Time for an Upgrade, Question first

I have an older system and want to upgrade the AMD Athalon 2200 to a 2800 Sempron (preferably a 512k cache one =)), but question is I have not flashed the bios in about a year and 4 months or so. The last time I flashed I updated to a version 1.9. Would I need to up the ROM to the current version that MSI Live Monitor shows, 1.0C to put the Sempron in the socket A and have al work well?
And would a nVidia, preferably MSI 6200 or 6600 Video card work well on my KT4V?
Suggestions are welcome, and no I cannot afford a new mainboard and 64 bit cpu so those two will have to do for now.
Thanks in advance

Paulie, I would not recommend doing the video card if you are going to upgrade the mainboard.
Why? The mainboard you currently have is AGP. The current standard now is PCI-E with AGP being left behind.
That is the reason I recommended the RS480M2 board.
The RS480M2 does support PC2100 and PC2700 ram along with PC3200.
Nanya NT128D64SH4B1G-75B 128MB OK
* (Nanya NT5DS16M16BT-75B) OK
Mosel V826532K04SATG-B0 256MB OK
* (Mosel V58C2128804SAT75) OK
Nanya NT256D64S88B0G-75B 256MB OK
* (Nanya NT5DS32M8BT-75B) OK
NEXS NXDL32M64VG-75 256MB OK
(Micron MT46V32M8TG-75B) OK
SEC M368L3313DTL-CB0 256MB OK
(SEC K4H280838D-TCB0) OK
Toshiba THMD25N11B70 256MB OK
(Toshiba TC59WM807BFT-70) OK
Infineon HYS64D64020GU-7-A 512MB OK
* (Infineon HYB25D256800AT-7A) OK
Micron MT16VDDT6464AG-265GB 512MB OK
* # (Micron MT46V32M8TG-75G) OK
NEXS NXDL64M64VG-75 512MB OK
(Micron MT46V32M8TG-75B) OK
SEC M368L6423DTL-CB0 512MB OK
* (SEC K4H560838D-TCB0) OK
Nanya NT1GD64S8HA0F-75B 1G OK
* (Nanya NT5DS64M8AF-7B) OK
Those are the ones they tested, but most likely any decent PC2100 ram will work with the board.

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Time for an upgrade?

Hey guys,
I have quite a bit of money saved up and can now afford an upgraded macbook. First a bit of history..
I have only ever owned one macbook, I bought it 4-5 years ago. Its one of the old C2D 2GB ram and it was way before the new unibody upgrade and the LED glass upgrade and the giant trackpad upgrade. Its pretty much falling apart now, just wear and tear over the years I havn't been treating it like dirt. The sideskirts around the screen are starting to come off, the keys arn't as 'pressy?' as they use to be and the screen quality isn't as vibrant as it was and its a very rough looking laptop now.
I use this laptop every day of my life, I use it in bed, I use it when I come home from work when I can't be bothered to switch my Imac on, and I use it when I have my son round so I can keep an eye on the lil guy whilest still watching youtube videos! What do I use my macbook for? Well I use it for internet browsing and youtube mainly and music. I don't play games on it although if I could I would, I would play old games like sims and classic RPGS, unfortunatly my macbook can't handle these sort of games very well with its low grade, 4 year old intergrated graphics. My computer is starting to come to a crawl now and is crashing alot as well due to the amount of stuff i have on there and I don't really want to format and my screensize is tiny, its about 13" (or even less, I can't remember, its small either way!)
But what do you guys recommend I do? Is it time for an upgrade or should I make do with what I have? Thanks guys, apprieacte your help and if its worth upgrading which one do you recommend I purchase based on my needs.

If you've come to depend on Firewire for anything, it is now gone unless you buy a Pro, and then it is Firewire 800, which requires a 400 to 800 cable.
The battery is not user removable. The plus side is that it lasts longer on a charge. Old RPGs may not even run on a modern MacBook, unless they have been ported. See my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/macgamepages.html
The current non-Pro MacBooks are still 13". And there is a 13" Pro MacBook.
You don't need to format to fix crashing issues. First backup your data*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Then we can isolate why there are crashes.
You may just need a larger internal hard drive.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Need help with Microsoft Office for Mac upgrade question.

My MacBook died, great computer after six years! I just purchased my new MacBook Pro last night. I noticed that the MacBook Pro/OS X Lion does not support PPC software as I was trying to install MS Office 2004, which I have the 2008 upgrade for. Since the 2008 is just the upgrade it wants a previous version already installed and I cannot install 2004 MS Office, does this mean that I have to start over and just buy MS Office 2011?

