Posts by dewabo

Intel specs on your mobo says it supports 800,533 and 400 mhz Fsb, so it should be working. The bioid string is BF86510a.86a, it will support up to 4gb of ram. It is possible that you just got a bad board. The processor should have came with a cooling fan if it is needed. Can you reuse the fan mount from the old board to mount your cooler? If you got the board from newegg.com you might want to contract them for a replacement board before the thirty days is up from date of purchase. otherwize you will have to deal with intel for a replacement or repair on your board.

Here's the poop on hdds, if a hdd has been droped, bumped hard or even had the ic board touched by static, it IS subject to fail. It doesn't matter if it just came off the assembly line or has been working for years. Even in the specs for a hdd it will give you the failure rate. The space between the read write arms are so small that if they EVER touch the disc the hdd has had it. It is just as important to always ground yourself before handling a hdd as it is for handling the processor or memory chips. STATIC KILLS!!!!!

Are you using the same board you built this computer with? If you are then it's a good chance that this board doesn't support the new processor or the fsb rate.

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Better check with Microsoft on that one, but I dare guess the answer would be no. Here is the rule from MS on that usually, you can not have the same copy of windows on two computers at the same time without buying a septerate license, however if you have a retale copy you can install it on a replacement computer for one that has crashed.

Here is an option for you. Pull that hdd out and try it on another computer, if you can access it on the other computer, then do a file back up to a cd or dvd. If you don't have access to another computer, then go buy another hdd, if this hdd is bad you'll have to replace it anyways. install the new hdd as the master in your computer and slave the old hdd in by changing the jumbers . Install xp on the new hdd and then using the transfer wizard transfer your files to the new hdd. If you can do this then formatt the old hdd and use it as a storage drive.
If you cann't access it as a slave drive, take it back out and put it in the refrigarator for a couple hours, reinstall it can try to access it then and do the file transfer. As crazy as that sounds it does work sometimes.
By the way, how old is this computer, if it is more than three years old, that hdd sounds as if it is about to go south on you. Hdds do have a failure rate to them, and if this is the hdd that came with that computer then it could be nearing it's life expectance.

Sense you didn't state what os you were running, I'm going to assume that it's Xp. If so go back to my computer, divice management and look to see if the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers are working. There's a slim chance that you may have lost the driver to those. If those are working, try the last known good configuretion and see if that doesn't restore them.

Now something else to keep in mine, is the one you have a pin type or does it just lay on the socket? If you really want a duo core processor, go to WWW.Newegg.com and search their motherboards.Their prices are about the best all around and they have great service and shipping.
Don't feel bad about not knowing about that processor, I just recently found out that you can't just plug in just any memory card in and expect it to work. Type as well as speed have to match. These toys we play with can be right finity at times. Good thing is that it's a learning process for everyone. So hang in there and don't worry to much about the mistakes you are bound to make, the guys and dolls here at Daniweb are here to help.

Did you build this unit? I just went to the intel support site and search for your board number and it couldn't fine it. You need to fine the specs on your board and it should answer your question about the core 2 chip.

on the main board ie motherboard you should fine a small battery, remove this battery for about a minute and then put it back in, mine you to remember just how it was in there to start with, what this will do is reset your bios to it's default setting and remove any passwords.Please turn off the computer and unplug it before opening the case and before you touch that battery touch the case and discharge any esd that you may have.Static electricity kills motherboards!

When asking for help there are several items of interest that should be stated in the beginning.
What is the problem, what os you are using with sp number and have you added any new hardware or programs before the problem presented itself. Also it would help those who respond to know if there were any error messages, and just what steps you have taken to correct the problem.
HELP! my computer has crashed will get VERY little help right away because the person that will try to help you get it back up and running will have to use two or more respondences to get information as to what you or it was doing when it crashed.
Please if you see a thread with a similar problem to what you are having, DO NOT hijack that thread. It may help you if you will read the entire thread and apply the actions to your case. If these actions do not repair your problem then please start a new thread, giving the information needed. You will get a respondence quicker that way.And besides it is just plain rude to hijack someone's thread.

