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| | Ok here is the problem, my computer keeps shuting down and some the lights stay on and the cpu fan stops but the power supply fan is still runs. Very randomly it could stay on 5-10 hours ever since i put in a new Nvidia video card and 1G of …  |
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| | Hi guys, this computer is really driving me crazy. Its a Compaq machine that has been doing well for sometime now. But recently it went crazy! It goes off whenever it wants to! Sometimes it goes off shortly after booting, and severaly Im forced to reboot again and again. I've … |
| | Okay, right off the bat I'll admit I'm a newb in terms of having to fix a notebook computer but this morning when I tried turning on my gateway it gave me an error message saying to check fan 2. I hoped it was just being tempermental and I shut … |
| | Hi there. I have a 7600GT AGP that i still want to use and i want to upgrade the rest of my system to get the most out of it (the GC) i was wanting recommendations to what i should do? atm i have a P4 3.2GHz on an ASUS … |
 | Im half way through building my pc and have ran into a problem, the connector wire for the front system power buttons is TOO SHORT to reach my motherboard connector! My board is a ASUS P5B-Deluxe WIFI-AP My case is a AEROCOOL COOLVIEW The problem is that the M/Board is … |
| | I need a new mother board for my toshiba M45 S355 labtop. How do i find out what motherboards would be compatable with my system? I need to do this with out using the computer since it will not stay on with out freeze for more than a minute or … |
| | Hi there I have this strange problem with my Compaq Presario 2500 Laptop. - computer starts up (and stays on) when plugged into the AC adaptor, and the connection is anything but loose. - the battery charging symbol shows that it's charging, and occasionally that it is directly on AC … |
| | :p I have an AMD Sempron 1.6G processor and I want to upgrade to an AMD Sempron 2.2G proccessor will need to format? OR can I just change out the CPU? Thank you |
| | I just upgraded my whole system. New motherboard, hard drive, cpu, heatsink, ram, and video card. i was able to get through the vista install quite roughly, but whenever I boot up my computer it restarts after about 2 minutes. I was wondering if it was a power supply failure … |
| | Hi, I have Dell Preceision 690 with 2gb RAM. I bought additonal 1gbX2 ram from Dell which are supposed to be compatible to this machine. When I install new RAM, system shows total of only 3gb instead of 4gb ram. In Bios set up also installed memory is shown as … |
| | I have been playing world of warcraft and the game is choppy when I get into heavily crowded areas I run it on a Compaq Presario AMD Sempron [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread71191.html#"]Processor[/URL] 3100+ 1.81 GHz, 384 RAM with sis 760 video card. However the minimal requirements for [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread71191.html#"]WoW[/URL] are Intel Pentium® III 800 … |
 | :rolleyes: Hello guyz I've bought a board recently with a new VGA. Below are specification: P4800D-X GeForce 5500 After installing it to my mobo and fix the interfacing of it. My mobo boot smoothly on bios when I've logging in at windows their is no keyboard activity neither mouse activity … |
 | Hi I have two pc's with AMD Athlon 64 3000+. The problems I've been experiencing have been happening ever since installing IE7, or another factor im not sure of. The pc's starting freezing, restarting by themselves and dumping physical memory. Eventually the pc's couldnt even boot up anymore. It would … |
| | Hi i have this problem... lately my monitor keeps blanking out for like 2 seconds before it comes back on again. Sometimes, the words and color will appear abit funny. Also, today for no reason, many many icons popped out.. like around 40 over internet explorer tabs, and many msn … |
| | Gateway 2.4GHz PC running WinXP SP2. I noticed a few days ago that when I put my PC in standby mode the CPU fan will continue to run for as long as there is power to the machine. If I shut the machine down, of course it stops. A buddy … |
| | hi i have an intel d915gvwb mother board..it has a pci express x1 slot and 3 pci slots..today i found that above the 3 pci slots i found some tiny holes like the one provided to insert some extension slot on the board...and above it was marked "pci express x16",is … |
| | Hey again. I bought a new 3DFuzion GeForce FX 5500 Graphics Card. After a while my computer now randomly shuts down and now it doesnt even get to the log in screen. I am currently running on a 250W PSU do you think that i should buy a new PSU? |
 | Hello everyone. I added an ethernet adapter card to a computer of mine yesterday and the keyboard stopped working. I've checked the connection and it's fine. The keyboard appears to be disabled at BIOS level because I can't get into setup by pressing DEL during the boot process. Windows still … |
 | Found this cool piece of software and thought of you guys straight away!! If you cant over-clock your board,try and raise the FSB instead!! A friend was running at 1000Mhz at 100FSB. He is now running at 1200Mhz at 120FSB. With just a 200Mhz increase he can definetly tell the … |
| | Does anyone have a better wiring diagram than the short 1 page dribble aerocool have on their website. Would like to hear from other aerocool coolview case owners and how they have wired up the fans in particular |
| | Im about to start building my 1st PC, I have good PC knowledge however im just a little confused about my fan set up. This is the system i will be running -Aerocool Coolview case [html]http://www.thecoolingshop.com/product_info.php/cPath/101_24/products_id/1889[/html] -HIPER 580W type R PSU -ASUS P5B deluxe wifi-ap motherboard [html]http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/113963[/html] My problem is … |
| | I just got done building two computers using the C2D 6400. I used the Asus P5B-E and was not overly impressed. I hated the bios and its looks. It had a problem with any overclocking at all and some of it's own software messed it up. Anyone care to lead … |
| | Hello, I am wondering if it is a good idea to upgrade my ram. Right now I have dual channel 2x256. My friend might give me a 1gb stick. I have another 2 banks on my mobo. Should I upgrade and add another gig or will it no longer be … |
