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IS one better than the other? Most computers i'm looking at have ddr2 but the one i am thinking about purchasing has sdram. i'm not to familiar with termonology, but is one faster than the other, or is one better for certain tasks? Thanks in advance for the clarification

Which of these PCs is better (both have: ultra aluminus midtower, ultra xpro 600w, dual 120mm fans) Option 1 (AMD Based): * Asus M2A-VM Motherboard * AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ overclocked to 3ghz with 1mb cache * zerotherm butterfly cpu cooler * 4gb corsair twinx 800mhz ram * 500gb …

My system is not booting. I have replaced RAM and replaced Motherboard and Hard Disk. I have Gigabyte Motherboard with AMD Porcessor and Kingston RAM. Can anyone help PROBLEM is WHERE???????Please HELP

Hi, this is my pc configuration: intel p4 3.4ghz asus p5nsli mobo 4gb 667mhz mem 1 maxtor 60gb hdd ide 2 seagate 250gb hdd sata dvd-burner asus 512mb 128-bit graphic card my problem is that couple of days ago i tried to set up my seagate hard disks as raid …

i have a dell dimension 2300. i am using windows xp pro. my sound card and video card (on the motherboard) don't work. so i put other cards in to replace them. how do i turn off the ones that don't work so the pc doesn't recognize them when i …

Build your next screamer in an aquarium :icon_cheesygrin: [url]http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32959[/url] What would happen if you stuck your hand in the water,etc when the computer was on?? (I reckon you would get a shock) Frankly i dont know how stuff runs IN LIQUID!!

ok, this computer is an old one my dad found. it came as a motherboard of Tyan Trinity 510, AC97 Vinyl Deck Audio drive. it came with an ancient video card, nVidia Riva TNT, so old. I downloaded the updated, since new windows install, even used the nVidia auto-find drivers …

During the boot process (W2k, 500gb maxtor hd, 1gb ram, 1.8 ghz AMD), computer launched Checkdisk to repair a problem, which it had done once before a month, or so ago, successfully. Not the case this time. Checkdisk was unable to fix the problem! I tried to reboot, but Windows …

Hello everyone... this is my first post on daniweb. Hard to believe I've never signed up here before. Here's my problem: when I turn my CRT monitor on, it looks fine for a few seconds, but then the screen goes fuzzy. It starts from the bottom, and climbs up to …

Hey, Nanino here. Recently, after a power outage, my computer's keyboard stopped responding to anything. I've tried multiple keyboards, but none of them work now. Though when I connect them the num lock/caps lock/scroll lock lights all blink then turn off, which makes me think the keyboards are still recieving …

When starting my PC, NO SIGNAL is displayed on the monitor though fan and processor are running. May you solve this problem for me because I need to know what to do as I have unpluged all cables and pluged them again but still experiencing the same problem.

Hey guys am not bad with computers but so far am unable to solve this promblem. I reinstall windows xp but so far none of the audio drivers i used work. this driver causes the system to restart "WDM_R200" the board is a gateway e-4000 and the audio drivers on …

hi guys, I've just put together my new system consisting of: Phenom x4 2.6ghz, Asus m3n-ht deluxe mempipe mother board, Tagan 900w bz psu, 4gb 2x2gb ocz reaper 8500 1066mhz ram, seagate 7200 500gb sata hd and xfx geforce 9800 1gb gx2 gpu. I put all this in my old …

HEY GUYS, i'm new to the computer scene and i just recently finished building my PC. SPECS: motherboard= ASUS P5KPL-CM CPU= Intel Pentium DUAL CORE E2180 GRAPHICS CARD= NViDIA 7200GS 1GB RAM 800mhz DDR2 HYNIX Anyways my motherboard has an overclock feature were you can use 5%/10%/15%/20% etc overclock profiles. …

This is venkat, I got some problem with my pc, I am getting blue screen error, If I am trying to install OS also it is not taking,it is displaying some registry error message. What could be the problem and the solution for this problem.

My omputer screen is all blurry i can barely read what i am typing. One day this just happened when i turned my computer on. Is there anything i can do throught the computer programs while it is on to try and fix it.

Hi When i start my computer the monitor does not display and the orange light turns on and the computer sounds like it is booting up. I have the display running from my RAM and do not use a graphics card. Could my RAM be faulty and would a graphics …

Hey y'all... I was wondering if anyone could help me with my generic MP3 player. I bought it off ebay and looks just like the ipod nano. I used it about a week or so ago while trying to sleep. I shut it off and just layed it beside the …

Hello! I need some help with choosing between these products AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ My choice would be 6000+ but I wanted to ask if it really is the best. Thanks.

I have an old lan party socket A board. This board was working great and then one day just stopped working. I've tried different ram, new power supply, i've tested the cpu in other boards (worked fine), etc. etc. Basically it all comes down to the board and i've tried …

I have one very dead fan in my computer, which is why I have an external one that keeps the machine cool. I also have SpeedFan, which measures the temperatures of both the harddrive and the CPU. I'm wondering if there's a magic number that the harddrive shouldn't go over …

So, I'm posting this in a couple different areas on this site, as I'm really not entirely sure where it falls, but mobos seems right for me. I picked up an old custom piece from my buddy, just to fool around with it and make it my 'frankenstein' if you …

Well in the last week, me computer has started to play up a bit it keeps freezing. I have never had any problems like this before, right before it freezes i hear a noise, it almost sounds like something is turning off inside... Any ideas???

