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Son snapped capacitor off motherboard-help!
My son got hold of my Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 (REV 1) motherboard which I was swapping into a new case and wiggled a capacitor until it broke off-then threw away the evidence! If I knew the type/voltage...
View ArticleLaptop upgradable?
I have a Samsung NP305E7A-A02US that can be seen here: https://www.samsung.com/us/computer/...7A-A02US-specs I don't usually use this for gaming, but did try a new game's benchmark test against it and...
View ArticlePink monitor, all new
OK I know you've addressed this issue before because I read the thread, but none of the answers helped me. I got home from work the other day and mu monitor was pink. Well it's pretty old, so I figured...
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Hard Drive Cables
I'm having trouble figuring out what cables to use on my hard drive. Here are two pictures of my hard drive. http://attachments.techguy.org/attac...1&d=1377146566...
View ArticlePCIe 2.0 Bottleneck?
Hey there :D I have a PC that is about 4-5 years old.and it is running a first generation Intel I7 with an x58 chipset. so far, I've kept my motherboard in good condition along with the CPU. Both seem...
View ArticleHard drive diagnostics test fail
Hi, I have run diagnostic test for my hard drive and it failed with the below error: Hard Drive -DST short test Error code - 0142 Msg:Error code = 2000-0142 Msg:hard drive - self test unsuccessful...
View ArticleHeadset worries
I've gone through a few headsets in the past few years and the thing that always goes wrong is the cable's connection to the headset. I'm tired of soldering the wires back and I thought I'd look for a...
View ArticleSwapping out 2nd HD to bigger Drive, Easy as copy and paste?
I have 3 HDD in my gaming PC: 120 GB SSD 128 GB Raptor 320 GB WD Storage Drive OS, a few games and a few small programs on the SSD. Steam Games and all other programs are on the Raptor. The WD is for...
View Articleupgrading processor
Hello, i need help to upgrade my processor. i upgraded graphics card and ram okay but struggling to find information on compatibility with processors. And seeing as theres loads of choice im just gonna...
View Articledell touchpad control panel not showing
dell touchpad not showing in toolbar and then i unistall dell touchpad and download the dell touchpad drivers from dell support of my service tag of this configuration ,finally when i going to install...
View ArticlePC crash while installing new video card. / BLACK SCREEN!
Hi there, I have a relatively new ACER Predator G3620 which came with a Radeon HD7770 video card. I've just bought a GTX580 Twin Frozr II to replace it. As a bit of a newbie I think I've made a bit of...
View ArticleIs my temps correct?
Ok so upgraded to the 0701 BIOS for my ASUS P5N-D mobo last week in anticipation for my new E8400 from ebay to replace my old E6750. As soon as I start it up I of course enter BIOS to make sure its...
View ArticleCPU running too hot?
First let me say I've checked the archived threads on CPU temps and still haven't determined if the temps I'm running are too hot. BIOS has my CPU at 62C and Speedfan at 58C browsing. Idle is around...
View ArticleUSBs (front and back) flickering?
I know this is kind of open ended, I suspect something is loose, but it's difficult to tell. The mouse seems to work somewhat ok, the speakers I have kind of scratch randomly, and the keyboard is the...
View Article2 hard disk ?
My computer has 2 hard disk, the first is 500gig and the second is 2000 gig. I installed win 7 home premium 64 bit on the first HD. Is it worth to delete the second HD to make the system running faster...
View ArticleI passed my 701 now going to my 702.
I did ok on my 701 I feel nervous for the 702. ANy tips
View ArticleSolved: Processor and Motherboard without a graphics card?
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, and this is my first build, I have everything put together and when I plugged in the PSU, I was super excited to hit the switch and boot my computer, however when I...
View ArticleHP scanjet problem???
I selected this forum to discuss the problem because this hardware is where it started. I have A HP Scanjet 3970. It has been working properly for scans "on the glass", but recently i tried scaning a...
View ArticleDisplay Problems
I've been having some trouble with a computer I brought for some time now. I've searched relentlessly on this issue and found no solution to my problem. I am currently using Nvidia GTX 650 TI graphics...
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