Ultimate COMPUTER HELP thread

[bradc1988]

Yes.

[horseypie]

cool thanks mate

[Surtr]

Alright guys, my laptop is pissing me off.

You see, it keeps just randomly shutting off (Like you were to unplug a normal computer) on me, and then there's intense heat from the fan at the back. I did some checks, and the fan is running fine. The laptop is propped up too so plenty of cool air can reach the fan, and my room is freezing too. I'm not doing anything intense with my laptop either, like running some hardcore games or ****, I'm literally browsing Mx.

Any ideas? I wanna' fix it before the retarded thing powers down on me again, 'cause when it does, I'm probably going to get so pissed I'll toss the damn thing.

[PunkItUp]

well it sounds like its overheating. what processor do you have and do they have a rep for running hot?

i'm not familiar with laptops but can't think of anything else that would cause that kind of heat unless another component is failing to excessive heat

i know some people buy those laptop trays with fans in them to blow air in the laptop to help cool things off. maybe that could help? however if it has never happened before...just kind of makes me go "hmm"

[Squirrel]

i bet the headsink is clogged with dust, or the entire thing is clogged in general

actually, how much RAM do you have?

[Surtr]

I've switched over to running Ubuntu rather than Windows, and it hasn't crashed since, but...

Its clean of dust, totally fine..

And because I'm not that suave with Ubuntu yet, I checked online to see what I have for RAM and it says 959MB.

[badtaste]

I've just noticed that the extreme left column space of my monitor seems to be slightly blurry/fuzzy. Any text that happens to be in the area will lose its sharpness slightly.

Anyone have a clue about this?

[BridgeToSolace]

This is more of a hardware question than a problem really, but I'm looking to buy a high-capacity external hard drive. I've been looking around new egg and pretty much every review is either a 5 ("Great!") or a 1 ("DOA!") so it's hard to chose.

My budget is around $100, but I'm willing to spend a bit more for a great deal.

I'm looking at 500gig hard drives, like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148354

At the same time I could get the following for a similar price, but 1.5x storage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148354

I've heard Seagate is the best, and a 5 year warranty sounds great, so that's why those are my top two. I'm looking for opinions/recommendations.

Will a bigger drive decrease the reliability significantly? ie. am I better off with a 500g drive that will last me 2 years than a 640 that will last me 1.5 years (if that's the case, which is what I'm asking.)

Also, how big to usb-powered external hard drives get? That's not really a tag on newegg so I'm heaving trouble with a reliable search. Not having to plug in an external hard drive would be a great convenience. Are these unreliable as well, though?

If this is tl;dr, then to sum up "What's the best external hard drive I can get for around 100-130 dollars that best juggles reliability and price"

[IgniteYourAvail]

Western Digital. I say this because I've been buying WD drives for 5 years, and they've never failed me.

Also, I have an odd problem in Vista. Recently, my "folder.jpg" files have been disappearing from my music folders. It never did this in XP.

I assumed it was maybe putting the image into the ID tags, but all my programs are finding the folder.jpg files, and typing in the "D:\...folder.jpg" into the run bar, even though it doesn't show up in the explorer, shows the image just fine. I don't get it???

[bradc1988]

Or just buy an internal and get an enclosure.

[BridgeToSolace]

I looked into that, it's not really any cheaper the first time you do it.

100 dollars for a 500g external hd or 30-40 dollars for a good enclosure and 50-70 for a 500g internal hd.

The very small amount of money I save isn't worth the possibility of me ****ing everything up :p

[horseypie]

Western Digital. I say this because I've been buying WD drives for 5 years, and they've never failed me.

Also, I have an odd problem in Vista. Recently, my "folder.jpg" files have been disappearing from my music folders. It never did this in XP.

I assumed it was maybe putting the image into the ID tags, but all my programs are finding the folder.jpg files, and typing in the "D:\...folder.jpg" into the run bar, even though it doesn't show up in the explorer, shows the image just fine. I don't get it???

dont they normally become hidden files so they wont show up in the folders unless you search?

[Jom]

So a co-worker recently gave me her laptop because the person who originally "fixed" it for her royally F'd it up by (somehow) installing XP Pro and XP Home on there. I told her it would be easier for me just to format her hard drive and then re-install XP Home for her (since the disks she gave me were for XP Home).

Was this sound advice, or did I royally F her over, too?
Also: I can just reformat the computer using the recovery console, right?

Thanks for your help in advance.

EDIT: let me clarify: she originally had a virus or something on her computer, so she took it to some dude to get it fixed, he screwed it up, so it would be easier to start from scratch and build it back up, correct?

[IgniteYourAvail]

dont they normally become hidden files so they wont show up in the folders unless you search?

Yeah I figured out the problem, windows Media Player apparently has a default option that adds all your media then overwrites your folder.jpg files with smaller ones. Completely ridiculous. The files weren't even hiden, they're "Protected system files", so that's why they were so hidden. Everything's hunky dory now though, except for having to redownload ~150 album covers (luckily I caught it before it got past the 'C's).

[Amit]

hey bros check this out

http://www.itjustworksbetter.com/2009/01/guide-essential-add-ons-for-windows/

do u guys have any suggestions for more add-ons

[Alf™]

k so flash player isn't working on firefox, but i have installed it numerous times

help

[Iscariot]

I need a good, easy to set up Playstation emulator so that I can play FFVII (someone stole my copy a while back :( ).

Any suggestions?

[fingers mccoy]

pSX

it works pretty much out of the box

http://psxemulator.gazaxian.com/

[Iscariot]

Fantastic. Thanks man.

[Aaron]

My wireless-router died. Feel sorry for me. :(

Now ubuntu users suggest one where the drivers are available? :)

[Chu]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

I couldn't find my wireless drivers on 8.04, but 8.10 seems to have found them?

[Permanent Solution]

My wireless-router died. Feel sorry for me. :(

Now ubuntu users suggest one where the drivers are available? :)

just use ndiswrapper if you can

[Chu]

Yeah, but then he has to find the .inf.

ndiswrapper doesn't have an uber search like Synaptic :(

[Iscariot]

I have another nub question, as always.

I'm downloading a torrent of FFVII but I want to burn it onto a few discs and pop it into my PS2 instead of playing it on an emulator, so I downloaded the Alcohol 120% trial version.

Does the burn wizard on the trial version work for burning games, or do I need to download a cracked install of the full version? I don't want to waste any blank CDs.

[fingers mccoy]

emulator not working out for you? or is it just more convenient on a console?

it's likely you'll need a crack, trial versions tend to put size limits or time limits or weird stuff like watermarks or file format restrictions

[Iscariot]

It would just be more convenient to use a console. And alright, I'll download a full version. Thanks!

[DBoons Ghost]

Hey so I am wondering if there is anyone here who knows VBulletin and MySQL really well.

Well enough to provide me with what I can expect upgrading MySQL Community from 5.0.26 to 5.0.67 so I can inevitably upgrade to the latest 5.1.30.

I suck at MySQL and I don't want to destroy 5 years worth of posts.

Also I need to start Archiving as the single database that stores all our info is now pretty fricken big.

[Permanent Solution]

Yeah, but then he has to find the .inf.

ndiswrapper doesn't have an uber search like Synaptic :(
yeah but finding the inf file is easy he can just d/l the windows driver...and finding windows drivers is easy

[BridgeToSolace]

I have another nub question, as always.

I'm downloading a torrent of FFVII but I want to burn it onto a few discs and pop it into my PS2 instead of playing it on an emulator, so I downloaded the Alcohol 120% trial version.

Does the burn wizard on the trial version work for burning games, or do I need to download a cracked install of the full version? I don't want to waste any blank CDs.

Since when does any burned cd play in a console without modification?

[Tyrant21]

man im really thinking about picking up that gtx 295...looks like it kills at higher resoultions

[Iscariot]

Since when does any burned cd play in a console without modification?

According to Google, all the time. You just have to burn the right files onto the disc.

[Chu]

yeah but finding the inf file is easy he can just d/l the windows driver...and finding windows drivers is easy
The wireless driver on my laptop, I found the .inf but apparently it was an invalid driver :(

That said, upgrading to 8.10 everything works.

[Iscariot]

Turns out I need something bigger than 700 MB discs for burning a game because of the size of the files, but I can't afford any 800 MB discs ATM so I'm playing FFVII on an emulator. It still rawks.

[JizzInMyPants]

ok i just got done building my computer but...no sound....do i need a sound card or anything? I bought speakers and put them in the right slot and the computer reads it but no sound still....ohh and the speakers wont turn on.. maybe i need new speakers....ugh




OR I DIDNT FINISH LOOKING THRU THE BOX TO SEE THE POWER CABLE DUH!!!

[Iscariot]

Damn. I got some cheap DVD-Rs today but when I popped them into my computer and it wouldn't recognize them I realized that my DVD drive is only for playback. Sooooo now I'm looking for a super cheap external DVD burner so I can burn games and movies.

EDIT: Ugh, there seems to be no such thing as a cheap external burner. I'll just have to wait for the tax returns.

[bradc1988]

Just get an internal, they're cheap as.

