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  • re-setting cpu frequency.

    Hi Experts. I have a Winfast NF4K8AB mobo and a AMD Sempron 2800+ processor. If I need to reset after a crash, I get a message saying Warning! now system is in safe mode .. please re-setting CPU frequency in the CMOS setup. What is that all about, and how do I know what should be the correct speed? Thanx...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 11-30-2009

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different CPU's ? How to choose a CPU ?

    I know that there are 5 main CPU's types (also referred as "platforms or "architectures") - x86 (AMD, Intel); Itanium (Intel); PowerPC (IBM); Alpha (HP); SPAC (Sun). Each one has 32-bit and 64-bit versions. However I cannot understand why and what for, so many CPU's types exist...
    Posted to CPU Processors (Forum) by hardware on 11-27-2009

  • How do I stop mcodes from taking up my cpu usage?

    I have Mcaffe installed and I get cpu usage of 100% and mcods.exe is locking up my laptop? when I plug in my wireless adaptor it locks up in a few minutes.
    Posted to Adapters (Forum) by hardware on 11-26-2009

  • AM2+ CPU does not read both cores

    I installed a AMD Socket AM2+ X2 7550 / 2.5 GHz CPU into a Biostar MCP6 M2+ MOBO. The BIOS shows both cores of the CPU 1250 / 1250. I then installed XP Professional SP 3. When I go to the my computer / properties, it only shows 1.86 GHz on CPU speed. It seems like the OS is reading only one core of the...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 11-03-2009

  • High CPU on Dell Dimension 9150

    Hey Guys, Recently I have been experiencing a problem on My Dell Dimension 9150 that is 5 months old. The problem is that whenever I start up my computer I check the Task Manager and the CPU usage is at 100 then drops to 80 and then varies from 50% to 100% no matter what appilcation I close. Now I did...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 10-07-2009

  • Can't tell if my NetVista cpu and mother board are ok - won't boot, even to BIOS

    I was moving the family PC (IBM NetVista P4 2.4GHz) to my son's room and it wouldn't boot up - no BIOS, no beeps, nothing. It appeared that the power supply was fried. There openings around the power supply fan were singed, and the power supply fan seemed to be seized up. If the rest of the computer...
    Posted to Motherboards (Forum) by hardware on 09-24-2009

  • dell dimension 4600c shutdown was due to a thermal problem

    I have a client with a Dell Dim 4600C slim design desktop computer. After turning on, it will shut-off after about 5 minutes. Upon rebooting it will state something like 'Previous shutdown due to thermal event" Here are some clues: -The interior is not dusty -Neither the PSU fan or the CPU fan...
    Posted to Motherboards (Forum) by hardware on 09-16-2009

  • Mother board, RAM or CPU failure?

    I have a serious problem with a client's computer. He had his computer for a year and half and one day he got a Norton Anit-Virus error message. Then the computer rebooted by itself. After that he was not able to load bios never mind the operating system. I checked it out and realized that the only...
    Posted to Fans / Cooling (Forum) by hardware on 08-29-2009

  • Motherboard/CPU overheating?

    Hi, I just built a computer from the ground up and some of my games crash every now and then. Specs: -P4 3.0 Ghz 1MB L2 Cache, 800 Mhz Front side bus -MSI Motherboard 865PE Neo 2-P (for Intel Northwood/Prescott Processors) -1 gig of RAM -ATI Radeon 9800 XT (256 megs) -(didn't overclock the CPU, don't...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 08-18-2009

  • Trying to identify a cpu socket type

    I have a dell 5150 with a P4 HT. I haven't been able to identify the motherboard in it, (could run cpuid but the motherboard is fried). The only thing I need to know at this point, is the socket type. All the CPUs i have seen have external connectors that push into the socket. This CPU has no "legs"...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 08-03-2009
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