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Thanks in advance to anyone who can lend assistance. I am trying to determine if I have a faulty motherboard. Heres the system I put together. Intel Pentium 4 640 3.2 GHZ Processor Intel BOXD955XBKLKR ATX Intel Motherboard eVGA Geforce 6800GS 256-P2-N386-AX Video Card CORSAIR 1GB DDR2 Dual Channel RAM …

well, first of all i must say that i am pretty much completely computer illiterate, so you're gonna have to REALLY spell it out for me. well, quite simply the problem is this, my processor is telling me that it is running at 1.1Ghz now only last week it was …

Hi this is my first thread on this forum. Recently my pc is behaving in a strange way. It simply crashes randomly and without warning. When it happens the pc stays like this: . power led on . hard driver led constantly on . no screen output (monitor warns there's …

Well my last motherboard started acting up, so I bought an ASUS A8V K8T800PRO. I decided to reformat my hard drive and do a fresh install of Windows while I was at it. Boothing Windows XP installation off a CD, and reformating works fine. When the installation process starts, does …

Does anyone know the exact specs of the X1600 in the new Intel iMacs? I mean core clock speed, memory speed, number of ppl's etc. and in particular about the 256MB version which is an option in the 20" iMac. Is it more similar to the X1600 Pro or the …

My laptop was working fine a few hours ago and I left it to go do something and came back to a blank screen. I thought it was in standby but when I touched a key and the pad nothing happened. The battery says 100% charged. I can hear the …

Just like everyone else on this board I have a HD (IDE) issue. The drive is recognized in the BIOS. But I noticed that it "sees" it as a gig more than it actually is. When Windows comes up the drive does not show up. I have tried using WinHex …

When I attempt to boot up it shows me the POST messages, then the Windows XP loading screen. After a couple of minutes it returns to the POST messages. I can boot Windows if I boot up from the boot options menu in Directory Services mode, but that's it. What …

Ok so i just got the parts to build a whole new comp. My specs are opteron 165 asus a8n sli aspire 520w psu evga 7900 gt 1 gig corsair xms So heres the issue. This is my first time building a computer and i felt fairly confident i could …

and I can't figure it out. I've run several scans by a bunch of antispyware/adware stuff but they haven't shown anything yet. Anyone have any ideas why its running so slow? I can't play any music, let alone movies or games. Unfortuneatly it started slowing down about a week or …

Hi there recently built a pc,sempron 2800 on a compatible motherboard with correct ram, the problem i have is when i plug a usb device into the pc mainly a broadband modem, what happens is the mouse freezes up and the back panel of pc heats up quickly, the cpu …

I just got this new case, and decided to swap my stuff from my old case to my new one. And i hooked everything up correctly, but it wont turn on. the LED light on the motherboard turns on, so it has to be getting power.. i am completely lost.

This is very URGENT! Please, I'm a student and I have some very important papers in my computer that I have to turn in. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE. It has been a problem that I've been delaying to deal with. Often times I cannot turn …

Hello, can anyone help me. :cry: I don't know what to choose for audio recordings. I need to record live music both in a theatre and small room AND to be able to record several interviews. I'd prefer NOT having to buy 2 different pieces of equipment (I don't have …

Well i was having trouble with my default monitor which is [B]17' CRT (1280x960 75 Hz)[/B] so i swapped it with a [B]15' CRT running at 800x600 [/B]85 Hz. Well the 15' started going fuzzy and the contrast went down, so i swapped back the default monitor while still running …

hey, my mate's laptop HD just totally crashed and we can't get it going anymore. the laptop says that the OS can't be found, and when we tried running a repair install, it says that the HD can't be found. i removed the HD and put it into an external …

device. Last time it would loop on start, but I system restored and it was just fine. I'm thinking that I could boot from a Windows XP CD and fix the boot settings, but the thing is, I don't have a windows XP disc, nor do I have a working …

My computer is slow all of a sudden, not like it used to be when I first had it. I only have norton antivirus running in the system tray and itunes occasionally. I have a 2.53 celly. 1gbram. winxp w/ sp2. 40gb harddrive w/ 50% free. Nvidia geforce fx5500. I …

as i turn on the computer, running windows xp ,logo gos by then there is a 2 screens when there should only be 1, on top of each other, running so you cant see what it says, so im stuck .. can you help me?

Hi I'm new and while I hate starting out just picking your brains I have no idea what to do... One of my employees keyboards beeps as it types. She can type anything she likes but as she depresses the keys it makes this high pitchd short been almost a …

Hello I have a problem. I recently bought a pc with no cd rom attached. When I went to put in my cd burner, nothing happened. It doesnt detect my harddrive or the burner. When I disconnect my burner, the pc loads just fine. I am pretty new to this …

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My computer has allways had this problem, it will turn on fine and run with no probelms, then i shutdown the computer, and then it will not turn back on untill it cools down! I have updated my BIOS but that didnt help, it will restart ok aswell, just once …

Alright, I am having a problem with my lapop opening up (physically, not software booting). I'm going to have some trouble explaining this, so bear with me. To close the laptop, there are usually two metal pieces that when closed snap into the bottom part of the laptop. To open …

Hi i spilled water on my wireless mouse last night and now it doesnt respond. i have tried connecting it again with the reciever but still nothing. Any Idea???

my windows 3.1 laptop wont turn on

Can you hook up the 3pin connector on the card directly to the mobod so the mobod can control the fan speed?

