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Hi Guys, I have a wireless router in my basement, and am having difficulties getting a strong signal on my upper level (2 story house + basement). When I did renovations a couple years ago I actually fished an Ethernet cable from the basement to the top floor. Can you recommend me a...

Hi Guys I just setup a vpn on my asus rt-n66u router. I used ddns as my ISP provides dynamic up address. I followed the manufacturers setup instructions and it seems to be setup. I think I was under the wrong thinking in regards to a vpn. I was looking to set it up so I could have...

Hi Guys I would like to build a HTPC/Server. What I would like this to do: - Play Media to my HDTV (will be hooked up directly via HDMI) - Store Media - Backup of files from all devices - Ability to remote into it - Future ability to add security cameras and be able to view them...

Hi guys I have an hdmi switch with a cable box and PC hooked up to the inputs. The cable box is always on (dvr) and it is powering lights on my fans, and even slightly rotating some fans on the PC. The hdmi is plugged into my vid card. Do I have any options here besides unplugging the PCs...

Got fed up with my current router and basically took a chance while I was out. I have heard good things about the ASUS routers so I went with one. RT-N66U What can I do with it? (besides basic wireless networks) We have 2 desktops, 2 laptops, 3 phones, 1 tablets... Usually 2-3...

Hey Guys, I have a small ITX Biostar TH61 ITX. When using HDMI I get a display on bootup and the windows loading screen but then it cuts out. When I hook a normal monitor up with DVI as well to see what's going on... Windows does not detect the secondary monitor (HDMI (19" 720p TV)). I...

Hi Guys, I want to build a system to play emulators and put it inside of an NES case so I'm looking at a mini-itx motherboard and other small parts... Also I have heard its better to have a higher clocked single core when using emulators instead of lower clocked multiple cores? Can anyone...

as the title states, any ideas?

Looking for a monitor, I play games quite a bit, I currently have an hp 20" LCD and it's starting to lose brightness and just isn't big enough. What do you guys recommend? I'm in Canada btw Thanks, Foz

I have had my transformer for about 3 weeks now and 90% of the time it will stay awake even though the screen is off. It is draining the battery like crazy because of this, as in wont even last 24 hours when its screen is off. I have played around with all the settings, I have done a factory...

So I have my regular computer speakers which I use for just normal computer use and most games (hooked up with regular green audio cable), and then I have my 55" Toshiba LCD TV hooked up via HDMI (6950) in which I use to watch movies and use the built in speakers for those movies. The sound...

When overclocking what takes a toll on the CPU? Is it heat or is it the higher voltage? I'm sitting at 4.6 Ghz right now with my i2500k with temps (load) around 55C, at 1.3V. I know I can keep going but I don't want to shorten the life of the chip big time. I'm running a Corsair H70. Foz

Dunno how safe I am with the PSU I'm using.... Corsair HX520 running..... i5 2500k @ 4.4 (so far, kinda wanna go higher) asus p8p67 2X 4GB G Skill XFX 6950 1GB 3 sata hard drives Corsair H70 8 Case fans (mainly 120mm, including 2 used with H70) 1 DVD drive I feel as if I'm...

Playing at 1080p. What do you suggest? I am in Canada, I can get the 560 for about $20 cheaper and it comes with just cause 2 and mafia 2. Is it worth it or get the 6950? Thanks

I can get a Coolit eco for 49.99 with my i5 chip from n c i x, The corsair h70 is obviously better, but is it really worth spending the extra $50 (h70 is rougly $100ish here)? I am in Canada btw.

I have a corsair 520hx power supply and wanna upgrade my system. Looking at an intel i5, with most likely a gtx570. I will be running 2 harddrives and some case fans. Think I'll be ok? I hate the fact of upgrading almost everything in the case everytime I upgrade....

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, Web Browsing, Media Box 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $900ish plus shipping and taxes 3) Where do you live? Canada 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc...

Looking to get parents a user friendly media box. Any suggestions? Needs: - User friendly - good amount of media formats - component out I do not need networking/netflix/etc. Any suggestions? I was looking at the WDTV, what do you guys think?

I look at a lot of these threads and it seems like a lot of people have 'switches.' What is the point of a switch if your wireless router has 4 ports and that's all you need? Any benefits?

My Gf's HP laptop's backlight is messed up and isn't coming on 90% of the time on startup. You can still faintly make out the image so there is something there, just zero backlight. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this? Thanks, Foz

Hey guys, I'm having quite the problem and need help. I have Cogeco HSI and Voip Service so I have an EMTA unit that controls both. Anyways, I download a lot from newsgroups and for whatever reason I am losing service after about 10-50 minutes into downloading. The unit stays on, however...

