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fearlier today i removed the battery from my computers motherboard to reset the bios password, as i was unable to change the boot order to reinstall the OS from disk. i was told this would simply reset all the info such as the password and time/date. once this was done …

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Okay, so I've been fighting with this for a while now and have finally exhausted all of my resources that don't require me to go spend a bunch of money on a theoretical guess. So here's the issue, my desktop (a self-build) works for a little while, then the screen …

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Hi I am completely illiterate to computers for the most part, so any help would be greatly appreciated since I am having trouble finding anyone locally competent enough in the matter to help me. I use my computer to keep as many tabs open as I can and I bought …

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Hi all, Just joined these wonderful forums, though I've been a long time lurker. Anyways, I'm having an issue with my hp z555 media center. The stock graphics card got spoiled, so I found a ATI X1300 card I had lying around to put in. I installed it in the …

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Hi to all !! I have a Compaq Presario SR1602HM. Windows XP Home. I think the hard drive has went bad. When the computer is booting up, the Compaq screen shows up , then the Windows XP screen shows up but thats all. After that , its all black. I …

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I do not a whole lot about computers, however I have a 3 year old Sony Vaio that now doesnt work because the video card went out on it. We let a friend borrow the computer because theirs was not working and found out it was being used for the …

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Hi! I have written an application using c# and it works fine on xp machines. However the environment that it is destine to run on is xp with steady state also running. I compiled the app on one of the steady state machines and two strange things are happening. When …

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Hello all! I've been using Linux Ubuntu for 2 days now. Only today I actually realized that I don't have any drivers for any of my Cards build on my Laptop, I've searched in Google but still can't find it. Any help will be well appreciated. P.S.: No sounds, No …

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Hi I am trying to upgrade my video card so I can play the Sims 3, but I'm having the hardest time trying to figure out what kind of video card I need, Dell Tech support was no help so I was wondering if anybody could I.D. what kind of …

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I have an old emachine t2460 when i try to boot it just sits there. no post\beep and the monitor blinks green and yellow. Now, when I hold the power button and it shuts off i immediately push the power again and it boots up fine. It has to be …

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Hi, I just joined. This looks like a fairly good tech help forum site. I hope to be able to solve some problems people are having. I'll just use the template in the Read Me to describe me :P When using a computer, I generally like to stay on one …

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I have an interesting issue, and my best friend Kaleb recommended asking here. Anyway: My problem lies in getting my brand new computer, custom built, to work on my Toshiba 26" HDTV. I am currently trying to get the card to even work on it, but he said I just …

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Hi, I hope someone can help. I just purchased an HP a450y computer without a hard drive or video card. I place a WD 500GB HHD , new BFG GeForce 7300 GT 512MB AGP card and 2 stix of 1024 PC 3200 memory. I'm trying to load win XP Pro, …

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Hi everyone, My computer has been infected with spyware or malware which has, at times, changed my desktop background to black, tried numerous times to access the internet (which my firewall stopped), and made my internet connection and computer run slowly. When I tried to search for help using Google, …

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I wanna first thank to all DANI web members, Administrator, moderators and to all it's members. I have a PC, which is Windows XP home Edition. It doesn't boot when i start, this is what happens when i start the PC. After a few seconds of the start, i am …

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Hey everyone, I have not really posted much on here. I usually just read threads. well enough about me here's my problem and specs: I enable SLI from the NVIDIA Control Panel and its says I must restart for effect. So I hit "restart" and it reboots. During the reboot …

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Here's the situation: Installed Windows 7 RC7100 (64-bit) onto its own partition. Needed to setup dual boot. Obtained WinXP Pro 64bit and installed onto new partition. After installation, PC reboots and hangs at the WindowsXP screen for about 15 seconds, then automatically restarts. It [U][B]WILL NOT[/B][/U] boot into Safe + …

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I've posted this in PCI problems as well so apologies if you've read it before I've got an Asrock K7S41 M/B with a Duron 1300 processor and 1400 mbs RAM running WinXP Pro SP3, the machine has just the regular stuff with no cards currently or previously installed. I'm trying …

