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Hi Jason, Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. I will give that forum a try. I plan to use more of the Shuttle SFF XPCs so it will be nice to have an in-depth knowledge base available to resolve problems. Regards, TCIII

Hi all, It has been seven (7) days since I sent Shuttle's customer service an email detailing this problem and I have yet to hear from them. Their website says that they will respond within 72hrs. So much for Shuttle customer service. I replaced the Kingston Value Ram KVR400X64C3AK2/512 with...

Hi all, I recently put together a Shuttle XPC SN85GV3 to drive a display in my dining room with input from my LAN and cable feed. I consistently had installation errors while trying to install Windows Home Edition. I swapped out the CPU, hard drive, and the DVD ROM drive to no avail. I finally...

Alex-C, You might want to consider one of the Shuttle SFF style cabinet (case) and motherboard combos. They can be had for between $200-300. All you need to do is add a processor, memory, a video card, a hard drive, Win XP and maybe a front end like Meedio. It can be a very inexpensive...

I have been using both the BYTECC ME-320U2 5.25" USB2.0 and the BYTECC ME-320U2F(COMBO) 5.25" USB+IEEE1394. I have 160GB drives in the ME-320U2 and a DVD drive in the ME-320U2F using the Firewire port. The ME-320U2 uses the Oxford 911 chipset and has worked flawlessly with my Windows XP Pro SP2...

Dalila, Unless you are using your HTPC for gaming, the ATI AGP cards are still the best bet for a quiet HTPC. My ATI 9600XT is very quiet, cost around a $100 now, and is more than adequate for processing DVDs at 1080i. The newer PCI-Express cards can be very noisy unless you use passive...

Paul, Sometimes doing a device disable and then re-enable will help cure problems like yours. Might want to give it a try. Regards, TCIII

Ron, You should have waited for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors. The Intel dual-core Pentiums dissipate as much power idling as the AMD dual-core X2s at full power (Check out Tom's Hardware website). Hope that the water cooling works as well as they say it does. Regards, TCIII

Matthew Cook, What version of Windows are you running? Regards, TCIII

Bob McElfresh, I will have to disagree with you on this one Bob. I bought a USB version of the Cue Cat from eBay and use it on my HTPC with DVD Profiler. The unit works fine with Win XP Pro and DVD Profiler with no additional software. The System list shows it as an input device. Matthew...

Hi all, Time-Warner Road Runner Cable here in LA has done the same thing with the cable bandwidth. Just got a letter from TW that said to reset my cable modem and the download speed would go from 3MB/sec to 5MB/sec. I guess that they are trying to keep the DSL providers at bay. Regards, TCIII

Bill Cowmeadow, You are going to have to have the machine with the modem be a proxy to the internet for the other machines on your work group. If you do a search on the use of proxies in a work group environment you will probably find instructions on how to set one up. Regards, TCIII

JasonSMI, I have sent you an email regarding the shipping costs for the bass shakers. Regards, TCIII

JasonSMI, You have got PM. Regards, Tom C.

Earle, I have a little used TS-1000 that is still in its original box. I have only used it briefly as the wife did not like the touch screen. It is in mint condition. I also have the serial cable, but no charging base. You know, you can buy refurbed units for under a $100 now days. Regards...

SOLD! Thanks for looking. TCIII

Hey all, Have you guys ever considered going to the Bridge Theaters near LAX. The theaters are well maintained and have reclining seats and stadium seating. They also have a Director's Theater with leather seats and plenty of legroom. The complex also has an IMAX theater. Best of all they are...

Hi Kevin T, We have a Sony 530 8X DVD burner and have successfully used Memorex 4X -R media with no problems. We have been buying the DVD blanks for $1.00 each in batches of 50. Regards, TCIII

Hi Jeff, Recently bought a Sony 530 8X DVD -R/+R burner. Had no trouble burning 4X -R DVDs. Would definitely recommend it. Regards, TCIII

Hi Michael, I bought an Audiotron around Christmas time and like it very much. My file server pc is upstairs and the Audiotron is downstairs so I am using a Linksys WET11 wireless access to let the Audiotron talk to my Linksys wireless router. The Audiostation 6 program that comes with the...

Hi Jon, I am presently using a Turtle Beach Audiotron that works with my LAN file server to playback MP3, WMA, and WAV music files on my home stereo. I am using a Linksys WET11 with the Audiotron to communicate with my hardwired LAN. I found the Audiotron while looking for info on the...

Hi Darren, I never said that there was a manufacturing defect in the amp. If you notice, I said that it a very good subwoofer/plate amp combination. All I said was that I believed there was a design anomaly in the auto turn-on circuit. I am an electrical engineer with 30 years of experience...

Hi LanceEAR, Based on my email traffic with PE, I believe that PE does not consider the auto turn-on issue to be a defect in their new plate amps since all they did was offer to send me the plate amp schematic when it becomes available. If they were really interested in verifying that there...

Hi David, You are right! These two new PE plate amps have a power switch that can be either "OFF" or "Auto Turn-On". There is no "Manual Turn-on". When the plate amp is in the auto turn-on mode, it is electrically energized and is waiting for an input signal on either the LFE input or the two...

Hi Dave, I built a Vellemen Thermostat min-kit and modified it slightly to control the two 120mm brushless dc fans that cool my Outlaw 7100 power amp. Unless you are handy with a soldering iron and are mechanically inclined, I do not recommend this route. However, I have found several 80mm...

Hi all, If you were thinking about purchasing the new PE 500w plate amp, think again. I just received an email from a fellow audio enthusiast and he is having the same LFE low level turn-on problem that I have being having with the PE 1000w plate amp. Sounds like they both have the same auto...

Hi Rob I just installed this motherboard in my home file server and indeed this motherboard does need an AGP 8X video card. Make sure that it is a 1.5v type because a 3.3v will not work. I am presently using an Nvidia 5200 AGP card that I got for $69. Regards, TCIII

Hi Rob The hard drive problem you are having is due to the fact that Win98 and Win XP have different hard drive file management systems. I believe that Win98 uses FAT16/32 while Win XP uses NTFS. I have found that even though Win XP and XP Pro are supposed to be upgrades, they are actually...

Hi Wayne, Yes PE has given me the option of returning the plate amp. However, I do not think that returning the amp will resolve the problem. The plate amp cut out in the back of the subwoofer cabinet is made specifically for the 1000w plate amp and I would have to modify it to use any other...

Hi David_P I have exchanged a number of emails with the PE tech support staff. The conclusion is that this is the way that this plate amp works. I am an electrical engineer so I know my way around electrical circuits and because the amp gain control affects the auto on turn-on level, I would...