Home Built PC

sound cards
i have a old sound card that i took out of a computer and i dont know what channel it is i have a image that i can email. the "ports" are black green red blue in that order, and red is the mic the black has a 1 by it and the red has a 2 by it ... 12 Apr 2006 07:51

Powering up motherboard
I am in need of some help if it is possible to power up a motherboard without hooking up the case power switch, I mean is it possible to do anything with the jumpers that the power switch would normally connect to to see if the motherboard will power up? I ask this cause as I was one day starting up my computer half w... 9 Apr 2006 22:08

Silent Small but Powerful Config
Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations as i would like to build a powerful (e.g. Athlon X2, ATI X1800 or nvidia 6800 GTO) but silent and small home PC. It needs to be as silencious as possible and should be as small as possible (e.g. kind of a cube case). Any recommendation what case, power supply, moth... 11 Apr 2006 05:14

Actiontec (GT704WG) Router
connection lost after a couple hours after surfing the net for a couple hours i lose (part of) my internet connection if im using azureus or a messenger stuff like that they stay connected and i can continue using the website that i am on at the time it happends but i cant connect to any other website or use any progr... 9 Apr 2006 23:10

eMachine T2042
I was just given a Emachine T2042. I am told that a hair dryer was plugged into the same line and now the PC won't power up. I am not sure if the PS has blown or the MB is dead. I would like to fix this for my friend but am not sure where to start. I figured I would start by replacing the PS first. Any suggestions ... 9 Apr 2006 10:46

Has Google been hacked?
I just ran several searches on google, from their "advanced" search page, and NONE of them gave me any useful links at all. The last search I ran was for exact phrase "the history of milk chocolate". I got 184 totally OFF-topic results, which included (my favorite) "used ultralight aircraft for sale in Austral... 11 Apr 2006 12:37

Motherboard manual required - FV860A
Does anyone have a downloadable manual for a LEX (or BONA COMPUTECH) FV860A motherboard? It's a FLEX ATX format board with a VIA 533 CPU. Specifically, I'm after the pin assignments for JP1 - HDD LED, RESET, etc. I've searched in vain on the Web, and have emailed LEX with no response. :( I'd be grateful for... 1 Apr 2006 21:32

Gateway Profile 4 video problem
I have a Gateway profile 4, I have no video and when I first turn the system on I get one long then two short beeps. I first thought it might be the inverter that went out, but the beeps lead me to think its the video board. Any ideas? Also where would the video board be located? ... 3 Apr 2006 13:07

PC powers off during Windows XP install
I just brought a new hard drive (Seagate Baracuda 200GB SATA) and when i try to install windows it beggins the process and then shutsdown by itself. It will remain on with the BIOS screen open for hours, its not until i try to install windows that it shutsdown and sometimes (but not everytime) i have to pull the... 31 Mar 2006 08:32

UTT memory chips?
Are UTT (UnTesTed) memory chips really untested by their manufacturers, or were they tested by their manufacturers and then rejected? I can't believe that chip makers would produce untested chips, except under contract, because they have to test chips to grade them by speed, don't they? ... 4 Apr 2006 11:22