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Alright guys... I'm not a complete moron when it comes to computer hardware, but I feel like one now. I recently bought parts to build my new computer: Mach Speed Motherboard MSNV-939 Athlon 3200 CPU GEforce 6200 256 mb PCI-Express Video Card SATA 160 GB Hard Drive 400 Watt Power …

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Pentium 4 2.53Ghz ABIT VT7 XFX GeForce 6200 Win XP Pro SP2 Hauppauge Video Capture card I recently changed my video card. (see [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread180746.html)[/url]. Now I am getting a resource conflict between the video card (AGP) and the capture card (PCI). I have contacted both XFX and Hauppauge, but neither …

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I'm purchasing a laptop at the end of next month, and I want to be able to install 32-bit Vista on it. Currently, I'm looking at a Toshiba Satellite M60 laptop with the following specs: CPU: Intel Pentium M Processor 760 (2.00GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB) Ram: 1024MB (512MBx2) …

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I recently ordered an EVGA Nvidia Geforce 260 GTX and I didnt have enough 4-pins to adapt to the 2 4-pin to 6-pin adapters needed to plug in the card. so i went and got a couple 4-pin Y splitters and now i have enough to at least plug my …

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I am not sure what a video card is. Yes, I know it is a pci or agp thing that can share or have own memory. More mem the better. I know some have svideo or composite. But isn't a video card just some way of seeing what the computer …

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Hiya, This problem struck me yesterday and I have experienced a similar problem before, but I suspect it is the PSU that's a little out of date this time. I'm on a different computor now, but when I start the other one nothing shows up on the screen, at all, …

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Hi, and thanks in advance for any insight. I've been trying to work on my parent computer (remote access -log me in) . Their video display comes on for a moment then turns off. Trouble shooting tried is: 1. Changed video card ( was previously on board vid). -this worked …

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I finished putting together my first computer, im semi-experienced with it and am pretty sure all the hardware was installed correctly. i tried installing windows xp with a "windows xp reinstallation disk" but that gave me a blue screen about halfway into setup. i then reformatted my HDD and tried …

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Hi! My friend's PC isn't booting anymore neither the POST test or memory checking. When you turn on the computer, a black screen appears with a message like this: Award BIOS block 1998 BIOS checksum error Insert floppy disk A: Insert system disk and press enter. The computer beeps, but …

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Hi, I have a dell xps m170 laptop running windows media center. Recently the screen froze and small lines appeared and the pc crashed. I restarted and ir worked ok , but the same problem ocurred again. After this I tried to restart my laptop but I could't even recieve …

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Pentium 4 2.53Ghz ABIT VT7 XFX GeForce 6200 Win XP Pro SP2 Hauppauge Video Capture card I recently changed my video card. (see [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread180746.html)[/url]. Now I am getting a resource conflict between the video card (AGP) and the capture card (PCI). I have contacted both XFX and Hauppauge, but neither …

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I have an HTPC that I use for primarily recording shows (playback is handled by other client devices). It had been working fine till late Saturday night. Here's the configuration: PC Chips M811LU Socket A Motherboard AMD AthlonXP 2200+, Crucial 2048MB RAM - brand new purchased in December and ran …

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I need AGP Video Card for my Hp Desktop, Slot 8x/4x for an old Hp that runs flawless. I'll be using a new Viewsonic Monitor #VX2235WM, The Monitor has both VGA and DVI Ports. Will not be used for games. I just make movies and surf the net with it. …

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[B]Problem:[/B] After installing Windows Vista Ultimate on my self-built computer, I have encountered an issue with the display of Windows Vista Ultimate. [B]Hardware:[/B] Bios Version: Pentium 4 V88 P1.60 Prescott Motherboard Processor Type: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00Ghz Processor Speed: 3000Mhz Microcode Update: F34/13 Cache Size: 1024KB Total Memory: 2048MB …

