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Hi Everyone,

I am having problems with starting my PC.  As soon as the desktop comes up, my computer goes into hibernation mode.  It will start again when I MOVE the mouse but goes right back into hibernation.  On the rare instance when it does start, my anti-virus software won't work, the computer won't recognize my printer anymore, just all sorts of problems.  I totally reformatted my hard drive and restored the original programs and the same thing happens.  I've also RESET my BIOS with no results.   SINCE my PC is about 4 years old I was thinking the hard drive MAY be worn out?  I did run a scan and there are no bad sectors.  I am totally at a loss.  Does anyone have any ideas?  Thanks!Can you enter safe mode?

Check power saving settings from there and use the following tools:

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

REMOVAL tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.

I rearranged my computer, changed hardware positions and FANS.... now when i start my computer, i can't EVEN get into BIOS!!!  There seem to be no IDE devices (god knows THERE ARE LOTS OF!!!)  I changed ATA cables, already and I resettet BIOS (by CHANGING Jumpers).... it didn't have any effect.
I need my PC to finish a work...so PLEASE help me as quickly as you can!!!Reseat all hardware and make certain there are no loose connections.

I've recently purchased a 250gb HDD, USB connection.
When I try to transfer files to it, only 4gb is being recognized, the rest is "unallocated".
I have tried locating updates or upgrades for my BIOS (Aopen MX4LS), but haven't found any. My chipset is up to date.
It doesn't seem to be recognized by my BIOS, but in Windows, it shows the full volume.
What can I do, so that I can use it ?

What file system is used?

If this concerns a SLAVE drive and not a clean Windows XP install, you will have to reformat the HDD first by using Windows disk management.My other 2 - 40gb drives are using NTFS.
When I checked in Disk Management - it SHOWED the new HDD as FAT, 4gb as being Healthy & the rest of the drive was 'unallocated'.
I THOUGHT, that by pluggin' in the HDD, (it AUTOMATICALLY was set-up by Windows) - that it should be useable.
Could my system not be capable of handling more than 2 drives, 1 CD ROM & 1 CD Writer ?? Quote

I thought, that by pluggin' in the HDD, (it automatically was set-up by Windows) - that it should be useable.

i have an external dvd-rw.upon PUTTING a dvd into the drive i cant open or explore the FOLDERS that are on there.
i get the following error G:\ can not access IMPROPER function
any ideas on what to do to open the foldersdo any other cd rom disks WORK?in the drive.

Dell dimension 8300- just got this computer working again after an Unmountable Boot Volume error....all seems well except it cant read cd/dvd drive. it has power but no response.
computer isnt recognizing it.........i swapped it with a different one thinking that it was bad but this one does work either.robert lasiter......check to be certain there is a good connection on the IDE cable at both the mobo and the cd drive ........if still no luck uninstall the DEVICE ........INCLUDING any drivers associated with it .  then reboot to make sure nothing SHOWS up in the device manager ........then shut down ......reinstall the cd drive ........reboot and see if windows sees it .
You should see a message saying .......New hardware found ........... then you will be prompted to install the drivers or you will get a message saying ....the new hardware has been installed .

let us know
dl65  ok...but i cant find the device to uninstall.....where should i look?well i got it fixed.........in the set-up under boot config, i had to set secondary slave drive from off to auto and.....there it was....thanks guys

what in planet eath is ISA RJ-45. i'm doing a College PROJECT on this and i don't have a clue. please help me!alexluvsswitchfoot.....Well a ISA card is an older format which is no longer used ........but there are still some cards kicking AROUND .......
It WOULD plug in a ISA slot and allow a RJ 45 cable  to be
PLUGGED in .

Hope this helps you ........  for more info , use Google .

dl65  thanks heaps,
Alex

I flashed my award bios with a beta VERSION (Asus motherboard) and immediately went dead. I cant EVEN power up now.

Is my bios chip fried?Did the flash process fail?The flash process said it was SUCESSFUL. It did warn me that it wasnt the right bios, but since it was a beta version and it is an older second computer I went for it anyway.

What do you think? It hung immediately and now wont power up (1/2 second power up, then dead).My Asus mobo book says that if your bios is dead it then checks A:
Try booting it with a floppy that contains the original or latest bios file for your mobo.
My book goes on to say, make sure the file is renamed as P4P800.ROM (In my case)

Maybe read the book a little. Quote

It did warn me that it wasnt the right bios, but since it was a beta version and it is an older second computer I went for it anyway.

did you save the old bios to floppy....

Hello everyone, first off, i'm using a:

P4 530 3.0 ghz HT,

1 gb centon 533mhz ddr2 ram,

geforce 6600gt pci-e card,

asus p5gd2 premium mobo,

460w ps

The problem is, when I start up the computer everything loads fine, fans, LEDS, but no monitor.  Here's the confusing part.  When the KEYBOARD is not plugged in, I get 4 short beeps, with the keyboard, I get 3 short beeps.  I have tested several times to make sure I COUNTED correctly.  I have also attempted switching around the ram and taking out one or the other, but still 3 beeps, or 4 beeps with no keyboard.  I also tried taking out the video card, but still, 3 beeps.  I have no idea what's going on and appreciate the help, thanks. Quote

 
The problem is, when I start up the computer everything loads fine, fans, leds, but no monitor.  Here's the confusing part.  When the keyboard is not plugged in, I get 4 short beeps, with the keyboard, I get 3 short beeps.  I have tested several times to make sure I counted correctly.  I have also attempted switching around the ram and taking out one or the other, but still 3 beeps, or 4 beeps with no keyboard.  I also tried taking out the video card, but still, 3 beeps.  I have no idea what's going on and appreciate the help, thanks.

I have HP Pavilion 6730 computer with standard memory of 64MB and Hard drive of 10GB.  I installed Windows XP and My mouse was freezing. XP recommends 128MB.

I installed 128MB SDRAM in second slot to increase memory to 192 MB but system is detecting 64MB memory only.  I installed XP again but the new memory is not there.

Do I have to remove 64MB memory and install new card KByte 128MB SDRAM (PC100/133  168Pin ) to increse memory to 128MB?  System can have maximum memory of 256MB.hsawhney.....I would try removing the 64mb stick and REPLACE it with the 128mb stick and see if 128 mg stick is seen .........if it is then install the 64mb stick in the second slot.

dl65   Quote

I have HP Pavilion 6730 computer ....

All data synchronizing properly between computer and hanheld EXCEPT appointments.

Appointments MADE on computer do not show on device.
Appointments made on device DO SHOW on computer.

