Recent content by tivon

So I've tried swapping the 2 sticks of ram around some more. I used compressed air to clean out the memory slots. Still only getting one stick of ram to work at a time. Putting either stick in slots 3 or 4 and the computer still won't post. I'm thinking the slots are dead...can't understand...

Last night, after using the htpc for about 5 minutes the screen suddenly went blank. I tried to restart but it would not post. I started to disconnect stuff and found that after removing 1 of the 2 sticks of ram it would post and would function normally (of course this is with 1gb of ram instead...

Yea, I've done quite a bit of googleing myself and found that I am not alone in my unfortunate predicament. However, as you said, there seems to be no concrete cause or solution. I'll double check my drivers, although I'm pretty sure they are all up to date. If all else fails I guess...

I get the following error message when playing any type of video in VMC "Files needed to display video are not installed or not working correctly. Please restart Windows Media Center or restart the computer." The video will play for a few minutes (sometimes more, sometimes less) and then...

I built the following about a month ago: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz Scythe SCMNJ-1000 80mm Sleeve "NINJA MINI" CPU Cooler GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB...

My music files work fine in the Windows media player library. However, in media center I just get the error messege "The album cannot be found." It then advises that I have windows media player auto detect new music, which hasn't helped either. Any ideas?? Thanks,

Well, I have contacted my bank regarding the issue. It seems that until Dell requests payment I am under no obligation (other than an ethical obligation) to contact them. After my credit card was initially declined, I called Dell to resolve the matter. The women asked if I would like her...

Yes, I will inevitably call them. At any rate does Dell typically bill when an order is placed or when it is delivered? Thanks.

When does Dell charge customer Credit Cards for online orders? I ordered a laptop last week, and it was shipped on Friday 3/24. My credit card which I provided online has yet to be charged. Note: My card was initially declined as the transaction exceeded the daily limit on my credit card...