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Through the Help and Support Center on my Compaq Presario SR1319RS, I'm trying to create the set of CD's or DVD's for backup/recovery. The write process completes successfuly for the 1st disk of the set with either CD or DVD. However, about 6 attempts have failed during the Verification phase …

hello there... My brother has asked me to ask you this question on his behalf as he isn't subscribed to daniweb ok down to the boiling point... my brother is running xp professional on a new pc (i built for him) over the last two or three days my brother …

"Pentium 4 2.8ghz / 800mhz fsb / 512kb cache / windows xp / 4 memory slots that can be single or dual channel up to 4gb of pc3200 memory. I Have the following: 1gb and 512mb PC3200 memory sticks, also 256kb and 128kb PC2100 memory sticks. 1st Question: Should I …

I installed another gig to my hp pavilion a1340n but computer does not see it I flip flopped them around started each stick only in each slot. each slot is working and each stick of ram works but when i go to a memory upgrade site and scan the computer …

hi.... i am having problems with my computer , in the game nfs carbon after the splash screen it crashes ,does that mean i need a newer video card or a newer pc and all my requirements are full good than the minimum except the video card :'(

The bits I'm looking at buying are as follows: [LIST] [*]EVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 NF68-A1 [*]Kingston PC2-8500 CL5 2GB 2*1GB HyperX [*]Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [*]Tuniq Tower 120 [/LIST] [LIST] [*]eVGA e-GeForce 8800GT SSC 512MB [*]Thermalright HR-03 GT [*]Nexus 92mm Real Silent Case Fan [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Antec TruePower …

I have a PC that randomly will not boot into Windows XP. The screen displays the message: reboot and select proper boot device. Installed boot devices are: SATA hard drive, and IDE dvd drive. The SATA is the chosen first boot device. Any feedback appreciated.

Hi, can anybody tell how come a standalone laptop is giving this error. [B]PXE-561[/B] I tried Googling just to end up without finding even a single result. PXE alone yields many results but nowhere 561 is mentioned. what i it some kind of error number I suppose. For more information …

Is there a special way to create a new programs folder in my d drive? or do i just open it up and file new folder and name it?

Hi all. I need help on a problem. I sent my Pavilion notebook off to HP to get a hinge replaced, but I removed my hard drive before I shipped it. The Pavilion is back now, and I've reinstalled my hard drive, but when I try to boot up I …

Specs: Gigabyte M55-SLI 4 AMD 64 x2 4200+ 2.2 GHz e-GeForce 8800 GTS 40 GB Seagate IDE HDD - master 120 GB Seagate IDE HDD - slave 2 GB (2x1GB) A-DATA DDR2 800 Zumax X3 series ZU-550w This system worked for about 1 week and today it does as the …

I have a system in mind, and it's almost ready to go, except for one thing - the power supply! I've been told that my rig will need a fair amount of juice, and that I need to be careful which PSU I buy. The first thing I was going …

i recently bought a new motherboard to replace one that had died for my friends uncle. he bought a new computer and decided to give me his old one. this was a good deal for it has 1 gig of ram, nice all in wonder video card and a Athlon …

Hi. My laptop has a 160GB hard drive with three partitions and Windows Vista installed on the first one. What I wanted to do is to resize the third partition from 100 to 80GB, create a new partition from the unallocated space and than install Kubuntu 7.10 on it. However, …

[LIST] [*]I understand this gets posted alot. I've done alot of research on the subject keeping that fact in concideration. No I have all the Problems that have been noted down. I've completed all the Fixes that have been posted in replies from various forums. [*]I recently changed from 7600GT …

Was hoping to get some help with my cd burner. It will let me read what is on a cd but when I go to burn a cd it says there is either something on a blank disk or does not see the blank disk in the burner at all …

Hello, I am facing some problem with my HDD that I am using as external Harddisk. I have been using this since a few months. Everything was working fine till yesterday. Yesterday suddenly, one of the logical drives is not available. It shows the drive letter, but there is nothing …

Hi, I recently changed mb. I used my old 300w power supply. after a few days I added another 512mb ddr 333. then a friend gave me an 3.20 HT P4 to replace my 2.80 celeron .Then the problems started.when I try to install a game (fear in this case) …

I just bought a Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard and AMD AM2 4800 processor. I rebuilt the machine and installed Windows XP SP2. Everything went fine. I installed a graphics card and then rebooted the machine. When I booted back up it gave me a boot error. I went into the bios …

I have looked at quite a few forums to see if someone else had my problem and i can't seem to find one. My computer is custom built and is quite new. A few months ago i was playing The Suffering on my computer, I had to walk out of …

Hi! My problem is that when I start a game or play it then there is rectangulars that are crossing the whole screen almost. They have the colors of the game and it's like they have switched places with another part of a game, like a puzzle that isn't right. …

I have a crappy milwaukee pc that has only 3 bars of pc100 64 meg ram strips and the computer freezes constantly can I change the ram to some 256 meg sd ram?

