So here goes the post. I've spent some time over the past few months dwelling over an upgrade for my workstation. I did the research, attempted to design a system around my usage habits and optimized the entire environment to best fit what I believed I'd be trying to do. Part of my plan was...
So domains aren't usually my territory, but I believe I have a functional understanding of this manner of system. Anyway, the problems I'm encountering (seemingly) simple ones offset by the fact that I am, for all intents and purposes, completely green when it comes to domains.
The local...
I've run into a bit of a problem attempting to troubleshoot some hardware/software interoperability problems that came up earlier today as the girlfriend tried to install a new HDD. First, the details
Preliminary Details:
Asus K8V-X
AMD Sempron 3000+
512mb RAM (unknown speed)
Old HDD...
Howdy, folks. I come here with ears open for thoughts on the following issue. The card in question is an a passively cooled Gigabyte 8600GTS running at stock clock speeds and was previously chugging along fairly happily until recently. The owner of the system largely plays Battlefield 2 at...
So once again, I return from the abyss. And with me comes a damned stubborn beast of a problem.
In the attempt to build a new old system for my girlfriend, the shiny new computer made of mostly new components seems to have hit a stumbling point. Before the XP installation process reaches...
So I got my hands on a freebie 19" LCD. It's a beautiful display...nearly perfect in every way...or at least it would be if it worked. It was going to be tossed, but the issue seems to be one of either two modules: The video controller or the power supply. the LCD itself is perfect.
Here's...
I am having this problem and I have trouble pinning down the cause.
My 3 year old KDS Rad 7 17" LCD monitor works perfectly fine. Except when I play the game "Guild Wars", or a specific minigame in Sid Meier's Pirates. What happens (at random points in time) is lines of tearing and distortion...
System stats:
Windows XP, Athlon XP 2200+, 1gb memory. Average of 400MB free on boot drive.
Samsung CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive (SM-332B)
Apps Tried: Nero 5.10.0, Nero 6, Alcohol 120%
Problem: CDs Burn successfully. They look to have data (visually). And if an application is looking for data...