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Hi all, I'm a regular in the PC h'ware threads but have never entered into discussions in the certification threads, erm... until now. :) Ok, in a few months time I will have the opportunity of taking either the full CCNA or MCSE courses and just wondered which one will give me the best career...

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of repairing a friends PC and just wanted to share the problem with anyone in here to see if it sounds familiar to anyone. The mobo is an ASROCK K7VT4A+ and it has suddenly started freezing during normal operation and restarting. When the PC restarts, the...

Hi, I've just purchased a PC Chips 863G (v1.5a) mobo and I have noticed the board has an additional 4 pin 12v connector aswell as the usual 20 pin ATX. I just want to know if the 4 pin power needs power to it or am i ok just to run off the standard ATX connection. Thought it was strange that...

Hi all, I've recently added a PCI SATA card and Maxtor 80gb SATA drive to my system and I'm struggling to get an OS on to it. I've installed the drivers ok and the SATA drive is recognised as drive (f:) I have one IDE HD (c:) and 2 optical drives (d: and e:) - [this is via normal booting from...

Hi all, Technically I should be asking this question in the software area but thought I'd have a blast here. Ok, I'm after the standard sound/video drivers (for a friend) for the Packard Bell Club 730 system based on the P733 CPU. I've tried the various driver sites but none, as yet, have...

Hi guys, I've recently set up a point to point network with my 2 home PC's and I'm using my remote PC to access the internet via the broadband connection on my host PC. I'm using the standard IP settings ie: HOST 192.168.0.1 -REMOTE 192.168.0.2 and I have Kerio Firewall on my HOST machine...

Hi guys, I've recently set up a point to point network with my 2 home PC's and I'm using my remote PC to access the internet via the broadband connection on my host PC. I'm using the standard IP settings ie: HOST 192.168.0.1 -REMOTE 192.168.0.2 and I have Kerio Firewall on my HOST machine...

Hi guys, Just got a niggly query that I can't seem to fathom out.? I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0 and I've just noticed that a few sites I'm visiting aren't showing .gif files properly? I've flushed the temp files cache etc.. but to no avail. I only noticed this because I am on the team...

Hi all, I'm wanting to purchase a Digital or Analogue Multimeter for my toolkit for PC testing purposes ie: cable continuity, PSU / component tests etc.. Can anybody recommend any features in particular to look out for when purchasing one or will any average meter be ok? Thanks...

Hi guys, Not particularly a hardware question.. sorry, but I've recently reformatted and reinstalled Windows on a mates machine. He assured me he had the drivers to reinstall but now I've wiped it, he hasnt got the bloody drivers for the horrible AMR modem. Dur! :o/ Has anyone got the...

Hi guys, Now then, I'm currently repairing a friends machine and he is having problems viewing secure sites. Normal, unsecure sites load up fine but when trying to view a secure 128-bit connection all I get is 'page cannot be displayed'. My mate has got a similar set up to myself which is...

Hi guys, Just wanted to let ya's know about a neat little modding project for Thermaltake and other copper based heatsinks. This project is from the November edition of PC Extreme. For the benfit of guys who havent read this article, it basically involves wet/dry sanding the copper base of...

Hi guys, Just wanted to know if anyone can recommend a freeware (or similar) utility that displays CPU and System temp on your Windoze desktop. I know there are a few available but dunno what they are called. ThanX in advance, DaZ

Hi guys, Ok.. I'm trying to upgrade the BIOS in a friends Jetway V333Da mobo from v03 to v06 and he's lost the chipset driver CD with the Magic Bios flash utility on. OS he's using is WinXP Home I've been on the Jetway site and got the Awdflash (flash util) and the correct BIOS .BIN file...

Hi guys, Got a motherboard query if anyone can help me out.? OK, I'm using a Gigabyte GA-7DX (rev 4.3) and I've recently upgraded the CPU from an XP1600 to an XP2200. Apparently the XP2200 CPU is the top chip I can use with this mobo with the BIOS upgraded to F7 (which I already have)...