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I own a Emachine T1842 desktop windows XP edition computer. It has a 40GB hardrive and I was thinking about upgrading to a bigger one for my computer tho how much can this computer handle and still work good. Also depending on what hardrive I upgrade to cant I use software on their site to transfer my windows XP home edition to the new hardrive?eMachines IMPERIAL GL
Thats my motherboard is their a site I can go to and check the specs to see what the biggest hardrive I can PUT in without breaking the thing?Google t1842 you wil find your specs.Quote from: rockstar4cs on July 25, 2008, 10:56:00 PM

Also depending on what hardrive I upgrade to cant I use software on their site to transfer my windows XP home edition to the new hardrive?

Emailed Emachine help and support and got this back
CPU Socket/Slot Type: mPGA 478 and it should not be over 2.0 Ghz.
I am a newbie to this and dont know what that means. My question was could I put a Pentium 4 into my emachine that has a celeron processor could anyone tell me if I can or not a simple yes or no will do.

I gave my friend a few months ago a dell optiplex GX260 he needed a quick fix and I gave it to him cheap. The hardrive recently started acting up on it and I think it has the pentium 4 I need so I'll mostlikly end up getting it off him. If I was to get the chip off him look up a toturial and put in the new processor. Where would I get a flash for my bios so it could handle that?

HELP!! (please)

I have a Gateway Media Center PC which is really the xp pro.

I wanted to upgrade my video card and went online to Gateway and one of the techs looked over my specs and told me to get the Visiontek/radeon HD 2400 pro card.

It has been Three weeks now and .. Nothing that I have been instructed to do has made the card work?

First, I went to Device manager and disabled the video adapter, as instructed, shut down the pc and pulled out the old card.
I put the new card into the old cards slot, (which according to Gateway is the only PCI Express slot) and from that moment on, Nothing!

When the pc booted up, I had the software disc in my dvd drive, as instructed and the on screen program would say .. "downloading the software."

Hours later, Nothing seemed to be happening and when I clicked the little X box to get out of the screen, the "program is not responding" would come up"!

I can't find anything in bios to disable and I don't even know enough to know if I have one of those onboard video controllers that everyone talks about?

I thought that they meant an onboard video card? How could I have anything, Onboard if I was able to pull it out?

One other thing is that SOMEONE told me that I had to be at net 2.0 framework?
What is that? I see where I have something like that which is at 1.0.

This is all Very CONFUSING and Most frustrating!

I am apparently running on some kind of Basic video driver right now that xp installs when it wont recognize my video card and .. It is Terrible!

Please, can someone give me a Clue as to why something that is supposed to be simple to do .. Is driving me Crazy?

Thank You
MC

P.S. According to Gateway, the pci express card will work in the old cards slot because it is the only pci express slot?

The old card was/is an NIVIDIA GEForce 6200, what ever that meansCan't find an answer anywhere.
Not from Gateway, Visiontek or hundreds of Google searches.
I Can't be the only one who this has been a problem for?

McYour problem is not complicated; just annoying. That is why you should have let a professional handle it.

Now, first off.. the choice of buying an HD2400 Pro was very poor. You should have come here before and asked us.

To solve your issue, download the drivers from this site - http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp

And since you plugged your monitor into the output on the newly installed card, that means your onboard graphics chip is either already disabled, or non-existant. To find out for sure, the model number of your computer is needed, but unnecessary.Track

THANK YOU for actually responding to my post.
If you can help and if the model number is important, it is a GM5045E Gateway, MCE.

I didn't just run out and BUY this card, I asked a Gateway tech, (online) which adapter I could upgrade to.
This is what he told me to get.
I have the CD driver software for it but it always says "software failed to load" and/or .. program not responding.
Something about net 2.0 needed?

Mc
Mrclose - Welcome to the CH forums..

If MS .NET framework 2.0 is needed then go download it from here.. and install it.

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Brief Description
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (x86) redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run APPLICATIONS developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0.

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THANK YOU for actually responding to my post.
If you can help and if the model number is important, it is a GM5045E Gateway, MCE.

I didn't just run out and buy this card, I asked a Gateway tech, (online) which adapter I could upgrade to.
This is what he told me to get.
I have the CD driver software for it but it always says "software failed to load" and/or .. program not responding.
Something about net 2.0 needed?

Mc

Hullo to all, I would be grateful for any help here!
I have an ABIT IC7 max3 mobo with an agp graphics slot, 3GB ram, a 650w psu, PENTIUM dual core 3.2gh cpu running windows xp pro sp3, loads of HD space and i am trying to get a Radeon 3850 graphics card to work. trouble is I can't get the system to recognise the card (keeps saying not correct drivers, but i loaded them from the install disk).
If I PERSEVERE I get notified that the puter doesn't recognise the hardware.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong? Does it make any difference that the AGP aperture in the BIOS cannot be set higher than 256? (Clutching at straws here )

tia Try going to ATI web site & download the correct driver from there Dis able your old card in device managerThanks for the reply, but, as I was instructed to do in the bumf, I uninstalled all ATI drivers etc before installing the card, then re-installed from the CD provided AND used the 'update' function to search for any new drivers. Still no joy. What OS are you running?Have you gone into bios and set your settings to default or best known config?Running XP sp3, all updates. No, haven't tried setting it to best known settings. I'll give it a try....
It's a pain, cos I have to keep taking the bloody thing out & putting my old one back each time I try SOMETHING Try installing the driver with any virus and spy ware you have disabledWhen you have the new card installed in its slot and you turn on the system do you get a display at your monitor.If not i think you have a bad cardNo, I get a display but it won't go above the lowest settings/resolution. Tried loading drivers in safe mode as well with the AV turned off. i would call ati support and explain your PBLM. check backQuote from: xavier on July 29, 2008, 09:43:26 AM

i would call ati support and explain your PBLM. check back

I tried to save photo files to a CD several days ago on my HP computer using XP. The computer didn't recognize either of my two CD reader/writers. When I highlighted a photo file to save I was not given the option of "saving to a CD" as is normally the case. I PUT a blank CD in the drive and didn't get the window asking what I wanted to do. Basically the computer no longer recognizes the existence of the CD writer. If I put a software DISC into the CD driver, nothing happens then either. I replaced the CD/DVD writer with a new one and still nothing. There was no change. When I tried to BURN a music CD, I got a window saying I needed to plug in a CD writer. What's wrong, have any ideas?1) Be sure they are properly connected inside the case - power and data cables.

2) Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware Tab>Device Manager, look for CD/DVD Drive; are yours properly identified? Any yellow exclamation points?

EDIT: 1B) Check to see if they are properly designated in the BIOS.Yes there are yellow exclamation marks. What does that mean?It means there are missing Drivers.

Go to to the Drive manufacturer's website and download the appropriate drivers.Okay, thanks to both of you for the information. That'll give me something to try tomorrow. Right now I'm needing a break from this stuff. JamesQuote from: roaddawg on July 07, 2008, 09:13:45 PM

Yes there are yellow exclamation marks. What does that mean?

Go to to the Drive manufacturer's website and download the appropriate drivers.

I don't get the normal "what do you want to do" as if it doesn't recognize an empty disc.

It's a HP PSC 950, the copies are COMING up very faded, if at all. The CARTRIDGE is not new, but not OLD. Items PRINTED are coming out OK, but not great. Is it something besides a cartridge? Did you clean printing HEADS?I do not have the manual, how do you do this? Your manual: http://tinyurl.com/6b7sgm

While everyone else is having issues with computers starting, I might as well ask why mine isn't either.

When I TURN it on, the motherboard powers up, fans whirr, hard drive clicks, cd-rom spins and then it repeats.
Sounds like it keeps trying to boot and not making it to the first STEP.
I thought the video card just wasn't securely in the slot but it's in as far as it can go and there's no sign of life on screen.
I haven't made any changes to the wiring or hardware in months.

Can a power supply have enough juice to start things up but not boot?

How LONG do video cards last?
Could summer heat be to blame?

Thanks


Specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945P
CPU Intel P4 1.6GHz
2GB RAM
Video Card: Radeon x550 256MB PCI-Express (4 years old)
PSU: Turbolink Switching Powerlink LC-A420 ATX 12V

Yes it could be the psu, but lets try some other things first, is this a new build?

Did you try reseating the ram?I built this machine a year ago, worked fine except once or twice, when turning it on I'd have the jostle it around or reseat the video card to get it to boot.

I tried reseating the ram, nothing going.

Subtle hint:
If I don't have the monitor cable PLUGGED into the card, machine reboots several times in quick succession and then once every half second or so.
If I do have the cable plugged in, the first quick succession does not occur, only the longer half second reboots.
Do you have onboard graphics card you could try?

