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When BOOTING up my computer each day, I need to hold down a key until it "CLICKS" about 15 times, then it "beeps" before the keyboard will let me start typing ANYTHING. Have to do this every time the computer is turned back on. WOuld like to know if there is a way to undo this
ThanksIs it a USB keyboard?


Or is it the "old-time" PS/2 keyboard?

Have you tried unplugging and re-plugging in the keyboard? If it is the old-style PS/2, do not unplug or plug it in when the computer is on. Make sure the power is off.

USB is more forgiving -- you can unplug/plug in USB while the power is on, though sometimes, USB keyboards get strange, and best to unplug/plug in while power is off, then restart.
It would be helpful if some more information was given. The type of computer, model and AGE. And any information about the keyboard. Is there a SWITCH on the bottom of the keyboard?

I have just gotten an old Dell workstation 670. It came with a 36 gig 10k 68P seagate. That HDD has been removed. I was wondering if this system can have a non SCSI drive installed in it. All the SCSI drives I can find are small and expensive. I don't need a ton of storage3-500 gig will do all I need. Is there an adapter or something I can use?

What's in it.
2x 80546K 3.8G, 1M, XEON Nocona 800EQ processors.
2x DIMM 1G, 400M 64x72, 8, 240, 2XR8 Memory cards.
2x DIMM 512, 400M 64x72, 8, 240, 1XR8 Memory cards.
Cable hard drive SCSI, 4 drop.
Nvidia Quadro FX3400 video card.

Not that I have any CLUE as to what that all means.
I know it's old, but I'm just hoping to use it for my wife and kids to surf the internet and get them off my my other system. Any help would be much appreciated.
Check if there is a SATA or IDE port on the motherboard:

IDE:


SATA:


If not, you should be able to get a card that you can install into one of your motherboard's PCI/PCIe slots that will give you either IDE or SATA ports.Dell site says:
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Integrated Serial ATA/150 w
Optional Ultra 320 SCSI con

Thanks for all the info. I found 2 SATA ports on the mother board. Helps to have build schematic inside the system.

3 more questions.

I saw a hard drive at the dell site that said SATA 600. Is it the same or should I look for regular SATA?

Older standard SATA is fine.

Can I unhook the 4 drop SCSI cable from the motherboard if I go to SATA?
Yes
I have seen XP 64 bit full version on line, but it says an operating system is required?? If I installing an operating system what do I need one for.
You need Operating system to:
Get on Internet
Play games
Watch Netflix

40 was previously set to device 0 (MASTER) when the system stopped working.. neither setting is workingQuote from: helpo on September 19, 2009, 07:24:45 AM

rest arnt jumperd at all..

I thought ide drives had to be jumpered to either master, slave or cable select in order to work properly.

It's too old. You can turn it into a FIREWALL but many consumer computers of that TIME LACK ethernet because they used dial-up. I had a system like that but I added a 10/100 Ethernet controller.Thats a waste for a firewall. A firewall will RUN fine on a 66mhz cpu and 16mb of ram

Can you buy a poor quality flash drive? Like everything else, flash drive prices vary as much as or more so than other computer related components. I’ve seen 16GB flash drives priced from $15 to $50. Are there many differences in the quality of flash drives?

I may have posted this in the wrong place. Sorry!Sure there are. Just stick with a name brand or Google the one you're thinking of and read reviews.Is the PNY Mini Attache a quality flash drive?

ThanksCheaper ones tend to be slower and less physically robust.

Quote from: shortride on JUNE 24, 2011, 07:09:38 AM

...Are there many differences in the quality of flash drives?...

Qualities are all about the same, performance varies greatly.

Also be careful because some smaller drives are misleadingly referred to as larger sizes- 256MB drives being sold as 8GB drives, for example- which show 8GB of space but only allow 256MB or somesuch to be stored.

Is the PNY Mini Attache a quality flash drive?

Thanks

okay.. IM trying to help my cousin out with her laptop. she was having some sort of issues (not related to this one) and sent it in to GATEWAY to be serviced. she got it back around june and noticed her cd dvd rom was not being recognized. when she puts in a cd, nothing happens. i looked under device managers, and its not listed. under my computer, all that shows up is the hard disk drives c and d (recovery?). in the bios setup though, the cd rom IS listed as follows: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T40N (PM). this is a gateway laptop model ML6732 running vista. i have tried the upperfilter/lowerfilter microsoft fix, does not work.


ill add that when i got the laptop and turned it on today, under my computer, the dvd rom WAS showing up. once i put it in a cd, it disappears and does nothing.

she called gateway, because this happened after they serviced her laptop, they will not help her. they were also supposed to send her a recovery disk which they did not. Remove the DRIVE and re-seat it...
There should be a release botton next to it.

Do this with the battery REMOVED and power unplugged...okay, i ran the laptop in safe mode just to see if the drive shows up there and what do you know, it DOES. i put in a game DISC just to see if it reads it and.. it does. i restart the computer in regular mode, and the drive shows up under my computer but as soon as i put in a disc, it disappears. im thinking its some program blocking it or something crazy. i guess its a needle in a haystack but ill keep trying. haha.

Can someone help me please I have had GHOST but on my computer which SOLVED problems I was having, but when it started up again my optical mouse would not drag and drop it just ripples, I tried another mouse and it does the same, I have looked at mouse settings but cant seem to find the answer Thank you in anticipation.It ripples?Quote from: Allan on JANUARY 08, 2010, 04:49:37 PM

It ripples?

im looking to buy a new laptop price range £350 to £450 could anyone recommend a good laptop in this price range.
ALSO could anyone explain what the abbreviation VHP means.
Thanks for any help jhaddVHP? In what context?

My search yielded THIS.

VHP is probably VISTA Home PremiumOr Very High Protien...Depends what you want your laptop for and how long you expect to go before replacing it, for example you might buy a LOWER spec Dell and have the peace of mind it will probably have a longer life span than say.. most Acers. But an ACER gets more bang for your buck.

A friend of mine recently recommended Novatech where you can build your own rig and they have a pretty solid price range.

Also you might want to make sure you get a new laptop with the free windows 7 upgrade (I say free it NORMALLY costs £15 handling cost which saves you about £30 if you were to upgrade).

