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how do i find my DNS Address?
thats all i need to set up my STATIC IPTO find DNS address:

1. Open a command prompt window
2. TYPE "IPCONFIG /all" (no quotes)
3. Address is listed under the title "DNS Server"thank you.

hey....
i want a latest version of dj power..
any help WOULD be APPRECIATED...You can get a free trial here...

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Hi,

I have a question to ask here. I have a PC desktop used as a file server. It's got two hard disks, big memory RAMS and is a pentium 4. It also has RAID system installed in the system. It's RAID 1.

My question is how do i know if ONE has failed or not since the two hard disks are identical to each other. Sorry for asking this question as this is my FIRST time to have experienced using the RAID.

Thank you very much in advance

I am new to this forum. I would like to know if the malfunctioning of the laptop's KEYBOARD is related with my using a usb keyboard on it?How is the keyboard malfunctioning?

Flame

Most of the keys do not respond even pressed a lot of times. Also, some of the keys appears repeatedly even I do not press it.Does the laptop's keyboard work if the USB keyboard is not plugged in?Hello , i have had the same PROBLEM as this guy here, and my laptop keyboard WORKS only on certain keys when no keyboard is plugged in, i had a hacker on my p.c before and IM convinced it was fine before that. it was only after this that they keyboard no longer worked. please can you HELP me on this matter ?I have no clue lol, but as i know you personally can i just add a couple of points to assist you with getting help rahrah has done the debug routine to ERASE HDD AND CLEAR CMOS, and re-installed win xp, but the keyboard still does not work.cheers cov boy

You may want to check if a firewall is involved, make sure all ports are forwarded, through the firewall and or router. If you need help forwarding ports through you router please check http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

I currently have the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speaker system and I'm looking at maybe upgrading, but I'm not sure what to get. I'm pretty happy with my ProMedias, and so I'm leaning towards the Promedia 5.1, but reading REVIEWS on www.newegg.com is making me a little iffy and I'm considering the Logitech Z-5500 speaker set. Any opinions on either one or even a different set of SPEAKERS I should get? Thanks.btw, I have purchased the z-5500s and they are great. SOUND is great and they look BETTER than the klipsh. as far as sound, there is no shortage with this system. the only problem is that the SUBWOOFER is enormous!! it seriously is 15"x13"x13" and is heavy. other than that, a great system!

HI, i want to combine 5 computers into one big machine inside a rackmount fourniture, we think we have pretty much everything figure out. but THERES still a few things i need to verify. we want 1 powersupply for all cd roms, 1 power supply for all HDD etc...

We want one 300w power supply for 6 cd-roms (no MotherBoards, No HDD, just the cd roms) do you think it is safe? do you think it will cause a problem if i increase the lenght of the powercables? I know you cant have IDE cables longer then 18 inch, is there a limit for power suppy cables? Can I use other wires that are not use (black,yellow and red) from the original ''motherboard'' CONECTOR to create additional molex (HDD/cd ROM) conectors.

How many HDD would you consider safe to hook on one PowerSupply, nothing else on it just the HDD's? how much ''Juice'' does a HDD take?

Is it possible To have 2 MotherBoards on one PowerSupply? (again, just the two motherboards would be hooked on the powersupply)

Any info comments would be very apreciated!

Je connait du monde Bien étrange!
One power supply should be GOOD (rated at 300w) You should try to KEEP the power from extending past 15 feet to ensure that the power doesn't start to dimmish. Limiting cable is a good way to insure that you keep away from interference. I cannot answer your question about the power consumption of your CD-ROM/ r/rw... but you should check the manufacturers website for additional information, on the power consumption. 300w should be more than enough for your situation.Google "power supply calculator" it will help you in your project.BudallicA.....Absolutely. They will never know the differance.
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Can I use other wires that are not use (black,yellow and red) from the original ''motherboard'' conector to create additional molex (HDD/cd ROM) conectors.

Does this happen when you are not touching the keyboard or USING the MOUSE?IS this during start up?


Does your speakers work? and are they ENABLED?


R0SSClearly the original POSTER needs to give a LOT more information to solve this dileema.

I had left my notebook FMV-Biblo NX70J/T running all night as I sometimes do for DOWNLOADING. I'd put down the screen so that the screen shuts off, but everything else keeps running.

When I woke up today, there was a thin pink vertical line going from the top of the screen to the bottom, to the right of the start button, overlapping everything. Everything except the mouse icon.
Also, if part of it passes over a white area (such as on this forum screen) that part is invisible.

When the computer is off, the line is gone. When I restart the computer, the windows xp home boot screen comes up and I see the line. Then when it switches from the boot screen to the LOGON screen, the screen goes BLACK and the line goes away. Then at the logon screen it's back again.

What's happened?! Is this permanent?
COuld be a failed video adapter, or overheating. If it has persisted on subsequent boot ups, it may be a sign of serious problems as you cannot cange the video card in a laptop.

Only chance would be to update the video driver from the manufacturer;s website and cross your fingers. Thanks for the input. I just updated the video drivers and restarted, but nothing changed. I also tried reverting my desktop theme back to the original windows, but no dice.

I need to use my computer today, but I will give it a long rest and LET my battery uncharge overnight and see if it takes.I wasn't talking desktop theme. I was referring to resolution. Right CLICK on desktop, Properties, Settings and you should be able to choose between 1024 x 768, or higher. What is it set on now? Can you adjust it higher?Now there is another pink line right alongside the first one. A double line!!!

MY settings are on 1024 by 768 which fits my screen perfectly. THe colour quality is "highest 32 bit" I tried putting the screen resolution on all the different settings, but the lines stay.

No fix from the latest driver, no improvement with resolution, etc. It sounds like a shot video adapter. Bad news from home for a laptop.

Which brings me to the clincher: How many RAM CHIPS are in there to make up 1 GB? Just one, or a COUPLE of 512 MB, or 4 256 MB chips... :-?

After you answer, shut down your PC and TAKE a look. How many are in there now?im gunna check later, sorry. im busy at the moment, but ill check back in when i take a look.

I had a diskette I used to take files to/from school. Well, for some ODD reason it wouldn't read at school. I could see the files, but whwn i tried to do anything, the drive would make a lot of noise and give me an error that made no sense. I can't even remember the error, but that's irrelevant. I took the floppy home and tried to get it to read on my XP machine (school uses Win2000 Prof) and I finally got an error that was coherent: My disk wasn't formatted! What?? Just how did I write to the *censored* thing if it was incorrectly formatted?? OK, whatever. I had another copy on my hdd, so I just formatted the sucker. WORKED perfectly, but I managed to maintain my dignity by insisting it was just the "fact" that my diskette was formatted for only external floppy drives. Being PC illiterate, they bought it.

