http://www.techimo.com/forum en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:45:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.techimo.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.techimo.com/forum http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239813-psu-i-received-dead.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:38 GMT I just built my first computer 2 months ago and it's been running excellent. I want to get a nice video card for better graphics in WOW and Aion but I need a higher wattage power supply.
I ordered a higher wattage (650w) PSU on the internet and received it today. I currently have a 450w. I installed it and my system will not turn on at all. The green motherboard light comes on, but when I press the power button it flashes and the fans spin once then stop. Nothing happens after that.
I tried turning it on with the screwdriver test and it did the same thing. I also tried taking the battery out to reset the BIOS for 5 minutes then putting it back in. No luck there either.
I then decided to put my old PSU in and the system starts up with no issues at all. Is the power supply I received bad or is there another issue?
Thanks for your help :) ]]> General Tech Discussion MLDawson8 http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239813-psu-i-received-dead.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239799-good-psu.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:57 GMT Newegg.com - XCLIO DIAMONDPOWER 880W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189020) Any thougts? I wil be getting the new GTX 275 Co-op soon and my current 620w PSU seems like it will not run that beast. So, you think tis is a good PSU to run it with? Its $100 off untill december. Newegg.com - XCLIO DIAMONDPOWER 880W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

Any thougts? I wil be getting the new GTX 275 Co-op soon and my current 620w PSU seems like it will not run that beast. So, you think tis is a good PSU to run it with? Its $100 off untill december. ]]> General Tech Discussion pbrad08 http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239799-good-psu.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239727-help-cant-play-mp3-burnt-cds-my-chevorlet-lumina-2007-a.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:15:48 GMT hi

just got a 2 nd hand Chevorlet lumina SS 2007 driven 60K in excellent condition but since it did not have any owners manual with it as the guy said he lost it.

i tried burning my fav songs on a cd and tried to play it on the car system called "Blaupunkt",, it says disk error and doesnt play. however when it plays other cds which are original i.e bought from the shop.
please let me know:-

1.how to convert the mp3 songs to what format so that i can play it in the car? what program to convert(freware)

2.is there anyway i can get hold of the Chevorlet Owners Manual Lumina SS 2007, i tried seraching on intranet and even on the chev websites.forum but failed.

thanks ]]> General Tech Discussion hauntedscientist http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239727-help-cant-play-mp3-burnt-cds-my-chevorlet-lumina-2007-a.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239724-who-does-oversize-printing-special-paper.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:04:09 GMT I have a photo I want to print, probably 24 x 18". In gift shops and other artsy-fartsy venues, I've seen photographs done on "fancy" paper - like canvas, etc.

Just where would I look for someone to print like this? ]]> General Tech Discussion Chuckiechan http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239724-who-does-oversize-printing-special-paper.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239699-laptop-fan-problem.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:58:02 GMT hi all, I have replaced a fan in my dell inspiron 1420 cause the old one was making funny noise. But after replacement the new one is not working. I rechecked all the connections and tried again but still not working. I put the old one back and doesn't work neither, during replacement i was very careful so i have really no idea what could i've done wrong. Some ideas ?

Thank u for reading and for any answer :) ]]> General Tech Discussion piotrekca http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239699-laptop-fan-problem.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239685-help-me-my-pc.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:27:41 GMT NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card AMD - Black Edition Deneb Phenom™ II X4 Processor 965 MSI - ATX Desktop AMD Phenom II Motherboard (Socket AM3) Memory Master - 2-Pack 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 DIMM Memory Kit Western Digital - Caviar GP 500GB Internal Hard Drive HP - 24x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive ________________________________________________________________________ is that a good an not so expensive gamming pc? i wanna run all these new games like modern warfare 2. I really dont know anything so could you guys give me some tips about what coolers i should buy too? What about the power suply what wold be a good power suply for this. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card
AMD - Black Edition Deneb Phenom™ II X4 Processor 965
MSI - ATX Desktop AMD Phenom II Motherboard (Socket AM3)
Memory Master - 2-Pack 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 DIMM Memory Kit
Western Digital - Caviar GP 500GB Internal Hard Drive
HP - 24x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive
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is that a good an not so expensive gamming pc? i wanna run all these new games like modern warfare 2.
I really dont know anything so could you guys give me some tips about what coolers i should buy too? What about the power suply what wold be a good power suply for this. ]]> General Tech Discussion hnrq.ac http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239685-help-me-my-pc.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239675-help-please-strange-message-apex-xarraydb-object.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:12 GMT Hi, (I hope this is the right place for this matter)
I'm using win xp pro SP3, and recently this message start commimg up all the time, wish says:
"APEX xarraydb object will expire in 28 days".
It's really strange for me, as I searched in google, and aparently it's something related to programing in visualbasic, wish I don't touch.

