I understand that this is not the group to submit a question like this but because of the very knowledgeable contributors here I will throw it by you. The question is in regards to Windows XP X64 and the contents of the PrefetchParameters folder in the registry. The customized XP X64 version I...

Hi. I plugged directly into the power without ups, when I got back the computer was dead. though the green light is on the computer won't start. The power does fluctuate in the room and two other computers seem to have gone the same way. are these fixable? the one in question asus p4p800. tia req

Hello, I recently had to replace the hard drive in an Asus Eee PC 900HA netbook, which originally came with Windows XP Home installed on it. Since the new drive was larger than the original one, my plan was to reinstall Windows and then install Ubuntu (not the Netbook version) making it into a...

I have had my board for a couple years and didn't know there was an EFI Bios upgrade for it. Has anyone upgraded their unit to efi? Is here any benefit to upgrading or problems? Thank you. -- -

Hi All Please forgive me but im as sick as a parrot I need help from you good people I have foolishly disconnected my EEEPC 701 4G linux whilst performing a BIOS update, i know know the erm as being bricked????? black screen nothing works please help, im a layman so easy ABC help would be...

i have a mother board asus mod. p5gd2delux that when i swich on ,after the pc was off for some time , after some procedure of start up the mouse and the key board stop to function . if i restart the pc without remove power nothing happen . if after i have removed power for small time i swich...

Hi, I have ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and often I make editing video with a Canopus NX PCI Express board. If I don't configure my editing software, the audio is ok. But if I like to configure my editing software with Canopus NX PCI Expess board the audio disappear. Some friend of mine have told me to make...

I'm not very knowledgeable about hardware issues so I wonder if someone here can help me select a new hard drive for my computer, which has an ASUS M3A motherboard? Or at least answer a question or two about the one I'm leaning toward? My previous post established that my board can handle two...

To start with thanks to Paul who gave me plenty to think about. original post below. Hi all, I am out of touch with the present tech specs but I just want an opinion. I have an Asus PK5 E with a dual core 2.5 pentium processor. Also it has an ATI radeon 3800 video card. 2 g ram window...

Lap top is model n53sv-xv1. The mike seems of questionable quality. Any fixes to remedy it? It's being used on Linux Fedora 15.

Hi all, I am out of touch with the present tech specs but I just want an opinion. I have an Asus PK5 E with a dual core 2.5 pentium processor. Also it has an ATI radeon 3800 video card. 2 g ram window xp Would it be practicle to upgrade this setup? If so any suggestions? My kids have started...

I am considering getting the SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770. However, I have had Radeon video cards that have had heat issues (fan failure, etc.). Although they were not by SAPPHIRE. So, I want to double check on cooling before buying another video card. Your opinion/recommendation would be much...

I had one HD installed for a couple years and wanted to add another and used sata port 4 and also tried 5 (the red two ports that face the same way as the orange RAID ports) and nothing seems to like those ports, not even eith of my dvd drives. I get a screen that prompts for a boot device....

Hello folks, I have an ASUS P4P800-E motherboard with a Pentium 4 processor, running WinXP. I have been using standby on a regular basis every time I'm away from the computer. I've also got the power-on via realtime clock set for 5:30 AM everyday, so the system can do it's backup. This has...

Which one of these files is the correct one to install? I unpacked them and they seem about the same but they way Asus titles the files is a bit confusing. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Package V9.0.0.1009 for Windows 2000/XP & 64bit XP & 32bit/64bit Vista.(WHQL) OR Intel(R) P45/ICH10R...

I've been having an odd problem for a while now. The DVD player in my computer, which uses an ASUS M3A motherboard, is often reluctant to eject. Basically, I can push the eject button on the drive as many as three times and not have it open. It clunks a few times over the space of several...

I am using XP X64 and have two external seagate 2t green drives in Thermatake A2395 Silver River Duo enclosures. I was having problems with one of the drives and thought either the enclosure or the new drive was bad. I tested the drive internally and it's fine and also tested the enclosure with...

This barebone only has a 200w PSU. I need to replace it with something more powerful. Problem is, a normal ATX PSU will not fit inside. Standard size ATX is 15cm x 14cm x 8.6 cm. The PSU in the T2-AE1 is 12cm x 12cm x 8.6cm. Where do I find a power supply in those dimensions? Are there even PSUs...

I built my current system in August, 2007, and as time has gone by I've changed a few things so that I am currently running Windows 7 64-bit on: Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Memory: Crucial 4GB Ballistix 240-pin...

This may be off-topic for this newsgroup, if it is, please forgive me and, if possible, redirect me to somewhere more appropriate. I have an ASUS M3A motherboard and it is always connected to my UPS (battery backup). Yesterday morning, I was very surprised to find that my computer wouldn't...