Planning on pci single tuner, probably Hauppage 150, 250, or 350. Curious that the 250 and 350 are reported as legacy cards (vs the 150) yet the 150 is cheaper. Assuming prices of 90, 138, and 125 for the 150, 250, 350 (respectively), which gives the best bang for the buck? What features are...
Was leaning towards USB2 (external) type for portability, but heard that external type may cause bottleneck. Request comment.
Leaning towards the Hauppage series but unsure if I need NTSC tuner or PAL/SECAM tuner. Request guidance.
If I go Hauppage internal with one of the MCE versions...
My rig:
P4-3000 MHz, 1gb memory
ATI Radeon 9200 SE 128MB AGP 8X Graphics Card - with S-Video out.
aopen ax4c II mobo with onboard sound (no other sound card yet), supports agp.
plenty of 7200rpm storage, sata internal and ata external.
Win XP pro
10 yr old, 32 inch sd Quasar TV with coax...
Tv-tuner newbie, needs help, insights, web references... Have two cable boxes that perform tuning, each hooked to vcr's. Want to replace both vcr's with my existing pc. Am happy with my ATI Radeon 9200 SE (agp, 128 mb) under Win XP pro (1 gb memory). Want to be able to send cable signal from...
Suppose I:
Use Acronis True Image (et al) to create a (full) disk image of my C drive.
Then delete some directories, delete some other files, and remove some registry entries (Win XP).
Then create an incremental disk image (intended to capture what has changed since last full disk image)...
I bought following from http://kasecom.com/default.php 2 years ago:
TT561B Black Metal PC Mid Tower
The PC's On/Off button (front of the case) is sticking. When I push the button, the PC usually comes on for a few seconds, and then dies. After several pushes, it "catches" and the PC...
Need security software (re DSL connection) on my old PC (Win 95) and new PC (at
various times will run XP, 2000, Linux). Found Avast A-V freeware that works in
Win 95, so should also work on new PC. ZoneAlarm firewall freeware handles new
PC, but not Win 95. Need:
1. Firewall software...
Looking for wired Cable/DSL router to network Windows 95 (P1-166 - Ethernet
10/100) with new PC. New PC (P4-3000, Gigabit Lan) will, at various times, be
running Win XP, Win 2000, and Linux. Advised that router needs firewall + PPPOE
firmware. Will want to share resources (e.g. printer) and...
Mobo (AOpen AX4C max 2) has 2 9 pin male IEEE connectors, labeled 1394 CN1 and
1394 CN2. Included with mobo is IEEE rear peripheral add-on with 2 slots.
Integrated into this add-on are 2 cables, each of which can connect to either
1394 CN1 or 1394 CN2. Apparently the mobo design intended that...
Want to enable dual channel memory, but unsure whether to use the mobo's A1/A2
memory channel pair (which are close together), or A1/B1. A1 and B1 are both
blue and A2 is black.
Using Kingston HyperX PC3200 512-MB x 2 = 1024 mb memory with AOpen AX4C Max II
(875p chipset). Suspect that answer...
Just started first PC build. Screwed in Antec 550 TruePower to case, connected
case fan to standard 4 pin peripheral outlet on psu (not fan only outlet),
plugged in the psu and turned it on (black switch from 0 to 1). I noticed that
the case fan is not running. Then I noticed that neither of...
Using fan controller positioned in (front-side) 3 1/2 inch bay. Connecting two
rear and two front side fans to it. Don't want any fan cabling going through
the middle of the system. Wonder how others handle this.
Do you use electrical tape with the fan cabling against the side of the case...
Looking for 3.0C (northwood, mpn BX80532PG3000D) OEM (i.e. no heat sink or fan).
Looking (perhaps) for bargain combo with AOpen AX4C Max II.
Request website references.
Heard that the 3.0C 30 cap version (whatever that means) is better than the 12
cap version for overclocking.
Request...
Request mobo recommendations (for or against, including layout design). Want:
875p system chipset
allow 4 sata drives
onboard giga lan, audio, video
____(onboard s-video out [to television] would be nice)
front and rear usb ports (4 front, 4 rear would be nice)
4 gb ddr400 mem...
Clueless about comparing various DDR400 memory compatible with P4C800-E deluxe.
Link to qualified vendor list below.
usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4c800-e_d/P4C800_DDR400_QVL.pdf
Want 512mb x 2 (1024 total) to start with option to upgrade to either 2 gb
(adding 512 x 2), 3 gb (adding...
Will be using Asus P4C800-E Deluxe mobo, which has 2 SATA HD ports, 1 CD
internal audio connector and 1 AUX (whatever that means) internal audio
connector.
1. How do I connect 3 SATA drives (instead of only 2) to the mobo?
2. If I have both a CD-Rom drive and a DVD drive, how do I connect...
ATX Case includes 1 80 mm top blow-hole LED fan (whatever that is). Planning to
add 4 more Panaflo L1A 80 mm fans (2 front, 2 rear) and manually control them
via Vantec Nexus NXP-205 Variable Fan Controller, which only accepts 4 fans.
Since I want to save power supply connectors, I thought I'd...
PC will potentially house 1 CD-Rom drive, 1 DVD drive and 3 SATA 150 drives.
Looking for reliable power supply of approximately 500 watts that will support
the SATA drives. Hopefully, power supply is less than $100 and reasonably
quiet.
Hard to determine which power supplies support 3 SATA...
Planning to add 2 front (intake) and 2 rear (exhaust) 80 mm fans to ATX case.
Case optionally allows these extra fans and standardly includes 1 side fan. PC
will potentially house 1 CD-Rom drive, 1 DVD drive, 3 Sata 150 drives, and
(approximately) 500 watt power supply (at rear of case). Based...
I'm going to Lan connect my new PC (XP Pro, onboard Gigabit Ethernet) to my old
PC (Win 95, OSR2-B, 128 mb mem, NIC 10/100) via a router. Since cable internet
access is unavailable to me, I'm about to switch from dial-up to DSL, and will
want to share internet access.
I've been advised that...
Found case with 5 external 5.25 bays: kasecom.com/default.php
TT561B Black Metal PC Mid Tower $45.99
Given no power supply, this seems pricey. However, it's hard to find 5 5.25
bays in a case less than 20 inches...
Going to be building new (2nd) PC, with Windows XP Pro. Older machine runs
Windows 95, and contains Paintshop Pro 5.0 + Microsoft Office 97. Will these
software packages run in Windows XP Pro?
New PC will be using removeable hard disks, so I'll also be running Windows 2000
Pro. Will...
Looking for reliable, inexpensive (under $60) 2-Port KVM Switch for PS2.
Want:
1. Switch via switchbox button as well as keyboard hotkey.
2. Accommodate Linux, Win 9x, Win 2000, Win XP
3. Reliable re:
a. I've read that some KVM switches use the keyboard (only) for switching
and...
I plan to build a new PC and network it to my old PC. Spec's:
New PC: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe Motherboard
(Pentium 4, Socket 478, 875P, ATX, 4GB DDR, 800MHz FSB)
(Onboard) LAN Intel CSA 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)...
Looking for atx case. Need:
1. 5 or more external 5.25 inch drive bays, 1 or more external 3.5 inch drive
bay. Since I always use removeable drive drawers for my "internal" hard
disk access, 5.25 inch drive bays must be external.
2. Mildly prefer case...
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