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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I was receiving Blue –screen couple of times and after blue-screen I received nothing anymore my pc was not working I was restarting and restarting up to Windows loading bar across the screen then was restarting it self and if I didn’t switch it off it kept doing …

I am thinking of purchasing a computer with RAID 0 Is there a way to remove the RAID 0 configuration the computer is a Dell Dimension 8400 with 2 250 Gig SATA HDD Any help would be appreciated. ;)

I bought a Western Digital 120GB EIDE HardDrive but returned it because it was making too much noise. They shipped me back a 160GB HD at no extra charge...but what they didn't tell me is that it's not IDE or EIDE, it's Serial ATA ....and I dunno how to hook …

It looks like I'm about to purchase a Asus K8V SE Deluxe motherboard to up grade my computer which has a 300watt power supply, and I'm tying to find out if that will be enough. Are there any other compatability issues that I should be aware of? I do appreciate …

Hey everyone....I was if you guys could compare the 2 notebook systems below. I know that one has more graphics power but the other has more cpu power, so as you can see this is not as simply as choosing between AMD and Intel. Any tips, recommandations or advice would …

yeah im not sure what topic this would be best to post in but i chose the best topic this i could think of lol...well on to the subject, im having a lil trouble with my pc, this has been happing for like 2 weeks now and it ticked me …

I'm in a lot of trouble now. My neighbor's PC was acting really really slow, couldn't open this and that and AV had conflict, etc. So I volunteered myself to be Mr. Fix-it and took the PC home, wiped the drive, and starting to reinstall everything. After installing a known …

when i turn on the power button and seems to boot normally, but before it even gets to the windows screen and goes right into the options, to select safe mode, normal mode, etc. it does it everytime, does anyone know what is wrong with it? I hope its not …

Hi there everyone! I've just bought a newish PC off the net. Its a Dell Optiplex GX270 and came with integrated 64MB Intel Extreme Graphics 2. The thing is I think I need to upgrade to use the machine for what I got it for (playing games). I dont necessarily …

I need some objective feedback on the following situation. Opinions are welcome (AMD vs. Intel, etc...) but I need some feedback from you hardcore techies on how to proceed. Thanks in advance. ...do I use the 30-day return and go back to my old setup?... Ok, I made an impulse …

i'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, if not, coul someone please let me know where to go? here is my problem anyway if there is someone out there to help. my laptop won't type the letter d anymore. The bigger problem is that …

Hi, there. I have 2 extra hard drives and want to use them. But I don't really like to open the tower case in order to connect them. Is there any way that I can buy stuffs like some kind of cords...? So I can plug "it" to the hard …

I mistakenly partitioned my external firewire drive. IS there any way I can recover the data?

Hi, I built a new machine (with help from a tech friend) about two years ago, new motherboard, cpu etc ... I reused my old HP monitor, keyboard and mouse and had no problems until about six months ago. The computer powers up fine and everything is going but the …

Hello, I have a toshiba tecra 8100 and my laptop screen will not stay open. Can someone please tell me what part i need, and where i can find it? Also, is it a self-install, or am i gonna have to take it in. Thanks, Mestuff1

Hello everyone, I purchased a T22 a while ago and it was running perfectly fine until I needed to reinstall Windows 2000. I formatted the drive, installed Windows and all the IBM drivers from the website as well as updated the BIOS. My computer has 512 mb of extended RAM …

There is nothing wrong with the screen itself. When you first power up there is no line at all the "Compaq" logo appears and you can go into BIOS and there will be no lines. Once the windows screens start to appear the lines appear, I've used both the Tv …

I own a Big Red PC which seems to have a noisy fan. The deal is that as the temperature rises there is a whining noise, then as time goes by the casing starts to vibrate, and the end sound is almost like a motorbike. The fan is a nydec …

I just bought a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ with 512 of RAM And I tried my Doom 3 game but it sucked graphics wise :cry: So please can someone tell what graphics card should I get to play my game with no problems, thank you. :mrgreen:

Hi . I'm using a Gigabyte p4 titan , it's GA-81E2004 motherboard . I want to buy a 64 mb gforce fx graphics card but i'm not sure if my motherboard's is going to be compatible with the card or not . I've called up a shop and they were …

I have had an IBM Ispirati A10i since winter of 2001 and it has really been having problems the last while. I've noticed that alot of the time, it will make all these clicking sounds like the fan is kind of jolting and then after doing that for a few …

My computer is an IBM Ispirati A10i and has an LG CD-RW/DVD-ROM GCC-4120B. It has so many problems reading disc's, it will usually just have the orange light blinking at a steady pace maybe half a second apart but will most of the time never do anything, I was wondering …

Hey, I bought parts from Newegg and assembled a computer... I've done this kind of thing before, and so I'm pretty sure I hooked everything up properly... anyways, the motherboard started on fire when I turned it on, I sent it back and got the replacement today; the computer turns …

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and have a problem. When I first bought my computer last summer certain processor heavy applications caused the computer to reset, just as if the reset button had been pressed, after a while though the problem disappeared. Now the summer months are upon …

My Son decided to take it upon himself to add software to his computer. It prompted him to reboot, which he did. When the system came back up, it is now a black screen with options such as : safe mode safe mode with command prompt safe mode with networking …

i have just built a new custom computer but it wont work. every thing seems to be pulged in correctly and i usedthe motherbord user manual to make sure of it. nothing works no fas no heatsink no nothing except a little led light on the motherbord that lights up. …

