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| | Hi, I've been searching around the forums but I haven't been able to find anything that solves my problem so I guess I'll make a new topic. Basically my situation is this. I've built a few PCs before for other people as well as myself so I know may way … |
| | Hi, I wish to Upgrade my PC for the future softwares going to be released.... Like Windows Vista Currently I have: [B]Processor: [/B] Intel Penitum 4 Processor 540 with Hyperthreading Technology 3.20 GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, 90nm [B] RAM: [/B]512 MB RAM -- 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Memory …  |
 | Hey im making a MythTV box and the biggest concern that I am having is whether or not the capture card will work so I thought someone might know here. Im thinking about putting it ontop of ubuntu first off mainly because I want a full operating system and knoppmyth … |
| | This is sort of a two question topic, one of then is really easy and one of them, I've gotta be completely vague because I have no idea what's going on. First issue: this computer had WinXP Pro on it and all of a sudden it just started freezing at … |
 | Ok heres my problem, and I intend to explain it in great detail so you can presume that this problem is a lengthy one. I hope someone has the courage to read through all of it and help me out. I'd rather not have to buy a new computer but …  |
| | is anyone aware of any reason an lcd from a Sony PCG-F630 would not work with a Sony PCG-F540. I installed the screen and when I boot up it shows the background color but no desktop, I have tried switching the video card on the monitor but still no luck, … |
| | I have a Radeon 9800 Pro video card in my Dell XPS. Never had a problem but I am trying to get VHS tapes on my computer to edit. I have the VCR attached to the computer in the manner to which I think it should be... (svideo out of … |
| | As said above, I am running Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS. My problem is that I cannot find a sound driver for my card. I have posted about this before. Is there a way that I can watch a video without the sound? For example, when my video player opens, it … |
| | Hi, here is my problem. I play world of warcraft on a Sony PCG-FRV26 Laptop, it has a Radeon IGP 345M Graphics Card Driver. With this Driver, WoW is scratchy and buggy and is not very good (graphically speaking). But I came accross a thread one night about a guy … |
| | From browsing this forum I noticed a disturbing number of these problems all dated somewhat recently with my same problem and was wondering if it was something actually deeper than just plain computer problems, but maybe its just me... Well I'm Usually good with computers, but while trying to build … |
| | Ok, I just got a new video card today (ATI Radeon x700 Pro) I installed it into the PC and then when I go to boot up my PC, the PC boots but no display comes on the monitor. I have 350W and it only need 300W. I think I … |
| | [COLOR=#000000]I have a Toshiba Tecra laptop that has worked perfectly for 1 year. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After using it for 6 hours yesterday I noticed that there was some small faint fractal pink area that developed on some areas of the screen. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I reboot the machine. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The problem persisted. [/COLOR] … |
| | First off, I have been lurking around here for a little while now and I have found alot of really useful info here. So don't flame me if I don't know certain things about my computer. I had to have help from my nephew to do some things on it. … |
| | [COLOR=black]Hi everyone I'm a newbe to this site and they call me Gimp because I have a gimp leg.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I really need some help before I toss this machine in the trash. Here is the situation. My son fried his computer that I built him last year by hooking up … |
| | What is the benefit of a 512MB video card over one that has 256MB? I'll be running Vista, designing graphics and have a many applications open at once. However, there won't be any large amount of animations or gaming. Thanks  |
 | when i bought my computer i got a agp motherboard (BIG MISTAKE) and now i have been using my old ASUS A9550GE 256mb video card while i look for a good AGP video card what are some good mid range ones to look at?  |
| | First of all, I would like to say thank you in advance, to anyone willing to take a crack at my PC problems. This is my first post, but by the look of things, Im confident I will get some much needed assistance. The Beginning About 5 months ago I … |
