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my work is trying to spec up a server to do some transcoding and we were wondering which server motherboard to use. we will use a socket 1155 processor, either a xeon or a i5/i7 to make use of Quick Sync my research thus far shows that for a server board, the chipset must be C206 based to...

Hi, at work we use Intel S3420GPLX motherboard with the AXX4SASMOD expansion card to run extra hard drives(total of 9) and i've often encountered a weird problem where the AXX4SASMOD card won't pick up some of the drives on some of the ports. Now, this isnt a once off incident as we've built...

i have a gigabyte 965p ds3p v3.3 and it has run fine for the past 2 or so years. but today, when i booted up i saw it was running at stock settings, so i reset and got in the bios. enabled the advanced config (ctrl + f1) and saw that all my original settings were there ie (8x375) and my...

i have a laptop with a dead screen which i use to connect to my bravia X hdtv and is connected via VGA, running at 1920x1080@32bit@60Hz. the hdtv is my first screen as detected by the display settings control panel(laptop video out switch made the external port primary) anyway, when i play...

So i have 4 seagates in my pc with 2 which could be susceptible to this 7200.11 epic fail trend. Anyway, can anyone recommend me some sata 1TB drives? im thinking of getting a WD Green or Black, but then again i havent done any other research into it. I dont need speed, reliability is...

Hi i am looking for a USB wifi adaptor which has a good signal and range. Preferably there is one which can accept an external antenna or maybe one which can be modded to accept an external antenna? atm i am using my internal notebook wifi which is not powerful enough or i have a netgear...

I've always had this issue, and that is that the system hangs after loading the WinXP logo at the black screen right before booting into windows. Everything else loads fine, just that it will stay on a black screen for a minute or 2 and do nothing, then winxp will resume booting in a hurry...

i just formatted my laptop to do a fresh install of winxp SP3, and now i want to make a clone of it, so that in future i will be able to boot with a dvd, then just load windows back on automatically. Now, i have norton Ghost 14, but have NO IDEA how to use it. which option should i use...

I got a Inno3D 256MB AGP DDR2 7300gt and there is something i realised. when i start up the computer, it says that the bios for the 7300gt is an engineering release and is not for retail....what does that mean. it is a retail card i bought from a store does this make it slower? is there a...

sorry... yet another one of my threads. basically, want to use for PC and PS3 and thus have decided upon these monitors from what i understand, i am led to believe that the 226BW is superior to the 225MS however, the Samsung monitors dont have height adjustments which i prefer. as a result i...

which panel of the Samsung 226BW is the best? so far i have seen A, S and C panels, but which should i be looking for? and how can i tell i am using this for PC and PS3 via hdmi>dvi converter. thanks

I am looking at purchasing a new 22" for my pc i am looking for something with HDCP so that i can get a hdmi dvi converter to play my future ps3 as well :P and i was looking at these 3 brands: asus, samsung, dell Samsung: 226BW 225MS ASUS: MW221C VW222U Dell: E228WFP What are...

So i have a P180 with a bunch of crap listed in my sig inside. anyway, cable management is a bitch i have found. Anyone have any hints or suggestions to make the management better? i've got wires EVERYWHERE. damn quiet though lol i have thought of cutting up some metal or drilling holes in...

so my friend has this random 19" widescreen LCD from asia. he has it hooked via vga to his 8600GTS, but he can't get the 8600 to run it at 1440x900 which is the native res for the monitor. there are no drivers for this lcd(its also a lcd tv) so no driver profiles. any idea how i can force...

i have a centrino 1.6 in my Sony Vaio Z1 and i was wondering if there is a program out there that stays in the system tray to show temps or clockspeed, sort of like CoreTemp for the Core2Duo which i have in m desktop. currently im using Notebook Hardware Control, but i suspect that its...

I have a 1GB Usb flash drive, but now it shows that the capacity is 682MB this is a real Kingmax drive definitely and i didn't get it from ebay or whatever, anyway, i passed by this website that showed you how to use a program to delete the bad sectors or faulty parts of the partition...

so i upgraded my computer and i brought over the hard drive from my previous pc, but then i realised i forgot to backup my book marks. how can i recover the bookmarks from my old hard drive? everything is still in tact on that drive (ie the whole windows partition) any ideas? thanks

i recently posted about my friends 21st presentation where i needed a program to make the slideshow i decided to use MS windows Movie Maker which was easy to use and effective for my purposes now i need a program that allows me to edit the photos, such as add text, draw simple shapes on...

i'm not sure if it's jsut me, but somehow i keep thinking that my onboard sound on my gigabyte 965P DS3P is not as good as my old SB Live card on my previous system. i am using logitech Z560 speakers. am i just delirious, or does this onboard (i think Realtek HD or something) really suck...

my friend has an HP desktop and wants to change power supplies, but before he dives in to buy a beefy Vid card, he will need a new PSU since his one says 300W max on the side of it, so i'm just wondering whether its possible to change the PSU on an OEM machine. the computer is this: so...