I'm afraid so. Too bad you didn't apply the 2008 upgrade while your old MacBook was working. Then you could have migrated 2008 to the new machine from the MacBook's hard drive even if the rest of the MacBook was dead.

Time for Another "Please Backup FIRST" Thread

Yes, that's right. Back up your system (or at least your data) BEFORE attempting to upgrade your OS. It's much easier than trying to recover your stuff after a failed installation. Astonishingly, there still seem to be many who do not understand this most basic of concepts.

Hey look, I'm not rich either. I have put three kids through college...well. two plus one "working on it". I understand most people are not "made of money". But this is not "optional". At least it should not be considered so. It should be factored into the cost of the computer. Either a second internal drive or an external if the computer has no extra drive bay. Would you buy a new car and run it on bald tires or with no insurance? What is your data worth? Nothing? That's about the value you give it by ignoring the necessity of having at least one dependable backup. Furthermore, if it were a choice between buying the newest OS or buying a backup drive, I would seriously think about waiting on the OS.

Time for a new PC?

Two question I am frequently asked are: "What computer is right for me?" and "Do you accept immediate trade-ins?" The first answer is more a matter of personal choice and need. In other words, how do you currently use a computer? How will you grow into the capabilities of a new PC over the next two or three years? To the second question, stores do recycle but do not offer immediate trade-in or sell used equipment. We encourage everyone to check out the value of their functional electronic devices for a credit or at least recycle items.
Recently, Best Buy has partnered with Intel to provide a tool. The "Discover the Difference of a New PC" guide asks, "is it time for an upgrade?" It assesses the abilities of your currently working PC as compared to a new PC. I am impressed with how easy it is to use this website, especially if you know your current processor type and speed, amount of RAM, and amount of hard drive storage. [Hint: right-click on "My Computer" or "Computer" and select "Properties" to find these values.] Then the tool suggests what to shop for in a new PC and provides you average trade-in value from http://bestbuytradein.com. From there you can click to begin selecting the Intel-based PC right for you. The only way this could be easier is if it did all the work for you. However, isn't shopping half the fun?
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As always, you can log in to the forums as a registered user to post your computer needs and solicit member suggestions. Above all, remember to have fun - buying a new computer should be an exciting venture.
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600 watt power supply questions and video card upgrade questions

I am looking to upgrade to a Xfx Radeon 7970 Double D graphics card but i was wondering if the HP 600w psu that came with my Hp Envy Phoenix H9-1350 has a 8 pin and 6 pin Pci-e connector because that is what the Radeon 7970 needs. Also I am wondering if it will fit into the Hp Envy Phoenix H9-1350 because the case seems small but the card is only 9.3" long. I currently have an Amd Radeon 7670 but I think it is time for an upgrade but I am just not sure if the power supply has the correct power connections needed for the Radeon 7970.
This is the card I am looking to get:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150665
This is the computer I have:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+ENVY+Phoenix+Desktop+-+12GB+Memory+-+2TB+Hard+Drive/6890832.p?id=12...

I understand you want to know if the power supply will have the necessary connectors for the desired video card.
According to the specifications, it lists the case as a mini-tower which is on the small side. You may need to use a tape measure to find out exactly how much room the system has in regards to length. It has become much better, but other components (such as the HDD) were at the end of the PCIe slot limiting the length of a video card. Sorry I couldn't provide anything more specific. The manuals are somewhat vague as far as the internal dimensions and I don't have access to one to verify the dimensions.
Ordinarily, I can find more information regarding the power supply not that seems not to be the case here. According to this thread, the PSU has two 6 pin PCIe connectors. You would need something like this to convert one of the 6pin connectors to 8pin. As long as the PSU is capable of pushing enough watts, it shouldn't be an issue. The card needs up to a 500W power supply, so the 600W power supply should be just enough to cover it.
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My account is asking for 2 security question answers. I have never had to do this before. Saying it is the first time I have used this computer to purchase not true I have used this computer everythime. Then it tells me that I put in the wrong answers.

My account keeps asking for 2 security question answers saying this is the first time I used this computer not true used this computer many times. Then when I put ansers in says incorrect answers. What's up with this?

There have a few other posts from people saying that they are being asked their questions despite it not being the first purchase on the computer or device.
If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then go to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account. Then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you should see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer 2 of your questions) then you won't get the reset option - you will need to contact iTunes Support or Apple to get them reset.
e.g. you can try contacting iTunes Support :http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Account Management , and then 'Forgotten Apple ID security questions'
or try ringing Apple in your country and ask to talk to the Accounts Security Team :http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
When they've been reset (and if you don't already have a rescue email address) you can then use the steps half-way down this page to add a rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312 . Or you could change to 2-step verification : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

How to set up Airport Extreme with Charter ARRIS Modem TM902A for the first time for WIRELESS.