I have a hp7850 pavilion which sat on the floor for a year or two. I was going to give it to a SCHOOL but after plugging it in it just turns on and nothing else. The light comes on that its on but nothing else happens. I can't turn it on or off with the start button, also there is a cd-rom light on but that will not open or close or do anything either. The only way to turn this on or off is to pull the plug or plug it in to get a light. Please help
JoeCheck all connections, if ok then i would first point the problem as the POWER supplylostmymsdos, Are you holding in the "off" button long enough when you are attempting the SHUT down--sometimes it can take about 10-20 seconds ? Also you should check that all internal components are securely connected--particularly the HHD and RAM connections. While you have the case open clean it out if it looks dusty. Also at that time ensure that the fans are running --the CPU fan and the PSU fan. Don't open the PSU cage. Why has it been "sitting" around that long? Did you stop using it because it wasn't working properly? truenorthThanks for the replies --I set the computer aside because I upgraded to a newer computer---I am holding the startshutoff button in for 20 sec's plus--I removed the cover and its very clean inside---The fans are working--I'm wondering if the harddrive is frozen---This was a computer that was on a lot--Any more ideas out there---One more thing---When I plug in the computer it is on automatically--That in itself is strange--Thanks again Joe I would start from scratch in oder to illiminate possible hardware failures.
Is it a PSU problem, RAM, CPU or Motherboard? Check these first. How?

Disconnect A/C power from systems unit. Disconnect your HD and optical drives and FDD, card readers, mouse, keyboard . Reconnect the power supply and observe immediately that the CPU fan is operating, the case fan is turning as well as the PSU cooling fan. If any of these are not working then switch off immediately and check connections. Is there a single "beep" from the internal speaker." Is there multiple "beeps" from the speaker? If so check the beep codes to see what they relate to. Are there any messages on the monitor. If there is nothing at all, is the monitor receiving a signal from the system, some will have a orange light for power on and this will change to green when a signal from the system is received. Have you checked the CMOS battery? (3v) If you are handy with a volt meter, check the voltages of your PSU especially the 20-24 pin ATX power connector. Is the power switch on the FRONT of the case U/S? Check by disconnecting it from the motherboard. Use a screw driver to short across the PWR switch pins to fire up the system. Also check to see if you have anything in the DVD drive which might be preventing the system powering up. Look at the front of the drive for a small pin hole and if there is one, use a PAPER clip to release the mechanism. If you have a spare stick of RAM, replace it with the one fitted and try again. If the Power supply is defective you will have to replace it. CPU might be the next suspect and finally the mother board. If the system shows signs of life in these basic checks, reconnect each of the drives one by one and try each one at a time. If you have another system in use you can always check a suspect hard drive in that system. These are just a few thoughts which might help. Above all check and recheck your connection and the seating of power cables, Ram and CPU. Even if the problem is not solve you can illiminate many of the usual suspects. Remember to protect against ESD when handling sensitive components. Good Luck.

Hello CH Community ;-),

I am moving my custom computer to a new case (from an NXZT that I was unable to identify to an antec 900).

I was doing some pre-purchase research, and I noticed something (actually, two somethings) that could stop me from buying the new case.


1. I am unsure whether I will be able to hookup my motherboard to the front panel inputs. On the front panel there are 2 USB, 1 firewire, 1 MIC in (Pink), and 1 Audio Out (Green) connectors, as well as a power and reset button.

I checked the manual, and it seems like I (think) can hook up the USB's, but not sure about the firewire, or two audio ports.
Information on the audio ports can be found on PAGE 27 of the motherboard's manual. Here is a link to the PDF version: http://america.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-m57sli-s4_e.pdf.

2. The metal plate in the BACK of my current case has openings to allow access to every connection/port on my motherboard. Looking at some pictures of the back of the case online, it looks as if my motherboard will not match up at all with the plate they have. So, my question is, can I pop out the metal plate on the case I have now, and put it in my new case?

Here is a picture of the part in question; it is outlines in red: http://i34.tinypic.com/wboz2q.jpg

Thank you for any help with this, I would like to buy the case tonight (perfect world sentiment), but not without being 100% sure that the motherboard will fit and all the connections will be accessible, the front panel will work, and the case will work as it should.

All help would be appreciated,
nNJZ
(formerly Image)Yes, it should pop out and fit the new case no problem. Quote

front panel there are 2 USB, 1 firewire, 1 MIC in (Pink), and 1 Audio Out (Green) connectors,

USB's, Firewire, audio out and Mic will hook up. I don't see the wiring included with the Antec 900 case. I hope it's included. These wires were included with my XClio case.

The rear i/o plate is specific to your motherboard so yes, use the plate you have now.

Yes the ATX motherboard you have will fit the Antec 900 mid-tower ATX case fine.

It should work fine. Why are you moving cases anyways?

This is my first time posting here. I'm much more software and programming knowledgeable than i am with hardware, but i can manage usually. Anyway, I have a slight problem:




So, I am replacing a BROKEN fan for a pentium 4 processor. I think it's a 2.4, but can't remember off the TOP of my head.

Anyway, this is the fan I am removing:

http://www.cwc-group.com/c33224.html

It's a c33224 intel socket-478 fan.
Normally, i'd just pull that out, order a new one of those, and put it in. Unfortunatly, it's not so easy this time. I can't seem to find that fan anywhere new for a decent price.


It's going onto an intel desktop board (d845gvfn) Since I'm just going to put a different fan in, I was wondering if anyone had any reccomendations on what fan i should put in as a replacement.
Google p4fansThat CPU fan is not a critical item. I mean to say it is IMPORTANT, but it does not have to be a perfect MATCH. The heat sink is much more important. Make sure the heat sink FITS well and you use a bit of thermal grease. The fan can be anything that moves some air.
Do you just need only the fan?
A 92mm fan is cheap at some surplus outlets.doing the fan and heat-sink.OK. A fan and Heat Sink for a P$ using a 478 socket is usually around $35 or so, But if only the fan was broken you can get one for about $7

But..
If you are inside the USA and you don't mind shopping on eBay you can find bother the fan and heat skin for under $10
Not an endorsement of the vendor. This is for informational purpose here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CPU-Cooling-Heatsink-Fan-for-Intel-P4-478-2-4GHZ-23-096_W0QQitemZ120512407072QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0f196620

Take a look at this. I will remove this link later.

