Xerox

I have an old Xerox plotter which uses a computer called a Xerox Accxes controller. Today, when I attempted to power it on, I heard a pop and I could smell a burnt electrical scent. My guess is that the power supply has failed as now no lights will light on the motherboard. The power supply is...

Hi, do you think it's worth buying a GDDR5X 1060 or it's better the GDDR5 version? https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1060-amp-edition https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1060-amp-edition-6gb-gddr5x I have Ryzen 5 2600, msi b450m pro...

First time building a pc and i have been searching for days for the answer...pls help.

I got a 3.5mm mini-RCA stereo audio cable to plug in my s-master digital amplifier as an external speaker. my TV has the AUDIO IN (RGB/DVI) plug in. For some reason connecting it does not produce any sound whatsoever. I have tried plugging the jack on my phone, and the audio works fine. The...

I recently bought a Crucial MX300 275GB. I got the SATA model and my mobo doesn't support M2. And thennnn, I found out that PCIe - M2 adapters exist. Did I do a huge mistake with my purchase? Could I have really used an M2 and got the ~1000 mb/s speeds?

So I've had this mouse almost three months, ever since I had it, it's been perfectly fine, but within the past week or so it's been clicking buttons on it's own and making the sound when you un-plug a USB and plug it back in. (It disconnects and reconnects) and this causes it to change profiles...

Hello all Someone brought a PC just to install OS and stuff but when I tried to boot Windows from a DVD the system couldn't start. I've tried many things because that DVD works fine in other computers so I guessed that's a hardware problem but by now I think is a motherboard or CPU failure...

Will a i5 6402p botlleneck a gtx 1070 ftw?

Hi everyone, so I have built a new rig and just want to experience 4K. I play mmorpg's for the most part and things like Skyrim, Witcher 3, Rise of the Tomb raider. I have an i7 6700K, 16 GB Ram, and of course the GTX 1080 founders. I currently play on a 42" 1080p Samsung TV, and have done so...

Hi there, Not entirely sure this is the correct place to post. Anyways, I built my computer 2 years ago. All was running well for half a year until the problems became apparent. Firstly, I noticed that if I press the power button, it sort of "short circuits" and everything lights up for a...

I have a 2 TB iTunes library and growing. Today I use a Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3. I have been researching external Thunderbolt storage options. I have looked at G-Tech, Western Digital, Buffalo, and OWC. Here is what I'm thinking and...

Yesterday I took my GPU out of the tower to take some picture of it, and after I put it back in, there was no more video output. When booted, the GPU fan was starting and stopping every second, and the power button never lit up after press. When I tried the long press shutdown, the PC just boot...

I want to buy a good laptop for playing games under RS 70,000.Which laptop I should buy?

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good new year and kept safe. Been a while since I had a problem but the last few months I have been getting this really annoying occurrence happening. I always leave my PC to sleep on it's own after the pre-determined hour I set it up for. However in the last...

Where can I find a replacement Fan for my GPU fan or how Can I repair it,if possible? My card has crossed its warranty period. What size of fan this card have?

Hi all, I'm not sure how to setup my home network, so if what I'm attempting to do is the wrong direction, please send me down the correct path. I have Uverse which means I'm using their 3801HGV modem and it's limited customization. That said it's worked for me for two years and would like to...

So my microcenter has i5 4590s for $160 right now, which is significantly cheaper than ones on pcpartpicker. However I wanted to wait till black friday to buy all the parts for my PC. I've never been shopping for PC parts on black friday before so I don't know how much cheaper cpus get...

I want to put another graphics card into my computer and was wondering if my motherboard supports crossfire. The motherboard that I have is a Asus b75-m/csm. If it does not support crossfire or sil is there another way that I can put another graphics card in ? By the way the gpu that I have is...

So...is MSI 760g-p43(fx) mobo good for gaming? I can have it for few bucks...

Good day to you all in the land of Tom and the never-ending hardware inquiries! I have two evga FTW 780's running in SLI, a 1000 watt gold 90% psu (evga), 2x8gb gskill trident x ram, FX 8350 cpu, and Asus M5A99FX Pro 2.0 mobo. I'm running them at 2560x1440p on a Qnix 2710 (overclocked to 96hz)...

i really am not sure if this is right place but i've been having alot of issues with my computer. it's only couple months old. and it started blue screening alot so i took out 1 of the ram sticks and that stop'd then it starts freezing and restarting itself randomly or it will just freeze and...

