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| RAM | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I have an ASUS motherboard which supports 4GB of RAM.When I first bought my PC, I was using 4 stick ...
A: If you have the model of the motherboard, go to the ASUS web site and check the specs. If you are ...
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| Emachines T6524 computer constantly crashes without waring. Tries to restart, and hangs, beeping! | 10/5/2008 |
Q: I have an emachines T6524 computer. I first added RAM, and had no problem. I never had any problems ...
A: Afraid I cannot recommend HP computers. At one time Packard Bell had the worst reputation for ...
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| Emachines T6524 computer constantly crashes without waring. Tries to restart, and hangs, beeping! | 10/3/2008 |
Q: I have an emachines T6524 computer. I first added RAM, and had no problem. I never had any problems ...
A: I'm afraid your problem is the fact that you bought an eMachine. If you will review some of my past ...
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| can you retrieve pictures from an old tower | 8/3/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure what the tower part of the computer is called, but can you retrieve pictures from an ...
A: The pictures and any other personal data in your old computer is on a component called a hard drive. ...
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| video mode | 8/3/2008 |
Q: i have ati radeon on my laptop and all new pc games don't start saying that the video mode is not ...
A: If you are using XP, go to 'control panel>display' and select the 'settings' tab. Then slide the ...
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| Format Hang | 7/31/2008 |
Q: Bought a new motherboard, memory and same processor with same dvd, dvdrw and harddrive. I cleaned up ...
A: You can buy a USB floppy disk drive at most computer stores for around $20. I got around the ...
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| can't use recovery disks after lightning/thunderstorm | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Zick: I have a Toshiba 1405-S151 running Windows XP. I left the computer (turned off) plugged in ...
A: What you need to do is repartition your hard drive. There is probably a lot of 'clutter' on it that ...
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| Format Hang | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Bought a new motherboard, memory and same processor with same dvd, dvdrw and harddrive. I cleaned up ...
A: Did you repartition your old hard drive or just reformat it? The partition was created with another ...
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| Hardware problem ? | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Just came across your site. Do not know how old it is. I have a PC with AMD motherboard. I need it ...
A: I started my web site about 15 years ago as a school project. I have had a lot of fun with it but I ...
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| Laptop Temperature issue | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Karl, What is the correct temperature range of a normal working laptop? Also is there a way to see ...
A: Some computer BIOS chips (and accompanying 'setup' programs) give you options for viewing and ...
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| Laptop Temperature issue | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Karl, What is the correct temperature range of a normal working laptop? Also is there a way to see ...
A: There are two critical temperatures in ANY computer - motherboard temp and CPU temp. They normally ...
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| Sound card | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I recently picked up a virus which resulted in the blue screen of death. After reloading windows XP ...
A: You have a very common problem. The Realtech AC97 sound chip is installed on a wide variety of ...
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| emachines reformatting | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I reformatted an emachines desktop with XP but cannot activate it because I cannot get online ...
A: You can obviously get on-line or we would not be talking. Therefore, use whatever service you are ...
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| matching ram | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I have a pc with 2 gigs of DDR ram,I want to put a video card in it.My question is does the ram on ...
A: The RAM 'on-board' a video card is totally independent of everything else in your computer. It ...
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| HP a450n shows no sign of booting up. | 7/20/2008 |
Q: I cannot get my computer to boot. The only message I receive is 'no video'. I am unable to check ...
A: First, I am sorry to inform you that HP makes one of the most unreliable computers on the market - ...
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| computer shutts off itself | 7/17/2008 |
Q: my cpomputer shutts off by itself the computer tech replaced the motherboard,fan, and power supply ...
A: Sounds like you may have a problem with the A/C power in your home. If the voltage is low or the ...
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| HP Pavilion x1963 | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I have a HP Pavilion x1963. The other night, I left the computer on when I went to bed. The next ...
A: First, I like your name. Guess the fact that I named my only child Wendy (and I love her dearly) ...
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| Replaced Power Supply, Monitor stays in standby. | 7/14/2008 |
Q: So I noticed my fan was starting to go out, then it actually went out, my power supply would start ...
A: Hey Randy, AMD gives you more bang for the buck. If you want me to go into detail I can. I have ...
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| HP Pavilion laptop | 7/13/2008 |
Q: My problem was that I would get to the windows load screen and stay there.. forever. If I removed a ...
A: The XP Upgrade is a FULL version of XP. You just need an earlier version of Windows available to ...
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| Computer Disaster | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I bought a new PC recently which came without an operating system but had separate installation ...
A: A missing pin on the hard drive (IDE) connector is normal. When you first turn your computer on, ...
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| HP Pavilion laptop | 7/13/2008 |
Q: My problem was that I would get to the windows load screen and stay there.. forever. If I removed a ...
A: The upgrade will work with any old copy of Windows you may have or can borrow. I use my 98SE disk ...
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| Replaced Power Supply, Monitor stays in standby. | 7/12/2008 |
Q: So I noticed my fan was starting to go out, then it actually went out, my power supply would start ...
A: Check this out first: http://3btech.net/spat6432babo.html I've been using Newegg and Geeks for ...
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| Cmos Battery | 7/11/2008 |
Q: Our old P/S2 says the battery is dead when we went to start it up again to retrieve some files. I ...
A: Motherboard batteries for the vintage computer you are talking about became extinct around 1995. In ...
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| Replaced Power Supply, Monitor stays in standby. | 7/10/2008 |
Q: So I noticed my fan was starting to go out, then it actually went out, my power supply would start ...
A: From all you have said, it sounds like you did fry your processor (the main component on your ...
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| Wrong specifications showing | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I have an Intel E2160 processor which has a core speed of 1.8 GHz, but when I right-click "My ...
A: The 1.19 GHz number is your FSB (Front Side Bus) speed. FSB is a printed circuit fed by a master ...
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| Annoying noise | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I have a simple or dumb question. I have a DELL Optiplex GX260, Pentium 4 with Windows XP ...
A: If it is a 'vibrating' kind of noise, check your CD player to make sure you haven't left a disk in ...
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| MSI or EVGA Motherboard | 7/4/2008 |
Q: Kindly help me out to choose which motherboard is better to buy,I know this depends on many factors ...
A: If I were you, I would go with the MSI board. On the surface they are both exceptional motherboards ...
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| BIOS upgrade | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I'm no computer whiz, but I've gradually upgraded my 6 year old PC with larger hard drive and more ...
A: As the old saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it!'. The only reason to upgrade a BIOS is if ...
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| DDR1 Ram Support. | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I have a Intel 845 Motherboard and RAM installed on it is DDR1 266Mhz. Can I Install 1GB DDR1 RAM ...
A: You CAN mix DDR1 boards of different speeds on the same motherboard in most cases. However, the ...
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| OS | 7/1/2008 |
Q: With all this technology why hasn't MS put their OS's on EPROMs on the motherboard. Sure would ...
A: Interesting idea, but Microsoft is not in the hardware business (including BIOS chips). Also, ...
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| Computer shuts off automatically | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I have a computer that I built with an Intel Duo Core 2 processor. I've always left it on but ...
A: You should never leave your computer on all the time. Fans and hard drives will run constantly and ...
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| TV Tunner | 5/31/2008 |
Q: What is the best TV tunner to buy for my computer, one that works? I have a new computer.
A: Go to Geeks.com and order a "MCE TV Philips 7135 PCI TV Tuner Card with Remote Control" for $25. I ...
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| AMD processors | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I want to buy and HP Tablet model No.HP TX1499US. I'm going to take this back to India... however ...
A: I have always had good luck with AMD 'Athlon' processors - and do not understand what being in India ...
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| Access to Desktop Hard Disk | 5/21/2008 |
Q: Karl: This is a "screwdriver and hammer" question, but I hope you can help. I am attempting to ...
A: First, I assume we are working with IDE drives - not SATA? If so, this is the drill: You need a ...
