24217 + Interview Questions in Hardware in Hardware Page 437 InterviewSolution

21801.	Solve : Sound problem help =/?
Answer» So im using firefox right? Everytime i change my speaker into Headset, it won't work. I have to reopen the browser to do it. (Same as games too) It's SOMETHING every time i change headset to speaker. Anyone know why?This is likely because your SOND card sees the rear speaker panel and the front panel as two INDEPENDANT lines When you switch from one to the other, with the program open, the ound card redirects the audio but the program is still attempting to send to the old output. the easiest was to AVOID this? Use the headphone JACK on the speakers themselves; or buy a 3.5mm male to female extension cable leading to your desk. That way you can plug in your headphones into the same port without the need to reconfigure it. Otherwise post up soundcard details and we can try to find a software option that works.

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21802.	Solve : cpu: whats your favorite??
Answer» what cpu do you prefer? Also if there are any good cpu companies thet i missed or DONT know lett me know.Of course there are a few other companies out there that manufacture CPUs Motorola for one, I believe the PS3 houses a Motorola CPU VIA also produces very energy efficient; but slow chips. There are a few others but I doubt anyone on the forums uses any of them. I prefer Fission Chips.MOS technology 6502.Quote from: reddevilggg on July 18, 2011, 03:58:05 AM I prefer Fission Chips. Hah! that one took a few seconds but actually made my laugh. Good work Oh Joy.....another Poll.VIA's Mini-ITX solutions are actually pretty interesting: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedded/ProductDetail.jsp?productLine=1&id=1550&tabs=1 The VIA EPIA-M900 Mini-ITX board pairs the 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor with the VIA VX900 media system processor to provide a high-performance, scalable solution for a wide array of advanced digital signage, POS, Kiosk, ATM, home automation, healthcare and media client systems. In addition enabling support for up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory, the VIA VX900 features the latest ChromotionHD 2.0 video engine, boasting comprehensive hardware acceleration for the latest VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV9 HD formats at screen resolutions of up to 1080p without incurring a heavy CPU load. Display connectivity support includes onboard HDMI and VGA ports with pin headers for dual channel 24-bit LVDS. Rear panel I/O includes a Gigabit LAN port, HDMI port, VGA port, four USB 2.0 ports, one COM port and three audio jacks. An onboard PCIe x16 slot (with effective speed up to PCIe x8) and one PCI slot is accompanied with pin headers providing one dual channel 24-bit LVDS support (INCLUDING backlight control), an additional three COM ports, a further four USB 2.0 ports and one USB device port, LPC support, 2 Digital I/O, SPDIF out and an SMBus header. Key Features High-performance 64-bit VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor Hardware acceleration for VC1, H.264 and WMV9 HD video On board HDMI and VGA ports, plus dual channel 24-bit LVDS Support for up to 8GB of DDR3 Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray audio content protection Its a pity VIA is in the shadow of AMD and Intel. That said, I'm thinking of building a HTPC with this board.Quote from: Transfusion on July 18, 2011, 06:42:10 AM Its a pity VIA is in the shadow of AMD and Intel. They are in the shadow of AMD and Intel because their offerings have always been sub-par even in the REALM of value machines. AMD first made inroads into Intel's market mostly because of the K6, which was really an improvement, not on the K5, but NexGen's Nx586. In order to use a Pentium II chip, users would have to upgrade their entire motherboard. The K6 was physically installable into a K5 board, so users could get performance somewhere between a Pentium I and a Pentium II at a fraction of the cost. the K6 also boasted faster Integer operations than the Pentium. VIA's first offering- the Cyrix- was inferior to both the Pentium as well as The AMD lines at the time, And there is, quite literally, no reason to ever have a machine that uses a VIA processor in a DESKTOP PC. None of it's later and current offerings are value-equal to similar offerings by Intel and AMD. VIA Motherboards, however, are usually quite capable. The fact that the only way VIA can get it's CPUs into consumer hands seems to be to pair their boards with the CPU is telling in that regard. Like Motorola, ARM processors, and so forth, VIA would be best to concentrate on embedded APPLICATIONS for their processors, rather than the desktop, especially with the boom in mobile devices, which can be in fact more lucrative a market than desktops and laptops anyway. ha ha ha, by adding Fission Chips to the poll, you've turned it from a 'personal preferance' poll into something more farcical.

21802.

Solve : cpu: whats your favorite??

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what cpu do you prefer?

Also if there are any good cpu companies thet i missed or DONT know lett me know.Of course there are a few other companies out there that manufacture CPUs

Motorola for one, I believe the PS3 houses a Motorola CPU
VIA also produces very energy efficient; but slow chips.

There are a few others but I doubt anyone on the forums uses any of them.
I prefer Fission Chips.MOS technology 6502.Quote from: reddevilggg on July 18, 2011, 03:58:05 AM

I prefer Fission Chips.

Hah! that one took a few seconds but actually made my laugh. Good work Oh Joy.....another Poll.VIA's Mini-ITX solutions are actually pretty interesting: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedded/ProductDetail.jsp?productLine=1&id=1550&tabs=1

The VIA EPIA-M900 Mini-ITX board pairs the 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor with the VIA VX900 media system processor to provide a high-performance, scalable solution for a wide array of advanced digital signage, POS, Kiosk, ATM, home automation, healthcare and media client systems.

In addition enabling support for up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory, the VIA VX900 features the latest ChromotionHD 2.0 video engine, boasting comprehensive hardware acceleration for the latest VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV9 HD formats at screen resolutions of up to 1080p without incurring a heavy CPU load. Display connectivity support includes onboard HDMI and VGA ports with pin headers for dual channel 24-bit LVDS.

Rear panel I/O includes a Gigabit LAN port, HDMI port, VGA port, four USB 2.0 ports, one COM port and three audio jacks. An onboard PCIe x16 slot (with effective speed up to PCIe x8) and one PCI slot is accompanied with pin headers providing one dual channel 24-bit LVDS support (INCLUDING backlight control), an additional three COM ports, a further four USB 2.0 ports and one USB device port, LPC support, 2 Digital I/O, SPDIF out and an SMBus header.

Key Features
High-performance 64-bit VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor
Hardware acceleration for VC1, H.264 and WMV9 HD video
On board HDMI and VGA ports, plus dual channel 24-bit LVDS
Support for up to 8GB of DDR3
Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray audio content protection

Its a pity VIA is in the shadow of AMD and Intel. That said, I'm thinking of building a HTPC with this board.Quote from: Transfusion on July 18, 2011, 06:42:10 AM

Its a pity VIA is in the shadow of AMD and Intel.

They are in the shadow of AMD and Intel because their offerings have always been sub-par even in the REALM of value machines.

AMD first made inroads into Intel's market mostly because of the K6, which was really an improvement, not on the K5, but NexGen's Nx586.

In order to use a Pentium II chip, users would have to upgrade their entire motherboard. The K6 was physically installable into a K5 board, so users could get performance somewhere between a Pentium I and a Pentium II at a fraction of the cost. the K6 also boasted faster Integer operations than the Pentium.

VIA's first offering- the Cyrix- was inferior to both the Pentium as well as The AMD lines at the time, And there is, quite literally, no reason to ever have a machine that uses a VIA processor in a DESKTOP PC. None of it's later and current offerings are value-equal to similar offerings by Intel and AMD. VIA Motherboards, however, are usually quite capable. The fact that the only way VIA can get it's CPUs into consumer hands seems to be to pair their boards with the CPU is telling in that regard.

Like Motorola, ARM processors, and so forth, VIA would be best to concentrate on embedded APPLICATIONS for their processors, rather than the desktop, especially with the boom in mobile devices, which can be in fact more lucrative a market than desktops and laptops anyway.
ha ha ha, by adding Fission Chips to the poll, you've turned it from a 'personal preferance' poll into something more farcical.

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21803.	Solve : RAM Compatibilty??
Answer» Hi guys, I have 2 old computers, one is from 1999 and the other is from late 2000. I want to use some of the RAM from the yr 2000 PC in my 1999 one. My question is will the RAM be compatible? The RAM I want to put in is a 128 MB stick of PC-133. But I do not know what KIND of this PC takes. Can you guys help?You have provided no useful information. In any event, download and install this and it will tell you what memory you have now.Attached is the info CPU-Z gave me. Sorry, I can give you more info, just tell me what you need. [attachment deleted by admin]Which machine are you displaying? You need one for each, since you want to move RAM from one to the other. Label them so you tell which is which. Also click on SPD TAB and it will show each RAM slot in the pull-down box and the details of the RAM module. This may not be available or accurate in older computers.That was for the machine I want to put the RAM into. The computer I'm taking RAM from is not set up right now but I know the RAM is PC-133. And the SPD tab did not give me any info.SPD was not STANDARDIZED on all computers until later. If the modules have the same number of contacts and the NOTCH is in the same location, all are the same. PC66, PC100, PC133 are all the same (except for speed) and are usually backward compatible, i.e. you can use a PC133 in a PC100 or 66. If the PC133 fits into the slot you can do no damage by trying it.

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21804.	Solve : Problems installing sata hdd on ide system.?
Answer» I recently purchased a new Samsung 1tb hdd. It's a sata drive but the system I am installing it in uses IDE. I bought the appropriate converter, but everytime I attempt a boot up the machine it takes me to the screen that shows the emachine logo and the options "BOOT MENU " and "BIOS SETTINGS ". If i try to enter either screens it just freezes and does nothing. Iv'e even tried repeatedly hitting an option directly after pressing the on button but still nothing. If I unplug the drive it will automatically boot from the cd drive. What gives? The system itself is an emachines w3052 and originally had windows XP home edition. I am trying to install Ubuntu onto the drive.Quote from: revron on September 30, 2009, 05:12:17 PM I recently purchased a new Samsung 1tb hdd. It's a sata drive but the system I am installing it in uses IDE. I bought the appropriate converter... Please provide details on the converter and how it is connected.Here is the url to the adapter I purchased. http://cgi.ebay.com/Newest-2-5-3-5-Drive-SATA-to-ATA-IDE-Converter-Adapter_W0QQitemZ220486259077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item3356015185&_trksid=p4999.c0.m14#ht_3597wt_1166I had 1 similar to that and it would not function. Got a replacement and it wouldn't work either. Some are SATA to IDE and some are IDE to SATA. Others are bi-directional. Can't you get an IDE drive instead?I suppose I COULD but I have been unable to LOCATE an IDE drive this large. I suppose I could always get a sata card and install it with that while using a small IDE drive to store the os. Is this advisable?The largest IDE I have found is 500GB. If you really need a 1TB drive and it's for data storage, then what you suggest is feasible. OR get a bootable PCI-SATA controller card. I like the 2 drive plan better, keeping OS separate from data is adviseable.

21804.

Solve : Problems installing sata hdd on ide system.?

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I recently purchased a new Samsung 1tb hdd. It's a sata drive but the system I am installing it in uses IDE. I bought the appropriate converter, but everytime I attempt a boot up the machine it takes me to the screen that shows the emachine logo and the options "BOOT MENU " and "BIOS SETTINGS ". If i try to enter either screens it just freezes and does nothing. Iv'e even tried repeatedly hitting an option directly after pressing the on button but still nothing. If I unplug the drive it will automatically boot from the cd drive. What gives? The system itself is an emachines w3052 and originally had windows XP home edition. I am trying to install Ubuntu onto the drive.Quote from: revron on September 30, 2009, 05:12:17 PM

I recently purchased a new Samsung 1tb hdd. It's a sata drive but the system I am installing it in uses IDE. I bought the appropriate converter...

Please provide details on the converter and how it is connected.Here is the url to the adapter I purchased.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Newest-2-5-3-5-Drive-SATA-to-ATA-IDE-Converter-Adapter_W0QQitemZ220486259077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item3356015185&_trksid=p4999.c0.m14#ht_3597wt_1166I had 1 similar to that and it would not function. Got a replacement and it wouldn't work either.
Some are SATA to IDE and some are IDE to SATA. Others are bi-directional.

Can't you get an IDE drive instead?I suppose I COULD but I have been unable to LOCATE an IDE drive this large. I suppose I could always get a sata card and install it with that while using a small IDE drive to store the os. Is this advisable?The largest IDE I have found is 500GB. If you really need a 1TB drive and it's for data storage, then what you suggest is feasible. OR get a bootable PCI-SATA controller card.

I like the 2 drive plan better, keeping OS separate from data is adviseable.

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21805.	Solve : 3rd hard drive or replace hd?
Answer» and goes on to say this.. which is the major debate about hot swapping HD's.. Quote System/Operational designThere are two slightly differing meanings of the term hot swapping. It may refer only to the ability to add or remove hardware without powering down the system, while the system software may have to be notified by the user of the event in order to cope with it. Examples include RS-232 and lower-end SCSI devices. This is sometimes called cold plugging. However, if the system can detect and respond to addition or removal of hardware, it is referred to as true hot plugging. Examples include USB, FireWire and higher-end SCSI devices. Some implementations require a component shutdown procedure prior to removal. This simplifies the design, but such devices are not robust in the case of component failure. If a component is removed while it is being used, the operations to that device fail and the user is responsible for RETRYING if necessary, although this is not usually considered to be a problem. More complex implementations may recommend but do not require that the component be shut down, with sufficient redundancy in the system to allow operation to continue if a component is removed without being shut down. In these systems hot swap is normally used for regular maintenance to the computer, or to replace a broken component. I'll stick by my statements...The term hot swapable goes BACK several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be CHANGED with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices.Finally some semblance of reason...Somebody ought to correct the article than, for some reason they have this silly idea that USB was designed for hot swapping. Somebody ought to correct the USB specifications which make several references to that intended functionality. Or we can all put the blinders on and pretend that it's not hot-SWAPPABLE to make Patio feel better.Well let him keep powering down his system to plug in a Hard drive, mouse, keyboard, phone, camera, etc,etc,etc,etc, not my problem... how ever i stick to my statement: hotspawable simply in all lamens TERMS means that you can plug and unplug an item into a system that is powered on. Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 17, 2011, 02:56:50 PM The term hot swapable goes back several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be changed with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices. Terms aren't "designed" and how a term was originally used has absolutely no bearing on what it means now. Also, the term in the context of RAID meant you could replace the drive while the system was on, and the array was in use. Warm swap meant you had to stop the computer from using the drive (by dismounting the RAID array) Cold swap meant you could power down, replace, power up, and the RAID array would work just fine with the new drive. Going by that terminology, a USB drive would be a Warm swappable device. So would a eSATA drive, which has the exact same issues with requiring the "safely remove" option, the only difference is that all eSATA drives are going to be recognized as fixed disks, and so they won't have any write-caching by default, but this is also the case for removable fixed Hard disks that connect via USB, so whatever term applies to one applies to the other. Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 17, 2011, 02:56:50 PM The term hot swapable goes back several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be changed with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices. Telcon switches in particular have had hot swappable CPU boards, etc for many years as do many commercial servers. They now call them "blade servers" when used for internet applications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_server

21805.

Solve : 3rd hard drive or replace hd?

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and goes on to say this.. which is the major debate about hot swapping HD's..

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System/Operational designThere are two slightly differing meanings of the term hot swapping. It may refer only to the ability to add or remove hardware without powering down the system, while the system software may have to be notified by the user of the event in order to cope with it. Examples include RS-232 and lower-end SCSI devices. This is sometimes called cold plugging. However, if the system can detect and respond to addition or removal of hardware, it is referred to as true hot plugging. Examples include USB, FireWire and higher-end SCSI devices.

Some implementations require a component shutdown procedure prior to removal. This simplifies the design, but such devices are not robust in the case of component failure. If a component is removed while it is being used, the operations to that device fail and the user is responsible for RETRYING if necessary, although this is not usually considered to be a problem.

More complex implementations may recommend but do not require that the component be shut down, with sufficient redundancy in the system to allow operation to continue if a component is removed without being shut down. In these systems hot swap is normally used for regular maintenance to the computer, or to replace a broken component.

I'll stick by my statements...The term hot swapable goes BACK several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be CHANGED with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices.Finally some semblance of reason...Somebody ought to correct the article than, for some reason they have this silly idea that USB was designed for hot swapping. Somebody ought to correct the USB specifications which make several references to that intended functionality.

Or we can all put the blinders on and pretend that it's not hot-SWAPPABLE to make Patio feel better.Well let him keep powering down his system to plug in a Hard drive, mouse, keyboard, phone, camera, etc,etc,etc,etc, not my problem... how ever i stick to my statement: hotspawable simply in all lamens TERMS means that you can plug and unplug an item into a system that is powered on. Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 17, 2011, 02:56:50 PM

The term hot swapable goes back several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be changed with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices.

Terms aren't "designed" and how a term was originally used has absolutely no bearing on what it means now. Also, the term in the context of RAID meant you could replace the drive while the system was on, and the array was in use. Warm swap meant you had to stop the computer from using the drive (by dismounting the RAID array) Cold swap meant you could power down, replace, power up, and the RAID array would work just fine with the new drive.

Going by that terminology, a USB drive would be a Warm swappable device. So would a eSATA drive, which has the exact same issues with requiring the "safely remove" option, the only difference is that all eSATA drives are going to be recognized as fixed disks, and so they won't have any write-caching by default, but this is also the case for removable fixed Hard disks that connect via USB, so whatever term applies to one applies to the other.

Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 17, 2011, 02:56:50 PM

The term hot swapable goes back several years and was originally designed for severs used in RAID configurations with both the drive and chassis specifically designed so that a drive could be changed with no loss of data. These are commercial units with commercial prices.

Telcon switches in particular have had hot swappable CPU boards, etc for many years as do many commercial servers. They now call them "blade servers" when used for internet applications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_server

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21806.	Solve : question about a secondary monitor on a laptop?
Answer» i have a dell studio 1537 with EVERYTHING in it is factory and i got a few years AGO. someone dropped it and the screen broke. i needed to know if there was a way to force a secondary monitor as the main monitor on the start up (i have both a TV with a HDMI port and an older computer monitor with a vga cable built in) What os is it. : win xp,vista, win 7Look in BIOS, F10 at Dell splash screen.Look for keyboard FUNCTION key(Fn) and the monitor symbol or icon(F4,F7...) on to enable external monitor. Here is an alternative solution that WILL void your warranty-Disconnect the internal monitor cable inside your laptop. The display will DEFAULT to the external VGA connector.

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21807.	Solve : Malfunctioning keyboard?
Answer» The right HAND side of my KEYBOARD keeps TYPING numbers and SYMBOLS instead of letters. Any help???You must have numlock on. Just PRESS it again (at the top of your keyboard) and you should be back to normal.

