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hi,i have hp pavilion 522n. 256mb memory, 60 gb, 1.8GH... its a pretty old computer. i just reinstalled windows xp pro on it. after using it for a few days, i found that its slow when i start to open big programs. for example, if i open a big download …

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I would like to put more ram into my pc as well, however, i have a few questions. I have 512 MB of PC2700 DDR -133 SDRAM. It has one more slot available to insert a 512 MB for a total maximum of 1 GB of RAM. I would just …

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Hi everyone. A newby here still feeling his way around. I sense everyone here is vastly experienced, supernaturally intelligent and just bursting to impart their accumulated knowlege. Er...could anybody give me a list of hardware so I can build up a real knock out pc for home recording purposes. I …

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Help somebody please. My Emachine T2640 took a hit the other night in a storm, my son failed to disconnect the phone line when he unplugged it. The problem is that I have taken everything and tried to reboot by reseating everything one component at a time. I can not …

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Hey all thanks for taking the time to look at this. I'm just experiancing with overclocking cpu's but when do i stop? How hot is to hot? 115? 120? I havn't gone this high just so you know lol but whats the limit? I have a case with an extra …

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Hi, I read this question on [b]itmob.com[/b] Anybody here know how to fix it?? [i]I tried to swap the P-M 705 for a P-M 745 (1.8GHz 2MB L2) but it would not work at any higher than 600MHz, so I thought it was just not compatible, so I returned it. …

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When i switch my pc on it doesnt do anything. The only thing that happens is the cpu fan moves about 4milimeters but then dies? I have disconnected hard drive, cd drives etc and even taken the RAM out. Anyone know of any solutions or causes. It has been working …

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Just installed a new heatsink and fan, when i first plug the mains cable in the cpu fan spins for less than a second then powers off again but to get the fan to spin i have to take out the mains lead. any ideas why it does this?

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I've picked out the components listed below to build a portable gaming computer. My budget is around $800. It's been about ten years since I built my last computer, so I'm a bit rusty. I would greatly appreciate any opinions you have about the compatibility, cost, and performance of this …

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How do I do it? I tried to do it through the command prompt, didn't work, somebody told me I can't do it through the command prompt because XP is already running. Am I supposed to give it the command before XP starts? If so how do I do it? …

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I have created a LAN with my roomate and we use an ISDN telephone line.So if one of us connects to the internet we both can browse through the LAN.Is there any way to use both lines at the same time to increase downloading speed?Are programs like kazaa able to …

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Hi, i got this computer like 6 months ago. i got it from [url]www.ibuypower.com[/url] when i first got the computer, the fan didnt work, until yesterday my friend came over and told me that the professor will get burned down if the fan does not work. today, i called ibuypower …

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Hi, I am totally new at configuring my own desktop. I live in Vietnam and cannot ask advice in the shops because people don’t speak english (and I don’t speak vietnamese). I will use for developing purposes (Visual Studio.Net). I have set up the following. Is this compatible or I …

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hi, i recently bought an intel 3.0ht intel 865gbf mobo(supports 800 mhz fsb) kingston single stick 512 mb ddr(400 mhz) [U]my problem...(im using CPUZ software)[/U] [list]the cpu fsb is only shown as 199 mhz whle the bus speed is shown to be 799mhz...???why fsb 199mhz ONLY? [url]http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=capture061320050007553wp.jpg[/url] ram frequency is …

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my pc spec is processor: amd athlon 2400xp motherboard: ECS KT600-A memory: 256mb pc333 video: mx440se 4x my problem is, when is when i ran a program, my cpu usage is almost 100% while the free memory is still more than 75%. though i just format and re-install the windows …

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I'm considering this case for a new "portable" computer I want to build: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144109[/url] In your opinion, what's the best MicroATX motherboard out there today? I'm leaning toward AMD, but have no problems with Pentium at all. I want PCI-E and would prefer hardware that supports the new 64-bit technology. …

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HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light wont go …

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How good are they? I do know one good thing is that they come with a lifetime warranty. You can't beat that.

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to thongispector, i went on the sites you recommended and E-bay in the UK, i found some cheap motherboards but they were either socket7, mine is socketA, or they had sddram slots, the ram chips in my pc just say ddr on them, will they work in sddr slots? also …

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I was looking at processors at eBay, and found a bundle including a Asus A8V motherboard with a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939 processor, the add stated that it was a 2.2GHz, but when I went to Tiger Direct to price the two items, their specs show it as …

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Hello Every one, I've a user's computer running windows NT and Baskspace key is not doing any thing. Any advice is appreciated. Sai

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Hi guys...it's time to do a little spring cleaning to the insides of my computer, and my question is about using presurized air to blow off the boards. A friend of mine who worked building PCBs for a major corp. tells me that I run the risk of creating static …

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I would first like to point out that I'm a idiot ( :) ) when it comes to fixing anything computerised. Now, I'll get to the point. My computer is slightly old... slightly as in England is a small part of the UK. I'm getting a new one... soon. But …

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When I built my PC, and had everything hooked up, I tried to use both my optical drives and got a BSOD talking about a Machine Check Exception. Disconnecting one of the drives solved this. I looked around and discovered it is because my power supply is too small. However, …

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Hello I'm after getting a new CPU to go in my 939 MSI board, Ive been trying a Winchester 3500 and 3000 in a Socket 939 MSI neo2 939, it works fine even for some overclocking but the problems start when I put it all together in a Vapochill case, …

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Help me... I don't know which DDRam is combatible to me... Here are my specs ... --------[ CPU ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU Properties: CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1400 MHz (14 x 100) CPU Alias P68, Willamette, A80528 CPU Stepping D0 Instruction Set x86, MMX, SSE, SSE2 Original Clock 1400 MHz Engineering …

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My pc makes a lot of noise. It is bearable but when I play games or view movies its unbearable and when I switch it off it feels like you have found paradise! Why?

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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I do have 11 computers and I am having some power problems it goes on and off so I have decided to buy a 2000 Watt Ampere Accumulator.. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]What I need to know is that is there anyone who knows how much electric power does …

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I don't know what caused it but a high pitch sound is heared through my speakers when my cpu is ''loaded'' or the drives are busy.I know it's normal but the volume of it is inexplainably high and annoying!It may be a malfunction of the on-board sound chipset... Any ideas?

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