| | Thanks in advance for any assistance.... I have a Viewsonic E70fb which is a 17" (I believe) CRT and a Dell XPS using a 128 mb DDR ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. I have had this set up for 3 years or so with no problems. Lately, my monitor seems to … |
| | I have a big porblem here. When I install my new video-208 PCI video card (128 mb), my computer doesn't boot up ( well it does boot up but everything is black) I have another PCI video card, but that came with this computer, and i t has the port … |
| | I have a geforce FX 5500 AGP X8 & AMD 64 x2 4200 just put it together. For some reason I cannot run a few of my games Call Of Duty 2, Pain Killer, Half Life 2, H/L Episode 1, F.E.A.R. and Quake 4. I can run Doom 3 with …  |
| | Ok so my computer's been working fine, then for some reason I started getting BSOD's with random stop errors (codes are always different and always points to a different file, the last one didn't even point to a file). I thought this was a RAM problem so I replaced it …  |
| | i have a problem with my computer when i shut down the cumputer the cpu fans and case fans are still running along with the harddrive led is blinking and the fan on my vid card is still running i have restarted my computer when fans are still running and … |
| | Hi, I was wondering if you could help me out with this issue. I have tried almost everything, even read similar posts but nothing did help at all. Usually when I'm playing games like Battle For Middle Earth or Farcry, computer completely freezes up after some minutes of playing. And … |
| | Hi...I built a machine about a year ago, my first build. Asus P4P800E, Pentium 3.0, 1 gig kingston, a few HD's, DVD ROM and DVD R, ATI AIW 9800 video card, and just put in a Sound Blaster Platinum something or other a few weeks ago. No real problems recently … |
| | This sounds like such a silly question, but is there a way for me to tell how many watts my current power supply is? I'm interested in getting a new video card but I don't know if I meet the requirements for that :\ |
| | I'm thinking of upgrading my gaming comp without spending to much. I thought changing the motherboard, cpu, and videocard and keeping the rest may work. Instead of dropping 3 to 4k on a blazing fast new setup. Drop maybe 1k into this one and be able to handle most of … |
| | I am running a P4 2.4 Ghz system with 1GB of RDRAM on an Intel board co-branded with Gateway. It is a Gateway system from three years ago. Everything was running fine till the other night the screen went black and nothing came up. I have it on a UPS … |
| | My box when I boot it up has no video, including no bios or anything. Last time it was up i had a dialog box saying my ATI Radeon 9600 card had a catastrophic failure and froze. I rebooted the machine and thats when this happened, no video .. I … |
| | I have a Dell Dimension 5150 - 1gb RAM, 3ghz ish HT pentium 4, and a radeon x600 video card Ok, ubuntu had a bit of trouble with the video card but otherwise runs great (i edited xorg.conf to say vesa instead of ati) Only problem is I dont have …  |
| | I know it's not a problem with the graphics card or the monitor or hardware because videos on the internet. Videos on youtube play fine. Even flv downloads from Youtube play fun, but only in the flv player format, not once they're converted. So Winamp, Windows Media Player, Realplayer, Divex, … |
| | hello guys i have a problem i just put together a pc but the board didnt have an onboard video so im using a pci e card, but after the assemble and i turn on the comp nothing comes on all the fans are spinning and every thing, any suggestions |
| | [quote=caro;10582]Pixels reduced to 640x480 week ago on 16 colors. Since then have tried: Download / install new drivers (NVidia Vanta LT) / Restore to month earlier, then a complete restore to factory settings / Switching monitor and cable / Wiggle and take out and replace video card / BIOS check … |
| | This happens after about 30 minutes of playing Ragnarok online... the text in chat, stats and item description get garbled [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/SntSinner/wtf/screenChaos000.jpg]text graphics garbled[/url] [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/SntSinner/wtf/screenChaos001.jpg]another messed up screen[/url] Already did: - updated video driver - got latest Direct X - lower hardware acelleration - put it back up to highest - … |
