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Nope. I've done it once, fortunately it was on a WD so I could use the Molex.

I actually had beans on a pizza at CPK once; it wasn't bad. IIRC, beans, ground beef, and sausage bits.

IIRC, none of the Macs have 4:3 displays.

I bought DDR2-1000 in anticipation of C2D goodness. It's a complete waste in my current system; I can't OC at all without instability.

Trying....so...hard.......

Very cool. Congratulations!

35%+ stable OC? I might not be able to stay out of the pool for long...

It did. Unfortunately, the attempted repair install has now borked the whole thing. Fortunately (?) I just got a call from another client who is having the same problem with a different computer, so I'll have another go in a few days.

What would a clean install have to do with a bad hard drive?

Never used one. Due to concerns about motherboard components, I've been switching back to HSFs that blow down.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Thanks Bozo, looks like the links I was trying to follow from Google were old...

MS has managed to kill Sysinternals :( Just tried a repair install: "An error has been encountered that prevents Setup from continuing. One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. The Parameter is incorrect. Press OK to view the Setup log file." Log...

CPK pushes the limits of what even I, a pineapple-loving freak ;), would consider "pizza". Beans? Shrimp?

Version 2 PCI Express? Now I know I haven't been reading enough...

Great results with such a small voltage boost Bozo. I'm trying so hard to wait for the quad-core price drop...

For the betterment of humankind? Sure. Sink me. ;)

dupe.

Wow Time, inflammatory much? I have to say I agree with Sol on this one. Any time the government supports (or encourages through support) actions that are not beneficial to anyone, something is wrong. I'm not saying that anyone should be killed, or that any specific laws should be passed, but...

Good tips Bozo. I'll try them out when I get home tonight.

Be sure to keep an eye on your temps if you are going to bump the voltage with a stock cooler. I'd recommend something a little bigger.

Ubuntu live CD works fine. Windows safe mode runs fine. All the diagnostic tests I have run fine. I really don't think this is a hardware issue, it's happened on 4 different machines recently. I suspect some form of malware/etc is the culprit, I just want a fix other than nuking the OS, as I...

Ubuntu live CD works fine. Windows safe mode runs fine. All the diagnostic tests I have run fine. I really don't think this is a hardware issue, it's happened on 4 different machines recently. I suspect some form of malware/etc is the culprit, I just want a fix other than nuking the OS, as I...

I never install the firewall, and I leave all drive-based settings at defaults. The Samsung drive testing utility passed with flying colors.

This one is old. I built it as my most basic office system more than a year ago. A64 3200+ 1GB RAM Gigabyte NF4 board 250GB Samsung Drive

I'm busy running through every applicable test on the Hiren's boot CD. So far everything looks completely normal.

I hope not, the best Fry's Electronics store is a block away from their headquarters; I suspect it's quality and inventory is partly a result of AMD's presence.

No USB devices. Scandisk and Memtest86 work fine.

Interesting. With MSConfig set to "diagnostic startup" (pretty much everything disabled) it still freezes EXCEPT for the MSConfig window itself (the active window at startup). It is still available for moving and selecting options. This makes me think that it is explorer itself crashing. Ideas?

This is my 4th system in the last month with this issue. System boots normally, and no errors are encountered. Within 30 seconds of startup, system becomes unresponsive. The mouse still moves, and the numlock light still changes, but nothing happens. Safe mode boots fine, NOD32 doesn't detect...

I've done some searching, and came up with this? A USB hub with rechargeable batteries that recharge from the USB port...an interesting idea.

'Fraid not. I just put all my power-hungry/speed sensitive devices on direct USB extensions from the PC.

Because it is not putting out proper spec power? I had this issue with a number of 2.5" external HDDs.

Those look like they have a LOT of cheese in them; my heart is starting to labor just thinking about it. If they had sufficient ingredients, it could be very tasty.

I'm sure I (or you) could dream up a system that would require it. Neither of us is likely to build such a system, and 99% of the units sold will not go into such systems, but that is besides the point. ;)

Sweet.

I really miss my P180. The acoustic properties of it rocked. Because of my drive requirements, I suppose I am waiting for the P190.

I can't see how such a thing would be possible with serial communications. Which wire is "send"? Which "receive"? Unless the cable had a full-blown computer connected to it, that prevented any writes from going back to the drive...

Some new BIOS have a setting that prevents apps from taking exclusive control of the drive. Is something like this enabled?

My income has always been in and around Monterey, CA. While that has been true, I've lived in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Salinas, Eugene, and Palo Alto; commuting as needed. All to be near women I've loved. Does that clarify things?

No problem.

So tired of Pizza I just had a bowl of cereal with milk. :p

meh ;)

Just poking around their site, I saw this one. I'll see if it's at Fry's tomorrow as well. It seems to have all the features I could want.

A lot of the Hauppauge cards come with remote controls. I saw a bluetooth remote at Fry's the other day that said it was specifically for Windows Media Center. I'll pick one up for testing tomorrow. Me? I use a mouse. It's easier in a dark room than trying to figure out where a certain button is.

I only work 2 days a week now, the rest of the time I'm dancing, climbing, or sailing. 85-100 mile commute, 45-90 minutes.

As far as keyboards go, I also just went wired for the first time. I have the Logitech G15 and am in love; the back lit keys are great, and the LCD has auto-enabled for most of my games.

Sorry for what? It's your fault? This is probably a good default behavior, as it saves threads from being stretched by multiple nested quotes. I'd just like to use it every once in a while.

When I quote a post that includes a quote, what is the easiest way to include both in a nested format?

Thanks Handruin. I'm currently using the MX1000 at the coffee table and a leftover MX500 at my desk. I really like the way the MX Revolution looks and feels, but I don't want to give up the immediacy available in a wired mouse. This is my first wired mouse in many years (since Logitech's first...