Josh, my son would not agree that HP makes the best laptop. He just got one in Jan. and has had nothing but trouble with it. He had to send it back once and then when he got it back, they had lost the remote to it and then said he didn't send it with the computer and that's what he through was the problem.It came with VISA and he was telling me that Visa reserves 512mb of memerory for itself, so if you have 2gbs in fact you only have 1.5gbs. Told me this morning that as long as he keeps it over the ac vent it does ok, but take it away from the vent and it runs really hot, so hot in fact that it shuts down on him. He belives that is the vedio card in but HP hasn't been any help.
Is E-Machines Gateway or are they Dells?I know they are an off brand of one one of those makers.
Micron was one of the best up untill they stop producing computers and went to business software. We've had two and deary love them both. They were a bit expensive at the time but each were basicly a custum build.

The easyest way to discharge a CRT monitor is with a screw driver, and jumper cord. Connect one end of the jumper to the case ground and the other end to the srewdriver. Then slide the tip of the screwdriver under the anode lead on the back or near the top of the tube, while holding something you cherrish with your other hand. DO NOT REST YOUR FREE HAND ON THE CHASSIS OF THE SET WHERE YOU HAVE CONNECTED ONE END OF THE JUMPER. If you forget this you won't do it but once, believe me, you will pick your a-- off the floor if you do.A crt can and has been known to hold it's charge for up to a year or longer.That flyback transformer is what charges the CRT and those voltages are in the thousands of volts, like 7200 volts or higher.

Hi, is this a recent build? If it is did you apply the grease between the cpu and the heat sink? Are the temps you posted at idle? And is this the heat sink and fan that came with the processor? Instead of trying to add more fans to your case, you may want to check into getting a bit larger CPU heat sink and fan or even water cooler for it. Newegg.com has these items and at good prices. If this is a new build you may have to let it "burn in" for a few days and then see if the temp don't even out. You said tthat this is an Intel mobo, did you get a utilities disc with it? If so you have a program on it to momitor the temp on the board. It is a cool little program and it will show you the red zones for certain areas on the board. If you don't have the disc go to the Intel site and search for it under desktop utilities.

Congratutions, hope that you will like the job. They do a lot of work for the government and travel could be in the picture for you. If you're not married you could see a lot of this world because NG has projects all over. Do you know what devision you will be with. Good luck and again Congratutions.:)

Thanks guys for the help on this. Don't know what she or her husband did but she says everything is fine now. Again Thanks for the help and advice.

See a lot of problems with Dells,HP,and some of the home builds but haven't seen to much on Gateways here. My better half has a gateway and it has helded up fairly well for the two years that she has had it. Have only had to do one reformat on it and that was like 3 or 4 months after we got it, seens like I had to do that to the HP right after we got it too. Are the Gateways' better built than the Dells and HPs, or is it that they are just replaced when they go south?:?:

You're right jbennet, she did say that it was alaptop she was looking at. Some where a desktop was brough up and I went off on a tangent about building it herself.
Still think she search around she could fine her laptop for less than the 1100$. Gateway has one for 899$, intel pentium core two processor, 1024mb ram, 60gb sata hdd, 17inch screen.
Dell hastheir Inspiron starting at 769$ to 919$. HP has some starting at450$ to 832$.

Go Newegg.com and look at some of their barebone systems. Search for a good dvd combo burner while there and check out the monitors too. Bet you have friends that have a keyboard and mouse that they would give you.Not sure if the os comes with the barebones systems but I think that it would qualify for an OEM priced oc. You will have to buy the processor and ram but you get the case, psu, motherboard for the barebones price. Sugar, you can make that 1100$ get you a better system if you are willing to learn how these things go togather. Daniweb members are more than willing to help you with any problems that may arise in the build. Plus Daniweb has a pretty good thread on building your computer. There would be another plus after the build, you will be so proud of yourself you just might have to enlarge the door to get in and out. Newegg has a thirty day warranty and the manufactures have their own warranty that's usually for three years on paets and labor.