Dell Axim and Dell laptop w/ MSFT XP and Active SYNC

Suggestions?Reposting problem due to ERROR in reply email address.

All of my data is synchronizing properly between my Dell Axim and my Dell Laptop except my appointments. (USING MSFT XP Pro and Active Sync)  

I can set APPOINTMENT in handheld and it syncs to computer BUT the appointments I set in the computer do not show on the device. (The device Active Sync software will show that all is syncd)

Suggestions?

I have an HP Pavillion about 2yrs old 2.6Ghz p4, 1gig of ram, 6800oc video card. About 1 week ago my wife was telling me that the SCREEN pixelized and the computer shut down. It HAPPENED to me this morning, and now the computer will not fully REBOOT and just shuts down. Anyone have a clue what could be the problem?

Just to clarify what i am talking about, the screen has a bunch of color squares all over it before it shuts down.Check all system fans and heatsink connections.ok, i was thinking ram could be bad, what do you think? QUOTE

ok, i was thinking ram could be bad, what do you think?

, I will check your suggestion, but if it is not an overheating issue, would ram be the next test in your opinion?

I'm going to explain this from start to finish so that anyone who replies (thank you for your time and support) will be able to MAYBE better trouble shoot the problem.

I built my 1st PC, all parts are brand new, DFI Lan party Nforce4 Ultra D mobo, athlon xp 64 3000 venice core, saphire ati radeon x300se pci express vid card, hynix dual channel memory (2 x 256mb ram pc 3200), 80gb hd.

What I did and was told was wrong was I put in the 80gb hd into my current pc (the one I'm using at this very moment) and loaded win xp corp sp2 onto, the installation went great, I was able to boot up on the new hd and use win xp corp sp2, I removed the hd and installed it into my new pc after I was done putting the pc together, I learned from others on here that was my first mistake.

So, I tried installing win xp corp sp2 all over again once the new pc was together, well it got to the blue screen that says in the top left hand corner 'windows setup', then it scans and installs the drivers, and all that other stuff....2 things happen after it finishes that part, either I get a blue screen with an error that says 'Bad_pool_header' and something about checking hardware ect, or it'll just come up with blank blue screen...

So I used a win 98 boot disk, and formatted the drive, nothing is on the drive cause it's formatted, so then I CREATED a new dos partition, ect, that goes well and then I try and installing win xp corp sp2 again, same thing happens.

When I go into CMOS or system set up, the HD is detected, it says it's the master drive, has the volume number and the size (80gb), my memory is ALSO displayed and it says 524288 Kb of memory...so basically I feel I'm screwed and have no idea on what to do, I mean I just don't understand why win xp corp sp2 installed perfectly in my current pc but in this new system it's not going well at all. I'm pretty sure all the hardware is connected properly, I can't even run Linux Knopix and that's suppose to boot RIGHT from the CD rom drive.

I'm not sure if this would have any affect on anything, but I'm putting a pic of what the mobo looks like, you'll notice that the memory slots go yellow, orange, yellow, orange, well I have my 2 sticks of 256mb ram on the top 2 (yellow, and orange)....memory is detected so I don't think that is the problem.

Now the quick installation guide I got with the mobo said to put the PCI express in PCI express 1 slot, well I put it in PCI express 2 slot because the the PCI express slot was close to the Nforce 4 fan, I just didn't want it to be too cluttered so I decided to put it there instead...there's display on my monitor (mobo starting up, accessing CMOS, ect...so I'd assume that where the vid card is placed isn't affecting it, cause if the video card was in the wrong place wouldn't I just see a blank/black screen?

At this point I'm just frustrated, I was so excited to do my 1st build and about the parts I got, and now I'm just really bummed out cause I don't know what to do, I almost feel like I wasted my money, I just need some advice/help...I even tried installing the Utility CD that came with the mobo but that doesn't seem to boot, I dunno, hopefully some of you's that know lots can help.1. Discard Windows 98 boot diskette
2. Set CD-ROM as the first boot device
3. Insert Windows XP CD-ROM
4. Repartition and reformat. Quote

I'm not sure if this would have any affect on anything, but I'm putting a pic of what the mobo looks like, you'll notice that the memory slots go yellow, orange, yellow, orange, well I have my 2 sticks of 256mb ram on the top 2 (yellow, and orange)....memory is detected so I don't think that is the problem.

I have bought this computer a couple months ago and have been enjoying it with zero problems. About a half hour ago I felt like reinstalling a game of mine so I pushed the eject button on my pc tower and the tray OPENED about half way and then closed again...

Ever since then the drive icon, and the drivers and every trace of it ever have been there. I found a tweak on the net and used that and what not and got it all to come back... it SAYS the exact name of the device and shows the icon now... but it wont open.. and nor will it read the cd that's in there.

So I decided to REFORMAT hoping that it would change it back... it didnt.. now the lights dont go on for that drive either... it shows its icon in "My computer" and in the device manager it still shows its CORRECT name.. but I click on the icon and it says "Please insert disk.. ETC"

I unplugged the IDE cable, the power cable and replugged them in... and everything and still nothing.

Am I going to have to get a new one?Test the CD-ROM drive on another computer.

i have nero smartstart with nero express version 6.6.0.15-now i have burned a LOT of cd's with it and have had no problems,EVEN when burning a full 700mb-i just burned 3 cd's in a row with no problems-i go to burn a 4th cd and it gets to 100% and right before it STARTS to finalize, an error comes up saying "burn process failed"-i save an error log and on there is a message saying "Could not perform Fixation"-for the heck of it, i restart and try burning another cd and get the same error at the same time-next, i try using xp's burning software and that works fine with no problems-after that i try nero again and get the same problem-any ideas on why nero is all of a sudden doing this?Fonz:

See if you get the same results when you use the CD burning feature built in to the Windows XP operating system.   If you are not able to burn with Windows, then there may be a problem with your CD burner drive or with the CD-R or CD-RW discs.  

DocTry reinstalling Nero, also could be the file your trying to burn try another file.If this occurs each time you burn 3 CDs or DVDs, I'd say the DVD/CD-RW is overheating. Quote

Fonz:

See if you get the same results when you use the CD burning feature built in to the Windows XP operating system.   If you are not able to burn with Windows, then there may be a problem with your CD burner drive or with the CD-R or CD-RW discs.  

Doc

If this occurs each time you burn 3 CDs or DVDs, I'd say the DVD/CD-RW is overheating.

