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hey, i looked at both and one thing i liked was that the ASUS had wireless lan already on it, and other than that both motherboards are pretty much the same to me what do you think its going with Corsair Value Select Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR …

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I have a Compaq Presario 5185 that has Win2000. Every time I shut down it prompts safe to turn off. When I press the power button it seems to shut off. When pressed again to turn on it has the same prompt on the screen again. I have to actually …

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Hi, I'm upgrading my notebook memory, adding another 512MB. My laptop is a TOSHIBA 2410 (Pentium IV). Which memory should I use? Is it DDR RAM or SDRAM? Will a no-brand/generic memory work with my laptop? Otherwise I'd have to buy like Kingston memory which is more expensive. Thanks in …

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When I start up my computer it says my memory frequency is set to 166 mhz, and unless i am wrong then its talking about my ram speed. The main issue is that I have 2 ram sticks and both are 333mhz. How would i set it up so its …

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Greetings, I just joined, after doing a search on XFX support and finding this site. Sorry, I have no clever alias or cute icons. Spent 20 minutes typing a post, tried to review, was told 'Sorry, you're not signed in' Signed in, post gone. Not gonna waste that much time, …

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I'm going to be buyina a new computer sometime soon, and what processor do you think is better Intel or AMD, and I'm not sure how to look at AMD processors, but it looks like they dont go up to 2.5 GHz's CPU Model CPU Clock Front-Side Bus Socket Slot …

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I have and HP pavilion (Windows XP series 1) with 128 MB of RAM. According to my printer's software, I need at least 180 MB. Might seem like a stupid question but I just want to make sure: Do I really have to buy some drive to make more room …

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i will be getting a new PC soon and have been having some 'debates' with people as to whether to get dual Intel P4s or dual AMD opterons.. currently using P3, no doubt either will be better but the question is: which would you go for? i'll be using the …

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Has anyone ever encounterd this before? One of my computers will not power up. The CPU fan will "wiggle" when the power comes on but nothing else. It seemed like it was definitely a power supply problem. NOPE! I tried a new power supply and it had the same results. …

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Hey, a couple days ago i was working on my step mothers computer installing more RAM (256MB) I turned the computer back on and seconds later i smelt burning metal. I quickly unplugged the computer and opened it up and removed the RAM I had just installed into the PC. …

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I am replacing a Gigabyte mb with one by MSI. Seems like the last time I did this I had to boot in safe mode and edit the registry to remove some lines related to hardware drivers. Such a long time ago, I can't remember what I removed. Seems like …

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I can't get this motherboard to setup my cpu properly. It's an Asus P4SP-MX & a 2.8Ghz 533Mhz. When I go to boot up it goes into ā€œbios safe mode

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Hello All, Recently I got my PC back from the shop. A vicious virus attack locked everything down, even offline, and I discovered that all my programs were wiped out. I have restored everything lost, and the machine seems to work OK. However, what I am discovering is that I …

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Greetings. Err, refering to the above subject, I get the following message whenever I startup my computer:- [QUOTE]CPU is unworkable. Check CPU Soft Menu. Press F1 to continue.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure what went wrong. When I press F1, it can still load Windows and I can still work with my …

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I have been considering for sometime between two possible boards for my new system. The [B]Asus P4C800-E Deluxe[/B] and the [B]GA-8KNXP(rev 2.0)[/B] and after reading the threads on both boards at various forum sites, I am still at a loss for deciding, and hoping someone could answer some of the …

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Hiā€¦.I need some help. I purchased (motherboard, cpu & cpu adapter card) from a local merchant. He told me just hook up my hard drives, ect & I would have no problem with a smooth boot up. He was wrong! The first error message I get is (cache memory failure, …

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As of recently I got athlon +2800 xp and a asus 17n8x-x motherboard. From knowlage from sources it is said that it's actualy speed is 2.2GHZ. When my computer starts up it says its 1.25Ghz along with some other useful tools that tell your computers speed. Maybe i misunderstood what …

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about 2 weeks ago my computer started to run rather slow on some games(even the simplest of them) and its been running slower then normal. When i check my cpu performance it is normally running around 50% performance when i dont even have anything runnin! I tried seeing what programs …

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hi everybody, I have an old computer stored up in my attic. Its from 1994, a P1 200 Mhz. For shame, her battery had run out. So I had a new computer. And it was forgotten, until now. Now my question is: are all CMOS battery's the same?

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Hi, i'm workin on a pc that was in some sort of flooding, i'm not sure how much water was involved or what got wet. but since the flooding there has been alot of problems with the pc. i am wondering if there is any sort of sofware out there …

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[b][font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff]Hi All,[/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff][/color][/size][/font][/b] [font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff][b]I am in Toronto & need a new PIII motherboard with an AGP slot.[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff][b]Does anyone have one laying around they never used b4? LOL[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arrus BT][size=4][color=#0000ff][b]I'd love to upgrade to a PIV, but it's really too expensive for me right …

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Hi there,... I think I've been very very silly...... First my specs: Athlon xp 3000+ 2 x 256Mb DDR SDRAM MSI 6712 KT4AV Series Mobo 120Gb HDD 64 Mb Nvidia 4200 Ti with 8x Graphics card 350W PSU DVD +/- Burner Running Windows XP Pro with SP1 I have recently …

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i bought a [color=#800080]GIGABYTE i865PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "GA-8IPE1000 PRO-G" [/color]and i was woundering if it would work with my IntelĀ® PentiumĀ® 4 3.0 GHz / 512K Cache / 800Mhz FSB / Socket 478 / HyperThreading / Processor. i would apprecaite it thank you for …

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Hey guys!!! I just got a new mobo and ram. A DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B and corsair XMS dual channel 2x518 mb. Now at first i installed my ram on my old mobo an A-Bit NF7. Something happened, i heard a crack noise as soon as i turned it …

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Hey guys, The company has recently found one of their old notebooks that seems to have been lost for quite some time in one of our vehicles. This is all good and dandy, except nobody can remember the bios password for it. The model is an ACER Travelmate 514t and …

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Could any of you guys please proof read the table attached for me and help fill in any missing information? I swear I will put this table up on my website, I could barely find any of this info. Thanks heaps guys! Slade

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I have the same problem. My new MB is ASUS P4P800 Deluxe - much better quality than my present MB. I have identical 2 HD's - recently cloned from one to the other - and OEM ver. of Win XP Pro without a CD. Can the move be made to …

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how do you have bios look for a driver because i just reformatted my computer and i cant get my cd/dvd rom drive to work

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I changed the battery with a brand new one. It has a PIII 733mhz processor. 512 of ram. The battery is a CR2032. Could it be because I have a 133mhz front side bus processor running on pc100 ram? I doubt it because my friend has a PIII 933 running …

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