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Hi guys, here's a problem I've been having lately. I have Vista x64, and it won't resume from sleep (most of the power settings are at the bottom). When I move the mouse or press a key, the fans spin back up, but my case display and monitor don't turn on. So I have to do a hard reset by...

Hi everyone. So I decided to play UT2004 on my Vista PC. There's one problem though: When I edit the ut2004.ini to get the game to play at 1920x1080 (or 1280x720, I don't care either way really), it ignores my changes, and goes with whatever the last setting was. I've changed it under both...

Hi everyone. I have an Auzentech X-fi Forte sound card (uses Creative's x-fi chipset), and I'm using Dolby Digital Live to encode games' 5.1 surround sound so it can be sent over SPDIF. However, any time I want to play a game, I have to enable Dolby Digital Live in my sound card's software...

Hi everyone. I'm having trouble with my mouse (the MX Revolution bluetooth version that came with my MX5500 keybd/mouse combo set). Basically, I can't press the left button while holding down the right one; it doesn't register as a click. For example, in Mass Effect, the right mouse button...

Hi everyone. I'm using my HDTV (Samsung LN46A650) as the monitor for my HTPC (Intel E8400, Vista 64-bit, Radeon 4850, 4GB of RAM...you get the picture; a relatively new, capable PC). The TV is connected with a DVI to HDMI cable. So here's the problem I'm having: when I play DVDs (I usually...

Okay, so I decided it was finally time to upgrade. Here's what I had before: OLD PC Athlon XP 2400+ (stock cooler) PNY Geforce FX5200 (128MB version, AGP of course...had an eVGA 6600GT until it died on me. Honestly, the heatsink fins were packed with dust though) 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair...

Okay, so I've read a bit on here about using a TV as a monitor, and the general consensus seems to be it's perfectly fine, except plasmas may have some burn-in issues. I went to the local electronics store, and the salesman was mentioning how a plasma would have burn-in from the taskbars...

Hi everyone. I'm looking into building a new computer, and I was wondering if anyone has used the Scythe Zipang HSF on the ASUS P5E Deluxe motherboard. I'm mainly concerned about the clearance below the CPU; it looks like the heat sinks on the P5E may get in the way of the Zipang.

As the title says, I could use some help picking out an HTPC case. In fact, I may just go with a standard desktop case. Here's what I'm looking at as far as hardware, so you get a feel for what all has to fit: Intel E8400 (would like to add an aftermarket heatsink/fan too; quieter, plus...

Hi everyone, I'm contemplating building an HTPC over the summer as my next computer. I was wondering how practical it would be to use it as a normal computer as well (i.e. gaming, internet, e-mail, word processing, etc.). I'd be the only person in the house, so there wouldn't be any issues...

Hi everyone, I recently had my old graphics card go out on me (eVGA 6600GT...AGP...I started getting red vertical lines on the screen occasionally, and finally Ubuntu froze up and wouldn't reboot, and I could only boot to Windows XP in safe mode), so I needed something cheap to last me a few...

Hi everyone, I've been debating the idea of an HTPC all-in-one media/PC system for a while now. Basically, I'd like to use a PC to feed (and as a source of) all audio and video signals to a 42" 1080p plasma (which I don't own yet) and an amp and 2.1 stereo system (I've got that part covered...

Hi everyone, I volunteered to reformat my parents' Dell Dimension 4600 desktop over my Thanksgiving break, because they've been complaining that it's running slow, and they've had it 3-4 years now, so I figure it's overdue (WinXP Home is installed). I assumed they had a standard restore disc...

Hi everyone. I've wanted to try out Linux (specifically Ubuntu) for a while now, but didn't want to risk messing up my hard drive and losing my data (I have XP Pro installed). So I read about being able to install Linux on a USB flash drive, and thought, "perfect!". So now I'm trying to...

Alright, so I decided I wanted my taskbar on the right side of my screen instead of at the bottom (I have Windows XP Pro with Classic view enabled). However, after I moved it, my clock now displays the day of the week and date as well as the time. Does anyone know how to change it back to...

I have an Audigy 2 ZS, and I'm running a set of Logitech Z-2300's up front. I also decided to use my Z-340's in back (the 2300's replaced these). So I essentially have a 4.2 setup. Anyway, I was wondering if there's a way I can play surround sound from DVD's on this setup. I know it will...

When I open bootvis, and tell it to do a trace and driver delay on next restart, it restarts my computer, but then it hangs/freezes up. This happens at different times. Sometimes it won't make it to the Windows loading screen, sometimes it makes it there and freezes, sometimes it even boots...

Hi everyone, I have an Audigy 2 ZS running on Windows XP Pro, and over the last few weeks, I've noticed some problems. First off, I noticed some wmv files (namely, intros to games) didn't have sound accompanying them (or in some cases they wouldn't play at all). I uninstalled the ACE codec...