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just INSTALLED vista business over media center edition

and my graphics card WORKS fine,, except for videos they are always too dark

i have tried BRIGHTNESS and all of the other settings but no luck

any IDEAS please??

I have a Compaq Presario Desktop that came with 256 MB of RAM. It has a Celeron 208 GHz processor. I have one additional slot for RAM that is empty. I'm running Windows XP and lately my pc is really bogged down. I got some new internet installed and the guy that installed it says I have to many programs on my pc.

My question is the internet installer says I don't have enough RAM. If I upgrade the RAM will that help my programs run faster?? How much RAM should I get?? Can I still use the 256 MB that's in my pc now and just add more to other empty slot??

Thanks!You should be able to just add another 256MB STICK in the second slot.
But we need to know exactly which stick you already have so we can get you an identical one.
In any case, while this will make your computer faster, you should really look into buying a whole new computer if you are looking for a significant improvement.Yeah I really need a new computer but I can't afford one until at least February. So I guess the memory is a good choice then?? I went to memory4all and FOUND my exact memory at a reasonable price so I guess I will try it out. I just have to decide if I want to buy a 256 MB stick or 512 MB stick.

Thanks!In the meantime you should free up some space on that HDD...this will cause slowdowns as well.
And do the regular maintenence as well including diskclean and defrag...Quote

guy that installed it says I have to many programs on my pc.

I was using my computer when the bottom half of screen turned black
as I was TRYING to adjust my vert. hold the top went and now I have a THIN line in the middle
Is there a part i can get or just trash it and get a new monitorIf it has vert. hold, it probably has vert. size. Try ADJUSTING that. If it does not work, repair or replace monitor.Quote from: Imhotep on August 27, 2007, 02:22:06 PM

I was using my computer when the bottom half of screen turned black
as I was trying to adjust my vert. hold the top went and now I have a thin line in the middle
Is there a part i can get or just trash it and get a new monitor

I have a canon Pixma MP780 and I replaced all cartridges and test page printed fine. Made SEVERAL BLACK copies and then noticed some of page was not printing well so I ran the clean nozzle and maintenance things. Now when I press black copy it prints red. Cannot GET it to print black. Have checked and rechecked cartridges ETC but have had not luck. Any suggestions?hmmm that is very strange indeed, have you tryed a SIMPLE reinstall ?Yes, I did uninstall and reinstall.

I have newly installed MOTHERBOARD(D945GCNL) and processor(PENTIUM D 3 Ghz).
I have installed windows xp. But when i SHUT down window xp it displays at the end
"it is now safe to turn off your computer." I want the computer to auto turn off when i shut down windows.

Anyone can help me? please.Go to Control Panel - Power OPTIONS - APM. Check APM is enabled.
Also, right click My Computer and CHOOSE Manage, then Device Manager. Under the Computer category, does "ACPI" appear? For example, ACPI Uniprocessor PC.
This link may help too.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

HELP! I'm confused. Yesterday morning I installed some software which required me to restart the computer. Upon restarting, nothing happened, i.e. "the lights were on but no one home", there were none of the usual BEEPS, the only noises I can hear are the fan and a "click-click", "click-click", "click-click" sound coming from the back of the computer. The lights on the keyboard were not illuminated nor was anything appearing on my monitor. I inserted the disk it came with and tried to restart it with that, but still nothing. I've read Q&A on this WEBSITE...the no Post beeps points either No power (which it has), loose card or a short, and the repetative clicking sound points to a hard disk problem. I'm confused now, which is it? And could installing software create such a huge hardware problem or could this have been a fault in the machine itself. It's only a month old and if it makes any difference the os is Windows Vista basic home The clicking sound you hear is usually indicative of a hard drive failure. Installing software would not in itself cause the problem, but the restart could have been "The straw that broke the camels back" as it were if the PC SHIPPED with a less than perfect hard drive. My advice would be to return it from whence it came, if it's still under warranty.Buscrew--Cheers me dear! You're a star!Right! Another stupid question regarding my initial posting. I rang the manufacturer tech support line this morning to request they collect my computer for repair. Before they would come and collect it they told me to take the battery out of the motherboard for a few minutes and put it back in. I did this and amazingly ENOUGH the computer started.

Can anyone tell me why this worked? I makes no sense to me, but then again I have only a very basic understanding of these things. But then if I don't ask my stupid questions I'll never learn. That batteries small but important job is to retain the SETTINGS in the BIOS...
In simple terms this tells the machine how it is configured ; what hardware is installed and what time it is...
When you boot without this info the machine struggles to right itself and loads everything in a haphazard way and usually gets PRETTY cranky as it did.

Replace the battery.
Part # CR 2032 about 4 bucks and even available at Wally World or your local computer retailer...

p.s. There are no stupid questions and Welcome to CH !