I have a COMPAQ EVO600 laptop. It powers up checks the memory then stops yielding the message "F10=ROM SETUP" I press F10 but nothing happens. Is there help for this unit?I have no experience with this but I'll try to help.
Try this:
Turn on or RESTART the computer. Press F10 while the
F10 = ROM Based Setup message is displayed in the
lower-left corner of the screen.

Select FILE menu.

Select System Information

View specification information about the
processor, memory and cache size, and
system ROM.

In this thread, post what you find there concerning ROM.

If still nothing happens when you press F10 then someone else will have to help. That's all I know to try.


Thanks, TRIED it and nothing happens. It will not boot to the Bios. I will keep on trying.

my pc takes 3 to 4 attempts to boot
what could be the problemWhy don't you provide us with some more information?All fans are working
power reaches everywhere
cd rom drive,mouse,keyboard,..

replaced RAM because of this problem
it's a new ram now


but still the problem is there
it takes 3 to 4 attempts to boot

and there are automatic restarts as well when the comp is booted and working
sometimes the comp freezes

sometimes i get blue SCREEN stop message asking to try changing video adapter or CHK bios update from vendorIncompatible RAM...Need...more...info...gasp

Operating system / antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it ever work RIGHT / installed any new software?

Alan <>< How old is the power supply?well

when it works,it works fine
apart from the automatic restarts in between
once in an hour or so

power supply is 4 years old

it is windows xp OS SP2

no new software or hardware installed

apart from RAM stick which was to supposed to solve this problem
the prev ram stick had gone bad according to the hardware techniciani give you 90 % that your RAM doesn't want to work... That could be because you have different brand (like kingston and buffalo), ram capacity (512 and 256) or one of them is broken... Sorry I didn't ask - how many RAM cards do you have plugged in ?I have just 1 Ram stick

But i had similar problem with the old ram stick which has gone bad
that old ram stick worked fine for 4 years or so
and i haven't made any hardware or software changes
the problem started all of a suddenI would change out the power supply if you have DETERMINED that RAM is not the culprit

O/S = win98SE,IDE cables = 40 pin, Desired hardware installation = 2 harddrives + 2 optical drives.Without changing the cables to 80 pin what is the best configuration to install the above hardware? IE; primary IDE cable = master (O/S HDD) + slave optical drive? Or O/S HDD master + 2ND HDD slave on the same cable? truenorth
P.S. Is the primary IDE motherboard position always the FARTHEST outbound from the floppy MB slot?

P.P.S. I should have used the proper terms when referring to the IDE cables 40/80 "wire (not pins).Master HDD and slave HDD...
Master CD and slave CD...

Any reason you don't want to use 80 wire cable ? ?Thanks Patio--that is what i thought but wasn't sure. Reason is that i don't have any 80 pin cables kicking around and i am just rejuvenating another of my antiques to install an O/S i have had no experience with (win 2000) and do not care to invest any coin in the process if possible. truenorthGotcha...
You'll LIKE Win2k...IMHO one of the most solid things ever to come out of Redmond Washington...

How much RAM does that machine have ? ?Yes so i have heard re win 2000 --which is why i want to have a look at it. At the moment only 64MB but do intend to add/upgrade once i determine what is in it and what it can take (and what i have on hand).truenorthQuote from: truenorth on January 10, 2010, 03:06:06 PM

Yes so i have heard re win 2000 --which is why i want to have a look at it. At the moment only 64MB but do intend to add/upgrade once i determine what is in it and what it can take (and what i have on hand).truenorth

Win2k is sometimes referred to as NT5.0 & WinXP as NT5.1, that's how similar they are.

No, actually, they are referred to as NT 5 and NT 5.1 because those are their version numbers.

Recently my old Acer Aspire 1650 DECIDED to die, and I now want to try and recover my data from the hard drive.

The hard drive is a Seagate Momentus 4200.2 ST9100822A - hard drive - 100 GB - ATA-100

http://shopper.cnet.com/internal-hard-drives/seagate-momentus-4200-2/4014-9998_9-31153841.html#info-5

I decided that the best bet would be to get a cheap caddy/enclosure for it and pull the files off via USB on any new laptop I buy.

However, I am confused as to what type of caddy I need to buy as most seem to say SATA or IDE interface but nothing about ATA - 100.

Furthermore, if anyone can recommend a caddy that would work my hard drive was partitioned and I wondered if this would have any effect UPON my ability to access the files.

Thanks in advance.Quote from: Pinkfloyd28 on September 13, 2009, 02:09:48 PM

...I am confused as to what type of caddy I need to buy as most seem to say SATA or IDE interface but nothing about ATA - 100.

Furthermore, if anyone can recommend a caddy that would work my hard drive was partitioned and I wondered if this would have any effect upon my ability to access the files.
...

Hey It's been a long time SINCE I have been in here but I need help with my pc again.

My pc will start up (steady green LIGHT) but monitor STAYS (amber) it used to be able to boot up with safe mode but it will not even do that anymore

The RAM has been checked and reseated also checked the motherboard by removing the RAM and turning it on (beeping was HEARD)
I have a new HD that I installed less than a year ago.

I have replaced the CMOS battery

I had checked and updated the Nvidia video card driver
I had even done a windows repair

any other ideas.....

The fact that the light on the display REMAINS amber indicates it is not getting a signal from the video card. Do you hear the fans when you boot the system?yes I hear the fans and the it did boot up a few mins ago but after it started loading it (monitor ) went back to amberTry a different display on your system or try your display on a different system. Sounds like either a bad display or a bad video card.

I want to move two NVIDIA GEForce 7600GS graphics cards from an ASUS P5ND motherboard to an ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATAII motherboard. The card and board configurations require that the cards be moved from two PCIEx16_2 slots on the ASUS motherboard to one AGI Express1 slot (PCI EXPRESS x4) and one PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE1) on the ASRock motherboard. Can anyone help me determine whether the two cards will work on the second motherboard? Will they work as well on the ASRock as they did on the ASUS motherboard? Any suggestions? Thanks.

