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 | I have an airport and a phone. the airport is good and works well with my Dell and Mac computers. I am a major supporter of the airport. I am also running cable internet on it. The trouble is that my computer is next to a phone and every time … Hardware apple-hardware |
| | I just built my first computer, and I started it up, and it didn't recognize the hard-drive when I went to install XP. So I turned the machine off, checked the connections on the hard-drive and then turned it back on again. When I turned the computer back on, it … Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I was thinking of upgrading the RAM on my computer which I understood was currently 512MB. I downloaded a freeware programme - “Belarc Advisor” which does a complete scan of the computer and reports on everything which is installed. I did this to try and establish what scope there was … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a new D850GB mobo with a 1.7 Ghz CPU.. 423 socket. got everything installed in it updated the bios and every driver that i could find but if i do anything like open IE or jsut a folder it locks up. if i jsut leave the PC on … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | I see AGP video cards identified as X 4, X 8 etc; Let's say you buy a motherboard with an AGP Slot, which is common at the moment. So what does all this mean? Does this mean that an AGP video card rated X 2, or X 4, X 8 … Hardware display video video-card |
| | Hello. I am new to this forum so apologies in advance if I am repeating a topic. I know its very important to tell you what sort of mp3 player I have but I, like some others, I got a random one from ebay which was probably made from scratch … |
| | Alright... here's my problem. My parents have a gateway that they use. It's their only comp at the moment. Lately, it's been going through a lot of problems so I'm attempting to restore it back to factory settings. I want to clear the hard drive, reinstall windows and go through … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | OK so I am "trying" to program my mighty mouse buttons - I accidently assign the MAIN button to "open Safari" - so NOW I can't select ANYTHING because the $%^& button only opens (and opens...and opens...) Safari Finally had to plug in original idiot one-button mca mouse to get … Hardware apple-hardware |
| | Hi everybody! I have a laptop and it has a HDD Password, but i forgot the password. I was wondering what can i do to take the password off or to format it. :sad: |
| | I'm using an Elitegroup AM2 (C51GM-M) motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 processor with 1 stick of 512 Samsung DDR2 RAM. I've tried to do a barebone test and booting the computer with all parts connected. I've switched my RAM into both slots, multiple times to no avail. In both … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I was just wondering what you guys thought about the origami by microsoft. Here is a link to more about it in case you havent heard: [url]http://www.longhornblogs.com/robert/archive/2006/02/24/15899.aspx[/url]  |
| | Hey i don't know a lot about computers. I have just bought a new WD 250G SATA HDD. I currently have a IDE HDD. I want to use the SATA HDD just for storage and no OS on it. Do i need to asign a MASTER/SLAVE to the SATA HDD??? … Hardware hard-drive ide storage  |
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| | i wanted to add another hard drive to my computer (200 gb hard drive being added) so i tried to install it, after i did that i tried and start up my computer but all i would get is a black screen (the little light beside the monitor button would … Hardware flash hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a Dell Optiplex GX280 that's restarting randomly. I've checked everything I can think to check, and still can't find the cause. The user describes the restart (which, unfortunately, I have yet to be present for) as: "A quick, high whine, and then it turns off." I've tested the … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, im trying my luck here as my notebook no longer boots. Well its a bit old (5 years) and actually died about 2 years ago. I set it aside and lately was trying to revive it. here are the symtoms; - Plug it in; i get the DC light … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | Hello all... So I got a computer off my friend and well heres some specs that I know of. 3.2ghz ht 1 gig ram x700 radeon pcie video card anyway he built the machine it worked for a while then one day it shut off and he never got around … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video video-card |
| | I have a P5NSLI motherboard on my machine right now. For some reason when I am downloading off the 'net, my ethernet card will just freeze up and stop responding to the internet. As soon as I restart, it will reconnect to the net and work fine. I have a … Hardware pci-card |
| | Hi everybody, this is my first post, I've come for help out of sheer desperation. Here's what happens everytime I try to play a DVD on my machine: [B] ‘Analog copy protection violation. Windows cannot play this copy protected disk because it cannot verify that the video outputs on your … Hardware display first-post video video-card |
| | I want to make my computer think that it has a little more RAM than it actually does, can anyone help me out? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Had a problem where turning on the 8000 would show a flash of all the green lights for 2 seconds and then they shut off. Nothing from the fans, screen, HD or anything. Never even begins to post! BUT, this has happened on 3 succesive reconditioned motherboards. I've switched out … Hardware first-post flash troubleshoot-hardware video |
| | Hi all, I'm having this problem with my newly rebuilt computer. It's the CPU, I think it's getting too hot, Speedfan reports it around 40C idle and on full load I've seen it hit 76C (the room ambient temp is around 25C). I haven't overclocked it, that's beyond my knowledge. … Hardware ide motherboards-cpu-ram pci-card |
| | Hi...I changed the batteries in my wireless GE keyboard...directions on bottom says I need to re-link afterwards....re-link how? I've shut off pc, unplugged the receiver and replugged it in...also...1 more question...if my pc is unplugged for a day or so, due to moving...I have to use the hairdryer to make … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a 250 sata and just got a matching one. I have had just one for over a year now but think maybe I would like to do an raid setup. Is it possible now? If so, what is the best raid setup? Hardware storage |
| | Hello, If someone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 that won't operate from the battery. The system operates fine when connected to the AC Adapter. When I unplug the adaptor with the system still on, I recieve a NMI: channel / IOCHK … Hardware operating-system troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hey I just found a old compaq 98 windows in my garage it runs fine and everything i just was wondering if anyone could tell me how to reformat the hard drive? Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, I recently got a new computer built for me, but when I am playing games, specifically World of Warcraft it keeps restarting itself. When I first had the computer less than a week ago I played Quake 3 on it and it seemed fine, then I put in a … Hardware hard-drive pci-card troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi guys. I am a huge gamer but also love macs. Hard to be both and I would love to have a computer that could run high quality games but also be as shiny organized looking as a mac. Anyway, with the new intel core duo processors in the MacBooks … Hardware apple-hardware gaming |
