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My computer shows a black screen and no beeps when I boot it up. See my signature for the specs. I've tried to reset the cmos and took out the little battery. I took out the 640mb GTS 8800 video card and boot up with no beep. I took out the OCZ Reaper 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz ram sticks and...

I've been having issues on a few hdd's lately and decided to see if I can repair some more older hdd's I had laying around. This one is a Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD that died on me 2-3 years ago and I've recently ran a scan on it. I am thinking about wiping it clean and installing an...

I have a Inspiron 1420 with a dedicated 8400M GS graphics option. A few days ago my screen was getting a green screen with lines across. After I rebooted and tried to start back up, my screen is just black but I can hear the volume of the Windows 7 screen (so we know the computer is...

I bought two hard drives on newegg during black friday and used it for a couple of weeks. The two HDD's were: Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS 1.5TB and HD 750|WD 7K 32M SATA2 WD7501AALS I bought them both OEM. A few weeks into using it, I decided to unhook the HDD's. After...

I have a problem. My keyboard is not working. I've plugged in my old skool keyboard into the purple hole and the light on my keyboard brights up but nothing I type goes through. At first, I thought something was wrong with the purple keyboard port; as a result, I went out and bought a fancy...

I bought an Inspiron 1420 for 640$ shipped or so from Dell last month and now I've been using it at my school campus. It has a Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card and the network says it's 300 Mbps connection here but at times when I'm using the internet, it would be slower than AOL! I did...

Is there something wrong with my hardware? My score seems too low...

I'm using Prime95 to stress test and for some reason my ram max out at 1.7 gb instead of 2 .. why is this? On another note, am I overclocking correctly? Mobo: GA-P35-DS3R F12a CPU: q6600 Ram: Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 (6400) Bio settings: for ram: 4...

Can you give me a detailed step by step on how to do this? I have an old computer that I need to transfer files to my new computer. Is there a way I can view the folders of my old computer off my new computer and just drag and drop? Also, I have heat sinks in the way of my new computer...

Update: I've bought my laptop Inspiron 1420, Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.4GHz, 800Mhz, 3M L2 Cache) for $620.40 I got it from dell after using the 40% off discount code. I chose the 1 GB ram option because I'm planning on upgrading the ram on my own. However, I need your guys...

I've heard stories where linux computers can have uptimes of like 1 month without lag or crashing down. Why can't I keep my computer on for 3 weeks straight without slowing down? I have a Q6600 overclocked to 3.0 Ghz and 2 GB of ram. For some reason, when I'm on the 2nd week uptime, my...

Well, my AVG has been detecting my Everest Ultimate Edition 2006 as a Delf.NI worm since the day I've installed it. Does it always detect it as this worm, or did I get a bad version? This program is used to monitor my Quad cores q6600 temperatures.

I leave my computer on 24/7 and sometimes it would reboot randomly after 2 weeks or so. When I login and checked the properties of my computer, it shows that I'm back to 2.4 Ghz for some reason. Why does it do this? I've done the stress tests on my OCed computer of 3.0 Ghz and it showed stable...

Well, I haven't been on in a while. I just wanted to know what the issue was with that database problem we had during the summer. Did they ever figure it out? PM me an answer before locking this thread please. Note: We should have a "questions" section for this forum. Unless this is where...

So, I used 3dbenchmark06 on my evga GTS 8800 640MB and during part of the test, I was getting 1-2 FPS .... why is this happening? Also, is my score too low...? Why am I not in the high ranges ? my q6600 g0 is OC to 3.0 Ghz

What temperatures should I be getting on my EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB on idle and under 100% load? I haven't installed any drivers for it yet (I don't know if it will effect the temperature when I do), but the current temp on idle is 47C to 52C. I will be running 3DMark later after...

To begin with, here are my stock idle readings @ 2.4 Ghz: I than set my OC to 3.0 Ghz Stock Idle Screenshot: Finally, I've ran Prime95 for 10 minutes and here is screenshot of it: (Prime 95 is still running) It's been 15 minutes and my readings are still 58 C (Room temp is at...

This is going to be hard to describe but I'll try. Basically, I have two harddrives. Raptor X 150GB (Same as yours) and Maxtor 500 GB Chapter 4 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Basically, this is the step where I installed Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive. I think I did...

