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[Akura]

Is this a PC with an integrated wireless adapter, a laptop with the same, or something with an actual network card?

Does the problem happen on anyone else's PC that connects through that router, or just your's?

Actual network card. Can't answer the other one, since I'm the only one in the house with a computer. That said, when I was setting up my sister's netbook around Christmas, I was able to connect to it without any significant problem that I remember.

[nenjin]

Age of the network card? Those are getting a bit rare these days, so my money would be on that being the culprit. I say that having done none of the other process of elimination steps though, like looking into your router settings (which, I dunno, I doubt your step-dad would let you f with.)

[Akura]

Age of the network card? Those are getting a bit rare these days, so my money would be on that being the culprit. I say that having done none of the other process of elimination steps though, like looking into your router settings (which, I dunno, I doubt your step-dad would let you f with.)

I got it a couple of months ago.

And it's not mine, nor my stepdad's router, so I doubt I can get to the settings. As far as I know, it's a "public" router.

[Aklyon]

If you know the router model you could look up the default user/pass.

[foil]

If you mean "public" as in no password then anyone around you could be stealing your broadband and kicking you off what you are doing.

If its the wifi signal that keeps cutting out, some routers wifi "mode N" is broken and wont keep things connected for long.  Best thing for this is to turn off mode n and limit the connection to mode g..

You will need to download an instruction manual to find out where to do this.

[nenjin]

Yeah, if it's an unsecured wifi connection, and other people are using it, it's probably saturated which is why your connection is inconsistent at best. If someone is torrent on that, your connection will likely time out multiple times.

[Akura]

I don't think Mode N is even on this router. I'm only seeing B and G, while other routers in range have B/G/N.
Figures that it might be a traffic jam .

There are two other routers in range of the same manufacturer and using the same channel, but the both are secured and have Mode N enabled. That shouldn't be a problem, though. Should it?

[Aklyon]

If you're using the same channel, that might be the part getting congested. Or it might not be important, I haven't looked at that in awhile.

[Akura]

One more issue, is this drive compatible with this cable? My motherboard lacks the proper cables to connect it internally, and it'd probably be cheaper and a hell of a lot easier to do this than return it(partly since I think there was only one burner on Newegg with the right connector, and it was close to $40).

If it's not, is there possibly one that is?

[Lord Shonus]

It's possible. The cable only lists HDD support, but there's not that much difference. Data speeds will suffer, though.

But what do you mean about your motherboard lacking "cables"? Do you mean that you don't have a free SATA port, or that your PSU doesn't have a SATA power free?

[Akura]

Neither. It uses a different type of cable.

I don't really care too much about the data speed, since I intend to just use it for making backups and such. I've still got the old DVD drive, which works just fine, it only lacks the ability to write.

[Tellemurius]

That might take too much power to operate, usb2.0 default power rating is very low and not alot of drives can run on it and going off the bat saying no for the dvd drive. i would suggest this drive but its pricey and theres some cheaper ones out there but heard about some crappy psus burning out what ever you attach it.

[Lord Shonus]

Neither. It uses a different type of cable.

I don't really care too much about the data speed, since I intend to just use it for making backups and such. I've still got the old DVD drive, which works just fine, it only lacks the ability to write.

Your motherboard is IDE? The two technologies ran alongside one another for a long, long time, and anything made in the last 5 years (at least) should have both (or just SATA). Are you sure you don't have a SATA somewhere on there?

[Akura]

...Damn, that's actually more expensive than the burner. But the cheaper one's I've looked at are not particularly good according to their reviews. However, on some of the customer reviews for the one on Newegg(same model and price), it says that the power cable and data cable don't fit next to each other.

Neither. It uses a different type of cable.

I don't really care too much about the data speed, since I intend to just use it for making backups and such. I've still got the old DVD drive, which works just fine, it only lacks the ability to write.

Your motherboard is IDE? The two technologies ran alongside one another for a long, long time, and anything made in the last 5 years (at least) should have both (or just SATA). Are you sure you don't have a SATA somewhere on there?

Motherboard might be older than 5 years. I built this computer 4 or 5 years ago.

[Tellemurius]

...Damn, that's actually more expensive than the burner. But the cheaper one's I've looked at are not particularly good according to their reviews. However, on some of the customer reviews for the one on Newegg(same model and price), it says that the power cable and data cable don't fit next to each other.

Neither. It uses a different type of cable.

I don't really care too much about the data speed, since I intend to just use it for making backups and such. I've still got the old DVD drive, which works just fine, it only lacks the ability to write.

Your motherboard is IDE? The two technologies ran alongside one another for a long, long time, and anything made in the last 5 years (at least) should have both (or just SATA). Are you sure you don't have a SATA somewhere on there?

Motherboard might be older than 5 years. I built this computer 4 or 5 years ago.

yea its alot, you could ask to do a trade in or either a external or a ide version