| Subject | Date Asked |
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| server | 8/10/2009 |
Q: i have a dual processor CPU of AMD ethlon with 1gb ram on biostar motherboard with 80 gb hard drive. ...
A: Yes you can on a simple peer-to-peer setup - but I would add another 1gb of RAM. Hardware wise, all ...
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| CPU upgrading Question | 7/31/2009 |
Q: i have a hp pavilion a6109n desktop pc i have already upgraded my RAM (2gb to 4gb), Hard drive ...
A: This is a quote from the specs on your motherboard from HP: " •Supports the following processors: ...
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| power connection problem | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Karl, I have a Toshiba laptop that we purchased about 6 yrs ago from Best Buy on sale for $400. It ...
A: Yes, it would cost more that the laptop is worth. I'm guessing it would be between $150 and $250 - ...
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| power connection problem | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Karl, I have a Toshiba laptop that we purchased about 6 yrs ago from Best Buy on sale for $400. It ...
A: The bad news is that the power jack is built into the motherboard - and the only way to fix it is to ...
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| speed issue | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell XPS 420 running Windows Vista Home Premium. The processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, ...
A: With the specs on your computer, it should be flying out the window. You have already done the ...
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| PC switches | 7/28/2009 |
Q: The power button inside my case is now broken...i bought a momentary SPST rocket switch from the ...
A: All you need to do to start your computer is to momentarily short the power switch jumpers on the ...
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| Hard disc size | 7/24/2009 |
Q: My PC has 80 GB hard drive. I am using Win XP, VS 2005, SQL server 2005 - My PC has slowed down ...
A: For the average PC user, an 80GB hard drive is more than adequate. The fact that yours is only half ...
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| compaq presario 6000 | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I am having trouble getting my computer to start after I moved it. I keeps showing a screen that has ...
A: Most Compaq computers have a system restore feature built in that will allow you to get out of ...
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| Re-Start | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My computer has a problem starting back up shortly after shutting it off. If I wait a while , say a ...
A: Based on several articles I have read, the maximum safe temperature for an AMD processor is 65-70 ...
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| Re-Start | 7/18/2009 |
Q: My computer has a problem starting back up shortly after shutting it off. If I wait a while , say a ...
A: The fact that your computer starts up normally after it cools off definately points to a heat ...
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| ram | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have an Hp pavilion media center TV PC And here are the specs, Intel Viiv technology with an intel ...
A: The ability to upgrade the RAM in a computer lies in the motherboard. I checked the specs on a ...
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| NO SIGNAL! | 7/13/2009 |
Q: Karl I have two computers. On one, I suddenly got NO SIGNAL on the monitor. Thinking it was the ...
A: Can you tell me how large your old hard drive is and what version of Windows you were running? The ...
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| NO SIGNAL! | 7/13/2009 |
Q: Karl I have two computers. On one, I suddenly got NO SIGNAL on the monitor. Thinking it was the ...
A: No signal means that your computer is not booting up. Your CD player, hard drive, etc. still come ...
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| computer display problem | 7/10/2009 |
Q: My mom has a dell dimension 2400 2.60Ghz, 533. Her monitor is now showing no red color, mostly pale ...
A: Afraid her video card is going south. The video card on a Dimension 2400 is built into the ...
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| Hardware problem | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I have a pc pentium 4 3000mhz with 1024 Ram and XP professorial installed. Problem is when I turn ...
A: When was the last time your computer start up normally? Have you installed anything new since then? ...
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| PC power switch failure | 6/25/2009 |
Q: Emachines tt3626 - ECS ht2000 motherboard approx 6 months old. Was working fine up until two days ...
A: If you had reviewed my answers to eMachine problems over the past 10 years, you would see that they ...
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| Using both drives | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I am James. I am wondering whether I can use both of my drives (C and D) in my laptop. You see, my ...
A: You do not have two hard drives. You actually have one physical drive that has been partitioned ...
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| format | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My name is John and the problem i am facing is that my hd is full. on my system i have two hard ...
A: You didn't say how much empty space you had on g:>. The obvious answer is to move some of your ...
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| AMD CPU | 6/5/2009 |
Q: Simple question, which is best the Athlon XP 1800+ or Sempron 2600+ Thanks in advance. ANSWER: ...
A: AMD processors have always had a tendency to overheat. Overclocking can cause overheating. The ...
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| Messy Computer | 4/9/2009 |
Q: My computer is a capital "M" mess! Photos, music, games, and others stuff all over the place. My ...
A: Go to my web site www,kzconsulting.info and download a program called `Window Washer'. It will do ...
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| If Partition = B, then my Q is: To B or not to B? | 4/8/2009 |
Q: Karl, I am wondering if there is any advantage, performance-wise, to partitioning a 1 TB drive ...
A: I think the issue in your case is whether your out-of-date motherboard and BIOS will recognize a 1 ...
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| PC Down with Beep Codes then No Response | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have an ASUS nVidia nForce4 series motherboard with AMD processor. It has run fine for years. It ...
A: In the first place, you should NEVER leave your computer on all the time. It has moving components ...
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| Computer does not fully shut-off | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Recently my computer has not been shutting off completely. After it goes through all the motions of ...
A: Usually computers don't shut down properly because they are trying to close some program that is ...
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| CPU will not run at full speed.........part 2 | 4/3/2009 |
Q: Asked to many follow ups,so had to start a new question. Your last response to me was: And I am ...
A: The Athlon 2600 runs at 2.13 GHz and the multiplier should be set at 16X. Do the math on that and ...
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| northwood & presscot cpu,s | 4/2/2009 |
Q: both are 3.00gig one is a northwood with 512mb cache and the other a presscot with 1g cache. my ...
A: Northwood and Prescott are not CPU's - they are small computer manufacturers located in Arizona and ...
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| CPU will not run at full speed | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I guess first I should tell you I have asked this question to 2 other experts and have not got an ...
A: And I am asking you, again, what makes you think the computer is not running at full speed???????? ...
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| CPU will not run at full speed | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I guess first I should tell you I have asked this question to 2 other experts and have not got an ...
A: When you turn on most computers, the opening black screen tells you what kind of video card you ...
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| Choose Program to Open With | 4/1/2009 |
Q: My name is Hope and until recently, when i try to open my harddisk C: it brings the option of ...
A: I am a bit confused here. You do not "open the hard disk". There is no such operation. A hard ...
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| Purchasing DDR1 Memory | 4/1/2009 |
Q: Hai, i am having a mercury 845 Motherboard,which is for pentium 4 1.7 GHz Processor,recently My ...
A: Any DDR1 board will work in your computer. If you buy one that is faster that what your computer is ...
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| "choose program to open with" | 4/1/2009 |
Q: My name is Hope and until recently, when i try to open my harddisk C: it brings the option of ...
A: All files in your computer are `associated' with a parent application that will open them. The last ...
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| question about processor | 4/1/2009 |
Q: i was thinking of buying a latptop computer or a netbook computer, since my budget is pretty small i ...
A: DO NOT buy anything with a Celeron CPU in it. They are slow and unstable and I cannot believe Intel ...
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| pc screen brightness | 3/28/2009 |
Q: How do I change the settings for my labtop screen brightness?
A: At the bottom left of your keyboard there is a key marked fn (for function). Hold it down. At the ...
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| Motherboard perlacement | 3/27/2009 |
Q: I had a D101GGC intel motherboard.The PCI Express slot got damaged so the PC refused to start when ...
A: It would have been cheaper and easier to just buy a standard PCI video card for the old board - but ...
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| Freshly built system won't power on or POST | 3/26/2009 |
Q: Basically, this is my first ground up system build so I'm not entirely sure what my problem is. ...
A: Typically, a power supply is the last place I look for the answer to a dead computer. That is not ...
