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| | I just got an Elite A780GM-A (V1.1) AM2+ ATX motherboard (holds up to 32gb DDR2) and a quad core AMD Phenom 2.5 ghz (the new revised one) and 4Patriot DDR2 1066 mhz 1gb memory sticks. I installed everything (including all 4 memory sticks) and fired it up and had no … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi gurus, I haven't purchased a pre-built machine for about 10 years; I've always found it more enjoyable to pick-and-choose parts for the machines I spend 8+ hours of my day on. However, the last two machines have caused me some grief. First machine, a dual cpu xeon p4, had … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram ubuntu visual-studio |
 | My computer is Celeron 2 Ghz, 1 GB Ram, 120 GB HDD, two DVD writers and one CD writer with XP SP2 loaded, it frequently crashes by saying Windows exlorer has generated errors and needs to close and when i click on don't send error report a blank screen appears … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Hi all, I need some urgent help and advise. I Accidentally put my laptop ram into my washing machine and only realized it after the washing was done. Can the ram still be used? Is there anyway to save it? Its a 2 gig kingston for laptops. Thanks! Mike Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Hi guys, 2nd problem since joining this site. When I boot up my computer, after the Windows screen, my screen turns black and my mouse is frozen in the middle of the screen. I tried using using Last Known Configuration that worked by using F8 but that just left a … |
| | Hi I have a toshiba tecra laptop 8100 series- plugged in , it wouldn't start up so I bought it a new battery- still nothing. I can get a power light flashing orange if I play a little I can leave it and get power light green and battery light … Hardware flash troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi All! As if the thread title didn't give it away, i'll explain my problem! I've just got a PSP, and can't get a wireless network connection in my area to be able to use it on the net. I have been trying to connect the PSP to my laptop, … |
| | Does anyone know of a good online PC hardware analyzer? I'm looking for something like Crucial's online memory analyzer, but with more details for the entire system. I know about a few standalone packages that need to be installed locally, but this is for non-tech customers so I can just … |
| | Hello, I've seen this problem mentioned before on this and other boards but never with a solution or fix... hoping to have better luck this time. I just replaced the LCD screen on my Dell 8600 Inspirion with the same model. Now, the LCD only displays a series of solid … |
| | My Toshiba Satellite M40 (canadian version) laptop showed a message of an error and completely froze up. I thought that this is a Windows XP problem and tried to reinstall windows. When I started installing windows it froze up again on the 35-38 minute of installation process, just before windows …  |
| | Hello, long time no see. Anyways, I want to build a gaming rig and for that I have already choosen some peripherals already except for ram, processor and cooling equipments. Here is the list that I will be purchasing for intense gaming (also wouldnt mind if anything different from this … Hardware gaming hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | Two days ago my EIZO FlatScreen Monitor shuts down from one moment to the other without working on the PC. Normally the Monitor switches to a screensaver mode, but never shuts down. Anyway I would restart the process by typing the keyboard or moving the mouse. Nothing. Then I restart … Hardware flash troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hey folks I have an external hardrive which is the back-up of a dead machine. I have managed to crack the windows security by resetting the security permissions as was denied - however, when the drive is plugged in (via USB) to a Vista machine (yeuch) it is showing as … Hardware storage windows-vista |
| | I have a 320 gb sata dard drive that I've been using for about a year. There are three partitions C, D and E. C and E are about 150 gb eack and D about 20 gb. Due to (my music) collection growing now to 80 gb, looking back I … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I am a xp user.I used Easeus patition magic for deleting a partition. then a window came with 2 options : 1. delete partition ; 2. erase data and delet partition. I dont know why i chosed option 2, and then my harddisk was totally blank,cannot boot. then i did … Hardware storage |
| | Hi, I just invested in one of the shiny new Logitech Quickcam Sphere's (Orbit in USA). And as lovely as it looks and the CCD itself performs. The mechanics of the little critter are up the wall to be blunt. Now the Panning function works well, it goes left to … Hardware assembly flash pc-peripheral |
 | I personaly research where to buy when I first started looking to build my first PC. And Im telling you the best place to go to get more for your money is [URL="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2519273-10441367"]NewEgg.com[/URL]. I recommend you go and check it out for yourself. Hardware pci-card |