Here's one for you. remember the TI8080 microprocessor? The year was 1977 and we were using a telitype for printouts.:)

One more thing, if the phone company offers DSL service see if they also have their own ISP. Embarq has recently began their own ISP service which is included in their DSL charge.

First, lets contract the local phone company and see if they offer DSL service in that area, if so, they are the ones to wire the shop for DSl. Then you would need to run a cat 5 cable to each computer stationfrom a router. Then you would need a wireless hooked to that wired router for the wireless stations. Now you go do the rest. I will give you one more hint, fine out what speeds the phone company offers in DSL service.

can you text with your phone now, can you surf the internet and can you recieve e-mails? If you can answer yes to these questions then all you need to do is go down to your phone provider and get a cable that will allow you to connect to your computer using a usb port, your computer should see your phone as a storage device and allow you to access it and download to it. Once you have downloaded the turns you want then access your music on the phone and see if you can set any one of them as a ringtone. If you can't do this then take the phone to your provider and they will download your song as a ringtone for you, of course there will be a small fee for the service. The cable shouldn't cost more than ten$, and if you need any software that may cost extra. Unless you are carring a bag phone or one that is 5 years old or older you shouldn't have any problems.

Where did that last post come from? It was so far off the subject of this thread......ringtones to harddrives. Some one can't read apparentiy.:?:

I would think that any of the phones that has come out in the last 6 months would handle mp3s. So you may want to upgrade, but only if your present phone won't do what you want it to.

Have you tryed to go to your phone company and get a cable that will connect your phone to your computer?If that's not good, try to e-mailing them to your phone.

Dude, are you running XP Pro? I'm running XP Home and everytime I try to do what you are telling me , I get that it's not a valid win32 app..I do thank you for your help, it just looks like I'm stuck doing it the old way.

Dude, don't want to sound dumb but DUD? How do I put that in my win directory? I'm not very wise when it comes to the registory or the directory.I've just recentently got up the nerve to to open and look in the registory. You know" if you don't know what you are doing then don't do it" that's me.LOL

Speaking of heat, I just built my computer and the case has two heat sensors built into it. One for the cpu and the other for the hdd. I've also have an intel desktop monitoring software. I was freaking out because the cpu would get like 45degrees c. or 110Degrees f. BTW it is a intel dq965gf mobo with a pentium 4 cpu, 2g of ram,no video or sound cards, using the onboard video and sound. So if the Dells are running at 70 degrees cel. then I don't have to worry about mine to much.:)

JoshSCh, I'm fairly new here at Daniweb and I must say that I've gotten a lot of help from the people here. But I also see people asking for help that never responds back and tell if they got the problem fixed.You who are ITs see this all the time I'm sure at work. It would be nice if you knew that the advice you gave helped, wouldn't it?

Sorry JoshSCH, you're right, I didn't go back and read what you had posted. My mistake! But do you think he did it?

JoshSCH, he never said that he had tried to go in the bios section, he simply stated that he turned on the computer and got the error message, and then asked what he could do to fix it himself. Thats the reason I told him to remove the hdd and try it in the other computer. I'm sure he knows someone with more knowledge than he on the subject. He gave us the problem but didn't tell us of any steps that he took to fix it before coming here.
That's like saying that "I have a black screen on my monitor and nothing works" My first question would be " did you turn it on?' Years ago I did some tv repair, and would have someone call saying that their tv wouldn't come on only to fine out after going to their home that they had unpluged it because of a strom and had forgotten to plug it back up. Getting hit with a twenty five $ service charge, they never forgot that again.

before buying something from e-bay check your school, you may be able to buy XP for a discount at school. Then I would check out NewEgg,com.

Here's an ideal, take the hdd out if the dell and slave it in the other computer then see if you can access it. This will also let you know if it is a bad hdd or just corrupted os. Sence you aren't booting from it you should be able to access it. If you have a large enough primary hdd on that other computer do a file transfer of the programs you want to keep. Then wipe it clean and formatt it and put it back in the dell. If it has a recovery partition DO NOT formatt that partition, use that to reload the primary partition of that hdd.

