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I am not exactly sure what speed RAM my computer is currently using, either pc2100 or pc2700. Is it ok to mix speeds of RAM, ie add either a 2700 or 3200? I've gotten conflicting reports from sites with my computer's model. Is there any good place or program to …

I am completely unable to boot my compaq presario from the cd rom drive. I have gone into BIOS and none of the cd drives are listed for the boot order. However, I know that it is seeing them because i have just used a bootable version of DOS and …

Lost Partitions Hi while trying to resize a partition it all went nasty, instead of 3 partitions totalling 200 gig it's only showing 1 at 10 with the os on it, all my data is now in the unpartitioned space. I haven't formatted the partitions or changed anything since it …

Hi all Recently built a new machine: ASrock P4VT8+ P4 Prescott 3.0Ghz (not overclocked) 512MB generic PC3200 RAM (also not overclocked) Radeon A9200SE 128MB G-Card Onboard sound 120GB SATA HDD Everything has been going fine. From time to time I used to get a bsod with a message which I …

Hi, I know you always are getting temperature related questions but here is one more :) Wondering if my new processor is getting too hot. It is a 3.0 GHz Northwood with a Spire Heatsink & Fan rated up to 3.4GHz. When I'm just using IE, skype, or other small …

:sad: just go done putting in a new hd in my wifes powermac G3 beige tower and when trying to install OS i get this message : A VALID DESTONATION VOLUME CANNOT BE FOUND??? what the hell does that mean?? its a brand new drive fresh out of the box …

first of all like to thank everybody for the help with the wiring of the motherboard to get it back up and running, but now i have a different problem i turn on the unit and i get a white screen with a floppy icon and a blinking question mark? …

Hi there, I am running windows ME and just recently my keyboard started not responding properly. When you type nothing comes up but you can hear a "beeping/clicking" sound from inside the hard drive. All of a sudden loads of characters appear (presumably the ones you have pressed) and then …

Please can anyone help me, I have just built a new PC with an intel 775 530 (3.0 Ghz) and when I start it up the temp. of the CPU sky rockets. Spec’s; ASUS TA210 Case Intel 775 530 (3.0 Ghz) Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe Motherboard 1Gb DDR Dual line RAM …

Hello everyone, My internal DVD +/- drive is not behaving at all and it is making me go mad! When I put a CD/DVD (anything) in the drive the little green light goes on for two minutes and then stops...but then when I try to open the drive by clicking …

My G4 titanium is only occassionaly able to read cds, and is not always showing up in the dock when there is an external hd attached. It was running 10.3, but I tried to fix the problem by installing 10.2.8 and it is not able to read any cds now. …

Hi, I've had a few varieties of this general problem for a while now but it's gotten to the point where I'm kind of at a standstill with it. When I first built my computer everything worked fine. After about a year and a half (just recently), though, I've started …

We have a friend's computer. It's a really old HP and a desktop, not a tower. We cannot remove the hard drive. It seems to be on a slide out tray but the tray gets hung up on something we cannot see. Vectra VL is on the power switch box. …

Hello everyone! I have a GE Wireless keyboard, but my function keys do not work! Also, my numeric keypad (right-side of keyboard) does not work either... I installed the drivers for the keyboard, whcih came with it, and still nothing good has happened... I have also tried surfing the web …

Hi I need some help figuring out the specifics to adding a second harddrive or at least geting a larger one.I am unsure though of I what I would need as I am not too experienced.Things like the max size my os would recognize etc... Here are my PC specs …

I am having horrendous problems with my system trying to get the temp down. I have downloaded MBM5 from this site and it shows my case at 39 c, CPU at 62c and sensor at 3c. I have changed the heat sink twice now running an artic cooler . I …

About 4 weeks ago my cd drive started to screw up. Sometimes it didn't scan my TFT, but mostly it did. I didn't think much of it until like 2 weeks later, my CD just plain wasnt scanned at all. I then tried everything i knew: reinstalling my CD Drive …

How can I find out how many MB, exactly, my video card has? Btw its onboard memory, can I find it using Everest? and if so what would it be under in Everest? thanks

I have recently installed a new Benq DVD RW/R. My PC will now not boot up without removing all USB cables and does not close down properly. Can some one please give me some tips on what to do? Regards Dan R :sad:

I cannot get my screen resolution to fill the screen of my monitor. The resolution is currently set to 1024 x 768 on my Hansol 710P 17

Ive had this video card for a couple of years but my son tried playing a couple of lego video games on it but the games are not working. I updated my drivers recently but still no good. I have direct x 9 installed. I run the dx diagnostic test …

Im trying to install drivers for my motherboard ([url]http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4PE&langs=09[/url]) ASUS P4PE. It's about 3 years old. I downloaded a BIOS update, but the file type is .awd. IMy PC says i dont have a program to open with it. Would anyone have any clues as to what i should do …

Iv recently acquired a EMPREX single layer 8X DVD burner. Not the greatest of makes i know. The problem is whenever i try and burn certain files it comes up with an error message as if it cant find the file its trying to burn. The files in questions are …

i've bought a JSP-Tech Z-04 case with front display and cant sort out wiring for CDrom and NIC icons please help.

