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I am torn between 2 options [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2272896&sku=A458-1116%20Q[/url] That kit has a 32bit 3.06GHz processor which is better than my 2.50 GHz Or this kit: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=2273650&sku=M450-2400%20A[/url] which has a 64bit 2.00GHz processor Right now I am running XP, but I will probably end up getting Vista, so in the long run …

My home PC is running on Windows XP. Whenever I try to launch internet explorer and anthing to do with windows explorer I get 100% CPU usage and can't do anything but end the programs and reboot. I recently downloaded the latest norton anti virus and internet security software although …

Hi there! My brother recently bought a new graphics card and he gave me his old one for the computer im building. Now the problem is that niether of us know what model it is and it wont fit into my current pc (too old) so im stuck with a …

when i turn it on. it works fine and then it goes to the screen where it loads my Windows XP Home edition, and then screen turns black. Then its SUPPOSED to take me to my login screen but instead the screen stays black. When the screen turns black the …

Long story made short! Just received a second hand PC, was working fine until I loaded some new programs and setup broadband. Thereafter when it starts it goes into Windows error checking mode, saying that a file is missing, and continues to reboot itself without entering windows. Then after entering …

I have an ASUS PR-DLS533 MB, capable of up to 12 GB. I had 2 x 512KB sticks originally. RAM reads 1 GB. PC2100, ECC Registered DDR. I bought 3 more 1 GB sticks (Brand A) and a single 1 GB stick (Brand B) I installed, in pairs, two of …

Hi, I have had a pc running for over a year now. It was all working fine until one day it wouldn't boot. It does all the memory checks etc but when it reaches the windows log on screen if i leave it it will reboot and if i try …

So yeah... im getting confused now, which one should I get? A 64-bit with much lower speeds or a 32 bit which clocks in at 3.2? It used to be simple... lol, all we had to do is look at the ghz

[COLOR=#000000]Hi,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]My PC's problem is:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]My PC was working well, some reason I remove its Hard Disk, and set an another PC's HD, try to start PC, its not start, Press F1 set the BIOS, again startup from HD, can not start.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Replace and set up first HD, I mean …

Hi ! Laptop Toshiba M35-S3592, 256ram, Nvidia Fx 5200go, laptop is more than 2 years old. That is what I am getting ! It is screen shot [URL="http://home.comcast.net/%7Emdorfman4/screen-pic.JPG"]http://home.comcast.net/~mdorfman4/screen-pic.JPG[/URL] Problem started after I have intalled alternative Nvidia Drivers, since toshiba's original drives didn't allow me to play my games. The day …

The other day it was storming out with lots of lightning, so I decided to turn off my computer. First let me say that the side panel on the tower was removed because earlier in the day I was dust cleaning and just hadn't put it back on. So I …

Just finished building my first computer employing an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mobo and two sata hdd's [not to be used in RAID, just one working and the other for storage] Hdd's are OEM's so no info came with them, but I have two floppy's that came with the mobo. …

In about one month i am purchasing a new video card, which will require me to purchase a new power supply, because my current one is only a 250w. I have been searching many websites in order to try to find out with PSU i will need and what features …

hi, hopefully i can get help with this :confused: ok, well, when i play games like battlefield 1942, need for speed underground 2, and gta vice city, after a few minutes the game will freeze for about 10 seconds, then it will continue working, but the graphics are.... pixelated i …

Anyone have any experience with "machine exception errors, I've googled it and get a few corses of action but i'm looking to narrow it down. I've got a foxconn mobo 6150, aspire x-pac case, 2gb OCZ ram, AMD athlon 1.8ghz cpu. I can test or replace the ram replace the …

So I just bought the S510 Remote set from logitech and installed anything. To my disgust I notice that when i typed the keyboard had a ridiculous lag. When I would key in a letter, I would have to wait about 3-8 seconds to input another!!! The software tells me …