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| My PC Fan??? | 5/21/2008 |
Q: Why is my PC fan/s always running...that is more than usual??? It seems ever since the weather has ...
A: You have 2 important fans in your computer and they should both be running all the time your ...
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| fan on computer running | 5/20/2008 |
Q: and thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I have noticed that the fan on my computer ...
A: There are two main fans in your computer and both of them are very important. The first one is on ...
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| Installing XP OS when LAN card is present | 5/19/2008 |
Q: My PC used to run nicely(XP OS, 512MB RAM, 40GB HDD). But due to virus I want to format my PC and ...
A: I agree with your first diagnosis that the problem is in the motherboard. The fact that a tech got ...
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| Hard drives and RAM | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I am looking to make my desktop faster and safer. We have a ton of pictures stored on there and ...
A: A bigger internal hard drive will not have any effect on the speed of your computer. Therefore, buy ...
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| Access to Desktop Hard Disk | 5/17/2008 |
Q: Karl: This is a "screwdriver and hammer" question, but I hope you can help. I am attempting to ...
A: You must have an old Compaq system or something similar. Most screwdrivers that come with bits in ...
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| Driver problem | 5/16/2008 |
Q: I have recently needed to reformat my computer. I went from Vista to XP and I have an nVIDIA GeForce ...
A: Hey one more time Ricki, The light is starting to come on. I have purchased, locally and on-line, ...
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| sound | 5/16/2008 |
Q: i just formated my computer, and there is no sound, when i got to "device maneger" in "my computer", ...
A: When you reformatted, you erased the drivers for your sound chip. Some computers come with a ...
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| Driver problem | 5/16/2008 |
Q: I have recently needed to reformat my computer. I went from Vista to XP and I have an nVIDIA GeForce ...
A: First, I do not think the driver has anything to do with your computer shutting down. Lots of ...
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| change a cd drive | 5/14/2008 |
Q: my granddaughters Compaq computer died, but the cd drive worked before it died. My husbands HP ...
A: The answer is yes - but both HP and Compaq computers are a pain to get into and change out CD ...
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| Hard drive upgrade | 5/10/2008 |
Q: Karl: I plan to replce my 30GB hard drive with an 80 or 100 GB drive. I need irection as to what to ...
A: You have an 'IDE' hard drive and put up to two IDE drives on your internal IDE cable. Also, you can ...
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| cd (d:\) drive | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I am unable to burn cds because Windows Media Player does not recognize and any cd: drive as ...
A: Hey Bill, There IS NO installation CD for a CD or DVD player/burner. They are all plug-and-play. ...
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| Machine hangs on Internet | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I am relative newbie hoping that someone can help me with my problem - I've googled for days and ...
A: Considering everything you have done, a hardware issue would be my next guess. You have a pretty ...
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| cd (d:\) drive | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I am unable to burn cds because Windows Media Player does not recognize and any cd: drive as ...
A: As with any computer problem, the difficulty is either hardware or software. First, make sure your ...
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| Windows 2000 upgrade or install on HP Pavilion 6736 | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I'm trying install Windows 2000 on an HP Pavilion 6736. The Windows Millenium previously installed ...
A: This is not a cop-out, but I would either upgrade to XP or stick with 98 SE. I've had some bad ...
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| Machine hangs on Internet | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I am relative newbie hoping that someone can help me with my problem - I've googled for days and ...
A: My first thought is a software problem caused by disk fragmentation or an excessive number of ...
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| acer aspire e380 crashes when converting files | 5/3/2008 |
Q: ive just bought a new acer aspire e380 and when converting files mp3 to aac,and also various movie ...
A: I have bought a number of ACER Aspire units and have had great luck with most. HOWEVER, as with any ...
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| t6216 power switch | 5/2/2008 |
Q: did you get answer on power switch hookup? i have same problem. thanks ANSWER: Hey Jim, Refresh my ...
A: First, the motherboard doesn't really have "wires connected" until you connect them. The wires you ...
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| computer restarts after 3 minutes | 3/24/2008 |
Q: When I use a usb keyboard and mouse my computer restarts after 2-3 minutes. When I use a PS/2 ...
A: In my BIOS the path is "Integrated peripherals>Onboard devices>USB keyboard/mouse support". If you ...
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| lan | 3/21/2008 |
Q: do ineed to have both slave and master computers on and a screen for each computer to transfer files ...
A: Yes you do. Also, you need to have them both assigned to the same workgroup and have 'file sharing' ...
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| no boot ASUS A8V-XE mb | 3/20/2008 |
Q: My A8V-XE mb system has been working since August. Just would not boot up last week. NO glow from ...
A: By some strange coincidence, I built exactly the same system for myself (ASUS A8V/AMD Opteron ...
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| Drivers | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I recently bought a laptop and noticed that there are two pieces of hardware that do not have ...
A: I logged on to HP and checked the driver download section carefully and, you are right, there are ...
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| Burn DVDs: Hardware recommendations? | 3/17/2008 |
Q: I bought a Creator 9.1 XE DVD-burning disc when the pre-installed in Creator 6 in my Compaq Presario ...
A: Haven't updated my site in a while so it must have an old eMail address in it. Thanks for alerting ...
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| Using Roxio Creator 9 to burn DVDs: Which formats? | 3/16/2008 |
Q: I bought a Creator 9.1 XE DVD-burning disc when the pre-installed in Creator 6 in my Compaq Presario ...
A: It is not your software, it is the age of your DVD burner. The DVD -R process was the standard ...
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| Failure booting | 2/10/2008 |
Q: I recently bought my own parts to build a computer. I have done this before with much success. This ...
A: 99 times out of 100 processors work. In your case, however, that may be the problem. You can buy ...
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| Failure booting | 2/9/2008 |
Q: I recently bought my own parts to build a computer. I have done this before with much success. This ...
A: Afraid I have been there and done that many times :o) Most obvious problem occurred to me a couple ...
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| pc fan noise | 2/5/2008 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 3000 (about 2 years old) which gets very noisy as the office temperature ...
A: There are two main fans in your computer and both are very important. The first is the fan (or ...
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| Ethernet card | 2/5/2008 |
Q: I was given a computer with XP installed but no network card. I put one I had, a Realtek RTL8139 and ...
A: The Realtek should have worked fine. I have had problems on computers that did not have Win XP ...
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| Notebook COMPAQ Presario 1200 upgrade | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I have mentioned notebook and would like to upgrade it ,especially for gaming(if possible). The ...
A: Trident is a good video adapter and since it is built into the motherboard, it would be very ...
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| No picture... | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I recently installed an ECS AMD690GM-M2 Socket AM2 Motherboard, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor ...
A: First, make sure you plugged the 4 pin CPU power lead from the puwer supply into the motherboard. ...
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| pc freezes and restarts itself | 2/1/2008 |
Q: these are the parts of my PC (below) and my psu settings (end), It isn't a specific brand, we chose ...
A: The first thing I would suspect is the MSI PCI Express video card. Try switching to an ATI or ...
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| PC keeps stopping | 1/31/2008 |
Q: My PC keeps stopping - it boots up fine, then after about 5 minutes it just stops and hangs. ...
A: Your processor could be overheating. Go into your BIOS setup and chech the 'hardware monitor' page. ...
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| Notebook COMPAQ Presario 1200 upgrade | 1/30/2008 |
Q: I have mentioned notebook and would like to upgrade it ,especially for gaming(if possible). The ...
A: If it is running OK with ME, XP probably would not improve things much. The best way to speed up ...
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| Toshiba laptop upgrade | 1/29/2008 |
Q: My friend Sarah has a Toshiba laptop with a 30 gig hard drive, 1.80ghs processor, 256 ram. Can she ...
A: Notebook RAM is a little trickey. If she is lucky, her RAM is installed in a little compartment on ...
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| my PC is hanging | 1/29/2008 |
Q: i have a pc at my home.with the following configuration AMD Athelon 2800+,RAM 512 MB DDR,AUSUS ...