Try reinstalling Nero, also could be the file your trying to burn try another file.

i clearly stated in my post that a. the problem did not occur until the END of the burn and b. i used xp's software to burn and had NO problems so what u say is impossible

Hai, everybody,
I am having P-III system. Recently I have replaced my faulty CD-ROM with a NEW samsung one. I configured my CD-ROM as primary SLAVE to HDD. I correctly uninstal the previous hardware and connect the new one. On rebooting, Win XP detect the device and instal the DRIVER. But  my CD-ROM works fine only on rebooting the system everytime. On the first boot, it COULD not read the CD inserted, or shows folder(s) having zero byte contents .
Please help
regards - bala Quote

But  my CD-ROM works fine only on rebooting the system everytime

greetings to all, this is my first time so please forgive any mistakes. recently my pc which runs on windows xp decided that my goldstar ced 80808 cd writer was no longer a cd writer but a reader only, at the same time my norton anti-virus decided that it could no longer perform scans. this all happened at the time i got hit by a virus, which has been dealt with. are they connected, is there  any hope, can i fix my pc?There is always a way out    Have you made sure that the virus was deleted sucessfully? Not a simgle part of it is left? Have you scanned for any other forms of viruses/trojans/spyware?

[GLB]Flame[/glb]dude... i think the best way for you to do is to reformat your harddisk for you to be sure that you are free for all viruses.... Quote

to be sure that you are free for all viruses....

something popped up a little while ago just after the virus about registry values for long pathways, could that have anything to do with it?

just an update uon the removal of the cd drive , the drive(E/) is now no longer accessible, cant do anything with it

The pc reports everything a.o.k. with the cd-rw , just can't find the burner
      

Here's what my computer is doing... maybe somebody can help me out.

I TURN on my computer... in the middle of boot-up, the MONITOR shuts down and goes into permanent stand-by mod.

It does this at the load-up screen that has the WINDOWS XP logo on the black background with the sliding blue PROGRESS indicator at the bottom of the screen.  Once this screen pops up, almost instantly the monitor shuts down.

I swapped out monitors, cables, and video cards... and to no avail.

When the computer is loading, the hard-drive light flickers.  However, once the monitor shuts down, the hard-drive light stays lit.

This would make me think that because of the hard-drive light staying lit once the monitor shuts down, it might be a problem with the hard-drive.  But, I am far from being an expert on computers.

HELP!!!  (and thank you)Will it start in safe mode?I try starting it in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with networking, and Safe Mode with command prompt... again, monitor shuts down. Another note on this... It was working fine earlier today.  I turned the monitor off after working on it this morning.  I turned the monitor this evening, and it appeared to be in standby mode.  Moved the mouse, didn't turn on.  So I reboot the computer, and it's been doing this ever since.I suppose you have tried pushing the monitor button after the computer has booted into it's 'dead state'?Yes.  I hit the monitor button, and it totally turns off.  I push it again, and the monitor powers up, but in it's "walking dead" state. See if it will boot to the xp disk.What are your hardware SPECIFICATIONS?

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I turn on my computer... in the middle of boot-up, the monitor shuts down and goes into permanent stand-by mod.

Hello,

On a system that I'm working on, I'm trying to get Windows 2000 reinstalled and functioning properly.

It kept doing odd things like saying that it couldn't find certain files when in the middle of installing service pack 4 (like MSI.DL_), but not always the same file.  (So far, I've tried re-installing several times).

I then decided to try downloading the SP4 file onto my hard DRIVE, and comparing it with the one that I have on CD using the FC command.  Differences were found.

I suspected RAM, so I SWAPPED the 256 meg chip out of the computer with a 64 meg chip that I had lying around.  After downloading the SP4 file onto my hard drive again, I ran FC again.  This time, no differences were found.

Realizing that 64RAM would not be ENOUGH for this system, I found a 128 chip that I had around, and I tried the same test again.  Differences were found.  

The system is a Pentium III 750mhz with a motherboard that I'm still in the middle of trying to identify (it has an Award BIOS).  

What would be the next step in troubleshooting this?  

Thanks, QUOTE

...The system is a Pentium III 750mhz with a motherboard that I'm still in the middle of trying to identify (it has an Award BIOS).  What would be the next step in troubleshooting this?...

Does ANYONE KNOW of a scanner that will clearly SCAN a book cover with metallic-imprinted letters (ie. gold, SILVER, ETC.) w/o substantial editing?

hey everyone, im wondering if ANYONE knows whats wrong with my scanner.... its a Visioneer OneTouch 5300 USB scanner....it gets power cuz the light COMES on....i INSTALLED the current drivers and followed the INSTRUCTIONS exactly....the computer reconizes and communicates with the scanner.....

but when i wanna scan something.....i CLICK scan, and then the light on the scanner goes from GREEN to ORANGE and on the monitor screen it says its warming up the light, but nothing happens....the scanner doesnt move and the light doesnt come up......the program just freezes up after it tries to scan.....

what could b the problem and what could i do to fix it, does anyone know? im so confusedBlown globe?
I think you would do BETTER reading the scanner documentation or help files.
Online help may also be at the manufacturer's website.

I have a computer that is dead. No power even with a NEW power supply.I want to KNOW if I can remove the hard drive hook it up to another computer and save my files. Quote

I have a computer that is dead. No power even with a new power supply.I want to know if I can remove the hard drive hook it up to another computer and save my files.

HOW DO I COPY MATERIAL FROM HARD-DRIVE TO FLOPPY DISK? drag it to the floppy disk drive.......or right click on the folder you wish to save..you will see a splash screen SEND to floppy disk.....You take out the hard drive and bang it repeatedly on the diskette.
Why the big caps my eye sight is fine and i dont think people in here LIKE it when you write in big Caps. its like shouting instead of just talking normal to somone. Quote

You take out the hard drive and bang it repeatedly on the diskette.

my cpu come on but monitor, keyboard, mouse and other external unit does not come on or WORK. does anyone now what my problem is?
Tade:

When you say CPU do you mean the power indicator light is lit, or do you mean you can hear the interior fan(s) and hard DRIVE(s) SPINNING?

DocSince you are *somehow* PERSON #1.000.000 to call a PC a CPU I'll assume you mean PC.


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my cpu come on but monitor, keyboard, mouse and other external unit does not come on or work. does anyone now what my problem is?

My computer starts up and when XP is ready for me to log in, it starts buzzing. It sounds like it is coming from the processor. It acts like something is using up all its resources. Any hints? kennerphil..... Are you able to log in ?
Are you certain the "buzzing" is comming from the CPU ....or could it be from the fan or possibly the hard drive ?

dl65  I was able to login, but not anymore. I click on the user name I want, but it does nothing.

the buzzing is more like a continuous beep. I don't think it is coming from the fan, but maybe the hard drive
kernner:

The audible tone you hear may be the motherboard's BIOS beep codes.  Beep codes are a way the motherboard communicates what is wrong (it's something like Morse code, but not as sophisticated).  

