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I have just installed an extra 512mb ram to my advent t9002 I bough from pc world and is ddr 400 Which is physically compatible with my mother board but the machine does not recognise the upgrade. I have tried just running the new module which seems to be fine, …

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Hey guys im a heavy gamer and i want to play age of conan when it comes out. I need to upgrade my processor though, to a core 2 duo processor. I know that i need to let you guys know about what kind of Mobo i have now and …

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i am on an extremely tight budget and need a new 32bit xp gaming machine bad, so i figured id use the hard disks, dvd drive, psu, case and peripherals from my old computer, and get a new motherboard, cpu, ram, and grafix card. heres what i have: hard disks: …

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Greetings, I need to know if it matters what prongs the power cables go on when I am hooking up my Case to my Motherboard. I have looked for some kind of identification number on my motherboard, all I do know is it is an AGP motherboard. The cables used …

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I have a computer I've been working on, and the power supply is 20-pin ,and the motherboard is 24-pin. Is it necessary to get an adapter to the 24-pin? or will it run without. I've tested it without and: -When I plug the power supply into the wall the green …

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I've been looking to upgrade my RAM for a while now, but I don't know what kind of RAM i have, SD or DDR. The PC information window in the control panel won't tell me, so i have no idea what to do to find out. EDIT: The crucial system …

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I am currently attempting to upgrade my old computer in terms of RAM. It is running an Intel Brookdale i845E chipset with Single Channel DDR266 SDRAM (2 x 256MB at 133.3MHZ). Even though my RAM is currently running at 133.3 MHz, is it possible to upgrade to PC3200 or PC4200? …

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My motherboard turns on, the light is on, however, when I turn the computer on it doesn't beep. I'm not sure what that means. The screen wont turn on, but the video card is running, and everything inside the case is running, and everything external of the computer case plugged …

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I plug the power cord into the computer, and the power buttons light up, i press it, and nothing... not the slightest sound. On the inside, there is one LED light that lights up, and other than that there is no sign of life. The computer doesnt do anything. …

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Hi there. Recently, $2k managed to find its way into my hands and i decided to use that money to buy a new computer. Im gonna get the asus L1N64-SLI WS/B ([url]http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=82&l3=612&l4=0&model=1984&modelmenu=2[/url]) motherboard. it has four ram slots, two for each cpu, that support a max speed of PC2-5400 ram …

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im so confused! ive been told if i buy a 3gb 32bit systme i might have more available ram than if i buy a 4gb 32 bit systme! what?! something to do with the drivers... help! i need to understand! i need to buy a high end pc for starcraft …

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Hey, I'm no professional at building computers - best I've done is install a PCI TV Card, although I recently purchased an expensive desktop and for some stupid reason I didn't even think about intel core duo/ dual processor but it has a high spec without the matching processor I …

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I have tried to reinstall the OS using the original disc that came with the laptop. The following error occured: " File ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded. Code error 7". When I looked it up on the net I found that there could be two errors, one with the ram …

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Is it possible to upgrade my Vaio to 1 gig of ram, even if Sony says it can only handle 512? Its 4+ years old, and perhaps when it was built they probably didn't have higher capacity chips out. It has 2 slots, and from this site it looks like …

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I'm trying to build a new machine. I already have everything except the motherboard, and I can't figure out which to get. So far I have an Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 4 GB ram, 8800GTS 512MB, 680 Watt PSU. Do not intend to setup SLI, just need a real good …

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guys i have a serious problem and i need your help pls!!!!!!!!!!! My problem is that i have installed a new kingston memory of 1GB and in startup before i log on windows it sends me a message in the black window (startup screeen) writing that an oc problem occured …

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I just bought a Gateway m520 laptop. I downloaded SpeedFan and it says the mobo is hot. It fluctuates from 106 F to 124 F. Is this too hot? Being it is a laptop high temps are expected. But I was wondering, where can I get the mobo temperature specs? …

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Ok..I have tried religiously for close to a month in installing this OS on my new system with no avail!!! Computer Spec's: OS-(I want the OEM copy I bought and paid $200 in an effort to be legit) Motherboard-Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 CPU- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core <---not proud at all …

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My compaq 2000M laptop is runing very very slow. It ran so slow it went to blue screen I had to go to F8 bios startup to get it to boot to windows XP and it will run for almost 30 minutes before I get to the windows log in …

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I was wondering why I cant get close to the max capability speed of 3700 MHz. I get around 3255 MHz and after that It wants to shut down. Motherboard Information Motherboard ManufacturerASUSTeK Computer INC. Product NameM2N-SLI DELUXE Version1.XX BIOS VendorPhoenix Technologies, LTD BIOS VersionASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision …

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Enermax "9 Days of Giveaways" Contest Frag Dominant and Enermax USA are proud to announce that we will be hosting another giveaway contest. This giveaway will take course on March 28th and go through until the 5th of April. The prizes we will be giving away are 3 Enermax Cluster …

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need help with this bad. system has failed,blue screen with a windows message of it shuting down to pervent damage to computer. Does any of the following make any sense ti you guys. Stop:0x0000008e (0xc0000005, 0xb7f58cb8, 0x00000000) Win32k.sys-address BF803AF0 base at BF800000, Datestamp 45f013f6 hope soneone can tell mr what …

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Does anyone know or have tried the Max amount of RAM on a Alienware Area-51m 766 notebook?? I know that a lot of older machines built before advancements in RAM capacity can read higher amounts than specified. Any info would be Helpful. :-/

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hi i have the Ecs nforce 570 sli mobo.. I do know what processors it takes (thanks to you guys)..I wanted to know what good processor i can get for my mobo but for a mid range price..Gaming in mind....:confused:

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I am going to build my own full tower, does any1 of you know the right measurements... preferably in cm... it would help me alot! as soon as its finnished I will place pictures!!

