We have one windows machine and one mac.  One monitor.  What kind of switch
could I use to set this up so that the user can choose between machines?  Is
this possible?

I am trying to find out if Windows XP would support an external
USB/Firewire drive enclosure -- not just as external storage, but also
would allow me to do RAID-1 (or RAID-0+1 or RAID-5)...
Any success stories? How would one go about configuring it?

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good video card with nice rich
graphics. I'm not too much into gaming.
I want something where the graphics are nice.
Any ideas?

Have recently installed a new hard drive and used Norton Ghost to transfer
the OS over to this new HD. NewHD is WD 36gig Raptor(SATA), and old HD is a
120 gig Maxtor 7200rpm. My problem is when I start the computer the old
Maxtor is still crunching away as if it was the main ...

I have a DVD writer with the CD writer built in, not a single problem when
burning DVD's, but every time I try to use any software Nero, Roxio etc, the
cd just will not burn, doesnt even start.  It gets to the point where all
files are cached then nada, nothing....

I just upgraded my memory from 128M to 512M (two 256M
cards).  BIOS is recognizing the memory and diagnostics
show everything is fine.  However, when I view System Info
from Windows XP it show "Total Physical Memory" as

I want to install a 2nd soundcard (M-Audio 2496) to go with my SB
Audigy PlatinumEX currently installed.
Is there any problems in doing this? Do you have to enable/disable a
soundcard or can both be "active" at the same time?

I have a 200 Gb second HDD for storage only. I was down to 50 Gb of free
space so I deleted 50 Gb of files. The files have gone but no space has been
freed up. I installed Norton System Works and ran disc optomise - no change.
I defragmented the drive - no change. I ran the error ...

I have an HP Pavilion computer with a DVD+RW drive. It has worked perfectly
until recently when I started experiencing problems whilst trying to burn a
CD. When I insert a blank CD into the drive and try to burn to it, the
computer comes up with an error message asking me to ...

I have a new XP Pro system that i have installed a 160Gb SATA Seagate HDD
and a 40Gb IDE Maxtor HDD. My question is with three users what is the best
way to configure the setup of these drives?
Appreciate your help,

Usually I can work my way through things and fix stuff myself. But not this
time.
A few months ago I went to a highly recomended computer store and bought a
new motherboard, processor and power supply. Ever since then i've been having

Hey, I'm a college student, and my laptop which has
Microsoft Windows XP on it has been having problems.  It
will just all of a sudden go to this grayish blueish
screen that says it's a Stop error message screen, and it

Can anyone help me?  I noticed when I check properties under drive C: it
says that half (55GB) is used.  When I select all files under C: and check
properties, it says that only 12GB is used.  Does anyone know how i can fix
this?  Would chkdsk will fix this?  Would applying SP2 ...

ok experts out there ?  I am on dial up internet  live in the country( darn).
what I would like to know is  can I add a router to my system to make it  
more safe. Merry xmas to alll

I have the Microsoft optical cordless mouse.   When the batteries run low it
just stops & you get no warning that this is going to happen.  Even though
the cursor won't move the red light on bottom continues to flash. Is this
normal?