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My system developed a problem all of a sudden. After my computer starts up, the screen comes on for less than a minute. If I turn off monitor it will come on and go off again. Computer is running fine. I tried substituting a different monitor, using same cables, and it appears to be fine. The...

I want to buy Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 graphics card as it is in my budget but my processor is Intel Core 2 Duo. I have all the minimum requirement for it but can it run on Intel Core 2 Duo, so I have a doubt about it. If it can't then which graphics card can I use. Please help.

My computer is very loud, I have 2 LED 120mm fans which use 3-pin fan connectors and I can have them at 50% - 100%. I also have a molex 120mm fan and 2x molex 90mm fans and I can't control these molex fans at all. I have a very quiet CPU cooler, no GPU and my PSU fan doesn't spin at all until it...

I'm new at all this stuff, building computers and all, so I would just like to thank you in advance for helping a noob. To this point now. I have a $500 budget to build a nice gaming computer. Look, I'm not tryna run BF4 on the highest settings and get 100 FPS, actually , I'm not trying to run...

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On the main circuit board, there is a singular component shaped similar to a capacitor, but with a silver-colored metal shell... 2 prongs soldered to the board. This is the only component that looks like this, and it has "HOORAY 6.000" printed on the side. It has dried rusty looking corrosion...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I have a independently built machine with an OEM version of WindowsXP Pro. The maker copied the image of the WindowsXP disc onto the hard drive and then kept the disc. This makes me mad to say the least. However, whats...

A friedn came over yesterday and we backed up all his data on dvd...reformated and copied all the dvd info back. EXCEPT somehow all his pictures did not get transfered. Is there any chance for recovery after a reformat?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Just bought a 5 pack of Maxell DVD-RW's. On the pack it says "1-2 speed rewritable Ver 1.1 with CPRM." Nowhere on the packaging does it say what CPRM is. Only thing I thought of was copyright protection of some sort. Does...

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Hello, I've been working on building a PC, and I've come up against a problem. This is the first time I've built a PC from the ground up, although I have previously upgraded pre-built PCs. The problem is that when I try and boot, the power supply fan starts to spin, but the system does not...

I am currently configuring a Home Server that I would like to hook up to my PS3 to watch 1080p videos. Do I need to have a dual-core processor to accomplish that or will a single core suffice? I am thinking that the PS3 will do the work and all I will need is just a fast LAN connection, but I...

Ok after Extensive research I have come to a conclusion on the GPU and the PSU I want to buy. GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5, DVI, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort, 4-way SLI Ready Graphics Card Graphics Cards 02G-P4-2680-KR...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I resently deleted a program from my computer without using the uninstall that was associated with the program. Currently I do not have the software. My problem is with the Windows installer. Windows installer continues...

Hi I am looking for a low power video card. I am willing to spend an absolute maximum of $375 dollars on a video card. CPU- i5 3550p PSU- Dell 460w (actually supplies a full 460, is very good) I just want a video card that will perform very well but is low on power consumption. I was kinda...

Hi, I got my Antec 1200 today and after getting the side panel off and putting all the stuff in I came to replacing the side panel. After fixing it back on I noticed that the top corner at the from of the case is not properly secured and there is a slight gap between the panel and case. It...

I am in the market for a legit gaming rig <$1800. I am looking for top of the line stuff, nothing less. Requirements: 1. At least an i7-2600K 2. At least a 680/7970 3. At least 8GB RAM 4. No SSD/HDD needed as I have one 5. No peripherals needed 6. Water cooled is a plus but not a requirement...

Hello. I am using two HD 7870 in crossfire, but I have two pci-e slots for graphics cards, one is pci-e 3.0 16x, but the other one is PCI-E 2.0 16x(4x mode). I keep reading on internet that video cards in this kind of setup, decreases video performance. So I understand that having 16x/8x or...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I just bought an addtional hard drive to store back-ups. Within a week the 200GB drive was full. I had been deleting the old backups. Today I noticed when I deleted the backup files; I'm asked "are you sure, this file is...

Hello, i was wondering if there is a way to connect my pc audio to my hdtv?

Looking to get a 2TB Hard Drive such as; WD Caviar or Seagate Barracuda Or an external that is 2TB. Must still have warranty from manufact.

Hello, This is my first time posting so I apologize in advance if I don't properly pose this question. I built my own PC with 2 Crucial M4 64GB SSDs in a RAID 0 logical drive as the boot/Windows drive. Everything was fine for about eight months then yesterday I got a BSOD with the code 0x...F4...

Hello, looking for a laptop for 400 pounds that will run wow?

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=509338 Best deal I've seen in a while. The starting price of $846 is for a customizable model that comes with: i7-2630QM 6GB 1333MHz SDRAM 320 GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1GB DDR3 DVD SuperMulti 16" LED backlit screen and LED backlit...

Hello, When closing the display lid is there a switch that opens that cuts off electrical power to the display? Where is it located? Or is there another sensing method that cuts off electrical power to the display when closing the display lid ? My laptop is a HP G62-407DX Thanks,

8O Just received an AMD 'CPU In A Box" Athlon X2 Dual-Core processor. It is a 3800+ 2.0 GHz skt. AM2 unit. I want to list the heatsink/fan for sale locally on Craigslist, does anyone know where I might find information on what other AMD CPU'S that this unit may fit? I searched AMD's site to no...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hello: Can anybody suggest a free reliable virus protection. THANKS -- THANKS, Live long and thrive.

Hello, I am looking for two headphones. One portable one for under 100$ and one over the ear one fore under 300$ and preferably under 250$. Currently, I like the klipsch s4i and possibly the bose in-ear for the in-ear headphone and possibly the bose comfort 15 for the over-ear headphone...

i have an Asus M2N-E SLi, with an AMD athlon 6000 AM2 dual core, 4Gb of ram an 8600GT XFX graphics card and a Creative XFi Gamer soundcard all my hardware apart from my soundcard works, i cant seem to find nforce4 drivers for windows 7 to see if my mobo drivers are the problem, or if anything...

Hello everyone, I'm looking for "trustworthy" online computer shops in USA (except amazon, newegg and microcenter). any suggestions?

In summer of 2009 I bought parts and built my own pc. specs: AMD Phenom 2 x2 550 BE 3.1ghz 4 gb G.Skill 800mhz DDR2 Asus M4A78 Plus Mobo Apevia Dreamer 2 case no hdd -- it failed HIS Radeon HD4870 1gb It prob cost around 450 to build.. how much do you think i could list it for on ebay? im...

What to choose,should I continue my studies or proceed to my work.It's boring when you experienced work. T.Y.

I've been a loyal devotee of Tom's Hardware since before AMD won the race to 1 GHz (and wasn't that something!). You guys have always been the first and best source of accurate, unbiased tech news. But, now it takes forever to get a new in-depth article from you guys, and you are usually not the...

Do you guys think i should of waited longer to build a new rig i mean i'm barely upgrading after 5 years or so lol. Should i have waited till the end of the year or what? I currently bought all my parts for i7 build, at the end of year are they going to make a new chip or what if so will it be...

Hello, My headphones cut in and out when turn my head , and they hiss. Any ideas ?

Does anyone know where I could buy an AMD k6-2+ or k6-3+?