I put pictures on a CD-R (fujifilm) but my computer doesnt see it. I tried both the DVDRom and the writer. All other music movies and GAMES work fine on EITHER. Im not sure if it could be a format problem? If any one knows of issues I might try to make it work? These are my daughters baby pitures so Im pretty bummed right now. I hope I can fix it. Also, Im not a super computer whiz so be PATIENT if I have dumb questions!
Thanks for any help, HLOZAKhave you tried a different computer yet?It sounds like you didn't "finalise" the CD burn project.
The procedure is different for each burning software so we'll need to know that...
Meanwhile don't panic. DLoad and INSTALL IsoBuster. It can read these mistakes NORMALLY referred to as coasters and also retrieve your data.
When you open the CD with IsoBuster you can Extract the data back into a directory you make on the machine and then re-burn the CD without losing your pictures.
Let us know.

hi DEAR reader
i have P3 COMPAQ computer.
the power pack was spoit DUE to heavy rainfull.
then i bought new powerpack and after inerting the powerpack the PS2 mouse and keyboard stop
working and unless USB mouse and keyboard.
please help me to solve this problem

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I have a ViewSonic LCD VA1912wb monitor - USING eVGA GeForce 7600GS video card. Windows XP Pro, Intel Core2Duo 6300 @ 1.86 GHz, 2 GIG Ram

I have been using the digital side of this monitor since I BOUGHT it in December. Never had a problem. All of a sudden, the digital side stopped working and only the analog will work now. I have updated the drivers for the video card, and I try to keep all my drivers current. Could this be a setting issue? I hope. Any thoughts on this would GREATLY be appreciated. Any switches on the monitor the little ones may have been playing with ? ?

I am trying to import from my mini DV camera into my computer to do some editing. I use a pirated VERSION of AVID Xpress PRO. Or the Legit version of Ulead Visual Studio 8. But all that don't matter to my problem as it seems my PCI card no longer exsist on my computer.

I bought a sound card a while a go and it was then where the problem first appeared, but the technician who installed the soundcard was able to fix it right away.
I don't know if the PCI dissapeared the next time i restarted my computer but i do need it now and it's just not there.

I went to device manager and there is no trace of it. I thought i should probably UNINSTALL the driver and restart the computer but i don't know how (since the PCI card is not there for me to right click).

I went to BIOS and checked that USB is enabled. What do i do? I need the soundcard for both programs or they will not work. And of course, i need the firewire for the camera. So neither are dispensable.

My system is:
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Registered to:
User

55274-***-*******-23934

Computer:
Intel(R)Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
3.00 GHz, 1.87 GB of RAM
Physical Adress Extension

Sound card is (reading off the box)
Audio Extreme 5.1
innoAX (innoVISION) TM
www.inno3d.com

As for the firewire well it's "Made In China" hehehe...
USB2.0Card+IEEE 1394 FIREWIRE
Which ACCORDING to the box is supported by Windows XP

What can be done?
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I use a pirated version of AVID Xpress PRO.

Well. i've been having a few problems lately with my computer which it is responding.

*started on pc
*comes to pages which checks memory , IDE *its laggs when it try detecting IDE*
*Next SCREEN DISK BOOT FAILURE, PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
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*My DVD + CD drive doesnt respond i have connected everything right in
*I just formated my hardrive so OS on it yet. its completly empty.

Please someone help me thanks if there is no operating system on the drive there cannot be a system drive to detect,
then you will get "boot disk failure"
put your windows operating system disc in the cd/dvd drive then boot the pc depending on the boot sequence the bios will eventually find a boot sequence on the cd and begin the reinstall of windows.

you may have to enter the BIOS to change the boot sequence if it is set for only the hard drive,
then set the sequence to cd/dvd ,C , A


ater after reinstalling change it back to C , D ,A

have you changed any jumpers,
if two drives are on one ide cable one must be set a slave the other as master,
if both are set as master none will show,
make sure that the ide cables and molex power connectors are firmly in the motherboard and the back of each drive,
also make sure that drive detection in the motherboard BIOS is set to autodetect drives.
it is also not a good idea to have hard drives and cd/dvd s on the same ide cable.

okay. i have TRIED that. i FORGOT something

i have PLUGGED all DVD drive. power+IDE cable. my dvd doesnt respond when i try to press eject button , but when i pull out IDE out and i press eject it works...

help?You have either damaged the IDE cable or managed to insert it upside down...try another cable.
And post more details on exactly what drives you have and how you have them hooked up before we can assist further...
Example: i have 2 hard drives on IDE1 jumpered as master and slave and a DVD on IDE2 as master...etc.

Hi I have a Toshiba Tecra 8100 Laptop and I have an issue with it. It seems that my battery didn't hold a charge before. So I bought a new one. The problem was fixed and then it started to happen again. Now I can't use my laptop(without the cord) unless if I charge it first and then the charge won't hold for LONG. Any ideas? thanksHmm when you got the new Bat did you leave it to charge for a day or two yes. I left it for LIKE close to 3 days chargingIt may be the POWER cord/charger itself that went bad.
If you have an authorised Toshiba repair facility near you take the old battery to them and they'll TEST it ...normally for free. If the old battery charges up you need to replace the charger.
Don't tell them this if you don't have to they are prety expensive. That way you can shop around.

There is no DISPLAY on monitor ng on System. System beeps for 2 -3 times. Durin swtich on, KEY board and monitor flahses lights, system beeps 2-3 times.
Could some help on this.
welcome kapilsri to CH forums.

before we GET started, it would help US if you could post some details about your make and model perhaps?

also, what OS?

