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 | [B][I]I am thinking of buying a new Laptop and want to know everyones opinion on the most efficient proccessor ??[/I][/B] [B][I]I do some DTP and photo work and I don't play games (crap co-ordination )[/I][/B] [B][I]I know that battery life is also important and certain proccessors give longer working times … |
| | Hello People, I recently built a system for myself to replace a very old Dell I was running. I went with a MSI PM8M 478-Socket MicroATX board (big mistake going 478. . .realized that two weeks later), Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, a Western Digital 80gb Caviar hard drive, 512mb Kingston …  |
| | i recently got my hands on a Pentium 4 (2.8Ghz/ 512k/533) processor that was removed from a working compaq laptop in hopes of upgrading my dell XPS/Inspiron laptop which has a Centrino 1.7Ghz processor. i easily removed the heatsink and swapped processors but to my surprise, my laptop wouldn't start … |
| | Been using my computer and camera for a couple of years with no problems until today. I connected my digital camera a per usual to the front USB Port on My emachines 620 and got a warning message re Power Surge to USB Port andvising me to disconnect and reset … |
| | I was able to buy those things for around 55bucks several months ago(good deals at the time). The not so good deals though were better than what there is now. What is going on with this case? |
| | Basically i think my freind overclocked my pc in the bios settings? now my pc switches on but no life on monitor! Which means i cant access the bios or anything else at all!!! Please i have tryed for like 4 days to get some useful coherant advise but all … |
 | Just a major/minor problem has been reccently afflicting my (bf's) computer... - computer starts up (and stays on) when plugged into the AC adaptor, and the connection is anything but loose. - the battery charging symbol shows that it's charging, and occasionally that it is directly on AC power (while …  |
| | Ok i just built my first computer, great i know...i have an MSI K8N NEO4-F board w/ AMD Atholon 64 3500 venice core.. my problem is, when i start up the computer on the monitor it will show a screen that says hit TAB to switch POST or DEL to … |
 | depends on who makes your motherboard though. Dell especially are quite secretive about motherboard components. when you open up your machine have a look and see if you can determine whos the manufacturer of your motherboard and chipset and what not. take out the CMOS battery and let it be … |
| | I fried my mobo and possibly my processor on my desktop last winter. I am finally financially ready to replace both, and I am illiterate as far as shopping for compatible replacements go. What information do I need from my existing tower to ensure that it is compatible with my … |
| | :?: i need a real expert and am willing to pay dollars euro whatever the currency i am looking for info on the ts55100 chip and am doing a project at the moment involving this chip if any one can help please contact me on <[i]email snipped[/i]> thanks david |
| | Is it odd that my motherboard doesn't POST sometimes? I have an ECS RS482-M motherboard. I can't see the screen while it POSTs since theres some annoying graphic splash screen during it. But sometimes when I either turn on the computer, or sometimes when the computer reboots, it doesnt POST, … |
| | I have a amd 754 pin cpu and im thinking of upgrading to the sli board they have for that processor but i hear it cant use the new sli drivers. Thats what it says from the shop im thinking of buying from. Does that mean i just use the … |
| | I want to replace the battery for my CMOS. How should I do this without erasing everything in my CMOS? Do I jump another battery across the terminals while I pull the old battery out and put a new one in? Does the CMOS battery only retain the CMOS memory … |
| | Hi can anyone help I've been getting this message up. Instruction 0x62308d19 ref memory 0x022d2094 could not read has come up since I installed an extra 256 of ram I took this out and the code is still coming up. The ram wasn't brand new so I'm not sure if … |
| | Well, I went to Future Shop to find the RAM I need. I gave them the receipt for the computer I bought. They gave me the RAM they said that should work with the computer I'm using. I tried it but it wouldn't fit. I returned it and they said … |
| | I have a 7800gs with 2 x 512 mb 400 ram. I like playing battlefield but dont know if making my ram 1.5 gig will help me to improve gamplay or will it just load quicker? And if theres a big improvment should i go for corsair ram as its …  |
| | :eek: Normally this would be easy, but the fans share a PSU 4 pin power connector. All the fan controllers I have seen use a 3-pin or 4-pin motherboard style output for the fan power. I need one that will out put power in the form of a PSU 4 … |
| | I have an hp pc. When it boots up the first screen that shows is the "HP Invent" screen. THis is the screen that gives the option to perform a system recovery or go into bios setup. That seems normal, however it stays on the screen for 30 sec.. After …  |
| | hey can any1 help me.....my pc keeps on restarting whenever i open a game.....its absurd...it works fine otherwise.. i play fifa06 n counter-strike....so just in the course of play...pc restarts... n then in system config....it says there is no HDD present..so it stops there itself :sad: |
| | I have an old hauppage wintv PCI card. XP cant "see" it - any help? |
| | I am looking to buy Intel® Mother Board D101GGC I want to ask that which is the memory of the built-in VGA of this board ? and will I be able to play the latest PC games with it Thanks  |
| | Does ATX mean tower, Midi ATX mean half tower and Mini ATX mean a cube? |
| | Starting off I can barely remember my specs on my desk top. I know it's a Pent 4, 1.4 ghz, 640 dimm. My brother built it 3 years ago and then gave it to me. So I replaced Win98 NT with Win98 then later purchased and installed full version XP. … |
 | Hi all, My laptop started shutting down without notice, it was overheating, so I had the sink fan replaced. That seemed to do the trick for a few weeks. Then the shutdowns again. No warning. On one minute, off the next. I noticed that the power supply didn't seem to … |
| | hi just wanted to know if anyone knows where i can get a manual for the sony vio laptops. I have to open up as processor is overheating but cannot reach processor from the bottom so I assume the keys have to be taken out to reach pcu. I am … |
| | ok i think it is the motherboard i got a guted computer off my brother and they said it messed up right around the time it started raining none stop every day here in fl neways he took it to bestbuy to geek squad and they said it was the … |
| | Hello, I don't know too much about my computer, however, I would like to increase the RAM. My problem is that I have not been able to find much information on my computer. I have a Sony Vaio PCV-RS530G. I would like to know whether it allows for a High … |
| | Hi Guys, I didnt't know where to post a thread on this topic so I just randomly selcted this area. Well, I just got new speakers and headset/mic cause I thought my mic and speakers was causing this humming sound when I used my mic. But I found out that … |
| | hey iv got a old computer that i renectly updated the processor from 350mhz to 400mhz (its not that good i know) anyway could somone direct me where to go or a file to download to flash the BIOS BIOS Date: 03/24/99 BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG BIOS ID: … |
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