Recent content by mattest2542

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    Upgrade now or in 2 months?!

    The only thing I can think of that would make a difference is DDR3 getting more adaptedl.
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    Printer Sharing Problem

    I used my old lexmark printer on my network for printer sharring, but when I just purchased a newer Hp F300 series it will not share the printer at all. What are some ways to fix this. I am using it for my laptop and printer sharring is enabled on both computers and none of the firewalls...
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    Comp not turning on!!!!

    You could start by checking the status lights on your mobo, and try turning it on a different way if possible because it could be just a bad switch on the case. I've had it happen.=
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    Is my HDD on the brink of death?

    Here are my specs for starters to some up any odds and ends. HP pavillion laptop, dual core amd turion, gig of ram, go 6150gpu , and the problem child 120gig hdd WDC. Today after restarting my computer it started running the check disk feature saying it was searching for consistency problems...
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    What is the proper boot sequence?

    For me I do them in order of priority, So in your case I would do harddrive, dvdrom and then floppy.
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    Vista Wireless connection problem.

    I have verizon as my isp and with there dsl the router and modem are combined. Well I have been trying to connect my laptop with the router and it detects it, but it says it can not connect because the router didn't send a response. Everything else in my house works fine with the router, except...
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    Networking problems with vista

    other computers are wired and I have some verizon modem
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    Are PDAs' dead?

    I had a dell x30 great while it lasted, I stepped on the screen accidentally and she gone. PDA's are fine in my opinion, but most of the draw backs come from using the stylus to have to press every individual letter, smaller screen makes normal tasks somewhat of a pain, and alot of software is...
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    Networking problems with vista

    I'll start off by giving my specs and other info to clear up any questions. I am using an hp laptop with a Amd Turion 64x2 with a gig of ram, vista premium and my network devices are NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller and Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN. I am using a 2.5 mbps connection speed. For some...
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    2 questions about vista

    I just purchased a laptop with a dual core proceesor gig of ram and vista premium. I use a 2.5 mbps connection and for some reason my laptop does not take full advantage of it, I am getting download speads at 40 kbps, and I was wondering how to fix this problem. Second thing is how do you...
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    Need help finding a good laptop

    I have been looking for a good midrange laptop for quite sometime. The main things I am looking for is a 14.1 or 15.4 inch screen, minimal gig of ram, and vista premium. As far as which processor to get that is in the air for me. I have no idea how good pentum dual cores are. And I am looking...
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    Confirm my fears(dead pc)

    That's just lovely other people are having the same problem I am. I looked around and found out that people have been having complaints since 01
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    Confirm my fears(dead pc)

    The reason I didn't respond to the psu question is because I am unsure, It's just some crappy psu emachines puts in its machines. It's a Bestec 100-127v-6a
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    Confirm my fears(dead pc)

    I tried switching the psu from the bad machine with another computer in my house and still nothing,
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    Need opinions

    One of my spare computers just died a couple days ago and I am looking to replace it. Most of my work is done from my main computer, but I use the spare one for other purposes. The main thing I used my spare computer for was alot of video and audio encoding and not much gaming at all. I was...