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hii everyone , i got two graphic cards 1)nvidia gforce 6600 and 2)asus 7200 i hv D955XBK motherbords in which it has given two pci xpress slots...(so that i can use both the graphic cards) i wants two use both the graphic at the same time for better gaming experience.. …

I have a computer that started freezing after a few minutes from being turned on. The OS is Vista. I have tried reinstalling Vista as well as XP on both the original hard drive and a new hard drive. During installation of both OS's it froze. I would retry and …

Have an old but great abit nf7-s v2 that was running, surge protected with isobar isotell surge protector with another computer. Lights went out----everything connected to this surge protecter works except for the abit computer. It powers up, but will not post and NO video. I have replace the AGP …

Hello, Does anyone out there fully understand the Gigabit network adapters.I have been doing some reading to try and make an informed purchase but am getting a bit confused with what I think is people using incorrect terms in their descriptions.eg MBps v's Mbps etc or me just going into …

I have an Acer 3620 series laptop Model No: MS2180 Aspire 3624WXCI I power it on and goes through POST. It takes a long time for it to finish, when it finally does it makes a long, loud, and continuous beep noise and never boots from a disc (cd rom …

I am a mac user for quiet sometime now. My problem is sometime the Power Book that i am using keep displaying backslash while i typing something Eg: i am\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ it will only stop when i press a few time the backslash button on the keyboard. The above problem appear …

Hi all. SHut down my pc as usual last night and this morning it wont boot up. When i turn it on the dell logo screen comes up and the pc freezes. It doesnt respond to f2 or f8 or f12 so cant enter bios or safe mode. Have pulled …

Hi- I have a huge challenge that I can't figure out. I am trying to integrate the following hardware: New Gear: ECS GF7100PVT-M3 Motherboard Antec EA-380 Powersupply Intel E5200 Processor 2 MB generic RAM Old Gear Generic AT Case A couple of old IDE hard drives, a few generic keyboard/mouse …

First off I didn’t know if this should be in dead machines, or monitors. This problem doesn’t really fit in either, so I’ll post in both and if a mod wants to lock one because its not in the right area I understand. Ok, so this isn’t a big deal …

I am looking to put a wall mount on this monitor. I can't find any info anywhere if it will work. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001254[/url]

Hello folks, am new to architecture. Cud anyone of you tell me what is 64 in IA 64 architecture? Thanks

One of my kids caught the power cord and ( you know it) the laptop hit the floor. I caught it at the last second, so it didn't take a bad whack, but now the screen is all white. The laptop is fully functioning, and works on an external monitor. …

Hello Readers, I've got an 80GB Apple Classic Video iPod that is not being recognized on my computer. When I purchased it, it would work but then after a few weeks it wouldn't. I called the Apple Tech Support to no avail. They say its a problem with my USB …

In my computer i have 3gb of ram, it showed up a 3gb untill i did a bios update (v1.5 to v2.30) and now it shows up as 2.9gb should i be concerned about this? my motherboard: 939dual SATA2

Tech support seems stumped. Power adaptor has green light when plugged into wall, goes out soon as connected to laptop. Motherboard and power adaptor both replaced, no change with battery in or not. Any suggestions..

I have an HP Pavilion dv9000 notebook and it is about 2 years old. About a week ago, it started having problems booting up. I would close the lid and it would go into standby mode, but when i would open it up again, the screen would stay black. the …

Hi, I need info on bluetooth transceiver chips. If anyone can help me find one, that would be great. It needs to be able to receive a message from a bluetooth enabled phone.. Im not too clued up on where to go for one. I am building a project and …

Hello everyone. Let me introduce myself, I'm ezgoin and I'm new here. I recently bought a used G4 PowerMac with AGP graphics from Ebay and I plan to upgrade it. I want to start with the 450 MHz processor. In order to do so, do I need to upgrade the …

I've got a laptop which won't start. When I hit the power button the fan spins once, I can hear the hard-drive kicking in then there's two short faint 'beeps' and the hard-drive sounds like it kicks back out... This happens with the power removed or in and with the …

So I tried plugging in my AC Adaptor for my Compaq Presario C762NR Laptop, but it immediately shut off the laptop. Pushing the power button gets me no response. The AC Adaptor is working fine (Tested it on a different laptop), so it's apparently not the problem. Can someone help …

I want to get a new graphics card, but I don't know if my motherboard only takes a certain kind of card. But is there somewhere I can go to look at what motherboard I have? And where do I go to see what kind of graphics card I have?

i have a gateway 450rog and when i push the power button the power light comes on and then goes off and there is a orange light that flashes right above the power button...where do i start?

this is the problem. my pc worked then it didn't. The green power light on the front comes on and the green light on the mother bourd comes on but nothing else happens. no boot up no cpu fan no power supply fan no dvd drive lights no nothing. not …

I was trying to put a second hard drive in my computer which already has a 250 gig sata drive instaled. The one I was trying to put in was a 80 gig IDE that i recovered from a bad computer. Well it did not work out because my computer …

I have been away for a while. When I came back I had my PC with WIndows XP pro refitted with 320 Gb .My old monitor worked fine. Then for some reason, the stereo spekers inside the monitor do not produce any sounds. HAve installed the monitor driver from the …

when i push power the power light comes on and goes off there is a orange color light that flashes on and off right above the power button where should i start?

