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So RECENTLY I don't know what happened, but when I try to play CS source the screen turns black. There's no sounds or anything and the computer doesn't seem to respond. Even if I play warcraft 3 and if I minimize it turns into a yellow screen. I can use the internet and almost anything else except play games. I just bought a new graphic card thinking it was the PROBLEM, but after joining a GAME in CS source it STILL gave me a black screen. My computer also seems to have problems starting up as when it powers on the screen doesn't show anything, it only works after a lot of retries.. I don't know if its the motherboard or something else that could be wrong. Thanks for the help.

Hello, recently today i bought a mic for my computer. It has the 3.5mm audio jack, which i plugged into my computer mic socket. But the problem is, the computer hasnt detected the mic, and it DOESNT work?

is there anything i should do, or know about , to get this mic working?except perhaps for fancy high-end SOUND cards, no special detection is present.

There are only two things to check. USING the Volume CONTROL (sndvol32) select options->properties, and choose "recording". Click OK.

now make sure the Microphone input volume is not muted or too low.

Verify wether the microphone works by checking if sound recorder can record sounds.

If not-

Is it plugged into a front Microphone jack? If so, try to find one on the rear of the computer.

I have a motherboard with BUILT in audio. It however lacks two outputs for front and rear speakers for my speaker system. I decided to install a sound blaster live card which has the necessary outputs. Installation went fine, connections are correct, and WINDOWS (XP) tells me everything is working fine but alas, no sound. Can you think of anything I am overlooking or will my motherboard just not allow me to use a sound card?any errors in device manager?
Does the onboard still work with the new sound card installed? If so, then you may need to DISABLE the onboard in BIOS.No errors in the device manager. The onboard does not work with the new sound card installed. DM lists the creative board with the latest windows drivers. But I never thought of going into the bios to disable the onboard audio. Does that normally have to be DONE? I've not EVER heard of that.The new card should disable the onboard when you plug it in, so that's probably not your problem.
you did run the drivers disk that came with the card right?
Are you sure they are XP drivers?
Have you checked the manufacturers website for updated drivers?
Do you have another computer that you can test that card in? The card may just be DOA.
Do you have another set of speakers you can try?No I let windows install its drivers. I have been on line for a while researching the drivers (even though I have the disk) and all the recommendations were to use the windows drivers. Maybe they were wrong. I will try that next. I am afraid, however, they may not be xp drivers on the old disk. Speakers are AOK. And lastly, no, I can't swear the board may not be Dead, you might be right! Well then, now I have some ideas to take different approaches to solving the problem. I thank you very much JJ and in the morning I will try again and let you know what the problem was if indeed we have solved it. You've been a great help! Good nightAlways use the manufacturers drivers when installing a new card. Make sure they are written for your operating system. Does the disk say it is compatible with XP? Check the card manufacturers website for xp drivers if not.Creative no longer has the drivers. I will search for them elsewhere on line. The card appears to be from 1999. Maybe I'm just playing with too old of a card but again, maybe not. But I will start there. Thanks again!

I uninstalled both my DVD drive and my CD drive and rebooted my COMPUTER, in device manager it says DRIVERS were properly installed but cannot find the hardware (both drives). They have POWER, because they open and CLOSE...I do not know what to do...are both drives BAD? (using Windows XP, HP computer)

Hello, I'm in the market for a new graphics card and these are the TWO im deciding bettween (unless someone has a better sugestion).

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4035113&csid=_21

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4185301&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS#tabs

I'm leaning towards the GeForce 9800 because it seems to have MUCH better reviews. Can someone please give me a second opinion, it would be much appreciated.

I'm also going to need a new power source and am not sure what to get. I was considering this.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276573&Sku=ULT-LSP650

What does everybody think? Thanks in advance!The 4750 is a better card...
The PSU is not something i would choose...
Others may have more opinions here on this issue...how much better of a card is it? is it worth the $50?That would depend on what you are expecting out of your vid card...i can't decide that for you...alright well ill definitly think about it...what do you think about this power supply?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3482959&CatId=1079

do you think i will need more than 500 watts?thanks patio for the help. i was searching and i found this card which seems to bee in between the 2 cards i was considering earlier.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3482895&csid=_21

do you think this is a good buy? is this better than the 9800 i was looking at?
I'm also wondering if there is a difference between the GDDR3 and GDDR4 cards because the 3870 is a GDDR4 card.
thanksNewEgg has the GeForce 9800GT you were looking at for cheaper and it comes with free COD 5. Just thought i should let you know.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380thanks jungalo but unfortunatly im from canada and can't get that deal. it is slightly more expensive on the canadian sites. The 4850 is quite a lot better than the 9800GT, an the 3870 is worse than both.
I'd say it's worth the extra $50, myself.
That OCZ PSU is good also, but I would recommend a slightly higher wattage supply, such as a 600W, for future UPGRADES.

Hello,

I just completed changing my 2 hard drives from an older system to a newer PENT D bare bones kit. I did the recovery process on the old OS to update XP. XP is up to date. I installed my storage drive which I have had no problems with. The Bios does not detect it. I changed cables, change IDE ports but it just doesn't do anything. All I did was unplug it and move it to the NEW unit. Its a Maxtor 5T020H2. I have had it about 3 years with no problems and no noises. I even transferred some of my files to it incase I had to perform a total restore on the OS drive. Any ideas? I even put it bak in the old unit just to see if I could hear it run or to see if the Bios would recognize it. Nothing. It's definitely the drive but what could have happened? Can it be recovered?

Thanks, TimHow are the hard drives jumpered, are you sure they are jumpered correctly? Do the hard drives use IDE ports(PATA), SATA, or SCSI? If it's PATA and you're using the same ribbon cable than you need to make sure that hard drive with your OS on it is set and jumpered to master, and that your secondary drive is set to slave.They are ATA IDE Ports. The jumpers are set on master for my OS which is working and no jumpers on the storage drive I am having trouble with. I set the jumpers to slave and even tried the IDE port used for the CD drive. There is no ACTION at all from the drive. Not even the cycling when first started.Unhook everything on IDE2 and hook up the HDD jumpered as master and connected to the end CONNECTER of the IDE cable.
Power up and enter the BIOS setup and see if the drive is detected...if so run autodetect on the drive PressF10 to exit and save changes,
Theb after Windows boots see if the drive shows up in Explorer...
If the BIOS does not detect the drive this way then the drive is probably dead...Ok, I have tried that and the bios will not recognize this drive. I tried it in another computer and nothing there either. I will have to look into recovery of the drive. The worst part is when I was putting the bare bones kit together I transferred all my documents to the storage drive to protect then should I had to reformat the OS drive. I guest I need to get an online backup service to depend on. HIND sight is 20/20! Thanks for your assistance!

i have SATELITE l300 and i instaled xp on it. to do that i had to CHANGE SATA options in bios from ACHI to Compatibility NOW SHOULD I RETURN THE OPTION BACK TO ACHI thanks

Hello. I have a HIS ATI Radeon 4650 graphics card and I'm haveing a problem with it. When i turn my pc on, the fan does not start spinning, so I have to open the case and manually give it a push until it starts moving. It is a real pain because if I FORGET to puch it, the gpu will over heat and my pc will shut down. What do I do?Sounds like the fan may be failing, or it's not getting enough power.well, it was working fine the FIRST few days, then all of the sudden when I turned my pc on, the fan started honking.-literally. So that is when it alll started. When that happened, I had to open the case and had to push the fan in the middle a few times to make it stop.
try getting a new gpu fan but scense you just got it SEND it back to newegg and i will let you BORROW my x1050 for a couple daysQuote from: computeruler on December 29, 2008, 11:10:51 AM

try getting a new gpu fan but scense you just got it send it back to newegg and i will let you borrow my x1050 for a couple days

It's the old axiom...you get what you pay for.
Personally when considering the replacement cost of a CPU/MBoard i'm going to SPEND more to keep them cool...The new CPU cooler CAME in TODAY and appears to be working fine but for some reason COD4 gets the blue screen of death when i try to run it.
I'm going to POST a new thread in GAMES for this problem.