Can anyone help me please? ]]> General Tech Discussion Carl29 http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239675-help-please-strange-message-apex-xarraydb-object.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239643-dvd-not-reading-dvd-player.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:03:14 GMT I converted a movie from avi to dvd format using xilisift dvd creator..my player recognizes it as dvd but does not play..this happens on all the discs converted by me..is there anything else i have to look at while burning(settings)..oh i am able to play original dvds on my player..i am able to play in my pc.. I converted a movie from avi to dvd format using xilisift dvd creator..my player recognizes it as dvd but does not play..this happens on all the discs converted by me..is there anything else i have to look at while burning(settings)..oh i am able to play original dvds on my player..i am able to play in my pc.. ]]> General Tech Discussion NKV http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239643-dvd-not-reading-dvd-player.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239630-tape-player-troubles.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:44:39 GMT Whenever I try to use my tape player in my 2000 jeep cherokee with my ipod adapter, it tries to play one side and doesn't work, tries to play the other side and doesn't work, and tries to play the first side again and doesn't work then spits the tape out. i've tried it with regular cassette tapes as well and it does the same thing. wondering how/if its possible to fix this before wednesday morning (long drive ahead and all i have is a tape player) thank you very much. ]]> General Tech Discussion okcomputer http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239630-tape-player-troubles.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239602-what-problems-associated-laptop-gaming.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:56:06 GMT I keep hearing that gaming on a laptop is bad. Why?
I'm guessing that overheating could be a major issue, but is there any simple way to prevent that?

I'm asking this because I am going to be getting a laptop shorty, and I don't want to experience any problems if I decide to play some games. ]]> General Tech Discussion Rayz http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239602-what-problems-associated-laptop-gaming.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239597-help-computer-wont-turn.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:06 GMT my computer just stopped turning on one day so i unpluged it and made sure everything was hooked up right inside. but now the second i plug the computer in the fans inside turn on and the processor light on the front turns on, but the computer wont start up my computer just stopped turning on one day so i unpluged it and made sure everything was hooked up right inside. but now the second i plug the computer in the fans inside turn on and the processor light on the front turns on, but the computer wont start up ]]> General Tech Discussion alan9692 http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239597-help-computer-wont-turn.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239593-i-want-add-floppy-my-pc.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:57:03 GMT secure info > you know the scenario) I was happy to do it. Like a normal guy I removed the CD/DVD drives RAM (all 64 / 128 / 256 max (yes old machines) stuff. But I thought how good it would be to install a floppy on my new-ish PC - took the side off, fiddled about with the cable but couldn't get it to go in - closer look - the blank on the cable end doesn't match up with the blank on the mobo end.n How can I explain this - the holes dont match up - not upside down or otherwise. The size of each male / female connector is perfect - the blank is just a pin out to the left - or right but that depends which way you look at it. More info : My PC (where I want to add a floppy) is a 2007 Pacard Bell (no floppy - but an empty bay and connector half way down the ribbon cable of one of the power leads... is this meant to go to a floppy? I did on my last PC. Thanks for any suggestions Dave]]> I have a reletively modern PC (2 /3 years old - nothing special) running XP Pro MCE SP3 - works OK

As a long time PC user (1990) I have hundreds of floppies, so when a friend of a friend asked me to destroty some HD (charity > secure info > you know the scenario) I was happy to do it. Like a normal guy I removed the CD/DVD drives RAM (all 64 / 128 / 256 max (yes old machines) stuff.

But I thought how good it would be to install a floppy on my new-ish PC - took the side off, fiddled about with the cable but couldn't get it to go in - closer look - the blank on the cable end doesn't match up with the blank on the mobo end.n How can I explain this - the holes dont match up - not upside down or otherwise. The size of each male / female connector is perfect - the blank is just a pin out to the left - or right but that depends which way you look at it.

More info :
My PC (where I want to add a floppy) is a 2007 Pacard Bell (no floppy - but an empty bay and connector half way down the ribbon cable of one of the power leads... is this meant to go to a floppy? I did on my last PC.

Thanks for any suggestions

Dave ]]> General Tech Discussion dsp128 http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239593-i-want-add-floppy-my-pc.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239581-virtual-tour-project.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:15 GMT My wife may be doing a project for a virtual tour of dorms, rooms etc. for the college she works at.

Anyone have any experience with this? Costs? Level of difficulty? (she's a programmer and 100% capable with computers and photo/video editing).

Thanks,

roots ]]> General Tech Discussion Rootstonian http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239581-virtual-tour-project.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239578-accessories-folder-desktop.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:26 GMT Somehow, I accidentally dragged the accessories folder out of the programs menu popup and onto the desktop. How do I get it back where it was? Thanks,eh? Brad Somehow, I accidentally dragged the accessories folder out of the programs menu popup and onto the desktop.

How do I get it back where it was?

Thanks,eh?

Brad ]]> General Tech Discussion draboo http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239578-accessories-folder-desktop.html http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239535-winxp-copy-filenames-paths-longer-than-255-chars.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:05:38 GMT So a friend of mine created thousands of filenames nested in deep subfolder paths, where the full file path ended up being more than 255 chars long. I've tried copying the files using the built-in copier as well as teracopy.. Windows fails on the first file that hits 255 chars saying the path/name is too long, and teracopy just skips them.

Is there a way around this? Doesn't NTFS support file paths longer than 255? Manually locating and renaming these files isn't an option. ]]> General Tech Discussion ScottW http://www.techimo.com/forum/general-tech-discussion/239535-winxp-copy-filenames-paths-longer-than-255-chars.html