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| system freeze | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Recently when it is booting, it freezez when it gets to the desktop area and it stops there without ...
A: Your system is trying to load something that has a problem. It could be your sound driver or any ...
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| Freshly built system won't power on or POST | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Basically, this is my first ground up system build so I'm not entirely sure what my problem is. ...
A: I will keep this as straight-forward as I can. The first thing I do when building a system is to ...
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| Desktop vs Formal Server | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I am starting a small business and trying to see what I need to get. I have 3 work stations where I ...
A: I think that for small networks, full-up' servers are a waste of money. Your main concern is how ...
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| hard drives | 3/19/2009 |
Q: i have just had a new ide hard drive istalled, which used to be a sata, and i have a back up sata ...
A: Sounds like you have a problem with your `boot' sequence in your BIOS setup. When you turn your ...
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| checking RAM | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Recently I am having slower than usual performance and some crashes. I'd like to check whether it ...
A: Window Washer combines the best features of several utility programs - and I have had better results ...
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| motherboard and cpu | 3/15/2009 |
Q: I Have a Blueford Motherboard #E139765 with AMD Sempron processor I would Like to upgrade.Which ...
A: AMD Sempron and Athlon 64 bit CPU's are interchangeable on most motherboards. The secret is getting ...
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| checking RAM | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Recently I am having slower than usual performance and some crashes. I'd like to check whether it ...
A: I think you are going about it all the wrong way. When a computer slows down, it usually means you ...
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| printer | 3/13/2009 |
Q: My printer has stopped printing and when I tried to install I got a message that the print spooler ...
A: Same thing happened to our minister a couple weeks ago and I had never seen the problem before. The ...
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| Motherboard problem | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I have a intel motherboard, model no:101GGC. My problem is that when i connect my nvidia 8400GS ...
A: I have a hunch the video card is not seating all the way down into the slot. I have seen this ...
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| What is correct Power Supply replacement? | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I have a Sony PCV-RX540 computer (Windows XP). It is a used computer from my friend's dad. Someone ...
A: I usually get my power supplies on-line and have had no problems so far. If you go to ...
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| Possible Pc error/problem | 3/9/2009 |
Q: ..hopefully you can help/advise me on what the problem is,that i'm having with my pc. Firstly i'll ...
A: The two things I have found that will speed up a computer better than anything are running a little ...
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| What is correct Power Supply replacement? | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I have a Sony PCV-RX540 computer (Windows XP). It is a used computer from my friend's dad. Someone ...
A: Unfortunately, there is IBM, Sony, and then the rest of the world. The rest of the world uses power ...
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| What is correct Power Supply replacement? | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I have a Sony PCV-RX540 computer (Windows XP). It is a used computer from my friend's dad. Someone ...
A: Any wattage will work. Most manufacturers recommend at least 400 watts, and I usually put 650 watt ...
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| RE: modem troubles | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I recently brought a Dell Inspiron 530s which runs on Windows Vista. I surf the net a lot and I use ...
A: I haven't used dial-up for years, but I am guessing you are just asking the connection to do too ...
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| installing a mother board | 3/4/2009 |
Q: ive just put a new mother board,graphics card and sounds card in my tower and i dont know how to set ...
A: With most new motherboards, the BIOS setup is automatic. If your system successfully boots up, just ...
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| 3 gig to work on kt4v | 3/3/2009 |
Q: Can't get kt4v mother board to accept 3gig of memory. I have all three slots filled with 2.5gig and ...
A: Motherboards vary with the amount of RAM they will support. However, I just checked the specs on ...
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| What Memory Configuration on Sony VAIO PCV-RX550? | 12/6/2008 |
Q: Hope you can help me. I'm trying to speed up my older Sony VAIO PCV-RX550 computer. I worked on ...
A: The only program that has to be resident in startup (besides malware programs) is drag-to-disk ...
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| dell inspiron 8500 error on startup | 12/5/2008 |
Q: when i turn it on it comes up primary hardrive can not be found. it has been dead a little while ...
A: If your hard drive is dead I'm afraid you have a problem. You could try ordering a new one, ...
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| What Memory Configuration on Sony VAIO PCV-RX550? | 12/4/2008 |
Q: Hope you can help me. I'm trying to speed up my older Sony VAIO PCV-RX550 computer. I worked on ...
A: There is no way to determine the physical configuration of installed RAM without removing the PC ...
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| Compaq SR1610NX startup problem | 12/4/2008 |
Q: Karl, I have a Compaq Presario SR1610NX desktop computer that recently started having the following ...
A: Hey Bill, Sounds like either your motherboard or your hard drive is toast. What you are seeing is ...
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| Laptop Bluetooth | 12/3/2008 |
Q: Thinking of buy an MSI Wind for travel. Not versed on blue tooth other than my cell phone and MP3 ...
A: Really appreciate the `inside line' on a dream trip we would be very interested in. Will let you ...
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| Laptop won't start | 12/3/2008 |
Q: I have a gateway laptop, when I try to turn it on it starts like for 1 second then it turns off ...
A: My first guess would be bad (or loose) RAM boards. Removing and reseating them is simple with most ...
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| Laptop Bluetooth | 12/3/2008 |
Q: Thinking of buy an MSI Wind for travel. Not versed on blue tooth other than my cell phone and MP3 ...
A: The way I read it is that you can add Bluetooth to Model C (probably for a price) but Model B you ...
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| Laptop Bluetooth | 12/2/2008 |
Q: Thinking of buy an MSI Wind for travel. Not versed on blue tooth other than my cell phone and MP3 ...
A: I found this in `Techterms.net'. Seems to answer yourBluetooth wireless technology enables ...
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| History Question: What is the most recent PCI-free motherboard? | 12/1/2008 |
Q: What was the latest motherboard that did not have any PCI slots? PCI was invented in '93, so it was ...
A: Prior to PCI, motherboards only had ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slots for video, sound, ...
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| Computer shut down by itself | 12/1/2008 |
Q: when I turn on th dell desktop, it boots up all the way until the "loading personal setting" then it ...
A: Sounds like Windows is trying to load a background program that it doesn't like. Try starting up in ...
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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/problemsţ | 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 |
Q: I turned off my computer, which was working fine, and left for 4 days, upon return, it will not ...
A: The only other thing (besides the CPU and hard drive) might be the video card. Try unplugging and ...
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| sound from my PC | 7/2/2006 |
Q: I am having problems with my PC sound. I use WinXP, and Dell Optiplex Gx270. The base unit came ...
A: First, I doubt whether the CD players have anything to do with your sound problem but just to check, ...
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| Device manager won't recognize Network adapters (not even the category) | 7/2/2006 |
Q: Background: I build my own systems using components I order off the internet. I usually use fairly ...
A: Like my old pappy used to tell me, if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. If I understood one ...
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| I/O device error!!! PLEASE HELP | 7/1/2006 |
Q: the dvd-rw drive i have is manfactured by a small time company called just link. the problem i'm ...
A: Your problem is either a loose cable, a dirty optical reader, or a defective CD device. Remove the ...
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| Standby power | 6/30/2006 |
Q: PC is Compaq Presario Model SR1610NX with OS WindowsXP SP2 Monitor is LG Flatron L1751S I wonder if ...
A: There are several reasons to turn a computer off when not in use - and power consumption is at the ...
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| front panel leads | 6/29/2006 |
Q: I purchased a computer kit from Tiger Direct.A Power Up silver ATX case and an Abit Sg-80 ...
A: Every motherboard made has a small users manual with it that has a picture of connector pins for ...
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| Computer won't power on | 6/27/2006 |
Q: Alright, This is sort of a similar question to some others but a little different. Currently I ...
A: First, I'm sure your problem is not your new power supply. Also, even though it is marginal, I ...