A: Follow-up, Bad sectors cannot be repaired. Running a surface scan with 'scangisk' may temoorarily ...
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| HD Replacement | 1/28/2008 |
Q: Karl, I recently dropped the laptop I use for work. The HD, as a result - along with 2 yrs worth ...
A: I went to the Dell site and did a search for the Latitude PP04S and came up with nothing - so I ...
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| Computer Stuck | 1/28/2008 |
Q: My desktop PC stuck all the time while I am working. I had Vista ultimate edition but because of ...
A: Answers to your questions: 1) It is possible for diagnostic software to overlook problems - ...
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| Computer Stuck | 1/27/2008 |
Q: My desktop PC stuck all the time while I am working. I had Vista ultimate edition but because of ...
A: The clicking sound is almost a sure indication of a defective hard drive. If you let it continue, ...
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| hard drive problems | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have an old Gateway 500XL, that was running slow, so I did a speed disk and lost power during it. ...
A: Sounds like your File Allocation Table is messed up. Before you do anything else, go into your BIOS ...
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| usbstor.sys | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I know you've heard this before, but I'm having a hard time trying to get the usb to work, throw's ...
A: I have found over the recent years that device errors are normally the cause of the device itself - ...
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| upgrade memory | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a 1GB memory module for my Dell Dimension 4700 desktop. There are 4 slots ...
A: It doesn't make any difference which slot you put it in as long as you purchased a DDR2 board of ...
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| XP vs PCI slot weirdness | 1/22/2008 |
Q: Recently I upgraded my PC had have had some strangeness concerning my PCI slots and an Augidy PCI ...
A: First, XP Pro is much smarter tha9 98SE on figuring out what is going on in your system. If ANY ...
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| upgrading | 1/19/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 year old computer with a S3 64 meg AGP video card. 2 Ghtz, 1.5 Gig of Ram. I want to ...
A: You have a nice system and should keep it (unless You just have to have a new one). Like I have ...
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| noise | 1/18/2008 |
Q: i use my computer for recording guitar and vocals i take a cable out of my sound card into a mixing ...
A: You probably have an impedance mismatch between your on-board sound and your mixer. You can try one ...
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| upgrading | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 year old computer with a S3 64 meg AGP video card. 2 Ghtz, 1.5 Gig of Ram. I want to ...
A: Your no 1 item has been deactivated so that takes care of that. The no. 2 Sapphire, with 512MB of ...
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| Losing time on internal clock | 1/16/2008 |
Q: I have two different computers that keep losing the time on the internal clock. One loses exactly ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but if your battery is OK you probably have defective clocks. Since two of ...
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| computer symptoms/problemsþ | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if any of my scenario goes to your expertise, but any suggestions to fix ANY of the ...
A: You win the prize for the longest question I have ever received. In fact, it is probably at least 3 ...
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| New PC build will not boot or even POST after working fine for a day | 12/13/2007 |
Q: My PC is a totally new build, all parts bought brand new. I was able to connect all the connections ...
A: Looking at the simple things first, the two most important things in any AMD system are a good power ...
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| Bootup and OS problem | 12/12/2007 |
Q: I have Sempron 2500 with gigabyte motherboard ga -k8vm800m-r2, 512 mb ddr ram 40gb ide hdd. Since 8 ...
A: In the first place, your config.sys file has nothing to do with booting up into windows. If you can ...
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| USB Issue | 12/11/2007 |
Q: Ihave an old Compaq Presario R3000 Notebook. Sometime in the recent past I have aquired a problem ...
A: Unfortunately, the symptoms you are having are indicative of a bad USB controller on your ...
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| IBM PC 300GL 6563-boot from cd-PROBLEM | 12/10/2007 |
Q: i have a IBM PC 300GL 6563, infected with a virus, operating system is xp, the infection doesnt ...
A: There is no such thing as a BIOS setup that has no 'boot sequence' selection. Look harder. Even if ...
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| Can't Boot Up (continued) | 12/7/2007 |
Q: "Neil, I'm not sure where to start here, so lets, just for the heck of it, start with your RAID ...
A: More RAID info from Red Hat: "Level 0 -- RAID level 0, often called "striping," is a performance- ...
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| Can't Boot Up | 12/6/2007 |
Q: Hey Karl, I built my computer about a year ago. My specs are as follows. DFI Lanparty NF4 ...
A: Neil, I'm not sure where to start here, so lets, just for the heck of it, start with your RAID ...
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| Can't Boot Up | 12/5/2007 |
Q: Hey Karl, I built my computer about a year ago. My specs are as follows. DFI Lanparty NF4 ...
A: Sounds like a solid PSU (I didn't notice it in your hardware list before) and your RAM is probably ...
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| Can't Boot Up | 12/4/2007 |
Q: Hey Karl, I built my computer about a year ago. My specs are as follows. DFI Lanparty NF4 ...
A: My first guess is you need a better power supply. If you don't have at least a dual fan 400 watt ...
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| Dell Dimension 4100 upgrade to xp | 12/3/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 4100 running win Me. I have win xp (not an upgrade version) that I would ...
A: I have upgraded PIII computers of several brands to XP with no problems - including BIOS issues. My ...
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| T6216 power button hookup | 12/3/2007 |
Q: I unhooked the power button wires that go from my blue power button to the motherboard. there are 3 ...
A: The only PSU wires that go to your motherboard are the large ATX power connector and the 4-wire 12 ...
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| Corrupt File | 12/1/2007 |
Q: Hey, I keep the message: "Windows - Corrupt File The file or directory C:\$MFT is corrupt and ...
A: MFT stands for "Master File Table" and is associated with your NTFS (New Transfer File System) disk ...
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| Lexmark X6170 installation problem | 12/1/2007 |
Q: I've had a Lexmark X6170 All-in-One for a couple of years now but i haven't had it hooked up to my ...
A: Just log onto Lexmark.com, go to support, and download it. After sitting up as long as it has, your ...
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| Corrupt File | 11/29/2007 |
Q: Hey, I keep the message: "Windows - Corrupt File The file or directory C:\$MFT is corrupt and ...
A: On most computers, there is no such file or folder as '$MFT'. I think you have a virus or spyware ...
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| PC Boot Problems | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I can't get my PC to boot. I've stripped it of everything except the dvd drive, the floppy reader ...
A: Sounds like you might have a motherboard problem. What brand is it and how long have you had it? ...
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| Dell dimension 4100 upgrade | 11/28/2007 |
Q: I have the 4100 dimension with win 98 and win xp running. Firstly I want to add a new hard drive and ...
A: Instead of going through all of that, why don't you just buy a whole new computer and keep your ...
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| PC restarts seems | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I have upgraded a windows 98 PC by putting a new motherboard, power supply, CPU and Ram. PC starts ...
A: Your BIOS setup should have a CPU temperature monitor. If the temp is over 40 deg C that is ...
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| Mixing memory - Single / Dual Channel mode | 11/26/2007 |
Q: Pentium 4 2.8ghz / 800mhz fsb / 512kb cache / windows xp / 4 memory slots that can be single or dual ...
A: I have found that the AMOUNT of RAM on your computer is much more important that the SPEED. What ...
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| BEST BUYS I GOT THE BLUES NOW.... | 11/22/2007 |
Q: I was having problems with my ac plug so I brought my pc into Best Buy to get fixed under the 3 year ...
A: I think I see what is happening now. The AC adapter plug that was loose is built into the ...
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| BEST BUYS I GOT THE BLUES NOW.... | 11/22/2007 |
Q: I was having problems with my ac plug so I brought my pc into Best Buy to get fixed under the 3 year ...
A: I have had VERY bad experiences with Best Buy also and quit dealing with them a long time ago. When ...
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| Hp Laptop wont turn on but blinking blue lights | 11/20/2007 |
Q: "I've had my laptop for a year now its an hp dv2050us...I was just wondering if theres an answer ...