I have a hp COMPUTER (from around year 2000). It has windows xp, and the front of the cd drive says - hp cd-writer / DVD. I checked this site on how to get info about the cd drive, and this is what my computer says -

Drive - E:
Description - CD-ROM drive
Media Loaded - no
Media Type - CD-ROM
Name - COMBI RW16x10/DVD
Maunfacturer - (Standard CR-ROM drives)
Status - ok
Transfer rate - not available
SCSI Target ID - 0
PNP Device ID - IDE/CDROMCOMBI_RW16x10/DVD_______H1.0_____\563532F4......
Driver - c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.2180(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158).48......



The problem is that the disk for my camera's installation software is SMALL. Only half the size of a regular cd. But, my drive is for regular cd sizes. I put the little one in, and it gets knocked around and won't start.

What should I do?

Also, is it possible to buy a drive that will work WITH my computer to use the small cd. Or would it be cheaper to buy a new laptop that will able to work with this cd and other programs that I might need in the future for school (like photoshop, word, ILLUSTRATOR, powerpoint, and lots more).

Also, I'm a little familiar with computers, but no where near an expert so please put your responses in beginner terms for me, lol!

Thanks for reading.Take a look at the link to a picture below.
There is a bid circle on the cd TRAY for a regular sized cd.
Inside the big one there is a smaller one for the small sized cd if your cd drive has that smaller cicle put your cd in that and it should work.

http://www.vp-webdesigns.com/Vpe/TSU/Images/CDR/Drive-Tray-1.jpg
http://www.newcyberian.com/images/cdtray.jpg

I got a COMPUTER for christmas and i wanted to know all the components about it, such as the built in Wi-Fi
can someone explain to me what it is?
It means you have wi-fi built in and you don't need to add it.
WIRELESS INTERNET connection (already there)so then i wouldnt need a router or any of that?
also can it take it and use the internet anywhereYou will need a wireless access point to use wi-fi. So if this is your home network you will need a router with wi-fi capabilities. And your ISP depending on the provider, people correct me if I'm wrong, but I think AT&T has a plan where you can access wi-fi almost anywhere in the country(U.S.).oh THATS cool
i actually have At &T
il give them a call and inquire about it

thanks a lotyou just need to GO to the store and get a router and hook it up to your interent its pretty easy

Happy Holidays Everyone. I have been having a difficult time with a TV tuner card I purchased from dell. It is a Hauppauge WinTv-HVR-1250 card.
It claims to receive 125+ CHANNELS, but I cannot receive channels beyond 100. I would like to get some of the extended basic channels that Comcast has to offer. I installed the card into the PC; attached the cable from the wall into the card; and Windows recognizes it. I did the TV setup in Media Center, but I cannot get the remote to work with media center. I have tried numerous times, but I will not change the channel. My TV stays on channel 4 and the switching of the channels is controlled by a settop box. The settop box has a IR Blaster and emitter SITTING on it. Obviously I am doing something wrong. Did I buy the wrong TV tuner card? Is my configuration and setup in media center INCORRECT? Any assistance will be appreciated. maryhigginsriceyou plugged it in from the wall...is that wall connection from your cable set-top box supplied by your cable provider??? If yes you need to be on channel 3.....

from the specs:

"If you have a digital cable set-top box or a satellite box, the WinTV-HVR-1250 can connect via either channel 3, Composite or S-Video inputs."

check your manual/specs and your setup...

Good Luck
Thank you for answering my post, fgdn17. I do have a digital dvr from comcast cable. I need to record show on my computer because of conflicting time slots. I have set my stb to channel three, but the media remote control will not change the channels. I have researched other forums and no seems to have the answer. maryhigginsriceyou got your answer in one of the other forums where you posted:

re:

You can not get the remote control which came with the HVR-1250 to work with Media Center. Response: Have you seen this from Happauge?:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/produ...
If you look down this web page to the "Notes" section, it says that the enclosed remote control isn't "MCE certified" and won't "replace the Media Center remote control". You may be expecting it to work in ways that it is not capable of WORKING. Also in those "Notes" is the statement that you have to use something called Hauppauge WinTV V6 application to view QAM channels (that's cable TV). That might also be some of your problem in tuning channels.
fgdn17, I am using the Window XP media center remote. Thank you for your help, but I SOLVED the problem myself. Bye maryhigginsrice.

Quote from: paintedhorizon on December 24, 2008, 06:55:14 AM

What about the one Soy posted, would that work?

Raptor sees right through me.

Raptor sees right through me.

Quote from: soybean on December 24, 2008, 11:03:21 AM

Raptor sees right through me.

As long as it isn't just the clothes. that would be uncomfortable for everybody (including Raptor himself)

I have MAXTOR Basics 500GB which aquired a virus as the USB port was infected, but it has been resolved and has been cleaned since but I have come ACROSS a few folders in the ext hard-drive which wasn't there when I bought it and was wondering if I could delete it. I have screenies of each, SORRY poor they were done in Paint. The top pic is the over-view of my hardrive the unknown folders are the one in random digits.









Are these files alright to delete or compile if there so my E drive is cleaner? Thanks in advance.looks like maybe some sort of backup or something? Those are backup or cache folders for Windows updates.
They can be safely deleted, but you may not be able to - if you can't remove them, use a utility called Unlocker - http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ - to unlock the folders first.
Hope this helps.yay i was right! i new it! and i thought about windows update folders too! i feel specialQuote from: computeruler on December 30, 2008, 01:36:08 PM

yay i was right! i new it! and i thought about windows update folders too! i feel special

I was recently having small problems with my computer and i hadn't reformatted in a long time so i decided to do so. My Left 4 Dead game worked perfectly fine before the reformat but after it has started to lag and freeze up sometimes. Im looking for advice on what the problem could be. Just some stats.

Windows XP
800w power supply
2GB Corsair memory
Nvidia 9600GT graphics card
ASUS A8N SLI PREMIUM motherboard
Not too SURE of Hard Drive space but it is sufficient i know that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.Start with re-installing your MBoard drivers from the MBoard driver CD...
Re-boot
Then install all your other device drivers.I will TRY this and let you know.OK.it made a GOOD bit of a difference but i'm still not running as smooth as i was before.

