Electronic Problem Thread

[Zoolander]

Stick all your computer/television/iPod problems in here. I'm sure someone on here will have a solution to your problem.


My problem - Sound is fucked.

I get this when I try to adjust my volume. http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/2623/57607444dp8.th.png (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=57607444dp8.png)

I think this should solve my problem but just need it putting into retard terms.

OK we got it fixed. The plug and play software emulator had was missing.
Fixed by searching for machine.inf then copy to temp directory. remove
at about line 20 " ExcludeFromSelect=* "

goto control panel, add new hardware, next (let it seach), yes hardware
is connected, next, scroll to bottom, add new hardware device, next,
install from list, next, select system devices, next, select have disk,
point to amended copy of machine.inf in temp directory, scroll to "plug
and play software device emulator" in right hand column, next and
complete install.

Source (http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=44823)

Thanks

[Cannon ball]

My electric card shuffling machine broke...:no: :crymore:

[Dave!]

Good idea for a thread Devil.

Well i might aswell start off, my computer has been running really slow recently, any tips for a quick fix?

[Don Sweey]

Run anti-virus (AVG or Avast) and anti-spyware (Spybot, AdAware) software on it regularly. Don't download toolbars and other junk which "help you search" and the like. If it is still slow, go to Run in the Start Menu, type msconfig, press ENTER (obviously) and get me a screenshot of the programs loading at startup. I'll soon trim the list down.

[PEM]

Stick all your computer/television/iPod problems in here. I'm sure someone on here will have a solution to your problem.


My problem - Sound is fucked.
on pc??? if yes

if speakers are external then re install the cd for the sound. this happend to me recently and all i had to do is re install the cd.

dave

clean out yor hard disk through control panel and if it as just happend and it was working fine a month or a week ago do a system restore.


ps
nice thread the devil

[Dave!]

Cheers Mussolini, i will give it ago...:)

[Zoolander]

My electric card shuffling machine broke...:no: :crymore:

I think you need a new one.

[PEM]

the devil-have you got the other hardware

[Zoolander]

the devil-have you got the other hardware

I don't think it's the hardware. I've got a solution but need it made simple.

[jonno394]

heres my problem; whenever i play a cd in my pc; the music is all distorted, scratchy and wank like that.

brning/reading discs takes an age...

any idea?

[PEM]

help

does this help???

http://i11.tinypic.com/48h1saa.jpg

[Zoolander]

I got things working now. Used the old IT trick for the 3rd time.

[PEM]

cool!

[Zoolander]

heres my problem; whenever i play a cd in my pc; the music is all distorted, scratchy and wank like that.

brning/reading discs takes an age...

any idea?

What burning application are you using?

[Dave!]

Does anyone know if its easier to get your computer hacked into if you use Wireless?

If so, how much easier?

[Original?]

heres my problem; whenever i play a cd in my pc; the music is all distorted, scratchy and wank like that.

brning/reading discs takes an age...

any idea?

You have a shit/old optical drive.

[g33k]

Run anti-virus (AVG or Avast) and anti-spyware (Spybot, AdAware) software on it regularly. Don't download toolbars and other junk which "help you search" and the like. If it is still slow, go to Run in the Start Menu, type msconfig, press ENTER (obviously) and get me a screenshot of the programs loading at startup. I'll soon trim the list down.

Or he could just disk defragment.

[Zoolander]

Does anyone know if its easier to get your computer hacked into if you use Wireless?

If so, how much easier?

Use encryption otherwise you'll have cheapos like me using your connection.

10 ways to wireless security (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39223889,00.htm)

If you need any help setting one up, Mussolini made a very good guide to use.

[Rossy Boy]

Not Exactly A Problem but thought i would post in here as its to do with technology i need a new computer as mine has died does anyone have any good computer site or shops reccomended to buy from?

[g33k]

The best is probably Dell (www.dell.co.uk), although building your own is the best option, which I do (AM I COOL YET?)

[Rossy Boy]

Yeah Im Most Prob Getting Another Dell As Ive Already Got One Built That Suits Me But I Am Just Having A Look Around To See If I Can Get Any Better Deals, And What Makes Should I Stay Clear Of?

[Don Sweey]

To be honest I'd say to stay clear of Dell but aside from that I'm not actually much help when it comes to pre-built computers. I'm a components monkey.

[g33k]

I'm not sure either, but I know HP etc all those type of pre-built PCs are crap. Alienware is just exorbitant.

[Rossy Boy]

Yeah Thats Why Schools Get Them :tongue:

[Fast Eddie]

Hey, I have a problem with my USB ports.. well, as far as i know, they should be working fine, however when i plug a USB into the port, no matter which port (i have 3) i always get a 'safely remove hardware' icon. This icon is the only thing that happens when something is plugged in, not even a removable device appears anywhere. This is very annoying, especially when updating an iPod for example, which is actually impossible as this icon prevents any access to the damn thing.

If you're a little confused, this is what comes up:

http://i19.tinypic.com/4cd9yl0.jpg

(it's the first icon on the left, the one with the green arrow.)

please if you have any suggestions let me know!

cheers, FE.

[g33k]

Er, that's supposed to show up. You click on it before you take a USB out of your PC to stop any data loss or something occuring. You should be able to see your USB device when you click on 'My Computer'. If not, that is quite strange, but the icon is perfectly normal.

[Original?]

Not if you plug in a non-storage device.

Eddie how long have you had this problem?

[Fast Eddie]

as soon as anything is plugged in, that icon shows up. Nothing appears in 'My Computer', nor does a window pop up that usually gives you a couple of options. iTunes doesn't recognise that an iPod is plugged in either. This doesnt only apply to iPod's either, it's any USB. I may try reinstalling my drivers, but i dont wanna cock up my computer.

EDIT: Just saw your post, Original. I've had the problem for quite some time now, searched around on google for some closure on it but had no such luck. Only just occured to me that i may aswell ask around on a few forums i post on. Any ideas man?

[Don Sweey]

The iPod might be trying to act as the same drive letter as your CD-ROM drive. I'm guessing you have an external DVD or CD drive (I hope!) set as, say, D which is what the iPod is trying to become. Disconnect that drive if possible and try again.

With regard to it being any other product, do you have a powerful enough Power Supply to support the extra juice required to use the USB device? If not, it simply won't function.

[Fast Eddie]

No, no. I have a laptop. Only have a standard set-up, nothing extra added. The USB ports have previously worked, it was completely random that it started to do this and it's been the same since.

[Calzone]

did you do what g33k said, and go to my computer?

If not then how old is your computer and is it a 98, XP..etc?

[Original?]

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Try posting on that forum with more precise details and you're likely to get advice.

[Fast Eddie]

Windows XP. I know it should appear on 'My Computer', everybody should know that. The problem is that it doesn't! The only thing my laptop seems to want to do with anything connected is safely remove it.

Thanks Original, i'll do that.

[Calzone]

Windows XP. I know it should appear on 'My Computer', everybody should know that. The problem is that it doesn't! The only thing my laptop seems to want to do with anything connected is safely remove it.

Thanks Original, i'll do that.

my psp did this to me on my old comp. then i got a laptop and it work. the difference was that i needed more ram.

[Original?]

I find it hard to believe that the RAM would cause this problem.

[Fast Eddie]

Haha, i know.. 'then i got a laptop and it work' was enough to convince me not to believe anything he said, sorry NY Red Bulls, but of course it was going to work then.. it was a completely new computer.

[Original?]

I imagine it's a software issue rather than a hardware issue, but if it is a hardware issue the most likely culprit is your PSU or Motherboard. I have some problems with my PCI and USB slots, but I'm too lazy to sort them. The way you describe it occuring does sound like a software issue though, in that some settings have changed of their own accord (or your inadvertant) which while annoying should be simpler to fix.

Just be thankful your screen hasn't fucked.

[g33k]

I may try reinstalling my drivers, but i dont wanna cock up my computer.

Well, if it fucks up you can always System Restore, and it's worth a try rather than having no USBs working at all. That's what I'd do anyway...if it doesn't work for ages I'd probably reinstall Windows or something

[Calzone]

No it was the ram i only had 256 ram and i needed 516 or somrhing like that there was a check list and that was what i neeed. tah

[PEM]

ahh i had the same problem before. it would never work. so what i did is go a system restore to like when it did work. and ta da it worked. this also used to happen with my usb but that happens on any computer so it is the usb's problem. in your case your i pod

[Zoolander]

Run anti-virus (AVG or Avast) and anti-spyware (Spybot, AdAware) software on it regularly. Don't download toolbars and other junk which "help you search" and the like. If it is still slow, go to Run in the Start Menu, type msconfig, press ENTER (obviously) and get me a screenshot of the programs loading at startup. I'll soon trim the list down.

Fancy trimming my list down?

[Don Sweey]

Send me a PM with screenshots and I'll do what I can.

