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 | After installing a new motherboard and case in my system it seems that my 2 cd drives don't want to work properly. Heres what happens. I try to re-install a game and i put it in the top cd drive but when I got into my computer, there is only … Hardware storage |
| | i need links to a nice non-all in one motherboard like a motherboard w/o sound and video card or can u put a sound card + video card on a motherboard that already has one? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram video video-card |
| | Halloo. There is this computer I came across in my work place that had the floppy drive right but it can't be seen in the computer i.e when you open mycomputer there is nothing like 31/2 floppydrive.I even checked the device manager and its not there too.I haven't opened the … Hardware storage |
| | hi, i have no idea why my home built computer keeps on restarting. i will try to leave all the necessary information, please ask me if you want any other information to help me figure this out! motherboard: msi k8n neo nvidia nforce 3 250Gb chipset ram: mushkin 512mb pc3200 … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video video-card windows-xp |
| | Can I run a 256 MB module in my Dimm A slot and a 128 MB module in my DimM B slot or do they both have to be the same (MB 128 and 128 or 256 and 256)? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | [COLOR=Black][COLOR=Black]xxx[/COLOR][/COLOR] Can anyone tell me how to find out what type of RAM my computer uses without taking the computer apart? Thank you. ItalianPrincess :rolleyes: Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Can anyone explain this to me, and can ISO's be installed on my computer or do they have to be installed on a CD R? Don't laugh :evil: Hardware storage  |
| | ANYBODY BUY ANYTHING FROM [URL=http://www.atacom.com]www.atacom.com[/URL] here b4? Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi back from vacation.. :) I bought a network cable, and a network card for the laptop..hooked them up all is well.. how to share internet connections? how do I get the modems in synch.. I cant find anyplace to read how to do this.. I have dialup..and it can … |
 | its 256 mb,SDR DIMM, H card. i have a gate way, what else do you need to know to see if its compablie cause it wont work. Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have an Epson Stylus 440 Color Printer and it's black and colored inks were running out, so I got new ones (generic brands by a company called Venus) and now the printer has stopped printing on pages. It just prints out blank pages and the pages are loaded and … Hardware pc-peripheral printer |
| | I have a KDS Monitor. I went to the contrast button and decreased the contrast. Now my screen is too dark, but I cannot figure how to get over to the little sunshine icon in the contrast control to increase the percentage of my contrast. Hardware display |
| | Hi I've just built a new system with an Asus A7V8X-X mobo, 512 ddr mem, Radeon 9200se video card, but although it goes through the POSTscreens, it will not boot into windows xp and restarts every time. I've updated the BIOS, changed every setting imaginable in the BIOS and tried …  |
 | Hey Guys, Great Site. Hopefully someone much smarter than I can help me. The 10gb hard drive in my toshiba 2805-s301 die. I am trying to replace it with a 20 gb model mk2018gap. I have upgraded the bios to ver 2.0 . The old drive had no jumpers so … Hardware hard-drive laptop storage |
| | I need help on how I install a second Hard Drive onto my PC, I know there is a way to install XP without having to reinstall the whole thing, I'm just not sure how. Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | hello, I was about to order some parts for a new computer but i wanted to double check first to make sure everything is compatible. The parts are: ASUS "A7V8X-MX SE" KM400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", 333 FSB, 512K Cache Crucial 184 Pin … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
 | A female friend of mine spilled some peach juice on her dell laptop keyboard, not the entire keboard just about 20% of the board. It doesn't work anymore, but the computer is still fine. 1. what is that command to turn off key lock (when you jam on a bunch … Hardware laptop pc-peripheral |
 | I have a dell dimension 8300 desktop and i recently had to reinstall everything and now i cannot install the network adapter for the intel pro/100 VE adapter. The driver doesnt register with my computer. I have to setup an ethernet connection to my dsl modem so i can setup … Hardware pci-card  |
| | I just ordered a new motherboard and I wanted to know if I can just plug in the old hard drive and it will work? I heard somewhere that you wont be able to just plug in the hard drive but I dont know, thanks Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi there can a dead hard drive be revived in any way. evry time the machine is booting it says invalid system disc replace the correct one. any comments? Hardware hard-drive storage  |
| | Ok, today I bought a Radeon 9600 XT to replace my old Radeon 9200SE, I turned off my computer, stuck it in and turned the computer on. The computer was running fine, the monitor and keyboard turned on. However, then I turned off the computer and installed a CD Drive … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram video video-card |
| | Description: Compaq Presario 5320US, XP home edition, using Compaq 12X Ide CDRW drive. This user complained that the cdrw drawer will not open and that the front led light stays on. I checked the drive and the drawer is indeed jammed firmly inside the drive and it refuses to open. … |
| | ok, in the near future a want to build a computer. i have never done this before so i dont know what to get. i have picked out the case but thats all i know. what do you recommend for components? this is the case i want. [url="http://www.xoxide.com/thxaiiiv2.html"]http://www.xoxide.com/thxaiiiv2.html[/url] Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | I was in my documents and started clikcing the mouse well now when I click the left button a sub menu pops up, instead of opening a programing or double clicking it open the menu with arrange by, properties,new,etc Please help me I can't do anything right now my right … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | hallo techie(s), I have frequently read about SCSI being another way(than the IDE) to attach drives and peripherals .. what i dont really get is what is the 'big diffrence' between the IDE and the SCSI? and in what way is the IDE better and thus more common..? Another Question, …  |
| | hi, i'm looking to buy a second ide hard drive to my current system but i'm unsure if my system will accept it. My current specs are amd 1900+ 512ddr (pc2100) ram geforce 5700 pcchips m830lr mobo 60gb ata/100 hd win xp sp2 I'm looking to buy a ata/133 7200rpm … Hardware hard-drive ide pci-card storage |