A: I had the same thing happen to an old Sony laptop and a technician told me there was a short in the ...
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| New PC | 11/20/2007 |
Q: . fellow allexperts.com expert. I'm in a much different field. I am getting ready to build my next ...
A: I have been an AMD fan since the beginning of time and I would recommend any 64bit dual core (X2) ...
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| windows hangs | 11/17/2007 |
Q: when installing win xp home computer hangs when formating hard drive, replaced, mother board, ram 2 ...
A: The steps I follow are to first verify the presence of the correct hard drive in your BIOS setup and ...
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| problem regarding graphic card and power supply | 11/17/2007 |
Q: i recently buy a graphic card (8400gs ) ,it is unable to detect by cpu,i tried all soulutons like ...
A: The first thing to do if you are replacing an on-board video with a card is to check your video ...
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| problem regarding graphic card and power supply | 11/16/2007 |
Q: i recently buy a graphic card (8400gs ) ,it is unable to detect by cpu,i tried all soulutons like ...
A: You did not give me enough information to answer your question. Which OS are you using? Who is the ...
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| XP to Vista - Internet Problems | 11/16/2007 |
Q: I recently upgraded from XP (SP2) to Vista Home Premium. My internet connection stops working after ...
A: The fact that you are able to connect for a while means your operating system, network card, BIOS, ...
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| nVidia TNT2 32MB PCI | 9/11/2007 |
Q: Ok. this is nuts. i got a HP XG833 system. Everything in it works fine but i got tire of the ...
A: I would look one more time in your BIOS under peripherals. I don't think I have ever seen a setup ...
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| DVD Burning | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I recently burned DVDs of my own project for friends (using -R and +R) but several of them were ...
A: The answer to your second question about a universal blank +R/-R recordable DVD disk is a definate ...
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| DVD Burning | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I recently burned DVDs of my own project for friends (using -R and +R) but several of them were ...
A: The overall world of CD and DVD recording is a mystery to a lot of people - including me. Just ...
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| Replacing motherboard in emachine | 9/8/2007 |
Q: My daughters mother board and power supply died. It was a T2682. I have installed a new power supply ...
A: Are we having fun yet?! Was about to go put my feet up and watch a movie on my big-screen Sony - ...
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| Replacing motherboard in emachine | 9/8/2007 |
Q: My daughters mother board and power supply died. It was a T2682. I have installed a new power supply ...
A: Hey Judy, Did you do what I suggested about the motherboard 'bench test'. Also, did you use the ...
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| upgrading | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I have 5 year old pc - 2.0 GGhtz, 512 meg. of RAM and 64 meg S3 PCI video card. I want to update ...
A: First, the best video cards for the money are NVIDA and ATI - and the best prices on them are either ...
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| puter won't start | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I have a 1 1/2 yr old gateway,amd 64 athlon from bestbuy. I was having a " no signal" problem and ...
A: First, "no signal" can mean lots of things - from power supply to processor. I don't know how ...
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| Replacing motherboard in emachine | 9/7/2007 |
Q: My daughters mother board and power supply died. It was a T2682. I have installed a new power supply ...
A: Just wanted to give you a final tip. Any time I replace a motherboard I bench test it first. That ...
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| Computer shuts down | 9/4/2007 |
Q: Let me tell you about my problem. Actually I had the same problem a few months ago but (even ...
A: I'm just guessing, but it sounds like it could be a fragmentation problem. Your computer is trying ...
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| computer shutdown | 9/3/2007 |
Q: A few months ago I think my daughter's computer might have got a virus, every time she started it it ...
A: It sounds like her database is corrupt and the best way to fix that is to wipe everything out and ...
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| Help!! My Laptop won't turn on!! | 9/1/2007 |
Q: my name is Tanya. I got a refurbished Laptop as a gift. It's a IBM Thinkpad T20. And for a long time ...
A: It does sound like your motherboard is probably failing - and you could most likely buy a new one ...
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| motherbord or power supply problem | 8/31/2007 |
Q: my pc has an assrock 775va800 motherboard.im sure the power supply is fine. the problem is when i ...
A: Unfortunately, you haven't told me anything new and my answer is exactly as I first responded. Like ...
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| No power to computer tower | 8/29/2007 |
Q: My cousins power was out for about three days. Now that the power is back on his computer tower will ...
A: All you have to do is remove 4 screws holding the PS to the case, unplug the connectors on the ...
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| motherbord or power supply problem | 8/29/2007 |
Q: my pc has an assrock 775va800 motherboard.im sure the power supply is fine. the problem is when i ...
A: I am fairly certain the problem is with your motherboard or processor - and most likely the ...
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| processor question | 8/26/2007 |
Q: i have a AMD ATHLON 3200+ processor and i have this software that requires SSE2, now i did a search ...
A: I am guessing that you can upgrade to an Athlon 64 with no problem. The main thing to check on is ...
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| frequent reboot | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I have a presario s4020wm has constant reboot with blue screen 3 main errors(IRqL Less than ...
A: I don't like loose ends Chuck - so let's give this one last shot. > First, the "Windows has just ...
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| computer does not boot | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I have a PIII computer with giga byte ga-6vxe+ board. It said there is cmos error ... sometimes it ...
A: Beeps have different significance based on the brand of BIOS chip you have on your motherboard. ...
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| Motherboard model | 8/23/2007 |
Q: "What original main board does the HP Pavilion 7965 use?" ANSWER: They use their own (piece of ...
A: You have asked a very short question that could have a very long answer. I could ask you why you ...
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| No video signal on my PC | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I have swapped out my motherboard twice as well as the hard drive and memory--using a video card or ...
A: Since you appear to be a "do your own thing" guy I won't suggest just forgetting the upgrade and ...
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| Mixing PC100 and PC133 RAM | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I am upgrading using bits from ebay. I have just bought an AOpen MX4BS board that came with 256 MB ...
A: Now that I know what you are doing, I will expand on my answer. I said PC100 and 133 don't USUALLY ...
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| Mixing PC100 and PC133 RAM | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I am upgrading using bits from ebay. I have just bought an AOpen MX4BS board that came with 256 MB ...
A: Im the first place, I don't understand why you are spending money on hardware that is about 8 years ...
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| 3 crashes in one month | 8/16/2007 |
Q: My emachines T6420 has crashed 3 times since July 17, 2007. Now they want me to return it for a ...
A: I could write a book on horror stories about eMachines. I have salvaged a few of them by replacing ...
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| Upgrading Ram | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I Currently have a Dell Dimension 2400 which has 256mb RAM but I Am Looking to upgrade that to 1Gb ...
A: If the Dell is a 2000 model or earlier, it is probably SDRAM. If it is a 2000-2005 model, it is ...
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| error | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I am having a problem with my computer (with XP) that I haven't encountered at any time in the past. ...
A: Those problems are symptomatic of a processor or motherboard (or both) going bad. NOT GOOD!! If a ...
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| upgrading from p3 to core 2 duo | 6/29/2007 |
Q: this is ddy sharman, I want to upgrade my 'intel-P3-600-cpu & 810-mobo' desktop system. Could you ...
A: In the first place, ANY motherboard/CPU combo will support Win 98, 98SE, ME, XP, XP Pro, etc. Also, ...
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| Hard-drive problem | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I have a Gateway Flexatxstc Bro essential. When I turn it on, I get the Gateway logo, and then a ...
A: I think there is a very good chance that your had disk has gone south. The 'chatter' that you hear ...
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| blue screen | 6/17/2007 |
Q: hey a while ago i put in a new power supply, it was a bit bigger then the old and got closer to the ...
A: If your computer is running OK with the power supply out, your processor is probably OK. Most power ...
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| hard drive problem | 6/13/2007 |
Q: Hope you can help. I tried reinstalling XP Home on my Dell P IV 2.4. After formatting the drive and ...
