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| | ...and I'm also newbie, so this post could be moved if I miss the tread. Anyway,as I said, I speak (and write) english quite bad,so I'll try to be short: I need a, say, pro-opinion about characteristic and performance and possible problems about machine I'm testing right now. It's intended … Hardware first-post gaming motherboards-cpu-ram pci-card |
| | Hi i am looking at my dads pc which recently died. The psu has failed and i fear the mobo or the cpu are damaged.I have changed psu and now when turned on pc won't boot and lights on front panel flash continually. I have tried unplugging all cards and … Hardware flash troubleshoot-hardware |
| | My Dell inspiron 2500 starts up but will not go past the dell page if i hit f2 on switch on sometimes the message Enterin Setup appaers and stays for some time sometimes up to two or three hours if it enters setup i am asked for the bios password … |
| | ok so this problem is pretty complicated. ok so about a month ago i go to restart my computer. only it doesnt restart. the monitor goes black and the tower is still on. i let it sit for a few hours and came back and its the same problem. then … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I'm in Argentina and can connect to the internet via ethernet cable connected directly to my ibook G4. However, when i connect the ethernet cable to my airport extreme base station it simply doesn't work although in network preferences it says i'm connected (with the green light etc). The last … Hardware apple-hardware  |
| | I have a hard drive problem with my armada 7800 6266/t/8000/d/0/1 laptop computer. (Windows 2000 will not start) I just purchased a desktop hp 1647c. I would like to connect the laptop hd to the desktop. I need to move the data. Please help!!! specify the adapter needed and possible … Hardware hard-drive laptop storage |
| | I plan to get a fx 55 processor. The price is down to 150-175 new. Does anyone reccomend a nforce 4 or a via motherboard. also it appears that pc3200 ddr mem and ddr2 mem will work. what is the difference if any? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I recently upgraded my pc with new memory. And not buying "Brand Name" but generic. My windows xp machine booted up with a error telling me that a file was missing or was corrupted. Can someone please tell me what happened and how this is possible????? Thank You Very Much … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi, I am configuring a new machine (C2D e6400, ASUS p5b-e, 1 gig DDR2 533) and I'm very stuck on which graphics card to go for. Let me clarify what I will be using this machine for: AutoCad (2d as well as 3d), Sketchup (3d), PhotoShop and CorelDraw12 (These 2d …  |
| | Ok.. lets see I recently changed computers, and decided to place my geforce card to this new computer, wich has a imbued Intel card already... once I attach the PCI card and turn on the computer, the monitor won't show any image, I tried plugging the monitor to the geforce … |
| | Hi guys, I converted my hard drive to a dynamic disk the other day, and I've been having horrible problems with the RAID setup ever since. For some reason every time I boot up my computer now, it doesn't seem to recognise my hard drive as a boot device, so … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I would like to know what is a good hard drive cleaner. I want something that will clean everything so that nothing can be picked up period. Is this one a good program? [B]Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser[/B] Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | Hi ppl. I have been struggling with this one for couple of days now. It appears that my Windows XP think that my Pioneer DVR 110 D is a CD-ROM drive. I've learned how to make windows think it is a burner, but I can't make it recognize it as … Hardware storage |
| | The hour glass feintly goes on and off periodically on the screen.Otherwise it works fine.Optic Mouse hooked up to the usb port. I dont know why it happens, I just know it cant be right.I hope this is enough info. Thank You Dan Hardware pc-peripheral windows-xp |
 | How could i make my usb thumb drive bootable: Lexar media secure jump drive 512MB with an NTFS file sys.? Hardware storage |
| | [quote=caro;10582]Pixels reduced to 640x480 week ago on 16 colors. Since then have tried: Download / install new drivers (NVidia Vanta LT) / Restore to month earlier, then a complete restore to factory settings / Switching monitor and cable / Wiggle and take out and replace video card / BIOS check … Hardware display video video-card windows-virus |
| | [URL]http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=45L1&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,366360000,4294956286,12,4294963789&InMerch=1[/URL] is it good? i currently have a 256 meg ATI x600 i want better performace and res in farcry and battlefield 2 Hardware display |
