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    LCD monitor doesn't work!!! please help!

    yesterday, i was on the computer and then suddenly the screen went black (sleep mode) then came back on then went black... i would reposition the screen and it would come back on but with a weird faint whining sound.. and now it doesnt come on anymore at all... its the lcd for sure not the...
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    trying to connect my NES and other game systems to my computer

    im trying to connect my nes, n64, etc game systems to my computer. I have a dell 30 inch lcd so i would like to use it to its max. im not sure what to get. there are tv cards, separate boxes, etc... which programs... i would hope to have the best quality in picture... esp since its on a...
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    yea they told me that the head of the drive is probably damaged. i dont know how thought because nothing happened to the drive. and data recovery is 700-1900 dollars which is really retarded considering its a problem with their equipment. do you think i can open the drive and replace the...
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    ok since the computer does not show the hdd, seatools doesnt find it either. the hdd clicks and then stops and repeats...
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    ok currently have it all connected... the computer freezes for a few seconds and then unfreezes... repeat.. trying to do seatools right now.
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    i also tried powering it but not connecting it to the computer with the sata cable. it still does the clicking. when sata is connected then computer freezes... when its not connected but powered the computer just lags... weird...
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    sorry. it doesnt spin up and down it spins like it should but when you listen to it it goes like clikclikclik click clikclikclik click repeats... like if its trying to read but cant.. it just cycles like that...
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    Hard drive spins up and down and freezes computer

    I have this data drive that is pretty new: Seagate Barracuda 320GB It holds all my data on it. I have backed up at times but I don't want to lose the drive and content. Just recently, my computer would freeze whenever the drive was connected. I would hear the drive spin up and then down and...
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    help needed. new build not working properly.

    yes i installed all the drivers and such... its really confusing me
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    help needed. new build not working properly.

    I have no clue what is wrong. I just built a new computer: CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.40G 775 8M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$277.99) CASE COOLERMAS|CAC-T05-WW BK/SL RT - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$49.99) MB ABIT IP35 Pro 775 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$179.99) VGA XFX PVT84JUDD3 8600GT 256MB R -...
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    HELP! New computer is not working properly

    I have no clue what is wrong. I just built a new computer: CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.40G 775 8M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$277.99) CASE COOLERMAS|CAC-T05-WW BK/SL RT - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$49.99) MB ABIT IP35 Pro 775 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$179.99) VGA XFX PVT84JUDD3 8600GT 256MB R - Retail...
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    help me with blue screen and power supply question?

    Okay so family member requested me to fix his computer and tells me he gets this blue screen whenever the computer starts handling load: Kernel_Data_inpage_error *** stop:0x0000007A (0xc03DD388, 0xc000000E, 0XF74E2642, 0x51E41860) *** ftdisk.sys _ address F74E2642 base at F75D8000...
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    HELP! BLUE SCREEN!

    Also I looked inside the case and noticed that he is running with a 380W power supply. I think its too low? And also instead of a 24pin power connection to the motherboard, its powered only by a 20 pin cable from the power supply. Does that do anything also? The motherboard has a 24 pin...
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    HELP! BLUE SCREEN!

    Okay so family member requested me to fix his computer and tells me he gets this blue screen whenever the computer starts handling load: Kernel_Data_inpage_error *** stop:0x0000007A (0xc03DD388, 0xc000000E, 0XF74E2642, 0x51E41860) *** ftdisk.sys _ address F74E2642 base at F75D8000...
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    NEW BUILD: need rec for motherboard

    Does anyone know a really good motherboard? I do not overclock. Will run Windows XP. Will Q6600 for media, games, etc. I was looking at EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard DFI BLOOD IRON P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard ASUS...
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    NEW BUILD - CHECK?

    Does anyone know a really good motherboard? I do not overclock. I was looking at EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard DFI BLOOD IRON P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard...
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    NEW BUILD - CHECK?

    Oh sorry about that. I will be using Windows Xp Pro 32bit. and sound editing i will just be using a program like Fruityloops. Nothing crazy... EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI...
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    NEW BUILD - CHECK?

