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My computer is about 8 years old and I have recently started playing World of Warcraft. Being the giant game that WoW is, my computer cannot handle the game and usually doesn't run over 10 fps. Since it is such a big problem I decided I'm going to buy a …
Are these hardwares good an compatible to assemble a nice Desktop PC ? Hello all beautifull readers of my question , I am gonna assemble two desktop PCs , with the following specification which the seller has suggested me o buy and since I am software developer the speed is …
Hi Everyone, I Have A Toshiba A45 Laptop. The Springs (i Guess) In The Lid Are Shot And Now The Screen Will Not Stand On It's Own. Anybody Have Any Ideas On How To Fix This On My Own. I Heard To Get Another Case Is More Expensive Than Buying …
I recently purchased an OCZ Tech Game X Stream 1010w PSU. After installation everything powers up, but the computer does not start going through the BIOS. All I get is a blank screen. After re installation of the old PSU (unknown model, came with an old Gateway tower) rated at …
Hi Everyone, I'm new here and I hoping that some of you smart people out there would help me build a good computer. I think I'm kind of late and limited my option a bit by posting this now since black Friday is 2 days away but I will take …
Thought it would be appropriate to post a little personal and professional information. Dalton Williams Grandpa Port Gibson, MS USA I have over 20 years experience building and repairing PCs. Obviously my prime areas of expertise are hardware and operating systems. Prowl around some other help sites as well, particularly …
I have struck out getting help from the video card maker and the monitor maker, so I am turning here for help. I am considering buying a Viewsonic monitor (the VA2226W) whose recommended resolution is 1680 x 1050. I have an older (and discontinued) video card, an ATI All in …
hi guys sorry if i posted this in the wrong part of the forums if it is u can transfer it to the appropriate section my question is: Is Counter Strike Source playable in this specs? Intel G965 Chipset latest driver & GMA X3000 graphic 1.5 GB DDR 2 533 …
eMachine T3418 on board 10/100 ethernet. Went into control panel (win xp home), network connections, properties. Checked the box to: show icon in notification area when connected, and the network connection was lost. Device manager showed yellow exclaimation next to Device Unknown - nVidia network controller. Uninstalled the driver then …
Ok, the problem has gone from bad to worse since it started, I was waiting 5 - 10 mins for it to start working before, and now I wait anything from 30 - 60 mins. The problem is that the screen can't recognise colours properly, or the pixels are ALL …
I recently put together this new computer Specs: AMD Athlon 2000+ XP 512 MB DDR RAM WD 80gb 7200 RPM HDD ATI Radeon 9200 128mb Video card Windows XP Pro SP1 Just the other day, I restarted my computer, and it booted (as normally does) in about 10 seconds. Then, …
Sorry for the long post, but I'm trying to be as complete as possible. I'm working on a friend's 8200 which suffered a drop. It was in a padded briefcase on an airline seat and got bumped to the deck by a guy passing by. It was powered off at …
Which of the following CPU results in the better performance overall, and in future games: 1. Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4ghz, quad core) 2. Core 2 Duo 45nm E8400 Wolfdale (3.0ghz, dual core) 3. AMD phenom 9900 (??Ghz, quad core) 4. AMD AM2 FX-74 Windsor Please list which one is …
i recently bought a new mp3 player, but i'm making sure it will work before i open it.. aka before i can take it back to wally world.. will this work? its an rca 256 meg m202 flash mp3 player req:64 meg ram 150 meg hd space windows 98se pentium …
I have an old IBM laptop 560X model 2640-60U. It has a Pentium 200MHZ processor with 96 Megs of ram. I have a Mobile CD PCMCIA CD Rom drive that I would like to use with this laptop. I do have a drivers floppy for this CD rom drive. I …
About a month ago, all six USB ports on our computer (Compaq Presario S3100NX) suddenly stopped recognizing anything we would plug in. We only use a few of them for our printer, MP3 player and memory drive. There is still power going to all of them. I can charge my …
