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| | okay whenever I play this rpg online based game I get this virtual memory low warning. and then this beep sound. And latley my computer has been freezing often. even if I'm just opening my applications offline or web surfing. especially whenever I web surf and try to open windows … |
| | In the attached link there is a performance comparison between 32bit and their parallel 64bit softwares for different CPUs(under Windows XP 64bit). As we can see passing to 64bit brings to an improvement up to more than 100% !!! [url]http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1959&page=24[/url] |
| | Currently my system is as follows: Pentium 4 Processor 530 3.0GHz ATI Radeon X300SE 128MB PCI-Express Twinmos 2x512MB PC3200 DDR400 CL2.5 Seagate 80GB SATA HDD 8MB cache 7,200rpm 300W PSU Windows XP Home SP2 I'm thinking of adding another 1GB(2x512) of RAM, bringing it to a total of 2GB(4x512). Will … |
| | I really need help (my gf is convinced I need psychiatric help!), but I know I am not just a bit paranoid. Here's the short story: three years ago I lived next to a Unix programer, fabio, pot-smoking, guy in his twenties. He was outgoing, friendly, but had a funny … |
| | My specs: System Info Model : Dell Dimension 2400 Chassis Type : Space Saving Service Tag : 2W52W71 Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Processor Number Of Processors : 1 Type : Intel Celeron 2600 MHz Processors Bus Speed : 400 MHz Motherboard … |
| | I just installed a new Motherboard and everything appears to be running smoothly. I'm using the same hard drive from my previos computer that has Windows XP Pro installed on it. All the harware is the same from pervious computer (except the motherboard), so I know that it is all … |
| | Hi folks, I have just built a new system (specs below) and I've hit a snag. Since I put it together, the system will not shut down when it should, so I decided to get chipset drivers and BIOS up to date. The motherboard came with BIOS 1005 installed so …  |
| | I need to download the motherboard drivers for this motherboard: "MSI K8N Neo MS 7030". I have a fresh install of winXP and I need to get my pc and its onboard LAN working!!! [Here is the long story if anyone's interested :sad: ... I made the mistake of using … |
| | This morning my computer just stopped working - I turned it on and the screen wouldn't light up - it just said "No signal"! It was working fine last night - I'm not sure what's wrong with it. The power button on my computer won't even light up anymore either. …  |
 | I have a very serious problem with my newly bought computer. I have just bought Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz 2mb L2 prescott 630 Intel Mobo D915GAV-L Casing + PSU 350W MSI Geforce 6600GT 128MB (Nx6600gt TD128E) and I have some old things which i plug in my new system … |
| | Hi there, My brother got a eMachines T1862 but altho it seems he had droped it. so there was a part broken from the motherboard so im going to look for a new motherboard and just put that in there. Now this is the Computer how it was [IMG]http://www.emachines.com/products/images/emachines_t1862_main.jpg[/IMG] Specifications … |
| | Just built a new 64bit system and my graphics lag like crazy. System specs: Cpu: Amd64 3400+ Newcastle (not overclocked) MoBo: DFI Lanparty n3 250gb HDD: WD 74 GB raptor 10,000rpm OS: Windows xp x64 680watt PS GPU: Nvidia 6800gt 256mb I'm starting to think its a directx problem so …  |
| | I HAVE A GATEWAY with an AMD Athalon Jabil motherboard R4 and can not get my belkin wireless router card to work in any of the pci slots. I have all the drivers and everything loaded with windows xp, but it does not respond, and I know it isn't the … |
| | Hello everybody... I need help, I have asked my tech support and they doesn't seem to have a solution... :eek: I've bought a PC with an AMD 64 bits processor and a serial ATA hard disk, Windows XP SP1 installed. The problem is that most of the times it takes … |
 | I have an Asus A8N SLI Deluxe mobo, with windows XP. When I plug my game controller into the USB port, the controller lights up, but nothing happens. The "new hardware found" bubble doesnt come up, nothing. I installed the drivers off the cd it came with but it did … |
| | I guess the title explains my dilema. Everytime I pick up the phone the computer starts by itself. I have checked the phone connection going into the internal modem and it is plugged in correctly, I have not added any new hardware or software recently. All "Windows" updates have been … |
