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 | [QUOTE=vivm;291588]hii , i have an asus a7v400 - MX board ,2600 XP athlon , 512mb ram , 64 mb nvidia video card .. the problem is that the comp is not starting .. it shows the green light (power ) on the motherboard ... but when i press the power … |
| | [QUOTE=bubblegirl;291719]I have 2 DELL PCs OPTIPLEX 270 and had problems with the motherboards. It was fine the last time i used it, but suddenly, when i checked, the motherboard alco were burnt (small burnt bubble), what could be the cause? Should i have the motherboard fix or should i buy … |
| | The first thing I would do is to open the case and see if I could determine where the burnt component is. If it's the PSU you should be able to smell it through the fan's vent on the rear. You could use a volt meter to see if there … |
| | [QUOTE=philmonthoss;290127] I also have another problem. I would like to get a new video card for my computer and I am not sure how to decide what to get. I think I need to know the power on my power supply to determine what kind I should get so can … |
| | Re: Boot issues Aside from the error in the post, your main problem is going to be getting XP to run on 64MB of RAM. It will move like a snail with the minimum recommended 256MB of RAM. If you put a hdd in this machine that was used in another you may … |
 | Re: cpu help please You can google the motherboard for information regarding what it will support, or you could let us know what the motherboard is and maybe we can help. |
| | Re: Dead Machine Did clean the CPU and reapply thermal compound when you installed the heat sink and fan? |
| | It would help if you provide us with some information about your rig. What make and model, how much RAM do you have, how large is you hdd, what kind of free space do you have on it? |
| | Because of the on/off issue I'm inclined to agree with Chaky that the motherboard is at fault. |
| | If you knew how to use a multi-meter and knew what to look for you wouldn't be posting this, and because you don't I would be doing you a disservice instructing you to open the case and start playing around with line voltages. If the unit has as many hours … |
 | Have you tried the obvious, remove what you have installed to see if the system works without the additions? If it does, add one component at a time till you find your problem. If it doesn't work, start checking for loose connections.  |
| | You can reset the BIOS by using the jumper on the motherboard, or you can unplug the AC power cord and removing the battery on the motherboard for fifteen minutes or so. This being winter remember to touch the case of you computer to discharge any static electricity before you … |
| | 2500 should be fast enough. Are you running any other case fans? Have you tried reapplying thermal compound? |
| | The borrowed hdd may have drivers from the other installation which is confusing your hdd and as a result corrupting your registry. |
| | If you have just put this machine together check to be sure that you IDE cabel is installed properly, the two connectors at one end go to the drives, the other goes to the motherboard. If this is reversed it will cause this problem. |
| | This information came from a friend from another site. It's clearer than the explanation I was going for. Hope it helps, and thank you Karlsweldt. It can be done, if the mobo has separate VRs for each socket. But the FSB cannot be changed between each CPU separately. They both … |
| | Adding another 512 of matching RAM will make a big difference in your performance, especially if you're a gamer. The xms2 is great RAM, for the price it should be. I personally don't see the point in buying a kit for dual channel RAM when you can accomplish the same … |
| | Is your CD-ROM set as the first device in the POST so that you can boot from the CD? |
| | Re: Upgrading CPU If you would let us know what make and model your computer is we will be able to find you motherboard and then be able to tell you what CPUs are supported. If you are just trying to increase the performance you could add more RAM, that's the quickest and … |
| | I'm assuming from your statement that this noise issue is new to your computer. With the noise coming from the rear it could be the fan in the PSU, if this is the case this could be trouble, if the fan in the PSU fails the PSU could over heat … |
| | Have you tried clearing the CMOS or going into the BIOS and make sure the hdd setting is set to auto detect? |
| | Re: boot up problem If you could let us know what model your Presario is we could find the beep code for it, or you could google the model with beep code and see what comes up. |
 | You might want to read this excerpt from a review. [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000301N94/104-2928874-5223903[/url] I immediately wanted to try some of the latest games on the market (e.g., Half Life 2). I bought the game, loaded it, and quickly found out the computer wouldn't play it. After many painful and unhelpful "run-arounds" with … |
| | I've been having some problems with my Outlook Express, it started with receiving mail, but now I can't send mail. Every time I try to send an email I get the following message: The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The … |
 | Try looking at mobo combos at tiger direct, they have an Asus K8V SE Deluxe socket 754 ATX motherboard with a AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processor for $299., you should be able to purchase a Kingston 512MB stick for about $50. |