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21808.	Solve : Can virus attacks computers by sharing a printer??
Answer» Can virus attacks computers by sharing a PRINTER? I run a small business and had 2 computers in my office. I used one computer to do all the office work like keeping record & data, letters etc and the other which is connected to internet for email, research, etc. Both computers are sharing same printer. If the computer that connected to internet get attacked by a virus, does my other computer will be attacked too? Best protection is a good firewall between your systems and internet and daily virus update definitions and scans from a good antivirus, as well as daily or weekly data backups depending on how critical your data is to replace if wiped out. Most businesses go with daily backups minimum as well as shadow copying with MS Server and use of RAID 5 etc setups for protection against total data loss via infection or hardware damage and/or failure. Is this printer a shared USB connected printer or a stand alone Network Printer in which the systems are both connecting to it as its own identity? Shares and Pass thru authentication are your biggest concerns. Shares can allow for one system to spread the problem to the next. Pass Thru authentication can be a problem if the same user/password is VALID on both systems, so as to where the infected system could call out to the next system and use same credentials to infect the next system. It is VERY rare for a virus to spread via shared printer, but its not impossible. The most common points of entry are removable portable drives that connect between systems inside and outside of a business that can get infected and spread virus's, as well as e-mail attachments etc. Most creators of virus's go for the easier attacks like removable portable drives and e-mail attachments tying to get someone to unzip and execute or execute the attachment and then initiate the attack. They generally want it to spread more rampant and a shared printer if attacked in this method would probably stay within the systems of the shared network without looking for alternate paths of attack to worm out.Quote It is VERY rare for a virus to spread via shared printer, but its not impossible. Yes, and it is more that just possible. It is doable if there is a great motivation. Otherwise, it is so much easier to make profit doing other kinds of malicious things. Of which, I know very little. Look here, Even if half of what hes says is true, it still presents t cause for paranoia. 9 ways your account can be compromised, even with a super-strong password. He argues that it does not have to always be a hardware device that gets your. It can just be your habits and where and how you do your SURFING on the NET.

21808.

Solve : Can virus attacks computers by sharing a printer??

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Can virus attacks computers by sharing a PRINTER?
I run a small business and had 2 computers in my office. I used one computer to do all the office work like keeping record & data, letters etc and the other which is connected to internet for email, research, etc. Both computers are sharing same printer. If the computer that connected to internet get attacked by a virus, does my other computer will be attacked too?
Best protection is a good firewall between your systems and internet and daily virus update definitions and scans from a good antivirus, as well as daily or weekly data backups depending on how critical your data is to replace if wiped out. Most businesses go with daily backups minimum as well as shadow copying with MS Server and use of RAID 5 etc setups for protection against total data loss via infection or hardware damage and/or failure.

Is this printer a shared USB connected printer or a stand alone Network Printer in which the systems are both connecting to it as its own identity? Shares and Pass thru authentication are your biggest concerns. Shares can allow for one system to spread the problem to the next. Pass Thru authentication can be a problem if the same user/password is VALID on both systems, so as to where the infected system could call out to the next system and use same credentials to infect the next system.

It is VERY rare for a virus to spread via shared printer, but its not impossible. The most common points of entry are removable portable drives that connect between systems inside and outside of a business that can get infected and spread virus's, as well as e-mail attachments etc. Most creators of virus's go for the easier attacks like removable portable drives and e-mail attachments tying to get someone to unzip and execute or execute the attachment and then initiate the attack. They generally want it to spread more rampant and a shared printer if attacked in this method would probably stay within the systems of the shared network without looking for alternate paths of attack to worm out.Quote

It is VERY rare for a virus to spread via shared printer, but its not impossible.

Yes, and it is more that just possible. It is doable if there is a great motivation. Otherwise, it is so much easier to make profit doing other kinds of malicious things. Of which, I know very little.

Look here, Even if half of what hes says is true, it still presents t cause for paranoia.
9 ways your account can be compromised, even with a super-strong password.
He argues that it does not have to always be a hardware device that gets your. It can just be your habits and where and how you do your SURFING on the NET.

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21809.	Solve : 3 computer monitors go straight into standby at one house but not another?
Answer» I am really needing suggestions about my brother-in-law's computer. He had gotten a really nasty virus and asked me to fix his computer. He brought it to my house and we decided to just wipe it out and start with a fresh install of windows7. He had both his tower and monitor at my house, but I had to use my own mouse and keyboard. Everything was working fine when he left here with it. When He got home he calls to tell me that he can't get his computer to turn on, so I drive over there and determine his computer is turning on but his monitor power light is going green for only a moment before going into standby. We tried changing monitors out with two other monitors all with the same results. So I took his computer back to my house with the same original monitor, plug it all in and it all turns right back on as if nothing had ever happened. It all worked just fine. He PICKED it back up today and took it back home, plugs it in and still has the same problem. I am at a loss, it worked fine at my house not once but twice. At his house he has tried 3 different monitors all with the same problem. It never shows anything at all on the screen at his house just a black screen, but the power light goes green for mere seconds then clicks and goes yellow. Now he has the idea that I did something wrong to it, even though he saw for himself it works fine both times at my house. The only thing I could think was maybe there is an electrical problem at his house not pushing enough power to it. I mean why else would it work here and not there? Any suggestions would be so very appreciated. Quote from: amikkwe on July 18, 2011, 08:49:40 PM He had both his tower and monitor at my house, but I had to use my own mouse and keyboard. What's the reason you had to use your mouse and keyboard? Are you using your mouse and keyboard at your house, and then using his mouse and keyboard at his house every time? If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard.Based on your post it could be on the power output. Have you tried different wall outlets in their house? Quote If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard. You could TRY unplugging both before booting to check on the difference. Quote from: lectrocrew on July 18, 2011, 10:48:12 PM What's the reason you had to use your mouse and keyboard? Are you using your mouse and keyboard at your house, and then using his mouse and keyboard at his house every time? If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard. When He first brought the computer to my house he forgot to bring over his keyboard and mouse. The second time it was at my house I had his keyboard but not his mouse, but he uses a wireless mouse and the wireless receiver was plugged in the whole time and shows that the driver installed fine. Now he claims that his computer was fine at his house before the virus, and even with the virus it was still turning on o.k. However I know everything worked fine both times at my house, it left here working in perfect order. and I noticed his house the lights are always flickering and he has two power strips plugged into every outlet of the house all loaded down with multiple electrical items. He says he has plugged straight into the wall outlet too though. But his house is a VERY old house. Maybe with the old wiring and so many THINGS plugged in throughout the house is just too much. I really don't know. I am lost, but I feel good about the work I did on that computer.Quote from: jason2074 on July 19, 2011, 12:15:41 AM Based on your post it could be on the power output. Have you tried different wall outlets in their house? You could try unplugging both before booting to check on the difference. Yes We tried it plugged in his KITCHEN and living room too. Same problem. But never at my house.Quote from: amikkwe on July 19, 2011, 09:35:55 AM I noticed his house the lights are always flickering ... But his house is a VERY old house. I'm really inclined to think he needs to have an electrician check his wiring. May be some issues there. Quote from: soybean on July 19, 2011, 10:31:52 AM I'm really inclined to think he needs to have an electrician check his wiring. May be some issues there. That is what I feel, the problem is he TELLS me that before the virus and bringing it to my house it would power up fine. I don't know what could have changed since then with his power however I am inclined to believe it's his house since it all works here ok. I tried to tell him to take it to yet another person's house and hook it up just so he will see it's not the computer but something to do with his house. Just thought if I posted here someone else may have encountered something similar and have an idea I may not thought of.

21809.

Solve : 3 computer monitors go straight into standby at one house but not another?

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I am really needing suggestions about my brother-in-law's computer. He had gotten a really nasty virus and asked me to fix his computer. He brought it to my house and we decided to just wipe it out and start with a fresh install of windows7. He had both his tower and monitor at my house, but I had to use my own mouse and keyboard. Everything was working fine when he left here with it. When He got home he calls to tell me that he can't get his computer to turn on, so I drive over there and determine his computer is turning on but his monitor power light is going green for only a moment before going into standby. We tried changing monitors out with two other monitors all with the same results. So I took his computer back to my house with the same original monitor, plug it all in and it all turns right back on as if nothing had ever happened. It all worked just fine. He PICKED it back up today and took it back home, plugs it in and still has the same problem. I am at a loss, it worked fine at my house not once but twice. At his house he has tried 3 different monitors all with the same problem. It never shows anything at all on the screen at his house just a black screen, but the power light goes green for mere seconds then clicks and goes yellow. Now he has the idea that I did something wrong to it, even though he saw for himself it works fine both times at my house. The only thing I could think was maybe there is an electrical problem at his house not pushing enough power to it. I mean why else would it work here and not there? Any suggestions would be so very appreciated. Quote from: amikkwe on July 18, 2011, 08:49:40 PM

He had both his tower and monitor at my house, but I had to use my own mouse and keyboard.

What's the reason you had to use your mouse and keyboard?

Are you using your mouse and keyboard at your house, and then using his mouse and keyboard at his house every time?

If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard.Based on your post it could be on the power output. Have you tried different wall outlets in their house?
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If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard.

You could TRY unplugging both before booting to check on the difference. Quote from: lectrocrew on July 18, 2011, 10:48:12 PM

What's the reason you had to use your mouse and keyboard?

Are you using your mouse and keyboard at your house, and then using his mouse and keyboard at his house every time?

If so maybe something is wrong with his mouse and/or keyboard.

When He first brought the computer to my house he forgot to bring over his keyboard and mouse. The second time it was at my house I had his keyboard but not his mouse, but he uses a wireless mouse and the wireless receiver was plugged in the whole time and shows that the driver installed fine. Now he claims that his computer was fine at his house before the virus, and even with the virus it was still turning on o.k. However I know everything worked fine both times at my house, it left here working in perfect order. and I noticed his house the lights are always flickering and he has two power strips plugged into every outlet of the house all loaded down with multiple electrical items. He says he has plugged straight into the wall outlet too though. But his house is a VERY old house. Maybe with the old wiring and so many THINGS plugged in throughout the house is just too much. I really don't know. I am lost, but I feel good about the work I did on that computer.Quote from: jason2074 on July 19, 2011, 12:15:41 AM

Based on your post it could be on the power output. Have you tried different wall outlets in their house? You could try unplugging both before booting to check on the difference.

Yes We tried it plugged in his KITCHEN and living room too. Same problem. But never at my house.Quote from: amikkwe on July 19, 2011, 09:35:55 AM

I noticed his house the lights are always flickering ... But his house is a VERY old house.

I'm really inclined to think he needs to have an electrician check his wiring. May be some issues there. Quote from: soybean on July 19, 2011, 10:31:52 AM

I'm really inclined to think he needs to have an electrician check his wiring. May be some issues there.

That is what I feel, the problem is he TELLS me that before the virus and bringing it to my house it would power up fine. I don't know what could have changed since then with his power however I am inclined to believe it's his house since it all works here ok. I tried to tell him to take it to yet another person's house and hook it up just so he will see it's not the computer but something to do with his house. Just thought if I posted here someone else may have encountered something similar and have an idea I may not thought of.

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21810.	Solve : All kinds of booting problems.?
Answer» The problems are PILING up and driving me insane. Please help. When I try to start up my computer, it does one of SEVERAL things. 1) it doesn't beep at all and therefore needs several hard reboots before it gets to my screen. 2) Blue screen of death. 3) Freezes once in windows and needs to be hard booted to start again. By the way, I can only load into my OS through the disk as apparently I am missing my boot manager. I have tried to reinstall the OS and have tried repairing it but without the disk in my drive I cant get into windows 7. I have attached my DxDiag if that helps. Thanks in advance. Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110408-1631) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz Memory: 4096MB RAM Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM Page File: 1542MB used, 6644MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup PARAMETERS: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 2: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX+ DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0613&SUBSYS_C8843842&REV_A2 Display Memory: 2286 MB Dedicated Memory: 495 MB Shared Memory: 1791 MB Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: HP vs17 Monitor Id: HWP2647 Native Mode: 1280 x 1024(p) (60.020Hz) Output Type: HD15 Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.7533 (English) Driver Version: 8.17.12.7533 DDI Version: 10 Driver Model: WDDM 1.1 Driver Attributes: Final Retail What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?The newest hardware would be a wireless-N usb 2.0 adapter but I have been using it for 8 months with no problems until now. I took it out and restarted computer without disk and still couldn't get PAST "no boot manager screen" without the start up disk. I run virus protection regularly and have found nothing. I suppose it could be a boot up virus but not sure how to find out besides running a virus scan which finds nothing.Boot to the W7 dvd and try startup repair OPTIONS.

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21811.	Solve : the right processor?
Answer» Hi everyone, I'me a comp science eng student(first year), and a CASUAL gamer.I'm going to buy a laptop and these are the points i needed clarification on- 1. T6500 vs P8600 vs P8700-which one would be the BEST processor ? 2. 3 Gb or 4 Gb-which one would be better for the 32 bit vista ? 3. Is the 64 bit vista recommended (wrt software compat,e.t.c)and if so,what ram should i have? I would go with the Intel P8700 processor. Since a 32 bit OS can only address 4 GB of memory I would do 3 GB because the video card will most likely have it's own memory. If you go over 4 GB of memory, Windows will only address 4 GB. A 64 bit OS will be able to address 128 GB of RAM.a 32 bit os cannot use 4gb usually. Usually its 3.25, but it can vary. Quote from: pctech on September 29, 2009, 03:22:02 PM A 64 bit OS will be able to address 128 GB of RAM. Being able to use 4gb+ RAM is certainly an advantage with an X64 OS, but my Vista X64 system would likely have a heart attack with 128 GB. Thanks a lot guys!Quote from: danielRay on September 30, 2009, 05:25:54 AM I really appreciate the info guys. It's all I needed to know for now. Uhh is this your thread?danielRay, This thread was started by geekaman and comments should b for his benefit. Next time, start your out thread if you need advice. But no harm was done. By the way, Here is a link to a general review of new CPUs in the market: Intel vs. AMD: The CPU Landscape in 2009Intel vs. AMD: The CPU Landscape in 2009 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334131,00.asp They indicate that Intel may have the edge, for now. Quote from: computeruler on September 29, 2009, 04:29:10 PM a 32 bit os cannot use 4gb usually. Usually its 3.25, but it can vary. Right, I get 3.5 for my tops on a 32 bit OS.um... a 64-bit OS can address 2^64 bytes of information... that's 18,446,744,073,709,551,616, 16 Exabytes. However most 64-bit Operating systems limit this: Windows XP x64 Edition can use up to and including 128GB of RAM. Windows Vista depends on the edition: Vista Home Basic x64 can use 8GB, Vista Home Premium x64 can use 16GB, and Vista Business x64 and Ultimate x64 can use 128+ GB. (although it can be made to use more then 128GB that configuration is not supported by MS) (although you'd be hard pressed to find a motherboard that supports it, anyway....) Windows 7 64-bit, varies much like Vista. Home Basic: 8 GB Home Premium: 16 GB Professional,Ultimate, and Enterprise: 192 GB Of course for the high-end these aren't really "limits" that will be hit any time SOON, and right now are merely the MAXIMUM AMOUNT of supported RAM (the lower editions are a software limitation purposely enforced by the OS). BC_Programmer, Question of the day! Which recent Windows 32 bit OS can handle and make available mover than 4GB of memory. And what CPU is used? Server 2003 I believe, with a processor supporting PAE. I think.You got it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037

21811.

Solve : the right processor?

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Hi everyone,
I'me a comp science eng student(first year), and a CASUAL gamer.I'm going to buy a laptop and these are the points i needed clarification on-
1. T6500 vs P8600 vs P8700-which one would be the BEST processor ?
2. 3 Gb or 4 Gb-which one would be better for the 32 bit vista ?
3. Is the 64 bit vista recommended (wrt software compat,e.t.c)and if so,what ram should i have? I would go with the Intel P8700 processor.

Since a 32 bit OS can only address 4 GB of memory I would do 3 GB because the video card will most likely have it's own memory. If you go over 4 GB of memory, Windows will only address 4 GB.

A 64 bit OS will be able to address 128 GB of RAM.a 32 bit os cannot use 4gb usually. Usually its 3.25, but it can vary. Quote from: pctech on September 29, 2009, 03:22:02 PM

A 64 bit OS will be able to address 128 GB of RAM.

Being able to use 4gb+ RAM is certainly an advantage with an X64 OS, but my Vista X64 system would likely have a heart attack with 128 GB. Thanks a lot guys!Quote from: danielRay on September 30, 2009, 05:25:54 AM

I really appreciate the info guys. It's all I needed to know for now.

Uhh is this your thread?danielRay,

This thread was started by geekaman and comments should b for his benefit. Next time, start your out thread if you need advice. But no harm was done.

By the way, Here is a link to a general review of new CPUs in the market:
Intel vs. AMD:
The CPU Landscape in 2009Intel vs. AMD: The CPU Landscape in 2009
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334131,00.asp
They indicate that Intel may have the edge, for now.
Quote from: computeruler on September 29, 2009, 04:29:10 PM

a 32 bit os cannot use 4gb usually. Usually its 3.25, but it can vary.

Right, I get 3.5 for my tops on a 32 bit OS.um... a 64-bit OS can address 2^64 bytes of information... that's 18,446,744,073,709,551,616, 16 Exabytes.

However most 64-bit Operating systems limit this:

Windows XP x64 Edition can use up to and including 128GB of RAM.

Windows Vista depends on the edition:
Vista Home Basic x64 can use 8GB, Vista Home Premium x64 can use 16GB, and
Vista Business x64 and Ultimate x64 can use 128+ GB. (although it can be made to use more then 128GB that configuration is not supported by MS) (although you'd be hard pressed to find a motherboard that supports it, anyway....)

Windows 7 64-bit, varies much like Vista.
Home Basic: 8 GB
Home Premium: 16 GB
Professional,Ultimate, and Enterprise: 192 GB

Of course for the high-end these aren't really "limits" that will be hit any time SOON, and right now are merely the MAXIMUM AMOUNT of supported RAM (the lower editions are a software limitation purposely enforced by the OS).

BC_Programmer,
Question of the day!
Which recent Windows 32 bit OS can handle and make available
mover than 4GB of memory. And what CPU is used?
Server 2003 I believe, with a processor supporting PAE.

I think.You got it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037

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21812.	Solve : Motherboard Power switch?
Answer» I just got a new case and i have wires that are Power Led,Reset switch, HDD Led, Power switch. I cant find the CONNECTORS anywhere on the motherboard. Specs that might be usefull: Case: Haf-X Motherboard:N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX Memory: 6gigs This is a motherboard out of an HP Pavilion. Its case uses a block type connector, not separate connectors. Do you still have the HP ORIGINAL case? yes i still have the hp case.Quote from: seniture on July 19, 2011, 12:42:17 PM yes i still have the hp case. Therefore study the wires from the block connector to the HP Case front PANEL. You will probably need to cut the cable and join the right wires to the new case front panel wires, taking great care to observe correct polarity (or the LEDS will not light). If your electrical knowledge is not enough to do this task correctly, then maybe you should ask yourself if you really need a new case for a HP-brand motherboard. i really dont no which thing it connects to tho :/Quote from: seniture on July 19, 2011, 12:57:10 PM i really dont no which thing it connects to tho :/ If you removed the board from the HP case don't you remember what you did? Look at the connector from the HP front panel and look at the motherboard and you will see where it goes. Why are you doing this? You just want a different case? i got it to work only the switch tho and no display but im doing this because my pc is getting old and very much overheating i got the case yesterday and my new video card, ram, and cpu cooler are coming tommorow Not sure what that response means...but Best of Luck...

21812.

Solve : Motherboard Power switch?

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I just got a new case and i have wires that are Power Led,Reset switch, HDD Led, Power switch. I cant find the CONNECTORS anywhere on the motherboard.

Specs that might be usefull:
Case: Haf-X
Motherboard:N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX
Memory: 6gigs
This is a motherboard out of an HP Pavilion. Its case uses a block type connector, not separate connectors. Do you still have the HP ORIGINAL case?

yes i still have the hp case.Quote from: seniture on July 19, 2011, 12:42:17 PM

yes i still have the hp case.

