Media Center Desktop PCs

Andy T asked:


i want to turn my pc in to a media center but i am unsure if the cpu is up to it, what other hardware will i need ihave got 500gig Hard drive and 1.5gig ram

Anita

Joshua U asked:


I believe that it was made by Asus.

Yvonne

sicurry asked:


I think the old one is a Sata HD-If I hooked it up in my new computer, would it boot up as is or would I have to format it and erase everything? If it can work, how would I load it?
I have never had 2 hardrives in one computer, so excuse me if I seem so ‘dah’.

Patrick

silicon_valley_geek asked:


If I start with a modern PC with a decent graphics card and a DVD writer, and if I install Windows-XP Media Center Edition on it, does it become a Media Center PC? I kind of doubt that, but I need to know what else I need to add. Are any of the followings necessary or desired: a TV tuner, dual TV tuner, S-Video output, firewall connection, DVI connection?

Tenant In Review asked:


I am in the market for a good Media Center PC. I’ll be getting dish network soon, and I wanted to be able to record the programs without having to pay for their digital recorder. Anyone make any recommendatons?

Yobspoddie asked:


Anyone have any good suggestion?
Thanks.

hammerhawk asked:


I am wondering which files I need to backup? How long a system recovery process takes to complete from start to finish? Any other preparations I need to do prior to running the recovery? Any tips on these questions or any other basic things I should know would be greatly appreciated.

BLP asked:


I just replaced the batteries on my wireless mouse for the first time and now whenever I use it I get a “replace your wireless mouse battery” warning about every 10-15 seconds. It is exceptionally annoying. I can’t figure out how to get rid of this warning. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My mouse has no reset button, only a “connect” button, which I pushed, but I still get the error. I went to my mouse settings, but there is no “configure settings”. There is a “hardware” tab, and I looked at both “settings” and did the “troubleshooting” procedure, neither of which helped.

Any other suggestions? Really appreciate the help.

Carlos V asked:


I Have Media Center Pc, Direct Tv and I Want to record Tv, But my pc does not have a Tv turner card. Any recomendation on how to hook this two components together and recomendations for TV Turner.

Thanks

mlwarner asked:


I am looking for the “m number” so I can download the drivers but can’t find it anywhere.