A: Thinking about it a little more, the 'disk read' message could be caused by your installation CD. ...
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| Problems w/1st Home-Built System | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I just built my 1st desktop w/the following specs: MiniATX motherboard Intel Dual Core E6320 ...
A: I can't help you unless you answer a couple of my basic questions: Do you have SATA drive? Does ...
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| Problems w/1st Home-Built System | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I just built my 1st desktop w/the following specs: MiniATX motherboard Intel Dual Core E6320 ...
A: Sounds like you may have a BIOS setup problem. When you first boot up, tap your DEL key and it ...
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| hard drive problem | 6/10/2007 |
Q: Hope you can help. I tried reinstalling XP Home on my Dell P IV 2.4. After formatting the drive and ...
A: You may have a BIOS configuration problem. Go to 'setup' (tap your DEL key as you boot up) and look ...
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| compatibility | 6/8/2007 |
Q: was wondering would this motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118027 and this hard drive ...
A: Yes they will. The drive is SATA and the motherboard supports 2 SATA devices. Another bit of advice ...
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| computer does not start | 6/6/2007 |
Q: just yesterday, my computer chose not to start. When I push the power on button, the red light goes ...
A: Sounds like either your motherboard or CPU (or both) have gone south. Suggest you replace them. ...
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| upgrade | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I have a sony, model name PCG-V505CP model number PCG-691M laptop it comes with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM ...
A: Adding a DVD burner should make no difference in your overall performance. All you will gain, ...
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| Booting Up Problem | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Booting Up Problem I have a Dell Dimension 8100 which has an intermittent problem that has now ...
A: If your PC has an Award BIOS (which most of them do) 5 beeps indicates a processor error. It is ...
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| Adding RAM | 6/4/2007 |
Q: I've got a Compaq Presario, Intel processor @ 1.89Ghz, 256Mb RAM, Windows XP Home OS. I would like ...
A: I do not know of a way of determining the type of a RAM board without physically inspecting it - and ...
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| Motherboard SATA compatibility. | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I recon this will be a no brainer for you, but here goes anyway. I am considering purchasing a DVD ...
A: A quick Google search told me your ASUS motherboard does have Serial ATA interface capability. You ...
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| Tranfering Programs and Data | 6/2/2007 |
Q: Tranfering Programs and Data I currently have a Dell Dimension 8100 PC which is beginning to have ...
A: First, I would never recommend a HP computer to anyone (or a Compaq or an eMachine). Stick with ...
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| pc will not boot up | 6/1/2007 |
Q: I have a dell inspiron 9300 laptop with windows xp media o/s it has failed to boot up and I had an ...
A: I'm afraid you have a dead hard drive - either from a physical problem or a very nasty virus. That ...
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| socket n | 5/28/2007 |
Q: This almost a repeat question. I have dell 4400 w/ P4 1.6g. dell calls it: processor, 80531, 1.6g, ...
A: I do not recommend upgrading your processor. It is not worth the money and I think you will be ...
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| No boot | 5/28/2007 |
Q: On rebooting my computer after a thunderstorm, I get three long beeps but no further activity. I ...
A: Your diagnosis is correct so far. If you have an Award BIOS in your PC (as most of them do) and you ...
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| eMachine | 5/27/2007 |
Q: from an answer Date: 11/12/2006 Subject: COMPUTER DOWN AND OUT Question Karl, You answered this ...
A: Guess sometimes a persons words come back to haunt them :o) Bad news is that the PC Chips/AMD ...
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| No boot, no beep... | 5/25/2007 |
Q: Be patient, this is the very first computer we've ever tired to build. We've ordered all the ...
A: I spent 25 minutes answering this yesterday, we had a power failure, and I lost everything. Maybe I ...
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| Upgrade Dell | 5/23/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 4550 and i do a lot of video editing. I use adobe premiere pro 15.5 to edit ...
A: If you have the model Dimension 4550 with a PIV processor, don't mess with it. However, if you have ...
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| blue screen of death | 5/22/2007 |
Q: when installing win xp 64bit i get bsod ran mem86 ram all fine no errors comp specs asus ...
A: Back to the basics, the blue screen usually means a RAM problem (as I'm sure you already know). ...
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| No Power to tower | 5/21/2007 |
Q: I am helping a friend with his computer. I have taken the A+ class and have started to work on ...
A: In the first place, DDR RAM has 184 pins and DDR2 RAM has 240 pins and they fit in different size ...
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| Ghost in the machine? | 5/18/2007 |
Q: Machine & Software: I have an HP Pavilion 733 (model XG833), with WMe factory installed, using ...
A: Sounds like you may have some bad sectors on your hard drive. When you hear a drive clicking, that ...
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| Laptop Grahics card | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I am looking to buy a new laptop and i was wondering about Laptop video cards. I would like to play ...
A: In the first place, laptops don't come with video cards, they come with video chips manufactured by ...
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| How can I find Hard Disk problems? | 3/28/2007 |
Q: Would you please help me? How can I understand that Hard Disk has bad sectors or not? Consider you ...
A: When you partition and format a hard drive (either FAT-32 or NTFS), the format program will find any ...
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| Monitor won't come on when new RAM chips are instaled | 3/27/2007 |
Q: I am working on a computer. I installed a stick of RAM in it, and now the monitor will not come on. ...
A: Monitors not coming just means that the computer is not booting up. Very simply, some motherboards ...
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| Hard Drive | 3/27/2007 |
Q: Recently a friend of my daughter installed a new hard drive to my Dell Dimension 8200 desktop with ...
A: Quick comment on your original writeup - I have never seen a hard drive show up on anything as a ...
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| No display | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I have a new P4 dell pc.This has a problem of display.When I switch on, the cpu seem to start up,but ...
A: Did you try removing the RAM boards and reseating them? If that doesn't work, the next thing I ...
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| Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have an Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. I have purchased a 2800+XP. installed ...
A: I just used Google and did a search on your ABIT VA-10. The second site on the list said 'driver ...
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| Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have an Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. I have purchased a 2800+XP. installed ...
A: I just checked the ABIT site and the latest BIOS update for the VA-10 came out in August of 2005. ...
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| Battery power - laptop | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have a Toshiba laptop:A15-S127. The battery in it is supposed to last 2 hours or so, but it dies ...
A: Notebook batteries can sometimes be revived if you fully discharge and recharge them 3 or 4 times. ...
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| Slow performance | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I am having problems with slow performance on my Dell PC. It only has 256 MB of RAM and I am ...
A: Yes, a PIV 2.6 is a very good CPU. I'm guessing you have just accumulated a lot of clutter and you ...
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| Slow performance | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I am having problems with slow performance on my Dell PC. It only has 256 MB of RAM and I am ...
A: If your Dell has an Intel Celeron processor in it that could be your problem because they have a ...
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| Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have an Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 1800+ processor. I have purchased a 2800+XP. installed ...
A: AMD nomenclature is a bit confusing in that the CPU name and clock speed do not match. The CPU ...
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| All New Custom Built PC won't boot | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I just purchased all the parts needed to build a new PC but I had a problem once I tried booting up ...
A: Normally, when I put together a new PC, I bench test the motherboard and CPU before I install it in ...
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| 2 hard drive question | 3/12/2007 |
Q: However I am not quite sure what you mean by "mirror" the drive -- I understand how to go to the ...
A: Formatting is easy if you have both drives installed in your system. You just open your Windows ...
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| 2 hard drive question | 3/12/2007 |
Q: I have 2 hard drives each with Windows XP on them. No floppy drive. What is the best way to ...
A: What I would do is keep XP and a mirror of your personal files on both of them. Then, if you ...
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| Unknown devices | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I've done what you suggest but when Win2000 finds them again it still does not identify them. It ...
A: It is very unusual for a machine to have 6 different unknown devices and the user to not notice ...
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| Computer Boot Up Problem | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I knew I had a failed power supply when I tried to turn on the computer and absolutely nothing ...
