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Recently, my computer is prone to a strange power related (I think) problem. The montior would "lose signal" as it were (i.e. the monitor is still on, but it gives a "monitor shutting down" message). If I have, for example, music playing it will do that looping problem. The power …

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Hey :p , My Comp ain't detecting my new RAM Stick. My old stick is a Kingston VRam "256MB DDR PC2100" [KVR266X64C25/256]. My new stick is the same brand, everything but its a 512MB DDR [KVR266X64C25/512]. My comp's only got 2 slots and i've already fitted them both in but …

Alright, so here goes. Im into computers and such, so i know my way around them. I just cant figure out whats going on wrong. I did something really stupid with a new card i bought, i just wasnt thinking literally. My computer was on and i plugged the card …

I am planning on a new system and between the AMD 4000+ and this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103563[/url] which performs better? for gaming,video editing, etc.

I have a iilayma ProliteE435S 17" LCD monitor, I have only had it for about 2 years. The problem is that the colours are all awry. Too much red, umm I don't know - it could be the black and white settings, the blacks seem to have too much red …

If anyone has encountered this problem I would really appreciate your help. I have a Toshiba Satellite A75 S206: P4 2.8 GHz Laptop which has a 300 Gig Maxtor USB external HD connected. The HD was being detected fine via the USB port after I formatted it but since I …

hi everyone, my laptop has a fan at the bottom, and recently it doesnt stop even for 2 secs,it is so noisy, I dont knw what is wrong with it, I tried to clean the dust but still have the same problem. It is quite annoying. any ideas how to …

Hey, just a simple inquiry. I have a Sony Vaio PCV RX and I plan on putting in a Rosewill GeForce 6600, but I keep hearing about how some Vaio's are non upgradable. Anyone happen to know if my model is upgradable?

I had found out the driver for my sound card, its 'intel 82801dbm ich4-m ac97 audio controller'. but i have no clue where to download it. plz help me find it and give me the site! thnx a lot

Recently I did a clean install of windows, after the installation i noticed my display is all blurry. I have a Radeon 9700Pro and have loaded the latest drives, but still a blurry screen. Keep in mind the monitor worked fine before the clean install. Is it possible for it …

hi i am going to uni next year to do graphics and so want to buy an ibook to take with me i really dont kno exactly what i am looking for and what any of the jargon means, and i also want adobe photoshop included in the package, so …

Hi and thanks in advance for any help! Ok I updated spyware doctor (registered and paid for) ( I have contacted them too) and re-started as told to and now i get to the page where it says to click on your user id to log on, only it doesn't …

I dont know where to post this so, i'll do it here, I am planning on upgrading, but I don't know what yet. my current system is a AMD 64 3400+,1GB Corsiar PC3200 Ram,40GB HDD, and a 180GB ATA/133 HDD, and a 9600XT I am trying to decide on if …

Alright my computer has been shutting down lately while playing World of Warcraft. I just bought a new video card ATI 9550 256mb card, a new 512 ram stick, and a new 480watt powersupply for it. I was told it was the power supply, but it still shuts off. Any …

o.k, where to start............well it all started when i booted up my presario 2100 with the compaq operating system c.d(forgot it was in my drive) and it gave me some options to boot up(i was in a rush so i held down the power button to turn it off, took …

OK, let's see how creative everyone here is... I have everything I need to build a computer except a case. I don't want to buy one, can anyone recommend some good alternatives to cases? I remember once I built a conputer inside a table, but that thing was HUGE and …

I'm trying to follow the instructions for this project from tomshardware.com ([url]http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/index.html[/url]) and in the process I've encountered this headache of an obstacle. What is required is an old overhead projector which i've already had in my posession and a cheap 15" lcd display (found an old viewsonic with burnt …

I'm wondering if they make such a thing. I just got a new computer with a SATA hard drive, but i have 2 fine IDE hard drives that aren't being used. One has all of my music, and the other has files on it that I would like to retrieve. …

Trouble since day one! It just shuts down now and then showing a blue screen error display. Finally got it checked out in a service station ( AND it took three weeks to get it back )... well... the shutting down stopped... but now it´s slower in all..AND It crashes …

I just got a new USB Bluetooth dongle and paired it with my Sony Ericsson k700i. The phone supports the Headset feature, which means that I can use the phone as a headset. However, the software I use (blue soleil) doesn't detect this feature when I tell it to browse …

Hi there, my name is Don & new to the Forum & I hope This is the right section, I unfortunately suffered the net result of an Operating System malfunction (XP Home service pack 2 etc).and I am not very impressed, more highly stressed at the moment & I would …

im trying to mak2 computer from some spare parts but i encounter one problem on each one. the first one is that doesnt recognize d hd but recognize the cdroms and everything else except any hd that is mouted to it, the hd isnt damaged because i bot it on …

Recently, Id say within the last month, my computer has began to shut down, as in turn off, on its own. No warnings from windows, it just shuts down. Does not restart. Typically after it shuts down I press the power button, and it takes about 15-20 seconds before I …

Hello, I've recently noticed on my Inspirion 8600 (ATI Radeon mobility 9600) that on gifs, and some jpgs, I'm losing color on (for example the smilies, icons, and banners on this site) almost as if my 32-bit color has been reduced greatly. I've tried resetting my settings but no no …