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| Upgrading processor | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I bought a PC about a year ago and I just recently upgraded the RAM to 1 GB. My motherboard is an ...
A: Your motherboard (which sells for $49 by the way) will support an Athlon XP CPU as well as the ...
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| computer won't boot. | 6/26/2006 |
Q: karl I appricate your help, however i would like to get the pc up and runing again I amnot sure what ...
A: Based on what you say, and since I am not sitting in front of your Dell 4100, my best guess is that ...
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| computer won't boot. | 6/25/2006 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimision 4100 pentium three with windows ME. It has been sitting in a box for ...
A: Afraid you didn't give me much to go on as far as troubleshooting your dead horse. However, if all ...
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| computer programs | 6/22/2006 |
Q: For my XP computer, it runs rather slowly. I have a Windows 98 computer, and it is very fast. The ...
A: When using MSConfig to optimize your startup menu in XP, you need to edit the `Services' menu as ...
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| new hard drive windowsXP=no sound? | 6/19/2006 |
Q: Good morning Mr. Zick! I need your help... We have a 3 year old Dell computer. Last year we had to ...
A: I'm guessing that the on-board AC'97 sound chip is defunct. Sounds like you set the on-board audio ...
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| missing memory | 6/18/2006 |
Q: karl ive got an advent athelon amd,pc 6 yrs old,18gb hd memory, ok 2gbs went on installition ...
A: I'm guessing you have gobs of temporary and backup files cluttering up your hard drive. If you are ...
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| PC power on problem | 6/16/2006 |
Q: Yeah, in all my experience I have only had one system beat me. I sure don't want this to be the ...
A: Just FYI, the next time you want to boot up from your slave drive, just go into your setup BIOS and ...
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| PC power on problem | 6/16/2006 |
Q: I already ruled out the CPU by replacing it with a brand new one. I have now also tried two ...
A: Hey Paul, Sounds like it would have been easier (and cheaper) to just buy a whole new system :0) ...
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| PC and Power Supply | 6/16/2006 |
Q: We left for vacation for a week and when we returned, the system would not come on. NO LEDs, No ...
A: Had a friend in church that went on a trip and came back to the same situation. I checked her ...
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| PC power on problem | 6/16/2006 |
Q: I currently working on repairing a system for a friend of mine. It will not power on even though ...
A: First, most new ATX motherboards have a second main power supply connection that supports the CPU. ...
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| CPU or Motherboard | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I found a work around replacement for the motherboard. Its a k7mnf-64. I have seen several folks ...
A: Just did a search for a k7mnf-64 and up popped one on Geeks.com for $39 (but they were sold out). ...
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| CPU or Motherboard | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I have a e-machine computer, (T2482) that has a AM37 motherboard and an Athlon xp2400 CPU. For no ...
A: Afraid that eMachine of yours has a high failure rate. I have had to replace motherboards in 3 of ...
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| Display gives out | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I had a ATI AIW 7500 in my system running W2K for the longest time and never had a problem. I had a ...
A: To compare notes, I have aa ATI AIW 7200 32MB AGP board in my backup (AMD Athlon XP 1330 )machine ...
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| Strange Shutdown | 6/14/2006 |
Q: Come to find out the reason for the shutdown, I believe, is inside of Bios my CPU is registering a ...
A: You are right - a CPU that hot won't work. I have an Athlon 64 3200 in my system and have the temp ...
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| Finding The Right PC | 6/11/2006 |
Q: Hey Karl. I'm glad you like my name despite having some "history" with it. =) Anyway, thanks for ...
A: Glad to hear you are still hot on the trail of a new computer and may want to do it yourself. To ...
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| Problem with Windows XP installation | 6/9/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi. I had a problem installing anything on my computer. Blue screen came ...
A: By info on your computer I mean how old is it, what brand ie it, what kind of processor do you have, ...
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| Problem with Windows XP installation | 6/8/2006 |
Q: I had a problem installing anything on my computer. Blue screen came out saying that there is a ...
A: The fact that you can see your RAM in your BIOS setup has nothing to do with how well it is working. ...
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| Printer No Longer Shared | 6/7/2006 |
Q: We have a small office with four computers and one printer. We networked the computers and were ...
A: It sounds like your printer sharing feature is not set up correctly on your host workststion. I ...
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| Problem with Windows XP installation | 6/7/2006 |
Q: I had a problem installing anything on my computer. Blue screen came out saying that there is a ...
A: You didn't tell me a thing about your system so I am shooting in the dark here. The `blue screen of ...
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| Finding The Right PC | 6/6/2006 |
Q: I am currently looking for a new desktop PC and I am on a very tight budget. The last time I bought ...
A: Looks liks you have been doing a little research on this and hope I can help. I would like to ...
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| Strange Shutdown | 6/3/2006 |
Q: Quick Background: I have a good working knowledge of computers, I have built several in the past few ...
A: This is the 5th time I have visited your question - and so far gave up and went on to something ...
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| Abrupt computer shut down | 6/2/2006 |
Q: My computer has been shutting off at random. I think i have traced the issue to heat. My fix so far ...
A: The most important fan in youe computer is the heatsink-fan that cools your CPU (especially if you ...
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| Building a new computer - motherboard question | 5/31/2006 |
Q: I'm interested in building a new machine in my old case. It's an ATX case, not microATX or miniATX ...
A: If it is a generic case, most ATX motherboards will fit. However, if it is a Compaq or a Dell of ...
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| memory | 5/30/2006 |
Q: l have a acer travelmate 342t running xp home. lt has started going very slow and sometimes switches ...
A: First, you have two different kinds of memory in your computer - real memory and secondary memory. ...
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| unknown | 5/27/2006 |
Q: My PC is on Win XP, Pentium III 450MHz. Recently it has started to blank out suddenly and restart ...
A: A bad video card will not cause your system to reboot. If your card is not installed firmly it can ...
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| processor questions | 5/26/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if the Intel Pentium 4 processor (3.20 GHz) is a 32 or 64 bit chip? Also, what is ...
A: First, your question has a very, very, very long answer and I doubt you would be any wiser if I ...
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| Loud noise | 5/26/2006 |
Q: I have a Sony Vaio Laptop that's about 5 years old, and I actually have two questions. One is a ...
A: "Drivers" are software programs that make things like your sound card work. Your friend probably ...
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| Ram Types | 5/22/2006 |
Q: Hey I was recently informed that PC2100 and PC2700 are compatible with eachother. Is this true? ...
A: Heree is a table on DD Ram nomenclature and speed I found recently which may be useful: DDR-I ...
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| Re: RAM | 5/18/2006 |
Q: I recently was given a used RAM stick...is there any way to determine what kind/type it is and ...
A: Best way to tell is take a board out of your PC and compare it to the one given you. If they both ...
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| Tweaking components | 5/11/2006 |
Q: I have (MSI) P4N Diamond motherboard. The BIOS of this motherboard enable user to modify or ...
A: In my opinion, overclocking is something computer 'nerds' do to see a larger speed number on their ...
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| Memory error | 5/10/2006 |
Q: First off, thanks for offering your time. I appreciate it. My computer has been giving me the ...
A: The first thing I would do is go to your BIOS setup menu and check your settings for your video and ...
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| video hook up | 5/5/2006 |
Q: Good evening Karl I have a new pent 4 home made desk PC and my question is this. In 92 Navel ship ...
A: If you are determined to stick with the USR webcam, CompUSA has an analog-to-USB converter for about ...
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| Power Problem | 4/28/2006 |
Q: No I didn't; would you please let me know how to check it or guide me to an explanatory ...
A: Afraid the only good way to check it is to put a new one in and see if that fixes the problem. ...
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| Computer/Internet CPU Issue | 4/26/2006 |
Q: I have a dell dimension desktop, the most basic. It is 2 months old. I am running on windows xp home ...
