I have a little problem.

A local church has a DJ system that's being driven by an eMachine T1842 computer using an E-MU® 0404 PCI Digital Audio System card which drives a Carvin amp.

Thought you might be interested in these two articles:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com...

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command...

N.b.: I moved this discussion here because it has nothing to do with the thread whence it arose, and the OP seems to be suffering.

Scott W Said: (Submitted by ScottW on Sun, 02/11/2007 - 17:57.)

Roger asked about this over and VoiceCoder and I don't think got a direct response so I'm reposting here because I'm curious myself:

"I'm in the process of getting funds for the C-1477
HandiEye Pro, as a head mouse. This mouse can work in

I received these in my email today from a friend. I've not attempted to verify these people actually said any of this, but they are sure fun to read. Overall, I'd say they should have cleaned their crystal ball.

This article entitled "Build a Windows Vista System Today!"

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1913841...

is interesting, including this tidbit:

"Microsoft is encouraging hard drive makers to develop hybrid drives. Hybrid drives with a large flash memory cache on board, probably 128MB or larger"

Guy shows how to undervolt your laptop while maintaining its speed and stability!

Why would you want to do that?

1. To lower operating temperature (18% in his case).

2. Increase battery life (not measured).

I've got a jinxed serial port -- every trackpad I put on it sooner or later begins acting up. It's probably static electricity. Generally I take the trackpad apart and stare at it, then for good luck I ground it on a water pipe. I don't know if it's the embarrassment of being stared at or the grounding therapy, but that seems to take care of it.

Now everything from the wall plugs are properly grounded, including the wall plugs themselves -- I've tested them. So I'm not sure how a serial port can accumulate a static electricity charge, if that's what it is. Someone has suggested the various fans might be a source.

This article:

http://overclockers.com/tips1219/

discusses components for a moderate system today and makes choices based on the author's priorities. Here is the actual construction process:

http://overclockers.com/tips1219/index05.asp

I think the motto is very apt:

"If you can hold a screwdriver, you can build your own computer."

Overall its a nice starting point for anyone who's ever wondered about building their own system. These kinds of summaries are kind of fun to debate, but I would caution against using any kind of Turtle Beach sound card based on my experience. And I think there's too much weight put on the display components unless the user, like the author, plays games.