Computer Help Thread

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 16 Sep 2006, 18:00

Yep..Got it fixed...some messed up setting in the drivers options..

Thanx anyways SkylineMan

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 20 Sep 2006, 00:13

k i have another problem... it just happened 15 mins ago... the wallpaper became all pixely and sharp n stuff.. and the text under every item on the desktop is surrounded by a black box... i tried other backgrounds but it didnt work... heres a pic:

pls help me i hate pixely backgrounds

EDIT: and the icons have some black outline

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 20 Sep 2006, 01:31

ugh... i have that happen b4 what kind of card do you have, i just reinstalled the drivers and that fixed it, you might wanna try rebooting first that might fix it also. comps get real dumb when they have been " active" for a long time it is good to reboot every now and then just to clear things up

krazyammo · Post by **krazyammo** » 20 Sep 2006, 01:36

my dad has internet problem mostly with wireless. While he has wired we get wireless. Just a few weeks ago me and my sister computer didn't get any connection from the router. so he checked the router that was fine, but the wireless card died. Any way to solve this problem? any amount of help would help

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 20 Sep 2006, 02:21

Make sure that the settings on your wireless card matches the settings on the router. IE, make sure that secirity settings match, wireless mode is enabled, and that they're both set to the same mode and channel.

krazyammo · Post by **krazyammo** » 20 Sep 2006, 02:25

He took the card out of the computer already. Just don't know if he checked if it had the same scurity setting and to see if their set to the same mode and channel.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 20 Sep 2006, 02:29

If and when you get a new card, check for any devices that may be interfering with the wireless signal from the router. I've seen a microwave, a TV, even a cordless phone render a wireless connection unusable. It's all a matter of finding the right channel for your signal that has the least interference.

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 20 Sep 2006, 03:16

how do i reinstall drivers for my graphics?

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 20 Sep 2006, 03:26

You could:

a) Put the CD that came with the card into your CD drive and push the button

-or-

b) Go to the manufacturer's website.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 20 Sep 2006, 03:29

Most manufacturers have driver installation suites available on their website. Download the latest. Then, using the Device Manager, uninstall your current graphics card. You will now need to reboot your PC. On reboot, Windows will say "New Hardware Found" and start the wizard. Cancel the wizard and run the file you downloaded from the internet.

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 20 Sep 2006, 04:13

hey slim, no offence but have you ever updated the drivers for your gfx card

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 20 Sep 2006, 06:18

ok thnx guys ill try to do that now...

darknight788 wrote:hey slim, no offence but have you ever updated the drivers for your gfx card

this is on my laptop, so ive never tried to do anything with the graphix card...

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 20 Sep 2006, 15:44

umm SliM are u sure u didnt change anything in the desktop propeties...cuz
something could be messed up there aswell

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 20 Sep 2006, 19:43

ok it didnt work... i installed the driver again, and it didnt work... but when i switch on the computer its normal for like 2 seconds, and then this sh*t happens... its damn annoying...

steelsnake00 · Post by **steelsnake00** » 20 Sep 2006, 19:47

I had a similar problem with my pc, combined with frequent freezing and pixelation similar to that of an over-overclocked PC. Then it died. The cause was the fan on my GPU #1 dying; I got a full refund, sold the other GPU and bought 2x 7800GS cards.
Not alot of help with a laptop tho.

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 22 Sep 2006, 21:58

ok this might help solve my problem... everytime when i switch the computer over, a message is displayed, saying to close the program "igfxtray"...

btw if anyone remembers my old problem, where the Task Manager didnt used to show... now it works after i installed the drivers again...

BEEFKING69 · Post by **BEEFKING69** » 23 Sep 2006, 06:55

ok i have an Emachine w3050 with a Nvidia based mothrer board and AMD Sempron 3000 cpu at 2 Ghz and now when i try to turn ot on it comes on for about 2 secs and then a red led on the motherboard comes on and it starts beeping really loud and all fans and the power light goes off. it wont stop beeping till like 20 secs after i unplug it. any help would be great.

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 23 Sep 2006, 08:38

BEEFKING69 wrote:ok i have an Emachine w3050 with a Nvidia based mothrer board and AMD Sempron 3000 cpu at 2 Ghz and now when i try to turn ot on it comes on for about 2 secs and then a red led on the motherboard comes on and it starts beeping really loud and all fans and the power light goes off. it wont stop beeping till like 20 secs after i unplug it. any help would be great.

Continuos short beeps?

That could be
1) No Power (faulty psu)
2) Loose Card (check that all pci(e)/agp card are fitted propely)
3) Short (loose or broken cable, loose ram stick)

Or (with a different bios chip)
1) Repeating (endless loop) (memory error, check for improperly seated or missing memory)

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 23 Sep 2006, 20:25

The shadows in my game are screwed up(unreal tournament 2004), look at the screenshot and tell me if you know what might be causing the black lines around people. And I dont really remember but I think its like that in Americas Army so maybe its a gfx card problem.

WARNING to dial-up users, big picture

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 23 Sep 2006, 20:49

Could be. First thing to try is reinstalling/updating grapchic card drivers.

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 23 Sep 2006, 21:04

Could you tell me what the most updated drivers are for the ATI Radeon X1900XTX card are.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 23 Sep 2006, 21:10

Catalyst 6.9 is the latest official drivers. I don't know which version of Catalyst the latest NGO drivers are based off of, but the latest Omega Drivers are based off of Catalyst 6.7.

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:09

That may be it, Im running on 6.1.

EDIT: Didnt fix the problem.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 24 Sep 2006, 12:06

Ok a really n00bish question but pls...i really need to know this..

Is a 3.4 DualCore processor better then the intel Core2Duo E6300 ( 1.86 Ghz )
in performance stats...

Also if a game says it needs minimum 2Ghz processor speed ...and u have the
Core2Duo E6300 ...which is only 1.86Ghz...does that mean it cant play the game??

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 24 Sep 2006, 12:49

The whole clockspeed deal is irrelevant as the E6300 can easily beat the AM2 4200+ (running at 2.2GHz) and even in some benchmarks beating the 5000+ (running at 2.6GHz if I remember right), and these are for games.
If you do get the E6300 you'll have by far one of the best CPUs for overclockability as it's shown here.