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I have 1 cd-rom drive and 3 hard disks... My primary IDE consists of 1 hard disk (MASTER) and 1 cd-rom (slave) and secondary IDE has 2 hard disks.

Does making the cd-rom drive SLAVE in my primary IDE makes my computer slower? because i had noticed that before when i have only 2 hard disks and i've PUT it in secondary IDE leaving my primary IDE only cd-rom, it is much fasten than now.

Please advise.I would run the hard drives on the primary CHANNEL, and the optical drives on the secondary. Some THEORIZE that it is faster to have one of each on each channel, but I have never observed that and never do it on my machines.Yes, i've read some forums that it is not advisable to have hard disk and cd-rom in 1 IDE Channel but i don't have any choice coz i really need the 3 hard disks. Is there any possible ways to combine all 3 hard disks in 1 Channel?I believe the answer to that question is no. But, you could by a PCI IDE controller card; gives you additional IDE channels. How about using raid? is using raid cost a lot?Raid will not solve that problem.

I have replaced my power supply TWICE now in 3 months. Why is it burning out?1) Heat caused by restricted airflow.
2) Heat caused by overloading.Who was the manufacturer of these TWO units and how BIG were they? EL cheapo ones are not very trustworthy for correct current or longevity.

What components are in that MYSTERY box?

My computer is not detectting my router DG834 by going IE
This what they told me what to do:
connect the cable
Check the lights
Connecting through the IE by typing http://192.168.0.1
NOTHING
It use to work before but not now
I think i post this before but i forgot to reply
Any solution :-?

Make sure all plugs are plugged in. Unplug everything for about 10 seconds, then plug it all back in. This restarts the router and may find your connection.yeah i try that alot of times
Is there any way i can detect the router by using someting?
Does any members here ever had this problem?
Why is my computer is not detecting my router through IE?
Any Solution?
Are you plugged into the correct ports? You need to access it through a wire, nor wirelessly also.There is only one AVAILABLE port and that is WANminiport (i think is called that)
This router use ethernet connection and it must be connected throu IE



Anyway There should not be a problem at all said the manufactureQuote

My computer is not detectting my router DG834 by going IE
This what they told me what to do:
connect the cable
Check the lights
Connecting through the IE by typing http://192.168.0.1
NOTHING
It use to work before but not now
I think i post this before but i forgot to reply
Any solution :-?

Netgear DG834
ADSL Firewall Router
with 4-port 10/100 Mbps

Ok so i have

opteron 1.66gz DUAL core (SOCKET 940)
2 gig of ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131059 (is my motherboard)
250 gig hard disk



what i need, this is where you can help:

a better motherboard (socket 940) especially for graphic, gaming....
a good graphics card? (80- 150 dollars, around 100 dollars is nice)

(DONT worry about the power SUPPLY, case ....)

thanks ! i need good fast replies since i need to order within 3 days!Google it
Holy crap! You have a $225 motherboard and you want a better one? and $100 graphics card? THis makes absoutely no sense.Dude your computer is fine MAN!!!

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My HP 750 says "shutting down". Worked fine TILL I used the CONTROL and print button on keyboard to print progress REPORTS from University of NE. They printed okay except wouldn't print the second page and had to go to Microsoft Word in ORDER to print second page. When I bring up HP Director on screen it freezes up. Are running Windows XP. Any help will REALLY be appreciated.

We've upgraded to windows xp but our SCANNER will not work. Tried downloading new DRIVERS, no go. Our device manager has no imaging devices tab. We're kind of lost and the scanner worked fine before. HP won't help because the scanner is a few years old. Thinking we need a patch or something simple we are missing. THANKS for any help, TDoes xp detect the new hardware?
If so, TELL us what happens.
If not, try using the 'Add Remove Hardware' wizard in the Control Panel.hi, no XP does not detect the scanner anymore. And when I try the Add/Remove Hardware I'm having no luck there either. Even with the installation disc for the scanner I can't get it to recognize the hardware. I've uninstalled everything, unplugged, REBOOTED and started over but still nothing. Thanks so much for replying(= I'm at my wits end here(=Is your name is T or is that your nick name
if it was........fairplay my nick name is [size=48]T[/size]I don't know how old the scanner is, but some that were designed for Win 98 just do not have drivers that work with XP. I would check wih HP to see if it compatible.When you use the add hardware wizard, do you choose 'add a new device', then choose 'select hardware from the list'?Fed: We were able to find the right patch a couple of years ago and the scanner worked fine with the XP scanning and imaging software. But we uninstalled and have been unable to reinsall it correctly or find what worked for us last time.

GX1_Man: I tried add new hardware, select from list but the only items on the list were digital cameras. There are no options for scanners.

Thanks to all for the help and suggestions, I really appreciate it, hopefully we'll get there(= TIn the hardware wizard you will find it under imaging devices but you do need to read the screens and make your selections carefully to get there.
When you see & click on other devices you are nearly there, I'd give you step by step screenshots but it is not that difficult to find.Just a thought: is this installation of WinXP fully up to date with all the latest patches from MS (including SP2)?

I just put in my heatsink and RAM for the computer im building and started it up and it went into BIOS for about 20 seconds then shut off.....after going into PC health to monitor the computer specs i noticed that my Athlon 64 would start out at the norm but very quickly burn up to the shut down point of 100 degrees celcius or there abouts. my heatsink is installed and the fan on it works so why would it do this??Heat sink not on correctly (backward?) or no thermal paste. If you are using thermal paste and the heat sink is APPLIED, you may have too much.

Please recheck and advise.alright i took off the heat sink and all that came with the heat sink was the retension rack (which i had ONE on the mobo already) and this doublestick tape crap that goes to a bottom plate underneath the heatsink that dosnt fit my processor, its for the AMD Opteron. So what i did was i cut out about 1 inch X 1 inch of the tape and stuck it on there and obviously that wasnt worth a *censored*, however it is "High conductivity Shin-Etsu thermal tape material" so maybe i put too much?? by the way thanks alot for the help....you guys are great!Quote

doublestick tape crap that goes to a bottom plate underneath the heatsink that dosnt fit my processor, its for the AMD Opteron.

hello

i have a sony laptop model k215z, this model comes with a 3.06 ghz pentium 4 processor chip, however when i right click on my computer icon to show system PROPERTIES it shows the proseccor as 1.6ghz with the figure 3.06 next to it. is this correct? or has my computer been messed about with?
thanks in advanceyeah man i got this problem to
my computer it surpose to be 3.0Ghz but it run at that speed perfectly but in the information box it said my speed was 1.24Ghz i havent bother with it because i thought it was just nothing series.
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hello

i have a sony laptop model k215z, this model comes with a 3.06 ghz pentium 4 processor chip, however when i right click on my computer icon to show system properties it shows the proseccor as 1.6ghz with the figure 3.06 next to it. is this correct? or has my computer been messed about with?
thanks in advance

yeah man i got this problem to
my computer it surpose to be 3.0Ghz but it run at that speed perfectly but in the information box it said my speed was 1.24Ghz i havent bother with it because i thought it was just nothing series.

