RE: [H] AMD board and CPU

Thanks for the advice. Your right about the chipset don't want VIA. That is what is on my Tyan Tiger, and what is probably causing my problem. So what do you think about a MSI K8N Neo-V Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard with a AMD Athlon 64 2800 retail box I notice some Athl

RE: [H] Scanner Recommendations

If you want to spend roughly the same amount of money, you might look at a Microtek i700. Very nice for the $ -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.

Re: [H] Scanner Recommendations

Hi Jim, what are you looking for, Quality? if so look at Imacon, which can do reflective up to A4, don't remember the model Flextight 343 or 646 but it is basically down hill from there. Epsons new 4x90 series is suppose to be good and so is Canon 9xxx series. I am not sure if UMAX and AFGA is

[H] Nero Problems / Solution

For those who had the issue with Nero7 (though most of us have not) you might check out the new update (you know where) issued recently.  http://www.nero.com/ 7.0.1.4   CW     - FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Sp

Re: [H] odd word97 behavior

Ben, Would really like to try this. Do I really need the 17MB java dl from sun? Have tried 7 times now on dialup w/o a good start. what am I missing here? Thank you. Duncan On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:10 , Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > >http://housecall.trendmicro.com > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

I should correct that: Kennedy openly criticized Batista; he criticized the Eisenhower administration for not doing enough to prevent Castro from rising to power, as well as pointing out that Batista was not good for the country either. Sorry, got thinking about two different things at once and ty

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

So, the rightwing supporters of Batista was someone like John F. Kennedy? Kennedy was famous for his speech in 1960 criticizing Eisenhower (R) for not doing more to prevent from coming to power. http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch24t63.html --- John Kennedy was a liberal Democ

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

You can certainly travel from Canada to Cuba without hassles. Ok, as I mentioned, I don't want to end up with a black mark on my US citizenship. It could be a problem if you ever have to apply for a US government job or security clearance. Also, I'm not sure if Homeland Security keeps track

Re: [H] Motherboard upgrade

Assuming it will boot completely at all. Even then, you can count on it not working very well until you do a proper format/reinstall. Why not just back up the boot volume and do it proper? (Please don't tell me you used the full drive capacity as your boot volume) - Original Message -

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

Hayes, > Let me remind you that the American "jihad" against Castro was not > spawned from the right wing. That would be news to the American supporters of the RightWing dictator Batista. Vince

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

LOL, I thought that was still the case. Well maybe not free though I am sure the resulting AIDS infection is thrown in free. FORC5 wrote: just like Bangkok in the 70's :-! At 12:40 PM 12/14/2005, warpmedia Poked the stick with: Best part is all the drugs, strange sex, & bondage you can tak

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

It’s hard for some to swallow that there was a time when Democrats actually gave a shit about combating tyranny head on, be it in the form of gangs, organized crime, or fetid dictatorships. The only presidents to instigate military action directly at communist regimes were Democrats. Had RFK not

[H] Motherboard upgrade

I am going to install an Epox 9NPA and a 3500 and I am making sure that there are not going to be any snafus. I have way to many gigs to try to back up and I am worried that XP will not start at all. I currently have a MSI Neo3 and going to Nforce4 it will not be quite the same. Should I expect XP

[H] Scanner Recommendations

I have never had much luck with scanners. I went through 3 hand scanners in the early 90s. Then I purchased an IBM sheet feed scanner (for $400) in about 1995. That one is probably still working, but I needed a flat bed (and it was limited to 400dpi). My first flatbed was a Umax SCSI with about 60

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

From: "Analyst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] -OT- Cuba Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:18:25 -0500 On another note, the rest of the world is doing big business with Cuba (especially Canada), yet the American RightWing continues it's jihad

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

I had my dates wrong; change that from 1976 to 1978. -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

I'm not sure how we can connect this to some right-wing American jihad against Cuba(?) The Embargo went into effect in 1962 (Kennedy) was next renewed by Johnson (67) and Nixon didn't make any changes. Carter increased restrictions in 1976, Reagan maintained them, Bush Sr. Renewed them; Clinton m

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

On 14 Dec 2005 at 18:00, Chris Reeves wrote: > Having extended family (Wife's aunt) who lives there, though, I'd say > it's not as neat of a visit as you might think ;) With white sands beaches, mid-level accommodations, and great food & boos, the dollar-denominated resorts are indistinguishable

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

Having extended family (Wife's aunt) who lives there, though, I'd say it's not as neat of a visit as you might think ;) -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter htt

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

On 14 Dec 2005 at 15:57, 007 wrote: > For US Citizen, there are limits to the # of entries to Cuba. Americans can fly to Cuba from any of the Caribbean Islands, and Cuban customs won't stamp your passport. So as far as the U.S. government is concerned, you were never there. :] Vince

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Depends.  Be sure to wear one of the new transparent aluminum foil hats. On 12/14/05, Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You won't. How would anybody but the Canadian gov't know?Thane Sherrington (S) wrote:> At 04:29 PM 14/12/2005, Bill wrote:>> You can certainly travel from Canada to Cuba withou

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

You won't. How would anybody but the Canadian gov't know? Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: At 04:29 PM 14/12/2005, Bill wrote: You can certainly travel from Canada to Cuba without hassles. Ok, as I mentioned, I don't want to end up with a black mark on my US citizenship. Long ago, and far awa

Re: [H] odd word97 behavior

http://housecall.trendmicro.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last month I lost the hd on my main office system. I'm on a temp machine with word97 and excel97 installed. Put in most of the needed patches and sr's for both. For the last 3 days, I've been seeing a warning msg whenever I try to op

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

At 04:29 PM 14/12/2005, Bill wrote: You can certainly travel from Canada to Cuba without hassles. Ok, as I mentioned, I don't want to end up with a black mark on my US citizenship. Long ago, and far away, I was in Cuba for several months in the early 1970's. We sailed from St. John's Nova

[H] odd word97 behavior

Last month I lost the hd on my main office system. I'm on a temp machine with word97 and excel97 installed. Put in most of the needed patches and sr's for both. For the last 3 days, I've been seeing a warning msg whenever I try to open any of my word docs. The msg appears incomplete and use

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

just like Bangkok in the 70's :-! At 12:40 PM 12/14/2005, warpmedia Poked the stick with: >Best part is all the drugs, strange sex, & bondage you can take for free! =) -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Don't sell yourself short, your wisdom is worth 2 cents.

