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I have these type of coolers and they cool my HDDs by upto 10C they are worth the amount they cost - but - they throw a lot of dust onto the HDD so you need to clean the drive at least once a month. They are also available on eBay

I read somewhere that these newer Liteon DVD writers insisit on a 80 wire ATA100 data cable. Check if you are using this type of cable and not the older 40 wire ATA33 cable.

For Hitachi HDD setting from SATA I to SATA II is done via a software... download the ISO version of Feature Tool and burn ISO to a CDR and boot off this CD.... *www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#FeatureTool link for the ISO image is...

Place a jumper to make the HDD a SATA I and then start the computer and confirm it is set for SATA I and then switch off and reset to SATA II by removing the jumper and check again. Sometimes just this type of excercise will set the HDD properly. Are you running XP with SP2 ? Also try out...

When I have such problems with HDD getting recognised wrongly by XP I delete the channel to which the HDD is connected to in Device Manager and on reboot the channel gets auto reinstalled and the HDD gets picked up correctly. I have the same MoBo as you A8N-E. I notice you have NCQ enabled...

Seagate SATA II HDDs have a jumper on the back next to the cable connectors which sets the HDD for SATA I or II.

All the HDD makers have single platter SATA II 160GB HDDs in the market - if you decide to buy a 160GB HDD look for one from your make of choice. These single platter HDDs are very fast and they run cool. I have 3 of Hitachi's 160GB 7K160 series HDDs and they have a data transfer speed of...

I would suggest you consider the Zippy USB external case for SATA and PATA HDDs... this case handles HDDs of both types. It costs about 1200/- A friend who uses this cases says data transfer speeds of this case is around 33mb/s. But I doubt you can run XP off a HDD connected to this case - you...

Got a much better picture of Lamington Road....

if there is any particular shop you need to visit let us know and we can mark it on the map for you .... either me or other people from this forum. Some of the good shops to buy from are in the side and back streets and as a nOOb at Lamington road you may not find them easily.

a map..... Grant Road Station is the nearest one to Lamington Road ........

^^^ I agree - but the UPS with a very good reputation is this model of APC. Supposedly a better model then the other UPS's available locally .... I dont have a price but I have heard it is a little expensive...

Most BIOS see the Primary Master PATA HDD as the first HDD - that is before the SATA HDDs. But you can select which HDD to boot from from the BIOS. I have a PATA and 2xSATA HDDs and I have my OS on one of the SATA HDDs and I select this as the HDD to boot from in BIOS. PATA HDDs are Masters...

The page whose link I gave mentions this UPS model on top and says India and gives the link for the software download.... <shrug> .... There is no USB socket on the UPS ? If not then there is no way to get this software to support this UPS.

Before you attempt to connect 2 computers with a regular USB cable read this... *www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/248

YES ....PowerChute runs on your UPS - check this page.... *www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE500-IN&tab=Software

go to this page and download Powerchute *www.apcc.com/tools/download/software_comp.cfm?sw_sku=SFPCPE20

Here you go..... 695/- + 50/- shipping.... *cgi.ebay.in/USB-Folding-Flexible-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ180065500334QQihZ008QQcategoryZ170QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem EDIT: came across this thread on Hardware Dealers in Delhi ...

Check this - Nehru Place IT hub..... *www.npithub.com/