[Buttloaves]

I'm looking at rebuilding a new PC now that parts are so cheap. However, I don't really know what to look for in a CPU. I currently use an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.6 gHz. I use my PC for gaming, making music, and for graphic design, so I don't know if say, a quad core @ 2.3 gHz would be a better upgrade than a dual core @ 3.1 gHz. I also don't understand hyper transports, caches. Basically any CPU lingo.

[IgniteYourAvail]

Not many games out rigt now utilize all 4 cores of a quad, so it's not imperative to have. However, by using a quadcore, you're effectively future-proofing the machine for when support for 4 cores starts to gain popularity. So, it's pretty much how much you want to spend.

[Iscariot]

Just get an internal, they're cheap as.

It's not safe to have me tooling around inside of a computer if anyone wants it to continue working after I've put it back together, and I cringe at the thought of paying someone to install the drive for me, which is why I'm considering an external.

[JohnXDoe]

I'm looking at rebuilding a new PC now that parts are so cheap. However, I don't really know what to look for in a CPU. I currently use an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.6 gHz. I use my PC for gaming, making music, and for graphic design, so I don't know if say, a quad core @ 2.3 gHz would be a better upgrade than a dual core @ 3.1 gHz. I also don't understand hyper transports, caches. Basically any CPU lingo.
you can find much cpu discussion, pro and con, quad and dual, and plenty of cpu "lingo" and how to understand it in this thread:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563592

last post was a couple weeks ago but it can still get pretty active so if you pose the same question there someone might come along and discuss a bit with you. or even if not if you browse the thread you can prolly come up with some conclusions of your own based on some previous discussion

[Buttloaves]

you can find much cpu discussion, pro and con, quad and dual, and plenty of cpu "lingo" and how to understand it in this thread:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563592

last post was a couple weeks ago but it can still get pretty active so if you pose the same question there someone might come along and discuss a bit with you. or even if not if you browse the thread you can prolly come up with some conclusions of your own based on some previous discussion

Awesome

[Aaron]

It's not safe to have me tooling around inside of a computer if anyone wants it to continue working after I've put it back together, and I cringe at the thought of paying someone to install the drive for me, which is why I'm considering an external.
It's pretty simple stuff man. Installing a drive is probably the easiest thing to do second to installing ram. There's lots of resources available too for walkthroughs online.

[Buttloaves]

Well I just bought a new SATA drive to replace my old dying one. I get it hooked up, install it, format it, everything is working fine. I restart my PC, and suddenly it won't boot. I get to the mobo screen graphic, then it just goes to a black screen with one flashing underscore and it sits there. I unplug the new drive, my PC boots fine. I hate computers.

And I can't even get to the BIOS with the drive active.

[horseypie]

sounds like you dont have windows installed on that drive to me
like theres no o/s

[Iscariot]

It's pretty simple stuff man. Installing a drive is probably the easiest thing to do second to installing ram. There's lots of resources available too for walkthroughs online.

Well internal drives are a hell of a lot cheaper, and maybe if I had a step-by-step tutorial I could do it, but I'm just personally terrified of destroying a $600 machine.

[horseypie]

nah really all you have to do is take the big white plastic plug dangling free inside your machine (or the plug thats already in your current dvd player) and plug it tinto the new one and do the same for the little red(?) power plug coming from the big tanky power supply

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/installing_cd_recorder.htm - this one seems really good with pics and stuff
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6603_7-5118840-1.html

you shouldnt have to worry about jumpers at all really i dont think so its just a case of unplugging and plugging back in pretty much

[Crapdragoon]

srsly its SUPER easy

just open the case pop out the cover thats covering the 2nd cd drive tray (unlesss your swaping with the oldone then dont do this) slide it in secure it with screws or pull the lever that hold it (just look at how the one thats in there is secured) connect the cables to the back and your set

[benfan]

I have a guy who says he will help me build my computer (cause hes good at that, he built his own) now i just need to know the system requirments to run Pro Tools (cause thats what ill be wanting it for) yet i dont undestand anything on their website. I know you need specific sound cards and the like, could someone help me out so i can email him a spec sheet?

[JizzInMyPants]

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11300751&postcount=9

i know its old but still lol

[Buttloaves]

I have 4 gigs of RAM, and my BIOS says I have 4 gigs, but dxdiag says I have 3328MB. Am I missing something or do I have a bad stick of RAM? Sorry for all the questions lately, my PC has been on the hijinks.

[Chu]

You have a 32-bit computer.

[IgniteYourAvail]

Yeah, you need to buy or download a 64-bit operating system to make use of 4+ gigs of ram.

[beso negro]

32 bit OS can use 4 gb

memory-mapped devices are using the 700 MB

[Shadows Within]

...thats wierd because when i first got my comp it said the same thing, but now it's saying i have 4 gigs...and before it was 3.5

[Chu]

There are extensions you can get, which will apparently make the computer appear to use 4gbs, but it's similar to the already available paging file - i.e. just use hdd.

I think Windows has included one, but I don't know what it's called.

[horseypie]

you can use a 4 gig switch whiich is some tricky bios shiz to make 32 bit windows recognise the full 4 gig i think, but i have no idea how to do it

[Buttloaves]

A computer savvy guy at my work said something about it taking out your video card's memory or something. Mine has 512, so 512 plus the 3328 would be around 3800 which is close enough to 4 gigs for me.

[Dimmu Burger]

That sounds like a neat trick.

[Amit]

There are extensions you can get, which will apparently make the computer appear to use 4gbs, but it's similar to the already available paging file - i.e. just use hdd.

I think Windows has included one, but I don't know what it's called.

PAE

but it sux

[Shadows Within]

does anyone know why i can't play FarCry 2 at full graphs? i have a quad-core 6600 2.4mhz, 4 gigs 32 bit vista and a 9600GT video card with a 32 inch 720p monitor/TV.

[Pariah]

4GB of memory with 32-bit Vista?

[Shadows Within]

yeah not sure if it's just TELLING me i have 4 or if I do because when i first got it all my programs stated i had 3.2 gigs and now they all say 4?

[Pariah]

I thought 64-bit was for 4GB, since 32-bit can only read 3GB.

I might just be dumb and falling for Microsoft propaganda, though.

[Chu]

There are 2^32 available addresses on 32-bit. - Wait for beso, or someone who doesn't have a 5 second memory and can use the correct terminology.

I think it comes out as roughly 3.4gb.

64-bit is, obviously, 2^64 which is a ridiculously large number.

[JohnXDoe]

just got a 16GB one of these for $210 from a friend of a friend:

http://i39.tinypic.com/24gvlvo.jpg

i gotta be honest its my first mp3 player and i'm a little intimidated by it. apparently its more then a music player...and i have no idea wtf to do with it or what or why? but i'm pretty sure $210 was a great deal so i snagged it

i turned it on and it says "load i tunes" which is something i haven't used before. i left it on apparently and when i picked it up again the screen lit up and had a "slider" to turn the thing off. thats as far as i've gotten, the d0cumentation that came with it is minimal and printed tiny. i am in need of reading glasses atm and have misplaced the magnifying glass i usually use to read tiny print. i don't want to fuk it up so have put it away for now

anyone have one of these or just a regular ipod? what do i need to do to get it going playing music and all the other stuff it does? are they fragile? reliable? i really just want to get started with it. any help or suggestions / tips would be appreciated

thanks

[Pariah]

just got a 16GB one of these for $210 from a friend of a friend:

http://i39.tinypic.com/24gvlvo.jpg

i gotta be honest its my first mp3 player and i'm a little intimidated by it. apparently its more then a music player...and i have no idea wtf to do with it or what or why? but i'm pretty sure $210 was a great deal so i snagged it

i turned it on and it says "load i tunes" which is something i haven't used before. i left it on apparently and when i picked it up again the screen lit up and had a "slider" to turn the thing off. thats as far as i've gotten, the d0cumentation that came with it is minimal and printed tiny. i am in need of reading glasses atm and have misplaced the magnifying glass i usually use to read tiny print. i don't want to fuk it up so have put it away for now

anyone have one of these or just a regular ipod? what do i need to do to get it going playing music and all the other stuff it does? are they fragile? reliable? i really just want to get started with it. any help or suggestions / tips would be appreciated

thanks

I have one.

When iTunes is open, check out the App Store for free/paid apps. Some of the games/apps are free, some cost money, but most of them are less than $10 and are fun and worth it. Sometimes, the games/apps get their price reduced to 99c. Also, some have a "Lite" version.

As for normal operation, just play around with it. Get a feel for how it works with the accelerometer and everything. Very fun device.

I would definitely buy some screen protectors and possibly a case for it.

[Iscariot]

I have an 80 GB iPod Classic. It was a Christmas present a few years back and was $250 on sale so yay.

[Aaron]

Does anyone know a freeware program that films whatever is happening on your monitor? Like screendumps, but video.

[JohnXDoe]

I have one.

When iTunes is open, check out the App Store for free/paid apps. Some of the games/apps are free, some cost money, but most of them are less than $10 and are fun and worth it. Sometimes, the games/apps get their price reduced to 99c. Also, some have a "Lite" version.

As for normal operation, just play around with it. Get a feel for how it works with the accelerometer and everything. Very fun device.

