Dragon King 15 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 post your problems here and if I can I will help. Technicianing is a hobby of mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Only problem I have is that my computer stopped seeing my TV Card (and the drivers are fine). I think I may have knocked it out of the PCI slot during it's last cleaning. I'll check it later on tonight. Edited November 11, 2008 by Honest Joe Statler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 my fan started to make a clanking noise i think that a wire may be in the fan or a bearing might have broken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrell 2 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Uhm... i started having problems with my monitor a few weeks ago, sometimes the screen becomes slightly greenish or blueish, it either lasts for a while or keeps flickering between normal and strange light. (On a side note, i started noticing this on october 26 i had seen a post about someone having their video drivers screwed up after installing .2e, but i don't see how it could cause this, and my drivers are fine and updated.) The monitor is a flat screen just a few months old, card is a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 It could be going bad, or one of pins are bent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Only problem I have is that my computer stopped seeing my TV Card (and the drivers are fine). I think I may have knocked it out of the PCI slot during it's last cleaning. I'll check it later on tonight. Dust could be on the contacts. This has happened to me, a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 my fan started to make a clanking noise i think that a wire may be in the fan or a bearing might have broken Check it while the system is on. Also if the GPU temp increases, the fan is not working right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 it doesn't seem to be happening now i got home frm schl and turned on my comp and it didn't make the noize might have just been the fact that it had been on for 6-7 hours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Still, it could fail at any time. Be careful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 My computer doesn't accept PCI-Express cards, but it accepts PCI cards and those boxes to put them in are too expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Still, it could fail at any time. Be careful. i'm upgrading it anyway amd athlon x2 6000+ processor, asrock socket am2 mboard, 2x2gb ddr2 ram it will only cost £146.53 cheaper than intel is these days. Edited November 11, 2008 by grim reaper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 11, 2008 Good choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2008 Dust could be on the contacts. This has happened to me, a lot. It works fine now, the back end of the card was not completely connected to the slot. I must have used a bit too much air pressure on my air brush on that part (don't worry I make sure there's no ink or water in the brush before I use it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted November 12, 2008 i'm upgrading it anyway amd athlon x2 6000+ processor, asrock socket am2 mboard, 2x2gb ddr2 ram it will only cost £146.53 cheaper than intel is these days. You will have really similar PC to mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2008 post your problems here and if I can I will help. Technicianing is a hobby of mine. Me too. I like fixing stuff. For now on, anything of the like should be posted here. Any topic posted concerning computer problems, computer help, etc. will be closed and merged with this topic, with the exception of computer problems involving 0.2e like crashes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 A way to fit a PCI-Express Graphics card into a computer with a PCI slot only and an ACP slot only, so basically my computer has no PCI-E slot, but my graphics card requires a PCI-E slot....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 Your computer can't accept one. Upgrade the mother board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 My computer doesn't have the capability either, that's why I'm going to get a motherboard that does have an AGP slot for my next comp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I'd rather buy a new computer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I'm planning on customizing one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I'm looking for one under $700 with Windows XP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I'm looking for one under $700 with Windows XP... Well, buy the computer you want that is under $700, it doesn't matter what it has on it, if it has Vista then format and install XP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I don't want to spend $100 for Windows XP and I don't believe in pirateing since my parents would buy it for me anyway, I'm looking for a computer with 3 PCI-Express Slots one PCI Slot, 2 GB or ram a 3.0 GHz CPU A monitor (if possible), speakers, and Windows XP... I found a similar one with Vista from HP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) and just clone your old HDD from your old computer onto your newly formatted drive (that way you don't have to go out and buy a copy of XP (for those who have the HDD partition instead of the OS disk), just remember this takes some time in doing since you need the drivers to match up to your new computer (from what I've experienced). Edited November 13, 2008 by Honest Joe Statler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I have two internal drives, one with XP and one with ME, I wish both operating systems can be used at the same time and the HP computer is a desktop costing $598 with a monitor Speakers but with a Vista operating system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
