Category Archives: PC project

“Houston we have a problem.” My home network is not networking. Maybe a cable is not connected correctly. I hope it is as simple as that, but I doubt it. I need to move the machine out, crawl under the … Continue reading →

I got the computers set up to transfer files in both directions. I still don’t have the internet connection set up on the old computer. I mean I’m not able to share the open connection from the new computer. This … Continue reading →

I worked on getting my home network up and running today. I succeeded in finally transferring a file from the old machine to the new one by sharing a folder on the old computer and mapping the shared folder on … Continue reading →

I am still having a problem getting my home network up and running. I cabled the two computers together, running the cable along the wall over doors, along baseboards, behind furniture, under the kitchen door etc. The 3Com diagnostics program … Continue reading →

We got the sound to work. The only problem was that the jack wasn’t plugged in at the right place. Sound off of the hard disk or off the CD player works fine, even if there is no connection from … Continue reading →

I solved the USB / ADSL modem problem by installing drivers. I went to the Alcatel website and got the most recent driver for my ADSL modem. Of course, since I couldn’t keep an internet connection open long enough on … Continue reading →

I tried to set up a home network today but did not get it to work yet. I installed a PCI ethernet card on the old computer. I made a stupid mistake the first time I tried creating the network. … Continue reading →

Found my key and installed Windows XP this evening. Louis is putting it through a stress test by installing and running Madden 2004. Oops, we got a warning that the graphics card did not have the supplemental power connectecd and … Continue reading →

Last evening we installed a COM port, a game port, and a IEEE 1394 port on the back of the machine. There is already a 1394 port on the front with wires that I connected to the other header. I’m … Continue reading →

Installed the CD engraver. First I had to take it out of the old computer. I installed it there to make a data backup. I found that it helps to read the instructions before trying to install. I attempted to … Continue reading →

I bought a CPU fan today for 20 €. I think we have the minimum set of parts to get the computer up and running. This evening Louis and I started to put it together. Installing the CPU fan was … Continue reading →

Louis and I are putting together a pc at home. After a lot of research about components, I ordered all the parts from a website called RueDuCommerce back in September. We finally received the last part just this weekend. There … Continue reading →