Recent content by bylanta

I don't have another power supply to swap out, is removing the usb header an option as well or only IF i had the other power supply?

After the power went out at place, my computer's power button now blinks yellow and flashes on and off. I get no power when I try to turn it on. I have unplugged and replugged from the wall, no change. I have popped out the little battery in the motherboard, no change. I don't know how to...

Thanks a lot a quick search of the bios for speed stepping and I was able to find it!

Ok I replaced my old 7600gt with a sapphire 4830. Since then my resolution has two black bars on the outside ~1 inch each. The font that windows is using or basically everything I read text on is harder to read. the word burn looks like bum, for example. I don't know how to explain this...

I went here http://downloadcenter.intel.co...=&OSFullName=&lang=eng and downloaded and installed the chipset drivers, but so far it has had no effect on the other devices that were unrecognized.

I have Dell Dimension 8300 running xp and I have no sound from it right now. Going to the device manager I see 2 items listed under Other Devices: multimedia audio controller, and PCI input device. It used to have 2 copies of the multimedia audio controller, but... I recently installed Dell...

Honestly I have just read from other e510 users on the net that it needs a single slot cooler. I really wish it didn't because that is the main thing holding me back from just buying a card right this second. I don't know how you could tell those couple cards from newegg were single slots...

You all are a wealth of information. Thanks for the replies! I looked up my power supply and it is 22 amps, but I can't find out who made it. Says made in China and has a nice Dell logo on it. As for the reviews confusing me: the 3870 has a higher memory bandwidth than even the 4850...

Ok I'm new at this, I'll try list as much useful info as I can. I have an older Dell e510 running xp. Basics: pentium d 820 (2.8ghz) 5x512 mb ram, 160 gb Hdd, 305 watt power supply, and 42 inch lcd. I want to replace the video card but I have some hangups: case size, case shape( I need a...

Influx of cash from the holidays and its about time I sprung for a dvd burner. Am I buying these at the right time in the product cycle? As far as i know 16x is the best available. does anyone know when we might see anything faster? thanks a lot.