At the minute I need to replace my motherboard and need some advice, I am after a socket 478. I also need to boot from sata, could anyone let me know what motherboard to get and where from, thanks in advance.

can somebody help me. just upgrated my pc with new motherboard(M848A) and new processor(2500 sempron). when i switch pc on message comes up as ( wrong cmos settings/ wrong memory size) and for some reason the motherboard does not see the ps/2 keyboard and mouse so i can not get into the bios to...

Hi, A client has just called me and asked if I could set up a system by which she can synch files at the end of the day between 2 computers in 2 different offices, 25 miles apart. The kicker is, neither office is in a populated area, so they each can only connect thru dialup. As far as i've been...

I have the Intel CPU Fan and the bios settings let in increase and decrease speed with the CPU temp. However, when it is warm out this baby just screams. I have heard that the Intel fans do this. I have changed the bios to keep the fan at a steady speed for now and my temp is just fine. About 109F....

hey guys, i was browsing the internet one day and my computer just shut off and wont turn back on. ive tested it on multiple outlets and with different power cords. when plugged into the wall i can see the little green LED lit up on the mother board. when i hit the power button, the LEDs on the...

Radeon 9550se / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X / VGA / DVI / TV Out / Video Card Given this ATI video card - it's a "new" card. Let's say I have an "old" slot 1 PIII AGP 2x motherboard - works fine for my purposes but I want to max-out on the video card quality. If I put this card in would it work? I'm...

Hello, I have NEC 3550A dual dvd burner. Fr some reason the drive tray will not open or eject. I tried to open it in windows and while booting up with no luck. Windows and bios recognise the drive just fine. Pressing the open button will turn the light on the drive on but nothing happens. I...

Hello, I bought one of these, and it seems to have arrived DOA. I installed the CPU and memory, and hooked up a monitor and power, just to test the boot function. When I power the machine on, it does nothing. No beeps, no fans, nothing at all. Any hints or comments most appreciated!

I replaced my motherboard and everything Is fine but my monitor does not detect my PC. So I cant even get to my bios. This would be my third socket A motherboard I install. And this Is the first time this happends to me. I dont see a connection on the motherboard for my monitor. I have it connected...

Here are the specs that I'm planning for building my pc, which I plan to use for some video editing. I'd appreciate it if you folks would post comments, especially if you see any compatibility issues. Thanks for your help. ASUS P5WD2-E Premium Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX...

I am currently in the process of putting together my requirements for a new PC build to replace my ageing one. For budget reasons, I am going for the following: ASUS A8N5X motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 3200 1 GB RAM Geforce 6800GS Graphics card I have been told that I should be using matched memory...

I've always kind of assumed that integrated video stinks. Are there any exceptions? Have you ever seen a review, or can you point to a review that compares onboard video with video cards? I have replaced mainboards more frequently than video cards. If they integrated high-end video, my choice...

I have a: Slot 1 PIII 500 512K L2 cache Intel 440BX chip set What's the fastest CPU I could swap in? Thanks

My notebook periodically freezes up; sometimes within minutes, somtimes within hours. I have read in many forums that this is a common problem with this machine, but I've not run across any real solutions or even definite causes for this problem The processor is AMD Athlon 1.5Ghz with 512Mb...

Hi I'm having troubles understanding what the SYS_FAN and PWR_FAN connections are for and what to plug into them as ive recently purchased the Gigabyte K8N-Pro SLI motherboard along with a coolmaster centrium 5 case and a Seasonic S12 430w power supply. My case fans use the 4pin HD connections so...

Hi! I just put together a grab-bag computer setup from components i boughr on ebay. The short of it is that when I try to boot it, nothing is output the VGA port. I'm not sure which component this indicate is dead. Is it possible that the CPU is shot, and without it, the motherboard cannot output?...

I'm completely stumped by this one - I have 2 old pentium III 1ghz computers and I wanted to swap the power supplies over as one was quieter than the other. The only difference between the 2 power supplies was one was the new one had a total output of 135w and the old one was 125w. I...

I took apart an old 120MB disk drive to get the magnet. I rather like the platters and want to keep them in my house. Maybe to use as coffee mug mats or something like that. But I don't want to rest my sandwiches on a platter while having a coffee and then find that the platters have some toxic...

Upgraded my memory today. Because of the big CPU cooler I had to take the mobo out of the box and the heatsink off the CPU to access the RAM slots. When I put the machine back together: nothing. I've tried it in the box, out the box, screwed down, not screwed down and with the old memory back....

Howdy: Hope this is the right venue to ask this question in. If not, please let me know which/where to do so. I have a Compaq laptop that some one donated and I'm trying to get it into some sembalance of working condition. I'm having trouble with the memory. It has 8MB of RAM built right into the...