I have a laptop running XP professional which has two USB 2 sockets on the
back. I have an external harddisk which has a "double" cable - that is, it
plugs in to both of my USB sockets. I think this has something to do with
the amount of power the external disk needs, but I'm not ...

Recently my PC starting shutting down whilst I was using it - usually during
games.  Now it has started freezing at the log in screen.  I have tried lots
of different ways to boot it up inc using the Recovery CD, Safe Mode, Command
Prompt, Start up Disks.  Using the Recovery CD ...

A few questions about refilling HP ink cartridge #14
- what refilling kits you recommend for HP #14 cartridge?
  does refilling provide the same results as new cartridges?
- there is a date printed on the cartridge - is it expiration date, if

I have a Compaq 40/80 GB Tape drive, while the BIOS sees it on POST, Windows
XP ignores it completely.  My SCSI controller is recognised, in both Windows
XP and boot.  I have down loaded drivers from HP, although HP HCL states that
the drive is support by Windows XP.

I just bought a new processor, and a Asus MoBo (P5WD2 PREMIUM)
Should't WinXP sp2 shows both core in Task Manager Performance tab?
There is any update or INF I need to download?
TIA

Hello, I recently bought a Maxtor 160 GB SATAII hard drive.  It's been
a week since I got it and I was using it happily as a storage drive.  I
have and use a 60 GB IDE drive as my master (paritioned into two parts,
C: and D:) on which I run Windows XP SP2.

I have a Iomega 40GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Silver Series Portable Hard Drive and
would like to know if this drive can be made bootable from a Dell Latitude
D610? If I have the device plugged in when I turn on the Dell Laptop and
choose the "One Time Boot Menu (F12)", I see then option ...

Don't know if this is the right group for this, but I just bought a new
video card for my current AGP system and want to upgrade my mobo and
cpu.  Other than the Asus P5V800, what other boards support BOTH AGP
and PCI Express GPU's?

I upgraded my original 128 with a crucial-provided 256.....from there it was
cheaper to go with Fry's to 512
when i put in the 512 and turn it on nothing happens. at all. the 256 works
just fine. also, i'm wanting to use both the 256 and the 512 in the SODIMM

I am no hardware expert, as you will soon observe.
Turned on one of my computers this morning and it would not boot. It had
been working fine the previous day, with no changes. The hard drive was not
even detected in the BIOS, although the cdrom was.

I have a sony vaio fx-340, I can play DVD's but it won't play audio or
software CD's. any ideas what the problem is?

How can i disable this annoying pop-up? Even when i put fresh batteries in my
mouse, it will persist every couple of hours and it interrupts my work and
games. Some programs crash when the dialog box opens. Any suggestions?

A couple of times, I've received a preconfigured laptop with XP SP2 that I
have to format because of company policy. After performing a clean install of
XP and the system finally boots into the OS, I restart. Upon restart after
the 'Dell boot screen' comes and goes, two "Windows ...

I want to install a USB to Serial Adapter on my notebook running XP.  I
have a device that needs to see a real serial port.  Should I need a
software driver for this or should it just work.  I ask because I
bought the adapter, and my appplication cable does not want to

I have been trying to install Windows XP on my computer but strange that no
other os installs on my old pc apart from windows 98. I tested everything
but found no error.
I have finally decided to upgrade my bios. I guess there is something to do