How to set up Airport Extreme with Charter ARRIS Modem TM902A for the first time for WIRELESS.
When Charter Tech goes to your site, have them connect the modem up, but do not connect the modem to your iMAC or MacBook Pro. What you want to do is connect the Airport Extreme to the iMac or MacBook Pro first with the Ethernet Cable. You have to do this to configure via Airport Utility to set up the Base Station Name & Base Station Password.
You will then create/configure a Wireless Network, create your Wireless Password that will be entered on each of your Devices, example, Apple Tv, your iPhone, etc., you want to allow access to your Wireless Network you are creating.
Wireless Security will be -> WPA/WPA2 personal or just WPA2
Enter the Wireless Password you want
Verify the Wireless Password (enter it again)
After it is created you will see it on the Airport Utility window with the name you created for it and to the left, will be a Dot (circle that will be yellow).
Next you then want to unplug the power to the Airport Extreme, and then take the end of the Ethernet cable you unplugged from the iMac or Lap top MacBook Pro and connect it to the back of the Modem.
Next unplug the power cord from the modem and wait about 5 minutes, then plug the power back into the Arris Modem and wait until all lights come back on the modem wait
about 5 minutes, then plug the power cord back to the Airport Extreme and you will see it the light blinking yellow. Wait about 5 to 10 minutes, during this time Restart you IMAC or MacBook Pro, and once it is back up click on the Airport Utility and you should see on the Airport Utility screen.
For INTERNET to the left the light should be green and you should see the Airport Extreme also appear and the light to the left on the screen should also be green. If they are, you then should be able to click on the Wireless Symbol on top of bar of the screen and click to select the Wireless Network Name you created.
If you Do Not See the light (Icon) next to INTERNET turn Green, or if you see the Internet Light Green, but the Light (Icon) next to the Airport Extreme is yellow, unplug the power again to the modem and unplug the power again to the Airport extreme and wait about 15 minutes or up to 30 minutes. Then plug the power cord back to the modem wait till all the lights light up then, plug the power cord back into the Airport Extreme and Restart your iMAC or MacBook Pro.
The Airport Extreme light should change from yellow to green. Open up the Airport Utility to see what the indicators are showing they should both be green. Again select Wireless network you created under the Wireless Icon on the top right of the screen. Open Safari and see if you are able to Route to a web page or the apple site should appear.
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR AIRPORT EXTREME WAS PREVIOUSLY SET UP FOR USE WITH ANOTHER CARRIERS ROUTER OR MODEM.
NOTE: If you already had your Airport Extreme connected for example, I previously had ATT Uverse and the Airport Extreme was connected to the Wireless Router Model 3801HGV, I disabled the Uverse Wireless and used the Airport Extreme for the Wireless signal in bridge mode, as the Airport extreme Signal is much stronger than the Uverse router, and I was able to obtain a Wireless signal with the Airport Extreme way much better with no signal loss which was very very frustrating with the Uverse router.
Anyhow if you had it hooked up like this, now that you will be using it with the Charter ARRIS Modem TM902A, you will need to reset the Airport Extreme to clear out the old data it has in memory, with the previous set up otherwise it will not work. Trust me I spent 6 hours trying to make it work reading all Apple Support Community questions and answers relating to this type issue/problem others have been having trying to get their set up working. I tried all the tips, and I finally decided just to see if by chance I would be able to connect with someone with Charter Tech support who might be familiar with Apple to be able to assist me and by luck I did. He told me why it was not working and was all due the previous configuration with the ATT Uverse router was still in memory with the Airport Extreme. Finally it was 10:30 PM when I decided to call Charter Tech Support and I had been working on this since 3:00 pm pacific. I did not call them earlier as all the post I read said they never received any good help from Charter. After calling them I finished up by 11:00 PM and was able to finally connect Apple Tv, iMac, iPhones and Macbook Pro. We love our Apple Product and Happy all is connected with the new
Internet Provider Charter. I must say the speed is way way much better than it ever was with AT&T Uverse.
THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO:
First you will need to unplug the Airport Extreme, then by taking the tip of a pen or paper clip end you need to push the reset button on the back of the Airport Extreme and hold it
down and at the same time plug the power cord back into the Airport Extreme count to 5 or 10 then release the reset button. Then once he light in front of the Airport Extreme stops blinking you need to plug the Ethernet cable from the Airport Extreme to your iMAC or Macbook Pro, and restart which ever one you have, then open the Airport Utility once it is back up. If you see airport extreme pop up with the old network name or it shows and yellow triangle click on the Airport Extreme ICON it will not let you configure it but will ask if you want to get rid of it or remove and just do it. Then Again restart your iMAC or MacBook Pro, open up Airport Utility again, and on the top left you should see under “Other Airport Base Stations” the MAC ID for the Airport Extreme.
You will then create/configure a Wireless Network, create your Wireless Password that will be entered on each of your Devices, example, Apple TV, your iPhone, etc., you want to allow access to your Wireless Network you are creating.
Wireless Security will be -> WPA/WPA2 personal or just WPA2
Enter the Wireless Password you want
Verify the Wireless Password (enter it again)
After it is created you will see it on the Airport Utility window with the name you created for it and to the left, will be a Dot (circle that will be yellow).
Next you then want to unplug the power to the Airport Extreme, and then take the end of the Ethernet cable you unplugged from the iMac or Lap top MacBook Pro and connect it to the back of the Modem.
Next unplug the power cord from the modem and wait about 5 minutes, then plug the power back into the Arris Modem and wait until all lights come back on the modem wait
about 5 minutes, then plug the power cord back to the Airport Extreme and you will see it the light blinking yellow. Wait about 5 to 10 minutes, during this time Restart you IMAC or MacBook Pro, and once it is back up click on the Airport Utility and you should see on the Airport Utility screen.
For INTERNET to the left the light should be green and you should see the Airport Extreme also appear and the light to the left on the screen should also be green. If they are, you then should be able to click on the Wireless Symbol on top of bar of the screen and click to select the Wireless Network Name you created.
If you Do Not See the light (Icon) next to INTERNET turn Green, or if you see the Internet Light Green, but the Light (Icon) next to the Airport Extreme is yellow, unplug the power again to the modem and unplug the power again to the Airport extreme and wait about 15 minutes or up to 30 minutes. Then plug the power cord back to the modem wait till all the lights light up then, plug the power cord back into the Airport Extreme and Restart your iMAC or MacBook Pro.
The Airport Extreme light should change from yellow to green. Open up the Airport Utility to see what the indicators are showing they should both be green. Again select Wireless network you created under the Wireless Icon on the top right of the screen. Open Safari and see if you are able to Route to a web page or the apple site should appear.

