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Hi fellow experts, I recently bought a ESS sound card (1938-4CH) for Skype telephony call but encountered this weird problem, the other parties were unable to listen to my voice, I tried to test the voice system by speaking to the mic and I can hear from the speaker. I …

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my computer is windows xp: media center edition Alright well first off, I've got a problem connecting my xbox to my computer with media center edition. When i try and download the xbox program it says that i dont have windows media center installed, but when i got into system …

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Hello, I am looking for a good TV Tuner card. I am going off to college and instead of bringing a TV, I am going to get a tuner card for my PC. This will be cheaper and save space! It needs to: 1. Be Vista compatable 2. Be PCI …

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Hi, i just install PMC in my laptop, and its just working fine, till my computer start to download and install the latest windows update, after that PMC cant start again with error say this : Application has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0xec4(3780), Thread id=0x8f4(2292). …

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Hi, I added a hard drive from one pc to another & the graphics on the screen looks blurry and bad. when i download the manufacturer which is gateway video drive for that specific drive. when i try to install it following the guide it doesn't. the guide does say …

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How it all Started. The computer was working and the wireless was engaging on demand. The Internet was at our beckoning call. While installing an upgrade MS Office 97 to MS Office 2003 academic version, the installation program asked if it should delete some files that could be associated with …

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I'm new to this site, so please forgive any breach of etiquette.:) I am trying to install a graphics card on my son's computer so he can play his new Republic Commando game. He's got a Dell Dimension with a Celeron processor and 512 MB SDRAM. According to the manufacturer …

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Between one hibernation and the next it seems I'm unable to change my screen resolution. On the Display panel it gives me two options, Low, and High, but I am unable even to move the slider over to High, so Low it is. I have Vista 32bit, and geforce 8400gs. …

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I have a strange problem that has been driving me mad for over a month, and would appreciate anyone's advice on the matter. Here's the current configuration: ISP: TPG, static IP Modem/Router: NetComm NB5Plus4 OS: Windows XP SP2 (windows firewall disabled) Zonealarm firewall, McAfee anti-virus My problem is that one …

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Hi! I would like to run Dual Monitors, i've been looking at other threads and haven't seen the answer. I have a 7300nvidia PCI express 512MB DDR2 HDTV and DVI-I (SLi , purevidieo,) I have two VGA monitors. and I have a motherboard built 6200 nvidia also that has a …

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I transplanted all new components for in my old AMD 2800 (not sure if the change to intel matters). New: Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Video Card: POWERCOLOR X1950PRO512MBAC Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Processor: Intel Core 2 …

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Using W2K Somehow we lost the multiple colours to our monitor. I have taken out the video card, but don't know what brand it is (it is PCI though). There is an NVIDIA GFORCE2 MX chip on it and I have downloaded the drivers for it. It's a Viewsonic monitor …

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Hello. I am building a new system. I had my last (custom built by myself) system for 3 years before the PSU and mobo fried. About a year after I got it I transferred everything into a £180 Antec silent case and replaced the PSU (upgraded from 300w to 430w) …

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So I got a new computer recently (posted below) and I decided that instead of taking out the extra 80gig i ordered with it and replacing it with my 300gig hard drive, that i'd just put the 300gig in there. Now, I didn't have any more IDE slots so I …

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Well, I have tried everything I know and I can't sort this one out, so thought I would ask for help. Have an up and running Asrock 1333 HD mobo. quad 6600 cpu and 2mb crucial RAM on Vista 64 bit. It works fine. I am happy with it. But …

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My sound on my PC (e-machine,forgive me) is running slow. When my sign in to msn comes up the pleasant ladies voice is lower and slower. The same thing on YOU TUBE Skype and music already loaded. Recently I added 1gb of memory. I don't think that is my problem. …

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Okay, I just got my e4500 intel core 2 duo in my mail today. I put it in and everything, reassemble everything, graphics card, ram, yada yada. When i plug it in, and when i turn it on, it gives me a "No Signal" and goes blank, anyone know what …

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I have a newbie question, so thanks for your patience with my lack of knowledge: The Problem (mismatch of monitor & video card) I'm on Winter Break visiting my father, and his computer (eMachines T1840, it's 5 years old) runs XP-Home, and its original graphics controller (82845G/GL) has 7 settings …

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This card has recently given up the ghost after only 18 months of ownership - is that normal? Assuming it is, what would anyone suggest that I replace it with? I have seen this - XFX 8400GS 256MB nVidia PCI Express Graphics Card - I cannot tell if it is …

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Hello, I am having issues with visiting ANY website on internet explorer or firefox and it says I am connected(I am hardwired to a d-link modem). I have tried a lot of solutions from reading oher threads from this site and nothing seems to work. I went out and bought …

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2 days ago my internet connection came up with limited or no connectivity. i was connected to my cable modem via my on board network card, i went out and bought a pci network card, no joy, i tried a new ethernet cable, ive tried the winsock procedure, i've done …

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hi all, i can't connect to the internet anymore via my on board network card, its possible through my usb to my cable motorola surfboard 5100. i bought a new network pci card still no joy, it says limited or no connectivity. i've tried doing a power cycle on the …

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ok, i just bought a diablotek radeon 7500 PCI 64MB graphic card and i put it in an empty PCI slot, screwed it in, etc. THEN, when i turn on the computer ITS BLACK nothings showing. but when i wait until the windows XP welcome screen comes, then it finally …

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hi i just updated my computer to windows xp and i have a problem with pci simple communications controller as it has a question mark on it and cant find a driver for it and i have no disk with it and i have been trying to find a site …

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well my computer is OLD only pci slots and my parents refuse to buy me anything on the internet so the "best of the worst" PCI card at my local computer store is a diablotek radeon 7500 64MB. i'm not trying to play any demanding games but i was wondering …

