I'm runing a new Linux machine with a Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST1000MN033 hard disk. I have had consistent freezes more or less 24 hours after booting, followed by a beep every minute. Once I also had this error: Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 928015 JBD2: Error -5 when...

Forgive me if these are not the right groups but I am trying to squeeze a post in somehow: my dsl modem is dead and I need a new one. Problem is, without internet connection, I don't have any of my usual tools of learning or shopping! My modem was 5 yrs old, came with SBC dsl when I first signed...

Building a computer from scratch. It'll be built for someone who'll use it for alot of things, but tilted in the 'gaming' direction. Should whether the processor is 64-bit or 32-bit matter? If not, when? If so, how so? In other words, should I go AMD or Intel? I understand AMD is slightly faster...

Hi, I just purchased a new Dell PowerEdge 2650 server. Purchasing screwed my order and I received rails for Dell rack, which won't fit into my cabinet. After talking to support at Dell I learned that their rails for a non-Dell rack are also not good for my setup. Does anybody know where can I...

I just acquired an Acer Aspire E380 as a combo. Nice 19" wide screen LCD hich now belongs to my wife. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8276661&type=product&produ ctCategoryId=pcmcat112200050017&id=1171671628685 Link shows the model purchased. It has a small power supply (250 watt)...

System placed in service Jan 2001: PC-Chips M805LR motherboard with VIA KT133 chipset, Athlon 1GHz cpu, 512MB SDRAM, AGP video It has run with a number of HD's & OS's over the years including Linux, Win98 & Win2K, & with LILO and NT-loader. I've always kept the boot sequence at Floppy--CD--HD...

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Not even 2 years old yet, but I got the infamous green vertical line running down my 17" lcd from top to bottom on my hp zd8000 notebook. From what I've read on the Net, I should expect at least 10 more lines within the next 3 months. 1) Can't I just completely remove this lcd screen so I can...

The following problem has confounded every IT friend and support person i have presented it to and appears to defy logic so i am throwing it to a broader audience of experts to see if it elicits some ideas. Thanks in advance for considering it and apologies for cross-group posting! Problem:...

This is Jane and I own a retail business in Birmingham, UK. Getting some projectors fitted in some of my office room will be my main target. I believe it will make it much modern and ready for presentation. I have come across to a site where they sell so many...

Hello everyone. I'm getting some odd sounds out of my PC that suggest to me I may have (or am about to have) some sort of hardware problem, and I was hoping someone might be able to give me some advice as to how to diagnose further. Read on if you're willing to try. :-) 0) For background only: my...

Just built my new box and its running ridiculously slow. just over 2mins to boot to the login prompt then a further 1min 20 to get to the desktop, its a new install of xp pro. The spec is as follows, a couple things, it has dumped after a bugcheck a couple times, last time i had this it was due to...

I believe a power surge toasted my power supply the other day, so I replaced it with a new 350W ATX PSU. After removing the burnt psu, I screwed the new psu into the case, hooked the ATX power supply to the motherboard, and hooked up power for various components (HD's, CD-ROM's). The...

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The computer in question is a Dell Dimension. It has Windows XP, one 120GB IDE HD, 256MB RAM and a Pentium 4 Processor. It was purchased two years ago. A couple called me and said their Windows XP was not starting up. I went there and at first the BIOS found the hard drive (which is relevant...

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Right, to follow up on all the other messages about my XFX Geforce FX5200 card in this thread (or broken thread on Google), they've sent the card back, saying it was okay. The following are the messages exchanged between myself and Propellerhead, the agent for Pine / XFX Force in the...

Hi, "Out Of Memory error when trying to start a program or while program is running" Please follow the troubleshooting steps to resolve your problem. Troubleshooting steps: 1) Quit all other programs that are currently running. To quit the typical program · Right-click the program's icon on the...

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