i have MB matsonic 8137c and duron1200 with 250W PS. when i connect hard disk comp won't boot (searching ide drive for 30 sec then goes to black screen with cursor in left angle) and when i connect cd-rom or dvd and restart there's no power in cd-rom and display stays in stand-by with no post...

Hey everyone!! :) I'm new to the whole liquid cooling of the computer case and everything, and was just wondering if someone could answer some questions? 1. Is there certain cases for watercooling, or are most compatible for watercooling (I have a Full ATX tower, so room isnt a problem..) 2. Can...

anyone have any good PC cases?? thanks for the help

I am putting together a new gamming PC, I have had a post before that was very helpful. I now have almost all my parts that I need to order, just ran into one problem... I am currently planning on buying the following items Processor: AMD Athlonx2 Windsor 2.6ghz 5000+ Model #...

Hello, I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer is at...

I am putting together a new gamming PC, I have had a post before that was very helpful. I now have almost all my parts that I need to order, just ran into one problem... I am currently planning on buying the following items Processor: AMD Athlonx2 Windsor 2.6ghz 5000+ Model #...

I am putting together a new gamming PC, I have had a post before that was very helpful. I now have almost all my parts that I need to order, just ran into one problem... I am currently planning on buying the following items Processor: AMD Athlonx2 Windsor 2.6ghz 5000+ Model #...

Hello, I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer is at...

Ok, Im putting together this new gamming PC, just looks like i hit a little problem... The case that I found is an Antec Solo, and i am going to put a Fatal1ty mobo in there, only problem i can see is that my I/O fans dont have a place to expell any flow to the back of the case... Ill leave a few...

I would like to say thanks to this group, most of you helped me put together a PC. It is a really nice one now that i have it all put together, and it works better then i could of wanted, exepct for a few places, everything runs great on the computer, but on World of Warcraft, I get random crashes,...

Hello all, I recently put together this new computer, but i think im having some compatability issues.... any help or suggestions would be nice. Ok here is the story. I have a AMD 5000 Windsor 2.6ghz CPU and a Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32x mobo, i have a XFX 7900GS 256mb and bit video card. I have a 600...

I am putting together a new gaming PC, I will list the current items I have already. Motherboard= Fatal1ty AN9 32+ Processor= AMD athlon 64 Dual Core 5000+ 2.6ghz Memory= Crucial 4gb (Kit) CT2KIT25664AA53E Hard Drive= Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 400 GB Video Card= nVidia 7600 Case= Sunbeam UV Led uv...

Thanks for the reply. Hmmm... the thing is, I can't even get my computer to TURN ON in the first place. I will however take out stuff that isn't necessary to turn on the computer.. never heard of a CMOS battery not allowing the computer to turn on at all, but I will start out with the...

Well couldn't figure this out on my own so I went online to find answers.. hopefully someone can help me here. Allright, so one day after coming back from a long day at work I go to turn on my computer... computer doesn't turn on! So I check to see if it's plugged in to my PSU, and in the wall......

Hi folks, I am thinking about putting a Gigabyte Radeon 9600xt on a p4p800e-dlx motherboard but I need to know if they are compatible. I ask because the p4p800 manual says that this board only supports 1.5V AGP cards and I cannot locate any info on the Gigabyte board's voltage (it is an 8X AGP...

Hi Folks, I've decided to upgrade my old machine and I would appreciate any comments/suggestions on my setup. This is a bit long so I apologize in advance. First off, let me explain that I am not into gaming, but use my machine primarily for s/w development, some graphics work...

I am in the UK. Sounds silly but I am looking for a good way to store my A4 computer paper. I have got several reams of different types of paper. However at any one time I might need only a few sheets of one type such as high quality letter paper. (a) I could store the still-wrapped reams...

I am looking on AMD 2 chips: AMD Athlon 64 3300+ 2.40GHz / 256KB Cache / 1600MHz FSB / OEM / Socket 754 / Processor AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz / 512KB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket AM2 / 64-bit (Windsor) / Processor with Fan In Tigerdirect the first one cost $131, the second cost $117. Judging...

Hello, This is a first time I am trying to connect motherboard (V4MDMP) with a computer case. I don't understand some names from the manual, for example vcc5 (positive 5V?), nc (not connected?), gnd (ground?). Some connectors are multicolored - is there any standard with colors? Each pair of wires...

All this started when I tried to install driver for Cig@R Pro 64Mb Flash memory disk. This is multiboot machine with Win98 and WinXP. WinXP recognized disk without any drivers. Win98SE needs drivers. After succesfull installation on Win98SE PC did not recognized this disk. I noticed on Control...