You have a defect linda lange I think you can't FIGURE out what's wrong with it so your playing the blame GAME. I was just trying to cover all the BASES so it be easier to pinpoint the problem. But it's clear you don't know. I will look for help elsewhere thankyou."... the blame game". No. I'm saying we can't move forward with this until you are willing to accept that the problem is your computer, not the monitor. If you're trying to "cover all the bases", well, I haven't seen that so far. You've been stuck on one base, the monitor.

I don't know whether I can fix the problem. The forum is about people helping people. If I can't come up with the SOLUTION, then maybe SOMEONE else can. But, an open mind and some clear thinking and communicating are needed, whether here or in any other forum, in order for progress to occur.

"But it's clear you don't know." Wrong. You don't know what I know because you haven't allowed the discussion to continue beyond the notion that you have a monitor problem.

My computer got BIOS virus and my computer just cannot be booted up. Here is the story of my computer:

I have a debranded HP Pavilion A450n computer. My computer is running window 2000. I didn’t install Antivirus software. My computer always was frozen and I just shut down and reboot. It seems OK. One day, I turned on the power and I just see the black screen. My CPU fan is running.

I swap Video card, Memory Chip with good one. My computer power is on but just black screen. I reset jumper to clear CMOS. I even swap the battery in the motherboard. It didn't work.

I swap my hard disk with my friend hard disk. Because my 4 years old son put a floppy disk in the floppy drive, when I power on the computer, I suddenly see the blue screen, it ask me which drive you want boot from: floppy, hard disk, or CD ROM, I select DEFAULT. I was so excited and just swap back gain my old Hard disk. When I power on, just see the black screen again. My friend swap back his hard disk, his clone computer immediately told him he got virus and his boot record is corrupted. My friend reformat his computer and reinstall. It seems OK. I just REALIZE I got very BAD virus which stay in my motherboard. Then I do virus check about my hard disk in another computer through USB external hard disk connection. My hard disk boot record is corrupted. So I image install window operating system and it is OK to boot up. I swap back my CLEAN hard disk. The computer is powered on and I just see the black screen.

I just feel this virus can remember hard disk whenever the disk is corrupted. So I borrow a used hard disk from my company. This time, I insert window 98 bootable disk and window 98 bootable CD ROM. I swap the hard disk. I turn on the power. I still see the black screen. I open and close CD-ROM several times. Suddenly I see the blue screen which ask me which drive I want to boot from. I select from CD-ROM. I tried to install window 98. The set up disk told me there is OS/2 operating system installed. I boot again from floppy. From floppy disk, I run some DOS program try to clean bootable virus. I also download updated BIOS version and tried to run from DOS, but that BIOS updated program is window-based program. I cannot update from DOS. I can decide to install window 98 anyway. After FILLED registration key, I got fatal error message and I didn’t finish the installation. I reboot the computer again, I do fix installation. But I only see the dos prompt in the CD-Rom drive. I try to reboot my computer again. I power on the computer and I only see the black screen. I cannot boot the computer anymore. I did virus check the hard disk I borrowed from my computer didn’t have virus.

I totally lost. I don’t know how to get rid of this virus. This virus stay in flash memory of my motherboard and it can remember infected hard disk.

Please help me figure out the problems. Thanks a lot anyway.
There's no such thing as a BIOS/motherboard virus. You have faulty hardware. You may also have a virus.I don't think it is the hardware problem. If the hardware problem, how come sometimes it can boot and infect other hard disk?

I have a Packard Bell Monitor
MODEL No A520
S/N TGMN93610649
MPCS 6764430000

I WONDER if any ONE KNOWS where I can get a manual for it as I seem to have a problem with it.
When I power up a computer the monitor when switching it on it starts off with a Green Power LED then changes to a Orange LED and will not continue the start up. The computer meanwhile is loading as usual. [smiley=sad.gif]

I have restarted the monitor over and over again then I shut it down and shut down the computer. A bit later I start the monitor again, power up the pc and you guessed it it LOADS up and it works. [smiley=shocked.gif] Then if I shutdown the pc but not the monitor and then a LITTLE later I power the pc up again, the monitor that went to a Grean LED goes to the Orange LED and I have to start all over again.

Any ideas on why this happens and how it can be put right will be gratefully received. [smiley=dankk2.gif]

TIA

ElaineI suggest going to the manufacturer's website.

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I have a WD-2500KS SATA II devided in 2 partitions....the problem is that the second partition reacts rather weird....when i try to move a file/folder to a different DIRECTORY in the same partition that file/folder BECOMES instantly not accessible!....i cannot undo the movement and in properties it appears to be 0 size as if it had never been moved there but the file/folder does not appear in the first location either!!!....

I cannot understand what the *censored* is happening,the other partition DOESNT have such problem,and this way i am losing data that becomes not accessible if i try to move them,data that were previously accessible if i execute them in their former location!....i tried scandisk but nothing happened,and defrag isnt working either!

Plz any IDEAS.... :-?

Hi there guys, need some help with my video CARD. I have a P3 550 and I had a S3 4mb video card on it. I have installed SIS 200/300 32mb video card (agp). Everything is fine but when i try to watch a dvd the screen flickers and a GREEN screen stays on. Also it seems like the video is divided into 2 screens. I HOPE some one can help me with it. I have download Divx and ffdsshow after looking around on internet but it does not help.

Any Idea PleaseIf the files has been downloaded form the P2p than the video that you r watching is surppose to be like that or you Video codec could not supported.
Try some of these:
Download some video codec pack
Upgrade your video card

ok heres the thing. my husband GOT me a new harddrive and installed it. he changed the old c drive to the d drive now. but i haven't cleaned anything out of my old documents folder. ie favorites, downloaded files, pictures etc.
I go to the d drive and clik on documents and settings and i can open and clik on any other USER but myself. my folder will not open, so i can access is it. it pops up saying access DENIED. i am able to get anything i want out of my kids folders but nothing from mine. when i right clik and go properties it says the folder is empty..... I really need to get into this folder and get my favorites, files and pictures. do you have any suggestion? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!Are you an admin in the computer if not set you self to be one so you get the full control
And that will fix the acessdenie

I have a RAID 1 (mirror) on a P4 300 with 2 gig RAM. The PC WENT down yesterday and turmed itself off. Now there is no boot activity other than HD and CD lights. I am planning on BYPASSING the RAID controller card and connecting at least one drive directly to the MB. I also realize that MB failure can cause this but before I TAKE the PC in for MB warranty, I would like to CHECK other options. Any suggestions?

