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Running WinXP on the machine, it's only about 2 years old, the video card work fine (tested it in my other computer), the hard drive sounds like it is booting up, ram is in the correct place and works in other computers, no beeps from the mobo when it's starting …

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Here is my problem: After the logo "Microsoft Windows XP" and the loading bar moving, the screen goes black, but while I still see the black screen the windows song comes on: Windows is started but I can't see it! What is the solution ??? I can start the computer …

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Can't detect DV Camcorder in DVD Programs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have Dell Dimension R450 w/ Pentium II and WIN98SE, Trying to connect Sony DCR-PC100 camcorder through SIIG 1394 3-port host adapter to SONIC MyDVD program for direct-to-DVD burn. Device Manager lists the 1394 Bus Controller and, under 'Sound, Video and Game controllers', …

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Hi All, I'm currently stuck: after trying to install a new video driver (which didn't work), I, ahem, disabled default VGA driver (VGAENB or something?). After I rebooted, I got exactly what you'd expect to happen: computer works, but no picture. (I know it works, because hitting the 'off' button …

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Hi, My custom built desktop has been having a problem for quite sometime with randomly shutting down (usually when doing something intensive, such as starting a video game or loading a level in it). The machine will just die (as if someone pulled out the power cord) and then will …

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I got all my stuff in today and I took all day (just got done) to build it, and build it RIGHT. I have checked everything multiple times and apparently I am missing something because when I go to start up my computer it doesn't start. What I do: 1. …

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Alright, I need some suggestions. I've recently upgraded my mobo to an ASUS A8V Deluxe, and Processor to an Athlon 64 3000+. I've had a Radeon 9800 PRO for awhile and the older system ran games without any problems until now. Additional relevant specs: 450W PSU (just upgraded) 512 Megs …

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Hi again.. It appears that I am cursed... I just gotmy XP pro machine back and running on a fresh install and reinstalled all my software and it was running perfectly... then i went to upgrade from a Nvidia FX 5200 card to an ATI all in wonder 2006 edition …

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Yo guys, quick question... i know my system ram uses DDR DIMM modules......I was wondering if i buy a video card that uses DDR SDRAM memory itself (aka a GeForce 6600), will it work in my computer. Everything else the card requires i have, aka (AGP 8x slot, Extra memory, …

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hi, ive got a dell inspiron xps and i would like to know if its possible to use the monitor on the dell as my primary monitor for my desktop computer? im going to college and instead of carting a crt monitor over there i would like to bring my …

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Hi everyone: I need some help here... I have a basic home network. cable modem into a wireless router. 2-pc's get a wireless signal from the router and 1PC is directly plugged into the router. all 3 PC's are running XP pro and receive their respective IP addresses from the …

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Have Dell Dimension R450 w/ Pentium II and WIN98SE, Trying to connect Sony DCR-PC100 camcorder through SIIG 1394 3-port host adapter to SONIC MyDVD program for direct-to-DVD burn. Device Manager lists the 1394 Bus Controller and, under 'Sound, Video and Game controllers', the 1394 DV camcorder. Clicking on this gives …

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Forgive me if this post doesn't belong here, as it may be a more serious problem than just the keyboard and mouse not working. I have two computers, one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse shared by two computers on a kvm switch. One is a windows xp pro, and …

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:sad: Hi everyone: I posted this in the wrong section...sorry! I need some help here... I have a basic home network. cable modem into a wireless router. 2-pc's get a wireless signal from the router and 1PC is directly plugged into the router. all 3 PC's are running XP pro …

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I would like to put more ram into my pc as well, however, i have a few questions. I have 512 MB of PC2700 DDR -133 SDRAM. It has one more slot available to insert a 512 MB for a total maximum of 1 GB of RAM. I would just …

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I've picked out the components listed below to build a portable gaming computer. My budget is around $800. It's been about ten years since I built my last computer, so I'm a bit rusty. I would greatly appreciate any opinions you have about the compatibility, cost, and performance of this …

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I have installed a new AGP card a Chaintech nvdia Ge Force 4200 128mb. This replaces a PCI card. The monitor does not recognise the card and will not boot up. If I re-install the old card into its PCI slot and plug the monitor in to the new AGP …

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Hello. I have what appears to be a dead ATI 9800 Pro. The computer get's no video but does get post beep. The fan does not turn on the card at all. I tried different power connectors as well. The fan does not spin easily with the touch of a …

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My monitor - a Viewsonic E70f has developed a pale green patch in the top right corner. The green area is only faint but it has appeared since I installed a new video card. (Chaintech nvdia GeForce 4200 128mb), The monitor is only a couple of years old. Any ideas? …

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My friend asked me this question recently. I didn't know what to tell him. Mike: Hope you can help as I can't get anywhere with Dell, their free support is limited to OS problems and can't touch third party's hardware/ software - even though they installed it. So much for …

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I installed a demo of EA's Battlefield 2 on the PC earlier today and ever since the screen has been, well messed up. The game crashed at startup complaining about the grahics card. The icons are now huge. I've switched res and this does solve the problem but the screen …

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Hi, i have a computer that died a slow death on my sister. For about a month it would randomly shut down on her, and would not restart for a long interval afterwards. (A number of hours.) Naturally, she couldn't give me any specifics about what she was doing any …

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HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light wont go …

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HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light wont go …

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Hi. I have installed a new Motherbaord- a Gigabyte GA-7dxr and an AGP video card- a Chaintech nvdia Ge Force 4 T14200 128mb. It all works fine running on the new card until I remove the old PCI card. When I try to boot up without the PCI card installed …

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I installed Windows XP-Pro on my parent's computer a while ago. They've never been able to change their screen resolution because I can't bring up the display options. I've tried right-clicking on the desktop, going through the control panel, updating drivers for the video card via the internet. I looked …

