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| | Obviously, from my screen name, you can figure out that I don't know that much. First, I have a Compaq Pressario S5200nx store bought computer. I have done some upgrades (Added memory to 1024, which is at max, added fans, 128mb video card). I have recently had some problems with … |
| | Hi!! I recentley bought some new components and i started to asambel the PC at home. So far so good... The problem ocured when i powered on the PC, there is no display and no beep teling me that the computer is starting to boot. Al the fans are working … |
| | Last month, my PC would load the OS from startup, stay on the log in screen (Win XP Home) for as long as needed, but after logging in the screen would go black within 10 seconds. I did a system restore and it worked. Last night I shut down my … |
 | I have an integrated video card and an ATI 2400. My main is on the ATI and I am trying to hook up my second to the integrated. I tried saying for the second monitor to not use the ATI. It made me restart, shutdown my main monitor and booted … |
| | My computer stopped working all of a suddenly and there was no power coming on to the computer. I change the power supply and started booting up with just mother board, cpu and video card. I got the startup window, then I thought of hooking up the key board and … |
| | I'm trying to replace a video card for a SONY Vaio PCVRX660. It has a 4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration TNT2 M64) (nVIDIA 32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM). Can anyone help me find a different card that I can find much easier. Any suggestions? I have a PCI space … |
| | HI all, Sorry, I don't post very often but I've got a problem and I sure could use some input. I working on a Compaq Presario S4120WM. The only specs I know for sure since it won't boot is it has a P4 CPU, 512 MB of RAM and a … |
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| | Hi I have installed Windows XP operating system. I have installed directX latest version and K-Lite Mega Codec 3.85 latest version. But all format movie files(avi,vob,mpeg,wmv,........) are playing in black and white mode and no colour is being displayed. But audio and video are functioning properly. I have insatlled nVidea … |
| | I have had this monitor and computer, a Gateway EV900 CRT monitor on a Radeon 9600 PRO card for over a year with absolutely no problems. Recently today, while I am playing Counter-Strike specifically, my monitor flashes in the center and then goes completely blank; I can hear all the … |
| | Hello. First time post, please be gentle. I have a graphics card problem; I'll probably try my best to explain the problem and hope someone or anyone can help me find a solution. At any time I have a game that requires the use of OpenGL, I seem to get … |
| | Hi, Im fairly new to video cards and I want to be able to run games like "World In conflict" and "Crysis." I know I need a PCI compatible video card but Im not sure which one to get. Im looking for a price range of $60-$120 and I'm hoping … |
| | I turned my computer on this morning, and after about 20 seconds, the screen turned black, and stayed black. The light on the monitor was still green. I have to turn the monitor off, and then turn it back on in order to see something through the monitor, but the … |
| | Hello. Having an issue with my computer hanging up and rebooting on startup. Ive noticed when its cold it will do this. When warmed up seems to act normal. If I unplug it and restart it will usually fire up with the usual "computer has been shut down suddenly.."goes through … |
| | Hi all thanks for all the welcome replies. My pc recently started failing to boot sometimes it happens sometimes once or twice a month. I usually have to remove the cmos battery for a couple of seconds plug my moniter into the onboard vga reboot then disable the onboard graphics … |
| | i am on an extremely tight budget and need a new 32bit xp gaming machine bad, so i figured id use the hard disks, dvd drive, psu, case and peripherals from my old computer, and get a new motherboard, cpu, ram, and grafix card. heres what i have: hard disks: …  |
| | My motherboard turns on, the light is on, however, when I turn the computer on it doesn't beep. I'm not sure what that means. The screen wont turn on, but the video card is running, and everything inside the case is running, and everything external of the computer case plugged … |