First of all I'm not an experienced computer programmer
My brother did a format C a few days ago and when I try to install the ATI display driver, then an error POPS up: the display driver is not compatible with the display adapter(s) installed in your system.
So can anyone guide me step-by-step how to install it then. I know that I have to install a proper display adapter for ATI, but where and how:)There are 2 things you need to know to get the correct video drivers.

1) The display adaptor. (Use Everest Ultimate TRIAL edition to find this out)
2) Your Operating System.1) ATI technologies Inc. RAGE 128 PRO AGP 4X
2) Microsoft WINDOWS XP professional

but I still don't understand anything Download the new drivers.
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293
Remove the old drivers.
Install the new drivers & reboot.

my monnitor display keeps GOING off after 15-20 min. the computer is still on, however the screen GOES black. I'll WAIT about 15 min. and turn on the monitor and it works fine. Other times it stays on for hours without going off. this is mind boggling. any suggestion.What make.model of monitor and how old is it?Right Click on your blank desktop and go to:
- Propertise
- Screen Saver
- Power
- Power Schemes
Check the time in the setting it might be set to turn off after 20min set it to naver and click ok
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.htmlchecked i have on never, so that can't be the problem.Again, how old is it? :-?


Did you install these?


http://www.helpdrivers.com/aleman/listado/dow.asp?codigo=56862why should i have to pay when already use their monitor. is there another website that i could download for FREE. :-?Yeah download any kind of p2p and search for that application and you will get it for free
i have found a free one on Emule
This take time to get if you have no knowlege about p2p if you wan that program for free just email me
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why should i have to pay when already use their monitor. is there another website that i could download for free. :-?

I recently purchased a Hitachi internal hard drive (3.5") off of eBay and an ATA external hard drive enclosure case (3.5"). According to the description, the hard drive was ATA. When the hard drive CAME in, it turned out to be SATA. Is there a way to get my SATA hard drive to WORK with the ATA enclosure case? I am willing to purchase any needed CABLES, connectors, etc. Any help is much appreciated. THANK YOU.
http://www.smartcomputing.com/Editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2004/w1510/07w02/07w02.asp&guid=I believe the answer is definitely no. So, your OPTIONS: return hard drive or the external enclosure, if possible; get a SATA controller card to install in your computer so that you can install the drive internally; get an external enclosure for a SATA drive.Oh i thought it would be possible to do it Quote

Oh i thought it would be possible to do it

:-? my power supply is DYING and causing my pc to just die unexpectedly. it's powering a pentium 4 atx in a sony case with additional connects to two optical drives, one floppy and the hard drives. all of this seems standard, but the power supplies i can find to REPLACE this one are all too deep. i only have 6 inches max of space between the back of my case and the rear end of my optical drives and the replacements are all 6 inches deep!
help please, the brand in the case is an NMB but i can't even find this manufacturer nor can i find a supply with an external 12v for my speakers.
any suggestions?Make and model of your computer?sony vaio pcv-rz24gWell, here's an online vendor who sells a power supply for the Sony: Sony PC / Server Power Supply (146870923) Rather expensive, but you may not have much choice, due to Sony's proprietary components.thanks i'll check it out

that is rather expensive. they don't list the specs for it either

i was hoping to upgrade for more power, but if i don't find anything else by the end of the week, i'll probably go with it.

thanks againWow, that IS expen$ive! my fear on getting that one is that it will be the same one fan, 300 watt that i have now

i would REALLY like to go up someQuote

my power supply is dying and causing my pc to just die unexpectedly

now the fan in the supply doesn't even run.

I have two video cards, one's an nVidia 5700 and the other an ATI Radeon. I have two monitors, one plugged into each card. Both video cards are seated, updated, and are working properly. The monitor on my nVidia (my primary card) works fine, but on my Radeon (my secondary card) the monitor isn't detected.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.
ThanksGo to Control Panel, Display, and select the Settings tab. You should see two rectangles representing the two monitors. Do you see them? Click the one marked 2 and then check the BOX for "Extend my Windows DESKTOP onto this monitor." Click Apply and OK.

Note that you can change the position of the monitors in that screen so that it agrees with the actual physical positions of your monitors.http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/dunn_03august11_monitors.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/northrup_multimon.mspx
These might come help full when you got your monitors fixSoybean, the problem is that the second monitor isn't there under the settings tab.What did you mean in your original POST when you said both monitors are working correctly? Were you talking about Device Manager? Is the nVidia card AGP, and the ATI PCI? Prior to the two-card configuration, were you using the nVidia card alone? Does your MOTHERBOARD also have onboard video?

How many PCI slots do you have? Which one is the ATI card in? Make and model of your computer?Ok sorry. I meant both of my video cards are seated and are fuctioning properly, according to Device Manager. Both monitors I know work, but only one monitor is being detected when I have both of them plugged into my computer (the one through the nVidia card). Yes the vidia is AGP, and the ATI PCI. Yes, prior to the two-card config. I was using just the nVidia card.

There are (going of photograph memory) 5-6 PCI slots on my motherboard, the ATI is in the slot just below my nVidia. The computer was built from scratch, I do not know the make and model.I asked what PCI slot because it can make a difference. I recently installed a second video card in a Sony VAIO desktop. I initially installed the card in the second PCI slot below the AGP slot. Even though Device Manager showed the second display adapter, the display was not working right. I removed the card in put it in the top PCI slot. That worked.

Usually, the top PCI slot is the best choice and you already have the card in that slot. So, I don't know whether trying other PCI slots would be worth trying, but it might be. On my home machine, I have two cards installed, and my PCI card is not in the top slot.

Also, do you have any documentation on your motherboard? If so, check it for info on BIOS settings related to video.

Try running a diagnostic tool called dxdiag. Go to Start, Run, and type dxdiag in the Run box and click on OK. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool that appears should show a separate tab for each display. I'm curious whether yours will show both displays.

