| Subject | Date Asked |
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| new pc configuration | 11/19/2009 |
Q: im upgrading my core 2 pc to quad core ive selected following components for that. Intel Core 2 ...
A: right now, if you want to change platform, plz consider: 1. CPU change to Intel Core i5 750(2.66G ...
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| High noise of Processor Fan | 11/9/2009 |
Q: i've Dell DHS Desktop,on turning ON, processor fan's spead increases just like jet Fan. Monitor and ...
A: yes. I got it. In your words, your pc stopped somewhere, and could not start up. the better way ...
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| Flash drive input | 10/22/2009 |
Q: My wife has a seven year old Dell desktop, which serves her needs. The manual days that the USB ...
A: e... I do not quitely understand you . but you can read follow: 1. there are two standard usb port. ...
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| Acer Aspire keyboard | 10/22/2009 |
Q: My granddaughters Acer Aspire 4520 notebook overheated so I replaced the cooling fan. Computer ...
A: welcome. 1. I think you can change a usb keyboard and change a usb port to test. 2. use a sp/2 ...
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| Acer Aspire keyboard | 10/21/2009 |
Q: My granddaughters Acer Aspire 4520 notebook overheated so I replaced the cooling fan. Computer ...
A: 1.right now, if your pc can go into os? 2.if not, and no show on screen, that means your pc stopped ...
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| pc wont turn on | 9/17/2009 |
Q: yes when i plug in my pc then turn on the power switch the fan starts runing but when i push the ...
A: If your motherboard has short to ground, that will be a phenomena: 1.you starts the motherboard. ...
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| pc wont turn on | 9/9/2009 |
Q: yes when i plug in my pc then turn on the power switch the fan starts runing but when i push the ...
A: that means your pc stopped somewhere. to get a motherboard debug card which can be plugged into PCI ...
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| Sound Problem | 8/26/2009 |
Q: i have a gigabyte MB. my audio is not working. Drivers are installed properly and drivers are ok. ...
A: if so, that means your motherboard has something wrong. take it to a repair shop and let them help ...
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| motherboard issue | 8/20/2009 |
Q: i am facing two problems 1. mike (sound input ) is not working 2. when i insert a cd/dvd , my ...
A: 1. There is a 'volume control' panel at your taskbar. choose 'Option'->'properties' and then click ...
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| 6 Monitors with 1 CPU | 8/12/2009 |
Q: One of my customer want to setup a PC with 6 Monitors. I have connect 2 PCs once but this is my ...
A: 1. If all monitors show the same stuff, you can use a VGA extension tool which is just like a box ...
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| pc upgrading | 8/11/2009 |
Q: sir can i use core 2.2 or 2.4ghz processor in my amd athlon3200+ with 2.2ghz or how i upgrade my fsb ...
A: sorry, you can't there are two brands of CPU, one is Intel, and the other is AMD, their scokets are ...
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| systemerrors installing windows XP | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I am sending this query on my wife's PDA, so please be patient ... Here is my system's vitals: Asus ...
A: 1. change the old ram back only, if it is ok? 2. according the message on screen, that means: A. ...
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| Is my motherboard problem? | 6/2/2009 |
Q: Latley I have problems with my PC. Most of try to start it end up with booting because it blocks ...
A: if you reinstall is failed, you should consider if there are some parts of your PC broken. 1. ...
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| Pc Dell dimension 3000 | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 3000 E 210882. I replaced the memory and never turn on again. i was traying ...
A: you can do as follow: 1. reinstall all parts again and try; 2. Clean CMOS and try; 3. To buy a ...
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| XP and Admin password | 4/26/2009 |
Q: The company I work for has purchased a number of oil delivery / repair companies in the U.S. and we ...
A: I am sorry to hear that. In my opinion, there are two ways: 1. re-install the Windows xp. but you ...
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| CPU and Motherboard problem | 4/26/2009 |
Q: Recently, my computer does not start properly. When I press the power button in the CPU, it starts ...
A: e, such like this issue, the best way is to find a motherboard debug card which can be plugged into ...
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| Fan is running, but no CPU light | 4/18/2009 |
Q: Recently, my computer does not start properly. When I press the power button in the CPU, it starts ...
A: some components are bad on your motherboard. first, you can reinstall all parts of your PC again, ...
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| computer screenis black | 4/12/2009 |
Q: The computer screen is black and the monitor is good. Hooked another computer to it it worked. This ...
A: e. this is a difficult issue. I suggest you to buy a motherboard debug card which can be plugged ...
