Jack,
Thank you for your good material. I bought a SUS RT-N66U for $160 -- it is expensive but it works. No more repeaters or powerlines. Alleluia.
Bernardg
You basically told me to forget about powerline transmission. I was not convinced that it was the problem because the upload speed was normal.
After reviewing your comments, I moved the computer and connected it directly to the router. Well, well, as you expected, the problem was coming from...
I have a computer connected to the router by wire that downloads at 13 Mbps while it uploads at 3.4 Mbps. Another computer is connected to the router with an electric line connection Netgear XET101. That connection is rated up to 85 Mbps. The second computer connected with Netgear downloads at...
I just installed my first SSD. Windows 7 does not see it. I bought the board in NOVEMBER 2009. Should i worry about the BIOS' or the drivers being out of date. If they are, how do I find out? If that is not the likely problem, where should I look?
Thanks for your help
Bernard
I received a class 1 certificate from Startcom. I did the best I could to use it to sign a VBA macro (using MMC). Excel strips the macro of the signature because "There is a problem with the digital certificate". Can somebody in this forum give me a step-by-step procedure or direct me to a place...
Thank you Corkyg and Denis280 for your help. I found a great tool in the Asus web site entitled "Guidelines to solve a PC start up problem" that guided me to determine that the RAM memory was bad.
All the best
Bernard
Thanks Corkyg,
I tried that already but the PC does not read the DVD.
The issue started when I was turning the computer off. It remained at the stage "shutting down" for 10 minutes.
There is power. The light of the DVD reader goes on. There is a hum from the fan, I believe.
i do not...
I just installed and updated the Microsoft Office 2010 software. The system told me that it needed to reboot. Then it was stuck in the closing mode for 5 minutes. I switched the system off and now it does not reboot.
Where should I start looking?
Benrardg
I need help with a spreadsheet that I want to distribute widely. I put the Introduction material and the instructions in 2 worksheets that do not look good. Since I do not want problems later, I do not want to reformat the text sheets with macros because my potential customers could get mad...
I followed your advice and bought a powered USB hub. it work great the first time that I used it and I was impressed. However I plugged my backup drive this month in the USB hub and the system does not see it.
I shut off and disconnected the PC power. It did not make any difference.
What...
I have all my data and operting system in one partition on C:. I would like to separate the system software to put it on a SSD and improve overall speed. Short of reinstalling Windows 7, what Can I do?
Bernard
tweakboy,StrangeGuy,JackMDS,betasub,
Thank you for all your inputs. I found the problem -- the SATA connection to the hard drive was not solid. I did not push the cable hard enough into the socket. With time, the cable got loose.
While i was disconnecting the drive,I noticed that the SATA...
Hello Tweakboy,
We can eliminate the video card because it is integrated into the motherboard.
The motherboard green light is on. The PSU fan is moving.
I still have to check the motherboard connections. I had that problem once on my old PC that was acting up because the power feed was not...
Hello,
I built my second PC and it worked well for 2 months.
Suddenly it died while it was running. The display gave me bunch of numbers -- then it went blank. There is power but nothing runs.The PC does not reboot. Since I am not experienced, I need guidance.
The PC is built as follows...
Another problem!
The monitor showed the POST and gave me info once.
Now the monitor beeps twice and the systems turns off after 2-3 seconds.
Could it be a problem with my old monitor?
Alleluia!!!! Thank you schneiderguy. Shorting the power switch with screw driver worked. The power button is broken.
That is great progress. I am so grateful for this tip.
Bernardg
I bench tested the board with the CPU and memory sticks. I had the power switch connected.
Nothing happened. (I used the method showed in sticky number 2 from MechBgon)
What should I test next?
By the way, thank you for prompt answers. I was so amazed that I went to test without proper...
I forgot to install it and then partially removed the board and somwhow put it in. I probably have a bad short in there somewhere. I will take it all out.
Thank you very much for input.
I am building a new PC. (see details of PC below).
The PC does not boot. The LED on the board is on therefore the board has power.
The PC power main cable (24-pin) is firmly connected. The PC power secondary cable (4-pin) is also connected. The cable for power switch at front of PC is...
Thanks tcsenter and others,
Are you in general saying that, given the number of choices from better established suppliers in the same price range, I should probably stay away from ASRock and go with ASUS, Gigabyte, Foxconn, or MSI?
Bernardg
Thank you for the inputs. Most inputs are not terribly enthusiastic about ASRock given the wealth of other established suppliers like those listed by tcsenter --ASUS, Gigabyte, Foxconn, MSI. Am I correct?
Bernardg
I am looking at a AM2 board
ASRock AOD790GX/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
140W phenom w/ 128M sideport memory, AM3 CPU ready
I do not how to get the link to Newegg. $100.
Is that a good choice? Some reviewer say that I should go with a AM3 board for future...
I am a frugal user who has to decide whether to go with the fan that comes with the CPU or to get a special quiet fan for my future Phenom II X3 or X4 CPU. I do not plan to play games and to over clock and therefore will not put a high heat load on the fan. Can someone advise?
Thanks in...
Anandtech is a very strong supporter of ASrock. Other sites claim that ASrock products are made by Elite (ECS) that is a poor supplier.
I really like the product but am worried about having quality and support problems.
Any comments?
Thanks in advance
Bernardg
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