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I am very confuse about my system. I have recently bought MSI Radeon 9800pro 128Mb (RX9800pro TD-128). My system spec is Intel celeron D 2.4GHz (256kb chace) MSI Motherboard AGP 4x. 300W powersupply. 512Mb Kingstone DDR 400 bus I am not getting good performance from my card. I instaled the …
[COLOR=#000000]Hello everyone,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I wish to develop an application which can be downloaded from WEB to user's PC (With the KNowledge of the users) and then it creates some soft of interaction with the hardware device of the user's computer. I basically wish to know when the CD/DVD player has been …
hello, I have an ECS G733 laptop (sold under various brands) that only boots very occasionally - 19 times out of 20 it does not even POST. then when it does that often ends in a corrupted screen rather than continue to booting the OS. for a while I did …
[COLOR=#000000]Hello everyone,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I am a newbie with millions of questions and not many answers! I am not even sure if C# is the right way to go about it. I just came to the conclusion that I should use C# to do what it is that I am planning to …
How do you remove the motherbooard? I have usncrewed everything but it seems that the legacy ports are stuck the chassis.
Well here's the scoop, (I don't really know if this post fits in any of the forums here, specifically) I have a touchpad that's giving me hell. In my Compaq Presario R3000 laptop, there's an ALPS touchpad builtin, and I want to put something else there. I might just replace …
Hello, I would be grateful for information regarding RAID and Ubuntu about hardware. I want to build a computer that will be a Ubuntu computer with hot swap RAID 1 using SATA 2 (3Gb/s) hard disk drives. 1. Can I just get two SATA hard disk drives, install them in …
I am new here and this site loks to be a great place to keep coming back to. Thanks in advance for your help. We have a Pavillion 7955 that has been just great but last week on start up it went to a screen were it was giving choices …
Hi I use win98se When I install on my machine a simple display card (ATI 3rage pro 8MB) I have a certain amount of system and user resources (depends on the amount of other proceses are running at the same time) When I change the display card to a stronger …
So here's the deal. I recently formatted, reinstalled everything bla bla and ever since i have a problem which i had before when i had just bought my pc and which i eventually solved but just forgot how to do it again... The problem: each 2 hours or so, my …
I am wondering if anyone knows of a webpage or could even just tell me what makes speakers [I]good.[/I] I want to get some good cheap 2.1 speakers for my computer as my current ones seem to be dying (every so often only one works), and I was wondering which …
PCIiQ is a supposedly serious and high quality test that asks you questions about computers, software, and hardware. Then it determines your Iq in terms of Computer knowledge. It's actually the most interesting test I have ever taken, and I would suggest that anyone here interested and knowledgable in computers …
HI, Will a 8800 gt bottleneck my 3000+ amd socket 754 cpu? Should i just go for the cheap graphic card?
Hello. I wanted to introduce myself and say hello to the forum. My name is Chris and I have worked for two different software companies since 1988. I am in the Project Management field of the software industry working with developers, marketing and manufacturing to meet schedules and have a …
I learned about this site a few days ago, and it has already helped solve one of my problems, so I thought I'd ask another question. I am looking for an external hard drive. I found a great buy on amazon.com, its a SimpleTech 250gb external hard drive for $104. …
Is any of that software using hardware decoding (i.e. your graphics card)? If it is, then try disabling that, but if it isn't, try enabling it. It may be one of those methods of decoding isn't working well for you. I'd recommend hardware decoding if at all possible.
Hello everyone. :) Just wondering maybe somebody can help me point to the best and cheapest place where I can buy pc systems including lcd, printer ups spkr the whole set and laptops? I appreciate any advise. :lol:
Here's the million dollar question: Should I go with a Radeon X1650 Pro 512 DDR2 OR X1650 XT 256 GDDR3 Both are made by sapphire, the xt is a little bit more money
hey whats up, I installed THUG 2 on my friends pc its an old compaq but it passes the minimum requirements, anyways when I go to run it it says "Hard ware is too low, increase hardware acceleration and restart game" well if any of you knew me, would would …
Hi all. A few months ago I posted on this forum asking for help with stuff, and later asking for help about building my first PC. I haven't been on for ages, but thank you for the great response I received to my questions :) I have built my rig, …
Hello, I just got a GeForce 5200 FX and when i play games like CS:1.6 and Unreal Tournament, the gameplay seems slower than it did with my S3G/Unichrome Pro Onboard graphics. Not the fps or lag, but the actaul game(like when i run, I run slower than i did with …
I lurked a long time, then finally registered a couple of months ago; then I lurked some more. But the time has come ... [B] HI! [/B]My name's Ken and I've been surgically attached to one or another computer since around 1979 when I bought my Bran' Spankin' New [B]Commodore-64[/B] …
hey guys, heres one for ya.... im about to buy a whole set of brand new components including a HiperPower580Watt PSU thing is... something that im not sure about...:confused: take a look at this motherboard.. [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=443853[/url] as u can see in the picture.. there is a 4pin psu connector near …
I'm putting together a new computer. Nothing is installed in the case yet except for the PSU. I have an ATRIX case that has a built in multifunctional PC temperature controller display and clock. I want to power the PSU up to test the voltages and to power up the …
Does anyone have the passwords for the Satellite A30 Recovery CDs? Swap you this for some kudos and a big smile. :)
