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| | Hy guys! I have a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 (Rev.1) Motherboard. I had BIOS version F2 and i tried to flash it, so i downloaded the latest BIOS from the manufacturer (F11) and used the @BIOS app that comes with the motherboard. It started the update, but at 50% it gave-me an …  |
| | Hello I have asked this question in many hardware communities but didn't get a single answer and finally landed here. I hop atleast here i will get the answer. I want to perform direct i/o with all my pc ports (eg i/o with parallel port using port 378h). Now for …  |
| | I recently upgraded the RAM on my emachines T2984 to 2 - 1GB sticks of G.Skill DDR PC3200 [URL="http://newgskill.web-bi.net/bbs/view.php?id=g_ddr&no=34"]http://newgskill.web-bi.net/bbs/view.php?id=g_ddr&no=34[/URL]. I also recently added a 500GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148135"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148135[/URL] I've noticed a significant decrease in performance even though I doubled the memory I previously had. When I load my …  |
 | How can I tell if my fan is working properly? I can hear it running but I think the computer is running hot.  |
| | hi... my system is detecing pendrive when it is inserted But when i try to open pendrive my system displays an message "INSERT DISK INTO DRIVE" I tried my pendrive in different ports but in vain.. my keyboard and mouse are working smoothly when connected to same port Give me … |
| | I dont know much about computers. but I need someones help. my computer: AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1.79GHz 480MB of RAM what it said on my RAM: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT VS512MB400 My motherboard (i think): ATIA3/MI53D Memory type (i think): DDR-400 (PC-3200C25) Format (again i think): 184-pin DIMM just wanted … |
| | Hi All, I just reconnected(long story) my mb back up and when I apply power it starts to run (Fan takes off, all is looking sweet) for about 3 to 4 seconds then it stops and emits a "warbling" sound. I can't think of a better word for the sound. … |
| | Everyone please give me ur suggestions about which processor and motherboard is best for Estate company work in London. applications i have to use are following Microsoft office 2007 a Database software and some other applications no work with graphics Thanks Alot |
| | -How do we create drives on a hard disk(C drive,D drive)? |
| | my ram memory decreased from 512MB to 256MB when i changed my hard drive, what shall i do?  |
| | Hi DaniWeb experts, good day. :) Every time I had a customer and if the problem is in the memory. I used to clean it with eraser, and viola, the computer will had a display again. Someone told me that cleaning a memory using eraser is not advisable. It's because … |
| | How do I know what kind of RAM chips to buy to replace my current beat up 256mb chip |
 | I have been reading and I know the P5K3 Deluxe is a good motherboard, but are there any better ones to look at. Has the P5K3 Deluxe been discontinued and replaced by a better motherboard? Can anyone please offer some advice? |
| | I think this post is in the right spot if not excuse my ignorence im stupid with computers. If i leave my compy on for a while it goes nuts and the xcreen goes black and a whole bunch of little a's with a \ over them start appearing i …  |
| | Hey, my hp dv9500 laptop was bought with a core2duo processor running at 1.88GHZ. I treated it rather rough, and my room is really dusty, and the fan got very dusty, and to case would get really hot at times. one day, the control panel said the processor was running … |
| | I was just working on a computer running WinXP SP3 and having RAM 512MB and CPU 1.80Ghz. But I have noticed that the CPU usage shown under performance tab in Task Manager is too high. Sometimes the CPU Usage exceeds 70% and sometimes it goes to 84%. Although when I … |
 | Hello, After days of went-in-vain googling I finally wanted to start a thread here. I am using ubuntu 64bit 8.04 I just wanted to configure my fan settings. My fan starts when temperature is above 60C and stops when It reaches below it. I wanted to change my settings so … |
| | Just built my first system in a long while, and it has not resulted in immediate success! All of the fans come on, along with all the case leds etc, and the hard drive activity light flashes on for a moment, with a solid light on the motherboards led. There … |
| | Hi Everyone, Odd question, can't seem to find an answer. I'm trying to track down the dimensional specifications (notably, screw-hole positions) for extended ATX motherboards and/or cases. I'm constructing a custom case and can't for the life of me find diagrams of this information. And yes, I've been to formfactors.org … |
| | I have a Dell from hell desktop Dim 3000 found a new mobo abd bought it the board fits perfect in the can and all connections line up but 1 and that is th front audio jack no sweat. The board is gettin power but it will not fire hd … |
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| | Hi, I have m470n media center PC. I have installed XP professional as media center operating system ( XP home + media center drivers ) got corrupted. I had to dis-able on board network card (RealTek) as the system was getting frozen otherwise. I latter installed a Realtek network card … |
 | My computer keeps restarting whenever I do something like view a stream-video or also do something else that is video related, i.e. playing Warcraft 3 FT. Sure it can perform fine doing either task (for about 5 minutes) but then the computer just shuts off without warning! Now at first … |
| | Hello all, I hope someone can help me with this predicament I'm having. Now, I could get all new parts to build a new machine, but I'm leaving for a job overseas in two weeks and it would not be worth it for me to fix a new machine at … |
| | So i didnt realize this would be an issue but there doesnt seem to be very many motherboards that are compatible with the 45nm chip. the other thing is i need a board that still offers two ide slots unless there someway to use my same hdds with sata. any … |
| | I have a compaq cpu(RAM 512, Processor 1GHz). It has 3 dimm sockets and all of which are occupied with two 128MB and a 256MB memory cards adding up to 512MB. Does this lower the processing speed of my computer compared to using one 512MB card? Advice. Ronny. |
