My daughter's computer (E Machine wind. xp) about three years old. Not used that much, hooked up to ATT UVerse.

The problem is, it starts itself all the time. She has to pull the plug to stop it.

Any ideas for me, what I can look for to solve this problem..

Thanks Oldcrow. (read more)

Thank you for accepting me as a member. I have been searching for an excellent computer help forum, and I liked what I seen on here.

My name is Ron, I use the user name of Oldcrow, being I'm old and retired, so the name fits.. I am the owner of a couple of IPB forums, one being a senior's discussion forum. We do include a Computer forum in it, but no experienced help, to maintain it.

I live in a small town or city, I don't know what it is, but we call it South Lyon Mich. I also travel to Canada being, I'm a Canadian I also live in a small town called McGregor Ontario.

I have one desktop and one laptop, both being Gateways. (yea! I know they make good flower pots) I also help my daughter with her computer, e Machine..

Oldcrow (read more)

Hi,I have an hp pavilion dv9000 it has the 32bit windows vista o.s. I was on the computer when it suddenly turned off and when i turned back on it says "Operating system not found" I went to the bios setup menu and there is no harddrive listed...Can anyone please help with this situation. (read more)

I was not sure whether to put this here, in malware, or networking. I am working on my friend's computer and he had like 30 malware and 6 viruses. I removed all of them with Nod32 and Malwarebytes. However, now when I plug the ethernet cable in the back, it shows it getting an IP but will not let me get on the Internet. I have tried different network cards and cables so I know that this isn't the problem. It seems like the viruses and/or malware has screwed up something in my network card config? Any ideas? (read more)

Hello. I figured this is the best hardware sub-topic to place my issue in, even though it could be under another sub-topic. I do not know the cause so I assumed this was the best one.

For the last few days now (never had this happen before and totally out of the blue), my monitor on my desktop has been flickering. When I say flickering, I mean that it flickers once quickly. The color of the flicker that I can pick up with my naked eye is just slow enough so it looks black in color. The flicker is about a half a second. This occurs very random now. It was occurring about every hour or two. Just last night is was happening about 5, 10 or even 15 minutes apart. Always just one flicker with 1/2 second in duration. Nothing happens to my programs that are running after this happens. System appears okay.

Now, during last night's flickering, the desktop area of Windows XP (everything above the taskbar) was all solid black for less than a second; at the same time the taskbar's border lines ("Start", the buttons for open applications, and the system tray) were highlighted in a wide light gray boarder with a black area inside each area. After that brief second, it all came back to normal after flickering back to normal as if the images on my screen were generating back to normal. Now today, it is just back to that super fast flicker again every hour or so.

I'll add that if I am reading a long article online and I have not changed the screen for a couple of minutes (no scrolling, mouse, or even keyboard contact), it seems to happen a little more frequent like last night.

I know it could be to a lot of things, but I am sure some of you experts are quick to jump at what actually may be the culprit from experience or knowledge. Please share with me your thoughts and ideas.

How severe is this and could it get worse? Will I need to do something soon like?

Now I know you may need some data about my system to help you. I used Belarc Advisor for the data. I have quickly checked the data you needed. So far looks accurate.

Not in the data: Let you know that my system is custom made. Motherboard: ASUS P5Q (standard version board).

Hope this helps.

Thank you!!!


Operating System System Model
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)

System Locale: English (United States) No details available

Processor
2.85 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad Q9550
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
12288 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5Q Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1004 07/10/2008

Memory Modules
3328 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB (serial number SerNum00)
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB (serial number SerNum02)
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty

Drives
1470.47 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
791.22 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H62L [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H62L [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 6
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 8
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 7
Seagate ST380815AS SCSI Disk Device (80.02 GB) -- drive 4, SMART Status: Healthy
ST3500630NS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 3, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD2500JD-22HBB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 2, rev 08.02D08, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B2 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0
WDC WD5000AAKS-00H2B0 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 1

Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 262.14 GB 47.62 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 157.29 GB 145.74 GB free
m: (NTFS on drive 4) 36.70 GB 22.13 GB free
n: (NTFS on drive 1) 104.86 GB 73.91 GB free
p: (NTFS on drive 2) 40.34 GB 20.17 GB free
q: (NTFS on drive 3) 104.86 GB 27.69 GB free
r: (NTFS on drive 0) 211.75 GB 115.12 GB free
s: (NTFS on drive 2) 209.71 GB 95.84 GB free
y: (NTFS on drive 1) 185.54 GB 97.30 GB free
z: (NTFS on drive 3) 157.29 GB 145.73 GB free

Display
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT [Display adapter]
Samsung SyncMaster [Monitor] (19.1"vis, July 2005)

Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel® ICH10 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 3A26
Intel® ICH10 Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 3A20
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)