Sorry for the late reply i went on vacation.What version of video drivers do you have installed for your 9600GT?not sure whatever are the newest ones on there website.windows has default driver for that kind of VC. I am thinking that your you haven't installed the correct or INCLUDED driver in your VC.
here is what you can try:
1. install you Mobo's driver for its chip sets
2. restart then install your video card.

I hope this helps

I wonder if anyone can help with this please? I'm looking to buy one of these-preferably in the January sales.I don't want to pay the EARTH but want something reliable and not too expensive to buy cartridges for etc.I don't want anything too COMPLICATED either! Can anyone recommend anything that meets all these criteria?

Thanks in advance.

Lotti Please?Can no-one help with this please? I'd go to the local computer super-store and look around, see what you might like, then go home and do an Internet SEARCH and see what others are buying and why.

Also, go here...

http://www.epinions.com/ put in what you've found and read reviews. I bought my color laser after this PROCESS and am very happy with it.

Alan &LT;><

Ambient will be measured from the air around the video card, the core is of course the video card's core temperature.
Those temperatures are plausible, and nicely low too, especially the core.
Is the video card FAN on default speed, or have you upped it at all? Lots of questions I know, but just helps me FIGURE out just how good this case is at cooling.
And, you say GTS - is that right? Only, in your system specs you say GTX. Depending on the card those are either quite low, or very low temperatures.
Enjoy Rivatuner by the way, lots of advanced tweaking options there. I use it to control my video card's fan and clock speeds - definitely a very useful program, hopefully you'll find something to use it for, if not now, then maybe some other time.Stock fan speed and it's the EVGA 8800 GTS 512M...Here

Actually i haven't tweaked any of the fans at all since it's been built. Doesn't seem they need to be.
I am however starting to play around with RivaTuner a bit...now that i've figured out how to properly save the hardware profiles for fast switching...a fun tool indeed.

I'll run some more stress-type tests and post some temps for reference sinci i can GET them all now.
Can't understand why SpeedFan won't do some GPU's but Riva is probably more accurate anyways.

Seeya.

P.S. Edited Specs...Thanx.Thanks for the info.
I'm going to work on a FAQ to automatically control fan speeds with Riva, I used to sue a profiles based method but now I use a much better automatic system that's not very well documented, but is already in the program.
I agree it's odd that Speedfan can't grab your GPU temps, but Riva is a better program for that IMO, as it's got so much more FUNCTIONALITY relating to the video card than Speedfan.Good deal,
I look forward to seeing that.
Most of my time lately has been on customer's machines...i haven't really had time to finish setting up the New Build the way i want it but all good things are worth waiting for...Update/,ega bump: I ended up grabbing an Antec 900, just spent a few frustrating hours moving my system.
Partly my FAULT, but the lack of documentation in certain areas didn't help.
I grabbed Akasa fans to replace the LED Tri-cools and left the 200mm on top. Nice and quiet, very sturdy, and I like the look of it except for the window and remaining LED. My GPU is now 4 degrees cooler under load, which means the fan doesn't spin up as fast, so it's quieter - a definite result.
Edit: also, because it's now on my floor instead of my desk, if I open a window the cool air goes straight in. I opened it for a minute or so and my GPU dropped another 3C.

I have an Intel P4 2.4ghz/512kb L2/533mhzFSB. If I were to upgrade my cpu, COULD I go to a higher L2 cache? Such as 1mb or more. Will it make much of a differance?
TomIf your motherboard supports the specific CPU you want, then yes, you will be able to.
L2 cache can make a large difference in some apps, and none in others.How can I tell if my motherboard is compatible for more cpu L2 cache? This PC is 6 yrs old Gateway E-4000 with intel D845GRG board and 845G chipset ICH4. The bios has limited CONFIGURATION settings. I done put 1G of memory from 265mb works pretty fast with that but I get some hangups on apps. and stuttering FPS on high end games. I also upgraded to a Geforce PCI 256mb video card which blows away the integrated 64mb grafics. Think if I would get a faster running cpu it would run the games better.
Below is a link to my board specs. if anyone would like to check them out.


http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d845grg/Looks like the best CPU you can get for that board is a Pentium 4 2.8GHz, with 512KB of L2 cache and a 533MHz FSB, which wouldn't give much of an improvement.
I think the problem here is more likely your video card, there aren't any high performance PCI gaming cards and even if you had the best one available, it's still more likely to be the cause of slow performance than your CPU.Ok. I had seen that on the PROCESSOR compatibilty page for my board. But I also found more info that my chipset would support Hyper Threading. I found a P4 3.06ghz cpu with the same speeds and L2 with HT, 478 socket that I was TOLD would work. But not sure of the info source. If Intel themselves, the manufacturer of both the board and the CPUs you're looking at, say it won't work, then I'd be inclined to just stay with that.
A faster CPU may well work, but if it doesn't then it's wasted money.

Useful addition BC_ - thanks.

Makes me think I should REFER to a rail output current as not only MAX - but the critical word would be "sustained" - because as you say peak very short term surges usually can be tolerated.

Overall tho, as with any power delivery system - keeping demand well below the unit max potential is always desirable - thus the reason for over rating when choosing what power factor to install. It should increase unit life and run that bit cooler too.Ok I think I am getting the way Power Supplys work and how I sould read the ratings.

I am GOING to have a lot of Hard Drives inside the PC and I came up with the Total Wattage for them is 18 Watts.

Now when I look at Power Supplys I see one Output Rating for + 12 Volts at 60 Amps
12 X 60 = 720 Watts
So I thought that will be more then I need for all my Hard Drives.

Then I remembered that I need an ATX Power Supply and they give - 12 Volts I think???

I just wanted to run this by anyone that can help???What I should have asked is Power Supplys give 3V 5V and 12V

They are all = Volts or they are all - Volts

ATX are all - Volts right???Quote

Ok I think I am getting the way Power Supplys work and how I sould read the ratings.

I posted on past thread keeping to brevity but got blasted for this so here goes...

System is home BUILT ASUS M2N 1394 MOBO, 8500GT graphics card, 2DDR RAM, VISTA 32 Home Prem OS. ZA Firewall and AVG antivirus.

Was SUCCESSFULLY running a V-Gear Messenger Pro webcam on COMPAC laptop with XP OS.

Later I ran install'n disk on new VISTA OS PC then connected webcam via USB and appeared OK. Have SINCE ran update on Drivers (currently 2008 installed). Somewhere along the line the cam stopped displaying picture. Both V-Bee Application software (that came with the camera), and Skype, display a black screen. Have changed camera select on Skype viseo options from V-Gear to ggeneric and then back again. Have tried re-installing V-Gear and drivers but no go. LED on cam lights but no picture.

Any help appreciated - and yes I did search the FAQ's and Forum database.

Are you sure you installed the Vista drivers ? ?
If so in Device manager remove the device...power down and UNPLUG it.
Re-install the drivers and it will prompt you for when to plug the device in...Thanks for that. I re-installed all the NVidia 8500 software using the technique that you suggested and I now have camera and sound - Thanks for your help.No problem...stop by anytime...

