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Hello, I just bought a new prbuilt system HP Pavilion 1446s with the A10-5700 APU and windows 8, all works great only Problem is I upgrade my graphics fromm the hd7660d onboard th GIGABYE hd 6670 2gig ram when I boot up I will often have to boot twice to getwindows going and some of my programs...

Hi there, I have an Asus P8Z77 V - LX. I am trying to install the motherboard inside the case but the [b]metallic tab(is that what is called)/b] on the IO Shield are causing obstruction Now i had look inside the manual and it doesn't state which side the metallic tabs on the IO Shield are...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Ok I have a really weird problem. I currently have: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe AMD 64 3200+ Winchester 512MBx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR SDRAM PC3200 Western Digital 74GB Raptor Maxtor Maxline 10 300GB hard drive Antec P160 case...

Hi guys, I've built myself a new gaming machine recently and am having a problem I have never encountered. The pc boots properly, plays games beautifully, but as soon as I exit any graphic intensive game (ie: Bad Company 2) I see my desktop for a few seconds, then the pc completely crashes...

i about to clean the cpu and heatsink and reaply thermal paste is alchool 70% good enough to take out the old thermal paste or shouild i get some higher one

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?) Hi, is anyone here running this board with three cd devices? I want to use my cdrom, cdrw and my dvdrw but am not sure how to set these up. At the moment I have my Harddrive in IDE1(set as master), then my dvdrw in IDE2(set...

Hi all, i have been a long time lurker on Tom's hardware guide . I really only research new computer technology in depth when I prepare to buy a new computer every 12 months. I am really anticipating the dual core processors that are supposed to be out mid year. Right now I am looking at the...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic (More info?) I'm thinking of getting an external USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-RW+ enclosure for my VA503+ and NF7s v2.0. Any thoughts/recommendations on either? Does Kyle Brant still frequent this newsgroup? Merry Christmas Kyle! -Bill (remove...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Hi, Here's my problem, my computer died. I'm having a new machine built. It has a P4p800 mobo, however the hard drive on this machine is a WD raptor type sata. My old drive on the machine which died is a regular ATA type. Can I...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Greetings, all! I have been given a TUSL2-C-based system (BIOS 1012) to diagnose. I'm sort of stumped, so I am hoping that someone else has seen this behaviour and can give me a hint. ;) When I power on the system it doesn't...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?) Hi MY PC= AMD 2.6, Gigabye K7 Triton GA-7VT600, 500Mb DDR400, Geforce 440, XP Pro corporate.(Not networked or online) Tonight I turned on my PC, left the room for 5 mins. When I returned the monitor was showing a black...

Hey everyone, my first time here really. I have a pretty old system, and wanted to replace my old MB. Here is my machine at the moment: P4 1.8Gb 40 Gb Maxtor 7200 RPM 80 SATA Maxtor 5400 RPM (I believe) 1 GB Corsair PC3200 Gainward FX 5600 256 MB DDR I was looking for a good MB, since mine...

MSI K8N Neo Platinum Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle Apacer 512mb pc3200 9800nonpro I don't know much about timings, but this is what CPU-Z reads: Cas: 3.0 Ras: 4 Ras Precharge: 4 Tras: 8 Trc: 12 Dram Idle timer: 16 I know these are slow timings. My ram doesn't have a heatspreader on it. I would...

Is the high price of Corsair RAM worth it? I'm considering the following purchase: Memory $260 Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 DDR2 800MHZ (2 Gigs Total) http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/TWIN2X2048-6400C4.pdf Any chance I would regret going with Corsair??

Is there a way to take a screenshot of the POST screen and the BIOS? Thanks. <A HREF="http://www.clan-chaos.com" target="_new">clan CHAOS</A>

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Anybody know anything about these things? I've got an old box that I would like to turn into a headless server. Problem is I'd like to upgrade the CPU but finding a 370 based chip is next to impossible. If these adapters work...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.development (More info?) Hello All I have added an entry for the QB Roguelike Compo into roguebasin. http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/QB_Roguelike_Compo In case some of you dont remember, this was a competition started about 3-4 months ago...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Hi, I've upgraded my Asus A7PRO bios from 1005D to 1011, and felt into the impossibility to reboot. The system sends one beep and shuts down immediately. What is the issue to fix it? Thanks. Pierre. -- Utilisant M2, le...

Well I have no sound card because face it Onboard has come a long way. Plus I'm useing a reciever instead of some cheap computer setup. In my time I have bought the Logitech X-530s for listening to my music and it wasn't working for me. Like my friends say I abuse my setups. I would play my...

Hi to all. This is my problem: I have 4GB of Ram installed (physically), 2x2GB in Dual Channel and Unganged Mode, but my Win7 64 bits tells me that i have 6GB installed but only 4GB usable. The "Resource Monitor" shows that i have 2051 Mb of Ram Reserved for Hardware and another 4000 Mb of...

