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My power supply does not have a breakaway 8 to 4 like i assumed it did and seller refuses to take a return for incompatibility without a HUGE loss. I need to find a 8 to 4 pin connector and can't seem to find one anywhere. Somewhere in the US would be preferred. I am currently using two power...

I am trying to burn a ISO image from a AVG Rescue CD. At the end of the burning process it shows a prompt that says "Failed to read Sector 0-31. Reason: Illegal Mode for this track. ASC/ASCQ Interpretation: Illegal mode for this track. Its a free download on the AVG site to download and burn...

The predicted system specs are as follows CPU: FX-6300 MOBO: MSI 970A-G46 GPU: Gigabyte Radeon 7870 RAM: 8GB DDR3-1600 HDD: 1TB WD 7200 RPM PSU: 500 Watt Coolmax Case: Raidmax ATXA21WB Mid Tower OS: Linux Ubuntu (Will upgrade to Windows 8.1 later. Regardless of how bad it is I need it to play...

Hi everyone, I decided to buy new processor (i5 3570) and graphic card (gigabyte radeon HD 7870), however I have worries about if my PSU will be good with these. So, my current PC will be: Motherboard: ASRock H61M-S Graphic Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 Memory: 2x...

Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my processor and I'm confused about whether or not I can use the 965 with my motherboard. First off, my pc: Hp pavilion 6674y gray edition motherboard: N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix) cpu: phenom ii x4 820 2.8ghz psu: dynex 400w gpu: hd radeon 7770 6 gb of ram...

Hi Everyone - I have a Dell Vostro 3400 Laptop with motherboard model# 07MJFM with 2GB ram and 240GB hard drive running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. And I want to keep the OS. Some of the specs are listed below. What are my options for upgrading? Initially I am thinking SSDs. Will an...

hello i had amd phenom x4 and i bought a new fx 6300 and my games are at same fps i have gtx 760,4 gb of ram and ascrock 880g extream 3 pliss hellp me? :(

I am looking to get a graphics card for my computer. I am currently running the Intel HD Graphics but they are no good so I need a proper graphics card. The Nvidia GeForce GT 630 2G caught my eye and I'm wondering whether it is a good card or if there are better options around for about $100...

How can i increase my FPS i mainly play Arma / Dayz..... PC Specs: AMD QC FX 4.2GHz, 8GB RAM, 2TB HDD, AMD HD7770.

I have bought a new GIGABYTE H61M-D2H motherboard. Without drivers the HDMI cable works very well with sound output too on My LG-22" lcd tv. When I install drivers from dvd or install latest drivers from website, after boot the Windows 7 logo comes and shows "NO SIGNAL" . Where i connect VGA...

Today I shutdown my laptop by pulling the power cord. After that I tried to turn it on but now it is stuck in the loading screen. I waited to the diagnosis screen then repair and it didn't solve it. Probably the hard drive is damaged, how can I save the files?

Hey Guys I wanted to know if it was worth investing some money into good headphones and a good mic, I was thinking something like this kind of combo. Headphones...

I have a question for you guys but first let me tell you about my setup so you can get a clearer idea of a possible answer: CPU: i7-3770K@4.2GHz (Green/gaming hybrid mode on MOBO) MOBO: ASUS P8Z77-M UEFI BIOS GPU: Gigabyte 7950 3GB PSU: Corsair ATX 650W RAM Corsair Vengeance 8-8-8-11 (8GB) HDD...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) please help for some reason some web links won't work, the error I get is not responding but when I login with an other user name on the same machine they work fine Bill

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I did a Norton scan and it said I had the trojan domcom virus. I followed all the instructions on the symantec site with no success (as others in these forums had as well). I then deleted the temporary internet...