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Originally Posted by caphrikorn12 hi!! im new here, i just search for some1 to help me out with my computer problems, im from philippines. i just wanna ask if my processor is defective or what, this what just happened, i have a p4 2.4ghz ecs motherboard 256 ddram. my pc …

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Im using a Radeon 9800pro with VGA, DVI and S-Video out. I have 2 projectors that i plan on using in a widescreen setup side by side for a digital video display im doing. My problem is this: Both projectors are attached, one to the VGA-out, and one to the …

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Hey guys. Throughout my system's life my comp has the tendency to crash at random points (e.g. whether I'm playing a game, or opening my web browser). At first it was bad, but recently it has gotten better after a few adjustments...but the problem remains. Also, the other day I …

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My monitor is displaying all kinds of funky colors. I can't view any pictures cause the colors are all jacked up. What i've done & checked: 1)Checked pin's in Monitor Plug (OK) 2)Pluged into another computer (works perfect) 3)Repluged into 1st computer (same funky colors) 4)reinstalled driver (no change) 5)checked …

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I had a PII running XP home on a 80G seagate hard drive. I bought a bare bones system w/ AMD Athlon XP 2700+ processor and 512M of ram. The manufaceur has the XP certificate for this mother board. I used the video card and hard drive out of the …

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I found a sweet video card but i didnt find any reviews on the card....maybe im looking in the wrong place or something. Can anyone tell me if my card is good, bad or should i consider another one just in case. Any help/advice is more than welcomed :-) Video …

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I triple-boot Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2, and SUSE Linux 9.3 Professional. For those that don't know, Linux has special user permissions. There is only one user with access to the entire harddrive, called "root", and this user has an encrypted password. …

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I just got a new XFX Geforce FX 5200 128mb video card. For some reason, when I put in my new card and turn on the computer, the monitor shows nothing. It is as if it does not recognize that my card is in. The monitor works fine with the …

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Lately my Xp monitor has benn having these 5 second blackouts wehre the screen will go black for 5 seconds and then coem pack to the preavius picture. IT will do this three times until the screen goes black for about 30 seconds and then the computer reboots it selft. …

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G'day!here's the problem. I was listening to music on my comp and it suddenly froze,i then thought it was just lagging so i just wait a few sec than it crash,the screen turned off and fan and everything stopped but the light on machine still on,i than press restart than …

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X-Demon Savage 4 PCI drivers for win xp (c397pci ver 1.1) i cant find them help me plis :) :D:D:D

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I want to buy new parts for a computer in the next 2 month. I was looking at the radeon X850XT but was wondering if it would be too limited by the CPU. If I bought a P4 3.4ghz or 3.6ghz and 2GB of DDR2 533mhz RAM, would the video …

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If you were to build your own computer what would you use for a video capture device? Would you use an ati all in wonder card or a just a good card and then get a good pci capture device? What is the BEST?

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hi, incase u remember me, im previously "omw" got a new ati radeon 9600xt 128(maybe an entry level card for some)...instaled catalyst 5.3. result was very chopppy performance. ive an old p3 1ghz 256 mb ram, 200 watt pwr supply. surprisingly the performance of my mx 440 64mb was better …

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Okay Guys Please help me out wit this (For those who dont know the whole story go to the old post) AT: [url]http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6141-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=96492&messageID=1095726[/url] I No Longer have a Compaq Computer. Now what i have done is Bought this MSI K7N2 DELTA2 MotherBoard and case.I did buy a new in the …

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For about the same cost, I can get either the previous version G5dp 2.0, or the current G5dp 2.0. The difference is in the max RAM slots (8GB max vs 4GB max) and the 64MB video card vs 128MB. I do graphics with big files (no video) using PShop and …

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Okay Guys Please help me out wit this (For those who dont know the whole story go to the old post) AT: [url]http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6141-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=96492&messageID=1095726[/url] I No Longer have a Compaq Computer. Now what i have done is Bought this MSI K7N2 DELTA2 MotherBoard and case.I did buy a new in the …

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I am experiencing a very frustrating VIDEO & AUDIO STUTTERING problem which appeared one day out of the blue about 6 weeks ago. I have checked and tried pretty much everything I can think of, short of doing a clean re-install of XP Home. The symptoms are: when XP initially …

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im having probley with my computer. i can play normally and then suddenly the computer will just freeze up and i can't do nothing but restart the computer. this is pissing me off heaps. here is my hijack log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:39:41 p.m., on 29/04/2005 …

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I just put this together, here are my specs: Chaintech MPM800-3 motherboard 512 DDR400 RAM on-board video card Pentium 4 2.26 processor All seem to be installed correctly, the computer starts up and all the fans and everything starts, but it doesn't seem to want to work. I've tried resetting …

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Heres What I am Running: - Soyo Dragon Lite P4x400 (already updated BIOS) - 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 Processor 533/400 MHz - 160GB Seagate Barracuda Harddrive (Partitioned into Drives C(100 GB), and D (50Gb) - 512 MB DDR Kingston Ram - 128 MB DDR ATI 7200SE Video Card - Sony …

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I have just tried to connect my Laptop (Toshiba Satellite with a 32MEG Nvida GForce 420 GO Video Card) to my TV and I have an image, but it is black and white and I am unable to get it to color. I'm connecting through a SCART connection which has …

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I pasted all of the highjackthis report but Idont know if you can read it. I cant get my internet Explorer to download a single thing. I gat a message that IE cant find the file or the file doent exist. If someone could make heads or tails 0f this …

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i turn on my computer and everything turns on except i dont get the picture in the monitor. i tried 3 monitors that work and none of them work on the computer. how can i figure out if my video card doesnt work?

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