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hEY GuYs I tried overclocking my system but it hangs even for a 10 mhz increment increase. my config is below... [COLOR=Red]Intel Pentium 4 Processor (Willamette) (478 Pin) 1700 Mhz 256 KB L2 Cache 128 KB L1 Cache Mercury KOB P4M266A NDFSMx (Prescott Ready)(533 Mhz) SupportsAGP 8X (Sideband Addressing) (Fast …

Hi All I have an AMD 64 2800+, 1gig ram, asus K8U-X mb. Nvidia 6600 GT graphix. I previously had a radeon 9600 graphics card. When running Battlefield 2 online, it would freeze on quite regualar occasions, sometimes rebooting itself after 10 seconds or so, sometimes requiring me to press …

:sad: Problem with an emachines 770! It is P4 and I've heard of problems like this sadly :( I have looked in-side and the graphics card is out (It has on-board), so I tried to boot it up and nothing not even the CPU Fan was on :eek: After futher …

I have a Windows 98 machine, Pentium II, that will not boot at all. When I plug the power cord into the back of the machine, the fan spins then stops. After plugging and unplugging, the computer stayed on but nothing showed on the monitor which was plugged in and …

My network took an indirect hit from lightning last Wednesday evening. My primary workstation (Dell with XP Professional) was a casualty. I've removed the power supply, had it tested (it is bad), and replaced the power supply with a new one. When I turn the machine on, the CD drive …

Hi everyone, Here my problem, When I boot up computer windows starts and works for a while then I get blue screen saying a process or thread crucial to system has unexpectly exited or been terminated. Computer restarts but now bios can't find my hard drive. Primary SATA not found. …

Hello, I need help with plugging in these cables in a ASUS P4S800D-X motherboard: power (black cable) power (purple cable) D2+ (red cable) D2- (brown cable) D3+ (green cable) D3- (blue cable) ground (orange cable) ground (yellow cable) I don't know where these cables go in this motherboard and they …

He does anyone know how or if it is possible to mod an old laptop lcd screen and use it as a vga monitor? I have two old laptops 200mhz that don't work but I would like to try and build a portable pc with the lcd screens. Any help …

I'm currently having problems with my mp3 player. When I plug it into the usb port It just does nothing and doesnt bring it up, its starting to get annoying wondering if anyone could help. its a logik mp3 player btw... crap, yes I know :sad:

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. About a week ago, my Dell Inspiron (bought it in Sept 2004) Windows XP started doing this funky thing. I can only turn it on by unplugging the power source or removing the battery. I hit the power button and nothing. I …

Does anybody know how you can check to see what kind of hard-drive you can get for your computer? Thanks

I have an NEC MultiSync 700+ monitor that I've had for about 2 years. It just started making a clicking sound, shutting off and then immediately turning right back on. It does this about every 5 minutes or less. I just recently reinstalled my Windows XP. It use to do …

I have a Motorola T720i phone from T Mobile, but I am using it in Canada with Rogers, my problem is that i can't get into the phone programming mode to change all the settings for the GPRS internet access. can anyone help

so i just purchased all the parts needed for a new computer and when i put them all together and pressed the power switch the processor fan turned half a rotation and then it looks like the power was cut. its not the power supply because ive tried two diferent …

:?: I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic eB with 128MB RAM but would like at least 256MB RAM. How do I get it? I also need at least a 32MB Transform & Lighting Video capable video card. How do i find out if i've got this and where can i get …

Ok so my front middle speaker used to work when I played music. Now since I moved into a new room it does not. When I test it with Creative .. it works fine ... but when I go to play music .. its just static *when I hold it …

hi got a porblem....pluged everything in all the other fans work everything lights up but the cpu fan does not spin i also tried a new cpu fan but still no luck...what could be the problem?? spec: asus premium mobo p4 3.2ghz 800fsb pnny 1gh ram 250 gb maxtor hard …

I recently moved my computer from one office location to another, and it was unplugged for several days. I hooked up the components, plugged it back in, but when I pressed the power on button, nothing happens. No fans, no lights, no signs of life whatsoever. The power light on …

Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI ATX AMD Motherboard GIGABYTE Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 E3 Processor pqi TURBO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory & pqi TURBO 1GB …

This is my first post and I'm computer-knowledable but not at geek level - I'd appreciate any/all help on this... A month or so ago I noticed that my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop was really hot on the bottom where the battery is and I didn't want to pay the …

Hey all I just got the ASUS DRW-1608P2S DVD-RAM drive. The specifications for this drive state that this drive can write to CD-Rs at 40x in CAV mode and upto 32x in PCAV mode. I bought a few Moser Baer 52x CD-Rs, but nero only allows me to write at …

Seems complicated, but I'll try my best to explain. I was having some overheating problems, so I opened up the PC, sucked out the dust and rearranged my SATA and Power cables. Then when I booted my PC up, my BIOS HD Detection gave me a message of "No hard …

What is the best hard drive company out there? Is there really a best?

