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Hey guys whats up. Today i have encountered a very strange problem and am without a computer Ok i was saving a microsoft word report to a disk and i restarted my computer. My computer started beeping and did not boot up and i remembered that i had left the …

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Just replaced mobo because same problem was occuring with other mobo too. My new mobo is ASUS A7V8X-X with and xp2000 chip in it. Can hear HD spinning, and CPU fan is spinning. No beeps when starts up(internal speaker is plugged in correctly). It doesnt even go to the BIOS, …

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Ok I have just installed a new Asus mobo and a Asus 9600XT video card I have a Celeron 2.2Ghz 768MB DDR RAM and a 250Watt PS Windows XP Now before I installed the new mobo and video card this happened rarely, but now that I installed the new mobo …

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Hi, I got this mnotherboard posted and then went in the cmos/bios settings to set it up. I then saved my changes and then the monitor won't display a signal. Have tried the gfx card in another computer and its fine. I've cleared cmos also. Please help (Xmas pressie)

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I have a computer that is making 3 second beeping sounds in a continous loop when I start the computer up for the SECOND time after a restart. I have looked up the beep sounds on the internet at a bios website and my particular beeps are not on the …

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Ok , I was just wondering what are the programs used to make GC movies like in Final Fantasy and the Matrix Reloaded?

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I posted this as a reply to another post, but I figured I would make a new thread just in case it may be usefull to people who are having this issue. I modified it a bit to be generalized, please feel free to add comments/revisions to help those who …

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I've charged my thinkpad for a few hours it says i have a full battery. After a few minutes the battery goes to 96% then 93% but all the while the hours left get higher. when it's fully charged it says it will last for 2 hours 15mins to 2 …

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was in the middle of playing a game when i froze up... had to turn the power off to get it back...when i restarted it was a blank screen ... comp was running but the power light was flashing for 20 secs then turns off evantho the comp is on …

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Whenever I shut down my computer, it immediatly starts back up again. I just built this computer a while ago, and it has done this ever since. I cannot figure it out; I have tried everything. Running WinXP home SP1 (bleh), on syntax sis s648 mobo, P4 3.06, Radeon 9200se …

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Kay, I've had it up to here -^- with this system of mine and its suddenly slow burn times. I think it's time to reformat -uhhhh! I'd like to know what some of your ideas or suggestions are for my different configuration options. Here's my current setup: Custom build 1.4 …

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ok every time i do an install or reinstall of windows xp home there is always something wrong with it usually it is the same 3 things but never on the same install. this time it isthe system info util.(msinfo32.exe).and the troubleshoot button in the properties window of any given …

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Hi I only recently purchased all new parts for a PC i was going to built. When the components came I built the machine but after the first BIOS screen comes up it just stops! :S I tried clearing the CMOS memory which helped the first time but after the …

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So my monitor was turning itself on and off, now it's just stretched horizontally (blurred). :evil: :evil: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=1876[/url] I use the focus adjustments on the flyback and it will get crisp vertically, but still stretched horizontally. The repair shop told me it would cost a lot to find a new …

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Ok I just placed an order for a Asus 9600XT and it comes with an extensive bundle, but it come with a cd called 6 and 1 game pack. Does any know what games come on that cd?

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[SIZE=6][COLOR=Green][CENTER][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hoping someone can help me. I installed a 32bit pci sound card so that I could use the game port for my joystick and game pad....pc didnt have one. installation went fine and sound card works. the problem I'm having is that the game port says there are …

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Ok, I have need for speed underground and when I play it the picture is very slow i think its called frames per second ,well it looks like a million pictures on a silde show and someone clicking next real fast..know what i mean? Well right now im running an …

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ok, i changed my mind and am now going with a FX5200, the 9200se was only 64-bit while the 5200 is 128-bit I found two models of the FX 5200 and i need to know which one will give me a better performance One is the 5200plus it has mega …

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I've noticed this is a common thing for people and well it really annoys the **** out of me. Basically I can be playing a game for 10-15mins and my computer will freeze. Can't Crtl-Alt-Del, can't ALT-F4 basically the reset switch is the only option. Specs: AMD Athlon 2600+ Gigabyte …

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I am considering moving my hardware to another case. I have a Compaq and a HP desktop. Are the instructions provided with new cases sufficient for an inexperienced person too safely relocate the motherboard to another case? I have no trouble with hard drives and small stuff like that, however …

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I'm not sure if this topic is appropiate for this forum but heres my question- I am considering to buy a new computer from Dell. I have customized two computers which are almost exactly the same but the price difference is $310. Money is not an issue, but I would …

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Hey I just finished building my computer and when I turn it on the only thing that happens is all the fans turn on and the floppy drive light stays on. The monitor screen stays blank also. Also right when I flip the switch on the power supply everything turns …

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Hey folks I really need your help on this one bad. Here is the symptoms/scenario. [b]System:[/b] Pentium 3 933 Chip ASUS CUV4X Board & AOpen Ti4200 128 MB Video 768MB PC 133 RAM Plextor 12/10/32, Pioneer DVD, Asus CDRom 52X Maxtor UDMA PCI IDE Card WD 80GB Drive [b]-->[/b] I …

