I bought a new bare-bones system some two months ago, and have blown two new 400W PSU's now. I think I need to go for a stronger PSU. I notice my M3A78-CM motherboard has a larger so-called 4PX20 connection plus another separate 4P square connection. I pulled one of my old PSU's out of the close...

One of the company PC is located in the warehouse area, and that place is very dusty. So dusty that a lot of grime have built up in the heatsink + cooling fan, and the CPU temperature is rising as a result. In the process of cleaning the PC, I disassembled the cooling fan + heatsink assembly from...

hello I have just replaced my northbridge fan with a heatsink, and the airflow around it is not so good. Kony said it should be OK, and I trust him, but I want to keep and eye on the temps. I have installed PCWizard 2008 and this gives me a ton of info, but I'm not sure which temp is which, and...

Hello Folks , How many read /writes does a typical hard disk (SATA or IDE) would endure . This is not mentioned in any spec from the manufacturers . Thanks Subra

I am looking for a good book about computer hardware, but not PC hardware, I mean workstations, minicomputer, mainframes -- http://www.itp-news.com, etc

I have a "gift" USB stick. Each time I use it I need to login with a password. I want to be able to skip this step and get to the files immediately. Is there a way to remove the protection? The login software is by "TODO". Can.t find this company on the web. any help appreciated.

I've read lots of times that USB flash drives have a limit of like 10000 write/erase cycles. Is the limit just an approximation and sectors simply fail when they fail and there is no way to tell when that will occur exactly? Or is there something stored internally by the manufacturer that says...

When i run Pm8 i get on a friend's disk Error #108: Partition didn't end on cylinder boundary -- in PartitionMagic. (In my case: ucEndHead expected to be 254, not 44.) I know Fdisk remove this error but it also erases everything Is there any other mean to cure it ?

Were I can purchase a molex DPST (Double Pole, Single Throw) switch that will power off both the 12V and 5V power?

Is 272w too much continuous draw from a 300W power supply? Would 272w be too much draw from a 350w PSU? What percentage load is 'best' for a PC PSU? Intel Core 2 e6400 motherboard - asrock (4coredual) 2 sticks DDR2 2 sata hard drives

I just purchase a Silverstone Power Supply Unit (PSU) for my PC. I am amaze with the PFC (Power Factor Correction) rating of over 0.96, which, according to some indicators, means it's 96% efficient. (4% wastage as heat). Since it's a new unit I dare not to open up the PSU to see what type of...

Heya all, I apologize if this is the wrong group for vintage hardware, but I couldn't find a better one. If there is a better group for this please point me in the right direction :) I have an ancient IBM 5110 complete with disk drive, picture here : http://sinoth.net/img/5110.jpg The problem is...

I'm looking for trusted websites with LCD monitors tests / reviews. Thanks for help.

Hi guys I have the following problem that my Win XP SP2 PC tells me that USB-Hub's voltage is above standard and I should deaktivate it. The result of this problem is that that my USB mouse doesn't work anymore except I restart the PC and then it works until the same problems occurs again. PS:...

siemens motherboard SLOT1 bootblocks! HI! I tried to turn on this MBO, and firstly it wasn't successful, but after changing on/of functions of configuration menu installed as hardvare on MBO, now it works but it's showing some RECOVERY screen with BOOTBLOCK 0.99E.170...or something like that...

Can we make an HD4850 from a HD4830 card?... It is clear to see from simple photographs that the HD4830 and HD4850 cards use the same circuit boards, layout, cooling fan etc. The 4850 has 800 stream processors and the 4830 has 640. I ready recently that some 4830s were released with a...

Replaced the old NVidia 7600GS with a Sapphire ATI HD 4830. Windows works perfectly, but games are screwed up. I have used TrackMania as a test and there are visual artifacts (traingles and blocks of colour) all over the place. The game is unplayable. If I didn't know better, I would blame...

Hi all: System: Dell Dimension E510, Windows XP SP3, 2GB Ram, purchased new in 2005. Several days ago, my computer started randomly slowing down. Task Manager indicated the CPU was at 1% or below. During these slow periods, something as simple as refreshing the desktop icons could take 5...

Hi all: I have a Dell Dimension E510 with thermal management issues, It periodically slows down to about 1% of normal speed for several minutes. It has a variable-speed case fan sandwiched between the front of the case and a large heat sink on the CPU. I have spent the better part of two weeks...

regarding the post sent by muzician21 on 09/04/2009 about Suggestions for Core 2 Duo systems that use PCI - not PCI express why don't people download the 'benchmark designed by Australian PC User magazine' web address http://darrenyates.com.au/?p=573 then post their results just to see what the...