| | Realizing that all people are not created equal, it's obvious that there are going to be individuals who have problems reading and asimilating technical information, but if you don't fall into this catagory, and can follow written instructions, perhaps building your own rig is a good choice. If you reaserch … |
| | The ASUS A8N-SLI is a good board, as for it not being for beginners, that would depend on your knowledge base and preperation for the build. One thing you could do is download the manual and see if the installation is something that you can follow and work from. There …  |
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| | [QUOTE=DMR]The [i]original[/i] ranking system was: Junior Poster >= 0 posts Posting Whiz >= 100 posts Senior Poster >= 250 posts Guru Poster >= 500 posts But in [url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread34769.html"]this thread[/url], Dani indicated that she upped the ante x10 when she redesigned the site, so you should become a Posting Whiz (or …  |
| | Re: Making An Rpg Hi Snakehar...welcome to Dani Web. As you have probably figured out by now, bumping isn't a cool practice, and sometimes it takes a while to get a response, especially if you put your question in the Geeks Lounge where it will be seen by a much smaller number of readers. …  |
| | I have had problems with the Dani Web page opening today, I keep getting the 404 Error File Not Found message, and have to go back to the start page and try again, so far it has worked on the second attempt. Hopefully a moderator will see this. |
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| | Until today I hadn't been aware of the term phishing, but I almost became a victim of it this morning. I received this email this morning... [B]You have added [email]mike84@juno.com[/email] as a new e-mail address for your account. If you don't agree with this e-mail and if you need assistance … |
| | Re: why are we here I'm here to watch the fur fly when someone disagrees with server_ crash. :lol: Mentioning bias, all of the news reported is biased, you just have to find the one that leans toward your own. Actually, this is a good place to ask questions and receive help, and to be … |
| | Hi Fuzzy, there are several things that could slow down you computer, the number of process running in the back ground, upgrages and download while you're doing something else... What are you doing when you notice that it is running slow? Have you defraged you hdd recently? How old is … |
| | I sure wish I could think of something nice to say to you regarding your spamming our forum, but all I keep thinking is just where on you person you should put this. Dear God, a little chlorine for the gene pool please. |
| | It's a losing battle, you would be better following the advice you were given, wipe the drive and reinstall a OS that you have a poper pruduct key for. |
| | Is these the modules that you purchased? KRX3200AK2/1G 1GB 400MHz DDR ECC Registered CL2.5 (2.5-[B]3-3-6-1[/B]) DIMM (Kit of 2) |
| | That paste that you were referring to is a thermal compound, it helps create a bond between the heatsink assembley and the CPU. If you removed this and reassembled the heatsink and CPU, I will bet you that your problem is the CPU is overheating, and your motherboard is trying … |
| | Have you scanned it with your AV, it sounds like you may have been infected. Not knowing what you have for a firewall and AV, I can only suggest that if you don't have the following, you might want to download and use these porgrams, they are freeware, and have … |
| | First of all, welcome to Dani Web. If you post your thread in an appropriate forum, you will have more readers which means better responses, as for your question...your hdd retains a small amout for a buffer zone. |
| | Re: Ram gone? You might try removing them and installing them in the first slot one at a time, if both of them work try installing them both again normally. If one of them dosen't work in the first slot, you may have damaged it. Where are you checking your RAM amount? |
| | When this happens, go to the task manager, and then processes, and see what is running. Oliver1152 mentioned unscheduled applications, but you might also be seeing normally shecduled virus scans, automated updates... You just need to check the TM and see what is running. You might also look to see … |
| | [QUOTE=alc6379]Good question. I didn't entirely consider it a "rant", nor did I consider it silly. What is the point of running beta software if you have no real reason to do so? Is that not a valid question? All the same, I guess it really doesn't matter all that much-- … |
| | Hi zylomn, welcome to dani web. Is this speaker on the motherboard? Is the puter completing the POST? Usually a tone at this time is indicative of some sort of error, overheating cpu... It would help us if you could supply us with some information about you build. |
| | Good ole Sean came home to find two of the local police seperating his wife from their neighbor Mrs, O'Mally. He asks his wife what has happened, and she replys, "it all started with the doctor telling me that he needed me to bring him a specimen, and I not …  |
| | Does the fan come on in the PSU? If the fan dosen't run, then it could be you PSU smoked. You could open the case and examine the wiring from the PSU, if you have a DVM you could check the voltage in the 20 pin connector. |
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