I just bought a new power supply for a new computer I'm building, it's a MIOS 500 watt. The person who sold it to me said that it had several SATA power connectors ( I didn't look in the box :-( ) When I got home and opened the box …
I'm almost done with my new computer setup. I got it up and running right now but some of the parts aren't staying. Right now it consists of: AMD Anthlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2 socket Asus M2N4-SLI (This motherboard blows. Don't recommend it at all. I am thinking about this …
Ok, newbies wont know this, but i used to be called proliant fan I had a trusty PII Compaq Proliant 1600 but it retired recenly BEHOLD THE NEW SERVER! Compaq Proliant ML something 4 Xenons with 2mb cache (P3 era model) 2gb RAM Very nice........ £45 on ebay - £45 …
I just happened to stumble onto this site, but after browsing around it seemed to be a great computer tech community. As a computer science student I'm pretty excited to get active here, as DaniWeb seems to be a veritable gold mine of computer experience and knowledge. I'm a hardware …
My bro has a problem with his Acer Veriton 7100. Win98se rebooted every time after password screen. Went into safe mode and removed ACPI from system. Now boots all the way. Started installing diff system devices trying to find problem. PCI bus gives yellow ? mark. Select properties and was …
[B]I want to get a new graphic card for my Tulip Vision Line DT 5/120. The Memory type in the computer is Edo (Simm). I think the the graphic card type is PCI but I am not sure if the graphic card can have DDR ram or SDRAM etc, I …
My Grandaughter's Gateway was dropped and the LCD Display was broken. I need help on locating a replacement LCD and hopefully some assistance in replacing it. Thank you. My home e-mail is: [EMAIL="jmarshall@knology.net"]jmarshall@knology.net[/EMAIL]
Ok so i ahve 2 diff laptops (well one is my moms) that are used in different ways and I am trying to find out whether I should be powering off/hibernatin/stand by to best prolong the life. Another thing is i have been told it is best to let the …
hey guys, im looking into overclocking my sempron 2500+ (1750mhz, max core speed 2200mhz) heres the problem, my motherboard, asus A7S8X-MX does not have any option to change core speed in the bios, and the jumper settings are very limited. i need something like softFSB but for XP. i ideally …
hi i have SATA WD Caviar SE 16 320gb and my mainboard is KT6V-LSR i have problem that when i connect my SATA hdd WD Caviar SE 16 320gb my bios dont find hdd please help me i dont know how to make this sata hdd to work my mainboard …
Hi there, My son's PC suddenly stopped working after 2 years without problem. The power wouldn't even come on so I changed the plug fuse. Still no power. So opened it up and checked all cables etc, blew out dust. Tried to turn it on and it worked. I should …
Hello all, So, I have a Sony Vaio VGN-S360P that I bought 18 months ago in NYC. I live in Germany. The HDD died on me 6 weeks ago and now I have a new 100GB HDD with XP (German) meaning that if I dont change the language everytime I …
i have a [B]GeForce4 MX 4000 graphics card[/B], and when i start up my computer the grahpics are really fuzzy and all over the place. the i restart it and then everything is perfect. it does it every time i start up, so i have to restart it all the …
Hello I have bought a barebones pc fpr christmas but am not aloud it until christmas. It comes with[COLOR=#0000ff] [COLOR=black]Intel E6600 Core2Duo Heatsink and Fan, 1024mb DDR2 667 Ram, MSI Intel 975X PCI Express Motherboard. so I purchased a graphics card but am now wondering will the power suply in …
:) hi! everone. i'm going to install a 100gb maxtor h.d. in my emachine w3080 model w/ a 2.167 ghz athlon processor. it has a 512 mb mem. chip in it now & i am planning on getting another 512 to put it along side of the other. the reason …
I have a Toshiba Satellite A30 Laptop which has 2 fans under it (one to try to keep the CPU cool all the time the other to cool it rapidly if it gets too hot). However, over the past few months I have noticed a steady increase in the amount …
I am wanting to by a new LCD monitor (Hanns.G 19 inch HU196D LCD 8ms with DVI monitor) to be exact. I'm running an ol'd 810 Chipset MSi-6178 Mobo. Win98se - At some stage I will update but it's not a big thing at this stage - I have all …
Title pretty much says it all, I'm looking to do a small upgrade to my pc. I'm a pc gamer,and I wanna add a little more umph to my gameplay so I can get my money's worth out of my new gfx card. Here are my current PC specs... Windows …
Hi, I wish to Upgrade my PC for the future softwares going to be released.... Like Windows Vista Currently I have: [B]Processor: [/B] Intel Penitum 4 Processor 540 with Hyperthreading Technology 3.20 GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, 90nm [B] RAM: [/B]512 MB RAM -- 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Memory …
I've heard different stories about AGP and PCI-E...some say AGP is better and faster...others say that PCI-E is better... The question is: what is the truth? How much, if any, performance increase would you see over identical cards, one being AGP and the other being PCI-E?
Ok im looking at geting a new HDD abd ve seen one i like but its advertised as "SATA II". I have a 05/06 Dell with SATA is it likeley this will be this "SATA II" or an older version?
Hi everyone! First off, I'd like to say thank you to anyone in advance who can help me with my crucial situation. I'm having a problem with my BIOS. See, I thought I knew about computers more than I do and was trying to fix the problem on my own, …
i have been trying to back up my mac. I started with ITunes but when I tried to burn a DVD it came up (eventually) with a error msg saying something along the lines of "laser realignment error". Now when I tried to read a previously burned DVD the mac …
I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 with the 32mb ATI card.. I'm thinking of upgrading to the nVidia GeForce4 4200 64mb card. I know this isn't the best available at this time, but it is for my budget.... Is this a good card? How does it perform with games? If …
WindowsXP does not start or stops its booting process at 'welcome' screen..this will happen if motherboard 'cell' gone down or low battery. Replace the appropriate button cell (3v) and set the time and date proper then start windows
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