Does it boot in safe mode?Borrow a known good PSU of the same wattage or greater and swap it in there...sorry, had to make a tough decision about finding a power supply...
anyway, a comparable working PSU does not allow me to boot

even with the harddrive and CDROM unplugged,
shouldnt I be able to see the BIOS start up if my video card worked?
all I get is black

is there any other explanation besides a bad video card?

When I try to boot my computer I get the FOLLOWING message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\windows\system32\config\system

I have tried to USE application and system recovery discs, but my computer is not recognizing my cd drives as working.

Can I use my laptop cd drive to use recover discs on my desktop pc? If so, how do I use it?

I'd appreciate any and all help. TIA!!
Welcome to the CH forums.

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I have tried to use application and system recovery discs, but my computer is not recognizing my cd drives as working.

Can I use my laptop to recover my desktop?

Have you set the bios boot sequence to boot from the cdrom first?

Windows XP SP 2
Intel Pentium 4 processor
1 GB of ram
Diamond Radeon X1550 PCIE
Sound Card built into motherboard.

Motherboard:
Product Name: D975XBX2
Version: AAD53350-507
S.N.: BQB271900140
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2
Intel 975X Express Chipset

It just started one day when my brother got on. I've looked in other places, and they may have the same problem (I think), but they have separate sound cards.
It may be be hardware related, but I doubt it. I think (please NOTE the THINK part) it has something to do with this hardware interrupts thingy. I have Process Explorer by sysinternals, and whenever my computer is busy the hardware interrupts part reaches around 45% of my CPU on average (I don't know if that's normal or not). Please note; that's just what I think.

When I try to play a sound it will play but in the middle of it, my mouse will freeze for a very little amount of time; when the skips happen.

It started happening when our internet was out, so I doubt it was from a PROGRAM or anything.

I've even tried getting a separate sound card, and that didn't work.
That sound card was an old Creative Labs one.

I've been trying to fix it for a week and can't. If you need anymore INFORMATION please tell me.

I did update my drivers, I did scan for viruses, I did install updates. Still having the problem.Worth a try doing a system restore and see if you have same pblmTried and it said it could not restore to this restore point. Did it with a different one, same thing. So I gave up. I saw my antivirus delete some of those restore points though. I use avast!.

I also forgot to mention if the computer is not busy, it can play sounds almost perfectly.Avast doesn't delete restore points.

Did you try to reinstall sound driver?

Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
Click on Download HijackThis Installer
Post HijackTHis log.Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 2:28:13 PM, on 8/1/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ASWLSVC.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
C:\Program Files\Marvell\61xx\svc\mvraidsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Center.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource5\MtdAcqu.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashSimpl.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Control Center] C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Center.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MtdAcqu] "C:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource5\MtdAcqu.exe" /s
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - AutorunsDisabled - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {0CC52A09-A146-4AC4-85E5-B9A575CA8196} (GameStart Class) - http://www.ace-onlines.com/Downloads/pc_info.cab
O16 - DPF: {9D8CCE0F-2E2C-41EB-B37F-9852DB989CAC} (WebLauncher Control) - http://www.ace-onlines.com/game/WebLauncher.cab
O16 - DPF: {AB4ADC0F-2B4B-4B08-8B5C-CA4D6188A180} (P3Xfer Loader Class) - http://config.hyosungcdn.com/download/p3xset.cab
O23 - Service: ASWLSVC - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ASWLSVC.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: LVCOMSer - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
O23 - Service: Process Monitor (LVPrcSrv) - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
O23 - Service: LVSrvLauncher - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\SrvLnch\SrvLnch.exe
O23 - Service: Marvell RAID EVENT Agent (Marvell RAID) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Marvell\61xx\svc\mvraidsvc.exe
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
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I went to the drivers and clicked update drivers a while ago. That didn't fix it.The log is clean...

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I went to the drivers and clicked update drivers a while ago

Hi all,

So, my XFX 9800 GTX idles at about 64 C. it doesn't seem to go much HIGHER under load (like 68).... To me, this seems REALLY hot, ESPECIALLY because everything else in my case almost always stays under 40 C. my case is well ventilated. I have not overclocked at all and am running Windows XP SP2.

The stock clocks from when I bought it are... core => 740MHz
mem => 2280MHz

I just note these because they seem higher than others with the same card... maybe it was the edition that I bought or something.... but again... I didn't mess with them.

Some solutions for these temps (assuming they're not normal) that I've heard range from manually messing with fan controls using rivatuner etc... and removing stock cooler and adding some arctic silver 5.

So, just to clarify what my question is... Are these temps high(compared to other card owners)? if so, is it dangerous to the card? What are good ways to control fan speeds (don't really care for rivatuner since I'm not gonna mess with clocks, just the fan, so I want something simpler)? and does anyone agree with the arctic silver solution. also, I wouldn't be opposed to after market cooling if anyone knows of any for this card68C under load is nothing to worry about, graphics cards tend to run up to 80C or so.
You probably bought a factory overclocked card.
Rivatuner is a good solution actually, I sue it myself to automatically adjust the fan speed when the card heats up. Without it my 8800GT loads at around 75C, with it I never go above 65 or so.
If you're absolutely sure of your temps then they're nothing to worry about, those are in fact good.
Hope this helps.Thanks, I guess I was just being paranoid. I read on another forum somewhere that temps that hot were bad for the card, I didn't think the guy really knew what he was talking about, but it got me thinking....

I will give rivatuner another go....

I appreciate the help

good dayThere are some great guides out there to getting Rivatuner to set different fan speeds based on the temperature.
With very little EFFORT, I have it set to load a mild OC and 50% fan on startup, then 75% fan if it reaches 60C, and 100% fan if it reaches 70C. When the temps get lower, the fan speeds also get lower, and I'm considering graduating the speeds a little more. Then when I exit Rivatuner, back down to 50% fan and stock clocks.
Great program, very easy to use, and very handy.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.I'm going to have to give Rivatuner a ride on the new build....THANX for the heads up Calum !

my PC has some problem.
it is formatted now with a windows 98 boot DISK. when we try to install XP on it. it is not booting from the CD DRIVE. the computer is loading to C:/ . This CD drive and Windows CD are in good condition and works well in other PCs. the boot preference is given as
1 - Floppy
2 - CD-ROM
3 - Hard Disk Drive
change your boot order to cd first,then re boot with dis in cd driveQuote from: xavier on July 31, 2008, 04:49:35 PM

change your boot order to cd first,then re boot with dis in cd drive

do you have a spare HD to test with?

Have you gone into bios and set bios to best known config. or set to default?

what one would be better? i will have like a game wmp a internet browser and a antivirus scan running all at once i may render some things MABYE photoshop things mabye file conversion things dvd ripping cd ripping multimedia type things not that MUCH of that though so do you think a e8400 will be reallygood for that? or will a Q6600 be better?anyone? this is such a hard desicion!!!! i dont know the dual will do better in games and stuff and can go higher then the q6600 but i dont know!i guess ill get the q6600Get the quad definitely, trust me on this.
I had to take the decision between dual and quad, and I really wish I had spent the extra few pounds for a quad CORE.but im debating about the q6600 or the q9300 now the q9300 has less overclocking (not that i need to oc it that high) like 3 or 3.2ish range but the q9300 aslo has sse4 and 45nm and is nore power effecient the q6600 doesnt have that so i dont know its like $80 more i think Actually I'm seeing the Q9300 clocking very well indeed . . . you didn't mention overclocking so I didn't take it into account.
The E8400 by the way can surpass 4GHz easily enough.but i dont think im considering that one any more just the q6600 or q9300 do think its worth the extra $80 US for the q9300??no get the 6600Well, I'd say get the Q9300 . . . it'll run cooler for one thing, and also a fair bit faster EVEN though the clock speed is only slightly faster than the Q6600. My opinion is that if you're on a tight budget you won't regret not getting it, but if you have the CASH why not spend a little extra.Quote from: Calum on July 31, 2008, 02:18:13 PM

Well, I'd say get the Q9300 . . . it'll run cooler for one thing, and also a fair bit faster even though the clock speed is only slightly faster than the Q6600. My opinion is that if you're on a tight budget you won't regret not getting it, but if you have the cash why not spend a little extra.

ECS AMD690GM-M2 AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4000IAA5DD

2 Kingston HyperX 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2/1G

Antec True Power Trio TP3-430 430W ATX12V Power Supply with Three 12V Rails

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200AAJS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (main drive)

EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI EXPRESS 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive(soon to be purchased)

200gb ide hd..(slave)

Heres how the bios is set up..