[Zoolander]

Done. Thanks for the help.

[Ryαп]

Not sure if this is relevant to this thread but I'll ask anyway. Anyone know how I can get music on to my Xbox 360 using a usb device?

[Sully]

Open the dashboard select music and your mp3 shold be there in the list of devices. You can only play the tracks you cant rip them to the 360.

If you want the tracks saved to your 360 burn them to a disc and it will allow you to rip them off the cd

[Ryαп]

Cheers mate. Rep for you. :happy:

[Sully]

If you aree using an ipod its wise to download the ipod thingy from the market place

[Ryαп]

I was using a usb storage device, it was letting me play the tracks and all but I didn't have a clue how to get them on to my hard drive. I've also just read that you can only rip tracks from a legitamite disc? Is this true?

[Sully]

Nah its a load of bull. Ive ripped form cds that I have burned

[Ryαп]

Sorry for being a tit but where is the option to save the tracks to the 360? I'm a novice when it comes to this shit. (incase you haven't noticed already)

[Sully]

I cant remember at the moment mate. Ill chuck my 360 on in a bit and check

[Miggy]

I've tried on many occasions to download and install XP sp2 to no avail

[Zoolander]

Are you using the Automatic update option?

[Miggy]

Are you using the Automatic update option?

It's on, does nothing though.

[g33k]

Try getting it from the Microsoft website perhaps

[Miggy]

Been having trouble for ages now but I've survived. Felt its about time I tried again.

I tried downloading from the microsoft site before and it didn't work, I'll give it another go.

I'll let you know how things go.

[K.1.N.G.]

speaking of usb - every time i plug in my ipod etc, i get the message that its not a high-speed usb drive.

whats the story there? (apart from the fact that it aint a high-speed usb drive obviously!)
anything i can do to sort it out - apart from smashing my computer.
not really worried about it either way, as i'm planning on getn a new one real soon - but just out of curiousity....

[Original?]

There are two versions of USB, 1.1 and 2.0, yours' are currently 1.1 obviously, for things like printers and a mouse that's perfectly fast enough but can be a bit tiresome for data transfer. You can get a USB 2.0 PCI card and slot that onto your motherboard, and then plug your Ipod into those ports.

[Usul]

The main problem is that Windows is a useless OS. I'm sick and tired of it. I'll be upgrading to one of the Lynux based systems soon.

[Original?]

The main problem is that Windows is a useless OS. I'm sick and tired of it. I'll be upgrading to one of the Lynux based systems soon.

Nobody without a good knowledge of computers follow this route. Windows is pretty poor, but it's so widespread now that it's somewhat immovable.

[g33k]

I honestly don't have any problem with Windows, mine works 99% fine. Also, OS X and Linux don't have anywhere near the amount of games as Windows.

[Don Sweey]

Windows isn't as bad as it is made out to be. Half the end users who criticise it aren't exactly great with computers in any event. Granted there are some weird abilities included in Windows (registry overriding which I've seen a virus exploit) but the incessant Microsoft-bashing is boring and unnecessary. If it were Apple in their position (and they had the chance to be but fucked it up big-time) or any other company for that matter, everyone would hate them instead. That's just how things work.

As for Linux, it is pretty crap as far as I've experienced.

[Usul]

Whatever.

Microsoft have bled the people dry for years, but there are always tools out there that'll defend them.

It's a shite system, period. The only reason we all have to use it, is because all of the software and gaming companies are cock sucking bastards.

It's a disgusting monopoly.

I have had some experience with Lynux, and it's not worse than Windows. Pretty far from crap, actually. It's far more solid than Windows, that's for sure. The only thing that sucks about it, is that you can't run shit like photoshop on it without using an emulator, but at least it's not vulnerable to Trojans and viruses.

I'll probably install both systems just so i can use some windows based software and run the games.

[g33k]

Microsoft have bled the people dry for years, but there are always tools out there that'll defend them.

That's probably because I have never paid for Windows. Ever.

[K.1.N.G.]

There are two versions of USB, 1.1 and 2.0, yours' are currently 1.1 obviously, for things like printers and a mouse that's perfectly fast enough but can be a bit tiresome for data transfer. You can get a USB 2.0 PCI card and slot that onto your motherboard, and then plug your Ipod into those ports.

Did u not get the bit about me being totally clueless when it comes to computers:blush:

[Don Sweey]

Whatever.

Microsoft have bled the people dry for years, but there are always tools out there that'll defend them.

It's a shite system, period. The only reason we all have to use it, is because all of the software and gaming companies are cock sucking bastards.

It's a disgusting monopoly.

I have had some experience with Lynux, and it's not worse than Windows. Pretty far from crap, actually. It's far more solid than Windows, that's for sure. The only thing that sucks about it, is that you can't run shit like photoshop on it without using an emulator, but at least it's not vulnerable to Trojans and viruses.

I'll probably install both systems just so i can use some windows based software and run the games.

Just sounds like you on an anti-Microsoft trip. Next you'll be complaining about Intel's processor stranglehold and how unfair it is.

As for Linux being better than Windows, that's something I seriously couldn't contemplate. Microsoft have surely screwed us over with Internet Explorer and Outlook but Linux not being vulnerable to trojans and viruses is a joke. People (not aimed at you) just need to learn how to use their computers properly.

[Usul]

Just sounds like you on an anti-Microsoft trip. Next you'll be complaining about Intel's processor stranglehold and how unfair it is.

As for Linux being better than Windows, that's something I seriously couldn't contemplate. Microsoft have surely screwed us over with Internet Explorer and Outlook but Linux not being vulnerable to trojans and viruses is a joke. People (not aimed at you) just need to learn how to use their computers properly.
Man, i am on a hate trip because i've had to fomat my HD this year repeatedly, due to different reasons - the latest being a cunt of a virus that goes by the name 'gamecopy.exe'.

As far as i know, Lynux is actually safer than windows, simply because most viruses and trojans are designed to infect windows systems.

What i am really pissed off about, is that you need a myriad of external software to properlly run your computer. Everytime i install XP, i have to download shitloads of other things.

Also, Lynux based systems are for free. Not that i give a flying one, as i don't pay a dime for what i have and download.

About Intel, of course it's unfair. They pourposefully give us slightly better processors year by year just so they can make more money, when we all could have had what we have now, five or more years ago. That's a fact.

I happen to own an AMD processor, btw.

[g33k]

When I use Windows, all I need is (both free)

-AVG Anti-Virus
-Sygate Personal Firewall

I cannot understand how most people get a virus, it's a very fucking hard thing to do

[Usul]

When I use Windows, all I need is (both free)

-AVG Anti-Virus
-Sygate Personal Firewall

I cannot understand how most people get a virus, it's a very fucking hard thing to do
I got it through my memory stick, which i had plugged into a comp hooked to a network, but they can sneak into your PC if they are new and you either haven't updated your software's virus definitions or there just aren't any for the new threat. It is not easy to get them, and it happens to those that access dodgy sites, or open dubious e-mails.

About the essential software. You have to get Office separately, and you need Photoshop because you're not going anywhere with paint. Now that i think of it, you don't really need that many extra programs apart from those two, but if you want to get the most out of your system, you're better off installing specialized software because windows' applications are lacking.

That's an average of six external programs that you need and, in theory, have to pay for.

[Don Sweey]

Man, i am on a hate trip because i've had to fomat my HD this year repeatedly, due to different reasons - the latest being a cunt of a virus that goes by the name 'gamecopy.exe'.

As far as i know, Lynux is actually safer than windows, simply because most viruses and trojans are designed to infect windows systems.

What i am really pissed off about, is that you need a myriad of external software to properlly run your computer. Everytime i install XP, i have to download shitloads of other things.

Also, Lynux based systems are for free. Not that i give a flying one, as i don't pay a dime for what i have and download.

About Intel, of course it's unfair. They pourposefully give us slightly better processors year by year just so they can make more money, when we all could have had what we have now, five or more years ago. That's a fact.

I happen to own an AMD processor, btw.

Well, I do understand how pissed off you must be at having to reformat your hard drive repeatedly over the course of this year.

Gamecopy.exe supposedly relates to Game Copier 2 (illegal game copying software) which, being illegal, would probably be riddled with spyware and trojans.

Regarding Intel, it isn't unfair. I have never used an Intel processor but certainly will do so on my next upgrade. They have absolutely destroyed AMD in a completely fair way (had more resources for R&D) and are rightfully number one. The prices are absolutely fantastic too. As for releasing slightly better processors year by year, nobody is forcing us to buy them. Games companies don't utilise them the moment they are released although the PC market is in full swing once again with quad core being the standard for games in 18-24 months.

[g33k]

About the essential software. You have to get Office separately, and you need Photoshop because you're not going anywhere with paint. Now that i think of it, you don't really need that many extra programs apart from those two, but if you want to get the most out of your system, you're better off installing specialized software because windows' applications are lacking.

Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/) is just a free version of MS Office pretty much, and I love it. The GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) is a free substitute for Photoshop, although I don't use it as I do prefer Photoshop. There's loads of lovely freeware floating about. Of course, there is some effort involved so in the end if you prefer Linux then it doesn't matter.

And IMO, AMD > Intel

[Don Sweey]

We're going completely off topic but...

And IMO, AMD > Intel

Based on what?

The AMD dual core processors have, factually, been completely obliterated by Intel's Core 2 Duo technology (I'm still on an AMD dual core processor now as I'm getting ready to upgrade sometime in the next quarter).

In every single case, the equivalent Intel processor is far superior. I've always loved AMD but they are, literally, six months away from bankruptcy as a result of Intel having two R&D teams and AMD, due to being a smaller company, only having one. AMD won't go bankrupt because of the forthcoming Barcelona core which promises to outperform certain Intel processors (mainly quad-core and for servers rather than desktop users) but Intel are well underway with their plans for the second half of this year when even the current Conroe and Kentsfield cores are going to be surpassed by the 45mm press Penryn cores which will run far cooler. For overclockers Intel processors already run cooler than their equivalent AMDs and that has been the case pretty much forever.

[g33k]

Just price-wise. Not basing it on anything really since I haven't upgraded my PC for 2 or 3 years *sob* I'm far behind on all the new processors.

[Don Sweey]

Just price-wise. Not basing it on anything really since I haven't upgraded my PC for 2 or 3 years *sob* I'm far behind on all the new processors.

Ah fair enough then ;). AMD were far superior back then but now (even price-wise :huh:) there's been a massive change in favour of Intel.

[Zoolander]

Download more RAM.

[PES ADDICT 117]

About Intel, of course it's unfair. They pourposefully give us slightly better processors year by year just so they can make more money, when we all could have had what we have now, five or more years ago. That's a fact.

I happen to own an AMD processor, btw.

Going off topic here and no offence to you Muad'Dib, but this happens in business. Just think about games such as PES and FIFA. PES could have added more teams in last year, but they didn't. They could have added all the extra stuff we have this year in last year, but they didn't. They slightly improve the game each year, and yet we all still buy the new game. As someone else said, they ain't forcing us to buy them.

[Dr. Bob Kelso]

Was on this the other night and opened a file to send to a mate. The file was going really slow because he is in Uni and their connection was getting mullered so I cancelled the file. Since then everytime I log in and open a chat Window I can chat for about a minute then I get an error message saying it has had to close.

Any Ideas boffins?

Cheers.

[Zoolander]

Delete your received files or just reinstall.

[Dr. Bob Kelso]

Tried reinstall. That didn't work. It could be a prob with a sharing folder though. Good shout.

[Dr. Bob Kelso]

Okay new development. When it tells me it needs to close I am not closing and it is working fine ????

Virus maybe ?

[jonno394]

Virus maybe ?

All signs point to maybe. Do the usual virus scanning; spyware scanning.......or maybe even roll back to a previous point where your computer wasn't being a shit wank.

[g33k]

Did you delete the MSN Messenger folder before you reinstalled, or did you just Add/Remove Programs and then install again?

[Dr. Bob Kelso]

How do I delete things from the Registry Editor ? Tried deleting and it says I can't. Got some spyware on my pc that my anti virus said I should remove but can't.

[Zoolander]

It's very dangerous deleting things in the Registry. Make sure you know what they are.

[jonno394]

maybe if you stopped downloading all that child porn your computer wouldn't be this fucked you cunny warren.

Now; heres something to do.

download a software app called 'hijack this'

Run the application; save your log file, go to this forum and post your log file.

Hope some kind tech geek will tell you what to delete and what not to delete.

forum; http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/

[Don Sweey]

Got some spyware on my pc that my anti virus said I should remove but can't.

Use anti-spyware software instead?

Hijack This! is a good program so kudos to Jonno for the above post. Going into the registry and randomly deleting stuff = no more operating system.

One final note; this thread is supposedly for all electronic problems including computers so instead of opening numerous threads, use it: http://www.pesgaming.com/showthread.php?t=48913

[nickpring]

Hey Everybody,

I recently purchased a new DVD-RW and attempted to copy a dvd on it this morning (for my own use of course). But, while pressing the backup on DVD shrink, it failed to pick up the drive; the only two options i had was "Hard Disk Folder" and "ISO Image" whereas it should have been my dvd-rw. So therefore I am unable to backup a dvd to copy.

If anyone can help out then please do, as any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks In Advance
Nick

[Dave!]

My Ipod wont charge or connect to itunes anymore, any ideas?

[Sully]

Could be your battery Dave. What I suggest you do is open your window and throw your ipod away. Invest in a creative zen or Iriver. Much better then ipods


And if that fails reset it. To do that you lock it, unlock it and hold menu and the middle button in

[Calzone]

did you get anything like water in your ipod, when i had a problem with my cell they said to brush and blow where the battery connects. jus saying could work

[Ko_nami]

Have you already ripped the DVD to your Hard Drive? If you haven't then I suggest that you do (use DVD Decrypter for this).

Shrinking straight from a DVD source can lead to sync problems and I generally wouldn't recommend it.

I'd only be concerned here if Windows doesn't pick up your drive.

[Rossy Boy]

Im not quite sure but you should of posted it in the electronic problem thread ;)

Here (http://pesgaming.com/showthread.php?p=990352#post99 0352)

[Dave!]

Turns out it was just the USB conector cable thing that wasnt working, cheers for the help though.

[PEM]

Turns out it was just the USB conector cable thing that wasnt working, cheers for the help though.
:laugh: that always happens to anything that has a usb wire thingy

[Miggy]

Arrggh! Help!

Windows Exporler keeps dissapearing!!

No idea what to do.

[Don Sweey]

By keep disappearing do you mean you open it and within a second it has gone?

If so, try running msconfig and regedit from the Run option in the Start Menu. If they don't disappear, you could have a virus but it is only affecting Explorer for now so relax a little bit in comparison to this: if they too disappear you not only have a virus, you have a dangerous one. In such an event, download Process Explorer and take a screenshot of the running processes it displays and PM me with it.

[Miggy]

I've sent you a pm explaining the situation a bit more.

I can run both msconfig and regedit.

[Miggy]

Ok got my computer sorted. Thank fuck.

Just wondering what's the differnce between these 2. Apart from price.
Obviously it has something to do with eSATA, but what the hell is that.

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/671/878/-/3337515/Seagate-500GB-FreeAgent-Pro-3-5-External-eSATA-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive/Product.html?searchtype=genre

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3337499/Seagate-500GB-FreeAgent-Desktop-3-5-External-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive/Product.html

[g33k]

Hey Everybody,

I recently purchased a new DVD-RW and attempted to copy a dvd on it this morning (for my own use of course). But, while pressing the backup on DVD shrink, it failed to pick up the drive; the only two options i had was "Hard Disk Folder" and "ISO Image" whereas it should have been my dvd-rw. So therefore I am unable to backup a dvd to copy.

If anyone can help out then please do, as any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks In Advance
Nick

If you're trying to copy a DVD you do realise you need 2 DVD drives to copy from disc to disc? I'm not saying yer stupid but if you overlooked that...

[Don Sweey]

The second one is USB 2.0:

Performance: USB 2.0 480 MB/sec

The first is USB 2.0 or eSATA 3.0 (you can use the eSATA connector if your motherboard supports SATS II)

Performance Specs: USB 2.0 480 MB/sec, eSATA 3 GB/sec

The transfer rates differ. USB 2.0 maxes out at 480MB/sec, eSATA at 3GB/sec. All of my internal drives are SATA I or SATA II (which is the latest standard for home computers) but my external drive is USB. I've never seen an external controllers for SATA whereas we all know USB is on the back (and front) of cases these days and the preferred method for pretty much all external peripherals (mice, mobile phone leads etc.)

[Zoolander]

Okay, i'm thinking about getting a Sony VGN-TX5MN/W or Pavilion TX1080EA. I don't know much about computer specs & all that so i'm open to suggestions.

Uses: Communication, Entertainment & Office.
Budget: £1500

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2376/15083ec76wz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2892/itportalpic5964187f29csm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Don Sweey]

HP Pavilion TX1080EA

1.8GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-56
2GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM
160GB hard disk
DVD/RW drive
Nvidia GeForce Go 6150 graphics
12.1in 1,280 x 800 touchscreen
802.11a/b /g 10/100
Ethernet 56K modem
fingerprint reader
3 x USB
D-SUB
S-Video ExpressCard/ 54 slot ExpressCard/ 34 DVB-T tuner
Microsoft Works 8.5
Windows Vista Home Premium
1yr C&R warranty 306 x 224 x 31mm (WDH) 2.1kg

SONY VGN-TX5MN/W

Intel Core Solo U1400 / 1.2 GHz
80 GB
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
1 GB DDR II SDRAM - 533 MHz
Intel GMA 950
Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
11.1" TFT active matrix
DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-RAM - integrated
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
27.2 cm x 19.5 cm x 2.1 cm
Weight 1.3 kg
1 year warranty

Right lets quickly run through the differences:

-The HP not only has a dual core processor but each core is faster than the single Intel core Sony.

