Computer Help Thread

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 15 Nov 2006, 21:58

Have you tried a different hub? Sounds like a broken hub to me...

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 16 Nov 2006, 00:16

Nope, I got this hub for free and I'd have to buy one since I don't have another laying around.

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 23 Nov 2006, 22:20

Ok I've got a problem with my connection, as I'm writing this, my upload rate is growing way too fast, and I'm not uploading anything, just watching this thread.

So I scanned with Spybot, didn't find anything, AdAware found 6 thingies, didn't fix this, stinger didn't find anything, NOD32 found one thingie, didn't fix this.

Before this happened when I had LimeWire active, and it shared some files I guess, but I don't even have it installed now...

Thanks for your help

edit:

What's this svchost.exe process? I can't deactivate it now because the trial period of my netlimiter just ended -.-

It varies between 5 and 17 kbps

edit: ok I managed to block the process with my firewall, but I'd like that thing out of my computer(if it's hostile? ).. I can' t remove it manually because it gives the error message "Can't delete file because it may be in use"

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 23 Nov 2006, 22:50

svchost.exe is a Microsoft DLL library that is prone to backdoor trojans and other nasty things. An infection of this DLL library is tricky to remove because the library is one of the essential cores of the Windows OS. Without the file, the system won't load.

svchost provides the environment to run the Windows services which essentially are Windows. To see if your svchost is running any fishy services, type in tasklist /svc into a command prompt window.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/win ... y/svchost/
http://ask-leo.com/svchost_and_svchoste ... _more.html

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 23 Nov 2006, 22:57

Thanks, guess I'm pretty annoyed with that problem so I completely forgot about google

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 23 Nov 2006, 23:35

Hehe, np. We all have our days.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 26 Nov 2006, 09:53

Hmm..i seem to have a similar problem with 'svchost.exe' ..and it seems ppl go through
a big hassel just to fix it...is it worth going though all that trouble..i mean its not that bothering.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 09 Dec 2006, 20:48

Ok so i am having a little problem, sometimes when i boot, my logitech wireless keyboard and mouse dont connect. (ex110) I usually have to reboot and they work, or i have to push the connect button on the reciever and then they key and mouse and they work... sometimes, its just kinda flakey.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 09 Dec 2006, 22:06

Check your batteries. Then check your reciever. Then check for anything that could be interfering with the signal.

underoath285 · Post by **underoath285** » 14 Dec 2006, 06:08

Hey guys,

i need to know how to find out what motherboard i have and if it will be compatible with this processor....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116213

a new game is coming out and i ran an srtest and it said my processor isnt up to speed so i need to find a new one, the only problem is that i my computer is fairly old (Dell 4600) [ yes i know a dell is a mistake] lol but im just interested what my options are for new processers

EDIT:

i attached a SS of my motherboard specs but it all looks like gibberish to me, any info would be very helpful

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 14 Dec 2006, 17:10

I dont think it will work since ..the processor u want requires a mobo with atleast 800Mhz fsb, and yours only has 533Mhz

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 21 Dec 2006, 17:21

ok, quick question...

after installing my new C2D E6300 i took a look at everest and i noticed the cpu multiplier keeps switching between 6x and 7x

this is a difference of ~ 200mhz... no idea whats causing it, i have already tried looking for certain settings in the bios.. no use atm

Mobo: Asus P5B
bios: latest

thanks for any help

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 21 Dec 2006, 18:05

It's probably like AMD's 'Cool and Quiet' feature, just a guess have no idea why else it'd be doing it for...

At least it isn't as drastic as what even my old 3400+ does (2199MHz down to 750-780MHz

)

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 21 Dec 2006, 20:56

It probably is the AMD K8 "Cool and Quiet." On my now fried ASUS motherboard, my processor frequency would jump from 200 Mhz to 2000 Mhz, so a jump of just 200 Mhz is nothing.

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 21 Dec 2006, 21:01

well since it isnt an AMD cpu.... it is not nothing to me
i want my cpu to run at normal speed at all times and i cant seem to be able to do that

ive already changed some BIOS settings which looked like they mightve helped but didnt

EDIT:
problem solved..
there were some stupid "power saving" options, turned those off

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 22 Dec 2006, 02:52

YaelDjiel wrote:ok, quick question...

after installing my new C2D E6300 i took a look at everest and i noticed the cpu multiplier keeps switching between 6x and 7x

this is a difference of ~ 200mhz... no idea whats causing it, i have already tried looking for certain settings in the bios.. no use atm

Mobo: Asus P5B
bios: latest

thanks for any help

It's a feature implemented into newer processors to reduce power consumption and heat output when you're not using the processor to its full capacity. There should be some power saving option in BIOS to turn it off.

S2000_Skyline12 · Post by **S2000_Skyline12** » 30 Dec 2006, 20:52

I wanna buy this tv tuner

http://microcenter.com/byos/byos_single ... id=0245442

and I wanted to know since i have a free PCI-e slot would it still work with the normal PCI?

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 30 Dec 2006, 22:38

No it would not work, PCIe is faster than normal PCI and putting a slow card like that into a slot thats meant to use faster cards may cause some problems.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 30 Dec 2006, 23:19

Are they even the same slot size? AFAIK, the PCI-E slot is longer and thinner.

Post by **Pabl0z** » 30 Dec 2006, 23:23

Yeah I don't think you can fit a PCI-E card in a PCI slot

.
Or the other way around.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 31 Dec 2006, 00:33

You should have bought a motherboard with plenty of PCI slots.

S2000_Skyline12 · Post by **S2000_Skyline12** » 31 Dec 2006, 01:41

I did'nt build my comp, I bought it, it's a eMachines media center

Intel Celeron D 64 3.33GHz
512 MB RAM
160GB HDD
ATi Radeon Xpress 200
Media Center Edition 05
1 Free PCI-e Slot

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 31 Dec 2006, 02:48

NFSBLUECIVIC wrote:Ok so i am having a little problem, sometimes when i boot, my logitech wireless keyboard and mouse dont connect. (ex110) I usually have to reboot and they work, or i have to push the connect button on the reciever and then they key and mouse and they work... sometimes, its just kinda flakey.

Check to make sure your in range of your receiver. It sounds to me like your just in rance and go out sometimes when you boot. I have an EX100 an dit used to do that sometimes.

EDIT: By the way, your most likely not going to find any TV-tuner that can use PCI-E for the sheer fact that tv-tuners dont need that much power and speed like PCI-E Compliant Devices.

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 31 Dec 2006, 03:26

@S2000_Skyline12: Just buy a USB tuner card if you have some USB spots open.

S2000_Skyline12 · Post by **S2000_Skyline12** » 31 Dec 2006, 04:08

Oh ok, Ill check up on the price of those thanks all