Tuesday, 8 August 2006
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| Graphics card problem...... Ian Stevens 01:07:24 |
| | Hi,
Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question, but here goes
anyway.
I just installed a GeForce 5500 graphics card, and everything seemed to be
fine. I got it for the twinview functionality. Suddenly, for no apparent
reason, the monitor display is VERY green, whereas the clone image on the TV
is as it should be. Changing color settings on the monitor makes no
difference, neither does changing color settings on the card.
Any ideas what might be causing this? My instinct is that the monitor is
dying, but it seems strange to me that this has happened right after
installing some new hardware.
Many thanks
ian
btw, running XP
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Monday, 7 August 2006
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| AMD aiming for 32% of world desktop marketshare in 2006 Bbbl67 23:35:54 |
| | And also it's aiming at 15% of the world notebook marketshare this
year. All in the middle of a price war.
AMD aims to ship 26 million desktop CPUs in 2H 2006
http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20060807A1001.html
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| AMD to produce ATI GPUs in Dresden Bbbl67 22:51:57 |
| | This might be what AMD is using to fill the capacity at Fab 30 while it
converts it to Fab 38.
AMD to make GPUs in Dresden fab
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33320
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| Drive Image problem CWatters 22:50:19 |
| | After a year of working fine Drive Image gave me this error once during
image creation....
Error EA39070A: The internal structure of the PQI file is invalid or
unsupported.
and all further attempts fail with this one.....
Error EA390712: Open failed.
Symantec suggest it's an access problem - but that user can create files on
the target drive no problem. My other PC can backup to the same target.
There is loads of space and it's been well defragmented now.
Any suggestions?
Perhaps reinstall DI?
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| Best cheap motherboard for an Intel core 2 duo cpu Pete 22:45:17 |
| | I'm looking for the cheapest motherboard that fully supports the intel core
2 duo range of processors and has SATA 300 raid 0 and 1. Would be nice if
the board had some overclocking potential but I know cheap and overclock
don't go together.
Anyone know if new chipsets are coming out for this cpu and when they will
arrive. I heard nforce5 was coming.
Thanks
Pete
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| good gaming widescreen lcd ? Andy 22:24:05 |
| | hi,
can anyone recommend a good widescreen lcd for gaming ?, looking for
either 19" or 20" at ~ВЈ250
any help appreciated.
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Eps
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| 5.1 Audigy 2 system but sound only comes out of one earphone Kolin Tregaskes 21:32:27 |
| | Hello,
I have a Creative Audigy 2 installed on my 64 bit Windows x64 machine. I've
set up the sound options for 5.1 sound but when I play music in Windows
Media Player when my earphones plugged the music only comes out of the left
ear. Do you know how I can set up my machine to be in 5.1 and work for
headphones? I've had this problem before and got it fixed but looks like
I've lost the mail that had the fix in it.
Kol
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| 133MHz Guest 20:13:00 |
| | I'm looking at this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6852854&productCategoryId=cat01169&type=product&tab=1&id=1093468786781
It says PC100/133.
Then it says:
133MHz operating speed
Can it operate at 100 MHz as well? I thought the PC100 meant that, but
it only says 133MHz operating speed.
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| Motherboard recommendation needed Tungley@Spamfree.Bellsouth.Net 17:55:39 |
| | Hi folks, need some help here. About to build my first system in many years.
Haven't kept up lately, but have been doing some research and such. Gonna go
with an AMD AM2 based system, most likely using an Athlon 64 3800+ chip. Trying
to keep my costs down, so I'll be using my current hard drives, peripherals,
etc. I don't do gaming at all, so my video needs are minimal - thus my intent is
to find a good mobo with integrated video, so I don't have to buy a new video
card. Likewise with integrated sound. Integrated LAN would be nice, but not a
requirement, since I have NIC cards a plenty.
I've used Shuttle and Soyo boards, then settled in with ASUS years ago, and have
been partial to that brand. My only current choice for an ASUS would seem to be
the M2NPV-VM. But my reading of various forums and such tells me that it's a
problematic board, and that many are DOA. Since my purchase will be from an
online vendor, I'm not sure I want to take a chance in this regard, if the board
is not ready for prime time.
So, does anyone have any other recommendations? I've known people who used and
liked Abit and Gigabyte, and I see some new vendors like FoxConn that seem to
have good reps. But I'm not familiar with any of their lines, so I figured I'd
come here and ask around. Open to any and all suggestions. Thanks.