| | I am facing an interesting situation. My web server is a very nifty P4 machine that works fine most times. It works as a web application portal, a shoutcast station server, and a file server. When running under Linux it seems to be pretty functional, but when using it as … |
| | APC UPS Model Number undecided - Final decision awaited...!!! Thanks everyone for putting forward their opinion about UPS to my previous post. I have read all the posts over and over again and finally have decided that I will purchase a UPS from APC. Now again...few more questions though...???? A … |
 | [size=3][font=Times New Roman][b][i][u]Beginner's guide to computing[/u][/i][/b] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]You can have too much of a good thing - have you seen the choice of computers on the shelves? Let us guide you to your perfect PC...[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]The main parts of computer "hardware" (the physical machine) are the … |
| | and i need some direction. my current PC specs are: Windows XP Pro Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT 1024 MB Kingston PC 2700(i think) P5P800 Mobo (asus) Maxtor 160GB HDD nVidia GeForce 6800 I have a total of 400 dollars i'm willing to dedicate to an upgrade; currently i'm thinking …  |
| | When I try to install Windows XP pro from CD drive I get the following BIOS error message; CD-ROM: Failure I tried three different working CD dives and get the same error!!! I then installed Windows XP pro from Floppy disks. The Windows XP pro boot disk has six floppy … |
| | hi,i have hp pavilion 522n. 256mb memory, 60 gb, 1.8GH... its a pretty old computer. i just reinstalled windows xp pro on it. after using it for a few days, i found that its slow when i start to open big programs. for example, if i open a big download … |
| | CPU says it will not start - what do i do now????? urgent help needed... Hi people, I am stuck with a probelm... Here is how the problem goes... I have two PCs (not connected) at home both on windows xp... My PC ONE had originally RAM of 256 MB … |
| | Hi everyone, I have a home pc with following motherboard Motherboard Name Intel 915GAV HT technology I use windows xp...(service pack 2 properly installed) problem: unable to load AUDIO driver...????????? I am a very basic computer user who knows how to surf net and check emails... I will be grateful …  |
| | I need more speed. Hopefully someone can help. It's an Intel WS440BX Socket 370 mobo with 100mhz FSB. CPU is PIII 550mhz. AGP chipset 1996 I think. 384mb of 168pin DIMM SDRAM 16x8 low density PC133. Windows XP Home Whats the max CPU speed I can plug into this board? …  |
| | I woke up this morning and my PC will not boot windows It gets the the windows XP loading image and then restarts, this happens over and over again. The computer gives me 5 different options. The first 2 result in the computer restarting at the same point as before. … |
 | Asus A7V400-MX AMD Thoroughbred Socket A Windows XP I can't install the SoundMAX Audio Driver on the integrated soundcard. I have downloaded the driver from Asus and tried to install both manually and with the .exe file. But I only get an error message saying 'Bad data' in the end … |
| | Hi everybody. I am about to buy all these components to build my first computer specifically for recording. Will there be any compatability issues, is there anything else i have forgotten? Will i need to buy any cable's or anything or will they all be supplied? AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64bit … |
| | Hi, Need your help to solve this problem. When i am playing a game i am getting blue screen(need to restart after), and some times screen is freezing. It began after that i reinstalled Windows XP. In systeminformation i got some conflicts. I/O-poort 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI-bus I/O-poort 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access … |
| | Can anyone help me to update my Chaintech Zenith 9CJS Motherboard? I have downloaded the appropriate BIOS updates from their website along with the Award Flash Utility. However when I try to flash my BIOS I get the following message: 'The program file's BIOS-Lock String does not match your system.' … |
| | Is my computer pretty decent? is it on the high-end or low-end? Windows XP Service Pack 2 450 Watt PSU AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 754 Gigabyte GA-K8NS 1GB RAM DDR 400 PC 3200 256 MB ATI Radeon 9600 400 mhz core Samsun 80 GIG hard drive 7200 RPM Gigabyte … |
| | Hello. I have Windows XP and all of a sudden, recently, if I turn off my computer irregularly and turn it back on, it says Windows had a bad turn-off, but when I tell it to start in ANY mode, it restarts and I have no idea what's going on. … |