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[SIZE=7][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial] HEy my laptop makes too much sound. this sound is most prominent at the time of startup. is it some problem with my laptop or is it just normal for it too make this sound thanks for any help

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I boot a laptop I just received from an auction that has no O/S but was tested and refurbed with an O/S that was removed before selling to me. The first screen is in a red square and says, "Save to disk partition not found. Save to disk feature is …

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I just want to let everyone know that there is a solar storm from the sun headed for earth and will hit today. The storm can fry your comuters so id advise to have them unlpugged. for more info go to this link. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/29/solar.flares.ap/index.html[/url]

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ok was running got message about internet explorer need to reinstall win 98. did format cause i didnt know what a friends kid did to it so figured i would wipe it out start it fresh. well loaded windows on turned it off now i get nothing tried different power …

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Motherboard Bundles Athlon 64 (Socket 940) Asus SK8N Socket 64FX Motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Processor Click for larger image Item No. MBM-SK8N-FX51 PRICE: $1,028.99 Quantity IN STOCK The ASUS Opteron motherboard is finally here to deliver breakthrough performance. Supporting a dual-channel memory architecture, scalable HyperTransport bus, IEEE 1394 …

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While downloading some windows updates, my computer crashed with the message on a blue SCREEN! about: kernel32.dll (or something lkek that) error needs to close to save disks whole bunch of stuff i didnt write down physical memory being flushed. ok, then on reboot it couldnt find ANY harddrives and …

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My daughter is having an unusual problem with her computer. After running anywhere from 5 minutes to 1 hour, the computer shuts off completely. There is no warning or blue screen of death. The computer shuts off as if it were unplugged. A friend thinks it may be an overheating …

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Hey I'm currently building a computer right now and I put everything together execpt the video card. When I turn my computer on from the power supply the floppy drive light just turns on and the fan on the power supply runs. Is this how it is suppose to react …

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i have just built a new computer and it has a soyo K7ADA mb and a maxtor 40gig HD 256mb ram amd athalon XP 2000+ onboard sound and a pny vetro gforce 4 mmx 440 vid card 400 watt smart blue power supply and an antec case windows XP professional. …

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Am going mental already cos my computer has been shutting down for the past 2 days. everytime i use TMPGenc, Windows Movie Maker or Stoik Video converter to convert a movie file, it automatically shutsdown. I end up not finishing anything and it's very frustrating. I've checked and re-checked my …

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Okay, first a bit of background... During hurricane Isabel, these folks decided to plug their computer into a generator, lacking other power. Now, the computer won't come on at all. No POST, no keyboard lights, no beeps. I was thinking power supply, but there's a green light on the back …

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I am trying to find out how to setup my laptop to act as a desktop when I am at home (ie regular keyboard, monitor, and mouse) for comfort. I can't find a docking station for my particular laptop. I don't know much about docking stations ( :?: Duhh) but …

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Hi to everyone.. :) I'm running a ep-8kha+ with athlon 1700. first start seems to boot fine...but nearly everytime I restart , the system hangs for upto a minute or more. it just stops after shutting down , blank screen on monitor and the debug led display on mother board …

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...the only problem I have with it is that it doesn't always restart. I have to physically turn off the CPU if I want to reboot, otherwise it'll freeze when it goes through the startup cycle. Even/if I turn it on for the first time sometimes it will do the …

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I just built a new PC it's an AMD athalon 2000+ with 256 mb ram, nvida PNY gforce 4 vid card maxtor 40 gig HD CD burner soyo K7ADA mother board. The problem is it keeps messing up while installing windows XP such as when i was partioning it the …

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i was on my computer last week and all of a sudden i get this box counting down to zero before my computer shut down. when i tried to turn it back on it stopped at the booting up screen and displayed a message that said "error loading operating system" …

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Hi all, The problem I'm having is that after about an hour of my PC being on, everything freezes. The HD indicator LED stays on, and sometimes the CD-ROM drive is accessed. I then have to turn the computer off and leave it for 30-60 mins before being able to …

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I recently purchased a 1 to 3 dvd duplicator controller for my pc and now I can't seem to figure out how to connect my cd-rw-dvd combo and dvd+rw drives to the controller via ide cables and to the motherboard at the same time.I would like to use the drives …

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if u live in or around western or southern ohio i have a heads up. Only 3 modems are supported for cable internet use in time waner areas, which cover at least 95% of this area. You have no choice at all of what type of modem to use. It …

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well this is kinda 2 topics in 1. i had started a new cable internet account and went out and purchased a new cable modem, a real nice one. built in signal filter and all. anyways i go to use it, call up the company to register the new MAC …

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I am using a Blekin F5D6020 card in my laptop and have been trying to connect it to my existing network which uses the now discontinued Intel Anypoint USB wireless network adapters. I cannot seem to get the two to recognise each other, I believe that intel adapters need their …

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My friend has an AMD 2400 on an ASUS A7n8x deluxe motherboard with a 350w power supply. He has a Nvidia geforce 4 5600fx graphics card and running 772 megs of ram. Playing medal of honor allied assault he is experiencing lag spikes (from a base of 42 ping it …

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I need a diagnostic chip that I can put into my mini server computer so I can hook up customer CPU's to the mini computer with the diagnostic chip so I can test the computer for errors, any help ?

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