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I have a Microstar K7 Pro / MS6195 mother board, can anyone tell me the max. amount of RAM per socket?

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Image cut off, fan speeds in this order: CPU Fan, System Fan [IMG]http://www.oddworldz.com/alittleodd/web_image/computertemp.jpg[/IMG] Umm... is this an issue? I decided to check my computer's temperature after recently having frequent crashes. A friend told me it might be a heating issue. I checked this through my BIOS as my computer was …

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Hi guys, I have a Samsung P28 Laptop with a Li-Ion battery.Is it safe to leave it plugged into the mains even when the battery is fully charged?Would it harm the system in anyway?I was told that the battery will automatically stop charging when it's full.Is this true?I appreciate the …

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Hi all, just a quickie, What is a Sleeve bearing Fan and a Ball Bearing fan? i have 1 each of these, so whats better? whats the difference? i seem to think ball bearing is better cos ive seen it more but im not at all sure anybody fill me …

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Can I use pc4200 on a motherboard that supports pc3200--in other words--when the specs say pc3200, does that mean [I]minimum [/I] pc3200?

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Ok, I was reading in PC gamer magazine's "pc bulding bible" and they say that amd 64 processor are incredibly fast, but there are no windows compatible versions coded to take advantage of amd's 64 bit technology. So everything is running at 32 bits and then I see an advertisement …

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Hello all. Great site, wish I had of discovered it earlier. I have recently reformated my pc and I ran into a problem. After reinstalling the o/s I then tried to install my chipset drivers. I ended up with a corupt display. It looked like I was looking through a …

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I currently purchased the following devices to build my new PC and am havin alot of trouble tring to connect. ASUS P5AD2-E Mother board Wester Digital WD2000 Serail ATA HD with SATA connection PLEXTOR PX-716A cd/dvd ATAPI drive IDE I will not be using any of the RAID fuctions. I …

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I just changed my mother board and keep getting this error. Any thoughts? This is a continuation from the last thread about windows 2000 installation problems last weekend.

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Hi all, a friend of mine has had a new Dell for about 4months and for the 2nd time now it simply wont start up absolutely nothing happens wen she presses the button. I hate it when it happens because i feel kinda helpless as to what-to-do ive tried unplugging …

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A few days ago i heard about Overclocking, i've understood that it makes your CPU etc. run faster. But that this might overheat the chip and reduce its lifetime. Other than this i don't anything about it, i've heard that it can be dangerous if you don't know what your …

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I have an annoying problem with application hangs. I'm running xp sp2 AMD Duron 1.33 ghz.,km-266 8735 chipset, 40 gig hard drive and 512 DDR mem. The problem is most noticable on music and video playback but all programs stop momentarily and then restart from that point with no loss …

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1. I don't have any special concern, but I was just wondering if my system/computer is overheated? 2.Is there any way of checking this out? 3.And what is the recommended temperatur for a regular system. I don't have any additional cooling/fans, only the ones that came with the system as …

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This computer I am building must be cost effective. We don't need a lot of bells and whistles. The person I am building it for needs to use it for internet research, microsoft office and other minor tasks. It is not going to be overclocked and won't be used for …

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Hi, I am looking to clean my heatsink and CPU which have that compound thing on them. Can I use the drinkable alcohol, methylated spirit, or water? Any suggestions welcome thanks.

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I've got a desktop computer that I bought in Spain that won't startup over here in the states. If it makes any difference, it's running W98 (spanish version) and it's an older pentium, don't remember and can't tell cause it won't start up. The problem's got to be in the …

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I have a Presario X1050, the laptop just froze on me all of a sudden, the screen went a little weird on me with waves going from one side to the other of the screen. I shut it down imm. but then it never started again. Now when I turn …

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Hello. I have Windows XP and all of a sudden, recently, if I turn off my computer irregularly and turn it back on, it says Windows had a bad turn-off, but when I tell it to start in ANY mode, it restarts and I have no idea what's going on. …

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Hey all, im lookin out 4 a good computer for a friend and i want to select the right company. Normally i would build a computer myself choosing the best possible components, completely customizing the system, but this time around it cant be that way, it must be bought from …

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I have a Micro ATX form mother board, however I think I need a PSU specially designed for matx. Is this true?

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Hi all, i have got this selection of components together for a new computer, using components i havent gone 4 before (im not a very experienced self builder) what do ppl think? have i made a selection that sumwhere might be incompatible? is it a good selection any suggestions would …

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Anybody who knows how to do this, i would appreciate some help? I bought a Thermaltake Heatsink P4 Spark 3+ and I got the heatsink on the chip and it fits and all.....its just that the clips on the side ,are they suppose to snap in or just stay hooked …

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Can anyone tell me if the CPU I just bought is compatible with my computer? I have a Compaq Presario S6000NX with an Intel Celeron CPU running at 2.7 GHz. I just bought an Intel Pentium4 Processor (2.8GHz)with Hyper-Threading technology. Of course, both of these CPU's have the same socket …

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I am probably getting the asus a8v deluxe. I am not really a gamer or anything like that. I am not planning on overclocking. This is an amd64 939 board. I don't want the greatest memory ever created. I just want something that will work with my board.

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I am not exactly sure what speed RAM my computer is currently using, either pc2100 or pc2700. Is it ok to mix speeds of RAM, ie add either a 2700 or 3200? I've gotten conflicting reports from sites with my computer's model. Is there any good place or program to …

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Hi, I know you always are getting temperature related questions but here is one more :) Wondering if my new processor is getting too hot. It is a 3.0 GHz Northwood with a Spire Heatsink & Fan rated up to 3.4GHz. When I'm just using IE, skype, or other small …

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Please can anyone help me, I have just built a new PC with an intel 775 530 (3.0 Ghz) and when I start it up the temp. of the CPU sky rockets. Spec’s; ASUS TA210 Case Intel 775 530 (3.0 Ghz) Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe Motherboard 1Gb DDR Dual line RAM …

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