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Hey guys. I bought a Laptop car charger the other day at a garage sale for a couple bucks. Since it was an IBM product and I had an IBM laptop it may work. There is only one issue. It's a 56 Watt charger and the laptop has a 65 …

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Hello Everyone I just got a old Computer from my gf family. i got it for linux and who can turn down a free computer. It has been sitting for a while in there garage but was covered up and taking care of. They took the HD so i put …

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Can someone please help me with repairing a PC power supply. My supply quit and I have been only partially successful. I found a burned out resistor on the board I replaced > a 5 watt 20 ohm and a bulging cap that I also replaced. When I try to …

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I recently bought a new system (Gigabyte EP45-UD3P Motherboard, Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb ddr3, 2x 2gig Transcend ddr2 800, Core 2 quad Q8200 and a Coolmaster 650 PSU) and when I switched it on it did not do any thing... I thought it would be the PSU, so i tested …

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Hi, I have a brand new and unused but not boxed 140mm blue led fan. I would like to swap it for a 120mm blue led fan. I am in the UK, shipping it outside of the UK would be too expensive.

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I'm trying to install the Rapid Rails that came with a new Dell PowerEdge 1850 server into a standard square-hole rack. The Dell Rapid Rails are just a little bit too short, about 1/2" or so. Are Dell Rapid Rails meant to install only in Dell-branded racks? I don't know …

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I recently bought a Dell Latitude at a flea market. They didn't know the BIOS password, and I assumed I could pull the battery and reset it. Wrong. I noticed that several people have come to this forum and received help. If there is any way you can help me, …

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Processor: Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.00 G Hz MotherBoard: Intel DG43NB Memory: ZION 1X2 GB 800 M Hz PSU: i Ball 400w HDD: 320GB Western Digital with IDE interface I bought my system 6 months ago, from then, I was having problems. System hanged frequently, vertical coloured lines appered on the …

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I've just bought an external monitor for my laptop and use an external mouse and keyboard but because of problems which may be unrelated I'm wondering whether it is okay to have the laptop closed while it is operating? It takes up much less space that way when I don't …

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Im upgrading my graphics card for gaming and just wondered if my power supply was good enough My system- AMD 64 X2 2Ghz 4Gb RAM Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX+ I have a 550 Watt power supply

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I have an ASUS P5B (non-delux) and I am trying to update the BIOS to be able to use the Wofdale core (1333) but I'm running into a huge problem. I don't have a floppy drive. I have read about others using a bootable CD that brings them into the …

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I JUST UPGRADE MY PC TO: MOBO: DX58S0 PROC: I7 CORE 920 6GB OF DDR3 1 TB HD SEAGATE SATA 2 nvidia Geforce FX 9800 GTX+ EXO POINT OF VIEW 512 MB I HAVE TWO OP SYSTEMS INSTALLED : VISTA ULT 64B AND XP PRO 32 B i updated the …

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please how do i set my mother board to allow me use the front sound earpiece.

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My computer has stopped functioning.When i press power button even led is not working. How can I check whether the problem is with power supply or any other component?

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I have a Emachine that I have replace the power supply and new hard drive and it turns on then shuts down or it won't power up at all.I am out of clues of could be the problem....Help

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Hello, I currently have Dell Optiplex gx270. Computer's specs are: Pentium 4CPU, 2.8Ghz, 2.79 GHz, 512MB of Ram, FSB: DRAM is 1:1, DRAM Frequency: 199.5MHz, Memory Type: DDR, channels: dual. I'd like to expand my memory to at least 2GB but don't even know where to start. Do I go …

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Hi, I am working on upgrading Compaq pro EM series desktop for a co-worker. I was adding a second HDD and 1g RAM. After plugging in the HDD, the computer stopped working. Every time I boot up it takes me to the Compaq splash screen with an option to hit …

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I've got a Pentium 4 machine - the exact architecture is GenuineIntel x86 family 15 model 2 stepping 7. (I'm running Windows XP Pro, version 2002, Service Pack 3 with no problem.) This is a 32-bit machine, right?

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I just recently put together an old system of mine and now the sound is not working. Things play, the indicators in windows show sound is being monitored, however no matter which port i plug speakers into nothing comes out. I figured maybe the on-board sound went bad and put …

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Is there a jumper to reset the is password on the laptop? i hit the enter button as the new password but it wont let me use the enter button as the password.. its a startup password so i cant even access the computer.. I took out thecmos battery over …

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Hey guys jusxt needed some help, i have a ASUS M51Sn laptop SPECS= Intel core2duo T9300 2.5ghz 2gb ram 9500m GS Nvidia geforce graphics 512mb 15.4x LCD 250GB HARD DRIVE So far i have turn of all unused services , features,etc, All the reg tweAKS AND SO-ON, oh YEAH I'M …

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Hi, I'm getting parts for a notebook I'm going to build. I want to do some gaming on it, so I need to know it has reasonable parts. I'm pretty sure the hardware is good for gaming, but I wanted to double check before I buy all of the parts. …

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Pentium 4 2.53Ghz ABIT VT7 XFX GeForce 6200 Win XP Pro SP2 Hauppauge Video Capture card I recently changed my video card. (see [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread180746.html)[/url]. Now I am getting a resource conflict between the video card (AGP) and the capture card (PCI). I have contacted both XFX and Hauppauge, but neither …

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Hi, So I built my own cpu about 6 months ago and it worked perfectly until all of a sudden it would shutdown after about 20 minutes of running. Then I would click the restart button and it would run for about 20 seconds, and then less and less. If …

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Hi everyone I am new here and I would like to know if you could help me, I have an HP pavilion 526x that keeps giving me a startup error which says "system fan failure shutdown in 5 seconds", I know it is a 3 wire fan which I cannot …

