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Hi I have a couple of harddrives (same model) that I have put in a striping array. In Nero you can go to File->Preferences->Cache, about the middle of the dialogue there is a way to test drive speed. When I look at the drive speeds like this in Nero the …
HEY GUYS i ordered a 9600 xt from ebay and it arrived. problem is , it might be a 9200...can you guys check this out and see. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEWN:IT[/url] the box says radeon series and it has 64/128/256 mb ddr2 now the back is wierd... it has 2 halfs: first have …
Planning on building a community, be it in the form of a forum or web chat or blog, and planning on being big? Do you invest in shared hosting until you can't hold it any longer, or do you invest in big hardware which should be able to handle the …
Hi everyone; I am soon to do a complete upgrade on my computer system except my monitor which is a 19" NOKIA 46XPro that I'm happy with. My question, is it worth to switch to one of the new serial ATA HDD's now. I hear that the present transfer rates …
Hi guys and gals. i have a problem with one of our macs at work, we have a mac running 10.3 server which has a 500 gb Hd connected to it by firewire, all macs can use the files on this drive. i am running osx10.3.7 and i can read …
ok...so my last mobo & chip & audio card took a dump.... so i bought all new gear. 2.8 intel & mobo, 200gig hd, 1gig memory & audio card is coming. here is my problems.... 1. the new hd is sata...the old one is ata.... and when i try to …
well i had this idea! :idea: and it was to see if i could hook my laptop to a tower and run that computer of my laptop's screen.. keyboard.. and such if i chose to. i have a idm t22 laptop... its good but the graphic card blows... :rolleyes: but …
Can anyone think of a reason why my Insprion 8600 won't restart as long as there a external hdd plugged in? I hangs during the boot-up sequence. If I power off the laptop and power it back on (after unplugging the external hdd) it starts right up. I'm trying to …
first of all like to thank everybody for the help with the wiring of the motherboard to get it back up and running, but now i have a different problem i turn on the unit and i get a white screen with a floppy icon and a blinking question mark? …
Im trying to install drivers for my motherboard ([url]http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4PE&langs=09[/url]) ASUS P4PE. It's about 3 years old. I downloaded a BIOS update, but the file type is .awd. IMy PC says i dont have a program to open with it. Would anyone have any clues as to what i should do …
Ok , i overclocked my amd 64 3400+ from 2.210Ghz to 2.258Ghz. I dont know if I am paraniod or what but my pc seemed to get a 20% speed increase my folders open up quicker and I got 7 extra FPS in CSS. now I have left my pc …
Hello, I'm having trouble with my sims 2. the disc is no longer working and I cannot play my game without that disc, is there a way to play without the disc.?? :evil:
hey, i have a cordless logitech keyboard and mouse, but the print screen button doesn't seem to work, it works on my friends computer tho. i'm just borrrowing it for a while so it's not new. anyone got any ideas? ....i've tried re-installing the drivers also.
First of all, this has to be the most informative site for finding answers to almost any question that I have had about my computer. I am really impressed with the amout of knowlegde that the people here have about computers. With that said hopefully some here can advise me …
I recently burnt 4gb of mp3's onto a dvd-r from an I-Mac machine. I took it home and poped into my pc's Dvd r/rw drive and the icon in my computer switches over to show that a dvd-rom has been inserted. When i double click to explore the disc it …
I have a cdrw which is causing some problems. when i am playing music from the harddrive and recording a cd to the hd from the cdrw, the cursor freezes up and the whole computer spazes out for a minute and when it comes out of it the door to …
I have an Acer cdrw(slave) and a Mad Dog DVD Rom/cdrw(master). They were both working fine and then my computer had a nervous brake down and I had to reformat and install everything over. Now the burners will read everything except for blank cdr/cdrw's. I though maybe the problem was …
Help the other day i went to a superbowl party and my kid go into my apple computer He pulled out all the power and ribbon cables and i dont have a clue where they connect on the board??? its an apple powermac G3 tower 97 vintage ,it contains a …
Anyone out there with a Mac G-4 having problems with a Lacie d2 CD-RW drive? Mine will not burn but it plays CD's. It is on Firewire. My machine runs OS 10.2.8 and Classic. I have heard there are problems with this drive and Toast. The system profiler does not …
hi it just messes up the desk top & nothing works my comp. is athlon mother board things tryed 1. downloaded new nvidia driver multi use 2.downloaded 3 monitor drivers non would install (can only work in safe mode with g force in) showing driver as correct and working in …
i am having a problem with my monitor it only has two choices 2 or 16 how can i fix that problem my monitor says kds visual sensation. her is some information i do not understand can any one help me AuthenticAMD AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions 64MB RAM 92% system …
Basically, I have an OOOLLLD ass graphics card, a nVidia GeForce 2 GTS Pro 64... yes.. like 3/4 y/o now.. I updated all the drivers from the nVidia site.. when I am playing Half-Life 2; and I already set everything to the lowest graphics setting.. all was well untill it …
My brother just built my Mom a new computer, and I am in charge of setting up the software for it, as my Mom wants to duel-boot 98SE and XP. XP and 98 are both installed at this point, and I'm trying to get the drivers working for 98. Unfortunatly, …
Hey, I have a 15inch tft which is running off a Geforce2 MX400 64mb. I have a problem in that I can't really see any text when the computer boots up in the bios screen, the whole screen is too dark to do anything with, outwith windows xp. I have …
there is reviews on improving the cooling performance of the super Thermaltake Aquarius III water cooler heatsink system. Here we try fitting an additional radiator to the inside of the Thermaltake Aquarius III cooler unit that you can buy easily at many computer parts suppliers and try adding a dual …
