Search results

  1. S

    Opinions of Win7

    opinion I have win7 on one partition and win xp on the other. win7 offers more goodies with better graphics except the icons on the desktop disappear doing random boot ups. win7 has more control over the user. win xp boots faster and functions faster, probably because it has less overhead...
  2. S

    Computer won't restart or awaken from sleep

    won't awake from sleep Control Panel>Power options for any available adjustment to sleep/wake/device adjustment. Also check MB or product online site for BIOS version that may address 'Vista/Win7 'sleep' issues. Or download and install latest BIOS. Check for adjustment related to 'wake' or...
  3. S

    so did i get a good deal

    good deal? You can buy a refurbished Dell Dimension 3000 on eBay for about $150. It has a Pentium 4 CPU 2800 MHz, 80 GB HDD.
  4. S

    Browser crashes when downloading

    Have you tried a scan with Malwarebytes?
  5. S

    Help deleting file

    help deleting a file could be a virus attached. Use Malwarebytes to scan it by right clicking on the file on the flashdrive and selecting malwarebytes. Then if the file is still locked, use Malwarebytes delete locked files feature by clicking on 'More Tools' and then run 'FileASSASSIN'.:)
  6. S

    Best computer security program??

    Having experienced the Virut virus which attaches to any .exe it can get it's hands on and then trying to clean it up and save the files gave me a lot of hands-on experience. There is a philosophy out there in anti-virus land that says not to reformat, that it shows defeat in the eyes of the...
  7. S

    need expert advice on 2 psu's

    need expert advice on cpu's The quality psu's on the market are Antec, Cooler Master, Enermax, FSP, OCZ, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic, Silverstone, Sparkle, Tagam, Vantec, Verax, and Zalman. It is recommended to make a choice from this group if you don't want to run into problems later on...
  8. S

    What do you think of this motherboard?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813130236
  9. S

    Help i think i fryed my mother board

    So what. The problem existed and folks gave a remedy. Everyone is trying to improve the problem solving here.
  10. S

    Help i think i fryed my mother board

    You could take the cover off of the psu and see if the capacitors are clean. If any are discolored, smoked, fluid substance around them then it is shot and has to be replaced. Slide a piece of paper under the mobo tines to see if any are touching the case.
  11. S

    Computer shut down and nothing on monitor

    Do you have a virus program? Viruses can cause all kinds of component failures. I had a bad hdd in a new build and the problem acted like a virus or mb issue. Util it failed and wouldn't take a format, I was fighting usb drivers, and bios changes.
Top