A: Hardware wise, you probably have an Intel Celeron processor in your machine and that can cause it to ...
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| my computer won't work right | 4/24/2006 |
Q: My computer is an Acer RC 500,2.6 GHz celeron, windows xp home, it goes fine for 12-14 hours and ...
A: I would try upgrading the power supply. If that doesn't work then you probably have a lemon. If ...
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| Removable drive | 4/15/2006 |
Q: A couple of questions really. If I had an external hard drive via a USB port, can I install the ...
A: On your first question, it all depende on your BIOS. Go to your CMOS setup on boot-up (either tap ...
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| memory | 3/31/2006 |
Q: my computer at work uses windows 98, runs on 256 MB RAM, Pentium III. I was wondering if there are ...
A: The best way to free up resources is to disable non-essential background programs. Tou do this in ...
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| monitor resolution | 3/29/2006 |
Q: i am new to this IT caper, and i am lost in all the jargon,i have an early(2003) compaq desktop pc, ...
A: For your video to work correctly you need to know what brand and model of video card you have and a ...
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| Computer will not boot | 3/28/2006 |
Q: Karl, I have a dell dimension 8400 that is running Windows XP Media edition. I left it on ...
A: The PSU and CPU are still the first things to check out. They can be unstable and still show signs ...
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| Computer will not boot | 3/27/2006 |
Q: Karl, I have a dell dimension 8400 that is running Windows XP Media edition. I left it on ...
A: One of the main things you have missed is the power supply - and they can cause to problem you are ...
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| Upgradeing Motherboard For Performance... | 3/27/2006 |
Q: Hey Karl- This is my first experience with allexperts.com, so here's hoping I'm not making a fool ...
A: Yes, motherboards do affect speed. The major factors affecting computer speed are CPU, RAM, hard ...
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| RAM Upgrade Issue | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I built my computer in 2005, the specs were: Socket 754 - Windows XP Professional Asus K8V SE Deluxe ...
A: I'm confused. First you said you ordered 3 1GB DDR sticks - and later you talk about 'the original ...
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| Notebook Computer | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I have a few follow-up questions. "You should always turn any computer off when they are not being ...
A: No, turning it on and off doesn't hurt a thing. In fact, the 'boot-up' process does a lot of self ...
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| Upgrading? | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I am thinking of buying a new motherboard ram and processor and with all the new stuff out i'm not ...
A: ECC RAM has an error-correction code built in. Being the case, some data is used for error ...
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| Upgrading? | 3/21/2006 |
Q: I am thinking of buying a new motherboard ram and processor and with all the new stuff out i'm not ...
A: I have been an avid AMD and ASUS fan for years - and neither has ever let me down! Hence, recommend ...
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| Motherboard & Monitor | 3/17/2006 |
Q: I have a A Open AP53 Motherboard that had Windows 95 on it. I wanted to add a new hard drive so i ...
A: I just think your motherboard (and BIOS) are too out-of-date to support a 200 GB hard drive. If you ...
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| motherboard problem? | 3/17/2006 |
Q: I have a 4 year old Dell Pentium 4, 2.2Ghz, with 120 HD and 1 G memory, Windows XP. Lately my ...
A: I would try replacing the power supply first. If that doesn't work I would suspect the motherboard ...
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| Don't understand Intel Chip specs | 3/15/2006 |
Q: ! I actually intended to transfer my hard drive over to the new computer, and transfer the RAM as ...
A: The down-side to your 'larger screen' argument is that you will inherit an overall larger notebook ...
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| Transferring information from laptop to desktop | 3/15/2006 |
Q: I need to transfer about 10 GB of info from a laptop to a desktop and I would like to know the ...
A: I've had several questions today (including your several questions) and I saved you for last. ...
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| Don't understand Intel Chip specs | 3/14/2006 |
Q: Here is my dilema. I presently have a Dell laptop with a Mobile Pentium 4 with 3.2 Ghz and 2 gig or ...
A: I would stick with what you have. I doubt you would notice any sifference in speed and you would ...
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| Floppy Drive | 3/13/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- 2nd Followup To Question - Thanks for the tip. Perhaps USB or other ...
A: Wish you had told me it was a new Dell to begin with. Not only have they stopped putting floppy ...
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| RAM novice | 3/12/2006 |
Q: I am currently building a computer (my 1st build), and I'm afraid I'm a bit of a novice about a lot ...
A: Glad you asked. This is a little table I came up with a couple months ago that you may find useful: ...
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| Boot-up problem/pc freezes | 3/12/2006 |
Q: Over the past several months I have an on-going problem with my PC (Win Xp, 512MB Ram, Intel ...
A: Based on what you are saying, I would definately try a new power supply first. Side commente are ...
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| Floppy Drive | 3/12/2006 |
Q: Yes, I tried two different ribbons on each drive. Same results. Original Question I'm trying to ...
A: By 'new computer' I assume you are doing the whole thing yourself ?! If so, you have said nothing ...
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| no display | 3/11/2006 |
Q: sir! i have a problem, i have intel chipset 810 c , now when i start my PC, it shows nothing, no ...
A: Most motherboards have a jumper next to the battery that you can short and clear CMOS. Another ...
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| COOLER | 3/7/2006 |
Q: Excuse my lack of knowledge, but if the CPU is damaged, would the computer still work fine as it is ...
A: Re-reading your story, you may just have an overheating problem. First, any fan of the right size ...
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| Computer crash | 3/7/2006 |
Q: My computer shuts itself after about two minutes of running. It gets to the desktop, the icons ...
A: Sounds like a hardware problem - and most likely your power supply. Power supplies are cheap ...
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| Spontaneous Shutdowns | 3/4/2006 |
Q: I'm operating a HP Pavilion 513C with a Celeron preocessor that is about 2.5 years old. I'm running ...
A: I think you definalely have a hardware problem. My first guess was going to be your PSU until you ...
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| 1st Build - No Power | 3/4/2006 |
Q: I am currently building my 1st computer. I finally got my case in the mail yesterday, and I spent ...
A: Been there a few times. Hope I can help. I built myself an AMD 64bit 3400+ a few months ago and I ...
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| Upgrading existing celeron processor to PIII | 3/3/2006 |
Q: I have a Hitachi PC (all in one with LCD monitor and PC motherboard and hard disk behind the LCD ...
A: Most motherboards that will host an older Celeron will also accept a PIII CPU. However, I would ...
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| BIG BIG BIG ISSUE | 3/3/2006 |
Q: i have a very big big problem. its been a week since i have purchased the following configuration : ...
A: Sounds like you possibly didn't configure your CPU properly. Does your first boot-up screen say AMD ...
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| Isolating cause of symptoms after power outage | 3/1/2006 |
Q: OK. Thanks Karl! Will give it a shot . . . but I may have uncovered a clue. Not long after I sent ...
A: My troubleshooting methodology: Start with the fact that all problems are either software or ...
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| Isolating cause of symptoms after power outage | 2/28/2006 |
Q: My processor is an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (San Diego), stil a virgin in terms of pushing the clock ...
A: Sounds like you are way ahead of me. I would investigate my hard drive next. I know of more than ...
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| Isolating cause of symptoms after power outage | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I have just finished successfully assembling my first system, but wouldn't you know it, I had a ...
A: I enjoyed your imaginative dialog. A lot of times I get analysis like "My puter won't start - ...
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| Power up problem | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I have a rather strange problem that i have never encountered before. I have several computers but ...
A: The 'auto-start' problem sounds like an issue with your 'power-on' switch. Have you tried ...
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| graphics card and power supply | 12/18/2005 |
Q: i have a dell pc with p4, and wins xp media edition05. i want to install a geforce fx5500 card in a ...
