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Kingston HyperX 1600mhz 8 GB DDR3 single stick. AMD FX 8350 ASUS M5A97 motherboard. I heard you could only use dual channel sticks. Would this work? As dual channel ram is very pricey in my country :(

Hello Everyone, I have a 500GB WD Elements external hard drive. It fell down to the floor but not too hardy. Now it is working and showing all data but responding very slowly. It is taking very long to open files on it and even longer to send files from it. Data read speed is just 30-40...

right now I have a 22 inch monitor and want to get a second 24 inch monitor. Would I be able to have a game running on both of them? Thanks.

Hi guys, I burnt a lightweight linux distro -lubunutu to a USB flash drive using UnetBootin. (Mac OS X). I select to boot from USB HDD. Doesn't work.I try USB Zip, USB FDD, and even USB CD ROM and it constantly says "Missing Operating system". I try it on my other desktop computer and it says...

I need some good ram that is 8Gbs and can be upgraded to 16Gbs later on if i want/need to. What is some ram that isn't incredibly expensive? Sorry if this is a dumb question, i 'm sorta new to this computer tech stuff. Please help thank you!

Just wondering any psu for this, the only choices I have are CM, Acteck, corsair (cx) thermaltake (620 watts) I know they are probably worst than other but thats what I have... Suggestions?

How much can I over clock the i5 4670k and how much more power would it use? I'm using it for a gaming computer so I need it to be fast. I was thinking somewhere around 4.2-4.4 GHz and I need to know how much power it would use so I know if I need a bigger power supply.

Hey everyone, So I got myself a new build, the cd that came with the mobo has Kaspersky on it. I was wondering if that antivirus slows the computer while gaming or would it be alright. or do you guys recommend I go with something else? thanks a lot!

Hi. I have laptop LENOVO 3000-N100 it makes the windows sound "plugged in" and "plugged out" every 3 seconds. which bring me to think that there is a faulty device on the board. where can I find any log or a program that monitor this kind of events?

Hey people. What are the first things you do when you get a new laptop? Update drivers? Make a backup? Install an antivirus? What is it?!

I'm thinking about upgrading my current PC. Would this run most modern games on max settings? ASRock Z87 Extreme3 (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Extreme3/) i5-4670K (http://ark.intel.com/products/75048/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz) Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz ASUS...

I have been trying to build my own pc over the past couple months, here and there from when I come back from college, but after I finished getting all the parts and put everything together(I double checked everything but its still my first time) I ran into a problem. when I hit the power button...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Today my computer decided to only make pictures saved and sent as BMP files. I have always saved pictures as JPEG, and I don't recall ever changing any settings. (I am the only user of this computer as well.) I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I am having problems with my mouse. This has only begun today. It moves ONLY and a straight line up and down but NOT the tiniest bit to the left or right. I have done the following Deleted driver and reinstalled...

Hello, How can i access a LAN IP through WAN

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Is there any reasonable way to bump the partition size of the boot partition, when it is an XP "Dynamic" drive? I bought the latest Norton partition commander which sort of forgot to mention on the box that "Works with XP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I'm seeing errors due to 'Volume Shadow Copy Service' in my Event Viewer, Can someone please explain what this service does, and whether I really need it enabled on a WinXP Home, standalone PC? -- Terry, West...

Hello, my laptop shut down before I could burn the recovery disc #4. How do I burn only disc #4?

Hello, i have invite code for vaultmarket and i deal i real paypal account with unlimited space to send money..need it contact me via icq 656619376

Hey guys I'm gonna be buying a new video card soon so I'm gonna need your opinions and suggestions on what to buy.I will be buying it locally so options are somewhat limited,anyway which graphics card should I buy?I'm gonna be playing games crysis,metro 2033,cod etc and i want it to last a few...

Hi, I am planning to buy E8500 and sli 260. Can you suggest good and reliable motherboard that supports the above configuration. Should i go for ddr2 or ddr3?

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price NZXT Crafted Series Tempest 410 Elite Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item #: N82E16811146080 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $69.99 Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Running XP Home with SP2. On one user desktop only, regardless of the application, the blue title bar at the top of every window has shrunk to about 2/3 normal depth. This may not sound much, but of course it means the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I tried activating parental controls with Yahoo. When instructed to restart my computer, I am unable to log in. I can't get in through Yahoo or Internet Explorer. Is it possible some setting is preventing it...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) After I installed SP2 Automatic Updates will not work. Every time I go to the link for downloading automatic updates, it says its searching for the latest update software but never goes anywhere beyond that. I've...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) I set the resolution to all of the different options and the monitor still acts as if it is a wide screen, but it is not. If I try resizing the display so it fits in the screen all the icons and windows look...

I have crossfired a discrete HD 6670 2GB DDR3 card with an AMD A8-3800 APU. Both CCC and GPU-Z confirm active crossfire (represented as HD 6690D2). However, I have tested GPU usage across both these cards with Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, and Half Life: EP2. In every instance, the APU's...

Hello, I have been using a Asetek 760 for about a month. CPU would still get up to 150 F as it was the second to be cooled in line with the gpu. I have since purchased a separate corsair H100 to cool the cpu yet now I would like to modify the Asetek. I would like to remove the CPU block that...

Hi everyone, first off I'd like to thank anyone who replies in advance, internet forums like this are a godsend :) I need help on choosing some upgrades for my build. It's quite dated at this stage but I feel if I inject some new RAM, a SSD and a bit of over-clocking, things will spice back up...

Hi everyone. I am running the following build: AsRock Extreme3 Z77 LGA 1155 motherboard 8gb ram 520w seasonic psu 500gb Western Digital Black HDD i3-2120 sandy bridge I try installing windows 7. It restarts then completes installation completely. It restarts one last time then hangs at the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have a game on cd that I downloaded into my c drive and when I try to run it the error message says, " myst requires a 256-color palettized display driver." What is a palettized driver and where do I find it...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Is there a program that will move a list of files in, say, a .txt file from one folder to another? Tia Tony

GA-P35-DQ6 vs. GA-P35C-DS3R I'm building a D.A.W. (Digital Audio Workstation) and need help with which MB is better overall. The difference between the 2 boards seems to be the DQ6 has 2 PCI-E slots x16 x8 (DS3R has 1 PCI-E slot x16), 2 PCI slots (DS3R has 3 PCI slots), 3 IEEE-1394 (DS3R has...

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Archived from groups: rec.games.frp.dnd (More info?) Do potions allow SR to resist their effects?

Hey guys, Im looking to build a computer for my little brother his turning 9 and he loves the xbox and he always watches me play dota and some other games so i thought why not get him a PC he can play Ages of empires 1 on and start from the bottom and work his way up! So I think these are the...

I have a set of Altec Lansing computer speakers (two speakers and a sub) that are giving me a strange problem. The left channel of my speakers sometimes just randomly stops working. The only way i've been able to remedy the problem is to remove the cable from my computer's 1/8" audio jack and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) I am unable to run newly installed software on Windows XP Home. When I double click on the icon after installation nothing happens. Programs installed a few months ago continue to work fine. Can anyone help?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) I can't print any document from my printer I have tryed the connections and nothing seems to work I was wondering whether there was anything I could do to get it to work. Apart from just buying a new one...

Will this work? Current memory is 4 sticks of 512mb and I want to add two 1gb modules for a total of 4GB system memory. I am wondering if this will cause any problems with mismatched sizes . Motherboard: Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895 The current memory specks: Brand CORSAIR Model CM72SD512RLP-3200...