If it is a continuous series of beeps that does NOT end, then try this:

* If your computer has an Award BIOS or a Phoenix FirstBIOS, the continuous audible tone indicates a memory failure.  To fix the problem, remove all memory (RAM) sticks except the one in the first bank (the one labeled bank one on the motherboard).  If the beep tone goes away, then one of the RAM sticks you removed is bad or was not seated firmly.  Add one RAM stick at a time till you get the beep tone again.  That stick may be bad.

* If your computer is an IBM, the continuous beep tone means the power supply or the motherboard is bad.  Have a computer repair shop replace the power supply for you.  If that doesn't WORK, have the shop replace the motherboard.

If the audible tone stops after SEVERAL beeps, then your system may have a Phoenix BIOS 6.x or later.  In this case, count the number of beeps and pauses between the beeps.  Write them down and let us know the number of beeps between each pause.  We will let you know what the cause is.

Doc
Take the case door off and inspect all hardware.

Thanks for hte responses.

The beep is one long contiuous beep, not a series or anything like that. I will CHECK to be sure nothing is loose inside, then the memory sticks.

Thanks againNothing appears to be loose. Only one memoey stick.

Sounds like either the motherboard or power supply.

Not that I know much about this, but it seems wierd that it starts and gets to the point to where I am ready to ogin into Windows XP HE, then it starts beepng. The curser moves but nothing happens when I click the mouse.

I was able to get in before, but it seems to be worse now.

GUESS I'll have to bring it in.Can you start in safe mode?

"Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes." Quote

The beep is one long contiuous beep, not a series or anything like that. I will check to be sure nothing is loose inside, then the memory sticks.

My computer starts up and when XP is ready for me to log in, it starts buzzing. It sounds like it is coming from the processor. It acts like something is using up all its resources. Any hints?

I'm not a computer expert. That's why I need all help from you guys. My desktop couldn't be turned on. It has 3 different things to be noted.
1. Sometimes, the desktop can not be turned on. If I push the power button, nothing happens. No sound no lights.

2. Sometimes, the desktop works properly. It can be turned on and off any time.

3. During the time when desktop can't be turned on, it occassionally makes beep sounds like it's starting and then sounds die and it will repeat making beep sound again and again. At this moment if I push the power button, it will be turned on normally. Once it's turned on, it works properly without any problems.

However, my computer cannot be turned on for 2 days already. Any suggestions? I don't think I can fix it by myself. I live in manhattan. Is there any place that can fix PC desktop at reasonable price?
Please help me.You may have damaged something by not immediatly having it taken in for repairs.

Do any of the hardware installed show signs of BURNS or do you smell anything BURNED?I don't see any visible signs of burning nor smell. I don't know if this will have anything to do with it, but the latest upgrade I did is installing DVD burner. However, the burner looks fine and work pretty well when I can turn on the computer.1. Do you recall how the beeping has started?
2. Are the system fans operating properly?
3. Is there EXCESSIVE dust build-up?

Try reconnecting all hardware and cables.
Review this article and tell me if the beep you hear appears in the list. Be certain to look under the correct BIOS listing.the beep sound is only one beep like computer starting normally. When it has problem, the computer will start itself. There's sound of fan working and one beep sound after that every things will be stop like the computer turn off. And then the fan will start again with one beep sound, then they will go off again. It will repeat like this until I push the power button. After that, everything will work fine. So I don't think it has anything to do with the bios or I'm not sure.Tony:

Sounds like it might be a power supply problem.   Have a computer store replace it to see if that fixes the problem.  Before you do this, however, check that the computer power cord is firmly plugged into the electrical outlet and is firmly plugged into the back of the computer.

Regards,
Doc
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the beep sound is only one beep like computer starting normally. When it has problem, the computer will start itself. There's sound of fan working and one beep sound after that every things will be stop like the computer turn off. And then the fan will start again with one beep sound, then they will go off again. It will repeat like this until I push the power button.

Try reconnecting all hardware and cables.  

Before you do this, however, check that the computer power cord is firmly plugged into the electrical outlet and is firmly plugged into the back of the computer.

After that, everything will work fine. So I don't think it has anything to do with the bios or I'm not sure.

I installed this adapter on my laptop so I can USE it in the hotel when I go on vacation NEXT week. I installed using the CD, put the "thing" in and everything seems to be working fine. I dont have wireless access here at home, so I dont have any way to tell if its going to work. Are there any drivers that I have to install, or was that done with the CD? Is there anyting else that I NEED to do to make sure it WORKS before I get where Im going and find out it doesnt work. Any information you can give me about this device would be great
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so I dont have any way to tell if its going to work.

What is the difference between a SWITCH and a router? I think that a router is necessary to ATTACH to DSL ( a different NETWORK) but a switch would not work, Is this correct.  ThanksHow Routers Work

How LAN Switches Work

You probably WANT a router.

Hi is there anybody out there who can let me know how to prevent the monitor from giving minute electroc shock ? can anyone tell me the reason behind this and how to prevent it ? it happens when i touch the monitor screen!!!!Well man I think it is normal. It is due to earth. Secondly there is no need to touch the screen of the monitor. You can also USE screen filter to prevent this.thanks !!! i will try to get monitor filter (screen filter) and i want to know does it affect the performance of my pc or monitor It is the static CHARGE that builds up across the face of the monitor and is due to the high voltage applied to phosphors to make them glow. The static charge itself is not dangerous but voltages inside the monitor are extremely so. All monitors and TV sets that use a CRT do this. The only way to prevent it is to not use it. If you need to clean the monitor, TURN it off and wait for at least 30 minutes for the charge to dissipate. Otherwise, You will just have to endure the small shock.I really don't know if this will help but when you turn on the monitor you should hear a noise as the de-Gaussing cuts in.

If you are in the habit of leaving the monitor on for long periods of time try using the de-Gausser and see if that helps.

I would be interested to know.

Last time I can across de-Gaussing big-time it was on a SHIP and was used as an anti-mine measure.

We stripped out the cabling and sold it for the copper content when the price of copper soared.I don't think deguassing would do much in this situation. Without getting technical, certain components build up magnetism and cause the color guns to not be true. This can cause blurred or shadowy images and other anomolies. Degaussing removes the RESIDUAL magnetism that builds up over a period of time and keeps the color guns tracking properly. It will have little or no effect on the static charge that is present at the front of screen.wear rubber shoes/and dont have sweaty hands.........how is this monitor? my one does not do ,what your ones does.?

