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 | If the computer is a refurbished unit they may have wiped the hdd which means that the OS is gone. Since you have the product code you could call M$ and see if they came help you out since "your OS has become corrupted and you have lost you CD", … |
| | Re: PC Auto Shutdown If the CPU is over heating is will shut down like that, check to see if the fan on the CPU's heat sink is working properly and that the heat sink is properly connected. Also look for accumulated dust. |
| | Re: Raid 1 question I thought that was the purpose of installing th OS an a separate partitions was so that you could reinstall the OS in that partition without loosing the information on the other partition/s. |
| | [QUOTE=Chaky;316247]In theory you can. What you need to know is which slots are of which channel. [B]You can't mix different sticks on single channel[/B]. Usually, the layout is: 1st slot -1st channel 2nd slot - 2nd channel 3rd slot - 1st channel 4th slot - 2nd channel D After you … |
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| | The ATA 66 hdd has a data transfer rate of 100MBps, SATA starts at 150MBps. SATA2 can have transfer rate of 2.0GB. If your looking for speed, go with the SATA. |
| | Jaseva is correct if you are not running it in dual channel. |
| | Re: RAM-buying sites Most all major manufacturers like Crucial, Corsair, Geil, Kingston, and others have life time warranties. Most all of these manufacturers also have a tool like Crucial's "memory advisor" which will suggest modules that will be compatible with your motherboard. Once you know what you want to purchase I would suggest … |
| | You should either install the OS on one of the new drives and then transfer your files, or use a utility like Synmantec Ghost or Acronis True Image to make a mirror image of you existing drive and transfer that to one of the new drives. |
| | DO NOT USE WD-40!!! This is a solvent and has NO use in a computer! What are you thinking, next you will be using duct tape to hold your case cloased. Try what has been suggested in regards to connections, and see if you can latch the case as that … |
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| | This could be overheating, make sure that the fans are running properly, take a can of air and blow out the dust. If you download [url=http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html]Everest Home Edition[/url] you can check the temperatures. You also could look in the event viewer to see what is showing up there at those … |
| | Re: Noisy Fan!! Proper air circulation is important with a laptop, and a little dust or pet fur can cause the fan to work harder. You can try either blowing it out with canned air, or vacuuming it out. |
| | [QUOTE=suewright;315215]I'm desperate!! last night the main fuse box in the house blew out during a thunder storm - i guess a power surge. This morning none of my 6 USB ports will work. Keep getting a power surge on hub port message, have tried reseting all ports, have uninstalled them, … |
 | Re: Dead Fan??? Congratulations on you repair. A note of caution. The PSU has capacitors that will hold a charge for a very long time, if you were to discharge these to your person it could be dangerous. Other than a fuse there isn't really much that you would be able to repair. … |
| | As suggested wiping the drive is the best solution, you can download a free version of Kill Disk [url=http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm]here[/url]. You will still need to format and partition the drive.  |
| | Re: Win Fast mobo Winfast is a leadtek product, it is also licensed to be used by Foxconn. Let us know which motherboard/s you are interested in and we will see what we can find our for you. |
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| | What does the manual say about the beep codes for the motherboard? |
 | [QUOTE=The Dude;300887]From [url=http://simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com/2007/01/when-republicans-commit-crimes.html]Simply Left Behind[/url] Pretty stupid i would say :D[/QUOTE] Back to the topic.:rolleyes: It's situations like this that make me believe that we would all be better off if we just removed all of the warning label off of all the dangerous products and let Darwinism do its …  |
| | The socket with its number of pins is related to the CPU, example...Athlon's 64 3200+ CPU is a socket 939 which operates at 2.0GHz. How much do want to spend on this computer, and what parts do you have, monitor, keyboard, mouse,etc? |
| | [url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/]Thunderbird[/url] |
 | See if [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827663]this[/url] helps. Google is your friend |
| | Try googling "how to build a computer", there are a whole slew of articles that a fairly short and easy to understand.  |
