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Solve : Need IBM Netvista Bios? |
Answer» i need IBM NetVista BIOS. I search every where but couldn't find it, Plz HELP me to find the latest version of bios. |
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Solve : I want n/w driver? |
Answer» I have a d-link DL10038D network adapter card .I was searching for it but i COULDNOT get driver for it.so LOL ......... "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink" You can lead a horse to drivers, but you can't make them download... |
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Solve : display drivers? |
Answer» Im haveing trouble with an i-buddie laptop with WIN ME on it. The display settings got changed somehow while a client of ours had the laptop and now I cant get any higher SETTING than 16 colors and I cant change the res. to move off off 640x480. The display adapter is set to standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA). When I change the display adapter to Super VGA I can get higher res. but I still cant change my color to any more that 16 colors. I was wondering if anyone could help me out because I dont know exactly what kind of display adapter I have or how I can find out , I think I must need to install diffrent drivers or something any ideas.Welcome aboard.... |
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Solve : Soundcard problems? |
Answer» I have recently bought a SECOND hand Dell PC and installed a copy of WINDOWS XP with Service pack. I have no sound. The soundcard is ONBOARD but I don't know what's involved in sorting it out. I was told (when I bought it) that it is a Legacy soundcard. Windows says it has not checked it (or something!) |
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Solve : Peripherals shutting down.? |
Answer» I just UPGRADED my pc's Motherboard and CPU, the new motherboard and cpu are WORKING fine as far as I can tell. On startup the computer boots as per normal, all of my peripherals load and are useable and everything is great. As SOON as windows loads up they all turn off and are no longer useable. What do I do?Nimos....... PLEASE provide some info about your system ... for example ,what O/S are you using . all of my peripherals load and are useable and everything is great.Ok ............ Quote As soon as windows loads up they all turn off and are no longer useable........ please tell us which peripherals are doing this ? dl65 Quote from: Nimos on November 08, 2007, 12:04:01 PM On startup the computer boots as per normal, all of my peripherals load and are useable and everything is great. As soon as windows loads up they all turn off and are no longer useable.How do you use your peripherals before windows loads up? The same Topic in 2 different places just confuses the issue... Did you try what was suggested in your other thread ? ?patio...can you merge them? |
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Solve : help me please? |
Answer» hi can anyone TELLS me where can i find the driver for canoscan LiDE 80http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SCANNER-Digital-CAMERA-WEBCAM/CANON/Canon-CanoScan-LiDE-80.shtmlQuote from: BRONI on NOVEMBER 09, 2007, 06:26:13 PM http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SCANNER-Digital-CAMERA-WEBCAM/CANON/Canon-CanoScan-LiDE-80.shtml hey thanks alot.Did it work? |
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Solve : Unfindable solution, please help.? |
Answer» I have a laptop (15 inch) that runs Vista 32Bit, with a ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 card. Currently AMD does not provide any driver support for Mobility Radeon™ products. All driver and technical support for Mobility Radeon™ products is provided by the original laptop or notebook manufacturer. The drivers that are available for download at ati.amd.com are for desktop products only. Who is your laptop maker? Did it come originally with Vista?Broni, it´s a Fujitsu Siemens computer. I already checked there for the driver for my X1400, they had it, I downloaded it. I exed the file, it began installing. But it said some files couldnt be installed. After the reboot all visual advances for Vista were horrible and I had to reboot from another day. I am really confused what to do now ThanksQuote Did it come originally with Vista?Quote Broni and patio.--->Did it come originally with Vista? I think my school, where the laptop has been delivered to for a lower price, installed Vista, so No. It´s so strange-downloaded the driver from F-S and it cant get fully installed and even makes the performance worse What are the basic computer specs? CPU, RAM, HD size/free space, video card specs...whatever you can post.FUJITSU SIEMENS Amilo Pi 1536 (15") Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1,73GHz 2GB Ram (DualCore) Microsoft Vista Home Premium ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB) SMBIOS verson: 2.4 OpenGL version: Not Available Direct 3D version: 7.14.10.0449 Harddisk size 160 GB (70 GB free) + 400 external (250 GB free) Have you looked at the IBM site? http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-66884.html#uninstall ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/79d533ww.exeQuote (Fix) DVD movie full screen playback is not smooth in battery operation using interlaced movies.Some major fixes. I will run the exe and see if its solves the problem. If not, I must use another reboot time again. If so, I will tell in a modify. ThanksPretty nice setup:)The .exe package got me installing Catalyst again but I dont see how that´s going to help me running these PARTICULAR games. After installation I try to run the games but I got the same error in console. I noticed that if I replace a game's .exe file with a NOCD crack games run, but there aren't any cracks for JK 2/3 so maybe it's because I use CD's but it still isn't normal. EDIT: and C. says OpenGL version is still Not AvailableThe Warez and cracks are probably the issue. We don't discuss them here. Sorry. |
