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Hi, I'm trying to get a new computer but even the computer techi is stuck on this one. The basic situation is I'm buying a custom built computer and I need to find an appropriate motherboard. The thing that makes this request different is that the motherboard needs to be …

Okay so I was pulling some hair off my motherboard and bumped the powercable that connects the PSU to the Motherboard (not the 4 pin one, the bigger one that is like 16-pin) any way the system all of a sudden just shut down all I can think is that …

I just received a system to see if i can 'salvage' anything from it. When i got home, i tore it all apart to clean the components and see what i had to work with... Decent antec case with card reader Intel E210882 desktop board P4 2.66ghz 800fsb CPU 1gb …

Someone asked me to remedy a problem on a laptop running XP Media Center SP3...has a Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive, but Seagate Manager isn't recognizing the drive. When I plug the drive in, Windows recognizes and reads from the drive. I cannot uninstall the Seagate utility to reinstall it …

Hi, I am looking for a hardware/software solution to enable a single computer to output display to a matrix of 9/12/16 LCD monitor or TV screens. Thanx in advance.

I have purchased a board on ebay only to find out once I had received it that the board does not fit the conventional cases ie: atx, mini atx, micro atx ect... The issue is that the board will only fit a gateway pc case and I am having a …

Hi, I want to call my client at the overseas by using skype or any other software which able in the internet video call. The problem is: they don't need to see me. I want them to hear my voice, and I want to show my computer screen to them …

asus grahics card colour quality settings keep reverting to 4 bits which causes very poor quality screen colour.also the computer sometimes will not boot, but will boot into safe mode. checking system properties manager device manager does not show a problem with graphics card. any ideas.

Hello, I have just purchased a Intel D945 GPB mother board, cannot find any manual for it what so ever any where, the only closest manual I can find is a manual for Intel D945 GPM, can anyone tell me the difference between the two boards As well can anyone …

I've been messing with my desktop for a while now trying to figure out why it keeps shutting off. I have an HP Media Center PC, 820 Pentium D, 2.8 Ghz. I have replaced the mobo (cuz I was told it was bad), have a new power supply (cuz the …

A recent question requested advice about building your own PC. The website style is a little amateurish, perhaps, and some of the discussion of components is certainly getting a bit 'dated', but one of the most comprehensive system building guides I've yet come across is Rob Williams' My Super PC …

The machine is a Gateway GT5404 w/ Pentium D Processor 915 dual core each @ 2.8 GHz---2 GB RAM---and the problem is an Intel GMA 950 (82945G Express Chipset Family). Works fine for surfing but not gaming. I have a PCI Express slot available. I have installed PCI cards in …

Hi, I have been advised by an HP chat technician that My laptop (Vista, 32 bit, < 1year old) a. will not access more than 320Gb via USB b. will not accommodate more than 320Gb internally Both he attributes to mother board limitations. Now (b) I'm willing to accept, althought …

Today when i started my pc,, all the display was greenish... I tried the RESTORE and DEGAUSS button on my monitor, but it didn't help?? pls tell me wat to do??????

I have an Acer Aspire 5633WLMi and since this morning it does not want to boot itself up, I have tried inserting the boot cd and it does not ask me to boot from disk. Instead it will ask if i want to start in safe mode, start windows normally …

I have ploblem with the video card driver it say Bad video card drivers! ----------------------- Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode. This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers. --- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 -------- Generated 11/4/10 6:49 PM …

I've replaced various keyboards before. But I can't figure out how to removebthe bezel in this model. Detailed instructions greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Why can't I boot into safe mode? What could be the cause? My computer is new. No problems that I know of. I just wanted to check some things in safe mode but no go. Why???????????

Hello, I am Siddharth . Can anyone help me finding how can we program BIOS . PLEASE reply or mail me on <email snipped>. thx sid

Please help. (NOVICE here...bear with me).... Installed SoundBlaster Video Card, (SB Audigy), some months ago. It has never worked. (Son's computer, recently had him bring it to me for help). Checked Audio Devices, (Device Manager) and found that Legacy Audio Drivers contain no information under "Properties." Searched further, (system devices) …

i want to enlarge the images with no reducing clarity,,, and how to minimise the size(kb) of an image... also with quality.. pls help .. Nari

Never thought this will happen to me, but, guess what, IT DID!!! I have accidentally let my drive slip from my hands yesterday with almost a terrabyte size of data on there. Obviously after re-inserting the drive into my hard drive dock, all the funny noises started and my system …

Okay, so i have a problem I've never run into before. My gaming keyboard(and any other usb keyboard) doesn't work in the boot loader. It works in the bios, and it works fine after the OS takes over, but i can't choose which OS to go into unless I unplug …

I have a notebook Lenovo Z61m, OS window XP. I'm trying to disconnect the HP all in one printer 2355 series without success. A window appears reading Error 1606 "could not access network location 0. i'm buying a new printer and want to eliminate the previous one HP. Please help!