-You get 2GB of RAM in the HP compared to 1GB in the Sony and the RAM in the HP runs faster than the Sony RAM anyway.

-The HP has a hard disk twice the size of the Sony and a slightly larger screen.

-The HP has touch screen (though reviews say it isn't quite as responsive as it could have been)...this also isn't a necessity so the advantage might be meaningless.

-Both have a DVD-RW but the Sony can write dual layer DVD's which can hold around 8.5GB of data.

-The Sony has a "better" operating system - Vista Business over Vista Home Premium which is on the HP.

-The Sony comes with stereo speakers and the ability to connect to a wireless network although the HP specification suggest that it too is capable of wireless (802.11a, b and g are wireless network standards).

-The Sony is a bit smaller than the HP.

-Both have what I consider to be a poor warranty - only one year.

Dual-layer DVD writing isn't a necessity and the media is a bit expensive at the moment. You get a faster processor, faster and more RAM, a larger hard drive and a larger screen with the HP. I don't see why you'd need Vista Business (Sony) over Vista Home (HP) and the size difference isn't amazing and is probably partly to do with the larger screen on the HP. I personally have more faith in the graphics of the HP as Intel's integrated graphics chipsets TEND to be a bit shite. Not always, but for the most part. Neither machine is anywhere near amazing on the graphics front but then they are laptops.

[Zoolander]

Much appreciated Mussolini.

[CaptainCabinet]

I need some help lads, this is very stupid I know, I just wonder if there is a way to fix it. Basically the problem is this;

All my files are currently appearing as say "Song 1.mp3" or "Song 2.mp3" See below;
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8071/problemzc2.png (http://imageshack.us)

This seemed to change a week or so ago, before they would just be "Song 1" and "Song 2" without the format code at the end. Can I get it back to this way? I have tried just deleting all the ".mp3" bits, however I get the message that says they won't work if I do that.
Very stupid problem I know, but any ideas?

[Hansel]

Try right clicking, check the properties and fuck about.

[CaptainCabinet]

Had a change with all that, hasn't changed anything. :(

[Calzone]

What do i need to show the PC srceen on a tele?

[skullverine]

I just got the wireless & battery-less mouse and I've a question. When I use it, the mouse pad is causing disturbance to my monitor. It somehow creates lines on my screen. Is this ok for a long-term? I can't put the mouse pad more farther because my table is small

[Don Sweey]

I just got the wireless & battery-less mouse and I've a question. When I use it, the mouse pad is causing disturbance to my monitor. It somehow creates lines on my screen. Is this ok for a long-term? I can't put the mouse pad more farther because my table is small

As far as I'm aware, this is not good over a long-term period (or even for a short-term period to be honest). You could probably find out the specifics of why if you searched on Google. I could also be wrong but I doubt it in this case.

[Ko_nami]

What do i need to show the PC srceen on a tele?

You need a Graphics Card capable of TV output (TV-Out). It's usually an S-Video port located near your VGA port on your Graphics Card.

If you're Graphics Card doesn't support TV-Out then you're going to have to buy one with TV-Out built in and install it into your tower.

You're going to need an S-Video to RCA adapter cable anyway so that you can use a regular yellow RCA video cable to connect to your TV from your PC.

[Calzone]

You need a Graphics Card capable of TV output (TV-Out). It's usually an S-Video port located near your VGA port on your Graphics Card.

If you're Graphics Card doesn't support TV-Out then you're going to have to buy one with TV-Out built in and install it into your tower.

You're going to need an S-Video to RCA adapter cable anyway so that you can use a regular yellow RCA video cable to connect to your TV from your PC.

So i need to buy a graphics card capable of TV-out output. K, Thanks:)

[Viperized]

Help. I need a wireless ADSL router.

I need one with a huge wireless range.

Which one should I get?

[Zoolander]

Linksy.

[Don Sweey]

Belkin routers are rubbish, don't go there. I have a Linksys and have had for about four years. It has, touch wood, never let me down and I chose it over the D-Link after a lot of investigation. As far as I'm concerned, choosing Linksys is an easy decision to make.

[Viperized]

Could you point me to which one I should choose?

[Don Sweey]

Yep, sorry.

Hmm...well if I were to buy one today, for my needs (modem is downstairs, I'm upstairs) I'd either go with this (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@ 0181607063.1179567202@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdhaddkmfddhkmcfl gceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=250537&category_oid=) which is identical to what I currently use or the Linksys WRT300N. The latter is part of a new technology which is meant to be 12x faster than wireless-G and have 4x the range. However, I have no speed issues with the wireless-G transmission rate of 54mbps that I'm using and I play games like Unreal Tournament and World of WarCraft online and have no issues if nobody else is using the internet connection. I even have a signal strength of around around 65% which might sound bad but seriously gives me no issues.

Perhaps the only problem I have is that wireless technology has never liked large chunks of data being transferred and sometimes drops them - when downloading huge files from MegaUpload or Rapidshare for example. Has very rarely happened in games, almost never and even then it can happen with a hard-wired connection anyway. Whether the new technology solves that issue or not could be the clincher but I doubt it does. Might be best for you to check reviews of the WRT300N and see if you honestly think it is worth the extra £20. I'm not sure quite where in your house the router will sit in relation to your computer.

Hope that provides enough help.

[skullverine]

Firefox 2.0.0.3 bookmark problem. It just deleted my favourites starting from anything that starts with "S"

I've checked the recycle bin and found nothing. What should I do?

[Don Sweey]

Don't know if there is anything you can do. I've heard of Firefox sometimes deleting all of your bookmarks which is why I always back mine up using the Export option found in the File menu after going into Bookmarks -> Organise Bookmarks. Sorry.

EDIT: See if this helps at all
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks

[skullverine]

damn.
Does Opera have this problem? I'm thinking of switching browser already

or, what Explorer would you recommend?

[Don Sweey]

I wouldn't go back to Internet Explorer, I use the IETab plug-in for Firefox to take advantage of pages requiring ActiveX controls which I believe Microsoft have made sure only IE is allowed to execute. People speak highly of Opera but when I came to using it I found a couple of things I just didn't like and gave up on it. There's another one I came across last week which is based on IE and rose to fruition in China called Maxthon. Didn't give it long enough to test it as I couldn't be bothered but it is considered very promising.

[Zoolander]

If you were quick meecrob you might have been able to save your bookmarks as Firefox backs them up in a special folder (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks). Not sure if you'll be able to get them now.

[skullverine]

the steps are too complicated for me

[Viperized]

Yep, sorry.

Hmm...well if I were to buy one today, for my needs (modem is downstairs, I'm upstairs) I'd either go with this (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@ 0181607063.1179567202@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdhaddkmfddhkmcfl gceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=250537&category_oid=) which is identical to what I currently use or the Linksys WRT300N. The latter is part of a new technology which is meant to be 12x faster than wireless-G and have 4x the range. However, I have no speed issues with the wireless-G transmission rate of 54mbps that I'm using and I play games like Unreal Tournament and World of WarCraft online and have no issues if nobody else is using the internet connection. I even have a signal strength of around around 65% which might sound bad but seriously gives me no issues.

Perhaps the only problem I have is that wireless technology has never liked large chunks of data being transferred and sometimes drops them - when downloading huge files from MegaUpload or Rapidshare for example. Has very rarely happened in games, almost never and even then it can happen with a hard-wired connection anyway. Whether the new technology solves that issue or not could be the clincher but I doubt it does. Might be best for you to check reviews of the WRT300N and see if you honestly think it is worth the extra £20. I'm not sure quite where in your house the router will sit in relation to your computer.

Hope that provides enough help.
The reviews of the WRT300N are less than convincing. Rated at a score of 3 stars out of 5 at Amazon. Also has a score of 6.7 by Cnet.

I did manage to find this router. The Netgear DG834PN has received a 9/10 by Trusted Reviews:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/review/2006/01/04/NetGear-DG834PN-Wireless-ADSL-Router/p1

Would you recommend a Netgear router?

[Ko_nami]

So i need to buy a graphics card capable of TV-out output. K, Thanks:)

That's if you don't already have a Graphics Card inside your PC that already has the TV-Out function. If you already have it, you'll see an S-Video port next to the VGA Monitor port.

