What kind of motherboard do you have? Is it a factory-built machine like Dell or HPaq? If so, let us know what model of machine it is and we could probably hunt down the specs for it.
Some of your hardware will go through more cycles if you are constantly booting it on and off. Years ago it used to be a huge issue, but modern hardware is made to withstand more abuse. Still, I would recommend against always turning your laptop off. I can’t help you with the hybernate vs. standby question, though, because I don’t have a laptop and I never looked into it.
I ran Ubuntu Linux for about six months. I dual booted between it and Windows XP. I thought that using Linux was great and at the time I can probably count on one hand the number of instances where I actually booted to XP. Unfortunately, my University didn’t support Linux very well. Every time they changed their network configuration a little bit, my connection would break and I had to spend a few hours fixing it. I’ve heard that the latest version of Ubuntu (7.04) has much better built-in support for WPA and my University has also really stepped up its Linux support, but I just haven’t gotten around to trying out 7.04.
Alright, Major problem, I reformatted and put on Windows again on one of my PCs, only to find this huge ass problem whenever sounds are played on my PC
Basically it sounds like a crackling noise, I highly doubt this is because my speakers are dying since I hooked my Ipod up to them to play the same music and only to have it sound crisp.
I’m running an ASUS Crosshair mobo and didn’t have this problem a few hours ago.
can anyone tell me what the problem could be? I seriously need an answer.
use cpuz
It will show you all the ram specs including model/speed/pins etc as well as your mobo stuff.
Installing ram is as simple as installing a graphics card. You gota just buy the right ram and completely turn your computer off and then open up your pc and then put it in an empty ram slot and make sure that the ram is locked tight. With most rams, you cant put them in the wrong way.
You might want to check or reinstall your sound drivers. They might be corrupted or outdated with newer Windows updates.
I have a wireless network card on my desktop pc and i have one on my laptop. The laptop gets a lot stronger signals, and connects to wireless networks with ease, but my desktop always shows low signals, and rarely connects. they are both right next to each other.
that statement was true since the ice age, but it’s just a myth now.
and by the time your laptop becomes trash for the constant shutdown/startup, it’ll be
out of date and you need to buy a new one.
Its an HP. I downloaded that cpuz program, but cant find anything on the number of pins. Motherboard is:
manufacturer: ASUSTek computer inc
model: NODUSM3
chipset: NVIDIA Geforce 6150
southbridge: NVIDIA nforce 410/430 MCP
Yet another computer question guys…
My sister’s hard drive is on its last legs; she says she boot it up today and a screen popped up warning of “imminent hard drive failure” and after a reboot, she says there is just a long beeping noise and the monitor can’t find a signal. This thing is pretty much dead; I was wondering, though, if it’s possible to recover her data. I was thinking of taking it out of her computer and hooking it up to mine and transferring all of the data. Is there a possibly better way to recover her data?
Hm gotcha, thanks.
A quick google search for “asus NODUSM3” led me to a link directly on HP’s site.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c00757531
Scroll down a bit to see the image of the motherboard. Is this your motherboard?
I fixed it, turns out the soundcard was loose inside. How that happened I have no idea lol
So lately I’m having an issue with windows media player network sharing taking up ALL my CPU clock cycles. wmpnetwk.exe is pretty much at 90% or more all the time when my computer is running. I turned on sharing so I could stream to my xbox, but it slows my computer to a crawl. Anybody have any ideas about this? Before I was having an issue with svchost.exe doing this, and I rolled it back. Suggestions? I stream to my xbox all the time, but like right now when I’m NOT streaming, wmpnetwk.exe is STILL taking up all my cpu usage.
Any help would be appreciated.
late response I know
it’s Kensou from KOF doing his dp+K move.
I forgot where I got it.
Is it necessary to reapply thermal paste to a processor when switching motherboards? I don’t really want to take any chances at the moment…
You should. Clean it well before you reapply.
Ah. Guess that means this’ll have to wait till tomorrow. =/
Thanks.
I second this. A friend of mine switched the mobo his processor was on twice without reapplying anything. After about a month he started running into all kinds of overheating problems.
let say i just got a new comp and i got it hook up n shit, everything all ready to go. the internet the mous the keyboard the printer and shit. MY QUESTION IS…
WHAT DO I GOTTA DO TO MAKE MY COMP SAFE AND BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR A LONG TIME, i dont mean like madd long cuz no comps get to be use that long, just like 3 or 4 year long.
like if there an update pop up, should i click OK to update and if there a hardware or software pop up asking if i wanna install, should i install. i dont know what to do to keep my comp safe and not fack up just after a couple months of using a brand new comp. HELPP!!!
dude just do windows updates if you feel like it. and if youre on the internet and something pops up, click no or the X. thats it