That's one "HUH???". The second one:

After this happened, I decided to format all my diskettes (all 10 of them). One after another went smoothly. Then one refused to format. I tried it again, no go. So I exited the Prompt and selected Format... from the A: right-click menu. It refused to format, again saying it couldn't. Annoyed, I tried to access the drive. Of course, it told me I had to format. This time, it worked.

1. How can a floppy diskette lose its format? It makes no sense to me!
2. Why on Earth would a floppy be unable to format when I try to do it manually, but if I try to access it it works, even though the same window pops up? I wasn't angry at that point, I wasn't laughing. It was just... wha...?Got any magnets nearby? Are the floppys being bent or pressed on? Static electricity? As for why it would refuse to format, that could be a number of things. Either the disk itself, or the drive. Seeing as how other disks worked fine, I would say that there's just one oddball. Do you buy preformatted disks?

Flame1. No magnets.
2. I take care of my floppies - great care. I make sure they aren't bent or pressed on.
3. I don't think there would be ESD, but that's probably the culprit.

1. Yes, they were formatted, the box said, for PC/MAC. But I just bought 25 more, all formatted for PC. (I'm still going to format them before I use them)Save your time, money, and stress. Go buy a USB flash drive.

FlameI'd do that, except for the fact that floppies are cheap, while replacing a broken flash drive would be... painful. (In Sr. High, things tend to get broken. Not as some violent cult, just everyday wear and tear that gets exaggerated around TEENS. And I'd hate to replace a $30 flash drive when floppies are so darn cheap) I really didn't want to buy so many floppies, but really, I wanted to replace those cheap floppies, and they were sold in 25-packs or 50-packs. I didn't want 50, and the 25 were only 5 USD, so...

I am interested in getting a flash drive and was already, but I'm saving my pennies for that. It'll take a while with no job...I agree with Flame, buy a USB flash disk.
You'll get more storage with a lot less problems.
I have about 10 of them and not a single problem.
You know what I do Dilbert... I not only put my files on my USB Glash Drive, butmy cousin owns a web server, so I upload my files there, just incase anything happened to the drive

FlameOK, OK. I'll save up for a flash drive. But in the meantime, I'll stick to floppy and CD as I don't have the flash drive yet. Though I am also interested in a zip drive; it appears to be cheaper if you're willing to not buy a 1 GB flash drive (I'm not, I'd rather have something like 512 MB as I don't have that much data on my computer. Heck, I'm using less than 10 GB right now including Windows and updates and AntiVirus, etc...). How good are zip drives?Your school has a Zip Drive? The idea is to have something reliable that almost every computer will have. A USB port is the best thing today, as more and more computers are not coming with floppy drives...

FlameFor your purposes, any size flash drive would probably be sufficient. Here's a 128MB drive for $9.99 plus shipping/handling: Lexar Media 128MB JumpDrive Portable USB 2.0 Drive.

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Your school has a Zip Drive? The idea is to have something reliable that almost every computer will have. A USB port is the best thing today, as more and more computers are not coming with floppy drives...

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I NEED A NEW WORK STATION TO RUN PRO-E AND AUTOCAD. I'VE CHECKED OUT DELL AND COMPAQ. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS?If you get a Dell or HP or Compaq, get one with 64-bit dual processors & plenty of RAM to handle the high-end graphics.Hey just from personal experiance, stay away from the Compaq BRAND. Even though HP now owns Compaq, HP computers are STILL made with much more quality. Please Also stay away from emachines as they too are made of cheap components. As far as buying any computers other then the ones that I've recommended not to try, you should be good! If you like intel processors stay with a P4 w/hyperthreading Dual Core or ViiV. Their Pentium D is not recommended although it saves power because it will lack in processing power. If you the type who wants to give AMD a try, stick with the Atlon XP 64 Bit Processors and or the OPTERON series processor. These are high-end processors that will ensure that you get a good quality computer that has more bang for it's buck.

;)I only give advice with computers devices that I've used!

i upgraded from 512mb ram to 1gb. after i rebooted my system won't recognize my roms. i tried deleting the upper and lower lifters, add new hardware and checked the ide cables.wrenchbandit......... Well the answer to the issues is simple ...... your using the wrong manual ........ Sounds like your rebuilding a engine ....... LOL
If your serious and not just offering some hummor ....... LOL

Please provide some details .....

MOBO model and number
Do you get WHISTLES or beeps at start up ?
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i rebooted my system won't recognize my roms

i tried deleting the upper and lower lifters.

Hi,

I am trying to install a "OHCI 1.1, 1394a Link Layer Controller integrated with a 1394a, 400Mbps, 3-port Physical Layer (PHY) (TSB43AB23) from Texas Instruments. clicky

Unfortunately, after having reformatted the system, the device GIVES an error code 10, saying it does not share resources because it has not been activated.

The person who first installed it got it working by accident, so he told me.

Unfortunately, Texas Instruments does not provide drivers for this card. They rely on it being autodetected and installed by Windows. This it does, it just can't use it.

Tried the following:

• Reinstalling device
• Moving it to a different PCI slot

Texas Instruments require you to fill out a ridicilously large amount of personal information before you're allowed to contact them.

However, if someone could give me the TI technical support E-mail adress, that would help.

And I have no idea if the device is still under warranty, even if it is traded in for a new one, there is no quarantee that it will work. It has worked before.

Have you tried [emailprotected]?

is it a verified adress?

I have a custom built home computer, and sometimes it won't power up, or rather start the bios. I can't figure out why, PLEASE HELP!

What do you mean it won't power up? The fans don't spin sometimes when you press the power button?

FlameNo No, I mean, my bios won't iniate.Do you have virus and Spyware protection? When did this start? Has it ever worked properly? Have you made any changes to your system recently?