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| UPGRADE | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I HAVE A DELL DIMENSION 2350 WITH A 2GHZ PROCESSOR AND WANT TO UPGRADE TO A 4GHZ PROCESSOR, CAUSE ...
A: e, it is not a good idea to change your processor. if you feel your PC's performance is bad, you ...
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| Find the best processor & motherboard. | 3/3/2009 |
Q: According to your Rating Page,I decided to ask a question from you regarding my problem. I hope you ...
A: There are only two platforms now, AMD and Intel. They are both good, in my opinion. Intel ...
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| Motherboard does not post | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Asus A7N8X2.0 ACPI Bios/ AMD Athlon XP 1250 MHz/ 512 Ram/ XP/ 2 seperate hard drives/ seperate DVD ...
A: e...It is a difficult issue; you should do these and check if your PC will be back; 1. change your ...
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| IBM Lenovo Video card | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I have Lenovo laptop SL400. While configuring my machine on Lenovo site (Feb, 2009) I've left off by ...
A: In my opinion, your laptop is strong enough, the performance is much higher than your desktop. ...
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| Computer doesnt start | 12/7/2008 |
Q: When I start the computer processor starts for 5 seconds & stops red light glows on the pc.Could u ...
A: first, you should know where your PC stopped. that will find out which part is bad. buy a ...
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| Upgrading the RAM | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I recently upgraded my PC to Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66Ghz, 2GB 800Mz, Asus P5N-MX MB, The MB Spec. says ...
A: 1. as usual, right now motherbaords all can support 4GB Rams, some can support up to 8GB; 2. of ...
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| Is my motherboard bottlenecking my pc because their is a problem with it? | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Hey Tarzan, I recently built myself a new gaming pc i am quite experinced in building them as i ...
A: first , you should ask your friend if he set all high in game. after that, you are able to compare ...
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| Dell laptop | 11/26/2008 |
Q: My son took his Dell Inspiron to China last week. While it was plugged into a power convertor, he ...
A: In USA, the wall power is 110v , but in China , it is 220V. So if you will go to China, you should ...
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| k : PC problem | 11/20/2008 |
Q: When im playing Pc games or busy with something on the pc for so about +-5 min my pc freezes for ...
A: e,,,this is a big problem. do these steps as follow: 1. check if your parts hot. CPU, Graphics ...
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| Gateway E-3400 motherboard upgrade | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I have an old Gateway E-3400 desktop that has the original motherboard in it still and it ...
A: You have to check if your box is a standard ATX box or Micro-ATX box. if not, you maybe not install ...
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| Replacement Motherboard | 11/10/2008 |
Q: The motherboard on my sister's Gateway desktop is fried. I would like to replace it for her, but I ...
A: e...AM2 is 940 PINs, you can not install a 940 CPU on a 939 socket. right now, 939 cpu has ...
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| Trying To Choose a Motherboard | 10/13/2008 |
Q: What is the performance difference between these two motherboards? Given all other specs are the ...
A: if you have a lot of money, and do not care the cost, you can choose the high-end cost motherboards. ...
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| Power supply - Motherboard - Power switch circuit | 10/13/2008 |
Q: I am working on a project and require your best advise. I plan to make a unit for my new TV. This ...
A: that's easy. if you want to use the ATX power supply output +5V or other powers without a ...
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| Type of DVI cable required | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I need the right dvi-cable connecting the PC to the monitor. Trouble is I don't know which of the 4 ...
A: as usual, PC uses DVI-D, and Graphics card use DVI-I. DVI-I has a VGA interface, you can use a ...
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| sound | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I have a problem with the sound on my HP pavilion laptop.(model DV6190EU) Some time ago one speaker ...
A: there are two way the sound coming out, however, they depend on the same controller. if your front ...
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| custom build | 9/16/2008 |
Q: First, thanks for taking my questions regarding building my own PC for gaming. Do you believe that ...
A: 1.yes, I believe. 2.if you are not urgent, I suggest you choose X58 with next version CPU of Intel. ...
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| My PC cant dont read all the Ram | 9/11/2008 |
Q: eventhough i have 384 of ram memory!!!!my computer is too slow specially while using the internet,is ...
A: If your PC is slow when you use the internet. there are a lot of possibilities. but it is not the ...
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| frequent pc hang up | 9/2/2008 |
Q: sir, my pc experiences frequent hang up.it occasionally occurs when the pc is being used for long ...
A: there are a lot reasons for this issue: 1. software: virus or some bad tools. 2. hardware: A. ...