A: No, a more powerful PSU cannot hurt your motherboard. The wattage capability of a PSU is simply the ...
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| graphics card and power supply | 12/18/2005 |
Q: i have a dell pc with p4, and wins xp media edition05. i want to install a geforce fx5500 card in a ...
A: Power supplies are fairly generic and one brand is about as good as another. They are an extremely ...
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| toshiba saterllite notebook with NTLDR error on boot | 12/18/2005 |
Q: i have a toshiba 1800-921 notebook (appx 3 yrs old) i lost the operating system. so tried installing ...
A: You can fix your password problem by removing the PC battery and 'dumping' the CMOS setup info. On ...
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| Data transfer | 12/17/2005 |
Q: I have recently bought a new PC (windows xp) and wish to transfer photos etc from my old one ...
A: Yes, a USB flash drive should work fine. Best prices I have seen are at Walmart and they range from ...
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| Laptop computer | 12/15/2005 |
Q: I am a Landscape Architecture student at the University of Kentucky. I know this question does not ...
A: These are the basic specs on your dad's notebook: Specifications for the Gateway Solo 1400 ...
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| Computer rebuild | 12/13/2005 |
Q: I have an older model Emachines T1801 computer which I use to surf the web and play some games. I am ...
A: Normally, PC manufacturers 'fit' their motherboards to the case and using the old case for an ...
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| System instability | 12/13/2005 |
Q: Throughout the past six months I have effectively rebuilt a custom-made machine, from motherboard on ...
A: I'm sure you saw this part of it: Problems & Suggestions: Problem ...
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| performance issues | 12/13/2005 |
Q: about a year ago i bought a dell with a 2.4Ghz cpu, 256MB RAM, and winXP. Ive recently been having ...
A: If your CPU is a Celeron, that could be part of your problem (they are really dogs). If you got a ...
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| no signal to monitor | 12/11/2005 |
Q: Please help... I just installed a new cd-rw on my son's tower and after putting all cables back , it ...
A: You probably have a jumper set wrong on your CD players. On the back of each of them there are 6 ...
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| Celeron v. Pentium 4 | 12/5/2005 |
Q: I'm about to replace my system and want to know whether I should buy a Celeron or a Pentium chip. ...
A: Anybody that knows CPU's will tell you that Celerons are junk. With a PIV you get twice the speed ...
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| ide error | 12/4/2005 |
Q: my toshiba satelite laptop won't boot up. I get a ide#0 error then a pxe-e61 media test ...
A: If you don't even know what a floppy drive is we are wasting our time here. Just take it to a ...
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| Radeon 9250 problem | 12/1/2005 |
Q: Karl! I have a Radeon-9250 128 MB video card problem. The driver I get from ATI (catalyst) don't do ...
A: The only difference between your system and mine is I have an Athlon 64 bit 3200+ CPU and 1GB of RAM ...
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| error message | 11/30/2005 |
Q: I have a dell machine about 5 years old. OS- XP Pro (Was ME) Ram- 512 HD- 20 gig Jumper on HD is ...
A: First, 'cable select' has never been an option for me on a hard drive (it makes a lot of drives act ...
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| power supply | 11/21/2005 |
Q: How do I know if my power supply is bad? The HP Pavilion's small green light on the power supply ...
A: The small green light you speak of is your 'System on' light and may (or may not) have something to ...
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| motherboard and videocard | 11/17/2005 |
Q: the other night i fell asleep on my couch and left a game running on my pc i woke up a few hours ...
A: Worst case scenario is that your CPU fan quit working and your processor fried. A quick inspection ...
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| motherboard and videocard | 11/17/2005 |
Q: the other night i fell asleep on my couch and left a game running on my pc i woke up a few hours ...
A: Just a guess, but Athlons run very hot and if you don't have a heavy duty heatsink-fan they will ...
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| Computer just shuts down | 11/16/2005 |
Q: My compaq presario,with windows XP and SP2 has been just shutting off at random. Had a tech. look ...
A: I would try changing the power supply first. However, Compaq PC's have a history of coming with ...
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| Hi Karl,
This probably... | 11/14/2005 |
Q: This probably isn't the right venue for this question, but I just bought a used Dell Pentium 4 ...
A: I do not understand what you mean by "printing 2 print screens"?? Did you get a restoration disk ...
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| whirring of cpu | 11/2/2005 |
Q: My cpu has developed a whirring sound, and I would like to know what it might be. Thanks in advance
A: First, your CPU is a little micro-chip about 2" square and nothing in it moves. Therefore, it ...
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| form factor | 11/2/2005 |
Q: How can i tell if a motherboard is damage. I have no fan attached nor no lite to the board when i do ...
A: The fact that the motherboard light doesn't come on bothers me. That means either your RAM or your ...
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| data recovery??? maybe! | 11/1/2005 |
Q: I am a computing novice. I don't know if I put in the right subject, but I am sure you can tell me. ...
A: Deleted information can be recovered from a hard drive IF YOU HAVE NOT WRITTEN OVER THE AREA WHERE ...
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| Monitor- no signal | 11/1/2005 |
Q: My wife accidenatally dumped our cpu on the floor and since then the monitor does not work. It works ...
A: The fact that your monitor doesn't come on does not necessarily mean you have a video problem. ...
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| Processor speed | 10/5/2005 |
Q: When I boot up my machine, if I enter the set up screen (by hitting the delete key), the processor ...
A: You probably have your CPU setup on 'auto'. If you change that to manual or user (or something), ...
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| computer shuts down | 10/4/2005 |
Q: My computer is very unstable, shutting down quite often when I'm online. I have partitioned and ...
A: Sounds like you may have an overheating problem. Check the fan on top of your CPU - and also in ...
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| computer stops responding | 10/2/2005 |
Q: i have this weird problem with my pc, i hope you can help... whenever i use the computer, it stops ...
A: If it is software, you probably have a file problem (fragmentation, crosslinked files, or lost ...
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| cd rom | 9/30/2005 |
Q: How do you check to see if my cd rom is defective? When I insert a good cd in nothing happens, I ...
A: Sometimes the laser 'read' lens on the CD player gets dirty and causes a problem like yours. You ...
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| L4S5MG3 won't post | 9/21/2005 |
Q: Elite® L4S5MG3 motherboard running 2.1 ghz Intel, GeForce 4MX video, 256MB DDR, XP. Daughter was on ...
A: I apologize for the delay but we left town thinking that hurricane Rita was coming our way (Corpus ...
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| Grounding of a motherboard | 9/19/2005 |
Q: Motherboard: PC Chips FSB400 K7 CPU: ADM Sempron 2800 + Bare 462 Power Supply: Mad Dog Sure Power ...
A: Admire your initiative. Built my first PC over 20 years ago and still get that 'rush' when I push ...
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| Motherboard | 9/18/2005 |
Q: I am a man of 54 and have had computers for 15 years now or more. I now have a Gateway computer ...
A: Motherboards can be defective when they leave the factory - or they can last for 10 years or more. ...
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| Wiring Switches | 9/15/2005 |
Q: I have a computer given to me by a friend, who managed to rip the on/off button off of his computer ...
A: I also think you bought the wrong type of switch. Remove the cover from the case and trace the ...
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| Possible power problem? | 9/13/2005 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 8400 PC with WinXP OS which is less than 1 year old. Although I have a Dell ...
A: My guess would be the power supply also (case manufacturers are cheap when it comes to PSU's). If ...
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| I have an old hp pavillion... | 9/8/2005 |
Q: I have an old hp pavillion 6736 with a 20 gig hard drive running windows 2000. I am wondering if I ...
A: When you move a hard drive from one PC to another your main concern is having the correct OS drivers ...
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| dual booting | 9/8/2005 |
Q: My gf's PC had died. While the problem is sorted out, would it be possible to install her hard ...
