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Hello, I'm running into the issue in which a computer I have built for my friend (this will be his 1st real gaming desktop) will not give me anything but a black screen. I have tried trouble-shooting as much as I can, I have consulted the internet and tried many things. I have posted a picture...

I have heard of having a separate total drive for an operating system. Why would I want this? Also would saving a separate partition for your OS do the same thing? If so, how much memory should I leave for a windows 8 os?

Hi, I had vga d-sub to dvi connector so I have bought a new connector this: https://i4.alza.cz/ImgW.ashx?fd=f3&cd=WD955a2&i=1.jpg dvi to dvi. When I go to monitor´s settings and want to change something it says: cannot be used available in d-sub signal only. My specs: monitor: LG2243T gtx 760...

Hey gang, Right now I'm trying to figure out the cheapest possible build for Feed the Beast (minecraft) and maybe Photoshop also. I would like to spend less then 300, but if i'm dreaming let me know ha! I already have a monitor so I would not need to worry about that. I currently have a...

Hello I want to upgrade the video card on my PC on very low budget. Sorry i know this PC is very bad. I want to give this to my younger brother so he can play better. Im not sure if geforce 210 will run on my board. any advice would be greatly appreciated full specs...

My system specs are on my sig, just to let you know... I'm currently running vista 64 with Crysis installed. The problem is the performance of the 3870x2 in Crysis so poor that it was beaten by my friend's 7600GS (even thou I'm running at 800*600 and he's running at 1024*768 with every thing...

Hello there, I was wondering if there was any utility to monitor CPU usage and/or CPU temperature while in game. I know that you can easily view GPU temperature using rivaturner OSD (or EVGA Precision and MSI afterburner which uses technically the same thing) while you are playing. So, you can...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I've just installed XP Home-SP2 over ME on my HP Pavilion. Now, the computer won't power down after using the Turn Off icon in XP. It takes me to a screen that says "It is now safe to turn off your computer" and I have to...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) i have tried damn near everything to restore file assoc types for three componets that were kicked since sp2 install for xp pro. THESE ARE THE 3 FILE TYPES HAVING PROBLEMS "drive, new folder and folder that"...

Thank for any help anyone can offer. I am looking for a birthday gift for my son. He wants to record game play from his xbox 360 to make videos on the computer. We have a Dazzle but the problem is that the game system is in one room and the computer in another. Are there any devices that he...

Hello, I have been looking for a while an old strategy game where there you had a base and you were building machines to destroy the enemy base. You could make them invisible and also build towers to see them. I think it was running on windows 98. Thank you. Also sorry for the bad english.

How do you get a shortcut that is located on a UNC path to copy to a users' desktop? I have this already written but it fails to copy the shortcut.link to the user's desktop. copy "\\share\shortcut to file.lnk" "C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\" /Y

just wondering if this game lived up to your expectations and how well it runs on your rig. my opinion is it doesnt look much better than oblivion,just more polished but to be fair it crashed before i could get 10 mins in. and even though im rinning 2 570's in sli and 2500k at max settings im...

Has anyone on here played through the single player mode of Global Ops:Commando Libya and have been able to change any of the default key bindings? I can't crouch, jump, go prone etc so far...and wondering if someone could tell me the default keys to use. Thanks.

I've made 4 buddies in far cry 2 and already 3 of them are dead because when i go on missions with them they are incredibly stupid and get shot at all the time, I play on hardcore mode any tips on how to make them survive?

how do I remove the retation module that surrounds the proccesor socket? thanks

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Has anybody heard of the following problem that I have found with my P2B-s motherboard. Tried to install a Belkin 54g PCI card into my PC, but it is not seen as a plug and play card, in fact it isn't seen at all, not even in...

I used to play these two games back in the 90's - and for the life of me... i cant remember the name of either of them... here are some brief descriptions - Game 1: Was a flying game... it was in the future and you start off on top of this tower in the middle of a city - and the city was...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.games.zone (More info?) I'm running XP but suddenly am unable to get into any of the games like backgammon. I can connect to the sever, but the games continue to search for players but never connect. I read something about being behind a firewall, but my...

my system is processor:intel core 2 duo E8400 @ 3.0 hz pixel:2.0 ram:1 gb graphics:intel gma 3100 with direct x 9.0 compaitable with 384 mb sound:9.0c compaitable os:xp

Is it possible to run a 5770 on a 300 PSU? I have seen it happen but could it mess up if i am not careful?

i have recently purchased 3D Sound 5.1 TIDE USB, for some reason which i cant figure out, the card isnt working, i believe that the drivers required for the hardware arent there. any help?

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) Hello group, I have a strange problem with a Canon i550 ink jet. it happened now several times that the magenta ink "changed its color". And of course, the printouts look like rubbish. The printer belongs to some relatives and I was not...

when is the release date of this game? i have searched but every website gives a different date..... anyone knows?

Hello, how can i get the camera driver for model-NP300E5Z-AOUIN

It is possible that your laptop will harm if you reporm it?

What are some really good games for pc im new to it and i have the witcher II, borderlands 2 coupon, and a 20 dollar steam card so does anyone recomend anything?

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Hey their guys whats goin on? Soo.. i unfortunately have an issue at hand =[. I just finished build my new rig about a day ago and just today i started to recieve an error. This error when booting up "CPU fan error Press F1 to resume". The thing is it does this about 2/5 times i turn on my PC...

To get more performance out of F.E.A.R. I decided to enable Dx8 shader instead of Dx9. Usually this gives you like a 5-10fps boost but it did the exact opposite. When I enable DirectX 8 shaders I get like a 5-10fps drop instead. How can using more obsolete graphics give worse performance. Is...

Hi, I've been having troubles for a few weeks now; my wireless network used to be pretty fast, but out of the blue my download speeds dropped off a cliff. I have no idea what happened, and I'm not sure how fast it was before this 'incident', however, now when I test it I get a download speed of...

This is the build i came up with for under $900. Any thoughts or comments? How will this fair with games such as BF3, ME3, and Skyrim. This is the first time i've built a computer so any help is appreciated. Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W...

Hey guys. I just got a cheap used computer to play old games like FarCry and Doom 3 on. It has A Pentium 4 1.7Ghz, Radeon 9600 256MB And 1.25GB RAM. I understand this isn't a great system at all but it should be able to play these games, I mean at least on medium settings. But I go to play...