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I did get a POST error code. (new case didn't come with a speaker so I connected one from an old computer that was broken apparently, a different speaker and I heard the tones) 1 long, 2 short beeps which seems to indicate a failure of the bios to initialize video. So it appears to be the...

Thanks for the input, I did follow the no post instructions in the sticky. Should have looked up there first. Unfortunately no luck so far. Last thing I can do is re-seat the CPU, just have not had a chance to do it yet.

Well before I decide to take some parts back to the shop, I was hoping someone here might be able to give me a suggestion to solve my problem. I built an HTPC using the Asus M3N78-EM, an AMD 5050e retail, a hauppauge 1800 tuner card, 2GB corsair ram, seagate HD, lg dvd writer, antec 380W...

I wish consoles still came with joysticks. But I may have played the Atari 2600 and commodore 64 far too often as a kid. Consoles seem to be the way to go for gaming now though. A bit less depth perhaps but often fewer headaches compared to PC. But what do I know, the last console I...

How much of a performance difference is there between 2x1gb sticks that have the timings 3-3-3-8, 2.5-3-3-6, and 2-3-2-5? (basically corsair, g.skill, and ocz ram I have looked up on newegg) I am looking to upgrade my current 2x512mb memory but am on something of a budget. I'm trying to...