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or depending on where you live go to this website. its [url="http://www.pcworld.co.uk"]www.pcworld.co.uk[/url] . dont go for a dell, hardly worth the hype that they get on the telly.

if you can get hold of the 3800 go for that. pcs are after all getting faster and better these days

audio drivers can usually be downloaded from the manufacturers website. try visiting your audio device manufacturers site. you might have to hunt for it but i guaruntee that there will be some kind of driver there for your specific device.

this might seem as if im beating about the bush a little bit but i'll try to keep it as short as i can:D i have just brought a copy of windows xp professional (OEM) today and have taken it home to install on a machine of which i have …

right firstly there is no need to swear on the forums. Secondly when you purchased the PC did you get any antivirus/internet security software. if not why not. A virus can enter an unprotected PC within 5 seconds of that PC going online. try some of these for size and …

this sounds like a loose connection or a bad motherboard/psu. can you supply more information on the exact specs of your machine and what you were doing prior to it refusing to POST. this may shed a little light on the error. The refusal usually leads me to believe that …

double your ram and you should be ok. also what about getting a graphics card with 256mb ram of its own (min)

[QUOTE=J_A]ok this is going to be a long post but please, you're my only hope. read on :) originally, on saturday I got an error message invalid boot.ini file / booting from c:/windows then what I've ended up with is a complete system failure, the comp is caught up in …

[QUOTE=kaiking328]now i am on 7%. from 3-7% everytime it installs a ile comes out an error. i keep on ''esc'' on every file thats been installed. i remember that i was writing the cd key on the installin cd heavily with a pen. and it makes marks on the bottom. …

[QUOTE=telegramsam]My Compaq Presario 5716 is out of warranty and I tried fixing a hard drive problem but I erased both partitions and now I can't get the System Recovery/Restore CDs to work. I get a 'runtime error 6300' after hitting ENTER once. So the computer has absolutely no Operating System …

hi n welcome toddman who is your bios manufacturer? in most cases to alter the values etc in bios you need to go into the CMOS features. from this you should in most cases be able to alter the values in the boot priority by pressing page up or page …

[QUOTE=larry2148]Hi, thanks for the response, when i plug a external monitor into the jack in the back, i can see the video displayed fine, does this mean that the video card works fine? If not where would I have to go to get somthing like that checked out? Thanks![/QUOTE] hi …

try checking the MTU number and ensure that its corresponding with wahtever your ISP or linksys gave you. can you successfulluy ping the modem? have you tried to ping a websites IP address or a website itself?

[QUOTE=tom_oxygen]Hi. Recently my computer started to make noises sounded like a plane noise and happens whenever i turn the computer on,and it is quite loud so i usually hit or slap it in order to make it stop and it worked. anyway,i dont think continuing to hit it would be …

looks like you might have to get yourself a copy of winxp home or send it back to where u got it from or thirdly find a willing engineer on your island who will help you out here. it looks as though. you might be missing part of the root …

[QUOTE=fam1x]Problem solved[/QUOTE] good stuff.

what about the power connection or maybe a jumper having come loose or been set wrongly. only a guess but try these.

[QUOTE=mad_butler]Alright, so this is roughly the problem (and pardon me for not being very clear, since my monitor won't turn on, I can't remember exactly what it said): The computer is supposedly not very old (but who can you believe, right?), it's a Pentium IV processor with a newer monitor. …

I have an IBM thinkpad P2 laptop with 128mb RAM, onboard graphics etc running WinXp Pro. My problem is that i am not getting any signs of backlight on it unless i press Fn and F7 (button that changes between laptop screen and external monitor) a number of times. even …

it looks to me like the first thing you are going to need in order to run such a big hard drive on such an old machine is a BIOS extender program. Older BIOS prgrams only have a limited capacity which can be extended and from what i have learnt …

quite possibily a dead power supply unit or a connection to the motherboard isnt correct. do you have another psu of which you can try with the components you have listed above?

[QUOTE=LeeH]I have Windows XP, with SP2 installed on my computer, and I think it has a virus on it, because it constantly crashes, can't detect a firewall, and recently, my Norton Antivirus was disabled and requires reinstall. Now, when I try to boot it, a majority of the time it …

[QUOTE=tayspen]my system randoly restats then i get a blue screen. it seems that its only when i am playing a game. i think it has to do with that sound card issue the realtek ac'97 or somthing like that..please help[/QUOTE] blue screens can happen for any number of reasons. please …

faulty graphics or mainboard or maybe a connector hasnt been put on properly. if onboard graphics get an addin graphics card and try that. this will tell you if and where the problem lies

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exactly how many processes are you running. you can tell this by accessing task manager as looks like you did when checking your cpu output. it should never be 100% all the time so you do have some issues here. your pc should be running no more than 48 running …

