Recent content by BossaNova

What would be the indicator, if the CPU has gone dead???

Dahh, I shoulda know that.. I'll give that a try..

A system I built for my mother has come-back to me... and I've never seen this problem before.. I've seen similar things but not this... Anyways.. I attempt to power-on the system, it attempts to boot then it instantly turns off not even a second after pushing the button.. Funny thing is it...

I'm replacing the motherboard/cpu/mem in my mother-in-law's computer. I can't remember if there was something I needed to do to prep the harddrive or the operating system for this transtition?? It seems to me like there was something I could do to make things go smoother but can't remember what...

we'll currently I'm re-zeroing my HDD,, I was using System restore to trouble shoot my sound card ... we'll my system halted right in the middle of a system restore.. and it totally screw'd my file system.. I could'nt even get windows to successfully boot in safemode.. nor could I even get up...

Okay Guys I need some help!! and here's the issue I'm having.. Parts List: Board:MachSpeed http://www.machspeed.com/specs/xcaliber/PT88BSPRO.html CPU:Pentium 4 Chipset: VIA northbridge PT880 Bios:Phoenix AwardBios Problematic Part: Creative SoundBlaster Audigy PCI SoundCard.. The Situation...

The PC that will be built from the left over parts is not going to be mine it will belong to somebody else.. the new hard drive also belongs to somebody else.. I've found that knowing how to properly build computers can sometimes be a curse.. I've built 3 computers of my own.. and built 2 pc's...

Thank You very much BadBigBen that article is awesome if that works that will be great! Thats exactly the type of post I was hoping to get.. Thank You!

Allrighty... Thats what I was looking for.. I figured I'd have issues of that nature thas why I posted a Thread about it.. Thought somebody might have a "sweet" program solution or something.. My Solution: I'll just back-up everything thats important, double check that I have install disks for...

Hey Everyone within the next week or two, I will be gutting out my system .. Parts being removed and replaced will be.. 1.Motherboard 2.CPU 3.PowerSupply 4.RAM 5.Videocard Now having that said.. Does anyone have any tips on how I may be able to "pre"-pare for this drastic system overhaul...

I personally feel almost 85-90% sure that this is not a virus or worm.. I think that the issue is a driver causing havoc on my system registry.. specifically a videocard driver.. I believe it has caused a compatability issue with my system.. corrupting files and throwing my standard windows...

Okay, well yesterday I started my pc in safemode and ran Microsoft malicous software removal tool.. it detected something like 54,000 + infected files.. so I was feeling just a little bit of discomfort.. what was even worse was.. the program could'nt do anything about it..LOL oh yeah I can...

I'm not sure How to get to the root of this problem..? Problem: Windows Firewall Menu --> Opens and then 2-3 seconds later mysteriously closes itself...? Problem: Windows Taskmanager--> Opens and then mysteriously closes also...? With both of these issues .. they did'not start to occur until...

Ya.. I've bought OCZ for another system I built a few weeks back.. and it runs awesome.. I got dual channel ddr2 2gb 2x1gb modules yeah I agree OCZ is a great brand.. I'm not a 100% as to whether I'm goig to send it back completely yet I might just decide to keep it for inventory reasons.. I'm...

here's is what ya do.. First since your so worried it's your Harddisk Find the maunfacturer of your HDD on the Net.. Go to their downloads page and search for a Downloadable diagnostics program..& follow their posted instructions.. next go to Microsoft.com in the search box type -> "Windows...