FlameIf ur talking abt BIOS then it does start, otherwise how would u know that its the BIOS.
I think ur talking abt Windows not starting, the PC works right? Does it reboot or give u an error message.
I need more info to help u.Alright, it has always happened, I THOUGHT maybe it was a hardware configuration issue, but no, I tore it down and rebuilt it plenty of times.... Then I thought maybe it was a power issue, put in a new power supply, nope didn't work.....And Guy I know it's the BIOS because the BIOS DOESN'T Load.....thats just it, every other time, I turn on my computer, my BIOS, does not load, I get NO action from my computer, the CPU monitor light flashes, the harddrive lights flashes, the CD ROM doesn't and my Monitor doesn't acknowledge the computer being started. No reboots, no error messages, NOTHING, point blank, I get NO action....I even used my Mother board's Error Reporter to try and figure it out. Still nothing, I should TELL you all, I have a 939 board. PCIE x16 slots, Sata Hardrive, and Dual Core Processor.I am truly amazaed at the amount of info here that was NOT included in the original post!!!You guys really aren't very helpful....If my computer wasn't down at the moment (I am in the process of reformatting the OS...it has nothing to do with the problem at hand) I would give you guys all my system info.We try to be helpful, but it helps to have all pertinent info at theoutset. If you are formatting the drive, you are beyond a non-functional BIOS.Wow, I give up with you people, The Formatting has NOTHING to do with the hardware issue, I think I will just sit down and figure it out myself, thank you though. Circles are quite fun to run around in.The on again off again bios, I think you have a hardware problem and my money is on the psu.
Do you have total CONFIDENCE in the size & QUALITY of the new psu you put in?
Everyone here is really trying to help you.I'm with Fed. In diagnosing an intermittent startup problem, I would strip the PC down to its core, and try to boot several times, with as few things connected as possible. Then repeat with a different graphics card. Then with different memory configuration. Then with different processor. Etc.

Hi,

I need your help. I have a PC that's connected to the internet. what's happening is that the internet was down after every few hours. I don't know what's causing it down?

I have a few IP address i bought from my ISP. For example, This troubled PC is connected to 211.21.20.23. Then, i have the rest of my other LAN computers connected to 211.21.20.22. When the troubled PC was down (by this i mean, i can't surf the internet at all), i CHECK the other PCs that's connected to other IP and they were alright. I did not have any problem with getting to the internet.

When this happens, all i do is to either restart the computer or re-enable the LAN from the network connection under control panel.

The strange THING is that after the internet's back on, everything's OK. After a few hours (3 or 4 hrs), the same problem occurs again.

Is there anyone might be ABLE to help me?

Your help is GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you in advance Does your ISP have a "fair use" policy that prevents you from being connected for more than four hours? Whatever the case, it sounds like you should take this up with your ISP first.

I have been trying to add a second HDD on my Unix server but the server is failing to detect the NEW HDD. The second HDD is 40gig could this be the problem or there is another problem.Welcome to COMPUTER Hope .........

How do you have the 40 gig CONNECTED and is it formatted ?


DL65 And have you correctly set the jumpers, and set the drive up in the BIOS? What is your level of EXPERTISE? Are you familiar with cfdisk and fstab?

If there already exists a question about this and it is being answered please refer me to the proper page!

Here is my question:
I know there exists a few different types of PCI hardware slots, the thing that confuses me is which PCI cards are backward compatible and does anyone have a distinction between the different types. A link to the different types with pictures would be really helpful!

;DThanks AgainI've never heard of different types of PCI - You've got your PCI and your AGP. It's fairly universal; what may have to be backward-compatible in some CASES, I think, is the motherboard. But then everything is older - not good.That info is readily accessible to you. It took me about 5 seconds, but here's a starter:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=type+of+pci+slots&btnG=Google+Search


<--------------------------Thanks ALOT, I got the information I needed all is well now.Always glad to point people in the RIGHT direction.

Right now i have a "amd ATHLON xp 2200+ mmx 1.8 Gig" processor and i want to KNOW if it is possible to simply buy a better processor and just put it in. If you can is it PLUG and play like ram, or does it require some instalation like a graphix card or some serious installation where you must know what you are doing?
yeah simply plug n play, make sure you get the right socket cpu, im guessing its a socket A, all you have to do is take off the heatsink (the big silver piece of METAL with a fan on it) undo the leaver (if U have 1) take out the square looking chip and replace it with your new one, and reattach the heatsink.

and also look in your motherboard manual to see what model numbers it can hold. (instructions will be in their for the cpu)Sweet, thanx manTHe key is getting a compatible processor.Not any one will necessarily look. All the info is in the motherboard manual though.

anyone knowhow to remove heat sink on top of the PROCCESSOR. wanna change motherboards fo a DELL dimension 2400www.support.dell.com

Input you SYSTEM info on the right side of the page and choose manuals INSTEAD of drivers. All of the info you NEED is right there.

Hey guys and gals heres my problem...

I went to bed last NIGHT and shut down my computer. When I woke up this morning and turned on my computer, my D: drive (Maxtor HD connected to SECONDARY Slave) is not recognized by windows anymore. My bios recognized it, device manager says it's working properly, but computer management did not RECOGNIZE a D; drive.

Here is my drive listing now...
Local Disk (C:)
CD-Drive (E:)
DVD Drive (F:)

No D drive to be found!!! Someone please help !!!

Thanks
Do you have virus and Spyware PROTECTION? Have you made any CHANGES to your system recently? Which operating system are you using?

FlameWhat operating system? Is it up to date? Is the drive formatted NTFS? More details are helpful.

Here is the system that I just installed PCLinuxOS on and as predicted, it does run a little slow. It's not too bad for what I will be doing, but if I could speed it up a bit CHEAP, then i might do it. I know that more RAM would help, but I have no 256 MB sticks and there are only 2 slots. What about processor? Is there any room to grow here or would that be a complete waste, even if i can pick one up on ebay?

I don't know jack about processor upgrades.

PK

SysId 2.0a By Morf
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Cpu Vendor : AuthenticAMD
Processor Socket/Slot : Super Socket 7 (321 Pin PGA)
Processor : AMD K6-2 (CXT) (0.25)
Cpu Clock : 533.53 MHz
FSB Clock : 97.00 MHz
Multiply : 5.5
Family : 5
Model : 8
Stepping : 12
Type : 0
Level 1 Cache : 64 K
Level 2 Cache : 512 K
Level 2 Cache speed : 97.00 MHz
MMX Support : Yes
MMX+ Support : No
3DNOW! Support : Yes
3DNOW! 2 Support : No
SSE Support : No
SSE 2 Support : No
Chipset : VIA Apollo MVP4 (Rev. 04)
Physical memory : 251 Mb
Memory Clock : 64.66 MHz
Cas Latency : 3
Ras to Cas Delay : -
Ras Precharge : -
Windows Uptime : 00:24:11 and 0 Day's
Platform : Windows 98 Second Edition Ver. 4.10Well ur system is quite dated. You will need to buy a new CPU soon because u just cant do much with a 7 year old 500 mhz CPU. You can find good ONES for cheap now adays. 250 mb ram is enough u dont need more. I dont know much abt Linux, but why not install Windows 98/XP?
Right now only changing ur CPU, or maybe getting a new computer (since they have become cheap now adays) will do the trick, its ur only chance at making the OS u installed work, but if u dont need the power why would u need a new OS? what will u be doing?first find the make of your mobo, then check the internet for that. amd should have a pdf of all the specs of your mobo.in this it should have all the possibilities, but i think there's only so much you can upgrade. but first check how much RAM it can take, and then upgrade that, because ram comes cheap these days. then check up on how in any part that you don't have the best it can take (besides the hard drive because with that you just have to think about how much you need). this is suprisingly inexpensive because it's an old computer.Track, this is not my main system. Its just a "tinker" system that I experimenting with Linux on. I know that it is dated.