[QUOTE=Odiny]"However, you must have a SATA II Hard Drive and SATA II Motherboard or Controller Card to get the full benefits of SATA II." So it will work but I will be missing out on extra features right? If so thats allright. This is the motherboard I might get: [b]ABIT[/b] …

yes and it also might be worth your while to check your encapsulation settings on the main/master PC. i had a similar error and it turned out to be that my MTU number was wrong:)

[QUOTE=damiany2j]I have a computer which has a Pentium 4, 2.6Ghz processor, 1Gb of DDR RAM, and a 120Gb Hard drive. The computer is one I bought from the website [url="http://www.omni-data.co.uk/"]www.omni-data.co.uk[/url] which no longer seems to be working. I have used it fine for 3 years and suddenly, it has developed …

hi. im gonna agree with rgphnx here. it definately sounds as though your house hold wiring is faulty - nothing to do with the ups. get your wiring checked first and formost and then if it proves not to be that get your pc checked out.;)

i have a little niggling problem. maybe you can assist me here. i have just built a computer and for some reason neither the power or message leds will light up. it turns on ok etc and posts alright (yet to install an o/s). its specs are as listed AMD …

hey dont worry. you'll get there eventually. everything takes just a little time and patience.

[QUOTE=Luke2511]There wil be a fault with your screen. I suggest you either ruturn it or get a prffesinaol to fix it.[/QUOTE] luke.. why reply to a post thats so old? ok you are generally right here so i give you that credit. the fault is actually a broken hinge and …

[QUOTE=hammondlj]Possible the graphics chip on the mainboard gone then? What could it be?? Any ideas?? [/QUOTE] you have knocked the nail on the head here. it most certainly looks to be your graphics chip has run its course and is dying. if not that then possibly some bad connections on …

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[QUOTE=xombic]I got all my stuff in today and I took all day (just got done) to build it, and build it RIGHT. I have checked everything multiple times and apparently I am missing something because when I go to start up my computer it doesn't start. What I do: 1. …

[QUOTE=jackdog1]I've got XP pro and i'm trying to run it the way you suggest and don't know where to go from here so any help would be well appreciated cheers[/QUOTE] if you are typing it properly as msconfig it should take you straight there. if not it could be a …

[QUOTE=derelictmindset]okay so i have multiple copies of xp home and pro, and on the computer i am currently building i have been running into a major problem, every time i install xp home edition sp2 it goes through the whole instalation process smoothly, and then with the final reboot it …

have u clicked on 'scan for hardware changes' in device manager? what about device drivers - have you attempted to reinstall them if need be. also is the device 'bootable' ie is it seen in BIOS. if its not seen in BIOS then chances are that maybe the IDE cable …

sounds like a problem with the actual softwareyou are using especially if it doesnt happen all the time. try uninstalling and reinstalling the software

[QUOTE=Richie176]Hi......both my CD drives dont work. I have a cd rom drive (D) and a cd rw drive (E). Neither of them read any type of disc, whether it be data, music, photos etc, and i have tried these disc in another pc and they work fine. I am using …

[QUOTE=dcc]I have a reoccuring annoying pop up which is located next to the clock. When it pops up it has an envelope similar to what you would see holding the dialogue in the Sunday funnies, and it reads: Local Area Connection Network Cable Unpluged When this occurs a small televison …

unlikely to be the fault of the monitor. problems like this lead down to the actual graphics card. it does help to have the correct drivers for a start:eek: . there is also the possibility that your graphics card is simply not powerful enough for what you are putting it …

[QUOTE=xquisite]hey dewman! thanks for the website! however, i am afraid i am just a 19 year old girl and have no experience with soldering. haha. thanks anyway! and thanks for the warning RGPHNX! by the way, i checked out the website and judging from what i hear it should be …

hi all, I am looking at setting up a small home network comprising of 3 desktop PCs and a laptop PC. I am confused as to what i am going to need in order to get this network up and running properly. I have a 4 port cable/dsl gateway router …

check your setup and server are configured properly. to do this you will need to access your email account properties and specify whether the server you are trying to connect to and from is either a POP3 or SMTP server. This sounds like a protocol error. whatever it is it …

[QUOTE=Coconut Monkey]I haven't heard of any socket 478 boards with PCI-E slots - only the newer 775 boards. I wouldn't worry too much about the dual channel - it won't make much of a difference. Buy another stick later on and enjoy the performance increase! What PSU are you planning …

[QUOTE=imthecheesecake]1) turn off computer 2) unplug computer 3) Open computer 4) Place computer on flat surface (not carpet!!! A table or a wooden floor should be ok) 5) ground your self and put on gounding wristband thing if you have one 6) try and handle the ram in the antistatic …

[QUOTE=goodtaste]I read good comments about Registry Mechanic and downloaded it but have not used it. I'm barely learning a few things (mostly around here) to kind of wing it with my machine and survive online with all the assault of viruses and horrible-ware trying to invade my poor compu. I …