I currently have a INTEL P4 1.4GHz/256/400/1.7V 423-socket CPU Chip and I have both PC2100 and PC800 RAM, what would be the best motherboard to get where i can use my CPU and the PC2100 or the PC800 RAM? THANX JAM SIKO

i have a dell computer with in-built graphics and sound the problem is the graphics just aren't good enough so i am going to buy a pci graphics card and was wondering that when i add my new graphics card do i add my new card then disable my intel(r)82845g/gl/ge/pe/gv …

dearest daniweb.com techs i am at my witts end but i feel there may be a community here that can lead me in the right direction! thanks much for your very anticipated help here we go... i am running a celeron 1.7 that i built several years ago. i have …

i was dual booting linux and windows XP until recently when linux (fedora Core) didnt have any purpose to serve anymore. i deleted linux off of my hard drive, leaving only the XP partition, i now have 39gigs free and cant figure out how to give it to the XP …

Hi there I have a Fujitsu Biblo Lifebook FMV-6500 MF6/X with a c drive capacity of 5.58Gb. I have a problem with my local disk. It is saying that there is NO free space, there is 928kb of space free. I have tried deleting anything not essential but it is …

Hi, I need some computer help. Background: I recently purchased a new motherboard and AMD XP chip. When I tried installing both into a new case/powersupply combo, it would not start up when I would hit the power button. I checked to make sure that all jumpers/settings were correct, but …

I have a Lite-On Cd Burner and every time i try to burn a cd its gives my the error message "SCSI/IDE Command Aborted" Does anyone know what causes this and how to fix it?

I inadvertantly deleted the operating system using fdisk after unsuccessfully attempting to reinstall windows 2000 on a Dell laptop. I reformatted the hard drive, but couldn't get past the security key code. It wouldn't accept the key code I have (??). I have a windows 2000 recovery cd that came …

hi, yesterday the cptr remained consecutively ON for quite sometime. at ni while a lvl of farcry(game) was loading up, the cptr froze. ctrl, alt del were ineffective and i had to pull the pwr switch. after few secs i restarted but it froze again during disk scanning(which happens after …

Help an old newbie out. I am looking to buy an Intel P4 2.4 GHz cpu for my Asus P4T-E mobo. Lame, I know, but it's all I've got. The mobo has 400 MHz FSB. The proc. I'm looking at has a 800MHz bus speed. In the old days, when …

Hi, I feel my comp needs some more RAM at the moment I've got a 512DDR PC2700 chip in. should i buy another identical chip to match the chips up to 1gb or should i buy a 1Gb chip and run mis-matched chips? Thanks

Respected nerds, techs, geeks and dear fellow members I am having presently one hard disk drive seagate of 80 GB... I am about to buy a hard disk tommorow.... In this contect can anyone plz clarify my following doubts... A. I have heard that we can set up two HDD …

hey guys, if your motherboard doesnt read the hard drive thats plugged into the primary IDE slot, is there any way of retrieving the information that was on the hard drive? maybe with a software program ? much appreciated... PcBoy

Anyone know where I can get one in the UK and/or what other caddies are compatible with the M700? cheers Liam :)

[B][COLOR=DarkRed]Long time no post! OK... here is the sitch.. I have a 256 2.0 USB Flash drive. I have been saving teachers things on it and I went to access it, and it says that it needs to be formated. I know that if I do that, I will loose …

Hi, 2nd post today about my lousy computer setup. I have a KT600-A AMD Motherboard Specs: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135143#DetailSpecs[/url] and a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton Specs: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103417#DetailSpecs[/url] On the motherboard, there is the option to set the jumpers for the CPU Frequency to 100, 133, 166, and 200 MHz. Which one …

I recently bought a dynex keyboard (nothing fancy, just needed a keyboard) and my computer now will not boot past the COMPAQ logo at the beginning. If i unplug the keyboard and reboot, it boots properly, and i can then plug my keyboard in and it works fine. It is …

I got all my stuff in today and I took all day (just got done) to build it, and build it RIGHT. I have checked everything multiple times and apparently I am missing something because when I go to start up my computer it doesn't start. What I do: 1. …

hey guys, well recently i have been having problems with my pc. When i turn it on, theres an error msg that appears and says..."BOOT DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER". I have asked my friends about this and they say its the hard drive that is totally …

I've been looking for an hour now, at tons of Internet Computer Help Forums, and cannot seem to find the answer to my simple question. [U][B]QUESTION:[/B][/U] [B]How hard is it, if at all possible, to remove the blur from large CRT monitors? [/B] I currently have a 19" CRT and …

When I try to open Guild Wars, Warcraft, or Starcraft the screen is always filled with these strange blue lines. Sometimes they revert back to normal, but after about 30 seconds the screen has the blue lines again. I've tried updating my driver, but I've no luck. So if anyone …

Hi, Hope someone can give me advise. Our desktop computer (XP Pro) was working fine then suddenly the monitor would go dark then back on, now it won't go on at all. A friend brought his monitor over (that he knew worked) and his wouldn't work on our system either. …

Alright, I need some suggestions. I've recently upgraded my mobo to an ASUS A8V Deluxe, and Processor to an Athlon 64 3000+. I've had a Radeon 9800 PRO for awhile and the older system ran games without any problems until now. Additional relevant specs: 450W PSU (just upgraded) 512 Megs …

Hey I bought an ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB graphics card back in November... I installed it on my moms PC and it worked just fine... I could run HL2 on halfway-full almost no problems (when I got another 512MB RAM it worked with no problems just a lil slow on …