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Hi all, I have HP pro 4515s laptop. I can install both WinXP and Win7 from disks. but when OS is ready (has installed) i put disk into CD/DVD drive it dont read. what may be the problem? Thanks for attention
This might be too geeky but I'm a gadget guy. I usually browse through the tech forums but I've finally registered to join in on geek talk/lounge. anyways, thought i'd show off my new toy - its an aaxa m1 pocket projector, not to be confused with a pocket protector. …
Hi i need some help with a problem i have encountered. i recently acuired a laptop from a freind and it works great, but the keyboard got ripped up by a cat or something. this laptop is an acer aspire 5720. i then got a keyboard off of an older …
I've P3 Desktop which starts by pressing F1 key of a PS2 keyboard. For a reason, I tried to start the PC with a USB keyboard, but I failed to start Windows as the keyboard was not activated & I failed to press the F1 key. Can anyone please tell …
I am selling some surplus IT gear - very high-end. We've got a 6.5TB BlueArc Server available for sale. Used on a feature film and still under manufacturer warranty. Purchased August 2008. List price in April 2008 was $US229K we're looking for US$80-84K neg. Contact me on [email]assets@photonvfx.com[/email] Cheers, Marcus …
my Dell insprion 1501 was showing a messag everytime i turned it on "Battery nor recognised, system will be unsable to charge battery" However, i pressed enter, ignored this messgae and it was fine. the other day i turned it on, had the same message and this time it didnt …
Im am hopfully going to order my custom PC soon, but was thinking about watercooling. A few questions arose but I was able to solve most of them except.... My case can support watercooling but I found an external triple radiator thing, short story is the thing would look bad-a** …
I have an old computer, of the brand Cisnet. When it boots up, it flashes a screen with a series of numbers on it and some other data for about a second. I managed to take a picture of it, and the numbers are the checks of all the hardware, …
Greetings fellow geeks! I'm in a pickle over here and I've been searching the interwebs for an answer but I can't seem to find a solid answer. So here's my thing, I have a Nvidia GeForce GT 220 graphics card and I have these three monitors that I've been yearning …
Hey all, I'm currently having problems with my laptop. It will start up and will work fine for maybe 2-3mins then it will freeze, this happens everytime. Safe mode works fine and thats how I'm posting this thread. I have tried system restore to no avail, and the fan is …
Hi, I had a catastrophic RAID failure and was hoping for some advice on next steps. A couple of years ago, I purchased an Addonics mini-tower with a built-in hardware raid controller and filled it with hard drives and set it up as a RAID 1 array. I used this …
Hey everyone. Recently one of my friend's computer gave up on her. P III 677 MHz , 128MB ram, 30GB maxtor drive. I know its ancient, but if all you do is type documents and listen to music and ocasionally watch a movie or 2 its good. It was a …
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Hi folks, Just bot an old G4 power PC dual processor - 1 GB each. This might be the mirror door. It was working for a while, but now I'm getting the "panic- were hanging in there" message at start up. I tried everything BUT now it looks to me …
I have XP My DVD driver will not open. Do i have to upgrade a driver for this? Is it free? Where do I get the driver from? is it something I can fix it myself? Is it something on my computer & can I fix it myself? I am …
Hi using full hd TV as monitor but flickers even when refreshed. It also has the annoying habit of not recognising any changes made when rebooted forcing me to reconnect the old monitor and follow the whole procedure again. Embarrassingly I am using and old dell optiplex gx620 whilst awaiting …
mobo: Asus p5vd2-vmse ram: 2gb ddr2 cpu: core 2 duo processor video card: old one-onboard new one-ati hd4730 PSU: OCZ 520W powerstream hey guys, my computer just got built and im having a problem. The card shows a black screen when I connected it, hard drive is spinning and the …
Hi all, I guess this is old tech but I'd still appreciate any answer... Can anyone tell me which is the best GFX card between the following... A NVidia GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR2 v an NVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDR3. I've tried Googling this question but cant find any satisfactory …
Hi, I have an old Xeltek SuperPro II, the machince it was running on crashed and the drivers for the ISA interface card went with it. Does any know where I can get the driver? Thank you
[ATTACH=RIGHT]20636[/ATTACH]Last year [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/pc-hardware/cases-fans-and-power-supplies/reviews/330679"]we reviewed Eaton’s 5130 UPS[/URL] and it was almost perfect. Today Eaton announced the new 5PX UPS to replace the 5130, and hopefully improve it. One of the key new features of the 5PX line is energy consumption metering down to the outlet group level; this is an …
[url]http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/203/f/4/Computer_hardware_poster_1_7_by_Sonic840.png[/url] Once you've clicked on the link, click on the image to enlarge. Thanks goes to Sonic84 for a great chart.
Hi to everyone, Wishes for Happy Easter. I need some help if someone could help me. I am doing a project for cache and RAM. I have searched on PC magazines etc and I have found many information. Can someone guide me a little bit more. I have found the …
hello guys, i bought a dell optiplex gx280 refurbished recently and like to use it to play games, watch movies..etc. i already bought an ati radeon hd 4550 graphics card, worked perfect. i have about 1gb of ram but id like to upgrade it to 2gb or if possible 4gb. …
Me again all. I have more problems than a squirrel on an eight lane highway... Right now I have a computer that will only power on and not boot. It doesn't post or anything, just turns on, makes a few sounds and then just stays on. Nothing on the monitor …
found this forum while doing Google search on 'BSD+Forums'. Hope to find answers to hardware questions here, as I'm trying to draw up procurement list of components for first home PC. So far its been a major pain!
