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| | Hi, I'm running win xp on C: 40 Gig.[master] I've installed second formatted hd E: 20Gig[slave].Problem is i can't get into E: to install win98 se. I have a boot disk and installation cd.Could someone please help. thank-you Hardware storage |
| | This is the same problem discussed int this thread, but it was labeled as solved so i dont think anyone is reading it anymore. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=26135&goto=newpost[/url] The problem now is that the computer will sometimes boot fine, othertimes it will hang on the Compaq start screen. If I unplug the keyboard … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | hen I play gamne my computer is turning itself off. I have virus checked spyware checked and had someone look over my hi-jack this log and found nothing, but when i opened up my computer after it happened yesterday i fealt my graphics card and it was hot to the … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | HELLLLP! :-| I need a good referral for data recovery. My firewall failed on machine, got a virus and the disk crashed. I've tried every software solution I know of and even got a tech to check it for me. We both came to the same conclusion - send the … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | I'm having trouble getting my board to post. I have power to everything and believe all the drives are connected correctly, but it will not boot up. I've cleared the CMOS several times, but still nothing. Symptoms: The CD/DVD drives only have power when the IDE cables are not connected. … |
| | [QUOTE=DMR]Just another vote of agreement. Even if the repair shop didn't purpously skneetch a stick of your RAM (and yes- that definitely does happen), they may have forgotten to reinstall it or they reinstalled it incorrectly. Open the case to physically verify what you've got in there.[/QUOTE] HI.. I didnt … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Just recently I have run into a small (but a little troubling) problem with my battery on my IBM T42. I usually run my computer from the plugged in status and the battery meter on the computer will pretty much always read 100% capacity. Yesterday I unplugged my computer and … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I've recently had a random problem with my computer hanging in the POST, I eventually found a LED display on the motherboard and was able to match that configuration to the diagnostic LED function chart and found that it was hanging at " intializing the floppy drive controller". I disconnected … Hardware display first-post motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Like what the title says. I'm pretty new to computers so please not too many technical terms. My computer says it is a Sony Boot CD-RW under Hardware. I got the disk out but the tray won't open. The Activity light is blinking rapidly. The manual eject and clicking eject … Hardware storage |
| | Since recently my DVD Drive is not recognizing any CD's or DVD Disc. The drive shows up in My Computer but when i put a cd in the drive light comes on briefly and then goes off and it does not run the dics. Does anyone know how to fix … Hardware storage |
| | ok just a discussion tell me in your opinion who is better for graphics at this time is ATI better or NVIDIA? EXAMPLE; whos better to use for the next gen games like quake 4 or call of duty 2 all posts will be read and appreciated cheers guys for … Hardware display  |
| | hey i have a maxtor.., its now outta warranty whenever i boot it.. it works fine then after about 5-7 hours it just makes all these noises then like it freezes and freezes my computer is it a problem with the hard drive? what do i do? would formatting it … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I'm getting a new PC in three days and now I think... How would I install the S-ATA HDD without a Floppy Drive/USB Key? I have no idea. Is there a way? Hardware storage |
| | My ATI 9700 AIW video card has started to fill the screen with artifacts. The artifacts are on the splash screen, windows XP logon screen and after WinXP has loaded. Sometimes are worse than others, occasionally though less frequently now the screen is almost clear. So far I've cleaned the … Hardware display video video-card windows-virus windows-xp |
| | Unfortuantly I am not to familier with this type of computor or where to find a replacment part. The computor itself is and old IBM that runs a Particle Analyzer from Malvern on DOS. My problem is in the IDE board (i hope) and with that I am having a … Hardware hard-drive ide storage  |
| | A few months ago, my screen began shaking slightly, and has been worsening every since, to the point that it hurts my eyes now to use the computer. Here are the facts: * My computer is an iMac about five years old. Other than the screen, it runs pretty smoothly. … Hardware apple-hardware |