For another forum, one entirely devoted to multiple monitor configurations, visit http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/forum/topics.asp?forum=1&tmpl=.

I'll try things out and see if any work, thanks a lot.Well you were right, the second display didn't show up in the dxdiag. So I am probably going to try putting the card in a different PCI slot. Since the top slot (all together) is filled with my AGP, should I just try random spots or what?QUOTE

... Since the top slot (all together) is filled with my AGP ...

Ok this is gonna sound strange.

I CURRENT have a DVD rom (non write) drive and a CDR writer.

I just bought a DVD/CD writer and PLACED it in the slot for the plain DVD (non write) drive.

So now I have the new DVD/CD writer and my old CD writer installed.

The problem I'm having is my CP finds the new DVD/CD but it wont FIND my old CD writer. At the moment the only one working is the new DVD/CD.

Any ideas on what I should do to make my cp be able to find it?

The only other thing I was thinking is maybe I can only have one "burner" on my cp. If thats so then I should take out the old cd writer and just replace it with my regular DVD (non write) drive?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

One must be jumpered as Master (MA) and the other as Slave (SL). The jumpers are on the back by the power cable.

I want to replace my current 3 in 1 printer which has DRPD
"DISTINCTIVE ring PATTERN detection".I went to Best Buy and
Comp USA and was told they dont carry any DRPD printer
fax. My main question is how are the newer printers fax machines
formated and what are the system requirements? The Lexmart
X63 I have now stayes on always for the fax,which I LIKE because
it is independent of the computer
Thanks for any advise
Don

I have dial-up,broadbant comming, HP1314 computer,amp642-c
processor,1g RAM, WINxp home.Look at HP. they have a model for everything!
Thanks, FOUND a Canon MP780 which has drpd

I am not very computer LITERATE so I don't really know what info I should be PROVIDING but heres the problem. I have a cd rom from a school book (I TAKE classes on the computer) when I try to install it everything runs and it seems it is working until the end when I get a message that says "data CORRUPTION encountered" Is this a problem with the cd? or my computer?
Any help would be appreciated as I am supposed to be doing homework from the cd.Do other CDs work ok in the drive? It very well could be the CD, but you would have to run the test to find out.

FlameI just installed a different cd with no problems.Sounds like the CD just has a peoblem then. If you need to have it, go see if you can obtain another CD.

FlameThank you very much, you just saved me a lot of TIME trying to figure it out(thinking I was doing something wrong). Sorry I couldn't find an easier solution for you :-/ Come back and see us if you have any more questions.

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Hey guys!

This time its a differant computer. Heres what happend. I took the Ram out of it to try it on another system. It all worked fine so i put the Ram back where i took it from. However now when i turn the computer on only the Cd Drives and things start working but nothing is coming through to the MONITOR. Occassionly i HEAR strange beeping sounds. Also the main POWER button will not light up LIKE it normally does but all the other lights on the system do.

Please help me!

anyhelp would be GREATLY appreciated!The RAM is not seated correctly. Make sure it is in correctly.

Either no GOOD or not compatible with MOTHERBOARD. What make/model is the MB and the 133 RAM?The motherboard is an Asus A7V rev 1.02. The PC133 I'm not sure. It has 16X64 on it. Also CL2 and TCW. I don't know if any of those mean ANYTHING to you. I had it for a while, though, with no problems. At any rate, everything else seems to be running fine, at least for the moment.

I have owned a Dell Inspiron 5100 for about 3 years and almost from the begining it has had heat issues. I am limited to probably less than an hour of battery time when I am moible with the thing. But at home, it sits on my desk with the back elevated a little with a small desk fan blowing on it.

If I don't do that... it clips out in less than an hour.

I have taken it apart, cleaned the fan, cleaned everything else and still there is this heat issue.

I guess the question I have is does anyone else with a Dell Laptop have these same issues and if so, what have you done about it? Other than carrying a fan around all of the time, it REALLY is a bit of a pain.

Max
ValleyChatter.comAre the fans working properly? Spinning as fast as they should? Is your heat sink doing ok?

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it clips out in less than an hour

I recently installed Windows XP Professional over the TOP of an existing edition of XP Home. However, since the installation completed, I've been getting an error message relating to the video card, which is an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 (installed in an Advent 7039 laptop).

When the PC boots up I get the following error message:

Warning: The ATI Control Panel failed to initialize because no ATI driver is installed, or ATI driver is not working properly. The ATI Control Panel will now exit.

I've been to the ATI site (www.ati.com) and have downloaded the latest ATI disply driver, but when I attempted to install it I got another error message (as follows).

Severe: Setup was unable to complete the installation. Try to setup your display adapter with a standard VGA driver before running setup.

I'm able to read the laptop screen so some sort of display driver must be running, although the PC now seems to run very slowly (and videos don't run smoothly anymore), so it's unlikely that the ATI graphics card is working. In fact I can no longer see the card listed in the PC's hardware profile.

Any ideas what I can do to sort this out? I've TRIED to "search for new hardware" but that doesn't FIND the card. I'm a real novice at this sort of stuff so don't know where to start.I ran into this just yestderday with a Gateway system. First thing to do is delete ALL drivers if listed and uninstall the software. Reboot the machine and when it loads and asks you if you want to install PCI video adapter or anything else, say cancel.

WHen the machine is up and running with a poor 16 color display go into add new hardware and don't let it search. pick Display adapter and then choose the first option GIVEN in left side of the the box you get. and install that, choosing PCI VGA adapter on the right portion of that box.

Reboot the machine and install the appropriate ATI driver.

Let us know how it goes.

The new ASUS A8N-SLI Premium MB has a 24 pin connector on the MB. Will my 20 pin ATX12 PS work?
Thanks for any input. I don't want to blow up the board on first power up.Get what it's made for - 24 pin. I doubt that old PSU has enough horsepower anyway.My PS is a year old Antec True Blue 480W. I've used it on other 24 pin MB's with np. Just curious if anyone knows about compatibility with the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium.
ThanksDid you try it on this one yet?I got 2 DOA MBs from NewEgg. Fans would just spin up but wouldn't POST even with nothing but the CPU (AMD 4000+ SanDiego), a 512 stick of Corsair ram and a 7800GTX vid card installed. No beeps, no video. ASUS told me the boards were NG and to return for replacement.

I'm wondering about the reality of that percentage of bad product from a reputable manufacturer and sounding out you pros about what else may be causing the problem.

Have to ask if the empty 4 pins in the power molex could have anything to do with it.