Standard CMOS features
IDE channel 0 Master ->Maxtor 200gb ide drive(slave drive)
channel 2 Master -> western digital 120gb sata drive(main drive)

Advanced Bios Features
Hard disk boot priorities
Ch2 -> western digital(main drive)
Ch0 -> maxtor(slave)

CPU Internal Cache -> enabled
CPU external cache -> enabled
First boot device -> harddisk/ 2nd -> CD-rom

OS Select For D-ram>64 [OS2]

Advanced Chipset Features

1. D-Ram Config
timing mode -> auto
SPD checksum restart-> ignore
DQS training control-> skip
CKE basepower down mode-> disabled
CKE base power down-> per channel
MeM clock Tri-stating-> disabled
Memory hole remapping-> enabled
Auto optimize bottom IO-> enabled
Bottom Of UMA D-RAM [31:24] [FC]

2. LDT and PCI BUS control
LDT bus width-> auto
LDT bus frequency-> auto

HT drive strengh ->auto
HT reciever comp. ctril -> auto
HTT PLL Control -> high speed

3. IGX config
UMA frame buffer size -> auto
IGX engine Clock -> 400
System bios Cacheable -> disabled

Intergraded peripherals

1. South Onchip IDE
IDE Dma transfer access -> enabled
Onchip IDE channel 10 -> enabled
Primary Master p10 -> auto
Primary slave -> auto
Primary UDMA master -> auto
Primary UDMA slave -> auto
ATi sata controller -> enabled
Ati sata type -> native IDE
IDE HDD block mode -> enabled

2. Soth Onchip Pci
Ati azalia audio -> disabled (think it's because i have a creative soundcard?)
SB600 spread spectrum -> enabled
usb 2.0 controller -> enabled
usb controller -> enabled
usb legacy -> enabled
usb mouse -> enabled
usb storage -> enabled
Onbaord LAN -> enabled
Lan Boot ROM -> disabled

3. super Io Device
onboard FDC controller -> enabled
onboard serial port 1 [3f8/irq4]
onboard parallel port [3f8/irq7]
onboard port mode [spp]
INIT display first [pciex]

Power management
ACPI suspend type [s3(str)]
HDD power down -> disabled
video off [suspend -> off]
video off method [v/h sync + blank]
soft-off [instant off]
ACPI TSDT -> disabled
HPET support -> enabled

PNP/PCI config
Resources controlled by -> [auto(escd)]
pci/vga palette snoop -> disabled

Frequency voltage control

NTP fid control -> auto
NTP vid control -> auto
AMD K8 cool/quiet control -> auto
DIMM voltage adjust [+.10v]
auto DETECT pci clk -> enabled
Spread sectrum -> disabled
CPU clock-> 200mhz(shouldn't this be higher?)What is your computer doing...or not doing that makes you think its is not performing right?

it's extremely slow..boots slower than my old p3 system...it lags alot too...boot up time takes 2-3 minutes..

don't have any spyware or viruses..i run nod32..and a couple other programs like hi jack this and ad-aware..i see nothing out of the ordinary in task manager..start up is pretty empty too(pics below)..i also defrag once a week..

Have you loaded the drivers for the motherboard?

What OS are you running?



yes they are installed... i'm running xp Do you have another power supply you could try? The one you have is only 450w which I think is a little on the weak side.

I looked at the BIOS info you posted before and I don't see anything wrong.

You can check your power needs out on a site like this....

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

for what i have in my system my psu is more than enough..

wish i had another psu to try though Actually your PSU wattage is borderline for that build.

Hi,

About 4 months AGO, I bought a Maxtor external HDD to back up all my data onto. I just built another computer with mostly new parts (except the HD). Before building the new system, I tried to back up all my old data to the external drive to transfer to my new computer, but the drive was having issues being recognized, so I brought it back to best buy where it was purchased and exchanged it for a new one (for free), and the drive also comes with a 5 year warranty(though it doesn't cover data loss, it's supposed to cover faulty drives). The new drive had no problems backing up all my data, and I proceeded to wipe the old drive...However, upon booting up with the OS and getting all the drivers in order, I encountered this problem(this is a copy of an email I sent to thier tech support):

"Hello, I've been using your 120 GB OneTouch 4 Mini to back up all my important files. I've upgrading my computer with all new core hardware EXCEPT for the hard drive, which I've wiped clean, reformated, and reinstalled windows xp home SP2. My question is, will I be able to retrieve all the data on my OneTouch and save it back to the original hard drive now that I wiped/reinstalled, and if so, how do I do this? The manual that came with your product did not describe how to do this, if at all possible. If this is not possible, is there any other way of retrieving that data off of the OneTouch and saving it to some other medium? Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!"

I sort of downplayed the fact that I encountered this problem AFTER I had already wiped the old drive...and although the externall HD PROGRAM installed successfully on the new computer, it would not allow me to transfer files from my external drive to the new one(in other words, it won't allow me to "sync" any files. Seagate CUSTOMER service told me that,

"Having assessed the issue, I have established that it will need an in lab effort to recover all the information as the drive seems to have some hardware failure. You will be shipping the drive to a Seagate facility near to you in order for us to do the free evaluation. Once we have established the amount of data we can recover, a case manager will get in touch with further details. The cost can range between $700-$2200 provided the UNIT is a single drive. The cost is applicable only upon a successful recovery. There will be no fees to evaluate the drive and assess the amount of data we can recover. "

This is pretty shady, and I know this is an issue I'll likely need to resolve with the manufacturer on my own, but my question is that does anyone know of a way I can attempt to recover the drive data myself? I'm sorry if this is an "illegal" question for this FORUM, so if it is please let me know and i'll delete this post myself, as my intent is not to exploit this forum for that purpose. Just trying not to get royally ripped off by this company...on a last note, the manual that came with the drive has virtually no instructions other then how to install and warranty info, so it's a no go there. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Windows XP home edition SP2
Core 2 Duo Intel processor E8400 (LGA775)
Asus P5Q mobo
XFX geForce gtx 260 896 Mb graphics card (single)
2 Gb DDR2 pc2-8500 Crucial Ballistix Ram - Kit (2 one gig sticks)
Maxtor 160 gb SATA HDD(internal)
maxtor onetouch mini 4 120Gb external HDD(USB 2.0 interface)
Rosewill 600W Performance series PSU
CD/DVD burner/player, Floppy DriveHappy to report that I just figured out my own problem. Turns out you can in fact "sync" the files between the one touch 4 mini and your current harddrive, you just can't do it through the maxtor software. You don't need any third party software though, all I did was go to "My computer", double clicked on the detected external drive, then i double clicked the file "maxtor backup", and all my old files were right there under my old PC's name....all I had to do was drag and drop the files onto my internal harddrive, wait a few minutes while they transferred, and then I had all my files back. I'm going to assume since the external drive sorts backed up data by each PC's unique name(in other words, it creates a unique file for each unique HD that you've backed up data from) that you can easily manage several different HDs and successfully sync data to any harddrive you want. I'll mention this last little bit to clarify that you don't in fact need to save all your files under "My documents" for you to be able to recover the files...in my case, I had 3 different partitions (C (the windows partition), E, and F), and I had only backed up files from E and F from the old harddrive before I wiped it...I found them and restored them no problem using the technique described above. Piece of cakeGlad we could help......

Okay, I just bought a new computer. The details are as follows.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600

Motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5

Power Supply: Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Dual Fans Power Supply

Video card: XFX PVT88PYDD4 GEFORCE 8800GT XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

XFX GeForce 8800GT XXX PVT88PYDD4 Video Card
Item #:N82E16814150254

Now, I play World of Warcraft, and when I first had everything installed, with all the graphic settings at max and in the middle of heavy action, I had a solid 60 Frames Per Second. I'd be in an area with about 25 people and lots of fighting, with maximum graphics, and I'd not see a drop in my frame rate.

After playing for a while, WoW would freeze up. The first time this happened, I had to reboot my computer. It ALSO happened a second time, and that time it just kicked me out of WoW. I figured it was because of heating issues, so I took the side of my case off (it doesn't really have very good ventilation, and only two fans) and I now have a gigantic fan blowing into the side of my case. When I have my big fan going, I don't have freeze-ups or get kicked out, but lately I have been noticing a decrease in frame rates, and I'm not sure if it's heat-related? I'm in an area with maybe 14 people, and no action, and I'm getting about 35 FPS. So basically I'm wondering if this is caused by heat issues and if anyone thinks a new case would help, or if there is anything else I can do? Please let me know. Thanks.

