bluedragon

The thing is... I agree nVidia only targets the performance factor and nothing else, really...
I mean, come on! ATI's 4870X2 has 1600 stream processors! It's fabrication process is better. It uses more power (which is a bad thing though... )

Now, the 4870X2 has basically won. Unless there is any 'GROUNDBREAKING' evidence to make me possibly change my mind, its the 4870X2...

Good Choice.. You wont regret it.. You'll be needing a good power supply though. I'll Suggest you go with a 1000Watt Modular power supply.

I found another way of removing these pen drive trojans. Take any live Linux distro. Run it and plug your pen drive after you've booted into the linux. Find any unnecessary files .exe and .vbs and delete them. Most of trojan exe's are generally under 1 MB :)Though ppl will find it difficult if they have a complex directory structure on their pen drive but this works 100%. Also the Autorun wont work properly in Linux. Since it will try to call an EXE which will not execute.Hope this helps .. Happy Hunting

Razor's mice are good. I have tried them. It makes you feel comfortable. G5 is also a good option but I would say Razor would be better. Even though G5 has some great options but i dont like the build quality of Logitech products.

4 beeps then 3 beeps... screen stays black

 

Computer Does Not Start

When I turn on my laptop it beeps 4 short then 3 short beeps. The screen stays black, LED lights are on. Nothing happens. Whats up? Anybody know? Thank You... Debbie

 

-question by Debbie

I agree with rvalkass . It could be any of the three or may be two of three. btw You didn't specify which BIOS is there on your motherboard. or Atleast a Laptop model.

 

Thanks

Thanks Buffalo, Its there in one of My College's computer. I'll try to remove it . Ppl at my college actually used to think that its an Antivirus .. LOL. .. Any Idea if this can be manually removed using 'HijackThis' to remove the registry entries and then delete the files manually ??Can this trojan spread through pen drives ?I am using Norton Inernet security 2007 on a Laptop and it has a lot of sensitive data that I cant risk loosing. Will this pass through that also ?

I am starting to dislike Nvidia. especially after what they did to their GeForce 9 series.God knows what struck them , everything was fine till the 8800 GTX :)NEways.. ATI HD4870X2 should be able to outperform GTX280. I believe AMD is better in their theory and practicals than Nvidia. While Nvidia only targets the performace factor AMD also targets the Quality thing.

Thanks for the replies I have to use all of them in my project. But I still can find the internal workings .. Pls help. And I guess If i find a good enough theory , I might also NOT install these softwares. Since it needs a half an hour presentation only. Otherwise, I'll have to put up examples

Hi, I am learning advanced databases. I need to know , If i can install more than one database software on a single machine ? I have to work on PostGRE, MySQL, Oracle and DB2/SQLite/MS SQL for an assignment. Secondly. Where Can i get the internal working of these databases from. I need to know how a query is executed and what all steps are performed under each of the above. Thirdly. I need an open source alternate to Oracle , if its there or a developer edition for Oracle. Is it available ??Thanks

Hi ,

 

I've installed OpenSUSE 11.0

 

Installation was hassle free

 

But I ran into some problems.

 

My Current System Specs are :

proc: Intel Core2 quad Q6600

Motherboard : ASUS P5Q

Graphix Card : XFX 8600 GT

RAM : 2 GB

Hard-disk : 120 GB ( ATA ) + 2 x 250 GB (SATA-II)

 

Sound controller : Realtek HD Audio

LAN controller : Atheros 81 Series (8121)

 

Initially I thought that this motherboard was not supported but It is. The problem is that for different component on the motherboard, Drivers are not given along the installation.

 

I was able to detect the two drives using

sudo /sbin/fdisk -l

 

But was not able to mount the drive

 

Please help me in mounting my hard-drives

 

I tried

dev/sda2    /path_to/mount_point    ntfs-3g    defaults    0 0

Second most annoying problem is that I am not able to install the drivers for the LAN.

 

I downloaded the Linux drivers for this card but everytime I try to build the rpm its doesn't work.

 

Third, I cannot configure Audio controller for this motherboard. I dont know how to do that.

 

Fourth , I have an RPM for Nvidia drivers but I dont know how to install that. I tried double clicking and then running in terminal. But that doesn't work. It said to login as 'root'. I tried logging in as 'root' and then running but it didn't run this time.