Bus Adapters
Generic Marvell 61xx RAID Controller
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38
Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (2x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller

Multimedia
AVerMedia C038 USB Capture Card
Creative SB X-Fi

Communications
1394 Net Adapter
1394 Net Adapter #2
Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller

Other Devices
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller (2x)
APC Battery BackUP
Logitech Driver Interface (2x)
Generic Mount Control Device
American Power Conversion USB UPS
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device (3x)
Wacom HID Digitizer
Wacom HID Pen
Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
Brother MFC-7820N LAN #2
Microsoft USB Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (IntelliType Pro)
Logitech HID-compliant Marble Mouse
Wacom Mouse
OX16PCI952 PCI UARTs
UIM Drive Backup Image Plugin
Universal Image Mounter Controller
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (11x) (read more)

I have been having daily computer freezes for the last couple months and it is driving me CRAZY. I can't figure out what is wrong. I can be doing anything, or it can be doing nothing at all, but at some point during the day with absolute certainty, the computer will freeze and I will have to hard reboot. Often times if it is doing something with audio when it freezes (such as music or video) the audio will continue as though nothing is wrong, but the display and cursor will be completely stuck.

Unfortunately after this occurs, Event Viewer records nothing (other than the fact that I had to shut it down improperly) and Windows gives me no error codes or BSOD windows. I have tried a great deal of things to figure out what is wrong. I have run diagnostics on all hardware, including the Hard Disk and everything checks out. I have made sure that all drivers are up to date. I have had my registry cleaned. I upgraded from Vista 64 to Windows 7 64. I have even swapped out my RAM to make sure my chips weren't defective. I have used SpeedFan to determine the temperature of my graphics card (about 65-70 degrees on idle, 80 on load, which is pretty much normal for a GeForce 9800GT I believe).

I'm really out of ideas and I could REALLY use some help. Any good idea or even random thought concerning my problem would be extremely helpful. (read more)

Hello,

I need help!

I am using Vista on a HP laptop that was purchased in 2009.
This is a home computer purchased new with the programs preloaded.

The computer has locked me out to make changes to programs within the c: and d: drive(recovery drive).

When removing the temporary files, for all users, in an attempt to increase performance,
it now shows the prompt C:/access denied.
Also the d: drive has maxed out it capacity. Something I have not seen before.
About every month I have going in and deleting the temporary files in the c: drive with no problem.

The major problem is the d: drive is now overloaded, as an error message keeps popping up.
Access is denied for all program changes. I cannot access as an administrator.

Help! (read more)

Dell took secret payments from Intel to keep AMD's chips out of Dell's machines. The SEC calls it "accounting irregularities" — Dell was dipping into
this secret slush fund to bolster its results, quarter by quarter. At one point the payments (PAYOFFS) from Intel made up 76% of Dell's quarterly
operating income.

THE spell has been broken. For years, Dell’s seemingly magical power to squeeze efficiencies out of its supply chain and drive down costs made it a darling
of the financial markets. Now it appears that the magic was at least partly the result of a huge financial illusion. On July 22nd Dell agreed to pay a $100m
penalty to settle allegations by America’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that, in the SEC’s words, the company had “manipulated its accounting
over an extended period to project financial results that the company wished it had achieved.” The company neither admitted nor denied guilt as part of the
settlement—a common phraseology in such deals. The penalty seems rather light given the gravity of the SEC’s accusations. According to the commission, Dell
would have missed analysts' earning expectations in every quarter between 2002 and 2006 were it not for accounting shenanigans. This involved a deal with
Intel, a big microchip-maker, under which Dell agreed to use Intel's central processing unit chips exclusively in its computers in return for a series of
undisclosed payments, locking out Advanced Micro Devices, a big rival. (Intel is expected to settle a long-running anti-trust case that has highlighted these
payments in the next couple of weeks.) The SEC's complaint said Dell had maintained “cookie-jar reserves” using Intel’s money that it could dip into to cover
any shortfalls in its operating results. The SEC says that the company should have disclosed to investors that it was drawing on these reserves, but did not.
And it claims that, at their peak, the exclusivity payments from Intel represented 76% of Dell’s quarterly operating income, which is a breathtaking figure.
Small wonder, then, that Dell found itself in a pickle when its quarterly earnings fell sharply in 2007 after it ended the arrangement with Intel. The SEC
alleges that Dell attributed the drop to an aggressive product-pricing strategy and higher than expected component prices, when the real reason was that the
payments from Intel had dried up.