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Solve : My Windows is supporting only 1 core since i accidently changed some driver? |
Answer» Hi EVERYBODY, Im new in here and i have a lil prob, I accidently change my driver of "Comp" in the Devices Manager to "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC" Which i suddenly found out that it makes my WINDOWS use only 1 core! When i tried to search for the old "Multiprocess ACP" i DIDNT found it! i had only "Standart PC" and the "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC" I tried to change to standart pc but it was even worse, right now i rolled back to the "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC" |
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Solve : internal m drive? |
Answer» I reformatted my hard drive for my HP pavilion, and tried reinstalling windows 2000 , and when it came to a part in the program it said there was no m drive to continue with the INSTALLATION, so my QUESTION is what is the internal m drive in my hard drive end how do I get rid of it or add it to continue with the windows install. |
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Solve : I would appreciate your help!? |
Answer» Hello everyone! clean it with a soft lint-free clothMake sure clean it in RADIUS direction, not in circles.There is a possibility you could make an exact copy of your install disk on another computer and where the original gave you problems the duplicate will work fine. Try BlindWrite it gives you a 20 day free trial. See below. http://majorgeeks.com/BlindWrite_Suite_d4039.htmlThank you for your answers. I'm going to try everything you suggest me. I just hope I won't need to change my graphic card as I heard that this costs as if I buy a new one laptop, and I bought this one just a year ago. Also excuse me if my English are bad Patio Ram is 2G.Quote as I heard that this costs as if I buy a new one laptopDon't listen to others, listen to us You can get really nice video card for about $100, and an average one for much less.Oooops, I forgot, you have a laptop...Sorry..That's plenty of RAM...ok...I tried everything you told me.. At first I tried to install windows and I GOT an error "can't find a hard disk". Then I did a memory test using Ubuntu installation cd. Everything seemed to be ok as far as ram is concerned. I installed ubuntu, everything was working properly till I decided to make an upgrade. Pc then turned off by its own, and everytime I try to get into Linux, again screen has some weird colors and pc does nothing after a while. Any more suggestions? Might it be a hard disk problem?It may be. Go to your HD manufacturer SITE, and DOWNLOAD their diagnostic program. |
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2661. |
Solve : No audio--? |
Answer» im not a complete novice so i know to go to computer management for drivers under other devices (with the question mark) i have 3 things: |
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2662. |
Solve : Pavilion DV6500 Vista to XP Pro? |
Answer» I've installed Windows XP without a problem, and I've got drivers for the audio and the wireless connection. The problem is there are seeming no video drivers for this model that are compatible with Windows XP. First, go to HP site, and find out what video card/chip your laptop uses, and then we can try to find appropriate driver. That would be important wouldn't it? Sorry, it's a NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7150M.I can see XP drivers for your card here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.71.htmlCan I please have the audio drivers, wireless, and integrated nic card, I cant find them going crazy please [email removed to prevent spam]I can see, my link doesn't work, so you'll have to go through Nvidia selections by yourself. Go here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us make sure, your selections look like this: and hit "Search".i fixed wirelles , i just need ethernet and audio pleaseI'm little bit confused... Are jackyrecalde, and cydonia same person, same computer, or what's going on?differentYou need to start a new topic, then. Provide your computer info, and your needs.Number of processors1 Number of cores2 per processor Number of threads2 (max 2) per processor NameAMD Turion 64 Mobile TK-55 Code NameTyler SpecificationAMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 PackageSocket S1 (638) Family/Model/SteppingF.8.1 Extended Family/ModelF.68 Brand ID3 Core Stepping Technology65 nm Core Speed800.1 MHz Multiplier x Bus speed4.0 x 200.0 MHz HT Link speed800.1 MHz Stock frequency1800 MHz Instruction setsMMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64 