By the way, I tried a 24 pin PS on that board as well with the same symptoms. (after the fact)
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I got 2 DOA MBs from NewEgg. Fans would just spin up but wouldn't POST even with nothing but the CPU (AMD 4000+ SanDiego), a 512 stick of Corsair ram and a 7800GTX vid card installed. No beeps, no video. ASUS told me the boards were NG and to return for replacement.

but wouldn't POST even with [highlight]nothing but [/highlight]the CPU (AMD 4000+ SanDiego), a 512 stick of Corsair ram and a 7800GTX vid card installed

Hello, new to FORUMS, been trying to build a computer for a long time now. And i NEED some help, this is what i got so far:

-SUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

-Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard

-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel KIT System Memory Model TWINX2048-3200PRO

-Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM

-AMD Athlon 64 FX60 TOLEDO 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX60CDBOX

-Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card

-XFX PVT70FUND7 Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card X2

I got help from a friend on those parts, and what i need help on is finding a computer case, and the cooling devices. Also, I have a question, If i use double Video Card, I will need a power supply of 600W atleast, I havent seen any case coming with more than 500W, So what i have to do is buy a separate power supply and change it, right?

I have a AMD Duron 800Mhz and it overheats.

FOXCONN 748K7AA
768Mb Ram
WD 40GB HDD Master
ST 80GB HDD Slave (68F)
AMD Duron(tm) processor (160F)
eVGA MX440 64Mb
Samsung CD-ROM
Sony CD-RW
WinFast Chipset (23F)

I have a good heatsync and it is clean.
My CASE is also open most of the time
To the tuch you would not say the heatsync
is hot but the bios says it runs at around 70C.

Could it just be my sensor on mobo.
i dont know. please help me.benphelps..... Don't you have a coolingfan on the heatsink ?

dl65 benphelps,
70c is not too hot to touch but HOTTER than the CPU should be. If you don't have a cooler on it, you should get one.
You also need to have cross ventilation in the case. Leaving the case open will not enhance COOLING, it will cause the internals to run hotter because the air is not exchanged.I do have a cpu fan and it runs at around 4500RPM and pushes a lot of air through the heat sync and the fan on my graphics card KEEPS it cool i have a fan blowing on both of my HDD's and two fans in my PSU and a fan blowing on my Wireless card BECAUS it gets a little hot so i dont know why my CPU gets so hot.http://www.gen-x-pc.com/cputemps.htm

I recently got a Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 8, which is an ATA/133 drive. My current computer only handles up to ATA/100. When I installed the drive, the drive was identified correctly by the BIOS but never appeared in windows. Could this problem be a BIOS issue, Windows issue, or drive issue?

I haven't tried running the maxtor utitity YET, but will see if it will work when I get home later.You have to partition the drive before it can be used in Windows. Go to Disk Management for the setup utility, etc.

ATA 100 vs 133 is not an issue here.Thanks, I totally brain farted about formating the drive!


Since i've upgraded the MB and now have some issues with the original drive I was using, I'll try setting the maxtor as primary and then format and install my OS on it then.


Thanks again!Thanks for posting back and I'm glad you are up and running ahh!! a premature congratulatons!


I put the drive as master (jumpers set correctly) and the END of the cable, WENT booted up to format and install W2k. The drive was recognized during HDD, but after that, i got a hard drive failure notice. Swapped out drives, and it worked fine. So this must be a bad drive?!

FWIW: Aopen MX3W pro MB, 2x128MB RAM, W2K OS, 80wire IDE cable on IDE1, ATA/33 cable on IDE2.You can download free diagnostics from the manufacturer's web site to find out if the drive has failed.

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.57739892ade91820a727116291346068/?channelpath=%2Fen_us%2FSupport%2FProduct%20Support

Thanks for that! Ran it this am, and the drive is dead as dead can be! Luckily, the was a no DOA guarentee with it, and the seller has already SAID he'd take it back.

And here I THOUGHT it was just me! Glad we solved the mystery and you are not out the cost of a drive. Take care.

hello all. i have 2 operating systems on my laptop. one OLD and one new. i wish to remove one so i can have more free space but i dont know how to. they are both windows xp operating systems. any help is appreciated.So you WANT one to only be made for file storage?

FlameLook what I FOUND on google in < 5 secconds:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=removing+one+operating+system


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Looking for some help....thought about posting this under "Games", but it seems to be hardware related.

Most TIMES when PLAYING Empire Earth, my computer just reboots. No warning, the screen just goes black and it reboots...

It only happens when playing over the internet. When Windows comes back up, I get this message:

The computer has recovered from a serious error.

BCCode : 7f BCP1 : 00000000 BCP2 : 00000000 BCP3 : 00000000
BCP4 : 00000000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 768_1

C:\DOCUME~1\Jimmy\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER639c.dir00\Mini021906-01.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Jimmy\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER639c.dir00\sysdata.xml

Any ideas what MIGHT cause this?
Thanks.....Look what I found on google in < 5 secconds:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=BCCode+%3A+7f+&btnG=Search


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i have an ibm t42 notebook. have a keyboard prob, the fn key SEEMS to be locked(means pressed down )as i CANT type anything now except for those buttons with functions assigned to them (eg. f3,f4,spacebar,pageup button).
i want to deactivate the fn key but cant, even when i went to accesibility options and the fn lock was disabled.

help.

sry tis is a scrappy msg as im USIN onscreen keyboardoh and after i INSTALLED some updates for mt com the keyboad seemed to b alright, but after a while the fn key was "pressed down" again.
help.
do u think its a physical problem or?have you popped the key off and SEEN if there was anything blocking it?nope, it still doesn't work for me...

Hello there
I am stuck and dont know what to do! I hope someone can help me out! :-?

My mum has must had broadband enabled - I have gone round to get her up and running and on installing the modem I am getting this error message

"Setup cannot load the installer (netdi.dll) for the net hardware being installed. Contact your hardware vendor for assistance"

I have got a different modem and tried that and it says the same error message.
Can anyone help? me to what route I need to GO down to sort this?