Hyper, i looked on the AMD web site and i think i am about maxed in processor. RAM is probably my only option.

PKMoreRAM would help,but it willnotputit in hyperdrive.How do you like Linux so far, and what other distros, if any, have you tried?Before looking to upgrade, why not consider the things that you can do for free? Run an efficient window manager, for example - rather than Gnome or KDE's defaults, both of which will make that machine sluggish. Your machine will whizz with FVWM; also try Enlightenment or WindowMaker.This is my first experience with a full install (dual boot) of Linux. I have tried a few distros - Puppy, DSL, Ubuntu, Vector - and PCLinuxOS was by far superior, though it does seem a bit resource intensive for Linux. The support community is outstanding.

Rob - how do i CHANGE to a more efficient windows mananger in PCLinuxOS? Will it still look and flow as sharp as the default?

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Rob - how do i change to a more efficient windows mananger in PCLinuxOS? Will it still look and flow as sharp as the default?

this might be a stupid question haha sorry if it is

im using a laptop in my bedroom which is connected to a desktop pc downstairs via straight thru ethernet cable. i often access files from the desktop with my laptop, but when the pc is off, i have to GO downstairs, turn it on then turn it off when im done. Is their a way of turning the desktop pc on and off using my laptop!! thanxIf this was ever integrated into any software, to turn on and off a computer remotely, it whould be a highe security problem, you can imagine. there is a lot of security in knowing that your computer is off and nothing can touch it. if someone set this up it would be a matter of hacking into a wireless connection and controlling a computer completely. so i don't think there is a way, for security's sake.
PS. you could ACTUALLY walk down stairs and turn it on There is no way to turn on ur PC using an ethernet connection, but u may be able to find an alternative method of turning ur PC on.. for instense maybe a long stick? Thats a brush idea but u can make some sort of device that will turn it on with the PUSH of a button or somewhat if u put ur mind to it.
Why close ur PC anyway? u can have the monitor turned off to save power if ur worried abt a costly bill.Check the desktops BIOS and see if you have the option to set it to "wake on lan". Then instead of shutting down completely, put it in sleep MODE. Also set the desktop to sleep after a specific period of inactivity.lol after a thew months of going downstairs to turn it on and off you would understand how anoying it is!

i have been leaving it in standby alot, turning the monitor off but i understand this still TAKES up quite a bit of power?PC in standby probably uses no more than 15 watts. That's less than a nickel's worth of electricity a day.

Wake on LAN is fine for this purpose. Presumably you have already installed TightVNC or RealVNC for true remote control.No? i can still access files from the hardrive when its in standby. its all i wanna do really

i was just worried that it takes up alot of tricity

When I run 'Civilization III' on my computer, a high pitched noise continually comes from the monitor. If I TAP the screen the sound goes away for about 10 seconds, then starts again.

Please tell me if anyone has an idea of what causing the problem and how to fix it.

My OS is 'XP Home EDITION'. My monitor is 'hp pavilion mx75'Sounds like the monitor is/is getting faulty. Do you have another monitor to hook up as a test?

Great taste in games, by the way. *salute*Sounds exactly like a fault in the monitor. is it a CRT or an LCD?

does it just happen when the game is going, or is it constant, or does it start with the game and keep going after quit?

btw great game but i THINK i like civ II better .I tried a second monitor and there was no noise.

I have a CRT monitor.

Usually the noise starts with the game and continues till I exit, but some times it starts in the MIDDLE of the game.

By the way, the noise comes only with Civilization III.



I also have Civilization II and I just got Civilization IV. Quote

I also have Civilization II and I just got Civilization IV.

This will go great with that WALL mounted big screen TV.

http://free.hostdepartment.com/w/wallmountpc/That's... er... pretty.It TAKES all kinds... lol

Flame

Okay, I posted this at the XP site but this is really bad for my keyboard. Here it is,
Okay, I have this huge problem with my keyboard. My number lock key is "stuck". The light won't turn on when I press number lock, nothing happens at all actually! The number pad acts like arrows when I log on, (4:right, 6:left, etc). Like I said I can't change it! This is true with my Caps lock too! (just won't work) I need my number lock for a variety of reasons and I have had this problem for a COUPLE of months now, and I am on the virge of breaking! This is a fairly new keyboard, and I really don't want to get rid of it, it's pretty nice. I got it a year or two ago. Can anyone please help me, I have XP proffesional, and before I log on the light is on, after it, it turns off. I can't change it either way. Just for the record of who else wants to try this dilema, I pried off the keys, looks good, PRESSED the button that the key PRESSES, nothing. Just curious, could this have anything to do with the software for the keyboard software, or the DRIVERS, or maybe just the hardware isn't agreeing with each other. Open to any, and all suggestions. THANK you!
Please help!

Desperately Yours, The Boar...
-Ask if you have any questions. What kind of keyboard is it?How does it connect? USB or standard mouse port?

FlameMy keyboard connects to the port right next to the mouse port (USB, I think). My keyboard type is a standard 101/102-key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 keyboardUSB is flat, PS/2 is round and probably purple.

How about deleting all keyboard references in Device manager and rebooting? If no joy, then uninstall and reinstall your keyboard software. If still no joy, new keyboard.I have already done that but! Okay, I have a brilliant idea, can anyone give me the program you use to set the keys key 4:is 4 on the keyboard. The keys on the number pad work, just as different functions. Now the coding of the number pad and other keys are jumbled up (num lock:is insert, etc). Please help!

I am installing a PNY 6600GT in place of an existing PNY 5700le in my daughters emachines T2082 (Athlon XP 2000, 768MB RAM, Windows XP). The 6600 only has DVI inputs and the emachines LCD Monitor only has a VGA output. The card comes with two identical "adaptors" to go from VGA to DVI. I get a "no input signal" on the monitor when plugging the 6600 in (the fan is running on the card). However, I also get a a "no input signal" if I PLUG the monintor into the 5700le DVI input with one of the adaptors. The 5700 has one VGA and one DVI port (the VGA is how the 5700 is currently hooked up). I have tried both adaptors with no luck. Based on these facts, it does not appear that the 6600 is the issue. What's the problem - is there a setting I need to change?

Thanks for any help.
RCA:

Try installing the device drivers for the video card (use the CD that came with the card to install the drivers).

Best REGARDS,
DocQuote

RCA:

Try installing the device drivers for the video card (use the CD that came with the card to install the drivers).