| | Hi. I'm looking to get a new motherboard to replace my ASUS P4P800 SE. I've had an EVGA 7800 GT video card for a year and a half. I've now finally been able to actually take a break from my hectic life to get a new motherboard and put it … |
| | [COLOR=#555555]Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum, and I wish it was under different circumstances.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The power went out for 2 hours at my house. When it came back on, my wife restarted our Dell computer but didn’t use it. She basically pressed the power button and … |
| | It started a while ago, around when I got this game called OBLIVION. I had to upgrade my video card driver to play it, and every now and then the graphics would screw up a bit. It was fine then, but then it started happening on other games, and anything … |
| | Hi there, This problem is so annoying. When I am playing games (FSX, FS9, COD2, BF2 etc) my computer randomly freezes. I can't do anything, no ctrl-alt-del, alt-tab or slt-f4..nothing works! my USB ports also die, my joysticks lights go off. There is nothing I can do but reboot. There … |
| | I think ppl should read this post. Short story: I was installing and reinstalling windows, troubleshooting some hardware incompatibility issues that I'm experiencing. I wanted to preserve my AV software as it is now, so I wouldn't have to download upgrades (~10 MB) via modem again. I've opened registry editor … |
| | Hi ppl. When it comes to stripping down ya' hardware and getting it back together in 10 min or less, I'm your guy. Also counts for intentionally crushing OS and rebuilding it. But when it comes to networking I usually say:"Net..what?" I have 2 Q's: 1. I have 2 PC … |
| | I have Windows XP SP2 (32-bit) with all the latest updates installed. I have an AMD64 3200+ system. Since last few days, I've been facing a serious problem. Whenever I simply click on a video file (not open it) or open any other program, my Windows freezes. I am not … |
| | I am going to build a computer for my 12 year old son for christmas. He now has a newcastle 3000. agp card, 1meg ram. I was thinking of amd 3700, 1meg L2 cache. pci express video card. I cant afford a FX processor. I have heard that a dual … |
| | Ok, so here is the whole story. At first my PSU died on my old computer, but since i didn't realize that, i thought it was the motherboard, so i bought a new one. Then obviously with the new mb comes a new proc and new video card and the …  |
| | Pentium D 945 (3.4Ghz) ECS P4M800 PRO-M Corsair 512 MB DDR2 128MB ATI Radeon 9200 PCI WIndows XP Professional SP2 First thank you for reading my post. My problem is simple and very complex :rolleyes: I have recently built the above mentioned system, this is a PC for my wife … |
| | Well, I've searched Google to little avail so I've decided to ask here. I've currently set up a Media Centre PC in my room. Everything - even wireless LAN - works perfectly after several kernel recompilations, that is, excepting my TV card. As you may imagine, this is somewhat of … |
| | [COLOR=#444444]I'm...not that smart with computers, but here's my problem.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#444444]I was in control panel, settings, and adjusting pixels. I clicked on apply to see if this setting would be better, it didn't go back in 15 seconds instead I got a black screen with small 2x2 pop up with MESSAGE … |
| | About 2 months ago I bought 2, 1 GBs ram sticks, that I was going to put in both my computer and my moms. Now first let me say that I worked at a computer store for a few months and I know the parts and how to put a … |
| | Hi all, I am using P4, 2.8 Ghz, 40gb, 512 mb, MSI Turbo cache VGA card (PCI Slot). It has been working fine since a year and a half but yesterday when i plugged new monitor in with my pc, it said [B]NO SIGNAL[/B]. I replaced the monitor with old … |
| | A couple weeks ago I put my computer in standby. Came back an hour later to find it dead. The fans in the psu spin, all case fans spin, cpu fans spin, motherboard light is on. No signal to the monitor. After a week of troubleshooting I decided to get … |
| | [COLOR=#000000]I am considering purchasing a HP f2105 LCD that I would hook up to my IBM T42 Thinkpad. I have [COLOR=black]64MB ATI Mobility RADEON 9600 video card. This link below on IBM’s website shows my display information. Will my laptop work with the HP f2105 LCD at its [/COLOR]1680 x … |
| | I have a Sony Vaio. I am trying to install a new video card on the AGP slot. Have tryed everything I can think of. It will not install/use the new driver. It looks like its going to take it then switchs back to the windows default driver. My Vaio … |
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