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Hello. Im running an Acer Power1000 small form factor, well 9 of them. within a week 4 motherboards fried, just 1 month out of warranty. I happened to find a company which deals with acer parts and replaced the mboards for 150 ea. vs 500 which is what acer wanted... …
I'm just wondering what online stores you guys use to buy new parts. I've already checked out the following places: [LIST][*][url]http://www.tigerdirect.com[/url] [*][url]http://www.newegg.com[/url] (expensive) [*][url]http://www.outletpc.com[/url] [*][url]http://www.geeks.com[/url] [/LIST] If you guys have any other places that'll help me shorten my search time please let me know.
It takes me roughly 4 to 5 hours, start to finish, to assemble a new PC and load the OS. I lost count of how many systems I've built over the years, but this one has me stumped, I've never seen anything like it!! I hope there's someone out there …
I have a major issue with my old Dell Dimension XPS T500. The thing has always been a little cooky, but now it's gone off the charts. My brother recently moved out, so I decided to uninstall all of his old games and software to free up some space on …
ok, so i play this game called allegiance. they only allow each computer to have 1 account. i want to bypass this and make 2. formatting and getting a new ip address does not work. i got a message once that said the way they do this is by "scanning …
hi im just wondering if the Nvidia 9800GTX has 2 GPU cores, it says so on the box but i don't trust it. there is no option for SLI, i cant find it if there is one because i don't know where to look. thanks in advance.
Can someone point me to where I might get a hold of fan schematics for a Compaq ML570 G1 /G2 server and of a 4300 series drive array. THe equipment is great but far too noisy for a media server environment. I need to slow these fans down to drop …
Is there a noticable performance increase with choosing a higher speed of the following ram: DDR2: 667 mhz 800 1066 1142 1250 DDR3: 1066 1333 1600 1800 1866 2000 what about ddr2 1250 vs ddr3 1066, which is better. also, what are the benefits of ddr3 over ddr2. is it …
[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]One-Click Shutdown[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]If you have Clean Sweep Deluxe, you should disable it before proceeding. Follow these directions to create a one-click shutdown shortcut:[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Navigate to your Desktop.[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]On the Desktop, right-click and go to …
My friend gave me a GW 19" FPD1960 monitor. The power light stays on but the screen is blank. Can press "input" button and screen and will come on for 1 second with great screen, then goes blank. I have a biostar GeForce6100-M9 MOBO, 1.8ghz Sempron, 1gb ram, and Nvidia …
I'm having a really hard time ejecting my cd out. I've tried dragging the cd icon into the trash. Tried restarting the computer and pressed on the eject button on my keyboard. Is there a way for me to manually tell the computer to eject my cd? This happened before …
Which of these mid-tower cases should i get: [B]Thermaltake Soprano[/B]: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3180430&CatId=1859[/url] [B]Ultra Aluminus[/B]: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1215768&CatId=1842[/url]
I have a really low frame rate in games [mainly talking about world of warcraft but it applies for other multiplayer games too, i cannot run team fortress 2 games smoothly ] which Ive always blamed on my old video card... but comparing with my friends, they have similiar comps …
i have a psp for trade...and it is also on cfw...i really want a 360,pda, something for my car like a amp,subs, cd player, etc...i also want a wii...if u have anything worth more than my psp just post it no matter if its anywhere ner these things i want...ILL …
Hi Guys so here is the deal. I have two issues. Here is #1: I recently purchased a USED Processor AMD Athlon XP 3200-AXDA3200DKV4E to upgrade my current AMD Athlon XP 2900+ - AXDA2900DKV4E. So I unplug my computer, power and all, place on rubber mat, wear the antistatic wrist …
Bought a new system, and I am Already wanting faster. I want two more gig of ram. [COLOR="red"]OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK - Retail Model #: OCZ2P800R22GK Item #: N82E16820227139[/COLOR] Would be economical …
I have a Emachine T2542 with windows XP on it. When I shut it down the LED light remains lit and the fan continues to run. When I go to turn it back on it doesn't unless I unplug it and plug it back in. So I unplug it when …
I need to buy a laptop within the next week or so and I have a budget of around $1000. My budget pretty much puts macs out of the question so a pc laptop with have to do. Can anyone recommend a nice laptop with good battery life and a …
i have a gamecube, ps2, and n64 that i am willing to trade for a psp with all hardware. all hardware included except the gamecube needs the av and power cords. i will provide action replay for the gamecube. i have call of duty 1&2 for the ps2. i have …
Greetings, I have a problem finding an appropriate LCD for my Sony VAIO FX140. While doing some research, mainly on eBay, I found LCD SCREEN FOR SONY VAIO PCG-GR250P, PCG-883L, HP OmniBook 4150 Laptop 14.1" LCD Screen and 14.1" LCD Laptop Screen LG model LP141X1. Now, can anyone tell me, …
Hi i was wondering how i know what graphics card and ram to buy so it matches and is compatible with my computer... thankyou.
Hello, I am looking to rebuild most of my computer only keeping a few things, but I am upgrading my motherboard. Im pretty sure this is my current [url]http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D945PLRN/index.htm[/url] This is the one that I am looking to buy [url]http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3528992&CatId=2406[/url] how can I tell if this will fit in my …
my rma'd mother board just arrived back and works but the on board lan does not. its really not worth rma'ing again. Ive tried the three old cards i have and windows wont install them.....xp will install them, windows me, 98, 95, millenium etc.... do i have to buy a …
how do i get manufacturers suplied hardware support disk , the floppy disk with the raid drivers on it or where do i go to download such software. ive downloaded a windows.iso and made a disk but i have no raid driver disk what do i do now?