So I'm up to about 700 movies on my computer now. Any recommendations on software to use to make it easier to browse through them? (DVD cover, description, etc) I'm currently entering a few into a 30 day trial of "All my movies", seems alright... Know of anything that's similar and free...

I am having issues when watching anything in HD on my TV from my computer. What is happening is a horizontal line about 1 inch thick is showing the image all blurred and messed up through the middle of the screen. This is only when something is moving on the screen, if its a somewhat still...

Selling an Asus N10J. works perfectly, in great shape. Just dont need it anymore. Optimal balance between netbooks and portable notebooks. Has power to run modern games (NFS, COD, HF2, GTA, UT3, Quake 3, Sims) and could be used as media PC (HDMI + SPDIF output and decoding 720-1080p) Key...

Helping a lady with her system. The onboad lan seems to be dead, when I have it connected to the router it doesn't even think its connected. Anyway I went out and bought a usb lan adapter. It can connect to the router however comes up with limited or no connectivity. I have restarted the...

I have a clients computer and she is claiming people on her contact list are getting emails she did not send and which also turn out to be virus's. I have formatted the system and it is still doing it. How would we go about stopping this? Has her account been compromised? Does she need to...

I have a customers computer and it wont boot when his printer is plugged into it via usb. I tried the printer on my PC and mine is fine. His locks up before it even scans the memory. Any ideas? I made sure the system was not trying to boot from usb or anything like that. Foz

I have a customers laptop here, she has a built in 33.6k modem and a external usb 56k modem. When I try to connect using either of them it comes up saying there is no dialtone. However when I plug a phone into the jack it works fine and there is a dialtone. Also the built in modem I did...

Logitech cordless mouse stops working after 30 seconds and the batteries are fine. Reboot is needed and it works again for about 30 seconds. Any idea how to troubleshoot this? thanks Foz

I have a gigabyte mobo, and an amd 5000+. Under load the system is overheating and shutting down. According to Speedfan, temp 3 is idling at 70 C and goes up into the 90's under load. According to siSandra, it is showing this temp under "AUX". I have replaced every single component in the...

I had a computer issue and thought it was the processor, so I went out and bought a replacement. Turns out it wasn't the cpu and I cant return this chip I just bought. Its an OEM chip, used for about 5 minutes. $50 shipped Comes with orignal receipt and 1 year warranty which has about...

Hey guys, Gigabyte mobo, speedfan is reporting temp 3 overheating bad. It's idle at 75ish, and goes up to 100 under load. I held a fan over both the NB and SB and didn't see any difference in temperature. Anybody know what this temp 3 is? I installed everest and it wouldnt show any of...

The chip is idle at around 75-80, and keeps climbing up and past 100 with prime (I shut the system down at that point). I reapplied the thermal grease and it didn't fix it. There is no dust, air flow is fine. So basically bad chip or what? Thanks, Foz

(yes I could search and figure this out, but I have no time and was hoping a nice individual will explain how to do this.) I have 2 computers, both connected to a wireless router. I have no access to the router. I want to be able to access each computers files entirely, however dont want...

So I just got an asus n10j netbook.. (2gb ram, 1.6 atom, 9300m gs, 250gb hd). It came preinstalled with vista home premium, however seems to be really slow. I knew going in that these netbooks are not very powerful, but it takes about 1:30m to load into vista. I was hoping for something...

I just bought an ASUS n10J netbook/notebook. It is not giving me the option of running 1360X768p out to my TV via HDMI. I currently have my tv hooked up to my desktop using a DVI to HDMI cable and I currently have it running at that resolution, so the TV can accept it via HDMI. The closest...

I just picked up an ASUS N10J series netbook/notebook. Anyways when hooking it up to my TV via HDMI it wont give me the option of running it at 1366X768 which is my TV's native resolution. When I hook up my desktop via hdmi to the TV I have no problem running it at this, well it runs at...

Hi, I'm looking for a small laptop that has HDMI and can output high definition video to my 720p LCD TV. Budget:$500-700 I was really looking into the Dell Mini 10, but I dont think it has enough processing power. Is there anything out there? Thanks, Foz

Will a few anti virus/spyware etc. pick these up and remove them?

I have a laptop that restarts 2-3 seconds after pressing the power button,and continuously does this in a loop. No screen display, nothing. Does this with the AC adapter plugged into it. Any idea? Foz