I fixed the earlier problem so I thought, now my computer won't turn on but it made no grinding noise this time. Replaced my old supply with one EXACTLY like it.
Ok, and it still wont work?
Then I guess you have checked so the PSU actually can handle the GFX card? And remember that crappy brands (Antec as someone said earlier is not really crappy but not good either) often can't deliver as much power as promised.
A few other questions: Do the fans on the processor and GFX card starts?
It can be just as simple as the power button cable has fallen out, something like that can easily happen when you change PSU.
It can also be something really bad, like the PSU fried your motherboard when it died.
Most likely is it just the ATX cable that isn't sitting good, take off all cables and re attach them again.
And BTW, dust out the CPU cooling fan while your at it.
I turn on my computer this morning, it had a strange blinking light, and all the sudden this deep grinding noise is coming from it. I try to turn it off from the front button but it won't go, so I have to go to the power supply and turn it off from there. I am assuming it was the power supply itself that was the source, but I don't know. Anyways my computer is pretty much dead, I am still getting a green light but that's about it... Any help would be great, thanks.
Okay, so I thought I had solved it by getting a new power supply but now my computer won't even turn on. It worked for 4 hours, I played FFXIV, and now it won't come on. Do I just need a more powerful PS? Possibly 700 or 750 watts? I dunno, could someone help me?
I turn on my computer this morning, it had a strange blinking light, and all the sudden this deep grinding noise is coming from it. I try to turn it off from the front button but it won't go, so I have to go to the power supply and turn it off from there. I am assuming it was the power supply itself that was the source, but I don't know. Anyways my computer is pretty much dead, I am still getting a green light but that's about it... Any help would be great, thanks.
Okay, so I thought I had solved it by getting a new power supply but now my computer won't even turn on. It worked for 4 hours, I played FFXIV, and now it won't come on. Do I just need a more powerful PS? Possibly 700 or 750 watts? I dunno, could someone help me?
I turn on my computer this morning, it had a strange blinking light, and all the sudden this deep grinding noise is coming from it. I try to turn it off from the front button but it won't go, so I have to go to the power supply and turn it off from there. I am assuming it was the power supply itself that was the source, but I don't know. Anyways my computer is pretty much dead, I am still getting a green light but that's about it... Any help would be great, thanks.
Okay, so I thought I had solved it by getting a new power supply but now my computer won't even turn on. It worked for 4 hours, I played FFXIV, and now it won't come on. Do I just need a more powerful PS? Possibly 700 or 750 watts? I dunno, could someone help me?
buy a PS3
What a good idea... Except most of us PC gamers that are on this forum enjoy to hightened graphics and less lag that you'll get with the ps3...
Anyway, so it was just the power cable to the mb then? Your up and running again??
I fixed the earlier problem so I thought, now my computer won't turn on but it made no grinding noise this time. Replaced my old supply with one EXACTLY like it.
I have fixed many computers. Some with PSU problems. One of the weirdest things I have ever seen a PSU do was die but still show up as working fine on a PSU tester. You can get cheap PSU testers that will test the voltages but they are not 100% correct because I tried it on a PSU that said it was working fine but would not work on any motherboard. There are expensive PSU testers that will simulate the load of a motherboard and test the PSU at different loads but those PSU testers tend to cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. PSU manufacturers usually use those types of testers. It's usually best to buy a PSU that has only one 12v rail. When a graphics card requires a certtain amount of amperage and you buy a PSU that has more than one rail, the rail the graphics card is on may not be enough for that card.
I fixed the earlier problem so I thought, now my computer won't turn on but it made no grinding noise this time. Replaced my old supply with one EXACTLY like it.
I have fixed many computers. Some with PSU problems. One of the weirdest things I have ever seen a PSU do was die but still show up as working fine on a PSU tester. You can get cheap PSU testers that will test the voltages but they are not 100% correct because I tried it on a PSU that said it was working fine but would not work on any motherboard. There are expensive PSU testers that will simulate the load of a motherboard and test the PSU at different loads but those PSU testers tend to cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. PSU manufacturers usually use those types of testers. It's usually best to buy a PSU that has only one 12v rail. When a graphics card requires a certtain amount of amperage and you buy a PSU that has more than one rail, the rail the graphics card is on may not be enough for that card.
