Posts by Lowly_one

I play Halo pretty regularly at 1024x768 with all effects on, and it plays smoothly except for large battles where there is the occasional lag effect. I don't think 128MB is an option, I think that's the only amount of memory you can...

I doubt you could get this problem serviced even if it's under warranty. When I worked tech support for Dell some years ago, Dell's stance was that since there are so many variables that go into connection speed, if you're able to...

What if he didn't actually have the flu? What if it was actually a bacterial infection and it's surviving on microscopic skin flakes hidden beneath the keys? He'll be at risk for another infection for weeks Barcadi should do the...

I'm with Morpeus, I use Sygate Personal Firewall, and it has everything in the free edition that ZA pro has. It can also be used rule based or application based. I wouldn't count on a broadband router to give you anymore protection...

For data integrity, you absolutely want to do tape backups in addition to storing data on a server. I would personally recommend a Dell PowerEdge server with 6 SCSI HDDs configured with 3 in a RAID-5 array and 2 in a RAID-1 Mirror (the...

WinXP is more efficient for remote access via modem. However, it's possible that the modem in use by the compaq is simply more sensitive to certain line conditions. You might verify that the compaq modem has the latest firmware...

I'm voting for Northwood and 1GB of ram. If you step up to 2 GB, they knock you down to DDR333. You get more RAM, it's just slower and more expensive.

Quote: Originally Posted by cracked freaks Ditto! There's only one good reason to get that beast, and it's if you plan to use the RAID. That's really the only functionally superior item, well, that and it...

There may not be any phosphor used in an LCD, but I can personally attest to the ability of certain poorly made LCDs to have a permanent image "burnt" onto them. Where I work, we have approx. 30 LCDs all showing the exact...

Yeah, my mistake, I fat fingered 16". It's a 15" UXGA LCD on the laptop. Junk, I wouldn't say that this laptop is noisy. However, I'm biased in a couple of ways, I'm hard of hearing, and I like fan noise.