| | I'm getting a new PC in three days and I'm afraid the card I order might not be the card I get. Is there a way I could physically know by looking between, let's say, a GF6800GT 256 and a GF6600GT 128? Hardware display |
| | Hello friends. I have some issues with installing my new GFX its a Leadtek A360 (5700 ultra GDDR3) AGP. I just put the thing on the slot, turn the pc on and nothing happens. I see the cards checksum screen and the PC checksum IRQ screen but the screen seems … Hardware display  |
| | I don't know if I'm in the right place or not...but I want to change the video card in my computer but have no idea how to go about this....can anyone help???? Thank you! :rolleyes: Hardware display video video-card |
| | i have Compaq Presaio 5000, XP Pro, with two CD drivers 'R' and 'RW' only. CD RW drive tray wont open. i have a CD stuck in side. the light in front of tower at rw drive doesnot work, when eject button is pressed. and icon of rw drive is … |
| | I have a comp at home with celeron 1 giga hz 810 motherboard with 256+128MB ram , 40 GB HDD seagate, LG CD-RW, Samsung CD-ROM, with two PCI cards - Modem and a TV tuner Card (BT848 chipset) and Windows XP Service pack 2 installed along with some softwares. But … Hardware pci-card troubleshoot-hardware windows-xp |
| | Hi advise neaded please I bought a cheap laptop for mrs to use and it was running win95 and i wanted at least 98se loading on it. I went through the procedure of reformatting the hard drive as ive done on numourous occasions with main pc. The problem is its …  |
| | I have Dell Dimention 4600 series, Intel Pentium 4 Processor at 2.8GHz, NVidia GeForce FX 5200 graphics card, Windows XP Home Edition. I have had this system for about a year. I downloaded Service Pack 2 (which has DirectX 9.0c on it). I downloaded the latest upgrade for NVidia graphics … Hardware display video video-card windows-xp |
| | I recently started having some problems with my display, specs as follows Athlon 3200 ATI X800 Pro 300w PSU Asus K8VSEDX Motherboard SATA HDD 200Gb, single partition mostly empty. 1.5gb RAM PC3200 Hyundi Image Quest Q995 CRT Monitor. XP - SP1, This problem occured after I installed Battlefield 2 on … |
| | mobo is a chaintech vn4 ultra 939 socket proccy a 939 3700+ 1 stick of 512ddr400 ram is in it a 420 power supply everything is hooked up including the front panel stuff, i turn on the power and hit the switch nothing happens. i only hear the Powersupply noise. … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | hi, im underclocking my como because i leave it overnight to run small programs, downloading primarily. well i decided to underclock it since i dont need the ghz and all. and im thinking that underclocking will lessen the temp on the cpu, well it did by 9 celcius. im jsut … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a computer which has a Pentium 4, 2.6Ghz processor, 1Gb of DDR RAM, and a 120Gb Hard drive. The computer is one I bought from the website [url]www.omni-data.co.uk[/url] which no longer seems to be working. I have used it fine for 3 years and suddenly, it has developed … |
| | Ok, I have all my hardware stuff hooked up to standard ide cables ide-1 has my hardrive to my cd-rom ide - 2 has my cd-rw and my 2nd cd-rom my question is, can i put a 2nd hard drive on SATA 1 or SATA 2 ? and have it … Hardware hard-drive ide storage |
| | Ok i bought the new PSU (which is the new 550 aerocool) and it still wont give me a POST beep... its not grounded im sure of that. but i cannot get a post beep even with the new PSU Is it the CPU? system is 3200Newcastle DFI 250GB UT … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I'm going to upgrade my pc (motherboard memory ect) but what is the diffirence betwen Clawhammer and Newcastle processors? i only know Clawhammers are more expensive. Thanks Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | This sucks, I'm starting to think this card is only capable to be on an Athlon 64 or some P4 processor cuz I've tried everything else, even replaced the power supply in my computer from a weak 240W to a 400W and I thought that was the problem that there … Hardware display |
| | Dear members: does any one know please where do isend my laptop to be opened to take out the old hd and put a new hd in? (checked bestbuy, circui tcity, staples, and my nearest toshiba laptop providers: all do it for at least 70 dollars just for taking out … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Just got this software from snap media called beyond tv version 3.53. Setup was no problem, but there seems to be a 3 sec delay on steaming video voice and video in sync, but video is delay by 3 sec a real pain if you have to do any kind … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video |
| | The last two times I have shut down my computer overnight (and unplugged power supply and ethernet cable to my router) because of possible thunderstorms, when I plugged it back in and turned it on, it would give its familiar startup whine for, maybe 5-15 seconds, then die. The first … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