Sounds like it's heat related. Try getting an after-market GPU block maybe? Just checking, you didn't install any bloatware in the mean time, right? That has enormous impact.No, I can't think of any applications that might suck up my RAM or anything. I'm using about a fourth of my RAM when in WoW, and maybe 2% of my CPU. I always try to keep my applications at a minimum out of old habit from dealing with an older, laggier computer. I guess I'll see if the GPU block does anything for me, then.Are you running SLI ? ?
Is it configured properly ? ?No, I just have one video card in so far, and everything else is configured properly.

You could try, not sure.I just woke up with fresh mind, and went through this thread...
First of all, don't EVEN try to run "Crysis" until things are sorted out.
Secondly, I don't see, you ever posted SpeedFan temperatures while computer is idle.
Thirdly, run CPU Burn-in (processor STRESS test): http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/, and post results.

What is not working/causing problems, right now?hi look now my pc is freezing with anything .... what going on ....MAN i scare now..... and every time i restart it it take longer load You might have damage your processor already.
You're not also answering questions asked:
Quote

First of all, don't even try to run "Crysis" until things are sorted out.
Secondly, I don't see, you ever posted SpeedFan temperatures while computer is idle.

Hi Guys.
After reformatting and reinstalling winxp and DRIVERS the laptop I have will not recognise the pci modem and a network controller " wireless device I imagine". I have downloaded and installed the drivers for these devices but they just will not work (they are the correct drivers I did a double check) The device manager shows them as errors. The wireless did work before the format. I FEEL the format went ACCORDINGLY as I have done this many times and feel what I have done is correct. Any help would be appreciated please. Oh also I have had some error mesaages saying hardawre cannot be found.

Thank you for any help
ChrisNeed to know the model of the laptop.

What specifically does the device manager says the error is for each item?OK thanks got it sorted. Driver problem. ThanksI believe Quaxo was suspecting as much....

Quote from: patio on August 03, 2008, 11:58:49 AM

I believe Quaxo was suspecting as much....

Having a couple different issues with my comp, that may or may not be related, that end up boiling down to one point. I'll start from the top.

I have an HP a520n with an AMD Athlon 3200+, 1.5gigs DDR pc2700 ram, an onboard gforce4 mx 400 card(not used), an aftermarket ATI 9800 card and the motherboard is a A7N8X-LA from ASUS. It's running windows XP home edition.

I'd been using this machine since I'd bought it with this setup, running my monitor through the ATI card. About 3 months ago my monitor would start powering off during games, once a day or so. Reformated, and that solved that issue. Recently ran into the same issue, except not the same extent. It would power off, then flicker back on 10-15 seconds later with a popup from my ATI controller warning me VPU recovery failed. That would happen anywhere from once every 10mins to every couple hours. This was only the initial problem.

I decided it was time for a new video card, I wanted to upgrade for Diablo 3 anyways. I bought an nVidia Geforce4 7600 AGP8x, brought it home, and installed it like normal, bridging it's PSU source off the line to one of my cd drives. The comp booted up fine, except the monitor never powered on. Tried to boot the comp with the monitor hooked up to the original onboard mx400, with the 7600 still in there, and the monitor didn't want to turn on still. I even removed the 7600 from the powersupply loop and couldn't get the monitor to come on with the mx 400. I realized then, my powersupply is only 250watt and the card requires 300watt.

My roommate had an extra 415watt that was known to be good, I put that in, running the monitor through the 7600.. and same result. So I tried, what I tried with the 300watt powersupply, on the 410watt. Still nothing. I removed the 7600 card completely, put in my old ATI card again(which still has the drivers on the comp), running the monitor through that. Comp booted fine, started up a game, and about a minute into it the game crashes. Reboot, same result.

I figure it has something to do with the powersupply, so I put back in my old powersupply, with my PREVIOUSLY working ATI card still in there(minus a couple vpu recovery failures) and when I boot I can only get it to my desktop and the comp freezes then auto reboots. I start it up again and this time it only makes it to the windows loading screen. Subsequent restarts are even worse, the fans start spinning, HD is spinning, my first cdrom drive is responsive, the other is not(simply makes a sound, like it attempted to open, but does not.), and will just black screen after the blue/white HP screen. After about a full minute of black screen the fans and HD will power down and stop spinning. Blue light on my power button in front is still on, I have to hold it for 6seconds to power it off. Powering on again causes the same result. If I let the comp sit for a couple hours, and go back and try again, I can get to my load screen or even desktop again before a freeze/reboot and the entire same loop of events again.

I thought because I had switched out powersupplies that I had hooked mine up incorrectly, forgetting to attach a secondary 4pin to the motherboard. I dl'd the usermanual for my motherboard and there is infact only one 20pin connector to the motherboard, not a 20pin and a 4pin. I have cddrives 1 and 2 on one rail then my HD+ floppy on the other rail. I had tried to hook up my 7600 card off the end of the second rail, before all this other mess started.

I'm also now having the same problem as this guy now:
http://forums.techarena.in/xp-hardware/1010231.htm
Basicly a slow moving HD not responding fast enough to bios, I'm assuming my HD isn't responding fast enough because of some sort of powersupply limitation. I'm about ready to just walk out and buy a new powersupply, and hope that fixes it o_o

Thanks for your time and efforts, any insight would be appreciated.I would think you have corrupted files on HD have or a failing HDI've had no indications of my HD failing before though. Could the SWITCH in PSU, for any logical reason, CAUSE these symptoms?and would a failing HD cause the other symptoms I was seeing(before i couldn't get it to boot)? Failed VPU recovery, monitor not turning on with the new 7600 card installed, etc?To find out if in fact it is the drive DLoad and run the diagnostics from the drive manuf. website ( Free )...
To see if it's the PSU borrow one of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite...Quote from: patio on July 30, 2008, 01:01:14 PM

To find out if in fact it is the drive DLoad and run the diagnostics from the drive manuf. website ( Free )...
To see if it's the PSU borrow one of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite...

The diagnostics once DLoaded are designed to create a bootable CD/DVD....it runs outside of Windows so no OS is needed.

I'd still borrow another PSU as they may have issues.Those are both older units. Just because there are 2 of them doesn't rule them out.
On a new build in November i had 3 brand new bad units in a row...it wasn't until i had RMA'd the MBoard that i discovered that.

All the info you need is as far as Mfg. and type is on your HD in the case. Remove the HD and write it down

Quote from: xavier on July 30, 2008, 04:22:33 PM

All the info you need is as far as Mfg. and type is on your HD in the case. Remove the HD and write it down

Sigh, I appreciate all your help, but I'm having trouble here. It's a Samsung SP1604N and searching their site for keywords SP1604N and diagnostic this is what I got. Is this what I'm looking for? http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDown.do?group=&type=&subtype=&model_nm=SP1604N&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=SW&vType=L&prd_ia_cd=&disp_nm=SP1604N
There's no XP version listed, I'm pretty confused ==.

OMG please help me This morning I came out to my computer and my monitor was in energy saver mode ( Normal) so i went to roll the mouse and my monitor did not show a screen. I then noticed that i had no keyboard or mouse lights on or my printer.

I shut down replugged all in and still nothing, I also borrowed a friends, monitor, mouse and keyboard, and they don't work either. People have been giving me different ideas yet none are working. One was to try and put the windows CD in and go from there, well.. I cant see my screen and my keyboard is not working so i am very frustrated. If anyone has any ideas i would really appreciate it!!TELL us more about your computer. Make and model, how old, any hardware changes lately? Any symptoms lately of abnormal behavior? Any lights at all showing on front or back of the computer when you try to turn it on? Any SOUNDS, beeps, or sound of fans or hard drive running?

Do you normally leave it on all night? Do you have it connected to a surge protector? Any electrical storms or power interruptions lately that you know of?

Have you tried plugging into a different outlet? Is anything else currently plugged into the same outlet as the computer or surge protector to which the computer is connected? If not, try plugging something else into that outlet and verify that it works.Well this computer was a build not a store bought one.. I have had it about 6 years... Nothing abnormal has HAPPENED prior to this, all my fans work everything else works, it is plugged into a surge protector and everything else on that surge protector is working. No storms or anything unusual at all.

I do normally leave it on all night yes, and no unusual beeps, it sounds as if it is booting up with no problems.

When i turn it on the normal green light appears on the tower and my monitor light stays red instead of green.

There have been no hardware changes at all or any changes for that matter.So, you see absolutely nothing on screen from the moment you press the power button to turn it on, right?

When you say "everything else works", what do you mean? Will your CD/DVD drive tray open? What all "works"?

Have you ever replaced the power supply in your computer since it was built?Correct I see aboslutely nothing....

And I mean everything else works as in Speakers, the cd drive and dvd drive, everything but the aforementioned. I have NEVER replaced the power supply actually i have never had to REPLACE anything on it.