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| "Thermal event" problem | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 3000 that is 3 years old, and has worked perfectly until a few days ago. ...
A: according your words, the most possible suspective is the motherboard. I suggest you clean cmos ...
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| PC rebooting problem | 8/27/2008 |
Q: Recently I had a problem with my PC where it was always crashing whenever I tried to run a game ...
A: as usual, missing a file in windows means: 1. it is truly missing. you should re-install your os. ...
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| Power lights blink | 8/23/2008 |
Q: i dont know what can over my dell optiplex. but when i put it on, the power light in front of the ...
A: i will tell you some my experience. for example, if I see '00' on the card, so I know it stopped ...
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| Power lights blink | 8/21/2008 |
Q: i dont know what can over my dell optiplex. but when i put it on, the power light in front of the ...
A: as usual, if the power LED lights, but no signal on screen, that means your PC stopped at CPU to ...
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| tips | 8/19/2008 |
Q: i am a new learner of motherboard troubleshooting. i had a prob with an msi motherboard. it doesn't ...
A: as usual, solving this problem we need some tools. the most important tool is motherboard debug card ...
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| Ram / mainboard problem | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I have a Asus K8NE-deluxe, Socket 754 motherboard with an Athlon64 3000+cpu and 512Meg Ram. I ...
A: you should check where your PC stopped. take a motherboard debug card and get the information from ...
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| about a toshiba satellite motherboard problem | 8/13/2008 |
Q: i m having trouble with my motherboard in toshiba satellite A100 series laptop my battery does not ...
A: yes, every laptop has a power management circuitry with power charge function. that maybe some wrong ...
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| Can any laptop's motherboard be replaced with any motherboard? | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I have a HP Pavillion zv5000 Laptop since few year now. I want to change the motherboard (with CPU), ...
A: I think you can not easyly buy a motherboard for a laptop from normal market. as usual, you should ...
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| Replacing Motherboard | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Tarzan: I believe that you are the perfect person for me to ask this question. I have a VIA ...
A: yes, VIA motherboard is too old now, as VIA has not made motherboard chipset since 2006. right now, ...
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| relay switches | 7/24/2008 |
Q: the relays have a specification called "coil voltage", what do we mean by that. Does it mean the ...
A: coil voltage is the voltage of the relay, as usual, it is called a rated coil voltage, such as 3-24V ...
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| Supported processors for ASUS P5B-MX | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I have an ASUS P5B-MX motherboard with a Pentium dual-core processor running on it. I have seen on ...
A: as usual, the vital situation is if your socket is compatible with your CPU. all you mentioned CPU ...
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| computer system | 7/21/2008 |
Q: i just want to know if this system is pretty good or what can i do to it to make it better you would ...
A: yeah, they are good, here is my view: 1. right now P35 chip is not the latest chip of Intel, I ...
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| Computer powers up, no post, no BIOS, just a blinking cursor | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I run a Gigabyte GA-7VKMP. It hasn't been in use for a couple of years. When I tried to boot it, no ...
A: As usual, it stops at Memory to Graphics card. I suggest you take motherboard and other parts out ...
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| hp pavillion tx1260ea laptop | 7/8/2008 |
Q: My laptop's power supply works perfectly. It has surge protection against power outages. MY fans ...
A: according your words, I think your laptop has some place loosed or the southbridge aging. If a ...
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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: yes, E2160 1.8G=1800MHz=200*9, that means E2160 should run at 200MHz on board. but your PC just ...
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| EVGA or MSI 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: They are the same, as usual, 680i and 790i are made by nvidia, nor MSI or EVGA, they just adhere ...
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| pc boots without error beeps/no video | 7/3/2008 |
Q: My motherboard is a GA-7VKMP and I have a ATI Radeon 9800 pro all-in-wonder video card. My problem ...
A: search ' how to clean CMOS' on goolge, that will be a detail way. 1. close PC. 2. open the box. ...
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| pc boots without error beeps/no video | 6/27/2008 |
Q: My motherboard is a GA-7VKMP and I have a ATI Radeon 9800 pro all-in-wonder video card. My problem ...
A: 1. clean your PC's CMOS, there is a jumper near the battery, short 2-3 3 second and put it back. ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 |
Q: I have a friend who manages an apartment complex that has a Dell Dimension 3100 running a program ...
A: oh, you have asked twice the same questions, I have understood you. there is a way to break the ...
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| Internet Only Ubuntu Machine | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I am looking for the following 5 features in my new INTERNET-ONLY computer: 1. Ubuntu 2. Internet ...