Therefore study the wires from the block connector to the HP Case front PANEL. You will probably need to cut the cable and join the right wires to the new case front panel wires, taking great care to observe correct polarity (or the LEDS will not light). If your electrical knowledge is not enough to do this task correctly, then maybe you should ask yourself if you really need a new case for a HP-brand motherboard.

i really dont no which thing it connects to tho :/Quote from: seniture on July 19, 2011, 12:57:10 PM

i really dont no which thing it connects to tho :/

If you removed the board from the HP case don't you remember what you did? Look at the connector from the HP front panel and look at the motherboard and you will see where it goes.

Why are you doing this? You just want a different case?

i got it to work only the switch tho and no display but im doing this because my pc is getting old and very much overheating i got the case yesterday and my new video card, ram, and cpu cooler are coming tommorow
Not sure what that response means...but Best of Luck...

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21813.	Solve : Motherboard dying??
Answer» You know, I've got to say I'm very very impressed with the free live phone support I received from Kaspersky about reactivating my Kaspersky Internet Security. I had misplaced my activation code and they were kind enough to dig it up and email it BACK to me within a short time of calling them. Don't know if I'll get around to formatting tonight, I'm a bit tired. I'll post back with a status update once I do so.Always nice to learn about a good customer service experience. I haven't forgotten about this, backup my data is going quite slow though. Like I said, the system is acting slow in general, even copying. Still has at least 2 hours left (so it says anyway). Everything is hooked back up now and there don't seem to be anymore drive dropping. I had two more modular connection on the power supply, so I pulled out some more of the cables I didn't use before and seperated power cables so the IDE drive is on one power cable, the CD drive is on one, SATA drive has its own, and the case fans and CPU cooler are on one. IDE drive and DVD drive are still sharing the same IDE cable. Ordered some SATA DVD drives from the distributor this morning which should arrive tomorrow morning. Think I might swipe one of those and stick it in my machine and take this IDE DVD drive out and just PUT it in another junk system or external enclosure.Have you ruled out just doing a Repair Install and re-installing the Drivers ? ? COURSE nuttin better than a clean install every now and then...Quote from: patio on September 30, 2009, 12:11:44 PM Have you ruled out just doing a Repair Install and re-installing the Drivers ? ? Course nuttin better than a clean install every now and then... I thought about doing that then just decided to do a complete wipe of the C: and D: drives. D: was my old backup partition for my laptop, but that's getting moved to the E: drive (large partition on the SATA) which I use to store all of my media files and other downloads. Given the age of the IDE drive, I just feel better if the backup is on the newer SATA...... now watch my SATA drive crash this weekend! Anyway, once everything is backup up from those drives, I'll probably just remove both partitions and make it one whole partition for Windows and programs to be installed on. The second partition on the SATA drive is for games, mostly World of Warcraft. Considering the last time I installed Warcraft and Burning Crusade and applied all the patches took 4 hours, I just keep the same installation and even copy it to my other computers when needs be. WoW doesn't require its registry entries to work properly and even recreates them if they're not there during certain patches. Anyway, almost finished moving everything to the SATA drive now. It's just taking so long because I'm actually going through all my folders and deleting stuff I don't need anymore. Been meaning to do that for a long time, figure now is as good a time as any.Alright, speed bump. Everything is backed up and ready to go. The old IDE DVD has been removed and a SATA DVD drive has been put in. The IDE drive is now on its own. Everything is connected again as it should be: all fans, CPU cooler, drives. Popped in the Windows CD and booted from it. It goes to "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." for about 5 seconds, then abruptly rebooted. The second, third, and fourth time, I got the message "inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing (status 4096)" right after it said it was inspecting the computer's hardware. Read this might be because of a dirty or SCRATCHED CD. The CD looked flawless and I gave it a cleaning even though it looked spotless. Fifth time, setup started... Anyway, let's see how this goes for the rest of the installation. It's just repartitioned and is formatting the drive now.Best of Luck as this has been a long journey...Well, aside from that little hiccup, everything seems to be going smooth. I've got Windows reinstalled now and I'm updating Kaspersky and downloading Firefox. Speed seems to have returned to normal and none of the drives or anything seem to be dropping out. Other than getting a SATA DVD put in, I've MADE a few changes in cabling and added a few more cables to the power supply so each cable is shared less. The SATA hard drive and DVD share a cable (as the power supply only came with one SATA power cable with 2 ends on it). The IDE drive is on it's own power cable and IDE cable. The side, front, and rear case fans and the CPU cooler share a cable, and the video card is still on it's own cable. Like I said, so far so good... although I still haven't isolated exactly what the issue was before. Not sure if it was the power supply or the Windows installation going out, but it's running fast and strong without issues for half an hour now, which is more than it was doing before. Anyway, thanks for all the help. I'll post back if it starts acting up again.Good News indeed... Now do an image before anything else...verify it and burn it to DVD.

21813.

Solve : Motherboard dying??

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You know, I've got to say I'm very very impressed with the free live phone support I received from Kaspersky about reactivating my Kaspersky Internet Security. I had misplaced my activation code and they were kind enough to dig it up and email it BACK to me within a short time of calling them.

Don't know if I'll get around to formatting tonight, I'm a bit tired. I'll post back with a status update once I do so.Always nice to learn about a good customer service experience. I haven't forgotten about this, backup my data is going quite slow though. Like I said, the system is acting slow in general, even copying. Still has at least 2 hours left (so it says anyway).

Everything is hooked back up now and there don't seem to be anymore drive dropping. I had two more modular connection on the power supply, so I pulled out some more of the cables I didn't use before and seperated power cables so the IDE drive is on one power cable, the CD drive is on one, SATA drive has its own, and the case fans and CPU cooler are on one. IDE drive and DVD drive are still sharing the same IDE cable. Ordered some SATA DVD drives from the distributor this morning which should arrive tomorrow morning. Think I might swipe one of those and stick it in my machine and take this IDE DVD drive out and just PUT it in another junk system or external enclosure.Have you ruled out just doing a Repair Install and re-installing the Drivers ? ?

COURSE nuttin better than a clean install every now and then...Quote from: patio on September 30, 2009, 12:11:44 PM

Have you ruled out just doing a Repair Install and re-installing the Drivers ? ?

Course nuttin better than a clean install every now and then...

I thought about doing that then just decided to do a complete wipe of the C: and D: drives. D: was my old backup partition for my laptop, but that's getting moved to the E: drive (large partition on the SATA) which I use to store all of my media files and other downloads. Given the age of the IDE drive, I just feel better if the backup is on the newer SATA...... now watch my SATA drive crash this weekend!

Anyway, once everything is backup up from those drives, I'll probably just remove both partitions and make it one whole partition for Windows and programs to be installed on.

The second partition on the SATA drive is for games, mostly World of Warcraft. Considering the last time I installed Warcraft and Burning Crusade and applied all the patches took 4 hours, I just keep the same installation and even copy it to my other computers when needs be. WoW doesn't require its registry entries to work properly and even recreates them if they're not there during certain patches.

Anyway, almost finished moving everything to the SATA drive now. It's just taking so long because I'm actually going through all my folders and deleting stuff I don't need anymore. Been meaning to do that for a long time, figure now is as good a time as any.Alright, speed bump.

Everything is backed up and ready to go. The old IDE DVD has been removed and a SATA DVD drive has been put in. The IDE drive is now on its own. Everything is connected again as it should be: all fans, CPU cooler, drives.

Popped in the Windows CD and booted from it. It goes to "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." for about 5 seconds, then abruptly rebooted.

The second, third, and fourth time, I got the message "inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing (status 4096)" right after it said it was inspecting the computer's hardware.

Read this might be because of a dirty or SCRATCHED CD. The CD looked flawless and I gave it a cleaning even though it looked spotless. Fifth time, setup started...

Anyway, let's see how this goes for the rest of the installation. It's just repartitioned and is formatting the drive now.Best of Luck as this has been a long journey...Well, aside from that little hiccup, everything seems to be going smooth. I've got Windows reinstalled now and I'm updating Kaspersky and downloading Firefox. Speed seems to have returned to normal and none of the drives or anything seem to be dropping out.

Other than getting a SATA DVD put in, I've MADE a few changes in cabling and added a few more cables to the power supply so each cable is shared less. The SATA hard drive and DVD share a cable (as the power supply only came with one SATA power cable with 2 ends on it). The IDE drive is on it's own power cable and IDE cable. The side, front, and rear case fans and the CPU cooler share a cable, and the video card is still on it's own cable.

Like I said, so far so good... although I still haven't isolated exactly what the issue was before. Not sure if it was the power supply or the Windows installation going out, but it's running fast and strong without issues for half an hour now, which is more than it was doing before. Anyway, thanks for all the help. I'll post back if it starts acting up again.Good News indeed...
Now do an image before anything else...verify it and burn it to DVD.

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21814.	Solve : Video card instalation problem?
Answer» Today in the mail I got my new atx 500watt powe supply and radeon sapphire 5830 graphics card. I got the power supply working and went on to install the graphics card. It went in a little tight but was okay. I turned on the computer and windows recognized the new HARDWARE. Then I pressed the wrong option and tried to get out by turning off the computer. Wrong MOVE I guess. I was at the REGULAR screen of windows and using a graphics device from my motherboard possibly. I tried putting in the cd but it seems my cd rom drive is gone now! I am clueless on what to do and i am very frustrated.I hope one of you guys can HELP me.If your motherboard has integrated video, remove the video card and get the system to boot and run without this graphics card. Then shutdown correctly when this is achieved, and then install video card, and then boot system up and chose correct OPTIONS for installation and then you should be all set with a reinitialized graphics card installation vs your current problem.

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21815.	Solve : which corse can i take?
Answer» i am software student STILL in college doing my master in computer application . iam intresting much in reparing computers but i need a GOOD corse tpo do this this so please HELP The A+ course is the typical starting point for this...Go here... http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx I agree with Patio. It's a very good starting place to learn hardware. Alan <>< I also recommend CompTIA as a starting place. Working on mine as we speak! ProProfs.com has a great forum and learning tools to help you out, although they haven't finished updating their site for the latest version of the test. You really don't want to go into repairing computers. There is a deal of satisfaction in that field, but not much money. I would encourage you to take some engineering COURSES and go from there.

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21816.	Solve : Low refresh rate?
Answer» Me too........found no difference in b/w 59 and 60Perhaps you could try the Vista drivers (video/monitor?) on Windows 7 (if they currently use different versions).OFCOURSE i recently BOUGHT 7Okay, here's the offical EXPLANATION: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2006076/Nice find, ALLAN...Even if the computer actually displayed 59Hz sometimes and 60Hz at other times, would we be able to tell the difference? I doubt it.First of all, no. And SECOND, the article clearly says both are the same.Quote from: Allan on November 10, 2009, 09:31:46 AM ... the article clearly says both are the same. Yes, I know. I was posing a hypothetical question.Oh. Well again, no way anyone could discern a difference of 1MHz - although as you can see in this thread there are those who will claim they can

21816.

Solve : Low refresh rate?

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Me too........found no difference in b/w 59 and 60Perhaps you could try the Vista drivers (video/monitor?) on Windows 7 (if they currently use different versions).OFCOURSE i recently BOUGHT 7Okay, here's the offical EXPLANATION: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2006076/Nice find, ALLAN...Even if the computer actually displayed 59Hz sometimes and 60Hz at other times, would we be able to tell the difference? I doubt it.First of all, no. And SECOND, the article clearly says both are the same.Quote from: Allan on November 10, 2009, 09:31:46 AM

... the article clearly says both are the same.

Yes, I know. I was posing a hypothetical question.Oh. Well again, no way anyone could discern a difference of 1MHz - although as you can see in this thread there are those who will claim they can

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21817.	Solve : motherboard with no vga port.?
Answer» when i get a motherboard it has no vga PORT on it. Can i use a graphics card in the pci exressx16 slot in a motherborad without a vga port to install an os? Or if there is an eaiser way let me knowNot sure what your asking here.... No VGA port? So you have no way of viewing what is happening? Unless you use HDMI... I'm lost... you cannot interact with the computer without a visual DISPLAY. So without a display 'No' you cannot install an OS as you cannot interact with the computer if you have no idea what it's asking. if i have a motherboard with no stock/company vga output port. If i plug a graphics card into one of the pci slots in will it allow me to SEE the screen.Quote from: Dustin13838 on July 19, 2011, 03:10:39 PM if i have a motherboard with no stock/company vga output port. If i plug a graphics card into one of the pci slots in will it allow me to see the screen. YES. Once all computers were LIKE this. Thanks i did not know.Not every motherboard has onboard VGA. Quote from: Salmon Trout on July 19, 2011, 11:53:48 PM Not every motherboard has onboard VGA. Correct. So the best way is to put a video card on your PCI slot. MAJORITY of video cars have VGA port. Good luck!

21817.

Solve : motherboard with no vga port.?

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when i get a motherboard it has no vga PORT on it. Can i use a graphics card in the pci exressx16 slot in a motherborad without a vga port to install an os? Or if there is an eaiser way let me knowNot sure what your asking here.... No VGA port? So you have no way of viewing what is happening? Unless you use HDMI... I'm lost... you cannot interact with the computer without a visual DISPLAY. So without a display 'No' you cannot install an OS as you cannot interact with the computer if you have no idea what it's asking. if i have a motherboard with no stock/company vga output port. If i plug a graphics card into one of the pci slots in will it allow me to SEE the screen.Quote from: Dustin13838 on July 19, 2011, 03:10:39 PM

if i have a motherboard with no stock/company vga output port. If i plug a graphics card into one of the pci slots in will it allow me to see the screen.

YES. Once all computers were LIKE this.

Thanks i did not know.Not every motherboard has onboard VGA.
Quote from: Salmon Trout on July 19, 2011, 11:53:48 PM

Not every motherboard has onboard VGA.

Correct. So the best way is to put a video card on your PCI slot. MAJORITY of video cars have VGA port. Good luck!

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21818.	Solve : BIOS no longer detects either CD or DVD burner.?
Answer» Hello, I have an ASUS P5K-V mainboard with an AMI BIOS running WinXP Pro with SP3. Everything was working fine until the other day when I OPENED it up and blew out all the dust. After I was done I noticed that I had FORGOTTEN to plug the SATA DVD burner back in, which I had unplugged for easier access to one of the fans I was cleaning. So I opened it back up and plugged it back in. After booting back up I put a blank DVD in the burner, which seemed okay because it had power but UPON checking in "my computer" I noticed it was not being detected. And to MAKE matters worse, now my IDE CD burner was no longer there either! And it was working fine before and I didnt even touch it when I plugged the DVD burner back in. So I went into my BIOS and tried to have it auto detect it, but it wont. And I noticed that during boot process when the messages flash across black screens before windows loads, there was something strange. It was under the usual Maxtor HDD0 list; I think it was referring to my cdrom, but it read ODD0: !!OAY some weird characters and C with a vertical double pointed arrow X230E and what looks like a club from a suit of cards. I dont remember seeing this before. Does anyone KNOW what I can do to make my BIOS recognize these drives again? Thank you, LindaYou blew some dust inside the SATA receptacle on the motherboard.But I never unplugged anything from the motherboard, just from the burner itself. After I nplugged it back in, I got power to it, but it isnt recognized in the bios any more, and after plugging it back in my other IDE burner doesnt show up either! And what are those strange characters and symbols that show up during boot screens? I had a SATA hard drive do something similar. It's not making a good connection at the drive. Cut a little paper tab (a cut up plastic Post-It page marker works perfectly) to tighten up the connection between the gold tabs. Thanks for the good tip that I will not forget, but unfortunately that doesnt seem to be the problem here. However, after doing your suggestion the other IDE CD burner has started working again and the BIOS summary is legible and no longer shows those strange characters. And I didnt touch this IDE drive, only the SATA one, which still isnt recognized. Do you think it could be my motherboard? Maybe I will remove the SATA plug from its current spot #3 and move it to #4 on the board to see if that makes any difference.Well it looks like it is my board, cause I switched the SATA plug to the #4 spot and it works just fine. I guess I better start looking for another board.Try blowing out the old port and plugging it back it. Bet it will work again.

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21819.	Solve : CPU not powers ON.but boots automatically after 2 hours?
Answer» Hello, I am new user now,but i saw some solutions that makes me believe and trust on you that i can get 100% satisfaction solution from u. About my Home PC problem is: By the past 4 days ,Our PC is not booting when i press the CPU button,no light in CPU button,no fan sound inside CPU,nothing else. When i kept this machine like this after 2 or 3 hours, when i comeback and see, our Home PC is booting up automatically and opening OS smoothly, there's no inbetween error or anything else, just RUNNING smoothly. But if we shut down and switch ON the CPU after 30 minutes or 1 hour, the above same problem exists as we press the CPU button,it doesn't powers ON...but if we see after 3 hours , our PC is booting up normally without any error screen messages and opening my OS Vista Ultimate and also XP [dual OS] what might be the problem happening like this always, any SMPS power problem or in motherboard or in memory RAM card, or in Backup UPS or ...what exactly the problem it is happening everytime for us. Please HELP US that i mostly trust U our Home PC configuration as below: Intel MotherBoard DG35EC Intel Core 2 QUAD Processor [emailprotected] 2GB RAM OS - Vista Ultimate 32-bit operating system[service pack 1]-First option - XP Professional Service Pack 3 Monitor- 19inch LCD Viewsonic VX1940W DVD writer[internal-serial-ATA]- SAMSUNG SH-S223F Video and Sound- Inbuilt motherboad SMPS - 350W UPS -APC Back-UPS ES 500Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see... Leave the UPS out of the loop for testing and plug directly into the wall.Quote from: patio on November 07, 2009, 07:22:45 AM Leave the UPS out of the loop for testing and plug directly into the wall. If it works fine this way, I'd like to KNOW how old the UPS is and whether the battery has ever been replaced in it.Nice catch, Soybean.Thanks patio and soybean for ur reply. i tried even without UPS, directly plugged into wall outlet, same problem exists. Our UPS is new , just last year[december] bought it along with whole PC system. What can i do now...Quote Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see... it sounds to me like the power SUPPLY tooThank u for ur reply Sorry to quote about my wrong information about my power supply is 400W. My PC is assembled with branded components with help of my known computer engineer friend[very distant friend]. Also i want to mention about my motherboard that i saw a green light still glows in my motherboard without this CPU doesn't boot, also even when in working condition, my PC time also going slowly within this 1 year to complete my 1 st New Home PC system anniversay. How is it possible that my PC time changed slowly, always keep on changing every time . My Latest situation is from sunday onwards , my PC didn't boot at al even when i press the CPU power switch button in the morning,then no boot up.. By the previous day i switched the CPU power switch ON in the morning, then in the evening at 5:30 only, my PC booted up and worked normally till my night sleep before go to bed. Then on next day[sunday], i cleaned my PC to remove some dust with soft brush, not by disconnecting all the power supply,just removed all the connection by the back of the components like monitor wire,mouse,keyboard,ethernet,speaker wire,..and also remove[unplugged] my 2 GB RAM memory card and put it back into same slot, didn't do disconnected Hard disk cable,DVD drive cable, and rest of the wire was connected to motherboard i didn't touched it at all. Then my PC didn't totally booted up till i waited for the evening and also by night time. Till so far i didn't touched my CPU because of nervous and if i touch it didn't go wrong by major problem of afraid. Tell me so far i told my PC condition now, what might be the problem exactly, then what i supposed to do now... Quote Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see... I'd also replace the CMOS battery...part# CR2032 about the size of a dime on the MBoard.

21819.

