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[font=Arial]I have a 350 watt psu, and I was wondering if it would be able to support 3 case fans on an amd 3200 which has a coolermaster dream II fan on it, two hard drives, a floppy drive, a 52X32X52X cd burner, a 56k modem and a geforce fx …

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hEY GuYs I tried overclocking my system but it hangs even for a 10 mhz increment increase. my config is below... [COLOR=Red]Intel Pentium 4 Processor (Willamette) (478 Pin) 1700 Mhz 256 KB L2 Cache 128 KB L1 Cache Mercury KOB P4M266A NDFSMx (Prescott Ready)(533 Mhz) SupportsAGP 8X (Sideband Addressing) (Fast …

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Hi All I have an AMD 64 2800+, 1gig ram, asus K8U-X mb. Nvidia 6600 GT graphix. I previously had a radeon 9600 graphics card. When running Battlefield 2 online, it would freeze on quite regualar occasions, sometimes rebooting itself after 10 seconds or so, sometimes requiring me to press …

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Hello, I need help with plugging in these cables in a ASUS P4S800D-X motherboard: power (black cable) power (purple cable) D2+ (red cable) D2- (brown cable) D3+ (green cable) D3- (blue cable) ground (orange cable) ground (yellow cable) I don't know where these cables go in this motherboard and they …

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so i just purchased all the parts needed for a new computer and when i put them all together and pressed the power switch the processor fan turned half a rotation and then it looks like the power was cut. its not the power supply because ive tried two diferent …

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:?: I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic eB with 128MB RAM but would like at least 256MB RAM. How do I get it? I also need at least a 32MB Transform & Lighting Video capable video card. How do i find out if i've got this and where can i get …

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I have Cicero computer. where can I download the driver for its multimedia controoler. thank you first

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Can anybody tell me where I can buy eather the power inlet(where the power plugs into the laptop) or where I can buy a new Arima W720-K8 motherboard? William

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This is my first post and I'm computer-knowledable but not at geek level - I'd appreciate any/all help on this... A month or so ago I noticed that my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop was really hot on the bottom where the battery is and I didn't want to pay the …

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I really need help (my gf is convinced I need psychiatric help!), but I know I am not just a bit paranoid. Here's the short story: three years ago I lived next to a Unix programer, fabio, pot-smoking, guy in his twenties. He was outgoing, friendly, but had a funny …

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[B]Need Help to fixup LCD cable of Acer Travelmate 290E[/B] Hi, I have Acer travel mate 290E series. I my Lcd screen was not working I have opned it and completed every thing bot not able to fix a calbe which is comeing from LCD Screem pannel (Black and White) …

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Hi, I just got the game Oblivion and i barely met the hardware requirements. I have a Radeon 9800pro which didnt come with my computer, i got it off a friend a few years ago for 100 dollars out of his alienware. My computer only has about 1-2 fans and …

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I have a compaq atx pc with a 24 pinout connector. I am trying to power it up external from the pc. I have tied the PS_on line to ground and have tied the 3.3V line to the 3.3 sense line. The PS does not activate, no fan or anything. …

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A friend recently put a computer together for me, as I have no idea how too. Anyways, about 10 minutes after using my computer I get these small green dots to form uniformly on my monitor, as the computer continues to run the the dots turn into lines. It just …

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A quick question... I have a laptop with power rated on the base as 19v - 3.42A but I dont have a charger/adapter for it with that specific power rating. I do have an adapter with a power rating of 19v-4.74A. Question is can I use this adapter? will it …

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i have an asus motherboard and a P4 2.26 GHz processor. now i got a 256 MB DDR RAM (400MHz) about 5 days back bringing the total of my physical memory to 512MB. By the way my earlier RAM was 266MHz. the problem is that ever since i brought this …

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I cannot find the problem and it's baffling me completely. Here's the deal: I have 4 pc's and they're all doing the same thing, so it's definately something I'M DOING wrong. Main Problem: The monitor doesn't turn on, indicating that the pc is not booting, right? The monitor works, and …

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Hi All, I,m new to all the jargon, and am desperatley confused, I would appreciate any help. My problem at the moment is that i am wanting to buy some RAM i only have 2 slots in slot 1 i have 128, i need to know if i can buy …

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After putting in new hardware my computer fan has been spinning faster. Also, if i put my hand behind my tower it is very hot. I dont know whats the matter. I've cleaned it of dust multiple times and that does nothing. Im wondering how to fix it. I only …

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I've been parting out a few retired PCs. My first PC I've commented on a number of times, is 5 years old with 370 socket Celeron and needed an upgrade. I came into a couple Slot 1 mobo PCs recently as well as upgrading my 370 chips themselves. I am …

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About 6 monthes ago I got my Thinkpad x20 off Ebay and I already had a windows 2000 disk and product code off the laptop. I couldn't find any sound drivers anywhere. I bought a cd off a seller on ebay who said he had all the drivers on one …

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I have a newly acquired X20 laptop running Win 2000 and an old Norton 2002. Before dispatch the CD-ROM was playing music OK. Now the CD-Rom appears to play but there is no sound. Control Panel --> Multimedia reveals no sound related hardware. Ditto using IBM PC doctor. Is is …

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I have searched to no avail for the MB drivers. It is the VT8237 chipset. Anyone have these drivers?

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Just got my K8N-E system all put together and running smoothly, except that I can't get Windows to see my onboard sound card. From my experience, it should be the kind of thing detected on startup. Any experience with this?

