I had this too a few weeks ago - I thought I'd been banned!
A new PC cured the problem!

Bought a Medion Desktop from Aldi for 499, which is excellent and amazingly quiet. I also have a Time Platina which functions well but is extremely noisy by comparison.
Anyone any suggestions for quieting the Time machine??

I think you'll need to change the power supply unit - which includes the cooling fan.

www.quietpc.com (from memory).

Thanks SC. It looks an interesting site

I also have an Aldi Medion PC and find it noticeably quieter than my other machines have been. Have also got lots of new Evesham machines for work and they are very quiet.

AMD's are generally noisier than INTEL as they require a lot more cooling. I have three fans, hard drive coolers, a three fan power supplier and a tidy away IDE setup. Noisey as hell!

How fast does it fly Adam?

I can't find any software to fix my harddisk, so thinking of buying a new pc any good deals around at the moment?

RG69 - you have mail.

I have 6 new PCs at work, networked together using one of the desktops as a "server" although it will still be used as a main PC as well. This machine has MS Office on it and the others all have MS Works on. Can the Office programs be run on the other machines as well?

Seymour, thanks for the email ;-)

Richgit69,
Why not just put a new hard drive in ???????

Seadog, its a lot easier for me to buy a new base unit than installing a harddrive ;-)

Understand the logic but not the economics !!!! SD

Seymour,

Very fast! Just have to sit here with my earplugs in.

In asnwer to your question about running office from one machine across a network, no. You need to install a 'fresh' copy on each one.

I thought as much - would have been too good to be true. Thanks anyway.

Hi
Not a problem but a query.

I'm going to visit family next week and wanted to keep on trading whilst there. I was wondering how do I connect if I take a laptop with me. They have broadband but how do I change my machine to be able to go online and then change it back again when I come back.

TIA

Kat

Kat, you need to find out if they have an ADSL modem or router connected via an Ethernet port or one connected via USB.

If via Ethernet, assuming you have an Ethernet port yourself, you would simply connect up, set Never Dial a Connection in Tools/Options/Connections in IE, and you're off.

If via USB, you will need to install their ADSL modem software on your machine and connect up. You should find a new connection in Tools/Options/Connections, select it and of course you will need their ADSL username and password.

Or take your modem with you, but you would still need their log on information, although when I moved house I found that my old log in details worked on the new house before I had transfered the account, so it may work.

Yes you can also take your modem with you. Your login details should work if the ISP is the same (e.g. BT Openworld). However physical lines are tied to a particular ISP, so if the ISP is different the login details won't work.