A: these only my individual suggestions: 1. I'd like build PC with my hand as an already made PC has ...
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| computer won't boot | 6/19/2008 |
Q: Thaks very much for taking questions. My laptop (Dell inspiron, running XP) failed to boot today. ...
A: If error message is 'No bootable devices' , that means your main system area is missed. 1. If you ...
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| Power Supply for the Motherboard | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I just rebuilded my ASUS K8V..I dont know what the problem is but when i press the power button on ...
A: e, there is another way. you can take all parts out and only let CPU , Motherboard, Rams together, ...
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| PC upgrade | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I am upgrading my PC form a Pentium 4 to a dual core. I am purchasing the following hardware: ...
A: right now, Intel 946GZ is too old. and all parts especially graphics card is low performance. I give ...
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| CPU Up-grade | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I have a Toshiba 5005 S-504 with a P-III 1.1 Ghz and 512 (max) of RAM. Is there anyway to upgrade ...
A: I sugest you to upgrade all parts. as the 1.13G PIII is the latest PIII productor, and if your PC ...
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| Keyboard Problem | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I am having a problem with my keyboard. I have a Win XP PC with a standard PS/2 keyboard that does ...
A: maybe you can try boot up first and plug usb keyboard when it is in OS. 1. as usual , ps/2 keyboard ...
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| BIOS logon password | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I was trying to reset a forgotten CMOS password. I didn't have internet access or a manual so what ...
A: how to clear CMOS: 1. Close your PC and take off wall power; 2. short 2-3 jumper 3-5 second and ...
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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 meant a techonolgy, it is called Smart Fan. as usual, motherboard should support it when you use ...
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| Mobo and hdd incompatibility? | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I have an ASRock k7s41gx mobo that won't recognise my seagate barracuda 400 gb hdd. Just wondering ...
A: I meant you have to download bios , not drivers; BIOS is a file , as usual like this: xxx.bin if ...
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| Quadcore in my VAIO | 5/17/2008 |
Q: I have a Sony VAIO with a VGC-RA830G motherboard and would like to install an Intel C2Q Q6600 ...
A: As usual, this problem needs you upgrade your motherboard bios or upgrade your motherboard; A ...
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| HD/BIOS/who knows what's wrong | 5/16/2008 |
Q: Recently, I had a problem where my computer would freeze up on me for no obvious reason. Once or ...
A: I can only give you some my conclusion: 1. the HD jumpers are correct as you can use them normally ...
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| Computer won't turn on | 5/12/2008 |
Q: Tarzan. One day I realized I couldn't install a cd software on my computer because in the my ...
A: no need. you can go to your friend's home and borrow his cable to test. If you want to use ...
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| Computer won't turn on | 5/12/2008 |
Q: Tarzan. One day I realized I couldn't install a cd software on my computer because in the my ...
A: e..there is a quite easy way to check one cable which is good or not. take another cable which is ...
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| Computer 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: if you do not use DSL, the PC will hang up or not? if not, that means the DSL and your machine are ...
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| pc | 5/4/2008 |
Q: but can you advise me are their motherboards where i can use my athlon xp 2400 on and can be ...
A: xp2400 is an old CPU, it belongs socket 462 cpu, you can not buy its motherboard on normal market, ...
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| motherboard problem | 4/30/2008 |
Q: my machine motherboard is marcury but my macshine not boot then error display is tecnical problame ...
A: 1.you can take some good parts to exchange yours one by one, find out which part of your PC is bad. ...
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| HP Pavilion DV6130us | 4/29/2008 |
Q: maybe You can help. In December 2006 I bought the above laptop computer. Windows XP. Upgraded to ...
A: about on/off button: 1.open the box and find out the front panel. take off PS_ON cable and find out ...
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| Dell OptiPlex GX1 CPU | 4/28/2008 |
Q: Got this old junker working finally, but it's only a P3-600. I've googled till my google went ...
A: oh, I really do not know the maximum speed CPU of your PC, as I have never heard the Dell Model ...
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| RAM | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I heard that having 2 sticks of the same size ( 2 of 1 Gig in my case) is much better that mixing 1 ...
A: As usual, if your motherboard , exactly, it's your chipset , can support Dual-Channel Rams, that ...
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| MOTHER BOARD | 4/20/2008 |
Q: MY MOTHER BOARD MAKE NOICE ALSONG WITH BLINKING LIGHT ON MB, and doesnt send any signal to monitor ...
