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Hi, My PC just reboot out of no where and now it won't get past the windows loading screen, it just reboots again. Now i did a little research and came up with it being a RAM or a Hard drive problem. I really think it is a hard drive problem because one the first loading screen where it...

Planning on upgrading my PC for skyrim but i don't want to upgrade much as it's enough power for me at the moment. My PC Consists of: Windows 7 Ultimate Intel 6600 Quad Core CPU Radeon 6750 8gb Ram Thats all i can remember now while im at work. Would my CPU limit me if i upgrade to a 6870?

Hello all, So my PC started to act up recently out of no where and i'm trying to pin point what the problem is. I'm leaning towards the graphics card as it seems to be a graphical problem. But it could just as well be the motherboards PCIE port... Basically everytime i boot up a game, even if...

Hello, I've got a web server with a very basic design. Basically it hosts company data like audio files. Right now anyone that get a hold of the ip address can access all these audio files. I need to be able to secure it. I know one way of doing this is by allowing certain IP addresses access...

Sup all, im helping a friend build his gaming pc and need some advice. I'll need just about everything including the keyboard, mouse, speaker and headset. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming gaming and more gaming. Movies, music and regular...

Hello My friend gave me his laptop to fix. He told me the problem and i figured a quick reformat would do the job but i was sadly mistaken. This laptop has issues.. When i boot the PC and go into bios it freezes. Then i restart the PC, get into bios, managed change it to boot from cd and...

Hello all, I have about 3-4 computers connected to a windows 2003 file server wich contains a few company documents. My problem is that some computers keep losing the connection to the file server and it's a hassle always having to re-enter the username/password to reconnect to the the server...

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a software that is able to split excel files. I have quite a few excel files that i need to chop into 4 separate files. Thanks

Hello all, So i am trying to get my server out in the open so i can access it through SSH from remote locations. Right now my configuration goes as follows: Cable Modem > Cisco 850 Router > pfsense Router > Server Why the cisco 850? AFAIK it was supplied by my ISP once i ordered a Static...

Hello, So i just received my static ip address from my isp. This is so that people can access my server from different locations. The problem is i do not know how to set this up. I am using a pfsense router. Am i suppose to configure every pc connected to the internet with the dns, subnet and...

So i just installed an ATI HD4650(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141080) on a friends computer so that he can watch movies on it his HDTV through the HDMI port. I tried everything but the video card would not detect BOTH monitors at the same time. I could remove one...

I've been playing around with pfsense alot lately and realised that there online community kinda sucks. I've made a couple of posts on their forums and still, after about one week, have no reply's. However, Pfsense really is awesome. Are there any other firewalls with better online community...

I have two internet connections, ones dsl and the other is cable. The dsl is using a d-link router while the cable is on a pfsense router. Right now the DSL connection is connected to my switch and is providing internet access to everyone connected on my LAN(including voip). What i want to do is...

Hello all, So i started setting up my server and after fooling around with all bios and dos configurations, i couldn't understand how to install windows server 2003. After reading the user guide i realized i need the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant cd. The problem is i bought this server off...

hi So I got a gs724t netgear router and was wondering where to get the rackmount bracket for it. This the first time networking my server and all other components to a rackmount cabinet so if there is a certain site that would have everything I'll need(like brackets for my servers and...

Hello, So i use a Sennheiser HD555 for gameing and general computer audio stuff. Works great and love it. BUT, was wondering what my options are for a microphone. Am i limited to those ugly freestanding mic's? are there options out there for headsets with no built in mics? Thanks

[H]ello all, My computer is acting funny, it freezes occationally and i have to hard reset it. Once that happens i get a message on startup from NVIDIA saying my v-card is running at lower frequency because its not getting enough power. I've had this computer for a 9 months now and i havent...

[H]ello all, Here is my problem: I need to boot an ISO image from windows that is stored at a local PC using a remote computer. I will have the image somewhere in the computer. After the computer boots using the ISO image by restarting the pc, I'd need to go through the prompts in order to...

[H]ello I am currently upgrading our current filesharing system at our company to incorporate RAID 5 for backups. I just bought a Dell Poweredge 6650(http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310063855399) to be used as file server/NAS. I had a couple of questions for you experts...