 | Hey, How do I know if I can raise the cpu speed on my pc???? Its running 400mhz...when Iwent into the CMOS i could change it to 600mhz...would it be too much for the CPU???? |
| | My desktop computer had 128BM PC133 RAM. I decided to upgrade ram to get more capacity. I bought 2 memory sticks of type PC133 and 512MB each. I installed them, but the system reports only 511MB. ( I would expect the total memory to be 512+512+128=1452MB or 1.5GB). Why am … |
| | Power to computer turns off after 5 sec. to 2 min. Fans seem to be working fine and have been cleaned. Power Supply box or hard drive problem???? Any guesses. Sshoun :rolleyes:  |
| | I have just swapped out my mobo for a foxconn NF4K8AC with Athlon64 3000+ cpu and geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-E graphics card. The graphics card, cpu and mainboard fans spin up as do the CD/DVD drives and harddrive but the system simply emits a series of single prolonged beeps :cry: … |
| | Hello, I currently have 1 GB DDR2 800 (PC 6400) by Corsair XMS2. [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145566[/URL] I am thinking about asking for another gig for my birthday in March. However, I am unsure of what to get. My current ram is configured in dual channel (2x 512MB). The CAS timings are 5-5-5-15. … |
| | I have a [B]Dell Dimension 4700[/B]. It has 512mb of DDR2 RAM. I would like to upgrade to 2 sticks of 1GB each so that I will have a total of 2GB. I think I'm gonna get rid of my 512mb that I have now because its 400mhzt and I … |
| | Gateway 2.4GHz PC running WinXP SP2. I noticed a few days ago that when I put my PC in standby mode the CPU fan will continue to run for as long as there is power to the machine. If I shut the machine down, of course it stops. A buddy … |
| | Can i install a 1GB DDR2 stick and a 256MB DDR2 stick together in dual channel mode ? If i can't, then tell me whether i should go for only a 1GB stick instead of having a 1GB and a 256MB RAM stick together. Which of the two options above … |
| | I just got a computer tonight. It was one that my friend gave me. It was running before she removed a hard drive, and she said that there are two hard drives in it now. I'm completely lost. I need complete help. I made sure that everything that was inside … |
| | Hi, Glad I found this place hopefully it will give me the answer I need. I have the laptop shown in the subject line. Its been working perfectly till last night. I closed the top and came back later and all of a sudden I get this yellow blinking light … |
| | Hi, I read some of the topics already posted but just needed a 100% confirmations from members if this is ok. At the moment have've got 512mb (2 x 256mb) and what to upgrade to 1gb. I've got an ASUS K8V-MX MB and from checking on crucial website it says … |
| | :?: Can i install a 1GB DDR2 stick and a 256MB DDR2 stick together in dual channel mode ? If i can't, then tell me to install them in the best possible way for the best performance . |
| | I use a MSI motherboard, and currently one single 512MB DDR ram chip. I have two slots on the baord. I want to know if with the existing 512BM card, can i simultaneously use a 1GB chip?? Also, if the above method is not possible, should i go for an … |
| | Hello, I am looking to buy a 128MB/144-pin/SODIMM/SDRAM/PC66 memory stick from a site, but I'm not sure which ones to rely on that have a good return policy. I was told that Crucial is good, but I'm not sure about other cheaper alternatives. *Omni Technologies *OEMPCWORLD *MacSolutions.com *Memory Solutions *1-800-4-MEMORY … |
 | So I've always wondered about dual core processors. If you get an intel core 2 duo cpu, 2.5Ghz, does that mean you get twice the clock speed, so you're getting 5Ghz clock speed? |
| | I have a Toshiba Satellite M35X. I hear a loud humming sound whenever i turn ON the PC and also when the laptop gets very busy. At normal processor speed the fans noise is very low. Is it due to the dirt in the fan or a malfunctioning fan? How … |
| | I'm desperate!! last night the main fuse box in the house blew out during a thunder storm - i guess a power surge. This morning none of my 6 USB ports will work. Keep getting a power surge on hub port message, have tried reseting all ports, have uninstalled them, … |
| | In my grandma's PC, the PS just went. It was working fine the one week I was there then the next week......It wouldn't come on.. I imediatly thought it was the PS and installed a different PS, but it wasnt the right size. I managed to get the {S to … |
| | hey guys, im new to this forum. ok the problem is i have a Sony VAIO RB53 desktop computer and i want to get a decent video card for my pc (not a fan of integrated video card). After using AIDA32, i finally found out the model of my motherboard, … |
| | Is it worth it to buy a CPU or should I just buy a new computer |
| | Anyone had any experience with Win Fast mobo's? The local retailer is recommending them but I can't find any reviews on the web. |
| | Anyone know anthing about cases? |
 | Hello, I have a problem everytime I try to exit from the bios.I save the new settings and exit but then it doesn't restart again.It doesn't respond at all(not even the restart button),so I shut it down from the button in the back,the power supply. I have already updated them,but … |
| | Help Needed! I am not a techie but read the guide to how to ask for help so here goes. I have 2 computers in my house running on the same area, plug ins, serge protecter etc. We had a brief power outage on Thursday and when the power came … |
| | Well i hae been lookin' at some motherboards for the desktop i'm tryin' to build for me and my parents. My friend said should use a 2.5 GHz motherboard, but when i look at all the motherboards online, i see other stuff like sockets..... I'm so confused about that stuff. … |
| | [url=http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8199/abcpuspeedmdtw0.gif][u]Screen shot[/u][/url] [color=red][b]Ever tried to play an old game, or run an old program on a modern PC? Notice how everything runs way too fast? This program lets you slow down your PC so that you can run all your old programs again at the speed that you require. CPU … |
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