P.S. -- The ASRock motherboard manual says that its slots are compatible with an nVidia GEForce 7600GT card, but my cards are 7600GS cards. Does this one-letter difference present a problem? Thanks again. as far as my knowledge goes about motherboards and graphics cards, IM fairly sure that those cards will work fine on that motherboard, however i dont THINK changing motherboard will make any difference in performance, that only really affects the processor and the RAMThanks for that (I'm changing motherboards for unrelated reasons).

My SYSTEM is hp compaq dx2280 with 256 ddr-2 RAM does'nt startup. I opened the cabinet and swithed the power and can see processor fan rotates only for just 2sec and stops. when i again do that the processor does'nt even rotate. Now I REMOVED power cord and again PLUGGED in again the processor fan rotates only for 2sec and stops. This happens again. No OUTPUT on screen also. Please help.............What do you mean you "opened the case and switched the power " ? ?

my dell 1530 laptop (about 5 years old) croaked, Basically all I am trying to do is SALVAGE the HDD out of it, by locating a
connector for the HDD so I
can use the HDD as a USB drive and capture the data from it.

The laptop I think needs a MB yet I am not all that excited
about fixing it unless the MD is really cheap.

If anyone knows where to get a MB that would be good to know about too

Thx
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dell 1530 laptop (about 5 years old)

This is on a Compaq SR2180nx, the power supply went out so I took it to a repair shop to get it replaced. Ever since then the CPU fan RUNS at high speed all the time, from the time it BOOTS up to SHUT down. I took it back to the store and the guy says its normal for Compaqs to do that, that's why there is a extra large fan on the CPU. Funny, it never did it before. Is he right? It almost never ran at high speed before my power supply went out. The shop said they didn't remove or touch the fan at all.
Any suggestions?We replaced the PSU on a Dell and it did the same thing. It could just be the new PSU's fan is noiser than the old one.Its not the power supply fan that is loud its the original CPU fan with the heat sink attached.Quote

Its not the power supply fan that is loud its the original CPU fan with the heat sink attached.

Do you supose that he removed the fan and heatsink so that the power supply could be replaced more easily and when he put it back he failed to recoat the heatsink and CPU with artic silver?

Dead drive...
To confirm this HOOK it up as a slave drive in another WORKING PC.Were i a betting man (which I'm not) i would wager it is NOT a dead drive. Your suggestion has been reiterated twice to the O/P so far (before your advisory) truenorthQuote

It was a CD r/w but only a DVD reader. It also would not work

unnecesarily I have reinstalled my operating system MANY times, I personnaly THINK doing it again wouldn't HELP MUCH, I'll test my HD though... and THANKS for the links:)

Hi all,
Put my new PC together yesterday and today trying to install drivers and get it all working nicely. I'm running windows 7 ultimate. First problem is to do with my Gigabyte motherboard and the driver installation CD that came with it, i click install all drivers (the reccomended ones happen to be all of the available ones) and it GOES throught the process restarting several times, but afterwards only seems to have installed an energy saver program as it has (in BLUE text) installed next to it and the others don't.
Secondly, My graphics card doesn't seem to be detected by the computer, i installed the drivers and the "catalyst" program thing but i'm still FAIRLY sure it doesn't work. I am certain the graphics card is inserted in the pc correctly as my screen is plugged into the back of it and the screen works fine (so by that logic i'm assuming that the graphics card must also be installed fine).
Finally, my screen is SUPPOSED to support up to 1920x1080, but the highest I can choose in resolution settings is 1400x1050. My screen is 23"".
Would really appreciate any help with any of my issues (i'm a complete computer builder beginner, this is my first one) if anyone can spot my problem.
thanksNo need to post more than once.Sorry i probably posted it in the wrong place (was my thinking anyway) first time so i put it here, i'll go delete it from the other area.Open up Device MANAGER...any Yellow !'s or ?'s ? ?No there aren't any of those :s

Hello All
I have an Acer Aspire X3910,its about have the size of a regular desktop.
I have own this for 6 months and Acer has already REPLACED the hard drive once.
The problem is that the hard drive runs hot. it usually runs about 145+ degrees F.
I have three apps that monitor the temp. ALSO the drive already has 10 SECTORS
that are bad. The computer sits in a well ventilated space.
Does anybody have any ideas about what I can do to lower the temp. without voiding the WARRANTY???

Ralph Have them replace it again. It's your only warranty option. That temp is way too high for any hard drive.Thank You , I think im going to do that.

Okay well the drivers and everything work for the sound and speakers and everything BUT there is an issue. Creative's software has decided not to be able to recognize my soundcard as a supported audio device. I have been talking to creative support for the last 2 days and they keep taking LONGER and longer to write back lol. I think its sumped them So I need someone elses help I will post a COPY of my system information and hope someone can find whats wrong. Tnx in advance.

[attachment deleted by admin]Um dude by my post i figure dit was obvious I needed to have the creative applications detect my hardware (main driver work). I have been on tech support email for the past couple of days to no avail. All I need is to fix why the applications do not detect my soundcard but the drivers and window do. Can you give us an example of which applications don't have sound?

Also does any application have sound? Does windows startup make sound?

All applications in windows have sound and so does windows. Windows even uses the soundblaster driver for player recording and midi playback. But even though everything is set to the soundblaster card and onboard audio is disabled I still cant use the creative applications that come with my sound card. I receive an error on all of them saying no supported audio device detected. I am totaly LOST here lol.Have you tried to reinstall the creative applications bundle?

Ive tried 3-4 times. I booted in safe mode removed all drivers and software from them. Then rebooted and reinstalled them. Still received the same error. And creative support has stopped emailing me omg lol.What version of windows are you running? And what is the make of the motherboard?

Quote from: rubendodge on September 18, 2009, 12:18:22 PM

removed all drivers and software from them. Then rebooted and reinstalled them.

What is the use of "enable vga mode" in windows xp??It disables the 3rd PARTY video driver and USES XP's internal VGA driver.thank you

does that mean poor quality display ?Generally speaking, yes. It is the lowest quality display available.Vga mode is a basic mode which is useful if ANYTHING goes wrong or video settings get scrambled because *every* monitor will work with it.
Quote from: Salmon Trout on January 10, 2010, 07:50:17 AM

Vga mode is a basic mode which is useful if anything goes wrong or video settings get scrambled because *every* monitor will work with it.