Well here is yet another update on the situation. I replaced my PSU after the other one grinded itself to death and it seemed to work fine, then all the sudden complete power shut down last night. Guy tells me to unplug it and replug it and it works fine, but THIS time (my computer has a temp gauge for different important parts of the computer) I looked at the temperature on the little screen on my case and it said everything was 35 degrees celsius, which is 95 in fahrenheit. So... my computer is usually around 80 fahrenheit... because it has 7 fans. Now I assume that one of the fans must be jacking up, so i look inside on the glass panel on the side as it's running and they're all going... so i continue, turn it off. It must be better right?! Wrong... this morning it wouldn't turn on, go out, come back; still not working, do the unplug thing works again. This time not for 5 hours though, instead it works for about 40 minutes then turns off, the plug thing is no longer working. What's up?
buying another PSU isnt the answer to your problems.
The initial sound you heard was more than likely a fan with shot bearings spinning down. Possibly your old power supply, maybe your cpu fan, possibly even a case fan.
Since you bought a new power supply which is more than enough to handle your system, you need to look elsewhere. Sounds like your running a dated system with some aging parts, and before you go swapping out and buying new hardware without troubleshooting it first, you should really clean the machine out.
Ive seen this so many times, people attempt to fix their PC's by purchasing new hardware without testing the hardware or swapping the hardware out for known working peices and they start going on a wild goose chase spending hundreds of dollars. If you dont have the hardware to swap out, dont assume its broken.
The best thing you could do at this point is dis-assemble the whole thing and clean it out. For all ou know your grounding out between your motherboard and the dust bunnies behind it. Just make sure you place your parts on a static free area, and keep all your screws etc. in a bowl or box.
I do this from time to time and it also gives you some time to inspect your hardware and its capacitors ect. Just start removing everything, from the power supply, the ram, video board and motherboard. Empty the entire case of hardware, leave the case fans intact. Id hold off on reseating the CPU and heatsink since depending on how the heatsink was installed and the compound used it could result in having to get a new heatsink/fan.
Blow everything out with some canned air, make sure you keep a finger on your fans when you blow them out to keep the fan from spinning and forcing dust into the bearings. Make sure the fans dont wobble, especially the video board fan and the cpu fan. Blow out the slots and your cpu / video board heatsinks. Check your capacitors, check all of the solders on the motherboard and the video board. Especially check the solders on anything that has a connector and check that these connectors are not loose in any way (sound board, motherboard, video board etc.).
Another thing you'll want to do is put as few devices on a psu lead as possible. if you ware using any sort of molex splitters, get rid of them.
*edit* and to follow up on what someone else said, when you rebuild the machine, dont put everything in it at once. To start off, just see if you can get it to post with just the CPU and power supply. Then start adding pieces one by one and pay attention to the POST codes.
I say all of this with experience. When I first started building PC's I had a machine that would blue screen, shut down, and reboot at random times. I replaced the video board, the ram, the hard drive, the power supply. This went on for about 3 months until I finally got fed up and dis-assembled the entire machine and was about to reseat the cpu when I noticed a broken solder connection on my sound card. I replaced the sound card and presto, all my problems were solved. I cant say you'll find your problem, but you really need to inspect everything very carefully before you start throwing money out the window on parts that arent broken.
buying another PSU isnt the answer to your problems.
The initial sound you heard was more than likely a fan with shot bearings spinning down. Possibly your old power supply, maybe your cpu fan, possibly even a case fan.
Since you bought a new power supply which is more than enough to handle your system, you need to look elsewhere. Sounds like your running a dated system with some aging parts, and before you go swapping out and buying new hardware without troubleshooting it first, you should really clean the machine out.
Ive seen this so many times, people attempt to fix their PC's by purchasing new hardware without testing the hardware or swapping the hardware out for known working peices and they start going on a wild goose chase spending hundreds of dollars. If you dont have the hardware to swap out, dont assume its broken.
The best thing you could do at this point is dis-assemble the whole thing and clean it out. For all ou know your grounding out between your motherboard and the dust bunnies behind it. Just make sure you place your parts on a static free area, and keep all your screws etc. in a bowl or box.
I do this from time to time and it also gives you some time to inspect your hardware and its capacitors ect. Just start removing everything, from the power supply, the ram, video board and motherboard. Empty the entire case of hardware, leave the case fans intact. Id hold off on reseating the CPU and heatsink since depending on how the heatsink was installed and the compound used it could result in having to get a new heatsink/fan.
Blow everything out with some canned air, make sure you keep a finger on your fans when you blow them out to keep the fan from spinning and forcing dust into the bearings. Make sure the fans dont wobble, especially the video board fan and the cpu fan. Blow out the slots and your cpu / video board heatsinks. Check your capacitors, check all of the solders on the motherboard and the video board. Especially check the solders on anything that has a connector and check that these connectors are not loose in any way (sound board, motherboard, video board etc.).