When it was first built i remember a battery had to be replaced ( it was the size of a quarter)What OS are you running? When your computer starts up, do you need to login to a user account before using your computer? If not, i.e. no login needed, can you put a music CD in your computer and see whether it starts playing (assuming that's what would normally happen)? If not, then how do you know your speakers are working when you turn on your computer? I got the same problem as him/her, although i don't know whether my speaker is working. It's a window xp, i have been using this comp for 3 years. It was fine until this morning. The monitor, mouse and keyboard lights are not on, but my pc is still running. the fans and everything are running.Quote from: catiazz on August 02, 2008, 09:04:25 PM

I got the same problem as him/her, although i don't know whether my speaker is working. It's a window xp, i have been using this comp for 3 years. It was fine until this morning. The monitor, mouse and keyboard lights are not on, but my pc is still running. the fans and everything are running.

Quote from: hejlik on AUGUST 03, 2008, 04:44:17 AM

Heat becomes a big issue, and it will almost certainly void your warranty.

And why wouldnt you be able to update a laptop video CARD?

My friends dad is the computer guy in my town, and he does all the time, so, DONT tell me you cant.

i think i know everything im going to get but im going to wait on the graphics card because the 4870x2 is COMING out soon so i think im going to order my motherboard etc
motherboard:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128344&Tpk=GA-EP45-DS3R
the PRICE just went up on it but they put the 2gb flash driver offer on again
cpu:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018
ram:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161182
how does this sound?How many Topics do you plan on starting for this NEW build ? ?depends on how many it takes.... i think im ALMOST done...

(Backround:I have an hp pavilion dv9000. I was trying to fix my monitor's display b/c it was too stretched out..I opened control panel, personalize, display settings, and played around with the 1 and 2 monitor thing and I think that screwed my monitor up somehow.)

Main Question: The monitor display on my screen is stretched past the edges of my monitor, in both directions. I can't see the icons on the left side of my screen. Because of this, I can't change the display settings because when I click on the display TAB to maximize it, it MAXIMIZES off to the right side of my screen, past the edges of my monitor. I know it does that because when I minimize it USING the tab it flies over from the right side. So now I can't use internet, microsoft word, etc, because the TABS fly over to the right side of my screen past the edge. Is there any way I can fix this by pressing buttons on my keyboard or something? Or do you think theres another reason why the tabs are icons arent showing up, like MAYBE I clicked "hide tabs" by accident or something? Or is this a problem I have to call HP about?Did you try to change screen resolution?

I replaced a backlight and it worked good. 3 days later it went out again. So I'm trying to fix it again. The SOLDER joints still looked good. I re-soldered each and it still won't come on. It appears the bulb has BURNED out again. Could something be causing it to burn out?

This backlight went out about 4 years ago and it was replaced under warranty.

I'm thinking it might be the inverter. Could that be burning out the bulb? Can I check the voltage of the inverter with a multimeter? Is there any way to find out if this is the PROBLEM?

I know I'm going to have to replace the backlight again, but should I ALSO replace the inverter? I don't want to burn out another one.

This is a Sony Vaio PCG-GRT170I still need help. Anyone?Not an expert here but it could in fact be the inverter.

Is the laptop not under warranty ANYMORE?

My right speaker has this static sort of noise that comes out of it WHENEVER I listen to music or play any other types of audio. I purchased some new speakers today and the right one still has that same problem. It'll distort the sound coming from the right so I have to keep my sound controls all on the left speaker til I can get this fixed.

I've tried moving the cords around and unplugging and re-plugging the speakers in but it does no good.

Does anyone know why this may occur or how to fix it?

Thanks!Did you try to reinstall sound driver?
What Windows version?if that is a belt audio, Try to add new hardware or a sound card to pc, install the driver,, What is "belt audio"?Quote from: Broni on August 02, 2008, 07:13:31 PM

Did you try to reinstall sound driver?
What Windows version?

What sound adapter do you have listed in Device Manager?

Go here: http://tinyurl.com/69c58z
Download new driver.
Go to Device Manager, uninstall current driver, and install new one.

I'd try another pair of speakers to eliminate some possibilities.

I bought the external hard drive enclosure linked to below and I was wondering if in general, or in this case in PARTICULAR, you COULD use just 1 hard drive with the dual BAY enclosure. In other WORDS, does a dual bay enclosure mean I need to put two hard drives inside of it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817716061

Thanks.Just guessing really but I'd think you could run one HDD OK.

More SPEC' on this unit here ... http://www.galaxymetalgear.com/products/3538_nas_wl.html

should i wait for this to come out before i go AHEAD and buy a single 4870 and crossfire it later? according to benchmarks they look almost the same but they are early drivers for the 4870x2 i dont know! the 4870x2 may be a bit too much for me do you think there will be price drops on the 4870 when the x2 comes out???If you buy the 4870X2 you will be able to add a second one later on. If you buy the regular 4870 now, the maximum you will ever have is a 4870 x2, unless you have three PCI-e X16 slots, but then the PERFORMANCE of a 4870 x3 setup is not much better than that of a 4870 x2, because of driver support.

I say either get two 4850's now, or a single 4870X2 if you want to have Quad-Crossfire, as in 4870X2.. x2.

Just remember that with a Radeon card, you will not be able to play Crysis nearly as well as on any of the scalar-based Geforce cards. That is their only weakness.Wow a lot has changed since I left... Track's back!
Anyways...
About the price drop, absolutely. It would help if I knew how much graphics matter to you... I still have my 7600GS, and I've NEVER used it to it's full potential. And then the 4870 makes an 8800GTX look LIKE whole lot of nothing... Anyways...

Umm, I know this isn't my thread, but what the heck is this whole Scalar-based stuff? I know that the S in SLI means scalar, (scalable link interface), but what does that have to do with performance?

Hi everyone. Hope you can help me. Thanks drmsucks for suggesting I START a new thread for this.

First, my setup (New):
SAPPHIRE motherboard
Phoenix AwardBIOS v.6.00PG
AMD Athlon64 3000+
1GB RAM
250GB HDD (about 10% used)
Running WindowsXP SP2

The problem:

On startup, begins normally, then produces an error screen:

'We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change may have caused this.' Etc. I've occasionally seen this screen before. It carries on describing options, and the list that offers Safe Mode.


After the countdown, the computer gets to the Windows XP flag, gets so far, and then the monitor (INTEX LCD) goes back to the 'No signal' message and the computer tries to startup again. It always gets to the XP flag, and then starts over. It never gets to the Welcome screen or DESKTOP.

Moreover when i tried to install XP-OS again it SHOWS a message "aproblem has been detected & windows has been shut down etc. It shows technical information
***STOP: 0x0000008E(0x0000005,0X80818816,0xF70A2928,0x00000000)

PLEASE help

Did you do anything before this?
Any new hardware changes?
DOWNLOADS, installs, ect...

A friend of mine is a DJ. He is purchasing a laptop. He WANTS to hook his Mixer to his Laptop. He has over 6,000 songs downloaded onto his desktop's secondary HARD DRIVE. What would he do the job without crashing the laptop or his desktop?Something like Virtual DJ?yes very very GOOD program

This computer worked fine for about 4 months then out of nowhere will shut down right after I select my profile (No time to check anything in windows so please don't suggest I try to virus check or anything becasue I can't get that far). I'm fairly CERTAIN its a heat problem but I'm sure what I can do?

This computer I'm sure was really clean. No random internet downloads of videos or music only microsoft office and a few games. Ran great. No overclocking either.

I'm running Windows Vista, Intel core 2 quad 2.4, GeForce 8800 GTS, 2 GB RAM. Any suggestions?Can you try getting onto the computer in Safe Mode?

To discount an overheating problem, try opening the case and getting an external fan and blow at the computer.
I should have mentioned this before. Even in safe mode it shuts down. Sometimes it won't even make it to desktop. At the windows load screen it'll kick off sometimes.

Does that definetely mean that its an overheating problem? All my fans are working, Power Supply is new. I have 1 120 on the back of the case and 2 on the side. Plus the fans on my CPU and Video Card are both working.

That liquid cooling stuff work well?Can you try my suggestion?

It MIGHT not be an overheating problem. It could be a problem with the RAM, PSU, ect....

Anyone else have any ideas?Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 31, 2008, 01:22:01 AM

Can you try my suggestion?

It might not be an overheating problem. It could be a problem with the RAM, PSU, ect....