Hello all, I was wondering if there was a kvm switch for shareing a keyboard and mouse between two computers but with no video input? Would a regular kvm switch without using the video input work? Thanks

Hello all, I currently have little knowledge in networking but would like to learn more. My company will be moving into a bigger location in the near future and i am planning on setting up a quick network with little to no problems. Currently we are useing windows file sharing to share files...

Hello all, So after all the great suggestions from [H] members, i ordered all of my parts. Took me the whole day to piece it together because unlike my other pc's, i wanted this one to look nice. So i took my sweet ass time routing the wires for better airflow. After all is done and i hook up...

I'm about to get myself a computer and was wondering what you guys think. The most i would go is 1500 but would like to stay below 1300$. Here is what i got so far. With shipping and tax it comes out to ~1150$.

[H]ello people, If have a small home business with approx 4 people that use computers and need to access a quickbooks company file and other documents. At the beginning, i used a computer to host all files/quickbooks and used workgroups to share the files and folders to all the computers...

[H]ello people, I just setup a fileserver for my home office and am haveing trouble with the audio files. Everytime i try to play the audio files from a remote computer, at the beginning it runs smooth but then it just stops for 5-8 seconds and continues. It does this every so often. I don't...

Hello people, I have been looking into useing a software based router like Smoothwall or Freesco for my company. From all the options, i'm leaning towards freesco unless someone here tells me i shouldn't with a god reason why. Basically i need the router for QoS for voip lines. The...

Hi all, I plan on getting an xbox solely for XBMC and want to build a file server that would hold all media to stream to the xbox. My question is, do i need a powerfull PC in order to stream ~4gb movies, 720p videos and the likes? Powerfull videocard needed or can on onboad VC work fine...

Hi, My onboard ethernet adapter is kinda broken as in it doesn't show anything in network connections but i can still use the internet. It wouldnt even let me set up a small home network so i decided to go out and buy myself a stand alone ethernet card and install it. So i get a d-link...

Hello, I used mail merger to create 25 letters to different locations and different people. The source used for the names and address's were from an excel file. I used "Edit Individual Documents" in order to get all the letters in one document. Now the problem is i need a backup of each letter...

Hi all, I recently bought a computer and wanted to add it to my network. So i ran the network setup wizard and completed it. I can now browse the two other computers on my network but i cant browse the new computer that i added and i need the other two computers to access a folder on the new...

hi, I need to host a quickbooks file over the internet so that two people from different locations are able to view and edit transactions. The file needs to be updated regularly and needs to be secure. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

This isnt an upgrade, its more like a replacent from my current rig wich is going to the office for better use. (Canadaian prices) ASRock 775DUAL-VSTA 80.92$ Intel Pentium D 820 117.98$ Coolermaster Elite RC-330 39$ Western Digital 160gb 68$ LG DVDR...

Hi all, I've been having problems with my computer recently. Everytime i play counter-strike for more then ~1 hour it just shuts down and also when i try to encode videos to other formats. I'm sure it would happen if i do other stuff but so far it ALWAYS happens when i do either of these two...

So i bought a used 22" viewsonic p220f two days ago for 130$ can. Today i am in my living room when all of a sudden i hear a few "bangs" so i quickly run to my room and notice my monitor is not posting at ALL... The crt was connected into a power bar with my pc + fan + phone charger.. Is this a...

Right now i am using: Athlon xp barton 2500+ 512 mb ram abit nf7-s mobo geforce 6800 vanilla I'm thinking of upping to an athlon 64 3200+ and adding an extra 512 mb ram. I have a really tight budget and dont feel like saving for a huge upgrade because i dont play much games. Right now im...

Ok so my friend wants me to build him a budget gameing rig that would play decent games. His budget is 500$ Cnd for the mobo + cpu + 1gb memory + video card. The game he usually plays is counter strike 1.6 and will probably play half life 2 + CS Source once i build him a new computer. Gemme...

I recently reinstalled windows xp pro but forgot to chose to reformat when it was in the dos instalation section. So when it restarted i had 2 window to chose from, then i chose the one i had installed previously so i restarted the whole windows install process. Now i everytime i restart my comp...

Would these ram sticks: PMI PC3200 Dual Channel Kit http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/memory/pmi_ddr400/index.php be compatible with an ABIT NF7-S and an AMD Barton 2500+? Are they worth it for 100$?