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You need to find out if the fan is working first, remove the cooler so you can hear if the fan is running. If the fan is running your heating problem could be due to dust and pet fur. Have you tried blowing it out with some canned air? When …

It could be the CPU is overheating. Check the connection of the heat sink. Did you use thermal compound when you put the CPU and the heat sink together?

T he LEDs not showing on the keyboard is indicative of a failure in the POST. With it having been dropped and a POST problem I would look to the hdd as being the problem.

Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

You can damage your registry beyond repair with a tool like this, is there something specific that prompted you to try this?

Check the task manager to see what is running. You might also run scans for an infection.

Try running WD's diagnostic tool, you can download it from [url=http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n&pid=2&swid=30]here[/url]. Instructions are on the same page.

About ten percent of that is swap space which would be about right for your missing space.

Try uninstalling the drives, cycle the computer on and off, reinstall the drives and see if the install wizard recognizes them as new hardware.

Did you format and partition the hdd prior to trying to install the OS?

Are you wanting to use this as a second drive?

The best place to install ME would be the trash, it is the worst thing M$ ever came up with. This is the OS that coined the phrase Black Screen of Death. Sorry for the editorial, that didn't really answer your question. Yes you can install three operating systems on …

If you are unsure of the state of the hdd go to the manufacturers web site and download their diagnostic program, most of these are designed to be transfered to a floppy to boot from. If you know the drives are good I would download a free trial of [url=http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Disk_Maintenance_and_Repair_Utilities/WipeDrive.html]WipeDrive[/url] …

What make is your PUS and what is its wattage? Generally cases that come with a PSU don't provide the best PSUs, you PSU may not be adequate for your needs. I you want to read you temperatures download [url=http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html]Everest Home Edition[/url], it's free and will show you your temperatures …

Did you reformat the partition before you installed the OS, and was this the same partition that the other installation was on?

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Does this mean that you have no trouble after you boot from the BIOS or you have no trouble while you're in the BIOS? Just curious here, is your date and time accurate? If not you need to replace the CMOS battery.

Hi Loppylugs, and welcome to Dani Web. Does the power go off completely or do the fans or LEDs continue? If the power goes off entirely this could be a case of over heating. You have told us that the computer had dust bunnies inside, if the heat sink and …

How in the world did you manage to break off those pins? I would have to work at that to accomplish that. If it was just the jumper pins I would say to open it up and solder the configuration permanently, but I have no idea how you are going …

Is this the case fan or the one on the CPU heat sink?

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At first I thought you were pulling an early April fool gag, that model number doesn't produce any results when I googled it. But I was able to find that a compaq evo desktop d510sff has that PSU connector. As for an adaptor...I wish you the best of luck on …

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Does double post get you twice the response?

I can't see his parents placing the password there without having a compelling reason to them. Your intervention could place you right in the middle of a situation that you my regret. I would pass on this involvement.

Not much to go on there sport. Care to expand on that just a little. You could start by providing the make and model of your computer, and then explain what it is or isn't doing. Ex. do your fans come on when you power up, do the LEDs come …

If it works it will underclock to the slower speed of the PC100, it will not decrease the amount of RAM. Motherboard of that age were some times picky about what RAM they liked.

When you say restart do you mean do a warm boot? Or are you starting cold? Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

Plugging in anything to or connected to the motherboard with the power on is a bad idea.

Which core 2 duo are you going to use. What are you going to use this computer for? What seems to be the problem figuring out the motherboards at newegg? You also might want to take a look at the motherboard CPU kits a Tiger Direct.

Have you tried using the recovery disc that came with you computer?

I didn't see any parallel port connections for that scanner, it should just be a USB connection. Have you contacted the manufacturer to see if they would send you the driver disc, you really should have the disc as there is a lot of information on it.

What kind of installation CD did she use? Is it still in the drive?

You may need to enable the USB mouse in the BIOS.

[QUOTE=gerbil;293911]YIt will have yellow, red and black wires, and from it you should measure +12[yellow], +5[red] to the black[ground]. Got those? Then at the power connector(s) to the mb [leave it plugged in] look for +3.3[orange], +5, -5[white], +12, -12[blue]. A couple of other wires [green, purple, grey etc are …

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Another option would be to purchase an external case for the IDE hdd and connect it through a USB port.

If you took the hdd from your old computer and installed it without wiping it, formatting it, partitioning it, and the installing the OS you could be having a problem with the OS. The OS is used to the chip set and drivers for the previous motherboard and when you …

[QUOTE=mechbas;329748]the board's model no. is usually at the top of the first screen at boot time.[/QUOTE] He needs the pin-out for the header, this is why he is trying to identify the board.

have you tried a last known good configuration?

It could be that you CMOS battery needs replacing. It would help a great deal if you would include the make and model of your motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Are you sure that your RAM is compatible with your motherboard?

Replace you CMOS battery.

Did you set this up as a slave to the hdd that was in there first, and if you did have you set the jumper to the slave setting and the other to master?

Do you not have the disc which came with the motherboard? It should have the drivers on it. If not go [url=http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2]here[/url] and choose your OS and it will take you through the process for your download...at least it should.

Why the need for this duplicitous charade?

[QUOTE=maui_mallard;328258]but doesnt disk defrag fix things that dont need to be fixed[/QUOTE] maui...you have 177 post and don't know about defragging your hdd?????:eek: No. Defragging your hdd removes fragmented files from the contiguous files consolidating the system files and leaving you more usable space on the hdd. Information stored on …

[QUOTE=fro4lyfe;317291]Ok here is the problem, my computer keeps shuting down and some the lights stay on and the cpu fan stops but the power supply fan is still runs. Very randomly it could stay on 5-10 hours ever since i put in a new Nvidia video card and 1G of …

Your attachment is not legible, would you please just list the error code.

You are not being real clear about what you want help with, but I'm guessing that your computer isn't running as fast as it did when it was new? There are a number of things that will slow down your computer, not defragging it on a regualr basis, a lack …

To be honest I wouldn't invest any more money in a computer that old. You computer is old enough that things could start failing at any time. I would save up and build a new computer that uses some of the newer technology, like a PCI-E graphics card.