I recently put together a computer which, when I push the power button, starts to power up for 3-4 seconds, makes a couple of quiet ticking noises then shuts off. It will then automatically try to power up again and repeat this process until I switch it off at the wall. It never makes it FAR enough to display anything on the screen when it is doing this. Once I have switched it off at the wall and back on again, it usually boots up fine and operates as normal.

The computer has a E6750 proccessor on a Gigabyte motherboard (P35 chipset) with a 250GB SATA harddrive and 2GB of RAM. At first guess i would say there must be some thing wrong with your power suply.... Did you remember to use thermal compound on this build ? ?
Is the heatsink/fan combo fastened securely ? ?
Did you use all the MBoard standoffs REQUIRED ? ?

I am working on a GATEWAY 835GM Desktop Computer. The motherboard is an Intel (Big Lake) 945G Motherboard with built on video. The original problem with the computer was causing the display to go haywire. It was obvious to me to install a video card. So I purchased the PCIE 16 Geforce N6200 video card and installed it. EVER since then, when turning on the computer there is no output to the monitor (about %50 of the time). Everything powers up, just no output to the monitor. The other %50 of the time however, everything works absolutely perfectly. It appears to be TOTALLY random, the only slight pattern I have noticed is that it appears less likely to work after the PSU is unplugged from the wall. I have reseated the memory, etc. In the BIOS I have the video output changed from Auto to PCIE 16. Any comments or ideas would be great! Thanks in advance!Did you re-seat the vid card ? ?Yes I have re seated the video card numerous times. I was inclined to test the power supply however I recently noticed that when I remove the new graphics card and run in off of the old built on video it seems to start up %100 of the time. Its almost as if sometimes it chooses to run the video off of the one card and sometimes off of the built on video. I think I will try restarting with the new card until it doesn't show up and then switching cable to old build on video to see if that's running (taking over). Will let you know asap. I tried this and it makes no difference. When the video doesn't show it makes no difference which jack the monitor is plugged in to. Even after no video at startup if I switch to the other jack it makes no difference. Also, this has been tried with multiple monitors. Try the card in another slot.
The card may be failing also test it in another machine...I have no other PC's with a PCI Express Slot in it. I will RMA this new card with newegg get a replacement and try that. Thank YouI just found this website http://www.mysuperpc.com/vcu/troubleshooting_video_card_problems.shtml in which the guy talks about the exact problem i'm having. He calls it the "video card boot problem". One thing he says to consider is whether the PSU is sufficient to supply everything. He goes on to describe other fixes but I'm just curious on whether you think I may be putting the PSU over its limit with this card. I believe the PSU is only 230 Watts, however this is a wimpy card. Could I be pushing it over the limit to where it occasionally has trouble booting? Visit eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 and get a solid NUMBER on how much power your hardware needs. 230W is a rather small PSU for modern desktop computers.

Are you saying the computer works with the new card about 50% of the time?

I think maybe I am going over the limit for the PSU. Thanks for that site! I am going to go buy a new PSU and see if that makes a difference. To me it seems to be about %50 of the time. However after reading that site I LISTED previously, it may be more of a hot or cold thing than a chance thing. I will get a PSU and RMA replace this vid card. ThanksDo yourself a favor and don't buy a cheapo $30.00 PSU.

Its a Dell Dimension 2400 Computer. Prob is that EVEN when i go into safe mode it says 100% cpu usage. constantly with nothing running at all. Any ideas?how much Ram do you have? could be an error with windows, should have bought a Mac lol... YEAH check ONE of your ram cards has not come loose ?

I am not sure but i reckon you could have spyware or some sort of VIRUS have you tried a virus scan ??

Lets us no your computers full specs


And be glad you did not buy a mac Go into TASK Manager and click the Processes tab and the top. This shows all current processes/programs running on your computer.
Find the one(s) using the most Memory and find the ones using the most CPU and post it here.and also, if it says system idle process, don't bother.

now i'm not sure what's the problem, but taskmanager sometimes reads that process and displays it to your cpu usage.

otherwise, do what Carbon said.

hi folks can i take you back to my prob yesterday. The box that APPEARS is titled windows INSTALLER and the message reads " preparing to INSTALL" but nothing else happens. I am on microsoft professional and the documents have been on a few months. some of these docs i open every day ( that was until sunday) when i GOT this hitch. any suggestions would be most welcome. thenks in anticipationDo you have the disc for WORD ? Back up your doc's and reinstall if you do !

Hey guys my first real problem!
Ok this may take a while but I am stumped.....

Now in my work in my office there is three computers running on thier own network, two 98's and 1 Xp MACHINE...... They both print to the same printer.....

Now as I work in a solicitor we use a program call opsis CASE MANAGEMENT system basically this allows you to work from precedents....

So when I say want to write to the client I HIT letter to client and it merges the client details into the letter and then I manually type the body of the letter, now this program is also meant to no whether the letter should be printed out on headed pager or plain paper generally it does, but the girl who is using xp is unable to print headed, I have changed the tray in printer set up still nothing prints to what EVER tray it wants, I have tried printing from word without opsis running in the background and it prints fine.

So would anybody know how to resolve this issue, I believe it’s a problem with opsis....