Another thing you'll want to do is put as few devices on a psu lead as possible. if you ware using any sort of molex splitters, get rid of them.
*edit* and to follow up on what someone else said, when you rebuild the machine, dont put everything in it at once. To start off, just see if you can get it to post with just the CPU and power supply. Then start adding pieces one by one and pay attention to the POST codes.
I say all of this with experience. When I first started building PC's I had a machine that would blue screen, shut down, and reboot at random times. I replaced the video board, the ram, the hard drive, the power supply. This went on for about 3 months until I finally got fed up and dis-assembled the entire machine and was about to reseat the cpu when I noticed a broken solder connection on my sound card. I replaced the sound card and presto, all my problems were solved. I cant say you'll find your problem, but you really need to inspect everything very carefully before you start throwing money out the window on parts that arent broken.
My computer is 2 years old... I paid 1.5k for it back in the day and updated many parts for better performance... the only thing i didn't replace and should is the crappy on board ASUS motherboard. Sometimes, i don't know if this helps, but if I leave it on for a while it will go to some sort of power save mode where the box lights and monitor light both blink and the screen goes black, it's like a permanent sleep mode...
New development; I click the power button, and I hear a clicking noise.... the computer sits silent for about 20 seconds and then it comes on. This is only after I've unplugged the power cord, and it seems to work fine. It's just it turns off every few hours and I have to unplug the cord, for 10 minutes, plug it in, turn the PSU on, and then press the power button. Sometimes it doesn't work so I have to start all over. Please help!
List your system specs here if you want help, so that we can have some idea of what you're talking about. If you don't know what you have, then copy and paste your DxDiag file.
List your system specs here if you want help, so that we can have some idea of what you're talking about. If you don't know what you have, then copy and paste your DxDiag file.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/8/2010, 21:12:47
Machine name: KYLE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Sound Tab 1: The file P17.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Sound Tab 4: The file P17.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Well here is yet another update on the situation. I replaced my PSU after the other one grinded itself to death and it seemed to work fine, then all the sudden complete power shut down last night. Guy tells me to unplug it and replug it and it works fine, but THIS time (my computer has a temp gauge for different important parts of the computer) I looked at the temperature on the little screen on my case and it said everything was 35 degrees celsius, which is 95 in fahrenheit. So... my computer is usually around 80 fahrenheit... because it has 7 fans. Now I assume that one of the fans must be jacking up, so i look inside on the glass panel on the side as it's running and they're all going... so i continue, turn it off. It must be better right?! Wrong... this morning it wouldn't turn on, go out, come back; still not working, do the unplug thing works again. This time not for 5 hours though, instead it works for about 40 minutes then turns off, the plug thing is no longer working. What's up?
Ok. First of all you need to replace the cooling paste when you take off the heatsink. And avoid the cheapest ones.
But that shouldn't be enough to cause the problem, 35 isn't that bad. There is also the possibility that the heatsink isn't correct mounted (if it is a little wrong it wont contact the enitire CPU). It could also be filled with dust, that happens often.
Or the CPU fan might be the problem, it might be on the last verse and not spinning fast enough. It might work ok for a few minutes and then start to mess.
Well here is yet another update on the situation. I replaced my PSU after the other one grinded itself to death and it seemed to work fine, then all the sudden complete power shut down last night. Guy tells me to unplug it and replug it and it works fine, but THIS time (my computer has a temp gauge for different important parts of the computer) I looked at the temperature on the little screen on my case and it said everything was 35 degrees celsius, which is 95 in fahrenheit. So... my computer is usually around 80 fahrenheit... because it has 7 fans. Now I assume that one of the fans must be jacking up, so i look inside on the glass panel on the side as it's running and they're all going... so i continue, turn it off. It must be better right?! Wrong... this morning it wouldn't turn on, go out, come back; still not working, do the unplug thing works again. This time not for 5 hours though, instead it works for about 40 minutes then turns off, the plug thing is no longer working. What's up?
Ok. First of all you need to replace the cooling paste when you take off the heatsink. And avoid the cheapest ones.
But that shouldn't be enough to cause the problem, 35 isn't that bad. There is also the possibility that the heatsink isn't correct mounted (if it is a little wrong it wont contact the enitire CPU). It could also be filled with dust, that happens often.