This is the case. I'm building a new pc. My motherboard is ASUS A8nx32-SLI Deluxe with AMD Athalon 64 dual core cpu. Here's the problem. I cannot install windows xp. When I get the prompt "hit any key to boot from cd" it's like my keyboard loses power and the …

Sir: I am having difficulty installing the software for my Sagem 800 modem using the disk (2 provided so far!) sent by my ISP (Tiscali). When the installation wizard hits 93% it gives the following error message: ******************************************************* Component Transfer Error. Component: Drivers Files for UK. File Group SAGEM Dlls. …

Hi all, Severe HD failure meant that I have had to install Windows XP Pro from scratch. I then installed the drivers from the HP site, and WXP kept crashing and when it came back, it reported problems with the ATI Radeon. I then used Driver Mgr to roll back …

I'll start with my specs: AMD Athlon XP 3100+ 2.2 ghz rated at 3.1 ghz 1 gb of PC2700 Ram ATI Radeon 9200SE With newer games becoming available on the market, they require better and better computers. My video card is pretty much extinct, as it does not support DX …

Hi I have IBM Thinkpad R52 1.73 Ghz, 256 DDR2 RAM . Originally, i had a combo drive .Recently , I installed a DVD drive, which is a DVD-RAM drive. I dont know what the problem is, but my computer crashes as soon as I insert a disk. Is my …

Hi guys, I'm back again with other problem. My PC won't work - its now completely refusing to star-up unless I press F8 and start in Safe Mode. I am basic with PCs software/hardware etc, but heres the story so far: Approximately 1 year ago my computer (Pentium 2, quite …

hi everyone! i am new to all this but my computer died and i decided to have a crack at fixing it myself i knew it was the mother board so i replaced it with one i brought off ebay. i also replaced the power supply. by the way its …

I currently have both linux and windows installed. I can boot linux just fine, but when i attempt to boot windows, i get something like this (this may not be word for word, but its close) chainloader (hd0, 0) cannot find NTLDR (or NLTDR) Press CLT-ALT-DEL to Restart Is this …

while copying cd's from a friend, one disc i put in, the gza's beneath the surface had ehanced features i wasn't aware of, which start up right away and have no exit option to put them away. then i looked at the cd sleeve and under the system requirements there's …

Hi, I'm trying to set up an external SATA enclosure box with my XP machine. The box has it's own power supply, holds 4 drives on rails and comes with a multilane pass through cable and connector, which seems just to be a cable with two small cards on each …

hello every body i have a problem with my PCP i hope some body help me , i have a sony pc with window XP 2000 all i get this tow masseges my computer keep rebooting it self again , again message A we apologize for the inconvience windo did …

My Gateway 450 laptop wont boot windows. It died before I had a chance to move files to my new computer. Is there a way to hook the hard drive of my laptop up to a desktop to get the files? Thanks

my P4 (3 GHz ) cpu is overheating seriously ! it reached 100'C today.. and is (acording to the bios) @ about 72'C at startup... ive got an intel 915GAV Motherboard and the standard cpu fan & heatsink... ive also got about 3 other chassis fans. the motherboard sensors read …

[COLOR=#000080]I have a Dell Inspiron 5000. It was running XP fine until someone spilled liquid in it. After letting it dry out several days I gave it a try. It Would power up but not boot. I tried reinstalling from an XP disk but all the farther I get is …

Hi all I have a computer with 4 partitions on an 80 gig HD. Now, 10 Gig is what ive allocated to drive C: (the system drive). I have a tendency to try out every piece of software out there, and hence i tend to reformat drive C: every 4 …

Hi all new to the site. I've been trying to read and find a similar problem to what I'm having but can't find it. Here is the problem. For about 2 weeks now when I power my computer off, it wouldn't power back on when I hit the power button. …

hey i have a problem. I know i have a radeon 9600 128 mb graphics card but i dont know what kind it is. Any way of finding out? My dxdiag says its the radeon 9600 seires chipset but i dont know. HEres my dxdiag: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time …

