Hardware

compatible motherboards
I own a compaq sr1514nx with the ASUS k8s-la motherboard that is fried .. I cant seem to find this board anywhere to buy so is there a board out there that i can buy and use in this computer. everything else works just need board and maybe processor. ... 27 Mar 2006 02:33

Startup prob
Ok I have a problem starting up a computer. I think it may be the memory but I am not sure. It will start up but with no picture. I changed to another monitor that I know works with a new video card that I know works. The same thing happens. The computer will start up but nothing is visable on the monitor. ... 21 Mar 2006 23:43

Upgrading Computer Memory (DDR2-667)
Greetings! I have recently purchased a new Fujitsu-Siemens desktop computer. The model name is SCALEO P-011. The price-to-feature ratio was very impressive, and the my previous experience with this brand has been nothing less than excellent. However, one area where this PC is lacking is memory. It has only 51... 2 Apr 2006 17:49

USB stops responding
USB ports stopped responding. I installed new version of "itunes" (fist time after clean install of WindowsXP Sp2) and than plugged in an Ipod. At the same moment my wireless USB mouse stopped working, the same goes for a printer Epson R320 (USB). In my attempt to solve the problem I reinstalled WindowsXP Sp2, but ... 21 Mar 2006 08:59

amd vs. intel
i'm trying to figure out the differences between amd and intel processors in a nutshell. i heard that amd cpus can do instructions in fewer operations. if this is true, why can't they just up the clock rate and have the fastest cpu overall? why must their clock rates be below those of intel? ... 16 Mar 2006 14:50

Hauppage WinTV-HVR 1300 TV card
I have Hauppage WinTV-HVR 1300 TV card. Is it possible to watch coded cable program with this card (without paying, of course) by some software or something else. Toni ... 13 Mar 2006 22:16

Weird keyboard problem (after spilling tea)
Hi all, I have the weirdest problem with the keyboard of my laptop since I spilled tea over it yesterday. I put the laptop on its side overnight and quite a bit of liquid drained from it. Fortunately, it was tea without sugar or honey so the computer is still working. THe problem that I still do have is tha... 15 Mar 2006 18:34

dvd drive problem
Hi, I'm having problems playing DVD's on my PC (dell dimension 8200/Windows XP)... Firstly the DVD would play, but particular sounds were missing (i.e. speach) but now the PC will not even recognise the DVD in the drive. This is not a problem with the DVD's as they play on other players. I did recently reinst... 12 Mar 2006 10:28

TEAC FD-505 COMBO DRIVE
Hello, All! I am trying to run a TEAC FD-505 3.5/5.25 Combination Drive on Windows 2000 and am having little success getting the machine to recognize the 5.25 drive. I called TEAC tech support and they told me that W2K does not support 5.25 1.2mb drives. Is this true? I have tried both jumper settings and h... 9 Mar 2006 21:45

DDR, DDR2, DDR3?
I'm shopping around for a new video adapter and I notice that often the same chip, such as the ATI x1300, will be available in DDR, or DDR2, etc. Presumably DDR2 is faster than regular DDR, and so on, but how much difference does this make to performance? ... 9 Mar 2006 02:57