Or the CPU fan might be the problem, it might be on the last verse and not spinning fast enough. It might work ok for a few minutes and then start to mess.
I'm gonna go with the dust comment see what happens from there.
I had a bad SATA cable cause almost the same problems a grinding or clicking in my HD and the same hit or miss start ups. If none of your fans are dead or dying the only other moving part that would make that grind would be the HD. Not really sure why it would keep the system from starting up, but it turned out to be what was causing my problems.
It's easy to tell if a fan is working. Just look at it and see if it's spinning.
If the computer won't turn on at all, that can't be caused by a hard drive, optical drive, or SATA cable, as those aren't used initially until the BIOS does some stuff first.
I'd try unplugging everything and reseating it. For example, take the video card out of its slot, and then put it back in. Do the same with memory and various cables. It could be as simple as a loose cable that is acting up, and reseating it will fix the problem.
If not, then I'd try testing to see if your processor, video card, and memory are having problems. Run memtest86+ to test your memory first, and see if that turns up a problem.
If the memory is fine, I'd try stress testing the processor and video card. Prime95 will stress test the processor. FurMark will stress test the video card. I'd open up the case to listen to see if you get the grinding noise before running either. Also monitor temperatures for overheating, and if Prime95 pushes the CPU temperature over 80 C, or FurMark pushes it over 90 C, then shut the program down. You can monitor the CPU temperature with SpeedFan. FurMark will show the GPU temperature itself. There's a decent chance that one stress test or the other will cause the grinding noise and crash, in which case, you've likely found the problem.
It could be a problem with the motherboard, in which case, that's much harder to diagnose.
It's easy to tell if a fan is working. Just look at it and see if it's spinning.
If the computer won't turn on at all, that can't be caused by a hard drive, optical drive, or SATA cable, as those aren't used initially until the BIOS does some stuff first.
I'd try unplugging everything and reseating it. For example, take the video card out of its slot, and then put it back in. Do the same with memory and various cables. It could be as simple as a loose cable that is acting up, and reseating it will fix the problem.
If not, then I'd try testing to see if your processor, video card, and memory are having problems. Run memtest86+ to test your memory first, and see if that turns up a problem.
If the memory is fine, I'd try stress testing the processor and video card. Prime95 will stress test the processor. FurMark will stress test the video card. I'd open up the case to listen to see if you get the grinding noise before running either. Also monitor temperatures for overheating, and if Prime95 pushes the CPU temperature over 80 C, or FurMark pushes it over 90 C, then shut the program down. You can monitor the CPU temperature with SpeedFan. FurMark will show the GPU temperature itself. There's a decent chance that one stress test or the other will cause the grinding noise and crash, in which case, you've likely found the problem.
It could be a problem with the motherboard, in which case, that's much harder to diagnose.
Right now I think it's just a dust issue, which I will clean here soon. That or a fried capacitor.
Wait, you went out and replaced the power supply, without first trying to dust out the computer?
If it's caked in dust, that can make it overheat and crash after a while. But that shouldn't prevent it from booting in the first place. The transfer of heat from the CPU and GPU chips to the heatsink should be sealed pretty well so that dust can't get in there. Dust can cover up a heatsink and make it so that heat doesn't get from the heatsink to the air and out of the case very well, but it takes a while to overheat and crash if that's the problem.
An insufficient power supply is certainly not your problem. With a Core 2 Quad and a GeForce GTS 250, you'd probably be just fine with a good quality 400 W power supply. What you bought is massively overkill for your needs.
Wait, you went out and replaced the power supply, without first trying to dust out the computer?
If it's caked in dust, that can make it overheat and crash after a while. But that shouldn't prevent it from booting in the first place. The transfer of heat from the CPU and GPU chips to the heatsink should be sealed pretty well so that dust can't get in there. Dust can cover up a heatsink and make it so that heat doesn't get from the heatsink to the air and out of the case very well, but it takes a while to overheat and crash if that's the problem.
An insufficient power supply is certainly not your problem. With a Core 2 Quad and a GeForce GTS 250, you'd probably be just fine with a good quality 400 W power supply. What you bought is massively overkill for your needs.
Agreed about the dust. Dust will definitely cause heat issues....take your time to clean it out.
Agreed about power supply to a point. You should have enough with what you have...400 W would actually be light, but you are always better off with too much than too little.
Agreed about power supply to a point. You should have enough with what you have...400 W would actually be light, but you are always better off with too much than too little.
