The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

**Janszoon** · 12-24-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

A wireless keyboard is always more of a bother than a wired keyboard.
If the wire isn't really in the way, stick with your wired keyboard.

I agree. I really don't get the point of a wireless keyboard or mouse. It doesn't improve the usability at all and just becomes another battery you have to periodically replace.

poppie · 01-01-2011, 06:33 PM

hi guys i got that new computer game called call of duty black ops
i installed it ok but when i get to play the game it keeps restarting my pc
whats up with that!? i got an HP was the top of the line model with duel processer computer.

noise · 01-03-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppie

duel processer computer.

well there's your problem. your processors are fighting so vehemently that they are shorting your power circuits and causing your machine to reboot!

Bushidosniper · 01-03-2011, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppie

hi guys i got that new computer game called call of duty black ops
i installed it ok but when i get to play the game it keeps restarting my pc
whats up with that!? i got an HP was the top of the line model with duel processer computer.

Yeah like previous poster said, could you please give exact specs?
also which OS are you running?

Here are the specs for black ops and if ur "top of the line model" doesnt fit, that might be the problem

OS: Windows® Vista / XP / 7
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better
DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
Hard Drive: 12GB*
Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible
*Call of Duty®: Black Ops requires an initial hard drive space of approximately 24GB to download and install the game via digital download (8GB of compressed files, 8GB of decompressed files and 8GB of installed files). Upon installing the game, 16GB (compressed and decompressed files) may be deleted from the hard drive. Please make note of where the compressed and decompressed files are being saved on your hard drive in order to later locate these temporary files for removal.

(and may i say HOLY JESUS 24 GB)

poppie · 01-04-2011, 01:41 PM

ho sorrry i am using windows XP more then 2 gb of memmery
my sound driver not 100 percent sure but i think it might be sound blaster
or compatable my graphics is 256MB NVIDIA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bushidosniper

Yeah like previous poster said, could you please give exact specs?
also which OS are you running?

Here are the specs for black ops and if ur "top of the line model" doesnt fit, that might be the problem

OS: Windows® Vista / XP / 7
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better
DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
Hard Drive: 12GB*
Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible
*Call of Duty®: Black Ops requires an initial hard drive space of approximately 24GB to download and install the game via digital download (8GB of compressed files, 8GB of decompressed files and 8GB of installed files). Upon installing the game, 16GB (compressed and decompressed files) may be deleted from the hard drive. Please make note of where the compressed and decompressed files are being saved on your hard drive in order to later locate these temporary files for removal.

(and may i say HOLY JESUS 24 GB)

poppie · 02-12-2011, 04:11 PM

My new HP system

CPU
You Have: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor
3.0 GHZ
PASS

RAM
You Have: 8.0 GB
PASS

OS
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
PASS

Video Card
You Have: ATI Radeon HD 5570
PASS

You Have
Video RAM 4.0 GB
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 5.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0 5.0
PASS

Free Disk Space
Hard Drive
1.5 T
You Have: 926.0 GB
PASS

monitor HP 22 inch LCD HD flat screen

Freebase Dali · 02-13-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppie

My new HP system

CPU
You Have: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor
3.0 GHZ
PASS

RAM
You Have: 8.0 GB
PASS

OS
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
PASS

Video Card
You Have: ATI Radeon HD 5570
PASS

You Have
Video RAM 4.0 GB
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 5.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0 5.0
PASS

Free Disk Space
Hard Drive
1.5 T
You Have: 926.0 GB
PASS

monitor HP 22 inch LCD HD flat screen

Pass.

s_k · 01-03-2011, 11:46 AM

Could be a lot really. Usually a video driver issue.

Eitherway, without knowing what kind of processor and video card you actually have, it's pretty tough to help you out. Does your PC have a type nr.?

s_k · 01-03-2011, 03:24 PM

I have the feeling he's got onboard video. But in that case it definately wouldn't be 'top of the range'

Freebase Dali · 01-05-2011, 01:19 PM

Sound card won't matter.
Nvidia what? 8600 at least? That matters.

What processor do you have? That matters more for performance sake, so it shouldn't just not let you run the game, but the video card may, if it's not compatible.
That happened to me when I first got Battlefield 2... had a nice laptop but it didn't have the right video card. Couldn't run it.

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Could be a lot really. Usually a video driver issue. Eitherway, without knowing what kind of processor and video card you actually have, it's pretty tough to help you out. Does your PC have a type nr.? __________________ Click here to see my collection

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I have the feeling he's got onboard video. But in that case it definately wouldn't be 'top of the range' __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-01-2011, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
poppie Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New England Ma.( snow country ) Posts: 124	hi guys i got that new computer game called call of duty black ops i installed it ok but when i get to play the game it keeps restarting my pc whats up with that!? i got an HP was the top of the line model with duel processer computer.

02-12-2011, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
poppie Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New England Ma.( snow country ) Posts: 124	My new HP system CPU You Have: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor 3.0 GHZ PASS RAM You Have: 8.0 GB PASS OS You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit PASS Video Card You Have: ATI Radeon HD 5570 PASS You Have Video RAM 4.0 GB Hardware T&L Yes Yes Pixel Shader version 3.0 5.0 Vertex Shader version 3.0 5.0 PASS Free Disk Space Hard Drive 1.5 T You Have: 926.0 GB PASS monitor HP 22 inch LCD HD flat screen

01-05-2011, 01:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Sound card won't matter. Nvidia what? 8600 at least? That matters. What processor do you have? That matters more for performance sake, so it shouldn't just not let you run the game, but the video card may, if it's not compatible. That happened to me when I first got Battlefield 2... had a nice laptop but it didn't have the right video card. Couldn't run it.