Might be worth checking out before you go out and buy another Graphics Card. ;)

[fluke88]

Okay, so i keep on getting these shitty little gay arse pop up's on my screen anyone know of anything that i can use to combat against this piece of shite? Any help would be appriciated.

[Cookie]

download a pop-up blocker likes this one

http://www.download.com/Yahoo-Toolbar-with-Anti-Spy/3000-12768_4-10611428.html

[Dundon's]

Ok I badly need help, today I swapped the components from my old PC into a new case due to the PSU in the old one croaking it. All was well and she looks the part or so I thought.

The break down...

PC boots up, all the fans start rocking including the graphics card and then I get fuck all it just continues to motor on, only thing is the poxy monitor doesn't even detect a signal and just goes into stand by. I have checked the monitor and it's fine, I might also mention the usb ports seem to power the mouse but not the keyboard, not even the PS/2 port will detect it.

Any ideas on what it could be, I'm thinking it's either the Mobo or the Graphics card but am hoping it's neither.

[g33k]

Is the PSU the correct wattage?

[Dundon's]

Well I upgraded from a 300w to 450w, read it was no harm to upgrade if I was thinking of improving the PC again along the line.


It's weird as fuck and it totally wrecked my day.

[Jesus]

I'm getting some problems with my pen drive, when I try to open it, it says insert disk into drive, is it because the software(or something in it) is erased, can anyone help me out please?

[Don Sweey]

450w seems a bit lightweight these days. It depends on what components you have but I wouldn't put anything less than a 600w PSU on mine because of the graphics card I have and the fact I use three hard drives and two CD/DVD drives.

[Dundon's]

All I got on the go is the dvd drive, Hdd, Graphics and a few fans, nothing the old PSU couldn't handle so I'm not thinking PSU at this point.

Do you know if the mobo could be the problem, I'm getting a green light when it's off (but plugged in) and the red light kicks in on boot up or maybe it's the graphics card, heads wrecked.

[skullverine]

another Firefox related question

I changed something at the about:config, which I was following a guide to fool megaupload so it would think I already download the toolbar. The problem is that it automatically change the language to Portuguese whenever I visited megaupload. How do I change this back?

[Dundon's]

Billy Minofs msn is giving him shit big time, keeps logging in logging out, is it a known issue and can it be sorted?

That question is too whoever knows the answer.

[Zoolander]

Virus.

[Cookie]

cyrus the virus that is

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/HH/0429402/CONAIR1.jpg

[Zoolander]

http://www.moviewallpapers.net (http://www.moviewallpapers.net/) - Movie wallpapers.

[Ellie16]

My msn also signs me in and out etc. I just go on EBuddy now.

[Zoolander]

Scan you computer for viruses or spyware.

[Original?]

All I got on the go is the dvd drive, Hdd, Graphics and a few fans, nothing the old PSU couldn't handle so I'm not thinking PSU at this point.

Do you know if the mobo could be the problem, I'm getting a green light when it's off (but plugged in) and the red light kicks in on boot up or maybe it's the graphics card, heads wrecked.

What's your specification?

Does you motherboard give you error codes, either in the form of an LED Display or a pattern of beeps as it starts up. Take out everything that isn't need i.e. just leave hard drive, processor, GFX card and maybe fans. Try re-seating your GFX card, and are your USB ports built into the motherboard or are they on a PCI card?

[Zoolander]

How does one connect a Laptop to TV again?

[Cookie]

How does one connect a Laptop to TV again?

If you have an S-video jack then you will need an S-video cable which you can get at your local electronics store. You will also need a cable for audio. This cable will connect from the headphone jack in your laptop to the 2 RCA stereo jacks (red and white) on your TV or stereo system

[Rossy Boy]

Im wondering if you can get new themes for vista as im getting bored of the vista theme :)

[Zoolander]

Everything is sorted on the sound front & I have an Analogue R/G/B PC/Component jack. Will it automatically come up on the TV?

[Viperized]

How does one connect a Laptop to TV again?
Using a cable.

[Cookie]

what kiind of laptop do you have? you have to enter a key sequence for different laptops

[Zoolander]

I got it working. Looks weird on 41 inch.

[PEM]

41 inches of porn :ohmy:

[Zoolander]

Soon to be, yes.

[Dundon's]

Hey dudes never thought I'd be getting problems with my monitor but I am. Today I got my new pc along with a monitor adapter needed to connect the new graphics card to my old Dell P1110 19" monitor. Now before I brought the PC home I seen it working perfectly on my mates monitor (He built it for me) but when I set it up at home my monitor is way off with the colors and the brightness is intense.

Has anyone any suggestions for me or even better still can anyone point me in the direction of the correct driver I need if I need a new one at all.

[Original?]

Not that helpful now, but never buy anything Dell.

[Viperized]

Hey dudes never thought I'd be getting problems with my monitor but I am. Today I got my new pc along with a monitor adapter needed to connect the new graphics card to my old Dell P1110 19" monitor. Now before I brought the PC home I seen it working perfectly on my mates monitor (He built it for me) but when I set it up at home my monitor is way off with the colors and the brightness is intense.

Has anyone any suggestions for me or even better still can anyone point me in the direction of the correct driver I need if I need a new one at all.
Change the monitor settings?

[Dundon's]

I wish it was that handy.

Thanks anyways kiddo.

[Billy Minof]

Not that helpful now, but never buy anything Dell.

lol, I said the same and I work for the cunts. :laugh:

[Don Sweey]

Dundons, look here: http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19549

Dell are crap but two of their TFT monitors, the 2407 and one other are actually of excellent build quality and performance.

[Viperized]

The temperature of my graphics card is 66 degrees Celsius

Isn't that hot?

[Don Sweey]

Depends on the card but my 1GB nVidia GeForce 7950X2 runs at 63 when doing nothing and has a slowdown threshold of 120 degrees. My card, however, is essentially two cards produced as one which is what the X2 part stands for, why it is 1GB and why it runs so hot.

[Viperized]

I've got a GeForce 8800 GTS.

[Don Sweey]

The program here (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163) can be used to make the GPU fan run at whatever rate you want all the time and should lower the temperature to somewhere near the 50 degree mark. Do not set the fan speed lower than the default.

Once installed, run the program (allowing the database entries to be set) and click on the icon next to Customise under Driver Settings. Click on the first icon, System Settings, go to the Fan tab and that's where you want to make the adjustment. Unless you know what you're doing, don't change the clock speeds.

[PEM]

my memory card slot does not want to work i have tryed my sd card and it dont work, ive tryed my brothers mini sd card and still no, i dont know what the problem is, is there a way of fixing it? any help?

[Dundon's]

Ok dudes the problem with the color was in fact the adapter I had to use to connect the Crt lead to the graphics card, I'm not fully happy with the results of having to fiddle with it to get the color to kick in properly but It'll do me for a while anyways until I get it looked at.

Now this seems to be the last thing breaking my balls so here goes...

I installed Pes today for the first time and the graphics were excellent along with the game play, I must say I was well happy only thing though is I'm getting some kind of scan line rippling up the screen every once and a while.

I tried the refresh rate and changing the screen resolution but it's still there, I know my PC can easily handle this game and would like to know does anyone know what I might change or fix to sort out my problem.

[Don Sweey]

Ok dudes the problem with the color was in fact the adapter I had to use to connect the Crt lead to the graphics card, I'm not fully happy with the results of having to fiddle with it to get the color to kick in properly but It'll do me for a while anyways until I get it looked at.

Now this seems to be the last thing breaking my balls so here goes...

I installed Pes today for the first time and the graphics were excellent along with the game play, I must say I was well happy only thing though is I'm getting some kind of scan line rippling up the screen every once and a while.

I tried the refresh rate and changing the screen resolution but it's still there, I know my PC can easily handle this game and would like to know does anyone know what I might change or fix to sort out my problem.

Vertical Sync.

[Rossy Boy]

are you running on vista?

[Dundon's]

Vertical Sync.


Ole Gunnar Solskjær :mellow:


EDIT: I'm using 2 gigs of Ram,2.8 dual core and a Geforce 7800 GTX 512mb graphics card, in general what screen resolution and refresh rate would you recommend I use on a daily basis?

[Don Sweey]

Ole Gunnar Solskjær :mellow:


EDIT: I'm using 2 gigs of Ram,2.8 dual core and a Geforce 7800 GTX 512mb graphics card, in general what screen resolution and refresh rate would you recommend I use on a daily basis?

You could probably game at 1600x1200 and certainly having your desktop at that resolution and 1280x1024 for gaming would work well.

[Dave!]

Not really a major problem but all youtube videos have become really unclear and blurry, they used to be really clear but i think i must of turned something off on my computer.

Any ideas?

[Dundon's]

You could probably game at 1600x1200 and certainly having your desktop at that resolution and 1280x1024 for gaming would work well.

And what would you suggest for the screen refresh rate mate? :cool:

[Don Sweey]

That most certainly is not my area of expertise although if using a TFT I'm guessing 60hz.