I was wondering if someone could help me out..Ihave a new Asus P5E deluxe mb and was wondering if someone could TELL me where the cpu temp probe is located? Stuck on 42%c all the time it NEVER changes.Any help would be useful thanks.CPU temp sensors are usually under the chip, on the mobo.

What are you using to read that temp?

If you can lay your index finger on the CPU heatsink without saying "Ouch!" it's ok.

Happy New Year!
Shadow Thanks for the reply.Im using PC Wizard 2008Quote from: TheShadow on December 27, 2008, 06:05:51 PM

CPU temp sensors are usually under the chip, on the mobo.

What are you using to read that temp?

If you can lay your index finger on the CPU heatsink without saying "Ouch!" it's ok.

Happy New Year!
Shadow

PC Wizard is pretty good actually.

As Kurtis suggested, Speedfan is also good, but the temperature names may be confusing.

Quote from: TheShadow on December 27, 2008, 06:05:51 PM

CPU temp sensors are usually under the chip, on the mobo.

What are you using to read that temp?

If you can lay your index finger on the CPU heatsink without saying "Ouch!" it's ok.

Happy New Year!
Shadow

Sorry, not true.

If the Heat sink isn't making contact, then you won't get any heat onto it whatsoever, and your CPU could be burning up at 80 Degrees Celsius underneath

I have an hp pavilion a250n running microsoft windows xp. The problem started when I went to open my portable media player, usually found in the control PANEL, to put music on my mp3 player. The device simply wasn't there! My antivirus (wildblue SECURITY center; f-secure)) scanner recently found a virus which couldn't be deleted. COULD this have something to do with the program's disappearance? I just can't figure this out. I thought the media device was integral to the computer's hardware, and to have it just disappear is a mystery. I have looked in the recycle bin and in every list of programs I can THINK of. Any ideas?I would try re-installing the media device's software/drivers...
If it's USB don't connect it until the software tells you to.Thanks very much for the reply. Problem is, as far as I know the portable media player was always there in the control panel and I don't think I have anything to reinstall it with. I will go over the devices I have and check again with their installation guides. In the mean time I was trying to look into every system file etc...to see where it went awol. Only to find how much more complex this seek and find can be for one only familiar with the computer. However, it does make me want to understand more. Again thanks for the response.No problem and good luck...
In the meantime look for the device on the web and see what the manuf. has in the way of UPDATED drivers and software.
BTW Welcome Aboard !

I want a 3 GHz, is there such a thing as being able to upgrade your Intel Pentium Processor?Check your mobo specs for compatibility and the Intel site for what's currently available esp the socket differences.

mobo specs? Socket differences? Sockets are what the cpus go into. I'm pretty sure your cpu and a standard 3.0 GHz have the same socket, but I'm only 80% sure.Here's my motherboard.




Property Value
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Model 0C2425
Version A01
Serial Number ..CN137403CM030P.

North Bridge Intel i845G REVISION A1
South Bridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) Revision A1

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 478 mPGA

System Slots 1 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None
I have SIW, so I can tell you any information you may need.So it's socket 478 on an OC2425 mobo.

Below is a quote from this site:

Quote

important is the socket type on the motherboard and i suppose it's a socket 478. the fastest processor that is compatible with this mb is the Pentium 4 Northwood 2.8GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 478.
this processor does ENHANCE the FSB to 533MHz but has the drawback that the memory would run at its peak speed in case it is PC2100 and will produce more heat (PC2700 ram runs fine on a FSB 533).

Here's my motherboard.




Property Value
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Model 0C2425
Version A01
Serial Number ..CN137403CM030P.

North Bridge Intel i845G Revision A1
South Bridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) Revision A1

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 478 mPGA

System Slots 1 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

I have been in the programming era for quite a few years.But still some questions regarding the internal workings of the computer haunt me.....

I want to BECOME a total computer and an electronics guru......is anybody around here kind enough to guide through the DETAILS regarding how to start.......and go the zenith of my learning for these computers.....

any kind REPLY or a critic will be very happily accepted....

tiwari1988 Actually I should have been a bit more specific about my learning.....normally when we do any sort of programming in the computer.....the compiler or the interpreter converts the high level language into machine language which in turns gets executed accordingly in the microprocessor.I want to know how this machine code gets converted to a series of voltage levels and they get into the microprocessor for the ultimate execution of the codes and to get the desired result.....

and....my second most question is that can we mind meld with any computer hardware circuit to make it work in a way other for which it is designed or made or fabricated....??

suppose can an existent one microprocessor motherboard be made to accomodate more than one or two microprocessors or can a motherboard be allowed to work for other REASONS such as any electronic component....like a any automatic simulation system.Quote from: tiwari1988 on December 05, 2008, 01:46:36 AM

I want to become a total computer and an electronics guru......is anybody around here kind enough to guide through the details regarding how to start.......and go the zenith of my learning for these computers.....

can we mind meld with any computer hardware circuit

Well I'm currently using a CRT MONITORS for one of me secondary desktops and I want to upgrade to an LCD. I bought my previous LCD monitor from TigerDirect.com and I also use NewEgg.com to buy other hardware. I as wondering if any CH members had any other good places to buy hardware from?i use neweggAlmost exclusively NEWEGG. Ironman,My personal choice is Fry's (if you are in the U.S.). They have both bricks and mortar and online.Even with online sometimes the shipping costs are offset by the no tax consequences.truenorthIronman, with newegg and tigerdirect, you've got two very good places to buy from. So, I wouldn't worry about finding other sources. I've used both newegg and tigerdirect, newegg more than tigerdirect, but I like both.

Other than those two for online buying, I once bought a flash drive from buy.com. Buy.com has a wide selection of computer hardware. And then, I bought a digital camera memory card reader for myself and my mother on amazon.com.

Of course, you could also shop the local retail stores, such as Wal-mart, Staples, etc. I bought my Compaq notebook PC at Staples.

Oh, and, I've bought memory online from crucial.com and kingston.com.Online i use newegg and Micro Center...
Brick and mortar i BEAT up the local Best Buy's Staples and the soon defunct Circuit City for their deal merchandise.
In short there is no one answer.
It's best to decide on budget first; specific components and then price value and Return Policies...I checked out Buy.com and obviously they don't have a comparable inventory to Newegg or TigerDirect because they offer other products than computer products, but i did find a good deal for a 17" LCD under 100 dollars, and the part that impressed me was that most products shipping costs are free! UNLIKE Newegg and definitely TigerDirect who have high shipping costs. And I'm pretty sure they didn't just add the shipping cost to the price already because it comparable to Newegg and TigerDirect. I still have to enquire about theri return polices though, but overall it seems like a good place. Thanks Soybean! im genna tell you a little secret about newegg theres a newegg site called www.eggxpert.com and if you pm the admin jas0n he can accually give you free shipping on some things
newegg doesnt have that high od shipping costs EITHER but tirgerdirect! very EXPENSIVE on shipping. If something on td is cheaper i still buy on newegg cause their shipping offsets the savings. TD has been investigated by the better burery of bisnuess or soemthing like that