Anyone else have any ideas?

all other video cards WORK. its just mine that wont work on my computer. i havent tried it on any other computer yet. i DONT think its the video card though. i think its the drivers that are messed up.Quote from: cooldemons911 on July 27, 2008, 12:26:01 PM

all other video cards work. its just mine that wont work on my computer. i havent tried it on any other computer yet. i dont think its the video card though. i think its the drivers that are messed up.

i got an OLD computer from my work , it was used to run a computerized saw so it was a computer and touch screen in one unit , when i got it home the first time i turned it on it all work well except for the touch screen didnt work , but the next time i turned it on the screen was all white. since it is all one unit the screen is pluged into the video card by what looks similar to a ribin cable , as that connection is inside the case the vga plug is free , if i plug a moniter into the vga it works correctly but the other still is all white , another thing that i found is strange is thet the touch part of the screen is not part of the screen it is just a lot of ir leds around a sheet of glass
the screen is a sharp lq14x03e
i dont see any numbers on the touch part
any ideas??Question?.......i thot that was self explaning how do get the screen to show SOMETHING properYou mean the touch screen, I assume. I'm not familiar with them. What OS does this computer run on? If a Windows version, try looking in Display Properties>Settings and see what is shown as a monitor.since the touch part and the screen part a seporate i was planing on fixing the screen first

it is an old comp running windows 95
and the display settings only shows one of the 2 moniters and it sez "Laptop display panel (1024x768)"Looks like the display is correctly identified by the system - if you are going to replace it, I don't think that I can help you from here. If the system is similar to a laptop, there are many good 'how to' articles on the web for REPLACING laptop screens. I guess that you could also check with Sharp or the computer mfg.

Best of luck.if i unplug the bad screen nothing changes which means that it is the bad one that is not being detected

and i have no intention of replacing it i am looking for a way of fixing it if at all posiblePost the exact mfg and model of the computer - "an old computer from my work" is not much to go on!

If this is set up similar to a laptop, there are two areas to look at: inverter and backlight.

Look for documentation for your computer on the web and look for articles on replacing INVERTERS and backlights.

Post the asked for specs and maybe someone here will be familiar with the computer.sorry the computer is from a 3/4 million $ computerized saw thet is meny years old so the computer is only 200mhz 64mb ram mb is p5bv3+ running win 95
and the backlight seems to work how do i check the inverterSounds like you have a very SPECIALIZED, old unit and a fun project!

I have no idea, really, what you are dealing with, so, I suggest that you use Google.

Best of luck.

Ok, so here is the deal: I have an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC that's about a year and half old. I've NEVER had any problems with until now.

About a 2 weeks ago, I get an automatic message from HP telling me that my type of computer may have a hardware problem and that I should USE some sort of survey thing to check if my computer is one of them. I started and found out my computer probably did have this problem (whatever it was), but I didn't finish the survey, because it was getting very long and I got this message just as I was about to leave on vacation, where I would not be using the computer. I figured I could just pick up where I left off when I got back-- wrong.

Almost as soon as I got back my computer started, well, bugging out, for lack of a better term. My screen started spazzing and got all line-y, then it restarted itself. I started it in safe mode to see if I could figure out what had happened, but in truth I had no clue what to look for. I tried to start it regular again, which was obviously a mistake, because I then got the blue screen, which then restarted itself, and then it tried some sort of auto-repair, which failed about 3-4 TIMES, restarting itself after each time. I tired taking out the battery, just to see if it would help-- it didn't. So, I just turned it off.

I asked a friend who knows some stuff about computers to see what he thought, but when I turned on my computer to show him what was happening, it wouldn't start. The lights came on, but the screen was black, blank, dead. He tried everything he knew of to get it to WORK, all of which I don't understand, but could probably describe, if that would be helpful. This is the point I'm at now.

I tired calling HP Support, but because my computer is more than a year old, they won't even talk to me over the phone unless I pay 50 bucks, which being a poor college student, I don't have. Please, please help me. I haven't even finished paying off the friggin thing and I can't afford to get a new one, even THOUGH I need one for class. I'll provide you with any details/info I can if it will help! I'm so stressed that I'm literally in tears.

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!
P.S.
Just remember I also got some weird messages as it was trying to fix itself.Sorry to hear your story. I can't really help you with anything technical as I'm in severe difficulty with my computer at the moment, and getting some help from the kind people here myself!

What does stand out from your post though is that HP say they won't talk to you, presumably because it's run out of warranty - but the problem happened because of a hardware fault, which is down to THEM, not you! I'd try and find out if they can replace your computer or fix it for free - errr, I'm not a lawyer either but it sounds like they've got a duty if it was a hardware fault caused by them.

Sorry I can't be more help.Thanks, at least you responded to my post... Did I break some rule? Why is no one answering? T_TWhat Windows Operating System?

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Just remember I also got some weird messages as it was trying to fix itself.

Why is no one answering? T_T

please help me.my dvd/cd rom can't play cd/dvd.there's no yellow exclamation point....i assume you mean no yellow explination in device manager? SOUNDS like you neeed a new oneWhat information should I add when submitting a QUESTION?i'm not always the dvd/cd rom.what would be the problem why it's not reading any disc?thanks.Nuj, please post as much information as you can.

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* What operating system are you using? For example if you’re using Microsoft Windows, what version are you using? Click here for information about determining the version of Windows you’re using.
* If you're getting an error what is the error message?
* Basic details on your computer, manufacturer (Dell, HP, custom built), how much RAM, CPU (Intel/AMD), etc.
* If you're having a problem with a software program, game, or utility what version is it? If you're using Windows this information can often be determined by pressing the F1 key.
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* When did the issue start occurring? Did you recently install a program, new hardware device, or visit a web page?

I have a desktop running VISTA on one drive and Ubuntu 8.04.1 on another drive.

Is this copy of Ununtu designed to find a modem when it opens?

My modem is an ess es56h-p-1. I have gone through the routine of running scanmodem and still can't get ubuntu to recognize this modem.

Tell me if I'm wrong in THINKING:
1. I am thinking of trying another modem...what kind should I BUY?
2.Does anyone use dial up...what kind of modem do you use?
Any suggestions appreciated.Have you visited the Ubuntu Forum to SEE if anyone else is running this modem successfully ? ?

I have just changed HOUSES, the new property has a WiFi Router
my old computer is using modem for DIALUP connection.

What do I NEED to connect my old computer in order that it works as a dialup connection,
while the new house has WiFi router installed?

SetiTelephone line and a dialup ISP, phone CORD between pc and phone wall jack, and adial up ISP package or go into network properties and create a dialup connection to your ISP there.

I got a new HP dx2400 microtower, running XP. Now I tried to run Diablo (version for windows 95). It all WORKS fine except for the fact that no matter how I install the resolution the (high resolution, but can handle all resolutions automatically) screen does not fit the display: the rights size of the screen falls off the display. Then I INSTALLED Diablo on a brand new laptop and guess what: the GAME runs fine. Next I connect my SAMSUNG LCD screen to the laptop and now I have the same problem I had with the PC: so the screen is the problem. Any ideas?
Try running it in compatibility mode...
Pound Your Mouse Here...

Okay. So recently my BROTHER downloaded a trojan virus on my computer by mistake. After we rebooted the computer, we noticed that we didn't have audio. After several attempts to find the disk that contained the driver, we ended up looking online for it. After searching for a while I discovered the driver on Microsofts website and downloaded. This didn't FIX the problem however as, for some reason, my computer does not allow me to use it still. It says the status of the driver is "Enabled but not Functioning" and when I click settings it tells me that it "Cannot Locate Realtek AC'97 Audio Drivers. The driver file may be missing. Try INSTALLING the driver again or contact your systems administrator." I've re-downloaded the driver multiple times now, and it hasn't worked. Any help with this issue would be appreciated.What happened to the trojan?Hey There,

As far as the missing driver file its most likely a result of the trojan, but you probably already figured that out. Try downloading AVG anti-virus from www.downloads.com its free and it great. I've used it for several years and this program has found viruses that NORTON and Macafee didn't, then try reinstalling the drivers from your manufacturers web site.
You also may want to check out System care 3.0 also from www.downloads.com it will greatly improve your systems PERFORMANCE like what you see on tv lately but this is free!

Good Luck,
TroyThat driver should be included in the MBoard driver CD...Hi
THis mirrors a problem I had with audio .
I solved it (with help) this way.
Download the driver and save it in a file.I used a file in my documents.
Uninstall the audio device.
run find hardware the program will find the audio hardware.and install.
The device is installed but should then give you the find driver.
take the program though untill you get the choice of where to look
do not use the bottom one to find a suitable driver
use the look in other places choice.(not disc or update )
browse the programs untill you find the driver
point the program at the file the driver is in

return to the choices click ok and the driver should load
I hope I got all the steps you will see it work as you do it.
I had to use this for the vidio drive as well.

see my post 27th december.With thanks to geek!

