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Hi, I have a 1TB seagate barracuda 7200.12, this is my second seagate hard drive, the first barracuda was really noisy, i was hoping the new 7200.12 versions would improve but they haven't. They seem to make a rattling/rumbling noise even when not doing anything. Searched on the internet and...

Hi, I'm having a problem that when i first turn my computer on e.g in the morning, when it gets to the starting windows message, it has a red mist around the text and freezes. It does it for about 3-4 times of restarting and about the 5th time of restarting it will boot fine and once it's...

Hi, Was going to get the Corsair 450VX but then come across a page on the internet that said the 450HX is a better PSU. Can anybody help me on the advantages/disadvantages or each power supply please? Thanks. ASUS M4A785G HTPC/RC MOTHERBOARD AMD PHENOM X4 II 955 BE 3.2GHZ 8GB DDR2 800MHZ...

Hello, I'm building a HTPC, my motherboard already has a remote so not bothered about the lcd etc.. I'm going to get either the Zalman HD501: http://www.hbecommerce.co.uk/templates1/view_product.php?department=1822&product=21663&site=5 Or Thermaltake VB8000BNS...

Hello there, I have a compaq presario 2506eu, once i turn the laptop on it powers fine but nothing comes on the screen for a a couple of minutes. Other times it's not come on at all so i connected it to my external lcd screen to see if still works, it does come up on my lcd screen. When it...

Hi everyone, I have a compaq presario 2500 laptop, the problem is that my ac adapter keeps burning inside the jack, it happened once so i replaced the power jack, bought a new ac adapter, all seemed fine for a couple of weeks. Now it's done it again, melted my new ac adapter. I've purchased...

Hi there, I have a compaq presario 2500 and i'm currently replacing the screen. The screen works fine when just led down on a surface but as soon as i put it anywhere near the hinges or try screwing it in i get this blue maze all over the screen. Anybody know what causes it? thanks Asus P5K...

Hi, I have a friends laptop and when it boots up to the desktop, get a error: Error loading C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OOXJBPPC.DLL The specified module cannot be found. Anybody know why? I'm trying to get rid of it as its annoying but no luck. Thanks. Asus P5K Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6850...

Hello, A friend of mine has a Compaq Presario 2500 laptop. Her screen has coloured patches over it in places and can only really see the top right corner. I thought it may be video drivers need re-installing or maybe the connector from the motherboard to the screen has been slightly...

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could help me, i recently purchased a stereo system, well about 2 months ago know. I wanted to play music from my itunes library on my stereo via aux setting but the current sound hardware cannot possible cope with the power of the system, the stereo...

hi there, i have a intel e6850 but noticed the new series of CPU, the wolfdale. i was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to the e8400 with 6mb cache? it's cheaper than the e6850. there is the e8500 but that CPU is NOT worth it unless your loaded, hardly any difference to the e8400 but...

Hi there, i'm buying a half decent notebook, not too cheap and crappy but a decent spec. I'm stuck between the two notebooks below. There's the: Model: ASUS X50R-AP341C Processor: Intel Core Duo T2250 Processor (1.73 GHz, 553 MHz FSB, 1 MB Cache) Link...

I have a Intel E6850, it's meant to be 3.0GHz but its running at 2.4GHz!?? In system properties it says, "intel e6850 3.0ghz 2.4ghz" and in cpu-z it's listed as 3.0ghz but the core speed is on 2400 when should be 3000. is this normal? i'm sure someone will probably say update the bios but it...

Hi there, I'm looking for a relatively good but cheap cpu cooler for my amd 6000 dual core. So far i've found the ZALMAN CNPS 9500, looks great but at £30 it's on the pricey side as i'm a cheap skate. Anyone got any suggestions for any others?

As some of you know i decided to get a mobo that supports ddr2 and ddr3. I've found two so far: GIGABYTE P35C-DS3R Asus P5KC I've read on different forums that the gigabyte is better built and the better option. I've had Gigabyte once before it was ok but had quite a few Asus boards and they...

Hey guys, I currently have 4GB of DDR2 667 RAM installed, i'm just wondering whether it would make much difference to my system performance if i upgraded to 4GB DDR 800 RAM? Thanks!

Hi there, I'm thinking of upgrading my mobo and cpu, i currently have Asus M2n-Sli Deluxe mobo and a AMD Dual Core 6000+ 3.0Ghz, the cpu often gets very hot and causes my pc to bluescreen. I've moved my pc and it's cooler and not bluscreening but just fancy a intel processor as this AMD...

hi, i'm looking for a cheapish but good motherboard which is vista ready, it MUST have 2 IDE ports/connectors, couple of sata connectors, ddr2 ram ideally and be able to run athlon dual core processor, ideally on board graphics but not essential... just wondering if anyone can recommend any...

i have just purchased a KWorld DVB-T 210 PCI card tv tuner, i noticed an advanced feature you can record video from vcr to pc via s-video cable or something like that. I'm just wondering how i'd go about doing it as i want to put vcr video on my pc before i get rid of the vcr. Any help on how...