How can I find the board specs (for when the computer arrives).
But the person on ebay said "Intel 965 and 975X socket 775 Motherboards" only. Mines an alienware PCI Express Motherboard with Intel 925XE Chipset
And what makes a PROCESSOR good. GHz, Cache or somthing ELSE.
I emailed a computer friend of mine and he said, that I wont need to upgrade my processor because it will play most games/ programmes, how it is.
Is this right.
Cause, I don't want 3ds max 6 or half life 2 being slow, when I'm using them.
And what's good in a processor, cause everyone seems to go of topic when I ask
Thanks
Get a dual core, the Pentium 4 is still fine but a dual core will make a massive difference.
What's good in a CPU: more cache helps, more GHz or clock speed helps, a higher FSB helps if you have the motherboard to back it up, and dual or quadcore is also good.
Basically, if you're BUYING a new processor now, look for Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad, or the Pentium Dual Core series.Quote from: saint_hades on August 28, 2007, 04:44:33 PM

How can I find the board specs (for when the computer arrives).
But the person on ebay said "Intel 965 and 975X socket 775 Motherboards" only. Mines an alienware PCI Express Motherboard with Intel 925XE Chipset

Anyway, I installed a new 80 gig HD to take the place of the aging 40 gig in my older PC operating Windows XP. I used clonning software to duplicate the old drive. I planned to use the older HD as additional storeage. But, now, after booting off the new drive (I think, as it is designated as drive 0, master. And the old drive set to drive 1, slave in the bios) it loads everything else off the old drive as it is designated C:

Under DISK Management I see I can change drive letter DESIGNATIONS but, since the old drive is set at C: I am unable to change it or reformat as it is still used by some software. I want to replace it with the new drive (currently F:) then, use my old drive for further storeage.

What to do now?

What do you mean "it loads everything else"?

You cloned the 40 GB onto the 80 GB drive, right?

The 80 GB drive is an exact copy of the 40 GB drive in every way?

If you remove the 40 GB drive altogether, does the system boot from the 80 GB drive?

If the answer to these questions is "yes",

disconnect the 80 GB drive

reconnect the 40 GB drive

boot from a floppy disk

format the 40 GB drive

connect the 80 GB drive as master

connect the 40 GB as slave

The now blank 40 GB drive is ready for use as storage.

Does it boot from the 80 after the 40 is removed ?

Answer is no. It does not get as far as the welcome screen. Comes to a hault just before.

I thought my proceedure would be an EASY way of going about this without BUYING backup software. Maybe not.How did you clone the 40 GB drive? You mentioned cloning software.

Whenever this procedure is used it involves re-setting jumpers...i think what happened is you successfully cloned the old to new and re-booted without changing jumpers...
Contrex's FIX above should work first time...
If they don't remove the 40G ribbon cable...make sure the 80G is jumpered to master and try again...

Note: Some drives have a " master with slave present" setting...if this is true in your case this is how the 80G should be jumpered.

Hi - I am having a problem with my HP Photosmart All-In-One Printer (model 3210xi). For whatever reason I can not get the printer to print on two SIDES of the paper. I have followed the directions exactly as outlined on HP's owners MANUAL and on their web page. Although I select "Two SIDED Printing" from the menue and CHECK the box where it says "Print Both Sides" it will just print out the pages in consecutive order (1,2,3,4 .. etc.) rather than print either the odd or even numbered pages first. I am using an iMac ver. 10.4. The directions are very INTUITIVE so I can not understand what is wrong - is it me, the printer, or the computer? Any and all help will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance - John

MY usb Flash drive cant open after recognised by the system(XP).On trying to open it,it reports,"Disk not formatted,format,yes or no"on clicking yes,it says,"Windows cant format this disk!"
pls can one GET any free software that can repair usb flash drive related problems.If yes,i'll like to know the the site.
I'll realy apprecite any help.
Ill Pm u a link....

If you type the name of the flash drive problem into google you may be able to find the DRIVERS you needXP doesn't require flash drive drivers...

Is it new ? ?
Is there INFO on there you need ? ?
Have you tried it on another machine ? ?Try MS USB Flash Drive Manager:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94991901-bfc4-485e-bcae-c9df0accdaae&displaylang=en

Use the properties tab to view and change settings. Incidentally some of these DEVICES have a locking switch on the case, CHECK to see if it is locked.

I have purchased a new Saitek Eclipse KEYBOARD for my pc. The old keyboard plugged into the back of the cpu via a PS/2 connection. The new keyboard has a USB connection. I unplugged the old keyboard and connected the new keyboard in the USB port. It works for everything except when I want to play my on-line game (Lord of the Rings Online).

I thought it MIGHT be that the game is looking for the keyboard at the PS/2 port, so I tried rebooting several times with the new keyboard plugged in. Still doesn't work. I also tried uninstalling the game and reinstalling it to see if it might reroute with the new connection. Still doesn't work.

The main purpose for getting this new keyboard was to play this game. I need help!

Thanks,
Melinda~Did you install the drivers for the new keyboard ? ?There were no drivers to install. No cd in the BOX. Looked at their website and it states that it's plug and play, no drivers necessary.Are you running Vista ? ?