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help please - i have a problem with my graphics firmware my laptop is a sony vaio vgn-tz21wn running vista business sp1 i think the cause is as follows - a few days ago i was changing some display options (left click on an empty part of the screen) and …

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I'm getting a RunDLL error on startup that says as follows: Error loading C:\Windows\Qqafeco.dll The Specified module could not be found. After I close the notification box, my computer seems to be running ok, but goes through extremely slow periods where it sometimes takes text I write 10-15 seconds to …

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Hi!!! I have little problem. When i try to execute my program: section .data section .text global _start _start: mov ah,00h mov al,45h ;('45h' is just example) int 10h I get the message "Segmentation fault". I suppose I get this message because my video card it's new model. Ati Radeon …

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Have an old but great abit nf7-s v2 that was running, surge protected with isobar isotell surge protector with another computer. Lights went out----everything connected to this surge protecter works except for the abit computer. It powers up, but will not post and NO video. I have replace the AGP …

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I've got an Asrock K7S41 M/B with a Duron 1300 processor and 1400 mbs RAM running WinXP Pro SP3, the machine has just the regular stuff with no cards currently or previously installed. I'm trying to instal a Radeon M9200 128mb PCI video card (with no independent power supply) but …

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First off I didn’t know if this should be in dead machines, or monitors. This problem doesn’t really fit in either, so I’ll post in both and if a mod wants to lock one because its not in the right area I understand. Ok, so this isn’t a big deal …

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can somebody help me....i have a hp pavilion dv2000.it started when the fan is not responding already.when i turn on the pc it turns the light but no display.after 8 hrs...it displays.then after day came it never displays for days already.i brought it in the IT in our place......he vanished …

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S[B][/B]o i had the frmwrk32.exe or whatever it was called virus and i was searching around the forums for solutions. i deleted it (i believe) along with the Viewpoint Media Player. However, once i restarted, my task manager was disabled and my computer seemed to be even worse off. I …

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Pentium 4 2.5 gh ABIT VT7 radeon Video card This system had been stable for 4 years. Now nothing starts. The PSU appears to be dead. The fan on the PSU does not even come on. The only thing that comes on when I turn on the power using the …

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First off I didn’t know if this should be in dead machines, or monitors. This problem doesn’t really fit in either, so I’ll post in both and if a mod wants to lock one because its not in the right area I understand. Ok, so this isn’t a big deal …

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I know there have been previous posts about how when running Ventrilo and WoW at the same time you get random restarts. I tryed to read through them to find a solution but I kept running into these abreviations / words that I had no idea what they mean. In …

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Hi, i have and HP Media Center PC running vista home premium. I have some input jacks for composite video and 2 audio inputs on the front panel of my computer. Is there a way to connect a video device to it, like a camera, and view it on my …

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Hello, I'm thinking about building a new system (my first build, yay). I'm torn between Q6600 or Q9300. I'll use this mostly for gaming and doing 3D CAD (and of course internet and e-mails). I don't know how much difference of the two are. I prefer something that last longer …

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This is a bit long, so thanks in advance to those who choose to help. It's an odd problem and I just want to give you all the info I have from the get-go. :) [b]First off, my specs:[/b] [list] [*]Antec Neo HE 550w PSU [*]Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi/AP [*]Intel …

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Hi, I was wondering if someone out there could help me out with this issue. I have an id card software application written in MS Access (currently running in Access 2003). I need to figure out how to capture pictures via a digital camera attached to my Win Xp PC …

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I bought a graphics card awhile back, and the connection it has on it is s-video. However, the connector they gave me could either connect to the tv via s-video or through the red green blue hd cable. I set my tv to component which is the same setting is …

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I'm building a desktop for my son who uses some medium to high level graphics applications. The board I have is an MSI and has integrated video with UMA Shared memory. I know this reserves a block of ram (determined by me in the bios) for video memory. My question …

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Hello Everyone, First I want to thank you for taking a look at this thread. I appreciate your time a great deal, as I've been living with this issue for quite some time, and really would love to get it resolved. Here's the deal. I've got a home-built computer that …

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