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OK, over the last 2 months, I have been trying to solve the problem that causes all my videogames to randomly freeze during gameplay (no other time like cut scene movies or something) When it freezes, the audio usually loops and skips like a scratched CD, and I am forced …
I have an old emachine T2542 with a Celeron 2.5 Processor 400 MHZ FSB. The spec sheet states that it uses PC 2100 memory but when I ran a Aida32 System progam, it stated that PC 2700 ram was installed. Three years ago I went ahead and installed more 2700 …
I've been having some computer problems. It started a few weeks ago when my monitor would go all crazy and I'd have to manually turn the computer off. It would do that occasionally, and then Monday it wouldn't do anything. When I turn the computer on, it either gives me …
I can't disable my integrated graphic card. My mother board model is ASUS P5GZMX and it has intel. integrated graphic card. But I also add PCIE graphic card to my unit(ASUS EN6200TC512). I want to disable integrated graphic card. I also try to disable integrated graphic card in BIOS but …
My ID derives from being my parents' 8th daughter of 10--yes, all girls--Italian ("[I]Musolino[/I]".) Married, daughter,I live in Virginia, USA & have an English/Comm degree. I taught school several yrs while attending Johnson & Wales Culinary b4 catching the tech bug. I then began my self-taught PC "career" @ least …
Long time no post. I am needing help with a computer that I have... obviously. The computer has not been turned on in a while because... It blue screens after the Windows logo comes up. I can't go into any option... safe mode, safe mode with networking.. last knows good …
Hi, I'm looking for the answer ... to following question: How it all works, I mean how my code, even assembler code or opcode, gets executed? I don't want to read about 'moving pointer on the call stack' or 'processor does one thing or other' or anything like that. I'd …
Hello there, I bought a new ASPIRE 5920G series laptop with Windws, vista version. I want to partition my HDD in to more types. How can I do it? Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance Remo
Hello all I am newbe here so I hope that some one can help me out a bite. But first a little bit about my self I have been custom building and repairing computers since the vic20 days. I look after and service a few private computers, If I can …
Hello All!: First of all i would like to say that my knowledge as far as computer is Average. Meaning i have never built a computer from scratch. I am just very knowledgable in regards to applications and softwares within the operating system. My current Specs are: Motherboard: Soyo SY-K7VKPE …
hello, I am looking to buy a new graphic card but I am not sure if I should buy one new one or just get a 2nd of my older version since my computer is SLI ready. I have a Geforce 8600 GT right now. main thing that will make …
system info: using windows XP service pack 2, MachSpeed MSNV-939 NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard [url]http://www.machspeed.com/specs/viper/MSNV-939.html[/url] , new 1gb ram sticks [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211014[/url] Hello, and thanks for giving some time to try and help. Yesterday i installed 2 1 gig ram sticks (pc3200) to my existing 2 512mb sticks (pc2700), and …
About 2 months ago I started having problems with my computer. The computer had trouble POSTing, it would take numerous (10 or more) restarts to get it to POST. Then about a week later, the computer would not post at all. I purchased a new power supply ($110) and a …
I have just recently installed a NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 graphics card and it seems now, the higher the resolution I go, or the higher refresh rate, I get this strange double edging sort of effect around objects or parts of images which are lighter in colour, sort of like a …
Hello all, I am new to this forum, so please bear with me. I have an R50 that works well when it plugged in, but if I disconnect the ac power, within 15 seconds the screen goes into vertical lines, then horizontal lines, then the system freezes. To resolve, I …
Hello room.I'm a new member and thank you Administrator for allowing me to join this site. I had my HP ze5300 Notebook plugged in and was on the Web yesterday.I accidentally tripped on the cord and unplugged it from the wall.When i plugged it back in,it would'nt power on.The blue …
Hey i have an Cooler Master RC-330-KKN1-GP Elite 330 Mid tower case and an MSI P6N SLI Platinum mobo. The front panel (sound and mic) connectors are completely different than what's on the mobo for the front sound. I have the manuals (I'm sure you can get em at the …
Ive seen a motherboard with the specs: Amd athlon 3000+ 512 DDR2 533 RAM Motherboard Heatsink/Fan/Paste for only £40 Now, i want to know if its any good. i know the 3000 aint great, but the PC it would be replacing is a measley 2.4ghz Pentium 4 (Not a HT),
I have a sony spressa i link external drive i took the cdrom out and put a hd in and it worked i am trying a different hd and its not working my card, cable, and hd are fine. I am wondering if the jumpers need to be in a …
Hi all I need some information on touch screen technology. what softwares are being used in this. like atm's and kiosk systems etc. It is very useful if I get some details regarding this. Expecting a soon reply.