A: Sounds like a good, well cooled system and you are probably just a victim of bad luck. A power ...
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| Computer Boot Up Problem | 2/27/2007 |
Q: I just had a failed power supply replaced last week. Two days later, when I started the computer, ...
A: The tech is right - if it is just a hard drive problem you would get some DOS boot-up data on your ...
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| Internet download & computer speed | 2/25/2007 |
Q: I use Comcast Cable as my hi-speed ISP. They provide McAfee Firewall & Anti-virus s/w are no charge. ...
A: For a little you-to-me comparison, I have hi-speed cable also and I use bandwidth.com to check my ...
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| Computer running slow | 2/24/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell 2350 w/Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz, 512MB RAM, 148GB total with 51GB free space. Running ...
A: Have you run 'msconfig' and disabled all the background programs that could be slowing you down? ...
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| booting | 2/23/2007 |
Q: When I turn on my computer a single beep occurs and my computer loads up normally. However, for the ...
A: Sounds like your video card may be acting up. Try removing and reseating it. If you have 'onboard' ...
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| I need a com port on IBM Netvista | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I'm a ham radio operator who runs a Ten Tec Jupiter transceiver in "Pegasus" mode. (The radio is ...
A: The two serial ports on the back of your PC are COM1 and COM2 to your BIOS. In times past, COM1 was ...
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| no windows boot | 2/21/2007 |
Q: My pc which was working fine, now will only boot to the black with white lettering screen, and then ...
A: Sounds like something trashed your hard drive - probably a virus. Suggest you install a new drive ...
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| RAM question | 2/21/2007 |
Q: My question is if i buy a mother board that has a Memory Standard of DDR2 800, can this board use ...
A: The 800 MHz number is what is known as the motherboard FSB (Front Side Bus). To make a long story ...
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| Windows ME Slave Drive on XP Issue | 2/18/2007 |
Q: I've got a Windows ME hard drive and I'm trying to mount it as a USB slave drive in an external ...
A: I think the problem is with your external enclosure. Your hard drive is probably an IDE device and ...
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| Microprocessor naming | 2/14/2007 |
Q: Why microprocessors are named as 8080 , 8085 , 8088 ... or 6800 etc.... what is the logic behind... ...
A: I just did a Google search on 'PC evolution' and found lots of interesting history. As far as the ...
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| hard drive | 2/12/2007 |
Q: i already have a 20 gig hard drive installed but wish to swap it for an 80 gig hard drive and use ...
A: It is only a matter of setting the hard drive jumpers for master and slave and connecting both of ...
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| TIME & DATE. | 2/7/2007 |
Q: I have a K7 Triton Motherboard GA-7VKMP with Windows XP. On two days this week I have found that the ...
A: Normally, time errors are caused by a defective motherboard battery. However, that is usually ...
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| paging file | 2/5/2007 |
Q: Karl, On my Presario I began, for no apparent reason, getting "your computer is low on virtual ...
A: When I see an error message that makes absolutely no sense, it makes me nervous. The first thing ...
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| PC Freezes & Restart on 3D Games | 2/4/2007 |
Q: these are the parts of my PC (below) and my psu settings (end), It isn't a specific brand, we chose ...
A: I have examined your hardware list and see nothing up front that should create a conflict or cause ...
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| Reformatting Hard Drive | 2/1/2007 |
Q: I have a few laptops & desktops that I want to sell. I need to completely wipe out the hard drive & ...
A: I just boot them with a Win 98 SE startup disk, repartition them with fdisk, format them, and then ...
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| Motherboard issue | 2/1/2007 |
Q: please can you help me with the following issue: I tried to install a graphics card on my pc. After ...
A: It is possible that your motherboard is going south - or you may just have some BIOS settings wrong. ...
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| PC Upgrade (CPU) | 1/31/2007 |
Q: i have a PIII 555Mhz, fastest PIII is 1.4Ghz. will the PIII 1.4 Ghz not fit my motherboard?hi, i ...
A: I apologize for my hasty answer - I was thinking of the cutoff between the PII and PIII which was ...
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| BIOS | 1/31/2007 |
Q: My computer just will not start. As soon as I press the power button, I hear a long beep followed by ...
A: The only BIOS I know of that gives you one long beep and two short beeps is an Award BIOS - and the ...
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| Printer | 1/31/2007 |
Q: Zick, I am using a Lexmark Z22; old, but perfect for what I need. There is one annoying problem I ...
A: Most printer properties' setup pages have a setting someplace for a separator' page. The separator ...
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| Blinking cursor on black screen | 1/30/2007 |
Q: All I am getting when I turn on our family PC is a blinking cursor on a black screen (right after ...
A: I hate to tell you this but about 80% of the dead PC' questions I get are on eMachines - and the ...
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| drivers | 1/28/2007 |
Q: Sure did, tried that first one and a few more. I even tried on called 7500.ini because the monitor ...
A: Continuing this marathon conversation, did your system go through the process of installing the ...
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| drivers | 1/28/2007 |
Q: Karl, Like I was saying, double clicking on the .exe is the part where it creates that HP folder to ...
A: I think I see your dilemma - there are more than one driver in the folder. I run into that ...
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| power supply | 1/28/2007 |
Q: I just built a PC and it cuts off automatically, could this be a brand new faulty power supply? ...
A: The first thing I would check is your power options' setup in your control panel. You may have it ...
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| drivers | 1/27/2007 |
Q: Karl, All those original drivers I found on the HP website, they were not zipped. They are all .exe ...
A: Those files are what you call "executable zip" files. The only difference between them and the ...
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| drivers | 1/27/2007 |
Q: Sorry if this is long winded, but some background might help you understand: I bought a PC 2nd hand: ...
A: When you say you saved the HP folder on a CD, did you do it before you unzipped (extracted) the ...
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| Tuning Up Computer | 1/24/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Karl, Is there a way that I can tune-up my computer without purchasing added software. ...
A: I was just answering another question and did a google search for wallpaper.exe and wound up at ...
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| Clicking Noise | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I recently built a computer. After about 2 weeks I experienced a clicking noise and the computer ...
A: You are correct in surmising that a clicking noise usually indicates a `stuck' hard drive. However, ...
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| Overheating | 1/16/2007 |
Q: My pc has a problem with overheating. Every once in awhile it makes a very loud long beep and shuts ...
A: I would most definitely get a better CPU heatsink-fan. If you continue to overheat your CPU you ...
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| CPU & RAM speeds | 12/18/2006 |
Q: I have a computer using a ASRock K7S8XE motherboard with a Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.2GHz and 512MB ...
A: First, even though your RAM is rated at 400 MHz, it cannot run faster than your Front Side Bus. I ...
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| Socket N?? | 12/14/2006 |
Q: i need to replace a MB on a dell pc, and accroding to the dell website, the MB i have is a socket N. ...
A: First, in my opinion, a Celeron processor of any speed is not worth saving - and I recommend ...
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| Monitor says "Signal Missing" | 12/13/2006 |
Q: Whenever I try to open my computer, even after I pushed the start button, my monitor displayed the ...
A: That simply means your computer is not booting up - and the cause could be dozens of things. You ...
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| graphics computer | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I'm a graphic designer who uses heavy programs with heavy files (photoshop, indesign etc) I have a ...
A: With the CPU and RAM you have, your computer should not be running slow. It probably just needs a ...
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| Computer issues... | 12/10/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... How can I tell if ...
A: You didn't answer any of my questions but I will tell you as much as I can. Considering what is ...
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| DVD BURNER | 12/9/2006 |
Q: what type of hardware/software do I need to burn movies from my hardrive to DVD,I have a DVD/CD ...
A: You just need a DVD burner and software like Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 or 8.0. The sortware is ...
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| power supply prob? | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I've a student with a busted pc. It's an emachine c2881, with a vc37gv mobo and two 12V. power ...
A: You could have stopped after you said eMachine'. I cannot tell you how many bad motherboards I have ...
