Forum: Cellphones, PDAs and Handheld Devices Feb 1st, 2009 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 905 I am considering jailbreaking my iPod touch. I have some questions before going any further:
1. Can I restore in case of failure or if I hate the jailbreak?
2. What are the risks associated with... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 885 For a pentium d, 55*C to 60*C is the preferred load temperature. If you go higher (60*C-75*C) the fans will spin up to higher speeds. Anything above 70*-75*C is unsafe and may cause problems and... |
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,321 how about not opening it up and saving your self an electrical shock |
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 655 Plug in an external monitor and see if it'll output anything. If the new monitor works, your laptop's screen is dead. If the external monitor doesn't work, well, ur screwed (video card or other major... |
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 450 According to the specs:
If you have the integrated video card version, you can't take advantage of the full resolution of the 22inch.
If you have the one with the discrete video card (ati),... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 885 55*C is not normal for startup temps of the video card, so that's why it's speeding up. As long as you can play games without hitting 85-95*C you'll be fine. Spray the computer with compressed air to... |
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 545 88*C is extremely hot!! You should not be going past 75*C on a desktop cpu, preferably not higher than 60*C.
Something is wrong with the liquid cooling system. The temperatures are going really... |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Jan 31st, 2009 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 531 If this windows install has been active for over a year I think it's time for a windows reinstall. You could try restoring to a previous system restore point |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Oct 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 863 Ok, so i was a dumbass and decided to do a system recovery. i backed it all up, saved important files to an external disk, and did the recovery. After the recovery, it restarted a couple of times as... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Sep 24th, 2008 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 1,060 I have a gigabyte ga-ep35-ds3l motherboard, and it comes with an express recovery feature that can backup an image of the drive and restore it in the future (just like system recovery on the oem pcs... |
Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Sep 19th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 3,048 My friend has a dell inspiron 8200 laptop that is very screwed up right now. My friend has no operating system or restore disks, but i have ubuntu 6.06 disk with me that i want to use. Are there... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Sep 7th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 805 I have the following system configuration:
Ultra aluminus midtower case
Ultra X-Pro 600watt APFC psu (80 PLUS certified)
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard with F4 BIOS
Intel Core 2 Duo... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Sep 6th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 2,134 My pc boots fine, but there is a black screen that comes after the post screen that says" verifying DMI pool data, with a lot of information above it. It lasts for 5 seconds, then it continues to... |
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Sep 6th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 625 I have an HIS Radeon HD2600PRO ICE-Q Video Card with a factory overclocked memory clock and core clock (650 core / 1050 "effective" memory clock). While digging through the ATI Catylist control... |
Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Aug 30th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 741 I recently heard that comcast is limiting bandwidth usage to 250gb/month and other isp's could go as low as 5gb/month. I was looking online for bandwidth usage monitors, to see how much internet... |
Forum: Windows Software Aug 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 459 I was looking for a free alternative to acronis true image, and i stumbled upon drive image xml. I have a few questions about it that the FAQ did not answer:
1. Can i backup a full volume and... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 29th, 2008 |
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Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 29th, 2008 |
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Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 1,650 yeah, i know that caperjack. i had the same issue with vista, and the automated activation via phone worked great!! i just wanted vista. xp is bs. |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 800 look here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178154 |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 800 i recently bought 2gb pny ddr2-800 pc2-6400 dual channel ram for only $39.99 at http://www.newegg.com
pny, kingston, corsair, crucial, hp, dell, g.skill, samsung, and other known brands are great.... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
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Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,612 long story short... your screwed |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
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Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 812 upgrade to:
8800gt
and
Core 2 duo E7300 (if 45nm is supported)
and you'll beat the $#!+ out of most games. |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 2,022 as the person above me said, those are your options, but, a bios update may be necessary. if it fails, ur pc is screwed. i don't personally recommend upgrading an oem pc, but if u can do it, congrats. |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 5,817 cpu-z is great, http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ is also great, it can monitor your temperatures. |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 1,650 fresh install=best option
move and repair=next best thing, retains most data. backup no matter what you choose to do.
i recently moved a hard drive to a pc with everything else new (case, mobo,... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 643 I agree with beastmanh. this is a common issue. as he said, unless there is lightning, leave it plugged in. |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,101 the upgrade you are talking about, even if possible, would be very costly. i think it is impossible, as it may be soldered to the motherboard. For the same amount of money, you can get a brand new... |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,842 disable from bios setting and device manager |
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 655 it is shared video ram. i recommend, if you have money to spare, to upgrade to atleast 1GB of ram ($20), and if any money is left, a discrete video card ($45) would be great. |
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 59 Views: 30,056 I recently built a new pc with the following:
Ultra aluminus midtower case
Ultra X-Pro 600watt psu APFC 80 PLUS
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard
IntelCore 2 Duo E7200 @2.53ghz
PNY 2gb... |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aug 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 407 i believe it is a psu issue, give us more info in the hardware forum. |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,094 leo laporte suggests you remove flash, shockwave, and all other plug ins and addons, then reinstall. just a quick check before doing the other stuff. this may be a pain in the ****, but better than... |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 919 I know this is a silly thing to be complaining about, but i have this little problem with vista when it comes to recycle bin. when i delete a program, i am used to hitting delete on my keyboard. but,... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 648 great that you got an upgrade. i found 2gb ddr2-800 ram for 39.99 (from PNY) at newegg.com
it is high quality ram, and vista gave it a 5.9 rating. nonetheless, xp should run smoothly on your pc... |
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 885 i put an exhaust fan a few days ago, and i am safe for now, i will buy a real 93cfm or 76cfm case fan and use the current one as an intake |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,094 windows vista repair can be done via a vista home premium disc. no you do not need to buy it and no, you will not lose all ur data if you end up doing a repair. the disk can be borrowed from anyone,... |
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aug 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 521 Hi, i know this is your first time posting here, but to get the most customized help, start a new thread with your issue so we don't confuse you with the person who originally had a problem. If vista... |