Hi,

I was not quite sure where to put this but I thought that Hardware would be the best place for this.
Does anyone know how much my Desktop computers are worth:
(Note both also have floppy drives, ATX power boxes and Modems)

Comp. 1 Celeron 1.3ghz
632mb of SDRAM
CD-ROM Drive-2007 (no mistake 2 CD drives and one can WRITE CD but not DVD)
CD/DVD ROM Drive -Sony
Via Mainboard-1999
8mb of VRAM-Trident
WIRLESS G Card-Linksys

Comp. 2 Pentium III 700mhz
632mb SDRAM
CD-ROM Drive
VIA Mainboard
32 Nividia Graphics card

Thanks once again, any price would be good
Without knowing the EXACT PARTS I can't tell you the price. Find the part numbers or model numbers and then look for the current market value and then take a little off because of the fact it has been used.Their worth about 40 Bucks apiece...Yes there slightly outdated these now so you won't get much. Computers progress so fast these day's that second hand machines just don't HOLD the money. What was once worth 300-400 is now worth less than 100. You could always keep the bit's for spares or even attempt to upgrade them a little to bring them up to speed.
Hope that was useful Both of the above posts are right.
The only thing I can say is you should think about the environment before placing them in the trash. Get on eBay and see if somebody will pay you at leaet shipping and handling charges. Hopefully they we want to keep the items .

CPU: Core2-Duo
OS: XP
GFX: Saphire RADEON 256MB RAM
HDD: 300GB Seagates - PRACTICALLY New
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HDD's Click (3rd set of HD's to do this). sent to COMPUTER shop and has clean BILL of health. What to do?http://harddriveclicking.net/

I upgraded the RAM in my LAPTOP and now when I attempt to power on, it won't boot. The power led comes on and the optical drive led comes on but not the HD led. It will spin a CD but won't boot from it. I put the old RAM back in and it does the same thing.

Also, I changed the little round internal battery as the clock had been resetting every time it was turned off. Maybe I MESSED up the bios when I took the battery out?

It was working fine before I messed with it. It's about six YEARS old with an Intel Centrino cpu and running XP. Any THOUGHTS?

we use in our company, when the printer is the HP LaserJet M1522nf model,
Firmware Corrupt Ready 2 Download error message.
I stopped in for REPAIR service, they said the motherboard is defective and has to change.
I learned that the price of the device close to the card exchange fee.
you came to my site, my internet research.
burner could cause such an error message.
Waiting for your help to solve my problem.
I am not find the solution to repair the main board of my friend have been used
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Ok so i just built a new computer, here are the specs:
Code: [Select]Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard Black
Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA
Razer DeathAdder V2 Infrared High Precision Gaming Mouse 3500DPI
Mach Xtreme 8GB (2x4G) Copper DDR3 1333Mhz CL9
CoolerMaster 650W GX 80+
Asus M4A89GTD-Pro USB3 AM3 890GX 4DDR3 2PCIE RAID VGA GLAN 2FW ATX HD
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz) - AM3, 9MB Cache,125W BD
CoolerMaster NV-692A-KWN2 CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA edition
XFX HD6850 1G DVI DL HDMI PCIE Dual FAN
Western Digital 1TB SATA3 64M IntelliPowe CaviarGreen WD10EARX

It seemed fine, the fans/LED's/everything works. But on bootup, the 'DRAM' light is constantly 'red' and constantly beeps in the order 'long beep, short beep, short beep'. There is also no signal and the screen is blank. I reseated the 2 sticks of RAM, it didnt work. So i decided to try just 1 Stick, that didnt work, so i swapped the sticks, still nothing. I then tried having no RAM on the motherboard, no luck. I then pulled the GFX card out then tested, still doing the same beep. I reseated the CPU/Fan, still doing the same beep. I am lost as to what i should try next, i am about to PLUG my RAM into the friends PC to see if that's the problem, even though i'm sure it isnt. I think i need to test some working RAM in my motherboard to address the problem but do not have any atm.Dram... a quick google search turns up that the M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 is very picky about ram MODULES... Have you pressed the MemOK button on your motherboard? Saves hassle of taking the ram out and putting it into another pc. Might want to check this link:http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/919444-m4a89gtd-pro-doesnt-like-my-memory.htmli always foun 1 long beep and 2 sort beeps to be a video card error. perhaps the card has't got the 6 pin PCI express power lead plugged in?

when I install 4cards in the mobo do I need to install set one in channel a and set 2 in channel b or does'nt it matter if all four CARDS are from same mfg.How much ram are you installing?

You need to list the motherboard make and model. asus m4n78 promobo
ocz sli 4096 ddr2 800mhz 2x2048 x2Okay, that's 8GB of ram, not 8MB. I haven't seen that small an amount of ram in over 14 years.

It doesn't matter if all of the ram is from the same manufacturer. Some people will argue with that, they just don't know what they are doing.

Yes, you will need to populate all four of the slots on the motherboard. If I understand you correctly you have four sticks of ram?yes 4 sticks and I had it wrong on mbs thanks for the correction.
I have them installed as set 1 in a set 2 in bThat should work fine, you may need to change the sequence of the ram, but should work just fine.I started BUILDING this new pc this morning
asus m4n78 pro mobo
amd phenom x4 quad 98502.5 ghz
ultra lsp 650 ps
msi 20x dvdrw sata w/lightscribe
wd caviar 500gb 7200/16mb/sata3g
ocz sli 4096 x2=8gb
cooler master gemini ii cpu fan/coooler

I just need to find another switch for a reset and speaker then I will be ready for first start up The clicking you just heard was all of us crossing our fingers--good LUCK,truenorthTHANKS for the support I was shaking putting the huge cooler on the tiny cpu.
DONE for the night I need a drink,and have to weld a new front end on my farmall tractor so I can get out of the house.
Again thanks for the help and supportQuote from: alltools nobrains on January 09, 2010, 06:39:23 PM

THANKS for the support I was shaking putting the huge cooler on the tiny cpu.

