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Hello Bill, The smaller-than-CD disks will only work in tray-load-type CD-DVD drives, i.e., plastic tray that slides out for the disk to be loaded, then slides in for the disk to be mounted/read. Most tray loaders have outlines for 4-3/4" diameter disks (CDs and DVDs) and an inner outline...

Hahaha! Dated myself there, didn't I? IMHO, DOS was EXTREMELY more stable than Win3.x but less flexible even with Win3.x' early clumsiness. Let's say you have a legacy parallel-printer attached to an older PC that runs a DOS program and you want to print to another printer on the...

When you, initially, installed the I/O card, it assigned LPT3 to the I/O card's LPTx/printer port because specific resources (e.g., IRQ, I/O address) were already allocated to the onboard LPT1/printer port. The I/O card's LPTx/printer port is, most probably, jumpered by default to the same IRQ...

Boot up the PC into the BIOS. Disable the onboard LPT port. Disable any other I/O port you do not use (LPT, COM1, COM2, etc.) Save the BIOS settings. Reboot the PC. See if the Device Manager screen displays what you want to see... post a pic like before and let's take it from there...

Set up a LAN (local area network) with two PCs: #1 new mobo PC and #2 older mobo PC to which the HP Deskjet is connected via parallel cable. Save yourself connectivity headaches and install a stripped down version of XP Home on the #2 PC (I'll post a list of what you'll need in XP if you're...

This is excellent information for folks who are considering to DIY... like me. The best information was about the shim packs. The pump is relatively easy enough to build and the gauge easy enough to source. Thank you! Regards, Franko

Note: None of the products available out there will work well unless you update the signature files and scan engines when they are made available. Freeware: Malware Bytes Anti Malware -- non-TSR (always on), so run as needed, excellent at finding/removing Trojan Horses, even in compressed...

Hey Pepp, The biggest bang for the buck upgrade to "increase speed" is to replace the processor. Thus, get the fastest processor with the most cache/L2 memory you can afford. The next biggest bang for the buck upgrade to "increase speed" is to increase core memory. Thus, get the most RAM...

He's on his way to work, won't be in front of his PC until late tomorrow morning. JiFaire, do you know what OS he's running? Regards, Franko

Why don't we just try to focus on helping Justin with his immediate issue for now, if that's alright with you guys.

Hello Justin, Just sent you a PM. When you boot/reboot your PC, the BIOS information comes up first which starts the copy of the Basic Input Output System into your PC's memory. This, in turn, starts to load your OS (e.g., Windows, Linux, etc.). Just before/as the Windows logo pops up...

Hello Mike, If your data is more valuable than your hardware, then, backing up your data is a MUST but you can simplify the process somewhat, but also prepare you for worst-case scenarios. You can simplify your backups by creating a "separate" partition on your hard drive and storing your...

I'm sorry... are you implying that Vista is an OS? That'd be pushing Freedom of Speech just a little bit too far....):h Download Quicksys RegDefrag (freeware), install it, then run it (it should create a backup of your registry and also a restore point). It fixed the same problem I had with...

You've hit the nail squarely on the head with your :thumbsup: sarcasm... F1 race cars sacrifice their aerodynamic drag coefficient for aerodynamic downforce which gives them the ability to take turns at extremely high (relative to other street/race vehicles) speeds. In fact, F1 race cars are...

If you use Bernoulli's formula and 0.45 for the Coefficient of Drag for an SUV (see table below), you should get the value of 25-30 mph... Of course, I'm just f***ing with you... That was just a guess...):h Cd Object or shape 2.1 rectangular box 1.8~2.0 eiffel tower 1.3~1.5...

I believe the 1" to 3" H2O scale would be sufficient for your purpose -- we're talking about low pressure differentials (much like ventilation systems). The question, then, is where to situate the ends of the hoses because you want to measure pressure differences... differences where? One end...