Even if not go to Control Panel /System/Hardware/Device Manager...find the keyboard listing right clik it and select remove.
You will get a warning message...ignore it and re-boot.
Windows will automatically re-install it.

See if this improves things.No....running XP. Plugged the keyboard into my husband's computer and it works FINE. *sigh*

Tried plugging into 2 different USB PORTS....still works fine everywhere except when it's time for the game to load.

I will try to uninstall the keyboard drivers. We'll see what happens.Just so you know it's best to use the rear USB ports for any device acting up...it's a known power issue on tons of machines out there.Still doesn't work. Bummer.
We'd need to know the differences between your husband's and your machine to tell any further...
If it works on his that means it's not the keyboard at fault.Redefine the controls of your keyboard from the game? or reinstall the game... Just a thought.

I am having problems when I start my computer. It does not want to boot. The only way I can get it to boot up is if I MANUALLY force it to boot from the hard drive. I think this is an indication that a piece of hardware is going because I made sure there was nothing in the CD Rom Drive when it wouldn't start. Also If it helps anyone the other day the computer COULD not find the operating system the first 3 times I tried to start the computer, and then magically the system was found again. I have an HP Pavilion Notebook with an after market hard drive so it may just be time to get a new hard drive again. Has anyone experienced a similar problem? i would get a new hard drive but it sounds like a very very bad virusSeanbond why are you talking about viruses? Nothing in phleba23's post suggest a virus.

phleba23 exactly how are you forcing it to boot?
Do you know the make of the hdd? If you do, download a hdd diagnostic tool from the manufacturer.I am making it book by hitting esc in the first few moments of booting and choosing the booting order, I am not sure of the hard drive type but I installed it so I can open the computer back up and find out. Thanks you.
Oh and I did run another Virus Scan. No Viruses.I agree with Deerpark. Use the free utilities from the drive maker's website to check the HDD.
The other things you can check as well before SPENDING any money:

DLoad and run MemTest to test the RAM. Let it run a few hours. Any ERRORS and you have bad RAM

Also try to borrow a known good PSU and swap it into your MACHINE. If the symptoms go away it's time to replace the power supply.

Post back with your results of the above and we'll go from there...Quote from: patio on August 12, 2007, 09:24:09 AM

Also try to borrow a known good PSU and swap it into your machine. If the symptoms go away it's time to replace the power supply.

Would ANYBODY be ABLE to tell me if I could use a card with a MCA BUS on a PCI slot?

Thanks.No - It won't FIT in the PCI slot.With the appropiate amount of force it will...


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My DELL Optiplex GX270 running XP Pro now 3 years OLD freezes at the Welcome screen. I can restart it 2 or 3 times using the most recent good config etc. but it will eventually freeze within the first 20 minutes usually. I have REPLACED the power supply, then the hard DRIVE with fresh INSTALL but still the same. Is it the motherboard?

Hi,
Which one should I get, a new processor/ motherboard OR new graphics card.
This is my computer http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280145841009&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
and this is the processor/ motherboard http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUN-INTEL-6-0Ghz-Pentium-Dual-Core-16XPCI-E-Mobo_W0QQitemZ120154704393QQihZ002QQcategoryZ131530QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem and this is the graphics card http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-GeForce-8800-GTS-320MB-SLI-PCI-Express-DX10-NEW_W0QQitemZ260154489363QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I'll end up buying both, but which one should I get first.
Thanks
PS will they work in my computeri would go for a processor

but list your pc specs and one of the pros will tell you what you need most ! Get a new CPU, new motherboard and new graphics card.
But not that CPU and board, they're older technology, not good performance, and expensive.Right. Change of mind.
What motherboard will work with the Intel E6600 duo.
And were can I get one cheapAny Socket 775 motherboard that support Intel Core 2 Duo will work with the E6600.
Here's a good board that SUPPORTS Core 2 and SLI.INTEL Pentium D 6.0Ghz & 4MB L2 Cache << not true no such thing *

Pentium D 6.0 gHZWill this one work.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Socket-775-PT890-775SE-MOTHERBOARD-LGA775-1066MHz_W0QQitemZ230163835285QQihZ013QQcategoryZ108978QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And if it does, will my OLD processor still work with it, because I may not be able to bye them both at once

Of topic, how do you have writing as a link, insead of having the link
ThanksExactly, but in the minds of Ebay sellers 3GHz dual core --> 6GHz dual core.
Quite how they work that out I don't know, but it's a VALID point.
I overlooked it - too used to just halving the speeds all the time to get past that.
Edit: yes, that board will work fine with either processor.
And to have writing as a link, use {url=yourlink.com}your text{/url} and replace { with [, } with ].
Hope this helps.Thanks Calum,
Big help as always.
I'll get my computer person to fit the motherboard, and I'll bye the processor when I can

Thanks again, everyone who helped me
ByeYou're welcome.
Feel free to post back if you need more info and advice.I've brought the motherboard and it should be coming soon.

