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Hi everyone. Does anyone know if I can install 2 2gig memory sticks to achive my 4 gig (3.5)max memory or if the max is 1 gig per slot? Thanks A bunch! Specifications Part Number: 1009149Gateway GT5252 Media Center Computer Following are the specifications for the Gateway® GT5252 Media Center …

I am using a cpu of seagate the problrm is that it gives abnormal sounds. the sound increase when application are opening. Why this happens and what may be its remedy?

[B]I am running Visa Home Premium and all of a sudden I cannot set a default printer. I am not sure of when this happened but I think perhaps after I installed Service Pack One. I cannot print from programs like Windows Photo Gallery that don't pop up the print …

Hi New to this but here goes.I have read all the help there is but this has me stumped.I have an Asus A8N Sli Deluxe mobo AMD64 3200 with two 6800 Ultras and 1gb Corsair memory and 2x Maxtor 80Gb in raid0 run on a Antec truepower 2 550w Psu.Have …

I know that computers need to have ventilation but I need to build a computer for someone that is not in the cleanest environment. Is there such a case that can help with that situation. Thanks.

Hi everybody i was hoping someone might be able to help me. I have a toshiba laptop, have had for about a year and a half. Recently I noticed that the screen would glitch randomly and sometimes the screen would turn completely black and i would have to hold the …

Hello, today I had my old toshiba a65 laptop sitting on my bed, turned on with the screen saver on, when i went outside to set up for my party. When I came back inside I had just gotten my 1 GB ram chip in the mail and i was …

I recently bought and installed a gigabyte hybrid usb tv tuner (u8000).unfortunately no analog channels were found. My OS is Win XP SP2 which is supposed to be supported.Same on another SP2 pc. But when I installed it on a Vista Home edition laptop it worked fine. Well the XP …

I have a laptop (Sony Vaio) running Vista, which has recently received a sharp tap (with fingertips) to the surface, just in front of the touchpad. It immediately froze and now, on start up, it displays ‘Windows Error Recovery Screen’, which then loads ‘Start-up Repair’, which runs for quite some …

I'm a no0b in the forums here and not the most knowledgeable about laptop hardware. I've read on numerous sites that pretty much everyone has the same problems with the PCG-K23 that I've had since August 2004. The fan sounds like a small aircraft. The underside of my machine gets …

does any one know of a good linux compatible mother board?

Hello to all the good folk at Dani Web !!! I have a Dell Dimention 3000, Windows XP Pro., 2.8GHz process. It was given to me and I had to replace the hard drive in it. It also had only 256 MB of RAM, PC3200, NON-ECC , and so I …

How do I change Mac address of my laptop ? replacing the ethernet socket will do ?

is it a good motherboard? i was thinking of getting it but im not sure it seems good but i dont know.

OK, OK, not just here, but right now at this moment I only have one open Explorer window open(DaniWeb). When I switch pages to launch a different thread here, the CPU will spike most times and then will settle back. There are NO other programs open right now. So what …

Hi I am having a problem which I now starting to become more and more frequent , while doing some CPU intensive tasks like playing games, running vm machines my computer shuts down abruptly , there is no apparent reason for that however when I check my power supply after …

I would just like to get some knowledge from people who know more about this subject before I spend 450 bucks. At first I just needed and graphics card but then realized I need a lot better power supply. Now is there requirements that I should be aware of. I …

Hi Guys, I hope someone can help me. I have a Pavillion laptop and there is a problem with the AC power supply, I have purchased a couple of new adapters as my original one blew, i bought replacements, offical HP ones recommended by HP for the problem, and two …

Hello. Thanks in advance for reading the thread and trying to help. A year ago I bought this pc: Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz Memory: 1024MB RAM Hard Drive: 320 GB Total Video Card: MSI NX7600 GS (NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS) Monitor: LG Flatron L1919 S …

My Toshiba Sattelite A55 S26 has been working like a champ for over 3 years, For some reason it has failed to boot today. The F12 key does nothing, before I buy a new hard drive and start from scratch anyone have any ideas?

hi, to be fair, i am also posting this problem on other sites. if i find a solution, i promise to share it at all sites. i have purchased a magicjack, which is a device about twice the size of a flashdrive. it allows the owner to make phone calls …

I am constructing an Intel sysetm: Intel D945PSN/Pentium D, D945 3.4 Mhz processor, Windows XP Professional (will not load). All components check out as compatible. System boots to bios, no problem. All components register, but after the boot to bios, CD spins with XP installation disk, but all I get …

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dell Optiplex 150, computer only recognises Primary channel for hd and doesnt pick up the cd rom, tried several cd roms and still the same, it only comes up as unknown device, got bios A05, any help much appreciated before it goes in bin lol tia Wayne

Allo-ha, friendlies! This was a custom-built job completed at the end of last year. It had been working absolutely fine, booted up with no probs at all at least three times already today. No internal changes. The only change made was to plug a dvi-vga cable into the extra monitor-out …

hey everyone, i've had my toshiba satellite a215 for about a year now, and its been through a move as well as ONE drop which happened not to recently. when i turn it on it goes through the start up menu and just as its about to go to the …

Hello All, I thought I would try to post here as I am stumped with this problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite M45-S359 Laptop. It is in good condition and worked perfectly for about a year with no problems until last week. Best laptop I have ever owned. Last week …

I have a tv that i lost the remote for and standard controllers dont work to switch the tv/video (thats what i need). So i decided to find a program that would let my laptop be the remote control for my tv through its ir port. However, i havent found …

I have a gigabyte 915 motherboard, an intel p4 2.66ghz processor and a ddr1 512mb memory single stick on my system.. the system was working fine until a few days from today... the system does not boot when the memory is inserted in the slot ( I tried both slots …

I have a 2yr. old dell desktop and I cant figure out what is wrong with it. I can't get it to start back up, when i plug the power cord in the power light just blinks very fast then slows down after some time. Please help!!!