| | hi...please help me out........ my screen size has been reduced to half suddenly..... both the end side of monitor is black and in the middle the window appears... everything is working properly..all program...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! Hardware display |
| | This is a long one. I had Ubuntu on my computer for quite some time, before deciding to rid it from my hard disk. Withoutmuch prior knowledge of GRUB, I stupidly decided to delete my entire partition of Ubuntu. Of course I got Error 22, figures out how to fix … |
| | A friend of mine has a Compaq Presario v3000 laptop that is 2-3 years old. About a week ago she reported it wouldn't boot when the pwr button was pressed, no lights, no screen, no POST, no nothing. I got my hands on it and removed the HD to get … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi All, I have posted here before and everyone was very helpful with getting me through a wireless networking problem. Now, I am hoping someone can be as helpful with a question I have about a hard drive. I recently got a new computer. As such, I was going to … Hardware hard-drive storage wireless-networking |
| | hello my HP d530 sff (P2.66G, 512 ram) freezes occasionally with a strange blocked screen pattern - like psychedelic colored chessboard squares on a blue background. The squares shimmer a little (impying some procesing?) but the system is totally unrersponsive. The fault appears randomly, and does not appear related to … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | I recently purchased said case, and i connected the Power SW, Reset SW, HDD LED and Power LED the way my motherboard manual instructed, maybe i did it wrong, but i believe the white crosses on some pegs means Positive which is usually the colored wire, right?. My motherboard is … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Plz help me to connect front panel USB i have a mercury cabinet with celeron mother board. These are the few pictures of my system, if needed i will provide more pix [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/gzocszlyfpgcwqd8yd02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/zhsyzv8sq69rslqsucwl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/yso7o7kc378492dodnyz.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/yy7z95kzsm4hywcg4s06.jpg[/IMG] Front panel [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/cjs4j6sdzbhua67q41ud.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/rw1ge1p3wnj6k0ccqpch.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/wtd5cm0u8ivy0vhop450.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/dgezz3lykk4md9t76dv5.jpg[/IMG] I hope these are necessary pix:( Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | oioi all i hope some kind person can help me , Iwas lucky enough to be given a new power supplie , by a very kind friend . because my old one would not power my new graphics card geforce 9600 GSO fatality. my power suppie is a EA 500 … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram pci-card |
| | Sir my computer is just restarting by itself.Someone informed me to slave my harddrive so i have done that but still there is no change. The problem is that when i log in my computer it rerstart by itself. Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Good day. I have a problem i got a 400 gb HDD it was partitioned in 2 200gb each drive. i reformat the drive c: to install a fresh OS (Windows XP SP2) I partitioned the drive into 40gb c:drive & 160gb in the other drive. I used the one … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | Have a 2005 Compaq Desktop computer with P4 processor running Windows XP PRO. I am a fulltime RV'er currently spending the winter in Florida. I have encountered a problem which occurs when the computer is off for several days when we travel. When turning the computer on after it has … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi everyone, I'm not a tech but I have a problem with a Sony SR21K. The PCMCIA slot is not working and it seems the bios is set only to boot from the external cd reader throught the PCMCIA slot. The machine needs to be restored to factory settings and … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | So my microphone is acting funny and im sure its something to do with my settings. Whenever i speak with no sound in my backround, my mic is perfect, clear and correct volume sound. BUT, when i have music playing in the backround, or a game running with sound on, … |
| | Hi, I have a RCA MP3 player that had a previous problem, it would turn on and the RCA screen would pop up and then freeze right there.. I found help and reformatted the player and that helped with that issue. Now I can drag and drop my mp3 files … |
| | Hi everyone, I have an odd problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I have a custom built pc with a Asus a8n5x mobo. it's a socket 939 running a Athlon X2 4200. The computer posts ok (1 beep) and goes to the bios. Once it hits the bios … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a pc with two hdds: 1. maxtor - diamondmax 10, 160gb pata133 hdd, n256, 3.5 series ,d33019 2. samsung sata sp2504c When turning on my pc, sometimes i would get the error that there are bad sectors and the hdd (maxtor had the os - xp - installed … |