One problem I have, I don't the internet on my new computer.
My sister has taken the wireless (so I could keep the monitor), and I just wont to ask, do any of you know how to set up wireless and what I need to bye- last time my computer man did it all but I don't want to pay him to do it if I can easily do it
Thanks

I have a problem with a Cannon Printer printing grayscale graphics as a brownish Sepia tint. I have tested the print with MICROSOFT Word 3000, Word Pad, on a Windows XP system. The hardware noozle test also prints the grayscale little blocks with a brownish tint. I replaced the Black ink CARTRIDGE with a NEW one and no change. Does grayscale use just the black ink? Does anyone have any ideas or how to CONTACT cannon Support?

Ok i just plugged in my extrernal philps dvd and its not playing dvds , and in my computer its being read as CD-DRIVE....... any thoughts on how to fix this.....

my drive : DVD-DRIVE Update Driversdoesnt have drivers....Google the serial number and you should FIND driversA DVD drive will report itself to Windows according to the last type of media that was used in it...
Another fine example of how Bill G thinks he's smarter than the rest of the World.
Re-boot...put a DVD in and play something and re-boot and see how it is being identified to prove this,
If it's ACTUALLY refusing to play DVD's there may be other issues...you need to post what player you are running what type of DVD this is and where this DVD was scarfed from to go further...hey patio

Theres a link to the dvd-drive in my 1st post ... and sorry i didnt explain to you what i had already done ... i did try that method rebooting with a dvd in , didnt work i also tryed disableing in it in bios . that didnt work ..... im trying to run a game ...... dvd-rom of course , doesnt read or anything just flashs and thats it ..... i have a internal up and running at the moment , but i need to port for my harddrive so it cant stay there for to long .....

cheers GUYS So this an external that's giving you fits ? ?Quote from: patio on August 29, 2007, 07:27:32 PM

So this an external that's giving you fits ? ?

Hi all,

I got a CANON Laser Shot LBP-1120 printer but it only print out black PAGES only while I proceed to the printing command. I am using Window 2000. Any suggestions to solve it? Please help! Thanks!
1. New INK cartridge

2. Clean the head

3. Reinstall (i love that one)

4. Wait some one will help Blanck or Black, that is the question, or is it blank?lol i went with blankYes, I changed a new cartridge already and it's the same. And then, I cleaned the roller and all area around the cartidge, I re-installed the print driver and it still prints the full page black page, just like the paper is permed into black even THOUGH the margin part, fully in black. I scanned with the Norton Anti-virus and no virus were found. However, 2 days ago, I NOTICED the printer was a bit strange. When it printed, the image is blurred (but the cartridge actually is full) and 1 hour later, I printed the same thing and it was 100% neat.

I bought a WD MY BOOK Premium ES Edition HD to backup several of my office PCs and laptops. I was told at the store I purchased from, this would not be a problem. Specifically, I told them the application was to go to each PC and back up data. I was told that I could name each of the PCs(or hard drives) and back them up at will; by name. I have been looking all through this new drive and the support site for it and I have found no mention of this capability.

So before I take it back to the store (BEst Buy) I would like to know if there is indeed any way to make this WORK for the above application. Does anyone have any advice for this or how they would backup several devices not all on a network.

Thank youYou ran into a Salesman...
But more details would be HELPFUL...when you say backup how are you doing it? ?
What software do you plan on using? ?
How many machines ? ?
What is the frequency of the backups ? ?Quote from: patio on August 29, 2007, 07:50:21 PM

You ran into a Salesman...
But more details would be helpful...when you say backup how are you doing it? ?
What software do you plan on using? ?
How many machines ? ? guessing 5-12 OR I am pretty scared of this Comp.
What is the frequency of the backups ? ? (software) << what type are you going to be using again ? Did You know you* will have to buy this "extra" $$ ....probably did not come with your computer...

... So..I am looking for a client softare that I can install on each machine that I hope at a reasonable price will allow for incremental backups, scheduled events etc. Does anyone have a software that will do all of this?

I was SITTING at my desk in work when my computer screen dimmed and TURNED a slight purple... Perhaps some one here knows why ? I have had this fault when the monitor cable becomes slightly loose. Try re-seating the connector.LOL MADNESS thanks! dont know why i never thought of that Well that was simple enough. Congratulations on your achievement.I am at HOME actually, thanks for the nice comment.Quote from: mektek on August 30, 2007, 02:35:00 AM

I have had this fault when the monitor cable becomes slightly loose. Try re-seating the connector.

Power supply?

I’m not totally sure what’s wrong with my computer.
I have a PM8M-V motherboard
3.0Ghz p4 CPU
2 GB RAM
6200 Graphics card
Raidmax Stagitta case w/ 420W power supply.


I had everything set up in a case and got it to turn on in the BIOS but I lost interest and didn’t do anything with it for awhile. When I came to revisit I found that the power supply had died so I bought the new case.
Well, it’s not turning on. Sometimes (about 20%) I’ll get the lights to come on the front for half a second, the fan sounds like it’s starting and then nothing HAPPENS.
The power supply is set correctly to 115V. I don’t have a multimeter, though I suppose I could get one if I had to.
Does this SOUND like it’s most likely a power supply problem, or did something happen to my other components? Maybe I magically don't have something hooked up right? I've checked and re-checked a million times though.



Suggestions: (1) You may want to consider purchasing 184-pin DIMMs along with your motherboard if your existing memory is not of this type. (2) Be sure that you are USING a Socket 478-compatible processor with this motherboard.