 

Can someone tell me how to run it. I'll be needing the exact command.

the name of the program is

"NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.run"

 

P.S. Totally forgot. I am new with linux. Although I've used linux but this was the third Time I tried to install it and it succeeded. Guess I'll be sticking with this if someone helps me figure out how to configure all the above

Just a friendly reminder. Take care with the power supply with this card. Although this looks like any other card but 8800 series is a power hungry series. Although you've chosen a 520W corsair but to be on the safe side try looking for something around 750watt or a 1000watt modular. That will make your system future safe. since in case you put up more drives you will need extra power. as far as I know , the processor you've chosen E8500 is based on 45nm technology so it must be using around 100 watt approx or may be lessand the graphic card will use up around 200-300 watt when its working in full throttle.So that works up to 300-400 watt on just two things. If you are planning to put up may be another 8800 series later in SLI or may be 3-4 drives later. 520 would be less for your purpose. Otherwise, It should work fine.

How to revive my dead harddisk

 

Dead Hard Disk

Hi,

I kind of need help to revive my dead harddisk. I had a dell inspiron 8100 that gave me screen issues so I took out the harddrive and got an external casing and used it as an external drive. I have had no problems with it until recently when it suddenly went dead, its not being seen as a drive at all. How can I either revive it or recover my data??

Its an IBM travelstar model IC25N030ATDA04

 

-question by Mike

I can't understand your problem properly but still i'll try to provide you with a solution.

 

There could be two possibilities , either your Hard-Disk has stopped working or your casing is having problems.

 

If its the casing (you can check by connecting your drive as an internal drive on some other system) you'll have to buy a new one and the problem is solved.

 

If its the hard-drive problem , I'll suggest you go for a professional company to recover your data(only if its worth it Otherwise you can try and use many software s out there for this recovery).

 

One is "Stellar phoenix data recovery". Its not free though.

Hi, I am working on a project which requires me to send an MMS from a PC automatically. Can someone guide me how I can do that ?I am using VC++ for coding, So its a Windows project. I just need to know , How this would be done. I'll figure the coding myself.Thanks

As far as I know, Wireless environment is slightly different, So I was wondering if an IP scanner built for a wired connection would work for a wireless one or not. I'll try that. Thanks PhyberOptycsBut If someone can still find a Wireless specific IP Scanner. I would be helpful. I need one for Windows environment. Not for Linux.

DvD/CD writer drivers problem in my pc

 

System Does Not Detect Dvd/cdrom Drive

I have new purchased DvD writer and conect to my pc if start my computer I not show DvD drive but I show the setup. And not install Dvd drive Drivers so please reply me this problem.

 

-reply by Jiran modi

First check if the IDE cable is working properly.

 

Second check for the Jumper settings. This is the most common mistake that people make.

 

Try setting the drive to Slave or Master instead of the cable select option. This SHOULD solve the problem

 

Thanks

dvd/cdrom not showing up om my computer

 

System Does Not Detect Dvd/cdrom Drive

My dvd burner/cdrom doe's not show up om my gateway#702ge xp home edition .I replaced my old dvd burner with a samsung sh-s202n-do.And that doe's not work I checked ide ribbons everything is hooked up right.Now I took the new dvd burner and put back in my old samsung ts-h552 that came with the gateway.If I unpluged the the new dvd burner ide ribbon then the dvd burner lights come on and the door opens up with no problem and still nothing works when you hook up the ribbon -I checked the lower filters and deleted as one person said to do .Up dates from windows all been done but when you go into my computer it says on the E removeable DISK.I don't know what to do if someone has any answers for me please let me know .Thank you

 

-reply by mark

Hi,

I think you've not put up the jumper settings properly. Do that and it should work fine

 

Thanks for reading all that

 

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

here's a direct link for 8800 GT

 

Dont go for a GS version. Wait for price drop if you have to

 

This is one card thats worth every penny

 

 

as for 9600 GT, I would recommend it. Its not even performing as close to 8600 GT in many cases

 

I'll Say you go for an 8800 GT .. Its the best buy if you can get your hands on it

 

You can also consider 8800 GTS if you can find it. This version was better performer than the GT version. In many cases it could be compared to a GTX

 

 

I am writing all of this since I have a good friend who is stuck with 9600 GT. I don't want another friend making the same mistake that he made

An Antivirus basically depends on the type of system you are running. If its a desktop , and with limited internet connectivity, I'd say go for NOD32 but if its on an unsafe internet connection , Kaspersky would be a better choice. Similarly , If its a laptop, with slightly lower configuration , NOD32 along with a good firewall would solve the purpose. But if it has a good configuration, Kaspersky should be the choice. I'll say you should also try ZoneAlarm Security Suite. The Antivirus is not that good but its better than the NOD32. But then , it all depends on the purpose and the amount of money you are ready to spend. Norton and McAfee are the worst antivrus i've ever seen. Hogs up memory and they dont perform any cleanups. Just deletes the stuff right away.