After upgrading my memory to 512mb I keep having my monitor freeze up. I've checked all connections and they seem ok. The computer is working GREAT due to the fact that I was burning a DVD and the processing light kept blinking and when the burning program was done, I could hear the notifier telling me it was done. Any clues out there what may be the problem???  I have tried 4 different sets of ram.Test the RAM.
http://www.memtest.org/
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.aspDoes the computer have these problems while running in safe mode. Its not forced to be your RAM try this. Update antivirus and run a scan. Run a program called SPYBOT search and destroy its a free download. CHECK to see that the computer isnt overheating. take side cover of while the computer is switched off and vacume out any dust you see use the plastic end of the vacume. Run a thorough scan disk of your hard drive and lastly if still no joy go here and run the trial version of this. http://healthycomputerclub.com/Software/PCRescue/index.html.Have you disturbed the graphics card......while messing around in the case?.......reseat the vid card.....and check you have the correct drivers for it.........boot to safe mode......hold down the f8 on boot........and run this test....type dxdiag in the run BOX.

I recently baught a gforce4000 card for my computer to play 3d games. Im not a huge gamer, so I didnt want to spend the money on a high end card, this one works great. Now on to my question, I decided to HOOK my cable tv to my computer so I can watch and RECORD tv shows to my hard drive. I bought a Hauppauge WinTV GO-Plus videcard for my tv tuner. So can I use my Gforce card for gaming and my TV tuner for recording/watching shows? is 2 video CARDS possible? One AGP and one PCI, will this be a problem? is it very difficult to implement? Sorry for the cunfusing writing.. its late and Im tired.

any help would be greatly appreciated.Does the motherboard support DUAL video cards?You should  be able to. I doubt that the TV tuner card is RECOGNIZED as a videocard.  Perhaps it can not even function as a videocard. (No VGA or DVI-I connector? No videocard.)

Refer to the manual or sales person to remove doubts.

I have a dell dimension 4500 with a Pentium 4 , 1.80 GHz Processor and I wanted to upgrade.
I went to my local computer store and I bought a Pentium 4 , 3.00 GHz (Btw I showed them my computer and they said that the Processor would be compatible)
So I go home and install the processor in my computer(I was wearing a ESD wrist STRAP) I turn my computer on and it didn't turn on, so I take it thinking I just bought a bad part and I put my old processor back in and It still won't turn on!!
The light comes on the power button and on the mother board, NO fans come on ,NO beeps, NO nothing.
BTW I've tried two different power supplies.
Did you seat the heatsink properly and put compound between the cpu Heatsink. Could be the fan did you make sure you connected everything back.Sagura:

Try resetting the BIOS to the defaults.  Check the motherboard manual to see if 3.00 GHz processor is compatible.  Check that all data cables and connections to the power supply are firm and not reversed.

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I have a dell dimension 4500 with a Pentium 4 , 1.80 GHz Processor and I wanted to upgrade.
I went to my local computer store and I bought a Pentium 4 , 3.00 GHz (Btw I showed them my computer and they said that the Processor would be compatible)
So I go home and install the processor in my computer(I was wearing a ESD wrist strap) I turn my computer on and it didn't turn on, so I take it thinking I just bought a bad part and I put my old processor back in and It still won't turn on!!
The light comes on the power button and on the mother board, NO fans come on ,NO beeps, NO nothing.
BTW I've tried two different power supplies.

Sagura:

Try resetting the BIOS to the defaults.

Take it to the local computer store you bought the CPU from and let them figure it out.

Heh....that cost $$$....that I don't have.....

Try resetting the BIOS to the defaults.

So, my friend RECENTLY bought ArmA: Armed Assault for the PC to play it with me. However, upon playing it he gets this extremely weird problem, and I honestly don't know how to fix it.

So, his SCREEN looks like this when he starts it up:



He has the latest drivers. His PC specs are:

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
ATI Radeon HD 4550

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 2.70GHz 2.70GHz

Installed Memory RAM : 4.00 GB

We're honestly unsure of the problem.
What are the required specs for the game??

    Minimum specification:

    CPU: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
    RAM: 512 MB
    Graphics card: NVIDIA Geforce FX series or ATI Radeon 9500 series or higher (Pixel Shader 2.0)
    HD space: 3 GB (or more as needed for downloadable addons)
    Operating system: Windows XP or Windows 2000

    Recommended specification:

    CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
    RAM: 1 GB
    Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce 6800 series or ATI Radeon X800 series or higher
    HD space: 4 GB (or more as needed for downloadable addons)
    Operating system: Windows XP

--------------------

What we're finding weird is that I have:

Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 64bit
AMD Athlon II x2 240 Processor 2.80 Ghz
3.00 Gig Ram
ATI Radeon HD 4200

And I don't have a problem?

For the past week or so, I've noticed that every single time I start up my computer, I cannot connect to the internet. When I restart my computer (either with the RESET BUTTON or start menu), it can connect. The problem has only started recently and is terribly ANNOYING. I am using a wireless PCI card for my wireless internet. I have the AsRock Z68 Pro3-M motherboard with the TP-Link TL-WN350GD wireless card.

When I start up my PC for the first time, my device manager looks like this:



And when I restart my PC, the internet connects fine and it looks like this:


Is this a quiz?Re-install the MBoard chipset DRIVERS from the CD that shipped with the PC...
Re-boot afterwards...Which is the chipset driver?

http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=Z68%20Pro3-M&o=Win764Not there from what I can see, your board uses Intel's Z68 chipset.After some googling, I still cant find the driver for the chipset...

This is on a Gateway DX4300, Phenom quad core, 8GB DDR2, Radeon HD 3200 (onboard), Windows 7 HM Prem x64...
No beeps at boot,
I tried running only 1 module at a time swapping all 4 modules into the primary slot with no joy,
2 different 'known good' monitors,
removed motherboard battery to reset BIOS,
Is there a way to check for faulty graphics card without having an external PCI Express 2.0 ×16 graphics card to try (which I don't have)?
What else can/should I check first?
Thanks as always,
Mike
If the video was bad and everything else swords, the BIOS would make beeps. Well, that is what is expected.
Was it working fine a few days ago? Did it ever beep?

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I tried running only 1 module at a time swapping all 4 modules into the primary slot with no joy.

If the video was bad and everything else swords, the BIOS would make beeps. Well, that is what is expected.
Was it working fine a few days ago? Did it ever beep?

What does that mean?

You can also try to remove all devices from the system, even the keyboard. This means removing the poser and data to both hard drive and DVD drive. Remove all USB things.

The objective is to either get a beep of a BIOS logo on the display. Try just one stick of RAM. Swap RAM.