L1 Data cache (per processor)2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache (per processor)2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache (per processor)2 x 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size NorthbridgeNVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 SouthbridgeNVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 Memory TypeDDR2 Memory Size1024 MBytes Memory Frequency160.0 MHz (CPU/5) CAS# Latency (tCL)5.0 clocks RAS# to CAS# (tRCD)5 clocks RAS# Precharge (tRP)5 clocks Cycle Time (tRAS)15 clocks Bank Cycle Time (tRC)21 clocks Command Rate (CR)1T System ManufacturerHewlett-Packard System NameHP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC System S/NCNF7424CYR Mainboard VendorQuanta Mainboard Model30CF BIOS VendorHewlett-Packard BIOS VersionF.07 BIOS Date08/09/2007 Windows VersionMicrosoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) DirectX Version9.0c I need driver for sound and ethernet please I am going crazy |
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Solve : windows 98 and usb flash drive? |
Answer» How do I back up files from old computer (windows 98se) on a USB drive to tranfer to new computer (XP)? |
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2664. |
Solve : Question? |
Answer» Pls.Inform me about this problem. |
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2665. |
Solve : Windows 98 on an Asus EeePC? |
Answer» Alright guys, someone is bringing me their EeePC 4G in a couple days and wants me to try to put Windows 98 on it. Sounds simple enough, except Asus only provides drivers for Linux and Windows XP. Why not just go with Windows XP? This model of the EeePC only comes with a 4GB solid state disk. XP takes about 75% of that, not leaving much to work with after the install. HOWEVER, Windows 98 uses quite a bit less than that plus it will run faster on the EeePC's hardware. But you still didn't answer my questions... Oh, sorry. What'd I miss? Acronis True Image ? ?Yeah, I might pick that up. The EeePC is quite popular here. While we don't sell laptops, a friend of mine who runs a shop in the mall down the street does. He has sold 10 this week and most of the people have asked for XP to be installed on it. He said he's gonna start sending people my way and have me do it. Would save me the trouble of going through it again and again to reduce the size. |
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Solve : USB stop seeing old dvd drive, jump drive? |
Answer» My Toshiba laptop cannot see the USB devices I used before, after I tried and uninstalled the Nero 7 suite with an LG external DVD writer. Now my jump drive(Sandisk Micro Cruzer 2G), and my old Norwood Micro external DVD burner ALSO is not recognized. Something about drivers that I couldn't resolve. Would appreciate any help.What flavor of Windows might this be ? ?Win XP.Travel to Device Manager... |
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Solve : system32\drivers\mup.sys? |
Answer» Im sorry if this is in the wrong topic area but I have heard it described as a hardware/software DRIVER and network problem so Im hedging my bets. |
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2668. |
Solve : Plug and Play? |
Answer» Motherboard drivers. |
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2669. |
Solve : sound card driver? |
Answer» Hi, ive recently re-formatted my hard DRIVE (low level format) and upgraded my WINDOWS xp to service PACK 2. Now I get no sound because the computer doesnt recognise my sound card. I realise that I have to download and install a driver but I cant tell what soundcard I have as it is inbuilt into the computer HARDWARE and hidden within the motherboard somewhere. |
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Solve : Need to install Compaq Driver Updates, PLEASE HELP!? |
Answer» Hello Everyone... In some cases, you may need to uninstall the previous driver before installing an updated one. Have you tried that? No. I'll try that.Broni, please ignore what I said above. That was the correct driver, but after installing I do have problems with the sound driver. In device manager I receive Code 10 after installing the driver.Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. When I use the installation application to install the driver, it shows FAILURE under results. I have never had this problem the last time I updated my drivers...Did your sound work at all, before you started all that update procedure?Yes.OK, I've done some more research. The drivers that are required are: Conexant CX20468-31 AC97 Audio driver Conexant CX20468-31 AC97 Audio driver EQ So I have the right installation file, but every time I install the driver update, it says FAILED. Screenshot attached. [saving disk space - OLD attachment deleted by admin]If your sound works OK, why do you need updates, then?Quote from: Broni on November 19, 2007, 08:09:42 PM If your sound works OK, why do you need updates, then? There were so many installation files for the driver. Most of them said "No Fixes or Enhancements", but one of the installation files said that it does FIX something. So there. I was confused.I live by: If it's not broken, don't fix it.Try installing it in safe mode. This sometimes helps. It may be failing because the files are in use, they won't be in safe mode. |