Hello all. I have accidently dropped my 500 GB Western Digital SATA hard drive when moving it to other computer. I used that hard drive as secondary hard drive. After reconnect the hard drive to my pc it's still look normal. I can access the file. But some files appears …

I have a hp a6750y that will not turn on. I've plugged it directly into the wall to bypass the surge protector. I already replaced the power switch on the tower (not the prob). The light on the back of the power supply remains steady when plugged in(not blinking). I …

I have a customer that needs a Thin Client replaced. We have a spare, however the technology is so out dated I can't seem to find any of the information I need. this thing has been on the shelf for years. It seems to be in good working order. I …

I can't seem to find the information on the motherboard in this server. cRUus E139765. I need to know if it will support a RAID system or not and how to do the initial setup. I have 2 blank 500G drives installed. When I tried to boot and get into …

Hey, yesterday, i was gonna play a game, and it worked for the first few seconds after entering the game. After that, the screen kinda ... Ehh, hard to explain, it got some lighter spots all over the screen, it completely froze the computer. I had to restart it, i …

hi , been wondering if i can use more than 1 psu in my new rig ? i have found a thing called a lian li interlink cable on the net for use when using more than 1 psu . only problem is that going to the lian website does …

Hello, I am facing a strange problem. One of my friend's machine was not working fine. I went to his place to check the error, but the Win XP in his system was just not ready to startup. So I decided to Repair / Format his HDD. The machine was …

I am trying to deactivate a touchpad on an HP2730p Notebook with a stipulation. There is software running on the notebook that is required to be there because it is owned by a company, so the software is a security software. You can't run the HP synaptic touchpad drivers because …

Long time no see DaniWeb =] Sadly it's a problem with a new system I'm building that brings me back. To start, the specs I know are probably most important are: MoBo: [B]ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AM3 AMD 890FX)[/B] RAM: [B]Crucial Ballistix 2x2GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600[/B] CPU: [B]AMD Phenom II …

Headphones are recognized by system, but will not work. Sound continues to be played through PC speakers. Help please.

Hi guys, having a spot of trouble trying to locate a disassembly manual for an Advent Modena (A15M) I've done the Googling but it just looks like Advent haven't made one. I need to remove a faulty SATA drive that seems to be fitted to the underside of the palmrest, …

Hi, My computer was switching on itself so I open my computer to see if there was any wire problem. I even removed the usb prots and when I reconnected it I connected it from the wrongside and again I connected them as it has to be. Now my both …

I have a Laserwriter 4/600 PS that I used happily on an ethernet network using an Asante laserbridge when I ran Macs on OS9. Now I have a network of Powerbook G4 (OS10.2.8), EMac (OS10.3.3)and Powerbook G3(OS 9.2) all connected to a D-Link DSL 504 router. I have connected the …

Yesterday after using my laptop and noticing it was kind of overheating I decided to turn it off. But since I forgot to do something I decided to turn it on again(it was still kind of hot). When I turn it on I notice the screen is still black after …

There is an acknowledged problem with the Samsung NC10 netbook and other of their netbooks. Mine was about 3 months out of warranty. Problem: Screen goes blank at higher brilliance levels. Disclaimer: The following will work but is not a repair! The logic and troubleshooting might be a good laugh …

First thread and only semi-tech savvy so please bear with me... My daughters HP Pavillion 6700 (6835nr) is past warranty and over a year old. It will not boot properly. I can access some set-up menus but everything I try does not allow me to start the Win Vista system …

Hi all, I'm trying to setup two pan/tilt/zoom webcams, one for my bro back in NY and one for myself here in CA, so that we have two way audio and control of the cam at the other person's location. Since each webcam will be behind our routers I'm trying …

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 with Windows XP, SP2. I just got a blue screen with the following error message: <<Hardware Malfunction NMI: Parity Check / Memory Parity Error The system has halted>> The computer still boots and this error message comes after some time. What can I do …

I need information on how to go about replacing the mother board on an HP ze1115. My repairman told me it needed a new mother board but I could buy another for less than what he was going to charge. If you could list the steps and vendors where I …

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FS8900 Laptop that suddenly won't boot up. It was working fine one day, and the next day without warning all of a sudden it just won't boot. When you hit the power button, the power light goes on, you hear the DVD drive initialize, the …

Hello folks, I just built my self a quite good computer, after 4 days I finally made it start! All fans are working, graphics are OK, 4 CPU leds showing it work proprely are on, no problems on hardware side. But when it starts I first see a moboo splash …

my computer just hung the other day. so i decided to restart it and when i did it would find a bootable disk.so what could be the problem . please assist

few days ago my brother-in-law brought me his computer with problems. It is an hp pavilion a6519fh running Vista with a 500 MB seagate 7200 rpm hard drive. When I powered up the computer it would take me to a screen with the option to do a bios setup ( …

I've had this computer for several years. My wife uses it and recently acquired a virus that forced me to take the hardrive out, connect it to my own PC, and run a virus scan to clean it. When I reinstalled it, the computer would no longer turn on. NOTHING …

First of all Thank you for reading my post Here is the Basic Information that I know of my computer. CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, 2199 MHz 2GB's of Ram Current Video Card ATI Radeon X1550 Series (256 MB) I want to Know Which would be …

My cpu won't start when my main hard disk is plugged in, but when I took the power cord out of the hd the cpu started fine. When the hdd is plugged in, the cpu will blink for like a second, then everything dies down. Help please? :(