RknRusty, Good to hear that you got things going again and got a boost of performance to boot. Too bad about the power connector, that would...
According to this page, the system does have a SATA controller. That being said, I would recommend the WD brand, as you have found at Best Buy....
Hopefully, he'll let you know what they find and then you can pass it on. I wonder how long he will be without his computer now. :eek:
Yea, this post should stay open for quite awhile. I'll be curious to see what the solution is since I have a friend with ME. Just in case he has...
Boy, do I feel young. My first system was an IBM Aptiva. Win98, 166MHz, 64MB RAM, and a whopping 2GB drive. I thought I would never fill that...
I was hoping that would help. Sorry.
Just a thought, but have you tried running scandisk in DOS? I remember having to do that on my Win98 system a couple times. You should be able...
Mitch, I'm not sure that he can fix this without putting in the Dell XP disk. Here are the instructions that I have that might work. Boot...
I have 3 different brands. A Philips (my favorite), Envision, and Dell. All are 17" and work pretty good. My next one will be a flat screen of...
Are you having any problems when you use Internet Explorer? I prefer Firefox, but I thought I would ask. If no problems, I would suggest...
You're welcome. I would have put it in General Internet, but sometimes you just have to guess an start there. The moderators will move it if...
Welcome to the board Spidercat! There are lots of helpful people here who will walk you through any problem that you have. They have tons of...
Vicki, As Eric mentions, you will need a DVD burner. I also use the Nero program which works pretty good. Stop by and I will copy it for you....
Thanks guys! I'll poke around the link and search the brands you mention to see what I find. Mike
The case fan in my Dell is starting to make some noise. I will probably have to replace it in the near future and would like any brand...
Maybe a couple shots of tequila? :D We put baby powder down my son's cast, but that was for sweating since it was summer time. Maybe you could...
I talked to her a little over a week ago and she was getting around some, but still pretty exhausted. Hopefully, the recovery is still going...
Graeme, That is the same setup I have except I have two PCs and no laptop. It's actually fairly simple to setup. Install Thunderbird on your...
Hey Ramona. I wish you the best for a speedy recovery! Take care of yourself and get back when you can. Your MN friend, Mike
Hi Geri, No need to apologize for the wait. I just glad to have somebody look at it. I will ask my kids about the toolbars and see if they...
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