I have just moved into a new postion where I need to work with USB hubs. We have a portable device (I.e battery, limited power) with USB On The Go and need to drive a USB thumb drive. The thumb drive takes more current than we have but a powered …
Hey everyone il make this as short as i can :- i have a kmex 500watt PSU and i got it for my second lan party rig and after i putt all the parts together and assembled it in the case which is a mATX it looked very untidy thats …
Really not sure if this a hardware or software issue.. My scrolllock seems to have gone AWOL. The indicator LED doesn't light up when I press the scrolllock key; but, occasionally, the LED lights up, stays on no matter how much I hit the scroll-lock key itself, and only turns …
Hello, I just wondered if there is a quick and simple way of disabling the touchpad on my cheap Advent 7109A laptop.(Usually I prefer to use my USB mouse) Reason : While I am typing long speels of text, such as Word documents, e-mails etc., I tend to look at …
Which one of these full tower cases would you recommend? A) thermaltake xaser VI Case B) cooler master stacker 830 Case C) Cosmos 1000 Case (I think it is cooler master, not sure) D) Silver stone TJ-07 case E) XCLIO Windtunnel Case (the one with a fan on the side …
I cannot remember when it started happening but sometime Quarter Four of last year I started seeing “seams” in games I play that were never previously there. The “seams” vary from game to game (In World of Warcraft there was a seam running down the middle of all characters if …
Hello I am a student at CCAC pittsburgh,PA I have to do a learning-based problem research paper. I was going to do it on RAM and computers running slow. I need some information if anyone has any comments on this please feel free to help me out. Oh yeah i …
I am looking at upgrading the RAM in a Dell Dimension 8200. The product specs on this rig state that it comes with PC800 RDRAM (256MB) as standard. Ideally I would like to beef it up considerably but a quick web search shows that this kind of RAM is not …
In 2005, I bought a laptop from XY Computers and purchased Total Protection extra insurance for it, before the original Warranty expired. When the laptop was 9 months old, its power connector jack broke and I sent it for repairs, only to be told that spillage had damaged the motherboard. …
Hi, I am not particularly hardware savvy, but am trying to set up an older laptop with a docking station to work with a graphics card as a gift for my nephew. I am working on a Dell Latitude C400 Laptop (PIII, 1333 Mhz, 1Gb ram, XP pro). My docking …
Good day. If you could build the ultimate PC...for gaming ect...how would you build it(what are your proposed specs)...and let us say you had no financial restriction? I'm in the process of upgrading my computer, so all ideas please? Thanks in advance!
Ladies and Gents, i'm trying to build a media center and need to find a Tv card thats freeview and HD compatible. (and it might need to be low profile) also i'm thinking of using thermaltake medialab as the main software as it comes with a remote control and 5.25" …
i am currently using a ATI Radeon X300 graphics card my friend (jbennet) is offering me an X800 at £20 while another friend of mine is offering me a radeon X1600 for £60 What should i do?! they both have 256Meg of ram on em so which is better?! or …
Hi i am an IT guy for Lockheed Martin. More on the hardware end. I am like that pan in the bottom of your refrigirator that catches all the crumbs, drops , goop. I am like that when desktop support can not figure something out they give it to me.
Hey guys I got a huge problem. Yesterday I had to shut off my computer because before it was on stand by but when i turned it on i had to enter a password for my user which i dont have, it does that which is weird but all i …
Hey, I have been reading recently about this physx card....does anybody have any experience with it???? I don't want to spend 200 dollars on a card that does nothing.....
This just started happening about 5 days ago. I left my computer running and I came back and it said Power saving enabled and will shut down in a few seconds. And then it cuts off! And when I turn the monitor back on it says Self Test. But my …
I have a Canon PIXMA iP1600. As it was warming to print a web page, it stopped. Now it's a dead machine. I have checked all cable/wire plug ins and still nothing. Can't find a reset button on the printer so I assume there isn't one. Can anyone help?
