I was just installing a graphics card into my mates computer which i have done many a time and it now gets to the verifying dmi pool data screen and wont go any further unless i put the XP por cd in and go through the setup THey are raided hdds and after i repaired it, it still wouldn't go passed...

which topic would i ask about a computer that wont load up properly such that i get the best or any replies???? because i think i'm putting the threadsa in the wrong places so people wont say anything. cheers A.C

Hello. I'm looking at buying my first external HDD for backup and to try out Linux distributions. At the moment I have a small amount of data and I'm wondering if it's worth while buying 500gb+ when 160gb is more than enough for the next year or two. A 640gb drive is about twice the cost of...

I have a WD 120GB SATA HD on SATA 1, a CDRW drive on IDE 1 and a CDR-RW/DVD combo drive on IDE 2. All 3 are set to master. With this combination I have tried setting On-chip serial ATA mode to "enhanced" and "auto". the computer begins to boot, but the screen always goes blank before reaching the...

hello, i have an Acer AL2021 LCD flat panel display. when i boot the monitor, the Acer logo flashes momentarily, the screen goes blank, then the logo flashes again. this repeats continually. It seems as if it is stuck "on the logo" as it does not attempt to display the signal from the pc. it...

hello, HP Pavilion 752n needs a PS. Mobo: TriGem 129504 (Imperial) Socket: mPGA478 Processor: 2.0 GHz P4 400MHz Board Form: uATX Graphics: Onboard Intel Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Live CT4830

Installed Windows XP Professional on my Intel DP965LT mb. I have 2GB memory. I download the Intel programs and utility. I am unable to execute the following downloaded programs: Intel Chip Set Softeware Installation Utility for Intel Desktop Boards INF_AllOS_8.4.0.1016_PV_Intel.exe - The...

hello all, i have a dell dimension 4300 and swapped out it's 1.5 Ghz P4 for a 2.5 GHz Celeron. the BIOS still shows '1.5 GHz P4' as the processor present in the machine. do i need to update / reinstall the BIOS? thanks, amc

hello, considering buying a new mobo and was wondering which is the better / faster processor of the two i have. 1.8 GHz P4 400MHz 256kb Cache 2.7 GHz Celeron 400MHz bus 128kb Cache i know cache is very important, but was wondering if the extra .9GHz

hello, i have a 2.70GHz Celeron (400MHz fsb/128kb cache). i am looking to buy a compatible MOBO for the processor. while browsing newegg.com, i am faced with the following choices: The question regards the following MOBOs: 1. P4 / Celeron (478pin) 2. P4 Prescott / Celeron (Socket T / 478pin) 3....

Hello, My original supermatch monitor (build april 1995) attached to a PowermacG3 works fine for many years now. I just bought another supermatch (build march 1994). Image outlines are fine but colors are off. What is supposed to be red is blue. What is supposed to be blue is yellowish. I also...

Hi, I currently have a PIII system with a Gigabyte GA-60XC motherboard which has two ATA66 IDE connectors. Current harddrive is a WD 20GB. I plan to get another hard drive, more specifically the Western Digital Caviar SE 120 GB ATA100. This HD comes with an 80 pin...

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Or their external counterparts. What media do you use? I have been misled by the company I purchased mine from as the discs (Datawrite DVD-RW and Memorex DVD-R) apparently are not compatible and, it would seem, the only discs that are cost £5+ apiece. One of the main reasons I bought a DVD burner...

Running XP2700+ 1GB OCZ Gold PC2700 RAM SOYO DRAGON KT400 Platinum Ultra (BIOS revision unknown) Radeon 9700 Pro WDC 200GB (on RAID) Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 40GB Seagate 40GB Audigy 2 Platinum Ex

I have recently purchased the above burner, and it appears I've spent £300 on a DVD-ROM! Running XP Pro SP1 (for system specs see end of message) and it displays some very odd behaviour. I have two burning application, Easy CD 6 Platinum and Record Now, which came bundled. I prefer to use Easy CD...

Fred wrote: So I have the P4 1.6, 512 megs of DDR, geforce 4600ti, and a nice soundblaster PCI something-or-rather. What more can I do that will allow me to set everything to highest for games (ie Medal of Honor)? Get a XEON? The Xeon is a 64-bit server CPU and will not run on an...

Dumb question time please. I've often read about refurbished products being offered at a discount, sometimes not long after the type was first introduced into the market. I know the general meaning of the word in English, but exactly what does it indicate as a trade item ? I guess a used computer...

Can anyone please tell me if 64-bit software will run on 32-bit hardware ? I've googled for this but while there's plenty of information on compatibility of 64-bit CPUs with 32-bit software, I couldn't find any satisfactory treatment of the opposite case. I understand that things are still in the...

What would be the better buy for a gaming enthusiast who can't afford a really good card - a GeForce4 Ti4200/64MB 8x or an FX5200/128MB (plain or ultra) at approximately the same price ? Would the difference be quite noticeable in actual usage ? In what way would the non-DirectX 9 compliance of...