Recent content by zinge

Hi, It was the graphics card - swapped it for another - problem now on the other computer! Cheers Kit

Hi, Its never done it other than when I am surfing the net and then its when I change pages. I have a Graphics card ATI FireGL V5600 Will try another graphics card and play with it in the bios. Cheers Kit

Hi Guys, Been a while since I have had a mjor problem. My computer keeps crashing. Seems to happen when I am using the web which is weird but happens when I swap between tabs (refresh issue?). See below for a pictures of the crash I am assuming its a graphics card issue but essentially no...

Hi, I have a 1TB Samsung SATA drive, 50gb partition (C drive OS win XP) I want to move the image to a WD 80gb SATA Drive, 50gb partition. I have tried norton ghost to no avail. - Image copies ok, bios can see WD80gb HDD but cant boot from it. What am i doing wrong? I have done this many times...

Hi, I am trying to move an image from an old samsung sata drive to a new western digital sata. Second computer used to ghost image over. (no problems) Bios recognises it. Will boot with both drives in and is recogniseable. Help! Cheers Kit

Hi, When I press the power button the following happens: Bios comes up but seems to hang for a fair while 20 sec ish (a lot longer than it used to) It then says windows has failed etc - start as normal etc No matter the choice xp starts for 3 secs then I get a view of a BSOD for a...

Hi, I am in need of a new workstation for 3D modelling Solidworks or similar, I have been offered an machine with an Nvidia 250 GT card. My research suggests I need a Quadro card or similar (Firegl). What should I get - price for the card is middling to budget £200 ish My arm could...

Thats kinda what I was thinking but I dont actually have to touch the case! just be within 2-3 inches!

Hi, My brothers computer is FUBAR'ed. The screen will randomly and continually go black for a few seconds, usually when performing a new action (new webpage or some flash animation starts up). But its not consistent enough to be conclusive. I can't make it go black on purpose it just does...

Don't know as it is not my computer. As now won't load vista how do I scan it? Cheers Kit

Going nto the setup was no help - restoring defaults etc How do you flash the bios?

Hi, I have a sony Vaio PCG-382M. When it boots up it has vertical blue lines through the sony vaio screen. It then continues to a screen covered in a's with little hats. Xp will then start to load up but it fails and restarts. Pics attached - any ideas?

Cheers Donkey - was being a bit special last nite. My Mobo has been updated since I posted it on here. Got it all sorted in the end - dug out my mobo details and got it sorted.

Hi, Trying to slip stream the drivers needed for my sata drivers on to an XP disc. The computer is still living (just) where do I get the drivers from (tried once and failed - not really sure what I am doing). Failing that what do i need to know to find the drivers online HDD make...

A strange one this. When I use corel draw and open a file it automatically saves the file without any changes as a "backup_of_filename". Would it be possible to set it so that every file for any package I open automatically has a backup created? Any advice on where to get more specific...