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So I've chickened out and decided NOT to build and support a shoestring budget HTPC. TIVO and Console DVD Burner it is...any suggestions on model?

An excellent question, and one I didn't bother to answer. Shortly after working though the basics here, I realized the PC was still under warranty. F*** it, it's their problem. Called Tech suport, they quickly (within 2 hours) authorized a service visit to a local gateway country store for repairs.

This is the other interesting part, disk management shows the correct volume appearing and dissapearing as the disk is inserted and removed, so the hardware definatly knows what's going on.

I agree, it should display something, but what is showed is exactly what is shown. No CD burning software is or has ever been installed on the PC.

removing the drives from the machine caused an error message during post "no cd-rom drive found" that has never been seen before. It also removed the drives from the device manager and from browsing. Reconnecting the drives did away with the error and restored the drives to the same state as...

good catch

Answers: This problem "just started", the machine is a gateway less than 2 years old. Never opened. They are an the same cable, I will check jumpers when I crack the case. They do show properly in the BIOS NAV is running and current, SpyBot S+D was run (with full updates) 10 minutes ago...

Just to clarify: The drives are there all the time, it just won't allow me to view the contents of the drive.

nope, no number of reboots fixes the issue. I'm pouring through pages of knowledgebase articles, but no love yet.... I doubt it is a hardware issue as both drives exhibit the exact same behavior.

When a cd is inserted into either the cd-rw or dvd-rom of this machine, no files are displayed in explorer. When you select an empty drive, it prompts you to insert a disc (proper behavior) But if there is a disk in the drive, there is no prompt, just no files. In device manager the drives...

Yes, Coke has lots of calories and tons of sugar. But it is also an appetite suppressant ;) And yes, it will dehydrate you (caffine and sugar both have that effect) so if you drink the volume that I do without drinking water (a bottle for every can) you will wake up with a hangover. I'm 6'2"...

Thanks for the replies so far, this was what I was worried about. My concern lies in the fact that I have to keep this thing exceptionally cheap while making it stable and versitile enough to be running his primary TV. I don't need a cable tuner, as input will be from satellite or VCR. This...

Don't drink coffee at all, don't like it. I do drink 8-12 cokes a day, down from my previous "24 every 24" tech support days. And switch to a Cabernet at around 5PM, then Belvedere from 10PM until 2AM. First coke in the morning at around 9AM. Yes, I'm massively addicted to many substances, but...

Yes, another system-building thread :roll: I need to build a PC capable of DVD playback and video capture with the following I/O: 1 S-Video in (from Satellite) 1 RCA in (from VCR) 1 S-Video out (to TV) 1 RCA out (to VCR) 1 VGA out (to secondary monitor - optional) The cheapest video card I...

Yeah, but it is a darn-good excuse to sleep with your best friend...

All I can say is that it looks perfect in Firebird 0.7, considerign it's over a RDP connection.

What's funny is that the SAME GUY under a different alias is trying to get a 266MHz G3 to run Panther....

care to elaborate?

I prefer: If you are a wireless user, and are looking for performance, you're fu*cked.

I would have taken offense to that, until I switched to Firebird about 3 weeks ago ;)

:P

A Sony DRU-510A and a Pioneer DVR-A06, it's ok, I got it to work with the official MS stuff (that makes me feel better anyway). Thanks for the help, though. This is a really cool setup. If anyone want's a rundown on the whole deal, let me know.

I always wondered about the people that bought nFOrce2 mobos with fans on the northbridge. Do they think it is faster? ASUS uses a (large) passive heatsink without issue. This solution is far less likely to fail in the future, and those with fans typically have tiny heatsinks, incapable of...

It is factually correct, just gramatically incorrect. It should read: The i865 is Intel’s mainstream motherboard chipset. -or- The i865 is one of Intel’s mainstream motherboard chipsets. :wink:

I tried that one and it couldn't detect my burner. I' think I'll try the one Merc referenced (from the MS rescource kit).

...and only one typo...

Merc, That looks great! I think you hit the VIA situation just about spot on.

Got it :D That was easy....just had to install/learn cygwin, then the syntax for mkisofs..... ...now to figure out the dvdburn app...

Wow, yeah this defintaly is nowhere near my cup of tea...but I am desperate for it...let's see if I can have it working sometime tonight.... Thanks for the help guys...

Any help guys? I'm trying to automatically stick one file (2.2GB) onto a DVD-RW. I didn't think I'd be the only one with this issue, much less that a solution doesn't exist? dvdburn will get an ISO onto a disc, but is there a command line app that will make a file into an ISO?

And to be honest the "however" should be left out entirely.

And not to beat you up or anything, but this would read: "However, I don't expect a fantastic review."

Actually, both are wrong in this case. The appropriate phrase would be: "...and I wonder if it is worth a small premium..."

Making the body unfit for living organisms is an odd tactic, that I can't reccomend :/

It brought me down all last week, my fever was pushing 104 for 3 days :( I was taking asprin constantly to minimize the fever, vicadin to sleep, and nyquil for the throat. The worst passed after 4 or 5 days, then I drank a bottle of whisky and chain-smoked for 5 hours. A day after that I felt...

Well, it can't be a normal mini-fridge...they don't have a high enough thermal capacity. I've tried many times. :eekers:

The words "budget" and "Intel" haven't gone together in a LONG time... And as a more recent development, the word "fast" hasn't been with that company in a while, either. If you (like me) never plan on upgrading components, rather anticipate replacing the entire system when the time comes...

Count me out :( I'm too busy reading all these threads :)

But that does require an OS capable of software RAID-5...which is either really expensive or *nix....

I'm waiting for the motherboard that ships with waterblocks... :mrgrn:

But it has to be an ISO file first? What's the best way to convert files to ISO automatically?

Pretty simple, really. I need to be able to burn a file created from ntbackup to a DVD-RW as part of a regular backup routine. As simple as possible and as free as possible in that order of priority. IIRC, honold mentioned there was one integrated into Server 2003 (which this machine is...

And coming is well under the price of a 3.06GHz Xeon (512K Cache) from the same source...Intel better get their butts in gear... :roll:

I'm running a Barton 2500 (11x166) @ 11x200=2200 @ stock voltage rock solid. My RAM is PC2700 with samsung chips.

AFAIK, changing the FSB is not locked, just the multiplier. At least it's been that way on 15+ Barton 2500s

166. Youve read this entire thread straight through and never stopped laughing or missed a reference Thanks guys, this made my night! ;)

Still 14 hours and 40 minutes to go here...and I need to attend a wedding in 10 hours....:(

I went though my imaginary sofa and came up with $420US...I'd send it to you but the post on 50lb. of change would be too much...

You need a RAID0 array in your camera.... :P

Every holiday season I'm bombarded with people wanting to buy a friend or relative a laptop. I was able to convince 50% of them otherwise this year. 1. Save 50% of the cost 2. Get 15-50% more speed (even this beast laptop doesn't have a raptor) 3. Upgradability 4. Better screen 5. 9,000,000%...