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I have had a few problems with my computer and I'm leaning towards it being the cmos battery. The first problem I had was that when I turned on my computer all the leds would come on, the mouse would light up, fans would power up, etc , but I …

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Everytime I unplug my computer everything is lost OS and everything else! What would cause this?? :(

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;) What for you is the best combo for a pc(desktop) that you will surely love?? for everything you may want to do with it.

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I'm planning on buying a new computer. Im going dual processor again ( i used to have one) and i havent decided between Xeons or Mps ro Opterons. And regardless of which i do decided on i still need a nice motherboard to go with it. My local stores site …

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I just recently tried to take my old athalon 900mhz mb/processor out of storage and toss it into a case for a filler computer to use. Unfortunatly when I try to power up the power comes on briefly, I hear/see the cpu and case fan come on, then they shut …

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I had some problems with my notebook so I decided to reinstall system recovery for windows 2000 Pro. Everything was fine, last thing was "system recovery is completed" and afterward computer restart with message: "Invalid system disk Replace the disk, and then press any key" So I figured that a …

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I experience major lag for atleast 1 min or less whenever i make the computer runs hard, like playing game, watch DVDs or even burning a CD. I tried formatting it and still didnt work. Just bought a new hard drive and problem still exist. I am thinking about trying …

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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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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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