A: No problem. Just set the jumpers on one for master and the other for slave and install them both on ...
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| Can you tell me which is a... | 9/7/2005 |
Q: Can you tell me which is a better processor: AMD Athlon or Pentium 4. I do graphic presentations ...
A: The only caution I have about buying a notebook with an Athlon in it is the potential overheating ...
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| 90nm vs. .13um | 9/1/2005 |
Q: I am building a new computer and I have to choose between an AMD 64 Athlon--- a 4000+ running at 2.4 ...
A: Love AMD Athlon CPU's and just ordered a 64 bit 3200 (boxed) for $170 (delivered). I like to stick ...
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| old hard drive into new pc | 8/30/2005 |
Q: I'm building my first pc and had a question about hard drive. I would like to use my old hard drive ...
A: I have none the same thing with no problems. Just go to 'setup' when you first boot up and make ...
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| Follow up to yesterday's question | 8/30/2005 |
Q: yesterday (micro Center and Dell).So if you can disable video from integrated mb does it have open ...
A: Yes, there are plenty of empty PCI slots - and I think detection is automatic (you do not have to ...
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| Buying new computer | 8/29/2005 |
Q: Co."A"'s computer has a pentium 4 3.06 processor 519, Motherboard 915GL chipset, 533 FSB, 512 mb of ...
A: It's me again. Below is my first answer. Afraid All Experts is getting sloppy the way thay are ...
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| My PC is restarted sometimes automatically | 8/28/2005 |
Q: I have a brand new PC.My PC Spec is : - Intel D845GVFN Desktop board - Intel Celeron D 2.53 Ghz - ...
A: Usually, when a PC restarts after it has been used for a while, it is either a power or a heat ...
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| hardware conflict | 8/20/2005 |
Q: my pc stopes responding when playing a sound in device manager theres a(!)mark in a yellow circle ...
A: You have the wrong device driver installed for your sound system (a device driver is a software ...
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| new fast computer????? | 8/19/2005 |
Q: I just recently went from a Dell Optiplex GX100(Pentium III, 722 mhz) with Windows 2000 Prof. to a ...
A: This looks like it could become a marathon question so I will give you the answer in small doses. ...
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| What processor is better? | 8/18/2005 |
Q: Have an 8yr old IBM Aptiva with an AMD-K6 266 and 64mb ram. Its just not enough for DSL. According ...
A: Yes a PIV is much better than a Celeron - and anything is better than that IBM dinosaur you have. ...
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| I want to by a laptop and... | 8/17/2005 |
Q: I want to by a laptop and have discussed with others which type of processor is best. Some say to ...
A: Celerons have a history of being slow and unstable. Speed wise, they are ha;f as fast as the AMD ...
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| Video Card | 8/5/2005 |
Q: I have a Compaq Presario SR1500NX, running Windows XP. It has integrated graphics, and shares RAM ...
A: Yes, it can be done (but I wish you had ordered a Dell). What I would do is go buy the card you ...
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| CPU frequency? | 8/3/2005 |
Q: I just built myself my first PC (woohoo!). It runs fine but I don't think I'm getting all the ...
A: Bottom line is to not overclock your CPU to the 'burn-up' level. Checking the specs on your MB it ...
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| Phantom | 7/13/2005 |
Q: I have been having problems with my computer both while trying to connect and disconnecting while I ...
A: Sorry about the slow comeback - been out of town. No, viruses, spyware and operating systems do not ...
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| CD/RW drive | 7/13/2005 |
Q: I have Windows XP and recently I am finding that my CD/R drive is not allowing me to copy files to ...
A: If you are using a write-once (CDR) disk for data, music, etc., the disk is being formatted as you ...
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| Phantom "Writing to Disk" | 7/12/2005 |
Q: I have been having problems with my computer both while trying to connect and disconnecting while I ...
A: First, Win ME is a lousy OS - I would upgrade to XP as soon as you can. Win 'defrag' is also pretty ...
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| Memory speed and compatability | 7/12/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to untangle the various types of RAM and RAM speed. I'm a bit confused as to what types ...
A: I agree that DDR RAM nomenclature is confusing. I haven't totally figured it out myself. I was ...
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| CD/RW drive | 7/11/2005 |
Q: I have Windows XP and recently I am finding that my CD/R drive is not allowing me to copy files to ...
A: I don't think you have your disks formatted correctly. Go to my web site ( ...
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| My CPU | 7/7/2005 |
Q: I am going to buy a new pc and i'm very doubtful about buying an Intel or AMD processor. which one ...
A: In my experience I have found AMD CPU's a little more powerful than equivalent (clock speed) ...
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| OS won't completely install on new HD | 7/6/2005 |
Q: I am trying to install XP Pro on a brand new 80 GB hard drive. I tried to use the CD that came with ...
A: First, the post 'beeps' may have come from improperly seated RAM or video boards. I would remove ...
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| downloadin programs error message | 7/5/2005 |
Q: We have a new computer with windows xp home edition and when I tried to install the kids games I get ...
A: Unfortunately, a lot of the older kids games are not compatible with WIN XP - I found out the hard ...
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| Problem with Hardware Wizard after installing slave hard drive | 7/4/2005 |
Q: I have WinXP. I installed an extra hard drive (80 GB) as a slave drive. It's a Western Digital. I ...
A: Since installing a hard drive as a slave is just a matter of setting the jumpers correctly and then ...
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| SLow PC | 7/1/2005 |
Q: Karl, I have a Dell Diminsion 4600, Pent.(R) 4 CPU, 2.66ghz,256 RAM, with Windows XP, that I've had ...
A: This is a follow-up. 'FDISK' is a little DOS program that 'partitions' your hard drive. If you ...
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| external HD crash | 6/30/2005 |
Q: I have 512MB of RAM. My CPU fan runs at 5500 rpm and keeps it at a temp around 55 degrees C. I'm ...
A: I think it is either a 'background' program that is interfering with the transfer - or there is ...
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| external HD crash | 6/29/2005 |
Q: Processor is Athlon 2700 and using USB2. It used to work fine so, I don't think these are a problem. ...
A: You didn't mention your RAM. What kind of HSF are you using on your Athlon? Those things run HOT ...
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| external HD crash | 6/29/2005 |
Q: I have a 200GB external hard drive which is a normal ATA HD in an enclosure I bought. My problem ...
A: Any time you copy data from one location to another, it visits your RAM along the way. If you don't ...
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| Computer clock | 6/27/2005 |
Q: My computer is brand new. When I turned it on today, I noticed the clock had lost more than an hour ...
A: Your clock gets it's power from your motherboard battery - and, usually, if it starts losing time ...
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| pc died after warnings of fatal error | 4/9/2005 |
Q: after several pop up error reports saying "your system has recovered from a fatal error..." my ...
A: I recently had a similar experience with XP Pro. It installed fine but then the 'fatal error' ...
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| No display during bootup & after. | 4/9/2005 |
Q: This is a weird problem, at least for me... I inherited a 1GHz Gateway, with Win98, which was said ...
A: Sounds like you've checked everything but the RAM - or did you try reseating and/or swapping that ...
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| processors | 4/6/2005 |
Q: What is the difference between an Intel Pentium processor and an Intel Celeron processor? Can an ...
A: A Pentium IV processor is like two Celerons working together. Said differently, a 2GB Celeron runs ...
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| Boot Up | 4/2/2005 |
Q: Karl... I've gotta couple of questions... What kinds of things could make a PC, boot up to the XP ...
A: The problem you describe usually means some hardware component in your system is 'unstable'. Most ...
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| Transferring MS Outlook to another computer | 3/30/2005 |
Q: To: Karl I liked your fishing pages Mississippi, Ontario, Corpus Christi. What is the best way for ...