| | First my spec:- AMD64 San Diego 3700+ 2x1gb corsair xms 3200 c2pt HIS Excalibur x850xt turbo Asus A8N-E nforce4 ultra mobo. I built this PC just under a year ago. I noticed that in games such as WoW, during play the game would freeze then after a few seconds the … Hardware first-post motherboards-cpu-ram video video-card |
| | I have a Gateway M460 Laptop w/ 40GB - bought a Seagate 5400, ata-6, 8mb cache - simply because it was on sale (kind of like shoes). Anyway, I've had it for 6 mos or so and haven't installed it bcs I have 3 boys. Got rid of one (college) … Hardware flash hard-drive laptop storage |
 | My mouse whell stop working in the sense that if you roll it up and down it wont do anything but if you click it in so the circle with the arrows appears it works like that. Also sometimes the mouse wheel will randomly work for a while and then … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | [quote=dlenegan;237706]anyway guys you are the experts i m not really that good. listening to you guys ive learnt a lot[/quote] Thank you for your hints. I have now bought a New Graphics card, but have the same problem. I will be running the diagnostic tonight to see what it comes … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I bought myself a Radeon card today, and everything installed and runs perfectly, except for one thing. The desktop is limited to a specific section to where i can drag and drop files! I can move the mouse all over the desktop, i can drag programs into the "dead" area. … Hardware display first-post video video-card |
| | We bought a Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 a few months ago. It is working fine for my son but not for me. When he logs onto his account, the light on the receiver is on and he has no problems. But as soon as I log on, the light … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | im about to invest in an amd fx 62 with 4 gigs of ram around 600 gigs of hard drive space a dvd burner and an nvidia geforce 7950 1 gig vid card only problem is i need a huge power supply and i have no clue how big or … Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | Basically, i have created a list of components which i believe to be compatable, and should build a nice system. Please would you take a look, and feedback with any comments/recommendations you would like to make, even if it is jus to confirm the parts will fit together and run … Hardware asp motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I reinstalled Windows XP Pro SP2 today, and after rebooting and getting everything set up, I tried to use my BitTorrent client, "BitComet". The program wouldn't download anything, because there [i]wasn't enough space on the hard drive[/i]. I have 48 gig free! lol What's going on? My newsgroup software (NewsLeecher) … Hardware hard-drive storage |
 | Hello everyone. Yesterday while uploading a file at File Factory,( I had Teamspeak running to), my computer's screen froze. No key commands would work, I had to shut it down manually. After shutdown, my computer failed to reboot. I used the floppy to boot it up successfully. About 1 hour … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | hello everyone, this is my first post, and having searched the forums have not found the answer, hence a new thread... I am looking to update my VGA from a ATi Radeon X9250 (AGP) to a X1800XT (PCI-E) problem is, this means a new motherboard, which i dont mind, but … Hardware first-post motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have seen a large amount of post with some similar situations as mine but still no luck. i turn on my laptop and it does a POST then i get window with safe mode options and start from last known spot. But this is not the F8 screen i … Hardware first-post laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have just spent the past hour placing half the keys back on my laptop. I have three keys left and have no idea where they go. I have a Aspire 1710 and the keys left are as follow: Prt Sc Sys Rq, Pause Break, and the Scroll Lock If … Hardware email laptop troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | I have a client with a Dell GX-270 (P4, 256 meg, running XPP) that wouldn't start unless it was unplugged from the wall and then plugged back in. If she doesn't follow that proceedure she gets the Dell flash screen at startup for about 3 seconds and then the screen … Hardware flash troubleshoot-hardware |
| | hey, I have a compaq and I must have deleted something becuase now all that shows up when I start up my computer is my wallpaper with no icons but i can press ctrl alt delete and run a new task from there. So I was looking around and found … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi there i have a computer that im trying to format and re-install Windows XP professional but when i boot up the disk and press enter to install WinXp it says hard disk not found press F3 to quit. Can anyone help me? Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | i just got my computer back from a computer repair store and they didnt install windows, i took it home and tried to install it and it says "Hard disk drive not found" so i call them back and they say i need to use the Asus A8V DDeluxe cd … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | help! I realy need some advice on wat to do. I have an Asus Travelmate514xv. when i plug it in, the cd drive light blinks, the power light blinks, and the cd drive makes a cliking sound. this happens whether the bnattery is in or out, or the cd drive … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I know that this is kinda old but I am unable to install this video card on my computer. When I put the card in and start windows it does not recognize the driver that came with the machine or the one that is on the vidia websight. When I … Hardware display video video-card |
| | Hi, I recently came back home from a trip of 2 days, when I came back home to switch on my PC, I heard a "pop" noise from the processor, and when I hit the main button on the processor to switch it on, nothin happens. I was told there … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | When i switch my computer on it plays a long beep over and over again untill i get pissed off and switch the computer off, I have tryed removing the RAM puting it back, puting RAM in from another computer, removing hardware ect but it has had no effect and … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | [quote=fry;231535]it looks like that you have a SATA drive, and window doesn't recognize some of sata controllers, you need to install sata drivers befor installing windows. while the drivers initialization, you are offered to press F6 and install SCSI of SATA drivers. you just press F6 insert floppy disk(it must … Hardware hard-drive laptop storage |
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