Checksum

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this problem. After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar (which I have at the bottom of the screeen always showing over any windows) is twice as...

Just a quick question to ask whether this budget gaming cpu (Athlon II x3 440 3.00Ghz) will bottleneck an ATI 5770? Or vice versa? Or would an Intel core i3 530 be a better (but much more expensive) option? Thanks guys

hey guys i have a problem installing my windows XP over my windows vista OS because XP wont pick up SATA HDD but i was wondering which Driver i should intergrate onto my XP disc to get it to recognize, can somone tell me which one to download

Hello guys, I bought my new XPS 8300 for gaming on Thanksgiving, and it has been working perfectly for me (of course after lot of tweaks and adjustments). The system originally comes with 8GB DDR3 RAM 1333 (Dual channel - 2 x 2GB). I recently bought a new kit of RAM on NewEgg to upgrade the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) My Fn key seems to work with everything BUT my F1-F12 keys, which are what I require,,, please help... any advice?

if i remove the ram sticks will the things on them be lost

I am trying to find the best motherboard under $275. I have 8 Gb of DDR3 as well as a Intel 775 2.5 Ghz Core 2 Quad. And I am planning on doing SLI. Thanks!

I have a 660 ti sc from evga im about to return and get probally a 670 or 680. i dont want to run sli becuase i dont have an sli mobo but my 660 makes very annoying coil whine it whistles in games and fizzes on desktop. im looking paticularly in msi and asus 4 gb models for surround do they...

Well I'm expecting 2gb of ram to add to my system, so I decided to look at my motherboard manual. I went to the FSB & Memory Config section and looked at the items: (by the way that screenshot is not of my bios, it's in the manual) Well I had no idea what I was looking at. I tried looking...

Hello everyone. I want to upgrade my pc and spend not too much, my current system: Intel EE 3.75 Gygabyte 955x Crucial 667MHZ latency 5 Im thinking of getting: Intel q6600 some Asus motherboard Some 800MHZ latency 4 memory (Is 4gb a good idea for vista?) Can anyone recomend me with a nice...

I attempted to upgrade to a newer bios and now the oem/post screen sits still for 5 minutes (literally), then everything is normal. Problem is, the PC is a pre-built Hewlett Packard, the motherboard is ASUS, and the original bios that I had when I bought it was AMI (american megatrends). It's...

I just bought a radeon 5850 and installed its most recent drivers. In every game I play, I get high frame rates but intense amounts of screen tearing. It doesn't seem to be stopped by turning on vsync. Could this be a monitor issue?

I'm planning to get a new D-Link Wireless Router with 4 LAN outputs. Will I be able to use it to set up a multi-PC lan network? Will the router stop routing the internet in that case?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) I have just reciently used MRU-Blaster and Registry Mechanic to clean my computer and ever since i have the Most Used Programs list has stopped working. Pinned items still show. How can i get it to work again.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) I am completely ignorant on how to accomplish this. I have an elderly friend who calls me to troubleshoot her computer which means I have to travel to her home to do this,I was wondering if I could do this from my...

I seem to be getting conflicting data about my memory voltage. I have a ddr3-1333 8gb setup with an asus motherboard. My memory has a manufacturer suggested voltage of 1.7. I was having some stability problems at stock clock speeds, so I set the memory voltage to 1.76. The asus ai monitoring...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) I love steam locomotives. They're so much more interesting than diesel locomotives. So quit bashing steam. Steam is good.

i ran prime95 and i reached this temps http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/803/prime95temps.png/ i thought if i let the test go on the cpu may die cause the temps just kept going higher and higher its @ stock and i never oc it is that normal?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) Whenever I try to open any type of folder or file, it brings up the MS Search Results screen instead of the contents of the file or folder? It is causing major headaches. Can anyone give advice? P.S. - I just...

i have just sold my motherboard and ram and cpu.. i am going to buy an intel i3 530 CPU, intel whitesburg mobo and Hynix DDR3 1333mhz ram. is this a good combo if i want to upgrade in the future?

Hey all Doing my first build, and startin' to receive the parts in. Got the MB and Graphic card yesterday. MB= MSI K9N4 SLI NVIDIA nForce 500 and the video card is a XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Got to looking at the MB and saw a PCIE_PWR plug next to the ATX power plug. The PCIE plug is a 4 pin...

