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| | Hey everyone. I was wondering if the Dimension XPS Gen4 can support two processors. Right now, I have one Pentium 4 3.6GHz processor and was thinking about installing another one. |
| | Does anyone know of a site that lists what processor upgrades a Dell Dimension 8200 can take? I am looking for a boost. Chops |
| | Epox Ep 9npa+ ultra leadtek px 6600gt tdh amd 64 3700 sonata II seagate sata 250 2gb ocz gold Is this worth having? It looks like it would be interesting. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820401501[/url] |
| | Hello again - I know I made a thread about this earlier, but I have tested some components and I think it might be my PSU that's blown. I have an ASUS P4S800-MX motherboard with a Pentium 4 3ghz processor. When I push the on button on my computer, the … |
 | I posted a few days back in the video card area, asking if I'd need a new PSU, but doing my own research, I'm convinced I do. The question is, exactly what? I'm a noob to this mod thing, but I've been told that replacing a power supply isn't all … |
| | Many say the nexus is the quietest 120mm. I found one that claimed to be 13db where the nexus is 22db. What can you tell me? |
| | Hello All, My HP ZE5300 Notebook has a definite "power" issue. Whenever i push the power button on, it starts up for about 5-10 seconds, then shutback down again. I don't see the CMOS screen or the operating system screen appear at all. I have tried starting it from just … |
| | I have narrowed it down to antec sonata II, antec pb180 in black, antec tx 1050B. I have used many antec cases and like the build. I can't say I have ever seen or heard in person any others. In this price line does anyone have any others to put … |
| | hello there Yesterday I put together a system for my girlfriend because she wanted a faster computer. Today I was finishing installing and configuring the system, she started playing the new SIMS2 game. I noticed that the case was kind of hot to the touch so I checked the temp … |
| | 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 … |
| | My son wants to play "World of Warcraft". What video card would be sufficient. I have 256 mb ram, 15 gb hd, etc. Could someone plese give me some advice? |
| | I'm just about to rebuild my PC and have been told that my 300W Antec might not be powerful enough for my new build. I've had no problems with my Antec, but a friend tells me that they're not as good anymore. I would greatly appreciate some information on current … |
| | I just bought a Corsair 1Gb ramstick for my computer, which is running on an asus A7S8X - MX - UAYGZ. It already had 256Megs of ram before. i put the 1Gb in and i have 1280megs of ram. but i'm told is i put the IGB and the 256 … |
| | 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 … |
| | Okay I just went and spent about 1400$ on all these computer parts and when I put them togather I got nothing. My fans would run and my LED lights and CD drive light would blink on for about a second then everything would turn off. I fiddled around with … |
| | What would you consider a really good memory for no overclocking. I do video editing and do play a couple of games. No big time ones though. Do I need cl 2.5? or is 3 fine? I will be getting 2gb and would like to keep it under 200. |
 | this seems to be the closest place to post this i guess A friend is looking for a full out system software and such not a major concern he will be loading Linux on it anyway just wondering if anyone has run in to any good deals on a decent … |
| | Would you buy the AMD 64 3500+ or the 3700+? AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail 64 bit Support: Yes Cooling Device: Heatsink and Fan Hyper-Transport Support: Yes L1 Cache: 64KB+64KB L2 Cache: 512KB Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional …  |
| | 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 … |
| | hello guy's i'm having problems with my computershutting off.this what happen.my sister had an old pc so we got a new case without the motherboard and i took a motherboard out another computer that was faster installed a new hd and everything it was working find .and all of a … |
| | I'm trying to rebuild my Dell Dimension 2100 Desktop. I'm very computer illiterate. I want a desktop in addition to my laptop for when I go to college. I'd like for it to be pretty fast, have lots of memory, and be about as good or better as a new … |
| | I am a tech novice, so I'll need a bit of help here . . . I want to upgrade the RAM in my Compaq X1000 notebook from 512 mb to 1 gb or more. I have 2 slots which are both full (256 mb each). I am prepared to … |
| | Laptop substitute - indigeneous idea...!!! Hi everyone, I always wanted a laptop but still till date it seems there will never ever be a situation where i will purchase one with the configurations i want...(2 GB RAM; atleast 80 GB HDD; etc etc)...as budget for laptop that i desire will … |
| | for some time i have been trying to find out who manufactured my motherboard so i can hook up my front usb ports i have a thermal tak case my system is amd 2400+ 512 mb 80G hd i found this out so far compaq dk214A-ABA S2040WM NA210 looked at …  |
| | My comp is not up to date wich you may find obvious when i tell you the specs later. And since it is not up to date I want to get it up to date. But I don't know if I should buy a whole new comp or get more … |