Hi Folks This above error has just started to occur and it only happens when I try to play battlefield 2142 for some reason. From what little I can gather this is [U]usually[/U] a hardware driver issue so, on that basis I updated all my drivers tonight. Unfortuantely this had …
OK, over the last 2 months, I have been trying to solve the problem that causes all my videogames to randomly freeze during gameplay (no other time like cut scene movies or something) When it freezes, the audio usually loops and skips like a scratched CD, and I am forced …
I have an old emachine T2542 with a Celeron 2.5 Processor 400 MHZ FSB. The spec sheet states that it uses PC 2100 memory but when I ran a Aida32 System progam, it stated that PC 2700 ram was installed. Three years ago I went ahead and installed more 2700 …
I've been having some computer problems. It started a few weeks ago when my monitor would go all crazy and I'd have to manually turn the computer off. It would do that occasionally, and then Monday it wouldn't do anything. When I turn the computer on, it either gives me …
I can't disable my integrated graphic card. My mother board model is ASUS P5GZMX and it has intel. integrated graphic card. But I also add PCIE graphic card to my unit(ASUS EN6200TC512). I want to disable integrated graphic card. I also try to disable integrated graphic card in BIOS but …
Long time no post. I am needing help with a computer that I have... obviously. The computer has not been turned on in a while because... It blue screens after the Windows logo comes up. I can't go into any option... safe mode, safe mode with networking.. last knows good …
Hi, I'm looking for the answer ... to following question: How it all works, I mean how my code, even assembler code or opcode, gets executed? I don't want to read about 'moving pointer on the call stack' or 'processor does one thing or other' or anything like that. I'd …
Hello there, I bought a new ASPIRE 5920G series laptop with Windws, vista version. I want to partition my HDD in to more types. How can I do it? Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance Remo
Hello all I am newbe here so I hope that some one can help me out a bite. But first a little bit about my self I have been custom building and repairing computers since the vic20 days. I look after and service a few private computers, If I can …
Hello All!: First of all i would like to say that my knowledge as far as computer is Average. Meaning i have never built a computer from scratch. I am just very knowledgable in regards to applications and softwares within the operating system. My current Specs are: Motherboard: Soyo SY-K7VKPE …
hello, I am looking to buy a new graphic card but I am not sure if I should buy one new one or just get a 2nd of my older version since my computer is SLI ready. I have a Geforce 8600 GT right now. main thing that will make …
system info: using windows XP service pack 2, MachSpeed MSNV-939 NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard [url]http://www.machspeed.com/specs/viper/MSNV-939.html[/url] , new 1gb ram sticks [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211014[/url] Hello, and thanks for giving some time to try and help. Yesterday i installed 2 1 gig ram sticks (pc3200) to my existing 2 512mb sticks (pc2700), and …
About 2 months ago I started having problems with my computer. The computer had trouble POSTing, it would take numerous (10 or more) restarts to get it to POST. Then about a week later, the computer would not post at all. I purchased a new power supply ($110) and a …
I have just recently installed a NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 graphics card and it seems now, the higher the resolution I go, or the higher refresh rate, I get this strange double edging sort of effect around objects or parts of images which are lighter in colour, sort of like a …
Hello all, I am new to this forum, so please bear with me. I have an R50 that works well when it plugged in, but if I disconnect the ac power, within 15 seconds the screen goes into vertical lines, then horizontal lines, then the system freezes. To resolve, I …
Hello room.I'm a new member and thank you Administrator for allowing me to join this site. I had my HP ze5300 Notebook plugged in and was on the Web yesterday.I accidentally tripped on the cord and unplugged it from the wall.When i plugged it back in,it would'nt power on.The blue …
Hey i have an Cooler Master RC-330-KKN1-GP Elite 330 Mid tower case and an MSI P6N SLI Platinum mobo. The front panel (sound and mic) connectors are completely different than what's on the mobo for the front sound. I have the manuals (I'm sure you can get em at the …
Ive seen a motherboard with the specs: Amd athlon 3000+ 512 DDR2 533 RAM Motherboard Heatsink/Fan/Paste for only £40 Now, i want to know if its any good. i know the 3000 aint great, but the PC it would be replacing is a measley 2.4ghz Pentium 4 (Not a HT),
I have a sony spressa i link external drive i took the cdrom out and put a hd in and it worked i am trying a different hd and its not working my card, cable, and hd are fine. I am wondering if the jumpers need to be in a …
Hi all I need some information on touch screen technology. what softwares are being used in this. like atm's and kiosk systems etc. It is very useful if I get some details regarding this. Expecting a soon reply.
I am planning on buying an external memory card reader/writer with hub. Should card readers generally be compliant with all three host controller interfaces--open, universal and enhanced? If not, would a computer compliant with only a universal controller work with a reader having one or other two interfaces--OHCI and EHCI? …
I am looking into setting up a computer and lcd monitor in a restaurant kitchen in close proximity to a very greasy area of the kitchen for the purpose of the cooks being able to see food orders placed by customers. I want to know if there are any inexpensive …
Hi, i would like to know if its possible to use my old ipod which does not play anymore, but can still be used as memory as a source of RAM on my computer. If possible/plausable how would i do this? Andrew S
I have a five year old home built box that hasn't been moved or opened for over 2 years. It ran fine and shut down normally last night. Today when I turn it on, the machine POSTs, loads Windows up to desktop, then the screen goes blank. I here a …
am looking for some info not just code for hardware detection in linux like: cpu description (athlon, intell ecc) cpu speed ram # of hd's / size i just need someone to point me to the right direction Thanks
My mom has a Dell Dimension 4500. The video card is finally going I think. The screen kinda flickers. The card she has in it now is a GeForce4 MX 420 64mb. Can I put my Radeon 9550 256 Mb in her motherboard? I don't know if the motherboard can …
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