[Dundon's]

Don't sweat on it I'll just run with 60hz. By the way I found that vertical sync option buried in the advanced settings in the graphics card program itself and like you suggested I knocked it on which immediately sorted the problem.

Thanks.

[Viperized]

My PC is fast.

It got a score of 9830 in 3D Mark and was ranked 14th compared to all other 'similar systems' tested.

[Zoolander]

http://www.mch.govt.nz/nzflag/history/images/medal.jpg

[g33k]

My PC is fast.

It got a score of 9830 in 3D Mark and was ranked 14th compared to all other 'similar systems' tested.

It's not how fast, it's what games you play with it that counts!

Actually I'm just posting because I'm getting a new PC and I'm happy now and I needed somewhere to release it all over the place.

[Viperized]

It's not how fast, it's what games you play with it that counts!

Actually I'm just posting because I'm getting a new PC and I'm happy now and I needed somewhere to release it all over the place.
I know.

Which is why I can run the latest games on maximum settings on at least a res of 1152x864. I can play Call of Duty 2, Quake 4 etc etc on max settings at 1280x1024 res. Rainbow Six Vegas also works on my PC without lag. Max res I can go to is 1024x768 though. Above that its widescreen I think.

[Poffeman]

I know.

Which is why I can run the latest games on maximum settings on at least a res of 1152x864. I can play Call of Duty 2, Quake 4 etc etc on max settings at 1280x1024 res. Rainbow Six Vegas also works on my PC without lag. Max res I can go to is 1024x768 though. Above that its widescreen I think.

Viperized, I bet I could get to your Hard drive. I'd first put in a backdoor trojan then put a virus in there.

[g33k]

I have Quake 4 and right now everyone looks like someone decided to get an abortion then changed their mind halfway through. I also get roughly 15 fps on Counter-Strike. It's been too long.

And the 8800 GTS will be sweet.

[skullverine]

ok, got a little problem with WindowBlinds theme.

when I use Smooth x, there's no problem with the tray. http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/3027/scene1dj6.th.jpg (http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scene1dj6.jpg)

then when I change the theme to cooper deck, I got this http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5176/scene2yu3.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scene2yu3.jpg)
how to solve this?

[g33k]

I guess there's a problem with the theme, I reckon only the maker could fix it so you should probably use another in the meantime.

[skullverine]

but, there was one theme called eminence, I used it before the current one(not cooper deck). It had no problem before, but when I apply it now, there's the same problem with cooper deck.

I also checked at the download page for cooper deck, don't think I found someone that has the same problem as me

[Freestyle27]

Having some problems with directx 9.0. Downloaded it and tried to instal it, but it just seems to skip the installation and tell me i've installed it. Probly need a bit updating the graphics of me pc like, but was just wondering if there is owt i could do...

Scrren shot from the DirectX Diognostics & the error message i get..
http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledhy8.png
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7381/untitled2fb8.png

[Don Sweey]

What graphics card do you have?

This can be found by right clicking on the desktop, clicking on Properties and clicking the Settings tab. Halfway down that window it'll mention your graphics card "<monitor name> on <graphics card model>". If you didn't know that already, of course which you probably did.

[g33k]

but, there was one theme called eminence, I used it before the current one(not cooper deck). It had no problem before, but when I apply it now, there's the same problem with cooper deck.

I also checked at the download page for cooper deck, don't think I found someone that has the same problem as me

No idea mate, best thing to do would be to ask a forum on the website where you got them I guess

Having some problems with directx 9.0. Downloaded it and tried to instal it, but it just seems to skip the installation and tell me i've installed it. Probly need a bit updating the graphics of me pc like, but was just wondering if there is owt i could do...

Sounds like your graphics card is not installed properly, perhaps. Do what Il Duce suggested and if it doesn't say you need to install the correct drivers methinks.

[Freestyle27]

What graphics card do you have?

This can be found by right clicking on the desktop, clicking on Properties and clicking the Settings tab. Halfway down that window it'll mention your graphics card "<monitor name> on <graphics card model>". If you didn't know that already, of course which you probably did.

S3 Graphics ProSavage i think, its a bit old now like, so probably could do with a new one.

[Don Sweey]

S3 Graphics ProSavage i think, its a bit old now like, so probably could do with a new one.

I would definitely consider that to be the problem.

[Freestyle27]

Ta Sweey, any recomendations worth the money

[g33k]

S3 Graphics ProSavage i think, its a bit old now like, so probably could do with a new one.

Hahaha wtf. You probably need a new motherboard in that case.

[Don Sweey]

Hahaha wtf. You probably need a new motherboard in that case.

Yep.

Freestyle, give us as much of your system spec as possible - go to Run in the Start Menu, type dxdiag, press ENTER and let us know the BIOS date (an idea of the age of your motherboard), Processor and Memory to begin with. I get the distinct impression either myself or g33k will be able to point you in the right direction after that. You might also want to think about how much you have to available to spend. Doesn't have to be a ridiculous amount of money, even if you do need a new motherboard (and even RAM).

[Freestyle27]

Hahaha wtf. You probably need a new motherboard in that case.

Daint laugh, i told you it was old :D

I'll get the diagnostic details up tomorrow

[pategato]

Guys, when I close my cd and dvd creating software, it always shows one of these or both error messages:

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8179/errors1vu7.png
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9531/errors2jm3.png

the software (Roxio Easy Media Creator) works perfectly, but I keep receiving these messages, any ideas guys? Thanks.

[Calzone]

super :gulp: Arcade

[g33k]

the software (Roxio Easy Media Creator) works perfectly, but I keep receiving these messages, any ideas guys? Thanks.

The first thing to do would be to reinstall it and see if that helps.

[Don Sweey]

Roxio's Easy CD Creator was known to cause conflicts and it is possible Easy Media Creator is doing the same. As g33k said, try removing it and installing it again. Should the problem persist, get something else like Nero.

[skullverine]

Sometime, my pc automatically shut down and shows "not enough physical memory" after I used guitar pro.

what is not enough physical memory & how do I solve this?
additional info - I have 512 RAM, 4GB free memory @ C drive

when I had 13GB free memory @ C drive, it sometime happened too.

[Zoolander]

Sometime, my pc automatically shut down and shows "not enough physical memory" after I used guitar pro.

what is not enough physical memory & how do I solve this?
additional info - I have 512 RAM, 4GB free memory @ C drive

when I had 13GB free memory @ C drive, it sometime happened too.

Take a look here (http://www.avid.com/exchange/forums/thread/151230.aspx).

If that doesn't help, download more RAM. :huh:

[skullverine]

but the strange thing is, when I had a 256 RAM, I never had this problem before. Maybe it's because of some programme I installed consume a lot of memory. And, is there a such thing as a RAM booster?

[g33k]

Could be a faulty RAM stick, if you have your old RAM around you could switch around one at a time to see if one of them is the problem (assuming you have 2 sticks of RAM installed in your PC).

I guess you can use Windows Task Manager to check how much RAM GP is using up. When I was playing a song it used up 78,000K just as a reference! Also use the Performance tab as that has extra info.

[Freestyle27]

Gave up on me last problem, probably could do with a new computer :laugh:

Me new problem is with iTunes and my disc burner...
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9761/itunesmc3.th.png (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=itunesmc3.png)
Maybe something to do with Daemon Tools which was installed, but the CD-RW works fine with nero. And i have tried re-installing it before you ask.

[markanddawn]

i downloaded limewire and as since i did it my intanet keeps droppin connection...i uninstalled limewire and still i have problem...i have ran virus scan and spyware scan but nothing is wrong? any ideas? its as tho my intanet afta minute decides to disconnect as tho something is tellin it to do so. regards in advance

[Original?]

I have to, pretty much, completely rebuild my PC after the motherboard and processor fucked up.While I'm there I'm going to replace my PSU and battered case. Unfortunately the new board will be requiring new RAM, as my current stuff will not fit, which is a shame as it's Corsair and wasn't as cheap as it may have been. My plans for the (virtually) new rig are:

Asustek M2V AM2 Motherboard (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ 2aWV3&product_uid=112169)
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ CPU (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ 2aWV3&product_uid=122941)
Antec P180 Black Mid Tower (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ 2aWV3&product_uid=100727)
Antec NEO HE550GB 550W Modular PSU (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ 2aWV3&product_uid=99138)
2GB Corsair Matched Pair DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader (http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98710)

This will be in conjunction with my 250GB Maxtor SATA HDD, HIS Radeon x850xt GFX card and my Sony optical drives. Anyone got any advice? I don't mind switching to a Core 2 Duo but it needs to be a similar price for the board and CPU.

[Don Sweey]

Original? I'm sure you know but I believe with the Antec P180 you need a PSU with a longer-than-standard cable due to the positioning of it in comparison to everything else. Might be an earlier Antec though :erm:

[Original?]