DONE for the night I need a drink,and have to weld a new front end on my farmall tractor so I can get out of the house.

Again thanks for the help and support

The clicking you just heard was all of us crossing our fingers--good luck,truenorth

I TURN on my computer and I hear it running, but the light on the start button does not come on, and nothing comes up on the screen. How can I fix this? Thank you.

Compaq Presario with Vistano beeps or anything?No beeps. Someone told me it might need the memory reseated. Does that MAKE sense?Did anything UNUSUAL or new happen before you last shut down the system?No nothing unusual. Could be anything - memory, hd, video CARD, display, etc. You need to start testing and eliminating POTENTIAL causes one at a time.OK Something unusual was happening. It sounded like the fan was kicking into high gear. My wife thought it was getting hot so when it did that she would shut it down. Sorry, I am out of town and trying to figure out what is wrong with our computer at home. Thank you again.

Hello,
I recently upgraded my graphics card from 1 XFX Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper) to 2 in Crossfire X
My problem is that my graphics performance has actually decreased according to WEI and also Im gettin low RESULTS with Vantage 3D Mark.
My original graphics scores in WEI were along the lines of 7.4/7.5
I ran WEI when I set up Crossfire X and got a score of 5.6/6.2 in the graphics categories. I know that WEI only tests your main graphics card but I took one out and ran it again (1 time with both cards) and I keep getting a base score of 5.5
Today I updated CCC to the newest version 11.6
( I also know that WEI isn't a great place to base your performance from, but I know I should be getting better than that!)

System:

Processor: Intel Core i7-940 2.93 GHz
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 5570 (X2 Crossfire)
Motherboard: Asus P6D58-E
RAM: 6 GB OCZ Gold 1600 MHz
PSU: 850W ABS Dark Beret
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 640GB 6.0 GB/s
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Thank you for any input!if phsical performance on games hasnt changed for the worst, i would PAY no attention WEI is a low grade benchmark with UNRELIABLE results.

My dad got me an eMachine el1300-02h desktop just last WEEK. So I hooked it up, all the software got DOWNLOADED, I installed my printer software, blah, blah, blah. Now, I'm kinda obsessed with checking my remaining harddisk space. Ive got 285 GB and have 247 GB remaining. Maybe it's a bit pre-mature to be going ballistic, but, I'd like to know what sort of actions use up space on my hard-disk, besides installing and downloading stuff. BTW, it's not even connected to the Net yet. Im using my dads puter.Sometimes install leaves many temp files.

Run diskcleanup

start, all programs, accessories, system tools and click diskcleanup

also run:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/cleanup.htm

Run your antivirus


also run:


C:\&GT;dir /s msinfo*.exe



C:\>"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe"


start, run [ msinfo32.exe ]

System restore will take a lot of space. Then there are the TEMPORARY Internet Files (adjust allotted space yourself), temp files, etc. Want some advice? Find something else to worry about.

My PC switches off automatically. The technician replaced fan
in the CPU unit a few months ago but its STILL getting switched
off. Now the technician is saying that it's a hardware problem
and need to replace the hardware inside the CPU. Whether I
need to buy a new hardware for Rs 2800.

BIOS SETUP CPU readings:
SYSTEM temp = 33 degrees Celsius
CPU temp = 48 degrees Celsius
CPU Fan speed = 2708 RPM
CPU Vcore = 1.37V
3.3V 3.44V
5.0V 5.16V
12.0V 12.09V
Battery voltage = 3.44V

Can any one help me.
Specify what hardware needs to be replaced.well for one you cant replace the hardware in the CPU the CPU is the hardware. i would say the PSU would need REPLACING, or what i think ou are tying to say is replace the Central Processing Unit as it may be dead.

Hi. This is my first question at your forum, so please forgive me if I've somehow posted it incorrectly. But, I have problems I don't know how to resolve on my own and may develop into worse problems.

I have a Dell Inspiron 1501. It's running VISTA 32-bit and Office 2007. I have a program called Anonymizer on it (www.anonymizer.com) and Norton Anti-Virus latest edition to come out.

Some time ago, I tried to update to IE 8 and it seemed to wreak havoc on my system. I tried to uninstall it. Made things worse. I took it to a computer repair store nearby and told them: My system often freezes when you turn the LAPTOP on and I have to do Control + Alt+ Delete several times to get past the start-up screen. Sometimes it will start FINE.

Other problems: Sometimes a gray box will pop up saying that the Semantec Framework has stopped working, or something like that (can't REMEMBER the exact words).

After taking the laptop to a local library once, the Anonymizer program stopped working completely. Their IT said it could have to do with IE8 not being supported but they couldn't say for sure.

Anyway, after I took it to their shop, they reinstalled IE8 but it can only run by clicking "Run as Administrator." The other problems....freezing at start-up, Sematec thing, are still there.

After a while, the CyberLink Power2Go program for burning CDs and DVDs stopped working. It says that no matter what I do, it cannot read any CDs or DVDs PUT into the tray. Meanwhile, another program I use to burn DVDs, works just fine. I tried burning CDs with Windows Media Player and it, too, does not work to burn CDs at all. When I put a CD into the tray, it doesn't seem to want to start even after I click "Rip."

Different people have told me to do different things to repair things. One guy told me to just uninstall Norton, download a freebie antivirus like AVG or Avast or SpyBot and run it, then reinstall Norton. I'm completely confused and don't know much about hardware/software installation and don't want to mess up my laptop even more than it already is.

Can anyone please help and give step-by-step instructions for us newbies?

Thank you very much. Remove Norton and install Avast Home Edition...Free.
Make sure to use the Norton Removal Tool...
So there you at least got good advice.
Get rid of CyberLink as well...another resource hog...
CDBurnerXPro is a good Free alternative.

Also decide why you need to run Anonimyser and if you actually need it...

After this make sure to run diskclean and defrag on that drive.
Good Luck.

