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Okay so the GPU on my laptop (nvidia card), has gone bad and I have confirmed this with Nvidia (cause Dell would have been a headache). Anyway I needed to turn it on to get some stuff off of it, and decided to put this temperature program to see what …

Hello, I have a Dimesion 3000, P4 2.8 GHz that is dead. I was going to try to replace the power supply in it. It has a 250 Input 100-120 /6A 200-240 /3A output +5V 22 A Max ect.. Do I have to replace this with the same one or …

I have recently installed windows 7 on an older compaq presario and now I don't have any sound or internet. The ethernet driver is missing and the sound drivers are missing. I've checked on the compaq site, and they have drivers for windows xp that I've downloaded and tried to …

Hi frinends, I am Arunkumar I have to write a code to fetch every information from a computer including Hardware ,Software and every thing from system....i wrote code to get hardware information but i need help to fetch software information from system..please any one can help me

i use Dell inspiron 530 system with core 2 duo e4400 2 g hz processor. and 1 GB ram. vista home premium OS. now a days I face lot of problems during post boot up period(almost hang). when I check RAM in- computer->system it shows 501 MB RAM. This means …

Hi, I'm new to this forum and not a tech person. I got a Dell D610 from Ebay from a guy who got it from a guy and so on....Now, I'm trying to install Windows XP and I have to change the Boot Sequence, but I can't do it as …

hello for about 2 weeks alrdy i been having problems with my laptop crashing when im playing AION online i even tryed formating the laptop and thats the only thing i got on this laptop nothing running in the background and tryed diff type of drives for my video card …

Hi guys, My compaq dc5100 machine has this problem. It powers on for less than 5 seconds and then shuts down leaving the power LED on. I have to unplug the power cable for at least 10 seconds to be able to power it on. When I unplug the CPU …

Hi!! Somebody gave me this compu, I have no idea, how to unlock it... (I'm wondering why she gave to me) I cant even go to the first screen... when I turn it on, it only says: Hdd Password... thats it I already contacted Dell IT support, they said they …

im stuck between buying a gtx 460 sc or gtx470 sc as i have not got a gtx 260 anymore i want to play games like crysis on max detail with playable frame rates 30fps minimum will a gt240 dedicated physx card with either of the cards help maintain fps …

I have a compaq presario v1000 laptop. It wont detect any hard drives. but windows setup can detect the hard disk. most likely the BIOS has a problem. i upgraded the BIOS to no avail, i even tried downgrading it. Right now im using the same laptop but i am …

This morning, General Electric (GE) announced that it's investing in [URL="http://www.synapsense.com/go/index.cfm"]SynapSense[/URL], a startup working to develop hardware and software that monitors data center power usage in order to help companies determine where they can cut data center costs. Other investors in the company include American River Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture …

hello... i am a graduating student now and me and my partner is currently developing our thesis entitled "high tech coin saver". This device is just like a digital coin saver. It automatically counts every coin whenever the user put one, it is limited on counting coins, and it can …

i have a project proposal regarding of monitoring attendance.what is better to use the swiping of id or the thumb reader?

If I play a dvd file from my hard drive, all is well. If I play the same file from a DVD in my DVD drive, the video is slow and jerky. The sound echoes like in a tin can, too. I've tried Realplayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player and Nero …

Hello people, I would like to add an extra monitor to my productivity box. But back then I chose a motherboard without built-in graphics, so I only got the two ports provided by my graphics card. I hope you could advice me how I could upgrade my PC to support …

The laptop begins with a BIOS password lockout. I am trying to reset the BIOS admin. password. I am looking at the motherboard of this laptop and cannot locate the BIOS Chip for a hard reset. I have located one prom with a number "24L" on it. The only option …

Hi, I have a new radeon 9550 256mb agp GPU. I'm upgrading my pc from a old Nvidia geforce to this new one. So i took out the old card and put in the new one, hooked the monitor in and turned the pc on. Here's the problem nothing comes …

I bought a graphics card a few years ago and recently my monitor developed a habit of not showing the display. Remobing and reconnecting the monitor cable a few times solves the problem. So yesterday, this happened again and I decided to temporarily switch to the on-board display adapter. After …

i have been given this machine to change the hard drive and once i managed to get to where the hard drive is and unclip the blue clasps, i cant remove the hard drive because there is a metal shelf on top (where floppy drive would go) which is screwed …

i have overclocked my gtx 260 on msi afterburner here are my settings 720/1552/1200 it is very stable i have done a stress test on it and get temps at idle 40-50 dregrees c and about 60-70 on full load will it be ok to overclock it to 800mhz, it …

I just want to experiment with a few electronic things and am a complete beginner. could someone tell me where i could get stuffs like microcontrollers, transmitters, receivers and other stuff (all very low level and very cheap) so as to play off with them. or exactly what kind of …

hey guyz well you know the wire the goes to the mobo not the 24pin one, the 4 or 8pin one, well my mobo uses an 8pin, so i cut of the 4pin head, and duck taped each wire individually to prevent a short circuit, anyways i have 2 qestions: …

Ok, so I have an old Dell Dimension C300. It originally came with 128mb of RAM. I purchased 512mb x2, and made sure that it was "PC133U-333-542", and 133mhz - Just like the 128mb module that came with it. I installed the new RAM, and the computer turns on, but …

One of my users decided to take their laptop screen apart and now it will not work. I know that it can be the inverter, backlight or whole lcd screen that can be the problem as the laptop works perfectly when hooked to an external display. THe problem I have …

