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Hi everyone, Because both my PSU and motherboard need to be replaced (under warranty), I need to basically remove everything from my PC until replacement parts can be received. How can I safely store the components that are not directly attached to the case (processor, RAM, video card)...

Hi everyone, I may or may not be getting a 7950GX2 video card (to replace the 6800GT on the system in my sig), and was wondering if my current power supply would be enough to power it. If not, I'm looking into getting this PSU. I'd also like to ask if either of these power supplies...

One of my friends has an HP ze2000 laptop that hasn't booted successfully for a few weeks now. Her warranty's expired, so I'm going to take a look at it. The problem occurs once the HP logo loads at the beginning of the boot-up sequence, after the BIOS-key is shown, etc. The error that pops...

Hi everyone, Now, a little backstory before I get into the problem: I'm a game reviewer, and as such, require decent hardware to do my work. Back in August 2005, I custom-built my PC (seen in my sig as "Blackout"), using a BFG Tech 6800GT OC 256mb PCI-E video card. It worked alright...

Hi everyone, I recently reformatted my MacBook (after backing everything up of course) to get rid of all the bloat from the factory install. However, I'm trying to install Synergy, and it requires me to login to Terminal, but Terminal's nowhere to be found on my MacBook. It was there...

Hi everyone, I've been running F@H on-and-off for a year or so now on my gaming PC, and it's caused me a few problems on my PC so I've uninstalled it. I want to run it on my MacBook Intel CoreDuo, and have installed the PPC file. It, however, cannot connect to the work server to retrieve...

Hi everyone, On Monday, I was called to my cousin's house to set up his wireless network. He uses Verizon DSL and has a Dell wireless router. I set up the network and everything worked fine. I then added a Linksys wireless card to his PC a room over, as requested. Computer A, which is...

Hello, I'll soon be buying a wireless router due to my recent purchase of a MacBook. My cable modem and current wired router are located in the basement of my home, where the wireless router will also reside. The router I'm looking at is the LINKSYS WRT54GL. I only have a budget of $70...

Well, I've been using a Windows PC since 1999, and I need a laptop for school/work, so I figured I'd get a MacBook. I have a few questions, first. I'm unsure as to which MacBook to get: 1.83ghz or 2.0ghz Core Duo? I'm not going to be doing very intensive work on it, and I'm unsure as to...

Hi everyone, I've done a search in this forum for both "Music" and "audio" and didn't find anything relevent, so pardon me if I missed something. I'm putting together a hypothetical build for a DJ friend of mine who'll be mixing songs and doing a bunch of audio things on his computer...

Is anyone else seeing Oblivion crash on their 360? Whenever I talk to Arquen of the Dark Brotherhood (after doing all the DB quests), or Dagail of the Mage's Guild (after doing her amulet quest and trying to get a reward), the 360 freezes, then I get a "dirty disc" error. Anyone know what's...

Hi everyone, I have a small problem in Oblivion. I keep losing my horses. I've lost the Prior's horse, as well as Shadowmere...I bring them to a town's stable, walk into a town, see the "your horse is stabled" message, and never see my horse again. Anyone know where they could be, if they...

Hi everyone, I've been playing Oblivion near-religiously, and I've explored a large portion of the land, killing bandits and other enemies. My question is, however: later on, will bandits and enemies reappear? I don't want to make the roads permanently safe :P Thanks.

When all else fails, where else to turn to but the [H]ardcore? Since August of 2005, when I built my PC, I've had nothing but trouble. Early on, all my drivers decided to somehow delete themselves. That was fun. I've never been able to get my crappy RealTek AC'97 audio drivers to work...

Hi everyone, I've finally gone and installed XP on my SATA hard drive, transferring all my files over and such. I then reformatted my 200gb IDE drive and it's clean as a whistle. I'm going to use it primarily for storage and backups, so it's free for the taking right now (so-to-say). I...

Because my system wants to have some problems with running games correctly, and after a week of troubleshooting with no fixes, I've decided to reformat. Recently, I purchased a WD 250gb SATA-II 16mb cache hard drive, which is installed as a slave right now. Everything's on the IDE drive, and...

Hello, I recently decided to purchase Need for Speed: Most Wanted Black Edition because I wanted a quality racing game. Needless to say, the game's amazing. It ran fine for a month or two. Now, when playing, it'll randomly crash my entire PC, forcing a hard reboot. It seems like a BSOD...