The announcement of SLI and the nForce 4 in the middle of 2004 generated a lot of talk in the hardware community. There were the skeptics who thought that it would remain a limited release product and be relegated to a niche solution but when pretty much every single major …
Hello, I have recently decided to save money and build my own computer. I purchased a case with a 420 watt power supply, a DFI Lan party kt400a, 512 mb ddr3200, and a video card and hard drive. The video card and hard drive are irrelovent for this question. I …
Hello all, Been a lurker here for a while now, and decided to join in. I'm always finding good info here. I have a friend who has a spare 80G SATA internal drive from his desktop pc. He wants to use it for an external backup with his laptop. I …
I recently ourchased a new PC from MESH computers. Inormally build my own, but have started working as self emplyed as a web developer and need a PC with on site warranty. My PC arrived with an ASUS K8V-MX motherboard. My previosu PC had an ASUS MB and so I …
I've downloaded Sims 2 however I get a message when trying to launch it saying: Do not have compatible graphics adapters. Please help me, my daughter is very upset, she wants to play her new game. Thanks, mindspew
I am trying to find any information on the cable that is connected to the monitor which does not come out. Mine is damaged and I don't want to have to spend hundreds of dollars for a new monitor for just the cable being bad. Does anyone know what it …
I just upgraded to a new motherboard and processor, the above motherboard and a P4 3.2. does anyone know if this motherboard supports old IDE drives? the only HD I have is an 2 year old maxtor 40G. When we tried to format the HD on my machine, it restarted …
OK, my question is, is this recoverable. my mate was doing some very heavy 3d processing work on his pc, and left it over night to do the job. When he wakes in the morning he has the blue screen of death. He trys restarting, but it will only get …
Building a new DesktopComputer is possible. But is it possible to build my own Laptop computer?? Or is this something I should let the pro's do? I consider my self someone who can do moderately difficult stuff, if i get correct and good instructions. Ofcourse i wouldn't want to risk …
Hi all, I'm new, and I don't know as much about computer technical stuff as all you guys probably do. I'm more into the creative side of computers with macromedia stuff. Sorry if this has been posted in the wrong section of the board but I didn't know where else …
Installed a new videocard today. Plugged in the powersupply as directed (since when do videocards need powersupply anyway...). Turned on the PC, start MSFS2004, marvel at the graphics. 5 minutes later my screen goes black and the PC boots itself. Try again, same thing. Turn it off, check everything again, …
I have been thinking of upgrading my system that I currently have. I was wondering how much trouble this would be...I would want the following 1.) A new AMD processor but if this is too much of a hassle I can stick with my current 2.) A new case 3.) …
I recently found out that my floppy drive isn't working. I was in the process of putting XP on my computer, when I realized it no longer works, and I need to run a boot disk to get anywhere because I've formatted the hard drive. When I turn on the …
Well, I bought a used presario 700 laptop about 2 months ago. The owner is a friend who told me that it was not the best computer but I wasn't really thinking of using it for much more than taking notes. Anyway- i realized that the battery didn't hold much …
Hey. Just got a artic freezer 7 and i am very confused about a few things. this is my first time with a custom CPU cooling system. plz bare with me as i do have a far bit of info. When i start my system and check temp in BIOS …
Hi all I found these 3 TFT screens that are in my price range and i was wondering which one is the best? [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...oduct_uid=55185[/url] [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...oduct_uid=52611[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8787692-9726248[/url] Thanks Jamie
I was reading up on the new HP dvd burner with lightscribe, and I was wondering do any of you think its worth it? its a x16 dvd burner with lightscribe for $129 lightscribe looks pretty awsome and it would give me a cool way to label my dvds, the …
I post in hardware also just posting here for those who dont travel around all the fourm !Thanks ,,,,,,, I trying to install a NEW never used ,52x CDRW in a older P166 with 64 megs of Simm ram and a Asus Motherboard ,Problem begins when i put a cd …
well i posted up a thread before about the cables well ill post one up again except ill try to reword it because i was tired when it was posted. I was wondering if its safe to connect pieces of hardware to any 4 pin connector. Because it seems that …
well guys I finally have my pc finished, it is an extreme gamer pc IMO. amd 64 3400+ 2048Mb PC3200 Ram 200Gb SATA/150 HDD 160 ATA/133 HDD (stores my random stuff) 6800GT BFG OCed (comes oced) 520watt Aspire Turbo P/S DFI LANPARTY Nforce 3 250Gb mobo. Lite-On 8x dvd burner …
I need some technical help... I have attempted to build a pc and finally got the last parts ready for it's first boot up. I have salvaged the HD from my old PC, and connected it to my new motherboard, CPU, ram, PSU etc. All went well, (PSU, CPU fan, …
I have a Dell Latitude C640 laptop and it came with the Sound Controller of Crystal WDM Audio Codec. Once my laptop crashed when I was listening to Windows Media player and after that when I startup my laptop the "Crystal WDM Audio Codec" device is disabled and an yellow …
I didn't know where to put this so I just am gonna put it here and if an Admin wants to move it, cool :) Anyways. I got a watercooler about 2 months ago adns ince that time the cooling block that sits over the CPU sprung a leak. It …
I replaced my ati 9600pro with a Nvidia 6800oc 128mb card...i can barley tell a difference when playing games. Should i be able to tell a big difference? Is there a program that tells you how many frames per second you are running? Any suggestions or comments would be helpfull …
Lately I have been having some problams with my pc, I built this new and 64 system and have a $80 520watt PS that is good, so it cant be coming from my PS, but sometimes when I plug a USB device in the fron USB ports my pc shuts …
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