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I have a compaq Presario SR 1230Nx with 512 mb ddr-333 pc2700 ram. I was thinking about going up with ram to speed the machine up. Will that help?? Or does anyone have any suggestions that will help me. I have the Windows defender that eats machine time. I could …

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How do I define whats in my computer- motherboard, ram, hard drive,graphic card and sound card as i need to sell it with all its internal information .

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Hi, I bought a new PC with Intel DP35DP motherboard, and I tried to setup windows server 2003 on it, but it is not working, I don't know why? and I'm planing to setup Linux on it, but I don't know if it will work or not,so May you please …

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hi there, Im looking for a decent fan controller and cant find one for the life of me. What it needs to do/be: [LIST] [*]Black [*]Digital [*]Control up to 6 fans [*]Have four temperature sensors [*]Run on auto mode to keep pc at a certian temp [*]Have the ability to …

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Please forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong location I am new to the site and new to working on computers. I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 with a 1GHZ Pentium 3 processor and I'm running Windows XP Professional with a 20GB hard drive. It has an ethernt …

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Hi All i have hp ML 370 G3 server here and i face a fan failure problem among the 6 fans inside. and when i change the place sometimes it works on the others fan interface and sometimse it doesnt so it makes not to decide it is really the …

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Hi, I am new user of AMD64 bit for the info I also providing my system configuration which is as follows:- OS Name Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard System Model Presario V3000 System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 72 …

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Hello to eveyone, I'm reading one article about CPU utillisation in programmable logic controllers, which are also computer based systems. In article is stated that CPU's time is spent on executing both instructions and no-ops (no ops). I cannot uderstand what this no-ops means? Why they exists? Can anyone explain …

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hi everyone im building a new 32 bit dual moniter 8800gt e3110 gaming pc and i think i want to install 4gb of ram. however, i have read about some problems with 4gb ram. i understand that the physical memory is shared between device drivers and applications, so i figure …

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I thought installing the chipset driver would do the onboard LAN, but it didn't. I can't find a stand-alone LAN driver anywhere on the interweb, can someone suggest how I can find the correct one? (Windoze suggests it connect to the internet and search, which is a nice thought but …

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I need VIA RAID drivers for Windows Vista Home Premium for my ASUS K8V-X SE motherboard anyone know where to find them?

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Here's the deal. Every motherboard I have put into a machine since I started building them has been an Asus, with the exception of one very crappy Abit. My last two Asus boards have both had bad capacitors. The first of the two, an A7N8X-X, had a capacitor that burst, …

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Hello I have had problems with my RAM after installing it on the computer. My motherboard is this: [url]http://support.packardbell.com/se/item/index.php?i=spec_Auckland&ppn=PB34313691[/url] RAM: [url]http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=336009[/url] After installing this ram I have had bluescreen with memory dump. Programs have also suddenly quited (firefox, skype, msn). I have updated my Bios, and also performed memtest, but …

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I'm hoping someone can give me some help with a self-made problem. I intended to get a reduced price lan drive for my home wifi network and bought a) a LanDrive case and b) a 500GB Western 'Element5' USB drive. However, when I stripped down the drive I found that …

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I'm having problems with 2 USB ports. This has only been happening since Windows ME crashed and I had to install Windows XP. I had all the cords unplugged and had plugged in another computer while I was waiting for some software in the mail. Then I plugged all the …

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My grandmother has a Dell Dimension 4500S it was working very well but a few weeks ago start acting crazy. When I turn the power on, the machine boot-up ok, but after the windows XP logo appears the display goes blank and then nothing else happens, the lights on the …

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I have a Dell Dimension 4500, About a year ago I decided to open the hinged case to clean some of the dust out. After she was all cleaned out I went to start her up. Well, she would start, but would not boot into windows. Just a yellow light …

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Cam anyone help me answer that question? I have a compaq Presario using PC2700 512gb DDR-333 184 pin ram. I am told I have 2 slots. Will the machine be faster with two 512's or one 1024?? Thanks Greg

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Ok, so I just ordered a PC from CyberPowerPc.com. I ordered the video card (8350), and RAM seperate from NewEgg.com My motherboard specs state that by default, it runs RAM at 1.8v. The RAM I ordered can do both 1.8v and 2.0v. In the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820227195&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&Page=1]reviews[/url] for the RAM I ordered, …

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Hi -- sorry for redundancy I'm posting this as a new thread (though I contributed it to a former thread considered "solved", because I consider this issue far from solved, and need help! I have an HP 1315 All in one scanner/printer. It used to work just fine with my …

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Will 585 PS be enough for this system? Biostar TForce TF7025-M2 Motherboard AMD64 X2 4200+ 2.2Ghz Dual Core Processor GeForce 7800 gs Graphix Card 2GB High-Speed DDR2-800 Memory 80GB Hard Drive With 2 Stock Case Fans Basically I am turning my old gaming PC into a web browsing and dling …

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