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My video card recently went bad and became unusable, also my motherboard was somewhat out of date. I bought a new motherboard, processor, and had to replace the harddrive because it wouldn't format and I couldn't access it. I just got my new harddrive in and went to install it(note: …

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im running a windows xp home, i had a ge-force 4 mx420 video card and i shut down one day and the next day it my comp started to beep and i researched and it said my video card is bad, i looked at it and the chips seem fine., …

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I recently obtained a VX1100 gateway 21 inch monitor. When i got it, i tested it. it worked perfectly. So i unpluged it and just let it sit for a day on the end of my desk because i had no time to move it into place. I slide it …

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i have no idea if my comp is affected by virus, but something is terribly wrong about it. its sometimes okay and sometimes messed up. :sad: well the problem is it will suddenly turn off, start again, show the HP screen and go to a black screen with a cursor …

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Hey Guys, I recently got a new Gigabyte nVidia GeForce 6800 GS GPU (PCIx). Now when i try to play any game the system restarts. My over all system config is Asus P5LD2-Vm Motherboard (Socket 775, Intel 945G chipset), Patriot 1GB DDR2 Memory (512x2 Dual Channel), Intel 4 processor (3 …

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VGA ATIOEM|RADEON 9800SE is the name of my video card. I installed the drivers and then put the card in and everything started up fine...and got to my desktop and it told me there was something new and it found it and everything and said i needed to restart my …

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Hi, I just recently built a new computer and here are the specs 2 Gigs of DDR Ram Geforce 7800GTX video card 2.0 AMD Athlong 64 Processor My problem is, whenever I am playing high graphics games IE WoW, BF2, Battlefront 2, Starwars Galaxies, after a while of playing the …

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originally i have a windows ME with 16mb ATI Rage Ultra video card. now i upgraded the sys with an upgrade cd of windows xp cd, now i had a problem with the sys because its running slow. now i tried to reformat the hard drive by installing the windows …

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Hi, i have started building my first computer yesterday with the following... AMD athlon 64 3200+ CPU Corsair dual channel 512x2 (whatever lol) Asus a8n-e mobo nvidia 6200 OC PCI video card Seagate HD SATA X-Infinity case Anywho, After installing everything, I turn the computer on and the LED's light …

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I am receiving an error message that displays USRprbda.exe DLL Initialization Failed and then the PC displays the blue screen that says IRQ is not less or equal. I thought it was the video card so I replaced it with a new one. Has anyone seen this before?

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My windows media player was working perfectly. One day, when tried to run a vedio CD, there was no sound.The video part is running alright.Winamp and other software play sound without any problem.I have checked the volume control.The settings are correct.I didn't find any exclamation mark in device manager. My …

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hey i have problem putting a pci vid card into my computer First I put the video card inside the PCI slot and started the computer, unfortunately the screen loaded with a bunch of red and yellow and many more colours...but when i hooked my monitors plug back into my …

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Anyone have or know information on a working XF86Config XF86Config-4 File for Sun Enterprise 250 Server . Have tried Sun, Goggle. Openboot. Read Bbs for Debian, Gentoo and freeBSD, so far no go. Loaded freeBSD sparc64... Tex Live CD sparc64 5.6... Gentoo sparc64... Debian sparc64... Tried there configuring setups and …

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I have an Hp pavilion a123 desktop with an AMD 64 athalon processor.the computer came eqipped with an ati 200 radeon express graphics card, but I'D like to install a better one. - how can I tell if a certain graphics card is compatible with my system? -what are some …

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I am a kid still living with my parents. Several years ago, my parents decided that they no longer wanted to buy antivirus and firewall software for the family because our ISP started giving away a protection suite. I didn't want to switch away from Norton, but seeing as I …

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specs: ASUS A7N8X-X AMD Athlon 2100+ Radeon x700 1.5 gig ddr ram 3 hard drives dvd burner ok i believe thats all as far as specs go, now to the actual problem. my pc was working fine until my girlfriend plugged a space heater into an outlet on the same …