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| Help with unstable system K8N Neo4 Plat /X2 4400 Don Burnette 16:33:16 |
| | Hey gang,
I am pulling my hair out on this one. I have built several systems over the
years, but this one, continues to be unstable, and I am running out of
things to try. This has been going on now, for about 6 months.
System Specs:
MSI K8N Neo4 Plat socket 939
Athlon X2 4400+
Thermalrite XP-90 HS
2 ea 250 gb WD Sata hard drives ( non-raid )
Saphire Radeon X850XT PCIe 256mb video card
Creative X-FI Extreme Music soundcard
2gb Corsair XMS LL ddr ram ( 2 x 1gb )
Antec Neo HE 550w power supply
Windows XP Pro SP2 with all udpates, also have the AMD X2 processor update,
and Microsoft dual core update.
I do not have a heat problem. Processor idles around 32c, under load ,
around 36-38c. All fans are running properly.
I have all the latest driver updates for my soundcard and videocard. I just
recently added the X-Fi soundcard, however, system has been unstable since I
built it in early Feb. I had an Audigy 2 ZS before that.
I first installed the mb drivers, with the Nvidia IDE SW driver, then,
removed them, and reinstalled, without the Nvidia IDE SW driver.
I have tested the ram, with Memtest 86, with no errors. The ram is running,
in dual channel.
I recently, added, the Neo HE 550 w power supply, as my previous power
supply, was only 20 pin, and the HE 550 , is 24 - thinking that might be the
issue, however it was not.
I am running the memory timings, on " auto". I am not overclocking the
system yet, wanted to get it stable first.
I updated the motherboard bios to 1.C, no change.
What happens is, usually when reading email with Outlook, perusing
newsgroups with Outlook Express, or browsing the internet with Firefox, my
system just " locks up". Occasionally, I will get a bluescreen, about a "
machine check error exception ", but usually, it just freezes with no blue
screen, and no error messages in event viewer. I have to power off the
system, by holding in the power button for 5 seconds to force it to shut
down. I then restart it, and it runs fine, until it locks up again. It is
getting to where, this is happening, at least once a day.
I have thought about blowing out this installation of Windows XP Pro, and
formatting and doing another clean install ( I did a clean install when I
built this system). But, I really don't think it is a software issue, I
think it is somehow a hardware issue, due to the machine check error blue
screen I occasionally get, but I do not know what else to try. I am also,
about to the point, of considering a different motherboard. I had good
success with the K8N Neo2 Plat, Nforce3, never had a problem, but this
sytem, is giving me a lot of grief.
My windows installation is very clean, I run AVG Antivirus, Spwareblaster,
Ad Aware, and Spybot on a regular basis.
I hope I have included all the relevant details. If any of you more
experienced folks have any ideas or suggestions, I would certainly
appreciate it!!
Thanks in advance,
--
Don
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| Router Problem Jethro 15:35:08 |
| | If you recall, I had a router problem involving a DI-Link 704P router.
Now I have a new D-Link EBR 2310 4-Port'er
It is connected to an external cable modem.
I have two XP PRO machines connected together, one AMD the other P4.
It has been working fine. Now suddenly it is not.
What has happened it this:
If everything is connected, I can access files between machines just
fine. But I lose internet access completely from both machines.
If I connect machine 2 (arbitrary choice) only to the modem direct, I
can access the internet from machine 2, but of course I can't access
files between machines, and of course I can't access internet from
machine 1.
This tells me the modem must be okay. It suggests to me that
something is affecting router access to the machines insofar as
internet accessing is concerned, BUT NOT FILE-SHARING. What could it
be?
Lately, I am thinking I simply cannot win.
Can anyone help here?
Jethro
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| Celeron FSB 533 + mainboard FSB 400 Hairysnake 15:30:42 |
| | Hello
I have a question about using processor with FSB 533 on mainboard with
FSB 400. What could happend ? (ECS P4S52 + Celeron 2,13 FSB 533). What
I shoud check ?