Is there any specific reason that many motherboards seem to have alternating colors on the ram slots? I can't seem to find out. Thanks, Nathan

I have 2 hdd's on my pc. My master is listed as letter F and my slave is listed as letter C. I wanna change my master to C and my slave to D. How can I do this?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi the pc teckies reading this -- Fixing a 3 year old pc xp home -- Had to do a complete reinstall. He has a Toshiba sd-m1612 dvd-rom, which his kids have locked to region 1 (USA) not 2 (UK etc). Been on the Toshiba site...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Anyone? :mad: BigFatGoalie Wrote: > :confused: > > Hello All, > > Does anyome know of any programs that can eradicate the little dialer > bugs from your computer. I use a normal 56k dial up connection and I >...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) when i try to open microsoft media player, i get an error message that says there s an internal application error..what do i do, i try to un-install it but it is not in my remove programs list and i try to...

Hi When i built my computer I bought 8gb of RAM. When I check how much I have at the moment (from computer system) it says I only have 4 gb. I have read the FAQs above however on the question the answer was not very helpful (neither was #1). I am using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit So...

I am trying to install windows 8 from a dvd (udf) iso dvd i have made from Nero. Although i changed the priority to boot from dvd from the bios of my laptop, it doesn't install from dvd and it starts from hdd, so i can't install them. Do you have any idea about how i can fix the problem?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I am running Windows XP Professional v2002 w/SP2. My CPU is an AMD Athlon XP 2500. My system freezes at apperantly random times. It freezes sometimes when I am online and sometime when I am off line. I get no...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Im a new user. I have not got any disks with my windows xp. I am getting system 32 errors when i log on. What do I do? Can anyone assist, below is the problem :eek: ...

Archived from groups: alt.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I am trying to install a older program on my windows XP Laptop and I get the following error.. 16 bit Windows subsystem...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I want to put XP on I am just a beginner what is good OEM or COA plus I want to register it

I have been looking around the forums for about an hour now and cant find an answer to my question so I figured I would post it myself. Anyways... I am current building a new computer and have choose ASUS GTX 570 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432 and ASUS P8P67...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) I there any way to find duplicate folders within the system? I have a lot of pictures that duplicated I did a search and found 20,000 plus with a lot of dup's Does any one know of a windows search or any other program...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) I've noticed only some conversations get saved in "My Chat Logs" folder but can't figure out how or why just some of them and not all. Is it possible to save/archive all conversations? And is it possible to go to...

Hi, my rig is an old tech C2D. I am playing Crysis 2 at "Gaming spec" and the GPU temp while playing ranges from 90-100C @ 100 fan speed. I want to know if it's safe to continue playing or it will melt my GPU. Should I upgrade my GPU so that I can play Crysis 2 less than 90c?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I rarely use System Restore, but when I do, I expect it to work. I had not used it for months, but today I installed a program that refuses to uninstall, and so I decided to try a System Restore to get rid of it...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Have an SiS 661 FXM motherboard with usb 2.0. Ever since I've had the computer has only worked as usb 1 (no enhanced controller in device manager). When I let windows install the drivers for usb 2 all seems to go...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Hello. After fresh WinXP installation on new computer (VIA Epia, all chipset drivers installed) I've found USB Drive C: (removable) of size =0bytes and a "safely remove device" icon in the tray. What is that drive if...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) When I hibernate my windows xp home edition computer, it shuts down, but then after a varying number of minutes, it starts up again. Does anyone know what setting might be wrong? I have played with all the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) On my windows XP SP1 system, I was connected to the internet via LAN (University Hall of residence) and whilst looking at some web pages , my mouse froze up, for around 30 seconds at a time. Then it would work fine, then...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) hi when i try to open some programmes i get the following message with the above subject. C:\ WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXE.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Silicon Image 3112 Raid/Sata drivers where to download latest ?? I went to the siliconimage website, they seem not to have any listed. have the stoped supporting them ? Thanks for any help.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) My windows stop working, it stops at the loading screen and I need to recover my files, I took my hardrive and installed on another computer with XP but still I can't access my files because (I think) my session...

I attempted to integrate my original Win XP Home with XP SP2 dowloaded from microsoft according to Tom's Hardware Guide article "Installing WindowsXP and Service Pack 2 with 1 CD: Time is money". However, after following every step I get the error that "This Service Pack cannot be integrated...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) i bought perfect business cards! won"t install something to do with 16& 32 bit ! can you help a dummy!!