Best regards,
Doc

Are both the PNY 6600GT and the PNY 5700le video cards installed on the motherboard at the same time? If so, remove one of them and see if the other works. If not, then either the PNY 6600GT card is damaged or the drivers are damaged or the wrong type. Try downloading and installing new drivers from the manufacturer.

Best regards,
Doc

Hi EVERYONE. Last night my computer suddenly crashed while I was playing CS Source.
When I rebooted it everything seemed to be fine, and I opened the case and temperatures felt
good. I verified this with the bios which said my computer was running at 28/30 deg c.
I shut it down for the night to be safe, but when I turned it on this morning I checked my
system information, and discovered that my computer thinks that I have a AMD 64 3200+ (which i do)
that runs at 16070 MHz / 16 GHz (which i dont). I checked the bios, but everything looked normal
in the processor power settings, and I don't overclock at all. I also checked using diagnostic software,
which also said my processor is running insanely fast... To my knowledge there were no power surges
or issues last night when my computer crashed, but I do run it in a very warm room. All my fans
are running properly. My RAM is detected properly. I hope this is enough information for you to help
me. I would really appreciate any advice on how to FIX this, because I am pretty certain that it is a
very bad thing. Oh yeah... I run Windows XP Pro (SP2) and now things that fade on and out (start menu
items) go slowly, but everything else is as fast as ever. I have a 6600 GT (nvidia videocard). So...
please help me out. Thanks in advance for all of you who do!



[EDIT]
Ok, I just went and ran my computer again quick. Nothing had changed, but I tried playing CS:S again
to see what happened. It ran... but the fade effects went very slow (MENUS), and once I started a game
everything ran in extremely slow MOTION. Reloading the glock took about 30 seconds. It ran smoothly,
but it must have been at about 2 fps... this is a really scary new addition to my problem. Somebody please
help!
[END EDIT]

We'll need some more information on the system such as which operating system you are using, if you have any virus PROTECTION, etc. ALSO, it looks like this post was made in the WRONG place. I'll just move it over to hardware.

FlameI noticed I PUT it in the wrong place so I sent another one that might answer some of your questions. SORRY

I have been trying to get the microphone on this computer to work so that others can hear me over Team Speak. If i go under sounds and audio devices under the control panel and go to the audio and voice panels, i can choose to have C-Media Front Panel audio or C-Media Rear Panel audio, i have no idea what to choose under Voice and Audio to let others hear me over Team Speak and i would greatly appreciate any help. I'm not too sure if this is where the problem originates or if it has to do with something else, but if you need any other information about what i have set up, let me know and i'll find out becuase i'm not sure what to do.Rear panel, and plug the microphone directly ino the CARD.Rear panel on each of the 4 different things?What 4 different things? Is this an add on sound card or onboard sound?the 4 things i'm meaning are Sound Playback, Sound Recording, Voice Playback, and Voice Recording, it's an onboard sound cardVoice recording SEEMS the place to plug.alright, so have everything as front panel audio, and then Voice Recording as rear? and then plug the microphone directly into the sound card?I was misunderstannding you. Put them all in the rear, and MAKE sure you are plugged into the CORRECT hole.i set everything at rear and plugged the microphone into the right slot, but the person i'm trying to talk to still does not hear me, any other suggestions?ANYONE have any ideas?

Lemmee see...I have the gist of RAMBUS but have a few questions before going shopping so I don't completely eff it up: 1)Install in pairs where each half of the pair is the same speed and capacity as the other. A second pair (4-slot m'board) must match in speed but need not match in capacity. Optimal config assumed w/out defaulting to lowest speed if different speed pairs are used. Right??

OK, now the nitty gritty part where I am an idiot. Take Ebay for example. I see pics of RIMM's and the product ID/part # is printed and is followed by either a '/8' or '/16'? I think I need the 16...but what does this mean? 2nd question: I see -40 and -45 (ns?) listed on these RIMM's also. My system supports up to 50ns and I ASSUME that the higher number is better, right? But I do not see anything for sale that says -50 on it? Hmmm? Below in my Memory Snapshot, the memory currently installed (one slot) says 400MHZ...so where does PC 800 derive from? Or do the 2 slots function as a pair 400 + 400 = 800 = thus PC800? Only other thing i can figure is that 400 is the channel speed and RDRAM is 2-channel per card or something = 800. Bottom line, I can go 2GB, but I need to know what exactly I'm looking for from a specs standpoint and my machine. Longwinded............sorry and thanks from the idiot. Snapshot below.

Memory Controller
Error Detecting Method 32-bit ECC
Error Correcting Capability Single Bit Error Correcting
Enabled Error Correcting Single Bit Error Correcting
Supported Interleave One Way Interleave
Current Interleave One Way Interleave
Maximum Memory Size per Slot 512 MB
Supported Speed(s) 50 ns
Memory Module Voltage 3.3 Volts
Number of Memory Slots 4
Memory Module Config Handles $08, $09, $0A, $0B

Supported Memory TYPES
Supports Standard Type No
Supports Fast Page Mode No
Supports EDO No
Supports Parity No
Supports ECC Yes
Supports SIMM No
Supports DIMM No
Supports Burst EDO No
Supports SDRAM No

Memory Module
Socket Designation J6F1
Bank Connections RAS 0, RAS 0
Current Speed Unknown
Current Memory Type
Installed Size 128 MB
Enabled Size 128 MB
Correctable Error Exists No
Uncorrectable Error Exists No
ONLY SLOT 1 SHOWN above, SLOT 2 SAME, 3 and 4 unoccupied.

Memory Device
Memory Array Handle $29
Memory Error Info Handle $28
Total Width 16 Bits
Data Width 16 Bits
Memory Size 128 MB
Form Factor RIMM
Device Set 3
Device Locator J6F1
Bank Locator RIMM1
Memory Type Other
Type Detail RAMBUS
Memory Speed 400 MHz

Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address $00000000
Ending Address $07FFFC00
Memory Device Handle $2B
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle $2A
Partition Row Position 1
Interleave Position 0
Interleaved Data Depth 0

Memory Device
Memory Array Handle $29
Memory Error Info Handle $28
Total Width 16 Bits
Data Width 16 Bits
Memory Size 128 MB
Form Factor RIMM
Device Set 3
Device Locator J6F2
Bank Locator RIMM2
Memory Type Other
Type Detail RAMBUS
Memory Speed 400 MHz

Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address $08000000
Ending Address $0FFFFC00
Memory Device Handle $2D
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle $2A
Partition Row Position 1
Interleave Position 0
Interleaved Data Depth 0


Anything I missed? Take your time...I said a lot and in a confusion way. I'd hate me too


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1. My system supports up to 50ns and I assume that the higher number is better, right?
2. ...the memory currently installed (one slot) says 400MHZ...so where does PC 800 derive from?
Or do the 2 slots function as a pair 400 + 400 = 800 = thus PC800? ...