I would definitely buy some screen protectors and possibly a case for it.
great john. thanks. so i can comfortably "play around with it" and not worry about messing it up / crashing and stuff, i guess?

hope you don't mind if i have anymore questions about it. i'ma come straight to you now :)

thanks

[MBS]

Can anyone help me figure out how to use my ps3 computer on my computer for emulators? I already googled it and tried a few things, but they aren't working. halp :(

nevermind, got it to work, although a couple of the axis on the ps3 controller don't work. happily playing starfox.

[Pariah]

great john. thanks. so i can comfortably "play around with it" and not worry about messing it up / crashing and stuff, i guess?

hope you don't mind if i have anymore questions about it. i'ma come straight to you now :)

thanks

Sure. :)

Unless you have, like, razorblade fingertips you can use it without damaging it. But as I said, at least buy screen protectors for it to prevent minor scratches. Costs a few dollars for several protectors and are much easier to replace than the screen itself.

Several of the games I have are worth buying and are of good quality (for gameplay and graphics). You can always jailbreak it, I guess, but I'd rather not mine.

[JohnXDoe]

Sure. :)

Unless you have, like, razorblade fingertips you can use it without damaging it. But as I said, at least buy screen protectors for it to prevent minor scratches. Costs a few dollars for several protectors and are much easier to replace than the screen itself.

Several of the games I have are worth buying and are of good quality (for gameplay and graphics). You can always jailbreak it, I guess, but I'd rather not mine.
well i got it up and running and connected to the internet and all. its an impressive piece of tech, thats for sure. more then i expected, even. i downloaded a couple of games (Bejeweled and Tetris) and they look and play good. gonna get a stylus for it, too. itunes seems user friendly, also.

do you have a "listening station" for it or w/e its called? for your home? if so what kind? i would like to spend under $100 but still want good sound i can move room to room

also, i notice their is no "Stop" for music playback. is this correct? one last thing....can it zoom web pages? i've looked at the player and googled but don't see a function for it

oh, and youtube on this thing is really cool :)

thanks a bunch

[Against Miik!]

You are correct ipods don't have stop buttons, just pause. You pause it and leave it idol for a few minutes, and thats how it turns off. As for docks, I have this one and know other people who have it and it works pretty well.

http://www.amazon.com/iHome-iH5BR-Clock-Radio-Black/dp/B000C7DQ66/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233562260&sr=8-3

[Pariah]

well i got it up and running and connected to the internet and all. its an impressive piece of tech, thats for sure. more then i expected, even. i downloaded a couple of games (Bejeweled and Tetris) and they look and play good. gonna get a stylus for it, too. itunes seems user friendly, also.

do you have a "listening station" for it or w/e its called? for your home? if so what kind? i would like to spend under $100 but still want good sound i can move room to room

also, i notice their is no "Stop" for music playback. is this correct? one last thing....can it zoom web pages? i've looked at the player and googled but don't see a function for it

oh, and youtube on this thing is really cool :)

thanks a bunch

A stylus won't work. Like laptop touchpads, it works because of body heat. I've tried working the screen through a glove, and it didn't react.

Shell has iPod speakers, but they don't work with the Touch. If you get one, make sure it says it works with the Touch.

There isn't a Stop button. Just pause.

To zoom in a webpage, you can either double-tap the screen or "pinch" the screen. To zoom in, take your thumb and forefinger (together), and touch the screen then spread them apart. And to zoom out, do the opposite.

Watch this to get an idea of how to work some of the functions: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/guidedtour/

[JohnXDoe]

thanks for the info, dudes. and thanks for that link, john. downloading now :)

however...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDAhN3vcxCM

:confused:

[Pariah]

Hmm... I've never used a stylus, but any time I've tried using it with something other than a finger, it hasn't responded.

*shrugs*

[Aaron]

Does anyone know a freeware program that films whatever is happening on your monitor? Like screendumps, but video.

Anyone?

[Chu]

fraps?

[bradc1988]

I looked that up upon seeing his post and wiki says fraps can't frap desktop applications as they don't use directx, which is how fraps records stuff.

[Aaron]

Yeah finding that out as we speak. :(

[Light Fantastic]

Anyone?use camtasia studio

[horseypie]

camtasia, thats it

i kept thinking camcordia for some reason
yeha use camtasia

[JohnXDoe]

Hmm... I've never used a stylus, but any time I've tried using it with something other than a finger, it hasn't responded.

*shrugs*
thanks for all the help. got it all set up now

damn dude this thing is awesome. i guess other mp3 players are similar. for playing music. but this is just really cool. the apps...and the way you can flip though the albums. works really, really well. and sounds great with an inexpensive headphone upgrade :)

very nice. thanks again for the tips and suggestions

[Pariah]

What games do you have (other than Tetris and Bejeweled)?

I have Bejeweled, Blackjack, Bugdom 2, Centipede (hell yeah Atari classic :cool: ), Collapse! Chaos, Cro-Mag Rally, Enigmo, Hero of Sparta, Labyrinth, Solitaire, Tetris, and Toybot Diaries entries 1, 2, and 3.

[JohnXDoe]

i only have Tetris and Bejeweled for now but will get more no doubt. Centipede sounds good. always liked that game. if it works well on the itouch its prolly a go. some card games for sure. simple ones like Blackjack. just things to kill time during slow periods at work

i have a question about the internet. now, i'm connected at home, but its my understanding that "mobile broadband" isn't available for the itouch. its impossible, IOW. but can i connect from a "hot spot," i guess its called? or like at Starbucks or w/e? or a motel, airport, office building, etc? i mean i can connect wherever there is an "open" network, right? or any available network i have a password to. correct?

[Pariah]

Yeah. It can find connections and automatically connect to them.

I definitely recommend Hero of Sparta. Graphics are awesome, and the gameplay is quite good. And Enigmo is a challenging puzzle game, reminds me of Lemmings.

[JohnXDoe]

thanks for all the suggestions, john

i hope you revisit this thread as i have one more question. for you or someone else who can answer. i have tried google and have come up empty for the most part

i noticed after transferring my music to the ipod all songs on certain albums are placed in alphabetical order rather then proper track sequence? on itunes they are placed properly, just as they are on the original CD. but on the ipod the are listed and play in alphabetical order. which bothers me. and i don't see a way of changing it. most of my albums are fine, nothing changed. but on more then a few albums songs are listed and play in alphabetical order?

any ideas about this and how to correct it?

thanks

[Buttloaves]

Would this:

http://www.madcatz.com/Default.asp?Page=258&CategoryImg=Xbox_360_Cables

Go into a coaxial S/PDIF-out on my motherboard? If so, awesome, if not /suicide.

[Aaron]

thanks for all the suggestions, john

i hope you revisit this thread as i have one more question. for you or someone else who can answer. i have tried google and have come up empty for the most part

i noticed after transferring my music to the ipod all songs on certain albums are placed in alphabetical order rather then proper track sequence? on itunes they are placed properly, just as they are on the original CD. but on the ipod the are listed and play in alphabetical order. which bothers me. and i don't see a way of changing it. most of my albums are fine, nothing changed. but on more then a few albums songs are listed and play in alphabetical order?

any ideas about this and how to correct it?

thanks
Sounds like the ID3 tags are wrong in some, or in a format that is not recognised by itunes so it defaults. AFAIK there's a program you can download designed to fix this, but I can't recall the name sorry. Someone else may.

[Crapdragoon]

Yo is this a good deal? It looks like one to me but i'm kinda outta the loop when it comes to performance/value

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229067

[beso negro]

how do i know if something is USB 1.0 compatible. If it just says USB and doesn't specify which one will it work on both?

like this one for example
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104021

[HighandDriving]

Hey thought I'd visit here and brag that I got WinXp and Mac OSX dual bootin on my MSI Wind netbook.

[Crapdragoon]

how do i know if something is USB 1.0 compatible. If it just says USB and doesn't specify which one will it work on both?

like this one for example
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104021



from my understanding, because 2.0 has been in use for such a logn time now its usually whats implied when 'usb' is typed.

[JohnXDoe]

Sounds like the ID3 tags are wrong in some, or in a format that is not recognised by itunes so it defaults. AFAIK there's a program you can download designed to fix this, but I can't recall the name sorry. Someone else may.
ugh...forgot to thank you for this. i'll look into it :)

thanks

[Crapdragoon]

ugh...forgot to thank you for this. i'll look into it :)

thanks


hey jxd can you help me with my question? (post # 4842)

[Group Zebra]

hey jxd can you help me with my question? (post # 4842)

What sorts of things are you going to be doing with said pc?

[bradc1988]

how do i know if something is USB 1.0 compatible. If it just says USB and doesn't specify which one will it work on both?

like this one for example
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104021

All USB is backwards compatible.