| | hi every1 can somone help me figure out the spes on my motherboard. i was told i probably need more ram or memory but i do not know what tpye |
| | I like the look of [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=226448&source=1[/url] I already have a case from my old PC i have this case... [url]http://www.bbcs.biz/pc/CASE_XBlade_Pic.JPG[/url] if i wanted to install the gaming bundle is it easy enough done? Any advice or anythin? |
 | I just recieved a computer from a friend. It is a PII 300mhz with 64 megs of ram, 3.2 gig hard drive. My question is how do I identify my motherboard. I have a feeling it is a very good board. It has an Award Modular Bios v4.51PG (29-may-1998), on-board … |
| | Hello. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for this problem. I recently replaced my CPU cooling fan with a quieter one and now my computer has problems processing video. It's jerky and what-not. Gaming is also lagging. I've never had this problem when I had my old CPU … |
| | Hi There, I`ve got an old 450ROG, I was wondering which processors are compatiable with it. The board is an Intel 855 Chipset Family. I was wondering if the following processor could work ? INTEL PENTIUM M 730 1,6 GHZ 2 MB 533 MHZ SL86G Pentium M Sockel:479 1600 Mhz … |
| | My daughter unknowingly unplugged the cpu from her pc by unclamping the cpu fan,then tried to start it, of course nothing happened. We figured out what went wrong and reattached the cpu and tried to start the machine. The pc will power up but freeze on the cpu/ram ID page … |
| | Hello all, as a favour to a friend who is short of funds I have undertaken the task of mending her pc during which I have discovered that her graphics card is fried and motherboard faulty. I have a spare Sapphire HD3850 but unfortunately this is only compatible with a … |
 | I have a gigabyte ga-ep35-ds3l motherboard, and it comes with an express recovery feature that can backup an image of the drive and restore it in the future (just like system recovery on the oem pcs such as hp and toshiba). The program's name is Xpress Recovery 2 [url]http://drivers.softpedia.com/g...ery2-101070817.shtml[/url]. I … |
| | Hey guys, I'm finding I need to upgrade my RAM soon, I've currently got 2 512mb modules and 4 slots to fill up, each can take 1gb, and pentium 4 with ht. However I've had difficulty identifying what I need to get, I've used the Crucial System Scan and it … |
| | hello, my problem start when suddently i got a power cut, soon after i did restart my pc but it didn't find widnows xp and i couldn't start in safe mode too. so i did format the pc and it worked again, i shutted down the pc and i did … |
| | Hi,I am desperate for accomplished techie help.I bought a Toshiba Satellite L40 laptop last November,so it is in fact still under warrantee.The problem is that when I use the keyboard for any reason ad am say typing an e-mail for instance,it will leave out the odd character, but i no … |
| | I am upgrading a hp pavilion xh365 laptop, i am wondering if a pc133 rather then a pc100 will work and also, the max. memory this thing holds is 512mb i am wanting to know if i just put a 512mb memory in it if it will just override the … |
| | Okay so I just picked up my laptop and discovered that next to the left hinge, on the back of the lid, there's a big crack! What method would you recommend to patch this up? A simple epoxy job? I know this is an incredibly simple question but I wanted … |
| | Greetings, I am looking for help regarding a Toshiba Equium EA60-155 laptop. I am thinking that my laptop has 'cooked' something on the motherboard OR I have a failure on the screen. Nothing at all appears on the screen. I did notice that it appearing to be still 'posting' on … |
| | What can cause a motherboard not to start up. I just need to know it works so what does it take for it to work at bear minimum. I just want to see a light flicker or a fan spin... somthing. |
| | Hi I just joined this forum about a week ago. Let me explain from the outset that I have been around computers since the early 1980's starting with Z80 processors and cassette tapes but only as a mostly self taught keen hobbiest. I have a rather unusual hardware configuration but … |
| | Connecter question with Digital Doc 5 I just got the digital doc 5 and the fan connectors are i think a 3 pin and all of my fans have the big 4 pin style connecter what adapter do i need to buy. I have looked buy can not find one … |
| | Hi, One day started a 3d game computer crashed and restarted, now i have vertical lines at startup and when it goes to windows the same. I took everything out video card, ram, cpu,etc. and reseeded all the components, tried one stick of ram, then the other, same thing happens. …  |
| | OK, i built a new computer, and it was the 5th one i built, the first 4 i built had no problems at all...and still dont after 1-2 years of use... Anyway, this one keeps getting the motherboard burned...at first i thought it was the video card thats burning, so … |
| | My PC having the following configration.... Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz 256 RAM hard disk - western digital (80 Gb) recently replaced my hard disk (on 7/08/08) because the vendor said there was problem with the controller as it took a long time to strat up and even my pc … |
 | Does anyone have any information regarding video card compatibility with an AGP PRO 50/110 slot on TYAN Thunder K7X pro motherboard? This is a server board, and the AGP slot is longer and accepts AGP cards with different configurations. I just haven't figured out which cards are compatible with this … |
| | Hi all, I been building my own pc's for last 5 yrs or so, ever since a disagreement with loc al shop, who ripped me off £400 in repairs over a 6 month period, so i decided to fix my own from then on. I am making my 7th-8th pc … |
| | The swivel broke on Gateway Tablet cx2618 running XP and for some reason the laptop wont boot up at all now. Before I submit it to Bestbuy for service, I would like to get as much as my info off as possible. It takes bestbuy three weeks for repairs. I … |
| | Hello - first post on this nice forum. Actually my second, I've been to the introductory hall. I work with a lot of older PCs, repairing and fixing them up with spare parts so that they can be used by people (our clients) who can't afford the latest Core-Duo. Typically, … |
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