Try power off/on cycle several times.

You need to check the +3.3 , +5 and +12 volts on the motherboard.

One more thing. Plug in the keyboard. Turn on the power and watch the keyboard lights.

At power on, all lights flash once together.
At some point all lights will be off.
Then at last the Numlock should come on.

This is the clue that says the CPU is running and the BIOS found at least a small amount of usable memory.
But if nit does not, your CPU either is not starting or there is no RAM available.

To test the CPU, you put it into a known good mobo. That may no be easy.

This is the limit of my experience. I gave up on repairing mobos years ago.

I do believe a newer CPU  have better warranties than its motherboard.  So it would make not sense to buy a new CPU.
The price of a good motherboard is a bit more that a CPU, but it varies.

What I fear is that you need a new motherboard. But wait for another opinion. I am often wrong. 

I think I made a mistake. I think the board I have has an AM3 socket and the board I ordered has AM2+. So my CPU will not fit into the DX4300-03 board correct?

Let's hope I did not led you astray. 

Socket AM2+ is a CPU socket, which is the immediate successor to Socket AM2 that is used by several AMD processors such as Athlon 64 X2. Socket AM2+ is a mid-migration from Socket AM2 to Socket AM3 and both AM2+ and AM2 socket CPUs and motherboards have the potential to operate together. Actual interoperability depends upon other factors, especially the availability of compatible BIOS software, and some PC retailers, such as Dell, have not provided compatible BIOS versions that allow use of socket AM2+ CPUs on their products utilizing socket AM2 motherboards, such as the Inspiron 53

When ever i start my PC with win 7 (dual boot) i am getting error like "Windows has detected a hard disk problem" and when i start PC with XP i am not facing this error and everything is working fine and this started today morning when i installed a game....

Can't even find "run" from start menu (even after searching for it....and also a lot apps are changed their working......

I have scanned for malware and it has found few and they were deleted....

Virus scan has no virus.......Disk defragment done...What is the EXACT message and EXACTLY when does it appear?You can try running a hard drive diagnostic below. You will need to determine the make of your hard drive. You can do this by looking in your Device Manager or by opening the box and looking at the harddrive.

Run hard drive diagnostics: tacktech.com
Make sure, you SELECT tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: imgburn to burn .iso file to a CD (select "WRITE image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba hard drives, see here:

Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
Howdy SuperDave...

Long see...no time.Below is the error that i encounter....

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin] Quote from: thehellrider999 on June 17, 2012, 07:20:25 PM

Below is the error that i encounter....

As far as Malware goes, after doing some researching, this dialog appears to be legit. It appears when the S.M.A.R.T (Smart Monitoring and Analysis Tool) built into the drive detects an error that points to the drive beginning to fail.

If you just want to check the S.M.A.R.T status of the drive download Speedfan http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
The download link is the blue writing in the second paragraph "The latest version is SpeedFan 4.46."

Start Speedfan and go to the S.M.A.R.T tab, then select your HDD from the drop down list. Click "Perform an in-depth online analysis of this hard disk"
You will be taken to a page which will tell you if your hard drive really is sick or not.
Post back with any warning messages it gives you.

Go to the website of your hd manufacturer, download their diagnostic utility, burn it to cd and run it on your drive.

Purchase a new HDD and re-install Windows and all your apps...
It's probably too late to image the drive...i wouldn't trust it working.

Hello I am completely new when it comes to computers, I have only own one computer in my life, and its an alienware m15x laptop ( i love it).  Lately ive been thinking and i should get a desktop later in the future. SO after hitting up craigslist and looking on other websites, ive decided to just build my own, so i can get a deeper UNDERSTANDING of how a computer works. My brother directed me to new egg, and the DIY section. Now i understand that a good graphics card isnt the only thing you need. Now i was looking at a DIY combo and I looked at the mother board, which is this (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3412#sp), now my questions are posted with my analysis, then the question:
1. Ok the MOTHERBOARD says it can support AM3 Processors, like AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor. But the AMD 880G chipset says it compatible with AMD Athlon™, AMD Athlon™ II, AMD Phenom™, AMD Phenom™ II processors. Is that the same thing? and is it dual core or quad core that it can have? and how do i find what speeds are available.
2. On a related note, the DIY combo comes with this CPU (AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX), now its AMD but not Phenom or Athlon, but it is AM3. Is AM3 what determines if i can put it in the motherboard?

Now the i dont know if the questions are understandable, but I am really interested in successfully understanding the build of the computer.  One those questions are answered I may ask more. And I am extremely grateful to those who take the time to help me. In my opinion the best advice one can give you at this stage is =as precisely as you can after thoughtful consideration define what your current needs from the computer are.In other words what do you want to use it for? Also give some consideration as to what you may want to be able to do with it in the next 2 or so years. I know those questions at this point given your newness to the technology may be difficult but take some time and be honest with yourself.Once you have done that then come back and define your desires in a computer and you will get advice that addresses those desires.truenorth Quote from: truenorth on June 15, 2012, 06:21:51 PM

In my opinion the best advice one can give you at this stage is =as precisely as you can after thoughtful consideration define what your current needs from the computer are.In other words what do you want to use it for? Also give some consideration as to what you may want to be able to do with it in the next 2 or so years. I know those questions at this point given your newness to the technology may be difficult but take some time and be honest with yourself.Once you have done that then come back and define your desires in a computer and you will get advice that addresses those desires.truenorth

1. Ok the Motherboard says it can support AM3 Processors, like AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor. But the AMD 880G chipset says it compatible with AMD Athlon™, AMD Athlon™ II, AMD Phenom™, AMD Phenom™ II processors. Is that the same thing? and is it dual core or quad core that it can have? and how do i find what speeds are available.
2. On a related note, the DIY combo comes with this CPU (AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX), now its AMD but not Phenom or Athlon, but it is AM3. Is AM3 what determines if i can put it in the motherboard?

Hi all, (new here)

RECENTLY there has been some construction work going on at my place and obviously my cabinet has caught quite the cement-y dust it shouldn't have. Although I do know that I should use compressed air cans and avoid static charges. What I would like to reassure and know more is if I need to take some extra care with the genre of dust that there is.

Also, I do not have compressed air cans at the moment and was wondering if I could use my girlfriend's hairdryer instead since it has a "cool air" option in it. If not, I'd appreciate it more if it can be explained again as to why can't I use cold air blows from a dryer.

