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    Need help asap on older HP desktop

    did that already. I think I'm just going to have to fdisk everything and start all over again while keeping my fingers crossed.
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    Need help asap on older HP desktop

    now I tried to boot it up in safe mode and it got to mup.sys and froze and has been sitting there for about 15 minutes now...
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    Need help asap on older HP desktop

    I replaced the psu in the computer about 6 months ago for a friend. It worked perfectly when I gave it back to them. They haven't used it for 4 months and now it starts up and goes throughstartup and at the blue HP screen it restarts. It will do this over and over forever. It's an older HP...
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    I'm lost with this setup...What do I need (dual monitor and computers,...)

    this is what I have: Dual 17" AOC LCD monitors (non-dvi) Dell 2400 desktop Homemade computer Belkin KVM I want all this to work together and have no clue where to start. I can get two monitors working on each machine, but want to incorpoarte the KVM swiitch into it. That's one thing...
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    Internet Explorer problem

    here is my hijackthis log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:42:50 AM, on 4/21/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Program...
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    Internet Explorer problem

    I'm not at my home computer, I'm at my work computer so there is no junk on here at all. Just my work programs and the interent :) I have norton and ran that and found nothing. One of the biggest problems is that I cannot access all of my interent options due too the security levels at my...
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    Internet Explorer problem

    this may or may not belong here...I'm trying to get on my favorite website. www.galantvr4.org Whenever I type it in IE, this url pops up and throws some pop up ads at me. http://64.235.246.142/?a_id=794&adultfilter=on&domainname=galantvr4.org I've ran spybot, hijackthis, adaware, and clean...
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    motherboard monitor

    are there any other monitoring programs that will support the newer mobos? I know the mobo I'm using now is not supported my MBM. Ketchup...how does that work? would I have to select a similar motherboard of the same company and try that? How do you set the temp sensors by hand...
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    Speakers not working...

    I found what the problem was...duh I never installed all the audio devices and drivers from the mobo disk. Everything is cool now. Thanks for the reply. Geoff
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    Speakers not working...

    I just finished building my first computer yesterday. Everyhting is working great except the sound. I ahve the speakers plugged in and the volume up but I can't hear a damn thing. The only thing I hear every once in a while is the built in pc speaker in the tower when I'm prompted for...
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    New computer cooling...

    I have to take pics of my setup, it's way too hard to describe it in words and it will definitely be too long. I will post up pics hopefully later today or tomorrow. I appreciate your help and replies. Geoff
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    New computer cooling...

    Is it better to have exhaust or intake? I figure I have a 4 exhaust fans and only 2 intake fans. I jsut don't want too much exhaust where it will pull the cold intake air out. Can I actually just make a ducting that goes right to the heatsink? won't that raise the temperature of the...
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    New computer cooling...

    I think I'm completley wrong in my diagram, both fans on the psu suck air in and empty out the back...sorry in that case would it be enough cooling for this machine? thanks for the replies. geoff I updated the diagram
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    New computer cooling...

    I did not mod it, I may be confused...there is a small 80mm fan torwards the cd drive and a large 120mm fan pointing down, I'm not really sure which one is the exhaust fan...I wasn't able to start the power supply yet. I read somewhere some ATX power supplies point the exhaust down to try and...
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    New computer cooling...

    I'm just about to fire up this bad boy as soon as I get my 3.0 P4 in later today. I'm not really worried bout it overheating, but I'm new at this stuff and I wanna ask you guys if my air flow is good enough to run this computer safely. Here is a diagram of my setup. I used ms paint, hope you...
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    chaintech geforce 6600nongt or 9600xt

    I found a chaintech agp 6600 256mb brand new for, what seems to be a good deal, 145.00 shipped. I know the GT is superior to this one, but are the differences between the two that big. I'm not a heavy gamer but dabble in it every once in a while and as soon as I'm done building my computer...
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    Brand new power supply not turning on????

    ha you said ass clown, that is an everyday word for me! Good to see someone who gets fed up with people like me just enough to actually call them an ass clown
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    Brand new power supply not turning on????

    Thanks meltdown...I was a little scared for a little...I saw a pic of my power supply all lit up but not connected to an actual computer, so I figured mine could do the same thing, but I guess I didn't look for any paperclips and other crap. lol Thanks again! Geoff
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    Brand new power supply not turning on????

    it shouldn't turn on? Well that is the case I'm making...When I plugged it into the wall straight out of the box should it be going on and spinning? Mine didn't... thanks for the response. Geoff
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    Brand new power supply not turning on????

    I just recieved my new power supply in the mail yesterday. I'm new at this computer stuff and I plugged it into the wall and turned it on to see how it looks all lit up. Is it suposed to turn on eventhough it is not connected to anything (i.e. mother board, drives, etc..) I pulled it right...