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earlier today i was using my gateway (read, ultimate crap) laptop on plug power, as always (i like to save battery for car and plane) and it worked fine, as always. i packed it up to bring it to new york, try to turn it on here - and it …

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I recently built a new computer myself and everything was running smoothly until recently. I've been using a few Adobe programs recently, Photoshop CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4, and now when I open the programs the display will digitize, pixelate, and then my computer will crash. I've also had the …

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hi all back again with yet another prob. my intel 82845 processor to I/O controller -1a30 is unable to start i dont seem to have any problems but on a recent check to see if all was ok i went through my hardware list and came across this. ive tried …

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Hi I have a P5GD2-X that I'm thinking about upgrading. I'm confused about what it can take though. In the Manual it says, PCI Express x16 and people online say that any PCIe card is backward compatible. My question is what kind of card will be worth it. As I'm …

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I have a new XCLIO A830 case and I'm trying to put in all my internals from my dell dimension 4500. I'm good so far, but I'm having problems trying to take the power button out of the dell to the xclio. I don't know how i'm going to start …

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Hello, i'm having a problem with my desktop, it juz won't stop rebooting until the computer seems to heat up.Hope u 'll help me with it. I've attached the details, thanx a lot!!!

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I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz CPU, I'm wondering at what temperature should it idle, and should I check the idle temperature from the BIOS or when the computer has fully started?

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I have a Dell Dimension 4500, and I'm trying to take out the motherboard. Its a quick release board and I tried pulling up the tab and removing the system board. No luck. I went to [url]http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/sysboard.htm?dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643&acd=10550055-3463938-[/url] and tried to follow those steps, but no luck. The internals are the …

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Hi This is the summary (by Everest Home Edition) of my desktop Compaq Presario SR 1720IL [QUOTE]Field Value Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 3 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name User Name Motherboard CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 516, 2933 MHz (22 x …

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I had and asus board with onboard sound card which gave out after some years. So i just bought a whole new system except for the HDD PSU and the DVD combo. The new system spec is this: E5300 2GB of RAM ASUS P5QPL-AM After i hooked everything up and …

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I am using a DUAL CORE INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8400, 3000ghz. So I would like to know what type of Windows should i use: on 32/64 bits Ty for your answer!

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Dear All, I am a C code to calculate prices in stock market. I pass a two dimensional array to a function as [CODE] #define DIM 3000 void grid(double tree[][DIM]); int main(){ double tree[DIM][DIM]; grid(tree ); return 0; } void grid(double tree[DIM][DIM]){ /* and do sutff on tree * } …

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The answer is [URL="http://www.baolab.com"]Baolab Microsystems[/URL] which has today announced its NanoEMS technology to do just that, construct nanoscale Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) within the structure of a CMOS wafer rather than building on the surface like current techniques. This, says Baolab, means that because it uses less process steps …

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Don't know exactly what happned but I'm starting to think my wife killed my pc... long story short... my wife plugged in a the audio cord from my gtx 285 to my clr_cmos pins. Upon booting up she said a screen came up asking which CMOS settings to use and …

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My computer recently went dead and i took it to best buy and the geek squad said the problem is my motherboard which they wont help me out with. I dont know much about motherboard and compatibility so can someone help me out with recommending a new motherboard for my …

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Hi All, Currently i have one Nvidia GTS250 & one Nvidia GTX 285 can this two do SLI ?? If can how to do it ?? If can not want the reason ??

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Hello, I recently decided to build a new computer ofr general/low gaming purpose. i have an ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard After assembling everything correctly i press the ON button. for 1 second everything lights up, the fans spin. and then its gone nothing happens. i try to press the button …

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Hello guys. I am building a new i-5 system for my friend but as i have never before build an i-based system before and dont really understand the Intel® HD Graphics 3 that i-5 and i-3 has i am confused and need some help here. The machine i am building …

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Hi All One of mine clint have a Asus motherboard A8N-E BIOS 1010 i tried alot to save the BIOS but whenever i plug out the power the BIOS setting Lost i changed the new bettery but problem is same then i reset it jumer setting problem same i m …

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first of all i am new here and i wanna say hi to every one in this forum no for my problum first i have a lap top it is hp nx6110 and i just bought a new cd dvd drive it went well and i played all kindes of …

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I was told by one tech at Dell that my PC had a 1GB motherboard and it came with 256mb of RAM installed. I added another 512mb of RAM to the second slot (thinking that I couldn't exceed 1GB). Anyway, I have since found out that my motherboard is actually …

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I got this fault, It looks a bit obvious it's a memory fault, but I want to know if anyone has ever had this fault and what causes this fault and would replacing the memory fix the problem?? Cheers Stevie

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Recently Decided To Upgrade My Mobo.bought Xfx Nf24 Alh Mobo,athlonxp 2600+ Cpu And 512 Mb Ddr Pc2700. Put Everything Together And .....nothing! The Board Powers Up Ok But I Dont Get Any Screen On My Monitor.the Monitor Is Fine(works With My Old System) The Graphic Cards Both Work (agp And …

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Hi, my acer travelmate 2420 will only power up when i hold the charger near to the laptop but i am unable to tell if this is the charger tip or laptop pin is the problem. Have you any suggestions?