Thank youhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/cleaning-the-inside-of-your-pc/With all due respect . I think I mentioned I know about the cleaning process. Question was extended.Use whatever you like, it's your computer. Personally, I'd use something made for the job - but it's your call. Just be careful and follow as much of the instructions in the link posted above as possible.Given the nature of the pollutant (concrete dust) my primary concern would be that as you are probably aware;when the canned air is expended for more than a very brief period it will cause moisture to arise on the surface. Moisture +cement dust =concrete.So either use the canned air very briefly or use the vacuum mini attachments in the link (i use that often-but have never used them blowing only sucking). Also as part of your process try to prevent blowing on any fans to cause excessive speed on fan rotation.truenorthThe main reason vaccuums and hair dryers aren't recommended is 'cause of the huge amounts of static they generate...

Also Endust makes an electronic component cleaner that would put a slick micro surface on the interior that would inhibit it clinging to the surface...
I RECOMMEND a complete tear down however if you are going to use it.Or...there's this::

                             

                                        Quote from: Allan on June 19, 2012, 05:45:33 AM

Use whatever you like, it's ...... above as possible.

Given the nature of the pollutant (concrete dust) .......on fan rotation.truenorth

The main reason vaccuums ........ if you are going to use it.

The main reason vaccuums and hair dryers aren't recommended is 'cause of the huge amounts of static they generate...

Also a vacuum cleaner can suck air through a fan so hard it may overspeed and can destroy the bearing, and suck RAM modules out of their slots, either completely or just partly, giving rise to puzzling fault symptoms.

Just to add more "confusion" to the issue.In the many instances where i have used the "vacuum" method with the mini attachments i have fortunately been able to use a vacuum that has a variable orifice that can limit the degree of suction so i have not had to be concerned with the ingestion of cards or whatever, It also occurred to me (though i have never used the tool) and given your struggle to find suitable devices that a small artists spray paint unit (usually available at hobby shops) might give you the air blowing ability.You could tape a straw to the nozzle end and give you more directional control. Having said all this i really am attracted to the pictorial suggestion of patio's though. I see some ancillary advantage that right now with a tremendous heat level we are experiencing here it would assist in keeping me cool. truenorth

I have a very annoying keyboard problem.  Windows 7 /64bit Moboard Biostar MCP6PM2+ up to date drivers.
Every thing will go smooth for several days then out of no where the lowercase l(L) will appear up side down
shortly after that all of the characters and letters become scrambled .  At first it was possible to see a PATTERN
but;  after a time no pattern .  When this occurs reboot and all is well again.  It is getting progresivly shorter
between the flair ups.  HELP?THANKS
also I should add that I have CHANGED out the keyboard with two
others same problem..PS2 or USB or wireless keyboard? I am thinking virus infection. truenorthUsb

I'm using a Razer Black Widow Ultimate EDITION Keyboard, and whenever I press my left alt key, it acts as if I'm hitting SHIFT,alt, p,u,7,i,0,[. Whenever I press my right alt key it acts as if I'm pressing the Windows, shift, alt, /, spacebar, and  S key all at one.

I'm at my wits end, I've never encountered the problem, let along, heard of it. I've had no luck googling similar problems. ANYONE have any sort of clue as to what's causing this problem?

I should mention that my drivers/firmware are both up to date.Settings or game settings or MAYBE try another keyboard FIRST.

Hi,

Hopefully the correct board to post in, my sr1630nx pc which I have upgraded to windows vista and added more memory to sometimes gets stuck at the red compaq logo startup screen.

It has just started out of the blue and when my pc loads to windows, it is fine, but when it gets stuck at the logo, it's stuck for a while and I can't do anything but restart pc and hope it gets past it.

I have reset the cmos/bios by removing the cmos battery from motherboard already.

What is wrong now?

It's almost certainly not a Windows issue since the problem occurs prior to Windows starting to load. Did this start happening RIGHT after you added the ram?No, it did not. PC had been working fine yesterday and had been for a long TIME. This morning, I booted to computer normally and noticed said problem. Did not do anything special.

I did all the ram/OS upgrades a long time ago, before sp1 was even out for vista. I do have sp2 on my pc currently. When pc gets to windows, it is fine. Otherwise it's seems to be a problem.Okay. Since I don't have a Compaq I just want to confirm that the system locks before the Windows Welcome Screen - correct?

Going on that assumption let's check both the hd and ram first.

To run checkdisk, right-click on a command prompt icon and open as administrator. In the command prompt window type: chkdsk /r  (then press ENTER). You'll be told the disk is in use and asked if you want to run checkdisk on the next boot. Say yes, exit the command prompt window, and reboot.

To check the ram, download memtest (http://memtest.org/). Burn it to a cd using a DEDICATED .iso burning utility (http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm), make sure the cd drive is at the top of the boot order in bios, then boot to the NEWLY created cd and run the utility.

Let's see where we are after those two tests.

Also, please look in DEVICE manager - are there any yellow or red symbols? I'm guessing not, but let's make sure.thanks for the help Allan, I'll be going to do your tests. I've been on CH, posting with the same exact pc and specs for the longest time and this is the first time I've ever encountered such a problem and yes, there are no yellow or red symbols in device manager.

I see on memtest there are the autoinstaller for usb key, can I use that or must I use the pre-compiled bootable ISO?Whatever is easiest for you is fine.Hi Allan,

it seems that both memtest and the chkdsk both say that everything is running fine.  I thought something might have been unseated by accident, but i did manage to get windows to load after a few re-boots which suggest everything still in place.

this is getting a bit frustrating, if only I could find out what's wrong!! I can't just be retrying the boot hoping that one boot will work.  I'm having a similar intermittent problem with one of mine.
Study this sequence;  http://www.comptechdoc.org/hardware/pc/pcboot.html
Is it getting to Step 6?  Mine will turn off & on 0-4 times prior to the POST (Step 6).  No beeps at all.
Once it gets through the POST & the single beep, all is normal.

1.  Could be your PSU (Step 1).
2.  Could be any other piece of hardware, i.e. optical drive, card reader (Step 4).

Since it doesn't do it all the time, it's really hard to find.I'm afraid I have to agree with the above post. As I said earlier, it's almost certainly a hardware problem, and the fact that it's intermittent makes it very difficult to diagnose. I would not rule out the PSU.ok thanks Allen. Right now, I am typing this message on the same computer that was encountering said issue. But it seems to be happy now that it's in windows already.

I sure don't know why it got stuck at the compaq logo now and then and it does sound like hardware might be the cue.