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

For US Citizen, there are limits to the # of entries to Cuba. Maine is one of the States doing business with Cuba (Under new legislation passed). Business with Cuba is allowed for certain products, as long as it is paid in cash. There are rumors going around that many countries in league with Sadd

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington (S) > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:17 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] -OT- Cuba > > At 03:20 PM 14/12/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: > >You're in Canada, rig

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

At 03:40 PM 14/12/2005, warpmedia wrote: Look at it like frequent-fly miles. Go now & visit now & enjoy. In a few months guys dressed in all black & black hoods will come & show you the "other" Cuba for an extended visit at our resort in Gitmo. Best part is all the drugs, strange sex, & bondag

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

At 03:20 PM 14/12/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: You're in Canada, right? I think you can go straight to Cuba from Canada. Use a Canadian passport and you should be OK. Ok, perfect. That's what I wanted to know. T

RE: [H] OT - Gamestop selling Xbox 360 bundles on net instead offilling pre-orders

I saw reference to this on Digg. I think they should be fined some large amount, be required to refund the people their money, and give those same people a free Xbox before they can sell any other units. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [H] Thane - Smartmon successful harddisk failure prediction

At 02:45 PM 14/12/2005, Carroll Kong wrote: Interesting! I have had a maxtor drive fail with a read error at 13034 hours, and it's still okay at 23355 hours. However, that is one disk out of the 3 others which I already started seeing errors hit up faster so your assessment is probably correct

RE: [H] -OT- Cuba

As long as Castro is alive, yes. From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] -OT- Cuba Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:12:09 -0400 Does the US government still frown on US citizens going to Cuba? T

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

z From: "G.Waleed Kavalec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] -OT- Cuba Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:20:38 -0600 On 12/14/05, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does the US government still frown on US citiz

[H] OT - Gamestop selling Xbox 360 bundles on net instead of filling pre-orders

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2005/12/14/new-bundles-at-gamestop-com/ So they are refusing to fill pre-orders (which they used to collect deposits from people) and instead selling their inventory as "bundles" costing upwards of $1000. I think a good old-fashioned boycott and/or angry phone call c

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Look at it like frequent-fly miles. Go now & visit now & enjoy. In a few months guys dressed in all black & black hoods will come & show you the "other" Cuba for an extended visit at our resort in Gitmo. Best part is all the drugs, strange sex, & bondage you can take for free! =) Funny you sh

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

You're in Canada, right? I think you can go straight to Cuba from Canada. Use a Canadian passport and you should be OK. Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: At 02:11 PM 14/12/2005, CW wrote: Yes, you cannot go directly to Cuba as it is still under embargo. In 1998, the Embargo was strengthened rat

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

At 02:11 PM 14/12/2005, CW wrote: Yes, you cannot go directly to Cuba as it is still under embargo. In 1998, the Embargo was strengthened rather then weakened by the state department, and we've made little to no changes in that policy since then. So if an American citizen goes to Cuba than h

RE: [H] Thane - Smartmon successful harddisk failure prediction

Interesting! I have had a maxtor drive fail with a read error at 13034 hours, and it's still okay at 23355 hours. However, that is one disk out of the 3 others which I already started seeing errors hit up faster so your assessment is probably correct for the general populace. The other 2 were th

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Yes, you cannot go directly to Cuba as it is still under embargo. In 1998, the Embargo was strengthened rather then weakened by the state department, and we've made little to no changes in that policy since then. -Original message- From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

On 12/14/05, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does the US government still frown on US citizens going to Cuba?TJust like they frown on unhackable voting machines or journalists who tell the truth about Falluja.

[H] -OT- Cuba

Does the US government still frown on US citizens going to Cuba? T

Re: [H] Thane - Smartmon successful harddisk failure prediction

At 11:56 AM 14/12/2005, Carroll Kong wrote: Well, one of them failed maybe 1 month ago, and now the other one failed yesterday. It took a little while to fully fail out like this but at least I had a pretty good early warning on it. I have found that if Smartmon self-tests pass, but there are

[H] Thane - Smartmon successful harddisk failure prediction

Ok it took a long time to finally fail but it did. A while ago (I couldn't find the reference in my archives so it must have been a while) smartmon tools diagnosed two of my maxtor harddisks are "failing". Since then, I actually used them as a RAID0 for my squid cache. (the most disposable of al

RE: [H] AMD board and CPU

I'm not an AMD guru, but I had a nearly identical setup to you! Old dual P3-933 on Tyan Thunder workstation. I ran into some odd problems with it so I finally decided to upgrade to AMD (I haven't used AMD since the K6-200 days). I went with the MSI NF4 K8N 7125 NEO4-F and 3000+ ATHLON 64 939P.

Re: [H] AMD board and CPU

Reviews of Sempron 3100+: http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=770 http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Computer-Processors/AMD-Sempron-3100-Review/ http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/sempron-3100-oc.html Or you get an A64 2800+, relatively cheap nowadays.