My friend has an OEM HP pc with an intel P4 519K 3.06ghz pc and was wondering whether he can upgrade his pc. unfortunately i am not able to see his computer so i can only tell you things he tells me . basically he has this computer which is fine and fast for most things, but it comes with a...

so its my friend's 21st and i'm told i gotta make a slideshow of photos but i have no idea what to use. are there any software packages out there for this type of work? ... besides powerpoint.... any creative geniuses out there guys?/ thanks

i just got a P180, and so far everything is great (except for the bad design of the power cable and HD cable areas) but theres one thing that annoys me.. ... the fans ... first of all the top rear fan mounted horizontally vibrates. makes this vibrating noise and is soo annoying i...

i have just got: gigabyte 965P DS3 v3.3 geil ultra ddr2 2x1024 cas 4 e6420 where should i start if i want to overclock? any bios settings or things i should look out for? thanks

new pc: Geil DDR2 Ultra 2x1GB PC6400 Cas 4 (whatever that means, please shed light i'm noob) Gigabyte GA965P DS3P V3.3 Antec P180 Antec NeoHe 500W Palit 8800GTS 320MB WINXP SP2 Problem arises when i start to play a game. On advice from some people i set the ram timings to 4-4-4-12 in the bios...

i jsut bought this ram and was wondering if its good for overclocking. also anyone know what timings these are at? these are the orange sticks. and where do i put in the timings? sorry im noob :P considering my last proper comp was an athlon 800mhz.... EVERYTHING is different now, it took...

i just got an Antec P180 and a Gigabyte G965P DS3 v3.3 and i plugged in the USB plug into the header on the MB, but the front USB still does not work. the rear usb ports work fine, and i run WinXP SP2. any ideas? thanks

i have jsut got a gigabyte 965P DS3P MB with an intel e6420 cpu i also have an Antec NeoHE 500W PSU. problem: THERE ARE 3 power connectors on the PSU listed as : - ATX 24 pin standard fat plug - 4 pin connector (arranged in a...

i have just bought an intel E6420 and a Gigabyte G965P DS3 v3.3 im just wondering what heatsink to buy currently and ive decided on a zalman 9500 or 9700NT or 9700LED i see that the 9700led has a fan speed controller, but i cant see one for the 9700NT version. why is that? also the 9700NT...

well the story is that i have a vid card, Leadtek GF4 ti4200 MyVivo in my old comp which is: Antec 350W PSU ( came with Lanboy) msi k7n 420 pro MB 512ram GF4 ti4200 MyVivo anyway this comp has been randomly throwing nv4_disp.dll error BSODs randomly for awhile, but yesterday it was...

well i got given a tecra M2 (more like it was found by my friend in the bin at school ) and it seems to be in very good condition with no scratches drops etc. anyway its a p4m 1.6 60gb 512 etc nothing too fancy when i plug it in and turn it on, the lcd lights up black, but thats it. the...

using winxp sp2 and wmp10, whenever i play a video in wmp10 in fullscreen mode, the player will automatically switch back to full mode and minimised, so it is out of full screen mode when there is around 15 seconds left of the video. is there a way to fix this? i know i should be using...

i have a Brother HL5250DN printer which is connected using an ethernet cable to my wireless router and i use a laptop with wifi to access the net and other computers using this router. it is a belkin 54g wireless router. anyway if i connect my laptop using another ethernet cable to the...

I have a samsung MP0603H 2.5" drive in my laptop, and it makes random noises sometimes. for example it makes a noise that sounds like a small scratch noise, sometimes but i cant find a way to reproduce it, and it also has no effect on the performance of the drive. i have done a drive test...

I have a Sony Vaio Z1 VGP and the battery bar in windows xp sp2 says that i have 2 hours left in my battery. However, the battery life is more like 25 mins. as time passes, the battery bar drops in "chunks" for example it will say 1:55 left then suddenly 1:45 left after 1 minute. also this...

When my 80GB Maxtor Diamondmax plus 9 hard dribe spins up/down with the windows xp hard drive powering down system, my whole computer freezes. however i have another 2 seagate hard drives of 120gb and 250 gb and they are absolutely perfect! they never lag my pc and just spin up/down...

i use a ti4200 with a DVI port and a VGA. on the DVI port i have a samsung 172X and on the VGA i have a BenQ 937S. the samsung is the primary monitor and when i turn on dual screen, i see ghosting effects on the benQ ie, i can see the normal desktop wallpaper on it and also another ghosted...

I have a ti4200 and when i upgrade my driver to nvidias latest one 91.31 i can't get the video in function working again. i have tried upgrading the WDM drivers and they still don't work any ideas? which driver is best? i was using a 6x.xx driver before but it would randomly crash and BSOD...

before findin out the price decreases soon to take place, i was just about to get a 3800+ x2 and probably the ASUS M2n32 SLI deluxe mobo but now i just realised that there are many types of AM2, the 65W, EE(?) and the 35W? can someone tell me the difference between those ? and what is an...