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Hello Everyone, This is my first post but i have been lookin around this site a little while and really like it here. But I do have a problem. I have a Tecra 9100 that will only post half of the time. sometimes, it will boot right up no problems. …

Hi, I bought a used CPU P4 3.4GHZ, I install it on my P5GD1 Asus Motherboard. It worked well but the temperature of the cpu was 80° Celsius, it’s been like this for 3-4 days, I put some thermal compound and even I add two extra fan. Now my computer …

I can go upto logging in and then blue screen, nothing happens. How do i get rid of MS Antivirus 2009.This a business pc with a lot of customer files. I really appreciate all the advise i can get.

Hello, I've installed a new Zalman CNPS7000C-AlCu on my cpu. I was wondering what the maximum temperature is that the processor is supposed to operate under. I found [URL="http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/details.aspx?opn=ADO5200IAA6CZ"]this[/URL] page. It lists 55° C - 72°C. How should I read that? That is different per individual processor? Or is this …

Hi I'm new to this and don't know much about computers so I hope someone can help me :S My HP ze4700 laptop will only power on when plugged in, but only turns on for a few seconds, shows a screen that gives me options (start in safe mode etc), …

So I play WoW and have been getting poor fps for a bit. Ran a test at [url]http://www.systemrequirementslab.com[/url]. says for Min settings i need Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM (ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better) You Have: …

I got a lil prob here....i hope this is the correct section to ask this question!!! okey i hav 4 year old sony vaio which is very gud laptop and very nice one i want to install a new hard drive in this laptop and i want recover the windows …

i have a hp pavilion dv2000 that won't boot up,when i plug in the adapter it shows that it actually is getting current because the led which indicates that the adapter is plugged in lights up but when i press the power button it does not come on,i tried removing …

Good day I Have a problem My Motherboard is P4M900t-M2 ECS when i install my Video Card (GF 7300GT)512 mb the windows start-up will display but wouldn't display in windows. what could be the problem? pls help..

Dell Dementions B110 The unit powers on all fans come on. Note: It was very dusty inside. On the screen the Dell boot up shows up for a second and goes off then comes back on then goes off again. It just keeps doing that. At the Power button there …

Ok its like this... I have 2 64MB ram chips in my mobo and one empty slot. So i went to put kinda an old RAM in and when i turned the computer on it beeped about five times. I turned it off and took the RAM out. Now when …

Hi, I have a P4 Prescott @ 3.2 Ghz. I have an 80 mm case fan and my cpu fan is a Thermaltake TR2 M12 A4012-02. Is this enough for my CPU, or do I need some more fans? Also, there are vents on one side of my case if …

I have an old coputer (Pentium 4 at 1.8) in which I have maxed the RAM at 1GB- I have on-board video- I was looking into getting a PCI video card with maybe 256 or 128 mb of memory- mY question Would It make a difference in term of speeing …

This belongs to a co-worker. When I push the start button, the fan starts, and the screen shows quickly the 'intel inside' logo, then the XP screen, neither staying on more than a second. Then I get a blank screen with the blinking insertion cursor in the upper left (like …

change memory from 256 to 512 and now pc will not boot,put old mem. back in and still no boot-help help help

Hi Guys, Apologies if I am in the wrong section- this is my first post on these boards. Anyhoo, hello (!) and thanks for looking at my predicament For the last 2 weeks, my computer has been running really slow - especially (though not exclusively) when I run IE. I …

i gt latest amd phenom2 ..940 blck edition...3.0 ghz and gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2... the prblm is .... now its displayin amd processor model unknown wid 2.3 ghz.... in device manger.... i chked on web abt supported CPUs for this model.... they hvnt mentioned this processor..... will the processor deliver to its …

My old Dell PC, now defunct, has a Hard Drive with the following description: 60GB,7200RPM Hitachi,VAN2 I want to purchase a new Compaq Presario SR5710F Desktop Computer With AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor 4450e+ . If I use a data transfer cable, will I be able to transfer files from …

I have a 750Gb Maxtor USB HDD mounted as G:. I just received a message saying "G:\$Secure is corrupt. Run chkdsk". So I did (in a cmd window). What I got is this: C:\Documents and Settings\Norman>chkdsk g: /f The type of the file system is NTFS. Volume label is OneTouch4. …

ok, i have a laptop and i wanted to run a game off of my external hard drive. I know it is possible but i was wondering what the best way to go about it is. My computer has USB 2.0 and an HDMI slots. I know you can run …

Hello, I have had this PC running for about 2 years, so its not newly built. I custom built it with: A socket 939 motherboard from chaintek. (cant remember model number) An AMD Athlon CPU And an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card I have just the above and one 512 …

Hi i have a promplem with my pc which shuts down when playing games (cod4). The pc has shut down 3 times in 1 week and i think it could be the psu as all fans are working fine and i have cleaned the out inside the best i can. …

Well guys my pc started to um speed up my nvidia fan and the cpu fan why?Also another thing my nividia is a t800 gtx with 256mb of memory and another question my gpu reaches 55 in normal start up is these normal? now is these normal to start the …

Hey, My computer is Lenovo 3000 N200. I used it last night, shut it down and when i turned it on this morning the screen was completly black.It is running though, the green light of the power button is on. I tried taking out the battery and holding down the …

Hi guys my laptop is a patriot and my daughter was looking at bebo on the web.She said she just switched off the laptop and did not switch it back on until last night and all that came up was a black screen I can hear it loading up also …

Hi. I'm at my daughters and her keyboard wouldnt work, so I've brought mine over and its working fine. HELP pleeease. Tessa.

