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| | My CPU fan is running really slow so my CPU temp is 65 degress and if playing a game almost 80 ive cleared dust from it but its still not going faster please can u help |
| | I have a Dell Dimension 8100. Lately, when I turn my PC on I get a loud noise coming from the back of my computer. It sounds as if my fan is making a lot of noise. What can I do? Can it be replaced and how expensive is that? … |
| | My computer is one that I put together myself so when it breaks I am the only person arround to fix it. My computer had started acting funny awhile ago so I had been working on it for a couple weeks. Last night I was working on it and accidentally …  |
 | Alright I just got a EvGa GeForce 7800 GT OC for Christmas only to find out my power suply is too low. My local Fry's is closed on christmas and Monday so in the meantime I would like some help deciding which power supply I should get. I need at … |
| | This sounds like such a silly question, but is there a way for me to tell how many watts my current power supply is? I'm interested in getting a new video card but I don't know if I meet the requirements for that :\ |
| | I installed DESlock+, some encryption software, which needed to reboot to complete the installation. But upon reboot, the notebook never turned back on. The external system lights show that the notebook, cd-rom and hard drive are receiving power, but nothing happens... no sounds from inside, no monitor activity, no cooling … |
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| | Is there such a thing as a connector or adapter that would go in between my laptop's AC jack and the cord's AC plug, and would swivel to prevent the jack from working its way loose from whatever it's soldered to inside the computer? Or even one that doesn't swivel, … |
| | Hope someone can help; When I start up my desktop the fan in it goes mad until I open the the OCGuru when I minimize it the fan seems to quietn down, Although not as quite as it used to be when I bought thing 10 months ago. I am … |
 | Hello: Recently one of the fans in my laptop is "grinding" usually within one minute of booting. There are three fans: the grinding one (the largest), a smaller one next to it, and a tiny fan positioned next to a heatsink. At first we thought it was the hard drive … |
| | Ok. I just got my PC to turn on, now when I go to turn off it doesn't. Everything seems to turn off but my Power Supply, I can hear the fan on it running. When I do shut it doen the Light on the Front case Stays on... I … |
| | To clean dust from the fan of a Compaq Presario 2100, can I vacuum through the vents? If not, is there any way to reach the dust without removing all of the following items, as instructed in HP's service manual? • Hard disk drive (page 2-9) • Keyboard cover (page … |
| | I have a VGNS360. The HDD died and I want to replace it, but I can't open the case. It seems to have a screw or something holding it closed near the center behind the mousepad. Is it just stuck and I need to pry a little harder? Or is … |
| | alright, first off hi, im new, whats up? if you would spend some time and read/answer if you can, a question ive been having i would appreciate it greatly. my computer has been shutting down, it happens a few seconds after i try to open a game. im not sure … |
| | Hi all My pc specs are 1)intel D915 motherboard 2) 3 Ghz HT intel 4 CPU 3) 512 Mb RAM 4) 80GB SATA HDD 5) DVD COMBO DRIVE WHAT would be the best power supply rating for this configuration? |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop; it's about 4 years old. Anyway, I've been using this machine with the same power adapter for years without incident. Now when I boot up, I get a warning message something like, "AC Adaptor cannot be recognized. System will not operate at optimum … |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 and upgraded RAM to 1GB and hard drive to 80 GB. I have to use an auxilary fan or it will overheat and shut down. I've been told it's probably the HD. Should I switch back to the OEM 60 GB or what? What … |
| | Hello, my names Greg.. recently I bought a new DYNEX 350 watt power supply for around $95.00 canadian and noticed that my computer seems to lag or is much slower. My old power supply died this past Friday night, and with that power supply I didn't have such lag problems.. … |
| | first I'm new here i joined out of desperation i have totally ran out of ideas on this one. just put together new system all fans come on lights everything. no display then everything got real bright then turned off and would not turn back on. checked the psu and … |
| | I have a dell cpu and can't figure out how to open the casing. I just purchased a wireless system and want to install it but this case is kicking me in the butt trying to figure out how to open it. |
| | Hello to all. Work computer recently died and after speaking to some tech guys decided that it was a MB problem and promptly went and bought another. Installed new MB and nothing, won't power up, Won't even turn the processor fan. Led light on MB is lit. Processor has been … |
| | Hi all i have a toshiba qosmio f10-101 notebook,four months ago i have had my nvidia fx 5700 graphic replaced with nvidia geforce go6600 because there were some waves on screen and needed to be changed. From that time i noticed that the new card every two second starts and … |
| | I dont understand this problem at all and was hoping somebody could help me. Usually when I turn on the computer for the first time in the morning the computer will power on for a few seconds, you can then hear the harddrive making noises like its trying to do … |
| | I have a toshiba laptop and I've had this problem for a while and just stopped using it for a while because it got to be so annoying and impractacle to even use anymore. The power cable used to work perfectly fine when you plugged and unplugged it, then all … |
| | Simply is it possible for the PC (motherboard) to blow PSU'S I.E.from a shorting motherboard or other device on the mobo Have been fixing PC'S for years but this scared me and my pocket, The PC had a blown smokey PSU, I replaced with a second hand known working unit.... … |
| | [quote=Vedax]Hiya all. first time poster to these boards..kinda new to the pc building sceen. Anyways ive purchased all my bits and got it all up and running but im having a few problems. The aerocool coolview case looks amazing with the jet black look and the lcd display on the … |
| | I am having huge problems with my laptop The laptop only runs on battery power and not charge the battery i changed the charger and opened laptop and tested power jack found out it good some body said to me this is IC or resistance in mother board please help … |
| | I am having problems with my computer. I recently moved and when I assembled my computer it was not working. As soon as I connect the power supply to the wall socket there is an electric current on the back of the computer..even though the computer is off. I can … |
| | im about to invest in an amd fx 62 with 4 gigs of ram around 600 gigs of hard drive space a dvd burner and an nvidia geforce 7950 1 gig vid card only problem is i need a huge power supply and i have no clue how big or … |
| | Why would someone buy a ide external case instead of a sata one? Wouldn't it be faster with a sata drive? |
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