Hello, Pardon my ignorance, but I just purchased an OEM WD Caviar SATA-II 250gb Hard Drive. I'd like to use it as a secondary hard drive, and leave my Maxtor DiamondMax 200gigger as the main hard drive (without reformatting). I never installed SATA drivers on my A8N-SLI Deluxe, and I...

Hello everyone, Before I get flamed for not researching, I'd just like to state that I did indeed look this topic up on Google, the Fedora website, and the GRUB website, and couldn't find anything that told me, in simple terms, how to accomplish what I'm about to explain. Also, I thank you...

Up until now, my computer has displayed text perfectly. Randomly, the text in my Instant Messages began to become fuzzy, as so: My Windows Login screen also has fuzzy text (Welcome, my password, etc.). Text on Firefox is fine, however. As stated, I have changed no options. I'm on...

Hi everyone. Before I start, pardon me on my lack of computer audio knowledge. I've been using a USB headset for the past three years, and since I bought my A8N-SLI Deluxe, I've wanted to use the onboard sound to its full usage. Anyway, with my Christmas money, I'd like to buy some...

Hello all, and my apologies if this post is in the wrong section--I figured this section was the most relevent. I'm building a computer for one of my fellow clanmembers. He has an $1800 budget for the computer, and so I pieced together some hardware ideas and prices. As this is only the...

Hello, First off, some background: I'm pretty good with Windows and such, and have built my own custom PC, but networking is not my thing. I can't get my two Windows PCs to work together on a network, and I can't even keep my connection stable. But that's not what this post is about; I...

Hello, For the past two or three years, I've been using a Logitech Premium USB Headset. I like it for gaming and such, but sometimes I just feel like blasting music throughout the house. Since I finally have a decent motherboard with onboard sound, I've decided to invest in a speaker...

Hi everyone, My friend developed a pretty nice-looking layout for a site I'm hosting for him, and I coded the html, with another friend of mine coding the php and MySQL database. When my friend did the graphic layout, he sent me the psd and I sliced it and exported as html, as I've always...

Hi everyone, I was doing some internal rewiring in my dad's right today, and I went to turn it on while the case panel was removed to test all the fans. CPU and chassis fans worked, but the fan on the GeForce 5600FX was dead. It wasn't spinning at all, and it was indeed plugged in. I...

Hi everyone, Since 2003, I've been using a USB headset because I never had a computer with decent ports for speakers. When I upgraded to my A8N-SLI Deluxe, I noticed it had pretty good onboard audio and enough ports for me. So I pulled out the 'ol Boston Acoustics sub and speakers. The...

Hi everyone, My friend (a music composer and gamer) recently finished a project and decided to treat himself to some Half-Life 2, so he went out and bought the game. It wouldn't work on his sytem, so he went and bought a 6800 AGP video card. He scoured the internet for info, and found...

Hello, First off: I posted this in General Hardware rather than Networking because it has to do with the hardware part, not networking. If a mod deems this the wrong forum for this post to be in, I sincerely apologise. Now, the issue: I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo and it has two...

Hello, I'm trying to set up the family PC to use the TV rather than the monitor, but my father isn't too fond on the idea because he's afraid of burn-in. The TV's a Sony Wega Trinitron 36" (I think) Flatscreen. If I hooked up the PC via S-Video to the TV, would burn-in be likely if the TV...

Hello, Near the end of August I bought a new PC, and with that came XP SP2. I was unaccustomed to the "Windows Authorization" or whatever it's called, and when I removed my DVD-ROM, it said I needed to reauthorize. I tried to via the program, but it said my CD key was wrong and my XP would...

Hello, The insides of my case are, to say the least, unkempt. My dad purchased some velcro ties with which to clean my wiring up, but I don't know if the velcro will hurt the hardware if it ever touches, etc. So, I guess my question is: Is velcro safe to use inside my PC case to tidy up my...

Hello, I recently bought a new gaming rig for myself and moved the "family" PC upstairs. I deleted all my files off of it, as well as a few programs and my user account. Now, the PC runs slow with a bit of lag and Safe Mode doesn't start (it freezes unless "enter" is pressed rapidly)...