| | First of all, please forgive this long post. I want to give details of my dilema, in hopes of getting an accurate response from someone who might be able to help. I posted this originally in the Win XP forum, with little or no input on the problem. I am … |
| | When I try to power on, the cd and dvd flicker but no power on. I then turn it off and wait a while, try several times and it turns on. Power supply? |
| | 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 … |
| | i just installed a new MSI P4MAM2-V motherboard with the VIA chipset and onboaord Vinyl AC97 sound but no sound is comming out! I installed all the new drivers! I remember calling circuit city with this problem in my old mobo and they told me to go to device manager … |
| | I have a MSI K7 Pro motherboard with a PC mounted LED display. This is a vertical display consisting of four LEDs inline, locateded just below Serial and Parallel ports. When the computer hangsup during startup the top two and bottom LEDs are green, and the second from the bottom … |
| | my graphic fan sounds as like it is speeding up and slowing down and the screen looks like a tartan kilt (artifacts) i think is the word so took sidepanel off and had a mooch. it was still spinning fast touched it hot as in 3 or 4 seconds burning … |
| | Hey. I've recently had so much trouble with error messages on one of my two computers that i decided to re-format the drive - yep, i know, pretty stupid but i'd tried everything. I now can't connect it to the internet because it's saying that it doesn't detect any network … |
| | Hi. Recently my computer started to make noises sounded like a plane noise and happens whenever i turn the computer on,and it is quite loud so i usually hit or slap it in order to make it stop and it worked. anyway,i dont think continuing to hit it would be … |
| | 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 … |
| | I have a Abit NF7 motherboard, I need to disable the onboard sound card. I am unsure of the location of the jumper. the onboard sound is in op and i need to in stall anew card. if anyone has a diagram they could send me. that will really help  |
| | I have a AMD 64 3500+ with a zalman HSF, not sure what model and arctic silver 5 thermal paste. Before I got the arctic thermal paste my system would idle at about 60 Celsius. Now I have the arctic silver 5 thermal paste it idles around 43 Celcius and … |
| | My friend's machine was behaving madly since last few weeks. The machine was restarting or shutting down very suddenly & without any user interaction. He wanted help from me. So, I have checked the machine & I have found that the SMPS is the villain. But I have not found … |
| | I have bought a 2nd hand 200W PC SMPS from local marcket. It is manufactured by COMPAQ & the model no. is PS-5201-4T1. It is an ATX one but it has no 4 pin processor core voltage power connector. I want to use it as the power supply of my … |
| | to all computer fanatics which do you think has more user AMD or INTEL and why? post your comments here!  |
| | Hi there I recently been having problems with my IRQs as there appears to be a few "Conflicts". Can these be reassigned if so how do I do it?. |
| | [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Computers are getting cheaper - but so are computer parts. You can often save money by assembling one yourself to suit your own needs, and it doesn't have to look like Frankenstein's monster. It's also a great way to learn more about how computers actually work - although … |
| | [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 … |
| | I have a computer that when I turn it on (with everything but ram removed) I get a single cursor that flashes. When I but the ati video card in all I get is a message that shows the bios type(I think). The motherboard is and intel D815EEA. I have … |
| | hen I play gamne my computer is turning itself off. I have virus checked spyware checked and had someone look over my hi-jack this log and found nothing, but when i opened up my computer after it happened yesterday i fealt my graphics card and it was hot to the … |
| | Any solution to this? It says no hardware for sound found, while my MoBo has it onboard. |
| | [QUOTE=DMR]Just another vote of agreement. Even if the repair shop didn't purpously skneetch a stick of your RAM (and yes- that definitely does happen), they may have forgotten to reinstall it or they reinstalled it incorrectly. Open the case to physically verify what you've got in there.[/QUOTE] HI.. I didnt …  |
| | Just recently I have run into a small (but a little troubling) problem with my battery on my IBM T42. I usually run my computer from the plugged in status and the battery meter on the computer will pretty much always read 100% capacity. Yesterday I unplugged my computer and … |
| | I'm getting one tomorrow, can anyone point me to some guide that has photos or a movie of how to do it? I don't want to screw a $300 piece. :| |
| | I've recently had a random problem with my computer hanging in the POST, I eventually found a LED display on the motherboard and was able to match that configuration to the diagnostic LED function chart and found that it was hanging at " intializing the floppy drive controller". I disconnected … |
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