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:-| Just switched from win 98 to win xp, but my computer won't go into standby (the option isn't there, even though I could put it in standby with 98) and, when I try to put it into hibernation, a screen comes up real fast for about 2 seconds with …

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:cry: i have installed a wd 100g hd and orginally could not get it to recognize my cd-rom. now i have a message on boot up that reads?: initializing plug & play cards card-01 creative vibra16c pnp card-02 texas instruments inc. tut 33.6 fax line at this point it freezes …

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I think I might have messed up the contrast/brightness of the screen because now the texts appears too sharp it's almost hurting my eyes there's a button on our screen where you can adjust the colour etc and what I accidentally did was I pressed an auto adjust button which …

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:sad: hi, I've made an update to my bios with wrong version. I've tried more and more to repair that bios with boot block feature but no result. I brouhgt it a technician, I wondered how he reprogramed the bios with correct version. Please can you tell me the best …

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I know it's probably not what this message board is meant for, but i need some advice about which laptop i should buy. I want to spend up to about

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I finally got all of my computer parts in and put it together. I turned on the computer and at first every 5-30 sec my computer would cut off. After trying some differ methods to stop it I thought I fixed it. Well I did my bios, and after that …

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Ok I'm sorry if i put yet another thing in the wrong forum lol. Do you guys know anything about Beta Testers? I ran across this link (link below) to HP's website about prduct testing. How old do you have to be to test products? Are you allowed to keep …

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I have a IBM TP600E with Win98SE. I can't seem to get the internal modem (DSP) to install. I keep getting the following error message."Setup cannot load the the installer mwci.dll for the Mwave DSP hardware being installed. Please help if you can.

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Hi, I'm not sure if i'm on the correct forum but i have a problem with a plug and play usb cable. I have a nokia phone and i also have a dku-5 cable so that i can transfer my contacts from my phone to my computer. The first time …

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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I would like to separate the components in my computer. I want have all the components normally accessed from the front of the computer (DVD drives, Floppy Drives, SD/MMC, memory cards, Power Button) in a box above my desk for easy access. I would like to have all …

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ok, we built a computer, and keep getting ntldr missing message, I have no idea what to do, there is nothing installed on the computer, it's brand new. Could someone please help me out?:sad:

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I have a funny one here. Friend bought a printer/scanner/fax and installed on an older computor (6yrs old) through the USB port. All installed OK BUT.. when turning the computor on and the USB/Printer connected it won't post - if you take the cable out it works !! Any ideas …

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Hi, okay I have a bit of a problem here. I have an older IBM P III 500Mhz computer. It's been really good until recently. As of late, it's been rebooting itself, and a few kernal errors, but it would start up again. Now, it won't even do that. Now, …

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have built 2 before with no problems but this time monitor only stays on for a couple of minutes then goes black. Also trying to run maxblast (to format HD) and it gets to a point where you have to click ok and there is no curser

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I just built my first computer and everything is running perfectly. Except for one thing. The floppy drive wont work. I go to "My Computer" and it shows the 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) I put in a floppy and double click the icon and i get a message that says …

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I have tried to reinstall the newest ATI drivers, and I reinstalled DirectX9 My games worked before but they dont know so it has to be some that wasnt installed right. Now I have tired games liek Halo, and Need for speed under ground, they worked before now they dont, …

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Technology Fallout: Speed of Technology Sit back get a cup of coffee it's time for another tale of technology by Jimmy Freligh Jr | May 1st, 2004 What a month, wow I cant believe it is almost over. I just felt like I wrote my last article yesterday. I been …

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I just picked up the new wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 mouse from Microsoft. I have been using the corded non-tilt version for a long time now and fiercly love it. The wireless version killed batteries but this one seems to last longer... Anyway, there is a slight problem with the …

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I have a 9600XT, and ever since I reinstalled windows games like Halo look bad, When U start the game all U see is black and white blocks, no color at all, Anyone know what cause be causing this problem?

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I just bought a powmax tower case for my computer. It has an LED fan and dual blue bars in the front along with another LED that changes colors. my question is that I leave my machine on all day will it hurt the LEDs' to stay on all day? …

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I just reformatted and reinstalled XP pro onto two 20GB WD's RAID-0'd I also have an 80G Maxtor as my backup. A7N8X Deluxe rev. 1.4. AMD 1400 512 MB PC2100. Before the reformat I d/l'd ALL the new drivers and files; nForce2 v.3.13, BIOS v.1007, GeForce v.50.03, etc.... Here's the …

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Hi, I have a IBM Aptiva 3153-E3N(AMD-K6-2/300 Processor with 128 mb Ram and ATI rage Pro Turbo AGP Graphics). Whenever I am playing the Microsoft Midtown Madnesss and the Monster Truck games, or any other fast moving games the Computer freezes. It is functional once again on being rebooted but …

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I have cable concection so I leave my computer on all the time. Sometimes when I come back to use it, it will either say that my memory is low or the screen saver is froze. I've tried to do control, alt, delete, but it won't work, because it's frozen. …

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could someone please tell me a link to where i could buy this motherboard? it is very apreciated..

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Hello, I have finally gotten my power supply to turn on and give power to the motherboard. Unfortunately when this happens it does not give me a happy chirp and the monitor does not display anything. I was thinking it may be my video card. Another factor that may be …

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Ok I have a new Raidmax Case w/ a 420watt powersupply. Everything is hooked up correctly and tightly. Now every so often my pc restarts for no reason. My screen doesnt reset just my case. Like I hear me case restart but my monitor stays at the same screen. Lets …

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:rolleyes: Hi, I would like to know if a branded pc such as HP pavilion 6405 can be upgraded hard diskwise. Thanks.

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I tried to reboot up my Compaq Armada 1592dt 233mhz when i replaced the hdd. instead of a boot i am left with a constant beep. I have removed the additional ram but that makes no difference. I have also removed the hdd but again no difference.

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[font=Arial]I have an AMD Athelon 800 MHertz system with a K7 PRO motherboard. I am running Windows 2000. I have 256 Megs of RAM. The Athelon was purchased in June of 2000.[/font] [font=Arial]My PC will not power on at all. When I turn on the switch at the power strip/surge …

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For some reason my computer got REALLY slow. REALLY SLOW! So I thought ahead and backed up my current files and then turned off the computer so that it wouldn't crash while I was at work. I came home and turned it on only to see "Disk Read Error" with …

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