| | Ok..I have tried religiously for close to a month in installing this OS on my new system with no avail!!! Computer Spec's: OS-(I want the OEM copy I bought and paid $200 in an effort to be legit) Motherboard-Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 CPU- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core <---not proud at all … |
| | Okay, so I've looked through plenty of the "Computer starts up, but shuts off" but none of them seem to be the case. Here's my dilemma: I'm upgrading my old PC piece by piece until totally overhauled. Old Computer: Pentium D in mobo that came with it, 2 gigs ram, …  |
| | I'm so angry at my computer that I feel like making a really bad movie called "Return of the Boot Problems!" I've been having the same problem for...ohhh, around eight months!!! Here's what happens: Issue A: 1. Hit the Power button. 2. Lights in the computer come on, fans spin. … |
| | So, playing WoW recently and my game crashes(which isnt uncommon.) A video driver switch solved the problem for a few weeks then it returned, I decided to live with it. After the last crash though, instead of freezing at that screen my monitor turned black, then gave me a no …  |
| | I have a Gateway 500MHz machine which works perfectly fine with exception to a windows GUI. Works fine in DOS mode, in DOS, it seems as functional as it was meant to be, but will not function when switched to a windows gui, despite several different versions including XP, 98SE, … |
| | PC Specs: Intel Q6600 @ 2.4GHz eVGA 8800GTX 768MB 2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 ASUS P5K-E Mobo OCZ 600w PSU --- My problem: My PC has been dead for about seven days. I was greeted one morning by a nice, black monitor. I powered it off and back on (the monitor) … |
| | Hey guys, recently my computer has been acting up. Im not sure exactly when it started, but for the most part i use this computer for gaming and my computer had been freezing when playing certain games like Team Fortress 2 and World of Warcraft.....these freezes however were infrequent, and …  |
| | Hi and hello to everyone im new here and am quite a novice looking for help!!!! I recently installed Vista Ultimate over my old xp as i liked the look of vista, all is good apart from i have no sound at all. I have ttried installing drivers again updates … |
| | The other day, I went and bought some new ram for my PC. I went to the site [url]www.crucial.com[/url] and it said that i need either a DDR PC3200 or 2700 because either should be compatible with my motherboard. So I went out and bought one and went to go … |
| | Hi Guys, Just built a new system and I was really excited. I booted it up, and everything started very smoothly. Fans kicked on, lights were bright, but no picture. Monitor light went from green to orange. I shut everything down, removed and reinserted the Video Card. Hooked everything back … |
| | Okay I'll start out with some brief specs of my computer. Ram - 2x512mb = 1024mb Cpu - Iintel pentium 3 - not too sure of the GHz but thats not important Hardrive - 80Gb Dankstar (??) - not too sure of rpm Motherboard - Atx form factor - some … |
| | I have seen some similar problems here on the boards, but didn't see anything quite the same or a solution. A formerly trouble-free clone running XP Media started up this morning with its monitor giving a no signal message. The monitor has been tested on a laptop, and is functioning … |
| | Any help out there needed. Heres my problem. While living in a college dorm i was connected to their network. About 10 minutes after connecting to it i started to get these strange blue screen errors that i have never seen before. A computer tech told me that i had … |
| | Hello, im sorry to bother you all, must be alot of people with problems. I've searched the web tirelessly and cannot seem to come up with much, then i saw a similar problem on here and the person who replied did a great job and seemed very helpful, so i … |
| | I have a Dell 1704FPT and a Radeon 9200SE Video card. The Monitor runs fine on analog @ 1280X1024 but as soon as I plug it in with a DVI cable it posts up green and boots up very scrambled and almost a light purple. I have changed and updated … |
| | I have an HP Pavilion 740n with a pentium 4 1.6ghz cpu, 2 x 256mb RAM (max RAM is 2gig) and onboard graphics. My problem is I wanted to upgrade the video card and RAM so I bought a card and a 512mb stick. I took out the 2 256mb … |
| | Hi. This is a really strange one. Sorry about the length, but there's a lot to digest. WindowsXP computer with 200Gb HDD and 2 partitions and AMD3500+ and was running well. At startup one day it suddenly started to reboot once it got to the Windows logo. Safe mode etc … |