I really need help (my gf is convinced I need psychiatric help!), but I know I am not just a bit paranoid. Here's the short story: three years ago I lived next to a Unix programer, fabio, pot-smoking, guy in his twenties. He was outgoing, friendly, but had a funny …

I am looking for CD copier software which copies directly to CD, without first going onto hard-drive. My PC has Windows Me. Have heard good stuff about Ashampoo Burning Sutdio 6 ... anyone comment on this? At present, I have Musicmatch Jukebox installed...want to replace it, since I find it …

To me, graphics are everything. I want a new monitor, 1). It has to be bigger than my present one, of 20", 2). It has to show even better (I have a 6 yr old Viewsonic Professional series P-810). It has to be either a CRT, or a plasma screen, …

Hey guys, I purchased a new 160GB Maxtor HDD last November. Everything was working fine and until last week, i am supposed to have 70GB of free hard disk space. However, i made a image of my primary HDD onto my 160GB HDD and accidentally deleted it soon after. Since …

Hi, I used to have only one HD in my computer. It was a SATA main HD, a 250GB one, but now I set it as a secondary master because the primary master being a new 160GB one. I did not yet wipe the data on the 250GB HD because …

i'm thinking of buying a dvd burner i"m looking at sony dual layer or is there something else?

Ok my cd burner is giving me all kinds of problems i have a Lite- On LTR- 52246S. Ok well first when i look at it in the device manager its show up and Lite- On LTR 52246S SCSI Cd Rom Device. I dont know if a CD rom Device …

hi, admittedly, i'm a only an intermediate with computers.... and i'm attempting to make my own external hard drive. i just bought a 250 gb hard drive for backup. it's a hitachi sata hdd and i have a nexstar 3 sata enclosure. with such a big hard drive, do i …

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]Does someone have a clue? I've tried to burn an audio cd with[b] nero[/b] and with [b]cd creator 5[/b], but neither one works. When I click burn or record I get this message saying...... [b]Nero says"Sorry, your compilation cannot be written on this kind of disc. Please insert …

I'm thinking of getting a new board W/ pci express for the sole purpose of graphics. Is a cheep pci express card better than a good agp card?

How is hard drive installation? From some people, I hear that it's easy...and from others, it's not. I'm wanting to install a brand new hard drive. Does that mean I'd have to reinstall Windows? If so, that's no problem.. And...how to I access the BIOS information? I think it must …

I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with two 250gb Maxtor hard drives in a RAID array. I will call the two hard drives in the machine 0 & 2; those were the positions given to them by the RAID application. One of the drives (0) started to fail (as confirmed …

I'm not currently using Ethernet, but I did get an odd looking card that is PCI rather then ISA as some of the old hardware I came upon recently. Each time I use Google or AOL's search I get the same lengthy DriverGuide.com list that never gives enough clear information …

When I try to boot up my machine this is what I get:-------- Award BootBlock Bios v1.0 Copright(c)2000, Award Software Inc Detecting floppy drive A media Scanning Bios image in hard drive Scanning Bios image in floppy diskette Can not find Bios image in hard drive or floppy diskette! This …

[B]Need Help to fixup LCD cable of Acer Travelmate 290E[/B] Hi, I have Acer travel mate 290E series. I my Lcd screen was not working I have opned it and completed every thing bot not able to fix a calbe which is comeing from LCD Screem pannel (Black and White) …

I have a sony vaio laptop and the hard drive died I want to get a new one . Do I have to buy the same harddrive or can I just get any 2.5" hard drive and pop it in.

Hi I'm having a promblem with my keys on my notebook. Whenever i type a key, and want to type the same key it wont work. In order for it to work, i have to type a different key (a key that wont insert a character). Like if i want …

hello ppl... I went overseas for one month..... i unplugedd the plug from the power supoly before i went away... now after returning it does not boot..... There is no boot sound from the pc.....but all the components are running properly...there is also not video output .......the monitor is in …

Hi, I just got the game Oblivion and i barely met the hardware requirements. I have a Radeon 9800pro which didnt come with my computer, i got it off a friend a few years ago for 100 dollars out of his alienware. My computer only has about 1-2 fans and …

A friend recently put a computer together for me, as I have no idea how too. Anyways, about 10 minutes after using my computer I get these small green dots to form uniformly on my monitor, as the computer continues to run the the dots turn into lines. It just …

Hey, I have a laptop, which I want to buy some 5.1 speakers to connect to it. I have a Realtek'97 Sound Card inside, and I've been told by my friend, who's a big speaker-fan, he has two MASSIVE Bose ones in his room, that it should be ok, and …

If anyone would look through what I have and point out any issues that arise in how it will work with some of the stuff I'm getting to upgrade/replace, I'd be forever greatful :eek: This is what I have as of now: *[URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811164004]Case[/URL] *KINGMAX SuperRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin …

i have a pretty annoying problem on one of my computers that has me stumped. perhaps one of you experts can help :) my windows desktop seems to blink every 5-10 seconds. only the desktop itself (the background & icons) blinks - not the applications. so if an app is …

i have an asus motherboard and a P4 2.26 GHz processor. now i got a 256 MB DDR RAM (400MHz) about 5 days back bringing the total of my physical memory to 512MB. By the way my earlier RAM was 266MHz. the problem is that ever since i brought this …

The back light on my Presario x1050 laptop did not fire up when I turned on today. Prior to this there had been no display problem whatsoever, specifally no flickering, dimming or red tinge. I have taken the machine apart and wiggled the video connector cable but this produced no …

I cannot find the problem and it's baffling me completely. Here's the deal: I have 4 pc's and they're all doing the same thing, so it's definately something I'M DOING wrong. Main Problem: The monitor doesn't turn on, indicating that the pc is not booting, right? The monitor works, and …

Hi All, I,m new to all the jargon, and am desperatley confused, I would appreciate any help. My problem at the moment is that i am wanting to buy some RAM i only have 2 slots in slot 1 i have 128, i need to know if i can buy …