[JohnXDoe]

hey jxd can you help me with my question? (post # 4842)
What sorts of things are you going to be doing with said pc?
i think group zebra poses a good question. and i won't even say "build your own" bcuz if thats what you were going to do, well, you'd be doing it

you aren't going to "game" on this "gaming computer" with the video card included. not even close. unless running really old games. if you want to upgrade the card so it can run ANY newer game you will have to upgrade the PSU, too. as upon close inspection the PSU has just 14amps on each 12v rail. that will barely get the job done for most adequate gaming cards. and its also just 400w. so...this is not a "gamer" computer by any stretch of the imagination as its name implies

the mobo has just two slots for memory. i don't like that it should have four imo. two slots says "low end" mobo. not that four would necessarily mean better quality, but it would mean something...more

the main attraction of this unit is its processor, which is an AMD dual core based on their Phenom core processors. its energy efficient and peepy enough, but no powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination. it would be great for basic computing and stuff, and it would play games fine with a decent video card

another attraction is the 64bit OS. idk much or anything about 64 bit computing, but many like it. however that is something (the OS) you can upgrade to anytime you might like

imo this is not a good value, even for basic needs. it will suit basic needs fine, but nothing more. if basic needs are all you have look to a Dell or HP tbh. or just something else, period. for $500 deals are to be found. if you want to play games and what not, immediate upgrades are in order. or at least down the line when the time comes

imho its over priced and limited in its upgrade path by just two slots for memory. its a basic box with a 64bit OS. for the same price or a little more you could do somewhat better. if "basics" and a 64bit OS are all you need, well, it is what it is for $500 :/

i'll brb with some other choices

[Crapdragoon]

oic... please post!! =]

[JohnXDoe]

much better overall value

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103190

still only two slots for RAM but thats neither here nor there. 180 gigs less HD space, but you can worry about that if you ever need more space. and HD's are pretty cheap these days. no vid card and only a 250w PSU, but the vid card in the other computer is fairly useless anyway and the 400w psu is useless if you ever want to upgrade

this computer has a quad core processor. not the best or fastest, but it will get the job done well. overall better value and purchase at $489 for basic computing needs imo

for gaming the dual core AMD in the computer you linked isn't so bad. but nor is the q8200. neither is a great overclocker really, but you won't be doing that on the mobo's included, anyway. the AMD is clocked higher, but that means nothing as its a different chip design

lets put it this way...the AMD chip (7750) can be had for $80 atm at newegg. the q8200 is $170. so, there 'ya go...


also this at $500 is a much better value then the AMD. much. and similar in every way so far as vid card and psu are concerned

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227131

brb with some box maker deals if i can find some :)

[JohnXDoe]

well crap if you are NEVER going to overclock (something those low buck mobo's on the linked above won't do well anyway) Dell has these with a good intel dual core (E7400) for $450 atm or quad (q6600) for $20 more

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dddoob1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=features~desktops_great_deals

they come with 500 gigs on the HD, 4 gigs RAM, 64 bit OS, basic vid card (ATI 3450) and of course one year warranty and tech support. you can add a media card reader for $20 more, and a wireless card for $30 more. so thats around or about $500 right there

upgrade for gaming in the future? all i can say is i have a Dell Ispirion and i changed the psu and vid card myself, no problem. i have an 8800GT and 500w antec in mine. plays Crysis fine and everything else. Left4Dead is spectacular :D

don't know if you void any or all of the warranty if you upgrade the PSU in the first year, but i don't think so. if so meh, but i upgraded mine no prob

i won't even bother posting other box maker comps because thats gonna be as good as it gets for around $500 :/

video review and pics

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-inspiron-518/4505-3118_7-33186145.html

the review is old(er) so does not recognize the 64 bit OS and a few other options now available

[Crapdragoon]

Thanks doe, i might get that actually.

[JohnXDoe]

yeah its not a bad box unit. but if you want mega expandability you always have to build your own or get a higher priced "pre built"

IOW you will never be able to put more then a combination of two dvd drives and two HD's in this, your internal HD space may be limited to 750mb's (unless Dell updates the bios for more), and you'll never swap the case, add more fans (although you can change them. including the cpu fan / heatsink), or add a HUGE graphics card (in physical size, although a dual slot card will fit if the pci slot below it is empty)

but those other "custom" $500 computers from newegg are pretty limited, too. and it doesn't sound like you're very interested in spending more money or building one or w/e. otherwise you wouldn't be asking about $500 computers

its actually a pretty good deal if you aren't the type to tinker and tamper with a computer. constantly upgrading and such. oh, and you won't ever use a non Dell OS with it, either. IOW hang onto the OS disc it comes with, because you can't use a regular "non Dell" copy of Windows with a Dell comp. i'm pretty sure you can "upgrade" to a newer edition of Windows after a bios update (Windows 7, for instance) but it will have to be a Dell edition

[Crapdragoon]

Yeah well I am just way too lazy to build a pc.And my tax return was like 400 dollars, Plus the current pc im using is from 2002 :lol:

[JohnXDoe]

oh man 2002. if you've had a chance to work on a newer one to any extent you know the difference is like night and day. if not you'll be very pleasantly surprised

either way the capabilities of the new ones, dual core, quad, etc are pretty impressive for the home user. i went from a p4 2.8 (2004) to a mid range AMD dual core unit and am still like "damn!" after over a year of use

still very happy with it :D

and yeah its a Dell :P

[Crapdragoon]

Yeah this is a p4 2.26 :lol:

[Jamais_Vu]

I just recently got this virus called BKRD Agent and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. My anti-virus system, which sucks, (Trend Micro Anti-Virus) is not cleaning it out.

[Permanent Solution]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_trojan_horse_BackDoor_Agent_BA_w hen_AVG_resident_shield_says_it_cannot_be_deleted_ cleaned_or_removed
Seems to have some good answers

[Jamais_Vu]

That seems like a pain in the *** to get rid of but I'll try it.

[g°®†]

alright ... so here's the deal. I recently reformatted my computer since my audio was messed up --- I could hear audio using media players such as vlc, windows media player, i-tunes, etc., but I couldn't get audio watching youtube videos or other flash sites.

I had installed all the recommended audio drivers for my mobo (which has an onboard sound card) ... but it didn't work.


That said, I had reformatted my computer and reinstalled Windows XP.

Now, NO AUDIO AT ALL! :upset:

I've installed the Realtek AC97 audio driver which is the driver that was initially on my computer when I first got it, but that didn't work.

I then installed the latest version of the aforementioned driver, but to no avail.



Does anyone here know what else there is that I can do? I absolutely need to be able to play audio on my computer.



Here are my computer specs, if it helps anyone:

Asus A8N-SLIR mobo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core processor 4400+ 2.21 GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 7800 GTX gpu

[Shadows Within]

you have made sure that I/O's are set correctly right? and have you used your sound card for anything besides normal functions?

[JohnXDoe]

gort it seems you make ok money and i remember when you first got your computer how happy you were it was so cutting edge. but now its just an aging warhorse do yourself a favor and just get a new one already

freakin' 7800GTX ffs. and your processor is $39 at newegg :/

[g°®†]

I know ... I could go buy a new one, but I don't do gaming anymore, so it's not exactly necessary to have the most up-to-date beast machine. The machine I have now suffices nicely for running my graphics programs (though I could definitely do for a little more RAM).


And to Shadows Within .... by I/O's, I'm assuming you mean the physical connections? If so, then they're all set properly. And my soundcard is an onboard feature of my motherboard, and the only thing I've done with it is play vlc and itunes, and run my PODxt through my computer using the microphone jack. It has GOT to be a driver issue. :-|

[Benzum]

so i'm trying to listen to music on band mypace webpages and javascript or whatever the **** it is has been installed but the computer is still asking me to install it? wtf?

[Shadows Within]

I know ... I could go buy a new one, but I don't do gaming anymore, so it's not exactly necessary to have the most up-to-date beast machine. The machine I have now suffices nicely for running my graphics programs (though I could definitely do for a little more RAM).


And to Shadows Within .... by I/O's, I'm assuming you mean the physical connections? If so, then they're all set properly. And my soundcard is an onboard feature of my motherboard, and the only thing I've done with it is play vlc and itunes, and run my PODxt through my computer using the microphone jack. It has GOT to be a driver issue. :-|

no no, I/O means Input/Output meaning what Windows recognizes as your default input (probably your POD) and your output is your speakers. you probably blew your soundcard because you really cant plug in an external soundcard into an internal one (unless it is a high end one like a protools card or something of the sort., that POD acts as a external sound card much like my M-Audio Firewire 410 and i think it messes it up because it's going from 1/4 jack to a headphone jack. i blew out my 3 internal cards in my old computer by plugging my Synth directly into my sound card with a 1/4 inch-to-headphone converter.

[Benzum]

You can use external audio interfaces as your primiary sound driver

[Shadows Within]

yeah thats what im doing now.

[Panopticon]

can someone suggest me a free mov to wmv or avi converter that will convert the whole thing?

All i've been able to find is programs that will convert only 50 or 20% of the video.

I don't even care if i only have a limited number of conversions, as long as it converts the whole video.

