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A couple of weeks ago I was copying cds, and noticed that the entire copying process was only taking 3-4 minutes per cd. Now, after reformatting my computer, my burner still shows that it is writing at 48x, however it is taking atleast 10 minutes to copy a single cd? …

If I would have a motherboard with four RAM slots and would like to setup two identical memory sticks so they can run in dual channel, would they have to be installed in specific slots? Thanks

I have removed the secondary hard disc from my computer because it was faulty. At the present I do not wish to replace it as I have sufficient storage on my primary C drive. However when I start up I get the message "Secondary Master Hard Disc Fail" and the …

Is there a good pci express graphics card out there for under150?

Bit of an odd one this. Running Windows XP Pro on a single workstation. My MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8584A was working fine the other day, but now it is convinced it is only a CD ROM. The diagnostic tools I've run also seem to insist it is a cd-rom. I haven't …

Can someone give me some help in identifying my video card? I've added an extra computer to my net and loaded it up from scratch. Win2Kpro and it id's as a generic VGA, so the system can't find a driver for it. I've got a display but it's not very …

I have been trying to install numerous sound cards and I can not get it to work. I would remove it from slot to slot and I continue to recieve an error message of Data invalid. I found sites that gave advice that were all the same but when I …

[COLOR=Blue]i have an ibm thinkpad T30 i got from my step dad and it hasnt ever been upgraded or anything. it has a pentium 4 moble cpu 1.60GHz and windows xp and 256 mb of ram and a 20 gig hard drive, i dont know much about computers and i …

What is over clocking and how is it done?

I have decided amd 939 board and a seagate w/ncq hard drive. How can I find a board that supports this?

Can anyone here help me. I am running windows98 and when reformatting the computer crashed and now i can only start in safe mode. I have the boot floppy and 98 disc but am unable to use keyboard while in safe mode. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help Please help. I have 2 hard drives installed one is a 80GB, and the other is a 250GB. My son built this computer. Here's the problem I am running out of space on the 80GB hard drive and I want to transfer all of the data from the 80 …

When i turn on my pc and it loads up the colour is always set to 16colours when it is usually 24bit colour. the resolution is usually at 800x600 bt sets it self to 640x800. Iv tried right clickin ang changing it bt when i restart it when prompted bt …

I am running windows ME, on a computer i think is a hp (label is gone) that we got from wal-mart in 1999. Now your prolly saying screw the RAM get a new computer. Enless I am wrong an RAM is cheaper. Anyways i know my way around the software …

I have an nforce2 ultra non-sound storm mobo and a very old creative live value. question is, is it worth shelling out say $70 for a audigy 2 value? What tangible benefit does a new sound card offer for occasional music listening, rare movie watching, and sporadic game playing especially …

Is it possible (at least [I]practically[/I]) to take the motherboard out of a computer made by a big company (HP, Dell, etc) and transfer that into a custom case without any major difficulty? What would be involved in doing that? Are there only certain size cases that would work, and …

[i]Massive font tags removed ^_^ - [b]Daniweb Moderators[/b][/i] The other day I was going to set up my laptop on the table, but it accidentally slid from my hand (3 inches away from table). Now the laptop is not working at all, it won’t turn on and it won’t charge. …

The other day I was going to set up my laptop on the table, but it accidentally slid from my hand (3 inches away from table). Now the laptop is not working at all, it won’t turn on and it won’t charge. Does anyone have any idea on what could …

hello- I have a Ti G4 powerbook(dvi) that will not display to the screen. The machine boots up, but only shows to the external display. I got this computer like this....broken so you will understand this next comment. When the computer boots and as I am looking at the external …

Computer is saying that no device or modem is installed! When I put the modem in message saying " has found new hardware" and searches for drivers. Installs modem and drivers but when I try to connect or detect modem say no :rolleyes: modem installed. I'm a bit green when …

my crappy work might force me to give up my 21" sony trinitron for a gateway 19" lcd. Other than losing about 1" of screen real estate, how are lcd monitors for eye fatique? I'm in front of the screen almost all day so im worried about my eyes. Arent …

Well. For some reason. When i was making a computer design, my Photoshop started to lag very bad. SO i clicked the X and the end now thing popped up. As usual, I clicked end now. Afterwards, everything on my comp started lagging, like msn and aim. I had to …

I have a amd 2400 cpu. My computer is starting to freeze when playing games. In the bios I noticed the cpu temp. ranges from 65 to 72 deg. C CPU fan speed 4100 rpm. My other computer is amd 2200. cpu temp 34 deg. cpu fan speed 6200 rpm. …

Is there any kind of warning I can turn on so I get an alert when the battery on my PowerBook is about dead. Right now with out any kind of warning my power book just goes to sleep when the battery is dead. My old ibook running OS 9.2.3 …

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hello i am new to this forum and i have a problem: My cd drive and dvd drive do not apppear under my computer, and in device manager both drives have exclamation marks in yellow circles... I installed a new cd drive to see if this fxed anything, it did …

This has happened before, but was easily fixed. When I turn my computer on everything boots nicely (after a full nights rest) After Windows XP fully boots, it locks up tight (no mouse movements or anything) for about 10-20 seconds and then when I open My Computer, my CD-Rom drives …