Solve : CPU not powers ON.but boots automatically after 2 hours?

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Hello,
I am new user now,but i saw some solutions that makes me believe and trust on you that i can get 100% satisfaction solution from u.
About my Home PC problem is:
By the past 4 days ,Our PC is not booting when i press the CPU button,no light in CPU button,no fan sound inside CPU,nothing else.
When i kept this machine like this after 2 or 3 hours, when i comeback and see, our Home PC is booting up automatically and opening OS smoothly, there's no inbetween error or anything else, just RUNNING smoothly.
But if we shut down and switch ON the CPU after 30 minutes or 1 hour, the above same problem exists as we press the CPU button,it doesn't powers ON...but if we see after 3 hours , our PC is booting up normally without any error screen messages and opening my OS Vista Ultimate and also XP [dual OS]

what might be the problem happening like this always, any SMPS power problem or in motherboard or in memory RAM card, or in Backup UPS or ...what exactly the problem it is happening everytime for us.

Please HELP US that i mostly trust U

our Home PC configuration as below:
Intel MotherBoard DG35EC
Intel Core 2 QUAD Processor [emailprotected]
2GB RAM
OS - Vista Ultimate 32-bit operating system[service pack 1]-First option
- XP Professional Service Pack 3
Monitor- 19inch LCD Viewsonic VX1940W
DVD writer[internal-serial-ATA]- SAMSUNG SH-S223F
Video and Sound- Inbuilt motherboad
SMPS - 350W
UPS -APC Back-UPS ES 500Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see...

Leave the UPS out of the loop for testing and plug directly into the wall.Quote from: patio on November 07, 2009, 07:22:45 AM

Leave the UPS out of the loop for testing and plug directly into the wall.

If it works fine this way, I'd like to KNOW how old the UPS is and whether the battery has ever been replaced in it.Nice catch, Soybean.Thanks patio and soybean for ur reply.

i tried even without UPS, directly plugged into wall outlet, same problem exists.
Our UPS is new , just last year[december] bought it along with whole PC system.

What can i do now...Quote

Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see...

it sounds to me like the power SUPPLY tooThank u for ur reply
Sorry to quote about my wrong information about my power supply is 400W.
My PC is assembled with branded components with help of my known computer engineer friend[very distant friend].
Also i want to mention about my motherboard that i saw a green light still glows in my motherboard without this CPU doesn't boot, also even when in working condition, my PC time also going slowly within this 1 year to complete my 1 st New Home PC system anniversay. How is it possible that my PC time changed slowly, always keep on changing every time .
My Latest situation is from sunday onwards , my PC didn't boot at al even when i press the CPU power switch button in the morning,then no boot up..
By the previous day i switched the CPU power switch ON in the morning, then in the evening at 5:30 only, my PC booted up and worked normally till my night sleep before go to bed. Then on next day[sunday], i cleaned my PC to remove some dust with soft brush, not by disconnecting all the power supply,just removed all the connection by the back of the components like monitor wire,mouse,keyboard,ethernet,speaker wire,..and also remove[unplugged] my 2 GB RAM memory card and put it back into same slot, didn't do disconnected Hard disk cable,DVD drive cable, and rest of the wire was connected to motherboard i didn't touched it at all.
Then my PC didn't totally booted up till i waited for the evening and also by night time.
Till so far i didn't touched my CPU because of nervous and if i touch it didn't go wrong by major problem of afraid.
Tell me so far i told my PC condition now, what might be the problem exactly, then what i supposed to do now...

Quote

Since the issue is intermittent...not happening all the time the 1st thing i would test is to borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there to see...

I'd also replace the CMOS battery...part# CR2032 about the size of a dime on the MBoard.

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21820.	Solve : Internet Problem?
Answer» When I want to add a comment to a newspaper story (say "The Australian" Newspaper), I can write the comment in the comment box, but it won,t post off ?, it use to work fine once!.any Ideas how to fix it?........I am running Windows XP Pro with all the latest updates, and use Chrome as a browser, I have also tried IE and MozellaI'm not sure how it works down under, but in the US, more and more media are using FACEBOOK as their comment section, rather than PUTTING it on their own servers. So unless you are registered on Facebook you can't add comments.Some sites and or Newspaper columns requires people to sign in to an existing account before posting any comments. Another thing would also worth trying is to clear your browser cache/cookies. Download CCLEANER for free http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard Install and run the program. Checkmarked all your Browser's Temporary files and Cookies under Windows and Applications Tabs and leave all unchecked.Click Run CLEANER button while your browsers are not active or being used. Do you get this with many sites or just one particular site? And which site(s)?

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21821.	Solve : COMPUTER NEC VGA PROBLEM??
Answer» Hello, guys how are you doing? i have a computer NEC, Product of ( INTEL(R)82915G/82910GL ) with OS win xp-sp2. the problem is even THOUGH the computer is running ( the power supply, processor ..working. even, the GREEN light is on), the monitor is not displaying i mean i can't see any thing in the screen. and i found out that the VGA is dead. because i tested the computer with 2 different MONITORS and the result is the same ( the monitor is not displaying at all). so, my question is; is it possible to find a PLUG and play VGA for this product? please guys help me?

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21822.	Solve : Host Burn-In mode?
Answer» I've got a Pent. 4 641 (SL9KF) Motherboard Intel D945GCCRG1 My bios allows "Host Burn in mode" but when I set it to +4% and boot the computer, CPU-Z shows that FSB speed and Processor Speed at their regular speeds...no increase Could this be because Intel locked the cpu and/or FSB from being overclocked?Why would you want to overclock an older system? Most machines become accustomed to the power accorded them over time, overclocking an older machine can kill it really fast.It's not that old of a machine. I got it in the middle of 2007..if you use the AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode BIOS feature to overclock the AGP and PCI bus, Intel automatically disables this BIOS feature and you won't be able to overclock the processor and memory modules.QUOTE from: EEVIAC on November 10, 2009, 12:00:11 AM It's not that old of a machine. I got it in the middle of 2007.. That is an old system for OC. I don't even recommend OC on a new system. OC causes heat and power issues which kill hardware.Quote from: Vikram Varaprasad on November 10, 2009, 12:02:47 AM if you use the AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode BIOS feature to overclock the AGP and PCI bus, Intel automatically disables this BIOS feature and you won't be able to overclock the processor and memory modules. I realize this... PCI/PCIe burn in mode are CURRENTLY disabled Quote That is an old system for OC. I don't even recommend OC on a new system. OC causes heat and power issues which kill hardware. Well, thx for the pointer...didn't realize my system is relatively old I'm still curious as to why no speed increases are apparent Because the hardware is not capable of it without failing entirely.Quote from: Quantos on November 09, 2009, 11:58:18 PM Most machines become accustomed to the power accorded them over time, overclocking an older machine can kill it really fast. This is nonsense. I tend to agree. I was recently able to overclock my old 350Mhz K6-2 to 400Mhz using the jumpers, and it had been running at 350Mhz for nearly 9 years. I did however have heat dissipation problems even with the new HEATSINK, and resulting errors. I then replaced the CPU with a 500Mhz model Quote from: Salmon Trout on November 10, 2009, 12:59:52 AM This is nonsense. No, actually I've seen it.They don't get used to being overclocked... that's just silly. By the same token could one say that running a 100 watt light-bulb at 60 watts will eventually make the bulb unable to output 100 watts? Additionally why stop at while power is applied, heck, if you leave a CPU untouched for years should it not get used to having no power running through it? what metric is used to determine "when" the CHIPS "power memory" is being affected?

21822.

Solve : Host Burn-In mode?

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I've got a Pent. 4 641 (SL9KF) Motherboard Intel D945GCCRG1

My bios allows "Host Burn in mode" but when I set it to +4% and boot the computer, CPU-Z shows that FSB speed and Processor Speed at their regular speeds...no increase

Could this be because Intel locked the cpu and/or FSB from being overclocked?Why would you want to overclock an older system?

Most machines become accustomed to the power accorded them over time, overclocking an older machine can kill it really fast.It's not that old of a machine. I got it in the middle of 2007..if you use the AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode BIOS feature to overclock the AGP and PCI bus, Intel automatically disables this BIOS feature and you won't be able to overclock the processor and memory modules.QUOTE from: EEVIAC on November 10, 2009, 12:00:11 AM

It's not that old of a machine. I got it in the middle of 2007..

That is an old system for OC.

I don't even recommend OC on a new system. OC causes heat and power issues which kill hardware.Quote from: Vikram Varaprasad on November 10, 2009, 12:02:47 AM

if you use the AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode BIOS feature to overclock the AGP and PCI bus, Intel automatically disables this BIOS feature and you won't be able to overclock the processor and memory modules.

I realize this... PCI/PCIe burn in mode are CURRENTLY disabled

Quote

That is an old system for OC.

I don't even recommend OC on a new system. OC causes heat and power issues which kill hardware.

Well, thx for the pointer...didn't realize my system is relatively old

I'm still curious as to why no speed increases are apparent Because the hardware is not capable of it without failing entirely.Quote from: Quantos on November 09, 2009, 11:58:18 PM

Most machines become accustomed to the power accorded them over time, overclocking an older machine can kill it really fast.

This is nonsense.
I tend to agree.

I was recently able to overclock my old 350Mhz K6-2 to 400Mhz using the jumpers, and it had been running at 350Mhz for nearly 9 years. I did however have heat dissipation problems even with the new HEATSINK, and resulting errors.

I then replaced the CPU with a 500Mhz model

Quote from: Salmon Trout on November 10, 2009, 12:59:52 AM

This is nonsense.

No, actually I've seen it.They don't get used to being overclocked... that's just silly.

By the same token could one say that running a 100 watt light-bulb at 60 watts will eventually make the bulb unable to output 100 watts?

Additionally why stop at while power is applied, heck, if you leave a CPU untouched for years should it not get used to having no power running through it? what metric is used to determine "when" the CHIPS "power memory" is being affected?

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21823.	Solve : good gaming pc part?
Answer» iam building a gaming pc. Its not going to be a pc that plays the games that require the best parts I am putting in the case a http://www.amazon.com/Foxconn-Core-Intel-Motherboard-G41AP/dp/B004DCHOCS/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310100962&sr=1-12 and a http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Dual-Core-Processor-1333MHz-LGA775/dp/B000R9BJ2C/ref=sr_1_27?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310094146&sr=1-27 and a http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-PC3-10666-1333MHz-240-pin-Channel/dp/B0014BOQ54/ref=sr_1_20?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310596923&sr=1-20 and a http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-HD-5450-PCI-Express/dp/B0036ORMXU/ref=sr_1_49?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310431237&sr=1-49. Are theese a good combination is the motherboar,cpu,ram, and graphics card all a good parts for playing games like 18Wheels of Steel and games like GTA:san andreas. Oh and the amazon site SAID the motherboard supports up to 8 gb of ram but the actual company's site said up to 4gb of ramDO NOT BUY FOXCONN. Its workers are from chinese sweatshops-there have been reports over here of REPEATED suicides. its customer support is terrible, its products are low quality, its company's site does not list the motherboard specifications properly, etc. My foxconn mobo died after 1 MONTH-contacted support, said the motherboard didn't exist??? I would suggest MSI-a cheap TIER 1 mobo manufacturer. Intel is overpriced. AMD's Phenom dual core is the best bang for the buck-the corresponding motherboards are also cheaper. MSI motherboard range that i use for my everyday computing: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/#/?sk=Socket%20AM3 the AMD 760 chipset. you might need the AMD 880 chipset. The RAM is good-Corsair DDR3 RAM, i see. I personally am happy with 2 GB RAM -I can run san andreas perfectly. Get a GDDR3-GDDR5 graphics card. DDR2 is a rip-off in these days. This is what I use for occasional gaming. http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-EN210-SILENT-1GD3-V2/dp/B004I8W4VI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-1 This looks good, too. http://www.amazon.com/Evga-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1430-LR/dp/B0046HAW7Y/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-11 Quote from: Transfusion on July 17, 2011, 10:24:56 PM DO NOT BUY FOXCONN. Its workers are from chinese sweatshops-there have been reports over here of repeated suicides. its customer support is terrible, its products are low quality, its company's site does not list the motherboard specifications properly, etc. My foxconn mobo died after 1 MONTH-contacted support, said the motherboard didn't exist??? Are Apple low quality too ?? Foxconn supplys Apple. I know this a computer FORUM, but can i wear Nike, Adidas. Can i shop at Ikea and Walmart. Woahh... slow down. I'm no one to tell anyone what to buy or what not to buy, but I figured I had to put that up there as an example of personal experience. Yes you can buy Nike, Adidas, whatever. I think Apple is low quality-why oh why did they put a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo in the new Macbook Air? and claim that it can handle moderate gaming? http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/apple-mac-mini-spring/4864-3118_7-34118624-30.html Depends on whether you want economy over brand name. Great quote from the above CNET link: Everyone has a right to their opinion...Apple folks (and I used to be one) just love to bash Windows users, so what's the diff eh? Quote from: Transfusion on July 18, 2011, 04:53:14 AM I'm no one to tell anyone what to buy or what not to buy, Quote from: Transfusion on July 17, 2011, 10:24:56 PM DO NOT BUY FOXCONN. http://www.amazon.com/Evga-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1430-LR/dp/B0046HAW7Y/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-11 that is a pci-express x16 right? also i would like to get the msi motherboard but i cant afford it. i am only buying the foxcon because it is has all the pci ports i need.Buying the Foxconn because you can't afford the MSI or ASUS is a big mistake IMHO as the MBoard is a pretty important component to any build...what about this http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-AM3-DDR3-Motherboard-A770E3/dp/B0035JL2UU/ref=sr_1_122?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311088760&sr=1-122 with a http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-630-2800MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPS3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311089164&sr=1-1I wouldn't use Biostar either...others may have different opinions... Save your cabbage for a good MBoard...it's important.I saw some great reveiws for it.biostar... is clearly more reputable than MSI, and both are Taiwan-based manufacturers. Biostar's prices are a little cheaper because of it being a Tier 2 manufacturer.Quote from: patio on July 19, 2011, 10:07:57 AM Save your cabbage for a good MBoard...it's important. Bartering. I wanna add that i think gigabyte motherboards are quite overpriced. Quote from: Dustin13838 on July 19, 2011, 09:33:06 AM what about this http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-630-2800MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPS3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311089164&sr=1-1 isn't the athlon ii x4 640 DIRECTLY beneath it cheaper??? http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-640-Processor-ADX640WFGMBOX/dp/B003M7BLOW/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1it depends where you buy itI think you should rename your Topic from good gaming PC to something different as you are scrimping on the most important components...

21823.

Solve : good gaming pc part?

Answer»

iam building a gaming pc. Its not going to be a pc that plays the games that require the best parts I am putting in the case a http://www.amazon.com/Foxconn-Core-Intel-Motherboard-G41AP/dp/B004DCHOCS/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310100962&sr=1-12 and a http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Dual-Core-Processor-1333MHz-LGA775/dp/B000R9BJ2C/ref=sr_1_27?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310094146&sr=1-27 and a http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-PC3-10666-1333MHz-240-pin-Channel/dp/B0014BOQ54/ref=sr_1_20?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310596923&sr=1-20 and a http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-HD-5450-PCI-Express/dp/B0036ORMXU/ref=sr_1_49?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310431237&sr=1-49. Are theese a good combination is the motherboar,cpu,ram, and graphics card all a good parts for playing games like 18Wheels of Steel and games like GTA:san andreas. Oh and the amazon site SAID the motherboard supports up to 8 gb of ram but the actual company's site said up to 4gb of ramDO NOT BUY FOXCONN. Its workers are from chinese sweatshops-there have been reports over here of REPEATED suicides. its customer support is terrible, its products are low quality, its company's site does not list the motherboard specifications properly, etc. My foxconn mobo died after 1 MONTH-contacted support, said the motherboard didn't exist???

I would suggest MSI-a cheap TIER 1 mobo manufacturer.
Intel is overpriced. AMD's Phenom dual core is the best bang for the buck-the corresponding motherboards are also cheaper.

MSI motherboard range that i use for my everyday computing: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/#/?sk=Socket%20AM3 the AMD 760 chipset. you might need the AMD 880 chipset.

The RAM is good-Corsair DDR3 RAM, i see. I personally am happy with 2 GB RAM -I can run san andreas perfectly.

Get a GDDR3-GDDR5 graphics card. DDR2 is a rip-off in these days.
This is what I use for occasional gaming. http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-EN210-SILENT-1GD3-V2/dp/B004I8W4VI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-1

This looks good, too. http://www.amazon.com/Evga-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1430-LR/dp/B0046HAW7Y/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-11
Quote from: Transfusion on July 17, 2011, 10:24:56 PM

DO NOT BUY FOXCONN. Its workers are from chinese sweatshops-there have been reports over here of repeated suicides. its customer support is terrible, its products are low quality, its company's site does not list the motherboard specifications properly, etc. My foxconn mobo died after 1 MONTH-contacted support, said the motherboard didn't exist???

Are Apple low quality too ?? Foxconn supplys Apple. I know this a computer FORUM, but can i wear Nike, Adidas. Can i shop at Ikea and Walmart. Woahh... slow down. I'm no one to tell anyone what to buy or what not to buy, but I figured I had to put that up there as an example of personal experience. Yes you can buy Nike, Adidas, whatever.

I think Apple is low quality-why oh why did they put a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo in the new Macbook Air? and claim that it can handle moderate gaming?
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/apple-mac-mini-spring/4864-3118_7-34118624-30.html

Depends on whether you want economy over brand name.

Great quote from the above CNET link:
Everyone has a right to their opinion...Apple folks (and I used to be one) just love to bash Windows users, so what's the diff eh?
Quote from: Transfusion on July 18, 2011, 04:53:14 AM

I'm no one to tell anyone what to buy or what not to buy,

Quote from: Transfusion on July 17, 2011, 10:24:56 PM

DO NOT BUY FOXCONN.

http://www.amazon.com/Evga-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1430-LR/dp/B0046HAW7Y/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310962960&sr=1-11 that is a pci-express x16 right? also i would like to get the msi motherboard but i cant afford it. i am only buying the foxcon because it is has all the pci ports i need.Buying the Foxconn because you can't afford the MSI or ASUS is a big mistake IMHO as the MBoard is a pretty important component to any build...what about this http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-AM3-DDR3-Motherboard-A770E3/dp/B0035JL2UU/ref=sr_1_122?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311088760&sr=1-122 with a http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-630-2800MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPS3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311089164&sr=1-1I wouldn't use Biostar either...others may have different opinions...

Save your cabbage for a good MBoard...it's important.I saw some great reveiws for it.biostar... is clearly more reputable than MSI, and both are Taiwan-based manufacturers. Biostar's prices are a little cheaper because of it being a Tier 2 manufacturer.Quote from: patio on July 19, 2011, 10:07:57 AM

Save your cabbage for a good MBoard...it's important.

Bartering.
I wanna add that i think gigabyte motherboards are quite overpriced.
Quote from: Dustin13838 on July 19, 2011, 09:33:06 AM

what about this http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-630-2800MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPS3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311089164&sr=1-1

isn't the athlon ii x4 640 DIRECTLY beneath it cheaper???
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-640-Processor-ADX640WFGMBOX/dp/B003M7BLOW/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1it depends where you buy itI think you should rename your Topic from good gaming PC to something different as you are scrimping on the most important components...