Big problem with me :sad: I am using the following components Coolmax 400W V2.01 Power Supply Intel Celeron 340 2.93Ghz 533FSB Socket 478 Asus P4V8X-MX Socket 478 Motherboard Maxtor hard drive PNY DDR pc 3200 memory 512 mb. I bought this new motherboard, powersupply and cpu when i assembled allthings …

USB 2.0 - Optical Mouse Updated to newest drivers for MB (A7N8X-E) Everytime I startup I have to unplug the mouse and plug it back in for XP (professional) to detect the thing. I have done a restore and and all kinds of crap but cannot seem to remedy this. …

My Windows XP wont work...it only works in safe mode now

Got a machine Presario 5002us that does nothing when you start it. No bios screen, no monitor, no keyboard. Power supply checked out okay Cpu fan is running I disconected everything but the videocard and cpu and memory. No boot Switched out vidoecard Switched out memory I am thinking bad …

Hey, I recently saved up all the money i needed to put together a good gaming rig for myself...its a pentium 4 in a asrock motherboard...with a 480 watt psu that came with the case i got. I put everything together and had no issues....but when i plugged it in …

OK, I tried out the new IE v7.0 beta 2. Didn't like it, kept bugging out on me and crashing. So I followed instructions on how to uninstall IE then I reinstalled IE 6.0. Well it booted a few times after that, but I got wierd error messages about some …

can anyone help me? :cry: some keys on my keyboard dont make the correct symbol appear... for example, [B]the dash key makes "\" appear[/B] even though it isnt specified on the key. [B]And the keys for " and @ are swapped [/B] :confused: Its been like this since I bought …

Hi, My PC which was running fine until yesterday. Suddenly everything froze up. When I tried to reboot, nothing happened. The HD LED turns to solid red, but the power LED is off. All 3 Fans (2 Chassis fans and 1 CPU cooler fan are on). But nothing else happens. …

A quick question for you guys: I just built a 64-bit workstation at work and the DDR400 memory I purchased is running at 200MHz. Specs: Tyan K8WE mobo Opteron 64 270 @ 2.0GHz dual core 4 GB Kingston HyperX KRX3200 (2 pairs of 1GB matched ECC/R sticks) dual-channel 128-bit interleaved. …

trying to upgrade memory have 2 banks installed put second bank in matched pair from crucial (512mb) computer will not start. have swaped pair same result will only work with one pair installed. What is going on! :cry:

hey, I have an IntelR 82845G onboard video card .. i know it sucks. I have the latest driver and everything. My question is this. The video card is a 64mb, but the graphics controller says its set at 8mb and that it is actually using 5 mb. How do …

Hi there, I recently got a quad G5 and thought I would be able to access my AGP G4 via target disc mode. But when I connect the 2 computers this way, My G5 can only see the internal disc in the G4 that has the operating system. I can't …

Hey i dont know much about computer, but last july my younger brother past away, and i was left with all the things from his electronics store like cameras and such, and 8 of these computers. Here's specs 510 Watt Turbo Cool Deluxe Power Supply. Asus A8V Deluxe Socket 939 …

Is it better to get a seperate vid card and then a capture card so you can capture vhs tapes or do you recommend AIW.

Hello. Here are my computer specs. Computer: Dell XPS Gen 5 Ghz: Intel P4 3.4 Ghz RAM: 1GB Graphic Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ok so here is my problem. I have 1GB of RAM as you see above. Well.. My friend was going to put a 512MB stick in one …

Recently my computer stopped playing sound, I decided to check if I had muted something by accident... when I open up Volume Control I can't change anything - and there's a message saying that it can't detect an audio device When I go to Control Panel>Sounds And Audio Devices and …

I have a vid card with vivo. I want to be able to hook up my satellite to this and watch it and record it on my computer. The problem is I don't have a coax adapter. Where can I get one? Do I need a program to make this …

I have a laptop that when i turn on the power, the lights com on the hd comes on for a second, but nothing else. even the light for the wireless comes on. the screen does not com on. also i can never hear the chime that windows makes when …

Hey all hoping for some help here, I recently had to rebuild my machine AMD 2800+ 1 Gig Ram 160 Gb HDD Nvidea 6600GT graphics Soundblaster Live I got rid of an old harddrive and reformatted and installed Win XP Pro SP2 on the remaining 160 gig. The problem is …

Hi, My sister tried to install a new graphics card into her Sony Vaio this weekend, following these steps: She went into hardware devices, disabled the current video card, shut down the computer, then tried to install the new card. As it turned out, the new card didn't seem to …

I have a Nvidia GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU display card. Today I decided to update the drivers, which is now something I regret because when my daughter plays her online game ToonTown the computer will restart when she gets too much graphics going on at once. Someone told me that …

First, I am completely illiterate about my computer. However, I know enough to know it isn't working right. If the computer sits idle for 30 minutes, it freezes up. I've checked the power settings, hibernate, etc. but nothing helps except to do a hard boot. HELP!!!

It happens literally ALL THE TIME. It begins between .5-3 minutes from the time the PC last receives mouse/keyboard input, the HDD will begin grinding and will not stop until it receives some input. My CPU usage will jump from 0% to at least 20%. I reset my virtual memory …