A Tarnished Reputation

As well as a blow to Dell’s hitherto sparkling reputation, the settlement is also a severe embarrassment for Michael Dell, the firm’s eponymous founder and current
chief executive. He and Kevin Rollins, a former boss of the company, agreed to each pay a $4m penalty without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Several
senior financial executives at Dell also incurred penalties. “Accuracy and completeness are the touchstones of public company disclosure under the federal securities
laws,” said Robert Khuzami of the SEC’s enforcement division when announcing the settlement deal. “Michael Dell and other senior Dell executives fell short of that
standard repeatedly over many years.” Mr Dell nevertheless looks set to keep his job. Sam Nunn, one of the directors on Dell’s board, said that it had reaffirmed its
unanimous support for Mr Dell’s continued leadership and welcomed the settlement which, it said, “is in the best interest of the company, its customers and its
shareholders.” In its statement on the SEC settlement the company played down Mr Dell's personal involvement, saying that his $4m penalty was not in connection with
the accounting-fraud charges being settled by the company, but was "limited to claims in which only negligence, and not fraudulent intent, is required to establish
liability, as well as secondary liability claims for other non-fraud charges." Welcome though the sanctions are, the episode will do little to convince investors that the
authorities can effectively deter managers from manipulating companies’ figures to their benefit. The complexity of corporate accounting offers plenty of possibilities
for manipulation that even eagle-eyed accounting firms can find tricky to uncover. Dipping into the cookie jar is a bad habit that is unlikely to be cured any time soon.
http://www.economist.../dellscookiejar (read more)

30.3 % overclock on air !!!

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I used to see 230 MB/s. Although their S.M.A.R.T. status shows they are healthy,
is it possible my V'raptors are beginning to fail ? Yes ? No ? Or perhaps they are testing
slower with nearly double the Data they once contained ?


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I have att uverse internet and it has 4 wired ports and wireless access, but I have 3 of the 4 ports being used (2 wired computers and 1 ps3), and I want to run a line out of the tv cable box we have in the livingroom (on the back of the box there is an ethernet port which i have tested and it works for computers or game systems), my idea was to run my old linksys wireless router wrts54gs which would give me 4 more ports out in the livingroom - plans on setting up another computer and maybe another computer down the road on that end of the house.

I did hook the router up (previously it was on comcast and was setup with wep security) and i connected wired lines but the computer was not showing up as "connected" to the net, also on a wireless laptop I could see the linksys ssid name, so i tried signing into it with the old encryption password (and the att password)but it still wouldn't connect even tho it saw it and I do know the new and old sign in password info.

I am a total novice to all this, but if nothing else i would like to be able to use this wireless router as a wired extra port type thing (maybe not using the wireless so much) just to get some extra ports for hardwire hookeups.

Hope this makes sense, guessing ill have to hit the reset on the linksys and maybe play with some settings in the linksys menus (havent been in that screen for years) but i remember it was something like 192.168.0.1 to access it etc...


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Be careful out there gentlemen…

Older Men Scam

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall
and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen
for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard about it.

A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular Lowe’s, Home Depot,
Costco, or even Wal-Mart customers. This one caught me totally by
surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while
out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be
quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to
you or your friends.

Here’s how the scam works:

Two seriously good-looking, college-aged girls will come over to your car or
truck as you are packing your shopping into your vehicle. They both
start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts
almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It’s impossible not to
look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say ‘No’ but
instead ask for a ride to McDonald’s.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start
undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other
one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen Sep. 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th,
20th, 24th, & 29th. Also Oct. 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd,
26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this
upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take
advantage of us older men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.

Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones
for $.99 at the dollar store and bought them out in three of their
stores. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald’s.

I’ve already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe’s, to Home
Depot, to Costco, Etc.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn
them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just
before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon.) (read more)

i need the solution of the exercises chapter 13 of the book introduction to paralel processing (PARHAMI B.)

chapter 13 Hypercubes and Their Algorithms

i want to thank in advance anyone who will email me the right answers.


thanksssssssssss a lot you genious people (read more)

Hi everyone, first post here, normally I can figure stuff out but this has been bugging me for about 2 weeks now and I can't seem to fix it or pinpoint what makes it happen even.

I am running a windows xp pro system, quad core 6600 (no overclocking), 3 gb ram, with 2 msi nvidia geforce 8600 GT video cards (both dual head running 4 monitors at once).

This system has been darn stable for over a year here, no issues till recently with some weird artifacts in some programs and they hang around even after I close the programs at times. A variety of programs make this happen not just one (quicktime, slideshow program, picture viewer, media player and others) but it always seems to happen on the bottom left screen, i get a squiggle block of nonsense that stays there (hard to use the program with the squiggles in there) and I cant figure out why this is happening.



I have tried moving the program to other screens yet same problem, i double checked all my dvi cord connections and confirmed both video cards are well seated, no new programs installed or removed lately, just kinda stumped as to what might be causing something like this?

Any ideas of what I can do or check?

Bill (read more)

Happy Birthday and Thanks for your support dtedder!


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