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21824.	Solve : Computer Overheating, or possibly another problem? Help?
Answer» Hello, and thank you for reading my dilemma.. Firstly, I'll tell you my problem, then tell you about my COMPUTER. I'm on a different computer telling you my problem. It occured last night while I was browsing the web. I got the blue screen, and it said it was checking disk. It restarted, but when it restarted, it never rebooted. I just heard 2 beeps. These 2 beeps would continue every 5 seconds or so. So I'd turn it off, then try again 10 minutes later. This time, I just hear the 2 beeps. The beeps is 1 short beep, then 1 long beep. 5 seconds later, same beeps. Then, I waited an hour, and it'd start up, but shortly after I arrive at the Windows area, the monitor would either go black, and the computer would start the 2 beeps again. Or (another time I'd start it) the monitor would go black, and I couldn't do anything except unplug it. I did some reading on here, and it may be an overheating issue, but also read that it could be a heatsink disconnection, or possibly a virus. So I just need some confirmation. Now, here's my computer information... I believe this is my motherboard coming from looking up my computer on the HP website Motherboard * Manufacturer: ECS * Motherboard NAME: MCP61PM-HM * HP/Compaq motherboard name: Nettle2-GL8E HP Pavilion Media Center m8100n TV PC AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core Processor 5600+ Windows Vista Home Premium 3072MB System Memory 500GB Hard Drive All I know is I have an nvidia VIDEO card. Any recommendations or help will be much appreciated, thank you.Quote from: thedrunkrobert on November 08, 2009, 01:00:06 PM ...All I know is I have an nvidia video card... This is computer: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01077676&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3440614&lang=en See Video Graphics section on link. You have INTEGRATED graphics using shared memory. Problem is either the graphics controller or the shared memory (part of the system memory).What can I do to fix this? ntegrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 6150SE that's the one I have.if it is caused by overheat,it might be hot around the cooling plate.however, according to your DESCRIPTION, it is not. i think it is the connection problem.Quote from: Cottery on November 09, 2009, 09:20:50 PM if it is caused by overheat,it might be hot around the cooling plate.however, according to your description, it is not. i think it is the connection problem.

21824.

Solve : Computer Overheating, or possibly another problem? Help?

Answer»

Hello, and thank you for reading my dilemma..

Firstly, I'll tell you my problem, then tell you about my COMPUTER. I'm on a different computer telling you my problem. It occured last night while I was browsing the web. I got the blue screen, and it said it was checking disk. It restarted, but when it restarted, it never rebooted. I just heard 2 beeps. These 2 beeps would continue every 5 seconds or so. So I'd turn it off, then try again 10 minutes later. This time, I just hear the 2 beeps.

The beeps is 1 short beep, then 1 long beep. 5 seconds later, same beeps.

Then, I waited an hour, and it'd start up, but shortly after I arrive at the Windows area, the monitor would either go black, and the computer would start the 2 beeps again. Or (another time I'd start it) the monitor would go black, and I couldn't do anything except unplug it.

I did some reading on here, and it may be an overheating issue, but also read that it could be a heatsink disconnection, or possibly a virus. So I just need some confirmation.

Now, here's my computer information...

I believe this is my motherboard coming from looking up my computer on the HP website

Motherboard

*
Manufacturer: ECS
*
Motherboard NAME: MCP61PM-HM
*
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Nettle2-GL8E

HP Pavilion Media Center m8100n TV PC
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core Processor 5600+
Windows Vista Home Premium
3072MB System Memory
500GB Hard Drive

All I know is I have an nvidia VIDEO card.

Any recommendations or help will be much appreciated, thank you.Quote from: thedrunkrobert on November 08, 2009, 01:00:06 PM

...All I know is I have an nvidia video card...

This is computer: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01077676&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3440614&lang=en

See Video Graphics section on link.
You have INTEGRATED graphics using shared memory. Problem is either the graphics controller or the shared memory (part of the system memory).What can I do to fix this?

ntegrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 6150SE that's the one I have.if it is caused by overheat,it might be hot around the cooling plate.however, according to your DESCRIPTION, it is not. i think it is the connection problem.Quote from: Cottery on November 09, 2009, 09:20:50 PM

if it is caused by overheat,it might be hot around the cooling plate.however, according to your description, it is not. i think it is the connection problem.

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21825.	Solve : Printer access from wireless Laptop?
Answer» Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 11:16:50 AM truenorth, my desktop computer is the "master" (computer hard wired to the router) and my laptop "slave" feeds through the router by, I think the term is, WI-FI? Again, the terms master and slave have no relevance here. Just because your desktop is connected to the router by cable does not make it "master" nor does your laptop become "slave" by virtue of a wireless connection to the router. Furthermore, you're referring to truenorth's comment but you aren't even using the terms master and slave in the same sense as him. He was referring to printers but you're talking about the computers themselves, not the printers. "master" and "slave" usually refers to the common scenario of two drives (hard or optical) connected to the same data cable which connects the drives to the motherboard. The terms simply are not generally used terminology in connection with printers or cable vs. wireless connection to a router. The terms have meaning with reference to drives; they have no meaning here. Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 11:16:50 AM ...my desktop computer is the "master" (computer hard wired to the router) and my laptop "slave" feeds through the router by, I think the term is, WI-FI? There is no "master" and "slave" in this configuration. Both are connected to the router and it makes no difference if one is wired and the other is wireless (Wi-Fi). In your configuration, in order to print from the notebook computer to the USB printer which is connect to the desktop computer, the desktop computer must be on. You could convert the USB printer to ethernet and then connect it to the router, so the desktop computer doesn't have to be on. If you really must have another firewall besides the one built-in to WinXP, they plenty of free ones.Quote from: Computer_Commando on October 01, 2009, 11:45:40 AM You could convert the USB printer to ethernet and then connect it to the router, so the desktop computer doesn't have to be on. I don't believe his printer has an ethernet connector. Or, am I missing your point?What Next, If your eyes do not glaze over here is a link that seems to cover "everything" related to printer sharing and how to accomplish it in most windows operating systems.You will NOTE a need to "identify" each computer (the point i was trying to make and used the improper terms for) to enable them to be recognized and communicate with the printer.Hope this helps.truenorthQuote from: soybean on October 01, 2009, 11:51:19 AM I don't believe his printer has an ethernet connector. Or, am I missing your point? I'm sure it doesn't. Convert the printer to wireless with wireless print server. Quote from: Computer_Commando on October 01, 2009, 11:58:29 AM I'm sure it doesn't. Convert the printer to wireless with wireless print server. Yeah, but he could probably get a NEW wireless-capable printer for the cost of the wireless print server. That might be a better option, since the Dell Photo AIO Printer 922 is getting some age on it.I agree.OK. Ha. truenorth, your right. My eyes are glazed over. I think I thanked everyone. Hope I did. I can print right now from my computers be it that my laptop still has a red X on it. Live One Care is going out of BUSINESS and my printer is old, it's low on ink and I should get a new wireless printer. I feel like Lou Costello talking to Bud Abbott about "who's on first". Ha. But it's been fun. I appreciate you GUY's guiding me through the unknown. It has left me with one last question. Do I need to by virus protection with firewall or do I buy virus protection and use my Winxp fire wall?Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 01:44:15 PM ...It has left me with one last question. Do I need to by virus protection with firewall or do I buy virus protection and use my Winxp fire wall? Why buy, when there are good free ones? Anti-Virus Avast and AVG both have freeware. Firewalls Many are freeware, or just use the WinXP firewall. What Next, Fantastic that you have made progress and can now use your printer as shared. On the "free" anti virus. I have used both the suggestions of Comp_Comm and offer a comment and another alternative. Comment: I find AVG has gotten too bloated. Alternative (free) is "Avira" which i use on a couple of my computers and find it to be very efficient compared to the 2 others. For your information and guidance. On the central concept i do agree that you don't need to "buy". In FACT the 2 most popular commercial ones "Norton" and "McAfee " are know to have a lot of downside potential for computer issues. truenorth

21825.

Solve : Printer access from wireless Laptop?

Answer»

Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 11:16:50 AM

truenorth, my desktop computer is the "master" (computer hard wired to the router) and my laptop "slave" feeds through the router by, I think the term is, WI-FI?

Again, the terms master and slave have no relevance here. Just because your desktop is connected to the router by cable does not make it "master" nor does your laptop become "slave" by virtue of a wireless connection to the router.

Furthermore, you're referring to truenorth's comment but you aren't even using the terms master and slave in the same sense as him. He was referring to printers but you're talking about the computers themselves, not the printers.

"master" and "slave" usually refers to the common scenario of two drives (hard or optical) connected to the same data cable which connects the drives to the motherboard. The terms simply are not generally used terminology in connection with printers or cable vs. wireless connection to a router. The terms have meaning with reference to drives; they have no meaning here. Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 11:16:50 AM

...my desktop computer is the "master" (computer hard wired to the router) and my laptop "slave" feeds through the router by, I think the term is, WI-FI?

There is no "master" and "slave" in this configuration. Both are connected to the router and it makes no difference if one is wired and the other is wireless (Wi-Fi).

In your configuration, in order to print from the notebook computer to the USB printer which is connect to the desktop computer, the desktop computer must be on. You could convert the USB printer to ethernet and then connect it to the router, so the desktop computer doesn't have to be on.

If you really must have another firewall besides the one built-in to WinXP, they plenty of free ones.Quote from: Computer_Commando on October 01, 2009, 11:45:40 AM

You could convert the USB printer to ethernet and then connect it to the router, so the desktop computer doesn't have to be on.

I don't believe his printer has an ethernet connector. Or, am I missing your point?What Next, If your eyes do not glaze over here is a link that seems to cover "everything" related to printer sharing and how to accomplish it in most windows operating systems.You will NOTE a need to "identify" each computer (the point i was trying to make and used the improper terms for) to enable them to be recognized and communicate with the printer.Hope this helps.truenorthQuote from: soybean on October 01, 2009, 11:51:19 AM

I don't believe his printer has an ethernet connector. Or, am I missing your point?

I'm sure it doesn't. Convert the printer to wireless with wireless print server.
Quote from: Computer_Commando on October 01, 2009, 11:58:29 AM

I'm sure it doesn't. Convert the printer to wireless with wireless print server.

Yeah, but he could probably get a NEW wireless-capable printer for the cost of the wireless print server. That might be a better option, since the Dell Photo AIO Printer 922 is getting some age on it.I agree.OK.

Ha. truenorth, your right. My eyes are glazed over. I think I thanked everyone. Hope I did.

I can print right now from my computers be it that my laptop still has a red X on it. Live One Care is going out of BUSINESS and my printer is old, it's low on ink and I should get a new wireless printer. I feel like Lou Costello talking to Bud Abbott about "who's on first". Ha. But it's been fun. I appreciate you GUY's guiding me through the unknown.

It has left me with one last question. Do I need to by virus protection with firewall or do I buy virus protection and use my Winxp fire wall?Quote from: What Next on October 01, 2009, 01:44:15 PM

...It has left me with one last question. Do I need to by virus protection with firewall or do I buy virus protection and use my Winxp fire wall?

Why buy, when there are good free ones?

Anti-Virus
Avast and AVG both have freeware.

Firewalls
Many are freeware, or just use the WinXP firewall. What Next, Fantastic that you have made progress and can now use your printer as shared. On the "free" anti virus. I have used both the suggestions of Comp_Comm and offer a comment and another alternative. Comment: I find AVG has gotten too bloated. Alternative (free) is "Avira" which i use on a couple of my computers and find it to be very efficient compared to the 2 others. For your information and guidance. On the central concept i do agree that you don't need to "buy". In FACT the 2 most popular commercial ones "Norton" and "McAfee " are know to have a lot of downside potential for computer issues. truenorth

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21826.	Solve : looking for some ideas to set up a surveillance system for a clothes shop?
Answer» Hi all, I was doing a part-time job at a clothes SHOP which can not access the Internet. Recently, someone broke in the shop and stole some expensive jeans. The shop MANAGER is looking for some hardware to set up a surveillance system, and she wants the hardware to CAPTURE continuous videos to be accessed by her at home. But the problem is that the shop does not have any equipment necessary to access the Internet. Are there any hardware that can help her solve the problem? Thank you. KittyWithout knowing more of what you need, here is a low end solution. You buy a number of small, battery powered MOTION sensitive spy cameras. The look like ornaments or something common. When thee is any motion in the field of view, then start to record. They can record up to an hour of low end video onto a SD chip. Later, you can download the video via USB and look at the footage with any media player. It is common AVI format. With sound. The go for about $150 a pop. Which is reasonable, considering that they are small, automatic self-contained units for a very specific use. And no, I am not in the spy camera business, but I happen to have a some I got for my own use. Works find. The thing is, you have to manually connect it to your PC to see what you got. A vat playing in the store can start the recording. Some kind of intrusion detector would be helpful. But setting them up for Internet upload would be a real chore. This link is NOT a recommendation. Just for reference. http://www.homespy.com/ They have stuff you might want, buts looks pricy to me. Not without an Internet connection...No. Unless she wants to wait til the next day when it's too late...Since you didn't mention it, I'd get a burglar ALARM before I would worry about a surveillance system. Tiger direct has a variety of surveillance systems.

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21827.	Solve : I'm lost as what to do !!!!!!?
Answer» Hello: I've GOT myself into a corner with this IBM t41p. This laptop was fine one minute and messed up. The screen started to smear then froze up then went black. Then I shut it down and restarted it and all I got was the IBM logo. I was told that with getting the logo the motherboard was OK. Then I was told to replace the hard drive so I did and it didn't fix it. I also went and took it all apart and blew it all out. Their is no change in this computer. Does anyone have an idea as what could be done to fix this FUTURE paperweight?Have you read this? Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46464Quote from: graywolf849 on October 01, 2009, 03:47:02 PM 1. I was told that with getting the logo the motherboard was OK. 2. Then I was told to replace the hard drive so I did and it didn't fix it. 3. I also went and took it all apart and blew it all out. 4. Their is no change in this computer. Does anyone have an idea as what could be done to fix this future paperweight? 1. Probably correct, but it's no guarantee. 2. Did you install Windows on the new hard drive? Does the BIOS recognize the the existence of the hard drive, the old one or the new one. 3. Can't hurt. 4. Are there any "beep codes" when you turn it on? "The screen started to smear then froze up then went black. Then I shut it down and restarted it and all I got was the IBM logo." This DESCRIPTION is some kind of clue which eludes me. It does seem like something overheated and then blew out, which brings us back to the motherboard. Hello Again: Yes sir I already went through the manual but it don't help to repair the problem. #1 I KNOW it's no guarantee but that is why I ask you. #2 I started to install windows and got about a third of it when it froze up again and started over but all I got was the logo and it went black. #3 It seamed to help a little #4 Their are NO "beep codes" just the logo when it get warmed up and yes the fan is running.

21827.

Solve : I'm lost as what to do !!!!!!?

Answer»

Hello: I've GOT myself into a corner with this IBM t41p. This laptop was fine one minute and messed up. The screen started to smear then froze up then went black. Then I shut it down and restarted it and all I got was the IBM logo. I was told that with getting the logo the motherboard was OK. Then I was told to replace the hard drive so I did and it didn't fix it. I also went and took it all apart and blew it all out. Their is no change in this computer. Does anyone have an idea as what could be done to fix this FUTURE paperweight?Have you read this?
Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46464Quote from: graywolf849 on October 01, 2009, 03:47:02 PM

1. I was told that with getting the logo the motherboard was OK.
2. Then I was told to replace the hard drive so I did and it didn't fix it.
3. I also went and took it all apart and blew it all out.
4. Their is no change in this computer. Does anyone have an idea as what could be done to fix this future paperweight?

1. Probably correct, but it's no guarantee.
2. Did you install Windows on the new hard drive? Does the BIOS recognize the the existence of the hard drive, the old one or the new one.
3. Can't hurt.
4. Are there any "beep codes" when you turn it on?

"The screen started to smear then froze up then went black. Then I shut it down and restarted it and all I got was the IBM logo."
This DESCRIPTION is some kind of clue which eludes me. It does seem like something overheated and then blew out, which brings us back to the motherboard.
Hello Again: Yes sir I already went through the manual but it don't help to repair the problem. #1 I KNOW it's no guarantee but that is why I ask you. #2 I started to install windows and got about a third of it when it froze up again and started over but all I got was the logo and it went black. #3 It seamed to help a little #4 Their are NO "beep codes" just the logo when it get warmed up and yes the fan is running.

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21828.	Solve : Some keyboard keys not functioning on a laptop?
Answer» I have a compaq presario laptop which used to work FINE not long ago. RECENTLY some keys on the keyboard, to be precise from the Z to The arrow keys including the space BAR are not working any longer. COULD this be virus action or dirt issue? I NEED help.DirtIt would be dirt issue or defective. My suggestion... bring it to your service center if it still has warranty or bring it to computer repair shop.

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21829.	Solve : power Dell Mini 10?
Answer» How MUCH power my Dell Mini 10 uses and I can find out what solar panels I WOULD need to power it. I want to set up my Mini for remote monitoring and need to have a power source. Does anyone KNOW the power consumption on these mini 10's ?Thanks in advance.We need a lot more information before a SOLUTION can be suggested. What environment will it be in is a good place to start.

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21830.	Solve : Tosihba Laptop, I/O Error at startup??
Answer» I have a Toshiba laptop with windows Vista on it. When I try to start the computer, it'll give me the option to either, "Start windows normally," or "Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)." When I choose "Launch Startup Repair," it says, "Windows has encountered a problem COMMUNICATION with a device connected to your computer. This error can be caused by unplugging a removeable device such as an external USB drive while the device is in use, or by family hardware such aas a hard drive or CD-ROM drive that is failing. Make sure any removeable removable STROAGE is properly connected and then restart your computer." STATUS: 0xc00000e9 INFO: An unexpected I/O error has occured. When I choose "Start Windows Normally," it takes awhile to load, but eventually says, "Windows failed to start. A recent harward or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1) Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2) Choose your language settings, and then click "Next." 3) Click "Repair your computer." File: \windows\system32\config\system." STATUS: 0xc00000e9 INFO: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt. The thing is, nothing happened to the computer. I've only had it for two months (no warranty, though) and nothing was wrong with it whatsoever. I've never had any problems at all. All I did was shut it off (properly) then went to use it again awhile later and it's doing this. It's never been dropped or banged or anything. There's no discs in the drive and nothing is connected to it. What could be wrong with it and what could be done? Thanks for any and all answers you can give. Quote The thing is, nothing happened to the computer. I've only had it for two months (no warranty, though) What ? Quote Ninety (90) Day Standard Limited Warranty for Computers Garant Garantía limitada estándar de ía limitada estándar de noventa (90) dias para computadoras noventa (90) dias para computadoras For Computers Purchased within the Fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia; United States Territories; Puerto Rico; Latin America; and the Caribbean. Where did you buy it?Test the memory. Go to either www.memtest86.com or www.memtest.org and download the "free" memory diagnostic software. PICK the appropriate download for a bootable CD, floppy, or USB drive. You need to ensure the resultant CD, floppy, or USB media is bootable. Boot to the memory diagnostics and let it run for a couple of hours or OVERNIGHT. It should run forever unless you stop it (ESC key?). You shouldn't have any errors. If you do, we'll need to figure out what it means. Use the AC power adaptor instead of battery power to run the tests. No use running the battery down or having it quit on you half-way through the tests.It's not a memory problem. The registry is corrupt. Continue to try to do the repair from the Vista CD, but if you cannot you may have to do a format and new install (sorry). It's ALSO possible your HD is on the way out, which would potentially cause registry corruption depending on where the bad sectors are. Drives are not expensive, so if you do have to do the format and clean Vista installation I'd recommend first installing a new hd.1. Test the Memory. If you load the "system" registry file into bad memory, it will be "corrupt". No, I'm not sure what the problem is; but you've got to start somewhere. Test the memory, then the hard drive to eliminate them as the source of the problem. These tests will also exercise your CPU and motherboard to some extent. 2. Do you have a Vista Installation CD/DVD? Sounds like you're trying to work from software pre-installed on the hard drive. Does that Toshiba laptop have a recovery/restore partition you can reinstall the operating system from? Since I don't know what the underlying problem is, best I can do is provide the following links: Startup Repair: frequently asked questions What to do if Windows won't start correctlyI'm 75% sure its about to go hdd, sorry, gotta buy new one.There is somethiong wrong with the registry.you have just got it for two months, you can ture to the after-service for direct help. it is unworthy to buy a new one.kristenson and Cottery, you need to stop posting misinformation. You have done no troubleshooting in this thread at all and are just pulling crap out of a hat. Please be more considerate to the posters.

