Has anyone used a parallel-to-usb cable successfully to get their old
printer to work. I am using an HP 895cxi printer. The parallel port on my
computer's MOBO is bad and I am wondering if the usb connection will work
for me with the right cable even if the parallel port is ...

would a good 380 watts PSU would
be enough for 2 HDD and a Athlon x2 3800+ ?
(no more add-on cards, onboard video/sound/lan)
Thanks !

         I'm on the internet for several days at a time without rebooting.  
By the end of the 2nd day, my graphics start to go where there are beige
areas where text should be and by the end of the 3rd day, only the outline of
a pop-up box can be seen.   There is no info inside ...

Normally the HDD light on the front of the computer stays on or flashes when
it is working but turns off when the computer is inactive.  Starting several
days ago the light stays on the whole time the computer is on (even when
nothing is running).  I think this started after I ...

My linksys wireless router was hooked up and working with the internet in a
matter of minutes. I did not have to do anything; XP did it all for me.
However, I have a Linksys Router BEFSRU31 that will not let me get on the
internet. The router is so old that XP was not listed as ...

I've installed Win 64 yesterday, but it can't find my printers on the network.
The others compuer (with windows xp 32) find the printer without problem.
Somebody could help me please.
I'm sorry for my english but i'm french and i don't speak english.

I just noticed today that my D: and E: drives are not being recognized by my
computer anymore. The rest of the system works perfectly as if the computer
had no CD or DVD drive. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the
drivers and the same problem keeps happening. I have ...

After periods of idleness, the following box appears on my screen:
"System Standby Failed"
"The device driver for the Standard 101/102 Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2
Keyboard device is preventing the machine from entering standby. Please

Sometime in 2006 when vista comes out I am planning to get a new
pc with vista. Should I switch to 64 bit?
Will I have a problem with drivers if I do this?

i have a 40x dvd+- drive and it has worked beautifully for the first three
months i have had it.  now all of the sudden the speed is gone.  i has slowed
down to nearly 2X's speed when burning a cd or dvd.  and this happens with
any type of file.  what could this be and how can i ...

my office computer's 40 gig hard drive is running out of disk space.  I
just purchased a 250 gig Hitachi HD from Fry's.
Question:  which is best route to follow if I wish to retain both
drives in the computer.

I can connect both my cell phone (using the PK2 software) and my PDA (using
palm pilots software) through my USB port, and they work fine. However, I
bought an SD Card and an SD Card Reader, and I get nothing.
First, I took the card back and exchanged it, thinking I got a bad card ...

Thanks, but that didn't work it is still doing the same thing.  I just
think it is odd that it will burn through other programs, it is
frustrating.

Hi there,im thinking of purchasing an external usb 2.0 hdd..to use between my
pc and laptop..will be a 300gb + depending on cost + enclosure....will only
be used for storage of digi images and my music files (mp3,currently at
around 300gbs worth,currently backed up on dvds),was ...

I use a computer, but I find it easier to type on a typewriter. Does
anyone know of a computer keyboard with keys that have the springiness
of typewriter keys?
Skyf