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| Computer issues... | 12/6/2006 |
Q: I recently built a AMD sempron 3000 computer and my mobo died on me so I RMA'ed it and when it got ...
A: I admire your perseverance - and I feel your pain. I have been there many times myself. In the ...
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| PC won't wale up | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have my windows XP e-machine set up to turn off monitor after 30 minutes. Usually just moving the ...
A: In the first place, you should never leave your computer on over night. I have seen power supplies ...
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| Computer won't start | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Yes, I would like to repair the computer. When you mention software as a problem what ...
A: First, I would replace both the CPU and the motherboard. Log onto newegg.com, search for PC Chips ...
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| Videocard Problem | 12/4/2006 |
Q: I purchased a video card for my computer in March, an ATI x800 256mb ddr3 pcie. I am a computer ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but it sounds like your motherboard is going south. You may also start ...
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| Tick, Tick, Tick, No Start Up | 12/4/2006 |
Q: On and off I've had problems recently booting my Dell PC with Windows XP, especially Monday ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but the tick, tick sound is being made by your hard drive - and it is ...
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| Memory or CPU Upgrade? | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I work with large map files and do a lot of copy, select, paste funtions. These processes are very ...
A: First, CPU upgrades are usually out of the question because they rely 100% on the type of ...
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| CPU or motherboard? | 12/3/2006 |
Q: My girlfriends computer shut off one day and it will not start up now. I have voltage from the power ...
A: I would like to see the bent pins under the processor - that is a tough thing to do by accident! ...
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| booting problem | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I have a problem with my PC.During booting,it boots but somewhere b4 fifnishing,it displays an error ...
A: That probably means your motherboard battery is running low. You can buy a new one (little flat ...
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| Connecting hard drive | 12/1/2006 |
Q: When my 8 year-old computer (Windows 2000 Pro) began to fail last month, I replaced it (reluctantly) ...
A: The new hard drives have a Serial ATA (SATA) connection (just for your info). Try unplugging your ...
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| PC reboot | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me find a needle in a haystack here. I am having a problem where my HP ...
A: Sounds like you have isolated the problem and now it is just a matter of ordering a couple ...
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| slow -freezing laptop | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I have a Dell 3 year old Latitude laptop...it boots and runs very very slowly..? and sometimes have ...
A: Go to start>run' and run msconfig (Microsoft configuration). When the screen comes up choose ...
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| CPU prob... | 11/28/2006 |
Q: this is regarding my friends PC...i formatted drive C so that i can install a fresh OS...but then a ...
A: Disregard last message. You are the wrong Ken ~ ~ This came in from another questioner and thought ...
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| computer won't start | 11/27/2006 |
Q: I removed and reseated the RAM as you suggested but this did not fix the problem. The video is ...
A: Yes, the computer is worth fixing. I rebuilt a similar eMachine for a friend a year ago with a $27 ...
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| problems with my desk top | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I am in Thailand and have a limited knowledge but willing to learn I suspected it was my mother ...
A: I spent some time in Thailand when I was in the Air Force and loved it. Fascinating culture! ...
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| problems with my desk top | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I have a few problems with my desk top computer that I need help with. For some reason the usb ports ...
A: Unfortunately, the problems you are having are symptomatic of a deteriorating motherboard. Your ...
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| computer will not start | 11/23/2006 |
Q: My computer will not boot up. The CPU fan runs when the power cord is plugged in and pushing the ...
A: The simple problem would be a loose RAM board or video card. Try unplugging and then reseating both ...
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| No sound | 11/22/2006 |
Q: How can I fix my sound problem? Everything is plugged in, as far as I know. If it helps any, my DSL ...
A: Believe it or not, most of the sound problems I run into are the result of the speaker cable being ...
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| Problem Booting Up Laptop | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I have an Advent 7094 laptop, less than 2 months old which won't boot up, I have tried with the ...
A: It is kind of hard to diagnose boot up problems from a long distance. The light flashing on your CD ...
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| system going off | 11/20/2006 |
Q: i'v read ur past answers to others question and i found it nice. what could be the cause of a system ...
A: Am not sure what you mean by "system going off". If you mean everything totally shuts off, it is ...
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| ethernet and memory upgrade | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I have a relativly old computer from about 2001 with 256 MB memory as standard. it is an Advent 3307 ...
A: First, USB 2 is faster than ethernet so stick with the USB. Next, there are LOTS of different ...
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| hardware compatibility | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Recently I took my Dell computer in for repair to find out that the motherboard is gone and no other ...
A: You can put the hard drive in as a slave in the PIII and access any data on it. However, to use it ...
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| What has happened to my CD rom drive? | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Looking for some urgent help please! For some reason my pc has stopped seeing my CD rom and DVD rom ...
A: When I run into a problem like yours the first thing I check for is a loose or defective cable. ...
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| processer speed | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I'm on the experts board too but for martial arts. My questions envolves speeding up my computor ...
A: One of the most useful tools Microsoft ever put in an operating system is a little program called ...
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| COMPUTER DOWN AND OUT | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Karl Hi, I have an Emachine and its about 3 years old, model 2200. All of a sudden it stopped in ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but 4 out of 5 questions I get on hardware problems concern eMachines. A ...
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| Time and date. | 11/12/2006 |
Q: When I reboot my PC the time and date goes back to where I originally set it. I fitted a new battery ...
A: Motherboards contain a small chip called a `real time clock'. It can be set in the BIOS and in ...
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| CPU prob... | 11/9/2006 |
Q: Just wanna ask whats the problem with my PC. when i turn it on..i hear 2 fast beep..8 short beeps..2 ...
A: Your computer is trying to tell you something is not working fight - probably either the video card ...
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| Problems with Booting and BIOS | 10/31/2006 |
Q: I recently had afamily members to use my computer and somehow caught a virus.She really doesn't know ...
A: It would help if I knew what the name of the virus was. If Norton found it and quarantined it you ...
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| Hardisk and computer startup | 9/10/2006 |
Q: i have an assembeled computer 3.2ghz, d101 intel board, 2 80gb sata hard disk and simtronics 1gb and ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but all the beeping is caused by an overheated CPU. This causes damaged ...
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| Hot Dell | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I recently bought a cheap Dell Optiplex GX50 (the SFF one) as faulty, but all it needed was a CMOS ...
A: Most definately. If you have a choice of higher wattage or more fans you scould consider it. ...
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| replacing power supply | 9/2/2006 |
Q: My question is about the connections to the mother board. My one connector is 20 pin. The other ...
A: Ha again Al, You must have a really old motherboard if I understand you correctly. The 20 pin ...
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| hot power supply | 9/1/2006 |
Q: lol ebay was the only sight that had cheap computers at the time i was looking.i will get a new hsf ...
A: Wasn't very impressed with bzboys. Like I keep saying, I find most of the real deals out there at ...
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| replacing power supply | 9/1/2006 |
Q: I have a Dell Optiplex and the power supply has died. I was given a power supply and it isn't ...
A: I'm not sure I'm understanding you. Every power supply I've seen recently just comes with a 20 pin ...
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| hot power supply | 9/1/2006 |
Q: Computer Manufacturer Elite Group (ECS) Computer Model K7VMM+ CPU Manufacturer AMD CPU Family ...
A: Hey Scott, Getting it on EBay was your first mistake. Apparently, whoever put that machine ...
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| hot power supply | 8/29/2006 |
Q: i have no clue how to put one in should i just take it to like bestbuy and have them do it just to ...
A: I would not send my worst enemy to Best Buy. Like I said before, power supplies are the easiest ...
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| hot power supply | 8/29/2006 |
Q: the power supply in my compter when out like last year and had a new one put in.the one thats in it ...
A: Your power supply should not be running hot to the touch. It could short out and fry your ...
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| windows not reading correct dist space | 8/29/2006 |
Q: i have a dell dimension 4600 p4 with windows xp originally sp1 but downloaded service pack 2 so now ...