A: e...you can do these ways: 1. find other parts, such as CPU, rams ... these parts have to be ok, ...
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| System doesn't boot | 4/19/2008 |
Q: When I press the power button, the system doesn't boot. I mean it doesn't beep, doesn't check for ...
A: 1.you can use exchanged method. find other good parts to instead one by one. 2.you can buy a ...
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| motherboard | 4/18/2008 |
Q: i recently got a toshiba a215-s7428 and my motherboard (amd athlon 64 X2 dual core tk-55 1.8ghz) has ...
A: yes, if you expect to play new 3d games, you need upgrade your graphics card. right now, you have to ...
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| Getting New Computers | 4/11/2008 |
Q: I'll keep this short and sweet by putting my questions up top. I'll put optional extra info at the ...
A: 1. I think a home webserver computer need more Rams, 2G at least, 4G is better. 2. IBM , right now, ...
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| I think its the motherboard. | 4/2/2008 |
Q: Ok heres what happened. I was watching a clip off of veoh. And then all of a sudden the computer ...
A: 1. take off all parts in pc except CPU, Ram, motherboard and Graphics card. 2. make sure CPU fan is ...
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| Damaged Motherboard ? | 3/31/2008 |
Q: I recently dropped my beloved laptop off my bed. The screen turned black instantly but i could see ...
A: no, I think your motherboard is ok if you can listen mp3 sound in OS. In my opinion, the connector ...
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| Sub-zero cooling | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I am looking into cooling for my PC. If it reaches temperatures of zero degrees Celsius or less ...
A: Every chipset has its min and max ratings. for example: Nvidia MCP78 chipset: Case temperature ...
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| Computer won't start for more than 30 seconds | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I have a home built computer that me and a friend built. I have a 750 watt power supply, Nvidia 8800 ...
A: 1. Check the thermal first, CPU fan or others; 2. 8800 GTS need external power, if it is ok? 3. ...
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| Motherboard problem | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am working on Intel Motherboard for last 2 years (D945GNT) In sept 2007 my motherboard show no ...
A: first, you can find other good parts to test, such as CPU, RAMs and Graphics card. second, you can ...
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| upgrade chipset? | 1/21/2008 |
Q: My computer was custom built in 2005. Subsequently the gentleman has died. He was my source for all ...
A: First, Congratulations to you! In my opinion, your PC is good enough, you should check your OS if it ...
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| Advent 7094 not booting-up | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I have an Advent 7094. The only activity when booting-up is the cd/dvd drive. No other activity at ...
A: As usual, your PC stopped somewhere. but we can not make sure where is. The best way is to buy a ...
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| frequent restart as well as application running failure | 1/15/2008 |
Q: My system information is as follows: OS:Microsoft windows xp ...
A: as usual, auto restarting is about: 1. Something wrong with your PSU; 2. Something wrong with your ...
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| Computer will not power up. | 12/20/2007 |
Q: My computer has been running well for months, but 2 weeks ago it randomly wont turn on now. When I ...
A: 1.open the box,and use a metal to short the PW_ON pin, which you can find on your manual book. ...
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| no power | 12/1/2007 |
Q: First off, I think you can find and learn anything here on the net, so thank you for being here..I ...
A: e, I think you'd better to find a motherboard debug card which can be plugged into PCI slot and ...
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| No display in monitor when i changed the Motherboard | 11/28/2007 |
Q: There is No display in monitor when i changed the Motherboard.
A: e..that means your PC stopped before VGA side. I suggest you to replace your CPU and Rams and try. ...
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| motherboard | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I have e-machine model T6216. When I power up it only runs fan and will not display anything on ...
A: e...to be honesty, I do not know about e-machine model T6216. as usual, a motherboard or a PC can be ...
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| Inspiron 5100 won't boot | 11/16/2007 |
Q: I have an inspiron 5100 that I have been working on. It started with the blue screen errors. I ran ...
A: yes, you guess right, I think there is something wrong with your motherboard or something connects ...
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| Strange RAM memory fault | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I am asking you this because you have real extensive experience in motherboards and computers. And ...
A: oh, that's a difficult situation. When I was debugging my sample boards, I met a situation like ...
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| possible motherboard failure | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I am building a new system and I believe I have a bad motherboard but can not tell for sure. I ...
A: yes.you are right! if the power supply is ok and the motherboard can not power up, that means the ...
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| help | 10/14/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to buy pc components and built one, so I need advices. Here is what I'm going to buy: ...
A: 1.I am not familiar with M2N motherboard. If you want to get more steady, you can choose BIOSATAR ...