His system will probably never draw 300 W from the power supply, and a realistic gaming load would likely be under 200 W. A good quality 400 W power supply is plenty for that.
Sure, too much power is better than too little, but the right amount is better than too much. I'm not saying to get 400 W exactly with that system; that's kind of the least that I'd say is ample, and 450 or 500 W is certainly reasonable. But 650 W is way too much for that system unless you got a tremendous deal or need room for future upgrades.
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Ok, and it still wont work?
Then I guess you have checked so the PSU actually can handle the GFX card? And remember that crappy brands (Antec as someone said earlier is not really crappy but not good either) often can't deliver as much power as promised.
A few other questions: Do the fans on the processor and GFX card starts?
It can be just as simple as the power button cable has fallen out, something like that can easily happen when you change PSU.
It can also be something really bad, like the PSU fried your motherboard when it died.
Most likely is it just the ATX cable that isn't sitting good, take off all cables and re attach them again.
And BTW, dust out the CPU cooling fan while your at it.
What I am afraid of is that I blew my power supply again.
Oh interesting that actually worked. The last thing you said. How curious. I think this means go with a stronger PS maybe.
buy a PS3
Got one.
What a good idea... Except most of us PC gamers that are on this forum enjoy to hightened graphics and less lag that you'll get with the ps3...
Anyway, so it was just the power cable to the mb then? Your up and running again??
What other hardware is there in your computer? That should give some idea of what sort of power supply you need.
Also, make sure you've plugged everything in properly. If you've missed a 6-pin PCI-E power adapter, for example, then that will cause problems.
I have fixed many computers. Some with PSU problems. One of the weirdest things I have ever seen a PSU do was die but still show up as working fine on a PSU tester. You can get cheap PSU testers that will test the voltages but they are not 100% correct because I tried it on a PSU that said it was working fine but would not work on any motherboard. There are expensive PSU testers that will simulate the load of a motherboard and test the PSU at different loads but those PSU testers tend to cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. PSU manufacturers usually use those types of testers. It's usually best to buy a PSU that has only one 12v rail. When a graphics card requires a certtain amount of amperage and you buy a PSU that has more than one rail, the rail the graphics card is on may not be enough for that card.
Well here is yet another update on the situation. I replaced my PSU after the other one grinded itself to death and it seemed to work fine, then all the sudden complete power shut down last night. Guy tells me to unplug it and replug it and it works fine, but THIS time (my computer has a temp gauge for different important parts of the computer) I looked at the temperature on the little screen on my case and it said everything was 35 degrees celsius, which is 95 in fahrenheit. So... my computer is usually around 80 fahrenheit... because it has 7 fans. Now I assume that one of the fans must be jacking up, so i look inside on the glass panel on the side as it's running and they're all going... so i continue, turn it off. It must be better right?! Wrong... this morning it wouldn't turn on, go out, come back; still not working, do the unplug thing works again. This time not for 5 hours though, instead it works for about 40 minutes then turns off, the plug thing is no longer working. What's up?
buying another PSU isnt the answer to your problems.
The initial sound you heard was more than likely a fan with shot bearings spinning down. Possibly your old power supply, maybe your cpu fan, possibly even a case fan.
Since you bought a new power supply which is more than enough to handle your system, you need to look elsewhere. Sounds like your running a dated system with some aging parts, and before you go swapping out and buying new hardware without troubleshooting it first, you should really clean the machine out.
Ive seen this so many times, people attempt to fix their PC's by purchasing new hardware without testing the hardware or swapping the hardware out for known working peices and they start going on a wild goose chase spending hundreds of dollars. If you dont have the hardware to swap out, dont assume its broken.
The best thing you could do at this point is dis-assemble the whole thing and clean it out. For all ou know your grounding out between your motherboard and the dust bunnies behind it. Just make sure you place your parts on a static free area, and keep all your screws etc. in a bowl or box.
I do this from time to time and it also gives you some time to inspect your hardware and its capacitors ect. Just start removing everything, from the power supply, the ram, video board and motherboard. Empty the entire case of hardware, leave the case fans intact. Id hold off on reseating the CPU and heatsink since depending on how the heatsink was installed and the compound used it could result in having to get a new heatsink/fan.
Blow everything out with some canned air, make sure you keep a finger on your fans when you blow them out to keep the fan from spinning and forcing dust into the bearings. Make sure the fans dont wobble, especially the video board fan and the cpu fan. Blow out the slots and your cpu / video board heatsinks. Check your capacitors, check all of the solders on the motherboard and the video board. Especially check the solders on anything that has a connector and check that these connectors are not loose in any way (sound board, motherboard, video board etc.).