| | hay, im starting to learn about computer hardware/software lately.. but there a few questions that i have on mind... 1.where do I cahnge the BIOS settings on my computer? and when would I need to do that? 2. i have a CD-RW DvD , and hard disk.. what is the … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello, I have 2 hd, master ata100, slave ata66 . Transfer mode "Device 0": Ultra DMA. Transfer mode "Device 1": PIO Mode. When I use explorer and access the second hd, the all computer slow down, the mouse can't even move for a few seconds. What is happenning? I try … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | Ok right now I have a celeron 2.2GHz and I want to upgrade to a AMD 64 3200+ I already have the cpu picked out, now I need a motherboard and Ram This is the motherboard I picked out [url]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-241&depa=0[/url] Now what Kind of Ram do I need? I currently … Hardware asp motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | OS: Win98SE I have put the cable in both ways (one way, light was on, the other, nothing) I have changed out different Drives... still nothing. Ideas? Hardware storage |
| | Hey, when i'm wiring the case to this bored my power led wont fit. On the board the power led pins are by eachother and on my power led connector there's three slots and an empty slot in the middle so therefore it wont fit. What can i do? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I've just purchased a new computer, and I'm a little etchy on if I bought enough hard drive space. I currently use my computer for programming, web dev, and graphic design. I'm expecting to use a total of 5 GBs worth of program files for all my needs, but I … Hardware hard-drive storage web-design |
| | I have a memory stick that says 256MB,SDR DIMM,H on it, however it will not work in my computer.Can someone tell me what this memory stick is compatible with? Thank You i got a AMD 756 PCI bus dual IDE controller, i run off win98, on a gateway with 128mb … Hardware ide motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Tomorrow or Wednesday i'm ordering my hard to build a new computer. I'd just like to make 100% sure that everything is compatible with everything else. Also will I need to purchase any extra cables or accessories? Case [url]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-001&depa=0[/url] ASPIRE Turbo Case X-Dreamer Black Mid-Tower Case PSU [url]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-153-008&depa=0[/url] Thermaltake W0013 … |
| | I don't know whats what here so I thought I would ask. for games and overall performance which cpu would be better for my computer: I am currently using the 2.8 ghz processor but i can get my hands on the other one easily I was just wondering. thanks cpu … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Ok I have a K7N2 Kelta series mobo with an Athlon XP2400+ cpu, one stick of pc 2100@133 fsb 256m ram and a stick of pc 2100@133 fsb 512m ram, with a Nvidia Geforce 5200 vid card. My problem is while im playing my game Red Faction the whole comp … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, I turned on my PC last night and the computer powered up for about a second then died. However the power light stayed on but none of the fans were going. I messed around with my PC and found out that if I disconnected one of my hard drivers … Hardware hard-drive storage  |
| | Ive just recently installed windows XP and starting to Install the drivers, and all ive done is my Graphics driver, then i came to my sonicfury drivers (frist off the CD, then tried the updated ones off the net) So now when I play any sound, it plays a high … Hardware pci-card windows-xp |
| | Computer Spec (A custom computer) AMD Athlon 1700+ 512Mb RAM GeForce 2 Graphics Card SonicFury sound card (with latest drivers) 40GB Harddrive Windows 98 (normally XP) Hi, My computer kept having random freezes when loading the desktop (whilst running windows XP). Also it happened when playing games, after about 5 … Hardware email motherboards-cpu-ram windows-virus windows-xp |
 | Has anybody heard of the Aerocool Lubic Case? You get to build your own computer case. Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | hello, i was playing a game for about 45 minutes and after i shut the game down i touched the heatsink of my graphics card and i burned myself. i have a 9800 pro 128mb and even now an hour after i stopped the game its still almost too hot … Hardware display |
| | my system is windows xp professional. my mother board is an asus board with an amd 900 mhz processor chip. my problem is, that i have tested my floppy drive and the ide cables, and they all work, so i am left to believe that the floppy port on my … Hardware first-post ide storage windows-xp |
| | hello added a new hard drive had problems with nero incd deselected incd made startup diskette because old master harddrive was getting full hard drive got full and now the whole thing is wierded out - it runs, but the monitor has everything about twice as big as it should … Hardware display hard-drive |
| | When I start my computer, I get an error stating CMOS checksum error. Press F1 to contine. But this happens only some times. WHat is the problem? Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hello out there, I was given a mac to use at work and I am going crazy :!: Here are my issues and if I can get some help on them I would REALLY appreciate it. The computer techs in here won't even touch the macs and say "Good luck" … Hardware apple-hardware pdf |
| | hi, i have a big problem wif booting my system when i turn on the system (im running winxppro), usually there would be no signal to the monitor. but as i keep turning on and off the system, the condition "improves", and it'll turn on, but shut down(no signal to … Hardware storage |
| | I have a new hard drive and i think that i need to move it to the master position, and that i need a bootable diskette. How do i make a bootable diskette? thanks dan Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I just put a new hard drive on the computer and have been having a lot of problems with the cd burner. first it wouldn't burn because it thought there wasn't enough room in memory - it was detecting only the room left on the original harddrive. then it would … Hardware hard-drive image storage |
| | hello everyone i got a controller card and i need help installing it is a ultra ata ide controller card(raid 133)can someone help me thanx jay  |
| | How come the amd 64 bit 3400+ [url]www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-426&depa=0[/url] is cheaper and has 512 more cache than the 3500+ [url]www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-463&depa=0[/url] ? Is it just because the 3500+ is socket 939 and the 3400+ is socket 754 and 939's typically have better cores? Would i notice a huge difference between the two? … Hardware asp motherboards-cpu-ram |
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