have a nforce 680i sli motherboard installed a second dvd burner with light scribe but its not listed in my computer when i went into the bios i could see both of them there
but when in window( vista home premium) its not there. actually the new dvd burner is there but the old ones not there anymore. it only shows the first one on the ribbon
unless i disconnect the first one from the ribbon than it read the old one but it is showing up in the bios. is there something i need to do in the bios??? step by step if you can
as i'm not an expert but am learning thanks in advance if anybody can help. dave I know probably a basic question, but just to make sure: is one set to master and one to slave?hdave, Have you CONFIGURED the jumper pins on the 2 drives to reflect the "master-slave" relationship that is required for them to be independently recognized?truenorthYou'll have to set the jumpers for new hardware DEVICE is to be detected. Ovie aka TrizleHow many people are GOING to make the same suggestion?
Three people in a row is enough!JJ3000, Cannot address the circumstances of the other 2.However for some strange reason when i posted my (one of 3) COMMENTS none of the other similar suggestions was posted at that time. Now why mine appears currently after "Trizle 1" i have no idea. But then again if they WORK for Hdave to solve the problem i am sure he/she will be pleased to have had a surplus rather than none.truenorthQuote

But then again if they work for Hdave to solve the problem i am sure he/she will be pleased to have had a surplus rather than none.truenorth

How many people are going to make the same suggestion?
Three people in a row is enough!

Hello everybody!

I RECENTLY bought a 1tb Samsung HD103UJ for my PC and when I plug it in to install Windows XP on it. It always hangs at the SATA drive detection screen. I've been all over Google trying to find a solution. I've updated my BIOS but to no avail.

I've also read a little bit of what is going on. The Samsung HD103UJ is a SATA 3 Interface where as my ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe is a SATA 1 Interface. So that is why it hangs at the SATA Detection screen. Samsung also has a program called ES-TOOL that will allow you to change the HDD to the SATA 1 Interface. But that is my problem I can't get past the SATA Detection screen to change those settings. I've tryed everything from the anonymous jumpers on the back of the HDD to unpluging it then plugging it back in after the SATA Detection screen passes. Anyone else have anymore information would be great!!

-KentYou may have to feed the SATA controller drivers to the installation

You can do this one of two ways:

1) When asked to press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID controller, do so. Put the SATA drivers on a FLOPPY (yes, a floppy), and put the floppy in when asked to do so.

2) Slipstream the drivers into your XP installation source and make a new disc:

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/index.htmlI don't want to offend you killerb255 but the problem is that I can't get past the SATA drive detection screen. If I could I would use the Samsung tool they provide to set the SATA drive to 1.5 instead of the factory 3.0. So I guess my question would be is how do I bypass the SATA detection screen (the one right after the BIOS) and still have the SATA drive present-or-detected on the system. So I could utilize the ES-TOOL that Samsung provides?No offense taken.

Ever since I've been here, I've seen many of us (myself included) misinterpret what people say all the time. Often times, it's because we're used to seeing the same problem over and over again and our minds get locked on one train of thought (at least mine does! ). Other times, it's because the person with the issue doesn't explain their problem clear enough...usually saying "It doesn't work," while expecting us to be psychic.

The reason I misinterpreted what you SAID:

Quote from: Kenter on December 27, 2008, 06:38:49 PM

Hello everybody!

I recently bought a 1tb Samsung HD103UJ for my PC and when I plug it in to install Windows XP on it. It always hangs at the SATA drive detection screen. I've been all over Google trying to find a solution. I've updated my BIOS but to no avail.

I have a HDMI output on my PC. I do not own a HDTV to RECIEVE the output. is it possible to convert the HDMI wire to VGA or some other type of outputYou MAY need the HDMI for future use. If you have a monitor with VGA output. Then you can just simply INSTALL a VGA card on your PC, you either get an AGP, PCI or PCIe video card, depending on your motherboard requirements. Ovie aka TrizleQuote from: liambiscuit on January 01, 2009, 04:26:55 PM

I have a HDMI output on my PC. I do not own a HDTV to recieve the output. is it possible to convert the HDMI wire to VGA or some other type of output

I have purchased an Acer w223x 22' monitor w/ 1680x1050 res. My on board VIDEO card will not play this resolution. The monitor works OK, but sometimes the picture is stretched, (movies, DVD's etc). A friend recommended an Invidia 6200 256m card. I have an old compaq w/ AMD 3200 512 sdram and PCI ports. Will this card work in my machine and will it give me the 1680x1050 resolution I am looking for?
Thank you
Tjbell61Just to make sure, what card do you have now?

Also, you said pictures are stretched. Do you mean everything is stretched, or just movies and games?I had this problem on my backup Lenovo - wanting to add the same monitor as yours - two in fact. Could not get wide screen res from on board card.

I checked AROUND newegg and techforless and LOOKED at card specs - some will list their res options .... and settled on an ATI which gave me two outputs and the res. I can't RECALL card number right now but - it does seem that many newer cards will mostly achieve this res - wide screen LCD mons are becoming much more the norm.

My main machine has a Nvidia Quadro FX1700 - quite an up market card but I expect there will be other Nvidias that'll do. Try a search on this card you mention and see if you can chase up specs on it. Make sure too whether you have PCI or PCIe slots.Basically everything is stretched. Occasionaaly some video online appears "normal", but this does not happen often.My on board VIDEO is VIA/S3GThat S3 will probably only offer the basics, beyond the straight VGA 640x480 .... 800x600, 1024x768 and maybe 1600x1200 if really lucky but probably at reduced colors OPTION. These all 4:3 ratio.Which ever card your're buying, make sure it's 16/24 or 32-bits video card, that's compartible with your motherboard. Ovie aka TrizleQuote from: Trizle1 on January 01, 2009, 06:01:25 PM

Which ever card your're buying, make sure it's 16/24 or 32-bits video card, that's compartible with your motherboard. Ovie aka Trizle

He's a wealth of knowledge.....no ? ?

I guess that answers his question. Happy New Year to everyone who reads my post. Ovie aka TrizleQuote from: Trizle1 on December 31, 2008, 06:42:43 PM

If your mother board has an AGP slot, that will do the trick. Ovie aka Trizle

and a pci or pcie slot they all WORK and can support a graphics card that can run 2 moniters

Yeah, but he's never said whether his graphics card has connections for two monitors.

ya but trizle said only an agp slot for an extra card so i said that pci and pcie work too

I have a two-year-old:

Systemax Venture B805 RTS PC
Pent D Proc 2.66 GHz Dual Core
1024 Memory
250 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
XP Professional

I have the GARDEN variety sound card, without upgrade, supplied with the PC.

I am into audio editing and CD production of stereo sound from a clean, high quality source.

However, the signal-to-noise ratio of the A to D on the stereo line input is only marginal, not nearly as good as the incoming audio. The right channel is about 20 db worse than the left.

I am resigned to purchase a better sound card. I don't care about gaming or multi channel (4, 5, or 7) outputs, only a clean stereo input to the A/D.

