I need a list of mainboard ranking and benchmark site.

Dumb question...I know nothing about computers...how do I tell if my drive
can read DVDs or if its only capable of reading CD's?  Under properties, it
says SONY CD-RW CRX216E and under 'type of disk drive' it says DVD/CD-ROM.  
When I put a CD (audio, video, pics) it reads...when ...

Running XP Home Edition with all SP's and updates current. My current HD is
a WD 250GB unit, interface is SATA-II; that has started to "squeak" on
startup or awakening. Just a quick squeak like an automobile's fan belt that
is slipping somewhat.  Is this something to worry about? ...

Running a Compaq Presario; 3400 AMD Processor. 2.68 Gig of memory and 1
terabyte of storage. Running Windows XP; Service Pack 3 with all the
updates. Using Trend Micro as my anti virus program.
Been having problems in the last month with this computer. It is left on

I run WindowsXP(SP3) on a AsRock P4i65G mainboard, PIV-2.8G CPU, one
SATA HDD. Additionally to an onboard network controller (RTL8139) a
PCI card (RTL8169) is installed. The latter one is active. After
installation the system ran smoothly for months.

I have the following system and everything actually works.
PC connected with wifi [Sitecom ADSL2+ Modem/Router 54G Turbo WL-174] by USB
cable.
I have internet acces and also WPA-secure wifi access with my own network.

Hello!  I have installed the sata drive from my wife's computer into
mine.  I would like to use it for backups and some media storage, but I
wanted to ensure it was spotless and in good working order first.
Her computer had a serious glitch, meaning we couldn't get it to boot

I have 3 computers all running windows xp
I have updated them all to latest critical updates
After installation of Software Distribution 3.0 when I insert a disk into my
floppy drive the computer goes into boot up mode. This happens on all three

I have an HP Compaq Presario C 500 laptop computer that came with
Windows Vista Home Basic installed. This has been upgraded to SP2. It
has a Intel Celeron M CPU 430 @ 1.73 GHz
I am contemplating buying a 3-pack of Windows 7 to install on my

OK, this happen last night when I was trying to change the fonts of my screen..but then instead of changing the fonts I changed the resolution instead (thinking it would work) then I clicked apply then all went Out of Range. I tried restarting my computer it load for few seconds ...

Hi all, I have a dell LCD monitor that is not all that old, whenever the pc
is in standby mode or the pc is turned off, the monitor will start to change
colour about every 4 seconds.
Any Ideas if this is a serious problem ?

Moving images dont run fine on LCDs, Is it right? if answer is NO read on.
I want to purchase new LCD 19"/20". which one is right for me?
I mainly use my PC for watching TV (using PCI TV Tuner). Will Wide screen be
OK?

Sorry to come here for answers as this may not be the place. Does anyone know
if we can get some form of software to test whether our mobo is working or
not. Obviously we can go to the manufacturer, but with OEM machine which is
just out of warranty, the well known mobo service ...

Recommendations, Comparisons, Suggestions etc on shopper.cnet.com can be rely
upon?
Farhan

I have a dell dimension 3100 pc and I need to restore it to originalit
but when I try the symantec ctrl F11 combination it says it canno
restore.  I don't have a recovery disk and my pc was supplied wit
windows already installed so I have no windows disk please help me...