I am a few days away from ordering the board. Could anyone shed some light. Both models are DDR2 based boards...since I have an extra 2 GB (2 x 1) of DDR2 PC8500 (1066). I have noticed improvements in the P5E with the latest bios 501. Is the cold boot issue with the Maximus Formula fixed? I...

check this out: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=610&l4=0&model=1981&modelmenu=1

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: sometime in the next month or two BUDGET RANGE: ($5-600) and don't want to deal with rebates if i dont have to. SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (light gaming (alittle WoW), movies on monitor, websurfing, desktop for college next 2 years possibly more)...

Hi all, I'm afraid I may have just made a very expensive mistake. I have a P5W DH Deluxe mobo, with an Intel E6700 C2D proc, Vista Ultimate is installed and I've just stuck in 2 x 8800GTS 640mb Nvidia's. Have I wasted my money? Is it right that this mobo can only run crossfire not Sli...

i want audio driver for compaq deskpro en 866

I just built a system and have it all loaded and working fine. I turn off the pc and turn back on I get a disk boot failure. I have to go into and out of the setup to get it to boot into windows. The board is a biostar TF7025-M2. below are the specs. I believe it is not recognizing the sata...

Hello everybody! I am going to assemble ~ 10 new desktop PCs for business - Law clerks. I have decided on AMD Athlon dual core 4000 AM2. I am also looking to buy a low end all-in-one motherboard. So far the least expensive is MSI, then ASROCK. My concern - not performance, but reliability. Is...

Hey everyone, I'm ordering parts for my new computer, I was just wondering if anyone knew the Super Talent brand of ram and if they're good. Haven't ordered everything, but specs should be as followed. p965-ds3 8800 gts antec 900 (hopefully) thinking about e6420 OC'ed to about 3.2 once july 22nd...

Hi I have a Pentium E6300@2.8GHz CPU with stock FSB and multiplier of 266MHz and 10.5x respectively. In order to match my FSB to DDR2-800 Ram, I intend to increase the FSB to 400MHz reducing the multiplier no. to 7x. Does this configuration have the same or much higher stress on my CPU compared...

Heyas, Just curious if anyone could give me some reasons why the correct amount of RAM would not show up in a BIOS. I'm running 4GBs of Dual Channel G.Skill DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12) in an Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD. The BIOS was showing 3.9GBs and Windows Vista 32-bit was showing 3.25GBs. The BIOS is...

which one is better, and what are the differences ? thanks alot !

If I have the new 24-pin connector do I still need to use the 4 pin ATX12V connector also? I have an Antec Truepower 2.0 550 Watt EPS12V and Im using it with a Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe. The manual says I need to install both but the pwer supply doesn't have a 4 pin connector.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I try to run Java Applets using Internet Explorer, but it won't run. I thought it was the firewall and security, so I turned all of them to the lowest level or off. Still, my Internet Explorer couldn't run Java Applets...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) My computer is taking an awful long time to load at start up. While waiting if I look in the task manager I have two svchost.exe Network Service processes running. the one is using between 85-99 % of cpu and...

Hi. I'm Willing To Buy A New ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard And Also A New PC Case. The Fact Is I Don't Know Much About Was Is Good And What Is Not In A PC Case. So I Only Went For The Look Since Every Case Or Almost Is Dealing With ATX Now. I Found This One Interesting...

how can i know bout my ram.is it ddr or ddr2.i got 512mb ram,but don't know it is ddr or ddr2.system bios says it is running at 533mhz.

Hello all, I bought a DFI Lan Party UT NF4 Ultra mobo knowing that DFI's run somewhat more hot than the rest of the croud, but I was not sure how hot it was going to be. I recieved the mobo and it works great, but the temps are beginning to make me worry...I have it in a not cold, but also not...

ok i got another computer and i want to connect it to the linsys router do i use regular cat5 cable or cat6. here is a image i made to describe. the sad computer wants to be connected but doesnt know what cable to use. (the green is the cable that i want to add).

I have 2 512MB Cosair XMS memory sticks in my system. This is the first computer I built, and until just now I did not know that for dual channel to work properly, you have to have the memory sticks in matching color memory slots. I'm pretty sure I do not. so, my question is.... have I done...