Hi I Just Bought A Gateway Made 3/6/01 It Is A Small Desktop About 10 Pounds I Cannot Geta Screen It Was Working When Mailed Out Could Something Be Loose,it Has Xp And 18gb. I Tried To Open It Took The Screws Off But Cannot Open Case To See If …

I'm new to this so please be gentle with me :confused: I want to fit a new motherboard to get more performance from my PC. It is currently 1GHz, 128Mb RAM. I can only fit a maximum of 512 RAM so I want to get a better processor and more …

Ok , i overclocked my amd 64 3400+ from 2.210Ghz to 2.258Ghz. I dont know if I am paraniod or what but my pc seemed to get a 20% speed increase my folders open up quicker and I got 7 extra FPS in CSS. now I have left my pc …

I have a Windows XP Toshiba laptop and lateley my CD burner has'nt been working. I tryed using three seperate programs so far (Windows Media Player, Drag'n Drop CD+DVD, and Realplayer) to burn audio tracks or data to a CD, but they haven't worked. Everytime I start up my computer …

Before I start, I'd like to thank everyone here for offering the free service of technical support! Anyway, I need to know if there's something I can do to fix my computer, or if I need to call an exorcist, because I swear that thing is posessed. Ok, I am …

I work at a salon, and am opening my own soon. All my customers names etc are on work computer. Can I just put a disc into the hard drive and copy them?

hey, i have a cordless logitech keyboard and mouse, but the print screen button doesn't seem to work, it works on my friends computer tho. i'm just borrrowing it for a while so it's not new. anyone got any ideas? ....i've tried re-installing the drivers also.

I am going to build a computer with an amd 64. Can the drivers for this be updated?

What is the most important companent in buying a video card. I know there a combinations of a few, but i have a 4x AGP slot, i know PCI express would be better but i dont want to but a new Motherboard, What is better, 256 MB and 128 bit …

I have a Sony CRX230AD CD-R/RW BUt don't HAve the drivers Where Can I get Them.

First of all, this has to be the most informative site for finding answers to almost any question that I have had about my computer. I am really impressed with the amout of knowlegde that the people here have about computers. With that said hopefully some here can advise me …

Hey, my clock has not held time for months. After having to run Norton everyday to fix incorrect file dates I went out and bought a battery. I know I should join the 21st cenury and just go out and buy a G5 but I can just afford the battery …

I just want to overclock my amd 64 to 2.4 just to see how it would perfrom, how do i do this in bios? if I overclock my FBs frequency do I need to increase the agp frequency as well?

[FONT=Arial]undefined[/FONT] Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a software or hardware thatwouls allow multiple instances of a single software. Problem need to display 26 screens of diffferent information. information is not complex powerpoint level. normal solution 1 pc per VGA want to reduce number of …

Hi again, I just recently over clocked my AMD 64 3400+ from 2210Mhz to 2309Mhz, the speed boost its very noticable everything runs alot quicker and loads quicker, now besides shortening the cpu life, am I at a high risk of frying something? I did not touch the voltage just …

A friend built a computer for me a year ago that's been working fine up until now. I had it off for a few days while I was away, and I came back, turned it on, and now it just beeps at me and does nothing. The monitor remains on …

HI, I'm building a computer and is doing this for experiment and learning. I'm getting ready to install the motherboard in the case. I was told NOT to use washer for motherboard and was told TO use it? I am confused on what to do about it. I have setup …

I just picked up a new motherboard with a 478 Socket I intended to use the CPU out of my old 478 socket Motherboard In checking, reading the manuals, the new motherboard says it supports the 478 P4/Prescott P4 and my old motherboard says it supports 478 P4/Northwood P4. I …

I was looking at proces and stuff and saw that the 300+ is only 200Mhz slower then the 3400+ which I can probaly over clock, but all I want it for is gaming, it is gonna be coupled with 1024 PC3200 RAM. Is the 3000+ good enough for gaming?

What are some of the better motherboards, im talking about motherboards that support the best processors and memory(i.e. most ram). And then what are the motherboards that are the most bang for your buck?

What is better?

Hi guys. well my other computer is an amd sempron 2400+ i am running at fsb 200, 2.01 ghz, 40c when browsing 54c when gaming, my board is an epox 8rd3i, i have 512 mb pc3200 (two 256), volcano 12. is it ok to run it always overclocked? i mean …

I have two hard drives on my primary IDE and two CD/DVD ROM drives on my secondary IDE. I would like to add another hard drive. Is this possible with this configuration? Thanks. -Jim

[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2]I am building my 2nd kit (built 1st one in 99 - still going strong but it won't run either Deus X2 or 1/2Life2 so...). My first question: is it worth $100 to buy the cpu/MoBo/memory pre-built and tested (with free 2nd day shipping)? Would it be better to go …

Need your help please i have a 97 apple power mac G3 model m4405 with floppy drive ,cd drive and single hard drive the problem started sunday i went out with a few friends to a club to watch the superbowl game and my son thought he would help his …

Earlier I kept my CPU as a base, lying flat on the desk. On the CPU I placed the monitor. Yesterday, I kept my CPU as a tower and placed the monitor on the desk. Now the screen is shaking