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2. Only available in one speed 400MHz. http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.asp?qid=4032

But then I found this in one of your links
<<<...is a 184-pin and is available with built in ECC support and Non-ECC at speeds of speeds of up to 800MHz.>>>

So the 400MHZ channel speed and PC800 (600/700 too) designation still confuses me.

hey i recently just got back from iraq and while unpacking all my computer stuff from storage i went to turn my computer on and i dont have any sound, now i am somewhat knowledgable with computers and ive tried everything i can think of (uninstalling my soundblaser, uninstalling the on board sound , removing the soundblaster, and completly taking apart my whole computer. when i went to put everythng 2gether the computer read taht i had the SOUNDCARD and it went straight to the installing screen but when i started to install the driver half way through i got a warning message saying that the soundcard was not detected. in the device manager i keep getting the conflicting icon for the onboard sound. o yea the only sounds i get are from the computer itself. someone please help thanks.

ted v.Did you make any changes before you turned on the computer this time? I SOLUTE YOU!

Flameno all i did was uninstall the on board sound and the creative soundblaster.... ive tried installing it on all 4 pci slots and it comes up with the same message everytime i trye to install the hardware (setup cannon detect soundcard)o yea my aim sn is 'linkinone420' so if anyone can chime in on this just message me my sn stays online all the timeMake SURE the onboard sound is disabled in the BIOS, and then remove all sound cards from Device Manager and reboot.

Thank you for your service to your country and the world. MAN THIS FORUM IS GREAT!! it turns out that i 4got to disable to onboard sound fromthe bios so yea i got sound again whew** anyways now every once in a while the comp will just competely restart on its own..i did a windows report and it said i had to install the driver which im trying but im still getting that message about not detecting the sound card...i mean im gettin sound from the soundcard and its detecting 2 DIFF ones in the device manager (creative SB live!gameport & creative SB live! WDM) do i leave both runnin or do i disable one of them? i play online games alot so im thinkin the gameport one has to STAY....maaaan sound just took a s*h*i*t [emailprotected][emailprotected] they were workin for a bout a week then all of a sudden 2day just the center channel speaker was workin now none of it is working??? o yea on another note i notice that when i restsart my comp and while its bootin up it sounds like either hte HD or somthin inside the comp makes a scraping noise or somthinheeeeeeeeeelp me! at this point im tempted to just startin buying a new computer but i dont know wats bad and wats not i.e. MOBO's...

i few weeks ago i reformatted my HARD drive. since then ive been having PROBLEMS with just about everything related to graphics. i have a radeon 9800 pro 128mb and before the reformat it worked GREAT. since then i've been having problems with games as seen with the battlefield 2 screenshot (check out the menu buttons). this is with all settings on low. besides that, i didnt change anything from the regular installation. i have catalyst version 6.1 and have tried 6.2 but that SOMEHOW makes everything worse. i ALSO have directx 9.0c. 6.2 for some reason disables most of directx. i have tried everything. reinstalling the driver, reinserting the card, reinstalling windows. can anyone help me out with this?

I live about three miles past the middle of nowhere on the edge of Where The *censored* Are We. Which means I have to ACCESS the internet with a dial up connection.

Now, I do have DirectTv and they advertise DirectWave Internet Access but I would really LIKE to hear from folks that have this service. If there is any. It's expensive as *censored* too.

But, when I was on broadband (before I bought my new house in the woods) I loved it. I was even getting into playing ONLINE GAMES. Which of course is a no go out here in the hinterlands.

So does anyone have any experiences with DirectWave?

THANKS,

Max
ValleyChatter.com

Not sure where to post this, but I'll ask. Has anybody here ever read anything online or have any PERSONAL experience about building/programming a 70's style computer? Sort of like the Altair style early computer. I am not having any luck finding anything online on this. -Thanks, Scotthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800

"...Programming the Altair was an extremely tedious process where one toggled the switches to positions corresponding to an 8080 opcode, then used a special switch to enter the code into the machine's memory, and then repeated this step until all the opcodes of a presumably complete and correct program was in place. When the machine first shipped the switches and lights were the only interface, and all one could do with the machine was make programs to make the lights blink..."

If you would like to something a little more practical that is used TODAY: look at microcontrollers (not MICROPROCESSORS). Some kits can be found here:

Electronic Kits : MPJA Kits
Electronic Kits : Electronic RAINBOW Kits
Wow! That site is awesome! What do these kits come with? Like how broken down is each kit? Very COOL though, I will be buying many of these.

I got a high pitched noise coming from my tower, and it's driving me insane!! I can't pinpoint it even with the casing off, though I think it's coming from the PSU.

It starts whenever a program is started - be it a Word doc or a GAME, never when just on desktop with no progs running. It's not constant - it can be intermittent, very strangely (and maybe separately) I've NOTICED on FM2006 it makes a clicky noise as I scroll over lists of names.

Does anyone have any ideas please?

P4 3.2
450 watt PSU
ASRock Dual 440 PCIe Pro mobo
2 x 512 KingstonProbably a PSU or fan sound. Can you get close enought to hear? You can put a screwdriver on each component, one at a time and put the larger end in your ear to hear better. (An old trick!)I piece of plastic tube in your ear works well.
Don't try and touch the screwdriver or the plastic tube on a moving fan.thanks guys - I put my ear to he psu and think its coming from in there, but it could be coming from my processor which is pretty much next to it. (dunno if processors make noise like!)

The PSU is one that came with my tower, so I'm gonna replace it with a Colors iT 550w Gold one. If it doesn't solve it, I'll be back!

nice tip about the screwdriver too!Let us know how it works out! I've replaced the PSU with the Colors iT 550w one - and had a gloriously silent FIRST couple of minutes before it started

I noticed when playing Pirates and FM2006, it corresponds with lag on the screen - how can I word this - when the 2D game engine of FM2006 is on screen, sometimes it starts to lag in an evenly jerky sort of way, at the exact same time as the noise starts, which is intermittent (in time with the 'jerks'). You get me?

On some other programs it can just be almost constant. I'm thinking motherboard or processor because it seems to be doing it only when the PC is 'working'. When it's just on the desktop with no programs running it doesn't do it.

