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Here's my situation: I have a Compaq LTE 5200 laptop which runs very well at 133 Mhz for the purposes I bought it second-hand. It has an old 28800 card-type modem which works fine. THere are two card slots, incidentally. I want to add USB capabilities to the computer, and …
Hey im thinking of starting my own webserver and i need to know if either Linux Red Hat or Linux Red Hat Fedora 2 will support my Nividia G-Force FX 5200 128mb if any one could tell me pretty soon if they do. :!: And can any one tell me …
Ok, heres my story, my current 420watt powersupply is shot, it powers my pc, but sometimes it starts making static sounds and my pc restarts, so I was wondering I found a ultra 400wat-power supply 3 questions 1) is Ultra a good brand for powersupplies 2) is 400 watts enough …
Hello, I am using Windows XP Home edition and my mouse does not work in safe mode, otherwise, it works without any problems. The keyboard works in safe mode. Will you please tell me how I can get my mouse to work in safe mode? I've searched the internet and …
I have a IBM 390X which had a 15.0" screen but it had gotten damaged. I bought a IBM 390X 14.1" screen at E-bay thinking to replace it. I have connected the 14.1" screen but I have not been able to get it to work. The screen's power LED glows …
I just recently moved my hardware to a new case/power supply (Antec Sonata case w/ 380 Truepower ps). I have also recently reinstalled windows and SP2 (this was before the case swap). Ever since then, If I leave my computer on and not doing anything, after about (I'm guessing 15-30 …
You all know how it is when you build your own PC. When you bring up things like system information it says "System Model" and "System Manufacturer" are to be "Filled in by the O.E.M.". Ok, I built it...how do I get text of my choosing to fill in these …
My husband just finished upgrading two computers using a Elitegroup L4VXA2 motherboard in each. He installed Win XP Pro on both computes but now , after all updates are applied, the computers won't power off when I choose Start/Shut Down. He installed Win 98SE first, to recover some files and …
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I have 2 x IBM T/Pad i-1200 laptops. One has a DVD rom the other has a CD-Rom. I wanted to put a DVD-Rom in the 2nd machine and purchased a Toshiba SD-C2502 (ver. 1011) which I understood to be compatible with the CD-C2402 DVD in the other machine. I …
hey guys! Im plannin on buying a radeon 9800 pro 128mb 256bit interface. WEll first of all. Is this a good card that will last long? How long will this card last me for all the newst games? Im not a doom 3 guy though so keep that in mind. …
Alright, here is what I have lined up so far for right now. Leave your comments and discuss what you think of it in this topic too. Recommendations may also be listed. X-Blade Gaming PC Case (PSU Removed) [url="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-105-113&depa=0"]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-105-113&depa=0[/url] Aspire 500W Power Supply Unit [url="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-148-005&depa=1"]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-148-005&depa=1[/url] Asus P4 Motherboard [url="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-484&depa=1"]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-484&depa=1[/url] 512MB …
Im gonna upgrade my ram soon for gaming and i have no idea what my maximum is. My specs: 2.53 GHz P4 512mb DDRSDRAM 80GB Hard Drive Radeon 9600 SE Graphics card What type of ram do i get? ANd how much? BTW my pc is the hp 753n model.
Hi All, I stumbled onto a quizzical phenomenon. I have a NEC tablet PC (Versalite) and a PDA. Both use stylus technology, both stylus look pretty much the same. Yet the tablet will not recognize the stylus from the PDA and visa-versa. Why? Anyone know? I'd like the education at …
I fdisked to clean off a virus from my daughters computer. I brought it back up but her 98 didn't have her modem driver in it. We've looked everywhere to see where she got it from the last time we rebuilt her harddrive. No luck. This is an old Gateway …
Hi, I have a very old computer, its not even those ones that stand like towers. Its a compaq presario from way back in the day :lol: . Anyway i receive alot of pictures from my family back in scotland through email and i save on the comp, but i …
Hi, Anyone know of a way to determine the memory speed in a machine running WINXP? (i.e. PC2700 333 Mhz or PC3200 400 Mhz). Thanks. Glenn.