3.0Ghz p4 CPU pretty damed sure thats a775 cpu~socket.......... look here 1st, then Listen to Patio or the hidden GX1-Man



MSI PM8M-V - motherboard - micro ATX - P4M800

CNET product brief

The MSI PM8M-V is a VIA UniChrome P4M800-based, PC motherboard. Compared to other PC BOARDS on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $50. This motherboard supports Pentium 4 and Celeron processors that use the Socket 478 interface. This board supports up to 2GB of memory.

Hi i recently bought a new graphics card (nvidia fx 5200) for my old pc, it only has a 1.5 ghz amd proccesor and 256mb of rami decided long ago that i would leave me new mac game free, as it is a company computer and it doesnt look good having games all over your pc when your doing a presentation.
Anyway i installed it fine and disabled my old built in vga card and it was running fine, apart from my old vga takes up 16mb of ram even tho it isnt doing anything, this might not sound much but several games that require 256 Ram wont work because of this 16 Mb short fall, is there anyway of entirely disabling this built in vga without cutting it out with a saw?Look in your BIOS for an option to disable it.
It's often in a section called something like ONBOARD peripherals, and is SOMETIMES called onboard or integrated graphics, VGA or display adapter.
Also, consider upgrading your RAM, 256Mb is not a lot, especially for games.yea i disabled it trough my bios but it still eats up that 16mb, and i cant upgrade my ram, my motheboard wont take anymore even tho it came with 2 ram slot ONE already FILLED with 256 ram...Download, unzip, install and run Everest Home Edition
Everest

Select Computer>Summary from the left HAND screen.
Right click in the right hand screen & select Copy All
Paste the details in here.Your MBoard maxes out at 256 MG of RAM ? ?

Is this a 486 ? ?436? yes it does max out at 256 but i never get this due to my built in vga...

I recently got this old laptop from a friend,, I know what the PROBLEM is but I can't seem to find the CMOS battery to fix it.

Does anybody know where the CMOS battery is on this model? I have taken most of it apart and there doesn't seem to be a CMOS battery ALTHOUGH I know there is ONE on it somewhere, I need to replace it.Have you traveled to Sony's site ? ?
Most manuf. have owners MANUALS online that you can DLoad...I use Google a lot when asking questions, I rarely resort to asking on forums unless I have practically searched everything I can, Googling doesn't do much good for this laptop

And looking on the manufactures site would be the first thing I would do.

This laptop has an Intel Pentium 3 processor running at 850MHz. which means it left sony's site ages ago, hence I am asking here.

Here are its specs for anyone who is curious.

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/notebooks/0,1000000338,10001509,00.htmTry Here

But instead of entering the info you have posted here use the info on the service tag thats on the machine.
This contains ALOT more info including date of manufacture etc.

Hope this helps.

Hi there,

I am want how DATA is saved in USB data traveller. Waiting for quick positve
reponse.


Regards,

Mumtaz Ali

Hyderabad, Pakistan

Hello Machachar.

Are you asking how to save things on your USB data traveler or are you asking how it WORKS?Removable storage has been around almost as long as the computer itself. Early removable storage was based on magnetic tape like that used by an audio cassette. Before that, some computers even used paper punch cards to store information!


Punch cards like the one above had holes that the computer interpreted as specific info

We've come a long way since the days of punch cards. New removable storage devices can store hundreds of megabytes (and even gigabytes) of data on a single disk, cassette, card or cartridge.


If your asking how to save it, it should be plug and play, if not go to my computer it will be like j://DRIVE or somthing

my computer OWNS i haven't really had any problems with it, i've had it over a year now and i keep adding little bits to it, nothing crazy. Its still running like the day i bought it.

Great?Off topic !

Its not Off Topic at all, my PC is loaded with hardware.

Check it out.....


• Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 590 SLI
• Athlon 64 X2 6000+ CPU
• Quad SLI
• NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
  
• NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
• 4GB (4x1GB)CORSAIR XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader
• 320GB SATA-II

^_^

I'm not sure which is more useless - Quad-SLi or 4GB of RAM.
Of course the 6000+ is supposed to take the crown, but if the computer is OVER a year old, then it's ok.
If it's anywhere near 12 months old, then you made a huge mistake with going AMD.

Everyone is harsh on here !!

Can anyone tell me how to ungrade, or update my sound card? I have windows xp if that helps!!!!!You can UPGRADE your sound card by purchasing one that is compatible with your current operating system. Find one at any computer or retail store that carries sound cards. Make sure your computer meets the MINIMUM system requirements for the new sound card.

You can update your current sound card one of two ways...

1) Visit Windows or Microsoft Update for updated hardware DRIVERS for your installed sound card

2) Visit your sound card manufacturer's website for an updated driver RELATED to the sound card you currently have installed

I HOPE you found this information useful...This doesn't happen to be related to your Sims 2 problem, does it? If so...that has nothing to do with your sound card. Just curious.

