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| | My case fan from antec has a 4 pin molex. I want to connect it to the mobod to be able to control the speed with the mobod controller but need a 3 pin. Is there a way to do this? |
| | Im planning on building my computer and im very new to it. I was wondering if anybody knew if the [URL=http://aerocool.us/p-peripheral/gatewatch/gatewatch.htm]aerocool gatewatch[/URL] worked with the built-in fans in the [URL=http://aerocool.us/p-case/magic-3d/magic-3d.htm]aerocool magic 3D case[/URL] because i've googled it many times and i simply cant find the answer. :confused: |
| | Hi, recently i was forced to upgrade my system dramaticly. I was installing a new Power Supply and of course i had it switched on the american voltage... instead of the australian. Pop it was a crummy power supply there goes my motherboard, ram basicly the lot im not sure …  |
| | my randomly shuts down after about an hour or so and when i try and turn it back on it lasts about 1 minuit then it switches off again. after about 3 times trying to turn it on it beeps about 4 times then it says "cpu overheated" then some … |
| | Hey everyone, I have a machine that works fine but when I shut it down it emits a constant beep until it turned back on or unplugged. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
| | Hi, I'm new to the forum. I hope that I am doing this poperly. I currently have a Dell Inspirion 1150. The laptop will not not accept power from the house-power charger (a new one was just purchased because the cable on the old one was intermittent). Here is the …  |
| | I've had my Fujitsu Siemens Amilo EL6800 (celeron 2Ghz, 256mb ram) for just over two years now. At the end of last year the battery packed in (discharges very quickly - it takes under a minute to fully discharge), although the laptop powers up ok through the mains supply. I … |
| | I have 3 fans on my tower - two in back and one on side. Can you tell me which should be sucking and which blowing? Thank you |
| | How do all? For quite a while my pc has been making a lot of noise when starting up and then just before christmas and going on holiday for three weeks it started crashing unexpectedly...anyway to cut a long story short I have got the Motherboard monitor program and figured … |
| | My original CPU fan conked out so I had to order another, only they couldn't send me the exact same one again so I had to get something similar. The voltage, size and so forth appear to be the same. My concern is with the amps -- the original had … |
| | Okay so here's how it's happened. With an old 700mhz CPU, a MSI ms-6309 mobo, some 20gig HDD and about 380mb of ram, I cracked her open and installed a new video card. Oh and the "old" (old being the one before the one I'm installing) card was some 16mb … |
| | COMPUTER - COLD COUGH SNEEZING....!!!! Dear friends A silly problem as it may appear to u people but really really a big problem for me. The fact is that I have to sit at my home computer in my room whole day (yes i am going unemployed these days) and … |
| | Hello, I have a big problem and I hope somebody can help me. You guys are going to hate me for 2 reasons 1. newbie jumping in with a question 2. I tweaked my system without experience. I was trying to find a way to control my video card fan … |
| | I have AM'D's Cool'N Quit Technologhy on my PC. I have three fans in my PC, one I just put in my self. It will not show that I have three fans running. the third is ... but I want to know how to get it on the display. Can … |
| | The wires from my case are as follows Power LED + , Power LED - , Reset SW (2 holes) , HDD LED (2 holes) , and then there is a seperate wire listed as Power SW, and it has 2 holes. The motherboard pins are as follows: HDLED+ , … |
| | Hi there,. I recently brought my computer to my families to do some work over the holidays...Basically whats going wrong is when I plug in my computer ( a HP a500n ), the power supply on the back blinks rapidly and there is a clicking sound if I lean close …  |
| | I am building a budget computer for someone and need a beige case that is well built. I have used the slk1600 from antec in the past but that is hard to come by. Is there a model out there that is the same price point as the slk1600? Around … |
 | Recently, my computer is prone to a strange power related (I think) problem. The montior would "lose signal" as it were (i.e. the monitor is still on, but it gives a "monitor shutting down" message). If I have, for example, music playing it will do that looping problem. The power … |
| | hi everyone, my laptop has a fan at the bottom, and recently it doesnt stop even for 2 secs,it is so noisy, I dont knw what is wrong with it, I tried to clean the dust but still have the same problem. It is quite annoying. any ideas how to … |
 | Hi, Has anyone ever tried to fit a standard motherboard and power supply in a emachine chasis? I basically want to gut the emachine box and replace the motherboard and power supply. But I always hear that the emachines are noted for not being very upgradable. I dont want to … |
| | OK, let's see how creative everyone here is... I have everything I need to build a computer except a case. I don't want to buy one, can anyone recommend some good alternatives to cases? I remember once I built a conputer inside a table, but that thing was HUGE and … |
| | First of all, if this is not the right place please move. My computer overheats whenever I do something processor intensive. I was wondering if a notebook cooler actually works, and which one to get. |
| | Hi Folks...I recently had the good fortune to be given an Athlon A7V8X-X by my nephew who has upgraded. My old computer is an Acer Pentium 3 550. The Athlon fits beautifully in the case but my concern is that even though the power supply plug fits okay into the … |
| | I have just read another thread sort of in relation to this but my situation is a little different. A couple of months ago I decided to plug my cable tv's providers RF cable into my capture card. Thats where it basically ended. Everything except the RAM module and chassis … |
| | Hello there...Recently when I tried to switch on my old computer ( PIII 550, 8 GB, 128 MB), It didn't respond immediately and after a few seconds something blown out near the PSU and there was some smoke. Could someone pls help me as to how to go about with … |
| | Hello there...Recently when I tried to switch on my old computer ( PIII 550, 8 GB, 128 MB), It didn't respond immediately and after a few seconds something blown out near the SMPS and there was some smoke. Could someone pls help me as to how to go about with … |
| | Hello all. Approxametly three years ago, my brother and I purchased identical computers, gateway notebooks. Both are used under similar conditions, however mine developed this problem with the fan while his did not. The problem is that the fan, once it turns on after the computer has been running for …  |
| | I need case USB Hookup info for a VIA U694BC motherboard, i bought it at a auction and have no manual for it, or are all USB Case Hookups the same? thanx siko |
| | SNMP heating up - new unique problem...!!! Hey wonderful people here, A new problem....??????? and faced for first time.... PROBLEM: Presently desktop having SNMP of 220 Volts (most probably) but the entire machine gets very heated too soon. The engineer saw and said that change SNMP to 350 Volts. My … |
| | Hello......I have a 2 week old Dell Dimension w/ Win XP. It's great. Although it is relatively quiet, I notice tonight that the fan is louder. I keep the computer on all the time. Because the humidity has shot up in the last 2 days, and the room was very … |
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