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Alrighty. First up this has been going along for some time and my mum is 100% convinced that my computer is making her computer go slower, and she is automaticly right because she gets her temper going when I try to protest against it. Okay, my computer is running in …

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my motherbord supprts usb 2.0 ..in my chasis i have a front usb connector . when i used the old motherboard usb was 1.1 . now i have connected to my new motherboard so is it usb 2.0 or 1.1 bcoz i do not have the sys now thanks in …

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i bought a motherborad for my dell dimension desktop it is a biostar I865GV-M7 motherboard i installed xp but when i boot the system after detecting my ide drives it asks me to press F1 always to continue but i think it should not be like that . do u …

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which one is the best? i have seen many people talk AMD is a better catch for gaming than going for intel based CPUs. which one is better? Has anybody experienced this?

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hi everyone, i have ibm thinkpad t20 laptop with p3 650 mhz..... and i was thinking about upgrading it to p4.... so i have a few questions before i start the game: do i need to have a specific kind of processor that will work with my laptop...in other words, …

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as most of you know, i have a new computer...i managed to fix most of the older problems...but now i am in quite a predicament...i have a Cd ROM drive...but the computer doesn't know that...as a matter of fact...it's as if it never existed...my computer doesn't have any CD ROM …

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Hi my name is Chris, I want to add RAM to my Mothers computer, but i dont want to screw anything up... So what i have is a Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 PC, with a 8.06 GB Hardrive (Thoughts of upgrading) with a ASUS motherboard. 66 Mega …

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Really stupid question...where is the power button on the Toshiba Tecra 8100. I borrowed from work but can't turn it on...

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hello everyone and thank you for reading my post. Here is my question lead: I currently have a MSI K8N Neo2 platinum board with 4 slots for dual channel RAM. I Currently have two slots populated with 1GB (2 x 512MB) sticks of RAM. QUESTION: IF i bought a 512MB …

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Hi, at the moment i am running:4x512mg kingston ram (2gb), amd 3800+(939), 580W psu, asus a8n sli, 200gb hd, + xfx 7800gtx extreme edition. I am wondering if the cpu is bottlenecking the systems performance at all (when playing games etc.) and if so what new processor would be appropriate??? …

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The ultimate in performance? How far can they go? Make your own mind up! [B]Overclocking Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Review[/B] NordicHardware posted an article where OC guru Robert 'crotale' Kihlberg overclocks Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 using a series of different types of cooling. [INDENT][B]"[/B]This is our third detailed …

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Hello. I recently installed my current motherboard to a new case, but i have no sound in my speakers all of a sudden. Everything else seems to be in working order. The speaker is plugged in the back, i checked my drivers, checked the system volume contol. Im absoloutely stumped. …

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I upgrade and repair computers on a daily basis, but I am most familiar with Intels, Got a dinosaur AMD-K6 3Dprocessor today trying to upgrade, little confused. Would anyone recommend a good book or website?

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i need to install a new HDD 80 Go i have a old pc with pentium 200 mmx and chipset intel. bios award modular v4.51 PG

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Hello I felt the rush of electric current (electric shock) to my body when I touched the back of the computer case. Is it normal to have electric current flowing through computer case? Thanks

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Hi all I am nishant, an electronics engg. my PC has been in dire straits ever since i bought it an year ago. specs are: intel original 915 mobo,512mb ddr ram, 80 gb sata hdd, 3 ghz processor with hyperthreading technology.. first was the issue that this mobo needed 400watt …

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Hi, Just wondering if someone can help me with updating my ram. I have been doing alot of reading up on it and im more confused now:confused: . I attached my computer specs. I have 512 at the moment. Should i just add another 1gb? Should i go for a …

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I'm looking for a MicroATX format Socket 478 motherboard that has onboard PATA RAID. This is for a middle-end gaming/entertainment rig. I can't find it! SATA RAID is everywhere, and the closest I can come is a PCI RAID card. With limited PCI expansions, I'd rather keep it on the …

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I'm planning on buying a computer before I go off to college this summer and I'm not sure what the best way to go about that is. I'm looking for a computer with at least 512 MB RAM and a 128 MB video card, so I can play middle of …

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OK, i got this computer from a friend cuz he was going to throw it away cuz he couldnt get it to work. so i took it and brought it home. it was completely tooken apart. only thing that was in the case was the motherboard. when i pluged the …

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I have a Toshiba M35X laptop I would like to upgrade. I would like to know if I could replace the celeron M cpu,with a Pentium 4 M. Thanks in advance for any help.

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I recently bought some more ram for running Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I noticed though that my old ram is pc333 while the new is pc400.... soo all of my ram is running at the 333 speed. Anyhow... I have 2x512 pc333 and 2x512 pc400. Would it be better to just …

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Anyone have any experience with this puppy? Having problems with it recognizing SATA HD This is a high tech board. NOT CHEAP EITHER!:sad:

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I removed the cpu from my dell dimension 4600c computer to try and clean all the dust out. Now I cant get it back in. Any tips or suggestions?

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My mother has a Sony Vaio laptop PCG-F540K She left the wireless card in the cardbus slot and I guess it got shoved in too far and broke it--now it won't hold a card in. Is this easy/inexpensive to fix? Can I do it myself? Thank you, T

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Hi guys stumbled across you earlier got a p4 3.4 ghz cpu the other day was idling in the mid to late 40's with load thrashing it with everest ultimate got into early 60's revered the 4" case fan on side to blow air in and turned 2 smaller ones …

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Hello, Recently, i have been thinking about changing the look and style of my case. I've found some good looking ones but I need to know how and what are the steps of case switching. Would any of you guys please lend me a site or teach me about case …

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I currently run a fan based cooling system, and my room is unnaturally hot. I've wanted to change it to a liquid cooling system. Can the heat sink on my processor be removed? Or has the thermal gel between the two bonded them together? (I custom built my computer myself. …

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Hi... Can somebody help me with advice on installing the max RAM in my Toshiba Satellite 1135-S125 laptop? Right now the machine has 240 MB of RAM and I'd like to get it to the max. Any advice on the best approach to take? Thanks, looking forward to some sound …

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