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| hi | 9/28/2007 |
Q: i have a couple of questions: 1.how do i speed up my computer without actually upgrading anything ...
A: e... 1.overclocking is a better way to progress your PC's performace. However, I suggest you ...
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| IBM Thinkpad problem (has Win XP) | 9/10/2007 |
Q: My friend has an IBM laptop that won't boot up, you can't even get into the BIOS. There are options ...
A: Such our destop PC, you can open the case easily that will be a jumper around battery whose name is ...
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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: 1.As usual, PCI video card has low performance. I do not know what will you do use your PC,but I ...
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| IBM Thinkpad problem (has Win XP) | 9/8/2007 |
Q: My friend has an IBM laptop that won't boot up, you can't even get into the BIOS. There are options ...
A: e...It is difficult to pass this. As usual, you can clean the CMOS to delete the password, but ...
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| startup my omputer automatically | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I want to have my computer startup every day @ 6 o'clock in the morning by itself. please can you ...
A: This function depends on your motherboard BIOS. As usual, we can do as follow: 1. clean CMOS. 2. ...
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| gateway computer problem | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I have a gateway computer, my nephew use it to play game for 5 hours then the following day I was ...
A: e...there will be a lot of causes. first, you can clean the CMOS and try. second, you can exchange ...
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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: e...that's a difficult question,as there are a lot of causes when a laptop won't turn on.The better ...
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| system comparison | 8/31/2007 |
Q: I am on a budget but I still want a laptop so I am considering one of 2 second user laptops that I ...
A: In my opinion,HP nc6000 is better than T2300,as i dislike integrated graphics card. I do not know ...
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| boot problem | 8/17/2007 |
Q: when i pressed power button my computer is not able to boot. while pressing power button all fans ...
A: you can do as follow: 1.as usual, the PC stopped before checking VGA.There are two kinds of ...
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| Fan not spinning | 8/7/2007 |
Q: I just built my first computer, and I am having some CPU's fan problem. here are some specs first: ...
A: 1.if the fan is bad, change one. 2.if the fan is good, change a fan with three wires. As a fan with ...
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| plz solve my hardware problem | 8/6/2007 |
Q: sir, my pc is dead.when i start it only red light of harddisk glow.pc doesnot start. plz tell me if ...
A: e...you can do as follow: 1.find other good parts replace your PC parts one by one and test. find ...
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| Computer Power Supply | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Is it true that PC power supplies (that have a ground wire) use input filtering capacitors that are ...
A: yes. there are some caps between hot wire and ground in power supply. as usual, this problem, you ...
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| Install of graphics card fails | 8/4/2007 |
Q: When a pci graphics card is installed in HP 513c (with onboard video) the machine doesn't recognize ...
A: about my experience, PCI graphics card is prior. and you need not go into CMOS to set. but different ...
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| dvd drive | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I have 2 dvd drivers write/read.i have been told if and when one of my dvd hardware drivers, fails ...
A: bracken?what's that? plug id? what's mean? Did you mean you have two dvd drives, and one of them is ...
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| RAM not being seen by motherboard | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I have a Gigibyte P4 Mod #GA 81848P775-G board and running a Duron 2.8gb CPU. I have increased the ...
A: e... In my experience, maybe: 1. The chipset does not support 2 G rams, but 848P chipset actually ...
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| intel865perl | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I'm building my first computer based on an intel 865perl mobo. It is assembled and and will not give ...
A: if you press F1, you will pass and the PC will go on. but whenever you bootup PC, the message will ...
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| USB problem | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I've recently acquired a new PC. Dual core Pentium, plugged into an ASUS P5LD2 SE-Series ...
A: download this driver and try: ...
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| install USB board | 7/24/2007 |
Q: Just got this USB board and all I did till now was upgrade the RAM... so I am not that sure as to ...
A: as I do not know what the USB board is, I can just tell you what I think. 1.plug it into PCI slot. ...
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| Mother board problem maybe?? | 7/22/2007 |
Q: I keep getting the blue screen of death. also I lost one of memory banks on my laptop it will only ...
A: e...it seems that the root cause comes from hardware.you can do as follow: 1.check the PC ...
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| help please | 7/20/2007 |
Q: .. I'm working on a emachine T2896...it was brought to me by a friend. When I hooked it up and ...
A: as follow: 1.plug debug card into PCI slot. 2.power up your PC, and debug card will show two ...
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| my motherboard is dead i guess | 7/17/2007 |
Q: i had a guy in the IT department at my school look at my computer and he said the motherboard is ...
