Recent content by Paul4294

Where I work, we have recently been experiencing problems with HP 8000 Elite Desktops having the SATA Power connector shorting out. (At least 3 this month). On 2, it was an un-used connector at the end of cable just "dangling" loose. (Nothing connected) On 1, it was the middle connector plugged...

By chance, did you follow up with the contact on Feb 4 from Newegg? That sounds like it might be "rattling the right tree". Good Luck!

A machine can run for many years. My next statement will cause a bunch of shudders here. The desktop I run at home came originally with Windows ME, 128MB of memory (16MB shared with the video, and a 40GB drive.) It has had some upgrades. Memory from 128MB to 1GB, Sound Blaster card, and Windows...

I concur with the "Just box and pack it well" camp. We order many systems from a major company. They have them assembled in China and they then get air-freighted to here. We have had very few problems with things being damaged enroute. If you put it in a large box, this may discourage the...

How long before the next generation of Intel processors comes out? Then, you will see the price of i5 / i7 go down.

1394 Learning Experience I had a user wanting to connect a Leica camera (on a microscope) to a laptop via Firewire. The camera had a 9 pin and the laptop had a 4 pin. Laptop would not see the camera. Per Leica, this was because the 4 pin did not provide enough current. I used a desktop with a 6...