My WXP Pro system recently crashed and rebooted during use. Upon reboot, a message came up re no Operating system. I checked cables to the drive and rebooted. Success, so I imaged my system for protection. Rebooted and the system got to Windows logo and rebooted, cycled over and over doing the same thing.
Procedures done: 1. Tried another drive with a restored o/s. Crashed the same way. Ruled out the drives as problem. 2. Ran mem86 for 3 hours. Ruled out memory problems. Also, swapped positions on the 2 memory sticks, and also tested w/1 stick at a time. Same results. 3. Ran Prime95 to test the dual core processor. Both cores ran at 100% with no apparent problems. 4. Installed Windows XP Pro clean. System booted up fine. Restored a July 2007 OS, system failed to boot. 5. Today, I installed a new FoxConn mobo (ASUS felt the original was defective). Boot up produced same results, except, now I don't get to the Windows logo. I get to the screen to boot up regular or Safe mode. Either choice produces a reboot. 6. I tested with a different pair of memory (same type), same results.
So, I rule out the mobo and memory. CPU appears to test OK, but - can it be the culprit? Or the PSU perhaps (OCZ 520w, 3 yr OLD)? Any other test out there for the CPU (AMD Athlon 64x2, dual core, 3 yr old)?
Any assistance WOULD be greatly appreciated.My first suspect judging on the info you provided would be the PSU...
Borrow one and swap it in there to see.
If not were looking at either the CPU or board...but you did say you swapped boards correct ? ?Hi, Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did install a new FoxConn mobo to replace ASUS mobo and still have the same problem. I will now purchase a new PSU, since I don't have one on hand to substitute trial with.
I have OCZ PSU, 520w, just over 3 years old. I do no gaming. I normally run 3 drives along with the dvd (C drive, Data drive, Backup drive). However, during these problems, only the C and DVD drives are connected, with the same problem. PCI monitor card. According to the research I did when I built this machine 9/2005, 520w was more power than I needed. Do you feel this size is adequate? Any brand preferences? Many thanks for your help. Some good info

Also visit PCPower & Cooling for lot's more info on PSU's and their construction...Thank you for the link. I'll check it out. Actually the last PSU i bought was an OCZ because i was curious as to their quality...
It was a modular cable design i installed in a customers machine and i was pleasantly impressed...currently running a CoolerMaster.

P.S. There are still some issues with the modular cable design so if you don't absolutely need it right now get a traditional...Hi, Patio,

Up until now, I've had no problems with the OCZ PSU. It has lots of adjustments available, but I'm no tinkerer or over-clocker. Just want a good, stable machine. Both systems I have built the past 3 years are housed in Cooler Master cases. I love them! The second one, for my husband's machine, was an even easier case to work in. I love the "screwless" system for locking in the drives and cards.
Thanks for the hint on "modular". I'll avoid them for now. Anything new usually NEEDS time to work out the kinks.
In checking my files, I found that the OCZ has a 5 year warranty. Explains why we paid so much. I'll be contacting them tomorrow and see where we go from there.
Many thanks for info. Much appreciated!Upon reboot, a message came up no Operating system. This means the drive your're trying to boot from has no OS. What I would do is:
1.load to CMOS setup
2.set 1st boot to CD/DVD ROM
3.Save and Exit setup
4.Insert a bootable CD
5.load to command prompt
6.Type SYS C:
7.Press Enter
after this process restart ur system. Ovie aka TrizleQuote from: Trizle1 on January 01, 2009, 06:34:10 PM

Upon reboot, a message came up no Operating system. This means the drive your're trying to boot from has no OS. What I would do is:
1.load to CMOS setup
2.set 1st boot to CD/DVD ROM
3.Save and Exit setup
4.Insert a bootable CD
5.load to command prompt
6.Type SYS C:
7.Press Enter
after this process restart ur system. Ovie aka Trizle

Hello! I was just curious, Im looking to breath some LIFE into my old PC with some decent Ram.

This my Mobo - http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P4I65G

I was thinking about buying this set of Ram

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/2160/1427/-/6065985/Corsair-XMS-Xtreme-TwinX-Matched-2GB-PC3200-400MHz-DDR-184pin-DIMM-Dual-Channel-Computer-Memory/Product.html?searchtype=genre

Could anyone confirm that this ram is compatible with my system?

I think it can as it says it accepts DDR400, boards max is 2GB but im a little lost when it says "non-ECC, un-buffered memory"

Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you!Yes that memory will work just fine

Great choice too, hard to find matched ram here in NZ, might not be where you COME from THOUGH Hi, I was on this prob the other day, technical hardware computers confuses me, this website should help you, it tells you whats inside and whats compatable.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/drammemory.aspx?gclid=CPy56_Ox6ZcCFQ4i3god4lDoDQIt looks like all you need is STANDARD ddr pc3200 RAM TRY www.aememory.co.uk in the UK, they've got the same modules for around 20GBP a piece.

..i just knocked it with my knee while it was out. now it won't CLOSE all the way so it's not a DRIVE ISSUE...what should i do?Sounds LIKE its TIME to replaceBrand new....under $30.

---Computer specs---
MOTHERBOARD: EVGA 680i SLI
CPU: Intel Duo 2.4gHz
RAM: 4 GB
HDD: 1 tera
Graphic: 2x Evga 9600GT


*EVERYTHING WORKED FINE BEFORE MY SCHOOL BREAK. I SHUT DOWN PROPERLY ALSO. *


I recently just got back to school to find that my desktop doesn't BOOT up. I left it in my dorm room with it plugged into my surge protector. It was turned off. I tried to boot it up and the monitor doesn't get signal nor my keyboard or mouse.

I let it sit for a while to listen to the drives. They all seem to power on, but sound like they are caught in a loop. The LED output on the motherboard reads "--" which I am unsure what it means. It is suppose to read "FF" meaning boot, so I believe there is a problem.

I have reset the BIOS and also tested the monitor. Neither fix the problem.

Is it possible the motherboard broke or that the CPU burnt out? It could also be a virus doing this, I not ruling that out. At this point I am OK with completely resetting everything if that would fix the problem.

Any help would be most appreciated.Ok this isn't really a solution but I have had my motherboard do that too, the drives re-initialize over and over, as WELL as the DVD drive.

I just had to reseat everything and it was ok, so unplug all your DVD/HD's and also reseat your graphics cards and any other PCI/PCI-e cards, also the PSU plugs (don't forget the 4pin connector) and try to boot without the drives plugged in again

if it boots after that, add one component at a time.

Quote from: neonlime on January 04, 2009, 04:58:39 PM

Is it possible the motherboard broke

or that the CPU burnt out?

A few days ago I started getting some problems - my computer was crashing to the blue screen, telling me there was a hard drive problem. At first, this just occurred once randomly, but then it started crashing every TIME time I started up Windows and got to the desktop - within 30 seconds or so, it would crash and restart itself. It's gotten to the point where I simply get the SYSTEM BOOT FAILURE message and can't even get anywhere (also, sometimes it just hangs up and I don't get the message, and it just freezes up). To complicate things, I have two hard drives that were in a RAID 0 setup. I figured it might be a hard drive problem but the chances of both of them being out are pretty low. I tried utilizing ONE hard drive but BIOS doesn't seem to be picking them up, as there aren't any hard drives listed when I do so. I've deleted and remade the RAID setup, which will show up in the hard drive listing, but I still have the same problem. If I insert the Windows XP System Disc it is unable to install because the hard drive isn't detected. I'm also not completely sure, but nothing is showing up in the SATA drive listings in BIOS - I can't remember if this is where the hard drive is supposed to be (somewhat experienced but not enough.) The drives themselves function - they aren't completely dead and are running and spinning. I've disconnected a few cables when taking the drives out of where they're tucked away but it should be set up correctly. At this point I'm lost as to what the problem is - I've never had the computer unable to locate a hard drive. Any help would be much appreciated, hopefully this post isn't too confusing or lacking any info.This is what I would do. First I agree with your approach of using one HD only so that the problem solving is simplified. I would try a spare cable and boot to bios with just one HD and see if a HD appears. No point going any further if the bios does not identify the HD. If the new cable has same EFFECT as old then I'd get a spare HD and boot with that.

By doing this process of elimination you can hopefully narrow down to where the problem is.

Another suggestion I have is to use some compressed AIR to blow out dust etc. Computers accumulate so much fine gunge in them and sometimes a good clean can fix problems such as where there is a poor connection.

i have a seagate 250gb HDD (IDE), this HD has a corrupt MFT but luckily i already recovered all the FILES i need, the prob is when i format this HD a message alwayas prompt when the format is at 99% saying "can't format DISK". I also try to format it in a windows xp sp2 cd but i can't highlight this HD it says ""

What I'm gonna do? Can my I still use this HD or is it for replacement already?
Please enlighten me!!!

