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Some of the various things I have tried. - new PSU - multiple loops in memtest - new graphics card - latest motherboard BIOS Right now, the only thing that seems to have some effect is putting the SATA controllers into "PATA" mode and the "compatibility" setting. That seems to allow me to...

OK, this is getting stupid now. Was working on the machine earlier, and started getting the same errors and problems. It BSOD'ed and restarted the machine. About 3 seconds after seeing the Windows startup logo, I get the same BSOD. This happens with any number or combination of hardrives...

Right now, 6. I'm not sure if thats an issue - it certainly wasnt on my old PC (again, using the same PSU).

The PSU is unchanged from my previous setup. Its a good quality unit, and one I have not had problems with before. None the less, I have tried different power connectors - along with different SATA leads, and it appears that the problem persists and is independant of cables. It seems to happen...

I’ve recently purchased and built a new PC that I am having some serious and strange problems with. Its an Asus P5E3, with aq6600, 4gb of DDR3 memory and numerous hard drives. I used a fresh installation of Windows for the machine. A day or so after the fresh installation, I started...

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 00:32:27, on 30/10/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe...

A friend of mine was experiencing some problems with their laptop. I volunteered to give it a bit of a checkup. It soon became clear that it was pretty heavily virus infested. I have run a few Mcafee and Adaware scans of the drive via a USB adaptor, then another couple installed on the laptop...

Hi there guys, thanks for all the replies so far. Sounds like the 3850 is a bad choice (with something like a 9600gt cheaper, faster and cooler) - so i'll knock this off the list. Sounds like its a choice between the 4850 and a 8800/9800gt. I am impressed by the reviews and comments in...

Ok, I picked up a cheapish 3650xt to make sure it was the graphics card, and not something else. Luckily enough, everything seemed to work fine with the new card. I thought that the 3650 might make a suitable replacement for the xt1900 - but to my surprise, it appeared noticeably slower. I’m a...

xt1900 down(?) New card advice required! Hi there guys and girls. I’m away from my PC, making a daring raid for supplies in the kitchen. Upon my return, I am shocked to discover that my screen is full of big green blobs, and that Windows had crashed. I restart my machine, and manage to get...

Hi there everyone! I’m in the market for a new digital camera. I have a buget of £200-£300 - but wouldn’t be against spending a little bit more to get the right camera for the job. Most importantly, I’m looking for something that would take really good quality pictures, although I don’t think...

It’s such a pain changing email addresses, but the 10mb (!!!) limit on my current email account has just become unmanageable recently. I really need to find a new email account – does anyone have any recommendations? Should I just head over to gmail signup page – or are there other potential...

Hi there everyone. I had a relation experience some serious problems with his laptop. I have reinstalled Windows for him, found the appropriate drivers, install numerous updates and so on. Now, said relatives IT literacy leads me to believe there is a significant probability I will be seeing the...

I recently installed the SMF forums on a new website of mine. I have been a vbulletin user for a while, and although I am a big fan – I thought I would try one of the free packages before I paid £90 or so for a second vbulletin licence. I am very pleased with the SMF forum now, it was very...

Hi there! I have been using a Canadian web hosting company a few years now, for a number of my websites. I have been very satisfied with them over this time, but had terrible problems recently getting a .co.uk domain transferred and active with them. So, I am looking for a new host to take the...

I installed the nospam feature shortly after being advised to do so in this thread. Since doing so, I have had just 1 member register and post spam on my forums. Thanks for the advise!

Thanks for the reply ConfusedTA. Is there a good chance that the spam we are experiencing is caused by bots?

Hi there. I run a small vbulletin forum for our sports clubs website. Over the last few months, we are getting an increasing amount of spam on the forums. Each week we are in the double figures of people registering and posting spam on the forums, only for us to delete their thread and...

There seem to be a few on the OCUK site that feature Active PFC. The Akasa, Hiper and the Seasonic all seem to have it. The Seasonic M12 seems to be a good fit for what I am after. Energy efficiency wise, would that be better than the Seasonic S12 Energy+, or even any of the other models...

What’s the current market like for efficient power supplies? I am looking at upgrading my system (to an Opteron/X2/C2D), and thought I would take the opportunity to get myself a new power supply. My computer is on a lot, and I wanted to get something that is pretty efficient – to keep the...