Hi guys,I assembled a new computer with onboard video,via p4m800 chipset and an intel celeron d 2.26 ghz processor but the only thing that I can see working is the fan and I can hear hdd drive spinning,open and close the CD-ROM drives, but that's all about it! ,nothing on …

Hello There! I was chatting on skype and MSN one night with a friend and all of a sudden my USB mouse tablet stopped responding, everything else kept going fine, so i rebooted. Now when the computer posts it returns an error saying something to the effect of "DRAM timing …

Hey, not sure if this is the right place to post this but I am wondering if anyone can recommend a very good PDA/Pocket PC handheld device. I would like to access e-mail/web and play music etc. Thanks

Someone please help me! I think its a driver conflict, if it is, does anyone know any solutions? (apart from removing one of the drivers) Ok so heres my problem: My SoundBlaster Audigy card was working FINE! ...Up until i installed a D-link wireless network card... now, whenever i put …

Hi folks. I have a serious problem, and I hope that someone out there can provide me some answers. I just built a new PC (my first attempt at this) and everything seemed to be working fine. The machine will POST just fine, and I even get to the Windows …

I am looking into getting a nw laptop and really like the macs layout but need to work in windows for certain thngs. Is it possible to dual boot any of the imacs or powerbooks with windows xp? If so what laptop did you do it with and is it …

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows of any good deals for iPods on the internet. The best I've seen is for 279.99 on [url="http://www.amazon.com"]www.amazon.com[/url] Thanks

My dvd rom doesnt read dvds but reads cds What could be the problem If anyone has solved this problem Please Advice!!!

yes i have an emachines intel celeron 1.8GHz PC with 2 sticks of 128MB PC2100 133MHz RAM. Running on XP PRO. Is this enough to play games such as Battlefield 2, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes. also what kind of graphic card can i get away with using. Im …

I put the disc in, but burning programs or pc will recognise that it is in there. It plays on my dvd player though as a dvd-movie. Can anyone help suggest why or a program which will identify it? Thanks

Hi, I just recently bought a new computer from customperfection.com they installed a WD rapter 74gb 10 000rpm drive and installed windows on it. It shows up in bios and works wonderfully. The problem i am having is installing my old HD from my old computer which isnt working properly …

Hi My CD-writer (HP CD-writer plus 9150i) is not detected by the BIOS. I have had it for several years (since I got the computer) and have not used it much. The problem where there from the beginning I think. However during short periods (typically a week) it has been …

i have an ibm thinkpad 600e pentium 2. a couple of days ago i was using it ok when it started to make some very suspicious clicking noises. i think it could be the hard disk drive that has failed as when i tried to restart the machine the ibm …

I am trying to build my own computer and I am interested in your opinions on what I have so far right now. I need your opinions, this is what I am going to build. I know everything is compatible and all, and I am thinking about building the actual …

Ok, I have a Dell Dimension 8200 desktop and an LCD flat screen. One day the monitor just went black. I thought it was the cord, so I tried using a DVI cable to connect my CPU to my monitor, but it still didn't work. When the monitor is on …

First of all, if this is not the right place please move. My computer overheats whenever I do something processor intensive. I was wondering if a notebook cooler actually works, and which one to get.

I have a Gateway laptop thats never been great since day one. At rest it stays at about 55 C, and when compiling, or something thats a load on the processor, it stays around 88 C . Needless to say it shuts down on me a lot. Anyways, I had …

Hi everyone. I apologize for my first post being a doozy of a problem but I'm at my wit's end. Less than 2 weeks ago, my son's friend, a self-proclaimed computer genius, offered me new RAM for my system. My computer came with 128MB RAM about 5 years ago, bought …

Hello everybody: I think that my notebook is dead. After trying to update the bios with the Hp update program, i had a problem with the screen of the notebook, it didn't work, so i had to use and external screen in order to back to the las bios version. …

I am wary of showing my ignorance but could someone please enlighten me as to the difference between the pentium "x" CPU and the celeron CPU as they both appear to be made by the same manufacturer. I have used computers a number of years but never have had the …

Hi all my better half got me a 256 mg mp3 player no name brand I draged 20 mp3s on to it and all was fine then I think I knackerd it :o by formating it instead of just deleating the files now when I put files on it it …

yes i have an emachines 1.8 GHz Intel celeron PC and I am trying to add a second hard drive. when i plug it in (power and IDE cable) and try to boot it says "NO OPERATING SYSTEM FOUND". When i unplug the new drive my first drive boots into …

How do you set the proper resolution? Instruction booklet says nothing about how to set it up.

Hi Folks...I recently had the good fortune to be given an Athlon A7V8X-X by my nephew who has upgraded. My old computer is an Acer Pentium 3 550. The Athlon fits beautifully in the case but my concern is that even though the power supply plug fits okay into the …

Hi everyone, this is my first thread. Hopefully someone can help me. I bought a new motherboard, plugged everything in and I have nothing. It powers up, but I don't get a signal to the monitor. I brought my video card and processor to work to test them here, the …