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[COLOR=Navy] [B]Hi everyone :cheesy: [/B] I made this new thread because i need some serious help about NETWORKING... [B][COLOR=YellowGreen]My 2 PC's INFORMATION: ============================================== LAPTOP: *WinXP Home Edition v2002 SP2 *HP *AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ *797 Mhz, 512 RAM Network Adapters: *1394 Net Adapter *Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN *Realtek RTL8139 Family …

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Hi all Basically i want to play my films from my pc on my TV....but i havent got S-video on my TV only on the graphics card, so i have connected my pc via s-video to my dvd player which has s-video which is then connected to my TV via …

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Hi, I recently bought a computer, and it is a p4 2ghz, well it was supposed to be, actually it is 1.8ghz. But that is beside the point. It has a geforce 2 64mb video card. The card isnt THAT bad, I know compared to x1800's it sucks but yeah. …

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Hi, For ages my computer has been crashing\freezing at random points. I have Windows XP 1.25 ghz Athlon processor 768mb RAM 40gb disk space Radeon 9600 graphics card After much investigation I think it may have something to do with the internet connection, but maybe not. When I am home …

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Hi everyone, I just installed a new Diablo Expansion Slot 80mm LED Case Fan for my video card. I connected it parallel to the 4 pin But obviously I did something very bad - when I started my PC there was a high-spinning noise and then a black screen came …

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Hi, if a game requires at least a pentium 4 1.2 ghz and i have pentium 3 1.2 ghz, will that ultimately make a big difference and if so what could i do to fix that problem Here is the system requirements of the game: recommended: 1.8 ghz pentium 4 …

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Hello - I hoping someone else has experienced this problem before with upgrading from the factory installed W' XP Home to Professional on a Compay Presario, Pentium 4 PC. About a year and 1/2 ago, I purchased the Compaq which came loaded with W' XP Home. I upgraded it to …

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Hi, if a game requires at least a pentium 4 1.2 ghz and i have pentium 3 1.2 ghz, will that ultimately make a big difference and if so what could i do to fix that problem Here is the system requirements of the game: recommended: 1.8 ghz pentium 4 …

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Windows media player won't play some "Movie Clip" files that I've downloaded. (note I say "some" - I've got other movie clips files that play ok). What happens is that I double click on the icon and Windows media player opens and then it searches for codecs: "Requesting codec server.... …

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Hey all, ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe 2 x 512 Legend RAM Athlon XP 2700+ Soundblaster Live Triplex 9800Pro (original Card) Sparkle 5600GT (replacement card) Windows XP I have just recently run into a problem with my PC where the video has become completely corrupted. It is happening from the word go. …

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Hi, if a game requires at least a pentium 4 1.2 ghz and i have pentium 3 1.2 ghz, will that ultimately make a big difference and if so what could i do to fix that problem Here is the system requirements of the game: recommended: 1.8 ghz pentium 4 …

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not sure exactly what category this falls under. but this started as long as i can remember having this pc, about 2 years, i have had the same vid card since then an ati radeon 9800. i say that as i think thats the problem with the fan. anyway it …

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i have a Philips Brilliance 107 and sometimes it flickers. When it does flicker everything changes to a yellowish colour. Sometimes the colour stays and im stuck with white being yellow. This can't be my video card because i had the same version monitor with the same problem except it …

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Hey, i have a video card, its an Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 , 256MB. I have an Emachine, so it only has a PCI slot, not PCI E. This is a PCI card and i have installed it once on my computer already. I am trying to install it again …

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ok i have a question i have a Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller in my Compaq Presario 8000 series, yes yes i know it not that great. but i really wanna upgrade my Video card could any 1 who has this comp and upgraded pls reply and tell me where i …

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I'm planning to buy a new pci 64mb video card to enhance the graphic performance. I am confused what video card I should use, with ddr or sdr specs. What do you think about this? Is it possible to attach the 64mb video card to my old pc? Thanks Compaq …

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I have a PCI express Ati radion x700 pro video card and my drivers will not load and it will not work for my game black and white 2. but will for the sims 2. if any one has any idea what the problem is please help me. thanks.

