[SOLVED] Moniter not receiving video
I recently purchased A P8Z 77 v pro and all compatible parts such as memory video card soundcard monitor and the like, my video card is a EVGA GeForce GTX 750 and Ti, this is my first build. Going by...
View ArticlePCI-E does not recognize video card
Hi. Few weeks ago my computer started to crash every few days with a ati error message (and my windows even were showing sad face - windows 8). So I was turning off my computer and starting it back...
View ArticleSATA controller problems
I put together a cheap build for my father. It worked for about a month and then we couldnt boot into Windows 8. after testing ram, hard drives, and attempting to re-install different versions of...
View ArticleCan't boot computer and no bios menu
I have a Dell optiplex 170l running windows xp. Today i wanted to run another os on my computer. It was on a cd called iatkos or so. I went to the bios menu to change the boot sequence. I unchecked...
View ArticleBiostar Tforce4SLI 939 mobo, red flashing light...
About a year ago I took the PSU out of this computer to test if the power supply on a 2nd computer was bad. I never put it back together until today and now I can't fire it up. A red LED flashes when I...
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Processor for winfast 760m02 gx-6ls
Hi Alwayslors I`m having a similar problem I bought a cheap PC 760 m02-GX-6Ls off E bay (I`m building a test rig for desktop Motherboards) it said it was in working order but when I removed the heat...
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cpu over heating
hi guys i had a problem with my pc that this week it was crashing helding and have to restart computer to work agian so i cleaned the motherboard with petrol. its better but not so. i think its over...
View ArticleSSD + IDE + XP = ?
I'm looking for a small ssd 32-64gb to run on my MSI z97-G41 (PC MATE) running in IDE mode with windows XP pro. I had an 840 samsung evo 128gb a while back and its system of smoke and mirrors proved...
View ArticleDrives not recognized, "Insert boot media"
Motherboard: Graphics (see below) Motherboard: MSI x58 pro-e Power supply 800W Memory: 12 GB DDR3 Boot media: 80GB ssd Extra: 1TB HDD, 30 GB sdd A few days ago I came home to my computer off after...
View ArticleToshiba A100 will not boot.
Hi, I have an old Toshiba A100 laptop that won't boot. Well - that's not strictly true. If I remove the power supply and battery, leave it for 3 or 4 days, press and hold the power button for 60...
View ArticleHow to repair fried laptop
Hi all. I have (had) a working Inspiron 1545 until I visited my sister and packed my incompletely closed bottle of mouthwash in my computer bag, with the DUH! inevitable result. Writing this off, I got...
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Upgraded CPU, Monitoring Temperatures
Greetings, I'm using a Dell Inspiron 530. The Motherboard is the 0RY007 model. I just upgraded tonight from an E2140 to an E8500, that I bought used on eBay. I cleaned the old Thermal Paste off the...
View ArticleComp shutting itself down/restarting
So a couple days ago my computer shut itself down, no BSOD, and started trying to reboot itself. It doesn't fully reboot though, it just starts up for 2 seconds, and shuts down. Starts up, and shuts...
View ArticleWhy do motherboards come with IR connectors?
Are there any IR devices that can be used with a computer - that are useful?
View Articlebaffling pc problem
i have a old acer aspire pc which is behaving oddly. the pc freezes on start up when it gets to the windows booting screen. one issue was the psu died so i replaced that a mth or so ago with a 430 wt...
View ArticleBios resets on restart
I have created a VHD on which I want to install Windows 8.1 I have got to the point of installation but it needs to restart a few times to complete. I am installing from a USB drive so had to alter the...
View ArticleSearching for a compatible motherboard for my CPU
Good day, I am wanting to change my motherboard and video card but I still have a working CPU. Do you have any motherboards that is still compatible with my CPU? If possible, send me a list of your...
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Motherboard identification
Hi everyone yes its me again I was thinking of updating the BIOS on my Compaq C300 see if it would solve the problem I`m having with the dreaded BSOD. So I thought I would go into BIOS and get the...
View Articlehelp needed for PC upgrade urgent.!!!
Hi, I had earlier following system, AMD athlon x2 dual core 2.7 GHz 2 GB ram 1gb nvidia graphics card I m place ning to upgrade to better system and my budget for motherboard and CPU and ram is under...
View ArticleFlashed BIOS, now my RAM won't run at rated speed
I have been using a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (Rev 1.1) motherboard for the past three years. I have 16GB of RAM. (4x4GB sticks of Crucial Ballistix 1866) Recently, my desktop was freezing when I booted, so...
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