Okay here it goes. I suppose this is more of an opinion question than a request for technical support, but if you look at it different I am asking for technical help. I currently have a Radeon 9800 XT. [URL=http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/index.html]Specs here[/URL] I am looking to upgrade to Radeon X800 XT …
I Built my new computer a Giga-byte 939 with a amd 3500+ so i hook all teh wires up and then go to boot , I get Long Continous beeps So i looked in the manual and it said Dram Error , SO i Powered off , Never unpluded or …
EVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card [color=#ff0000]With Free Doom 3Bundle[/color], 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N349-AX" -RETAIL [url="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-130-208&DEPA=1"]http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-130-208&DEPA=1[/url] or POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800 XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "R98T-TD3" -OEM [url="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-251&depa=1"]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-251&depa=1[/url] or what is the best video card made by both ATI …
hi @ll, can anyone tell me why when i try and install a cdwriter and dvdwriter in the same pc on the same ribbon cable they are not recongnized properly?Yet if i use a cdrom and dvd writer everythings ok!
Okay..I have a huge midi problem with SBLIVE 5.1.... Here is how it goes...I bought myself a Yamaha PSR172 just to mess around with midi on the computer....I use it mainly in Fuity Loops Studio and when I first bought the keyboard..it worked perfectly fine...no problems with that... Then suddenly...I …
I have a weird problem with my cd-drives in windows 2000 pro. I have two cd-drives, another is Samsung dvd/cd drive, and another a Fujitsu Siemens cd-r drive. Now, every time I try to open a cd in my computer, it says: " The disk in drive * is not …
I currently have 768MB of DDR400 OCZ Performance (has an OE heat spreeder) RAM. I can afford to buy a 512MB strip of the same but not a 1GB strip. However, I can afford a 1GB strip of some other brand's value RAM. Is this acceptable and what if any …
I installed Windows ME on one computer and is shows up in 16 million colors. When I install the same thing on another computer is shows up in 16 colors. Why does it work for one and not the other. I currently have it installed on one computer with 16 …
After installing a new motherboard and case in my system it seems that my 2 cd drives don't want to work properly. Heres what happens. I try to re-install a game and i put it in the top cd drive but when I got into my computer, there is only …
Ok I know I've done this before without a hitch but I can't seem to remember how to do it now. I just redid my system - switching from Win2k to WinME (because 2k won't support my $1000 piece of video capture hardware and there's NO way I'm buying an …
I have a dell dimension 8300 desktop and i recently had to reinstall everything and now i cannot install the network adapter for the intel pro/100 VE adapter. The driver doesnt register with my computer. I have to setup an ethernet connection to my dsl modem so i can setup …
Hi there can a dead hard drive be revived in any way. evry time the machine is booting it says invalid system disc replace the correct one. any comments?