Original? I'm sure you know but I believe with the Antec P180 you need a PSU with a longer-than-standard cable due to the positioning of it in comparison to everything else. Might be an earlier Antec though :erm:

You are thinking of the right Case, but I've been assured that the Antec PSU's have the correct length cables. I'm considering the Sonata III instead in any case now, it looks better and with a 500w PSU as standard will work out £50-70 cheaper. I've been directed to a Core 2 Duo that while more expensive, the performancedifference should justify it, it's just a shame as I'm (not so) secretly an AMD fanboy. Intel have done well with their CPUs though.

[Don Sweey]

You are thinking of the right Case, but I've been assured that the Antec PSU's have the correct length cables. I'm considering the Sonata III instead in any case now, it looks better and with a 500w PSU as standard will work out £50-70 cheaper. I've been directed to a Core 2 Duo that while more expensive, the performancedifference should justify it, it's just a shame as I'm (not so) secretly an AMD fanboy. Intel have done well with their CPUs though.

If the figures circulating are correct, AMD's financial problems aren't going to be particularly well solved by the new (Barcelona?) architecture because Intel's July-release Penryn is faster. AMD have also decided to outsource manufacturing soon which isn't going to help them close the gap on Intel's superior production. I'm a one-time AMD fanboy and to this day have never used an Intel processor but my next upgrade, which I've put off for three months so far, will certainly be an Intel - was going to be an E6600 but probably a Q6600 if not a Penryn as quad-core prices drop on July 22. Which Intel processor have you been directed to?

My next case will most likely be the Akasa Eclipse 62. Would get the Silverstone but £190ish for a case is expensive regardless of how incredible and spacious it is. Would get the P180 but don't believe I have the long cables on my Seasonic 600/650W PSU.

How much is the Corsair RAM? High performance RAM with a lower CAS latency (4-4-4-12) has recently dropped to £100 for 2GB (Cellshock, GeiL, Gskill HZ).

EDIT: Just checked for myself, nevermind.

[Original?]

If the figures circulating are correct, AMD's financial problems aren't going to be particularly well solved by the new (Barcelona?) architecture because Intel's July-release Penryn is faster. AMD have also decided to outsource manufacturing soon which isn't going to help them close the gap on Intel's superior production. I'm a one-time AMD fanboy and to this day have never used an Intel processor but my next upgrade, which I've put off for three months so far, will certainly be an Intel - was going to be an E6600 but probably a Q6600 if not a Penryn as quad-core prices drop on July 22. Which Intel processor have you been directed to?

My next case will most likely be the Akasa Eclipse 62. Would get the Silverstone but £190ish for a case is expensive regardless of how incredible and spacious it is. Would get the P180 but don't believe I have the long cables on my Seasonic 600/650W PSU.

How much is the Corsair RAM? High performance RAM with a lower CAS latency (4-4-4-12) has recently dropped to £100 for 2GB (Cellshock, GeiL, Gskill HZ).

EDIT: Just checked for myself, nevermind.

Oh yes, I know Intel have a great advantage now and I can't see it closing any time soon. AMD are heading for oblivion unless they pull something spectacular out of the bag, financial experts are slightly concerned about their future.

Aye, for the price the P180 isn't too bad but that is a problem, the Akasa case is definitely nice. The silverstone is just too expensive unless you have money to burn, which I think is neither of us!

The Corsair isn't bad at all price-wise so I picked up a twin pair of 1GB sticks and a twin pair of 512kbs for the 3GB overall. I went for the E6420 CPU.

[Rossy Boy]

:realmad: im really starting to get annoyed with rapidshare i havnt downloaded anything yet it tells me to wait and last night it done the same thing said wait 5mins then refreshed it and it went to 256mins :realmad::realmad: anyone know why it is doing this?

[Zoolander]

:realmad: im really starting to get annoyed with rapidshare i havnt downloaded anything yet it tells me to wait and last night it done the same thing said wait 5mins then refreshed it and it went to 256mins :realmad::realmad: anyone know why it is doing this?

What browser are you using?

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Can you have an Imageshack toolbar for Opera? I run three browsers & like everything matching. :blush:

[skullverine]

:realmad: im really starting to get annoyed with rapidshare i havnt downloaded anything yet it tells me to wait and last night it done the same thing said wait 5mins then refreshed it and it went to 256mins :realmad::realmad: anyone know why it is doing this?

hmm, do you have a wireless router? If you do, maybe someone is using yours. Other solution is that, use a proxy switcher (I'm not sure whether it's legal or not).

[Zoolander]

Anyone know of a decent Video/Audio sync program? AVI.

[Don Sweey]

VirtualDub if I'm understanding your requirements correctly :erm:

[Zoolander]

Thanks.

[martin_cranie]

I'm looking for a good/free Adware/Syware detector to download.

I've noticed a .wmv video that I've never seen before, let alone downloaded, turning up on my desktop every two days or so, despite me deleting it. I just downloaded Spyware Doctor and ran a scan. It found 285 infections but when I clicked 'fix' it told me I have to buy the full version to perform the action. It may well be just a ploy to make me buy it, but I'm pretty sure something is wrong with my PC.

So yeah, if anyone could name something that I can download, or something else I can do to get rid of this recurring .wmv video, that'd be appreciated. I've got Norton 2007 installed (I guess I'm asking for trouble :shocking:) so any download will need to be compatible with that.

[Zoolander]

How long have you got left on your Norton to run? I recommend you get the AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1) package when it's finished.

Never had a problem with mine. I also run Ad Muncher just to be safe with pop-ups.

[50!]

I'm looking for a good/free Adware/Syware detector to download.

I've noticed a .wmv video that I've never seen before, let alone downloaded, turning up on my desktop every two days or so, despite me deleting it. I just downloaded Spyware Doctor and ran a scan. It found 285 infections but when I clicked 'fix' it told me I have to buy the full version to perform the action. It may well be just a ploy to make me buy it, but I'm pretty sure something is wrong with my PC.

So yeah, if anyone could name something that I can download, or something else I can do to get rid of this recurring .wmv video, that'd be appreciated. I've got Norton 2007 installed (I guess I'm asking for trouble :shocking:) so any download will need to be compatible with that.

Get the newest version of Ad-aware, its really good.

http://www.pesgaming.com/showpost.php?p=1030185&postcount=252

[Don Sweey]

I'd recommend SpyBot over AdAware though I haven't used the latter for a good few months so it may have improved sufficiently with its detection routines. SpyBot always seemed to find more problems than AdAware did when I had both and ran tests.

[50!]

I'd recommend SpyBot over AdAware though I haven't used the latter for a good few months so it may have improved sufficiently with its detection routines. SpyBot always seemed to find more problems than AdAware did when I had both and ran tests.

:laugh:

I always used to find the exact opposite. Suppose its just a matter of what needs cleaning up really.

[Original?]

Play it safe, use both. Seems the most effective way for me, does anyone know of a good free registry cleaning program?

[Don Sweey]

You could try this (http://www.ccleaner.com/) :erm:

[martin_cranie]

Thanks guys. I've downloaded Ad-Aware 2007 and it found just under 400 problems, getting rid of most of them without hassle. Hopefully that's the last I'll see of that damn .wmv thing.

[Zoolander]

Anyone recommend a video joiner I could use? The best.

[Don Sweey]

VirtualDub can join two existing videos with ease :erm:

You open the first and paste the second one into it or some other shenanigans.

[Zoolander]

Danke schön!

[g33k]

Just posting to say Vista sucks shit and has incurable lag spikes if you play online games.

[Zoolander]

Just posting to say Vista sucks shit and has incurable lag spikes if you play online games.

Will you be going back to XP or sticking through? I was thinking of taking up my upgrade soon. :erm:

[g33k]

Well I already bought one copy of XP for my old PC, but you can't use it on two PCs at once which is frustrating. I don't know if it's worth paying out for another copy, especially after I've already bought Vista. I'm just gonna hope they'll fix all the problems in the future :\

[Ko_nami]

Well I already bought one copy of XP for my old PC, but you can't use it on two PCs at once which is frustrating. I don't know if it's worth paying out for another copy, especially after I've already bought Vista. I'm just gonna hope they'll fix all the problems in the future :\

Service Pack 1 for Vista is scheduled for release around January 2008.

It was due to come out in September/October time but it's been put back a few months.

Hopefully, SP1 will fix the driver and software issues.

[CaptainCabinet]

My computer is being gay, the names have gone from under my music files.

Any ideas how to fix this;
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/1954/musicwentwrongdb8.png (http://imageshack.us)

[Miggy]

Lose Avril for starters.

[CaptainCabinet]

Lose Avril for starters.

I wondered who'd be the first to make a sarky comment. :tongue:

[Miggy]

I don't do them often but it was begging for one. Wish I could help you but I can just about manage downloading porn.