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| Hard drive enclosure power supply Harvy 15:29:23 |
| | Hi, I recently purchased a hard drive enclosure. When I coneected
everything up and plug the powers supply, the power supply adapter
blew. I googled for a replacement adapter but no luck, I searched for
Switching adapter (which was written on the power supply) but then
found that the connecters to the actual enclosure were different. They
look like a PS/2 adapter on the end, in the manual they have 5V, 12V
and ground. I have searched for 2 hours on this adapter and have found
it bundled with hard drive enclosurse but not actually available on its
own. I would buy another hard drive enclosure but that would be a
waste. Can anyone shed light on where these adapters have disappeared
too?
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| comes on but can't find the hard drive or cd-rom Guest 15:18:53 |
| | just put in a new ECS 848P-A7 motherboard FSB HyperThread,
p4 3.2 , 512 ram, cdrw/dvd, 60gb hard drive , floppy - the computer
will comes on but can't find the hard drive or cd-rom.
massage i get is boot failure insert system disk and press enter
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| Timming for this machine. need advise Guest 13:00:22 |
| | I want to get the most of my machine so I am asking some timings from
the group. TIA
Motherboard
CPU TypeAMD Athlon XP, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3200+
Motherboard NameAsus A7N8X Deluxe (5 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 3 DDR
DIMM, Dual LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard ChipsetnVIDIA nForce2 SPP
System Memory1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS TypeAward (09/27/05)
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Display
Video AdapterNVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (128 MB)
3D AcceleratornVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
MonitorViewSonic E90f-2 [19" CRT]
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Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID09/27/2005-nVidia-nForce-A7N8XC-00
Motherboard NameAsus A7N8X Deluxe
Front Side Bus Properties
Bus TypeDEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width64-bit
Real Clock200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock400 MHz
Bandwidth3200 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus TypeDual DDR SDRAM
Bus Width128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio1:1
Real Clock200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock400 MHz
Bandwidth6400 MB/s
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DIMM1: Corsair CMX512-3200LL
DIMM2: Corsair CMX512-3200LL
FieldValue
Memory Module Properties
Module NameCorsair CMX512-3200LL
Serial NumberNone
Module Size512 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module TypeUnbuffered
Memory TypeDDR SDRAM
Memory SpeedPC3200 (200 MHz)
Module Width64 bit
Module VoltageSSTL 2.5
Error Detection MethodNone
Refresh RateReduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings
@ 200 MHz2.0-3-2-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
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| the issues between 32 bit PCs and 64 bit. Frisky 06:52:27 |
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Let's say I get a 64 bit PC then the windows OS I'd use is x64 XP
Professional Operating System.?
Would normal 32 bit applications work? Would my excel and word install CD I
used w/32 bit win2k work? i.e.. is the 64 bit OS backward compatible w/my
existing software?
Should I make sure that drivers are available? Some hardware does not have
64 bit XP drivers yet? I assume 32 bit drivers won't work.
Any other "gotchas"?
Thanks,
Lee G.
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| Making a 2000$ computer, for less than 200$ Guest 06:51:20 |
| | My brother-inlaws-brother-in law (my sisters husbands sisters husband)
build an amazing computer, equal to a dell 8400 (previously 2grand when
it was made) and he made it for 200$. Why isnt there small companies
that do it and sell them for 500$ and make good profite, and then be
biger? im sure they can do it!
Alshenk -125588
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<a href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htm>Runescape</a><br>
<a href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htm>Kings of
chaos</a><br>
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| I need a budget psu, Is that ultra psu a good choice? Foreign Steel 04:31:22 |
| | Well, as tittle say IВґm next to build an Athlon 64 x2 3800+ based
system, only question is my budget is very slightly so IВґve been
searching a budget psu , What do you think about this one?
Greetings from your neighbor from the south
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1949725
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| need help with BIOS update Herman 04:06:19 |
| | I want to update a BIOS chip in an old motherboard, but I find I have an
option for a 1Mb chip or a 2Mb chip. I don't know how to tell if my chip
is 1 or 2Mb, and if I flash it with the wrong size my board will be dead.
The board is a Lucky Star 6ABX2V - manufacturer no longer exists as a
hardware manufacturer.
These are the details given by the BIOS ident utility from
www.esupport.com -
BIOS Date: 08/21/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 08/21/1998-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KL1AC
OEM Sign-On: #AD3-05
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 2
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
OS: Win98
CPU: PentiumВ® II (0.25 Вµm) 400 MHz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Unknown
BIOS ROM Size: Unknown
Memory Installed: 319 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown
As you can see the identification utility can't determine the ROM size
either.