Im Really stumped on this problem that my friends laptop is having (the specs are at the bottom) I first noticed it when i did a canyourunit test on gta 4 for him. It said it passed on everything accept the video memory. The test said it required 512Mb of dedicated video ram and he test said we...

Sometimes when I plug/unplug my headphones from my front audio jack my system completely freezes and I have to hold the power button to turn it off and back on. I've also been having some other issues with it like having to go into my sound mixer and change the device to speakers sometimes...

I currently have a 7950 3gb. I play at 1440p and I am in need of a second card in order to max out my frame rates. Its impossible to find a used 7950 at a reasonable price. I bought mine new for 310$ a year ago and all the used ones I see are for 450 plus. When the r9 280 non x comes out can I...

I got about 1845 dollars. and i want the best gaming laptop for the money. (and yes i do realize a desktop PC is cheaper and it's easy to save some bucks building it yourself)

basically thinking of getting a new graphics card. the two am looking at are the sapphire vapor-x 7950 and the sapphire vapor-x 280. the 280x is more expensive so does that mean its the better card and is the performance difference worth the extra cost?

My current machine : RAM : DDR3 8Gb Ram 1333 MHz ( 2 Slots, 4GB Ram a slot. same exact ram bought from Adata ) GPU : Geforce GTX 650 2GB Vram CPU : Intel I3 @ 550k Dual-Core 3.2GHz ( My pc lists it as quad core but im not so sure ) Motherboard : GA-H55M-S2V And my hard drive is a 7200...

I HAVE A PROGRAM THAT ONLY WORKS WITH WINDOWS XP, SERATO SCRATCH LIVE. WILL IT WORK WITH THIS OPERATING SYSTEM? Genuine Windows 7® Professional 32 bit with XP Mode Installed

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Don't want to double post but, I am hoping someone here may know the answer: That sounded like it, but I am getting the same error. I used the wizard to fully trust...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I recently purchased new computer with XP as the operating system. The computer came with a 19" black flat monitor. I recently purchased MS Encarda 2005 and was disappointed that when I use the dictionary it only...

why my cmx4gx3m1a1600c9 showing only 665 hz

Archived from groups: alt.games.vgaplanets4 (More info?) How about findung a solution for the loophole [Making positive frequency and HD stress 500+ by any means]&[bug nests make money from core netronium] ? GFM GToeroe

Dear Sir / Madam, I would be much grateful if you can teach me how to use Epson Brand Scanner GT-7000 on Windows 7 operation system. Thanks & Best Regards, George my email is georepeter123@hotmail.com

Looking for computer speakers, subwoofer, suround sound if possible. I like quality sounds and not loud sounds, ty.

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) I'm having bass problems in my control room and I'm using some expensive bass traps in the corners that aren't fixing the problem. My buddy says he has some Venus and Big Lenrd Bass Traps from Auralex and his room has been measured to be as flat...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) dir sirs, i followed the 5 steps to delete other user accounts on my xp proffesional pc but i still can't delete the accounts. I can the full list of the account names but still they are stuck in the list even if i press...

Hey Tom's Hardware, Just under a year ago, I bought a custom-built PC from a reputable UK-based company. Everything was going fine and dandy until last month. I had gone out briefly and left the comp on when I received a call from my housemate saying that the comp was making a really loud...

Hello, I have a Western Digital external USB that is suddenly unreadable on my MACS. How can I retrieve the important information from it?

Hello, my cyrus amp is glowing yellow on the led that should glw red at the stanby led and won't power up. Had a recent power surge even though I have a surge protection extension gang. Any ideas or suggestions most welcome.

So, I've built half a dozen computers now but never tried to overclock my CPU. I've got it running on a ASUS M488TD-V EVO (the board supposedly has a core unlocker) and paired with a Cougar 700W PSU and Crucial 1333MHz RAM. I've tinkered with the BIOS CPU Level Up and AMD Overdrive but I can't...