The modems are as follows:
Trust USB ADSL Modem
Sagem [emailprotected] 800


Thanks so much

footballwidowHave you contacted your ISP? They deal with this every day. I have cable modem and it just plugs in - nothing to set or install.Yeah trying to get thru to them on TELEPHONE and it wont even let me in the queue as its so BUSY!
I am fuming over it!
Has no one seen these before ?
1 Ok when it SAY it cannot load netdi.dll is either the disk that it cannot be loaded from or
2 IT cannot loaded netdi.dll from the system folder

Try this first
http://www.dll-files.com/
Find your netdi.dll and extract to the folder where it cannot be loaded from this will fix the error prediction 1

If it does work try GX1_Man idea and tell them to get you a different dics

I've got a Hewlett Packard Pavilion 7285 200mhz PC in our basement, with Windows 95 and MS-DOS. It's got a Sound Blaster PCI sound card, and I don't know what video card it has (probably just a generic one, as it has no 3D accelerator). The computer has not been connected to the internet in years, and was bought in 1997. The only way it can connect to the internet is through dialup. I'm trying to troubleshoot the CD-ROM drive, since that's the main problem with the PC. It's a 8X speed drive, and it's got a problem with the tray. When I boot up the PC, the tray opens automatically and stays open. Almost every time I close the tray, either by pressing the button or pushing the tray in, the light comes on and the tray opens again without closing. The drive even does this when I insert a CD, and sometimes even when it's in the middle of reading the disc too. What I think I have is a hardware problem. Can anybody help me here? I'd like to get that drive to behave.I had this problem before
It was the virus that causing this problem to my computer
Try some virus scan and spyware scanI would just replace the drive. It is elderly. Well, I don't know what options I have. I'll have to find out the make and model number of the drive. I can't replace it with just any drive with a similar speed. The computer's cover has a different shape than most PCs might have. The drawer of the CD-ROM drive has tendencies to stick out a little past the drive's bay, and goes into a slot in the front cover that is perfectly shaped to hold the tray and the button that opens it. Could there be a jumper problem? For three years, the drive had been functioning properly, but after Windows had to be re-installed, it started malfunctioning.

No, Elixir, it can't be a virus or malware, at least I don't think. But the computer has problems locking up when I exit out of MS-DOS programs to Windows, and that needs fixing bad. The system boots up and shuts down at a fast speed though. I don't have a lot of programs installed on it, either.

GX1_Man, I'm going to need to connect that old PC to the internet via dialup and get a registry cleaner. Which one would be recommended? Of course, I'll need to find AOL 4.0 or 5.0 before attempting that. That'll require me to use the CD-ROM drive, unfortunately. Sometimes it behaves, so I might get a chance to deal with it. Not today though, as I've got a lot of homework (I'm in college).Quote

Well, I don't know what options I have. I'll have to find out the make and model number of the drive. I can't replace it with just any drive with a similar speed. The computer's cover has a different shape than most PCs might have. The drawer of the CD-ROM drive has tendencies to stick out a little past the drive's bay, and goes into a slot in the front cover that is perfectly shaped to hold the tray and the button that opens it. Could there be a jumper problem? For three years, the drive had been functioning properly, but after Windows had to be re-installed, it started malfunctioning.

it can't be a virus or malware, at least I don't think. But the computer has problems locking up when I exit out of MS-DOS programs to Windows, and that needs fixing bad. The system boots up and shuts down at a fast speed though.

GX1_Man, I'm going to need to connect that old PC to the internet via dialup and get a registry cleaner. Which one would be recommended? Of course, I'll need to find AOL 4.0 or 5.0 before attempting that.

okay, first off im not sure where to put this so ILL put it here...

yesterday i was playing a game, fine fine fun and all, i shut the COMPUTER blah blah, then this morning, when i turned on the computer there were pink bars across the screen, they just stay like that, these vertical dashes across the screen, heres a pic:



how do i fix this? how does it happen?

pls help!

Either a bad video card or video drivers need updating. Does this happen when the machine is booting or just within Windows? If all the TIME, it would be the card. If unsure because you cannot see colors at startup assume it is both.

I would start with REMOVING and reseating the video card. Then download the appropriate drivers for it and install.

What computer make/model and video card is in there?ok, thx for the quick reply

the video card is ATI Radeon 9800 XT

but the weird thing is, that earlier, for a moment it started working fine, i didnt do anything but it just went back to normal for about 10 mins before the pink bars came back.

the rest of the specs are here if you think they are needed:

Intel Pentium 4
3 GHz
1 GB Ram
windows xp service pack 2

if you need any other info then just ask and ill dig it outRemove and reinstall it (while powere off). If there is a fan, make sure it is spinning when it is POWERED on. Check your temps with Everest:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.htmlkk thx, its sorta fixed now actually, the pink bars just went away after i switched off the comp for a while, but i'll do what you said with the vid card later anyways just incase

thx!It sounds like heat build up to me. It gets better when you turn the machine off for a while. It gets worse when playing a game, which is graphics intensive.

When did this start? How old is the card? Be sure and check the fan and temps! Do not listen to [size=16]PINK[/size] Floyd!

Does ANYONE know how to save a streamed Realvideo? I use Win XP and IE 6. Then I would like to burn these Realvideo to DVD (have to buy a external burner yet). Have no DVD bunring experience. Appreciate any input. Any free shareware that can do the job? I see $50 softwares that claim to do the job.Look what I found on google in < 5 secconds:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=save+streamed+video


<---------------They say Flashget saves RPM EXTENSIONS...You may try. I have Flashget but have not tried streams.I am using a TOSHIBA laptop A100, 256M RAM, 1.5 CeleronM, 60G hard DRIVE, Win XP SP2. Following Googled results I tried the freeware R7C Real7ime Converter. It was not friendly to use and did not complete. LOOKS like the next alternative is to buy the $30 WM Recorder. I really like to save these Realvideo streams and be able to burn them on DVD later. Plan to buy an external DVD burner. Is the Hi-Val 8X ($90 at CompUSA) able to dot he job? Does It need a separate software to convert the VM and RMVB files before burning to DVD?

Hey everyone,

I just bought a mic + headphone set. It works!! Everytime i talk in the mic, it says what i SAY on the headphones. However I CANT record. When I go to control pannel > Audio > Microphone and sound, it dosnt have the mic i just bought option, it just has my OLD mic and SPEAKERS. It is plugged in correctly but it still wont show there, i DONT know how to install it or whatever. Please HELP.

Computer Information:

Microsoft windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service pack 2
Intel (R)
PENTIUM (R) 4 CPU 1.70GHz
1.72GHz, 224 MB of RAM
Strange.. Have you been keeping up with Windows Updates?

FlameYes, i have been keeping up. Also I took a screenshot which also might help.I havent look through all this yet but it may help you
This site has go similar Q&A as yours

http://www.techsupportforum.com/computer/forum/23-2.html

Hi all,

I'm considering to install a tv card into my computer, but I'm uncertain of the monitor requirements. I just found a LG Flatron L1950G on sale and had to make a fast decision to grab it. But I might return it if someone can convince me that it's not right for tv. I'm only able to spend about 350-375 dollars.