| | I have inherited an IBM ThinkPad T42 from my college graduate son who exclaimed that “my computer is all messed up”. I like to tinker so taking one apart is not an issue. Bottom line is the screen comes on, there is a pinkish hue and then goes blank shortly … Hardware display |
| | i have Intel DG45ID Mobo and it has DVI port [url]http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/8374-inteldg45idiopanel.jpg[/url] But My Samsung 933sn 18.5tft has only VGA port and I Using a VGA to DVI converter is It Necessary To Replace this monitor to DVI ported LCD ???? Hardware display |
| | Hi, My friend has a gateway computer. The problem is the following : When she opens her computer's lid, depending on the inclination, there are huge spots of colors that appear throughout the screen. Some times, she can't see a single thing on her screen; she has to change the … |
| | When I turn ony my computer, I get the some text during the POST, but it won't go any further after that. It says: Main Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ Memory Testing: 1048576K OK Memory Mode: Dual Channel DRAM Clock For DDR 400 That's as far as it goes. Also … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | I appologise if this is the wrong section to post. I have changed the DVDrom drive in my HP Compaq nx9010 laptop. I bought a drive off ebay and have since fitted it. The drive will not show up in "My Computer" but shows up in the device manager. I … Hardware ide pc-peripheral |
| | I have a HP Pavilion zd8129ea Notebook that freezes up. It freezes up at random, on any web page or website, with no apparent reason. I have taken it to the company that I got it from and changed the Harddisk and the DVD Writer and made sure that everything … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi. Can you help me? First this is the story, the owner of an internet cafe consulted me this morning to check two of his PCs (both Celeron). I press the power to turn it on. Then it turns on, then after a second or two, it automatically turned off. … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a raid 5 that I am attempting to setup. They firmware is Symbios and while in post I can view the drives and set them up to work on boot. The NVRam is active. Now when I boot the machine the raid says that it has failed. I … Hardware storage |
| | I apologize for any lengthy explantation ahead of time. But thank your for taking your time to read this. I have spent hours and hours reading and have had no luck. Everything seems to lead back to nothing. Background- 1 month ago my Windows XP 250g 7200 hard drive was … Hardware hard-drive storage ubuntu |
| | I have a ? can a mac keyboard work on a pc? it may sound stupid but i would like to know. JAM SIKO Hardware apple-hardware |
| | Didn't know where to post this. Sorry. :O So if this needs to be moved please do so... anyway... Ok so I don’t know what’s up with my speakers. I have Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS sound card and 5.1 speakers. I’m on Vista. I have Vista compatible drivers. When … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | A couple days ago, I started up my computer and it failed POST. It gave me a long beep, followed by two short beeps. The LCD on the rear of my motherboard gives me a DRAM error. I shut the power off and turned it back on and the computer … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware video |
| | When I start my Dell laptop it boots up but only as far as the Windows logo. MY IT people tell me to bin it, but I am relucatant to do this. Any suggestions on what the problem might be and of a possible resolution Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello, wanna buy a laptop but firstly I would like to gather some info about these laptops, soooooooooooo the first one is this one [url]http://www.itbankeurope.com/info.php?part_number=G70S&lng=en&w=2&s=10075988[/url] since im a casual gamer I would like to know if it will play the recent games out there. second one [url]http://www.itbankeurope.com/info.php?part_number=LX.AFM0X.022&lng=en&w=1&s=10088687[/url] I dont know … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
 | Been a while since ive posted. Ok so here is my problem.. i really hope you can all help [B][U]I have a custom-built PC[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]AM2 x2 5600+ Processor [*]Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 [*]RAM: Generic RAM 3GB (Always been fine and its been tested) [*]W.D 250GB HDD [*]Nvidia 512MB 8800GT [/LIST] … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | my monitor keeps going blank randomly usualy after about 5 or so minutes . The power is still on but the screen is black. All i need to do is to switch it off then on again can someone clever help and let me know what it is or what … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello all, I really need some help here, for about a weeks now, When I start up my pc which is about 31/2 yrs old (monitor is abot 21/2 yrs) I can hear everything load up and windows open even upto the bleep that tells me I may not have … |
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