The reason I want to try to update this BIOS is because since this
machine was updated from Windows 98 fisrt edition to Windows 98 Second
Edition it has been impossible to shut down the computer - it just hangs
with a blank screen and blinking cursor before it gets to the "Windows
is shutting down" screen.
The computer will only shutdown correctly if I start Windows in safe mode.
I have exhausted all other hardware/software update avenues, and BIOS
update is only option left I haven't tried.
Windows Update has been run and everything is current.
All add-in PCI cards have had their drivers updated to the current
version. These cards are Dlink DWL-G510 wireless card, Silicon Image Sil
0680 Ultra-133 Medley ATA Raid card, Creative Sound Blaster PCI64, and a
32Mb nVidia Riva TNT2 model 64.
The chipset drivers for the motherboard are updated and current.
I'm hoping that upgrading the BIOS will fix the shutdown problem as I
have run out of other things to try - unless someone has any other ideas?
Herman Munster
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| Should I use onboard network/firewire or dedicated pci cards? Pete 03:27:51 |
| | Hi
I'm going to buy the Asrock 939SLI32-eSATA2 motherboard.
http://www.asrock.com/product/939SLI32-eSATA2.htm
The board comes with firewire and 10/100/100 lan.
I have 2 network cards doing nothing as follows:
Allied Telesyn 2500 Network Card
closest I can find is here:
http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.uk/en-gb...fid=54&pid=196
D-Link DFE-530TX Network Card
http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.uk/en-gb/products/cat/product.asp?cid=12&fid=54&pid=196
I also have a Pinnacle Firewire Booster 2B card doing nothing
http://cgi.ebay.com/PINNACLE-FIRE-WIRE-CARD-BOOSTER-2B-1-0-NEVER-USED_W0QQitemZ8735051165QQcategoryZ3759QQcmdZViewItem
As it will cost me nothing either way, should I use these cards or the
onboard solutions.
Will the onboard solutions drain much power from the cpu or is it negligable
now?
Would the onboard solutions, being newer, have more features?
Would using more pci cards mean fewer resources?
Thanks
Pete
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| motherboard to an ATX case Guest 03:26:37 |
| | Is there a way to connect a Dell Optiplex motherboard to an ATX case?
I noticed my ATX case doesn't have the Dell 6-pin Power_2 connector.
What's up with that?
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| Cheap Hard Drive Config for Photoshop User Guest 03:08:08 |
| | Hi All,
I am going insane because Photoshop takes such a long time because of
my big files.
I have figured out that no realistic amount of RAM is going to do, so I
have to get a faster hard drive system. My images are 1 gigabyte files,
i print 6x8 feet.
I haven't dealt with computers in a while. I was planning to get 3 of
the 80G Western Digital SATA-150 WD800JD. One for the OS/data, one for
applications(Photoshop)/data, and one for the scratch disk of
photoshop. Is that good? I was also thinking about getting three of the
Seagate ST173404LCV Seagate ST173404LCV Hard Drive SCSI 73GB 10000RPM
80.
What should i get? Does it matter?
Thanks
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| Rambus ruling a boost to chipmakers Yousuf Khan 01:16:44 |
| | Rthoreau wrote:> I don't think that FTC will carry much weight with the patent office,> sure I hope some patents get revoked, or written off. At the end of> the day, it's going to be business as usual. Just look at the> broadcast flag, it's still in contention, so I doubt the FTC will make> much difference. Like most things in the US government, or the UN it> could be dead on arival.
Rambus ruling a boost to chipmakers
"Chung said Hynix might find a way not to pay any penalties in the
patent infringement lawsuit brought by Rambus. Chipmakers might be able
to avoid paying royalties to Rambus as a result of the new ruling."
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/08/04/200608040028.asp
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| pin layout Guest 00:03:12 |
| | Anyone know what the pin layout is for the "panel" connector on a Dell
Optiplex?
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Sunday, 6 August 2006
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| Lost Logitech wireless mouse and transmitter Bobby 23:36:13 |
| | I recently purchased a Logitech DiNovo cordless desktop (the one with the
separate numeric keypad) but I can't find the mouse or wireless transmitter.
I have the keyboard, numeruic keypad and station for the wireless
transmitter.
Can I simply but another Logitech wireless mouse (and transmitter) and use
that? Or is each set uniquely coded?
Cheers.
Bobby
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