Also, is the size appropriate? Or should I actually have a WIDE screen model?

Details are below. Any comments are most appreciated!


640 x 350 Graphic Mode
70Hz

640 x 480 Graphic Mode
60, 75Hz

800 x 600 Graphic Mode
60, 75Hz

1024 x 768 Graphic Mode
60, 75Hz

1152 x 870 Graphic Mode
75Hz

1280 x 1024 Graphic Mode
60, 75Hz

720 x 400 Text Graphic Mode
70Hz

832 x 624 Mac Graphic Mode
75Hz

1152 x 900 Graphic Mode
65Hz

Screen Size
19ins

Brightness
250cd/m2

Contrast Ratio
500:1

Display Type
TFT LCD

Width
41.28cm

Depth
24.26cm

Height
43.72cm

Weight
6.7kg

Pixel Pitch
0.294 x 0.294mm

Screen technology
Colour TFT LCD

Colours
16.2 million

View Angle (Horizontal - Max)
160°

View Angle (Vertical - Max)
160°

Vertical Frequency
56 to 75Hz

Horizontal Frequency
30 to 83KHz

Response time
12ms

Power Adaptor Type
Internal

Maximum Power Rating
43W

Electrical Power Consumption Saving
1W

Power Management Features
EPA Energy Star

VGA In
1

Resolution (Native)
1280 x 1024

Case Colour
Silver

Get the a wider screen you get a less sharp monitor Advantage/Disavantage (well i preffer bigger screen)
TV card: you really need to get the best one really

You dont need a specific monitor for your kind for your TV card you gona buyThanks for the comments Elixir

I've been shopping all WEEKEND and found the wide-sreen ViewSonic VA1912W linked below. It's got a fast refresh rate, but the viewing angles aren't so great. It was displayed at the store and the limitations were noticeable. I also noticed that the image-width was distorted. It was easy to see because the monitor was running next to a regular sized one. Not sure if I'd want that effect.

http://www.hk.viewsonic.com/en/products/productspecs.php?id=223

Linked below is a regular-sized ViewSonic VA902 that is comparable to the one I BOUGHT. It actually looks better according to the product details, but the stock price is about 60 bucks lower. So does anyone think there are factors to consider that aren't represented in the specs, such as pixel quality for example?

I mean, why else would the price be so much lower for a product with better specs?

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=10347625

Also, regarding watching TV on the monitor, will a regular-sized monitor cause there to be black borders at top and bottom of the screen?It depend on watch you are try to watch some video media have black boarder but if you going to watch DVD there will definately will be a boarder on there.
Most video media that you are going to get from internet will not look as quality as the TV because the common highest video pixel is 640-480 as you monitor will be something like 1024-768 or higher.
But pheww the ViewSonic VA1912W looks good

Quote

Linked below is a regular-sized ViewSonic VA902 that is comparable to the one I bought. It actually looks better according to the product details, but the stock price is about 60 bucks lower. So does anyone think there are factors to consider that aren't represented in the specs, such as pixel quality for example?

I mean, why else would the price be so much lower for a product with better specs?

I've moved some hard drives around and installed a cd-rw device in my Dell SC500 server machine. I always tried being careful to uninstall the devices with Win2K Server's Device Manager, but somehow it got screwed-up anyway.

Here's what it should look like:
PRIMARY 0 -- 80 GB HD operating system
Primary 1 -- 20 GB HD data
Secondary 0 -- 20 GB HD data
Secondary 1 -- CD-RW

Here's what happens at boot:
Secondary hard disk drive 1 not found
Secondary hard disk drive 0 failure

Enter CMOS and it looks like this (auto detect is selected for all):
Primary Drive 0 -- Hard Drive (all settings look right to me)
Primary Drive 1 -- Hard Drive (all settings look right to me)
Secondary Drive 0 -- Hard Drive (all settings look right to me)
Secondary Drive 1 -- Unknown Device (this should be the CD-RW)

In Windows 2000 Server's Device manager, these are SHOWN:
80 GB HD operating system (corresponds to Primary 0)
20 GB HD data (corresponds to Primary 1)
20 GB HD data (corresponds to Secondary 0)
No CD-RW is shown (would correspond to Secondary 1)

In Windows 2000 Server's Computer Management:
Disk 0 80 GB HD online (everything ok)
Disk 1 20 GB HD online (one volume is there, another is missing)
Disk 2 Foreign (no volumes shown)
Next row 20 GB HD (one volume failed)

As you can see, the PROFILE in Computer Management is just a mess. I had some mirroring between the two 20 GB drives, so that's causing problems too I suppose.

The info above is after having cleared the CMOS by removing the battery. I thought I could've started from scratch by doing that. But as you can see, there are failure messages at start and CMOS doesn't find the CD-RW. And in Windows 2000... What a mess!

I don't think my devices or cables are defective. I've checked all of that.

Does anyone have any suggestions about how to get this back to 'normal' again?

I'd REALLY appreciate some help with this.

P.

Hi

Does anyone know the cheapest way to have two computers connected to the internet. I have DSL Broadband. I dont want to use a cross over cable as i have MSN on both computers and it wont work. Is my next cheapest option a Router.

Thanks.A wireless router and then either cable them both to the router, or get a PCI adapter for one of them (assuming they are both desktops) so they can both be on at the same time, one wirelessly. It's really simple to do. Think D-Link, Netgear or Linksys.Check the SUnday PAPER for prices near you. Router will be fine if you dont wana use a crossover cable
There is some really cheap one out there
Router will be fine if you dont wana use a crossover cable
There is some really cheap one out there
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=ADSL+router&sacat=11183%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=T.Chai you've changed your name. It has caused double posting.Quote

Router will be fine if you dont wana use a crossover cable :-?
There is some really cheap one out there :-?
Router will be fine if you dont wana use a crossover cable :-?
There is some really cheap one out there :-?
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&a mp;satitle=ADSL+router&sacat=11183%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=

A wireless router and then either cable them both to the router, or get a PCI adapter for one of them (assuming they are both desktops) so they can both be on at the same time, one wirelessly. It's really simple to do. Think D-Link, Netgear or Linksys.Check the SUnday paper for prices near you.