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Is there a complete and UP-TO-DATE installation CD for ASUS A7N8X-E DELUXE motherboard? This CD would have all drivers and ADDONS. This CD would get my motherboard up and running with the newest and best software!!! Can I buy this installation CD or download the software? Thank You Bob Whitman …

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I cannot find the problem and it's baffling me completely. Here's the deal: I have 4 pc's and they're all doing the same thing, so it's definately something I'M DOING wrong. Main Problem: The monitor doesn't turn on, indicating that the pc is not booting, right? The monitor works, and …

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I've got a K8N-E motherboard, and I need to take the retention module off to install my heatsink. Unfortunately, rather than being screwed on, it looks like it's held to the board with little plastic pins. Anyone know how to get these out? Thanks

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Hi, My PC has 2 USB ports and only one of these works. If I plug into the other one nothing happens. Checked my bios set up and I only have one selection available for enabling USB. It is set properly since the one USB port works just fine. Any …

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Alrighty... I hope this is the correct forum to post in *glances around furtively* Anyway, my Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop began resetting itself this last week anytime I touched it below the keyboard. IE, resting my palm on the keyboard, opening DVD drive, plugging in USB mouse, etc., all made …

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My specs: System Info Model : Dell Dimension 2400 Chassis Type : Space Saving Service Tag : 2W52W71 Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Processor Number Of Processors : 1 Type : Intel Celeron 2600 MHz Processors Bus Speed : 400 MHz Motherboard …

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Hiya all. first time poster to these boards..kinda new to the pc building sceen. Anyways ive purchased all my bits and got it all up and running but im having a few problems. The aerocool coolview case looks amazing with the jet black look and the lcd display on the …

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My computer specs are: Intel Pentium4 660 Hyper Threading 3.6 Gigabyte LGA775 G5 looking Case with (New) Enermax SLi 535w ATX 12v v.2.0 2x 512 ddr20 668MHz Dual channel(With heat sinks) XFX Geforce 7600GT 2 Dvd drives 320GB Zalman Copper Heatsink/Fan - 92 mm 2 80 mm Fans(1 front, 1 …

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I want to buy a DVD burner but its requirements are that I have at least a Pentium III 450 MHz or faster CPU, and on my PC I have a AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor AuthenticAMD ~450 Mhz Is this equivalent to a Pentium III 450 MHz processor ??

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I just installed a new Motherboard and everything appears to be running smoothly. I'm using the same hard drive from my previos computer that has Windows XP Pro installed on it. All the harware is the same from pervious computer (except the motherboard), so I know that it is all …

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How do can you open up a Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100? I've removed all the screws visible underneath (including the 3 under the battery), but cannot open it any further. I've looked under several of the keys for hidden screw but not found any. Can't find any instructions on net …

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Hi, I own a chaintech 9BIA motheboard and I'd like to find a program that monitors cpu temperature.I used Motherboard monitor 5 (last update) but it shows correctly only the case temp.I used configuration wizard too but it looks like it doesn't include my mboard.Is there any alternative and reliable …

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well, first of all i must say that i am pretty much completely computer illiterate, so you're gonna have to REALLY spell it out for me. well, quite simply the problem is this, my processor is telling me that it is running at 1.1Ghz now only last week it was …

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2 months ago i bought a new pentium D 830 (3ghz dual core processor). i have browsed many sites and in all of those the cache of it is given as 2x1 MB and even on the pack of that processor also its written as 2MB cache. But when i …

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Hi there recently built a pc,sempron 2800 on a compatible motherboard with correct ram, the problem i have is when i plug a usb device into the pc mainly a broadband modem, what happens is the mouse freezes up and the back panel of pc heats up quickly, the cpu …

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I just got this new case, and decided to swap my stuff from my old case to my new one. And i hooked everything up correctly, but it wont turn on. the LED light on the motherboard turns on, so it has to be getting power.. i am completely lost.

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Hey Folks, I've revived my old IBM TP600, Pent II for my daughter to use. I maxed it's Memory, installed XP (which of course used up most of it's small 4 gig HDD). I want to install a larger HDD but was told it might not support anything larger than …

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error message = an error accurred during installation of this device. this required section was not found in the INF.

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My computer is slow all of a sudden, not like it used to be when I first had it. I only have norton antivirus running in the system tray and itunes occasionally. I have a 2.53 celly. 1gbram. winxp w/ sp2. 40gb harddrive w/ 50% free. Nvidia geforce fx5500. I …

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inside a computer on the motherboard there is a large fan and a small fan. am i right in saying the large one is a processor fan and the small one is a chipset fan?? thanks.

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Big problem with me :sad: I am using the following components Coolmax 400W V2.01 Power Supply Intel Celeron 340 2.93Ghz 533FSB Socket 478 Asus P4V8X-MX Socket 478 Motherboard Maxtor hard drive PNY DDR pc 3200 memory 512 mb. I bought this new motherboard, powersupply and cpu when i assembled allthings …

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[b]March 22, 2006[/b] The following changes were made: - added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX - added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX (690/1760) - added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT - added NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT - added ATI Radeon X850 - added Intel Core Solo T1300 Yonah - added Intel Core Solo …

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A quick question for you guys: I just built a 64-bit workstation at work and the DDR400 memory I purchased is running at 200MHz. Specs: Tyan K8WE mobo Opteron 64 270 @ 2.0GHz dual core 4 GB Kingston HyperX KRX3200 (2 pairs of 1GB matched ECC/R sticks) dual-channel 128-bit interleaved. …

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Hi, I am new to this forum and wonderin if i could get a little help on my computer since i am a poor college student and i need to see if i can fix this problem myself....but anyways heres the low down.. I was playing counterstrike then suddenly things …

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Hey i dont know much about computer, but last july my younger brother past away, and i was left with all the things from his electronics store like cameras and such, and 8 of these computers. Here's specs 510 Watt Turbo Cool Deluxe Power Supply. Asus A8V Deluxe Socket 939 …

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