Another thing you'll want to do is put as few devices on a psu lead as possible. if you ware using any sort of molex splitters, get rid of them.
*edit* and to follow up on what someone else said, when you rebuild the machine, dont put everything in it at once. To start off, just see if you can get it to post with just the CPU and power supply. Then start adding pieces one by one and pay attention to the POST codes.
I say all of this with experience. When I first started building PC's I had a machine that would blue screen, shut down, and reboot at random times. I replaced the video board, the ram, the hard drive, the power supply. This went on for about 3 months until I finally got fed up and dis-assembled the entire machine and was about to reseat the cpu when I noticed a broken solder connection on my sound card. I replaced the sound card and presto, all my problems were solved. I cant say you'll find your problem, but you really need to inspect everything very carefully before you start throwing money out the window on parts that arent broken.
My computer is 2 years old... I paid 1.5k for it back in the day and updated many parts for better performance... the only thing i didn't replace and should is the crappy on board ASUS motherboard. Sometimes, i don't know if this helps, but if I leave it on for a while it will go to some sort of power save mode where the box lights and monitor light both blink and the screen goes black, it's like a permanent sleep mode...
New development; I click the power button, and I hear a clicking noise.... the computer sits silent for about 20 seconds and then it comes on. This is only after I've unplugged the power cord, and it seems to work fine. It's just it turns off every few hours and I have to unplug the cord, for 10 minutes, plug it in, turn the PSU on, and then press the power button. Sometimes it doesn't work so I have to start all over. Please help!
List your system specs here if you want help, so that we can have some idea of what you're talking about. If you don't know what you have, then copy and paste your DxDiag file.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/8/2010, 21:12:47
Machine name: KYLE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: americanfuture
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3582MB RAM
Page File: 1652MB used, 5731MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file P17.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Sound Tab 4: The file P17.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTS 250
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0615&SUBSYS_0593196E&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2542 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1007 MB
Shared Memory: 1535 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.5896 (English)
DDI Version: 10
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 9818728 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4555-11CF-D66D-9F251CC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0615
SubSys ID: 0x0593196E
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{F9F19DA5-3B09-4B2F-9D89-C64753E3EAAB}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
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Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Speakers (Rocketfish 5.1)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10011102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2012 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 11/16/2008 22:06:36, 1143808 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Rocketfish
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Description: Headphones (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIOFUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_10438249&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 21:43:04, 236544 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Description: Digital Output Device (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIOFUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_10438249&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 21:43:04, 236544 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Description: Digital Audio Interface (Rocketfish 5.1)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10011102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2012 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 11/16/2008 22:06:36, 1143808 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Rocketfish
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Microphone (Rocketfish 5.1)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2012 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/16/2008 22:06:36, 1143808 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
Description: Line-In (Rocketfish 5.1)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2012 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/16/2008 22:06:36, 1143808 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
Description: Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 21:43:04, 236544 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a
Poll w/ Interrupt: No
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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x026D
| Matching Device ID: usb
oot_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 4/10/2009 21:43:18, 196096 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:03, 5888 bytes
|
+-+ USB Human Interface Device
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC312
| | Location: Port_#0002.Hub_#0001
| | Matching Device ID: usbclass_03&subclass_01
| | Service: HidUsb
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 4/10/2009 21:42:50, 12800 bytes
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 4/10/2009 21:42:50, 39424 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:26, 25472 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID Keyboard Device
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC312
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| | | Service: kbdhid
| | | Driver: kbdhid.sys, 4/10/2009 21:38:42, 17408 bytes
| | | Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:23, 35384 bytes
| |
+-+ USB Human Interface Device
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0001
| | Location: Port_#0003.Hub_#0001
| | Matching Device ID: generic_hid_device
| | Service: HidUsb
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 4/10/2009 21:42:50, 12800 bytes
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 4/10/2009 21:42:50, 39424 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:26, 25472 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID-compliant mouse
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0001
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| | | Service: mouhid
| | | Driver: mouhid.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 15872 bytes
| | | Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 34360 bytes
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Gameport Devices
----------------
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PS/2 Devices
------------
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root
dp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 54784 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:23, 35384 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root
dp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/10/2009 23:32:54, 53224 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 34360 bytes
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
Drive: C:
Free Space: 190.1 GB
Total Space: 305.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Hitachi HDP725032GLA SCSI Disk Device
Drive:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 ATA Device
Driver: c:windowssystem32driverscdrom.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:39:18, 67072 bytes
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System Devices
--------------
Name: Gigabyte GN-WP01GS PCI WLAN Card(Turbo)
Device ID: PCIVEN_1814&DEV_0301&SUBSYS_E9341458&REV_004&239594EF&0&3080
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERS
etr61.sys, 2.01.0005.0000 (English), 6/10/2009 06:38:16, 335872 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32RaCoInst.dll, 1.00.0006.0001 (English), 6/10/2009 06:35:52, 221184 bytes
Name: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_1106&DEV_3044&SUBSYS_81FE1043&REV_C04&239594EF&0&4080