 | I just got two matching 10 gig hard drives for free, I wanted to set up a RAID on my system (just for fun) but I already have a cd burner and two hard drives, and my mobo only supports 4 devices. To solve this, I found an old ata66 … |
| | Hello I've an issue trying to load up a home video from my Camcorder onto my Sony Vaio laptop. I've got the dv cable and have connected it all properly. Apparently, I was supposed to get a 'wizard' telling me that new hardware had been connected/add. I never got this … Hardware laptop pc-peripheral video |
| | Just like the subject line says, I formatted my hard drive, installed windows XP everything is working fine except I have NO SOUND!! Any reason why this might be, or how I can get sound back? Thanks Hardware hard-drive pc-peripheral windows-xp |
| | i need to save to my desk top but it's telling me that i do not have significate acces privilleges.I brought the computer from some one i dont see any more so if there is a pass code i dont think i can get it.however there are other pass codes … Hardware apple-hardware |
| | Ive had these drives for about 2 - 3 years now. THe Cd drive is a sony Cd burner. And the Dvd drive is a panasonic. Both have worked jsut fine until recently but now they only read the first cd i put into them. Any time i insert a … Hardware storage windows-xp |
| | Hello everyone, this is my first post here. And when i am at work, i first thought VNC would have been able to connect to computers outside of a lan but i have noticed it has not worked. So what i would like to do is be able to connect … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I recently got a new computer, custom built, and for some reason when I am playing games or watching/playing flash or movies, I will get a No Signal message displayed on my screen and I will have to manually restart, or I will get the blue screen, and I get … Hardware flash troubleshoot-hardware |
| | and i need some direction. my current PC specs are: Windows XP Pro Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT 1024 MB Kingston PC 2700(i think) P5P800 Mobo (asus) Maxtor 160GB HDD nVidia GeForce 6800 I have a total of 400 dollars i'm willing to dedicate to an upgrade; currently i'm thinking … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram windows-xp |
| | Hi, I was hoping someone here could help me. I recently purchased an ECS KT600-a AMD Motherboard and a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton chip (along with all the other necessary computer parts). Yesterday, I put it all together and tried powering up (turning on power supply, hitting power button … Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | i have a little niggling problem. maybe you can assist me here. i have just built a computer and for some reason neither the power or message leds will light up. it turns on ok etc and posts alright (yet to install an o/s). its specs are as listed AMD … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello my hard drive makes a clicking noise when i turn it on.. I have tried to reboot off the cd rom but nothing happens .. Do i need a new hard drive?? tThanks Jt.... Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | OK, [b]you will have to bear with me[/b] as I [b]try to explain[/b] the [b]problem[/b]. I have a [b]BT Voyager 2100[/b] [b]Wireless ADSL router[/b], with [b]one PC connected wirelessly[/b] and [b]one connected with a wire[/b]. Strangely, the difficult one (The [b]wireless[/b] connection) works fine. However, when I try to [b]access … Hardware pc-peripheral windows-xp |
| | Hello, after a power failure, I kept getting the "cpu error - check soft menu" message. After four days of the computer working fine anyway, I decided to enter the soft menu and have a look see. Evidently I changed and saved something, stupid granny that I am. Now, when … Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I am interested in building a water cooling system gaming system I want to build. Unfortunately, I am kind of lost on what to do though. I am right now debating whether or not to build a gaming system with a CoolerMaster pre-built water cooling block system that will occupy … Hardware gaming motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have $600 to spend on a cpu. I dont want to ugrade for like 3 years possibly more. I was thinking of initially getting the P4 3.6ghz 660 processor. or the AMD64 4400. If anyone could help me out in making a decision that would be great. The purpose … Hardware flash gaming motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a problem whit my cdrw. It can read the media, and whant to have a cd even if there is one in, what can i do. I got a lg gce 8023b cdrw. i did a lot of stuff , but didn't work i might start from scrach … Hardware storage |
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