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    replacing motherboard and videocard

    My motherboard needs replaced and I could use a video card upgrade, so I was wondering if I could get help deciding what to get. The motherboard I am just looking for one that will work with the same components as what I had: Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4...
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    Not getting any power

    So my computer has been working fine for the last 2 years, but the other night when I went upstairs the monitor wasn't getting any signal. I turned it off and tried fixing the monitor cable and then replacing it, but this didn't help. So I turned it off again and figured I'd just work on it in...
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    Games crashing

    My computer runs fine for the most part, but when I play Team Fortress 2 or Warhammer online I have been having trouble with them randomly crashing. Sometimes just the game crashes, sometimes the computers locks up, and sometimes it goes to desktop but with all the video settings and colors...
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    Can't Connect to internet

    I recently had to get a new motherboard for my PC. It was working fine online with the old one before it broke, but when I put my new board in the internet at my house wouldn't work. I figured it was something I had to setup so I took the PC to school without much thought. The school network...
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    Can't connect to internet

    I recently had to get a new motherboard for my PC. It was working fine online with the old one before it broke, but when I put my new board in the internet at my house wouldn't work. I figured it was something I had to setup so I took the PC to school without much thought. The school network...
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    Computer wont boot

    I just bought a new Mobo and CPU, and something is strange now. When I turn on my power supply, it powers on the computer, but only for about 2 or 3 seconds, not long enough to even try to load anything. I don't even have the power on/off wire connected and it does this. I tried switching it...
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    Harddrive question

    I was just wondering if I bought a new sata harddrive if I could still use my old IDE drive with it. I would imagine I could, but figured I would make sure before I get it. Thanks in advance.
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    Blank screen after BIOs

    I recently bought a new motherboard, and when I put it in my computer went to the post screen like normal. After setting it to 'Fail-safe defaults' it begins to restart, but the screen is blank. I can hear everything booting up, and the minitors cable disconect message doesn't come up, but I...
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    Computer resets itself

    My computer has been running fine for almost two years now, but when I brought it home from school it has started to reset itself while running. It usually does it before it even gets booted, sometimes on POST, sometimes on the windows load screen, and somtimes it turns on and does it after its...
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    Freazing during boot

    My computer has been working fine for about a year now. When I brought it home I decided I was going to open it up and clean it up some. All I did was unconnect some parts and reconnected them, but now when I try to start it up it freazes up. It happens at different spots, sometimes nothing...
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    Monitor not getting signal

    I can't figure out any reason that the computer I built for my friend won't work right. I have tried three different video cards, one PSI and two AGP cards. Everything seems to be working fine internally, but the monitor just doesn't get any signal. I have put the monitor onto my computer and...
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    Computer Wont start

    I got a new Thermaltake Black Gaming Tower XaserV Series WinGo Full-Tower Case, Model "V7000A" and now I cant seem to get it to start. Everything worked fine in my old case, it was just too crammed. The weirdest thing is that when im plugging the power into the motherboard, if I put the...
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    Reinstalling windows

    I have windows installed on the harddrive im using now, but im going to buy a new harddrive and a new copy of windows. It will just run windows from the new one right? I should be able to delete it off of the other harddrive. How exactly do you delete windows though? I dont want to clear the...
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    How can i make a form have a printable data page after being submitted.

    My friend made a big contract thing, and its pretty cool. Its written to his girlfriend while hes gone for the summer, and we want to find a way to put an editable version online. Is there some way to put text fields in for names, dates, etc. so that when you submit the form it gives the...
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    Why wont my computer load movies from the internet?

    Anytime i try to load a movie or sound from the internet, it will go to open and then the player just wont play it. I have to download it then play it. Anyone have any idea why it would do this? I cant open any sounds or videos which is a real pain.
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    My cd roms stopped working

    Both of them worked fine before, and now they still open but when i load a cd i get a fatal error. What would the problem be, the motherboard? Im almost positive they are still conected right.
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    Help getting firewire port to work right.

    Me and my friends are trying to make a movie with adobe premier, but we cant get the footage uploaded from the camera. We have an Ieee firewire cable hooked up to the camera but it tells us the device is not ready whenever we try to do anything. Is there something we have to setup, either on...
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    Weird problem when playing games.

    Ok my computer just recently started doing something really weird. When I am playing games, well its done it other times but mostly during games, it will just start to lag really really bad. The sound stops working right, it just skips really bad and i just hear weird sounds of what its...
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    what do these beeps mean?