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSohci1394.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:43:06, 62208 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERS1394bus.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 22:23:21, 53376 bytes
Name: Rocketfish 5.1
Device ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10011102&REV_004&239594EF&0&3880
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversP17.sys, 5.12.0001.2012 (English), 11/16/2008 22:06:36, 1143808 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32P17res.dll, 5.12.0001.2000 (English), 12/4/2006 07:12:00, 137216 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32CTAPO32.dll, 1.00.0000.0600 (English), 8/26/2008 03:16:34, 497152 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32ctppld.dll, 1.00.0000.0600 (English), 8/26/2008 03:19:14, 47104 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32OemSpiE.dll, 1.00.0012.0003 (English), 11/7/2008 05:35:18, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32P17RunE.dll, 1.00.0001.0002 (English), 3/28/2008 03:57:30, 14848 bytes
Driver: C:WindowsP17EP.ini, 11/3/2008 03:27:25, 2191 bytes
Driver: C:WindowsP17EP51.ini, 11/3/2008 03:29:04, 1694 bytes
Driver: C:WindowsResDefE.exe, 2.00.0005.0000 (English), 8/26/2008 04:30:32, 8704 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32AddCat.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 12/4/2006 09:56:48, 42496 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32CTAPO32.cab, 8/26/2008 03:24:32, 28413 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32ctzapxx.ini, 3/8/2005 02:17:00, 54 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32ludap17.ini, 6/5/2007 21:39:44, 3348 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32ctcoinst.dll, 3.00.0002.0042 (English), 5/7/2007 06:45:06, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32ctdvinst.dll, 0.05.0000.0042 (English), 5/7/2007 06:45:08, 163328 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversdrmk.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 22:23:20, 130048 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversportcls.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:52, 167936 bytes
Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0615&SUBSYS_0593196E&REV_A24&15F80C0A&0&0018
Driver: C:Program FilesNVIDIA CorporationDrsdbInstaller.exe, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 156264 bytes
Driver: C:Program FilesNVIDIA CorporationDrs
vdrsdb.bin, 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 261268 bytes
Driver: C:WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepository
v_disp.inf_330fccd6NvCplSetupInt.exe, 14.00.0000.0162 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 50354424 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERS
vBridge.kmd, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 10920 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERS
vlddmkm.sys, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 11008040 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32OpenCL.dll, 1.00.0000.0000 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 56936 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32dpinst.exe, 2.01.0000.0000 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 795104 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vapi.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 1625192 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcompiler.dll, 6.14.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 10267240 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcuda.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 4553832 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcuvenc.dll, 6.14.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 2506344 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcuvid.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 2892904 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vd3dum.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 9818728 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vinfo.pb, 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 9596 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
voglv32.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 14092904 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vwgf2um.dll, 8.17.0012.5896 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 5107816 bytes
Driver: C:Program FilesNVIDIA CorporationUninstall
vdisp.nvu, 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 24011 bytes
Driver: C:Program FilesNVIDIA CorporationUninstall
vudisp.exe, 1.10.0062.0040 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 604776 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcod.dll, 1.09.0022.0107 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 236136 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32
vcod1922.dll, 1.09.0022.0107 (English), 7/10/2010 05:37:00, 236136 bytes
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03BC&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&11
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03BB&SUBSYS_0C5510DE&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&38
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSpci.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:56, 149480 bytes
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03BA&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&12
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B7&SUBSYS_0C5510DE&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&18
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSpci.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:56, 149480 bytes
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B6&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&10
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B5&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&06
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B4&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&07
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B3&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&0E
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B2&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&0D
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B1&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&0C
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03B0&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&0B
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AF&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&0A
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AE&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&09
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AD&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&08
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AC&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&01
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AB&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&04
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03AA&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&02
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03A9&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&03
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03A8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A23&2411E6FE&0&05
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_03A3&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A23&2411E6FE&0&00
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0272&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&52
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0270&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A23&2411E6FE&0&48
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_026F&SUBSYS_CB8410DE&REV_A23&2411E6FE&0&80
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSpci.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:56, 149480 bytes
Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_026E&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&59