What sound card would meet my requirements? What are you using to measure noise levels? Most of the noise is not from the A/C converters. It is on the line coming into the sound device. You could try a USB external sound device, but some of these are not much better. You could get a professional card, but these are very top-end PRICEY things.
Here is just one:
http://www.proaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=475_377&products_id=901
At almost $200 that card is in the low GROUP for professional use. It has over 100db range, so you could expect better than 70db S/n and still have 30db HEAD room. Too much money for me, so I yell into the microphone! Sometimes I can get 40 db S/N.Thank you for your prompt reply.

I can SEE the noise floor on the input metering with the LINE IN cable disconnected.

Will investigate further. Thanks.Then you have a very poor sound card. Even one of the $25 sound Blaster cards do better. More often the Mic in that has a high noise level and most of the noise is pickup on the cable. That is the problem I have.

I have a dell latitude d610 laptop and it only has a 70 gig memory I have an 80 gig ipod and i don't WANT to fill up my laptop with my itunes so i bought a SEAGATE 500 gig EXTERNAL HARD drive hoping to eliminate this problem but whene ever i import a cd to itunes it puts it on my external hard drive and my lapyop. i only want it stored on the external . can some one help me?you can't just import/copy the CD to your external hard drive(no itunes)
then import to itunes from the hard drive???I found out how to do it no thanks to your comments. checkout http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/19/how-to-keep-your-itunes-library-on-an-external-hard-drive/Quote from: dnashumway on January 02, 2009, 09:09:10 PM

I found out how to do it no thanks to your comments.

I am not real sure if this is the place for this ? but here it goes (maybe some can point me in the right direction);
I have a T-22 Thinkpad and when I turn it on it goes to the Thinkpad screen with the F1 and F12 help topics on bottom, LEFT, of screen. There it stays! I have to repeatedly turn it off & on to get it to work. It works great when it is running THOUGH. Seems like if it is left off for a while, it works better.
I was told it was my hard drive so I bought a new one, PLUGGED it in and it does the same thing. Doesn't recognize the CD when installed either.
I am totally confused/ignorant of this matter. Any clues? ThanksCan you get into the BIOS and check the Boot Order? MAKE sure it's the CD/DVD Drive First, and then the Primary Hard Drive.

Now see if it boots into Windows.

If it doesn't, put the Windows CD into the computer, restart, and see if you can boot from the CD.

1. Firmware is the program that controls the CD Drive
2. I think flashing means changing the firmware by software means?
3. I think so
4. Yes
5. I did this because all my drivers were missing after an OS REINSTALL and just went to the Dell website and downloaded all the"Urgent" Dell D600 Downloads
6. This is the link to the download http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R69582&SystemID=LAT_PNT_PM_D600&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=4325&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=1&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=32&fileid=90658Quote from: fatjokes_jordan on January 02, 2009, 06:21:50 PM

1. Firmware is the program that controls the CD Drive

I'm going to BUY a HARD drive for BACKUPS I have a hp computer which has a pocket for a personal drive but I have read that they PRODUCE a lot of heat.
Should I buy a external hard drive instead?An external drive is a good option Quote from: Trizle1 on January 01, 2009, 06:48:36 PM

An external drive is a good option

when i format my HD (quick) a blue sreen appears and the only sentence that i remebered is that "Physical memory bumped" something like that. I also TRY to format it in the disk management but when it is almost done a message appears saying somethin "error can't format"

Im using windows XP sp3, 1gb RAM What HD are you TRYING to Format?try doing the regular formatQuote from: computeruler on January 01, 2009, 10:11:46 PM

try doing the regular format

he's formatting the Windows Hard Drive WITHIN Windows

If it's not possible for you to format from Windows

I installed the drivers ect for my NEW webcam and when I go to access it, a PROMPT appears that SAYS "webcam is being used by another application". I called the manufacturer and they had me do several installs/uninstalls and reboots to no avail. I got a different webcam and the same thing happens. Does anyone have any SUGGESTIONS to get this sucker working? You try to access the camera with what program? Do you have any other startups, which may be claiming webcam (instant messenger programs, for instance)?

Hey guys, I'm hoping to get a little help. I'm an online gamer (raider in WoW) and my current computer is lackluster. I've done some research and *think* I've come up with a configuration for a new computer that fits my needs. I was hoping you guys could give me some advice or answer a few questions regarding that configuration.

About my needs:
I'm a pretty hardcore raider in World of Warcraft and I need a computer that is very stable and able to perform very well (50+ FPS with high/max visual settings at all times if possible) even under rigorous conditions (example: Sarth + 3 drakes). I have a $1500 +/- $100 budget (sans monitor, printer, headset).

Here's the corrent configuration I'm looking at getting:
CAS: Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 CPU @ 3.16GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache 64-bit
CD: LG 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
FAN: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
KEYBOARD: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
MOUSE: Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse
MOTHERBOARD: MSI P45 Neo-F P45 Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 8GB (4x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 800 Watts Power Supplies (Xion SuperNova Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready)
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: ESS 3D WAVETABLE SOUND PCI
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 896MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
_PRICE: (+1372)

With Tax ($113) and Shipping ($30), the price comes to $1515.

I have a few questions regarding this configuration I was hoping you guys could answer:

1. Is the tower I've chosen good enough for my needs? How important is the tower, besides how it looks (and I would prefer a tower that doesn't glow a lot)? Does its size or structure play a big role in how silent my system runs, in its air flow and circulation, or in how many components it is able to hold? Is the on-board PSU useful? Does it matter that it's a Mid-Tower (VS being Full)?

2. Do the following components on that configuration fit my needs (and will they be able to support the other components in the system completely and reliably): motherboard, PSU, CPU, fan?

3. Is having 8GB of RAM worth the extra $200 over having only 4GB? How much of a difference will having that extra 4GB make in my gaming experience/computer's performance?

4. Which is better: NVIDIA or ATI Radeon? Which of the following video cards provides the best performance for its cost? (Btw, I'm willing to sacrifice price for performance, but I'm not willing to spend a lot more for a small increase in quality.)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB 16X PCI Express
NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 896MB 16X PCI Express
NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 1GB 16X PCI Express (very expensive, is it worth it?)
ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 1GB Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-E 16X 512MB DDR5 Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB DDR5 PCI-Express Dual DVI-I & TVO (very expensive, is it worth it?)

5. Do you have any other advice for me? Is there anything I overlooked with this configuration that I should think about getting? Is there anything I plan to get that I don't need?

Thanks in ADVANCE for the help and advice. Where are you getting this from? Looks like a website that offers customisation of their computers - maybe Alienware, Falcon, something like that?