I am planning on buying an external memory card reader/writer with hub. Should card readers generally be compliant with all three host controller interfaces--open, universal and enhanced? If not, would a computer compliant with only a universal controller work with a reader having one or other two interfaces--OHCI and EHCI? …
I am looking into setting up a computer and lcd monitor in a restaurant kitchen in close proximity to a very greasy area of the kitchen for the purpose of the cooks being able to see food orders placed by customers. I want to know if there are any inexpensive …
Hi, i would like to know if its possible to use my old ipod which does not play anymore, but can still be used as memory as a source of RAM on my computer. If possible/plausable how would i do this? Andrew S
I have a five year old home built box that hasn't been moved or opened for over 2 years. It ran fine and shut down normally last night. Today when I turn it on, the machine POSTs, loads Windows up to desktop, then the screen goes blank. I here a …
am looking for some info not just code for hardware detection in linux like: cpu description (athlon, intell ecc) cpu speed ram # of hd's / size i just need someone to point me to the right direction Thanks
My mom has a Dell Dimension 4500. The video card is finally going I think. The screen kinda flickers. The card she has in it now is a GeForce4 MX 420 64mb. Can I put my Radeon 9550 256 Mb in her motherboard? I don't know if the motherboard can …
Hello everyone. I am new here and have a issue with my USB ports. Earlier, my USB ports stopped recognizing anything plugged into them. I’ve tried a USB mouse, USB unpowered external hard drives and multiple flash drives, all of which works on another computer. I tested them on all …
i am running windows xp sp2 on my hp compaq laptop.it was attacked by a virus a few weeks ago which made it imposible for me to open my drive c or d.after i cleaned the laptop with avg antivirus i realised the virus had made folder options,run,search and other …
Hi. I have an A-31 thinkpad. I have had a problem with a garbled display screen for several months now. I have a full screen of garble upon power up. It is a screen of sometimes different background colors with patterns of garble running vertically or sometimes even a black …
hi i have a new cpu, with P5E board installed and a new 500G HD. the problem is, when i try to install windows xp, it says the HD is only 137G... the bios sees it as 500g as it should. the only thing i can think of is that …
Hello, I am looking for some insight on this CPU cooler. I have read many many reviews on the web as well as a lot of customer reviews on Newegg.com for this product. Most of them say it is a top-notch product while some tell horror stories of broken retaining …
Hello everyone ! My name is Arthur. I started my working path as hardware engineer, after that I worked as an embedded programmer. Just now I’m simply programmer. I hope to find here people with whom I have common interests.
Hi everyone ! I purchased a used desktop IBM 8212-1SF and it's very small. I'd like to put everything in a new tower case to get more space to put additional cards, hard drive etc. Is it possible to fit all parts in any tower as long as there's enough …
Hello! I know answering this thread will be time consuming and little tedious. Please help! I would like to know what kind of case, power supply, and cooling mechanism should I go for along with the following configuration. Please also help me to avoid hardware compatibility issues for my config …
heyy friends ...i am facing a umm...weird problem... the contrast setting of my monitor often gets displayed on my screen automaticaly...on its own... nd it always sets itself to 100...and no sooner i decrease it than it sets itself to 100 again.. it has become an irritation now.. and to …
Hi, I'm runnung 'ubuntu' Gutsy Gibbon. Something I miss woth Linux that I used to find usefull in Windows was the 'new hardware wizard/manager'. Is there anything equivilent that I can run when I install some new hardware so the system can identify the new device? Chhers, Jon aka no-box
Hi, everybody. I am thinking about upgrading from my existing DVD player to a new Blu-ray disc player. However, I am wondering if it is as simple as just purchasing the player. I don't want to purchase the player and then find out my TV doesn't support the connections, etc. …
Hey, I went to Nashville with a few friends, and they decided it'd be fun to jump on the bed while my phone was sitting charging. Turns out, it bent the prongs inside of the charging port. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions as to bending them back properly? …
Sir, I bought a new Lenovo 3000 notebook G 400 family. Not knowing about pre partition C: and pre loaded DOS, I put my winxp pro sp2 cd in DVD drive and changed the boot up priority in bios and restarted the notebook. Windows started installing. With xp I repartitioned …
I realize I'm probably reaching for the stars, but I have a wonderful PowerBook Wallstreet model which I would like to be using. It's 233 mhz with only 2 gig hard drive and currently OS9. I would like to be able to add a USB port if possible, so I …
Last month, my PC would load the OS from startup, stay on the log in screen (Win XP Home) for as long as needed, but after logging in the screen would go black within 10 seconds. I did a system restore and it worked. Last night I shut down my …
Hi i m devloping one intratnet appllication for that i want some hardwre information like memory type,memory bank, BIOS information. I have no rights login as super user. if anybody has any idea for that plese give me reply.
I have a envision 19 in H190L 2 lcd monitor my computer is a systemax xp system about 5 years old [COLOR="red"]The new monitor works fine though [/COLOR]I just get that message and never did before but would like to solve problem anyway. I installed my new flat monitor and …
hi my problem is that when ever my usb mouse is plugged into my laptop the laptop will not boot. i am running microsoft vista home premium, the mouse is a trust High Precision Mini Mouse MI-2800p and the laptop is an acer aspire 5613awlmi.
Hello all. New to here. Used to build PC's years ago and was trying to fix my laptop. I repaired the power jack in the back that broke when the laptop was dropped. Caused it now to power up at all. Now the unit turns back on and goes through …
Hey everyone. My names Jeremy, and I've been working with hardware level repairs and builds professionally for about a year and a half in Vermont USA. I work at a local computer repair/build store. Essentially the only store with the amount of services we offer in the state for Windows …
First off: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130338[/url] That's for the people who haven't heard about it yet, but comeon, this card is going to be amazing. A 1GB Graphics card with dual-GPU's! :O :O :O So what's everyone's thoughts on this card? love/hate?
Greetings, I need to know if it matters what prongs the power cables go on when I am hooking up my Case to my Motherboard. I have looked for some kind of identification number on my motherboard, all I do know is it is an AGP motherboard. The cables used …
Hi! Basically, I'm trying to get TV Out to work by using VGA out and connecting it to my TV's S-Video Input. When I plug the S-Video cable into my TV, the screen is basically black with a few white lines moving up. I have an HP a1000y with Intel(R) …
Hi guys, i hope someone can help me. my pc is a 7 year old advent I bought myself a sata pci card and want to connect a new sata dl dvd burner. i have fitted the card to the pci slot but when i power up it gets half …
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