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goldenface
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Brilliant. I'll give that a go tonight.
Thanks.
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Burgaz
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I've got a problem!!!
My PC has randomly started crashing?!? It just locks up! I can't reboot in anyway i have to turn it off at the plug. At first it seemed totally random but now certain sites make it happen!? if i try to access products on vajacase.com it'll lock up, and the same if i try and access the Drayton-Manor website? I havent changed anything lately in my setup or installed much new? I tried doing a system recovery thing to 3months ago but it has made no difference? Any deas Cyco? It's getting really annoying.... I was thinking maybe i need a flash update or java but they both seem to be up to date? Could it be a virus?
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Cycovision
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Sounds more like the CPU is overheating to me. Take the side off and give everything a bloody good clean, particularly the heatsink and fan on the CPU. I use a hoover to get the dust out!
If that doesn't do it, you might need to take the heatsink and fan off and apply some thermal grease to the surface of the CPU. You can get thermal grease easily on-line
The reason it happens with certain websites is because if a site has lots of flash animation, the CPU has to work harder meaning it gets hotter more quickly. The harder a CPU works, the hotter it runs.
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goldenface
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Hi Cyco,
Still no joy. 
However, can you tell me this:
When I go into the device manager and open the com ports, the only one I can see is the LPT1 Printer port.
Should I not have a list of many more communiction ports? I seem to remember there being more than just the printer port available.
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Cycovision
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No, not nowadays. Not unless your PC has a physical COM port (the old 9-pin RS 232 type) or certain applications have set up virtual COM ports like SE's m-router for PC Suite app does.
I guess now you need to figure out whether it's a hardware or software problem. The easiest way on a laptop would be to try a USB to NIC converter like this one
You can get them cheaper on E-Bay. If it works, then your network port is most likely buggered. If it doesn't, then it's either windows or the router.
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goldenface
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Thanks matey! Is replacing the network port a difficult task?
I have a Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet card and a Wireless Lan Card. Do I need both of these to connect my laptop wirelessly to a router?
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Danny_BFC
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On 2007-05-28 18:33:49, Cycovision wrote:
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Installed it but it pnly reconizes my Webcam
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goldenface
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@Cyco
I bought and adapter and it still didn't work. I plugged both ends of the network cable into the router and ports 1 & 2 lit up so the cable seems fine. So it looks like its windows.
Thanks mate.
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joebmc
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I have a wireless modem/router downstairs which I use via wifi upstairs on another pc, although this is fine for just web browsing not so great for online game play.
Just wondering if it’s possible to use another wired modem upstairs, on another phone socket.
Well in short is it ok to have two modems on one phone line?
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Danny_BFC
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@Cyco
Ok bought a different video input card today, having trouble with the drivers now - the fact tht it didn't come with any!
I'm not 100% sure what make it is, but I believe that it's a Sony. Anyway,
here are some numbers found on the card....
Philips Tuner,
3139 147 20981G#
FQ1216MEP/I H-3
SV20 0339
Karin ENX-25
1-860-681-31
Conexant Mpeg II A/V Encoder
cx23416-22
G3112213
0347 Taiwan
And then there is this number on a white sitcker....
A8119580A 0113267 PCVA-IMB6A
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jmash
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Help needed desparately!!!
My pc has a tendency to restart itself out of the blue.I does this all the time.Then this appears"
The system has recovered from a serious error".
This is what seems to be the problem:
C:\DOCUME~1\Jmash\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6460.dir00\Mini051207-01dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Jmash\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6460.dir00\sysdata.xml
Got a new HD and installed Windows on it and formated the one I've been using and set it to slave and the problem is still there.Now I can't do anything on my pc.
Please help me!
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Burgaz
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On 2007-05-29 16:21:18, Cycovision wrote:
Sounds more like the CPU is overheating to me. Take the side off and give everything a bloody good clean, particularly the heatsink and fan on the CPU. I use a hoover to get the dust out!
If that doesn't do it, you might need to take the heatsink and fan off and apply some thermal grease to the surface of the CPU. You can get thermal grease easily on-line
The reason it happens with certain websites is because if a site has lots of flash animation, the CPU has to work harder meaning it gets hotter more quickly. The harder a CPU works, the hotter it runs.
Cheers Cyco! Your the Sh!t
It seems you got it spot on! I took my cpu and heat sink out and gave them a good clean and it helped for a couple of days but the problem came back. I figured the PSU was obstructing the air flow to the CPU so i've now externally mounted my PSU  and the problem seems long gone! Nice one duder. You should start charging for the service!
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Cycovision
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Sorry guys and gals, been a bit busy the last couple of days!
@Joebmc
As far as I know you can't run two modems off the same phone line, something to do with the way ADSL works
@Danny
www.driverguide.com is a good place to look for drivers. You can use the information from the stickers as your search terms if the obvious stuff doesn't bring up any results. If you get stuck, I'll have a look for you when I get a minute
@jmash
Re-starting is often a symptom of a dodgy memory module. If you can't get hold of a few sticks of memory to try swapping them out, you might need to take it to a PC repair shop.
@Burgaz
No worries mate. So my cheque is in the post i presume? 
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Danny_BFC
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had no luck with the drivers cyco - i tried two ---with no luck nad now i cant get anymore without paying |
Danny_BFC
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I can actually download now 
Still cant find it tho
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