| | I have a Full Tower case, and my system is already built with a Core 2 Duo E6600. I had ordered another E6600 for a client who backed out, and now I'm stuck with the bill. Instead of building another system with the leftover CPU, I am thinking about using … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | I have just bought the parts to make a computer. After carefully installing everything. I tried to install xp 64 bit. Sometimes it installs to 'Setup is starting windows' and freezes (ctrl alt del won't restart it), sometimes the memory doesn't check good, sometimes it freezes in other stages of … Hardware audio suse troubleshoot-hardware |
 | Anyone got info ona vendor with a selection of mother boards for laptops. I've got an HP ze4400 that's about worthless cuz 1) Blank display / Won't POST and 2) It's got an AMD (Athlon XP-M) proc in it. I'd like to score a pentium m for it, and if … Hardware first-post hard-drive laptop motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | Hello: Recently one of the fans in my laptop is "grinding" usually within one minute of booting. There are three fans: the grinding one (the largest), a smaller one next to it, and a tiny fan positioned next to a heatsink. At first we thought it was the hard drive … Hardware hard-drive laptop motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Subject says it all. I'm considering building a system with one of these cpus. For those of you who have these cpus already, what have your experiences been with them? Nathan Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I recently had to reformat my PC due to Trogens. Since then my keyboard is not right.The @ is on the " button and vice versa; my pound button has also gone and I have this # where # should be I have this \......Why? and how do I get … Hardware pc-peripheral  |
| | I signned up to this forum yesterday because I finished building a computer. However... when I plugged it in and turned it on, the green light on the CD ROM and the little LCD screen on the front was blinking really fast and the meters on it showed that the … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Ok. I just got my PC to turn on, now when I go to turn off it doesn't. Everything seems to turn off but my Power Supply, I can hear the fan on it running. When I do shut it doen the Light on the Front case Stays on... I … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | I'm considering buying an external hard drive. My internal HD is 160GB, should i buy a 160GB EHD or something bigger, such as a 250GB? It's going to be used as a backup to the Main HD, so i want to be able to put everything on it, i will … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | Hi guys, I just bought a Seagate 320GB Sata II hard disk drive, initial plan of it is to store all my files. I already have a 120GB Sata I drive that I am going to keep as my primary drive so that the Windows XP can run of that. … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | hai i am karthik. i am having very small doubt. for one of my usb devive, i am having .inf and .sys file. If i plug the device, then i can force manuall to take that files and works well. how can i create one installer to this automatic for … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | Hello all, I'm at my wits end so I'm hoping someone here can help me, if only to confirm my worst fears, at least then I'll know. I have a Packard Bell laptop, coming up to 2 yrs old. Basically he won't recognise his primary hard drive. He can recognise … Hardware hard-drive laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | My laptop's LCD is solid, uniform gray and displays no lines, pixels, characters or other markings. I take it this means the backlight is on, right? What can I do? The computer works completely fine when an external monitor is attached. This happened after I took the laptop apart to … |
| | To clean dust from the fan of a Compaq Presario 2100, can I vacuum through the vents? If not, is there any way to reach the dust without removing all of the following items, as instructed in HP's service manual? • Hard disk drive (page 2-9) • Keyboard cover (page … Hardware assembly flash laptop motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | :sad: My power supply burnt out got a new one and it also fried my motherboard so I also got a new one but now I have error messages and not quite sure what to do now. Can someone help me please. When I first plugged in it said I … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a VGNS360. The HDD died and I want to replace it, but I can't open the case. It seems to have a screw or something holding it closed near the center behind the mousepad. Is it just stuck and I need to pry a little harder? Or is … Hardware laptop motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi All, Hope I don't sound like too much of a simpleton, but I'm a relative novice. I have a emachine that had the hard drive die about a year ago, I replaced the old drive and moved it to the slave. this was working fine until last month. At … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | i have recently purchased a lifeview cardbus off ebay but the multi audio video cable was missing could anyone let me know where i can get one from it is the red white yellow and black multi cable on this web page [URL]http://www.lifeview.com.tw/html/products/external_tv/flydvbt_duo_cardbus.htm[/URL] |