Re: questions at the end of your post.
1. Besides the looks, the case is very important for airflow, which in turn is important for cooling. The on board PSU here is replaced by the other PSU you've chosen, which by the way I would not recommend - I checked some reviews as I've never heard of the brand, and it doesn't look good for a high performance PC.
2. That motherboard is pretty good, but I'd recommend soemthing like an Asus P5Q Pro, or Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P instead. Those boards are made by companies I consider to be top quality (others may have different opinions) and support Crossfire for multiple video cards (more on that later). Alternatively, a 780i-based board might be nice, for SLI, although I'm not sure what's good on that end as I prefer Intel chipsets.
3. 4GB of RAM is not worth $200, which brings me back to where you're buying this rig from, it seems expensive to me. As to whether 4GB of RAM makes a difference vs 8GB, more RAM equates to a smoother experience, especially with Vista. You'll need a 64 bit OS to take advantage though, which I see you have.
4. I would recommend a 4850 from those cards, excellent value for money. If you want more performance, a 4870 or GTX 260 are also great cards, but I think overkill for WOW (I don't play it, so I don't know what's needed, but I suspect this whole rig is overkill. Do correct me if I'm wrong).
5. I'd recommend a more gaming oriented mouse, although I'm not sure if it would help you or not. I used to play a lot of FPS games, hence my G5 mouse which I think is awesome. The MX518 is also a good mouse, but there are some great alternatives around at the minute, from Razer, Logitech, and others. Consider your gaming surface too, a mousepad is more important than you may think. I love my Icemat, but again there are a wide range of mats out there. Other recommendations I'd like to make are a better sound card, better speakers (not sure what exactly those are, but with no brand specified they may not be good), a better HDD, and maybe dropping the liquid cooling system.

That's a lot to take in I know, but this sounds like it will be a big purchase, so I think it's worth taking a few days to go over everything and make sure it's perfect for you.
One more thing we'll need to know, is whether you could build your own computer from parts? It may sound difficult but it's easier than you might think. Definitely cheaper than buying pre-built, you can get exactly what you want, and the components will still have warranties.
If you wouldn't want to do it, do you know anyone that could, if we helped you build a parts list?

Let us know, we'll be here to help.

I must say, it's nice to read a well thought out, polite post with good spelling and grammar.
Welcome to the forums.Quote from: Calum on December 27, 2008, 03:40:19 AM

I must say, it's nice to read a well thought out, polite post with good spelling and grammar.
Welcome to the forums.

One problem I see is that you've forgotten a CPU

I recently purchased a motherboard/processor combination with on-board video. The motherboard works GREAT, but unfortunately it has only a PCI slot and no PCI-Express. I am pleased with my purchase, but I'd like to upgrade the video capabilities. I'd like to spend around $100 and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a decent card for gaming (Mass Effect, Crisis, etc.). Obviously, I'm looking for a Video card to PLAY these games on low to medium settings. Thanks for any input in advance.

Get a PCI card of 16/24 or 32-bits that meets your motherboard requirementQuote from: Trizle1 on January 01, 2009, 06:57:59 PM

Get a PCI card of 16/24 or 32-bits that meets your motherboard requirement

Just curious, but EXACTLY what other OPTIONS are there for cards nowadays?

hey, recently i bought a computer for about $100, it came with an Asus P4B motherboard with 512mb SDRAM and Intel P4 1.8GHz processor and a bunch of other stuff that i dont think is very important to mention.

So, I tried to upgrade the computer's memory and it's onboard video card, and i bought

2 x Infineon 1GB SDRAM 168pin Sync 133 MHz CL3 ECC Reg PC133R-333-542-B2

1 x 1GB SDRAM 168pin Synch 133MHz CL3 ECC PC133R-333-542-Z (Synch is not a typo)

ATI Radeon X1650 PRO AGP 8x/4x 512MB

later, i found out that the memory doesn't work in my motherboard, it fits but it doesnt work, my computer kept giving me the error "system memory failed", so i asked the seller what was wrong, he said i needed a system motherboard

and i had also discovered that my motherboard doesn't support video cards greater than 256MB

My question is that which motherboard can i get, where all my hardware will work
and also I'm not that intelligent when it comes to purchasing hardware so what are some things i should consider while purchasing a motherboard e.g will it fit in my tower? do i have the right power supply, etc.

Thanks for all you helpApparently, you did not adequately RESEARCH the features of your motherboard before bought memory, etc. http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=P4B indicates 512MB is the maximum size memory module each of your memory slots can utilize. And, why did you buy two different brands? That's probably not a problem but, since you apparently bought all this memory around the same time, why two brands?

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and i had also discovered that my motherboard doesn't support video cards greater than 256MB

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=P4B

indicates that the maximum memory this motherboard can hold is 3GB, you can't reach that with 3x 512MB

"and i had also discovered that my motherboard doesn't support video cards greater than 256MB" my source for that was the motherobard's bios, it had a "video memory" option, and the only choices given were 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, ...

later, i found out that the memory doesn't work in my motherboard, it fits but it doesnt work, my computer kept giving me the error "system memory failed", so i asked the seller what was wrong, he said i needed a system motherboard

Quote from: Rogimonde on January 01, 2009, 08:57:21 PM

"and i had also discovered that my motherboard doesn't support video cards greater than 256MB" my source for that was the motherobard's bios, it had a "video memory" option, and the only choices given were 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, ...

Those settings are for onboard video. They have nothing to do with an add-on video card.

Regarding the three sticks of RAM you purchased, try one stick at a time. If the Infineon works, try both of modules of that brand. When testing one stick at a time, try installing them in the slot closest to the processor. If that doesn't work, try another slot.

Here's a reference: http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_ram.htm

I didn't know they made a PENTIUM DUAL Core line based on Prescotts either.
You'd think Intel would have KNOWN better after the Pentium D line, which had heat issues even THOUGH they were based on newer cores.
Intel's budget offerings now are pretty good though IMO - from the Conroe-L Celeron 420, based on Allendale, onwards.Yes from what I've just read this cpu would still be worth getting for those on a budget

Hello. I am running Windows XP Professional on a HP Vectra VL400 MT motherboard:

MPN - D982060009

Compatibility - PC • Unix

Chipset - Intel 815

Compatible Processors - Intel Pentium III

Integrated Input/Output Ports - USB 1.1 x 2 • Serial Port x 2 • RJ45 Lan Port x 1 • PS/2 Mouse x 1 • PS/2 Keyboard x 1 • Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 • Floppy Port x 1

Socket Type - Socket 370

Memory Type - DDR DRAM

Number of Memory Slots - 2 x DIMMS

Supported RAM speeds - 133 MHz

Max Supported RAM - 512 MB

Integrated Audio - AC97 Audio Codec

Audio Input - Microphone Jack

Video Out Ports - 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 2

Video Interface - AGP 4x

Networking Type - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

Chassis Type - Desktop

Package Qty - 1

Bios Features WfM2.0 • LAN Remote BOOT

The card I bought is a Diamond Stealth X1050. The guy in the store said it was compatible with my machine, but every time i install it, my computer doesn’t reboot. I just get alot of beeping in the form of a tune, and a blank screen. Please help!!