I have an HP 2610xi all in one printer, scanner, etc, I do not have the installation cd, I have searched and attempted SEVERAL downloads. all lead me to driver installations and all result in various outdated drivers which of course they want you to purchase the updates. I just want to USE my scanner, I don't know where to look to see if the download was successful but I try to scan and the printer tells me I need to run HP SOFTWARE for this feature which is exactly what I keep trying to do. please can someone help, tks, frustratedYou have a HP 2610xi printer.
You lost or damaged the CD.
You searched for drivers and got the wrong stuff.
Sad to say, it does not have to be so hard. But there are just too many sharks that want you money.
The right place tin go is
http://support.hp.com
You enter the product number and go from there.
Your OS will have an area for downloads. It may be just a folder CALLED 'downloads', but may be inside another folder.
EDIT: picture of HP downloads.


[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]On the HP site, you can purchase a REPLACEMENT software CD and have it shipped to an address in the USA or Canada.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=228&product=421134

after LOADING windows it shuts off, same place every time. It also does it in safe mode. My pc is an E machine model t3626 with a AMD Sempron 3800+ / 2.2 GHz processor.And what place would that be? And what happened between the last time the system worked properly and the first time it did not (new sw, hw, virus, etc)? The quality of the replies you receive will be indirect proportion to the quality of the information you provide in your question.Its my sons pc. He erased the harddrive and reloaded windows(he's done that before) after he reloaded windows when it restarted thats when it happened. It dtarts loads windows and then shuts off. no warning no nothing, it's like someone pulled the plug. I tried it in safe mode and the same thing happens. I'm wondering if it could be the processor or mobo?If if happened right after he reinstalled the OS then I doubt it's a hw problem. Why did he reinstall the OS?

I'm guessing that since he just did a reinstall you should do it again - and MAKE sure it's right this time. Insert the OS CD and boot to it, reformat the system partition, install the OS, install the chipset driver then all other drivers, install an AV utility, install all Windows Updates, then install whatever apps you want to. All in that order.I'll try that and let you know. Thank you very much.With eMachines, I'd take a serious look at POWER supply...Allen,
OK IDID as you suggested and erased the harddrive and put in the recovery disc that came with the pc, it has vista home on it. It says windows is loading files. Then it goes to the next screen which is a black screen with the microsoft logo over a small rectangle and then immediatly shuts off, just like someone pulled the plug. It won't load the os.

I just bought a new power supply for my PC today. I let my buddy install it for me and when it came time to test, only the motherboard light came on. So we looked in to the problem and STARTED looking around the case for any LOSE wires and found nothing. He left and i took the time to out the og power supply back in, but to my surprise the exact same issue came up again!!! the computer does not power up and the supply fan doesn't turn on! does anyone n
know the solution to my problem??
thanks.The power supply must get a signal from the motherboard.
Please read:
http://www.certiguide.com/apfr/cg_apfr_TestinganATXPowerSupply.htmQuote from: danielson on June 26, 2011, 06:25:00 PM

I just bought a new power supply for my pc today...

I am good looking at PC Interface Slots and knowing witch ONE are for what but I am not that good at when I look at PC Cards and knowing what the Card Interface is for.

Say you have a PCi 32 Bit 33 MHz card the cards Interface pice will look like a Long Flat pice and then a Notch and a Little Flat pice I get this.

Then I CAME ACROSS a 32 Bit 33 MHz card that had an Interface that was a Little Flat pice and then a Notch then a Long Flat pice then a Notch and a Little Flat pice.

I need to see all the differant card Interfaces can SOMEON help
ThanksHere...

Just recently my LG GH22LS30 stopped reading disks. When ever i put a disk into the drive, it will load the it will SPIT out the disk and say "Please insert a disk into drive D:." I have tried installing software and updating, I have also tried changing the sata input for the drive and no changes. Can someone HELP?
thank you. Read laser has died or is dirty.so should i buy a new one? and how could i CLEAN that?http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Laser-Lens-Cleaner-cleaning/dp/B0009PYJ0I
thanks
I still have to find one SINGLE person for whom lens cleaner worked.
Spending 10 bucks for lens cleaner vs new drive for 20 bucks it's a waste of money in my opinion.

How old is your drive?Quote from: BRONI on June 28, 2011, 06:22:06 PM

I still have to find one single person for whom lens cleaner worked...

Some of you might have seen my other post just a few days ago. I was having trouble with my secondary rig (that issue is pretty much fixed now), but now
I’m having some trouble with my main rig (*censored* computer problems like to happen one after another):

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe @ 2.66Ghz (Stock Clock) w/ Stock Heatsink & Fan
RAM: OCZ SLI-Ready 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz 4-4-4-15 1T timings (Stock timings)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB (575MHz/2000MHz Factory OC, 192 Processor Cores)
Sound Card: Creative SB Audigy 2
Hard Drive 1: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB 7200RPM (OS Installed)
Hard Drive 2: Seagate 320GB SATA 7200RPM
Hard Drive 3: WD Raptor 150GB 10000rpm SATA
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 600W
OS: Windows XP Home SP2 32-bit

It all started yesterday when I was playing BF2. After playing for about an hour, my computer just crashed, then restarted itself. However it just hung at the mobo splashscreen, before POST or loading Windows, so I turned it off. Later it booted up fine and got to the desktop. However within about 10 minutes, same thing happened: it crashed, restarted itself and hung at the mobo splashscreen.

Thinking it might be an overheating problem, I opened the case and cleaned out some dust using a can of compressed air. I then booted it up with the case side OPEN and noticed a screeching sound that I’ve never heard before COMING from the lower front end of the case. It didn’t load Windows at all and just hung at the mobo splashscreen. I then tried to determined what the screeching sound was. At first I thought it was my front intake fan (which also has a blue LED light on it that was kind of flashing, which it never did before). I disconnected the fan, rebooted and it still made the screeching noise, so it wasn’t the fan. Also now it wouldn’t even get to the mobo splash screen or load BIOS, I’m just getting a blank screen.

That was yesterday, today I tried booting it up again and still the blank screen. The PSU LED light is on, the PSU,CPU and fans are all running so I’m guessing it has something to do with BIOS or maybe the mobo.

I was still getting the screeching noise so I removed devices one at a time to determined what piece of hardware was making noise. The floppy drive ended up being the culprit. I took it out and now there’s no more screeching noise, however my computer still is not booting and I’m just getting a blank screen.

