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Motherboard ? Newbuild issues...Big Time!

Hi...ok I'll admit I'm totally confused. So many opinions on different Motherboards. Works for some, and not for others. Some like to overclock, I don't. I am trying to find a Board with what I want. I am not a gamer,so does that mean I...

Tags: Corporate governance, rivrbyte, Microsoft Windows Vista, SLi, board, motherboard

Discussion threads 2007-11-25

Use old Atx case with nu MoBo?

Hi there, I am somewhat perplexed on how to go about rebuilding a new,updated computer,so I have a few questions. I have about a four year old CSCOMET ATX Computer case with a 300W PSU I purchased at pcinfinity online. it was pretty much ready to go except...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Processors, rivrbyte, Mobo, E-SATA

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

Modem worries

Hi, Never had a problem with this modem I installed last year until now. The way I'm plugged in is first of all I have Dial-Up. I have one line from the back of the computer to the phone wall plug, and the other to my phone.. I was online...

Tags: Modems, PRODUCTIVITY, Telecom & Utilities, rivrbyte, phone, modem, computer, dial tone

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

DLL files will not start windows HP said. HP#M370n desktop

Hi,I have another friend.. (that's right, I have two )who is having a problem with his HP Media Center # M370n desktop computer. He complained that it was very slow, sluggish, and HP told him he had a malicious Virus. he does not have a HP recovery CD.so...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, desktop, rivrbyte, window, Hewlett-Packard Co., Safe Mode, computer

Discussion threads 2007-06-30

need advice on a new PC rebuild..

Hi, I am using what I consider an archaic Compaq AMD 1.2 CPU, with 256 Ram,WinXP. I use Photoshop and recently been working with huge image files that take extremely long amounts of time to work with because the lack of memory or CPU. I don't have...

Tags: PCI, rivrbyte, PC, CPU, Mobo, power supply, video

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

Dell crashed,I think..Hard drive-0 unknown upon startup

Hi, My friend has a DELL Desktop. He is not that computer literate, and sometimes I can hold my own, although I do not have a DELL, but a Compaq. He said that when he started his computer up, it sounded like an airplane. I'm guessing a hard drive....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, rivrbyte, Dell Computer Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2007-06-23

Poor quality Nero Ultra7 VCD's

Hiyall! I have a 1.2 GHz AMD processor with 256 SdRam ,WindowsXP Home(sp2) Nvidia Geforce MX 4000 as a AGP card. using NERO Ultra 7 software. I wanted to make a Video CD VCD Slide show using Nerovision4, about 75 .Jpgs and a few mp3 songs as some background...

Tags: AGP, VCD, windows, software, nero, rivrbyte, programming, DVD

Discussion threads 2006-09-01

HP 763n / Boot Sequence not found in SetUp

Hewitt-Packard 763n Computer. Boot Sequence in Set-Up Utility not found. I'm helping a friend try to reformat her hard drive and re-install Windows XP. She tried shutting down the computer...

Tags: BOOT SEQUENCE, Microsoft Windows XP, rivrbyte, windows, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2006-08-15

.JPG Letter "Saved As" a .PDF for E-mailing?

Hello there,I use a Photoshop program after scanning letters and such and want to be able to send as a PDF file,but because of dial up, it's pretty slow. I have tried to "SAVE AS" the letter as a Photoshop .PDF, .PDP file and even downsized the file to a...

Tags: Adobe PDF

Discussion threads 2006-08-14

reformat HD/Reinstall WinXP

Hi, I have Win XP Home Edition, and I installed it using the FAT32 File System on my HD. Everyone is telling me I should not use the Fat32 system,but the NTFS. Is there any reason I should revert to the "other NTFS" File system if I'm...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, NTFS, reformat hd / win xp install, rivrbyte, windows, Microsoft Windows, FAT32

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

nero7Ultra Buffer overun,corrupt state

I recently bought the NERO ULTRA 7 Edition. Turned off Anti-Virus software,installed from CD. When I tried to burn a regular Audio CD, I get this error message. "BUFFER OVERUN DETECTED CORRUPTED INTERNAL STATE" Also, I see the "NOT RESPONDING" next to NERO BURNING ROM at the top.This has been...

Tags: Nero

Discussion threads 2006-07-11

Computer crashing??

HP Computer possibly crashed? I am writing on behalf of my friend who has a Hewlett Packard 763n computer. Win XP Home She has a Cable connection and when she tries to go to Internet Explorer>Outlook Express>MSNBC.com to get her mail,she gets this "BLOCKED TRAFFIC" message. Can...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, firewall

Discussion threads 2006-06-27

attchments, .wps/.doc file types to open easily

Hi, Can anyone please tell me what is the preferred universal file type to send as an attachment (like a resume,letter .doc ) to someone whether or not they have Microsoft Works 7.0 Wordperfect or Microsoft Word 2000. By saving a document as a "Word Document" in any...

Tags: attachments, file type, Microsoft Word, networking, rivrbyte, sending .doc, Word Document, wps

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Windows media problems playing audio

Hiya, I have installed Windows XP Home edition on my computer. I also have Nero 6.0 as my burning software. (I've had Roxio which I like better as far as the ease of the Burning and label tool,but now have Ner.) With this Nero came the Nero media player....

Tags: media player, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Nero, programming, rivrbyte, Windows Media, winmedia player 9.0, winxp

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

2000, Gateway needs new Video Adapter,can't find!

Ok...everytime I TRY TO help my friends with their computers sometimes things happen. The same friend we have been talking about with the video/sound card issues....It's a Gateway from his work,which they gave away a few years back. ( Manufactured in 7/2000) Pentium III / 200 WATT PSU / 256...

Tags: (hardware, AGP, card, computer, Gateway Inc., off-topic, PCI, rivrbyte, software), video

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

How to Install new hard Drive?

Can anyone tell me how to Install new Hard Drive? My idea is to either keep my existing 30 gig Partitioned (15 each Drive) Hard drive and add another. Is it as easy as Installing a CD-RW Drive? Or does it get iffy going thru the Bios and changing...

Tags: cable, hard drive, hardware, IDE, master, rivrbyte, slave

Q&A 2005-03-29

Upgrade From Win98

Ok Hi to all and THANK YOU for all who reply,I have had Windows98 for about five years now and did not expect to upgrade to 98SE,2000,ME, or even XP..with all it's quirks and crashes from what I hear from friends..SO...Given that my CD-RW burner went Bye Bye,and with all...

Tags: clean install, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, rivrbyte, windows

Q&A 2005-03-24

Upgrade FROM Win98 to what OS?

Upgrade FROM Win98 to what OS?Ok Hi to all and THANK YOU for all who reply, I have had Windows98 for about five years now and did not expect to upgrade to 98SE,2000,ME, or even XP..with all it's quirks and crashes from what I hear from friends..SO...Given that my...

Tags: CD, clean install, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, rivrbyte, W98, windows

Q&A 2005-03-24

CDRW/DVD Burner makies Noises...Why?

(Cendyne HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC 4320B Combo Drive) I purchased this Combo drive December 2002...Would it be ready to crash after a just little over than 2.3 years old? Before I Burn, I use the TEST/NO RECORD Option and that...

Tags: CD

Q&A 2005-03-09

WinME trying to Wipe/Clean/Reformat Hard drive

HELLO! My sister have me her old DELL with Windows ME still on it. I was going to bring this to my friends house,but first, I wanted to get everything off of it. Now I could just buy a new hard drive,but I have to learn how...

Tags: disk, hard drive, Microsoft Windows ME, rivrbyte, windows

Discussion threads 2004-11-10