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| | Hi, I recently bought a new PC running a french version of XP HOME. I installed an english version of the same OS and now the keys have gone rowdy. When I hit the A key I get a Q. Can anyone help ? |
 | Let me give a bit of background on this one. I ordered an external hard drive from newegg.com and have had it replaced a few times. Eventually the hard drive gave out (i.e. thrown across the room) and I had to get a new one. I went out and got … |
 | Ok, so i'm an idiot and didn't remember to pay attention what plugs i undid and where the cables were supposed to go when reinstalling it:confused: . We bought the ATX 300 watt power supply and it came with extra plugs that weren't here before so now i'm at a … |
| | I recently bought a pc133 (yeah i know its old) 512 ram for my computer and after i installed it the computer read it as 256 ram I have 3 ram slots 2 with 256 ram and 1 with the recently purchased 512 ram. I don't really understand what is … |
| | hi, i am just wondering whether a smaller amount (2Gb) of premium RAM is better than more (4Gb) of regular RAM for a gaming machine my system isn't finished yet but at the moment it is 2.67Ghz core 2 duo the motherbord can support up to 1066 DDR2 and 1066 … |
| | I have had my computer for about a year and its running fine, the temperature of the CPU has gone up since when i got my computer. I know this is supposed to happen, but I was just wondering if you are supposed to apply new thermal paste to your … |
 | Hi all. Installed a nice clean fresh copy of WindowsXP at my friends house. When i got home and plugged it in, it went on, although no image on the monitor appeared. I also seem to remember that i cud not hear a hard drive or CDROM load. After about …  |
| | Hi, I am a college student and I've had this computer since the end of 2003. One of my ram sticks burned out so my firend replaced it for me. However, it still showed that only one ram stick is working and one day it just turned off and whenever … |
| | My Intel 975xbx (rev. 304) will accept three 1 GB sticks of Corasair XMS memory, but when I put a fourth stick in, I get the three beeps and it won't post. I have tried all four sticks in different combinations, so it isn't a particular module that is "bad". … |
 | [B]Motherboard[/B]: Intel? Imperial GL VE 20020930 [B]Processor[/B]: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.00GHz [B]Memory[/B]: 512MB [B]Video Card # 1[/B]: ATI PCI 9250 256MB [B]Hard Drive # 1[/B]: 37.5 GB [B]Hard Drive # 2[/B]: 37.5 GB [B]Power Supply[/B]: 300W [B]Case[/B]: e-machine T2042 Heres the deal...Trying to build my roommate a computer but we … |
| | As advised, I went to Tiger Direct and looked at mobo bundles and found what looks like a good deal. The board is an Abit KV7-V Via Socket A ATX, with a AMD Athlon XP 2900+ processor, and a Crucial 512MB PC32000 DDR module. It's priced at $199.00 with a … |
| | Hi everyone, im new to these forums. I want to upgrade my dell dimension 4600. It has a P4 2.66gHz, and agp video card interface. I want to upgrade the motherboard/cpu(core 2 duo)/graphics. do they make a board that will fit in my case, and connect properly to all the … |
| | Question...say I want 1GB of DDR 400 There are 4 slots for memory What configuration would more efficiently use all available resources... 1GB, 1GB(2x512MB), or 1GB(2x(2x256MB)) I know for sure a single gb stick is expensive, so I'm going to assume that's out of the question...but 2x512 and 4x256 are … |
| | Hello everyone I have a Sony Vaio FS, and just last night i was using it, plugged into the mains, when i noticed the icon in the corner had switched to battery, when it should have said "charging". I thought it was weird and so decided to pull out the … |
| | Hi, I've been having some WIFI drop out issues with my mobo (ASUS P5B Delux WIFI) they were so bad when ASUS realized a new bios I grabbed it. I went though their flash utility and saved the old BIOS. It said it flashed fine and to restart, so I … |
| | How do you remove the motherbooard? I have usncrewed everything but it seems that the legacy ports are stuck the chassis. |
| | I'm using a Biostar TForce 6100 939 motherboard and had the occasion to try to enter safe mode to see if I could run a specific scan and found that pressing F8 which is suppose to enable the system configuration doesn't work. Anyone have any experience with this? |
| | Hi! I am a student who wants to upgrade my laptop with more RAM. I have got a Fujitsu-Siemens S-4572. It has just got one slot and a maximum capacity of 256 mb, so that's what I am going for. Since I am on a budget (I am switching to … |
| | Last night I accidentally knocked my computer and it froze, so I turned it off at the mains and when I tried to turn it back on it gave me a sequence of beeps. 1 long beep and 2 short ones. Today I removed the suspected problem [graphics card] and …  |
| | Hi, yesterday I accidently knocked over my CPU when it was on the ground, i accidently kicked it a little and it tilped over, but then it started making alot of beepig noises and the moniter turned black, and now I cant get it to turn back on, it keeps … |
| | Hello, Can someone please tell me which cpu is faster and more suited towards gaming? I currently have a sempron 2800+(socket 754) and i've been looking at both of these for a while now. I would think the Athlon would be faster because it is 2.2 ghz compared to the … |
| | Iam at my wits end with Gateway :sad: , I have ask on every type of support Gateway has, if the processor can be replaced on this model of laptop, and if so what do I need to buy. Maybe I should start with the problem, the laptop will not … |
| | I recently have tried an overclocking venture. I seem to have a problem though. I will try to be as detailed as possible. I have had this computer up and running stable for over a year now. I have five fans and like a quiet case. My chipset does not … |
| | Ok, this is my first post here. I am not a computer guy at all, I just use the internet and MS Word for my schoolwork. I have an emachines T4510 computer, and have had it for about 3 years. I moved into another home about 8 months ago. In … |