I'm deciding on what to purchase for my PC. I have 2 choices: a PC monitor or an LCD HDTV. Now, I'm leaning towards the tv because I want to opt to use it for gaming with my vg consoles (mainly my PS2). Only drawback is the price in which …

I was called in to work on a machine running Windows XPHome SP2. It is HP hardware, about 5 years old. 1.5GB RAM. Was running well until the owner uninstalled a previous HP AIO (HP PSC 5610 All-in-One) and installed an HP C4599. He ran the typical install, and did …

Hi guys, I have HP Photosmart C5180 printer. I bought it in 2007, worked well for 2 years, but now I am getting problem with yellow color printing, I changed all the cartridges, then also I am not getting the print in yello color and hence is affecting in getting …

I am looking to either buy a new computer or have one built for me. Can you tell me what computer would be best or where would be a good place to go to have one built for me? I know I want a CD-ROM,DVD-ROM,it will mainly be used for …

Hi. I need to get a new PC. Mine is 5 years old and starting to show it's age - I can't play any good games. :-) So, I need a computer to play games (Civilization IV, fantasy RPG's, etc...) and just for regular home use. Checking email, writing letters, …

Ok I have a computer which has died so to speak. Asus P5N73-AM mobo Sata HDD ATI gfx card E6600 Processor 2 Gig of RAM DVD Combo etc... And basically its not sending signal the monitor. Lets start from the beginning I have tried the monitor and cable on a …

Hi I would be grateful for some advice. I recently got a second hand Asus Higrade AS8400. It wont start up (fan starts and lights come on but nothing happens .It does start every now and then, but more often than not it just wont start up) Anyway somebody has …

I have a PC that is having some connection issues. It randomly drops pings. Not like 1 ping dropped here and there, but like every 5-15 minutes, it will drop 2-6 pings. I have hooked it up to an entirely different wall socket, with a new Ethernet cord, and it …

I am thinking of buying an Apple work station, but have a couple of compatability questions. 1) Can I video-chat to someone who has a regular PC with Microspoft XP? 2) Do I still use the unique e-mail software provided by my ISP? 3) Can I load my Creative MP3 …

While shipping my laptop, the laptop seems to have got a shock. The top 40 % of the screen is showing the correct display whereas the remaining portion shows vertical lines. What could be wrong ? any help would be appreciated. I am attaching the picture of the laptop

Hay, recently i have just bought a new headset, for gaming, ventrilo and music. its the Steelseries 3H, it's a nice compatible thing, im pleased with MIC quality, but when i am not listening to anything and it is quiet when im on a game, i hear a annoying noise, …

Pentium 4 2.5 gh ABIT VT7 radeon Video card This system had been stable for 4 years. Now nothing starts. The PSU appears to be dead. The fan on the PSU does not even come on. The only thing that comes on when I turn on the power using the …

turn the back of the device, there is an indented little reset button, click it with its stylus.

Hi i recently got a new case and it has blue lights on it . My mum wants to know if thats going to cost her money in power and electricity . i think they are led lights and they dont cost much right. Anyone know???

I have a question about Bluetooth technology from Microsoft. I have purchased the mouse/keyboard combo and to much of my excitement, I am not impressed. I understand that the technology is based on saving battery power, but I am trying to stop that. My mouse or keyboard after a couple …

I just got a new USB Bluetooth dongle and paired it with my Sony Ericsson k700i.the dongle works just fine but i have a problem.how can i install mobile softwares onto my phone from my pc using the bluetooth dongle.the software that i use (blue soleil) does not detect the …

When I turn my computer on the fan starts and instead of booting on, the computer beeps continually. Nothing on the monitor. The only way I can turn the machine off, is by unplugging it. Anyone out there to advise me what is going on, please???????????????

I've owned this PC for a year now and I'm just wondering.. how much its worth.. I prob wont sell it, well there is a small chance i might just i'm just curious: [B]Spec:[/B] Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR2 ASRock 82945G Processor …

Hey Guys, Not sure if this should go here or in the OS forum, so sorry if I picked wrong! So, I'm building a new pc (specs below if needed), & I have a question about moving my HDD over before I do the upgrade. Currently on my old machine, …

Good morning, I was happily using my PC yesterday, surfing the net, when suddenly the computer restarted. When it came on it did not boot up properly and a "NO VIDEO INPUT" message flashed around the screen. I have checked there are no loose connections. Does anyone know what the …

Hi , I'm new to this forum and need some help with a new PC that I'm building. After assembling all of the components when I turn the power on the fans and leds turn on for less than a second and then turn off. I unplugged all of the …

Hi I'm new to this forum and need some help solving an issue with a new PC that I'm building. After I assembled all of the components the computer powers up for less than a second and then turns off. I've plugged the power supply into another computer and it's …

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I purchased a hitachi 1TB HD and installed. i followed these instructions I found on Dell forums. The one thing I noticed is the HD has no jumper to set. Secondly, the computer recognized a new drive installed. I just cannot format it. I find no drive in my computer. …