A: e...that is an interesting question. as usual, there are many conditions causing motherboard death. ...
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| No view on the Monitor | 7/13/2007 |
Q: I installed all parts like,CPU-[AMD SEM64 3000+1.8G 754 128K R],Ram,Graphic Card on the a new ...
A: you'd better to find a motherboard debug card, which can find out where your PC stopped. according ...
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| System stuck before display during POST | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Its been three weeks since I'm sing my new PC. Sometime When I hit power switch on casing the ...
A: Of course a low quality power supply will cause something wrong. in my opinion, when your PC does ...
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| computer failure | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I was using my computer and it suddenly froze. When I restarted it, it powers up but never POSTs ...
A: e..the best way is to change parts and then you can find out where the problem is. in my opinion, ...
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| Battery problem | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I am having problems with my computer an HP XG843 keeping correct time it looses about an hour a ...
A: first,you should know the difference between BIOS and CMOS, BIOS stands for Basic Input Output ...
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| usb multi function all in 1 card reader for PC interior | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble trying to install my usb multi function all in 1 card reader. I assume to ...
A: I meant that the all in one card reader is a translator, other card such as SD card, CF card can be ...
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| Windows 2003 Server with Very Low Disk Space | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I couldn't find an exact category for this problem so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I ...
A: you can use DM to repartition the harddisk, but DM will destroy all data. Or you can use PQmagic to ...
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| MotherBoard Troubleshooting | 6/11/2007 |
Q: Sir, I Brought a Motherboard with 845 GL chipset..I Connected everything but when I started it the ...
A: Different companies have the different spec about the front pannel.The best way is to find the ...
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| Question on a K7N2 MSI Delta 2 ILSR | 6/8/2007 |
Q: Ok here goes... Lately I have had a problem with my computer turning on. Usually I have to do what I ...
A: next, before you ask questions, you'd better tell me your pc configuration. ok, what you think is ...
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| syastem hangs!in an odd manner! | 6/7/2007 |
Q: My pc hangs when it used at full load,eg. compiling linux source files for a long period and also ...
A: according to your say, it may be the problems with your motherboard and rams. you'd better find a ...
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| low limit voltage | 6/6/2007 |
Q: My pc has Winbound hardware doctor 3.3 and automatically the low limit is -13.00 V at startup and ...
A: A motherboard need several kinds of power, such as +12v,+5v,+3.3v,-12v,etc. every power has its ...
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| Motherboard manual | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I have myself a Soltek SL-85MIRB-L motherboard and all the parts to make it into a decent computer ...
A: if 'SUSPEND LED' two pins are 2, 4;'KEYLOCK' are 8,10. The 'POWER SWITCH' are 5,7pin. as follow: ...
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| no video/motherboard | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell dimension 3000 pent 4 2.8 ghz.I have no video when I boot,and have tried 3 different ...
A: 1.you can buy a pci graphics card to instead. in spite of pci graphics cards' performance is low, it ...
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| Please HELP | 5/18/2007 |
Q: I have a very big problem, my PC is not doing anything. I turn it on, the monitor doesn't even ...
A: as usual, the PC will not beep if it stops at CPU. According to your say, you'd better find a ...
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| Power on Compaq | 4/12/2007 |
Q: My compaq desktop had and issue where the green power light turned orange, and windows powered down ...
A: yes. according to your said, the button has something wrong, you can open your box and pull out the ...
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| Pc problems | 4/9/2007 |
Q: I have an old gateway (2003) and i usually have it on a lot, but the other day i left it on so i ...
A: you can find a motherboard debug card and plug it into PCI slot and find out where your PC stopped. ...
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| Boot | 4/9/2007 |
Q: I just bought a new mother board named ASROCK P4i65G. The problem when I turn on the pc it appears ...
A: the motherboard did not find the os, the problem may be: 1. your harddisk is not existent. check the ...
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| Low and Scratchy output in Left speaker! | 4/7/2007 |
Q: My audio output is scratchy and low for the left speaker while it is normal for the right one. Ive ...
A: that's something wrong with the left side circuits. there will be a capacitor about 100pf or 220pf ...
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| Unstable system? | 4/6/2007 |
Q: It is me again. Couple days ago I asked the question about a strange boot up problem of my new ...
A: I suggest that you change the devices one by one, and test follow. then you will find out what the ...
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| Motherboard type | 4/5/2007 |
Q: how can i know the type oh the mother board to get software for sound and vga cards? please response ...
