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Mixing RAM
Quick question... Can I mix DDR 333 (PC 2700) and DDR 400 (PC3200) on the same motherboard? I have 2 modules of PC 2700, 512 RAM already installed and have a stick of PC 3200, 512 RAM I want to stick in in the spare slot. Motherboard does support both types and can support more than 1.5GB in total but can I mix and match?…
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ethics question: possible to buy PC not made in China?
Friend asked last night if it is possible to buy a PC (desk or laptop, he prefers the latter) with no components made in China, which he is trying to boycott due to human rights' and animal welfare abuses. I said I didn't think it's possible??
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Symbol in Excel
Hi guys bit of a lame question but does any one know how to put a "tick" symbol (i.e. to say its done as to oppose a cross symbol to say its not.) into an excel spreadsheet cos for the life of me i cant think how to do it all. Cheers guys :beer:
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Sonic Error???
When I switch on my pc it comes up with a sonic error in common files - I have found this folder and don't know what it is I was going to just delete it but then it gave me a warning about deletinging might effect other programs, :confused: anyone know what this sonic is? :confused: Many thanks
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ActiveSync over WiFi
Is there a way to Sync my PDA or Smartphone with my PC over WiFi? (as against Bluetooth or USB cable) I remember reading that Windows Mobile had this feature but then disabled it.. (why?) I would be interested to know if this is also possible/available with Symbian phones. Thanks
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what am i doing wrong re cd writer?
its probably something really stupid im doing. ive just taken a usb cd/dvd rewriter from another comp and stuck it on the laptop, its recognised, all drivers are ok but when i put a blank disc into it it says drive not accessible incorrect function. So i thought maybe it was only a reader not a writer (i use other comps…
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Thinkpad 600E
Hello all, I have bought a IBM Thinkpad 600E laptop off the net. It works fine by the looks of it, but there is no manual. I feel very silly asking this question, but there appears to be no slot for a floppy disk! Does anyone have the same laptop and if so, please could you give me a nod in the right direction? I want to…
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Nothing will open
My friends computer will start up get to the desktop and then i cant open anything, internet, my computer, anything. I will double click on things and it will show an hourglass and then dissappear. Any ideas??
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DHCP only assigns an IP address to my laptop some of the time.
Hi, I am trying to work out why DHCP only assigns my laptop an IP address some of the time. I have searched for answers but I get stuck because the ipconfig/all thing doesnt work on the laptop, it just briefly flashes up a black box then quickly disappears before I can see what it says? I am typing ipconfig/all in the run…
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Graphics Card Problem
Hi, Following on from my previous posting "Display Goes Blank" which was with regard to likely problems with the on-board graphics on my packard bell imedia 1307 motherboard, a friend has suggested I can fit a graphics card into one of the PCI slots rather than change the motherboard. The motherboard is one of these:…
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Boot disc failure
Can anyone please help or advise me, my pcs not beed too good for a while with minor problems like hanging when i boot it up and then sometimes i got boot disc failure insert system disc but hitting the reset button it then booted into windows so things came to a head yesterday when nortons reported a fault and needed…
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27" & a 47" LCD TV
Hi, Want a to get a 26" LCD to put on the wall of a newly decorated bedroom and get a nice one for front room (42, 47??). I hear the screens for both Sony and Samsung LCDs are made in the same factory, so would choose =Samsung (as cheaper compared to Pony, I mean Sony and like the design of them). I am open to looking at…
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English Language communication help required
Hi, I m looking for any help to get myself used to with some daily routine sentences for my english communication. I can write and undersatand but need help to improve my spoken side of the language. I m not as fluent as i wnat to be, despite the fact now i m living in Uk for past nearly 4 years now. Any help to point me…
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Sound problem
Any help would be much appreciated I have a really strange problem with my computer, one day when i was watching a video the sound just went really quiet, i use the AUX function on my stereo for my PC sound, turned up the volume on the stereo to the max which i never do and its listenable but having trouble hearing stereo…
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laptops got a cold....or should that be an infection?
Hello I have a dell laptop that has become infected. The symptoms are; No wifi internet, (appears to be hijacked as shows still connected and uploading files, so I have disabled wifi card in bios for now). No virus scanning programs will complete there install..... on install main .EXE file is deleted. including AVG,…
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i wanna buy a cheapish video camera
guys and gals im desperate to buy a video camera for a mate and i need one urgently. Can anyone recommend one at a good price? Cheers EDIT: didnt mean to put this in here, should be in the "I wanna buy it or do I?"
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What memory should i buy for my compaq laptop?
Currently my compaq armada laptop has 64mB Intel Pentium III processor 746 MhZ 64 MB RAM its really slow and I have been looking on ebay to buy some memory, im not sure which one to get, will it be SDRAM or DDR. This is the cheapest I have found…
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Trying to recover email
I finally had to format my pc this morning and backed everything up onto my external drive but i can seem to recover my email messages, ive recovered my address book but when i try it tells me it cant find the files, i have copied the files onto the desktop and they both have .dbx but it still cant find them or that they…
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My DELL Pc is bahaving rather oddly
I turn it on, log in and the screen goes blank. The green light remains on the keyboard, the monitor button goes orange. If i push a button on the monitor it says somethiong about standba nd to press any button but that doesnt work. I then have to keep my finger on the hard drive on/off button and restart it. Almost always…