A: The size of a hard drive is an approximation - and the actual size varies with the useable space, ...
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| Programs resident in RAM | 8/29/2006 |
Q: Karl, thanks for the advise. Actually I found several files starting with Zwblfosmdn.dat, _nav.dat, ...
A: You are most of the way there but, as you have found out, you cannot delete programs that are open. ...
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| boot up | 8/28/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Can I connect a hard drive running windows xp to a computer running ...
A: That is a good question - and the answer is yes IF THE XP HARD DRIVE HAS A FAT32 PARTITION. A NTFS ...
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| boot up | 8/28/2006 |
Q: My computer keeps continously re-booting and will not start. I tried safe mode and starting at the ...
A: What I do to get files off of a defective hard drive is remove the drive and plug it into the ...
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| Programs resident in RAM | 8/28/2006 |
Q: A program called 'Zwblfosmdn' constantly 'stops responding'. Can not find out what it is?...let ...
A: It is probably spyware or a virus. Have you done full system scans for both. If a registry search ...
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| which is the best graphic card between ATI and nvidia | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I am in dilemma to know which is the best graphic card between ATI and G- FORCE and about to buy a ...
A: If you want a great card that will do everything (TV tuner, still & video capture, etc.) for a very ...
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| original memory any good | 8/16/2006 |
Q: i have a dell dimesion 4600s i replaced the harddrive and memory about 7 months ago i never ...
A: Your old RAM boards should work fine if they are the same speed as the new ones you bought. If you ...
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| No Sound | 8/14/2006 |
Q: All of a sudden a few days ago I lost all sound on my PC. I/ve check the SOUND under my Control ...
A: First, your sound is probably built into your motherboard, so you will have to go into your BIOS ...
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| no sound | 8/11/2006 |
Q: ( I am a fellow expertr in Rabbits ) My computer does not make any sound - I have checked the sound ...
A: When you say you checked your sound controls does that mean that you went to `sound' setup in your ...
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| External USB disk format problem | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I have a problem with an external Western Digital USB2 drive. It has become corrupted (Due, I ...
A: My new WD USB external HD came with a FAT32 format. Don't really understand what difference it ...
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| operating system not found | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Here's a sillly question, where can I get hold of a Win 98 SE `startup' disk? I've tried chaging the ...
A: Not a silly question - and one I have been asked several times before. I've probably gotten more ...
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| operating system not found | 8/6/2006 |
Q: on bootup i get the following message "Operating system not found" I am currently running Windows Xp ...
A: Sounds like you may have a bad hard drive. Best way to find out is boot from a floppy with DOS ...
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| Cannot boot to desktop | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem or a Windows XP Pro. problem. We had a power failure and ...
A: The power failure probably messed up your hard drive - I've seen it happen several times before. ...
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| pc freezes with continuous beep | 8/5/2006 |
Q: After my computer has been running a while, it will freeze with whatever screen it has, and emit a ...
A: I'm sure you have an overheating problem. 55 deg C is NOT an acceptable temp for ANY AMD CPU. They ...
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| new harddisk causing cpu to overheat | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I'll start by describing my system. It's about 4 years old, intel P4 1.7GHz, 512MB RAM, ATI Radeon ...
A: Would say you most definately have an overheating problem. However, still do noy understand the ...
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| new harddisk causing cpu to overheat | 7/30/2006 |
Q: I'll start by describing my system. It's about 4 years old, intel P4 1.7GHz, 512MB RAM, ATI Radeon ...
A: I have never heard of a hard drive causing a CPU heating problem - but there is a first time for ...
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| 3d device not working | 7/29/2006 |
Q: sir in my computer i can play motocross madness2 game but now it says that no 3d acelleration card ...
A: You probably do not have your video driver installed correctly. Go to control ...
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| not starting | 7/29/2006 |
Q: Hey karl I thought id try and build a new comp for the first time in maybe 2 years. I bought a new ...
A: The first thing I can think of is you do not have the 12 volt power connector for your CPU plugged ...
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| Server Motherboards | 7/26/2006 |
Q: I'm still wandering the market for a good computer. I just to happen to have a basic knowledge of ...
A: Best deal I have seen on a complete ultra-fast system in a long time is this ACER at: ...
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| Did I go to far in changing the motherboard? | 7/24/2006 |
Q: Computer Emachines T2792, windows xp, recently changed out Imperial GV MB for intel D865GVHZ MB. ...
A: Just FYI, you are about the 8th person I know that has/had an eMachine with a bad motherboard. The ...
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| slow responding | 7/22/2006 |
Q: Recently I purchased a computer kit and assembled it. It has a Intel Celeron CPU at 3.06 GHZ. Also ...
A: What you are asking me to diagnose could be any one of a dozed things - starting wirh the Celeron ...
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| 4-pin 12V cpu plug | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I recently built a new computer. It worked for a couple of weeks until one day I put it on standby. ...
A: I recently put together an ASUS K8N with an Athlon 64 3000+ and I never did get it to work. I ...
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| CPU | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I have an Abit VA-10 motherboard with an AMD 2600+ processor. Recently the fan died on the CPU. I ...
A: AMD motherboards are very picky about the CPU cooling fans. If there is a bypass function it would ...
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| modem incompatitibility | 7/18/2006 |
Q: First off, thank you for reading about my problem. Two dial up modem cards that worked all fine on ...
A: All PCI PNP modems work hand-in-hand with the processor so they, in effect, become different modems ...
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| Speed | 7/16/2006 |
Q: I have an HP Pavilion 2.6 GHz notebook with 512Meg memory that sometimes slows to a crawl. The main ...
A: A multi-tasker needa all the RAM his PC will handle. I just increased mine to 2GB and I can tell a ...
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| Switching Motherboards | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I bought a pre-build PC. I have sinced added a GeForce 6800GS, a gig (2x512) of PC3200. The ...
A: I have found that when a motherboard is replaced and everything else staye the same, the machine ...
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| e-Machines motherboard replacement | 7/12/2006 |
Q: See the thread at http://experts.about.com/q/PC-hardware-CPU-1023/CPU-Motherboard-1.htm How do you ...
A: I assume the eMachine in question is our of warranty?! Since Gateway bought them out (and I used to ...
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| reading a hard drive | 7/12/2006 |
Q: I have Windows XP as my os. Can I download files from a hard drive that has Windows 95 on it? It is ...
A: Sure you can. The way I do it is shut down, open your case and unplug your CD player from IDE2 on ...
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| DDR RAM UPGRADE | 7/12/2006 |
Q: "Hello, I have got a pc with windows xp, athnol 1.8ghz processor, but only and very minute 224mb ...
A: You have a two part problem: First, the 1GB stick you bought must be a different speed than your ...
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| Hardware Lockup | 7/12/2006 |
Q: I have a computer which has recently begun to experience random lockups. I run Windows XP ...
A: In my 20 years of computer experience I have found the #1 source of computer `freeze-ups' to be ...
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| mouse | 7/11/2006 |
Q: I have a Windows PC media center computer only 4 mo. old. Running XP. ON my keyboard there is a moon ...
A: To fix your monitor problem, go to `start>control panel>power management' and where it says `turn ...
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| Magnets and PCs | 7/11/2006 |
Q: This morning I was at my supervisor's desk when I noticed that she had five magnets on the side of ...
A: Not to worry - refrigerator magnets will not harm the interworkings of a PC. In fact, I have been ...
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| Pop and burn smell | 7/4/2006 |
Q: My husbands computer was not even turned on when it made a loud pop sound and emitted a very bad ...
A: I would guess that there is a very good chance the power supply has gone south. However, there is ...
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| Dell Inspiron Laptop - trouble installing Win XP | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop and I was getting the blue screen of death. I deleted the extra ...
A: What I do is repartition the hard disk first using fdisk and then boot with the XP CD, let it do a ...
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| PC will not power on | 7/3/2006 |
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