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I think I have an intel desktop motherboard D101GGC. It came with an emachines w3502 desktop computer. Does this motherboard support dual core processors? Is LGA775 and 800 or 533mgz FSB all I need to know to see if the motherboard supports the processor? I'm not good with computers so …

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First id like to say hello to everyone im new here and hope to find the help i need. I recently aquired a Intel Dg915 Mobo with a P4 3g processor. I decided to start building it today so i tore my desktop apart and put the Intel together. So …

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Please help me decide what is better now and 2 years down the line. 1.(Cheaper PC) Intel Core2 Duo 2.8Ghz E7400(3MB) CPU 2GB DDR2 RAM 250GB SATA II -7200RPM HDD Midi Tower Case DVD Writer +/_ ( 22x) DL (8.5GB) Onboard sound w/ speakers 17" LG LCD Monitor Optical Mouse …

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Hi, I was wondering if I got an Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.6ghz, is that 2.6ghz PER core (5.2 ghz total), or is it the total for all of the cores? Thanks in advance.

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A register in a CPU contains 16 bits. A particular instruction held in the register contains an op-code and a memory address. There are 17 different op-codes. What is the largest number of memory cells that can be addressed by this instruction? Answer:

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Hi frnds, i have microsoft USB mouse and Ps2 keyboard, during system startup the usb mouse doesnt work, i have to disconnect and plug it again then only it works, mouse is usb optical, i bought another mouse which is also usb and miscrosoft. It too doesnt work at startup, …

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My friend has a GeForce 9700GSx2(SLI) in his laptop, he has a problem with his fan, the Card regularly overheats to 90+ Celcius and The fan options are greyed out in bios and according to ATITool (a Graphics card monitoring/overclocking program) the fan is running at 0% Does anyone know …

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Hi, I'm building a gaming computer and wanted to know if my CPU and GPU are good enough for new games like bioshock and fallout 3. I was talking with a friend and he said that if I got what was new a little while ago, it'll still give me …

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I am planning on building a computer - but I feel on my last two computers I built that my motherboard limited the efficency of the other components I used. I am knowledgable about all computer hardware except how to pick the best mobo for the job. Does anyone know …

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[COLOR="red"]I need help in a search project thats about (comparison between GENERATION OF AMD proccesors) I search in the web but ihave got alot of complixing infromation and all I want IS simple info for each generation of AMD proccesors pproduct . I hope that you will anser me thanks …

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Hello folks, am new to architecture. Cud anyone of you tell me what is 64 in IA 64 architecture? Thanks

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In my computer i have 3gb of ram, it showed up a 3gb untill i did a bios update (v1.5 to v2.30) and now it shows up as 2.9gb should i be concerned about this? my motherboard: 939dual SATA2

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I want to get a new graphics card, but I don't know if my motherboard only takes a certain kind of card. But is there somewhere I can go to look at what motherboard I have? And where do I go to see what kind of graphics card I have?

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Hi. I need to get a new PC. Mine is 5 years old and starting to show it's age - I can't play any good games. :-) So, I need a computer to play games (Civilization IV, fantasy RPG's, etc...) and just for regular home use. Checking email, writing letters, …

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Hi I would be grateful for some advice. I recently got a second hand Asus Higrade AS8400. It wont start up (fan starts and lights come on but nothing happens .It does start every now and then, but more often than not it just wont start up) Anyway somebody has …

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Hi i recently got a new case and it has blue lights on it . My mum wants to know if thats going to cost her money in power and electricity . i think they are led lights and they dont cost much right. Anyone know???

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I've owned this PC for a year now and I'm just wondering.. how much its worth.. I prob wont sell it, well there is a small chance i might just i'm just curious: [B]Spec:[/B] Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR2 ASRock 82945G Processor …

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Hi, I have a problem with my computer, it keep over heating and cutting out. I would normally get a bigger and better fan and heatsink, however since I have a laptop that does not seem like a posibility. The laptop is Toshiba which is about a year old with …

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I'm salvaging a Chaintech 7NJL6 motherboard, but can't find documentation for the system panel connectors for the power, HDD LED, power LED, case speaker, and reset switch. The panel has an 18-pin configuration - 9 on top and 8 on the bottom, with the next-to-last on the lower right empty. …

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Hello, I have a compaq passio Model # SR1803WM and im running windows xp home edition. My error message when running sound hardware wizard is Direct play voice set-up An error occured during Direct play voice setup The error code is 0x80004005 can anyone tell me how to fix error …

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Hello, I'm thinking about building a new system (my first build, yay). I'm torn between Q6600 or Q9300. I'll use this mostly for gaming and doing 3D CAD (and of course internet and e-mails). I don't know how much difference of the two are. I prefer something that last longer …

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Can someone please help me with repairing a PC power supply. My supply quit and I have been only partially successful. I found a burned out resistor on the board I replaced > a 5 watt 20 ohm and a bulging cap that I also replaced. When I try to …

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Hello frnds i have a strange problem, i have a 4 GB Transcend and other 1 GB ordinary pen drives they used to work properly b4 but now they stopped showing up in my computer. Transcend is just 1 Month old and other drive(memorex) is 3 yrs old. I thougt …

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I got these 2 RAMs from my friends old computer and I tried to put one in the slot. It didn't fit so I took off 1 of my RAMs that was already installed in the computer when I bought it to see what it looks like. I reinserted the …

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I just got an Elite A780GM-A (V1.1) AM2+ ATX motherboard (holds up to 32gb DDR2) and a quad core AMD Phenom 2.5 ghz (the new revised one) and 4Patriot DDR2 1066 mhz 1gb memory sticks. I installed everything (including all 4 memory sticks) and fired it up and had no …

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