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I recently bought a pc133 (yeah i know its old) 512 ram for my computer and after i installed it the computer read it as 256 ram I have 3 ram slots 2 with 256 ram and 1 with the recently purchased 512 ram. I don't really understand what is …

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hi, i am just wondering whether a smaller amount (2Gb) of premium RAM is better than more (4Gb) of regular RAM for a gaming machine my system isn't finished yet but at the moment it is 2.67Ghz core 2 duo the motherbord can support up to 1066 DDR2 and 1066 …

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I have had my computer for about a year and its running fine, the temperature of the CPU has gone up since when i got my computer. I know this is supposed to happen, but I was just wondering if you are supposed to apply new thermal paste to your …

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Hi all. Installed a nice clean fresh copy of WindowsXP at my friends house. When i got home and plugged it in, it went on, although no image on the monitor appeared. I also seem to remember that i cud not hear a hard drive or CDROM load. After about …

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Hi, I am a college student and I've had this computer since the end of 2003. One of my ram sticks burned out so my firend replaced it for me. However, it still showed that only one ram stick is working and one day it just turned off and whenever …

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My Intel 975xbx (rev. 304) will accept three 1 GB sticks of Corasair XMS memory, but when I put a fourth stick in, I get the three beeps and it won't post. I have tried all four sticks in different combinations, so it isn't a particular module that is "bad". …

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[B]Motherboard[/B]: Intel? Imperial GL VE 20020930 [B]Processor[/B]: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.00GHz [B]Memory[/B]: 512MB [B]Video Card # 1[/B]: ATI PCI 9250 256MB [B]Hard Drive # 1[/B]: 37.5 GB [B]Hard Drive # 2[/B]: 37.5 GB [B]Power Supply[/B]: 300W [B]Case[/B]: e-machine T2042 Heres the deal...Trying to build my roommate a computer but we …

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As advised, I went to Tiger Direct and looked at mobo bundles and found what looks like a good deal. The board is an Abit KV7-V Via Socket A ATX, with a AMD Athlon XP 2900+ processor, and a Crucial 512MB PC32000 DDR module. It's priced at $199.00 with a …

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Hi everyone, im new to these forums. I want to upgrade my dell dimension 4600. It has a P4 2.66gHz, and agp video card interface. I want to upgrade the motherboard/cpu(core 2 duo)/graphics. do they make a board that will fit in my case, and connect properly to all the …

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Question...say I want 1GB of DDR 400 There are 4 slots for memory What configuration would more efficiently use all available resources... 1GB, 1GB(2x512MB), or 1GB(2x(2x256MB)) I know for sure a single gb stick is expensive, so I'm going to assume that's out of the question...but 2x512 and 4x256 are …

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Hello everyone I have a Sony Vaio FS, and just last night i was using it, plugged into the mains, when i noticed the icon in the corner had switched to battery, when it should have said "charging". I thought it was weird and so decided to pull out the …

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Hi, I've been having some WIFI drop out issues with my mobo (ASUS P5B Delux WIFI) they were so bad when ASUS realized a new bios I grabbed it. I went though their flash utility and saved the old BIOS. It said it flashed fine and to restart, so I …

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How do you remove the motherbooard? I have usncrewed everything but it seems that the legacy ports are stuck the chassis.

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I'm using a Biostar TForce 6100 939 motherboard and had the occasion to try to enter safe mode to see if I could run a specific scan and found that pressing F8 which is suppose to enable the system configuration doesn't work. Anyone have any experience with this?

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Hi! I am a student who wants to upgrade my laptop with more RAM. I have got a Fujitsu-Siemens S-4572. It has just got one slot and a maximum capacity of 256 mb, so that's what I am going for. Since I am on a budget (I am switching to …

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Last night I accidentally knocked my computer and it froze, so I turned it off at the mains and when I tried to turn it back on it gave me a sequence of beeps. 1 long beep and 2 short ones. Today I removed the suspected problem [graphics card] and …

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Hi, yesterday I accidently knocked over my CPU when it was on the ground, i accidently kicked it a little and it tilped over, but then it started making alot of beepig noises and the moniter turned black, and now I cant get it to turn back on, it keeps …

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Hello, Can someone please tell me which cpu is faster and more suited towards gaming? I currently have a sempron 2800+(socket 754) and i've been looking at both of these for a while now. I would think the Athlon would be faster because it is 2.2 ghz compared to the …

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Iam at my wits end with Gateway :sad: , I have ask on every type of support Gateway has, if the processor can be replaced on this model of laptop, and if so what do I need to buy. Maybe I should start with the problem, the laptop will not …

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I recently have tried an overclocking venture. I seem to have a problem though. I will try to be as detailed as possible. I have had this computer up and running stable for over a year now. I have five fans and like a quiet case. My chipset does not …

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Ok, this is my first post here. I am not a computer guy at all, I just use the internet and MS Word for my schoolwork. I have an emachines T4510 computer, and have had it for about 3 years. I moved into another home about 8 months ago. In …

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I want to build a good Athlon 3800+ Duo core system and was looking for find a good motherboard for it. Price isn't a huge issue, the $150-$300 range is about what I'm looking for. Any good advice? SLI mode isn't a huge issue and haven't decided if I'm gonna …

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First off, sorry if this is posted in the wrong subforum. I'm new here and I'm sort of really angry at the moment, because of this problem I'm having with my computer, so I hope you'll forgive me if I posted in a wrong place. So what's the problem? All …

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3 of my videocards have been overheating to the point where it doesn't work anymore. This has happend all in about two weeks. I had the first video card for a while and it stopped working a few weeks ago. So I bought another one thinking it was the video …

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Hey everyone, I'm new here. I havent had much experience with computers aside from surfing around, and using software. When it comes to hardware and RAM, processors, etc., I know next to nothing about these terms. If anyone is willing enough, can someone explain the basics as well as what …

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im thinking of buying a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ boxed processor 2.4GHz, 1MB(2x512) cache, dual core, Socket 939. Does boxed mean it has a fan with it?

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Anyone know what memory works best with Asus P5B-E mobod? Any specific brand? Also, will I notice a difference between the 667 or 800 speed?

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Hi all, a friend of mine has a computer tht she recently bought, pretty much everytime she uses it, after a while (no specific time period) it will either crash then reboot, or just randomly reboot. the fact that it is crashing makes me think of the Ram... the Fact …

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hey guys, heres one for ya.... im about to buy a whole set of brand new components including a HiperPower580Watt PSU thing is... something that im not sure about...:confused: take a look at this motherboard.. [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=443853[/url] as u can see in the picture.. there is a 4pin psu connector near …

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