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hi everest says my agp is not enabled or the fastwrite. Everest says it will decrease performance but i have both the fastwrite and agp enabled in my bios. i think my comp thinks im using pci port or everest does. i just got a new agp card and want …

well i just got a new 40gb seagate hdd for extra storage since i have a 20gb as my master, i placed it as a slave. Now my issue is this. When i look in the bios, it shows up there, and in device manager is shows up, and when …

I dropped my external hard drive while it was running; properties shows half of it being used, but if you open the drive no files or directories show. Is there anyway to pull that info out. anyone I could use the help, its work related.

Hi DaniWeb user, Recently I have been having some trouble with opening any folders such as My computer, recycle bin control panel etc. This also extends to my Internet Explorer. When I attempt to open a folder my desktop clears and start bar. I fear somehow explorer.exe does not operate …

Hi, i was wondering if i bought a motherboard (socket 478) to replace my old one will my old Ram sticks still fit into the new motherboard? i currently have a socket 478 motherboard but want a new one as it is very worn out! but do not want to …

I purchased a sound card so i could use my new spekers and not just the right and left ones. I installed it, I set it to be used in the control panel, I switched it to 5.1 setup under the advanced tab, and I plugged all speakers in correctly. …

Anyone know a good place to get a graphic card? Ive searched the net and find a good place to buy a video card. It would be much appreciated for a good site.:cheesy:

i have a hard drive that was in another computer and i put it in a case to use as an external hard drive. my windows me will only recognize it in the device panel and not in my computer. i know the hard drive is good because i formatted …

Folder option missing please help me get it back, it's not in the control panel nor in the tool pull down menu..

I've been researching motherboards to purchase for my first build. I've come across many reviews, but so many of them conflict. I've got my eye on this board: [URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540[/URL] However, I've been told that board isn't good for first-timers. Can anyone recommend AMD-compatitble / socket 939 motherboards that are stable …

First off, sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this. Please move if so :) I bought a second PC a week ago which I plan on using as my main PC. Now I want to play around with different OS's on the older one. I'd like to …

ok i am missing or the file is corrupted \windows\system32\config\system now i know the easiest way to deal with this is well to wipe it and start fresh but... in my foolishness i have forgotten to back up every thing (ya ya i know stupid mistake) and being a writer …

I am currently running two systems off of my Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) Switch. From the beginning this Belkin KVM switch was leaking power to the New Computer which was built for me. Now it seems I am not able to switch over to the old system. Any suggestions …

I have a new Emprex 3.3gb mp3 player with a fully charged battery. My computer is running Windows XP home edition. I plugged the cable into the usb port and successfully transferred the content of one of my CDs. However, subsequent attempts have resulted in a 'usb device not recognised, …

Does anyone know of a adapter that can be used to hook up a large format (expensive) Epson scanner that I used to my old Mac through a serial (25 pin?) port before it went dead today. I mainly use a G4 for most of my work but had the …

Can't install xp, non stop error's of can't find files. CD works fine on another comp. What other ways of installing xp can i try. thanks

Me and my friend just built a new computer...when we go to boot it up everything runs really slow. The Post screen stays on or 3-4 minutes. Everything in the BIOS is normal...temps are normal and it recognizes all the hardware...The mobo is an Asus a7n8x Deluxe Any suggestions? :) …

A PC reboots randomly and event viewer says due to bugcheck. What is this?

Hello , i am new :P i have some problems with my mp3 ( if you could help me out i would thank you..) I got a mp3 from my cosin and i put a music in it and it worked , once i wanted to record something and i …

Hi, I'm running Windows Xp on my system. I currently have a 200 Gb hard drive installed. When I got this computer, I also added my 80 GB hard drive off my old computer. It worked fine for over a year until recently when I did a system restore. Now, …

How can i put DVD movies onto my SD card so i can play them using Windows Media Player Mobile

I recently installed a 200gb maxtor Ultra ATA/133 hard drive. I wanted extra storage space so I connected it as a slave to my existing 120 GB hard drive. After connecting all the cables I restarted the machine. I got as far as the windows loading logo, and then the …

I've replaced my cooling fan in my dell d600 and it still isn't working. Can anyone tell me what to check next or how to troubleshoot the system to find the problem? thanks,

I have inspiron 8000 & the screen went blank. It works with a crt monitor but it wont work on the laptop monitor. I just noticed a activity on the laptop monitor but its really dark. Do I need the lcd screeen or the inverter?? Anybody know where I can …

Hi there, I tried to open my CD ROM by pressing the physical button on the CD-ROM. it doesn't work. Is there any other way to open the CD-ROM:?:

I have a toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop. When i turn it on it say's please insert system disk then press any key. What do i need to do. We got this from a friend with no software or instruction booklets.

