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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:21:56 -0500, Kippered
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:27:34 -0600, Vic Smith
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:09:36 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:39:28 -0500, Kippered
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I wouldn't go with a brand name like Dell, Gateway, or whatever.
There's a
computer shop down the road that will build them to order. I'll pay
the
extra hundred or two for them to do the work. I'll have to pick out
the
motherboard, etc, etc, etc. I'll ask for advice here, and some of the
experts will offer it.

Yeah. And case advice too. You need good case advice.

--Vic

Vic,
I thought the cases were fairly standard, and you just ordered them
based upon what motherboard you wanted to use and how many bays you
wanted to use.

Is there more to it?

Depends on your needs. John said something about going inside and
messing with them. If you're going to do that a lot (I've built about
10 PC's) you want a case that makes it easy. If you're not, you
won't care, except you still want a quality power supply, the power
supply often being bundled with the case.
I prefer big honking cases that allow real easy parts replacements,
substitutions.
Here's the one for this computer, and my others are big variations.
I have plenty of work space.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16811165008R
Very easy to work with - massive and well thought.
I did a newegg review, but it looks like they discontinued the case
and the link is an "open box"
Think I paid $120 unpowered.

--Vic

Vic, here's a question for you. I've tried two different USB hubs. When I
plug them in, Windows starts looking for drivers and can find none. I've
tried going back to the XP reinstall disk, but Windows can't find drivers
there either.

Any ideas?

Anyone can jump on this, BTW.
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H

The two hubs you tried are they the same brand/model? It's hard to
believe that the generic USB drivers included with XP will not work.

Are the hubs USB 1 or USB 2?

Try the hub manufacturer's web site for driver information.

Are you using any USB devices that work properly?


That's what's weird. The keyboard, mouse, external HD, Scandisk camera card
reader, all work well. Only the hubs don't work.

Have you tried plugging the hub into one of the USB ports that
currently has a working device attached? The port you are trying to
use could simply be bad.

This might be a better option for you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815166002

Yeah, I've tried that too. I think the damn machine just doesn't like hubs
for some reason. Or the driver is bad.
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H