Hey you are joking
Read the instruction paper Or seach for toturial on internet

I just pretty much built a custom computer, and all was going well until it wouldn't let me install windows (on formating step it never got passed 0% complete) and I tried 3 different hard drives. But that is not my current problem anymore. Right now, it won't even show anything on my monitor. My monitor works fine as I have tested it on my laptop. Also, when I plug the monitor to my computer it SAYS it has a signal on the monitor. But when I turn on the computer it turns on, fans run, makes all those normal sounds, lights on, etc.. but nothing shows up on the screen. Not even the BIOS or pre-boot up steps. Just a black screen of doom.Unplug all add-on cards except for the graphics card. Remove all but one memory card. Unplug all dirves except your main hard drive. Then try starting up. (This problem could be caused by numerous faults, so reduce the system to its bare minimum. If it works like that, add the extras in gradually until you see the fault again.)

Are you getting any beeps when you start up the system? Have you tried resetting the CMOS?Quote

Unplug all add-on cards except for the graphics card. Remove all but one memory card. Unplug all dirves except your main hard drive. Then try starting up. (This problem could be caused by numerous faults, so reduce the system to its bare minimum. If it works like that, add the extras in gradually until you see the fault again.)

Are you getting any beeps when you start up the system? Have you tried resetting the CMOS?

Did you also re-seat your video card?
Are you meticulous when working inside your computer?
Don't get me wrong but I've seen people who think they are doing things carefully when in fact they really need to have their hands amputated to protect them from themselves.

Have you tried a new Power Supply Unit?

Have you tried disconnecting floppy and CD-ROM drives to see if one is faulty?

Hi, I got a pretty OLD computer, AMD 900 mhz with 512 mb ram, and 120 mb ati video card. I was download a big PROGRAM over the internet and I left it overnight. When I got up, I got the message that has to do with video card problem and it said to reboot to get it to normal something like that. So I restart my computer and everything seem to be fine. Until I run a movie and noticed that there is static over the speaker and headphone. After testing the speaker on ANOTHER computer and see that the speaker is fine, than I open the case and check to see if everything is plug-in.

I noticed that everything is plugin fine except a 4 pins cable from the sound card is unpluged. So i went to the sond card mnual and it said to plug it into the audio slot in the cd rom drive, which I did. when I boot up, normally the computer will turn the monitor on and got through the startup. But this time, it just beep and beep and did not turn the monitor on. So I knew that was a mistake, so I unplug the cable and restart and same thing happen. Then I waited a few minutes and restart and everything went fine and run smoothly.

I knew the pronblem with the static is mostly likely the sound card. So I went tothe store and bought a new sound card to replace, and the same problem started again (monitor not on and beeping). So I switch back the old sound card thinking it might be hardware conflict resulted from the new sound card, but the beeping and monitor is on turn on continues. I noticed that the CPU fan is working and video card fan is working and the fan from the power supply is working and the monitor is working when tested on a DIFFERENT computer.

Please HELP. Thank you. I am so bad with computer. It seems like I turn a very minor problem into a major one.

k i have this fellowes cordless-optical rechargeable mouse...i got a disc to install it... thers a slot in the charger for batteries but its supposed to plug into the computer....the whole thing is really confusing to me...help please?

OK, it comes with a disk...i tried installing it and uninstalling my other mouse.....but still the other mouse works and my new one doesnt. its a fellowes cordless optical/rechargeable mouse....#861516 i think.....it has a button on bottom of mouse...then it says click the button on the charger and then set the channel with the little button underneath the mouse...and to verify the channel click the left or right mouse buttons....ive tried this a few times and nothing ever happens. if i go into my mouse setttings in control panel it says its working properly but it refers to it in there as HID compliant mouse w/e that means....but ok, under that it says location: 0 and even tho i uninstalled the DRIVER for the other mouse or w/e it still works...but wont MOVE sideways...*censored* i badly need this new mouse to work..help please lol and yes it has a usb hookup...is there a certain slot in the back of my computer i should put it in?? cuz it shows to have 2 or 3 hookups i think.....but yeah its usb..very confusing i think.....Does the charger have a USB plug on it? Put it in a USB port then...

Otherwise, post the MODEL number of the kit and we may be ABLE to LOOK it up for you and provide more detailed help.Did it not come with instructions? Did you checkthe manufacturer's web site? How did we get to this point?

made sure that the rollers could be read

Can anybody help me out? Is there any place out there that might have the Yamaha OPL3-SA soundcard? I made a topic earlier discussing our old computer, the HP Pavilion 7285 200mhz desktop PC. Right now it has a Sound Blaster PCI, but I'd like to find a Yamaha OPL3-SA sound card, as that was the original card for the system. Can anybody do a search? I tried and I'm having a problem. It certainly isn't showing up on eBay for one thing, as for now. There's got to be a way to find that sound card again.Hi again, Darth. Finding rarities on eBay frequently requires a weekly search. EVERYTHING turns up there eventually.

I would prefer a genuine soundlaster in an old MACHINE persosnally for greatest compatibility. What attraction does the Yamaha have other than historical accuracy? :-?Well, for one thing, I liked its wavetable midi sound better than that of the Sound Blaster PCI. As a matter of fact, I saw this 16 bit Yamaha sound card on eBay. GX1_Man, could this be the OPL3_SA? I got no reply from the seller as of yet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-16-Bit-ISA-Sound-Card_W0QQitemZ5216203504QQcategoryZ3701QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemThis could be it. It would be best to have the seller e-mail you any WRITING on the card - FCC ID#, model # if listed, chip markings, etc. Then we could find out for sure what it is. There are MANY variations. If you can get the drivers it would be equivalent, I'm sure.I found another variation of the Yamaha sound card I'm looking for. The seller said he pulled it from his GRANDMOTHER's PC, and the card was working. Can you verify that this is the OPL3-SA? Look for these words:
Yamaha OPL YMF701-S Chip.

Here's the link to the auction page:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-OPL-16bit-ISA-Soundcard-IDE-card-MIDI-Game-Port_W0QQitemZ6850942292QQcategoryZ3701QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemI'msure that is not the exact card as HP didn't tuse Addonics cards as far as I know. It may work and drivers are available and it is an ISA card and it does have a Yamaha chip.

The fact that it has CD connectors further makes it suspect that it is EXACTLY what you are looking for. These were present on the EARLIEST versions of CD drives, beforoe the ATAPI standard was set. the sound card actually interfaced with the CD rather than the IDE outs on the motherboard. The price seems reasonable and I don't see it going much, if any, beyond that.The Yamaha OPL3-SAx sound card also had an MPU-401 driver along with it. Do you know where I might find that? I need to be sure if I do find the driver, that I can get that MPU-401 midi wavetable to work.The correct driver for the correct card will have that feature.