So I have a Compaq CQ56-109WM and it recently been dropped. When I hold a flashlight to it I can see everything fine. But the their is no backlight to it. The only thing is I think I need to buy a whole new screen but not to sure. Can …
so i was building a computer with my bro all the cards/hardrives/cdroms are correctly placed but my cpu (AMD Athlon 64) i misplaced it locked it and got fried so on my mother board it looks good but on 2 of the holes is black on the surface so im …
hi, i doing a project to send MMS using PIC16F876.. how to define the pic16f876 in c++? thank in advance.
First thing I plugged in headphone to vaio laptop 2. removed headphone 3. Touch pad's left click stops working 4. It magically returns to life but responds after clicking 3-4 times on the left click Can A short circuit cause this ? and is there anyway to fix it ?
I am looking at building my own custom case. When I was looking at a plexiglass cases they look pretty straight forward, except what thickness should the acrylic be? But I was looking at some computer cases like.... 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My CPU is designed for 1333 RAM, but I bought [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303&cm_re=ripjaws_1600-_-20-231-303-_-Product]1600 G.Skill RAM[/url] as [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/289979-31-seeking-opinion-gaming-build#t2146310]recommended by banthracis[/url] on Tom's Hardware. I have a Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 mother board which has these [url=http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3423#sp]RAM specifications[/url]: 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture …
Greetings, looking for some computer buying advice. I'm currently in school pursuing an MIS (minor in Computer Science) degree and it's painfully obvious that I need a new computer at home. I've got it narrowed down to 2, but I just can't seem to decide. The first one is an …
Hello everybody, I am working on a school project now and I want to have a blinking LED. The piece of hardware we use is not familiar because it is designed by school. I have the methods to put on the led and to put off, but can't get it …
Hi i have a [URL="http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/mainboard/msi-k9a2-platinum-790fx.html"]Msi K9A2 platinum mother bored[/URL] an [URL="http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/processors/athlon-x2/Pages/amd-athlon-x2-dual-core-processors-desktop.aspx"]AMD 64 Athlon X2[/URL] 4.50 Gb or ram and two graphics cards a Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT 1GB and a Nvidia Geforce GT 240 1GB the computer was build by me and i was wondering if i can get the …
Hi there, I know I should've probably posted this in the hardware trouble shooting forums, but considering people only visit those forums on Tuesdays if it's full moon every million years (you get the point) I thought I'll get a quicker response here.. My CD Drive keeps on opening randomly …
Hi, I have an Intel DP35DP and I have some issue regarding the temperature. When playing games the CPU thermal margin drops as low as 15 degrees and the bios alarms sounds. When idle the processor thermal margin is around 40. The problem is that because of the silent technology …
Hi there, As you may or may not know, CPU-Z is a free software which can be downloaded online to help the user understand what components he or she has inside their computer. Components such as CPU, RAM, Chipset and certain helpful aspects of hardware such as RAM speed. I'm …
[B]Hello, I'm very new to this whole buying components and created your own gaming PC. I've managed to come up with a list of components and am looking for advice on what to buy. [/B] [COLOR="Red"]Here's what I've got: - Coolermaster Elite 334 Case - Corsair 4GB(2x2GB) RAM - BeQuiet! …
Hello Am thinking of buying an ATI HD 5670 card, but I know ATI is used for AMD PCs, while mine is an Intel one. Buying and using an ATI card on Intel will cause an issue? Also I currently have a 7600GS of NVidia, and needs only to be …
hi i have an acer travelmate 2303wnlci.my system crashed and the only disc i had was win xp so i installed but downgraded.ive managed to find all my drivers except for bluetooth which is not listed for my laptop on acer support.i keep being prompted to install as its found …
first let me just say Im not sure where this should be posted. I checked the forum and didnt find anything related to this. ok so Im recently new to servers. Im currently working on Dell PowerEdge 2850's. when they post part of the post shows that they either detect …
First, my desktop's relevant specs: MOBO: Intel DP43TF RAM: 6 GB DDR2 HD: 2 x 1TB, 1 500 GB. Blu-Ray Reader/Writer. Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz. -- A while ago, I replaced my PSU. The older PSU was a cheap one that I got as a "gift" …
I was about to order a PSU from A-Power ([URL="http://a-power.com/product-6131-342-1"]http://a-power.com/product-6131-342-1[/URL]) I need a new PSU to power my GTS 450 card. I am not a gamer, I just want to watch HD movies. The sales rep told me that this card will not work because it is not efficient enough. …
I'm running short of USB ports and could change my keyboard to connect via PS2. 1) Do I have to reboot to use the PS2 connection? 2) Would there be any disadvantage in using a USB flex hub?
Hello, Just yesterday I picked up parts for a new computer that I'd planned to build. I had a couple of friends over to help me out. It went quite well considering none of us have ever built a PC from scratch before, only upgraded certain parts and so on. …
Hello all. I am receiving Bluescreens when I boot my PC up, randomly one of the 3 above. This is not every time I boot the system, but at least 70% of the time. This started when I installed a new graphics card into the PC (ATI HD5770), so my …
My Presario R3000 laptop recently got a virus and i would like to restore the system back to factory settings. I have already backed up the files i want to keep and have been trying to work out how to do this all evening and night without success. Can anybody …
Hi, I was surfing the web looking at what technology is around then I found the below link and quotes the following: [QUOTE]how fast do you need it? because the magny-cours amd 12 cores come out early next year, and with an 8 socket motherboard you'd have 96 cores, whereas …
We already have a well-established web based application that runs on php and mysql. Recently, we thought of moving it to desktop application because we need the application to access newly bought scanners. we need to take scan of documents and associate them their respective data/record. before it is moved …
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