| | I want to upgrade the video card on my HP Pavilion 724c. My son wants to play Orange Box games & they need a better graphics card. From what I can tell it currently has Integrated Intel graphics on the motherboard with an open AGP 4X slot. Does anyone know … |
| | I am new here and not a tech person so I hope it is okay to post here. I'm not sure everything is related but thought the details might help figure out what might be wrong. I own a HP a420n running Windows XP. I have had it for a … |
| | My grandmother has a Dell Dimension 4500S it was working very well but a few weeks ago start acting crazy. When I turn the power on, the machine boot-up ok, but after the windows XP logo appears the display goes blank and then nothing else happens, the lights on the … |
| | Okay first heres the issue--- my internet drops so often that i cannot use messenger. play online games such as World of warcraft, or even watch streaming videos. and u can forget about downloading anything. this started about a week ago. why not get tech support right? ....well heres that … |
| | Ok, so I just ordered a PC from CyberPowerPc.com. I ordered the video card (8350), and RAM seperate from NewEgg.com My motherboard specs state that by default, it runs RAM at 1.8v. The RAM I ordered can do both 1.8v and 2.0v. In the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820227195&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&Page=1]reviews[/url] for the RAM I ordered, … |
| | Hello All, I have an emachine T3958 pc with an integrated Intel 82845G video card. I recently purchased a Gateway FDH 2400 24" wideescreen monitor with a native (preferred) resolution of 1920x1200. I have the latest driver installed for this crappy video card, and still no option for my preferred … |
| | Hello everybody. First off, apologies if this thread is in the wrong section of the forums. Well, as my thread title already states, the problem that I am currently having is that my computer freezes randomly. Admittedly, most of the time my computer freezes are when I’m either playing a … |
| | Hello everyone, I stumbled upon the site via google and it looks great so far. Okay, as for my problem, my parents' custom PC (my old one) doesn't seem to work except in Safe mode at the moment. I came home two days ago and plugged in a used usb … |
| | hey guys I recently found a small problem with my PC its a Hp Pavilion a1737c with Vista, the problem is I was able to set screen saver themes for it but now in the screen saver setting dialog box it says "this computer's video card (Nvida GeForce6150 Le)can't play … |
| | I'm new to DaniWeb and I hope that someone can help me solve an issue. My iBook G4 1.2 GHz machine is almost twice as fast as my PowerMac G4 tower 1.8 GHz machine. Why would that be? I suspect that part of the problem with the PowerMac is with … |
| | OK - I have read a lot of threads - however - I have spent hours troubleshooting this - and I have it down to this - my SATA hard drive is causing my power supply to shutdown after about 4 - 5 seconds of booting up. My original power …  |
| | Hi, Folks. So far it is just on paper. I have 2 perplexities: RAM and Video/Graphics Card. Purpose: — [B]HEAVY Multitasking[/B], with very quick graphics support (thousands of files, think: Astronomy + gigantic fully-formatted WORD docs, hundreds of pages long with huge tables and many photos; think: books) —but no … |
 | I have an old EVGA gaming machine that is about 3 yrs old. I am not sure if this thing was ever 100% even when it was brand new. I was always using the current drivers, dx9 ect… 1. For the first few months I would lose my resolution every … |
| | I've been noticing some screen tearing on my computer for a while now, the odd part of it, is what it affects. I get slight screen tearing when I move windows side to side, even if very slowly. I am also getting screen tearing on Videos, but ONLY streaming videos … |
| | My computer is about 8 years old and I have recently started playing World of Warcraft. Being the giant game that WoW is, my computer cannot handle the game and usually doesn't run over 10 fps. Since it is such a big problem I decided I'm going to buy a …  |
| | First, I'm new to these forums, as you may notice. I finally broke down and registered with a site that looks like it has people that actually know what they're talking about. As a preface, I like to think I know some stuff about computers, but I'm definitely stumped here. … |
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