Diamond Stealth X1050 system requirements:

Operating System : WINVISTA32 , WINVISTA64
WINXP , WIN2000 , MCE

System CPU : AMD Athlon® or Intel ® Pentium ® 4
CPU Speed : 2.4 GHz or higher CPU
System Memory : 512MB
Power Supply : 300 Watt power supply or higher
HARD Disk Space : 200 MB
CD DVD : YES
BUS : AGP 8x
Available Slot : SINGLE
Chassis : ATX
Monitor : Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or DVI-I Compatilbe or digital CRT display or High-resolution VGA monitor
Internet Connection : YES



well your computer doesn't even meet those minimum requirements! your power supply probably isnt good enough eitherOk. Thank you. I figured I was outta luck. . Do you know if it would be WORTH it to upgrade all the bits and pieces to make this card work, or would it just be better to invest in a newer system all together?Quote from: Chelsea on December 31, 2008, 02:55:07 PM

Ok. Thank you. I figured I was outta luck. . Do you know if it would be worth it to upgrade all the bits and pieces to make this card work, or would it just be better to invest in a newer system all together?

Can anyone tell me of a good Power Supply place to get new ones?

I found some but they have no phone numbers and I need to talk to someone.
ThankUhhh where are you located ? ?PA. USA but I use to buy from Tigerdirect.com but if I buy a PSU they realy can't talk to me about anything they just sell.What type of questions do you have ? ?
PC Power and Cooling is a great resource for PSU info but it can be a little overwhelming...
Still if you have time to READ you will COME out of it with a good handle on things...I am looking at a 270 Watt PSU that says it has
One ATX 24 pin connector.
One 12V connector for a P4 Motherboard.
Two I.D.E connectors.
One Floppy Drive connctor.
One SATA connecotor.

IN The specs it says.
+12V at 0.3A
+12 1. at 16A
+12V 2. at 16A
+5V at 18A
+3.3V at 17A

Now am I right that all the 12V ones here are all within the 24 Pin connector that goes to the Motherboard?

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Now am I right that all the 12V ones here are all within the 24 Pin connector that goes to the Motherboard?

IN The specs it says.
+12V at 0.3A
+12 1. at 16A
+12V 2. at 16A
+5V at 18A
+3.3V at 17A

How did you know what Voltages go to what connector?

So I would gess that when you see the specs for a PSU and it says -12V at 16A and +12V at 8A this means that the connector can give this mucth to the Motherboard.

But because I see that the other wires in the 24 pin connector also have -5V and +5V and things like that that I am not RIGHT.

PC Power and Cooling is a great resource for PSU info

Hello. Apologies, I'm a beginner to the hardware aspect, and really need help before I SPEND any money if I can.

I have a HP Pavilion a250y (D7219V) CTO Desktop PC, I think it was 1-2 gigs of ram, and I know neither the video nor sound card were standard, though I forget what they are (was bought this way, with upgraded cards). It had WINDOWS XP home with I think sp2. That's all the specs I can remember off the top of my head.

Yesterday due to the risk of water damage, I had to quickly move the computer out of my room. (The computer did not get wet.) I had shut it down before I started taking out the cables, leaving the power cord for last. Since it was out I also decided to BLOW the dust out of it before putting it back. I took it back in once things were safe and connected everything, and saw the power supply light come on, but when I press the power button, nothing happened. I had no problems before this, so I can only guess either I had started taking the cables off too soon, or I did something wrong when I used the compressed air.

Fortunately my files are on an external hard drive, but if I could still get it back running, I'd be very glad.

Thank you for reading. All help and time is greatly appreciated.Hi,

You may have ACCIDENTALLY disconnected one or both of the wires that go from your power switch on the front of your case to the motherboard while dusting. If you look carefully inside your case, you should be able to tell if this is the problem by following the two wires from the power switch to the board. If they aren't connected, or only one is connected then this is the problem. Let me know if this is the problem, and if it is I will tell you how to reconnect them.Hello, and thank you for the advice. I can open the case on both sides and look, but I have some trouble with following the wires from the motherboard to the switch. Would I need to remove the front of the computer as well to check and see? Because I'm not SURE on how to remove that part.I'm sorry, I made a mistake in the specs, that should read D7219W instead of D7219V, though I'm not sure how much difference it will make to the problem. Again, all time and help is greatly appreciated.There should be a group of pins somewhere on your motherboard, most likely on the very edge in a corner. This is where your front panel buttons and lights connect to the motherboard. Just make sure they are all plugged in.

Hi all
Hope I’m in the right bit;

Need some advice have just bought a new computer it’s an i5 quad with an ati 4650 card which has vga. DVI, hdmi connections.

I have limited desktop SPACE so I need a monitor with built in SPEAKERS so which connection should I use?

Any SUGGESTIONS on a monitor would be appreciated; computer used for general use, some occasional gaming preferably high street outlet for around £100-£140.

TIA Chris.
HDMI will provide video and sound. As long as your ATI card supports audio too. I've heard of a few cards that come with a HDMI connection, but they don't support audio. Which means one would have to connect an audio cord of some type from the monitor to the motherboard's audio jack. (Or sound card if available.)

I would help with FINDING a monitor with built in speakers, but I don't know what is good and what isn't. I would just read some reviews on the monitors that are within your budget.really choosing a monitor comes down to your preference however getting the right connections is key.
first thing is DVI and HDMI are the best for LCD monitors. i never recommend VGA as the screen can change colors. HDMI has the audio input but your graphics card and audio card need to be linked in order to get sound through the HDMI cable. so DVI with computers is always the easiest. and to get sound to your monitor using a DVI cable you'll just need to run a audio line from the back of your computer to the input jack of your monitor. so just make sure the monitor you get has the jacks you will want to use. btw HDMI cables can be pricey.

i have a samsung syncmaster p2370 and i love it. but its up to you man. go to bestbuy and other computer stores and look at them there before buying online
if you got questions about what the specs on monitors are you can google search them or wikipedia it. but sometimes the specs can be misleading as i think there isn't much of a standard when it comes to their ratings. just do some research.Hi
Thanks for the input guys, just bought a 22” samsung widescreen with dvi connection.

Looks great but TAKES a bit of geting used to after my 17” dell.
excellent choice

hi everybody, IM new to this forum.
nice to meet yall! Hey DLX.
Nice to meet ya.

Do you need help with your computer?QUOTE from: JJ 3000 on March 21, 2010, 10:55:35 PM

Hey dlx.
Nice to meet ya.

Do you need help with your computer?

no my pc is fine for now, i want to know more thats why i signed up on this forum because i see a lot of good info there.

I want to play a video FILE on my mac ibook g4 and have it and its sound play through my tv. I can GET sound through my tv using an RC cable(laptop earphones to tv white/red plugs).
Is there any way to use the RC cable ALONE or in CONJUNCTION with another to play the video, or is there any specific cable i need?
Im guessing i need a cable with an s-video and yellow connection as well, but i am unsure.
My laptop has a mini VGA output, earphone jack, usb, (also modem/firewire/ethernet ports)

The storage drive I have on this particular computer, a pavilion a6742p, drive LETTER (J), became inaccessible after restore
action I took to re-install a deleted application.
I have Windows Home Server OS installed on another PC that backs up my three computers daily.
I made a mistake FOLLOWING the instructions to restore from BACKUP this TIME, to cause this kind of result:
(J:\ is not accessible
The volume does not contain a recognized FILE system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.)

If anyone has a method that I can follow to restore this drive to full fuction, I would be very grateful for thier help.