[g°®†]

no no, I/O means Input/Output meaning what Windows recognizes as your default input (probably your POD) and your output is your speakers. you probably blew your soundcard because you really cant plug in an external soundcard into an internal one (unless it is a high end one like a protools card or something of the sort., that POD acts as a external sound card much like my M-Audio Firewire 410 and i think it messes it up because it's going from 1/4 jack to a headphone jack. i blew out my 3 internal cards in my old computer by plugging my Synth directly into my sound card with a 1/4 inch-to-headphone converter.


you could've saved yourself a whole lot of typing if you read my first post.

alright ... so here's the deal. I recently reformatted my computer since my audio was messed up --- I could hear audio using media players such as vlc, windows media player, i-tunes, etc., but I couldn't get audio watching youtube videos or other flash sites.

[beso negro]

can someone suggest me a free mov to wmv or avi converter that will convert the whole thing?

All i've been able to find is programs that will convert only 50 or 20% of the video.

I don't even care if i only have a limited number of conversions, as long as it converts the whole video.

http://media-convert.com/

i can't count how many times i've posted that itt

[Panopticon]

my video is something like 280 or 208mb, and the max file size for that is 150mb.

[Aaron]

**** you Dell. Why do you discontinue laptops so quickly and stop making their batteries?

[Angmar]

My browsers won't connect, none of them, not firefox, explorer, or opera. My AIM and MSN work ok and are able to log on and work properly, but ever since I tried to update to explorer 8 it has failed, I went back to 7 but it also fails. It's odd and I can't really explain it, but I am getting really frustrated and it seems like it wont try and connect to my working connection. It's not the firewall as far as I know, since it still doesn't work when I turn it off, but it's getting to be a real inconvienience.

[Aaron]

I bought this USB A[male] to A[male] cable off ebay [from LOL-Kong] with the intention of linking my electric drum kit and my laptop directly [rather than using flash memory to transfer data], but am aprehensive to plug it in straight away as technically they're both computers. Is there going to be any issues with this? Will this cable work or do I need a specialist data-transfer type cable?

[Benzum]

If you want to record your electric drum kit just get a low latency audio interface and use the host software to manipulate your current rig. As long as the DAW registers your signal there really is no problem?

[Aaron]

That's my problem; I'm having issues with my audio interface and wanted a purely digital way to get around the issues [signal just isn't high enough going kit-brain > component cable > inteface to USB].

[Benzum]

I don't know if that's at all possible. Maybe try putting the signal from the kit through a guitar amp purely as a temporary solution, that's bound to boost it. I know this isn't exactly what you want to hear but it might just be easier to get a new or fix your current audio interface. I know how annoying this stuff can be.

[JerrySanders]

I'm trying to upgrade my PC so I can play Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 on medium or high settings. I use a Gateway PC with windows vista. Here's my pc specs. I also own a 22 inch widedscreen LCD Dell monitor, I'm not sure if that matters.

Processor:
Intel Pentium Dual Core
E5200 Processor
Each core operates at 2.50GHz,
2MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB

Memory:
4GB DDR2

Video:
NVIDIA GeForce 7100
PC-I Express slot available

Hard Drive:
640 GB

Someone on gamefaqs suggested this Graphics card. Do you think this is the right graphics card for my pc?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102820

[shadowswithin]

Video cards aren't as restricted as other parts, most video cards will work as long as it's the right slot, now im not sure about Radeons, i use Nvidia myself, i would really spend a little more for say a 9600 GT but thats just me.

this is the one i own right now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133239

[Jacaranda]

ok not computer really but more wireless help bullshit so i'm running vista and i ordered a wireless module for my actiontec m1000 modem so that i could watch videos on my xbox/tv from computer. before i bought the module i used my older modem that had wirelss that i could turn on and off at will only problem with that one is that it didn't hook up to the internet or something idk.
anywho i can't figure out how to connect to my xbox now and does 802.11b rather then 802.11a have anything to do with it?

[Cramboli]

So I guess this would be the best thread to ask this but I'm trying to find a new processor for my lappy. The problem I keep running into is that I can find all these utilities and crap that say they will find compatible processors but most of them are just trying to sell you what there company sells.
so I'm looking first for what I should be looking for to accomplish this I all ready know slightly what I'm lookingfor /about computers to get by I just need to know where to look now...
Thanks for any help
No thanks for spam if I wanted that I would of asked in the main community thread...

[christsimpson]

I don't see the problem. find out what chipset your motherboard supports, then buy the best alternative in that chipset, performance and cost-wise.

[Cramboli]

I don't see the problem. find out what chipset your motherboard supports, then buy the best alternative in that chipset, performance and cost-wise.
well that's the thing I'm not getting any consistent answers at all...

[christsimpson]

find out what motherboard you have, then google it and find the manufacturer's website, and look there what chipset(s) it supports.

[Cramboli]

so how would I figure that out? I'm new to the customization thing...

[bradc1988]

Everest or um I think cpuz

[christsimpson]

so how would I figure that out? I'm new to the customization thing...

google your lappie model. should not be hard to find out what motherboard you have.

[Cramboli]

Thanks alot I've been searching for day's before I tried here and all I kept getting was buy a new computer get a mac **** like that and it was pissing me off... So again thanks...

[Cramboli]

Still can't really turn anything up it's a dell and generic and I've found the motherboard for sale on ebay other than that it's just problem shooting in forums and the such...

[christsimpson]

google the exact Dell model number, and go to Dell's sites and look at the motherboard info. or you can call Dell and they will tell you what chipset it supports.

[Cramboli]

I can tell you how that call would go
Dell: Is your computer on?
Me: Yes
Dell: Crap, um hold on can I call you back
Yeah I did that and it's trying to give me support for some old *** dell tower
I'm really starting to hate them because when I got this comp back in fall they didn't have the option to upgrade the processor so I was stuck at getting 2.1ghz and now they have options for it... Like the same thing with my fiancee's mini9 only being able to get 1g ram...

[christsimpson]

no just call and ask what motherboard is in your computer.

[Cramboli]

oh I thought you meant like the overall comp model my bad but yeah I'll do that like when they oping it's like 6:35 AM here and they usually don't answer until like 8ish thanks for the help and putting up with my bs I'm just really pissed at dell with the fact that they control what you can get... But I hate HP's and I had an acer which crapped the bed because it couldn't handle my awesome...

[christsimpson]

wait what doesn't it say what model it is? isn't here a sticker somewhere? do you have the manuals? if you don't know what model it is, you probably need to get to some store that can tell you.

[Cramboli]

it tells me the model PP31L for the comp but when I type it in the dell search bar it takes me to some ancient tower and I was told that just looking at the bottom of the motherboard would tell me put there so many of those dumbass dell labeling stickers you can't tell you can't remove it from it chassis without force None of the manuals or books tell you about the motherboard if you type it in the search bar it gives you everything but
I even have the system in my account and it really tells you everything down to the screws what's in there but it doesn't mention the mother board I mean unless I looked over it...

This is the page

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0 X212K SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., Storage Processor..., XP TABLET..., Q951618
0 C029N SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., WINDOWS XP..., XP TABLET..., X64, Q956803
0 C645M SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., DSPRT-CTR, 2.0
0 C7969 Service Charge, Software Windows XP, DT-CLEAN-ADD
0 D353K SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., WINDOWS XP..., XP TABLET..., X64, Q951978
0 H560J SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., WINDOWS XP..., XP TABLET..., X64, Q951698
0 M999N SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., WINDOWS XP..., XP TABLET..., X64, Q959252
1 P787J LABEL..., CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY..., WINDOWS XP HOME..., LOW COST..., V#2008
0 PJ289 INFORMATION..., VPEPR
0 R0920 Service Charge, OPERATING SYSTEM..., Windows XP Windows 2000, Direct-X
0 TK043 SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., ADOBE..., ACROBAT READER..., 8.1, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
0 YK191 INFORMATION..., SOFTWARE..., 30DAY
0 YU425 SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., WXPHSP3, 128, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...

[christsimpson]

that was the least lucid list I've ever seen. you might have to just bring the computer to some store and ask.

[Cramboli]

That's what I was figuring because the intel website is inane and pointless and dell's rly rly sucks...

[sweboy]

Guys, what's the difference between a "computer programming language like C/C++" and "a scripting language like Perl or Python"?

[christsimpson]

Guys, what's the difference between a "computer programming language like C/C++" and "a scripting language like Perl or Python"?

uh they are all programming languages. and all of those languages you post are extremely different. C is a low-level language, C++ is object-based, Perl is high-level and interpreted, and Python is also high-level and interpreted as well as very simplistic.

[south_of_heaven 11]

hey so um my laptop, when I unplug it, will say that I have like 3 hours of battery life left. It will reduce itself accordingly, but say after like 20 minutes, it will just immediantly drop from say, the 97% power it said it had remaining to like 6% power and will tell me I have like 8 minutes left (and it means it cause it will shut itself off).

What gives?

[christsimpson]

hey so um my laptop, when I unplug it, will say that I have like 3 hours of battery life left. It will reduce itself accordingly, but say after like 20 minutes, it will just immediantly drop from say, the 97% power it said it had remaining to like 6% power and will tell me I have like 8 minutes left (and it means it cause it will shut itself off).

What gives?

your battery is broken. simple as that.

[south_of_heaven 11]

figured. I was just hoping for better news.

[Cramboli]

So I ended up calling Dell and as I suspected they were of no help by just saying call intel... Who then said call Dell... Who then said I'd need to buy a new laptop with the processor I want in it... FML...

