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Loud noise when the system boots up. I have to hit <enter> after POST to go to Boot. Few Keys on the laptop are dead and I think this might cause the problem. when I try to type anything in the web address only letter '999....' comes up, even though …

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Can someone explain to me what Starvation free means compared to deadlocks? I need to modify this deadlock answer so that is starvation free.... A mutex semaphore is all that will be needed to solve this problem. When a driver comes to the bridge they will reserve or request the …

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i replaced my fan ibm t43 fan works if i power it but it wont power its self

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Hi I’m having trouble with two new memory modules I have bought, system is as follows. Laptop: Acer Travelmate 4150 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 Processor: Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.60 GHz Chipset: Intel® 915GM/915PM Express chipset Memory: 512 MB DDR2 400 PC2-3200 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB …

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Hello. I am creating this topic here because I have found a fresh and very relative discussion here with many useful suggestions. Here is that thread [url]http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/pc-hardware/motherboards-cpus-and-ram/threads/375746[/url] In that case, there was a problem with motherboard. I would like to discover what mine is. [B]The problem:[/B] A desktop computer shuts …

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I have created an application which creates multiple webbrowser controls at runtime...now i want to clean up memory when these webrowsers are deleted see the code below please let me know how can i do it(i have tried dispose method but no luck) Creation on dynamic web browsers on button …

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I know DEC VAX has a single instruction that is used for loading ans storing all programs that are visible registers/ to memory, but the thing i dont understand is there really a reason to have an instruction pair for it? what are some pros and cons for it?

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Hello everybody, I need your help choosing between these 2 PCs : --------HP G6-1250/1/2/3 Intel Core i5-2430M 6GB Ram 640GB HDD DVDRW 15.6" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD6470M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/Windows 7 Premium 64-bit --------HP G7-1350 Intel Core i5-2450M 6GB Ram 750GB HDD DVDRW 17.3" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD7450M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/ Windows …

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Hey, I have been doing research on Endianness. I know that little Endian means that the least significant byte of any multibyte data field is stored at the lowest memory address, which is also the address of the larger field. And Big Endian means that the most significant byte of …

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[CODE] #include<stdlib.h> #include<conio.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<iostream.h> struct pro { int no; int btime; int atime; int stime; int etime; int wtime; int ttime; int rtime; }proc[100],junk; void sort(int n) { pro temp; for(int i=0;i<n;i++) for(int j=0;j<n;j++) { if(proc[j].atime>proc[j+1].atime) { temp=proc[j]; proc[j]=proc[j+1]; proc[j+1]=temp; } } } pro min(int n,int & t) { …

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I'm using P5GC-MX 1333 Asus motherboard. The place where i purchased it, they told me highest capacity of RAM can be used is 3 GB. Now i want to upgrade the RAM and bit fear to buy a new 2 GB RAM (Current i have 2GB RAM). Is it true …

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I got my computer 4 years ago. (Core 2 duo, Asus MB, Kingston 1GB RAM). Now my computer is restarting after few minuts without giving any error message. I have already installed 2 OSes. (Windows XP, Windows Vista). When i was working in XP, it was restarted. When i was …

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I just recently bought a Compaq presario for repair off ebay. I just got it today and began looking at it for problems. I took the power button cover off and found there's no button board. I also found there was a soda spill on the keyboard. So I bought …

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I have been using a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop for almost 4 years now. I purchased it to use in college and now that I am almost done my four year degree, I am wondering if it is time to move on and buy a new one. I know the …

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I am planning on getting a mother board but I cant tell how many graphic cards it can hold the description says: Expansion Slots PCI Express 2.0 x16 7 (4 x16 or 6 x8 + 1 x16) What does that mean? Motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188070[/url] Video Card: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130655[/url] or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130751[/url] I am …

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Was there any specific reason IBM decided to start loading BIOS into memory from 640k rather than from the beginning( 0th byte) ?I tried searching on the Internet but did not get a satisfactory answer.

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i want to know what difference between SDR ram and newly comes DDR ram technologies. which is the best?

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Hi there, I have a dell xps 17 (L702X) with 4gb RAM (2 sticks of 2gb each) and I want to add an extra 8GB (another 2 sticks of 4gb each) so to get to 12GB. Now, the laptop allegedly has 4 slots and at the moment only 2 are …

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in the last post I told[QUOTE]hello my friends, 5 months ago my pc used to turn off automatically from 5-6 hours Later my pc's LCD broke and I changed my LCD. Then my pc used to shut off 1-2 hours or some random lines and colours come on the screen. …

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My Dell Latitude D630 power button stopped working after I had removed the keyboard to replace it. Turns out the one sent to me was incorrect, so I put the old keyboard back on to wait for a new one. I put the power button cover strip back on and …

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True or False, with Justification: " The compiler writer is intimately aware of the details of the processor implementation?"

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Hi guys, I have an Asus F5GL (X59GL) and my fan is pretty loud. It sounds like when it powers on its clipping something. Now I dont mind taking it out, giving it the once over and even replacing it if required. My issue is this: How the hell does …

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I removed all devices from the motherboard but the cooling fan runs for approximately 3 second then stops turning. "6 volts" is printed (on motherboard) near the fan assembly, but it measured 5 volts instead when I checked it. Is this typical for this model? I was unable to find …

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Hi all, I have an hp d330 desktop which i use for all my works and college projects. Today i have experienced problems with the cooling fan. When i switch on my pc, the fan moves for few seconds then it stops. And i get an error "512- Chasis fan …

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From what I understand, ALU is exclusively for mathematical operations. For simple tasks like reading a web page, saving a text file, copying data etc., are arithmetic operations used or can the processor do it without using that? I don't have much knowledge about computer architecture, but it seems to …

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Hello, I have Dell vostro laptop which has 2 GB RAM. It has one more slot where I can add 2 GB more so it will become 4 GB. I want to use my laptop at maximum possible speed. I am planning to take my laptop to computer shop to …

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Hi everybody, I am desesperate : I want to build a custom computer on which i wanna install any OSx version. I researched on ALL HACKINTOSH DATABASES I can buy only one of these motherboards : Intel DG41WV Intel DG41CN Intel DG41KR Intel DG43RK Intel DH61SA Intel DH61WW Intel DH61DL …

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You may consider this a stupid question but i am curious and want to know If i take off the fan of my cpu and put on it a teapot with water in, will it heat it enough to make coffee or tea ??? Thanks

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