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Hello all, Im new in using this forum, so please pardon me if im asking dumb questions. Lately, i've been doing some bittorrenting. Because the files are large, so i leave my computer on overnight. Of course, i know to keep the machine cooled and giving it some break every …

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Hi: I just got a brand new computer from HP. The HP line is HP Elite m9350f with the following specs: 1. AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core 2.5GHz 2. 6GB RAM 3. Motherboard: Asus M2N78-LA 4. NVIDIA 9800 GT 512MB 5. Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Edition The computer is only a …

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Hi, I'm looking at upgrading my old music production system to a quad core CPU on a mobo that can output video 2 two monitors so I don't have to swap between windows all the time - (and also so I can browse the net on one screen whilst the …

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I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E 8400 cpu, and one day ago i installed a new fan that pumps air through a pipe to the cpu (almost directly, because the pipe is slightly moved to right than the proc and i couldn't fix that). After this i saw …

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Hi Guys, I have a 775 Motherboard and Intel 3.00 Duel processor. As many of you are aware, the processor heatsink has four legs which you have to press into the four holes in the motheboard. I have tried this with two heatsinks and the blooming legs just keep popping …

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Hello, This might not appear like a programming question, but inherently deals with code. I have a following piece of test-code, which has obvious errors like array index out of bounds, memory leak:- [CODE] #include "stdio.h" #include "stdlib.h" main() { int i; char *ptr; ptr = (char*)malloc(5); for(i=0;i<10;i++) { ptr[i]=(char)i; …

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I am working on my first build and I am getting no display when powered up. I have checked all connections, there is no power connector on the GPU, onboard graphics are not present on this board, and the cooling fan on the GPU works when I try to power …

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A gateway computer P4 1.3 ghz, 400mb ram, windows xp pro sp2. A wd1600BB hard drive that has been working fine for over a year. Turned it on today and had a message saying: drive read error, press ctrl + alt + del to reboot. Downloaded and booted from floppy, …

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would like to see, disassembly and reassembly instructions for replacing the motherboard in a toshiba a215 s5822 laptop

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i'm planning on building a new computer shortly and was looking at different processors. At first i was thinking about the amd athlon 64 x2, but a friend of mine said that the i should go with the core 2 duo. which is better and why? i'm not sure which …

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I have a problem with my gateway Laptop M1625 and all of a sudden it stopped working. When I boot, the HDD indicator show and the CD-Rom light shows but there is a black screen. I opened it up and realized that there's a chip under the processor fan which …

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Where exactly is the security chip located on this motherboard? We need to replace it, and there are 3 identicle chips to the new one that is in our hands. there are no identifying numbers on the new one.

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My Amilo has the same problem but it has it whenever I try to install any kind of operating system, I need any suggestions that might help! I have noticed however that the laptop gets quite hot and fairly fast during installation. But when the laptop has a operating system …

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Hello, I' ve bought 2x 2GB of DDR2 at 800mhz for my [URL="http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K9N4_Ultra-F&class=mb"]MS-7310[/URL]. The problem is that it will work in any combination with my old 1GB modules running at 667mhz, but both 2 gigabyte modules together won' t work. The bios version is 1.7 (not the latest). Does anyone …

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Hey everyone Just last night i went to install the new DDR2 ram that i have just purchased. Corsair xms2 4gb kits. Upon copmpletion I found that my monitor would not turn on, so i systematically removed the sticks to see what the problem was. Turns out that I am …

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Hello all, So I chose to present about CPU's, which I have a little knowledge about. would any one recommend some [COLOR="Red"]points [/COLOR]I should[U] shed the light under [/U] what do I have to include? what to start with ? .. what kinda background knowledge I can offer and what …

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:'(When i restarted my machine i got a keyboard error message. I went into setup and found that neither of my hard drives or optical disk drives are recognized i am unable to boot up at all. Is there someone ouit there that can give me a hint? could it …

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My HP Pavillion Laptop has been overheating for a few months, the fans seem to be working but extremely slowly, I hear them and feel hot air on my hand when I put my hand right next to the one back vent. I downloaded speed fan and my core temperature …

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I've been thinking about building a pc for a while, I need something that will be powerful enough for video editing and gaming. I've researched and looked around on the internet for different components. I've attached a .PDF file with a table with all the components on, I was wondering …

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Hi guys, I would like to know if PN5E - SLI could works fine with the latest NVIDIA video Card, if it couldn't then please tell me what is the highest possibility I could put in the PN5E - SLI motherboard.

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Hi, I've got an old white box with an EliteGroup (ECS) K7S5A (Rev 3.X) motherboard, which has 4 memory banks: 2 for SDR SDRAM modules (168-pin) and 2 for DDR SDRAM modules (184-pin). It supports non-ECC, unbuffered modules only, up to a total of 1GB. Currently has one 256MB SDRAM …

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My machine is an eMachine T3604. I have upgraded the OS to Vista Ultimate 32bit. Recently I was checking into Ram upgrade options at Crucial.com. First I ran the checker with the OEM specs and got a result of a Ram max of 2GB. Later I ran the check with …

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Hiya, Please help me. I have recently reinstalled XP Windows Professional on my PC. Everything is working fine but i have lost my sounds...::(:(:(:'( !! I have an aspire T660 S970..i have lost my CD which could have helped me..Does anyone have a hardware installer which i can download??? please …

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