21830.

Solve : Tosihba Laptop, I/O Error at startup??

Answer»

I have a Toshiba laptop with windows Vista on it. When I try to start the computer, it'll give me the option to either, "Start windows normally," or "Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)."

When I choose "Launch Startup Repair," it says, "Windows has encountered a problem COMMUNICATION with a device connected to your computer. This error can be caused by unplugging a removeable device such as an external USB drive while the device is in use, or by family hardware such aas a hard drive or CD-ROM drive that is failing. Make sure any removeable removable STROAGE is properly connected and then restart your computer."

STATUS: 0xc00000e9 INFO: An unexpected I/O error has occured.

When I choose "Start Windows Normally," it takes awhile to load, but eventually says, "Windows failed to start. A recent harward or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1) Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2) Choose your language settings, and then click "Next." 3) Click "Repair your computer." File: \windows\system32\config\system."

STATUS: 0xc00000e9 INFO: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt.

The thing is, nothing happened to the computer. I've only had it for two months (no warranty, though) and nothing was wrong with it whatsoever. I've never had any problems at all. All I did was shut it off (properly) then went to use it again awhile later and it's doing this. It's never been dropped or banged or anything. There's no discs in the drive and nothing is connected to it.

What could be wrong with it and what could be done? Thanks for any and all answers you can give.
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The thing is, nothing happened to the computer. I've only had it for two months (no warranty, though)

What ?

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Ninety (90) Day Standard
Limited Warranty
for Computers
Garant Garantía limitada estándar de ía limitada estándar de
noventa (90) dias para computadoras noventa (90) dias para computadoras
For Computers Purchased within the Fifty (50) United States
and District of Columbia; United States Territories;
Puerto Rico; Latin America; and the Caribbean.

Where did you buy it?Test the memory. Go to either www.memtest86.com or www.memtest.org and download the "free" memory diagnostic software. PICK the appropriate download for a bootable CD, floppy, or USB drive.

You need to ensure the resultant CD, floppy, or USB media is bootable.

Boot to the memory diagnostics and let it run for a couple of hours or OVERNIGHT. It should run forever unless you stop it (ESC key?). You shouldn't have any errors. If you do, we'll need to figure out what it means.

Use the AC power adaptor instead of battery power to run the tests. No use running the battery down or having it quit on you half-way through the tests.It's not a memory problem. The registry is corrupt. Continue to try to do the repair from the Vista CD, but if you cannot you may have to do a format and new install (sorry). It's ALSO possible your HD is on the way out, which would potentially cause registry corruption depending on where the bad sectors are. Drives are not expensive, so if you do have to do the format and clean Vista installation I'd recommend first installing a new hd.1. Test the Memory. If you load the "system" registry file into bad memory, it will be "corrupt".

No, I'm not sure what the problem is; but you've got to start somewhere. Test the memory, then the hard drive to eliminate them as the source of the problem. These tests will also exercise your CPU and motherboard to some extent.

2. Do you have a Vista Installation CD/DVD?

Sounds like you're trying to work from software pre-installed on the hard drive. Does that Toshiba laptop have a recovery/restore partition you can reinstall the operating system from?

Since I don't know what the underlying problem is, best I can do is provide the following links:
Startup Repair: frequently asked questions
What to do if Windows won't start correctlyI'm 75% sure its about to go hdd, sorry, gotta buy new one.There is somethiong wrong with the registry.you have just got it for two months, you can ture to the after-service for direct help.
it is unworthy to buy a new one.kristenson and Cottery, you need to stop posting misinformation.

You have done no troubleshooting in this thread at all and are just pulling crap out of a hat. Please be more considerate to the posters.

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21831.	Solve : Possible power supply problem?
Answer» A friend has a brand new computer which at times reboots over and over again for no apparent reason, often before even starting Windows) When we brought it back to the store, they saw no such phenomenon. Could it be the power supply? (Could it be that the voltage in my friend's house is too low?) I have a perfectly 450-watt good spare power supply removed from a Pentium 4 computer. Is it suitable for the new computer? (If so, I can just replace the power supply and not argue with the store.) Details: OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 MB: G-31/1600 MHz/VGA CPU: Intel Core E5300/2.6 GHz HD: 320 GB SATA IIFirst let's make sure it's a hardware problem. Go to System Properties - Advanced - Startup & Recovery Settings and uncheck "automatically restart". If the computer continues to reboot it's probably hardware related, otherwise the next time there's a problem you'll get a blue screen error message instead of a reboot. Post that entire message here.I'm sorry that it took so long for me to reply, but the other party was not immediately available. First, when I asked her to uncheck "automatically restart," the computer notified her that the setting for the virtual memory was too low and did not accept the automatic restart change. I had her change the virtual memory settings and the automatic restart was then accepted. Thereafter, the computer functioned normally for 2 hours and then turned itself off. This is in contrast to the previous condition, where the computer rebooted. Now when she starts the computer, it turns itself off almost immediately. On the basis of the new information what do you think the problem is? Well it's certainly a hardware problem. And the change she made to "automatically restart" is not the cause of the computer shutting off - it's a coincidence but unrelated. It works at the store but not his/her house..... have you tried it in your house (or some other 3rd party location)? I'm not a hardware guru, but the obvious possibilities (to me, anyway) are any of the following: power supply, ram, as you suggested - something with the power at the house. But hang around - someone with more hardware expertise is sure to respond.Lowest cost solution...borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite... You will know soon enough if that's the issue. If not we need to look elsewhere.Quote from: patio on OCTOBER 24, 2009, 11:52:28 AM borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite... You will know soon enough if that's the issue. If not we need to look elsewhere. He said he has one. Quote from: laser on October 20, 2009, 10:14:43 AM ...I have a perfectly 450-watt good spare power supply removed from a Pentium 4 computer. Is it suitable for the new computer? (If so, I can just replace the power supply and not argue with the store.) Sounds like the right one, give it a try.Thanks to all for your SUGGESTIONS. Replacing the power supply did indeed solve the problem. I must say that I was a bit hesitant, out of fear that if there had been a serious short somewhere, that coud have destroyed my brand-new power supply and still not have solved the problem. Fortunately, that was not the case.very happy to see your problem GOT solved.i have entered this forum not lonmg, but see your computer problemwas solved, i plan to ask some professional people for help when there is something wrong with my laptop .

21831.

Solve : Possible power supply problem?

Answer»

A friend has a brand new computer which at times reboots over and over again for no apparent reason, often before even starting Windows) When we brought it back to the store, they saw no such phenomenon. Could it be the power supply? (Could it be that the voltage in my friend's house is too low?) I have a perfectly 450-watt good spare power supply removed from a Pentium 4 computer. Is it suitable for the new computer? (If so, I can just replace the power supply and not argue with the store.)

Details:
OS: Windows XP Pro SP3
MB: G-31/1600 MHz/VGA
CPU: Intel Core E5300/2.6 GHz
HD: 320 GB SATA IIFirst let's make sure it's a hardware problem. Go to System Properties - Advanced - Startup & Recovery Settings and uncheck "automatically restart". If the computer continues to reboot it's probably hardware related, otherwise the next time there's a problem you'll get a blue screen error message instead of a reboot. Post that entire message here.I'm sorry that it took so long for me to reply, but the other party was not immediately available.

First, when I asked her to uncheck "automatically restart," the computer notified her that the setting for the virtual memory was too low and did not accept the automatic restart change. I had her change the virtual memory settings and the automatic restart was then accepted.

Thereafter, the computer functioned normally for 2 hours and then turned itself off. This is in contrast to the previous condition, where the computer rebooted.

Now when she starts the computer, it turns itself off almost immediately.

On the basis of the new information what do you think the problem is?

Well it's certainly a hardware problem. And the change she made to "automatically restart" is not the cause of the computer shutting off - it's a coincidence but unrelated. It works at the store but not his/her house..... have you tried it in your house (or some other 3rd party location)? I'm not a hardware guru, but the obvious possibilities (to me, anyway) are any of the following: power supply, ram, as you suggested - something with the power at the house.

But hang around - someone with more hardware expertise is sure to respond.Lowest cost solution...borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite...
You will know soon enough if that's the issue.
If not we need to look elsewhere.Quote from: patio on OCTOBER 24, 2009, 11:52:28 AM

borrow a known good PSU of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there overnite...
You will know soon enough if that's the issue.
If not we need to look elsewhere.

He said he has one.

Quote from: laser on October 20, 2009, 10:14:43 AM

...I have a perfectly 450-watt good spare power supply removed from a Pentium 4 computer. Is it suitable for the new computer? (If so, I can just replace the power supply and not argue with the store.)

Sounds like the right one, give it a try.Thanks to all for your SUGGESTIONS. Replacing the power supply did indeed solve the problem.

I must say that I was a bit hesitant, out of fear that if there had been a serious short somewhere, that coud have destroyed my brand-new power supply and still not have solved the problem.

Fortunately, that was not the case.very happy to see your problem GOT solved.i have entered this forum not lonmg, but see your computer problemwas solved, i plan to ask some professional people for help when there is something wrong with my laptop .

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21832.	Solve : Processor Problems -> Slower Computer. Help!?
Answer» I've been having a few problems with my processor for about a year and it STARTED with how it's connected to the motherboard. It started about a year ago when I moved to University, during the move I guess one of the prongs to my processor's heat SINK / fan or whatever it is, (I7 processor) and can no longer lock in properly. Due to this, in order for the heat sink to do it's job, my box has to rest against he ground horizontally so that the motherboard lies flat on the ground, and the heat sink lies flat above the processor instead of the typical vertical. I've quite often had problems when starting up my computer that it'll tell me my processor is overheating and the computer would shut down. More recently, every time I go to start up my computer I get the exact same error message for the processor is over heating, but now it doesn't shut down any more and allows me to by-pass the problem and start the computer up. I wonder if my processor is getting worse and worse. One thing that i've noticed recently is that listening to audio for example will be like "And be a jukebox hero, got stars in his --BZZZZZT-- eyes." The audio doesn't do it alone, the computer also lags at the same time.Heat sink must lock securely or it will overheat. It's like running your car without coolant, it will overheat & die. If you choose to ignore the warning signs, that's your business.I just had a friend log on who was suggesting that my lack of CONSISTENT slowness isn't my processor and it was instead my RAM because it's more of a kinda RANDOM problem that LACKS consistency. I'm going to attempt his fix which is to take them out one by one and restarting every time to see if it's a module problem.Yeah, first stick of ram that I took out seems to have fixed the problem. Thank goodness!Quote Heat sink must lock securely or it will overheat. Correct! And there should be a thermal compound/paste between your CPU and heat sink before you lock it.

21832.

Solve : Processor Problems -> Slower Computer. Help!?

Answer»

I've been having a few problems with my processor for about a year and it STARTED with how it's connected to the motherboard. It started about a year ago when I moved to University, during the move I guess one of the prongs to my processor's heat SINK / fan or whatever it is, (I7 processor) and can no longer lock in properly.

Due to this, in order for the heat sink to do it's job, my box has to rest against he ground horizontally so that the motherboard lies flat on the ground, and the heat sink lies flat above the processor instead of the typical vertical. I've quite often had problems when starting up my computer that it'll tell me my processor is overheating and the computer would shut down.

More recently, every time I go to start up my computer I get the exact same error message for the processor is over heating, but now it doesn't shut down any more and allows me to by-pass the problem and start the computer up. I wonder if my processor is getting worse and worse.

One thing that i've noticed recently is that listening to audio for example will be like "And be a jukebox hero, got stars in his --BZZZZZT-- eyes." The audio doesn't do it alone, the computer also lags at the same time.Heat sink must lock securely or it will overheat. It's like running your car without coolant, it will overheat & die. If you choose to ignore the warning signs, that's your business.I just had a friend log on who was suggesting that my lack of CONSISTENT slowness isn't my processor and it was instead my RAM because it's more of a kinda RANDOM problem that LACKS consistency. I'm going to attempt his fix which is to take them out one by one and restarting every time to see if it's a module problem.Yeah, first stick of ram that I took out seems to have fixed the problem. Thank goodness!Quote

Heat sink must lock securely or it will overheat.

Correct! And there should be a thermal compound/paste between your CPU and heat sink before you lock it.

Discussion

21833.	Solve : Mother board?
Answer» I installed a new mother board and now I have no MONITOR. nothing will come up it wont even power up. Is there something I have to do? Is your boad in a case or out of a case?Tell us what you did...step by step.board is in the case. what I did is removed all cables leading to the tower power,mouse etc. Opened the case and wrote down the color coded wire bundles that go to the mother board so I know where they go on the new board. removed the additional cards for the WIFI and the video card and the sound card. removed the memory then removed the motherboard. REPLACED in the reverse ORDER. went to turn on and now I have no monitor. I looked in the back at the ABCD lights. The ABC is yellow and the D is green. According to the Dell book this is a Bios problem. Cant run a disk because I cant see what is going on with a black screen on the monitor. Did you take anti-static precautions while working? Does the computer get any power? You power supply may have an on/off SWITCH on the back. Is it turned on? Have you tried plugging it into a different outlet? Have you checked your motherboard book to make sure that you have the power connectors in the right place? Are all of your motherboard standoffs in place? Check your power switch connector. Try using a screwdriver to short the power switch pins. If according to dell its a BIOS problem then try flashing your BIOS by looking in the instructions for the motherboard.

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21834.	Solve : Firewire help?
Answer» I have a FIREWIRE CARD and I am trying to look up the SPECS on it like the speed and so on. On the front of the Card it says FRW6031-V 2004-03-12 And this is it then on the back of the Card it says. 100 3-PORT FIREWIRE WiiNT HDR PO# 251991--1000 There is NOTHING anywere on the Card that can HELP me. I found this http://www.meritline.com/via-vt6306-4-ports-pci-to-ieee-1394-firewire-controller-card---p-22483.aspx

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21835.	Solve : Using disconnected laptop monitor as second monitor?
Answer» Hello, I was wondering if ANYONE knew of an easy WAY to use a laptop monitor that has been separated from the laptop as an additional monitor on desktop system. I have two pictures. The connection coming out the the laptop monitor is nothing I have seen before. I am HOPING someones knows of a cable that will allow it to be PLUGGED into a vga port or something along those lines. No, can't be done.Keep in mind that the screen got it's power from the battery on the main body plus a charger is involved so you need some way to power it. The graphics card was built into the mother board so you need some way to tie it into a graphics card with nonstandard connectors. It would be a real McGiver or Rube Goldburg contraption. I've got to think somebody out there could do it, but CONSIDERING the time and expense involved it would be easier and cheaper just to but another monitor.Quote from: rthompson80819 on October 01, 2009, 04:37:03 PM ...I've got to think somebody out there could do it, but considering the time and expense involved it would be easier and cheaper just to but another monitor. That's what I meant. Most likely it's some form of digital (DVI) interface but even if you could do it, who would want to? If it weren't proprietary, there might be some market for an adapter cable and a stand to mount the screen. I could do it, but have absolutely no interest in doing it.Thanks for the info guys. I figured it was worth a shot.

21835.

Solve : Using disconnected laptop monitor as second monitor?

Answer»

Hello,

I was wondering if ANYONE knew of an easy WAY to use a laptop monitor that has been separated from the laptop as an additional monitor on desktop system.

I have two pictures. The connection coming out the the laptop monitor is nothing I have seen before. I am HOPING someones knows of a cable that will allow it to be PLUGGED into a vga port or something along those lines.

No, can't be done.Keep in mind that the screen got it's power from the battery on the main body plus a charger is involved so you need some way to power it. The graphics card was built into the mother board so you need some way to tie it into a graphics card with nonstandard connectors. It would be a real McGiver or Rube Goldburg contraption.

I've got to think somebody out there could do it, but CONSIDERING the time and expense involved it would be easier and cheaper just to but another monitor.Quote from: rthompson80819 on October 01, 2009, 04:37:03 PM

...I've got to think somebody out there could do it, but considering the time and expense involved it would be easier and cheaper just to but another monitor.

That's what I meant. Most likely it's some form of digital (DVI) interface but even if you could do it, who would want to? If it weren't proprietary, there might be some market for an adapter cable and a stand to mount the screen.

I could do it, but have absolutely no interest in doing it.Thanks for the info guys. I figured it was worth a shot.

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21836.	Solve : What motherboard brand would you choose??
Answer» Top-end PC in terms of performance. Cost is a factor- Cost is a factor seems like a pretty nebulous term here...Quote from: TRANSFUSION on July 20, 2011, 10:41:09 AM Top-end PC in terms of performance. Cost is a factor- Is that not a contradiction? How about best Motherboard under $350? Or 799 ? ? I have an idea...lets start a Poll....oh wait...nevermind.I wrote this at 1:54AM yesterday, probably wasn't thinking clearly... Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 20, 2011, 02:35:16 PM Is that not a contradiction? How about best Motherboard under $350? yes that is a contradiction. I was thinking best motherboard under $300-some of those i7-geared mobos are pretty expensive.Why those brand NAMES are Taiwan-based? Hope they are different from China products.China? China? Quote Province : Guangdong(1006) HONG Kong(35) Beijing(10) Fujian(5) Taiwan(5) Shanghai(4) Zhejiang(2) Hubei(1) Jilin(1) Sichuan(1) Yunna Made-In-China.com This indicates there are 1006 motherboard products made in Guangdong. And include OEM motherboards for Dell and HP laptops. How many do you want? Cheaper by the dozen.

21836.

Solve : What motherboard brand would you choose??

Answer»

Top-end PC in terms of performance. Cost is a factor- Cost is a factor seems like a pretty nebulous term here...Quote from: TRANSFUSION on July 20, 2011, 10:41:09 AM

Top-end PC in terms of performance. Cost is a factor-

Is that not a contradiction?
How about best Motherboard under $350?
Or 799 ? ?

I have an idea...lets start a Poll....oh wait...nevermind.I wrote this at 1:54AM yesterday, probably wasn't thinking clearly...
Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 20, 2011, 02:35:16 PM

Is that not a contradiction?
How about best Motherboard under $350?

yes that is a contradiction.
I was thinking best motherboard under $300-some of those i7-geared mobos are pretty expensive.Why those brand NAMES are Taiwan-based?