| | Hi, I have been having problems w/ my Compaq Presario 2218Rs Laptop for a while now. I've used the recovery disk a few times and it reinstalled the operating system, but it would only last a day or maybe a couple days and then it would crash again. Now I … |
 | :-| Hi all,... im facingn this terrible problem after upgrading my chipset from celronD to Pentium 4 HT 331. My PC SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY while playing games, doing work, etc. I dont know alot about this stufff, bucuz im only 12 yrs old. I went to look at my bios … Hardware microsoft-windows troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello all: Im having an odd problem I can't seem to figure out. Before we get started I'm an A+ Certified technician, so my understanding of PC's is fairly good. So, I have a Toshiba satallite 2435-s255 and it's hard drive had a complete failure. I've purchased a replacement drive … Hardware first-post hard-drive laptop os-x storage |
| | Everyone! First, forgive me...I'm new to the forum. I've been looking around and have not found my answer and wondering if you all can help. I have a Maxtor One-Touch 250GB USB/Firewire external HD. Today...it made a bunch of weird noises when coping files to it and then it came … |
| | I moved my computer to a new room, when I go to turn it on... it doesn't turn on. I moved back to my room and it will turn on, but it doesn't boot up. The Light on the front of the case stays on and when I plug my … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video |
 | It's been a while since I've fooled around with RAM, so I'm a bit out of touch. I have [B]512MB 32X8[/B] with numbers [B]35144581 W21407[/B] on the sticker below it. It looks like DDR RAM to me, but I don't know for sure. I'm going for a TV tuner/editing board … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | my PC keeps on restartng/shutting down on irregular intervals without any apparent reason, the intervals at which the computer restarts or just shuts down are very random sometimes it restarts just when windows starts to boot and sometimes it restarts after running for many hours without any problem sometimes I … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a bit of a dilemma here and was wondering if anyone knows the answer. I accidentally dropped my Manager's Laptop here at work and broke her LCD screen. I promised her a replacement, but am having a hard time finding one. I've been looking on Ebay, but cannot … |
| | Hi, Iwas having major problems with my desktop pc with admin problems and graphics card problems... so...I have opted to buy a laptop (mainly for school work)... BUT i would like to know if the specs for this laptop would run Counter Strike 1.6 smoothly or not: ( i know … |
 | I've been asked if you can run an EIDE drive with a SCSI drive on the same machine ? The SCSI was original. He's adding the EIDE and tried chg'g Bios to boot. Now having problems booting. [COLOR=blue]"" [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]I used Norton GHOST to transfer system and everything from the … Hardware storage |
| | Hi. I'm looking to get a new motherboard to replace my ASUS P4P800 SE. I've had an EVGA 7800 GT video card for a year and a half. I've now finally been able to actually take a break from my hectic life to get a new motherboard and put it … |
| | Please Help! I Know Nothing About Computers And My Computer Keeps Beeping From The Moniter Or Hard Drive Or Mother Board. That Thing You Put Disc's In. Please Help! It JUST KEEPS BEEPING!:sad: And If It Helps It A Windows XP Pentium 4 Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hello! I'm trying to fix my sister-in-laws e-machines T2080. The six wires (green/white twisted combo, red/white, black/white; three connectors) between the front panel and the motherboard are disconnected and not labeled. Can anyone tell me where each of these connectors attach to the motherboard? And what the orientation of same … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi there. I currently have 1GB of RAM (2X512) and am looking to upgrade to 2GB. My computer only has 2 banks, so unfortunately I have to replace it all. Now I have a pretty good idea of what my motherboard will take. I currently have PC3200... and I know … Hardware first-post motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | alright, first off hi, im new, whats up? if you would spend some time and read/answer if you can, a question ive been having i would appreciate it greatly. my computer has been shutting down, it happens a few seconds after i try to open a game. im not sure … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
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