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Solve : Hard drive problem? |
Answer» Well, aparently everything started when I tried to access some folders of my hard drive and it gave an "inpage error" thingy, I restarted the computer (sometimes it acts retarded so I thought it would fix it) when I check my computer both my hard drive partitions (D and E) are gone. |
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Solve : Keep Getting B.S.O.D. on Re-Install? |
Answer» I'm at my wits end with this PC! Please Help!! |
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Solve : laptop mouse ps/2 compatible drivers? |
Answer» Hi there, |
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Solve : UltraNav driver for Thinkpad Z60m? |
Answer» Have a Z60m IBM Thinkpad notebook (Vista Ultimate) with out TRACKPOINT or Touchpad capability. External mouse works fine. Have downloaded and installed latest IBM (Lenovo) driver for this notebook (71GX77ww.exe). Have used instructions from Microsoft for installing. But for some reason system shows "Driver not installed" and UltraNav tab does not appear in CONTROL Panel/Mouse. BIOS installed is Ver. 1.24. Seems (Not sure) problem STARTED after system upgrade which loaded Ver. 1.24. Could this VERSION of BIOS be causing problem? Anybody know what version of BIOS I should be USING for this computer? And how to get it installed? |
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Solve : Computer won't load pictures from camera? |
Answer» I am SO frusterated! I WENT out and bought a new USB cord, cause I figured maybe that's why it wasn't working. Same THING happened. So I went and tried connecting it to another computer, still doesn't work..well that's not surprising since it wouldn't have the program on the other computer anyways. Tried formating the camera, same thing. |
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Solve : How to download this driver?? |
Answer» I just brought a NEW ACER TravelMate 650 latop and i plu the cashcard and they never pop up anything? And i go to download the DRIVER and they say need to go to nets download but i go download and they say do't have this SOFTWARE. So how?I don't understand your question, could you please rephrase it? |
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Solve : Up dateing nvidia 7600gs drivers? |
Answer» I have followed the so called procedures, i removed all previous drivers with add/remove the used driver cleaner, then Glarysoft registry cleaner, rebooted and tried to install 169.21 forceware winxp 32 and it does most of it before it stops and says can't do it. Now i look in the device manager and it says "other device" so it no longer sees the 7600.... What went wrong? and how do i get it to see the card and accept the new drivers? and or does this have ANYTHING to do with permissions in the registry? I do have ADMINISTRATION rights.. What am i doing wrong? I feel like a nubee again and need to be walked through the process. Help please i want to GO back to playing my games!!! |
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Solve : BIOS date and time problems after hard reboot? |
Answer» Every time my system does a hard power off, such as a power failure or AC disconnect. When re booting, the system will require me to enter set up to set the date and time. Once set, the system keeps the date and time very well. The system runs 24/7. The system is as FOLLOWS: |
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Solve : Need XP Sound Drivers For Inspiron 1720...? |
Answer» Quote from: quaxo on December 20, 2007, 02:26:38 AM Quote from: Dead_Reckon on December 19, 2007, 08:41:21 PMW00T! i got the sound drivers working, never mind about the previous post, the package needed is: i BASICALLY just kept installing, rebooting, uninstalling, rebooting, installing another, repeat. yes, i hate vista enough to go through that like, over a dozen times, probably closer to two dozen, but i'm happy now; as long as the drivers dont flake out again like they did this morning. i dont think they will though, i think its because i forgot to uninstall a SET and i had two sets of drivers installed, oh well, at least the audio is working now, and unlike the vista driver, theres no crackling or popping. also, XP, running everything i ran in vista, and then some only eats 34% of my RAM, where as vista home premium ate 52% to 80% just running programs, and i have two gigs of RAM.. but, as i said earlier, i have audio, i'm happy. this three dollar set of heavy duty school something or another headphones are great, gotta love church sales. thanks again for the help, now all thats left to do is get the webcam, card reader, firewire, and lastly, the BLUETOOTH working, card reader and firewire are no issue, bluetooth and webcam may be though, oh well, i'll re-post if i need help with it, right now i'm done with drivers for a while before i try to get anything else working on this thing, there was just too.. many.. reboots.. |
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Solve : Audio Drivers? |
Answer» Windows Devices |
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2681. |
Solve : no wireless? |