I just got a Charter Modem. Model TM822. While I was moving, my Airport Extreme was still at my old place.
I have a Linksys WRT320N I used for the initial Charter setup.
I can get my Airport to work here, but the Internet light on the Modem flashes Yellow.
Hasn't caused any issues so far but one thing I did notice.
On the Linksys there were 3 DNS servers listed.
The Airport Extreme only lists 2 and i don't see where I could add another, only change whats already there.
I tried everything above, but light on modem still flashes yellow.
I have the technicians cell phone. Told me "that shouldn't be" and gave the same advice listed above.
I'll break down and call Charter one day, see if it's on their end. NSA tracking may need a reset LMAO.

First full Time Capsule Backup Newbie Question

I'm most likely going to get a lot of crap for this newbie question but here it goes. When I setup my time capsule for the first time I want to backup it up hardwired to my IMac how do i do that. What are the steps involved I'm sure it's pretty simple plug the power cable in and connect the ethernet cable but then what. Thanks for your help all that reply

Depends on how you want to setup your future wireless network. Just follow the TC Setup Guide. If there is a problem during setup, repost.
Here are some links to get you started:
[http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/TimeCapsule_SetupGuide.pdf]
[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1178]
[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1175]

Why do I have to keep re-asking my questions - third time for this forum?

I have several questions:
1) This is the third time I have asked questions on this forum and I seem to be in a loop - like Groundhog Day;
2) All of a sudden, upon loading Photoshop, my adjustment layers do not work. When I click on one, it just puts a blank layer above my main picture layer;
3) My plug-ins are missing (Topaz, Nik)?

1 - moved from the general forum to the correct Photoshop forum... these are user to user forums, you won't get an answer if you ask in the wrong place, or if nobody knows the answer
2 - These questions below may be for a different product... but the KIND of information you need to supply is the same, for the products you use
More information needed for someone to help... please click below and provide the requested information
-Premiere Pro Video Editing Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840
Also, when I look at your activity, this is the FIRST question you have asked TWentz3

I've recently installed IOS 7.0.3. With the latest automatic upgrade of First Class yesterday the textfields for loggning in disappears upworth. How can I correct this.

I've recently installed IOS 7.0.3. on my Ipad4. With the latest automatic upgrade of First Class yesterday the textfields for loggning in disappears upworth. How can I correct this.

