Desktops - December 2007

I just yesterday received my PC parts and got to work putting it together.
The system is using an ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, AMD Athlon 64x 3000+ Processor, 2x nVidia 9600GT, and a Western Digital 320GB HDD.

After connecting anything, I booted it up for the first time, and entered BIOS. I configured everything and went to "SAVE AND EXIT", and the PC rebooted. First the main logo appeared (Allowing me to press DEL to enter BIOS), and then the screen went all black and gave me this message. I put my WinXP DVD in, pressed enter, and after a few seconds the message reappeared. Whats wrong?

Additional Information:
In the BIOS, the boot setup is set to Hard Drive, CDROM, Removable, Disabled (I have no floppy drive). It was origionally CDROM, then Hard Drive, but that didn't work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

2007-12-01 18:50:53 · 6 answers · asked by gakorj 2

ok i have 2 old computers (yet still both running XP) is there anyway to connect them together and have twice the speeds or space (more drives) if so.. how?

2007-12-01 16:11:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My aunt is getting a new computer and I get her old one. It is a Gateway with window 98. Is this a good computer??? I am going to install windows XP on it when I get it. I just want to know if it's a good computer. Thanks♥ (it's a desktop)

2007-12-01 14:37:39 · 7 answers · asked by vannerbananer 2

My computer keeps warning me that I have limited disk space on my C drive. There is a WINDOWS folder in this drive holding a great deal of information, however, my computer warns me that I cannot rename or delete these system files. Besides that folder, the others are quite small and my D drive has next to nothing in it. Is there anyway to tell what I need in the WINDOWS folder? Can these items be compressed or altered in away as not to take up so much space?

Thank you for your help.

2007-12-01 14:25:13 · 4 answers · asked by nikirio 2

My processer was overclocked about 300mhz, and the tempurature stablizes around 43degress celcius?, is that fine, or should I get more cooling?

2007-12-01 13:45:34 · 3 answers · asked by Sean Y 1

2007-12-01 13:17:07 · 11 answers · asked by Whoa! whoa! chillax 2

how come when i go to system requirements lab and see if i can run a game,at the bottom where it says the results it says that

Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.6734

Your video card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper video card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.

so i click on the free video card update,but it takes me to AMD's website.but i already have the latest catalyst version 7.11 so why is the driver out-of-date?and where can i get the latest one?thanks.

2007-12-01 10:25:40 · 2 answers · asked by dbsantos77 4

Looking for a professional video editing system...and NOT windows movie maker. Examples: AVID, Adobe Premier....

2007-12-01 10:24:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 10:05:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tried to upgrade my ram thinking all PC2-5300 versions were the same but my mobo only recognized it's original PC2-5300u ram. The RAM's specs were:

PC2-5300u-555-12-E1

I was also wondering if the last 2 characters had any effect so I know what to buy, THX!

2007-12-01 09:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by Phonger 2

Getting:
Seagate barracuda 250GB, 8mb cache, SATA300
asus m2n-e
athlon x2 5400
1 DVD burner and 1 floppy
2gb ram
cool master TX2 cpu cooler
US Modular Qimonda Chrome S25 Video Card
cheap case (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2078839&sku=TC3J-4505)
vista home premium

yea... i know graphics card suck ( i dont have enough $$) but im not gonna use comp for high end games, only gonna use for light games like WoW and cs, homework, and web surfing

im getting a Ultra / X-Connect V-Serie 500watt psu. is this good enough?

ALSO CAN ANYONE CHECK IF ALL PARTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER?

2007-12-01 08:51:48 · 7 answers · asked by Crysis 7

I have the solid amber orange light on the motherboard and on the power button I looked around and tried everything nothing fixed it.

there used to be a Intel Pentium 4 processor in the motherboard but I changed it and put in a Intel Celeron D into it. Could this be the problem?

When I turn on the computer, nothing happens but the fan moves and the solid amber lights. nothing on the screen.
the led lights on the back of the computer (ABCD) are all off.


What do I have to do to all fix this?

2007-12-01 07:35:54 · 1 answers · asked by dave 1

ok, i have an Asus P5N-E SLI mobo and i just upgraded my memory from 1gb corsair 667mhz to a 2gb curcial ballistix 800mhz. since i ahve upgraded it, the first time i started my pc up everything thing a little bit slower? i expected it to be slightly faster and also my pc have just randomly restarted by itself. im not sure whats happening here. would i just have to give my system some time to get use to the new memory and restart it myself a few times??? wats happening??

2007-12-01 05:57:21 · 6 answers · asked by killas04 1

a blank page continues to pop up over my screen, it covers the whole screen, and it will not go away. i have to switch it off and restart it every time. when i got into properties it is called One Note Blank.Page

2007-12-01 05:35:45 · 11 answers · asked by little missy 2

I have an Intel pentium 4 processor(socket 775,3.0GHZ),2x1 GB Kingston DDRAM(400 Mhz, pc 3200) and a graphic card(Nvidia Gforce 8500GT -1024MB memory).Is there a motherboard that can use all of these hardware? I really don't want to buy other DDRAM 2, if i can manage somehow and use my old 2x1 GB DDRAM memory...what is the best way to deal with this problem?

2007-12-01 05:34:07 · 2 answers · asked by Felician G 2

my computer is so slow i have fast speed internet and i even got a new screen and it still slow why is that?
but sometimes it fast sometimes it slowwww but most =slow

2007-12-01 04:42:35 · 11 answers · asked by stop&think 1

I was told that if I turn off my computer whenever I'm not using it, it'll last longer..by one person..........then I was told by another person that if I do this, it'll waste my memory and actually make my computer get problems sooner.......So which is right?....What I've been doing since I bought it is just close the browser & leave the computer on...letting it go into sleep mode on it's own.......thanx..........DreO

2007-12-01 04:13:57 · 12 answers · asked by dre o 3

Well I'm buying a new computer for christmas. I want one that has windows vista ultimate. It will be used for gaming / video editing. Price range about $2000. Any suggestions?

2007-12-01 03:54:58 · 6 answers · asked by coffey522 2

i've replaced existing defective hd in my desktop. cd drive now in inoperive condition. how can i install windows98 from installation cd?
where can i found start up floppy?

2007-12-01 03:30:07 · 3 answers · asked by gab123 1

My new (and first) Apple iMac is arriving this week!!!! I just don't know if i should open it when it comes or wait till christmas!! I keep switching back and forth!!! What should i do!??!?!?!?!?!? THANKS!!

2007-12-01 02:40:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm running Windows XP and every time I reset the clock/calendar (at the lower right hand corner), a few days later, it resets to 12:01 01/01/2001. Is there an internal battery I need to change or does my computer have a virus?

2007-12-01 02:39:43 · 8 answers · asked by tommy lampini 1

I know how to erase my history but that still doesnt erase all the websites i've been to when i go to my address bar (at the top where you enter www.yahoo.com and ect) I have a pc if that helps

2007-12-01 01:48:37 · 7 answers · asked by allisonmsharp07 1

ok so i just built a new pc. i used my old dell hard drive. so it tells me to insert boot CD and press Enter. i do so. it restarts and says boot from CD. after that it tells me press A key to reboot and it repeats the process. by the way, i'm using biostar TForce TF570i. another thing, i am using the dell reboot cd. does anyone know how to fix this? thanks in advance.

2007-12-01 01:36:16 · 4 answers · asked by dr. mysterio 3