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  1. IslandCustom

    Envelope feeders, are the needed any more?

    They allow you to stack a large number of envelopes at one time. If you print envelopes only occasionally, then you don't need the envelope feeder attachment.
  2. IslandCustom

    having trouble installing hp laserjet 1100

    Try installing the driver for a LaserJet Series II printer. Most HP models work fine with that driver.
  3. IslandCustom

    Network 1 printer to 3 PC's using USB???

    You said you can't browse. Have you tried providing setting the printer manually, such as: \\computername\sharedprintername That works too.
  4. IslandCustom

    JET DIRECT VS> IP

    With a JetDirect card, you can place the printer anywhere there's a network drop -- it doesn't need to be connected to a PC.
  5. IslandCustom

    network printer vs shared USB printer

    In Subcarrier's last post, he stated that he has a need to print at 11" x 17", that's the problem.
  6. IslandCustom

    network printer vs shared USB printer

    I would always opt for a network printer. With a USB printer, the PC it's attached to must be turned on in order for someone to print to it. I'm a LAN admin, and even at home I have a networked HP4200 that is available to all of my PC's. Of course you could buy an inexpensive print server as...
  7. IslandCustom

    Quiter Fan PLEASE!!!!!

    jaxx75, the "noisy fan" that I replaced with a Pabst was, in fact a SilenX. I agree with you...the SilenX has a good airflow and is quite quiet. But, if you can live with the reduced airflow of the Pabst, it's nearly inaudible.
  8. IslandCustom

    Quiter Fan PLEASE!!!!!

    I just replaced a noisy 80mm fan with a 12db Pabst fan. It's the quietest fan I've ever heard -- albeit less airflow. I bought it from www.endpcnoise.com. Really made a difference for me.
  9. IslandCustom

    ink falling off page

    Since the 9050 is a laser printer, it sounds like the fuser unit is turning off prematurely. First the laser printer lays down the toner (finely ground plastic) on the paper, then the heat from the fuser unit melts it onto the paper. This is probably an issue for a service technician.
  10. IslandCustom

    Making my printer USB

    Yes, it should. A client of mine recently bought a new Dell PC with no serial or parallel ports, and they were using an HP Deskjet 722. I bought a parallel to USB converter from Newegg and it worked perfectly.
  11. IslandCustom

    what are capacitators?

    And I thought capasitators were similar to Idaho taters.
  12. IslandCustom

    HP 5N Printer slowing system

    Hi, Capncaption. In the past I had used an HP LaserJet 5 printer via parallel cable with XP without a problem. I can offer two suggestions. First, there are different types of parallel ports. The type of port you have is set in BIOS. There is PS/2, EPP and ECP (read about them here...
  13. IslandCustom

    Double click on folder returns Search

    Glad we could help, alfalf. Have a great day.
  14. IslandCustom

    Double click on folder returns Search

    I just fixed this problem on my own PC. Here's the link to Microsoft's instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186&sd=RMVP Good luck.
  15. IslandCustom

    not detecting hard drive

    There are certainly data recovery companies that could retrieve the data, but they're quite expensive. If the drive wasn't spinning at all, I'd suggest freezing it and then trying it -- an old trick to get a stuck hard drive moving again. Even as a slave drive, I doubt it would be accessible...
  16. IslandCustom

    not detecting hard drive

    Sounds like it. Anytime a hard drive makes a clicking noise, particularly at a regular interval, something isn't right. As a LAN Administrator, it's been my experience that a non-booting hard drive that clicks is a dead hard drive.
  17. IslandCustom

    screen problem causes?

    Sounds like a video driver problem. Have you tried updating to the newest driver?
  18. IslandCustom

    Bad Video Card?

    Does the 6800GT require a secondary power connection? If so, did you attach it to the card?
  19. IslandCustom

    XP Pro passwords

    If you open Task Manager, there is a button that says Change Password. You then have the option of changing the password on both the local machine and network at the same time.
  20. IslandCustom

    Drive choice for fresh install

    Thanks for the star, Michael. Good luck to you, and I hope your video editing goes well. Kevin

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