Hope they are different from China products.China? China?
Quote

Province :
Guangdong(1006) HONG Kong(35) Beijing(10) Fujian(5) Taiwan(5) Shanghai(4) Zhejiang(2) Hubei(1) Jilin(1) Sichuan(1) Yunna
Made-In-China.com

This indicates there are 1006 motherboard products made in Guangdong. And include OEM motherboards for Dell and HP laptops.
How many do you want? Cheaper by the dozen.

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21837.	Solve : cant reinstall windowseen shut down....'?
Answer» I am TOTALLY in disbelief. I wiped the disk again, attempted the reinstall again and this time ......IT WORKED!!!! So it wasnt BAD RAM or ANYTHING this time, THOUGH it could very well have been. All SWELLl that ends SWELL.

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21838.	Solve : Stereo Equalization Problems?
Answer» Hi, I have had a very DURABLE pair of Yamaha YST-MS50 Stereo + Sub Speakers for a few years now. I recently switched them with some cheap Dell 5.1 surround sound speakers to see how it sounded. After deciding the Yamaha speakers were better, I swapped them back. Now the "center" channel is quiet, which is weird seeing as these are stereo speakers. What I mean is that vocals in music are quiet (backing vocals are now about as loud as the original vocals), voices in game cutscenes and movies are quiet, etc. My computer obviously thinks there is still a center channel, even though I have set my sound settings back to stereo. In the levels adjustment panel for my speaker settings, all of the surround sound channels, such as center and RL and RR are still listed, and adjusting the center volume there doesn't have any effect. Any suggestions? Edit: I have a Dell XPS-720 with: Windows 7 Home Premium Onboard Intel Hi-Fi Integrated Audio Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 @ 2930 GHz Nvidia GTX 260 Thanks in ADVANCE, Teddy510Setting Up and Using Your Computer 6 side surround sound connector Use the (silver) side surround connector to attach additional speakers. 7 center subwoofer/LFE connector Use the (orange) subwoofer connector to attach a single subwoofer. NOTE: The LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Audio channel, FOUND in digital surround sound audio schemes, carries only low frequency information of 80 Hz and below. The LFE channel drives a subwoofer to provide extremely low bass extension. Systems not using subwoofers can shunt the LFE information to the main speakers in the surround sound setup. 8 surround sound connector Use the (black) surround sound connector to attach multichannel-capable speakers. 9 line-in connector Use the (blue) line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR. On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card. 10 line-out/headphone connector Use the (green) line-out connector to attach headphones and speakers with integrated amplifiers. On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card. 11 microphone connector Use the (pink) microphone connector to attach a personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program. Thank you for your reply Computer_Commando, The speakers only get proper input from the Line-Out connector (number 10). Before posting this topic I tested every other connector for any form of output and only the Line-Out works. The speakers are hooked up properly and exactly the same way as before I tried the surround speakers. Still no dice. Thanks, Teddy510Are you sure the sub is PLUGGED into the right speaker & the sub is turned on? My sub gets AC power & provides DC power to the right speaker which proves power to the left speaker. Mine looks like these: [recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Yep, everything is plugged in correctly. I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the sound settings... even though I have everything set to stereo, my computer isn't letting go of the "center channel." I have my left and right channels as always, but there is sound that plays from both that shouldn't be, and that is what is very quiet. It's a weird issue and tough to explain.The large center speaker is a subwoofer. You only hear very low frequencies from it, if your hearing is still intact. You will not hear vocals through it.What I mean is that it's almost as if there is still a center speaker right under my monitor playing very quietly in comparison to my left / right. my left / right are at normal volume and my sub is providing bass in good proportion to the sound, but when my computer plays movie voices, music vocals, game cutscenes etc, it's very quiet as those are usually played through the center speaker. Like my computer is still trying to play through a center speaker which is no longer hooked up. Before i tried the surround sound speakers, my computer played everything normally, but even though I have reset my sound settings to stereo presets, the sound is scewed up. Edit: Imagine playing your favorite rock song, and both guitars are loud, but you only kinda hear the vocals in the background, even though they should be loud and in front, or watching a movie and turning the sound up to hear a dialogue sequence only to turn it down when an action scene begins.Quote Imagine playing your favorite rock song, and both guitars are loud, but you only kinda hear the vocals in the background, even though they should be loud and in front, or watching a movie and turning the sound up to hear a dialogue sequence only to turn it down when an action scene begins. What music source are we talking about here ? ? To test any sound builds i work on i always use Terminator2 DVD.

21838.

Solve : Stereo Equalization Problems?

Answer»

Hi,

I have had a very DURABLE pair of Yamaha YST-MS50 Stereo + Sub Speakers for a few years now. I recently switched them with some cheap Dell 5.1 surround sound speakers to see how it sounded. After deciding the Yamaha speakers were better, I swapped them back. Now the "center" channel is quiet, which is weird seeing as these are stereo speakers. What I mean is that vocals in music are quiet (backing vocals are now about as loud as the original vocals), voices in game cutscenes and movies are quiet, etc. My computer obviously thinks there is still a center channel, even though I have set my sound settings back to stereo. In the levels adjustment panel for my speaker settings, all of the surround sound channels, such as center and RL and RR are still listed, and adjusting the center volume there doesn't have any effect. Any suggestions?

Edit:
I have a Dell XPS-720 with:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Onboard Intel Hi-Fi Integrated Audio
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 @ 2930 GHz
Nvidia GTX 260

Thanks in ADVANCE,
Teddy510Setting Up and Using Your Computer

6
side surround sound connector
Use the (silver) side surround connector to attach additional speakers.

7
center subwoofer/LFE connector
Use the (orange) subwoofer connector to attach a single subwoofer.

NOTE: The LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Audio channel, FOUND in digital surround sound audio schemes, carries only low frequency information of 80 Hz and below. The LFE channel drives a subwoofer to provide extremely low bass extension. Systems not using subwoofers can shunt the LFE information to the main speakers in the surround sound setup.

8
surround sound connector
Use the (black) surround sound connector to attach multichannel-capable speakers.

9
line-in connector
Use the (blue) line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR.

On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card.

10
line-out/headphone connector
Use the (green) line-out connector to attach headphones and speakers with integrated amplifiers.

On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card.

11
microphone connector
Use the (pink) microphone connector to attach a personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program.

Thank you for your reply Computer_Commando,

The speakers only get proper input from the Line-Out connector (number 10). Before posting this topic I tested every other connector for any form of output and only the Line-Out works. The speakers are hooked up properly and exactly the same way as before I tried the surround speakers. Still no dice.

Thanks,
Teddy510Are you sure the sub is PLUGGED into the right speaker & the sub is turned on?
My sub gets AC power & provides DC power to the right speaker which proves power to the left speaker.

Mine looks like these:

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Yep, everything is plugged in correctly. I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the sound settings... even though I have everything set to stereo, my computer isn't letting go of the "center channel." I have my left and right channels as always, but there is sound that plays from both that shouldn't be, and that is what is very quiet. It's a weird issue and tough to explain.The large center speaker is a subwoofer. You only hear very low frequencies from it, if your hearing is still intact. You will not hear vocals through it.What I mean is that it's almost as if there is still a center speaker right under my monitor playing very quietly in comparison to my left / right. my left / right are at normal volume and my sub is providing bass in good proportion to the sound, but when my computer plays movie voices, music vocals, game cutscenes etc, it's very quiet as those are usually played through the center speaker. Like my computer is still trying to play through a center speaker which is no longer hooked up. Before i tried the surround sound speakers, my computer played everything normally, but even though I have reset my sound settings to stereo presets, the sound is scewed up.

Edit:

Imagine playing your favorite rock song, and both guitars are loud, but you only kinda hear the vocals in the background, even though they should be loud and in front, or watching a movie and turning the sound up to hear a dialogue sequence only to turn it down when an action scene begins.Quote

Imagine playing your favorite rock song, and both guitars are loud, but you only kinda hear the vocals in the background, even though they should be loud and in front, or watching a movie and turning the sound up to hear a dialogue sequence only to turn it down when an action scene begins.

What music source are we talking about here ? ?
To test any sound builds i work on i always use Terminator2 DVD.

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21839.	Solve : Computer shuts off and turns back on?
Answer» My computer will turn on, then after a MINUTE or so it shuts down and then reboots? I tried to restore it to a earlier time and it won't let me do that. I seen on another board it could be the keyboard, so I changed my keyboard... I tried to run a scan but it won't stay on long enough to even do that. It won't stay on long enough for me to troubleshoot it... The error says : Runtime Error Program: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe Any help would be greatly appreciated What recent changes(installed or uninstalled) before this happen? What PROTECTION softwares(Antivirus, AntiMalware, Spyware, System Scanner or Firewall) are you USING? Have you tried booting to Safemode(press F8 on powering your PC) to see if it still restarting? Quote from: jason2074 on July 15, 2011, 01:08:34 AM What recent changes(installed or uninstalled) before this happen? What protection softwares(Antivirus, AntiMalware, Spyware, System Scanner or Firewall) are you using? Have you tried booting to Safemode(press F8 on powering your PC) to see if it still restarting? Haven't had any changes to it or new programs? I tried to reload windows xp but it gets half way through it and stops ...says : Page_Fault_in_NonPaged_ Area It won't even let me into safe mode... It is a HP Compaq...I am WONDERING if I buy a new hardrive and put it in would that fix it?http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff559023%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

21839.

Solve : Computer shuts off and turns back on?

Answer»

My computer will turn on, then after a MINUTE or so it shuts down and then reboots?

I tried to restore it to a earlier time and it won't let me do that.

I seen on another board it could be the keyboard, so I changed my keyboard...

I tried to run a scan but it won't stay on long enough to even do that.

It won't stay on long enough for me to troubleshoot it...

The error says :
Runtime Error
Program: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

Any help would be greatly appreciated What recent changes(installed or uninstalled) before this happen? What PROTECTION softwares(Antivirus, AntiMalware, Spyware, System Scanner or Firewall) are you USING? Have you tried booting to Safemode(press F8 on powering your PC) to see if it still restarting? Quote from: jason2074 on July 15, 2011, 01:08:34 AM

What recent changes(installed or uninstalled) before this happen? What protection softwares(Antivirus, AntiMalware, Spyware, System Scanner or Firewall) are you using? Have you tried booting to Safemode(press F8 on powering your PC) to see if it still restarting?

Haven't had any changes to it or new programs? I tried to reload windows xp but it gets half way through it and stops ...says : Page_Fault_in_NonPaged_ Area

It won't even let me into safe mode...

It is a HP Compaq...I am WONDERING if I buy a new hardrive and put it in would that fix it?http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff559023%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

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21840.	Solve : Desktop Monitor?
Answer» My HP DESKTOP monitor goes black when I TURN on the computer...a small SCREEN comes up saying the monitor is off and then it goes black before I can do anything...is my monitor out? or is something else going on? I don't have another computer I can hook it up to to test it. Any ideas?You are gonna have to test it with a different video CARD or computer. Check all connections to the DISPLAY and to the video card.

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21841.	Solve : HP input charger?
Answer» I've LOST my battery and CHARGER for my laptop. I have a hp compac nc6120 laptop, on the bottom it says input 18.5V and 3.5A. The charger is a compaq and hp INPUT: 100-240V ~ 2.4A ~ 50-60Hz OUTPUT: 18.5V === 4.9A 90W The little end adapter doesn't fit though but I have a MULTI tip adapter to make it work. Will this charger work?Yes, if center is Positive (+) and barrel is Negative (-), which almost all are. There's a small diagram on the bottom of the laptop and on the AC adapter.Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 20, 2011, 04:13:42 PM Yes, if center is Positive (+) and barrel is Negative (-), which almost all are. There's a small diagram on the bottom of the laptop and on the AC adapter. Not always...i've seen the opposite...Just to try and diminish the fear factor in the O/P's mind given the observation of patio. I have many adapters that as well as offering a variety of voltage selections also offer a polarity change. I have (because i did not know of how the device was polarity configured) just plugged it in and ALLOWED current to flow.If it didn't work as it was selected for polarity on the adapter i simply changed it to the other alternative. If the issue had been polarity it worked without any SEEMING adverse consequences to the device. Was i just lucky.Then the Op could simply eliminate that as an issue by plugging it in.truenorth Yes... i'd say you were lucky...Ouch!Now i too relieved of blissful ignorance have entered the fear zone. truenorthMaybe you'd better buy a charger, and maybe a battery too, on Amazon.com. You should be able to find these items there at perhaps the best price you'll find anywhere.

21841.

Solve : HP input charger?

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I've LOST my battery and CHARGER for my laptop. I have a hp compac nc6120 laptop, on the bottom it says input 18.5V and 3.5A.

The charger is a compaq and hp
INPUT: 100-240V ~ 2.4A ~ 50-60Hz
OUTPUT: 18.5V === 4.9A
90W

The little end adapter doesn't fit though but I have a MULTI tip adapter to make it work. Will this charger work?Yes, if center is Positive (+) and barrel is Negative (-), which almost all are. There's a small diagram on the bottom of the laptop and on the AC adapter.Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 20, 2011, 04:13:42 PM

Yes, if center is Positive (+) and barrel is Negative (-), which almost all are. There's a small diagram on the bottom of the laptop and on the AC adapter.

Not always...i've seen the opposite...Just to try and diminish the fear factor in the O/P's mind given the observation of patio. I have many adapters that as well as offering a variety of voltage selections also offer a polarity change. I have (because i did not know of how the device was polarity configured) just plugged it in and ALLOWED current to flow.If it didn't work as it was selected for polarity on the adapter i simply changed it to the other alternative. If the issue had been polarity it worked without any SEEMING adverse consequences to the device. Was i just lucky.Then the Op could simply eliminate that as an issue by plugging it in.truenorth Yes... i'd say you were lucky...Ouch!Now i too relieved of blissful ignorance have entered the fear zone. truenorthMaybe you'd better buy a charger, and maybe a battery too, on Amazon.com. You should be able to find these items there at perhaps the best price you'll find anywhere.

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21842.	Solve : Will summer heat affect my wireless network??
Answer» Will summer heat affect my wireless network? Yes! Why WOULD anybody think otherwise? In fact, it will destroy it. On shorten its useful life-span. And it has nothing to do with then radio frequencies used. All semiconductor electronics for consumer USE are meant for less that triple digit heat. The are supposed to be used indoors in a controlled environment. What got my attention is an article in a Fresno Rag that started talking about the frequencies used by the Wi-Fi devices and how the heat does not affect radio naves, therefore the heat is not a problem. Somme people do zero research. In the specs of any router, witless adapter or almost any electronic device, you will find a PAGE that says not to use the thing when the temperatures GO above 100 Fahrenheit. On make says 104. Another says 90. In any case, the damage can be cumulative and permanent. If you router overheats, turn it off. Let it cool down. Place a fan net to it.Informative! Thanks.

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21843.	Solve : SCANNING QUESTION?
Answer» Hi, All. I am new to this forum and hope to find some help. My question involves a scanner. I am running XP Home, SP3, with plenty of RAM. I recently connected a Canon MF6540 Scanner/Copier. Very good unit. The software with the Canon allows one to make scans in pdf format, Word format and a few others. Question: When I have 100 pages to scan, I want it to result in one file, to enable easy attachment to an email or for copying/moving to some other location. The scanner has an auto feed tray, which holds 25-30 originals. When this particular load is run, and a second load of 25-30 originals is inserted in the scanner, the scanner software makes separate files. Thus, if you have 200 pages to scan, you end up with 8 separate files. I need to have an end result of one file. I have the Adobe pdf viewer, but not the full Adobe program, which is expensive. The Adobe viewer does not have the facility to merge files. The scanner software will interface with Word, which might be an avenue to solve this problem ... not sure at this point. I believe this must be a common SCANNING problem. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or suggestions anyone has. Thanks to everyone in advance. Regards, BoochalHello, and welcome to the forum. I see two basic approaches here. One is to go the Word route, combining all the output from your scanning into one Word file, and then convert that file to PDF. If you have Word 2007, I believe you can save directly to PDF. If you have an OLDER version of Word, or I'm mistaken about Word 2007, you could INSTALL a PDF converter such as PrimoPDF and use it to convert your Word file to PDF. ANOTHER option would be a tool like PdfMerge, which would allow you to merge multiple PDF files into one file. Both PdfMerge and PrimoPDF are free, at least for personal use. Check the license agreement when installing for more details. Soybean, Many, Many Thanks for your response. I downloaded PdfMerge from Snapfiles.com and it works very well. Thanks again for the very valuable information. You have really solved a problem for me. BoochalGlad to hear problem solved. Come back anytime.

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21844.	Solve : Finding operating system?
Answer» I can access a hard drive externally and would like to find what operating system is on it? As I need to format it as I have a windows product key but the operating system information is rubbed out and cannot be read. If you do not know what is on it, the product key is of little value. And even if you KNEW the name of the OS, the product key may be of not value. The product key is specific for just one of many versions of an OS.I want to format the drive so the product is required but I don't know which OS to run I can access the drive from ANOTHER computer and see all the folders but don't know where to go to find the OSA "product key" is not required to "format" a hard drive with a file system. There is a communication problem somewhere. Perhaps if you told us how the drive is to be used? Or are you just trying to "recover" the product key of an operating system that is (or was?) installed on the hard drive?lol. my interpretation is that ojas has the product key of an OS that was installed on this hard drive, but cannot be booted into, and he wants to know what OS product key he has, then format and clean install the corresponding OS on this currently un-bootable disk of his. the fact that interpretations are so varied suggests a lil more detail would be helpful JXY: After rereading the thread, I think you got it right... --dahlarbear ojas25: Give the Nirsoft ProduKey program a TRY. It has capability to read "product keys" from CURRENT running operating system or non-running operating system on same or different hard drive. It will list: o Product Name - e.g "Windows XP Professional" o Product ID - "xxxxx-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxx" o Product Key - "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" o Installation Folder - e.g "I:\WINDOWS" o Service Pack - e.g. "Service Pack 3" o Computer Name o Modified Time Read the DOCUMENTATION within the above link. To access other operating systems within "ProduKey" access "File -> Select Source".

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21845.	Solve : Wireless Logitech Mouse Double clicks often??
Answer» Hi guys, I RECENTLY noticed my WIRELESS logitech mouse seems to double click on its own. I KNOW for a fact its not me on accident so I thought it was CAUSE the battery's were close to dying. With fresh BATTERIES on a fresh charge this still continues. Anyone have some thoughts on a way to fix this?

