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Ok.. everyone seems to think it's the UPS :) so i'll go buy a UPS :) I did manage to get my data back by using an external drive enclosure and the GetDataBack software (by reading other forums threads :)) I did ran some test on my memory though, and it did generate some errors on the tests...

I use a power surge (personal surge arrest), but it's pretty old. -- not sure if that is enough. The power supply is 400 W. Light bulbs at my house are doing fine.. they don't burn often and we rarely ever get power surges. You are right about the warranty, i will try to inform myself with...

The kind of cable on the drive are 40 pin connectors, the end of the m/b is a blue connector. I will try to do a memtest.. i've downloaded the ultimate boot cd and burned a cd so i won't need the boot disk, but it has memtest inside so i'll check the memory. I don't remember the exact all caps...

There is something very weird happening with my computer and I'm not sure if it's hard drive related or motherboard related. Let me first start by saying that I bought this computer about a month ago (June 9 2005) and the store sold me the equipment for 500$Cdn tax included while a computer...

Hey all, you guys were right. It was the RAM that was defective. I replaced the 128 Samsung RAM with a 256 MB Kingston Ram and Poof! All the crashes dissapeared. I believe the RAM was damaged although I did not try both RAM together and decided not to bother seeing that the 128 MB Ram memory...

I was thinking of putting this in the software forum, but i'm pretty sure it's a hardware related issue and here's why: I'm trying to install Windows XP on a new computer (when I install Win XP, I always install it on a fresh hard drive [formatted, partitionned and NTFS]. I've tested the CD on...

Hi, I was talking about zoning in this thread: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=933256 Basically, on PCs, the DVD-ROM locks up after switching regions for 5 times. Does this applies on both Mac products (Mac products coming with as superdrive)? My question is that will a Mac DVD-ROM...

I have a friend that has a DVD reader (DVD-ROM) with his laptop. Apparently, let's say you put a DVD movie from a North American version then switch to another version (let's say a DVD of European version), it warns you and tells you if you watch to switch zones (or regions). After you do it 6...

Thank you :)

I was looking on specifications on a laptop and examined the description of the video card: Video Graphics Controller Intel 855GME (Integrated Graphic Memory Controller Chipset) Video Memory: 16-64MB DDR Memory (Dynamic Video Memory Allocation). 64-bit Graphics Accelerator.4x AGP bus...

Thank you for all your feedback guys :) I learned a lot about CPU processors and RAM. I have a kept a copy of all your posts :) so I can re-read it in the future :)

Hi I am trying to get myself a new computer to replace my old AST Pentium I 100 Mhz People tell me that I should look for processor speed. So here is what I'd like to know: 1 - What is the difference between Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Pentium M and why do people seem to smirk at...