| | 2800+ AthlonXP Abit nf7-s 512mb Crutial pc2100 GF ti-4200 (o/c @ 290/620) Windows XP- Home SP1 Two WD 80gig HDD 3 LED case fans Sony DVD RW Asus DVD rom I have a 1 year old 520watt Aspire 12v psu that seems to be having a little problem. Now this …  |
 | (Not sure if this is the right forum, my apoligies if it is not) I'm 17 years old, and homeschooled. Recently, a lady contacted my Mom with questions on homeschooling. My Mom invited her over, and she brought her kids with her. One kid is a 13-year-old named Jon. Jon … |
| | Hi, I have about a 4 year old computer, which I haven't used for 4 months. Plan to use it again. Previously we had dial-up, but have moved and will have Cable internet connection. The specs for it are(as far as I know) pentium II 233 windows xp pro 256 … |
| | FS p4 2.8 800mhz Fsb Complete system Hey, My car broke so i have to buy a new engine so i am selling all my computer stuff. I have: P4 2.8 @ 800 mhz fsb 1024 MB RAM pc2700 120 gig WD 7200 rpm hard drive 18 gig WD hard … |
 | Hi, I want to help out my friend, he wants to build a pc which he can play games on, doesnt need to be the best just play games on it. what can he build with $500? Now I mean from stratch, Ill lend him my windows XP cd but … |
| | hi all, im new to the site and this is my 1st post :p I recently upgraded my Processor from a 1.4Ghz speed to 3.0Ghz and it all works fine but one thing is bothering me, when i go to my computer properties (windows xp pro) i see that the … |
| | hey guys, i want to overclock my comps vid card and processor. If any of you know how please tell me ... Heres my dxdiag: Is this a good gaming comp? ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/30/2004, 17:29:37 Machine name: DRAGONFIRE Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition … |
| | I am running an AMD Duron 1300 mhz with Windows XP. This morning I got up and turned my computer on and it cannot find the hard drive now, the bios doesn't even register it. Here's how it started: I upgraded my memory from 1 256 meg PCI 133 to … |
| | Hi I've just built a new system with an Asus A7V8X-X mobo, 512 ddr mem, Radeon 9200se video card, but although it goes through the POSTscreens, it will not boot into windows xp and restarts every time. I've updated the BIOS, changed every setting imaginable in the BIOS and tried …  |
| | I have a Creative Labs CT-6970 (Nvidia GeForce DDR) display adapter installed to an ABIT BH-6 motherboard and am running Windows XP Pro. The problem is windows will not recognise the display adapter for some reason and returns an error that this device is not available. I have update my … |
| | Computer Spec (A custom computer) AMD Athlon 1700+ 512Mb RAM GeForce 2 Graphics Card SonicFury sound card (with latest drivers) 40GB Harddrive Windows 98 (normally XP) Hi, My computer kept having random freezes when loading the desktop (whilst running windows XP). Also it happened when playing games, after about 5 …  |
| | i apologise if this has been posted before but i am new to this site today. I'm having various problems with a PC running stupidly slow at times. Its currently 128mb ddr ram, and i'm looking to upgrade it. Its running windows XP at the moment. But it seems to … |
| | I have and HP pavilion (Windows XP series 1) with 128 MB of RAM. According to my printer's software, I need at least 180 MB. Might seem like a stupid question but I just want to make sure: Do I really have to buy some drive to make more room …  |
| | Hello All, Recently I got my PC back from the shop. A vicious virus attack locked everything down, even offline, and I discovered that all my programs were wiped out. I have restored everything lost, and the machine seems to work OK. However, what I am discovering is that I …  |
| | Hi there,... I think I've been very very silly...... First my specs: Athlon xp 3000+ 2 x 256Mb DDR SDRAM MSI 6712 KT4AV Series Mobo 120Gb HDD 64 Mb Nvidia 4200 Ti with 8x Graphics card 350W PSU DVD +/- Burner Running Windows XP Pro with SP1 I have recently … |
 | 1200Mhz CPU, 20GB Hdd (Windows XP Home) I've just installed another mobo,(it's a second-hand one, and I'm not sure if it's faulty or not) - Microstar MS-6368 ver:5, booted up and got this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software …  |
| | hi faily simple question to you guys i suppose, but i need an motherboard upgrade for windows xp pro.got the flash program and file but a bit worried of all the bad press on bad flashes.its an old jetway633aspro board is it worth taking the risk or is replacing the … |