[Don Sweey]

Go to View -> Choose Details and tick the box next to "Name".

Sounds like the solution except for one problem - I can't turn the names off by doing this in the first instance :huh:

[CaptainCabinet]

Erm, that is already ticked? :erm:

[Don Sweey]

Does this help?

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=107&pgno=0

[CaptainCabinet]

Brilliant, fixeded. Cheers boss.

[Jonny2J]

The cookies on my Firefox are playing up. It never remembers my passwords on sites if say I've logged back out so have to type them in all over again.

Even when I try and do a clean using CC Cleaner it actually says there's an issue with Firefox cookies that won't allow it to do so.

[Don Sweey]

Jonny, have you checked your cookie settings under the Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy tab?

They might be set to expire when you close Firefox, possibly. Seems a bit of a strange issue you're having though.

[Stella Artois]

This is not really a problem as such, but can anyone recommend a decent website for me to find a desktop computer? This laptop just isn't cutting the mustard. :realmad:

[Jonny2J]

Jonny, have you checked your cookie settings under the Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy tab?

They might be set to expire when you close Firefox, possibly. Seems a bit of a strange issue you're having though.Aye mate I have done and still no joy. :/

[Don Sweey]

What kind of price range and spec?

Jonny, is the following any help at all? (probably not)

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=560202

[Stella Artois]

What kind of price range and spec?

Anything up to and around the £500 mark I guess. I really only need a tower to be honest, but if a good deal pops up then I'd be willing to get the monitor, keyboard etc.

Spec wise I'm not too fussy. What i really need is a computer capable of playing FM and a few web-based arcade games - obviously I'll be downloading too.

You're willing to help me? :|

Thanks anyway.

[Don Sweey]

Why wouldn't I be? Have to put the usual shit aside at some point even if it is for as little as five minutes that beats nothing.

For £500 you can get a computer to play FM at a decent speed but won't be able to play any particularly amazing games as the graphics card won't necessarily be up to much. You'll also struggle to get a computer with 2GB of RAM and the only way you'd get around that would be to buy all of the components individually (which would be a bit tight anyway) and put the whole thing together yourself.

Check the Dell Dimension C521 on the Dell website. You can customise various bits and all the usual blah.

I've seen, on a forum, someone who was looking at this system about six weeks ago which overall looks like it'd do you fine but just remember the point about the below-par graphics card earlier in my post. It also appears to be cheaper on their website than in the quote below from that user's post - and with a 500GB hard drive instead of a 320GB one.

This from Dell, DimensionTM C521 @ £529
AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
Dell™ 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP) - UK/Irish
320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
16 X DVD +/- RW Drive
256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card

[Stella Artois]

For £500 you can get a computer to play FM at a decent speed but won't be able to play any particularly amazing games as the graphics card won't necessarily be up to much. You'll also struggle to get a computer with 2GB of RAM and the only way you'd get around that would be to buy all of the components individually (which would be a bit tight anyway) and put the whole thing together yourself.


I thought RAM was fairly cheap? I assume for a novice in computer building then it'll be difficult for me to install it?

I was looking at this sort of a deal: http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&oc=D07922XP

However if you've a better recommendation I'm all ears. I'm also willing to pay more if necessary.

Edit: Didn't see your update.

[Don Sweey]

Your one, as long as you can afford that, is a much better choice than the C521. The graphics card is still on the light side but probably better than the X1300 from the C521 and the processor will certainly be much faster.

You're correct about RAM, it is extremely cheap at the moment which is why my upgrade on the 22nd will now have 4GB instead of 2GB. Hard drive prices have also crashed recently.

EDIT: Right this might sound a bit silly but from what you've picked I'd change the following:

-Choose an optical mouse

-Consider the 640GB RAID setup (2x320GB) instead of the 500GB (2x250) option you've got so far

-You could consider 4GB RAM but I think it might be overkill so I'd personally say you should stick with the 2GB option you've already chosen.

-Consider choosing two optical drives - the DVD re-writer is fine but it could take the burden off of it if you have a second drive, either a DVD reader or a CD re-writer/DVD reader. Not a necessity but something I always have.

Finally, there are some Intel price cuts hitting on July 22 which is what I'm waiting for as they directly affect me. Though they do not affect the E6*00 series (the E6600 and 6700), they introduce the E6750 and E6850 and also bring the price of the Q6600 (quad-core) down toward the price of the E6600. Arguable whether this will change the Dell deal at all or they will offer any of them but at least worth you knowing.

[Stella Artois]

Your one, as long as you can afford that, is a much better choice than the C521. The graphics card is still on the light side but probably better than the X1300 from the C521 and the processor will certainly be much faster.

You're correct about RAM, it is extremely cheap at the moment which is why my upgrade on the 22nd will now have 4GB instead of 2GB. Hard drive prices have also crashed recently.

EDIT: Right this might sound a bit silly but from what you've picked I'd change the following:

-Choose an optical mouse

-Consider the 640GB RAID setup (2x320GB) instead of the 500GB (2x250) option you've got so far

-You could consider 4GB RAM but I think it might be overkill so I'd personally say you should stick with the 2GB option you've already chosen.

-Consider choosing two optical drives - the DVD re-writer is fine but it could take the burden off of it if you have a second drive, either a DVD reader or a CD re-writer/DVD reader. Not a necessity but something I always have.

Finally, there are some Intel price cuts hitting on July 22 which is what I'm waiting for as they directly affect me. Though they do not affect the E6*00 series (the E6600 and 6700), they introduce the E6750 and E6850 and also bring the price of the Q6600 (quad-core) down toward the price of the E6600. Arguable whether this will change the Dell deal at all or they will offer any of them but at least worth you knowing.

I'll bear in mind what you've said and I'll hold on until after the 22nd. In the mean time, if you find any good deals, feel free to let me know. ;)

Thanks for the help.

[Zoolander]

Mussolini you should start charging for advice. :laugh:

[CaptainCabinet]

Before you do though Muss;

I'm looking for the cheapest stuff available, as I only have around £400 to spend, and that's only predicted income.

I'm looking for a basic laptop which will run FM and handle some downloading, and have space for a massive music collection. God recommended Acer, I don't know your opinion on them?

[Cookie]

how much would a good wirless set up cost me. and a laptop while im at it maybe, for all round use i guess

[Zoolander]

Before you do though Muss;

I'm looking for the cheapest stuff available, as I only have around £400 to spend, and that's only predicted income.

I'm looking for a basic laptop which will run FM and handle some downloading, and have space for a massive music collection. God recommended Acer, I don't know your opinion on them?

You need to get an external hard drive to handle your large music collection.

[Ko_nami]

Before you do though Muss;

I'm looking for the cheapest stuff available, as I only have around £400 to spend, and that's only predicted income.

I'm looking for a basic laptop which will run FM and handle some downloading, and have space for a massive music collection. God recommended Acer, I don't know your opinion on them?

Acer are an underrated brand.

They're considered technically inferior to the likes of HP and Compaq but if you ask me, they make very good PC and Laptop products.

[Don Sweey]

I have no problems with Acer and believe them to be quite decent. CC, your best bet would be to trawl through the Acer UK website looking at the notebooks on there and when you think you've found one post the specifications in this thread if you are unsure of how good the laptop is going to be. Don't get stuck with just Acer though as a lightning quick read through their price lists left me less than impressed. Check out their competitors too.

Cookie, as you want a laptop I guess you might be playing games but no FPS types as the graphics in a laptop simply aren't amazing. As for a wireless setup, is this to go with the laptop? Assuming said laptop doesn't come with in-built wi-fi capabilities, you'll need a wi-fi card along with a wireless router. Check back a few pages to see some help I gave Viperized when he wanted a router. You don't need one as expensive as the one he got and depending on the setup in your house, you can probably get a router for around £40, plus obviously the cost of the wi-fi card if required. With regards the laptop, you can either find one you think might be decent or get me to do that for you within a given price range. I know both g33k and Original? know what they're talking about when it comes to computers and I'm sure plenty of others too.

[Cookie]

cheers for that muss. ill flick a few pages back and take a looksy at what router to get

[Original?]

Acer make good laptops and I've really never had a bad experience with them, I advised my girlfriend to get one and she's been happy with it. They're well built, decent specification, relatively inexpensive and have excellent vibrant screens, the trouble is that you'll get Vista which is currently more hassle than it's worth.

http://www.shopacer.co.uk/pp/Acer_Aspire_Laptops/Acer_Aspire_5630_Series/Aspire_5633WLMi_-_0.html

Decent laptop for the sort of price, would play FM and has a space for a significant music collection, you could still obviously house it on an external hard drive of course. Can't see you getting anything much better for the price.

[Ko_nami]

Comet were selling a 2 Ghz Acer laptop for £399 a couple of months back.

Might be worth a look.