Answer» i need a driver for it has nothing to do with my motherboard, i just need a driver for it, i lost the cd. It sounds like your LAN NIC is integrated into the motherboard. Therefore, we need to know the exact model of the motherboard so we can tell you what driver you need. If you can't provide complete information, there is little chance anyone can help you. |
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Solve : no matter what I do, none of my audio works. . .? |
Answer» No matter what speakers I put in, my audio doesn't work. and the comp doesn't have internet. . . |
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Solve : Getting mouse working in Windows 3.11?? |
Answer» Hi all. Lately I've been trying to get some rather old operating systems working on my computer. So far I've got MS-DOS 6.22 working and MS-Windows 3.11 kind of working. Here's my specs, which probably explains a lot of my problems: |
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Solve : Direct3D not working? |
Answer» Hi, Get this, first: Is this safe?As safe, as computer world goes....Just create new restore point, before proceeding.I tried running the DirectX Eradicator 2.0, and it told me that my Version of Windows wasn't supported and exited. I believe im running XP SP2Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any other way.Open My Computer/Help/About Windows to make sure SP2 is installed...Alright a follow up, I downloaded a program called DirectX Happy Uninstall, This was able to rollback my directX back to 8.1 and then update it back to 9.0c. While it was version 8.1 i ran the direct3d test it failed with the same errors, as well as when i tested it in 9.0c. This may have ruled out the directX problem and the real culprit could be my Radeon 9800 drivers. This would coincide with this error i'm sure. "Hardware accelerated Direct3D 9+ is not available because the display driver does not support it. You may be able to get a newer driver from the hardware manufacturer." Although I have unistalled and reinstalled my Drivers several times to the version stated before. "ATI Catalyst™ 7.11 Display Driver for Windows XP Professional/Home Edition" I'm not really sure what to do now other than reinstall them again.... *Also SP2 is installed, i reinstalled again last night.Did you actually uninstall your video card, restart your computer, and then install new drivers?Quote from: Broni on December 15, 2007, 07:31:28 PM Did you actually uninstall your video card, restart your computer, and then install new drivers? Yes, the procedure to do this on the site is as follows. Goto Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, The You select "ATI - Software Uninstall Utility" Change/Remove. Then you restart, click the add/remove programs thing again and make sure all ATI components are removed, if they are all removed I install the Catalyst Control Center 7.11 and restarted my computer. Then once again i goto the dxdiag and test the thing and NOTHING seems to have changed. Another note I failed to mention before from the dxdiag was on the files I have a final debug version of a file and the system prompts a caution in the notes which reads; The file d3d9d.dll is a debug version, which will run slower than the retail version.Try here: http://www.flexbeta.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t5902.html Post next to last, by redshark Quote from: Broni on December 15, 2007, 08:40:04 PM Try here: Thank you so very much for that link. Turned out all i simply had to do was install my Radeon Drivers using the Device Manager as oppose to the CCC.exe. Problem solved and I thank you for the responses.You're welcome:) Good news. |
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Solve : Does Formatting Really erase? |
Answer» Does Formatting Really erase |
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Solve : 98 SE window modem drivers installed no isp connections? |
Answer» i have been trying to load 98win se modem drivers & having problems with misconfig.,COMMAND inst. strings.pc porting issues, error 630 hardware failures, & the lastest cannot dial . all to re- connecting to my ISP netzero once again!Can't help if we don't know the SYSTEM SPECS. Need to list make and model of EVERYTHING. |
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Solve : DirectX? |
Answer» How can Directx 9B updated to DirrectX 9C or LATTER. HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/179113 |
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Solve : Power supply cords....where do they go??? |
Answer» I have a Gateway(GT5028) AMD Desktop Computer-AMD Athlon 64 that has had its video card replaced, a new hard drive and a new power supply. Unfortunately, after replacing the power supply and coming to the conlusion that it was motherboard FAILURE and their was no use, the TECHNICIAN abandoned me. "Abandoned" meaning I have wires labeled P1, P4, P5 etc coming from my power supply that aren't plugged into anything. Not to mention these TWO wide wires coming out of the DVD drive. I just wana know if anybody out their HAPPENS to have the same computer and wouldn't mind taking a pic of the inside, just to be used as a guide I would greatly appreciate it.Is this your computer?----->HereIf you are in over your head i'd suggest inviting someone over who has built a few machines and treating him to the Adult beverage of his choice in exchange for his expertise... |
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Solve : How to identify DVD burner? |