Bit more system info -

P4 3.2 HT
Arctic Cooling freezer unit (it's not freezer unit fan I'm sure)
2x512mb Kingston memory
Colors iT 550w PSU
ASRock P4 Dual 880 PCIe mobo
NVidia GeForce 6600
200G HD
Sony DVDRW

I've had a listen to the HD, DVD and graphics card and am 99% sure it's not them. Funnily enough it still sounds like the PSU, but if it is it's not the fault of the PSU cos obviously I just replaced that - could it be a BIOS setting? I have a temperature readout on my case - with the side fan on it runs about 18 - 24, without it can run up to about 28, so I think thats ok.

If I can give you guys anymore info just ask, I'm tearing my hair out with this so any help or ideas will be gratefully received!Your lagg and them sound issues you are having could be your onboard sound or sound card. Using onboard sound can create what looks like lagg in a game and distort the sound, when infact its because the soundcard or onboard sounds not UPTO much. I would swap out the soundcard. Or if you have onboard i would get a soundcard. A good way to test before you buy, is to disable the sound under device manager and see if what you see as lagg disappears in the GAMES. Let us know how you get on.Thanks I'll try that - I have a pretty decent Soundblaster Live 24-bit SC, but maybe I haven't disabled the on-board properly or something? Anyway, I'll let you know the results.

I'd sure rather it be the soundcard then the processor! I disabled the on board sound and disabled my soundcard from device manager - unfortunately it never affected the high pitched torture coming from my tower...

I took the other side of my case off and pressed my ear to the backplate - I have to say it sounded a bit louder from behind the area of my processor.

The issue where it lags in tandem with the display is just one part of it - it also eminates an almost constant high pitched whine.

Any other ideas anyone?

Just so you know I'm running XP with SP2.

First, and important, thing to do is ESTABLISH whether you have a FULL version cd of your OS. Sometimes suppliers put a hidden Recovery PARTITION on the hard disk and supply just a recovery cd. If you FORMAT your hdd you may delete the recovery partition, then you would be up for big bucks to buy a suitable OS.

Take care out there!At least you've learned about Dell.

To format put your XP cd in the DRIVE and boot.. You might have to change the Bios boot sequence to boot from the cd first but try it before changing Bios, it might already be set.

Follow the on-screen prompts.

Good luck..and if this is your first format/re-install read the screen messages fully before responding to them.What are the issues leading to the formats? Details are important.If you just clean up the hard-drive and then MAKE a drive image you can restore easily from the drive image.

1st of all i really hope ill GET help from here.
i had Ati radeon 9600pro video card and Winfast TV2000 XP expert tv card...everything worked just fine.
then i bought new video card. GEFORCE 6600GT (gigabyte) and thats where problems STARTED. as long as i keep tv card out of pc everything is ok, but when i plug tv card in it starts using video card's resources and video wont work (its on minimum..res is 800x600 4b) :@
thats what it says under resources TAB:

*This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.

Click TROUBLESHOOT to start the troubleshooter for this device.

i also got this from sumwhere:

Input/Output Range 03B0 - 03BB used by:
Intel(R) 82865G/PE/P/GV/82848P Processor to AGP Controller - 2571
Input/Output Range 03C0 - 03DF used by:
Intel(R) 82865G/PE/P/GV/82848P Processor to AGP Controller - 2571
Memory Range 000A0000 - 000BFFFF used by:
Intel(R) 82865G/PE/P/GV/82848P Processor to AGP Controller - 2571


..i wanted to change resources but i cant..cuz 'use automatic settings' check box is checked and its grayed out.
can sum1 help me out with that problem? ..i have searched over 2 months and nothing..no1 knows nothing about it.

oh and heres what i have done so far...tried other slots for tv card (only one slot for video).
uninstalled drivers for tv card.
took out sound card and put in tv card and video (video still didnt work)
disabled sum devices.



i would check with the mannufacturer of the TV card to see if this is a known issue and if it can be solved.Check this
http://www.tv-cards.com/faq.php

8-)Hey board havent been around for a while due to school.
but i wanted to ask how do i update the firmware of my two dvd recorders
which are
TDK DVDRW840G USB DEVICE
and
SONY DVDRW DRU-720A USB Device
i looked at other post in other forums and they say that if you dont DOWNLOAD the right firmware it can mess up your drive so that's why i'm asking if someone can help with the firmware for my drive.
Thanksif you are not having issues, there is absolutely no need to do this. It is a GOOD way to get a paperweight for no good reason.

If you do have issues, we can talk about those too.sometimes it will have problems but i guess its the media at times, i just thought updating was something good to DONOT necessarily. BIOS flashes have caused paperweights as well as firmware updates that were attempted just because they were new.

If you do not have issues that are specifically addressed with an update, I would PASS (except for Windows itself)!

I installed a 2nd hard DRIVE (Seagate 250), and another memory card (Ultra 512) to my KMA AM39L-L board. Now when I turn the power everything powers up but....
#1 There is no "beep" as it is powering up
#2 The monitor which has been plugged in and out a NUMBER of times keeps giving me the self test
Needless to say I am STUCK!!!! Any SUGGESTIONS??Rule #1 - Only introduce one variable at a time. TAKE out the second RAM for now and replace firmly in slot. If it doesn't work take iti out for now. We'll deal with it later.

Is the new hard drive jumpered as slave and the original as master? If the machine now boots, is it seen in the BIOS?

Keep us posted.Thank you.
Took memory out.
turned power on... nothing..... :-?So if you leave just the old RAM in there and the hard drive not attached it works?

If so, tell us what happened with the hard drive jumpering.No, just hooking up the original HD it wont work. We tried all the jumper possibilities of the master/slave and the channel select or select. But when you turn it on we dont even get a beep. We have UNPLUGGED and replugged everything!! So you have JUST the original RAM and the original hard drive, jumpered as master, and nothing happens? If so, remove and reseat the RAM and try again. Now what?Tried that and nothing.

:-? ok for some reason my mobo detects my creative SB live 5.1 digital soundcard at the start up but when i try to install the driver for it it gets half way INSTALLING it then i get an error saying that the soundcard cant be detected??? :-? :-? :-? but when i look in my device manager it shows up that its there?? i can get sound playing but i got 6.1 logitech speakers taht i cant use because of the soundcard anyhelp please? if it helps i have a GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY GA 8IPE 1000-LBe sure the onboard sound is disabled in the BIOS.it is and IVE tried every pci slotIs it the latest driver for that CARD you are using, or one from the disk you got with the card. Choose a driver thats compatible and download it, but not the same one that you have been using.

Remove the card under device manager, sound video game controllers and try install the driver again.ive tried taht already and it still doesnt [emailprotected] ive even tried getting different DRIVERS and it all comes up the same i get about half way installing the driver and then i get an error saying the mother board cant detect any type of soundcard. but when i look in the device manager it reads it

i was just wondeirng if i would be ABLE to designate bandwidth between the 3 linds that i have GOIN out from the ROUTER? like have 2 of the ports be faster than the other ?? i have a lynsys 4port routerHere's good ARTICLE on this subject: Can I monitor, or control, the bandwidth used on my home network? Basically, the answer is no, unless you have a "high-end" router, which is probably a lot more expensive than what you'd want to GET for home use.

