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I scanned for some post concerning this question but would it be bad to raid a few 1tb hard drives that are not the same model? They are all WD brand drives just different models. I would like them in a raid 5 so performance isn't an issue. Again, I apologize if this has been asked before.

XBOX 360 - 160$ Shipped to continental US only. -It came from a friend who said the video didn't work and I figured I would play with it. Got it home, plugged it in and it worked fine. Friend has since bought a new one and doesn't want this one back. -System shows as 13.3GB so I assume it is...

Acer 19" LCD Monitor. Used for maybe 1 year. 150$ +shipping Excellent condition This is the model, the 19 17 One I have the original packaging. I will include the VGA/DVI cable with it, I do not have another power cable. I will post pictures when I get home. I have heatware but I...

Ok, I think this is a video card problem, if not I'm sorry for posting in the wrong area. I have an ATi 9600xt 256MB DD 2 brand new Acer 19" LCD's as of today 1gb Mushkin DDR400 Windows XP Pro AMD2500+ I play alot off Final Fantasy XI and I use the windower tool so I can do other...

Ok so my friends stuff came in for his new computer and were using: 2gb Corsair XMS DDR400 550Watt Antec True Power DFI Lanparty Expert 2x BFG nVidia 7800 GT OC video cards Im just working with one for now until we get video then we're gunna obviously SLI it The problem is that...

Um yea so I was in the regional and laungauge menu from the control panel in windows xp pro and I changed the main system language to Japanese by accident, I really meant to change the non-unicode program launguage to jap for this other program I had. Anyway I restart the computer like it...

Comp number 1 in sig... When Im in windows nothings wrong but when I get in games about 45 seconds in its starts lagging a little and progressively gets more and more. THe video lags and then the sound lags and then I cant move the mouse to exit. I uninstall drivers and installed Catalyst...

Gigabyte 7VM400M-RZ 1 Gigabyte DDR333 Tons oh HDD space. Everytime I try to install any of my games I get an error that says it cant read data1.cab. Its always an issue with data1.cab. I tried chipset drivers, different CD-ROM drives, the whole lot. When I put the hard drive in my...

Ok so the adventure began at Best Buy *shutter* my brother needed upgrades and couldnt wait for it to be shipped (military man) So we pick up some stuff and we decided to take the Radeon 9550 over th 9600 because I heard from a freind that his 9550 rocks for its use, and knowing my brothers...

Hey Im paintingmy case tomorrow and I dont know how to remove the very top of the case, any help will be very pleasing... It is those stupid round things that like no tool will fit, I know some of you have painted your cases and I know most cases u need to deal with that so if you can help then...

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**Edit** I dont need a computer anymore gunna order this mATX beast tonight Mushkin Basic Green 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700 - Retail $75.00 X 2 $150.00 GIGABYTE "7VM400M-RZ" KM400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL $56.00 Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX...

I just got my order from newegg, I got a 29$ mobo cuz it was for my cousin whos only interested in browsing the internet/audio type stuff, nothing intense as to get an 80$ board. The Problem: I plug it all in setup all the wires/ribbons/jumpers and the front panel jumpers Go to turn it on...

How do I go about extracting one of these? Ive never seen it before but I need the data it is in MDF format google was no help, everything was about extracting CAB files

I got a Maxtor 160 gig the other week and was only using it for storage. I made a 40gb partition and copied the OS to it using th eMaxblast software, my question is how to move the boot sector so it will boot off that drive, I changed the letter using partition magics drive mapper but my bios...

He said he needs an automatic shift knob... Idk what it is, ask me questions and I can relay them to him and all. Let me know pls

Im not quite sure where this goes... Mods pls move it if nessasary. But, If I were to see my rig so I can get a shuttle/HTPC what do you think I could get for it the specs differ from my sig cuz im keeping the 160 gig. Biostar M7NCD AMD XP 2400+ with HSF 40GB WD 2mb cache HDD 512mb DDR400...

The layout is nice and all but am I the only one annoyed that the first post is at the very end of the post? I can see why they did it, so the newest post is always on tope but in like a FS/FT thread I dont like having to go to the last page and lst thread to see wats for sale Otherwise I...

I dont care the brand, I kinda want onboard LAN but its not require. I would REALLY like the driver CD that comes with it and if u cannot supply it maybe u could burn me the drivers (WinXP Pro) Onboard vid I think is a standard ATX thing. Memory slots, preffered DDR2100 or PC133 or a both...

IM looking for freeware or sharewhere that allows me to normalize the volume level in my media collection, if u can help me out link me pls

Ok, so today I got my Digital Doc 5 from 3DCool.com. it came with neat little sensors, so I put 1 on the north and south bridge cheaps, and 1 in the heatsink of the vid card a cpu hs. Is it safe to say put one on the cpu. As in clean off the top, use thermal tape to attatch it to the core of...