A: In Outlook, select 'contacts' and then go to 'file>export' and choose export to a ".pst" file. ...
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| Intel CPU question... | 3/30/2005 |
Q: Mr. Zick: What are the primary differences between Intel's Celeron, Pentium IV, and Xenon ...
A: A PIV processor is like 2 Celerons working together. In other words, in terms of processing speed, ...
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| Automatic Rebooting | 3/19/2005 |
Q: Why does my computer reboot on an intermittent basis, sometimes even when I'm working or when it is ...
A: Normally, intermittent rebooting is caused by an unstable power supply. Also, in an AMD system ...
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| v.92 modem for a Cyrix 266 | 3/18/2005 |
Q: Greetings, my childrens computer is a Cyrix 266 Mhz that I'd like to upgrade the modem on. Currently ...
A: It is your operating system that determines the type of modem that will work - not your processor. ...
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| no sound on pc | 3/18/2005 |
Q: Please help me when I turn on my pc I have no sound at all. Not even when I turn on my AOL. I have ...
A: Go to Control Panel and then 'sound'. Pick an event that has a sound associated with it (like ...
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| upgrading motherboard and cpu | 3/16/2005 |
Q: I've got a nearly 4-year-old Gateway with a Pentium III Fedora motherboard. I've upgraded other ...
A: You will have a tough time finding a motherboard that fits into a Gateway case. If you order all ...
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| motherboard compatability | 3/15/2005 |
Q: i just wanted to know what BIOS meant. Thanks! hi i am currently wanting to upgrade my computer ...
A: BIOS means "Basic Input-Output System". BIOS information is stored on a microprocessor chip on your ...
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| motherboard compatability | 3/14/2005 |
Q: i am currently wanting to upgrade my computer and i was just wondering if a intel celeron 2.4ghz ...
A: If you will go to http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/chipsets_d/VIA/ProSavage+PM133/ it will gice you ...
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| extra harddrive | 3/10/2005 |
Q: .. i have recently upgraded from windoesxp home to windowsxp pro and would like to use the 20ghdd to ...
A: You can buy a new hard drive (suggest Maxtor or Western Digital), clone all the data from your ...
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| Windows booting issue | 3/10/2005 |
Q: I recently built a rather basic system (1.8ghz P4, 512MB Ram, 40GB HD, onboard lan/video/sound), and ...
A: Just did a quick web search using Google and seems you are not alone on the 'Isass.exe' problem. Go ...
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| NO bios, no image | 3/9/2005 |
Q: Here are all the parts I have installed. PowerUp 400Watt PSU 2x 256MB DDR2700 (Brand: Ultra) Athlon ...
A: You didn't tell me what motherboard(s) you have been trying to use. Makes a big difference with ...
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| Computer freezes | 3/8/2005 |
Q: I bought a new computer about a month ago The hardware consists of: Motherboard : Asus K8N-E Deluxe ...
A: I'm pretty sure it is the heatsink-fan on your CPU (Athlons run HOT - I know because have one). ...
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| Pc hardware (new pc) | 3/4/2005 |
Q: First off this may be a little lengthy so i can give you the background of the problem. I am ...
A: If I were you I would have a very large headache by now. I started to skip your question as out of ...
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| Upgrading Mobo & CPU | 3/4/2005 |
Q: I wish to upgrade my motherboard, cpu, memory and graphics card but keep my existing hard drives (2 ...
A: Should be no problem doing what you want to do as long as your new video card comes with a 98SE ...
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| IRQs | 3/2/2005 |
Q: Hey Karl, Hope the weathers good where you are now, we're going through a cold spat here with ...
A: No, 'shared' IRQ's are not a problem if the active devices are not using them at the same time. ...
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| System Barely Functioning | 3/2/2005 |
Q: Dell Dimension 8200 upgraded, replaced CPU to P4 2.4 GHz, added 2x256 RAMBUS memory for total 1024 ...
A: I have a gut feeling it is the IDE hard drive controller on your motherboard (a chip you do not ...
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| xp won't install | 2/28/2005 |
Q: not sure if this is your area, but here it goes... Had system with Win 98...got new motherboard, ...
A: In times past, the blue screen was an indication of a RAM problem. You may try swapping it out and ...
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| HD format issues | 2/27/2005 |
Q: looking for some help formatting a hd. I'll go through what I've done, step by step. 1) Took 40gb ...
A: Repartitioning first may help. I'm sure you know haw to boot up with a Win 98 startup disk and run ...
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| pentium | 2/25/2005 |
Q: how do I find out if I have P3 or P4? and what speed? Answer - Hi Martin, If you right-click on ...
A: You must not be running XP. Most PC's tell you their CPU type and speed as soon as you start to ...
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| Upgrading a Motherboard and CPU | 2/22/2005 |
Q: I am going to upgrade my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 series, including new memory), CPU (P4 ...
A: This should be a walk in the park. You haven't said what size and brand of hard drive you have but ...
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| Computer Reboots | 2/21/2005 |
Q: Dell Computer, running Windows 98, DSL modem, connected via network Computer reboots itself, ...
A: My next guess is an overheating CPU. Does your BIOS have a temperature monitor in it? Third, you ...
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| motherboard replacement | 2/20/2005 |
Q: Karl, Thanks for your info. I wanted to clarify that I did install a new power supply and the ...
A: Stories like yours fascinate me - so, needless to say, I enjoyed reading the final chapter. If you ...
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| sound card | 2/20/2005 |
Q: I dumped everything on my computer last weekend. Now I do not have sound. I cannot find my cd that I ...
A: If you go to control panel>sound and highlight an event with a little speaker by it, you can tell if ...
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| pc won't boot -- need help troubleshooting!!! | 2/18/2005 |
Q: I have a home computer that I actually put together myself. It's been running fine for a few years ...
A: Could be your power supply. Second guess is your motherboard. If you give up and replace your PC ...
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| CPU overheating & unexpected PC shutdown | 2/12/2005 |
Q: I have an Athlon 2400+ on an Asus A7V8X MB. The BIOS shows that the processor has a temperature of ...
A: I've had my Athlon 1.33 GHz CPU on an ASUS board for over 3 years and wouldn't trade it for ...
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| copying/cloning hard drives | 2/12/2005 |
Q: I have a 40GB 5400rpm hard drive which contains my operating system (Windows XP Home), and all my ...
A: Most new hard drives come with a setup disk (floppy) that will let you clone your old drive. What I ...
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| Memory | 2/11/2005 |
Q: I have a 128mb pc100,128mb pc133 and a 256mb pc100 they all are recognised on the system screen as ...
A: I guess there are exceptions to every rule. In the past, when I've tried to mix PC100 RAM with ...
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| Memory | 2/10/2005 |
Q: I've been revamping my computer which is eight years old I have three memory slots and three sticks ...
A: The 'order' of your memory boards doesn't mean anything. What does count is matching RAM board ...
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| MEMORY UPGRADE | 2/9/2005 |
Q: I have a DELL OptiPlex GX260 with 512MB RAM. I searched on crucial to upgrade my memory and I got a ...
A: The RAM world changes so fast I cannot keep up with it. Bottom lihe is your motherboard has to be ...
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| Installing a CD-RW | 2/9/2005 |
Q: I have a AMD 1100 MHz 40 Gig computer running Windows 2000 Professional. How do I install a CD -RW ...
A: Hitting the 'del' key is only one of several ways to get to 'setup' - and they vary from one ...
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| slow bootup | 1/31/2005 |
Q: 2200 amd processor 256 mb ram windows98 se I recently purchased a computer kit with a asrock mother ...
A: After you get in windows do a 'start>run>msconfig'. In msconfig choose 'selective startup' and then ...
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| motherboard replacement | 1/30/2005 |
Q: THE SORRY STORY (or skip down to the question) In September of 2002 I bought a Powerspec 8920 PC @ ...