[sweboy]

uh they are all programming languages. and all of those languages you post are extremely different. C is a low-level language, C++ is object-based, Perl is high-level and interpreted, and Python is also high-level and interpreted as well as very simplistic.

but is there no reason why someone would make a distinction between "computer programming language like C/C++" and "a scripting language like Perl or Python"? because i saw someone make that distinction and so i went here

[bradc1988]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripting_language

[beso negro]

Perl and Python are interpreted while C and C++ are compiled. that is the only difference. You can do the same things with each. Interpreted languages are easier to use but are slower than compiled languages.

C is high level but not as high as Java. Assembly language is low level.

[christsimpson]

C is high level but not as high as Java. Assembly language is low level.

it's low-level *compared to perl and python*.

[beso negro]

sure but not compared to assembly.

[christsimpson]

sure but not compared to assembly.

yeah I forgot to actually compare it. sorry.

[Huxton]

just use applescript theres no need for anything else really

[christsimpson]

just use applescript theres no need for anything else really

yeah lets rewrite [insert any system tool on any operating system here] to applescript.

[Huxton]

yeah lets rewrite [insert any system tool on any operating system here] to applescript.if only

[Chu]

C is a high-level language damn you.

[Shadows Within]

ok so i build a new comp, i bought a motherboard that can support up to 8 gigs of ram, i have a 32 bit system and iu purchased 4 gigs of ram, but when i installed the ram (dual channel enabled) but when i turn on my comp and go to system information it says im only running 2.5 gigs of ram?? i got a tool that tells you if you have dual channel supported and it says all 4 gigs are enabled, i had almost the save vid card before running 512 mb or ram, and on vista it said i was running 3.5 gigs of ram even with my video card....so it's not that.


oh and i have XP pro with SP3.

EDIT: also my new vid card said it can only run with a power supply of 400w or up, if i got a second vid card and ran it in SLI mode would i need a bigger power supply than my 500w or does it not matter?

[IgniteYourAvail]

You need to install a 64 bit operating system in order for it to see 4 gigs of RAM or more.

For your graphics card issue, get the biggest power supply you can for SLI'ing. You should also look into getting exterior cooling solutions, those things can run hot.

[christsimpson]

You need to install a 64 bit operating system in order for it to see 4 gigs of RAM or more.

no you don't.


edit: oh Windows. yes you do.

[beso negro]

what 32 bit OS can use more than 4 gigs? 32 bit operating systems have only 32 bit pointers.

[Iskandar]

hey so um my laptop, when I unplug it, will say that I have like 3 hours of battery life left. It will reduce itself accordingly, but say after like 20 minutes, it will just immediantly drop from say, the 97% power it said it had remaining to like 6% power and will tell me I have like 8 minutes left (and it means it cause it will shut itself off).

What gives?Just use the power cord all the time.

[IgniteYourAvail]

what 32 bit OS can use more than 4 gigs? 32 bit operating systems have only 32 bit pointers.

You can recompile Linux and hack Windows 32-bit versions in order for it to identify >4 gigs of ram. It involves messing around with PAE extensions and a bunch of other jazz I have no idea how to do.

[beso negro]

ok i figured he was talking about something else because i thought Windows supported PAE but now i see they don't becuase of driver compatibility.

[Mister_Che]

I think my graphics card is dead or just messed up.

Everything on my screen has a blueish greenish tone. I know for certain it isn't the monitor. Is there any way to verify that it is indeed the card and not the monitor?

It's an 8800 GT, by the way.

[Talos]

My Pagefile.sys file is 3.00GB which seems to be taking up a bit of space. I have 3GB of RAM but is this size normal for RAM of that size? It seems a bit big.

[Against Miik!]

I think my graphics card is dead or just messed up.

Everything on my screen has a blueish greenish tone. I know for certain it isn't the monitor. Is there any way to verify that it is indeed the card and not the monitor?

It's an 8800 GT, by the way.

While some people say the 8800 GT's are just as reliable as any other card, I've heard from other places that they have a higher than normal failure rate, most relating to heating issues. So I'd look into that. If possible, of course, try hooking up to another monitor just in case.

[Permanent Solution]

I think my graphics card is dead or just messed up.

Everything on my screen has a blueish greenish tone. I know for certain it isn't the monitor. Is there any way to verify that it is indeed the card and not the monitor?

It's an 8800 GT, by the way.

What brand is it? If it's under warranty just send it in and have them check it out.

Otherwise, no way to verify it's the card unless you have either an integrated graphics system on the mobo or buy a new one and replace it and see, but of course that would only narrow it to the card or the slot on the mobo still. There's probably some software out there somewhere...but if you can't see that's not much use =|

[Mister_Che]

So it could be the slot also? Hmm. I know it's not the monitor. Whenever I shut down the computer, the monitor will stay on for a second, then the prompt (No Signal) will appear. The prompt isn't discolored so that leads me to believe it's not the monitor.

If it's a heat issue, it could be dust right? I should check the insides and see if it's dusty?

I'm going to try and remove the GT later and use the integrated graphics card and see if that fixes it. Thanks for the input guys, it's greatly appreciated.

[Permanent Solution]

I'm just thinking of it like an engineering problem. If it's not the monitor, the problem can be anywhere from the cable all the way to the CPU. That's the whole system, and it's hard to isolate where it is without extensive testing. But trying the integrated would be a good step and isolate it fairly well. If integrated works it's probably the card...the slot probably works if the mobo does. Probably.

Checking for dust would be good too, yes.

[ThisGuy]

Has anyone ever built their own laptop? Is it any cheaper than retail?

[bradc1988]

I know for certain it isn't the monitor. Is there any way to verify that it is indeed the card and not the monitor?


...

Please rephrase.

[ThisGuy]

Why is that when I select the c drive, it tells me I'm using 38 gigs, but when I enter the c drive and select all, it only says I have 27 gigs. (properties) This is on vista by the way.

[Buttloaves]

Having *gasp* more PC issues. My PC wouldn't boot this morning, having worked fine hours earlier. It booted slower than usual, did the usual mobo splash screen, and then just went to a black screen with a blinking underscore and sat there. My HDD with Windows on it wasn't detected in BIOS, so I assumed it must have died considering my PC would randomly make loud grinding noises for minutes at a time. I bought a new HDD, hooked it up, and BIOS detected it. However, it either goes back to the black screen with the flashing udnerscore, or says "Please insert hard disk or bootable media and press any key...". I have my Windows CD in, and it won't boot from it. I checked my connections and everything looks good. No idea what the flux could be happenening.

[horseypie]

Why is that when I select the c drive, it tells me I'm using 38 gigs, but when I enter the c drive and select all, it only says I have 27 gigs. (properties) This is on vista by the way.

my guess is you have a shitload of hidden system files that dont come up when you select all but are included when you just look at the drives properties

[BillyBonebrake]

Having *gasp* more PC issues. My PC wouldn't boot this morning, having worked fine hours earlier. It booted slower than usual, did the usual mobo splash screen, and then just went to a black screen with a blinking underscore and sat there. My HDD with Windows on it wasn't detected in BIOS, so I assumed it must have died considering my PC would randomly make loud grinding noises for minutes at a time. I bought a new HDD, hooked it up, and BIOS detected it. However, it either goes back to the black screen with the flashing udnerscore, or says "Please insert hard disk or bootable media and press any key...". I have my Windows CD in, and it won't boot from it. I checked my connections and everything looks good. No idea what the flux could be happenening.
have you tried resetting CMOS?

ok you prolly know more about this then i do. but i had a similar prob to yours and thats what i did and it worked. i had to do a little work around BIOS afterward to make sure my settings were correct, but it did boot fine after the reset

just google "resetting CMOS"

apparently all mobos have a battery on them (lithium of some sort) that keeps the mobo in low power mode or somethin' and makes it remember stuff. this can also cause trouble. some mobos have a switch or lever you activate to reset CMOS, others make it simple to pop out the battery. some not so simple. mine was not so simple, but i popped it out and an hour later popped it back in and my computer went straight to bios and straight to boot up

barring any other hardware / software problem this might work. sorry i can't be of more help, but thats just my experience. lots of info on google about this, 'tho


EDIT: oh, i think the switch / lever method of resetting is called a CMOS "jumper." so just a heads up

[Dimmu Burger]

Quick question for Vista folks: The taskbar at the bottom of the screen keeps disappearing, but the pearl is still there, so I know it's not going into auto-hide mode or whatever. I keep having to reboot to get it back. Any suggestions/experience with this?

[BillyBonebrake]

it sounds like Windows Explorer might be crashing. not to be confused with Internet Explorer, of course

this sometimes happens to me...although i get a pop up that says "Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working" with a couple of options. i choose to let it "restart" (Explorer, not the computer) and everything comes back in a few seconds

i would suggest checking your settings in control panel....and running a virus scan or two. spyware, also. just in case. defrag the HD, too. if you haven't done so yet. clean out the temp files, registry, all that stuff

otherwise it might just be buggy :/

[andyneverstoppingmachine]

My computer changes the little o to the number 0 whenever I type d o cument but all in one word like document

help

[horseypie]

i think thats an mx thing

[bradc1988]

No I think you might have a virus, it works for me.

