My nephew has to keep changing the slot that his network card is in to get on the internet. Any ideas on the cause and or cure would be appreciated. Thx

Hey, I have a new motherboard , the ASUS P4P800 Deluxe Edition P4 3.0 GHZ 800 FSB 512 DDR 400 Ram ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128 mb ddr Could you explain exactly what PCI express is?? I wanted to change my video card and get a new ati either the x series

Hi! I am new to the hardware side of things, so bare with me. I have just purchased a new seagate 200gb HD. A friend had a problem with his OS and needed a new install so I offer my HD to him so as he could copy his drive on to it and so on. This worked fine for him. I was fit to connect up my HD...

Hello, i have an old nec versa s/50 and when i boot it up, the console is all garbled. I also get a cmos checksum invalid error (at least i think that's what it says). Here is approximately what my startup screen looks like: NEC COR@ NEC VERCA S SERIEC VERCION 1.0 . 8

Im having a problem with my CPU temperature. If idle, it will sit at 43C but if I run a game or a media file, it jumps to 71C. I thought it might be a cooling problem, but at the same time I get these reports from my motherboards monitoring software of -+12V jumps and spikes. Could the temperature...

Hello, I was wondering if there is an online how-to for making a multiprocessor cpu, what sorts of equipment is needed, and how to get the parts together. Any help appreciated thankyou

I just bought a new video card, GeForce FX 5900 XT, and it works great. It really made a difference with games such as NFSU and Doom 3. However, I'm having some problems running Unreal 1 (Unreal Gold), and I guess it is some incompatibility issue between the game and the new card or with the new...

Hello, Currently I am a Application Developer working on .net platform. I am being offered a Sr. Solutions Engineer position in my company. My Company develops both hardware and software products. The Sr. Solutions Engineer position does not require any development at all. I need advice on whether...

I hope this is the right newsgroup to ask this. If not, refer me to an appropriate group. I have a CD-ROM drive and a CD-RW drive. Yesterday I powered down my computer. When I powered back up, I got a message: secondary hard disk drive 0 not found secondary hard disk drive 1 not found The...

Hi, Im wondering which are the best video cards available?? I currently have a Radeon 9000 pro 128 mb ddr. I would like to upgrade to something but it cant be very expensive. Could you please tell me some of the good cards around? I was wondering what is better a geforce 6800 or a ATI X800??

I have just purchased an eMachines C2825 for use with my current monitor, an LG Studioworks 520Si. Upon initial boot, I get a brief screen showing that XP Home is loading and then the monitor goes into standby (amber led light). Moving the mouse or hitting any key on the keyboard does not wake...

I recently installed a 2nd hard drive, copied the drive as New Boot Drive; set new drive as C: and old drive as D. Problem is... I end up in DOS Compatability mode when both drives are connected. Is this because there are both bootable drives? (Using WIndows ME on this computer). Performance is...

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I have huge problems with connecting an external DVD burner to my USB2.0 ports on my PC with ASUS P4S8X mainboard and WinXP SP1 (Norwegian). I get the following error (translated to English): "A high-speed USB unit is plugged in to a low-speed USB hub. Click this window to get help solving the...

Hi guys, I have a P IV 3.2, original Intel 865GBF mobo, and 256 RAM, and an ATI 9800 Pro 128mb. My problem is that my pc will boot fine upto the desktop, but when I try to play any game (Unreal Tournament 2003, Madden 2003, NBA Live 2003, and Emperor Rise of the middle kingdom, and Il-2) my...

My computer has been spontaneously rebooting itself quite often lately, but only when my air conditioner compressor kicks in. (I tried plugging it into a different outlet, but it didn't work. It's long story involving aluminum wiring and builder shortcuts.) Anyway, I'm wondering if this means that...

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hi- i have built maybe ten computers for people, and have never really had a problem.. guess what just hit the fan. i have had boot problems of one kind or another for 3 weeks! as i solve one problem, the box immediately starts doing something else. i flashed the bios for the 2.8 prescott chip i...

Does anyone know if it is possible to control the voltage on the V-out wire in the USB cable? Eg: Instead of having 5V on the wire, can I have 2.5V, or anything from 0 - 5V for that matter? Is it possible to do this through software? Through an available API (for Windows) or by hacking my own USB...