I think I put my first big dent in quieting my beast. http://3dcool.com/?module=product&sku=SILENXFAN SilenX Fans SilenX 120mm 14dBA Fan ( 2 ) $23.95ea. SilenX Fans SilenX 80mm 14dBA Fan ( 2 ) $13.45ea. http://3dcool.com/?module=product&sku=DigitalDoc5 Digital Doc 5 Thats...

http://www.boomspeed.com/compcrazy11/which.jpg On the left is Speedfan and on the right is MBM5. MBM says my CPU is -1*C Speedfan says my CPU is 36*C. Im pretty sure my bios says it is 36*C under normal load. How can I fix MBM5's readings?

So I went to the Asus website to get a bios update for my Aus a7s266 and I dl it and follow the instructions, save the bis then updated. Now my computer wont boot. Please help me if you can. Im so pissed off

My first OC test system is an XP 1700+ My OC rig is: ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 SIS 740 XP 1700+ T-bred 256mb Kingston Value ram (pc133) 75 (YES 75 watt psu) And Im not sure the HSF but its not stock (only 2200 rpms) Its is only running 40C also I got it up to 166 fsb at 11x multipier. I...

I just got a new server setup. I have a XP 1700+ and an asus mobo. THe PSU is o.0 75 watts and look at the 12v and the -12v rails. http://www.boomspeed.com/compcrazy11/volts.jpg The computer works fine. RIght now im folding (almost finished my first project!! go me) Do you think my hardware...

Ive got some money to spend. I currently have a windows with 2 80mm blue LED fans in but they are loud and bright so I need to shut down at night. What Im looking for: 2 Quality 80mm fans that are very quiet and no leds, unless they are semi dim or can be turned off( is that possible)...

500Mhz or greater CPU + MOBO I have 20$ shipped, I see some people selling aprox. 500mhz cpu's for 5$ so I figure 15$ for mobo and shipping. Let me know

I need some help. Just saturday I installed style XP. Everything was great, I loved the styles and the options. I picked a red maroonish color that was very dark. Sunday came and all seemed fine. So I turn on my computer today and the boot screen was different (like I set it) but it was...

D-Link Air 2.4GHz Wireless PCI Ethernet Adapter, Model DWL-520 Specifications: Standard: IEEE 802.11b Wireless Data Rates: up to 11 Mbps Security: 64/128-Bit WEP Wireless Operating Range(max): Up to 328 feet Indoors Interface: 32-bit PCI 2.2 Frequency Band: 2.4G - 2.4835G Modulation...

All of a sudden today my computer shortcuts ALL fail. Not one of the startmenu icons work. Ive been running Norton Internet Security, Anti-virus, Trojan Hunter,and TCP view so I can be assured it isnt a virus. I cant even get into Win XP services cuz, u guess it the shortcut doesnt work...

I got a free Rio 600 awhile back with 32 megs of onboard flash mem... Needless to say u cant even get more than 12 SMALL songs, usually get 9. I want at least and 64 meg backpack for it (prefer 128). either that or A Nintendo with Super Mario Bros. 3, its a WITH deal unless someone steps up...

OK. I have an old Maxtor hard drive (8GB) and a WD (40GB) Windows says there is no partition on the Maxtor, which I currently run Redhat 9 off of. BUT when I switch the boot sequence to the Maxtor I can sign into Linux to do ANYTHING normaly, EXCEPT see the WD hdd. I tried formatting but...

I need some SIMMS for this old computer Ive got. I would like anything of combination of 64 or more megs. Prefereable something like 32MB + 32MB or something. Tell me a price too, looking for around 15$ including shipping

OK. As payment for setting up a computer for some reletives I got to keep their old 333mhz in return. The comp only has 64MB. I installed Redhat Linux 9 just to give it a whirl. Its running slow. I have no idea what kind of memory is in it. I think the computer was built in early 1998. ID...

Ok. I did what Wizard sugested and picked up and ethernet crossover wire and now I can view all 5 computers. My main box has 2 ethernet ports. 1 for internet in and one with the crossover to my minibox :) I can share files. I needed to bridge the connections to make it show up and all but...

Networking help. I need a fairly detailed explanation. I have 5 desktop computers. I have 4 on a router so they all get internet. Now the 5th box I dont really need the internet with BUT I do need a connection with main box. I have 2 ethernet ports. I have all cables. 1 box is running...

My XP is running VERY faulty and I want to format cut I only have 1 hdd and about 6 gigs to backup. If i make a new partition and format will I lose both partitions?