Hello everybody I have an assignment related DMA so I need some information about Direct Memory Access and ISA, EISA How peripherals uses DMA? How new microprocessors uses DMA for high performance?
Hello all, I currently have an HP Pavilion a5050a desktop and I'm looking to upgrade my processor to give the computer a bit more punch. However, I'm a bit confused about a few things. My computer currently has the following: Intel E6300 1.86 GHz Dual Core 2 Asus P5LP-LE motherboard …
Hi Folks, This is my very first post on this forum so - hello everyone! I'm trying to get to grips with RAM testing. I have 2 x 512MB sticks in my PC, one of which is brand new and the other is a year old. I'm using Crucial CT6464Z335 …
Hi Friends, I found a strange network cable today in the junk... The cable seems to be in good condition though... [B]One end of the cable has a regular CAT5 Ethernet connector and on the other end there's a regular serial connector[/B], both properly molded in place... Can someone please …
I have a Dell e1705/9400 notebook that has recently just gone out of warranty coverage. Today I was working on it and all of the sudden the screen went completely white- to whitish gray. I rebooted etc, and after awhile the screen started to get darker and darker, yet it …
Hi members & guests, I'm going to apply my [I]superb [/I]soldering skills & esd knowledge on the following notebook armada am7 p31000T4X20VC12N2, [I]oh yeah[/I].. old But i'm older. need addvice on where/ how to obtain an engineers schematic for component level repair if at all possible. i say better this …
Hi everyone, I need some help pretty badly. :( I am using: Mobo: MSI K8M800-CE Socket 754 K8M800 Micro ATX AMD Model # K8MM-V Video card: MSI Geforce NX6600GT-VTD128 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle 800Mhz FSB Socket 754 PSU: Antec True 430W Memory: 2x512 Corsair DDR400 (PC3200) Harddrive: A …
I have 3 HP Proliant Server, Local pickup only. Server are in excellent condition. I can post the configuration on request. Servers located in Philadelphia.
Hi, i have a radeon 9200, and i want to install it on this motherboard, however for some reason it isnt working. Im not sure how to turn off the intergrated video, as it doesnt show in my BIOS menu. Could someone please give me a hand on how to …
I have just installed a Hauppauge WinTV- PVR 150 in an HP Pavilion a824n desktop running XP Home (no Media Center) that's coming up on 3 years old. I have a 82915G/GV/910GL integrated graphics chipset in the computer. I have this strange problem where at first when finished with the …
Hi guys. I recently bought a new laptop, and a few days later i noticed something strange. I don't know if it was there when i bought it, but i see this bright pixel(s) which is always brighter than the others. It's not a stuck pixel or a dead one. …
Hello all, I am planning on building a windows based pc. I have a few questions: 1. I have an upgrade edition xp pro cd and an OEM edition of vista. Will any of them work? 2. Would the use of used parts be a better deal? 3. What are …
Ok, currently I do not have this problem but I would like to know how to solve it should(when) it happens. I realize recovering data is a specialized field in some cases but for a small job....is it possible to clone a HD that is not responding using any available …
Is there a simple utility with a single purpose: to turn remote control of your tv tuner card into a replacement for your mouse? --------------------------------------------------------------- Something like this: 789 456 123 R0E Pointer directions: 789 4 6 123 R = left mouse button E = right mouse button 5 and …
I have recently built up my first PC however when I switch on the power there is no signal going through to the monitor and there is no beep everthing else switches on ie the fans, hdd etc could this be as the motherboard has an 8pin power socket for …
This is going to sound wierd at first, but I found a really cool usb controller. Let's see if I can find a link to it... [URL="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8609696&type=product&id=1192233008066"]here it is[/URL] Now this is the wierd part - the first thing I thought when I saw this was "how sweet would it …
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