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Have an HP8309 laptop. Works fine, but the sound cuts in and out and is "statically". At Best Buy, was told bad sound card and not repairable or replaceable on a lap top. Should buy a USB or PCMIA sound board which plugs into USB socket on side of unit. …

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hi, i wanted to buy an evga 6200 PCI 256MB card from tigerdirect but they say it's "low profile" and that the "low profile bracket" is not included. could you please tell me what low profile means and whether the bracket is absolutely needed? thanks

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Hello everyone. I'm here just to ask a simple question. The link I'm about to show you is about a certain video card which I've been saving up to buy it. This is the Geforce 8800 GT The requirements and other information is shown here: [B] GPU NVIDIA GeForce 8800 …

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Hi. My husband built my pc. He's passed on. I'm trying to figure out if I have an AGP or PCI graphics slot. The device manager says it's in a pci bus, but I could have sworn he told me it was an agp. Here are some specs: Processor(s) Number …

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I have just bought a new Mobo ( well it was off ebay ) and when I plugged it up it up to the rest of my hardware............it turned on, all the fans ran, CD-drive+floppy made noise but nothing came on the screen. I have tested the Monitor, RAM (in …

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Hopefully someone can help me, Im picking my brain trying to find an answer. This morning I noticed that my computer had rest it self, didn't think much of it. However, when I went to play music using windows media player I had no sound. The song looked like it …

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What graphics card should I get? I want to play stuff like COD 4 and battlefield so if anyone knows any good cards that they use can you let us know I have a budget of £100 maybe £140 Also I am getting a pci express board so I can …

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Well i'm not that good at computers but I'll try my best to give as much information as I can so maybe someone can help me out. I have an older computer, it's a compaq, Just installed windows 2000 pro on it and it's just the operating system and nothing …

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u guys prolly heard the story millions of times so ill skip it. i dont have the cd to install my ethernet controller and idk where to download the file to burn to cd to install it on my other computer. some things i think u might need from my …

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Hey I have recently formatted mine pc...and after tht i have lost few drivers like.....Ethernet Controller,USB Controller,SM BUS Controller,Video Controller(VGA Compatible).All these have got a question mark in its front.How can i get to know what sort of controllers are in the motherboard and where cn i get its numbers …

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I put my part of my one computer into a new case so I could make room for a new computer but I have a little problem now. All I did was to take all my parts out of my one case which I will be putting new parts in …

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Hi all, it's my first post on this forum. I just bought a new video card, a Peak ATI Radeon X1950 Pro (Pci), Together with a 2gb DDR2 RAM Bank. First i tried to install the RAM, but i noticed that the "attachment" is not compatible with my motherboard. Maybe …

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Hello everyone, I am faced with tricky situation. I have an emachine computer the model is T2984 and the dam thing died recently. I think that the mother board is fried. The thing is that about 10 months ago I upgraded the the ram to 2 GB and also the …

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[B]Hi all, I have a Usb Flash Drive Cruzer Micro 1.0 GB from Sandisk (which should be plug and play) which isnot recognized in my Windows XP Home SP2 PC. i have allready tried MANY things like : 1) Upgrading XP to the latest version SP2 etc. 2) Flashed my …

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hi. im goin to this new skool and they require that u hav this laptop: lenovo x61 tablet, here's some details: [url]http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=868[/url] cos it has a really crap video card and i like my gaming would it be hard to upgrade to something decent like nvidia 7800 (id go for …

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Greetings to the Group - My problem concerns viewing many web pages where the text will overwrite other text, especially when there is text below an image. Then the text will overwrite down into the body of the article. This happens on 3/4 of various web pages I visit. My …

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Guys, I will be thankful if you could kindly help me in solving this problem. I am having win XP and a network card (Realtek RTL8139 PCI fast ethernet adapter) and a smartAX MT882 ADSL modem. The LAN connection is working very well in winxp and I am getting internet. …

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Hi, I am trying to add 3rd hard drive (500 GB) to my computer. I added IDE PCI card and installed software but, it is not detecting my 3rd hard drive. Is there any thing I have to do with jumper settings? or am I missing any procedures....? Help would …

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Greetings, friends. I'm trying to get my new build to work. After getting it to POST and show up in the BIOS, I popped in my WINXP disc to get the OS installed. After I get the blue set up screen for WINXP to set up, I hit ENTER to …

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hi, greetings to all. i have joined this forum very recently. I am from India, male aged 49. I am interested in computers, new software. Guys, I will be thankful if you could kindly help me in solving this problem. I am having win XP and a network card (Realtek …

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Currently i am looking for a Wireless router with a Desktop USB adapter or a wireless PCI card to go with the router. What i am looking for is something under £100 (around about $200) that works well for gaming, general surfing of the internet and the occasional download of …

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I am hoping someone out there can help. I have a Dell dimension 4700 a couple of months ago I turned it on and it wouldn't fire up it just beeped a few times. I called a local repair shop and they said it sounded like the video card had …

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Hey guys, Alright im trying to build a gaming computer and I want to get all the parts ordered by Tuesday. I havent had luck with other sites on helping me setup a decent system, so im trying here. I have a sense of what I want, but im not …

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Greetings, friends. I'm trying to get my new build to work. After getting it to POST and show up in the BIOS, I popped in my WINXP disc to get the OS installed. After I get the blue set up screen for WINXP to set up, I hit ENTER to …

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Ok so here my problem. A couple days ago I found out that I had stupidly and unknowingly download some keyloggers. Not a big problem cuz I don't really have anything important they could get but still bad so I got rid of them. I ran AVG anti-spyware and andti-virus …

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