Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-14 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 10:35 14/11/2011, you wrote: On 13/11/11 21:40, Martin N wrote: . >> > >> I agree that the IBM Model M keyboard is definitely high quality - I >> have one stashed away in a cupboard (the "1" key on the numeric keypad >> is a bit iffy, and needs a really hard poke to get it to register

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-14 Thread Ian Park
On 13/11/11 21:40, Martin N wrote: ... >> > >> I agree that the IBM Model M keyboard is definitely high quality - I >> have one stashed away in a cupboard (the "1" key on the numeric keypad >> is a bit iffy, and needs a really hard poke to get it to register). If >> you're thinking of getting one t

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-13 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 20:07 13/11/2011, you wrote: On 13/11/11 18:20, Martin N wrote: > ... > Since no one else has mentioned it an IBM Model M clicky keyboard > from ebay secondhand (or car boot sale) is possibly the best keyboard > out there but > no windows key. (Maybe the 80s keyboard reply was what he was

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-13 Thread Ian Park
On 13/11/11 18:20, Martin N wrote: > ... > Since no one else has mentioned it an IBM Model M clicky keyboard > from ebay secondhand (or car boot sale) is possibly the best keyboard > out there but > no windows key. (Maybe the 80s keyboard reply was what he was talking > about). > > I also use Micr

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-13 Thread Martin N
gt; To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk >> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC >> >> I recently bought a Cherry "clicky" keyboard for a friend from CCL >> (http://www.cclonline.com) - that comes with USB as the primary connector, >> and

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-12 Thread Ian Park
.uk >> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC >> >> I recently bought a Cherry "clicky" keyboard for a friend from CCL >> (http://www.cclonline.com) - that comes with USB as the primary connector, >> and a USB to PS/2 adaptor. Price was quit

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-12 Thread Rob Malpass
> -Original Message- > From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:hampshire- > boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ian Park > Sent: 11 November 2011 18:41 > To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Friday 11 November 2011 18:07:34 Rob Malpass wrote: > Out of interest while on the subject, can anyone recommend a good keyboard > vendor? I really hate HP and Dell keyboards - though I must admit the > Dell ones from around 12 years ago (the beige ones which went with > Optiplex models) were

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread Chris. Aubrey-Smith
On 11 November 2011 19:36, jack horsfield wrote: > On 11/11/11 18:41, Ian Park wrote: > >> On 11/11/11 18:07, Rob Malpass wrote: >> ... >> >>> >>> Out of interest while on the subject, can anyone recommend a good >>> keyboard vendor? I really hate HP and Dell keyboards - though I must >>> admit

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread jack horsfield
On 11/11/11 18:41, Ian Park wrote: On 11/11/11 18:07, Rob Malpass wrote: ... Out of interest while on the subject, can anyone recommend a good keyboard vendor? I really hate HP and Dell keyboards - though I must admit the Dell ones from around 12 years ago (the beige ones which went with Opti

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread Ian Park
On 11/11/11 18:07, Rob Malpass wrote: ... > > Out of interest while on the subject, can anyone recommend a good > keyboard vendor? I really hate HP and Dell keyboards - though I must > admit the Dell ones from around 12 years ago (the beige ones which went > with Optiplex models) were quite nice

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread Rob Malpass
Thanks to all who replied. On the extra connectors, thankfully my graphics card doesn't need one - there are no connections on it for power. On the ps2 situation, as I say the mobo only has one ps2 so what I've done is buy a "ps2 splitter" - the sort of thing we used to use for laptops i.e.

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-11 Thread Mike Dwerryhouse
On 11/10/2011 06:41 PM, Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all My "mean machine" arrived today (Intel i7 2600, 8Gb DDR3) barebones and I need to build it. The thing is, I'm seeing a huge bundle of unfamiliar connectors - can anyone help? My main concern is keyboard and mouse - there's only one ps2 on

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Well, it's been a LONG time since I built a new computer, but if this helps then it's all to the good. If I'm wrong, would someone else with more (or more recent) hardware-fiddling experience please correct this... > * Mobo power That should still be there, I think we're on 24 pins now. Large tr

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 10/11/11 19:32, Rob Malpass wrote: Do graphics cards require separate power nowadays? Most modern cards with any serious amount of grunt do, but it's generally in the form of a molex connector, the sort that typically goes into a DVD RW or IDE hard drive. It's possible the card will work

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Chris Dennis
On 11/10/2011 06:41 PM, Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all My "mean machine" arrived today (Intel i7 2600, 8Gb DDR3) barebones and I need to build it. The thing is, I'm seeing a huge bundle of unfamiliar connectors - can anyone help? Does this help? http://sonic840.deviantart.com/art/Computer-hardware

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Rob Malpass
> -Original Message- > From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:hampshire- > boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Benjie Gillam > Sent: 10 November 2011 19:08 > To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Benjie Gillam
Graphics card power, perhaps? 2x3 Do they have any lettering? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Rob Malpass
> -Original Message- > From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:hampshire- > boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Wood > Sent: 10 November 2011 18:57 > To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC &

Re: [Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Tony Wood
There's always been a helpful manual with the motherboards I've bought - did you not get one with yours? Tony Wood (from Linux PC) On 10/11/11 18:41, Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all My "mean machine" arrived today (Intel i7 2600, 8Gb DDR3) barebones and I need to build it. The thing is, I'm se

[Hampshire] Help please - Rusty on building a PC

2011-11-10 Thread Rob Malpass
Hi all My "mean machine" arrived today (Intel i7 2600, 8Gb DDR3) barebones and I need to build it. The thing is, I'm seeing a huge bundle of unfamiliar connectors - can anyone help? My main concern is keyboard and mouse - there's only one ps2 on the back of the mobo. I can think of 2 so