I think I might have unplugged the laptop while it was on (the battery is dead, so I always have to have it plugged in). Now, every time I boot it and a window is open, the on-screen image is very small (about 2 inches by 4 inches and the …

Oops had this in the Linux Forum by mistake.. Doh! Hello all.. I just fixed a friends PC with a new PC Chips M848A MOBO, his old MOBO was more-or-less dead and the Power supply plug was showing signs of overheating Pins, so replaced that with a 350 PSU ( …

Hello, I have a G4 powermac AGP in my studio and want to get a G4 iMac to put in the house. I want both of these computers to run off a wireless network - namely with Apple Airport Extreme Base Station. I understand that I can only fit an …

My mac currently has a 126Mb PC133 SDRAM Memory card. I've just bought another 256Mb Memory card to put in it, but it still isn't being recognised by my system. All the "experts" I've consulted so far say it should work. Any tips??? PLEEEEEAAASSSSSEEEEEE:sad:

Hi! My friend recently bought a notebook he intends to use for some of his home video editing. Unfortunately after he opens the box there is no firewire port on the notebook instead he has 4 usb ports. I tried suggesting that he buys a pcmcia card for the firewire …

Can anyone help please? I've browsed through the other posts about power-failures but none seem to have quite the same symtoms as mine. Whilst using my machine at the weekend everything froze. I tried what I could, which with my limited knowledge was Cntrl+Alt+Delete - Nothing. And ALt+Tab - Nothing …

Finally a decent site that I have found that may help me.......(all others seemed shotty) My problem lies here, I was using my computer late at night at which i left my desk (computer still on and running) to head to bed. I came back in the morning and noticed …

I have just bought a new laptop and I was woundering what the easiest (and preferably cheapest) way to transfer files to it from my PC is. Thanks, Wil

my laptop a fujitsu siemens amilo 1630 amd 64-bit 3700 ati mobility radeon 9700 1 gig of ram 80gb hard drive has recently started to shut down when playing games. my first thought was overheating but the fans are still spinning, though maybe not as fast as i thought they …

When I try burning .avi files to a dvd using [URL="http://www.extrememhz.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=3371#"][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue]nero[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] express 6, the burning process gets stuck at 1% with current task showing as 'lead in'. I already lost 3 dvds [IMG]http://www.extrememhz.com/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/IMG] Please somebody help me.

Hello sir/madam! I am a new comer for this forum. I hope i get help from you. I have a Toshiba satellite laptop and i am in need of its drivers for some reasons but i couldn't find it from the official site of Toshiba. Its Model No. is PSA40E-08M7W-G3 …

Hello, im having some kind of a problem with my PC, its pretty weird and i cant figure out what the hell its wrong with it. About a month ago, i was not getting any video when i turned on my PC, but it didnt happen every time, i would …

I have a sony vaio with windows XP. I cleaned my computer. then started it up and it did start- first the vaio logo pops up then it actually went to the user screen for windows then it was trying to load a program that deletes junk files- so it …

Hi! I've had extremely slow performance for a while now and haven't been able to solve the problem. Now I've done some research and have outlined a possible explanation. I just want your opinions. My problem: after an extremely long gaming session (my computer had been on for about 9 …

Hello All, Here's a problem that keeps me out of my sleep the last days. :) Notebook Acer Aspire 1711smi Brandnew Pentium IV 2,8 GHz/533 MHz FSB 512Mb memory PC2700/DDR333 Geforce Go5700 64Mb video 80Gb 3,5" Harddisk WD Bought this notebook a week ago, broken, and trying to fix it. …

:eek: hello, run the memtest86 in my pc with windows xp 256 ram, AMD1.7ghertz, had a problem, a message in the screen appeared "sdram at dimm#:1" run the memtest86, but after,in spite of find not errors, I need from too much time to enter to Windows, 20 minutes . before …

easy all having a bit of trouble with my laptop - the power socket has failed so i'm unable to either charge the battery or run it from the mains. it's still under warranty so fixing it isn't a problem, but there's some data on the laptop's hard drive that …