[url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread102172.html[/url] Please see above for context. Hello, I have the same machine, the T6534, and I too need to hold down the power button to turn the computer off and then turn it on again to have it boot. When I turn it on it does not do anything except …

my keyboard suddenly just stopped working i didnt spill anything on it when i plug it in the lights flash but then it looks like its not plugged in i have to use n screen keyboard and its really slow can somebody tell me if my ketboard can be fixed?

Greetings to all. Am 78 yrs old and stumbled onto this site looking for info on where to find the CMOS battery in my old Winbook Si2 laptop as the battery failed today and the computer can't find the operating system. This seems to be an amiable group with lots …

DVD drive won't read one of my DVD disks. It has a spot that is a bit darker and blurry. What is that? Can it be repaired?

Any help on my following problem would be much appreciated. My PC, an Intel Celeron X86 Family 6 Model 8 Processor 797 MHz originally had Milenium ME operating system which I have upgraded to Windows XP Pro Version 2002 Service Pack 2. I have also doubled the memory to 512mb …

My video card is a BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC and my monitor is a Samsung LCD model 2443 BW. I'm using XP Pro. I'm not having any problems with this system and everything works perfectly, but a recent visit to the windows update website showed that there was a …

My new build will POST but then I get the blinking cursor on a black screen. I am running an Intel E7300 on an ASUS P5Q ATX board with 4 GB of RAM and a 430 PS. I hooked up my CDRW and it works when the computer starts and …

is there a way to test a motherboard....my friends hard drive went out and we replaced it....now its throwing an error code and everything points to the mb

HI Turned my laptop on and the first that happend was a physical memory dump. Now i turn my computer on and the battery panel is green and the display next to it is green ( which is supposed to mean computer is on and ready to use) but nothing …

My DH's laptop will not turn on. He says that when he plugs it in, it shows no power to the machine and that the cord gets very hot. First he tried to tell me that he just needs a whole new laptop...UMMMM let me think ...NO! Now he wants …

Hi I recently dumped all things windoze and made the move to Linux. Everything is cool so far but I have a USB speaker made by BOYNQ called the vase. Does anyone know whether this will run under Linux or do I need to ebay it? Thanks Simon

Hi; I usually try to help on boards like this and now I am making one.. heh. Well I left my computer on sharing bandwidth with the stanford folding@home daniweb team overnight and came back the next evening to find my OS toast. I tried to repair it via windows …

I have a Dell Dimension 4550. I don't know much; please bear with me. A friend gave me additional RAM to install, but it turned out not to be compatible; the computer wouldn't boot with it. So I removed it. Now the computer still will not boot. It starts to …

please please can someone help me...im not really good with laptops, my daughters laptop wont turn on..the batterylight blinks orange when held down,but its not powering up or charging. after reading some of the replies im still non the wiser as to weather it could be the power supply or …

Hi all, i need urgent help. I recently bought this card : ATI RAGE 128 PRO 32MB PCI W/VGA and my computer is an old DELL OPTIPLEX GX270. This is about the only video card that will fit in a slim small desktop. When i put the card in and …

So I recently bought and external hard drive to back up some files and it works fine when the computer is already turned on but once i have to restart or just start up my computer it stops at the first screen i tried just letting it process the informations …

I've been reading reviews on this board, and it got really good reviews so far. I heard they actually got it to post at 8x with 9700 Pro. I have just ordered it, but i was wondering what you guys think about

will both video card( on board and external video card) will be shown on the device manager when hybrid SLI is activated? BTW what video card series does xfx 8200 mobo supports on hybrid SLI?

Hey party ppl Ive got £100 and im going to buy a graphics card.....i need to buy one NOW as ive just got a new computer and need one to run it......i was thinking along the lines of a PNY Verto 64mb GeForce 4 TI4200 X8 AGP......i cant aford a …

My friend want me to him installing Windows XP SP2 in his old Tecra 8100. Installation going fine, and just after I left it turn on for about 15 minutes (go to bathroom), it went blank and never turn on again. The only light on are the first one on …

Does anyone know how to remove the keyboard from Lenovo 3000 N200.Im scared of taking the laptop apart because I basically dont know anything about it but my screen stoped working so Im guessing its a problem with the keyboard. So I have to remove the upper strip of the …

I have a Toshiba Satellite L355D-S785 that's exactly a month old and I accidently left it on for nearly a day (I know, I know, BIG mistake.) I restarted it and it keeps saying it needs start-up repair and it can't repair it automatically. I've gotten to it to the …

We have a dell flatscreen that went black after being on a short time today. The green power light on the front blinks. we've disconnected it from the original cables and connected it to other cables that we know work on another machine. The same problem. Is there a fuse …

Hey gang, I'm getting a 9800GT tomorrow, to fit on my GF7025-M2 TE Micro-ATX mobo. CUrrently I'm using the onboard GeForce 7025 graphics, which are taking up 256MB of my 2GB of RAM. How do I disable the onboard graphics and get full use of my RAM back when I …