| | I want to build a good Athlon 3800+ Duo core system and was looking for find a good motherboard for it. Price isn't a huge issue, the $150-$300 range is about what I'm looking for. Any good advice? SLI mode isn't a huge issue and haven't decided if I'm gonna …  |
| | First off, sorry if this is posted in the wrong subforum. I'm new here and I'm sort of really angry at the moment, because of this problem I'm having with my computer, so I hope you'll forgive me if I posted in a wrong place. So what's the problem? All … |
| | 3 of my videocards have been overheating to the point where it doesn't work anymore. This has happend all in about two weeks. I had the first video card for a while and it stopped working a few weeks ago. So I bought another one thinking it was the video … |
| | Hey everyone, I'm new here. I havent had much experience with computers aside from surfing around, and using software. When it comes to hardware and RAM, processors, etc., I know next to nothing about these terms. If anyone is willing enough, can someone explain the basics as well as what … |
| | im thinking of buying a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ boxed processor 2.4GHz, 1MB(2x512) cache, dual core, Socket 939. Does boxed mean it has a fan with it? |
| | Anyone know what memory works best with Asus P5B-E mobod? Any specific brand? Also, will I notice a difference between the 667 or 800 speed? |
| | Hi all, a friend of mine has a computer tht she recently bought, pretty much everytime she uses it, after a while (no specific time period) it will either crash then reboot, or just randomly reboot. the fact that it is crashing makes me think of the Ram... the Fact … |
| | hey guys, heres one for ya.... im about to buy a whole set of brand new components including a HiperPower580Watt PSU thing is... something that im not sure about...:confused: take a look at this motherboard.. [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=443853[/url] as u can see in the picture.. there is a 4pin psu connector near … |
| | Duo Core 2 6300 or am2 socket dual core 4200+ neither overclocked. |
| | Right now I currently have a P4 2.4 GHz processors with an MSI 648F Neo motherboard, and a GeForceFX 5600 graphics card, and 2 sticks of 512 dual channel. My motherboard recently died along with a stick of my ram. Which mother board should I go with, an Asus P4S800D-X … |
| | I am sure there are some that will disagree with me but hopefully there is someone who can understand why I have resorted to this. This is a little embarassing, but I am confident that I am not the only person who has been victim to this. I purchased a … |
| | hello! to every one im a new member here. i want ask maybe somebody can help me i upgrade my computer memory and when i put back the power cord in my computer i heard a sound bzzzz.. and after my computer wont turn on. no power at all. i … |
 | Just got a used XFX nf24-ALH motherboard with Athlon 2400 CPU. What type of PC2700-333 Memory do I buy? No Help at Crucial or Kingston sites. No Manual for Board and no longer listed at XFXorce.com |
 | OK so here goes. I just git rid of a networkable printer, it was old and not working... the toner part malfuntioned. Anywho, I slavaged a sitck of 64 meg ram from it. The lable reads as following 64 MB, SYNCH, 100Mh, CL2 there is a silver text on the … |
| | I'm putting together a new computer. Nothing is installed in the case yet except for the PSU. I have an ATRIX case that has a built in multifunctional PC temperature controller display and clock. I want to power the PSU up to test the voltages and to power up the … |
| | I have GA 81865GME motherboard ....... I was using nvidia mx 4000 gfx card...... is fx 5200 a better option ......wil my mother board support fx 5200 |
 | i had some problems, suspected that cooling was a factor. so I got the Speedfan software, and all but one of the labels for the temperature readings were foreign to me, except the one labelled 'HD0 (250.1 GB)'. this is also the only reading I get that is consistently high …  |
| | 3 questions 1: What is overclocking? 2: What does it help? 3: How to do it... I have ATI tray tools and there is a overclockin meny in it but I don't have the courage :) to do it becouse I know it can mess up a computer very bad … |
| | Hi ppl. I am experianced PC user, built my own machine (among others) and have a Q for all the hardware experts, gurus and their mentors. Hmm.. make that ALMOST expirianced. There are alot of "unknowns" to me, especially when it comes to memory settings. The manual description is short … |
| | In the manual for the motherboard I have, it says to make sure to connect the chassis fan connector to CHA_FAN1 if using a dual core CPU. Well the CPU I have is dual core, but I don't see any chassis fan or connector. Do I have to purchase another … |
| | A bought i used laptop and i open it and everything was fine. I put in a wireless card and got on the internet with no problem. I close it out and wrap it up for my young daughter for christmas. When use open it and turn it on a … |
| | I just bought a new power supply for a new computer I'm building, it's a MIOS 500 watt. The person who sold it to me said that it had several SATA power connectors ( I didn't look in the box :-( ) When I got home and opened the box … |
| | My Pismo just died. Does anyone make a case so that I can canabilize my superdrive so that I can use it w/ another laptop (MacBook Pro)? |
| | I've been looking at processors for sale recently, and I've noticed a spec I don't understand, "Virtualization Technology Support." The answer is always Yes or No, but no explanation is given. Could someone please explain how Virtualization is supported by the CPU and what determines whether or not that CPU … |
| | Does anyone know where I can find the MB/GHz of my Video Card/Chip? |
| | alright, so just yesterday, my pc totaly screwed up, like, i didnt know what was wrong, but thats not the problem, i recently bought 2 pc3200 512 ddr ram cards to install along with my two preinstalled 256 ddr ram cards, trust me, there the same type of card, anyways, … |
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