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Hello all, I currently have an HP Pavilion a5050a desktop and I'm looking to upgrade my processor to give the computer a bit more punch. However, I'm a bit confused about a few things. My computer currently has the following: Intel E6300 1.86 GHz Dual Core 2 Asus P5LP-LE motherboard …

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Hi Folks, This is my very first post on this forum so - hello everyone! I'm trying to get to grips with RAM testing. I have 2 x 512MB sticks in my PC, one of which is brand new and the other is a year old. I'm using Crucial CT6464Z335 …

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G'day, I have a microstar ms6339 motherboard that I'm told will only take PC600 or PC800 ram. Is this true or can other types be used? Please help.

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Hey there everyone, Im rebuilding my computer thats about 4 years old. So almost everything is getting replaced. I dont have tones of money to do it with or anything tho. I mostly spend my time playing games like Bioshock, Crysis, things along those lines. I'm looking for a Mobo …

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my pc was recently taken for servicing after it hasnt been used for a long time and when they brought it back everything was good execpt now theres no sound :s the drivers there but when i try opening any media files its showing an error saying that i either …

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I recently got a new Q6600 and a XFX 680i LT SLI motherboard and installed it along with 4 gigs of DDR2 corsair ram. When it loads up windows XP it crashes while loading the operating system. i tried installing 2000 pro back onto the computer and it was stable …

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Hi, I have a problem with my PC. System AMD 64 3700 2 RAM 80 GB Hard Drive AGP slot on Motherboard I recently bough a graphics card from Ebay (X800 PRo) When I inserted it I got lots of lines and the card didn't work. For some reason my …

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I'm having this problem with my PC. When I turn it on the cpu fans turn on but nothing on shows up on screen and there is no beep. On third or fourth attempt the PC beeps, boots up and it works perfectly fine. It seems like it needs to …

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[B][I][COLOR="Red"]i have a spare Motherboard its not working i got new ram coz maybe its that but how would i tell it its fried ??? thank yous[/COLOR][/I][/B];) :) _________________

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hi, i just got a new game 'The witcher' and i did not realise i needed a 1gb RAM, so the gameplay is jerky and unplayable. I dont know much about comupter hardware so i was wondering if anyone could tell me the best (and cheapest) RAM i could get …

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My ACER Trevelmate C300 BIOS was upgraded in the past with no problems, but using the most recent BIOS Flash upgrade to version 1.13 (Can-V113.exe). The version I upgraded from was 1.08. After completing what I thought was a good flash, the maching restarted on its own and it never …

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I have an HP Pavilion xg836 - translated that means a Celeron 733 mhz processor, two memory slots w/512mb total usable, and a FSB speed of 66mhz. For the last five years I have been running it with two 64mb DIMMS without problems except for not a lot of real …

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All 4 of the USB ports on my Toshiba Satellite A105 lap top have gone dead. When I plug in a flash drive nothing happens. Wired mouse operation is very erratic to the point the mouse is useless. My MP3 player plugs into a USB to connect to the computer …

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I had a PC die on me recently, so I decided to harvest its parts in preparation to build its successor. I currently have a hard drive with an OS, a video card, a networking card, and a monitor. I really don't want to buy a "ready-to-use" pc and replace …

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Are there any cases with dust filters that work well, im tired of the nasty crud that builds up in my case. my cooling needs are very modest, i just want a case that years from now will have almost no dust inside (or no dust at all!).

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DRIVER NEEDED: Seagate ST980811AS (Windows XP Professional) [IDE] hi. i need some advice here. currently using notebook and cant format it because cant detect Hardisk. thanks

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I have a presario laptop that's several years old. It started to just suddenly turn off when plugged in even if the batter was fully charged. Now it will not turn on at all and makes a clicking sound when it is plugged into the wall. The batter is fully …

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I have recently built up my first PC however when I switch on the power there is no signal going through to the monitor and there is no beep everthing else switches on ie the fans, hdd etc could this be as the motherboard has an 8pin power socket for …

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Hi, thank you in advance for your help I have just bought a new 512 MB RAM stick for. The manufacturer is Kingston, model is KTM0055/512. This is PC133 SDRAM. My motherboard is a Asus CUV4X. It has 3 RAM slots. Each RAM slot can contain 512 MB max RAM. …

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K, I want to get more RAM for my comp, i need DDR2 5300 sodimm, i think i'll go with a gig. The problem came when I was looking on the internet for a place to buy it. I found this, for $90 GB Micro 1GB DDR2 SODIMM PC5300 667MHz …

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Heya I hear tell that you can "trip" an atx powersupply by shorting certain pins on the main connector. Can anyone help with this?? Regards Sam

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how often should you clean a water/liquid cooling parts? tubes, reservoir, generator & all that good stuff... how often should i replace fluid? what's the best fluid to use? [url=http://royalruler.com/pc/bpc01]PC Specs[/url] << view in IE or other browser of your choice please (having problems in Firefox)

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I need help finding the cmos/bios battery. Any help here would be great, because sony wants to charge me an outrageous amount for it. Thanks.

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Hey Everyone, I'm trying to get a detailed look into how I would remove the casing from my laptop. Also, I would like to know if anyone knows where the cmos/bios battery is on one of these.

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I just bought new computer parts to build myself a new pc. I bought a new ASUS p5k premium wifi/ap, new 2gb Corsair Dominator 1066 mhz ram, New quad core q6700 cpu, new 950watt rosewell psu, and a used GFX Geforce 8800 ultra. I just assembled the parts and when …

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I own a clevo 2700t laptop - it has been very very hot lately and it literally burns on my lap as im using it. I ran speedfan and it calculated to temperatures from 60 to 70 degrees? what should i do?

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[B][I][COLOR="Red"]Hi everyone. I'm probably going to buy the QX9650 when it comes out in a few days, if it turns out to be around $1000 and no more. I can't decide what MB to put it in though... I am running some Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066Mhz. So I was thinking …

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Would someone please tell me what is the deal with certain DDR memory and some machines? I caught a glimpse of an IBM webpage which states: "Symptom After installing a new memory option or FRU, the system hangs in POST with no video, memory error beeps, memory error message, or …

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if a mobo uses nvidia chipsets should i also use an nvidia VC? i have no doubt an ati VC will work but will nvidia work better on said mobo? mobo in question, Mach Speed Venom MSA2-6100V thanks hsik

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has any one used these parts and what do you think of them? Mach Speed Venom MSA2-6100V Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Processor 2.80GHz OEM XFX GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card thx

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