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    HELP: PC not booting & keeps turning on & off

    Hi guys, Need some helps here. I got a prototype Intel Core 2 Extreme from my brother(he works for intel). I installed the chip into my PC (WIN7 Ultimate (real one :)), C2Quad Q9450, Corsair PSU TX650Watt, Asus P5Q-E, 4GB). I checked all my hardware specs and they all support C2X. I...
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    Urgent: Need help on my Vid card.

    Guys, My system started to have this issue when I installed HD2600 XT. The problems: the monitor turned off by itself and the system was like in sleep mode. These happened when I tried to play a movie. I tried to wake it up but no good. So the only shoice I got was to hard reset it. I...
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    Micro ATX power supply question

    Hi guys, I'm building a media server PC. I'm using micro ATX mobo. However, I bought ATX power supply because I didn't know that there is one for micro atx mobo. Will my atx psu work with micro atx mobo? I haven't received the mobo and the psu yet. But I can't change my order (on Newegg)...
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    Question about barcelona mobo

    This is kind of dumb question. I'm looking for a mobo for barcelona chipset. But I can't find it in newegg. Are they using different name? Also, do you guys recommend to buy barcelona now? (from performance or cost standpoint). If someone can help me I'd relly appreciate it.
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    Underload temp

    Last month, I had a problem with the overheating vidcard, it reached 89C while working underload. I've managed to lower it down to 52C at underload. Is it still too hot? How can I lower it more if it's possible? I've installed Zalman VF700-cu on the vidcard.
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    Freezes after playing heavy games

    This is the second major problem I have on my machine after the problem with my vidcard. just after I finish playing games, the system sometimes freezes up when I wanna run some programs (IE, Mozilla, etc.). Is it because of overheating or lacking the memory?
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    Need help on installing the front fans

    Should I install the front fan to suck cool air to enter the case or to blow away the hot air from inside the case? Thanks
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    Need help on Green pixels blinking while playing games

    I have a bunch of green pixels blinking randomly while I'm playing games, which is very annoying. What problem do I have? Could someone help me with this? Thanks
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    Autoprotect is disabled by itself

    I have this problem occuring everytime I leave my computer for minutes. I have to turn it on again manually. It's just so annoying. The autoprotect is working properly during start up. Do you know how to fix this problem? I really appreciate it.
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    Question about HyperThreading

    I just run PC Wizard 2005 and it's telling me that my cpu doesn't run Hyper threading. Do you guys know how to activate hyper threading? Do I have to install the driver downloaded from AMD website?
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    question about dual channel memory...

    I guess this is embarrassing to ask this basic stuff. I already have 2x256 pc3200 dual channel memory in my machine. Would it be okay if I add another pair of dual channel memory (2x 512 pc3200)?
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    want to add system memory

    I want to add another memory to my computer. I already have 1 set of transcend 512mb dual channel pc 3200. Do I have to add another pair of dual channel memory? Can I just add 1 memory module for example 1gb pc3200?
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    No "Dynamic Overclocking Tool"(D.O.T) ?

    I have msi nx6600gt pci-e 128mb and msi k8n neo4 platinum. I've installed the latest drivers for both of them. However, I don't have the "DOT" feature like it should be. It should show up on display properties. So i don't what to do if i want to overclock my video card. I'm running win xp...
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    why is my hitachi sata drive recognized as a removeable drive?

    Mt sata drive is recognized as a removeable drive. A system tray icon shows up ( the same icon when i plug jump drive). I've installed third party scsi/raid at the begining of win xp installation (by pressing f6 and load up raid controller and nvidia class driver). Do I have to configure...
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    Urgent help needed please...

    I'm an amateur in computer world. I just finished installing a new machine. Here is my specs : Athlon 64 3000+, MSI NX6600gt 128mb PCI-E, Chaintech VNF4 ultra, Transcend PC3200 512mb dual channel, Power supply:450watt. Everything works well until I installed the latest driver for my videocard...