My com is not showing any D drive in my computer it was working now its not it is showing this message (Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)when I go into device management. Any thoughts
-question by paul

This happens when some of the driver files get corrupt. Try uninstalling from the device manager and then refreshing. It should detect and reinstall the hardware properly. Your D drive shall be restored

sound system problem

 

5.1 Sound System Problems

I have 2 subs and 2 6x9s everything was working well untill I disconnected my subs and amps to get out a spare tyre.

I put all wires back together again but still theres no sound..

Both of my amps lights are on but the only sound I'm getting is a "ch" sound from my 6x9s and every time I rev the car I get a weird wistling sound...

Help me please its driving me mad

I think you messed up the connections on your system

 

Most probably the "ch" sound is from the AMP , and since Subs only work on bass frequency "Ch" is not audible there. I would say. You should disconnect your amp and speakers and then reconnect the wires, first on the amp and then on the speakers and subs.

 

If that doesn't work, you might have screwed up your system due to short circuit.

problem with dvd rom

 

Dvd Drive Problem

I have one thoshiba dvd rom 2001 model .It reads alla cd but not read dvd what is the problem with my drive

 

-question by sarath

Is this problem since when you bought the drive ?

 

Are you sure its a DVD ROM ?

 

Did you check this with some tool to determine what all it supports ?

 

I'll suggest you check this with Nero tool to determine what types of playback it supports.

Dell inspiron fan

 

Running Bios Setup On A Dell Inspiron 8000 Laptop

Hello all. I have an overheating issue with my inspiron 2200.

I have pulled the fan and bench tested it. The fan runs fine on a 5 V supply (actually is runs fine down to 3V). The mother board is not supplying the VCC to the fan. I know because I have speedfan running

And the processor get to73C and no VCC on the supply pin.

 

Does anyone know of any software switches that turn the fan on and off?

 

Dell Inspiron 2200 with Windows XP.

I believe your problem is more on the hardware side than on the software side. Kindly get your motherboard tested, since you yourself stated that VCC is zero. I think most probably a hardware component is busted which is causing this problem.

Thanks for the upload. But my ZoneAlarm says its Win32.portscan.c Kindly scan this with a decent antivirus and re-upload if possible Also I am looking for something that can work in a wireless environment. Can you suggest something.

You can build a pretty decent machine with 800 Euro. I'd say go for desktop , you'll get a faster machine.a Quad core processor, 4 GB RAM and 320 GB hard-drive.Graphics card - Nvidia 8800/9800 series.Motherboard - XFX 680i SLi

Hi rvalkass, Nice specs. I would like to make some suggestions though. Judging by your config, I think you are planning to build a fast machine. I'll say, you should try to build a stable machine. I am using Asus P5Q motherboard and I dont think its too great. The motherboard temp rises to 45 degree celcius with almost zero load. I'll suggest you go for an XFX 680i SLi motherboard. You might think that P5Q has a PCI-Ex 2.0 and 680i doesn't but believe me, 680i SLi is a lot better and XFX has made that great motherboard. I find a lot of small usefull things missing on an Asus motherboard. Like they don't allow jack retasking on their sound card. Its a simple feature but yet very useful at times. You won't be getting a dual LAN port on normal Asus motherboard. 680i does have that, It even allows you to combine 2 different broadband to work as a single. besides these small problems, there would be a bigger problem for you Since you plan to run Linux on this machine , I couldn't configure slax to run properly on my machine. It doesn't recognize the sound card and the LAN. Plus , I was not even able to see my harddrives. Although I was able to run a live version of Ubuntu on this machine but that too with some glitches. Sound was not working in that too. lastly, For graphics card, I'd say you go for an 8800 series instead of 9600 series, since people generally don't see this but still, 9600 gt is a 256 bit architecture and 8800 is a 384 bit. It does make a difference when you use for gaming :PHope this helps

I have a problem with my flash.It has a virus(brontox)I think.I have triebd scanning and deleting but now I cannot open my files at all .When I scan they seem to be there please help

 

-reply by labath

Try checking if the files/folders have been marked as system / hidden attribute.

 

You can uncheck "hide protected files/folders" and select "show hidden files" under My computer > Tools > Folder Options > View

 

If they are visible after that. Just right click , select properties and uncheck the system and hidden attrib and apply.

 

This should solve the problem