The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

debaserr · 11-23-2010, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

You are probably right. If you put different disks in the CD/DVD bay (that have no significant scratches or gouges) and experience the same effects, there's probably something wrong with the CD/DVD drive itself.

First try to find the most absolutely clean and unmarred audio CD or DVD movie and try to play it all the way through. If you have the same issue then there's likely a mechanical issue. Maybe the read/write armature that moves along the disk has some gunk or something stuck in it and it's causing a problem at a certain point.

If that's the case, it needs to be taken out of the computer and cleaned, or at the very least, examined. Find someone you know who's savvy with computers and offer him a date if he fixes it for you. More than likely, he will not have been with many girls (if any at all) and may even buy you a new computer out of his sheer excitement and joy.

Good luck.

debaserr · 12-13-2010, 04:19 PM

EDIT: Nevermind

I need to find out what the make/model of this AMD cpu I have(so I can buy the correct mobo). The mobo got fried and I am taking some of the parts out of the old computer and getting a new mobo, ram, case, and psu for it. I have done searches of all of these to no avail. The computer doesn't run so I can't just use CPUz on it.

AMD Athlon 64 X2
ADAG000IAA6CZ
CCB8F 0741APMW
1916451J70116

s_k · 12-13-2010, 04:41 PM

Aren't all these 64 x2's on a AM2 socket?
Or am I mixing things up?
Do you know how many mhz it is?

debaserr · 12-13-2010, 05:12 PM

ADAG000IAA6CZ was the line I needed. and yes, it is an am2 socket.

s_k · 12-13-2010, 05:28 PM

What else do you need to know?
fsb speed probably.

s_k · 12-13-2010, 05:30 PM

800mhz FSB, AM2 socket. Anything else?

LoathsomePete · 12-13-2010, 05:37 PM

This is more of a curiosity based question rather than one I need answered post haste. Today I was at the library in school with my laptop, ready to work on an essay for my Anthropology final for tomorrow. When I attempted to get onto the Internet at the library I found that it would connect me, but it would not actually let me browse. I disconnected and reconnected, but to no avail, eventually I restarted my computer (because that always works) but not even the mighty restart could appease the Internet gods. So I got fed up and walked to another area of the school, but the same problem persisted in all the different buildings.

Now on Saturday Dec. 11 I was up at school for a few hours using their Internet with no major issues (although I did notice my connecting get severed frequently) and have had my laptop with me up there periodically over the semester with no problems. What are some of the reasons why my computer would be unable to use the Internet up at school all of a sudden?

Freebase Dali · 12-13-2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

This is more of a curiosity based question rather than one I need answered post haste. Today I was at the library in school with my laptop, ready to work on an essay for my Anthropology final for tomorrow. When I attempted to get onto the Internet at the library I found that it would connect me, but it would not actually let me browse. I disconnected and reconnected, but to no avail, eventually I restarted my computer (because that always works) but not even the mighty restart could appease the Internet gods. So I got fed up and walked to another area of the school, but the same problem persisted in all the different buildings.

Now on Saturday Dec. 11 I was up at school for a few hours using their Internet with no major issues (although I did notice my connecting get severed frequently) and have had my laptop with me up there periodically over the semester with no problems. What are some of the reasons why my computer would be unable to use the Internet up at school all of a sudden?

It could be a lot of things depending on the way the school's network is set up. Were you connecting wirelessly? Did everyone have the same connectivity issue or just you?

LoathsomePete · 12-13-2010, 06:34 PM

Just me from the looks of it, I saw a lot of Facebook profiles open, and yes it was all wireless.

s_k · 12-13-2010, 05:39 PM

You connect to some wireless access point or router.
But that router itself is connected to the internet, too.
The connection between the internet and the router can be interrupted and then your laptop won't tell you, as it's connected to the router and everything seems fine for the laptop.
The router just keeps sending it's wireless signal to your laptop, but the signal doesn't contain any information from the internet. Signal is still there, though.
Another problem could be that the internet provider that your school uses had some issues. This happens a couple of times a year with most providers.

12-13-2010, 04:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	EDIT: Nevermind I need to find out what the make/model of this AMD cpu I have(so I can buy the correct mobo). The mobo got fried and I am taking some of the parts out of the old computer and getting a new mobo, ram, case, and psu for it. I have done searches of all of these to no avail. The computer doesn't run so I can't just use CPUz on it. AMD Athlon 64 X2 ADAG000IAA6CZ CCB8F 0741APMW 1916451J70116 __________________ Last.FM

12-13-2010, 04:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Aren't all these 64 x2's on a AM2 socket? Or am I mixing things up? Do you know how many mhz it is? __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-13-2010, 05:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	ADAG000IAA6CZ was the line I needed. and yes, it is an am2 socket. __________________ Last.FM

12-13-2010, 05:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	What else do you need to know? fsb speed probably. __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-13-2010, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	800mhz FSB, AM2 socket. Anything else? __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-13-2010, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	This is more of a curiosity based question rather than one I need answered post haste. Today I was at the library in school with my laptop, ready to work on an essay for my Anthropology final for tomorrow. When I attempted to get onto the Internet at the library I found that it would connect me, but it would not actually let me browse. I disconnected and reconnected, but to no avail, eventually I restarted my computer (because that always works) but not even the mighty restart could appease the Internet gods. So I got fed up and walked to another area of the school, but the same problem persisted in all the different buildings. Now on Saturday Dec. 11 I was up at school for a few hours using their Internet with no major issues (although I did notice my connecting get severed frequently) and have had my laptop with me up there periodically over the semester with no problems. What are some of the reasons why my computer would be unable to use the Internet up at school all of a sudden? __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-13-2010, 06:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Just me from the looks of it, I saw a lot of Facebook profiles open, and yes it was all wireless. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-13-2010, 05:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	You connect to some wireless access point or router. But that router itself is connected to the internet, too. The connection between the internet and the router can be interrupted and then your laptop won't tell you, as it's connected to the router and everything seems fine for the laptop. The router just keeps sending it's wireless signal to your laptop, but the signal doesn't contain any information from the internet. Signal is still there, though. Another problem could be that the internet provider that your school uses had some issues. This happens a couple of times a year with most providers. __________________ Click here to see my collection