Is my computer pretty decent? is it on the high-end or low-end? Windows XP Service Pack 2 450 Watt PSU AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 754 Gigabyte GA-K8NS 1GB RAM DDR 400 PC 3200 256 MB ATI Radeon 9600 400 mhz core Samsun 80 GIG hard drive 7200 RPM Gigabyte …

Hey, im rallying all the hardware together for when I build my new computer, check out all this hardware and tell me what you think. Also tell me if there is a mismatch of hardware, or something im missing, here goes: Case =ASPIRE X-Infinity Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W …

I recently thought that I had a hard drive problem because when I went in and did dskchk it said it had errors. I did a fix but the problem still existed. Many times when I would reboot it would take me to the safe mode, start normally page. Sometimes …

Hi On my computer: IDE: Primary master :HDD (and the OS win98SE) Secondary Master: HDD Secondary Slave: CDROM The computer sippped recognizing the both HDD (It still can recognize the CDROM) I tried automatic detection via the bios but, nada. I tried using only one cpmponnet at a time,and changing …

hi my hard drive has stopped working! i think there was a powersurge and ther is serious data corruption. what can i do to get my work off my hard drive. Please reply Andy

I have recently upgraded to a flat panel monitor. Since the upgrade my monitor will go to a black screen every once so often if I am playing a dvd, reviewing photos/graphics, etc. I’m thinking that my “aging

My Motherboard is a Jetway V266B and in the manual it says it can support DDR (PC2100) RAM [url]http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/product/amd/v266b/v266b.htm[/url] Can I put DDR 400Mhz (PC3200) Memory in it? I went to a website to check out ram and they seemed to think it could. I will upgrade most of my …

I have a Microstar K7 Pro / MS6195 mother board, can anyone tell me the max. amount of RAM per socket?

Image cut off, fan speeds in this order: CPU Fan, System Fan [IMG]http://www.oddworldz.com/alittleodd/web_image/computertemp.jpg[/IMG] Umm... is this an issue? I decided to check my computer's temperature after recently having frequent crashes. A friend told me it might be a heating issue. I checked this through my BIOS as my computer was …

Hi guys, I have a Samsung P28 Laptop with a Li-Ion battery.Is it safe to leave it plugged into the mains even when the battery is fully charged?Would it harm the system in anyway?I was told that the battery will automatically stop charging when it's full.Is this true?I appreciate the …

Hi all, just a quickie, What is a Sleeve bearing Fan and a Ball Bearing fan? i have 1 each of these, so whats better? whats the difference? i seem to think ball bearing is better cos ive seen it more but im not at all sure anybody fill me …

Can I use pc4200 on a motherboard that supports pc3200--in other words--when the specs say pc3200, does that mean [I]minimum [/I] pc3200?

Ok, I was reading in PC gamer magazine's "pc bulding bible" and they say that amd 64 processor are incredibly fast, but there are no windows compatible versions coded to take advantage of amd's 64 bit technology. So everything is running at 32 bits and then I see an advertisement …

Hello all. Great site, wish I had of discovered it earlier. I have recently reformated my pc and I ran into a problem. After reinstalling the o/s I then tried to install my chipset drivers. I ended up with a corupt display. It looked like I was looking through a …

I have windows 98,aol 6.0. I get the following pop-ups: "current security settings prohibit running active x controls" and "Fatal error in Unzdll.dll: Abort Exception Error in Extract. Fatal Dll Exception". I get the latter when I try to open a Zip file. Also get RichEdit Line insertion error. My …

:cheesy: question 1: thinking of a new agp gpu card. not really bothered about price just want the best performer tell me what would you recommend? ;) system info, amd 64 fx-55 asus a8v MB 1 ghz of ram raptor wd740 (when i get it to work!!!) Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+ …

I recently moved my Dell Dimension 4400 with Windows XP Home edition. Upon reconnecting everything, I had some issues. The first was I could not get a monitor signal. I opened up the tower and seated the video card firmly in the slot (I guess it got jiggled loose upon …

Could anyone tell me how should I know when to stop increasing a video card's core and memory clocks? I have a Sapphire Radeon 9600XT / 256 mb Its original core clock speed is 500 MHz Its original memory speed is 250 MHz (I thought it was 300 but when …

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I currently purchased the following devices to build my new PC and am havin alot of trouble tring to connect. ASUS P5AD2-E Mother board Wester Digital WD2000 Serail ATA HD with SATA connection PLEXTOR PX-716A cd/dvd ATAPI drive IDE I will not be using any of the RAID fuctions. I …

Location: TX. History Rm OS: WinXP Problem: When the teacher turns off the conputer for the night, it shuts down like normal. When she goes in the next day to turn the computer on, nothing! The hard drive light will not come on, only the green power light. It's not …

I've got TEAC 4163 (DVD-RW) via SATA. When I play MP3s from a CD all's OK. But as soon as I insert audio CDs my CD players freeze (when starting the CD up) - all of them (including axialis). And through Winamp I can hear kinda brattling or clacking as …

I have a WD 160 GB 7200 rpm hd on primary IDE channel set as master, its the only thing on that channel. an optical disk is on secondary ide channel. looking in device manager, under ide ata/atpi controllers under primary ide channel advanced properties the transfer mode for both …