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I've had a lot of problems with Netstumbler, half due to card incompatibility, half due to simple failure to detect the installed card. Usually if I just remove and reinsert the (PCMCIA) wireless...

Absolutely correct. Back up the important data and repartition this disk (the IDE controller was upgraded between your old Sis 530 board and this new SiS 735 board.) Reload Windows and you'll be...

Actually it's Solaris.

http://www.kirch.net/unix-nt/hotmail.html

There is so little that's original on the web these days. Everything seems a bit recycled, plagiarised, stolen, revisited, reworked, repackaged. :D

roflmao @ shamus

Sure, I've had people who want their porn saved (we won't do it in the shop but I'm always willing to make some after-hours ca$h.)

Best work order ever was for a VCR. Sales guy took it in on his...

$35 in-store. These are mostly poor urban people who bought the computer from us for $150-400. How can I charge them $100 to install a modem?

$65 on-site. Mostly businesses and since I do it on...

[quote]Originally posted by JungleMan:
<strong>Let's say I bought a Tyan board with 2 Athlon mp 1.4ghz on it.

Since most applications can't take advantage of the 2nd CPU..why does everyone say...

The wholesaler I used to work for had several shipments of Intel Pentium MMX 133mhz in late 1998. These were regular socket 7 processors, and we were told that the same processor was available in...

Asus Motherboards (for reliability, not performance.)
Intel or AMD processors, doesn't matter.
Corsair memory.

IBM Hard Drives.
Mitsumi floppy drives.
Memorex floppy disks (I have 10 that I...

First, get yourself 2 quality known good network interface cards (NICs.)

Second, get them installed, and the drivers loaded properly.

Third, get the same Client (Client for Microsoft Networks,)...

[quote]Originally posted by Fierce1:
<strong>I tried to partition my 20GB WD HD, and Partition Magic 5.0 won't do it. I want to take 3 gig out specifically for a couple of games, and leave the rest...

[quote]Originally posted by Codec:
<strong>The only problem was that the motherboard was grounding out (It was touching the case). It was my first time to mount one and i made a mistake. :p ...

[quote]Originally posted by Invisible_Man:
<strong>running Me on 1g tbird epox mobo 8kta2.It keeps crashing or I get a error code:0e:0028:C002750E.can anybody help</strong><hr></blockquote>

Error...

[quote]Originally posted by techs:
<strong>I was always told it was not safe to plug in a ps/2 mouse when the computer was running. Is it safe on a laptop?</strong><hr></blockquote>

It is not...

Well, if you are getting communication between the two machines, it appears that Workgroup, IP Range, and Subnet mask are all set correctly. If you're getting an error after reboot, but it goes away...

Used to use www.shopper.com, now it's shopper.cnet.com or something since ZDNet bought the internet.

Your NumLock is on <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

Good, I DL'd the RC1 and it checked CRC OK on the ISO and on the CD I burned. So, stupidly, I deleted it (I needed the disk space on this machine, and I *thought* I had a good copy.) So, I can...

Had a stuck ATX power switch fry a mainboard once, but it wasn't as bad as I think yours is <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

The customer says, "All night long, it would turn itself on...

Most of the major manufacturers carry a PREMIUM line of systems, with separate components. Note that these systems will cost about 20-150% more than the ones you see in your Best Buy advertisements....

I wish I could give you better news, but it sounds like you have to face the music on this one. Luckily, I have far more business here than I can handle, so I have a standard disclaimer that all my...

Remember those old trick Exploding Cigarettes? Sounds like a prank for the Third Millenium to me <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

I had a Windows 98 CD (2 days after 98 was released OEM)...

In addition to the heat issue check the power supply to make sure you're getting acceptable voltage in each range. PSU problems will cause exactly the symptoms you have described.

Video and mouse...

Optical, or Magneto-optical (M-O) drives were available (but not very popular) for a few years before CD-R/RW drives came around. I have one for IBM PS/2 but it's a 3.5" (if anyone is looking for...