But intermittent issues without a way to consistently duplicate the problem makes it hard but I'll see what I can do... unless you got better ideas .... Well, one thing you can do is not shut it off at night. My personal preference is to shut down my systems daily, but I know many - MANY - knowledgeable systems folks who rarely shutdown.See if it will go to Standby.  I sometimes have the same problem coming out of Standby & it actually takes longer than a cold boot, but won't turn off when attempting to resume.  The same components (except for cpu & mobo) were working with a different motherboard, so I suspect the mobo.  May end of replacing with a compatible motherboard so I can use the CPU & RAM.

These guys have a large variety of motherboards:  http://www.serversupply.com/
You have to do a lot of homework to find the right replacement for you but the prices are very good.Ok, I took out all the stuff -- the graphics card, and the memory and whatnot, and gave my computer a complete clean out. Then I put everything back in carefully.

Seems like the problem's gone away, but I'll just monitor it a day or two just to be certain. Didn't think that would have created such problem if this was the root cause  I am glad that you actually did a complete clean out, I was gonna suggest that. I did that to my brothers while he was at work and it was working fine.problem seemed to be gone for few days straight. Now it came back this morning.

Any more ideas? I've used the CH recommended HOTCPU program and tortured my computer for 6 hrs straight and not a problem found by said program.   Also used a program to do surface scan check of hard drive and not a problem discovered either!!!

When it does get to windows, system seems stable!!!

Hi all,

I have XP SP2 discs.
Recently I paid 500 dollars to a PC professional to build a new PC for me.
The new hardware INCLUDES Intel CPU i5, ASUS Motherboard H61, 500HDD, 1 piece 4GB RAM (DDR2).

I want to install XP SP2 on this new PC, but I am not sure if the compatibility between XP SP2 and i5 is stable enough,
I HOPE it will not cause Blue screen of death.

Please  advise me what I shall avoid if I want to try XP SP2 out

Thank you.

KittyWinXP will run on your Intel Corei5.  If your COPY is only licensed for 1 MACHINE, you cannot install it on another.
After install, upgrade to SP3.
BTW, I think your Asus motherboard is DDR3, not DR2.
You do understand that your WinXP  is likely a 32-bit & will only recognize & support about 3GB RAM.

Maybe you should tell us more about the WinXP discs you have.  I suspect they came with a Dell, HP or Compaq, etc.

Heya,

I just got my computer back home from a LAN party and I've found that all of a sudden it's developed a nasty tendency to lose power (and not power on for another second) now and then when I soft or hard-reset it.  Worse, this sometimes wipes the BIOS SETTINGS too.

The motherboard is an ASUS P5Q Premium with a Core2 Duo E8500 in it and 4GB of OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 RAM.  The fact that it's doing it whilst hard resetting makes me think it's a hardware problem, but for reference I've been running FreeBSD 9 when this occurs.  I can try reproducing the problem on Windows 7 if that helps.  Power supply is a year-or-two-old Antec EarthWatts 750W.  The cooling equipment I'm currently using has been running for a few months with no prior history of OVERHEATING, and a quick eyeball of the system temperatures whilst reconfiguring the BIOS after the first attack showed them being normal (~40C for the PROCESSOR, ~30C for the case).

I think I might have had BIOS memory issues with this motherboard before, but never anything coupled with the power going off and staying off for a short while.

Thanks in advance, and apologies for initial lack of information (it's quarter to 5 am here so I'm going to have to drag myself to bed soon!)

~ MattWhen you came  home from the LAN party something got loose. Maybe the RAM STICKS. Maybe the AGP card.

Or the maybe a cooling device separated from the CPU. Or the GPU. Check to see if the heat sink is fully seated on the CPU.

And check the PSU fan. Even a 750 WATT PSU needs the fan running. Don't smirk. A friend took a computer to a shop and they could not see the PSU fan was dead.  You have to really check it. Do as Geek suggests, since you moved computer, it is possible something came loose.
Then check CMOS battery, CR-2032, available everywhere.
If battery is good, you may have the dreaded "Bad Capacitor" problem.  http://www.badcaps.net/

i just got usb headphones which model is RHTS-8206 and the sound works fine on them and i talk into the MIC when im not listening to ANYTHING and i can HEAR myself but when i go to use steam and make a voice call it CHANGES over to the recording device of the headphones but the headphones stop putting sound out and the only way to hear anyone is to disable the recording device part of the headphones and then i cant say anything oh and i dont know if this will help but when i got to the properties of the playback device part of the headphones it has settings for the mic and the headphones SPEAKERS even though when i disable the mic as the recording device steam shows the playback device as what its using

i have a problem. one of my CLIENT computers had gone troubled. it does not turn on or when it turns on, it automatically shuts down without warning after SOMETIME. and another one, if it does not SHUT down, the whole system would rather slow down to a crawl. it would be impossible to conclude that the computer is under attack by a computer virus because it is in a frozen state by deepfreeze. i was also able to re insert the RAM into its memory slot guessing that it would be the problem but still nothing happened. now, i TRIED CLONING it from other compatible computer, it worked but after a week or so it turns back again abnormally. can somebody please help me with this kind of problem?

heyyy

so the THING is....  my mouse pointer is working in the background all the time..even if i havnt DONE anything or OPENED any windows....
i tried to check in the mouse properties...and CHANGE that to normal like here:



but still i see the pointer has the circle next to it working....when it shouldnt.....what shall i do for the mouse pointer to be normal again?

THANK again for your helpTry checking your task manager for any CPU spikes or process. Process Explorer is one software that would help you locate the specific background process. Have you tried running this in safemode to check on the difference? thank you i will check those!

Hello!

I've got 20 or so 3.5" HDDs that contain long-term storage of my backups. I'm LOOKING for some kind of case to keep them all in. Any ideas?

• I don't need to ACCESS them regularly (every few months I'll need to grab one)
• They're already 2TB drives, so I can't consolidate the data onto fewer drives
• I have static/dust bags for each drive

My wife has Vista at work and it sees it just fine. I even got a new CORD from Kindle and it didn't work. It see it in safe mode just fine. Also there are no yellow marks of any KIND in Device Manager. I rebooted the Kindle, tried DIFFERENT ports. My usb hub that I NORMALLY use for flash drives isn't POWERED, it is attached to a usb port in the rear of the computer. I have a sempron 2200+.

Hi
I am RUNNING a HP windows 7 Home Premium computer 64 bit
I have a wireless router and a hard wire LINE. The computer was running GREAT on the hard wire line and was fast.  Recently, the computer conects to the router wirelessly and , of course, it lags and is slow. I STILL have it connected to the hard wire line but it seems to be connecting wirlessly only instead.  How do I fix this?
Thank youConnecting directly on router's LAN port will disable the home network wireless for the particular computer. You can check this by going to the Network and Sharing Center or by the network ICON in the system tray.