 | HDDs are subject to over heating hence the fan, I would suggest replacing it... that is unless you are going to throw that one across the room as well. |
 | Anything that is attached to the motherboard by a flat (IDE ribbon) calbe will need to be connected to a four pin (molex) connector, there are two rounded corners so it will only plug in one way. The floppy disk drive takes a mini connector which is keyed so that … |
| | [QUOTE=mechbas;301099]shut down system. open up box and make the new HD slave. [/QUOTE] You do not set a SATA drive up as master or slave, that's part of the beauty of the drive. Dougie, you won't need any software to transfer file from one hdd to the other, just connect …  |
| | [url=http://www.thefreewareforum.com/lofiversion/index.php?t21.html]This[/url] article may provide you with the information that you need. |
| | What motherboard do you have, and what is the make and model of the module? |
| | Does this happen with other media that you have recorded, CD-R, CD+R? jbennet...your problem sounds more like firmware. |
| | [QUOTE=lopkinfop;309708]hi, i am just wondering whether a smaller amount (2Gb) of premium RAM is better than more (4Gb) of regular RAM for a gaming machineQUOTE] Unless you are overclocking or doing DVD encoding you don't really need premium RAM. I would however suggest staying with known manufacturers like Crucial, Geil, … |
| | You may want to consider taking a can of compressed air and blow out the dust on the HSF. |
| | Re: vista launched M$ is notorious for releasing their products and then letting the general public find the bugs. Anyone wish to place a small wager on whether there will be a SP1? |
| | Did you format and partition the hdd? btw...being in my mid fifties I have also joined that exclusive club of Old Farts. |
| | Have you tried running your scan in the safe mode? Have you tried running scans with anything other than McAfee, like Spybot search and destroy, adaware, or asquared? [url=http://www.5starsupport.com/info/stop_error.htm#7a]Here's[/url] a article that may shed some light on the error. |
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| | IE7 strikes again. This is one the problems that I have read about after installing IE7. It seems that M$ has released another product for the public to debug. Try disabling the automatic updates and get them manually. If you want to go back to IE6 read [url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/support/default.mspx]this[/url] This is … |
| | Crucial is some of the better RAM out there, and if you go to their web site they have two means of determining what RAM is going to be compatible with your computer. Their "Advisor" will prompt you to enter your computers information and then will show what they suggest. … |
| | The SATA2 will work with the SATA controller, but it will only operate at the SATA speed of 1.5Gbps. |
| | Neik e has a good point, I would open the case and see it there is any obstruction to the fan. You might also try starting in safe mode and run chkdsk. If you need instructions go [url=http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/docid/2004066687571562]here[/url] If you have access to another computer try installing the hdd as … |
| | [QUOTE=ingeborgdot@yah;307711]I got started on the computer today. Here are the parts Asus P5B-E C2D- Conroe 6400 Lite-on DVD RW Lite-on DVD Rom Mitsumi floppy/card reader G.Skill DDR2 800 XFX 7600 visiontek tv tuner 2-320 gb seagate hard drive Running MCE 2005 I got it all set up and everything seemed … |
| | When you install a OS in one computer it recognizes the drivers needed for that motherboard, and when you take that hdd and place it with a different motherboard it will try to find the drivers for that board. This creates problem that you OS may or may not survive. … |
| | The PSU is one of the most important components of you computer, don't go cheap with this component. I would try either a Antec or Thermaltake. Just to make sure that the problem is the PSU try this, turn off the PSU by the switch on it or unplug it. … |
| | It shouldn't be a problem. The ATA and SATA use different cables and both hdds will operate independently from each other without having to make one the master and the other slave. |
| | Have you tried enabling the [url=http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEdrv.mspx]PAE[/url]? |
| | [QUOTE=jbennet;307477]yes they do make them but beware - dont get rid of the ide drive as windows doesnt like being installed to a drive which is on a card.[/QUOTE] :eek: ??????? Where do you get that? |
| | As advised, I went to Tiger Direct and looked at mobo bundles and found what looks like a good deal. The board is an Abit KV7-V Via Socket A ATX, with a AMD Athlon XP 2900+ processor, and a Crucial 512MB PC32000 DDR module. It's priced at $199.00 with a … |
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