I read somewhere that Dell was offering xp as an opion on their machine. They stated that they were getting too many complaints on Vista.

I did a search for it and couldn't fine it.If you could send it to me , I;ld appreciate it.

Hey Dude, I typed it in just like you posted and got "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE" counld not be found. Is there some place that I can check for this file?

I must be doing something wrong, I have tried cscgal's, the dude's and the one offered by helloimtim @ webtechgeek, and none of them works. After opening "shortout wiz" and typing in the command when I click next a window pots up telling me "file not found". what going on here and what am I not doing right?

I've reread your post where you said you had 20 meters of cable where the unit was only 4 meters from the dist. amp. Let's see, a meter is just a bit longer than a foot(12 inches) so 4 meters would be like 5 feet. 20 meters would be close to 25 feet, there would be signal lost in that cable unless you turned up the amp to compensate for the lost and most video amps don't boost the signal by much. I think most video amps will boost like 10db,which is maybe a milivolt, so acturally the closer the monitor is to the amp the better the picture.

At these sites that still have the flickering, is there any type of high voltage equipment close by. This is sounding more like some type of interference or it could be the monitors themselves. By any chance can you fine turn the moniters. Is there an amp close to the ones that are flickering, if so can you make adjustments at the amp? I've seen this problem before and it almost always turn out to be interference of some sort. It can drive you to drink!

S-video is just video, go to your local radio shack and get an adaptor cable(Y cable) that has the mini plug on one end and two rcs plugs on the other. these plugs should be female. You will need two rca audio cables. Once you have these, plug the mini plug into the laptop and hook the two rca audio cables to the rcs plugs on the y cable that you just pluged into your laptop, now plug those two cables into the audio inputs on the back of the tv and you should have sound from the tv speakers.

might I ask what type of cabling are you using? Are your installers makeing up the cables as they set up the system? I don't think the computer is the problem. which one seems to have the wrost flicker, the ones closes to the source or then farest ones away from the source. If it is the closest ones than it could be over ampiflied and the farest seems like a lost of signal. If it is the far ones try a RG6 duel sheilded cable.
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you on this.

Had to formatt the partitions and created a short cut in the send to file, so now I can do what I want with them. Thanks bro, you were a big help. So I can mark this as Solved!!!!

glad to be of help, and you are so right about this site. There is more wisdom here than you can shake a stick at. Most everyone here add a bit of help every now and then, even you.

they were already formatted before I partitioned them. They show up in 'my computer',and I can access them there but no where else. I'ld love you like a bother if you could help me out here.

What are these computers used for? If their for time keeping or job assignments then you don't need IE or updates. If they are networked togather, then can't you update them from a master computer? Ours at work was used primarily for time keeping and parts ordering in house so only the basic os was installed.I worked at the Naval Aviation Depot with over 3k employees. When they first switched over to the computers for timekeeping they left everything on them, that's when there was people who would spend their lunch time and breaks surfing the web.And belive me, some of those people didn't care that these computer were in public view,with some of the sites they would go to. But after a few women employees went to the bosses about it, well that's when the feces hit the rotating oscillator, the ITs removed all programs with the exception of the os.
So unless there is a reason for production to have access to the web, take it off.

Don't know if this is the right place for this,but here goes.
I have partitioned my main hdd into three partitions, two primary and one logical. Here is the rub. when I right click on an item to send it somewhere, none of these drives show up. How can I get these drive to show so that I can start using them for storage?

Just uninstall IE on these computers, that's what the ITs did where I worked with the one in production. No more internet.:(

Here it is in step by step for XP
Right click MY Computer
Click Properties
Hardware
device manager
Dvd/Cd Rom driver
Click the + box beside Dvd/Cd rom
right click on your device
right click properties
click the Driver tab
update driver
then anwser the questions in the next screen

Here's a site with some directions on some tweats you may be interested in. PCStats.com, I've used their shutdown tweats on the other machine we have for shutting down quicker . It has good intail directions on this.