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    Bios Access for Bluetooth Keyboard?

    Hi guys, I was wondering if you have a bluetooth wireless keyboard, are able to access the bios before windows boots up? I am thinking of purchasing a wireless keyboard and from what I have read on some random sites, it said that bluetooth keyboards will not work unless windows has already...
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    Remote Desktop on more than one computer on a home network?

    Hi guys I was wondering if its possible to set up more than one remote computer on a home network. I have RDC set up on one machine right now but I have a spare computer I have connected and want to remote as well. Anybody know how I go about doing that? or point me to a guide? Thanks
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    Sound Card making Crackling noises???

    Hi all, I hope you guys can help me out with this one... I have an audigy zs 2 card that has been acting weird recently, its not the speakers because I have headphones attached to it and it has the same sounds on the headphones too. The problem started very recently problems like around an...
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    Picture is not right...

    Hi guys... im pretty noob when it comes to graphics cards and everything. I was wondering if somebody could tell me why the wallpaper on my desktop doesn't look like the original image Here is my desktop wallpaper when I print screen My Desktop On the regular .jpg file I used as the...
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    Hard Drive not in My Computer but ......

    Hi guys, I seem to have a problem with my annoying Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500 GB SATA drive... I have been using this drive for a while and recently it doesnt show up in My Computer anymore... i thought maybe something was loose so I took my computer apart and replug everything again...
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    Hitachi HD keeps on reverting back to PIO Mode

    Hey Guys, I bought a Hitachi 500gb Desktar Drive about a year ago and I recently put it in a system I just finished building. The thing is that it seems to keep on reverting back to PIO mode after every restart. I know about the uninstalling the Ide channel/controller and it does work, but it is...
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    Is my memory compatible

    Hello, I have a Asus p5b deluxe motherboard and I was wondering if my extra memory would work with the ram i already have in there. I have 2gb of Kingston pc 5300 ddr2. But i also have an extra 1gb (2x512) of pc 3200 ddr2 memory. The reason I am asking is because I tried to install it already...
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    Problems Installing Windows XP SP2

    Hi guys I have a problem installing Windows XP Pro SP2 on my computer. I recently bought all the parts to build a new comp and i had already installed xp on the comp on a single drive to see if all the parts I bought are working. But then I needed a more powerful PSU to power all my drives, so...
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    Is my Dvd drive too big? or is it just dell

    Hi guys I have a question, i recently bought built my own computer and i was thinking of using my old dell's dvd drive, but it seems the drive was too big for my case (antec p180) i was thinking arent most 5.25 drive sizes standard? or is it just dell being a pain in the ass and having different...
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    Windows Wont Load, Cant Repair Drive

    Hi guys, i recently had a problem with my computer beeping, i guess its the motherboard beeping, then i finally decided to reset the bios and now the bios loads and not beeping anymore... btw, its a dell dimension 8400. anyways the problem is this now... my computer wont load windows...
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    PSU upgrade

    Hi guys i have a dell dimension 8400.... and i was thinking of upgrading the power supply because the default 350 isnt cutting it .... i was wondering what type of powersupply can i get and are all powersupply sizes standard because i never upgraded before?? Thanks i was looking...
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    Graphics Problem??.... need help please

    Hi guys i recently moved my computer to my new place, and when i finally set everything up, the graphics is weird and it has like weird lines and scattered pixels... I know for sure its not the monitor and I think its the video card when booting up my dell 8400, it has those scattered...
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    Alot of Startup programs killing resources...

    Hi guys, alot of programs that start when windows boot, is killing all my resources, but i dont know how to stop them...because im pretty noob computer-wise.... can anybody recommend programs that can stop them from loading. .. or ways to stop the startup programs from loading? Thanks
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    Slow Hard Drive Transfer Rates

    Hi guys, im gettin really slow data transfer rates for my hard drive.... it will take forever just to transfer a few files... I think its because my Hard Drive is user Ultra DMA 2 instead of Ultra DMA 5, im pretty sure that is the reason, can somebody tell me how to get my...
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    Upgrading Old Notebook HD...

    Hi guys im trying to upgrade my old notebook hd... im thinking of using it as a server or something ... and the old hd died on me.... i was wondering can i just buy any type of notebook hd's and it would fit or do i need specific types? my HD model is TOSHIBA MK2016GAP * 20GB...
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    Difference between quick format and regular format??

    hi everybody i am wondering when formatting an operating system is there a different between the quick format option or the regular format option... there probably is a different right because otherwise there is no point for the slower one?? Thanks Dan
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    need help picking a notebook to buy

    hi guys i need help picking a noteboook to buy i was wondering if you guys can suggest something.... that is thin light.... and preferabbly powerful... what are some good notebooks in US or Japan or anywhere Thanks
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    Hard Drive copy very slow??

    hi guys i recently bought 500 gb hitachi sata hd... but it copies very slow, anybody have any ideas.... i copy the same exact file to my other 3 hard drives and all of them copies faster and transfer faster than my 500 gb hitachi Thanks
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    Quick question, does defragmenting corrupt audio video files??

    Hi guys i was wondering does defragmentating the hard drive corrupt audio or video files just wondering because its moving files and whatnot u know... Thanks
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    Corrupt Music Files???

    Hi guys.... i have experiencd this problem from time to time.... i dont know why some of my mp3s play a different song.. im positive theres no mistake in the renaming, or if it was downloaded wrong.... i think that maybe the file was corrupted somehow i was wondering if there is a way...
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    Need Help.... to play video on projector

    hi guys i need a player to play video through a projector using a vga cable.... Thanks
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    Can Cdrom or Floppy cable be used as HD??

    i was wondering if the cables for the floppy and the cdrom can be used to connect my ide hd ... because i dont have a floppy and i only have use for one of my cdroms thanks
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    Is there a way to kick a user off your network??

    Hi everybody i was wondering if there was a way to kick somebody off your linksys network.... i have the linksys wrt54gs speedbooster router running the hyperwrt firmware... cause my roomate keeps on downloading his porn and doesnt have the sense to limit his upload.... so can somebody show...
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    AC ATI Silencer 4 or 5

    i have the x800xt with the r420 chipset i think, but im not sure how i can tell teh difference... just that the ati tool i downloaded tells me that anyways should i get teh silencer 4, because it says its made for r420 chipsets but, the silencer 5 says its made for all versions of the x800...