I’m not sure if the floppy drive malfunctioning had anything to do with Windows crashing and not booting or if it was just a coincidence.
Later I’m going to remove some devices one at a time until it boots, like removing the video and soundcard and using the integrated ones to get it to boot.

This is just a guess but would maybe flashing BIOS or clearing CMOS fix this problem?

If anyone has any other suggestions or advice on how to fix this problem, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.There's no harm in clearing the cmos & resetting the bios, though I don't think it will matter (unplug the computer from AC, remove the internal battery, wait 20 seconds or so and then replace the battery, close the cover and plug it in).

Do you have an XP CD? If so, can you boot to the recovery console? If so, try running chkdsk /r. Again, I don't really think this will fix your problem but there's no harm in trying.

And no, I don't see any correlation between a bad floppy drive and your current problem. Just make sure that when you removed it you didn't dislodge any other connections and the hd's are still plugged into the mobo.i tried clearing CMOS still no go. i do have the XP disc but computer wont even get to BIOS or POST, so i cant boot it using the disc.

i tried with just 1 RAM stick in all 4 RAM slots, still no go. I've removed all devices except for CPU,Vid Card,RAM and PSU, still no go.

i think i have a dead mobo.

Quote from: Jerry_03 on September 18, 2009, 12:42:38 AM

computer wont even get to BIOS

Greetings

I have this old HP Compaq d530 Small Form Factor PC that I got used about a year ago, and 6 months ago it's 3rd DIMM (RAM) slot stopped working, as in gave me 5 beeps on startup, which is this models beep code for a RAM issue. So I trial and errored until I pinpointed it to the 3rd slot malfunctioning. Then, a week ago, slots 1 and 2 also went dead. I have tried swapping the memory sticks with new ones that I'm sure work, as well as replacing the power source of my PC with a newer one that I know works, and cleaned the memory slots as best I could with compressed air, etc, and no dice: they still fail. The odd thing is, if I connect the 3 sticks into the slots after I boot up my PC (being grounded of course), both CPU-Z and SpeedFan (programs that can detect hardware) BOTH detect the 3 sticks, but alas, they go unused. The 4 memory sticks are all the same exact 256mbs and all made by the same company. I assume it's a mobo problem, as I got this PC used, but sadly, the stupid BIOS for this computer doesn't allow me to do things like adjust RAM voltage, etc. Now, I am trudging through windows XP with a measly 256mbs of RAM and ready to hang myself it's so slow. Any help would be greatly appreciated~It needs first generation RAM... (winces) that is one old pc... Well... for starters, 6 months ago, did it fail while the PC was up and running? or did it fail when/after you changed something inside?
To rule out all possible PSU issues, have you attempted to boot with only 1 stick of RAM in slot 3?
And for clarification, you said, you have four 256 MB ram sticks, 3 of which are working when plugged in. you should have 768 MB of RAM when booting into windows...It's only 1 slot that remains working, with 3 broken ones. All of the sticks work fine, I've tested them one at a time in the one remaining working slot #4 with memtest, as well as in another PC, I'm positive that it's the mobo/slots. And it stopped working after I shut the PC down overnight and turned it back on again, no changes made. Another weird thing that may be worth mentioning is for awhile there, back when only 1 slot wasn't working, if I left the machine on for days at a time, then turned it off, quickly re-attached the RAM into the slot, and POWERED back on again, it would work. Not anymore though~Use 1st and 3rd slots. Or 2nd and 4th slots. http://www.andovercg.com/datasheets/hp-d530-quickspec-11632_na.pdfTried it already, doesn't workQuote from: Remilia on June 27, 2011, 08:28:33 PM

...if I connect the 3 sticks into the slots after I boot up my PC (being grounded of course)...

but I'd still rather like to know wth is going on here, and how to fix it

Use 1st and 3rd slots. Or 2nd and 4th slots. http://www.andovercg.com/datasheets/hp-d530-quickspec-11632_na.pdf[/quote]
Have you read the documentation? Click on Memory, page 18? Possible memory configuration.

@patio: I doubt that, I've done this kind of experiment before

I have a dell dimension, but theres no video when I PLUG it up to a monitor. Im not sure if the computer has ONBOARD video or a video card. How do I find out? And if it was using a video card before the display went out (Im assuming because of the video card going bad) and I want to switch to using onboard video (assuming its present), how would I do it if I cant see the BIOS screen on a display?Unplug your computer and open it up.... If the monitor is plugged into what appears to be a card (a card would be plugged into a slot on the motherboard) then you're using a video card. If you have onboard video then it will appear as if the monitor is plugged directly into the motherboard through a connector directly attached to the motherboard..

EITHER way, before you change any configurations on your computer, try another monitor. If another monitor works, then we've isolated the problem to your current monitor. If it does not WORK, then we've isolated the problem to something on the computer itself... I did try another working monitor. There is still no display from the computer. I also opened up the computer, youre right , there is no card so the computer probably has onboard. Now to RESTORE the video, do I need to get a video card and put it in, and if so will any video card work? And once I install that video card and turn on the computer, will I see display or is there something else I need to do also?
What is the make/model of the computer?its a dell dimension 4550I would go with an AGP card. Your motherboard supports either AGP or PCI. You'll get better performance out of an AGP card.

Any one of these will do, just make sure you buy one with a connector the same as the type of connector on your monitor..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609639&name=AGP%204X%2f8X

Greetings, I have a LG DVD ROM drive in my computer and have Nero 7 installed. The DVD Rom Drive recognizes the DVD but can't Play the movie because this message pops up- need multichannel plug MPEG-2 VIDEO Decodeing. What exactly is that? do I need to install some kind of video card or audio wire to my drive? is it very COSTLY? if anyone can give me advice, much APPRECIATED Thanks! Bear61Nero NEEDS a codec to play that movie.

Try VLC player. It can play just about anything.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Hello i bought a GTS 450 video card and i need +power to it. My question is that does GTS 450 supports a swicher like this http://www.argep.hu/popup.asp?pid=131018225&pnr=10001&foto=1 ?It should do but get the card before you buy an adapter - They are often included with the card.it was not includedso will it work with 5 slot?If it fits, it will work. Can't say for sure without a PIC of the GRAPHICS card.