HALF-SOLUTION!!!! (Restoring only, basically.)
Restore the phone via iCloud.com
1. Go to iCloud.com , and log in.
2. If you want a back up, make sure you back it up to itunes now!
3. Now back to iCloud.com - select the device you want. Press "Erase iPhone" (or iPad, iPod whatever).
You will go through a few steps. Skip the phone number and leave a message, as it isn't lost. Your phone will be restored. No need for plugging in!
4. IMPORTANT: Just set it up as usual. Language, country blah. But then you'll get to a step where it says something like "This iPhone was erased with iCloud. Log in with the Apple ID you used to erase it". In this case, my Dad's. So please do that. Later on, the phone will ask for an Apple ID to be used for the phone. I put my own one as I didn't want my dads!!!! Lol....
5. Plug into iTunes and back-up.
As for updating, I'm still on 7.0.2,,, it ain't working on my phone or itunes!! :(

Query takes long time for first time

I have a table with 100 million records and another tables with many rows.
When I ran a query - it's takes about 1 minute to complete, but when I ran it again it takes less than 1 second to complete.
Why it is happening?
Thanks,
Tz.

Welcome to the forum.
When you post a question always provide your 4 digit Oracle version. Different versions have different functionality and this can affect your results and the advice you need.
For performance tuning questions see the FAQ (upper right corner of page) for the information needed for tuning requests.
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When I ran a query
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How did you run it? Did you use sql*plus, sqldeveloper, some other tool?
What command did you enter?
Using sql*plus you can get an execution plan for the query by
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Been using an ipad 2 without passcode for quite some time. While upgrading to ios 7, I enabled Find Iphone on the Ipad. It asked for passcode and I gave one. Now I forgot it.

Been using an ipad 2 without passcode for quite some time. While upgrading to ios 7, I enabled Find Iphone on the Ipad. It asked for passcode and I gave one. Now I forgot it. Connected it iTunes (on my windows 8 system) with which I sync and that too required an update as old version of itunes cannot read ios7. Problem is itunes does not want to get updated. Some vague error on not having right to write a file in ProgramData folder wheras as an admin i have full rights. Next I downloaded the install file from itunes site - no luck it would not install. Then I tried to remove itunes - it does not want to go. Am at wits end... Is the option only to restore it as a new Ipad?

Place the iPhone into recovery mode and restore the iPhone with iTunes on your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

Hyperion System 9.3.1 reports taking longer time for the very first time

We are on Hyperion System 9.3.1. The Financial reports are taking longer time (like 2 to 3 minuter) for the very first time for each login. The subsequest reports are does work faster.
The behaviour is same for the Production and Development environments.
All the reporting services have given enough JVM heap size.
FYI, Reporting and Workspace runngin on the same server. Workspace/Reporting are clusted in two servers. HFM app is running on different server. HFM web is on different server. Shared Services is also on running on different server.
Any help would be greately appreciated.
Thanks.

The reason they run quicker the subsequent times, is because the data has already been cached in the system.
You could try the usual tricks to speed the report up:
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- arrange dimensions in inverse outline order
- remove excessive formatting
- push report calculations back to the data source
We have found that using lots of dynamically calculated members also slows down reports, so try and limit the number of these.
Hope this helps. If not maybe give us an idea of how the report is created to see if other changes could be made.

Apple: Please post an estimated up time for the iPhone 2.0/iTunes Upgrade

Like many fellow iPhone users, I've been having a devil of a time completing my iPhone upgrade. It's stuck in iPhone purgatory awaiting a connection to iTunes to complete, and in turn, is a worthless shiny brick. If you could post an estimated time for the resolution of this problem, it would help me and many others from enduring hours or frustration and attempted workarounds (click on Music, then your phone, then music, then your phone, then the store, then the phone, click your heels three times). I work for a technology company, and we find that communicating the issue to the users is always better then letting them bang their heads against a wall asking 'why why why' while they cant get their work done.

The GOOD news is I installed 2.0... (I've been so excited about the new Apps!!!)... The BAD news is - Now I just have an image of a USB cable and iTunes logo on my phone and an error message in iTunes: "An unknown error occurred (-4)." ...please try again later.
More BAD news - All of these fantastic apps I've already purchased and I just want to use them, but no phone to use them on anymore. I'm sorry, but I can't live without my iPhone! I don't know where I'm supposed to be right now without my iCal... I don't know any of my friends phone numbers so I can't call them for help... I don't even know my Bank information because that was in there too.
- Please make it work again Apple! Please

Time for an Upgrade, Question first

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