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dual monitor issue
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi I just setup everything to run 2 monitors for a larger dektop, which I need badly. I am running Win 2000 and have one video card in the VGP slot (monitor 1) and one in the PCI (monitor 2). I...

Does thermal paste go off?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

OK - I've noticed lately that my CPU has been running hot (> 50C) Athlon XP 2400+ - not overclocked. Decided a few weeks back to clea all the fans, which helped a bit, but not much. I assumed...

picture messed up on 6600 GT
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi all, a weird error. I was playing Black Hawk Down when the PC crashed. Afterwards, the picture was very distorted in the game, as well as in some videos. Windows GUI looks fine. Tried...

Raid question - drives of different size
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 8 Comments

I have no experience of RAID at all. I currently have a 160GB HD which is starting to fill up and I am considering a larger drive, but don't want to bin this one. If I get a new 250GB drive, what...

heat sync gel / glue
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 9 Comments

... this wasn't very bright of me -- i was pulling on the heat snyc (with fan built in) sitting on top of an AMD-K6-2 processor -- I didn't realize that it was held on by some kind of gel or glue --...

Memtest report error...
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 11 Comments

I recently used memtest86 after experiencing many serious system instabilities (random file corruption, system crashes). Basically memtest would report thousand of errors in a matter of...

Burning DVD+R9 with NED ND-2510A -- success!
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

So I updated the firmware on my ND-2510A to the latest available, 2.18, and updated my burning program (Nero) to the latest edition, 7 Premium. Windows still wasn't recognizing blank DVD+R9 media,...

re:formatting compaq presario sr1303wm
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

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who invented this crap?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 15 Comments

I couldnt connect my digital camera to my PC running Win98SE for a few days because the USB was disabled in the BIOS! Isnt Win95 and everything afterwards supposed to be plug-n-play? Why do I have...

re:formatting compaq presario sr1303wm
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I think a system reinstall would be the best option. When yo reinstall Windows, you have the chance to format the disk. I'm not sure about the process demounting, but since you want t format the...

formatting compaq presario sr1303wm
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

formatting the hd thru c# gives me a option to dismount a runnin proces i have tried the system recovery disk' i have tried system restore..xoftspy.norton av.kaspersky av.avg av none of these...

Upgrad Advice - Please help choose MB/CPU config
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Ok, I've narrowed my choices. I'm looking to very cheaply upgrade m Soltek Athlon XP 1700+ computer. My graphics card will probably be a FX5200 128 MB (or a GeForce3 128 MB), at least for the time...

re:Does thermal paste go off?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Just an update - went and bought a new fan & heatsink. Used pape towels and cotton buds to clean the gunk of the processor and polis the die - applied fresh thermal paste with a rubber glove...

re:Does thermal paste go off?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Thanks - I thought of that - but I'm still going to have to clean th gunk off first - so how do I do that

re:Does thermal paste go off?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Using a more powerful fan is usually effective

re:PWR Supply and CPU fan never shut down
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

New power supply solved the problem, everything shuts down as i should. original one test good but must have a problem

Problem with printer since installing broadband
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 27 Comments

Hi new here, I am hoping someone might know the answer to my problem. Since having put broadband on I have a printer problem. It seems to be that the printer tries to work but stops after one third...

Anyone know what this 3U rackmount box is?
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hey there guys. I'm trying to get the specs on and identify this rackmount case that was purchased before I started working here. Take a look if you would a let me know if you can identify...

HP Printer Won't Feed
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Hi, My daughter just called from DC. Her printer (HP 3650) stopped feeding in the middle of a print job. She can hear the usual noises but it just won't feed. She tried fanning the paper then...

So, I don't need a new router -- my current one is just weird
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

You may remember my post a week or two ago when I said something was messed up with my router and I was considering a new one. Well, that's partially true. My network configuration only works if I...