Well.I am going to get a new motherboard. I am between ASUS,GIGABYTE,MSI AND INTEL for 865PE and 875P. I don't know which is the best in stability and which it can keeps for a long time.P4 3.0C FSB 800 RAM 2X512MBDDR400 Can you help.Only those who have this motherboard or genearl opinion.

Is there going to be any noticeable difference or is it tens of thousandths of seconds we are talking about?

I recently tried installing an Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard in an Antec Case and I would not get any video. It simply wouldn't boot. I sent that one back and they sent me a new one and this time it booted once but then the same thing happend. They think it's a bad power supply that's frying...

An odd question, but I was wondering if the new i7 memory for the x58 boards would work with the x48 boards? My friend has some extra i7 memory and i was thinking of using it on my system. Sorry if this has been asked before. btw, they are the "CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...

I remember reading vaguely about a year ago, that hard drive larger than 120 gigs won't be recognized, or there' a limit or something. I'm making a new PC, and I'm temped to buy a 200 gig HD...but I want it so it's divded to 30 gigs on on partition, and 170 on the rest. Is that possible? I'm...

I'm looking for a motherboard that supports the mobile Athlon 4 (though it doesn't have to be a laptop motherboard). By support, I mean it handles the dynamic voltage and frequency scaling of the PowerNow! technology. Are there any motherboards out there that will work? -Bren Mochocki

Hi. i would like to buy 512MB CAS2 XMS Corsair memory. is it a good choice ? thanks for any comment. hey, im a newbie, keep it easy men. be cool and be patient. thanks. :)

I'm looking to buy a new system and have chosen to buy a P4 (as AMD products always have given me a hard time). I am quite a newbie at this (meaning that the last PC I bought was 2 years ago). I am just about to get me an Asus P4S533 mainboard with the SiS645DX chipset. But now I'm just...

When will the new Barton Chip be available to the masses?-Because here in England the XP2800 has NEVER been readily available. Any ideas on Pricing too? of all three models, as i am currently using an XP2100 with an MSI KT4VL Mobo-which i have just seen will accept the new Bartons-so an xp2100...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?) I just recently installed the 56.64 drivers from the nvidia site and when i finished installing and agreed to reboot I saw a "end program" dialog with a titlebar the read "???-should not see me" for a few seconds and then...

I recently built my 7 year old son a comp with a BIOSTAR M7VKD motherboard. I have thus far been impressed with the stability of this MoBo. SPECS: BIOSTAR M7VKD 1400Mhz Athlon 266fsb 256MB cas2 ATI Radeon LE 32MB DDR This thing will take all kinds of abuse and still remain stable. I have <...

Hi, I have decided I should sell my desktop to get a laptop. I have to sell my desktop in order to get some money for the laptop. What is the value of my system and if anyone wants to purchase if from me? I built this system in July 2002, works perfectly. My system specs: Intel Penitum 4...

Running win98se and originally had 2 256ddr ram chips installed ok. Just purchased 2 512 ram sticks and cant get both to work.Anyone got any ideas on best way to make win98se boot up without restarting into safemode with 1gb of mem?

I am currently builing a computer. All good stuff. Gigabyte GA-7DXR board (w/ onboard soundblaster audio), 2 Maxtor UDMA 7200 rpm hard drives (1=20GB, 1=40GB), 16X DVD, 16X10X40 CDRW, 1.4 T-bird Athlon CPU, 400w case, 2X 512K PC2100 266 DDR Micro ram sticks, Radeon 64mb DDR graphis card, Windows...

Has anyone noticed that almost all the mobos/cpu's with reported problems here are AMD cpu powered? Well, maybe the nForce will be absolutely perfect and solve all the problems...

Hello all, I have a problem with a hard drive (Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB). This is an old drive of mine; I seem to remember erasing the contents before putting it into storage. But now I've found a new home for it and want to do a fresh installation of windows. Unfortunately, because it...

Hi anyone, Is it possible to use CELERON 1000Mhz (FCPGA) with Gigabyte GA-6BXC? Thanks for your help, regards jbeci

I am trying to upgrade an existing 100mbps network that consists of 10 computers and various printers to a 1gbps network running RAID 1. What i have is 2 small businesses in the same building that all share a network. Currently I have one business side (about 5 computers) all working off of a...

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 motherboard ddr3 memory. whats better 4x1gb ramm or 2x2gb ramm

I just put my PC together A7V133 320 Megs Ram (2 128 PC133s and 1 64 PC100) 30 Gig HD AMD Tbird 1Ghz/200 Voodoo 5 5500 PCI Philips CD Burner When I turn the PC on The PLED comes on and stays green. The CD reads and the screen blanks one time then thats it. I don't hear the HD reading or...