I am having an interesting dilemma with writing to CR-RW discs. I am using a program made by SONIC called DigitalMedia LE v7, my DVD player is a TSST corp DVD +-RW TS-L532B firmware DE03. I am able to write to CD-R and DVD-RW without any problems, but when I …

Does the above motherboard use an old style ATX power supply or the newer ATX 12v supply with separate 12 volt plug for the processor? I have to bring a replacement to my daughter in Chicago next week. Thanks. Sid

Hello, I'm the IT guy for our factory and I'm trying to determine what has killed several PCs. Here's the scenario - a computer runs fine but one day it either refuses to power on by the button or, we're using it and it suddenly shuts off, then refusing to …

Alright, I'm having a problem. I've seen other threads about this issue, but I just want to be sure about something. I'm sure y'all have answered a question on this hardware a billion times, but please help and bear with me... I have the Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller. It's awful! …

Hey Gang, I'm pretty frustrated with my desktop. It shuts off at different time intervals with no warning. I really have no explanation. I'm running windows xp and on the off chance, I have been able to make it to my desktop view and run notepad. So far I've ruled …

Hi, I have been having a problem with the Crosshair motherboard- the BIOS has been able to run twice on two different days- when it is up it sees my drives, processor, I can set settings - everything loks great but when I save and exit I am left with …

I have posted this same Thread in the "Computer case, fans, and power supply" channel. I posted this again because I'm not sure which one i would put this in. But please read and see if yall can assist me. I have looked at quite a few forums to see …

Hi all, just bought a new mo/bo and cpu today, threw it all in and now it has some real issues. When I press the power button, the case LED's and lights come on for about 5 seconds and I hear my video card's fan going, then it all goes …

I was replacing some ram there were 2 pc800 45 64gb in the memory slots and 2 crimms. I pulled the 2 64gb and put 2 pc800 40ns 128gb, thats what the manual said to install. When I tryed to turn the pc back on it would power on fan …

I am trying to retrieve data from my old c: drive. I have a SATA to USB adapter. If I connect the drive in windows xp it loops before the drive is recognized. If I run uneraser from a bootable floppy the drive is found correctly - serial number and …

Hi guys Just wondering about the problem i have at the minute. Its regarding a Dell Optiplex gx260 pentium 4 2 ghz with 256 mb RAM and windows 2000 professional running on it. The problem is when the PC is strated up and it reaches the Windows 200 Professional screen …

Hi, I have just been given two of these machines, both of which have probs. I will talk about this one first and come to the second one in a later thread. I put a 30Gig Drive in it and set the BIOS to boot from CD to install anew …

Ok so I'm putting together a new computer and read it's bad to screw the mobo straight into the bracket due to shorting. The cases bracket has these little metal hills with flat tops where the screws go and I'm unsure whether it's good enough? Do I need some brass …

Earlier this week i purchased a core 2 duo e6850 and another gig of DDR2 800 ram. After putting them in my comp i started playing Vanguard: saga of heroes and after about 2 days i decided to play with the graphic settings since it was running perfect on highest …

I have aquired an ALR Revolution 6X6 server, which will support up to 6 Pentium Pro processors. It came factory with a pair of 200 MHz/512K cache processors. I have a pair of 200 MHz/256K cache processors spare. My question is, can I use both cache sizes on the same …

So I'm building a my first build and I'm not sure which CPU to get. I want it to be something that will last ages and still be decent in the long run so that's why I'm thinking of the quad, for longevity. But surely I must be giving something …

I recently had a defective MOBO replaced by ASUS. It's a P5B Deluxe. After reinstalling the MOBO and all original components the BIOS wouldn't recognize the HDD, a Seagate 320 Gb SATA drive. After checking everything and several restarts it finally recognized the hard drive. Once past the BIOS screen …

When I try to start my wife's machine, power supply lights come on, fans run, but no video, no audio, no lights on the keyboard. Sounds like the hard drive starts ok. I have checked all connections and reset the CMOS. What should I try next? My wife is NOT …

My emachines W2888 is, um... dead. I woke up this morning and it was off. It will not turn on at all and does not make any noise. I did all the dummy procedures such as checking outlets and making sure power is available. It has that lovely burned eletctronics …

I'm quite new to fixing hardware problems so sorry if this is quite basic. I've been having some trouble with my front USB ports and now I'm wondering if it's even possible for my computer to have them. I have an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium socket 939 motherboard. When I bought …

Hi I want to add one Baracuda HD and one Sony DVD RW in my computer which has already one Baracuda HD and Samsung DVD rom. How can I connect with the IDE 1 and IDE 2 and how should I arrange the jumper in all these IDEs Pl help …

Hi Does anybody know how to set up a machine to get 4 video outputs? I do not want a splitter because I am looking for 4 displays spanned or independent Thanks

Hey! here's a strange case for you ;) In the summer my computer started to act strange - beginning with a bad install of Vista (crap). Went back to XP and then the comp wouldent start up - I opend the case side and then suddently it worked. - This …

I recently installed a new graphics card (128 mb radeon 9800 pro) and in the process, I moved my network card because it was sort of in the way. Upon rebooting after everything was in, I noticed the light on the back on my wirless card was on, so it …

Hello, I am building a new computer and I can not get it started. I have built other PCs before but have not encountered this problem before. I put all the parts together and when I try to boot up I see the option to enter the BIOS, a few …

I have just bought a Dell OptiPlex GX400 mobo. My problem is that I only have a midi tower case to put it in, ex eMachines T1840. The mobo has two fittings on the under side, obviously for sliding onto a bracket in the original case. Any suggestions about mounting …

Please help I have an nidea geforce 7600GT and it has been fine for about 6months now it is not displaying red for some reason its nnot a problem with the monitor a red still dsplays on the menu screen on the monitor has ny graphics card had its day …

Hey guys, ive got aproblem with my cd and dvd drives. Ive had a look around in a few forums but cant find the same problem so I thought Id ask for a hand. On both my cd and dvd (seperate drives) I can play audio cds, burn cd and …