I just bought a 1.4 GHz AMD Duron processor and I installed it in my fairly new motherboard that supports up to 1800 AMD Athlon XP. But when i put it into the motherboard and had a older heatsink and fan on it without thermal glue...everything else was new but it would not even pick up any...

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I'm trying to refurbish an old computer for a needy family member and am wondering if it's worth it. I just installed new RAM (128) and defragged the hard drive (all I know is the system is a Compaq 5414). The boot speed is now incomparable to what it was before (in old computer terms, that is). ...

Help needed! My PC (Windows 98) ceased to recognize the CD drive. Also, it is no longer listed in either Explorer or Device Manager. Found out when checking after a disc failed to start running, or rather, it would run briefly,then stop and give me an error message ("File not found,check path...

ho una scheda video integrata ati radeon 7500 con uscita tv. problema : l'ho collegata al tv e vedo pressoche' tutto (compresi dvd) ma la mia rabbia e' che non vedo i divx e mediaplayer di win/xp prof. ho provato varie configurazioni di schermo e impostazioni ma senza esito positivo. se potete...

When I go to the A drive I get a "write protected" that comes up on my screen. Why does that happen?

I was setting up a new PC and after finishing the initial phase of the winxp setup, it gave me this error --"Hard error". I was able to replace every components for testing but it still had the same error (as in everything, processor, power supply, etc.). I even tried several install disc's. If...

Hi guys, I'm trying to source a UK keyboard for my Sony Vaio PCG-R600HFPD, but am not having a lot of luck. I know it's the keyboard itself that's at fault, as I've swapped it for one from an identical machine, which works fine. I'm not entirely sure of the part number, but it's...

Hello, I have some problems with my PC: 1. I Power-on the PC, Winodws XP is loading (fast loading process, running fast after it was loaded) 2. Now I am reseting my PC (startshut downrestart) 3. From this point strange things happens:

Hello, I am trying to build a software cash register and I want to connect some periphs. One of the things I want to connect is a receipt printer. My problem is, that I want to be able to connect any receipt printer, but I want to know or every receipt printer has a windows driver, because I am...

I have an Asus P4P8X MB with I865P chipset and P4 2.6 CPU with 800 Mhz FSB. If I put PC2700 RAM in this, will the system be able to slow down and run at 533 FSB speed? Anyone anticipate me having trouble running this setup at 800FSB with PC3200 RAM?

I just bought a IBM Thinkpad R50 computer which has the built in Wi-Fi b/g. As well, I have a linksys WAP that I was using with my previous laptop that had a Linksys Wireless-G card and it worked fine. I am having trouble setting the Thinkpad up to work though. I have tried it without any...

My system has been running around 80 - 90 F, and I have had one or two random lockups. Should I get a fan for it or is this a normal temperature for systems to run at? Adam

I think that my power supply is starting to die, but im sort of worried about replacing it. If I go onto newegg and just look for ATX compatable 430 watt power supplies, can I choose any of them or do I need to match all of the Voltage and Input settings that are on the little sticker on power...

I have a netgear rt314 gateway router and I'm having problems with it. I seem to have to reset it quite often because I stop recieving information. I can surf the web mostly, that's the biggest problem. Anyone know how I can fix that?

I want to buy a new hard drive, they say things like ATA100 ATA133 UIDE UDMA, and I dont really understand what this means. However, what I do want to know is will this work if I have an older motherboard? I motherboard is an ASUS P2B, and I think I currently use an EIDE motherboard. I...

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Why would a fajitsu drive work on some motherboards, but not others. I've tried to master slave to no slave at all.

First, some background/specs... My P3 / 450 MHz has been running pretty much flawlessly for the past 4 years. However, shortly after installing a new Firewire card, I started having increasingly severe problems. First indication was a rapid, continuous beeping on booting. After resetting, the...

I'd like to upgrade my Biostar M6TBA mainboard currently running with a 400MHz - Pentium II-CPU with a faster one - maybe 800 MHz- Pentium III. Does any body have experience with it or knows where to get further information on this topic ??