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brakai295 · 03-13-2006, 12:51 AM

Hi folks,

I've had laptops as desktop replacement for years, but as my business grows I've now also purchased a new simple Desktop PC.

There are a few questions that came up over the last few days, maybe someone can help me with this:

When I put my PC in standby the monitor and the harddrive seem to turn off, but the actuall CPU- and/or powersupply-fan are still running. Can someone tell me how I can turn my PC into a proper sleeping mode that will turn off the whole system properly while on stand-by? That's the way it works with my laptops anyway...
I've got a pretty cheap wireless PCI adapter from Gigabyte in the new PC. The reception in my room is usually pretty bad anyway, but my Joybook laptop is sitting on the table and receives therefore usually a reasonably good signal. The signal strength on my desktop shows "weak" and also drops out every now and then.
Now, the internet speed is much much slower than on my laptop (although using 802.11g). My question: is it possible that those to computers interfere with each other and slow each other down? They sit right next to each other. And: Can a weak connection cause slower speed? (Maybe I should buy a better PCI adapter from DLink or Belkin!??)
BTW: The statistics of the Gigabyte card show a lot of CRC frame errors. What does that mean?

I'd really appreciate your help.
Thanks!

Kai

03-13-2006, 12:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
brakai295 New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5	Simple questions regarding my new Desktop PC Hi folks, I've had laptops as desktop replacement for years, but as my business grows I've now also purchased a new simple Desktop PC. There are a few questions that came up over the last few days, maybe someone can help me with this: When I put my PC in standby the monitor and the harddrive seem to turn off, but the actuall CPU- and/or powersupply-fan are still running. Can someone tell me how I can turn my PC into a proper sleeping mode that will turn off the whole system properly while on stand-by? That's the way it works with my laptops anyway... I've got a pretty cheap wireless PCI adapter from Gigabyte in the new PC. The reception in my room is usually pretty bad anyway, but my Joybook laptop is sitting on the table and receives therefore usually a reasonably good signal. The signal strength on my desktop shows "weak" and also drops out every now and then. Now, the internet speed is much much slower than on my laptop (although using 802.11g). My question: is it possible that those to computers interfere with each other and slow each other down? They sit right next to each other. And: Can a weak connection cause slower speed? (Maybe I should buy a better PCI adapter from DLink or Belkin!??) BTW: The statistics of the Gigabyte card show a lot of CRC frame errors. What does that mean? I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks! Kai