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Yes, I did read the sticky at the top of the forum, and I know that I have clues to where the problem is, but I need to make sure I've tried everything possible before I spend a small fortune on a new mobo. I run an AMD Athlon XP …

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I am trying to test a motherboard and CPU, to determine if it is usable. I have The following connected to the motherboard: [list] [*]CPU [*]CPU fan [*]1 stick memory (already tested) [*]Video card [/list] I have it on a bench rather than in a case. Fans work on power …

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Okay so here's how it's happened. With an old 700mhz CPU, a MSI ms-6309 mobo, some 20gig HDD and about 380mb of ram, I cracked her open and installed a new video card. Oh and the "old" (old being the one before the one I'm installing) card was some 16mb …

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Hrm.. I made the mistake of purchasing a Northgate industries athlon 1.8 with a foxconn mobo about a year ago (convenient how they always die after warranty eh?)... and I've had nothing but trouble since then, and now it's progressed to the point of no return. Previously, the machine would …

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Hi I am a total newbie as far as add in PC cards and the like. My experience with the PC so far is adding additional memory and web surfing, music and pictures, with some minor video. To date I've had little to no luck with games, my 2000 Win …

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:mad: Building my 2nd system for mother. Parts as follows: Case Antec SLK1650 w/ Antec 350w ps MB Epox 8kda3i RAM Crucial 2 x 256mb Graphic card- Asus V9400-x 64MB ddr Processor- AMD Sempron64 2800+ RTL Problem: Upon install of only above components, at power-up, fans turn for only split …

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Hi again, I'm awaiting a laptop I 'won' off eBay, looking at online info, it appears with the supplied GeForce4 420 Go processing, you can adjust beyond the limits of the built in XGA 15"... This laptop offers S-video out, however a bit in the dark on whether this permits …

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I am building a new computer and it only has pcie. I have the vid card set but now will need a good capture device for video. I do video editing and capture from vcr. I guess I would like it to be a tv tuner also just for the …

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Back in May 2003 I got a new computer with these specs: Pentium IV 2.4GHz 512 PC 2700 DDR-RAM ATI Radeon 9500 Pro Video card MSI 648 Max Motherboard w/ integrated sound card 40 GB Hard Drive (Brand Unknown) 16x DVD ROM Drive (Brand Unknown) Windows XP Pro Ever since …

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I have some issues while playing video games on my computer. The games would be Soldier of fortune, call of duty, starcraft just to name a few. I have researched informatoin regarding outdated drivers, which i have updated. Outdated BIOS (which i never figured out), and quite possibly conflicting ram …

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Hello, I have a big problem and I hope somebody can help me. You guys are going to hate me for 2 reasons 1. newbie jumping in with a question 2. I tweaked my system without experience. I was trying to find a way to control my video card fan …

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AVOID ALIENWARE I've been an Alienware laptop owner for a little over 3 months now and I have dreaded nearly every day of it. I want to keep you from experiencing the frustration and loss of productivity that I have experienced. One day after about 3 weeks of use, my …

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Any reccomendations? right now i have an NVIDIA 6200 TC. But it leads to BSODS (nv4_disp). So i am thinking about upgrading. I do do gaming such as BF2 so it does need to be able to handle the 'new stuff' Thanks -T

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For the past week or so I've been experiencing a lot of annoying pop-up ads. Some open in Browser windows, others open up like the roll-over ads that you find on some web pages. Most of the web pages that open up are for [url]www.ad-w-a-r-e.com[/url] or oas-central.realmedia.com or something like …

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I don't know if this thread belongs here, I wasn't sure where to put it, sorry. I'll start off by explaining my set up. I have 2 machines. 1 desktop and 1 laptop. Both have identical copies of XP SP2. Laptop plays DivX and any other media files perfectly (yay!). …

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I need to upgrade my system if possible to run Sims 2, which requires as a minimum to run on xp, with a 800 Mhtz Processor, 256ram, 32mb tgl Video card.(Whats this?) My system is on XP, with AMD Duron Processor 600Mhtz, 320 ram. Cannot find any refernce to a …

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:confused: I Just finished reformatting my computer and i accedentally parttitoned everything Including all my drivers ( video audio ) I got the Audio driver installed... But i cant install the Video card ( people DONT ASK me if i know the name cuz i got no clue ) i …

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