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December 24, 2004
Dear CNET members, Happy holidays, everyone! Thank you to those who e-mailed me last week with feedback on the DVD-format topic; it truly gave me a sense of what was on your minds. Now, let's move ahead and tackle Young's question on installing graphic and audio cards into PCs with integrated components. This week, I received a whole lot of great submissions. And given that there are so many off-the-shelf PC manufacturers, you can't really get a clear-cut answer to this hardware procedure without learning more about the machine itself. However, with the winning answer by Mark, the honorable mentions, and other incredible contributions from our members, I think we have a good start on tackling this question. So read it, talk about it, and let's solve it--together! Thanks everyone! (Note: I will be taking a week off for the holiday festivities. I'll miss you in the next week, but I'll send you more newsletters after New Year's.)
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Member Question of the Week
These days, average-priced desktops often come with integrated graphics and audio on the motherboard. Can you please tell us how to install a graphics card and an audio card on a desktop that has these integrated components already? Thank you very much.
Submitted by:
Young A.
Well, the answer is somewhat simple, but there a few questions that would need to be answered about your system first.
Most motherboards that have integrated video do not have an AGP (Advanced Graphics Port) slot, which is necessary for the latest and greatest video cards. This slot is usually short and dark brown in color and is closer to the middle of the PC. Most machines will have a couple of PCI slots available that are beige and longer than the AGP slots, and where there can only be...
Submitted by:
Mark G.
Please click the following links for this week's: For
Mark's
efforts, we're sending him his choice of any Help.com Learning CD.• Honorable mentions • Other advice from our members Community Buzz  Each week we take a look at topics discussed in the forums.Best regards and enjoy! If you never visited an "adults only" site, you shouldn't have any browser history that point to them right? Well, as this member finds, his browser history is littered with them, and he has no idea how they got there. Could it be a devious site inserting them or something else? Find out what our members are advising to tackle this disturbing issue. If you also have experienced this, please share it with us. More from the Windows XP Forum First PC to be built--am I missing anything? This member's New Year's goal is to build his own computer. However, before he takes the plunge, he's looking to us to double-check his list to make sure he's not missing anything. So check it out, and let him know if it's a go. Because, as they always say, a second pair of eyes is better than one. More from the Desktops Forum Fastest way to convert large CD collection to MP3 If your entire CD collection can fit in a shoebox, this discussion isn't for you. But if you're like this member with a CD collection in the hundreds that needs to be converted to MP3, it's going to be a huge challenge! So what would you suggest to him? More from the Digital Music Forum How do I reformat my computer? Ready to start the New Year with a squeaky-clean hard drive? Look no further than this discussion on how to reformat your drive. And as always, if you need additional advice or suggestions, don't hesitate to ask. More from the Computer Newbies Forum Is Microsoft's newer OS spying on people? This member, who is currently running Windows Me, has his reservations about moving to newer Microsoft operating systems. Why? Simply because he's afraid of being spied on! Is there any truth to his reasoning? Find out what members are saying, and if you have an opinion to add, speak your mind. More from the PC Applications & Utilities Forum Mac nugget: Looking for a cool PowerBook bag Are you looking for the perfect laptop bag for your cool PowerBook? Check out what our members are recommending in this discussion. If you have PowerBook bag that you're just crazy about, let's hear it. More from the Mac forum |
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Please help me! My main personal e-mail account for five years just recently started to receive a huge amount of spam and is growing in numbers daily. I'm at a complete loss as to how and why this is happening to me. And I'm not about to give up my e-mail account. Is there any solution out there that can keep the spam from winning? Thanks in advance.
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(Note: As there are so many approaches to tackling spam, we realize there probably isn't a black-and-white answer. So this common problem is open to all suggestions--not only to benefit Maria but for all members across the board. Please be detailed in the steps required in your submission. I look forward to your submissions.)
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