Im USING windows xp, 2GB RAM, AMD Sempron.Have you DELETED and recreated the partition before formatting?yup that's what I exactly did... did i make it wrong? Try hooking it up as a slave drive on a working machine and run chkdsk /r on it...
Let it run to completion.
Then DLoad the Free SeaTools from Seagate's site and use the tools to create a bootable CD.
Boot to the CD and under the drive preperation tools do a low-level format ( write zeros )
Both of these operations will take some time so be patient.
When finished try the Windows format on it to make sure it is usable...

My problem is everytime i installed my computer a anti-virus or even an online games an error message was occured...the message says...
Local MACHINE: install actions planned
Installation:
Error: Error 0xC0000005

OS: windows xp professional 5.1
PROCESSOR: Intel (R) Pentium (R) Dual CPU E2140 @ 1.60 GHz
MEMORY: 1024 MB RAM

Is that the EXACT error message it gives?

When did it start?

Any recent downloads/installs/hardware changes/ect...?YES! that is the error message... it started last day...
no download.. just installing a anti-virus a free AVG and even installing a online games the same error message was display... When exactly does the error message APPEAR?

I suggest trying a System Restore to a few DAYS before the problem started.Do you use Norton?To: Carbon Dudeoxide...
it happens when just loading the installation... and when it APPERS the installation will failed..

To: Broni..
No... i dont have norton...As I said, can you try System Restore?ok thanks... its ok now...Glad to hear it.

Hello everyone,

I just built my girlfriend a new desktop system, and she is having a problem with it turning on by itself.

Now, I know of one problem to look for is the "Wake On LAN" in the bios.

But if this is not the problem, what else can I look for? Has anyone had this problem with the cause coming from something other than the bios?

She lives far from me and wanted to go prepared to look for other causes to her problem without having to make multiple trips to her house.

Thanks for your help.

System Info:
Mobo MSI 945GCM478-L
P4 2.8 Ghz (i believe it is a northwood)
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
WD Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard DRIVE
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
SILVERSTONE ST400 400W ATX 12V 2.2 Power Supply (I also used a 20 pin to 24 pin adapter to mobo)
Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5"/5.25" Card Reader
SYBA IEEE 1394a FireWire PCI Card
Win XP sp3 oem

Thanks !!Also, I also installed a WIRELESS pci adapter from Netgear WG311
One thing to check is the wake on mouse/KB option, i.e when the mouse moves it starts.

I also have an option on my board to start at any given time pre-set in the bios.

is the power point/connection secure?
There is an option in the BIOS that states when power is lost, when the power comes back, whether to boot or o stay off or to return to previous state.

Those are just my insights
Quote from: Kurtiskain on December 31, 2008, 03:12:01 AM

One thing to check is the wake on mouse/KB option, i.e when the mouse moves it starts.

Quote from: Kurtiskain on December 31, 2008, 03:12:01 AM

One thing to check is the wake on mouse/KB option, i.e when the mouse moves it starts.

that's for waking from the sleep state.

Note that for this to work I had to set a jumper on my mobo to +5VSB or something like that.

Quote from: Kurtiskain on December 31, 2008, 04:53:32 AM

Note that for this to work I had to set a jumper on my mobo to +5VSB or something like that.

+5V Standby circuit.

Am I the only person that literally disconnects the computer from the wall (I shut the surge protector off)? when I'm not using it?

you really work with some strange hardware kurtiskain... motherboards that support both internal and add-on Video cards, computers that turn on with keyboard/mouse activity from power-off state

I recently bought a used CD drive for my daughters laptop (Dell Inspiron E1505 bought 2006). She had broken the tray on the original some time ago and I needed to reinstall the operating SYSTEM (bad virus). The CD drive I bought was the same model as originally in the computer (Lite-on SOSW-852S). The replacement drive worked long enough to get the OS installed and updated and I was adding applications when the drive failed. It just squeaked REPEATEDLY when a disk was inserted and would not read. I located and installed the latest Lite-on driver from the Internet, but it didn't help. To finish the install, I borrowed a CD drive from my son's laptop, which worked. I contacted the supplier who sold me the drive, gave them the story and they sent me a second used drive, same model. This drive also worked at first. I was able to install several PROGRAMS, play a DVD, burn a CD and burn a DVD. My DAUGHTER was then burning a collection of music CDs when this second drive failed in exactly the same way as the first.
Before I go back to the supplier to tell them that a second drive has failed, I'd like to know: Is possible that my daughter's laptop is killing these drives, or have I just had bad luck? What is more likely? Also, is there anything else I can do to trouble shoot the drive? I have a fresh OS install (XP), all MS updates, and the latest Lite-on driver.
Would appreciate any GUIDANCE you can offer! I'd say bad luck, or bad model.
Especially, since it was a used one.

I need help finding a heatsink with a fan that supports up to 1ghz slot a cpu. Yes slot a. I found the rare 1ghz slot a cpu. Without knowing more about this machine...other hardware installed and case layout it would be nothing but futile guesses...QUOTE from: patio on January 02, 2009, 04:52:55 PM

Without knowing more about this machine...other hardware installed and case layout it would be nothing but futile guesses...

specs:
dell 2.8ghz w/XP pro SP3
1 TB WD ext. HD (mybook home)

originally installed this DRIVE via firewire. works fine, but not happy with the transfer rate (average 38.8mb/s). So i wanted to try it via USB. powered down the drive, removed the FW cable, powered the drive back up (dunno if its hot swappable, didnt want to chance it) and plugged in the USB cable. windows went thru the typ new hardware installation, but it said it failed. so now the computer doesnt see the drive at all when using USB as far as I can tell. works fine via FW. any solutions? anyway to speed up the transfer rate with FW?

FYI, I tried the drive on my laptop, both FW and USB works fine. tried different USB cables and ports, no success.

edit: And I've already contacted WD, basically they cant do anything........however I did get a free upgrade from a 750gb to a 1tb drive!bumphttp://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm
firewire is faster than usb?dunno, but I know on my laptop, USB is twice as fast as FW......but Im also using a FW PCMIA card, if that mattersUSB1.1 – This 1st generation Universal SERIAL Bus connection is found on all PC’s which are Pentium II or
faster. Maximum throughput on this port is 11Mbits (1.5MB) per second.
USB2.0 – This 2nd generation Universal Serial Bus connection is found on most new PC’s, but there was no
clear jump like when USB1.1 hit the MARKET. Maximum throughput on this port is 480Mbits (60 MB) per
second.
Firewire 400 – This 1st generation Firewire connection is found on about 30% of PC’s by default.
Maximum throughput on this port is 400Mbits (50MB) per second.
Firewire 800 – This 2nd generation Firewire connection is currently found on very few PC’s by default.
Maximum throughput on this port is 800Mbits (100MB) per second.
Serial-ATA (SATA) – This is a newer technology which is not an external port by default. New hard drives
are connected internally by this connection but external connections are, for now, only available by request.
Maximum throughput on this port is 1200Mbits (150MB) per second.


from http://www.powerlandcomputers.com/PDF%20Brochures/firewire-usb.pdf

i reckon you have firewire 400, so the difference is about 10mb/s. i personally wouldn't PUT the effort into trying to get it sorted (because i have no idea how) and it's good they sent you a 1tb version.
sorry but that's all the help i can giveMbits, ahh thats where I was GOING wrong. every place I looked says mb

Bought this new Processor to put in a Gateway 835GM computer. This computer has a Intel Big Lake 945G motherboard. REALIZE now that new processor takes 945/955X express CHIPSET . My stupidity for not CHECKING past socket on my computer.Thought i could just put new processor in the Gateway 835GM computer and everything would work. So first question is 1.)did i damage processor chip by trying this fans started high speed then gradually came to stop and MONITOR showed nothing.Like machine was loaded down and shut off in front. 2.) if processor chip is ok what options do i have. Thanks for help Quick question, have you got the old processor back in?no i dont. and it is goneThe only way to test if you BURNED the CPU is to install it into a board that was designed to handle it...Quote from: Zoodah on January 03, 2009, 02:52:13 PM

no i dont. and it is gone

hi, I want to make a system using an old PC to record and play back TV programs.

Any suggestions welcome?You NEED TV tuner card, and PRETTY BIG hard drive.thanks for that.

with regard to the TV tuner card, does it come with some software to allow for recording?YES.

I am trying to HOOK up an internal sd READER to my Dell 8250. The reader has a 5 pin flat cable and my computer doesn't have any usb pins on the motherboard. It does however have a FEMALE usb port for a TYPE a male is there anyone who sells this kind of adapter?