    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model...
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    btw it froze when the windows logo/progress bar was fading out and about to enter windows xp...
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    ok so i did everything... reformatted and then reinstalled the drivers and it seems to be working fine... thanks so much but during one of the restarts, it froze at the windows logo loading screen... this happened before also but I was able to restart again and it went back into windows but...
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    CUBBY THANKS SO MUCH... I pressed F8 and then chose the VGA mode and it worked... the resolution was really low but it works... I tried changing the display settings and then it went black again... do you think its because my video card is shot? I think i may have now overloaded it because...
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    just to clarify: i turn on the computer it goes to the windows logo and the loading progress bar... and then when its done... its supposed to start windows and such but nothing shows up....
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    how do i get into safe mode? also... wouldnt it not matter if i just reformatted since i dont have any drivers on it yet? i reformatted couple times with different hdds to see what the problem was
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    HELP! computer is not entering windowsxp

    I am able to install windows and such but as soon as it gets past the windows logo screen with the progress bar, it shows a blank screen. I press the power off button and it turns off as it would be shutting down windows but i still dont see anything. Is it motherboard/ram? i dont know how it...
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    HELP BLUE SCREEN!!!

    Is that what the problem is? I dont know if its because there are files corrupted and a format would do the trick or if its a hardward problem which would need replacing
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    HELP BLUE SCREEN!!!

    I get this whenever the computer starts handling load. Kernel_Data_inpage_error *** stop:0x0000007A (0xc03DD388, 0xc000000E, 0XF74E2642, 0x51E41860) *** ftdisk.sys _ address F74E2642 base at F75D8000, Datestamp 3b78419 I searched it and got a general problem description but was...
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    Cooling and Noise Issues

    i guess i forgot to mention that all the fans are on the Low setting and the video card fan doesnt really roar except for the startup phase.... doesnt water cooling also have noise from the radiator?
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    Cooling and Noise Issues

    Setup: Antec P180 Case (supposed to be really quiet) Asus P5B Deluxe Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor 2 WD 150gb Raptors 2 Seagate 320gb Barracudas Corsair 620HX ATX PSU BFG 256mb GDDR3 vid card 4gb of Mushkin memory Creative sound blaster xfi xtremegamer 7.1 soundcard...
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    A FEW THINGS I NEED HELP IN: HARDWARE/SOFTWARE?

    the reason i have xp64 right now is that i have 4gb of memory... i heard that you cant have 4gb of memory in regular windows... true?
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    A FEW THINGS I NEED HELP IN: HARDWARE/SOFTWARE?

    ok so I have this new computer and its running window XP X64 bit version because I have 4gb of ram. I also have HP LP3065 30inch lcd monitor hooked up to it. 1. when I play a dvd, the dvd screen does not maximize to the limits of the lcd screen. Not sure if this is a problem with drivers...
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    Customizing a case and PSU: anyone experienced or knowledgable?

    Ok so I love the look of the Lian Li PCV600 and dont really want to get the bigger versions becuase well they are big and I dont use all the space since i only really use one dvdrive and have like 3 harddrives. So i think i saw this somewhere but not sure. I was planning to relocated the PSU...
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    DUAL BOOT? XP AND WIN2000

    so I have this new computer and I need to put win2000 and xp on it. It has one 320gb hdd and i partioned it into halves. I installed xp with no problems and then i tried installing 2000 on the other partiion but it wouldnt let me. I tried and it started formating but at the end of formatting it...
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    ERROR PERFORMING INPAGE OPERATION

    I have a new SATA 320gb Seagate in a new external and I transferred all my data onto it to format the old drives.... today when i turn on the drive it wont read and then says "error performing inpage operation" please please please help i need the information on this drive. it was...
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    ERROR PERFORMING INPAGE OPERATION

    I have a new SATA 320gb Seagate in a new external and I transferred all my data onto it to format the old drives.... today when i turn on the drive it wont read and then says "error performing inpage operation" please please please help i need the information on this drive. it was...
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    New build: Need some input/thoughts/suggestions

    can anyone explain to me what raid 5 and 10 is? IN ENGLISH PLEASE? i dont know which one i should do.. i have 2 seagates 320gb each i have 2 raptors 150gb each datamining so i dont know which raid to use...
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    New build: Need some input/thoughts/suggestions

    wow thanks alot everyone... thanks thanks thanks btw im thinking about getting the Lian Li case v600? i tihnk its a perfect size. all midtower cases have so much useless space unless you have crazy amount of hdds and optical drives... i usually only have 3 or 4 hdds and 1 or 2 opticals...
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    New build: Need some input/thoughts/suggestions

    any more critiques or suggestions for build? also which is most important for me right now: how would i go ahead and benchmark my computer and have a burnin period to make sure everything is working like they should be?
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    New build: Need some input/thoughts/suggestions

    Hi all, I just recently ordered this for a new quiet computer. This computer will be used for Microsoft SQL and data-mining. It will also be used as a personal computer for dvd plays and general computer use and no gaming. This will all be connected to a 30inch LCD monitor that needs dualdvi...