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BIOS Problem by
shafi2
Hi, I am a newbie here - need some help.
Yesterday, after putting the PC on I was able to go to windows without
any problem, however I got a message that New Hardware Found - Find
and Install Drivers. I noticed that It was referring to the SCSI
controller device.
Then after a while I had to restart...
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March 8th 11 06:31 AM
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Need driver help by
Doomed Soul
I just formated a HP Compaq dc5700 (small form) buisness comp and
Installed Xubuntu on it. I am finding out that getting drivers for
this thing isn't as straite forward as windows. I went to HP site and
(no suprise) no support for linux there. I tried the internal search
for drivers tool and it...
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Same laptop - different question by
Menno Hershberger
This is the same laptop I just posted a hard drive problem with a couple od
days ago. An HP Mini 210 1U80NR.
I put in a new hard drive and the customer provided me with a Windows 7
installation CD. Everything went fine except for the display driver.
Windows update can't find it. HP support...
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Laptop questions by
Roy[_5_]
Hello group
As It pertains to hardware I would like to know.
Supposing you use the particular laptop as your main computer 7 days
a week.
Which is better for a notebook in terms of longevity of its
components ( level of depreciation also) : having always too boot up
when and then power shut...
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New XP build finally ordered :) by
John
I finally settled on:
Board:
ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$63 (w/ shipping) Item=N82E16813131615
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131615&Tpk=N82E16813131615
Processor:
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W...
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March 13th 11 06:25 PM
by John
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Looking for laptops by
Jgke
To be exact, mid-level laptops with the price around 500-600€ / 600-700$. Model is enough, I'll later search within my own country's shops ;)
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March 14th 11 05:02 PM
by Jgke
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Router education by
Motor T
I want to provide Internet access to a 2nd home PC without having to
drag the modem and cable clear into the next room,(40ft.). I have been
told I can use a wireless router and it will just locate the signal
from the 1st PC and connect using that. I have no knowledge concerning
routers and have...
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March 19th 11 03:22 AM
by mm
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DVD problems w/ Ubuntu by
Doomed Soul
A few months back I Formated a HP Compaq dc5700 (small form) buisness
comp and
Installed Xubuntu on it, and this is my first experience with Linux. I
had issues with the cd/dvd right off the bat and posted about it a
while back. Well I got most of it working now. Took me 2 weeks to get
cd audio...
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Faking a PWM fan by
Keve Nagy
Hello Everyone,
I need your help with a hardware electronics question.
There is a standard PWM 4-pin male connector socket on my motherboard
for case fan. I replaced the factory case fan and CPU fan with a far
more efficient and silent CPU cooler, so now there is nothing connected
to the case...
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Distro for HP by
Doomed Soul
I installed Xubuntu on a HP dc5700 s 64bit. Maybe some of you remember
me, but I almost had everything working and when I downloaded my last
fix it screwed up more than it fixed. Instead of trying to chase my
tail around any further I think I would be better off just starting
over with a new...
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What would cause a computer to simply stop? by
Doc[_2_]
The major components are a Gigabyte mobo, Antec Earthwatts 380 watt
PSU, 2.33 gig Core2 Duo, XP Pro, 320 gig WD Caviar PATA C: drive, 320
gig WD Caviar SATA aux drive.
After replacing some bad ram a couple of days ago, the machine was
running like the proverbial Swiss watch until today when it...
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Re-Use Dell Monitor by
TheScullster
Hi all
Is there any reason why I shouldn't use an old Dell flat screen on a new Win
7 64 bit PC?
The screen has a VGA cable which currently has a plug-in converter to adapt
from VGA to something clever at the graphics card.
Do modern Win 7 PCs still come with VGA out ports as standard?
Will the...
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March 29th 11 07:13 PM
by Jim T.
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New Machine by
philo[_4_]
A friend of mine needs to buy a new desktop or tower and asked me for
advice.
Though I've been building machines for many years I have never once gone
out and purchased a new one...so have no idea what's good now days.
I really don't have time now to build a new one...nor do I think I'd
save...
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March 31st 11 12:58 AM
by Paul
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Boot order for flash drive by
Jon Danniken[_4_]
Hello,
I am trying to run memtest86+. I have a flash drive, upon which I loaded
the boot software from memtest.org.
Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get it to boot.
In my BIOS, I have boot order options for USB which include usb-fdd,
usb-hdd, usb-zip, and usb-cdrom. I tried setting it to...
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March 31st 11 01:31 AM
by Paul
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My Machine 64-bit? by
Jethro
How can I tell if my machine is 64-bit? Put it another way, how can I
tell if the mobo/cpu should take a 64-bit install of W7?
Thanks
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March 31st 11 10:55 AM
by Paul
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Two OS on boot-up by
Petrus Tax
Hello,
Recently I installed XP Pro after having reformatted the HD (which before
carried XP Home Edition). Now I get on boot-up both OS announced, XP Pro in
the first line, XP Home Edition in the second. If I wait 25 or so seconds,
XP Pro loads, but if I push Enter, it loads immediately. If I...
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External IDE Drive problem by
jvalh[_2_]
Greetings experts :-)
About a year ago I bought an external IDE drive and it has had very
little use. I had not used it for about 6 months and now it seems not to
work. The HD enclosed was a 320 GB WD3200AAJB, WD Caviar Blue. The white
light came on with the switch but there was no sound from...
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My Machine 64-bit? by
Jethro
How can I tell if my machine is 64-bit? Put it another way, how can I
tell if the mobo/cpu should take a 64-bit install of W7?
Thanks
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How to create Windows 7 installation disc? by
C.M. Burns
Subject: How to create Windows 7 installation disc?
System: Acer Aspire w/ Windows 7 preinstalled
I just bought an Acer Aspire desktop PC that came with
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit preinstalled on the hard
drive; however, there is no installation DVD.
If my hard drive fails, how can I reinstall...
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April 4th 11 03:35 AM
by Paul
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