Document.

[Against Miik!]

No I think you might have a virus, it works for me.

Document.

cheater

[andyneverstoppingmachine]

d0cument

edit oh dear

[Light Flantastic]

doсument

edit: nope works for me

[andyneverstoppingmachine]

omg viruseses

[mph4ever]

Quick question for Vista folks: The taskbar at the bottom of the screen keeps disappearing, but the pearl is still there, so I know it's not going into auto-hide mode or whatever. I keep having to reboot to get it back. Any suggestions/experience with this?

without rebooting, if you go into task manager and start a new task called explore.exe then does it come back?

[Chu]

explorer.exe*

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

omg viruseses
u must have opened an unsolicited mx doсument

[DaveSavesTheDay]

Hey All,

I'm currently using a TV as my monitor. It's hooked up using a VGA cable and works fine except for when I try to run it a 800x600 resolution. Normally this wouldn't bother me but I'm trying to play some older game that only run on 800x600 and to run them I have to plug in an older monitor.

Any reason my current set-up won't allow me to run 800x600?

[south_of_heaven 11]

I know it sounds simple, but your TV might not support that resolution. I know my monitor back home will cut itself out at some random resolutions because it doesn't support them.

[mph4ever]

explorer.exe*


thanks

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I know it sounds simple, but your TV might not support that resolution. I know my monitor back home will cut itself out at some random resolutions because it doesn't support them.

Aye that's what I figured, unfortunately. :(

edit: yep, definitely my TV. I tried it on my buddies 32" and it worked perfectly. Ah well, gives me an excuse to buy a new one :D

Any suggestions for a 32"-42" TV for under $1000*?

*For the TV. I need to budget the rest for warranties, cables, stands, ext.

[Titan50]

Due to Norton being ****, I'm having to copy EVERYTHING onto an external hard drive and reset the computer to factory settings.
My main concern is regarding iTunes. I'm the only one in the family who uses it, so it's gonna be a pain to:

1. Add everything I have onto it
2. Put the right artwork, etc, onto it
3. "Edit" the songs to get rid of annoying interludes, hidden tracks, etc


I've just learned that, apparently, when I reset the computer and download iTunes I can simply plug my iPod in and transfer everything over.

1. Is this true?
2. If it is true, will everything on the iPod be transfereed to iTunes
3. If not, what can I do to get rid of over 2 days hassle?

[IgniteYourAvail]

I don't know about recently, but there have been millions of horror stories involving someone plugging in a full iPod into a new copy of iTunes and having it wipe the entire iPod. The best thing to do is use a third-party iPod manager first (floola, winamp plugin, etc) and move the songs manually to your desired location.

[Pariah]

Only problem I had with connecting my iPod to a new copy of iTunes was it erasing my apps, but I just redownloaded them without any problem.

I remember someone from here put all their music on their iPod, then decided to delete it from their computer to make space. They connected their iPod again and lost everything.

[Jamais_Vu]

I'm having a problem with my cursor. The hourglass is always next to it and it won't seem to go away. I tried restarting and it's always there even when I'm not browsing anything. What do I do to make the damn thing go away? It's annoying me cause it's making my computer slow.

[mph4ever]

which operating system?

[Light Flantastic]

I'm having a problem with my cursor. The hourglass is always next to it and it won't seem to go away. I tried restarting and it's always there even when I'm not browsing anything. What do I do to make the damn thing go away? It's annoying me cause it's making my computer slow.

go to your cursor settings and change the loading cursor to the regular one and the regular one to the loading cursor

[Jamais_Vu]

Where are the cursor settings? This is for Windows XP.

[Light Flantastic]

go to

start
-> control panel (switch to classic mode if it asks you)
-> mouse
-> pointers tab
-> highlight 'working in background'
-> click browse, type in 'arrow_m.cur' into the file name box
-> click ok and ok again until everything is closed

[Jamais_Vu]

Thanks man I appreciate it.

[Titan50]

Well, yesterday, I followed a help section on the Apple site, which suggested consolidating my library into one folder and putting that folder onto my iPod. Apparnetly, I should be able to transfer it all onto the new iTunes.

No biggie if it gets wiped, I've still got all the music on the computer, just this saves a ****load of hassle

[comptonassrobert]

Hey dudes, so I'm using a pretty much new desktop and just recently like within the last two days or so, the tower has been humming a lot louder than normal. Almost like a loud buzzing. It doesn't bother me too much, but it's just that it's verrry noticeably louder and nastier sounding, which makes me think I either use it too much or I did something to cause it. I did download some torrents and such, but my anti-virus doesn't see any viruses when I scan. Any idea on why this is happening? thanks :]

[bobby__johnny]

usually noise is hardware.... You might wanna crack it open and see if theres a wire buzzing on a fan blade or something along those lines.

check fans, then unlpug devices to isolate where there noise is coming from.

[mph4ever]

Hey dudes, so I'm using a pretty much new desktop and just recently like within the last two days or so, the tower has been humming a lot louder than normal. Almost like a loud buzzing. It doesn't bother me too much, but it's just that it's verrry noticeably louder and nastier sounding, which makes me think I either use it too much or I did something to cause it. I did download some torrents and such, but my anti-virus doesn't see any viruses when I scan. Any idea on why this is happening? thanks :]

sounds like an xbox 360

anyway, it is probably something to do with a fan being loose or faulty in some way causing a vibration. if its bussing through the speakers then it could be a connection problem.

software or content never cause hardware issues

[comptonassrobert]

it was crackling a little through the headphones too the other day, but mostly it's just buzzing and vibrating a lot. but it's definitely just the fan or loose wiring or something, and not anything caused by the actual use of the computer?

[bobby__johnny]

crackling though speakers could be EMI, bad sound card, or bad speakers.

[mph4ever]

or black metal

[south_of_heaven 11]

any of you guys know how to bypass megaupload's (has to be this site) download limit? I've tried obtaining a new IP address but I think mine is fixed (did the start - run - cmd - ipconfig /flushdns - ipconfig /release - ipconfig /renew)

[south_of_heaven 11]

alright anyway I've been trying to remove this malware from my computer. I let my friend on here cause his PC is down, and he gets this on mine within 10 minutes. It's the "adtrgt" one. I've searched it on google, but I just dont understand any of the tech talk...

[JohnXDoe3]

Hey dudes, so I'm using a pretty much new desktop and just recently like within the last two days or so, the tower has been humming a lot louder than normal. Almost like a loud buzzing. It doesn't bother me too much, but it's just that it's verrry noticeably louder and nastier sounding, which makes me think I either use it too much or I did something to cause it. I did download some torrents and such, but my anti-virus doesn't see any viruses when I scan. Any idea on why this is happening? thanks :]
could be a bad PS, also. as others have said, open it up and try to isolate where the sound is coming from. sounds like hardware, of course. so it prolly is. its just a matter of determining whether its a more practical component (PS, Fan, etc) or something more involved such as sound card / mobo issues. i'm thinking PS. but...i always think that when something is buzzing and humming :p
alright anyway I've been trying to remove this malware from my computer. I let my friend on here cause his PC is down, and he gets this on mine within 10 minutes. It's the "adtrgt" one. I've searched it on google, but I just dont understand any of the tech talk...
hmm...i googled it as well and LOTS of stuff comes up. i would say just try to find a reliable source with effective results for others and follow it step by step. and don't get suckered into d/l'ing some sort of crap cleaner that will do more harm then good. if you do d/l something that claims removal for this, make sure its 100% legit

also, go to the MS website and d/l and run the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. its worth a shot and is supposed to work pretty much automatically. when it works....and if it looks for "adtrgt" to begin with. run it and you'll know

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

if that doesn't work or they want validation or w/e try this site

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool.shtml

[NJSpeedbeast]

Whenever I try to use my webcam in my browser, it'll encounter an error and need to shut down. like capturing my webcam via youtube, facebook, meebo, justin.tv etc. it works in im based clients like sype and aim though.

I have a logitech quick cam pro 9000.

so far i've tried

updating/reinstalling flash
updating java
updating webcam (no updates were available)
reinstalling webcam
tried firefox and ie

when i asked on the logitech forums/support they told me to contact adobe as it is a flash issue. well, adobe told me it's a logitech issue so i'm not gonna get any help there. lol

anyone else have any troubles like this? when i searched google there seemed to be a lot of people having the same problem, but there was never a solution.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/webcam_motion_print.html


that website does work however.

[Mother]

Yo guys , In the last week My power supply busted, SO i got a new one . But the thing is that my new power supply is rated at 300W and the old one was rated at 250W. I asked the shop dude if it will work and he said yea. But now My PC restarts(sometimes Shuts down) every now and then randomly.


I just want to know if It is the power rating on the power supply or possibly some other reason .

I got a System that is pretty old (3 years).

[JohnXDoe3]

what kind of PS? brand and model?

its not inconceivable the supply might be bad. even though its new. i'm assuming everything is hooked up securely. and just because its 300w doesn't mean its better then the 250w. a good quality 250w supply > a poor quality 300w anyday

but i don't know what the case it. chances are, yeah, if it wasn't doing this b4 you changed the supply then its related to the swap. how did the old one fail?

post your pc specs and PS info / specs and that would help most users give an opinion

[Mother]

well Its a S-TEK Model ST-772002.