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21846.	Solve : No Sound on newly fixed computer?
Answer» So someone just fixed my computer and when I hooked it back up the sound didn't work, it wasn't SAYING there was a sound device or anything. Then something popped up about windows media manager or something and all of a sudden the red X went away and it said there was a device (I still didn't hear anything though) and then I restarted to install updates and now its back to the red X with no sound device. I waited 5 months to get it back and I would really like it if someone could help me. This is what dxdiag said before when it listed sound: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 11/7/2009, 15:21:25 Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 966MB used, 4385MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: The file c6501.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality LABS (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer. Sound Tab 2: The file c6501.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_05FE19F1&REV_A1 Display Memory: 1266 MB Dedicated Memory: 499 MB Shared Memory: 767 MB Current Mode: 1360 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll Driver Version: 8.16.0011.9107 (English) DDI Version: 10 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 7614056 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4742-11CF-D259-F5251EC2C535} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x0402 SubSys ID: 0x05FE19F1 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Revision 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c6501.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: No Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: C-Media Inc. HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Description: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device) Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No Hardware ID: USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0201&REV_0010&MI_00 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: c6501.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: No Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: C-Media Inc. HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Line In (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device) Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: c6501.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF Description: Microphone (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: c6501.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF ------------------- DirectInput Devices ------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Poll w/ Interrupt: No ----------- USB Devices ----------- + USB Root Hub \| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x005A \| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub \| Service: usbhub \| Driver: usbhub.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes \| Driver: usbd.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 5888 bytes ---------------- Gameport Devices ---------------- ------------ PS/2 Devices ------------ + Standard PS/2 Keyboard \| Matching Device ID: pnp0303 \| Service: i8042prt \| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes \| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:23, 35384 bytes \| + Terminal Server Keyboard Driver \| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd \| Upper Filters: kbdclass \| Service: TermDD \| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes \| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:23, 35384 bytes \| + PS/2 Compatible Mouse \| Matching Device ID: pnp0f13 \| Service: i8042prt \| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes \| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 34360 bytes \| + Terminal Server Mouse Driver \| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou \| Upper Filters: mouclass \| Service: TermDD \| Driver: termdd.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 54328 bytes \| Driver: sermouse.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 19968 bytes \| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 34360 bytes ------------------------ Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives ------------------------ Drive: C: Free Space: 122.8 GB Total Space: 152.6 GB File System: NTFS Model: WDC WD16 00AAJS-22L7A SCSI Disk Device Drive: E: Free Space: 113.3 GB Total Space: 114.5 GB File System: NTFS Model: WDC WD1200PB-00FBA0 ATA Device Drive: D: Model: ATAPI DVD A DH20A4P ATA Device Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:02, 67072 bytes -------------- System Devices -------------- Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_05FE19F1&REV_A1\4&243D7BD0&0&0070 Driver: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_disp.inf_1b0b3faa\NvCplSetupEng.exe, 14.00.0000.0162 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 17698552 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvBridge.kmd, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 10984 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 9509832 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\dpinst.exe, 2.01.0000.0000 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 795104 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvapi.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1074280 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuda.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1997416 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuvenc.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1714792 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuvid.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 2169448 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dum.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 7614056 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvdisp.nvu, 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 14646 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvoglv32.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 11197032 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvudisp.exe, 1.10.0045.0023 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 490088 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvwgf2um.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 3310184 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.06.0007.0062 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 170600 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod167.dll, 1.06.0007.0062 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 170600 bytes Name: nForce HyperTransport Bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005E&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&00 Driver: n/a Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&68 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&60 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&58 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&70 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005C&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F2\3&2411E6FE&0&48 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005B&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&11 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 39424 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 226304 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hccoin.dll, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:46:05, 8704 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 15872 bytes Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005A&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&10 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 19456 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 226304 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 15872 bytes Name: NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0057&SUBSYS_812A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&50 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvmfdx32.sys, 1.00.0001.6574 (English), 5/3/2007 05:29:10, 1065384 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\fdco1.dll, 1.00.0000.6574 (English), 5/3/2007 04:37:04, 201728 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvconrm.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 4/30/2007 19:11:46, 37888 bytes Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0055&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&40 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor32.sys, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:37:08, 110112 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&38 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor32.sys, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:37:08, 110112 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0053&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F2\3&2411E6FE&0&30 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 16440 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 45112 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 21560 bytes Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 110136 bytes Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0052&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&09 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard ISA bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0050&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&08 Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msisadrv.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 16440 bytes Name: AMD Miscellaneous Configuration Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C3 Driver: n/a Name: AMD DRAM and HyperTransport(tm) Trace Mode Configuration Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C2 Driver: n/a Name: AMD Address Map Configuration Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C1 Driver: n/a Name: AMD HyperTransport(tm) Configuration Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C0 Driver: n/a ------------------ DirectShow Filters ------------------ DirectShow Filters: WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,, WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,, WMV Screen decoder 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Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000 Capture ASF Writer,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll, Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, Proxy Sink,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll, Proxy Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll, WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000 VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.18000 WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000 DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6001.18000 WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000 WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000 MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18322 Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000 Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000 WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000 Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000 WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll, StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000 Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000 Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000 AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll, NetBridge,0x00200000,2,0,netbridge.dll,6.01.6001.18000 AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6001.18063 WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001.7000 AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000 Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063 File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Media Center Extender Encryption Filter,0x00200000,2,2,Mcx2Filter.dll,6.01.6001.18322 AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000 AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000 SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000 Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6001.18000 Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll, BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18322 MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices: Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000 Video Compressors: WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000 MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000 Audio Compressors: WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,, IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063 Audio Capture Sources: Line In (C-Media CM6501 Like So,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000 Microphone (C-Media CM6501 Like,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000 Midi Renderers: Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 WDM Streaming Capture Devices: C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device,0x00200000,3,3,,6.00.6001.18000 WDM Streaming Rendering Devices: C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device,0x00200000,3,3,,6.00.6001.18000 BDA Network Providers: Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061 Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061 Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061 Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061 Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6001.18322 Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs: VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000 BDA Transport Information Renderers: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18322 MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000 BDA CP/CA Filters: Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322 Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322 XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322 WDM Streaming Communication Transforms: Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000 Audio Renderers: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like S,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 ,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 DirectSound: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 DirectSound: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063 Quote from: servo925 on November 07, 2009, 01:54:14 PM So someone just fixed my computer and when I hooked it back up the sound didn't work... Take it back.I can't, they don't live in the same state.Quote from: servo925 on November 07, 2009, 01:54:14 PM ... ------------------ System Information ------------------ Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device) Description: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device) ... Since Everest is not reporting the MAKE of the motherboard, it's more difficult to get the proper drivers. Vista seems to recognize C-Media as the audio device.This is not Everest report, but DxDiag. Download, and install Everest Ultimate Edition 4.6: http://www.lavalys.com:8081/everestultimate460.exe Enter following registration code (Help>Enter product key) to make it fully functional: RHGJE-54X47-HML9C-V498I-UUMVI (it's all legal, the above version has been recently offered as a free download) In left pane expand Computer folder. Click once on Summary In upper menu, go Report>Quick Report-Summary Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post. Don't include anything under the line Debug - PCI Alright, did you try reinstalling your sound card drivers? you can try reinstalling sound card driversto have a adjustment.

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Solve : No Sound on newly fixed computer?

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So someone just fixed my computer and when I hooked it back up the sound didn't work, it wasn't SAYING there was a sound device or anything. Then something popped up about windows media manager or something and all of a sudden the red X went away and it said there was a device (I still didn't hear anything though) and then I restarted to install updates and now its back to the red X with no sound device. I waited 5 months to get it back and I would really like it if someone could help me. This is what dxdiag said before when it listed sound:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/7/2009, 15:21:25

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 966MB used, 4385MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file c6501.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality LABS (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: The file c6501.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_05FE19F1&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1266 MB
Dedicated Memory: 499 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1360 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 8.16.0011.9107 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 7614056 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4742-11CF-D259-F5251EC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0402
SubSys ID: 0x05FE19F1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0201&REV_0010&MI_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: c6501.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: C-Media Inc.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0201&REV_0010&MI_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: c6501.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: C-Media Inc.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Line In (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: c6501.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Microphone (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: c6501.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0008.1701 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 2/7/2007 05:16:52, 1298944 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x005A
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 5888 bytes

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
------------
+ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:23, 35384 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:23, 35384 bytes
|
+ PS/2 Compatible Mouse
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0f13
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 54784 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 34360 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 54328 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 21:23:20, 34360 bytes

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 122.8 GB
Total Space: 152.6 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD16 00AAJS-22L7A SCSI Disk Device

Drive: E:
Free Space: 113.3 GB
Total Space: 114.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD1200PB-00FBA0 ATA Device

Drive: D:
Model: ATAPI DVD A DH20A4P ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:02, 67072 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_05FE19F1&REV_A1\4&243D7BD0&0&0070
Driver: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_disp.inf_1b0b3faa\NvCplSetupEng.exe, 14.00.0000.0162 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 17698552 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvBridge.kmd, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 10984 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 9509832 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\dpinst.exe, 2.01.0000.0000 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 795104 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvapi.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1074280 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuda.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1997416 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuvenc.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 1714792 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcuvid.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 2169448 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dum.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 7614056 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvdisp.nvu, 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 14646 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvoglv32.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 11197032 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvudisp.exe, 1.10.0045.0023 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 490088 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvwgf2um.dll, 8.16.0011.9107 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 3310184 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.06.0007.0062 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 170600 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod167.dll, 1.06.0007.0062 (English), 9/27/2009 16:12:22, 170600 bytes

Name: nForce HyperTransport Bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005E&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&68
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&60
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&58
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&70
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005C&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_F2\3&2411E6FE&0&48
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005B&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&11
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 39424 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 226304 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hccoin.dll, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:46:05, 8704 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 15872 bytes

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005A&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&10
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 19456 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 226304 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 194560 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:03, 15872 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0057&SUBSYS_812A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&50
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvmfdx32.sys, 1.00.0001.6574 (English), 5/3/2007 05:29:10, 1065384 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\fdco1.dll, 1.00.0000.6574 (English), 5/3/2007 04:37:04, 201728 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvconrm.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 4/30/2007 19:11:46, 37888 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0055&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&40
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor32.sys, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:37:08, 110112 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&38
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor32.sys, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:37:08, 110112 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0995 (English), 7/2/2007 04:17:18, 353280 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0053&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F2\3&2411E6FE&0&30
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 16440 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 45112 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 21560 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:00, 110136 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0052&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&09
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0050&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_F3\3&2411E6FE&0&08
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msisadrv.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 16440 bytes

Name: AMD Miscellaneous Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C3
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD DRAM and HyperTransport(tm) Trace Mode Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C2
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD Address Map Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C1
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD HyperTransport(tm) Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C0
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
------------------

DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Multiple File Output,0x00200000,2,2,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Black Frame Generator,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Import Filter,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
WMT Interlacer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18322
WMT Format Conversion,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
9x8Resize,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft TV Caption Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.00.6001.18000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CBVA DMO wrapper filter,0x00200000,1,1,cbva.dll,6.00.6001.18322
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18063
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18322
WMT AudioAnalyzer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Stretch Video,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Frame Eater,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Allocator Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Capture ASF Writer,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Sink,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.18000
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6001.18000
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18322
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000
WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
NetBridge,0x00200000,2,0,netbridge.dll,6.01.6001.18000
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6001.18063
WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Media Center Extender Encryption Filter,0x00200000,2,2,Mcx2Filter.dll,6.01.6001.18322
AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6001.18000
Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18322
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063

Audio Capture Sources:
Line In (C-Media CM6501 Like So,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Microphone (C-Media CM6501 Like,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device,0x00200000,3,3,,6.00.6001.18000

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device,0x00200000,3,3,,6.00.6001.18000

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6001.18322

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18322
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18322

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like S,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 ,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Quote from: servo925 on November 07, 2009, 01:54:14 PM

So someone just fixed my computer and when I hooked it back up the sound didn't work...

Take it back.I can't, they don't live in the same state.Quote from: servo925 on November 07, 2009, 01:54:14 PM

...
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System Information
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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)

Description: Digital Output (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
...

Since Everest is not reporting the MAKE of the motherboard, it's more difficult to get the proper drivers. Vista seems to recognize C-Media as the audio device.This is not Everest report, but DxDiag.

Download, and install Everest Ultimate Edition 4.6: http://www.lavalys.com:8081/everestultimate460.exe
Enter following registration code (Help>Enter product key) to make it fully functional:
RHGJE-54X47-HML9C-V498I-UUMVI
(it's all legal, the above version has been recently offered as a free download)

In left pane expand Computer folder.
Click once on Summary
In upper menu, go Report>Quick Report-Summary
Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post.
Don't include anything under the line Debug - PCI

Alright, did you try reinstalling your sound card drivers? you can try reinstalling sound card driversto have a adjustment.

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21847.	Solve : Keyboard and Mouse help please!?
Answer» When I hold down a key on my keyboard my mouse can't move? How can I change that?TRY reinstalling generic or third PARTY drivers under mouse and keyboard. Uninstall any UNUSED drivers under keyboard or mouse that you may have PREVIOUSLY installed. For generic drivers, click uninstall then reboot.

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21848.	Solve : Computer stutters and produces buzzing sound under load?
Answer» Hi all, About a week ago I began to notice that under load (playing resource intensive games, CAD, full HD video playback, running multiple VMs) the system stutters every 5-10 seconds for about a second and a buzzing sound comes through the speakers which will interrupt any music or other sounds playing. A few times it also seems this will also happen momentarily if the system is trying to multitask. Prior to this, it ran fine for months since I built it. Resource Monitor doesn't show any spikes in any equipment during stutters and SMART statuses are all good. Initially, I was concerned about display drivers, but after re-installing twice from different SOURCES, the problem continues. Given the heat we've been having here I thought something might be running too hot, but SpeedFan says otherwise. I opened the case and dusted everything to be sure. As there was still no change I considered that the problem may in the power supply, as I've heard of similar symptoms occurring with failing PSU. Switched to a known good PSU and I'm still experiencing the same problem in the same circumstances. I'm hoping I can get a little input before I'm forced to completely troubleshoot everything. I haven't installed anything or made any significant changes to software in the last week, so I'm inclined to believe it's a hardware problem. -klifford This system: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit CPU: Intel i5 650 (2 cores, 3.2Ghz, HT) Motherboard: Biostar TH55B HD RAM: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 460 SE (driver version 275.33) HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GBYou already did the most obvious THING. Next try a different graphics cad, You may find the buzzing noise is from the graphics card.Quote I've heard of similar symptoms occurring with failing PSU Try borrowing or using a greater wattage PSU. It could either be on the driver, processor or power supply.

21848.

Solve : Computer stutters and produces buzzing sound under load?

Answer»

Hi all,

About a week ago I began to notice that under load (playing resource intensive games, CAD, full HD video playback, running multiple VMs) the system stutters every 5-10 seconds for about a second and a buzzing sound comes through the speakers which will interrupt any music or other sounds playing. A few times it also seems this will also happen momentarily if the system is trying to multitask. Prior to this, it ran fine for months since I built it. Resource Monitor doesn't show any spikes in any equipment during stutters and SMART statuses are all good.

Initially, I was concerned about display drivers, but after re-installing twice from different SOURCES, the problem continues. Given the heat we've been having here I thought something might be running too hot, but SpeedFan says otherwise. I opened the case and dusted everything to be sure. As there was still no change I considered that the problem may in the power supply, as I've heard of similar symptoms occurring with failing PSU. Switched to a known good PSU and I'm still experiencing the same problem in the same circumstances.

I'm hoping I can get a little input before I'm forced to completely troubleshoot everything. I haven't installed anything or made any significant changes to software in the last week, so I'm inclined to believe it's a hardware problem.

-klifford

This system:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel i5 650 (2 cores, 3.2Ghz, HT)
Motherboard: Biostar TH55B HD
RAM: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 460 SE (driver version 275.33)
HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GBYou already did the most obvious THING. Next try a different graphics cad, You may find the buzzing noise is from the graphics card.Quote

I've heard of similar symptoms occurring with failing PSU

Try borrowing or using a greater wattage PSU. It could either be on the driver, processor or power supply.

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21849.	Solve : reuse or rebuy??
Answer» I have an HP Pavilion elite m9040n with a dead mother board. It has 3072mb memory, 640 hard dr, dvd burner/light scribe, NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, pocket media drive bay, TV tuner, 15 n 1 card reader/tv remote, wireless lan 802.11. Vista I've been advised to just trash it and buy a new model with Windows 7. Can I recycle some of the features from the old tower (ex the pocket drive bay) to save money or will the cost of having someone install the items not be worth it? Don't know how to do it myself.Depends really. Would you be happy with it fixed? If so Just replace the motherboard they are cheap enough and certainly not difficult to replace so getting that done should be cheap. If you got the cash and fancy something new and up to date the go buy. simplze Quote from: novelgoddess on November 07, 2009, 04:26:13 PM ...Can I recycle some of the features from the old tower (ex the pocket drive bay) to save money or will the cost of having someone install the items not be worth it? Don't know how to do it myself... What makes you say the motherboard is dead? If it is truly dead, you can purchase an equivalent for $50-100 and pay someone to install it. In this case, cheaper to repair than replace.I agree with Computer_Command. You can keep that machine alive for awhile. and save money. But, here a re some ideas. Amazon and other PUT that machien a near $1400 new. That is a bit pricy. A refurbished unit with a warranty is less half the price. But for that much money, you can get a nice bare new machine with a NEWER CPU. Then salvage the RAM and HDD and DVD drive. If you just go for the mother board, think about Gigabyte. Three year warrenty. The hard part is you can not use your OS on the new motherboard. (I may be wrong on this, but something like that is what a MS agent told me on the phone) If it were me, I would think about warranty and the cost of a new OS. If it were me i'd get a 2nd opinion on why you think the MBoard is dead...Quote from: novelgoddess on November 07, 2009, 04:26:13 PM I have an HP Pavilion elite m9040n with a dead mother board. you had better make sure the reason why your motherboard was dead. of it cannot be repaired well, you have to have a new ONE.

21849.

Solve : reuse or rebuy??

Answer»

I have an HP Pavilion elite m9040n with a dead mother board. It has 3072mb memory, 640 hard dr, dvd burner/light scribe, NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, pocket media drive bay, TV tuner, 15 n 1 card reader/tv remote, wireless lan 802.11. Vista

I've been advised to just trash it and buy a new model with Windows 7. Can I recycle some of the features from the old tower (ex the pocket drive bay) to save money or will the cost of having someone install the items not be worth it? Don't know how to do it myself.Depends really. Would you be happy with it fixed? If so Just replace the motherboard they are cheap enough and certainly not difficult to replace so getting that done should be cheap. If you got the cash and fancy something new and up to date the go buy. simplze Quote from: novelgoddess on November 07, 2009, 04:26:13 PM

...Can I recycle some of the features from the old tower (ex the pocket drive bay) to save money or will the cost of having someone install the items not be worth it? Don't know how to do it myself...

What makes you say the motherboard is dead? If it is truly dead, you can purchase an equivalent for $50-100 and pay someone to install it. In this case, cheaper to repair than replace.I agree with Computer_Command. You can keep that machine alive for awhile. and save money.

But, here a re some ideas.
Amazon and other PUT that machien a near $1400 new. That is a bit pricy.
A refurbished unit with a warranty is less half the price.
But for that much money, you can get a nice bare new machine with a NEWER CPU. Then salvage the RAM and HDD and DVD drive.

If you just go for the mother board, think about Gigabyte.
Three year warrenty.

The hard part is you can not use your OS on the new motherboard. (I may be wrong on this, but something like that is what a MS agent told me on the phone)

If it were me, I would think about warranty and the cost of a new OS.
If it were me i'd get a 2nd opinion on why you think the MBoard is dead...Quote from: novelgoddess on November 07, 2009, 04:26:13 PM

I have an HP Pavilion elite m9040n with a dead mother board.

you had better make sure the reason why your motherboard was dead. of it cannot be repaired well, you have to have a new ONE.

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21850.	Solve : Abit NF-M2S Motherboard Memory Problem?
Answer» I have an Abit NF-M2S Motherboard with AMD Athlon 3800+ Duel Core 64bit processor.I previously had 2 x 1GB DDR OCZ PC5400 memory modules installed until 1 module FAILED and the PC wouldn't POST until I removed the FAULTY module.I have tried without success replacing the failed OCZ module with a Kingston module[known working] of the same VALUE but the PC wont POST and gives Long CONTINUOUS BEEPS until I remove it.With one module it will boot ok in either of the two slots but not with two installed..Any ideas?The Kingston is probably incompatible with the OCZ stick...different memory timings. You should get an OCZ match...

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