    I opened my case to try and dust it off a little, all i did was blow on the fans really, and now it wont turn on. It doesnt show anything on the screen at all, and it makes 2 alternating beeps. It is award bios, and it doesnt say anything about this beep code, at least not that i could find...
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    My computer keeps lagging real bad

    All the time when im doing pretty much anything with sound my computer just suddenly starts to skip the sound real bad and run real slow. Its especially annoying during games when it does it. Could this be because of overheating? It hasnt always done it, it just started in the last few days...
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    Cant create internet games, router problem

    I am trying to play warcraft3 with my friends, but all of use who use a router cannot create games, which means if we are the only ones on we cant play together. I think i need to allow the port, but im not sure how to do that. I know the port i need but i have no idea how to allow it. Thanks...
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    Stupid internet question

    ok my friend cant get his internet connection to work. he has cable and it wont connect. what does he need to do to setup his connection. its all hooked up right definately and the internet service is fine, im on the same thing. im guessing its something in internet options, but can u plz help.
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    What vid card should i get?

    Ok i just built a computer and the video card didnt work. It was radeon 9500 pro. I sent it back to newegg but they dont have them anymore, so i get my credit back, $182. Im just owndering what i should replace it with. I only have maybe 20 extra dollars i could add if i should get something...
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    Want to build a server

    Me and my friends are thinking of making a computer to use for a coutnerstrike server, but we dont want to spend much. What all do you need to make a server run well? Im assuming ram and the procesor are the most important, but do u need good video card or anything else?
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    n00b question. How do i reboot?

    ok im having all kinds of driver problems so i wanna reboot everything, just start from scratch. I have no idea how to get rid of windows and start it over. Im sure its easy, what do i do. btw, i have the full install of XP.
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    ATI Drivers Help

    Ok my video card is being really annoying. I cant get it to install any drivers on it at all. I have driver cleaner and used it. I try to download the ones from the internet and use the one on teh cd that came with the card, but it always says i need a basic vga driver or something. Any...
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    Good Monitor

    Im looking to buy a new monitor, at least 17". I dont wanna spend more than $200, preferably less, but i dont wanna get a crappy one either. They have some at best buy but i dont know what brands are good. I dont want a crappy one like i have now, so what is a good brand monitor to get? would...
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    computer wont start if i install ati drivers

    Every time i try to install a ATI driver for my Radeon 9500 pro it makes me return to last working settings or else the computer wont start. Anyone know why? its really starting to get on my nerves. I run driver cleaner before i install the drivers and everything.
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    ATI Driver Problems

    I cant get any ATI Radeon 9500 pro drivers to work. The cd that came with the video card never installs right and when i download the ones from the site they dont work either. when it restarts the computer it always makes me go back to last working settings. Any idea where i can either get a...
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    DirectDraw error when loading game

    Everytime i try to load up Diablo 2 I get a critical error that says Error 22: An error has occured while initiallizing DirectDraw. Anyone know how to fix it? It only does it with diablo, everything else seems to work fine. Im not even sure what directdraw is let alone how to fix it. This...
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    Why do i have to hit F1 to startup?

    Im sure there is a way to make my computer startup completely. It just goes to a black screen with temperature on it and i have to hit f1. Its not a big deal but it is annoying. What do i do to fix it?
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    Whers the DVD Rom and CD RW wires go?

    Im sure this is a stupid question, but where do all the Rom wires go. I have the power source wire connect and the ide cables connected, but where does the one that came with the Rom go?
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    Whats Chassis fan, and whys its rpm red?

    My cpu fan is in white with about 4000 rpm but my chasis fan is at 1700 and its in red. Is that a bad thing? Also, why is the power fan 0?
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    Why is my 2400+ reading as an 1800+

    Whats up?
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    Comp Temperature

    What is the average temperature a computer should be running at.. Mine says 95 degrees F right now
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    Windows XP Dell Disk

    I am building a computer and i really dont want to spend $100 on Window XP so i borrowed my friends disk, but they came with his dell. I got a virus scan too. I dont have the computer built yet, but the virus scan wont install on my old computer because its not a dell. Will windows do the...
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    What is this wire?

    I got a little wire, its about an inch and a half long. Its really wires connect to a 4 pin slot on one end and a circular thing on the other end. One wire is red and the other is black. Anyone know what this would be? Also what is Silica Gel. I got a pack of it.
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    USB Pin help

    My usb pins are labeled Data1 and Data2, but the motherboasrd labels for Data0 and Data1, which one should go wehre?
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    ide cable question

    My big Ide cable only has 2 connections and i need to hook up three things. DVD Rom, CD-RW, and HardDrive. Im guessing i need to buy another one, but which ones should go with what cable. Thanks a bunch
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    Hard Drive Jumper

    This is the first computer ive built and i dont wanna screw anything up. My hard drvie jumper came set on 2CS, is that what id want to leave it on? It looks like they took the jumper off for Single or Master but im not sure. Should i leave it on 2CS or take the jumper off. BTW, its a Western...