My previous one was A-Open ATX 250 GLU

I specifically saked the guy for one that can work with My PC (I took it there).

The thing is that it may also be my Power Board that could be faulty

[JohnXDoe3]

hm

well i googled that and nothing really comes up. must be a generic OEM maker. which is fine, i just don't know if they make good PS's.

if you have a basic system it should have enough power for it. or it could be your mobo (i'm thinking thats what you mean by Power Board). from what i understand, PS's are the things which usually fail first...and take other components with them. not the other way around. however i'm no expert i just guess around. i think a bad component can affect power stability? but idk how that works

w/e the case it sounds like a power problem, yeah. the OS is not crashing and everything is hooked up and plugged in right. when the computer "shuts down" from this does it "sign off" or just lose all power? IOW if you are working on something you lose your work, right? it just goes dead. or if it "restarts" it does so after losing all power

sounds very PS like to me. you can always see if you can "borrow" one from a shop or w/e (get a dirt cheap used one, maybe? ) and throw it in and see what happens. i know it seems a waste, but it pays to have two, anyway. that way you can trouble shoot like this. if another supply works with no probs...its definitely the supply. so you can then rule that out

must be some way to "test" the supply, too. but idk

250w-300w sounds low. you have a real basic system?

[bradc1988]

3 years is hardly old.

Most PSUs are fairly versatile, and cheaping out on PSU is never good.

In conclusion, get a better PSU.

[Mother]

By power Board I mean a Exention which I connect to the wall outlet and it gives me 4 3 Pin Sockets to Plug appliances in.

Yeh My system is nothing great really, Just an ATI X300 VGA, 2 DVD players and a Motherboard (gigabyte)tbh. Everything worked dine, and I havent Installed any hardware or software recently.

Im also Thinking it could be the Overheating , since summer started and its hot here.

The temperature of the CPU according to Everest is 40C/108F

[south_of_heaven 11]

could be a bad PS, also. as others have said, open it up and try to isolate where the sound is coming from. sounds like hardware, of course. so it prolly is. its just a matter of determining whether its a more practical component (PS, Fan, etc) or something more involved such as sound card / mobo issues. i'm thinking PS. but...i always think that when something is buzzing and humming :p

hmm...i googled it as well and LOTS of stuff comes up. i would say just try to find a reliable source with effective results for others and follow it step by step. and don't get suckered into d/l'ing some sort of crap cleaner that will do more harm then good. if you do d/l something that claims removal for this, make sure its 100% legit

also, go to the MS website and d/l and run the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. its worth a shot and is supposed to work pretty much automatically. when it works....and if it looks for "adtrgt" to begin with. run it and you'll know

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

if that doesn't work or they want validation or w/e try this site

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool.shtml


Thanks John!

I went through and used two Anti-Spyware/Malware/Virus removers that MajorGeeks.com heavily rec'd, and I think I got it all off (combined total of 57 infected files and about 10 of them with the word "Trojan" attached to them!!!). I am using what you rec'd as well, and it's currently running on my laptop.

[south_of_heaven 11]

Alright so a new problem...yay

Now Internet Explorer seems shady. Every now and then, it will just close with no error messages or anything; just take me back to my desktop. It also freezes up on some other forums when I login and check the box "remember me" (if I don't click "remember me", it won't close). When using Megaupload, I can't get any downloads to go through, and if I click "Regular Download" again, it closes. Sometimes when I hit "Log Out" on Facebook it closes everything too. I googled it, and a lot of the answers were the same as to what I did earlier (run those two anti-spyare/malware/virus programs I used).

I've tried running "Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)" and it's a little bit better, but it will still close (just less frequently).

[mph4ever]

have you any other browsers installed?

[Amit]

Alright so a new problem...yay

Now Internet Explorer seems shady. Every now and then, it will just close with no error messages or anything; just take me back to my desktop. It also freezes up on some other forums when I login and check the box "remember me" (if I don't click "remember me", it won't close). When using Megaupload, I can't get any downloads to go through, and if I click "Regular Download" again, it closes. Sometimes when I hit "Log Out" on Facebook it closes everything too. I googled it, and a lot of the answers were the same as to what I did earlier (run those two anti-spyare/malware/virus programs I used).

I've tried running "Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)" and it's a little bit better, but it will still close (just less frequently).

tip 1: don't ever ****ing use internet explorer
tip 2: use firefox
tip 3-99: don't ever ****ing use internet explorer

[beso negro]

sometimes you have to though heh

[Amit]

that's why you have the IETAB firefox add-on

[south_of_heaven 11]

so ya got firefox now. its a bit faster than IE, which is cool. Only thing I don't like is it's hard to manage my bookmarks or favorites or whatever and I can't change the destination of a download when I click on a link to download something

I'm probably an idiot.

[Light Flantastic]

tools -> options -> main -> downloads -> always ask me where to save files

dunno what you mean about the bookmarks

[Against Miik!]

Under bookmarks there is you should see an option called "organize bookmarks". I'm willing to bet everything I have that this is where you need to go to manage your bookmarks.

[Baked]

Hey, I'm going to university in a few months and I want to get a laptop. I've never really had any experience with them and I don't know much about computers in general, but I was wondering what kind of recommendations you folks could give me for types/brands/models of laptop computers. I don't really want to spend more than $900.

[Permanent Solution]

Your university probably has a deal with some companies for discounted computers...might want to look into that.

[horseypie]

go dell...they have good computers and a really good warranty/repair reputation

[Spiney_Norman]

Hey guys, I have a question:
My computer came with the hard drive partitioned into two drives, one main one (C) and a smaller one for backup (D). Since I back up on an external hard drive, I haven't saved anything onto D, but My Computer shows that 6gB are being used (although there's nothing there when I open the D folder).

So, can I safely format that partition to free up the space without wiping my C partition as well, or will I screw my computer up totally?

Cheers for any help! :thumb:

[Pariah]

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management...

[FunkMetalBass]

I'm rather computer n00by, so I hope this all makes sense.

So, I'm looking to upgrade my computer and I figured I'd go with a 64-bit quad-core processor and 8 GB of RAM, that way I'm technologically compatible for the next 4 years or so.

If I run a 64-bit linux OS, would I need a 32-bit windows emulator to run my 32-bit software? Or would I need a 64-bit and would it be backward compatible?

[Amit]

just get vista 64

spending the moneyon high end hardware just to have it hampered by a lame *** windows emulator is silly

[MBS]

i can't get irc to work :upset:

i'm using chatzilla, and it said to open these ports (6666-6669) through my firewall (mcafee) so i did, but it still gets timed out. so, i went into processes and shut down mcafee, and also shut down the windows firewall and it still gets timed out. it's frustrating, to say the least.

[Amit]

uninstall mcaffee and use avira antivir instead

[MBS]

noted, any solutions for the irc problem though?

[Amit]

hmm did you try opening those ports on your router

[FunkMetalBass]

just get vista 64

spending the moneyon high end hardware just to have it hampered by a lame *** windows emulator is silly

I hate Vista. I'm trying to make the switch to Linux as I run Debian at work and I prefer it to Windows in just about every way imaginable. There are only a couple programs I'm concerned about using that are, to my knowledge, windows exclusive. Everything else I'd make the open-source switch (Photoshop to GIMP, etc.).

That brings me to my second question, are there any decent multi-track audio recording programs for linux? Right now I just use Adobe audition, and I'm quite content with it, but if I make the switch and it's not compatible, I'd like to find something else.

Thanks for the help so far, y'all.

[Chu]

Interestingly enough, WINEx64 supports and runs 16bit DOS applications (64bit Windows won't run 16bit DOS, or even Windows applications), in theory you could run x64 Linux and run all your Windows programs fine. (I don't use WINE myself, I can't comment on how well it works).

WINE Is Not an Emulator. Recursive acronyms ftw;

[christsimpson]

That brings me to my second question, are there any decent multi-track audio recording programs for linux? Right now I just use Adobe audition, and I'm quite content with it, but if I make the switch and it's not compatible, I'd like to find something else.

Thanks for the help so far, y'all.


Ardour.

[south_of_heaven 11]

so I'm trying to reinstall iTunes cause it's not recognizing my iPod (it charges, but it won't appear in iTunes). So first, I tried to stop the service or whatever by going to My Computer (right-click) > Manage > Services and Applications > Services > iPod Service > Stop.

When I do this, it starts, but then I get an error message that says something like "Cannot stop service. Make sure you are verified to stop this service".

So then I just tried to flat-out uninstall without stopping the service manually first, and I got the same message right at the beginning of the uninstallation process.

Next up, I tried just downloading the latest version of iTunes and installing it...but near the end of the installation, guess what, I got the same error message.

Any tips/suggestions here?

[mph4ever]

are you running an admin account?

[die of starvation]

im gonna get a computer what one should i get ~$1200

should be able to play wow on high settings on a 22" wide screen i think that's the most intense thing i do with a computer