A: Believe it or not, this is my 4th time back to your question - and I hope I can finish my answer ...
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| memory upgrade | 12/6/2004 |
Q: i would like to upgrade my RAM. the problem is is that i don't kno w the first thing about SDDram or ...
A: Today's RAM is either DDR (double data rate) of SD (synchronous data). They are physically ...
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| hard drives | 12/4/2004 |
Q: --I was refering to storage capacity. I started out with 120gb and will be upgrading to two 200 gb ...
A: Sorry, thought you might like a little more background on hard drives - and guess I didn't really ...
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| How can i find the problem? | 12/3/2004 |
Q: Hello I am sorry if my English is not very good, I have very serious problem with my pc and I can't ...
A: The first thing I would suspect is your heatsink-fan on your CPU. I love Athlon's but they get HOT ...
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| hard drives | 12/2/2004 |
Q: I have a Sony Giga Pocket Multi-Media Computer with 120gb HD & have added a 200gb hd, 1gb ram, 2.66 ...
A: There are really 4 different types of hard drives you can put in a desktop PC these days - the ...
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| pc re-booting | 12/1/2004 |
Q: My Pc started re-booting. At first I did not notice a pattern to it so I tried: 1)A clean re-install ...
A: Could be something as simple as the heatsink-fan on your CPU. Athlons are great processors (I have ...
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| Slow XP | 12/1/2004 |
Q: Karl, I'm running XP Home edition on a Toshiba Satellite with a Pentium 4. This machine keeps ...
A: Run 'msconfig', choose 'selective startup', go to 'startup' and uncheck everything that isn't ...
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| Upgrade processor | 12/1/2004 |
Q: A Dell computer running Windows XP SP1 has a 400mhz processor and I'd like to upgrade to the latest ...
A: Your question is not that simple. First, you have to know whether your processor is an Intel ...
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| building old hard disk into new tower | 11/26/2004 |
Q: My present PC tower stopped working due to some mechanical problem, that costs a lot to repair. ...
A: First, a hard drive is configured for the specific computer it is installed in. Starting with the ...
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| modem | 11/26/2004 |
Q: please help!!!!! i purchased a new ibm computer desktop recently.. my schools office was ordering ...
A: You modem is actually a Rockwell - and one of the better ones on the market. However, the V90 ...
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| Memory | 11/19/2004 |
Q: I have an Intel 865GLC motherboard with a 2.6GHz Celeron processor that came with 256MB of Ram ...
A: Just guessing, but the memory on the RAM board is probably not compatible with your motherboard FSB. ...
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| Restarting Computer | 11/17/2004 |
Q: I partitioned and formatted my HDD using a Win98 Boot Disk floppy. I used the FDISK and Format ...
A: I assume you deleted the current partition and created a new partition before you formatted the hard ...
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| HP Pavilion ze1230 notebook/Win XP Home | 11/15/2004 |
Q: I push the power button on my notebook and it lights up and then goes right back off. Never starts ...
A: I think you own a lemon and the best thing to do (money and trouble wise) is to order a new Dell ...
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| HP scanner with ADF, model c2520a | 11/15/2004 |
Q: I cannot find this driver anywhere! HP scanner with ADF, model c2520a If you have any idea where I ...
A: Closest I can come is a driver for a Scanjet 2400c at ...
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| CPU and motherboard | 11/14/2004 |
Q: I am building a new computer system that will be mainly used for internet and home video editing and ...
A: I've been using Athlon's for years and love them. The only potential problem is the heat they ...
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| Problems with starting or booting up... | 11/12/2004 |
Q: Karl, The Dell offer, does sound great. However, as a college student I rely on my laptop for its ...
A: If you are lucky, you can just plug in the new USB drive and configure it for your system from your ...
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| Problems with starting or booting up... | 11/11/2004 |
Q: I'm open to suggestions. Where do I start? Can you give me a step by step process to make this ...
A: I just went out and priced USB external hard drives and confirmed with a couple of good tech's that ...
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| BIOS problem | 11/7/2004 |
Q: My Windows XP gave error messages to the point I am trying to format and reinstall (possible ...
A: I think your problem is simple. If you swapped out floppy drives (like I think you said), it sounds ...
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| flashing the bios | 11/7/2004 |
Q: i own a HP pavilion a250n and had to format my factory drive. unfortunately i had never made a set ...
A: I just logged onto the HP website and Pavilion a250n drivers (video, sound & modem)are available for ...
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| SATA | 11/7/2004 |
Q: I have bought a serial ATA hard drive to use as my primary hard drive. I currently have 1 IDE hard ...
A: If the SATA drive works like it should, you should get a setup disk with it that will let you clone ...
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| Problems with starting or booting up... | 11/6/2004 |
Q: I own a Compaq Presario 721CL laptop. I have owned it for a little more than two years. The problem ...
A: I think you are right - it is probably the hard drive. However, instead of a 'bump' sound the hard ...
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| cpu running way too hot | 11/4/2004 |
Q: I just built a computer today and the CPU is running way too hot. So hot, that within 20 seconds of ...
A: Typically, the Intel heatsink-fan that comes in the 'boxed' CPU package is marginal at best. If you ...
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| warnings that outlook express and help and support cannot be found | 11/2/2004 |
Q: I have a Windows xp computer, Home Edition model numbered MTC2. When I first got my computer I ...
A: System restore cannot fix damaged files - it only reverts your boot-up to a registry that was ...
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| CPU Upgrade | 11/1/2004 |
Q: I have a MESH Matrix 1GHZ Can you please suggest options to upgrade my CPU, if possible. Im looking ...
A: Need to know whether you have an Intel or AMD CPU - and if it is an Intel is it a Celeron or a PIV ? ...
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| No Power to CPU | 11/1/2004 |
Q: Checked the back of my computer, no switch. You did mean on the outside of the box, not on the ...
A: Yes the switch is on the outside of the PC and is actually part of the power supply. Most power ...
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| blocked pop ups | 10/31/2004 |
Q: It shows 887 pop ups blocked on my computer. Do they slow down my computer and if so how do I delete ...
A: Some pop-ups can leave a cookie in your temporary internet files folder. Cookies don't usually hurt ...
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| My computer randomly restarts | 7/9/2004 |
Q: I have a Goldstar LG8S computer, currently the company is out of business, with PIII 800mhz, MSI ...
A: The first thing I would do is replace your power supply with at least a 350 watt unit. The PSU is a ...
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| BOOTDISK | 7/5/2004 |
Q: I tried to install Windows ME over a win 98. everything seemed OK, until it reboot. Once It reboots ...
A: First, upgrading '98 to ME is a very bad idea. ME is the worst operating system Microsoft ever ...
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| about processor | 7/5/2004 |
Q: have a dell dem-2400 with celoron processor. my question is, can I replace it with a athlon or ...
A: Nowdays, motherboards are built to handle either AMD or Intel CPU's. Also, the BIOS determines the ...
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| BIOS | 7/2/2004 |
Q: it's a ASROCK K7VT2 Motherboard, AMD prcessor 1 year old or so... Since a week or so it doesn't give ...
A: Think we are finally communicating. When I first set my system up (AMD Athlon 1.33G - ASUS MB) a ...
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| PC Problem | 7/1/2004 |
Q: I have a PC with ASROCK K7VT2 Motherboard. The PC doesn't boot anymore, and doesn't give and ...
A: Call Dell and order a new system for $499. Take the hard drive out of your old PC and install it in ...
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| motherboard | 6/30/2004 |
Q: Can't get power past M'board. Get a green light on board but no fans,spin ups, cd/DVD power or power ...
A: In my experience, problems like yours come from 1) a bad or poorly seated video card; 2) bad or ...
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