Hello, I have a HP Compaq nx7010 laptop and the problem is this: Laptop makes clicking noise from the speakers. The problem started when I broke firewire input on the laptop. I don't think that those two things can

Hi all, I have put together a pc from bits and pieces its an AT - GA 5AA mobo with an AMD K6 2 450 CPU I have put it all together properly but when I go to install win 98 se a little bit into it a box in the middle of the screen says Boot Sector Write!! Virus: continue (y/n)? if I try to press...

In my Intel Bad Axe, the default option for the primary video adapter is "auto." There are two more optionsL Ext PCIE (PEG) and Ext PCI. What are those? I'm using a Radeon X1900GT.

Hi all! Consdering a new system... I've considering putting a new system together. I have the following components in mind. Does anyone see any components that are bad/not-so-good choices? My main priorities are a system that can run any version of Windows Vista smoothly, and a system that is...

Hi, I'm in the market for a USB External Drive, say around 200-300Gb, not the portable type. Backup software not essential as most bundles are not so good. Cool, reliable, quiet. Haven't got multiple PCs at home but would there be any advantages to network...

Hi all! I am about to install a new system. I have Win XP Pro laying around here, but also RC2 of Windows Vista. Which should I install? The end-user of the system prefers Windows Vista, but also the least amount of possible hassle... Since he'll be wanting Windows Vista Home Premium when it...

I have a new case. It has a small fan in the front to draw in aid. Larger 120mm fan in back to blow out air. 610watt PSU has a fan in it of course. Adding CPU fan. Have Zalman but do not like it and am trying one with a large block type heat sink and fan on the side-awaiting delivery. Running...

The manual says simply hook into a USB port, and that thereafter Data Traveller II Plus will be displayed in the "My Computer" utility as a Removable Disk. Well, this isn't happening. Please advise asap! Cheers, RS ;)

Hi, i wish to replace my current GeForce FX 5600 with a fairly cheap, fanless graphics card and was wondering whether anyone had any suggestions? i don't really play many games, and if i do they are only games such as the Sims! i do watch films on my pc though. Any suggestions would be most...

What happens when you press the power button... do you get the Post (Power On Self Test) beep from the bios..? If you don't then nothing will happen apart from the fans spinning, if this is the case then it could well be the bios memory retention battery that is duff... these things last around...

....almost have my 1st full machine finished. ...trying to decide on whether to put in a floppy drive. I can easily foresee needing the bay that a floppy would occupy for a harddrive instead (removable tray, etc.). From what I gather, the only likely thing that I would need a floppy for would be to...

This is my build: Athlon 3800 X2 2 x 512 MB 3200 DDR 400 (added another 2 x 512 same) a8n-sli Premium GeForce 6800 256 MB PCI-e Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value 200 GB SATA HD 160 GB SATA HD 2 x DVD/CD RW

Hi I bought my computer (parts, actually, which I put together) at around Christmas 2002. CPU: Athlon XP (Do you need to know anything else?) Recently I added a wireless network card and that's when the problem started: the computer won't switch on until it's been plugged into mains for a...

I've had a Nebula for a while now, but I've got two problems with it. The software seems to make my PC unstable, I often get Desktop icons vanishing, and secondly it won't fit in my new PC case unless I remove the motherboard first (one of the antenna sockets fouls the case). My requirements...

I have a Biostar NF4UL-A9 (Nforce 4 Ultra) mainboard that has 4 DDR DIMM slots. Right now, I have 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC3200 DIMMs running in dual channel. I'd like to upgrade this to 2GB of RAM. I've read that alot of systems have problems when all 4 DIMM slots are full. What kinds of problems might...

There are two sets of SATA connectors. The black ones are referred to as "Intel Matrix Storage" and the blue ones as "Discrete Controller." What are the differences?

Hi In suspend to ram I have about 4 normal resumes to every cold restart. Sometimes it shuts itself off when I try to resume on my home blt computer. It doesnt seem to be any chipset videocard or monitor drivers or powersupply. Baring a format and reinstall since a xp upgrade didnt help.Could...

OK all those who have offered help to the last post Many thanks. Got me really thinking, did a little research, and have decided to go for an AMD Duel core, this is fairly simple, but Motherboard is a little harder. One of you offered a site for comparisons, and after looking through their...

Hi all, I'm planning on building a new computer as a bit of a pastime. One of the interesting obstacles that I came across is that I can't find any guidance on how to size the power supply. I'm planning on an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700, an Intel DB975XBX motherboard, possibly 2G of Ram, 2 SATA...

Hi I have a Win2003 server with 2x512MB memory installed. But during startup a message gets displayed, "limiting memory to 256MB!". And so there is only 256MB memory available which infact should be 1GB. can someone please tell me how i can make use of the full physical memory available?