Answer» I just bought a used DVD/CD burner and know near nothing about computers....but learn well. When I plug it into my Dell, it tells me that it is a Maxtor 2B020H1 IDE\Disk maxtor_2B020H1 (if I'm looking in the right place that is!). The sticker on the drive gives me S/N 223632402427 Model: dvd840-H09 Manufactured Date: August 2006 |
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2690. |
Solve : internal hard drive restore? |
Answer» Hello All, When I inserted my windows recovery CD- it helped noneDid you perform whole recovery procedure? |
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2691. |
Solve : Problem with Update Driver: SCI and RAID Controller? |
Answer» Hi everyone, |
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2692. |
Solve : I want Graphics & sound drivers for Cyrix Media GX mmx? |
Answer» I WANT Graphics & sound drivers for Cyrix Media GX mmx for WINDOWS 2000isn't windows 2000 automatically DETECT the peripheral? |
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2693. |
Solve : USB? |
Answer» Hi, i'd appreciate anyones ideas with this. whenever i plug something into my computer like an ipod or camera, it wont show up that it is in the computer. when i plug my ipod in it says its charging but it wont show up on my computer. does anyone know how to get it to work? Please start your own thread for this problem. |
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Solve : Problems installing driver on Windows ME? |
Answer» Hi there...hopefully this is in the right section. Hi there street1...thanks for the quick reply. Thanks for the link...sorry to sound stupid but what do i do with those files? how do i use them on the computer? Download the file(s) to a Floppy Disk and point the HARDWARE Wizard to look in A:\ when prompted. These files are located, in compressed form, on your WinMe CD in Win9x/BASE2 For WinMe ONLY |
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Solve : Transferring information from hard drive? |
Answer» I have a old computer with a failed power supply and I want to transfer the information on the old hard DRIVE to the new computer. How do I do it with no power on the old computer?Remove the HDD from the old computer. |
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2696. |
Solve : help me out plz!!!!? |
Answer» i have beem having the problems in my mouse for a quite a long time.....at first i was using windows XP and i noticed at some times the mouse doesnt work and it shows a error code 24 in the device manager... i tried unplugging the mouse and reinstalling the drivers... but nothing seems to work out.... :obut this happens only at some times the rest of the times the mouse works just fine.... im sure it is not a problem with the mouse as it works just fine in other computer.....now recently i upgraded to windows vista but sadly im still facing the same problem.... but the thing i noticed here is when i GO the device manager in the mice and other pointing device if it shows as microsoft ps\2 then my mouse doesnt work amd the same error code 24 , but when i uninstalled the microsoft ps\2 drivers and when i reinstalled the com 2 port drivers,in the device manager mice and other pointing device if it shows as microsoft serial mouse and my mouse works just fine......this problems happens whenever i turn off and turn on my computer....... plz..plz... help me out. Code 24 Not sure it'll help, but you can TRY running the Troubleshooting Wizard (if you haven't already). You also mentioned the Com 2 drivers. Double check the settings for Com 2 in your BIOS. If you can, get a hold of a different serial mouse and try that. If you're still having problems, it's possible there is a fault in the port itself.i have already done the troubleshooting using the wizrd...but it doesnt work. ......can u tell me what properties should be changed for com2 in the bios settings??Is there a reason you need to still use a serial port Mouse ? ? Do you have PS2 connectors on this machine ? ? Quote from: patio on December 07, 2007, 12:28:29 PM Is there a reason you need to still use a serial port Mouse ? ? I was wondering that myself. I was going to suggest ditching the serial mouse and getting a PS/2 or USB mouse. Just CURIOUS as to why the current one isn't working properly.If you remember back in the day of 28.8 modems you would remember how many things can go wrong with COM port setups...one day it's Grand the next day who knows ? ?i have only a ps/2 mouse but the strange thing is it works as a microsoft serial mouse.........They will sometimes be identified this way by Device Manager...replace the mouse with a new PS2 mouse. |
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Solve : IBM Trackpoint 4 Keyboard Driver (PS/2 connectors) for Dell XPS 410 (USB)? |
Answer» Hi. |
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Solve : READING MY CD? TOTALLY FRIED!? |