When I turn my computer on the computer beeps and the monitor turns on for a second then the monitor turns off. I checked the video card on a different computer and it works fine. The monitor also works. I also noticed that none of the keyboard lights go on. …

I am trying to install windows xp on my computer...that isn't working out...the disk won't run when i put it into the drive...that is my first problem...it wont boot when the disk is in the drive at restarting the computer Second...i try as many tricks as i know to get …

earlier I said i could not reboot at all. know I can sometimes get on after it gave a blue screen and said dumping physically memory. i try to reboot in safe mode but it gets so far and then another blue error message comes up saying something like automatic …

i had to reset my computer using the cmos battery, i believe that this changed the primary drive on the computer. Without going into settings, how do i reset these configurations..i need to be able to install Windows xp...but the computer only reads the a drive...how do i get it …

Hi Hope this is right place for this. I am not registering any -5volt or -12volt on my system. I've checked and double checked, and my util must be working as everything else is OK. Can this cause any problems, if so what, and how can I cure it.

I work for an engineering company as the ITT. We have to maintain backups incase of some sort of issue so that we can go back and recover files. A little while back, one of the employees burned DvDs consisting of files copied from CDs in order to reduce the …

Hi folks. This is an intent to find a fast solution to the problem with my son's P4 gaming PC. Symptoms: everything seem to work but the monitor is black (tried another that is good for sure -same thing) What seems to work: power supply's fans, HD, video card's fan; …

So...When I play a game like World of Warcraft or something I notice multiple things... One, the fan is unbearble loud...sometimes, and I dont know why its sometimes. there is so ryme or reason to it. The fan spins fast some days and other days it dosent. Two, The graphics …

Hi There. Does anyone know what an Exception_Access_Violation is and how to resolve it? I look forward to a response at some point in the near future. Thanks a bunch! :?:

Hi, I've done everything accept install CPU Heat Sink Fan, I read somwhere that you have to use some sort of paste, and need a tool, that has like three legs and a scew piece in the middle to seat the H/S and FAN correctly. I also read that its …

Well, just earlier today, I was talking to one of my friends about buying a new graphics cards, something from nVidia or something. They told me to open my comp case to see if my motherboard had this PCIe slot in it. I opened, I looked, I cried. Apparently my …

If anybody has the time to respond thanks and your assistance is greatly appreciated. I am running the 775 socket, 3.2 intel. I get to the installing devices portion of XP set up and the PC shuts off. I have tried all the methods of removing hardware piece by piece. …

Hello all, I'll start off by saying that this system has been working good for well over a year now, no problems till just the other day... i found that it was powered down and its usually constantly up so i tried powering it up to no avail, i'd unplug …

I'm sure there's something I'm overlooking. It's an ASUS A7V8X-X, and it has a built-in sound card. The driver's there, but I can get no sound. The speakers work; you can hear them when you plug them in the case. I've got to be overlooking something, but can't figure what. …

i recently built myself a new system running an AMD64 3400+ socket 754. when purchasing this i didnt think it came with a stock Heatsink and fan, but it did. So with this i also bought a Nexus AXP-6400, look at the link below. ([url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NEX-AXP64[/url]) i have an 80mm fan …

hi everyone just signed up.:cheesy: i have a amd athlon 64 processor 3000+ 2.00 ghz 1.00 gb of ram i want to buy a graphic card for around 150. I only have a agp slot so dont know what card to go for or whether to upgrade to pci express. …

When the computer cant load windows.How do you troubleshoot to know what is wrong on the motherboard.

I'm sorta new at this thing. so here goes I recently upgraded an old comp of mine to a 3.2 gig processor,150 gig hard drive, 512 memory stick. It has 2 cdroms on it (one burner and one reader). I installed xp on it and it ran well for about …

I put in a SATA drive in my computer to run a SATA2 HD 120 gig from Western Digital (the sata drive was recommended by a Geek Squad guy). The Sata drive works just fine but my problem is my HD isnt showing up to use in "my computer" area. …

Somebody recently told me that if i want to use speakers to play my music from the computer that I need a reciever. Here at my house I have a kenwood stereo amplifyer is this the same as a reciever?? Well I thought it was so i hooked it up …

I was asked to look at the configuration of a Linksys Modem/router, but the owner does not know the password. Can anyone help.

After searching through the forums, I can't seem to find someone with the same problem I am having. I have been using the same computer for about a year now without any problems. A week ago I broke my own rule of, "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" and …

Hi, I recently purchased a computer. I just replaced the stock heatsink with a thermaltake big typhoon from newegg, and I installed new motherboard mounting screws as well. I had to remove the motherboard in order to do this. Now, when I press the power button, the fans go on, …

Hi there, has any one come across this problem, on a Sony monitor model cpd-210esta (210es). Once you switch it on the led turnes green for about 3 seconds then turns orange and its starts to flicker, there is no static from the flyback, I´ve checked the hole board and …