[Topic Resolved] Bios reading: Here's what everything looks like in my PC HEALTH: VCore OK DDR18V OK +3.3V OK +12V OK Current SYS Temp 40 celcius Current CPU Temp 25 Celcius CPU FAN SPEED 528 RPM CPU SYS FAN 2 Speed 948 RPM My GA-P35-DS3R mobo manual said to set Smart FAN Control Method...

[Resolved] Ok, I have a GA-P35-DS3R mobo and I've just finished building the computer. Now I am going to turn my computer on for the first time. I know I have to go into "PC Health" for the temperature status of "SYSTEM TEMPERATURE" and "CPU TEMPERATURE" Is this really all I need? I...

[Resolved] Thanks for the suggestions everyone. However, I'm no longer in a rush of need for this (it's still coming in the mail though). I've flipped my PSU upside down and was able to connect it to the mobo. A new question arises though. Is it bad to have the PSU upside down (PM me answer so...

[Topic Resolved] Well, I have the Raptor HD and I"m trying to figure out how to connect this bad boy to my mobo and such. I'm confused on the blue cable that came with it... It has an extra 4 pin slot for power.. I don't know how to describe my confusion right now because it's 3 AM...

[Resolved] Is this safe? I had to Zip tie my 120mm fan onto my HR-03 plus because the brackets that came with it doesn't fit a 120mm fan. So, I zip tie the top part. But then I found out it hangs on the bottom: This would so hit my wires and X-fi sound card so I decided to zip tie...

[Resolved] How long did it take you to remove stock cooler evga GTS 8800 640MB? I've been up ALL NIGHT (West coast time) trying to build this computer. I am currently stuck (for the past hour) trying to remove the stock cooler from the GTS 8800... How long did it take YOU to remove...

Ok, so I have that hole. And I have this 2 end cable that has 3 pins each. I am assuming that thing gets plugged into the first image and those two end 3 pins get plugged somehow to my Corsair HX 620 PSU? Please assist me! Be detailed as possible please. I haven't gone to sleep yet.

[Resolved] How much pressure do you apply to lock the Q6600 into place into the mobo? This is my first time, and it feels like I need to apply somewhat a lot of force...

Well, I have a GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R motherboard and there are some screw holes that doesn't line up with my TJ-09 mobo tray. Is it ok to leave some of the screw holes on the motherboard empty? Or am I suppose to make sure every single screw-hole gets a stand off?

[Topic Resolved] Ok, I've been reading through the manual for my GA-p35-Gsr3 mobo manual and, I am coming across confusion with some of the wiring in the TJ-09 case. 1) We have a wire that is green/white and labeled: +PLED/-PLED. Where do I plug this in my mobo? 2) [VP, VG, TPA+, TPA-...

[Resolved] Screw this. I'm just going to use the stock fan. Ok... I have no idea how to remove the fan that is used to cool the video card from this TJ-09 case... I came across this thread and I still don't know how to remove the fan lol...

HR-03 Plus + GTS 8800 640MB - The "Cleaning" and "Thermal Compound" process... I have a question regards the "cleaning" process within this guide: http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_hr03-plus.htm#type1 Step 4 of this guide states the following: Tell me if...

[Resolved] Well, the 120mm Yate Loon fans look like this: Except I bought the blue LED version. But anyways, where exactly do I connect the stuff? I bought five of these for my TJ-09 case and, I think it would be good to know how to connect them :)

Well, I have bought a Ultra 120 Extreme that will be replacing my Q6600, and I have also bought an HR-03 Plus that will be replacing my stock evga GTS 8800 640MB cooler. My question for you all is, do you use the stock coolers when you are building your computer together for DOA checking...

Well, as some of you may already know, with the help from the people at HF, I have bought all of my parts for my new gaming computer build. My thread was deleted due to a mysql database issue, so as a result, I have decided to repost a list of what I've already bought. The total cost was...

I was working on a $2,400 build and now all of my posts and info threads are gone... What happened? Where are my PM messages? I am pretty much "screwed" as you can say it because I was getting information on how to put together all of my parts to this build. I kept track of where I bought all...