Answer» sooo first off i dont even know if i'm in the right thread, but i'm in some desperate need of help, and am about to lose my mind from stress. boy, am i glad i found this place. over the past year and a half or so, i've storing my writing on a CD-ROM. and nearly a week ago, i had about 500 pages dedicated to several drafts of this novel i was writing. well. idiot that i am: i was saving-editing-and resaving on the sort of disk that is originally intended for music. which, i'm sure we know isn't supposed to be constantly edited. anyway. a few days ago, i tried to access it, so that i could finally print my final draft, and found that the disc wasn't reading, or even accessing. a friend of mine, who works at an electronics company, tried to find it on his computer, and told me that there was no way to recover all of my work. the file, and entire disk was fried. and, as imagined: i was ready to cry. i've been working on this FOREVER. its some of the best writing i can RECALL doing, nevermind finishing. does anyone have any suggestions? because i promise, that if i need to start over, i'll have to cry.Welcome aboard I'm SORRY for your loss...maybe not yet There are some commercial programs out there, which promise data recovery from CDs/DVDs. They are not free, and I never used one, so I don't know, if they deliver. However, you may try to start with small, free utility called "Copy It Anyway": Quote A program for copying corrupted files which can´t be copied the standard way because of some error on MEDIA the file is stored on.http://www.freewarefiles.com/programs.php?ProgramID=7989&categoryid=9&subcategoryid=96 If, using this program, you'll be able to make a copy of that bad CD, maybe you'll be able to see some of your files on a fresh copy. BTW... Quote i was saving-editing-and resaving on the sort of disk that is originally intended for music.It really doesn't matter, if it was music CD. Your mistake was, not to make any backup of it. Now, you know....grrrrrrrrr.oh goddd. you just may have saved my life. maybe. i'll defunitely check it out, though. and let you know wut happens. maybe it can help someone else, too. thank you so much!Okay. Basically its a faliure. Because it was on the CD, there's no way to access it, and no way for the computer to read what it's supposed to copy. I appreciate the suggestion, though. Any other ideas?DLoad and install the free version of ISOBuster It will allow you to read CD's that haven't been finalised yet which sounds like your situation. Copy all the files back to your hard drive in a NEW directory and test that they are still good and you can then re-burn them if needed.I'd say ISOBuster is probably your best bet here. Out of curiosity...have you been using the same CD this whole time? CD's aren't terribly reliable (I've got several that are virtually useless because they can't be read anymore) and they don't have a very long lifespan, especially when used excessively. If I were you, I would invest in a flashdrive. They're becoming quite cheap now. If you're on a limited budget, you can easily get one holds about 50MB or so for only $5 at your local Walgreens. And you should always have another backup somewhere. I wish you the best of luck and I sincerely hope you are able to retrieve your work.Thanks everyone. I'll defunitely try it. this may sound like an obvious question, but where can i find the free download? is there a certain LINK on the site, and i'm just missing it?never guys. i just found it. thanks again! i'll let you know if this one works, also!sooo i think this one might actually have a chance. just one problem. i don't really kno how to use it. haha. anybody have the patience to walk me through it? basically what's happening, is i'm saving it to my desktop, and when i try to open it in a word document, it's saying that it doesn't support deleted file types.What program are you using to open the word document?What's the format? .iso? .tmp?Nice bump...Quote from: patio on November 28, 2007, 08:20:37 AM Nice bump...And only a week late. These newbies are getting quicker.Maybe, maybe not. When you make a straight file copy from a CD to the HD, MS, in all its wisdom, chose to make the copies 'read only." If you can remove the "r" attribute from the HD copies, you might be able to work with the files. |
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Solve : Display Problem with Intel GMA 82945G? |
Answer» Hi there, I was asking for help in repairing this problem, not suggestions to get a new card. We can't repair hardware that isn't cut out for the job at hand... Judging by the games requirements it is what it is.Quote from: patio on December 04, 2007, 06:30:34 PM Quote from: DonMCN on December 04, 2007, 04:26:44 PMI was asking for help in repairing this problem, not suggestions to get a new card. Yeah, that's exactly what I was saying. The Intel video chipsets aren't cut out for HANDLING most games. Even 3D games that aren't very demanding (LIKE World of Warcraft) struggle at minimum settings with Intel chipsets. They don't always work wonderfully. It's not a suggestion, it's a solution. There are lots of 3D features that ATI and nVidia can provide that the Intel chipsets just can't handle, especially with most games that are a bit heavy on graphics, shaders, lights, etc. |
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Solve : DMAC drivers?? |
Answer» Hi recently my computer has been turning itself off during gaming sessions, i originally thought it was a HARDWARE problem but after months of checking I and 2 computer REPAIR shops cannot find the problem there. Ive checked the microsoft help and support thing that comes up once it reboots, which came up with this... |
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