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I recently upgraded to 32bit Windows Vista Business. My old system isn't cutting it anymore so I'm planning to upgrade. My budget is about $300. I'm not a big gamer but I do occasionally play Half Life 2 / Counter Strike and BF 2142. Would like to be able to …

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Hello, This is my first try at getting help here, so please bear with me. I have a Sony VAIO, Notebook PCG-K33P Pentium 4 3 megahertz I just upgraded my RAM memory from 512 K (2 X 256) Double DIMM sockets to 1 gig (2 X 512) DDR, 2700, 333 …

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Hi all, my computer is as follows; Acer Aspire T135 AMD Sempron 3100+ (socket unknown) Motherboard: Gigabyte K8VM800MAE Original RAM: 256MB DDR 400 PC3200 (1 DIMM) As far as I know the motherboard should be able to take up to 2GB of RAM. However I've bought 2 sticks (1GB each) …

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I need to replace a small (@ 44 millimeter or 1.75 inch) fan in my computer, but I can't find the fan on the internet. It's made by Aopen (yes, I tried their website). For some reason, it says "sleeve bearing" on the fan. (I don't know why, it's a …

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I have a m2n32 Asus board. I was putting my pc into another case and turned it on and the fan turned once and did nothing. The light on the mobo is on. I took the mobo out of the case and tried it and same thign happened. I have …

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I bought this mainboard in 2004 and now the jumpers are set to x4 position. Will my VGA card be able to run at x16 speed? Thanks all

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ok guys, i recently received a new custom dell computer for christmas. The speed of the computer is great, everything is awesome, but there is just one big problem :/ my computer constantly freezes, about once every 10-30 min. I play World of warcraft. which is a big online game, …

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Hi everyone! I wanted to install new ram on my MSI955X Platinum Mobo. The existing ram is 3GB. The mobo has 4 slots (dimm1, dimm2 and dimm4) and can be ugraded up to 8gb. I bought a 2GB DDR2 667 mhz but when I installed the ram, it doesnt detect …

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Hi guys im a newbie so please bear with me I have a 6 yr old Maxx 4d desktop bought from Special Reserve [I]spec list from them as follows but they had to change machine shortly after purchase and replacement was upgrade on previous dont know if this list is …

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Thats what I feel my puter is screaming at me when I try to update the ram on my Dimention 8200. I bought a gig of ram to give me an extra boost but before it will even get to the BIOS part (XP) A message comes up- ram not …

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I just finished building my first computer about 30 minutes ago. Everything seems to be connected okay, I bought an aftermarket Heatsink/fan and Artic Silver thermal paste. Other specs are, ASUS intel Mobo Intel E8500 corsair 620W power supply EVGA nvidia GTX 260 When I ran the initial BIOS setup, …

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Hello everybody, I have a C640 Dell Latitude laptop, and it has double 256MB RAM modules, so my laptop should normally has 512MB RAM memory. Sometimes laptop boots fine with 512MB, but usually it boots only with one module and then I got the message [B]"The amount of system memory …

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My IBM T22 laptop won`t power on. When I push the power button the light flashes on but goes out. Laptop does not power up.

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I have this gigabyte motherboard GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH I want to add a total of 2 gig of memory and I didn't uderstand what they mean by Note: Use of a Double-Sided memory module (the single chip is 512 Mbit) is required if you wish to install a 1 GB memory module …

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Hi, I just bought 2 GB of DDR-SDRAM and an e-GeForce 6200 graphics card (AGP) by NVIDIA. I bought a game (The Orange Box), installed Half-Life 2, and ran it. The graphics displayed perfectly and there was no lag there, but when the game started handling AI, gunfire, etc., it …

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Hi all! I have a HP dv6000 laptop, bought it around 18 months back. The laptop battery has fallen to 10% of origin capacity. I'm trying to buy a new battery, but the HP battery costs a bit too high... Has anybody used a battery on the HP 6000 series …

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Hi, Phenom X3 8450 and Athlon X2 6000+ cost the same ,I do not know which one to buy. AMD Phenom X3 8450 Triple Core Processor (2.1GHz, 2MB, 1800MHz FSB, Socket AM2+) AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Duel Core Processor (3.00 GHz, 2MB, Socket AM2) Help me choose please.

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Can anyone offer me some advice on what motherboard specs I should be looking for today that will enable my SPSS Stats program to run like lightning or at least faster then the snails pace it does now please? I run an old motherboard (AGP PCI IMB USB etc) but …

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Hi guys, I have Intel dual core processor, 2gb ram ,Intel 945 motherboard Dvd writer ,160 sata HD initially my pc was shutting down due to over heating causing dust in processor fan so I cleaned the fan and got solved the problem now it started continuously rebooting but after …

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I have a Sony Vaio PCG-7f1L laptop, and I cannot get it to start. I am prompted with a BIOS password and I never set a BIOS password. I was wondering if any one knows how to get passed that.

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I just bought two gigs of RAM. However, when installed, upon startup, after the windows XP loading screen, my screen just goes black. I checked online and apparently my motherboard supports a max of 2gb. I tried 1.5, using my old RAM, same result. http://www.measham.force9.co.uk/advent/pc/3316.htm my pc/motherboard. However, my video …

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I have a HP Vectra VL420MT that I was adding some ram too.Well I didnt have my glasses on and put it in backwards and turned it on.It made 3 strange noises then 3 beeps.I pulled it out and put it in correctly and it still does it.I triend some …

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suspected old battery was dead; bought new battery, still did not work from battery power. Checked voltages @ charger output, battery docking terminals and battery terminals: all showed 18.3 volts. The battery test led's show full charge. Can anyone help?

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i have a 40 GB HDD, bought a 80 GB both segate. But when i tried to install OS in 80 GB it does not get installed, when the message appears trying to find the previous version of windows, system restarts. So i used the old 40 GB os and …

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usually when i turn on the pc the idle temp of my cpu is 45-49 degrees celsius not comfortably hot for an idle state, but when I restart the pc the idle temp becomes lower 31-35 degrees, its weird. . I have a xfx 8200 mobo and amd 5000+ cpu.

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I have a 4 year old Dell XPS the monitor will shut down then the system after 10-15 minutes, then the entire system will shut down a few moments after. The power cord was replaced because I believed it was the issue since it 'fraid', however with the new power …

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I recently removed and reseated the CPU in my HP pavilion a1600n, and it will not display anything when powered on. There was one low short beep when powered on. I reset the CMOS jumper, Removed and reseated the CMOS battery, Removed and reseated the RAM, and removed and reseated …

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The wires on my case are listed as follows Mic In , Mic Bias , Ground , Spk Out R , Spk OutL , Return R , Return L While the motherboard is worded as follows Mic , Mic Power , Aud-Out R , Aud-Out L , GND , +5VA …

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I was looking to buy the combo of Intel E7300 with a Intel DG43NB MOBO. Does anyone have the MOBO or both? Do U like it? I will be upgrading from an AMD 2600XP. Big Jump. Thanks.

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My pc would not let anyone sign in,,,errors...would shut down to prevent damage..??went to safe mode, did not have right admin. password...eventhough its me...right strike 3 ur out..well now when i turn on the pc, i dont get a green lite, only a yellow....and nothing works...wont turn off either, have …

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