Can i buy an attachment to hook my older video camera up to the computer directly. It currently has the plug in audio and video cables for tv etc. Is there some sort of adapter and is it worth doing so i can put my videos direct onto DVD.

I removed the CMOS battery trying to clear charge but now I get this message when I try to boot: CMOS Settings Wrong CMOS Checksum Bad CMOS Display Type Wrong Unlock Keyboard Press F1 to run Setup Press F2 to load default values and continue ================= This system was my …

Hey guys I'm having a problem with my new XFX 8600GT 256MB PCI-E Card Basically i'm getting no signal from the 2 monitors that i've tried, i know they work because i'm using on now, but not with my other computer Current Setup Asus A8N SLi Deluxe board with ATX …

Hi, I have a Dell D600 laptop (windows xp sp2) - its been working fine for 4-5 years suddenly last week the screen froze and when I switched it off and back on the caps lock and scroll lock lights will blink for a while and then the whole laptop …

I would like to upgrade the RAM in my Dell Dimension 3000 from 1GB (2x516mb) to 2GB (2x1GB). Dell quoted me AUD$220 each! The only info they would tell me was "DIMM,1G,400M,125X64,8K,184" So I got on the internet and found that Dell in Canada sell compatible Kingston KTD 8300/1G for …

Hi, I'm new in this forum. My old laptop (4 years) has developed some estrange symptoms. It turns on normally, but once it is on if I adjust the angle of the screen or move the laptop a little hard (the screen shakes) it goes black and appears to crush. …

hi, I am using Intel 945 motherboard . I am facing a problem of boot disk failure. when i keep dvdrom connected without hard disk,it is working fine. Similarly without dvdrom if i connect hard disk ,it is also working fine.. but I have not been able to connect both …

hi, ive an intel 865gbf mobo. it supports 5.1 ch audio(or so is claimed i guess). i was planning to attach am TEAC amp to the pc. do i need a sound card if im attaching an amp? wouldnt my amp be doing the same thing a sound card does!?? …

Guys 'n' Gals, A month or so ago I tried to plug my [URL="http://www.popvoucher.co.uk/cheap-sandisk-cruzer-micro-8gb-u3-readyboost-_lid-mmpcmmam.html"]USB PEN[/URL] into my Notebook (XP SP2) to download some photos. The PEN said it was being charged but the Notebook seems to have no inkling that it's connected. I can't force it to pick it up …

I have a sony dvd drive and for 2 or 3 month it could read cd but it stopped.

Hi,guys i have acer 1640 laptop.the problem is when i trying to instalint the xp on my laptop then laptop is hang after 2 minuts. i have changed the ram but still same problem. today i noticed the cooling fan of my laptop is not working. i checked the fan …

I just bought a new Dell Dimension E521 and want to replace its case fan with a quiet fan. It is a 120mm fan that blows from the front of the case, over the CPU heat sink, and ehausts to the rear. The fan uses a 5-pin connector to plug …

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Hi All, I have a Toshiba A60. When I press the power button, instead of turning a constant blue and booting up, it flashes blue once and does nothing else. Even with everyting unattached. Have tried another working harddrive. It does the same with ac adapter plugged in or running …

I have a Gateway Tablet CX2618. A few weeks ago I noticed my adapter cord had gotten frayed. I went to WorstBuy and reported it under the warranty. They sent me a new, but different adapter. I didnt like it from the beginning, because sometimes I had to wiggle the …

Hi guys. This may sound pretty dumb, but here goes. I have a Seagate 40Gb external laptop HDD. The other day I changed the name of the drive from "Removable Disc" to "SHAUN40GIG" and everytime I plug it into a computer, it lights up and the disc spins but the …

Not dead - but not looking that well... :) This is a strange problem. PC won't POST after being properly shutdown and turned off for about 6 hours. BUT will Restart fine everytime, and will start fine even after being turned Off for about 1 hour (haven't tried times between …

i have an old tower i built in 04, enermax case,asus p4p800se mobo, intel 4 / 3.2g was using bfg card went to a pny 7600gs worked fine for a while started up one day no display just goes light in color but not dark like it used to and …

I really want to be able to play my movies on my DVD player and I have found no answers how to do it. I would like to be able to convert and then burn to a dvd that will play the movie on a standard dvd player- oh yeah …

This is probably going to be long but I'l try to explain as best I can. I broke my laptop about 2 months ago, and according to my friend who fixed it, my harddrive had "clusters'. my hard drive is a SATA 80gb with 2 partitions: 1 for OS and …

Hi, I have been using a PC analyiser card and have 2 pc's that have issues 1 Bios issue.. I have tried the battery out and restarting and reset cmos but no good. Is it now a dead mobo? 2.. i have pc that will not turn on 2 different …