usage a bad trackball mice Wireless mouse and it just stopped working. i have right now a wired Microsoft Trackball optical that's skipping a little.i clean it,looks clean but yet still skips...
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    Bittorent won't download above 25kB/s

    Link to the U-Torrents forum about your router: hxxp://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=6048 PDF Link for Speed Issue: hxxp://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=120206/1139719459/mini-guide.pdf with my D-link router {di-524},i had to make a port. also had to do it with windows firewall...
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    BattleField 2 Worth It?

    me either.it's a simple .exe file and i put it on the same drive as the game.
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    BattleField 2 Worth It?

    having trouble already. for some odd reason,i patched the game and it's still telling me to upgrade to 1.21. the version date is still reading 1.1.2716-548.0 on the main screen
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    BF2 1.21 Patch Tomorrow (leaked now)

    just got the game and d/l the newest patch,installed it. yet the game is saying i have 1.12
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    BattleField 2 Worth It?

    just installed it and the latest patch. i'll be playing online later tonight,right now i have to dismantle my ps2 again.
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    What Anti-Virus software Do you use?

    BitDefender. i've think i have tried everything on the market. BD has been fine.had issues with the firewall so i'm using windows firewall.
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    BattleField 2 Worth It?

    i just played the demo for a little bit........... i'm gonna pick it up this weekend when i get the cash.
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    BattleField 2 Worth It?

    i'm about to download the demo and see how it runs.
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    Black

    it's a good rental.
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