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    HELP? Connecting my Laptop to my Plasma Screen TV

    Disregard this post! I connected a microphone cable from my laptop to my AUX on my amp. Now have picture and surround sound. Cheers!
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    HELP? Connecting my Laptop to my Plasma Screen TV

    Hey there, I just adjusted a few settings in the NVIDIA Control Panel and I have managed to get a picture on the plasma. Howver, I have no sound coming from the plasma, only from my laptop. Help would be appreciated! Thankyou
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    HELP? Connecting my Laptop to my Plasma Screen TV

    Hey guys, I am a bit stuck here. Therefore, I need help! I have just purchased a computer monitor cable to connect my laptop to my plasma. However I think it was a waste of time and money. I plug one end in the plasma, one end in the laptop, turn the plasma to the pc channel and then my...
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    Upgrading My Ram In My Laptop - Help? Advice?

    Thanks for that anothEr I will take your advice and go out and buy a 2X 1GB sticks and put them in! Cheers
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    Upgrading My Ram In My Laptop - Help? Advice?

    Hi guys, I have just purchased a HP Presario V3000Z Laptop with the AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Chipset and it has 1GB of Ram. I want to upgrade to 2GB. Here is the link to some info I found about the laptop and ram specs...
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    Upgrading My Ram In My Laptop - Help? Advice?

    Hi guys, I have just purchased a HP Presario V3000Z Laptop with the AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Chipset and it has 1GB of Ram. I want to upgrade to 2GB. Here is the link to some info I found about the laptop and ram specs...
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    Installing a CPU ????? Heatsink is in the way of locking the CPU down?

    Hi guys, I just purchased a new motherboard and I am trying to install my CPU however there is no sucess. It is a socket 478 processor. The problem is in the book it tells me to open the lock to 90 degrees put the cpu in then lock it down. But, I can't because the CPU is on the heatsink already...
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    WD Western Digital External Hard Drive 320GB Passport Won't Work - WHY?

    Hi guys, I just purchased one of these: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=391 Now I have 2 computers that I want to transfer files between. 1 being a SATA HD and the other being IDE HD. I was told that these external passports work on XP and above. Both of my computers are...
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    I Need To Replace My Cpu Heatsink - How?

    Hi guys, This is the problem: The other day I took out my CPU Heatsink to clean it and when I put it back in I bent a few pins. I then straightened them and put it back. To realise my screen shows no picture. So considering before I cleaned it everything was fine and now it doesn't work so I am...
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    What is wrong? I can't find the problem!

    Also just thought I would add something. My mouse isn't getting power.
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    What is wrong? I can't find the problem!

    OK, guys this is the go. I borrowed my mates graphics card and same thing, no picture. So, I don't believe it is my graphics card. There is only one thing I can think of: On the back of the CPU heatsink there is about 120 pins or so. When I was putting it back in I accidently bent about 10...
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    What is wrong? I can't find the problem!

    Still nothing. No picture at all. I tried several times taking it out and putting it back in but nothing. I also tried puting the cpu heatsink in and out but nothing. I don't know why it's happened as before it worked then I clean it for better performance and it fails. Could it be that I...
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    What is wrong? I can't find the problem!

    How do I reset it? Do I just pull it out and put it back in or is there something I need to do? Cheere
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    What is wrong? I can't find the problem!

    Hi guys, here is my problem. I recently needed to clean out all my fans and heatsinks because they were filthy dirty. So, I cleaned the CPU fan and heatsink, the graphics card fan and heatsink and the system case fan. All were dirty. Then, plugged everything in, all the way it was. Plugged in...
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    Big Problem? Screen Won't Show Any Picture At All?

    Hi guys, here is my problem. I recently needed to clean out all my fans and heatsinks because they were filthy dirty. So, I cleaned the CPU fan and heatsink, the graphics card fan and heatsink and the system case fan. All were dirty. Then, plugged everything in, all the way it was. Plugged in...
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    Is This Bad? My CPU Temps are around 85oC+? Upto 90oC sometimes? What do I do?

    The motherboard is a GigaByte GA-8IPE1000 Pro 2 I am not sure on the cooler I am using, I would say probably stock The only vents it has is at the back. I am reading the temps off the monitor in BIOS. Also, there is a slot at the back for a fan but there is no fan, should I get one...
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    Is This Bad? My CPU Temps are around 85oC+? Upto 90oC sometimes? What do I do?

    Hey guys, my pc has been overheating lately and shutting itself off for protection here are my CPU temps and fan speed: 60oC When started up 70oC 2 minutes later 75oC 3 minutes later 80oC 5 minutes later 85oC 8 minutes later 88oC 10 minutes later CPU Fan Speed 3125 RPM - 3183 RPM...
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    My Pc Always Turns Itself Off When I Watch Videos - Why? Help? Graphics Card?

    Also, should fans be cleaned on a regular basis. I have never cleaned them out in the time I have had the computer. They are fairly dusty. But I don't see it will affect them as there is no dust stopping the fan from spinning. Cheers
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    My Pc Always Turns Itself Off When I Watch Videos - Why? Help? Graphics Card?

    Hey there, I opened the case and had a look. All fans working fine. However, I don't have a fan on the back of the case sucking out hot air, is this bad. Also, I went to the CMOS PC Health Status and put enable on all fan warnings. Restarted and saved settings and in about 5 minutes I got a...
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    My Pc Always Turns Itself Off When I Watch Videos - Why? Help? Graphics Card?

    It is a custom built computer. I got it made for me by a shop. I chose the parts they put it together. Everything was purchased in 2005 besides the new power supply which was only a few weeks ago. I have never changed any other parts. I have heard about the thermal paste scenario but unsure on...
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