I am currently running Windows XP Home edition on my Dell computer. This morning, all of a sudden, my computer froze up and pulled up a screen I hadn't seen before. Something about emptying disk something or other. Then the computer rebooted past the Dell logo and I got a …

Hi everyone, I am new here and I have been trying to fix this on my own for a week now... I am not very experienced, however I've read through some previous threads and tried a few things based on previous advice to other unlucky people with the same symptoms... …

I just bought a motherboard(used) for my 5150 Inspiron. It was apparently from a 1100 series unit. It will not boot with the CPU (3.86GHz IntelP4) from the 5150 nor will allow me to use the Video card from the 5150. Is there some way to flash the BIOS so …

Recently noticed strange blinking of power LED on my desktop system, following a virus attack. I managed to clean everything up (or so I think) and upgraded my protection apps to prevent reinfection, but this blinking LED seems really curious. It first began immediately after I had changed my power …

After I installed Windows service pack 3 my computer will not boot up past the screen with the little white dot moving. After it boots up I can plug in the Western Digital External HD and my PC will recognize it. I have been in touch with Microsoft support re …

Hello, I am a new member here and probably going to be a regular by the looks of things! Currently I am trying to upgrade my mothers PC and install more RAM. I think I have figured out what RAM to use.. after taking out the RAM stick and reading …

my pc backoption and folder option are not worked plz.. hepl me

I own a HP system, I don't usually buy brand name systems but this system had all that I required. It came with a 500gig HD (Sata) and preinstalled Vista Premium and no backup disks. The harddrive has a factory recovery partition, unfortunately to recover my system using this partion …

I have a sony pcg-9g1l and the screen is shadowed, does it need a new screen?

Sorry if this is the wrong place, but this seems tp be the most general forum, seeing as I don't know what the source of the problem is... The problem is my compiuter instantly powers down for some unknown reason, this seems to only be when its under load, and …

I have a Gateway W340UI with Vista. Anyway - for some reason, I went to start it up, and got nothing. Now..I have two identical machines - The pretty little lights in the front.. on the working one -when Plugged in, I have one solid blue light, and one that …

Hi there, I have a strange problem with my machine at work. Suddenly, it has stopped detecting all the USB storage devices attached to usb ports. As I figured it out, according to my new company policy ;-), admins blocked them from registry via group policy settings and by disabling …

I have a Dell XPS desktop system that is a little over a year old (I think)... the other night I ran the windows dos based program that does many things...the thing I had it do was overwrite "free" disk space.Cipher.exe is the program that i used...i used the /w …

As the threat title goes, my PSU just died today with a glorious pop and spark of electricity. Before I go further, I'll detail the specs and some history: ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard PSU (while it was still alive): PP500 500W 1 GB RAM nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX (Later upgraded to …

Pretty soon i'm going for water cooling, i'll have a budget of $230 USD, which will have to suffice, i was wondering what would be good for the money.

I am looking for an affordable, quality laptop that will last me for 4 years. Please specify the laptop you would recommend and why. Also, I'm on a budget so a laptop under $1000 would be nice. Remember, I'm also asking what websites you would recommend to buy quality laptops …

I have just purchased a 400 GB USB hard drive. I have "ghosted" my Drive E containing Vista using "Acronis True Image", and I am tring to boot from this external drive. I have reconfigured the BIOS to boot from this first, but it does not work. I get "NTLDR …

Hi, I got some info about keyboard as follows: [B][COLOR="Red"] New storing device fits at the end of the keyboard cable connecting to the PC specialized to save all typed keys in it… Mostly could be used in net cafes, exhibitions, hotels and airports therefore be careful especially the people …

Hi, I have a desktop computer that has been working fine for about 2+ years until yesterday. We had a power failure yesterday and ever since, it is behaving like a beast. Initially it would not come on at all. There were no beeps but i did have lights and …

I have a Gateway Laptop Model# M350CRV. Running Windows XP.. 1 gig memory 30 Gig Hd. The computer has been running hot...but I started using a cooling pad that has 2 fans... usb connection. This laptop was super fast without ever missing a beat... 2 days ago...I was using it …

Hello , I did something stupid and made a partitiion active and now it wont reboot (it says bootmgr missing) - Is there a way i can revert the partition back to its original state . Thanks neil

Good morning to all: Wonder if you can help me, I read various threats, still confused and runing out of ideas, and patience, and $$$. Here is the problem: A couple weeks ago my pc shut itself off, the only way to restart it was to reset (reset power supply) …

Hi, I have a problem I need advise for. MY computer was turning itself off. This problem started out a couple of times a day and then escalated to every 10 minutes. The computer did not restart itself. I replaced the power supply and this seemed to fix the problem …

I think it really hates me.....I built this rig about 2 years ago and it's been working very well until recently. The Lian Li case I have doesn't have a restart button, so anytime it locks up, I've had to yank the power plug, wait, reattach and restart. Holding down …

My friend has a Satellite P205d-S7436. One moment it was working fine now it won't power on. I get nothing except a blue light indicating that the AC is plugged in...... Any suggestions????

well my pc is pentium 3 ...now it is slow ..i wana to upgrade it and make it p4..which things i must change for it..i hav ram of 512 ..and mother board of intel and etc

Hi All, First I'll give you the specs. Its a brand new computer I am building with all brand new parts. AV3A XFX 650i SL Ultra OCZ 1 GB Dual Channel DDR2, 2x1024mb, PC6400, 800mhz PD925, 3.0Ghz, 4MB cache, 800FBS, Dual Core Socket 775 WD 320 Serial Hard Drive Sanyo …