A: first, you can read the part number on the IC directly. such as north bridge and Audio codec. Then ...
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| There is problem in my hard disk, can you help me? | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Would you please help me? I have big problem, I can't open one of my hard partition, I divided my ...
A: It is very difficult. first, you can reinstall your OS, and test if you can enter the E partition. ...
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| Motherboard | 3/31/2007 |
Q: when I'm turning my computer on no bios is loading and even no beep sound. Obviously no windows is ...
A: It may be something wrong with your motherboard or CPU. you can reinstall all hardware devices ...
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| Celeron | 3/22/2007 |
Q: My OS is Windows XP. I have a computer with a Abit SG-80 motherboard installed. It's CPU was ...
A: 1.CPU,if the processor has not inside hurt, that is ok, you do not have to change it. 2.motherboard. ...
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| PC problem | 3/20/2007 |
Q: Sporadically my PC will temporarily freeze/lock-up and it emits a beep sound from within the CPU ...
A: there are a great many cause which will let your PC lock-up. as follow: HARDWARE: 1. hot enough. 2. ...
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| my pentium 4 ht isnt going fast | 3/7/2007 |
Q: My 2.6 ghz proccessor is only going at 1110 mhz, in my computer properties it says 1300 mhz, isnt my ...
A: Enter into BIOS and change the CPU (outside)Frequency from 100MHz to 200MHz, or read your manual and ...
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| Motherboard and Harddisk | 3/1/2007 |
Q: I got an old backup PC having a Celeron 433MHz mounted on a yellow-gold colored motherboard-- the ...
A: 1. according to your describing, you just told me what the motherboard's color. No one knows the ...
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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: You can do as follow: 1. clean your cmos. You should find the jumper on your motherboard. short 1-2 ...
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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: e...I do not know when and where the blinking cursor appears? When you press the power button, the ...
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| Toshiba Satellite Laptop USB Problem | 1/28/2007 |
Q: Tarzan: thank you for your quick reply. I do have a Windows XP operating system. Do you know how I ...
A: Now, you should check out if you install the motherboard driver. you can go to the property of 'My ...
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| drivers | 1/28/2007 |
Q: I tried about 10-15 times to install them through device manager - it will not find the drivers even ...
A: So now, you should find out which VGA Graphics you use. Right now, Nvidia, Ati(AMD),Intel and ...
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| Toshiba Satellite Laptop USB Problem | 1/27/2007 |
Q: Tarzan: I've a Toshiba 5005-S504 laptop computer which has been having intermitten USB recognition ...
A: e..there are something wrong with your USB ports, and the root cause may be hardware or software. 1. ...
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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: ah, so detail. You can do as follow: 1. You can install the drivers as the os said, 'install them ...
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| Creation of ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I'm student from Poland and I've design a multipass Arithmetical Logical Unit. I don't know how to ...
A: first, you should send all data to me, so I can know what your project is. Including standard ...
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| shorted board? | 1/13/2007 |
Q: First, I'm an idiot... see why... I tried installing a new second RAM card on a PC without shutting ...
A: I am sorry to hear that your PC works out. First, except usb,COM, and some of other hot-plugging IO ...
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| sound | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I wrote you yet, so I apologize in advance if I did. I wiped out my computer last ...
A: you can do as follow: 1. you first find AIDA32 tools to read what the audio codec is. Then you can ...
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| ECS P4M800PRO-M V2 | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I bought this motherboard from Frys and installed it and it does not boot up. The key board lights ...
A: You can do as follow: 1. find a Graphics card and plug into the AGP slot. If the board can boot up, ...
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| hard drive | 1/5/2007 |
Q: I have a 250GB HP hard drive with some external 400GB support. However, my computer is slowing. What ...
A: What is your PC configuration? If you want to your PC faster, you should pay attention to some ...
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| creating backup on drivers | 12/22/2006 |
Q: I would like to reformat my pc but before i do it i would like to have a backup on all the drivers ...
A: before I answer your question, something you should know: 1. all devices drivers need be installed ...
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| Cmos | 12/22/2006 |
Q: I recently had a problem with a motherboard M825 v7.2a it would not boot I tried nearly every ...
A: It seems that there is something wrong with the circuits of the CMOS battery. There will be two ...
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| USB2 pci card | 12/21/2006 |
Q: First question - is this a motherboard problem! I plugged in a ALi usb2 card to my gigabyte ...
A: you can do some tests as follow: 1.you can plug in this usb2 card to your motherboard PCI slots one ...
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