Im using a SOCKET 370 motherboard and using a Pentuim3 at 933mhz....what types of CPU's suitable for me up to what GIG??and can i use a LCD monitor for it? SINCE im using a CRT now..thanks.. waiting for your replys...Here's a lot of info on the 370 socket and cpu's compatible with that socket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_370#Support_Socket_370_intel_processors_chipset_information

The 370 socket or any processor can be used with an LCD monitor, you just need to make sure you have the right connectors either through your motherboard or a graphics card to HOOK up a LCD monitor.

Dear Experts,

I was using the PC and suddenly, my monitor get turned off, but the light on power button changed the color from green to orange with dark on the monitor and there was "POWER SAVE"...and something said "NO SIGNAL..". Now, I cannot use my PC because I tried restarted the PC but still turned off...How to fix this problem? Can anyone help me for this..

I am very appreciate for your HELPS..

Thanks,

NatashaHello Natasha.

It's like foning your favorite car MECHANIC and telling him/her that your car won't start and asking what you can do... His first question will be "Whats the make and model?"

So the first question about your monitor is "What's the make and model?"

This fault is 'generally' caused by damage to the connection cable, or incorrect plugging but may be caused by heat STRESS or a video card problem. We could accept some details of your pc as WELL, the more info you supply the better chance of us being able to come up with a reasonably sane diagnosis..

Thanks.Hi,

Thanks for your reply. My motherboard is ASUS and the videocard is NVIDIA but I dont know the exact serial since the PC is turned off. However, the monitor is MINFO. The monitor is connected to Video Card. The video card include all components in the PC Case itself is more than 4 years old. What do you think?

Thanks,

Natasha At 4 years old it may be the vid card going bad.
Did it display any other weird symptoms prior to this such as strange lines and or colors ? ?
The best way to diagnose this would be to first hook up another monitor...if the other monitor does the same thing then it's probably the vid card failing.
Do you know anyone in your area you can borrow a vid card from ? ?
If so swap it in there to confirm the card is the problem...

Quote from: laptop_guy on August 10, 2007, 05:30:06 PM

no but the guy i bought it off of PUT a RADEON 7500 graphics card, and an ultra speed dvd/cd/burner in it
I've downloaded graphics drivers

Quote from: laptop_guy on August 10, 2007, 05:30:06 PM

no but the guy i bought it off of put a radeon 7500 graphics card, and an ultra speed dvd/cd/burner in it
I've downloaded graphics drivers

The guy you bought it from did NOT put a radeon 7500 graphics card in it, the manufacturer did.

My HDD on my Toshiba Dynabook satellite laptop got bad,i bought a new 40GB Toshiba HDD(MK4032GAX).
i've REMOVED the old one,inserted the new one in place.I put the laptop on but nothing displays on the screen.But the HDD led remains on INDICATING that it is being accessed.But the screen seems dead.
But on removing the HDD the Screen comes back.But reports #HDD0 error!
I DONT know whether there is any special way to installing the NEWLY bought HDD.Please i will be sincerely grateful if anynoe could offer me a help.!You do have an other HDD for Windows do you?

Jonas Normally.....and I say normally because I'm not 100% positive on all notebook systems, all you gotta do is swap out the HDD and reinstall Windows on the new one. If you're getting no video or you don't even know if the computer is POSTing then check the System Setup or BIOS screen without any HDD to SEE if there are any options for a new HDD on the system. You could also try resetting to Defaults in case anything changed in there........if all that fails, then u might've bought a bad HDD.Well you did install windows on the new one?
It could be that the BIOS is blocking the HDD I had the same problem with a DVD reader a while ago.

Jonas You should have a CD that shipped with the new HDD...boot with this in the drive and use the utilities to prepare the drive for an OS install...No i have not installed any O/S on the newly bought HDD.
If i insert it in the laptopm,the laptop starts with the HDD led being on continiously,the CPU fan working,but the Screen is blank.
On removing the HDD,the Screen Shows up.I dont know what to do.
Needed urgent help.Without an OS you can't do much.
Set you BIOS to boot from disk.
Insert an OS drive and you're good to go.

Jonas I've set the the BIOS to boot from HDD,but nothing sems to work!
Quote from: patio on August 09, 2007, 10:18:53 AM

You should have a CD that shipped with the new HDD...boot with this in the drive and use the utilities to prepare the drive for an OS install...

Have you tried to reseat the cable for the monitor or even try the monitor on another computer to see if it still has the same problem?

Hi
I had a problem with my computer switching off, and I was told that this was because my PSU was not working properly. I decided to have a go at replacing the unit, and bought an x power atx 450td to replace a 300 watt PSU.

I installed the PSU, connected everything, and all hardware is working fine, exept that I have no output to my monitor. The mother board is a 20 pin connection, which holds my graphics card and has no other power supply. other conections are to the dvd WRITER, dvd drive, floppy, and hard drive. All appear to be working fine, but I can't be sure about the hard drive.

from memory the computer spec is

pentium 2
160 gb hard drve
windows xp sp2
ATI radion 9200 Graphics card

Thanks in advanceDoes the vid card have a 4 pin power connection on it ? ?
If so you need a 24 pin PSU to run that card.Quote from: corneilius on August 06, 2007, 11:36:01 AM

... the dvd writer, dvd drive, floppy, and hard drive. All appear to be working fine, but I can't be sure about the hard drive.