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Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP May 6th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 476
Posted By mb523
What exactly do you mean by "NaN.jpg"? I am unsure what you are asking.
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP May 6th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 1,639
Posted By mb523
When was the last time you cleaned the dust out of the cooling system? As your CPU usage increases, the temp will increase as well. When the temp increases, the fan turns on and if the heatsink if...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies May 2nd, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 1,589
Posted By mb523
It is possible that the CPU heatsink and fan is clogged up with dust and therefore not cooling it properly. A can of compressed air can easily clean your heatsink and fan. Direct the air jet into the...
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Apr 30th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 573
Posted By mb523
Try booting into safe mode by hitting the F8 key right before the XP loading screen shows up (right after the BIOS POST). This will bring up a menu, select SafeMode. If your video works fine in safe...
Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Apr 27th, 2008
Replies: 21
Views: 2,684
Posted By mb523
I agree with the G15! I got the rev. 2 which doesn't have as many G keys and is shorter, which is perfect for me. I love the orange backlight and the stationary LCD display. Keys have just enough...
Forum: USB Devices and other Peripherals Apr 27th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 927
Posted By mb523
Check for a piece of hair or similar in the lazer receptor. Sometimes something gets stuck in there and causes erratic movement.
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 21st, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 1,132
Posted By mb523
What version of windows are you using? XP and Vista both have recovery options (Vista more specifically targeted at startup issues). You should be able to boot off the OS CD's to gain access to these...
Forum: Storage Feb 17th, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 777
Posted By mb523
If you remove the PC's internal primary hard drive, you will no longer have a bootable drive. Basically, Windows will not be there to load as it is stored on the primary hard drive.

If the drive...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Feb 4th, 2008
Replies: 6
Views: 985
Posted By mb523
You MAY be able to find a normal ATX to DELL PSU adapter cable... MAY being the key word.

Is the system dusty? Is the CPU heatsink free of blockage and dust? Use some compressed air and clean out...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Feb 4th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 4,250
Posted By mb523
Excellent! Glad to hear it is up and running again! Glad to be of help.
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Feb 3rd, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 4,250
Posted By mb523
Hello, I have an Inspiron 1150 as well and have had the same issue with the power connector. I was able to use the existing jack but use a small jumper wire to re-connect the ground to the...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Feb 3rd, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 2,029
Posted By mb523
I am doing a follow-up review on the Freezer 64 PRO from Arctic cooling. This cooler is based on a 6 heatpipe design (3 used double sided), all copper base, and an array of aluminum fins.
...
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 524
Posted By mb523
What company makes it? What size power supply? If it BSOD's, what is the error code and does it specify a file or driver? If so, what file / driver?
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 20
Views: 2,244
Posted By mb523
So true! Someone after my own thoughts... only if I could get my friends to think like this.
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By mb523
Have you tried to rule out possible bad ram sticks? Depending on how much RAM you have installed, you could have one or two sticks. Try removing one (if you have two) and vice versa, each time trying...
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 7
Views: 858
Posted By mb523
Excellent post forumdude123!

I do beg to differ on one note... memory size. All 32 bit operating systems can only use about 3 to 3.5 GB of memory, so installing 4 or more will not help. 64 bit...
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 121
Views: 22,760
Posted By mb523
Not sure, should it be higher? It was only like $100 after a rebate, it isn't the best, but it isn't mainstream. Handles Company of Heroes, Half Life 2, and Unreal Tournament 2004 just fine. I am...
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Feb 1st, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 1,316
Posted By mb523
I just successfully did this on my friends Vista notebook. It works!
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Jan 31st, 2008
Replies: 121
Views: 22,760
Posted By mb523
Base score: 5.5

Processor: 5.5
RAM: 5.9
Graphics w/ Aero: 5.9
Gaming Graphics: 5.6
HDD transfer: 5.5

Specs in sig!
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Jan 31st, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 2,029
Posted By mb523
It was temporary... I now have the AC Freezer installed and it works great.
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Jan 22nd, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 1,295
Posted By mb523
According to the info you posted in the first post, you have an AGP slot. This slot will accept most newer AGP cards with 256MB of memory.

Do you plan on gaming heavily on this machine? If so,...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Jan 19th, 2008
Replies: 14
Views: 8,460
Posted By mb523
I do as most here do and just blow it out with a compressor every month. I also have a small paint brush that I use to clean off the blades of case and CPU cooling fans as dust sticks to them in more...
Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Jan 12th, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 980
Posted By mb523
Anyone? I am needing to make a move very very soon.
Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jan 8th, 2008
Replies: 50
Views: 3,918
Posted By mb523
Die hard PC gamer here...

I play:

Unreal Tournament 2004 (Invasion and deathmatch)
Half Life 2 Deathmatch
Company Of Heroes (once I install it LOL)
Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Jan 8th, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 980
Posted By mb523
I found this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116625


Anyone running this card? Ideas, thoughts?
Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards Jan 1st, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 980
Posted By mb523
Hello, I am looking for a good TV Tuner card. I am going off to college and instead of bringing a TV, I am going to get a tuner card for my PC. This will be cheaper and save space! It needs to:

1....
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Jan 1st, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 2,029
Posted By mb523
Hello, I am looking for some insight on this CPU cooler. I have read many many reviews on the web as well as a lot of customer reviews on Newegg.com for this product. Most of them say it is a...
Forum: Community Introductions Dec 16th, 2007
Replies: 2
Views: 356
Posted By mb523
Hello everyone, I am mb523 and am new to this forum, but not to the forum scene. I am part of a popular golf cart forum (custom mods and general repairs) and am an admin at a small-scale computer...
Forum: C++ Dec 13th, 2007
Replies: 6
Views: 2,331
Posted By mb523
That did it, vmanes! Thank you, I would have never caught that small error.

Only one thing... it isn't keeping it from working, but it is a little annoying. After entering the text into the...
Forum: C++ Dec 13th, 2007
Replies: 6
Views: 2,331
Posted By mb523
Thanks for the help so far guys!

I apologize, I meant write it to the array, not a file :$

niek_e, I understand what you mean. I tried to change it to array[index-1] = '\0'; and it pushed the...
Forum: C++ Dec 13th, 2007
Replies: 6
Views: 2,331
Posted By mb523
Hello,

I am writing a program to determine if an inputted phrase or word is a palindrome. I am to use a separate function to input the string and another to check and see if it is a palindrome or...
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