Hi, I am new to mobile software development. What is the best hardware and software configuration to use? My current desktop machine (Windows XP) doesn't have enough RAM to download the JAVA ME SDK (has 504 Mb needs at least 1 Gb). So either I have to upgrade my current …

i have a pc that died a tragic death by BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!! Now I have a pos dell that is a 2002 model that runs slow. Can I use Ram Cards from this crashed PC? thanks for any and all, help, consideration of help, hate mail, flames, death …

I inherited a poorly installed and maintained racked server array with my job. The room has been dusty for several years without cleaning. The dust is mostly from the acoustic suspended ceiling tiles, that are now removed. There is also a good amount of ordinary dust bunny dust. The servers …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Correcting System Hang at Startup [/color][/size][size=2]If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at startup, where you can't access the Start button or the Taskbar, it may be due to one specific service (Background …

recantly had an issue with spillin water on my laptop as well the cap and number lock buttons flash and schreen is black if anyone knows if there is still a chance please let me know SNIP thanks

Working with a Toshiba A40 Laptop. CDs and DVDs play but now disc formatting efforts fail. Never been a problem before. Event viewer shows "bad block". Don't know if this refers to the drive itself or the disc. attached please find image of the immediate error. Below please find text …

hi...i m having HP laptop and it has inbuit facilty of tv.but its says tv tuner card not found..even if i buy itwhat will be the other things i need to buy along with him.

My CD-RW plays but won't burn. My computer is not detecting my CD-RW, but it detects the CD-Rom. When I go to burn a cd it just says No Device Detected. What could be wrong? Ps. I have an NEC -7900a CD-RW Drive

hey i have recently built/upgraded a dell dimension from parts from my older computers and some new products when it broke down. but the heat sink on the porcesser gets a bit warm for my liking i was wandering could i solder a new fan in a circuit type arangement …

Hi all, Does anyone know where I can get an ASUS M50VM series laptop battery? I know they have discontinued making the laptop. So can I use any M50 (SA, SR, SV) series battery? or do they make batteries specific to the laptop? I found one at: [URL="http://www.laptop-batteries.com.au/computer-battery/asus-m50vm.htm"]http://www.laptop-batteries.com.au/computer-battery/asus-m50vm.htm[/URL] but I've …

I tried to burn a CD this morning, and it got all the way to the "finishing" part, and then it wouldn't stop spinning, then it said that the CD could not be completed and that the disc may or may not be usable again. Of course the disc is …

Hi all fri, Is there any good idea for detecting monitor port ( whether it is connected to pc or not) ? Thanks :)

I seriously dont get it ..what is best ?...a ps3 graphics card ...(which i heard was like 8800gt) or the xbox 360 custom ati card which is equivelent to the (4870) i think ...........or custom built pc i have both xbox360 a and pc with crossfire sli (ati 4870 ) …

I have a friend that has a T61 Lenovo Thinkpad. He was typing and claims that he hit some unknown key or key combination and the screen shrank and now has a black border around it so that the display area is not filling the screen edge to edge. I …

I have a Sony Vaio vgc-LS35E all in one desktop pc. It seems to be an awesome computer for everything but what i like to do which is play Battlefield 2142. When I bought this computer from my friend I thought for sure that it would have a video card …

Hello Guys.. One of the LED indicator of our Samsung Sens V10 laptop is always ON even if i properly shutdown the unit... i tried to remove the battery then the LED did not light but when i put it back the battery again the LED was lights up too. …

Hey everyone, This is my first post so please bear with me. I've had my own build desktop for some years, but last week the CPU died, it would start up, only to fail. So I'm thinking of getting a new motherboard and CPU, and was hoping for some recommendations. …

Hi, My Friend has asked me to build him a PC and given me £500-550 max to spend on it. I have limited experience building PC's having built my own one last year - which touch wood seems to be working just fine. He is mainly looking for speed (wants …

Hi all, I have a TOSHIBA Satellite 2805 - S401 and I can't go to BIOS screen (Esc + F1) to change the Boot priority. The hard disk was wipped out by somebody else and I try to reinstall an OS on that, but can't boot from a CD. I …

is it possible to set up a dual monitor set up so that windows magnifier will display on the second monitor, if so does it need a specific graphics card

Hi Gang, I have five (5) Dell PowerEdge 1950s for sale. These were removed from our production data center within the last 30 days. The servers have 2x dual Core CPUs (3.0 GHZ. These are the woodcrest 5160 CPUs which support virtualization. Also, the servers have 2x73 GB 15K RPM …

i'm looking for a small form factor PSU that will still give me ~500W. I have a computer installed in a medium-large guitar amp, and it's not very deep. i don't have much in there, just the motherboard mounted to the front surface. i hook an optical drive up only …

hi all, i am trying to connect an old apple monitor (this one: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Color_Display"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Color_Display[/URL]) to my ph dv6000 laptop. i've got all the adaptors i need to make it work with a vga cable (14 pins, no 9th pin), but the colour is coming out all red tinted, and when …

Hi I had and still look after a Asus A6Km A6000 laptop. Recently it has been returned to me with keyboard issues. I have been down the track of: physically removing the keyboard to be sure that component is fine ~ it is I have been able to flash the …

Hello, I have recently built my own Windows 7 Media Center PC I used the Gigabyte S775 Intel G41 motherboard and the Hauppauge WinTv Nova-S2 HD TV Card. The motherboard has a built in Intel GMA X4500 graphics controller. It all [I]worked [/I]fine for a couple of days I had …