ok, in the near future a want to build a computer. i have never done this before so i dont know what to get. i have picked out the case but thats all i know. what do you recommend for components? this is the case i want. [url="http://www.xoxide.com/thxaiiiv2.html"]http://www.xoxide.com/thxaiiiv2.html[/url]
Last night I was doing what a usual gamer does (emulating old systems), And when I settled down for the night my harddrive started making noise. It runnings in a pattern... First the harddrive starts to spin, then there are 3 clicks, then the harddrive stops spinning. It repeats that …
hey guys, i'm trying to communicate with several devices over a serial port (actually its a sealevel card that pretends to be a serial port but thats not the point) and i'm setting it to: baud rate: 2400 byte size: 8 parity: none stop bit: 1 but when i sniff …
hello, i was playing a game for about 45 minutes and after i shut the game down i touched the heatsink of my graphics card and i burned myself. i have a 9800 pro 128mb and even now an hour after i stopped the game its still almost too hot …
hello added a new hard drive had problems with nero incd deselected incd made startup diskette because old master harddrive was getting full hard drive got full and now the whole thing is wierded out - it runs, but the monitor has everything about twice as big as it should …
hi, i have a big problem wif booting my system when i turn on the system (im running winxppro), usually there would be no signal to the monitor. but as i keep turning on and off the system, the condition "improves", and it'll turn on, but shut down(no signal to …
Here are my specs: Motherboard: MSI 648 Max series Power supply: 350W (I think) CPU: P4 2.4GHz w/ 533MHz FSB RAM: 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro w/ "Doom 3" Beta Catalyst 4.9 drivers Hard Drive: Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM ATA133 Sound Card: Integrated with Motherboard LG …
Hi alll my packard has started to make an unusual noise - its a high pitched repeating beep - if you can imagine ( beep lasts about 3 seconds ) goes silent and the kicks of again it onlly happens when i am playing star trek armada 1 or 2 …
Hey All, I've visited numerous websites that offer barebone amd systems for pretty good prices, whats the best site all of you have found? Also, those of you who are case modders where is the cheapest place to get case modding hardware? Thanks All. Ron Johnson
I have a Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT notebook and have recently acquired a Toshiba SD-C2502 DVD-ROM. I wish to install this into my notebook but have found that the connections are different styles. Can I install this drive and if so where can I get what I need and/or more information?
what is better to use A NIC card or the built in ethernet ports on my computer to connect to the internet. which one is more efficient..
I just recently bought and assembled my new computer. I have a Aspire case with a 350W power supply and it came with 2 small cooling fans. These 2 fans are directly hooked up to the power supply. The motherboard I have is a MSI "K7N2 Delta-L" nForce2 Ultra 400 …
I have a computer (no OS yet) that will not boot from the floppy drive. I checked all the connections and everything seems fine. I checked the BIOS and made sure it was set to boot from the floppy. What I noticed, however, during startup, the floppy is shown as …
Firstly I dont know where go for 754 or 949 bit in a AMD64 2.8. I wouldnt be looking at upgrading for at least 5-8 years. Then my next dilema is which mother to get.(dont want top of the range) price is a factor. My main aim is do some …
I have a IBM ThinkPad T22. I have been using this machine for about 2 and 1/2 to 3 months now. It has been a good quality(sp?) machine for a while but all of a sudden when I boot or re-boot it it will just sit at the IBM ThinkPad …
Hi, I'm upgrading my notebook memory, adding another 512MB. My laptop is a TOSHIBA 2410 (Pentium IV). Which memory should I use? Is it DDR RAM or SDRAM? Will a no-brand/generic memory work with my laptop? Otherwise I'd have to buy like Kingston memory which is more expensive. Thanks in …
Hey all, I go to LAN parties every sunday, I've had my monitor for a while and I've been to two since I've had it however, last weekend the settings on it totally changed, even the diagonal alignment or whatever, it's an f710b I think and I've installed the drivers …
I really have no clue about how to install a harddrive. Im not looking at a simple plug n play... here is what I am trying to do. I am building my own computer and I am buying a new harddrive. I want to install XP Pro on it. Can …
Hey, I was just curious if anyone here has modded their case... some pics of my case: [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case1.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case1.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case2.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case2.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case3.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case3.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case4.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case4.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case5.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case5.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case6.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case6.gif[/url] [url="http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case7.gif"]http://www.techsupportdude.com/images/mods/case7.gif[/url] What do you guys think? Should I paint the front panel w/ acryllic dye? Thanks in advance. Regards, Ron Johnson
I have got a 800MHz P3, GABX2000 motherboard, 128MB RAM, Win98SE, and a TNT2 32MB video card (ancient but have to live with it). I decided to replace the TNT2 with a GeForce 2MX after a clean format and new install of Windows 98SE. Everything goes well and I can …
I have a nice web site and some cool computer gear! *I rhyme for PR people. kidding. Hello Dani-Webbers! I do mostly software, so I'll probably have more questions than answers, but I promise to make up for it in bad jokes. Wait, I have a hardware question already... how …
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