Hey guys,

I am going to get a bigger HARD drive,

The problem with the one i have is there is a Hidden partition that contains the windows xp disks.

I didn't get these CDs with the computer.

Is it possible to put this hidden partition onto a CD?
Or if not will i be able to remove it onto my new Hard drive through some sort of cable?

Thanks

R0SSAs far as i am aware, if that hidden partion contains information for xp recovery disks, then you will not be able to recreate it on ANOTHER hard drive or cd. But im not 100% sure. If you are getting another hard drive however and want to INSTALL xp on it, then if you have a licence somewhere on your computer then you could just borrow xp of somone you know and install that.Not sure about that but there's a ton of info on the net.

Here is just one.

Good luck...Ross, this is not a one eyed rant mate.... W2K rules!
Give it some thought.WOULD this method of copying a cd would boot form the startup to reinstall windows or formatt the comuter?thanks for the info guys,

Seems a bit complicated so i might not go though with it.

I suppose i could just KEEP both hard drives.

R0SS

Its Kimalda, and this is just me saying thanks to everyone for helping me with my NEW computer, Im using it and it works great! I really appreciate the help!And I say You Are WELCOME in the name of all HELPERS...They are so humble to say this and as a non helper to you I dare to say Great to hear Come SEE us if you have any QUESTIONS about it

Flame

First I am sorry for the different posts just trying to put them in the proper place for consideration. I have a dell demension 2350 pent 4 1.8 ghz processor 1024 mb ram 30 gig hard drive and 80 gig slave drive. A few months ago the computer crashed or at least I think it did wouldnt boot after the dell logo just got a black screen....tried to boot from safe mode or any other mode I COULD....no dice so I took it to circut city and they pluged it in and said yep you gotta re format I dont know how to do that so they did it for me. of course when I got it home it was bare of every thing took me days to figure out every thing and probably didnt do some thing right cause I have had problems ever since. so now I keep getting the IE error: the instruction at 0x01633812 refferenced memory at 0x016f4918 the memory could not be read click ok to term then I GET a runtime error 216 at 01633812. then there is the problem with windows not starting takes forever and then I get the error sorry didnt write that one down and am not willing to SHUT off to get it I may never get windows to start again . So any hope? help? etc will be greatly appriciated, an sorry again for the posts.I would start with removing the RAM and reseating the chip(s). It's pretty straightforward. Do you know how to do this?

Afterward I would download and run memtest for a few hours. (Free at www.memtest86.com)

This seems like a memory error, so I would start here.

What problems caused the reformat in the first place?

If you post your service TAG (on the outside of the case) it would help with some of the work we need to do later for the other problems.

You said you had a shiny Windows CD to reinstall with? What version is it?

ok it first started with not being able to download macafe updates then the thing would not boot up couldnt boot from disk or anything just dell logo on start up then black screen. I have macafe and adaware spybot ccleaner and secrete maker running on the computer run them often defrag often as well. I have the windows xp home that came with the computer and yes I do know how to put in the ram so I will try reseating that. my service tag is 51vqg21 thanks for the help. I am not a complete dummy when it comes to these things but close....I know just ENOUGH to make me dangerous Here is some more info you might enjoy after further research:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=259279

http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/detail.aspx?guid=&ErrorID=21707

Is your McAffee up to date? If so, I would turn off system restore, boot to safe mode (F8 at startup before the Windows logo) and run it there.

I would try the free online virus scanner at www.trendmicro.com also.

After the system is clean you can turn system restore back on.

Thanks for all your help but I have one more question if I reseat the memory and try to start windows and it wont start then what?? thanksYou're no worse off than you are now and you will need to reload Windows.

Did you try ALL of the above suggestions?

Mobo MS6117 ver:1.1 LX.6 PII Ram UNKNOWN but think 128mb

Symptoms: At power up the PSU and box fans "kick" but do not rotate. No power is applied at any output pin.

PSU: ATX 20 pin connector to mobo. When pin 14 is shorted the fans spin normally and all peripherals are powered. All voltages check out to specs.

Any ideas on what to test next PLEASE :-?Quote

Mobo MS6117 ver:1.1 LX.6 PII Ram unknown but think 128mb

Symptoms: At power up the psu and box fans "kick" but do not rotate. No power is applied at any output pin.

PSU: ATX 20 pin connector to mobo. When pin 14 is shorted the fans spin normally and all peripherals are powered. All voltages check out to specs.

Any ideas on what to test next please :-?

OK, today I went to play some music on my computer and to my surprise it would not play any of the sound files I have. WINAMP would not even open up! However, it will play MIDI sounds. This just doesn't make sense to me. I opened DXDIAG and ran a test on the "Microsoft Synthesizer" and "Realtek AC97 Audio" and got nothing. When I tested "Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated]" and "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated]," both succesfully played sound. I am a musician and use my computer for writing, direct recording, and mixing, so I need to resolve this problem as soon as possible. Please advise me on how to go about fixing these problems. Thanks for all your help!What your Computer Model and Spec

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What your Computer Model and Spec

How about going into Control Panel, deleting all sound entries and rebooting the machine. Did that help?

Im building my own computer. I have an Athlon 64 3700+ processor, 200GB HDD, ABIT motherboard, and 1GB stick of RAM. I HOOKED my pc up to my other computer's monitor so i could start installing drivers and the OS and what not. I started up my PC and it went into BIOS for about 7 seconds the the whole console shut off. When i started it up again the monitor wouldnt display anything.....i was thinking about it and since i dont have a heat sink for my CPU i thought that might be way it shut off itself. What do you think??? oh and which drivers should i install first? I have the HDD driver, the motherboard driver, and my graphics card driver to install....should i install one of these first or the OS first? thanks alot everyone!Sylent...... Well ...for openers , I wouldnt be powering up without a heat sink and CPU cooling fan ........ I would also suggest looking at the cd that came with the mobo ........on another pc .....it should give you the proper procedure ....... REMEMBER the old saying ...when in doubt read the instructions ......

dl65 Wihout a heat sink it will not run for long. Once you get that installed you can proceed, bu not until. alright thanks alot GUYS....i APPRECIATE it. Hi Sylent,
Hope you did not burn your CPU up. If you do put your heat sink on your CPU do a search on the web for thermal grease applications and get you some instructions. Its all over the web if not here. Just joined and read your post and did not get to SURF the site yet.

This site has some good instructions

www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

Good luck!