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbehci.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:54, 39936 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbport.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:58, 226304 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbhub.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:43:18, 196096 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32hccoin.dll, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 05:46:05, 8704 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 22:23:03, 15872 bytes
Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_026D&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&58
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbohci.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:54, 19456 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbport.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:58, 226304 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32driversusbhub.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:43:18, 196096 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 22:23:03, 15872 bytes
Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_026C&SUBSYS_82491043&REV_A23&2411E6FE&0&81
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERShdaudbus.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 21:42:44, 561152 bytes
Name: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_82211043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&A0
Driver: n/a
Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0267&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&78
Driver: n/a
Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0266&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&70
Driver: n/a
Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0265&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A13&2411E6FE&0&68
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSpciide.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:50, 14312 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSpciidex.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:54, 43496 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSatapi.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:28, 19944 bytes
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSataport.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), 4/10/2009 23:32:44, 109032 bytes
Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0264&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&51
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0260&SUBSYS_81BC1043&REV_A33&2411E6FE&0&50
Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSmsisadrv.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 22:23:01, 16440 bytes
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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Multiple File Output,0x00200000,2,2,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Black Frame Generator,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Import Filter,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
WMT Interlacer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,11.00.6001.7110
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
WMT Format Conversion,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
9x8Resize,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft TV Caption Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.00.6001.18000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CBVA DMO wrapper filter,0x00200000,1,1,cbva.dll,6.00.6002.18242
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6002.18158
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
WMT AudioAnalyzer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Stretch Video,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Frame Eater,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Allocator Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Capture ASF Writer,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18005
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Sink,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.18000
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6002.18005
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18005
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6002.18005
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6002.18005
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6002.18005
WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18005
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
NetBridge,0x00200000,2,0,netbridge.dll,6.01.6001.18000
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6002.18158
WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6002.18158
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Media Center Extender Encryption Filter,0x00200000,2,2,Mcx2Filter.dll,6.01.6002.18005
AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6001.18000
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6002.18005
Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP60® Simple Profile ,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP61® Advanced Profile,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Audio Capture Sources:
Microphone (Rocketfish 5.1),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line-In (Rocketfish 5.1),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Microphone (High Definition Aud,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
HD Audio Microphone,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Rocketfish 5.1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Rocketfish 5.1,0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6001.18000
WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
HD Audio Headphone,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
HD Audio SPDIF out,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Rocketfish 5.1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Rocketfish 5.1,0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6001.18000
BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6002.18005
Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6002.18005
WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Rocketfish 5.1),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Digital Audio Interface (Rocket,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Digital Output Device (SPDIF) (,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Digital Audio Interface (Rocketfish 5.1),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Digital Output Device (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Headphones (High Definition Audio Device),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
DirectSound: Speakers (Rocketfish 5.1),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Headphones (High Definition Aud,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Again, help me please!
Ok. First of all you need to replace the cooling paste when you take off the heatsink. And avoid the cheapest ones.
But that shouldn't be enough to cause the problem, 35 isn't that bad. There is also the possibility that the heatsink isn't correct mounted (if it is a little wrong it wont contact the enitire CPU). It could also be filled with dust, that happens often.
Or the CPU fan might be the problem, it might be on the last verse and not spinning fast enough. It might work ok for a few minutes and then start to mess.
I'm gonna go with the dust comment see what happens from there.
I had a bad SATA cable cause almost the same problems a grinding or clicking in my HD and the same hit or miss start ups. If none of your fans are dead or dying the only other moving part that would make that grind would be the HD. Not really sure why it would keep the system from starting up, but it turned out to be what was causing my problems.
It's easy to tell if a fan is working. Just look at it and see if it's spinning.
If the computer won't turn on at all, that can't be caused by a hard drive, optical drive, or SATA cable, as those aren't used initially until the BIOS does some stuff first.
I'd try unplugging everything and reseating it. For example, take the video card out of its slot, and then put it back in. Do the same with memory and various cables. It could be as simple as a loose cable that is acting up, and reseating it will fix the problem.
If not, then I'd try testing to see if your processor, video card, and memory are having problems. Run memtest86+ to test your memory first, and see if that turns up a problem.
If the memory is fine, I'd try stress testing the processor and video card. Prime95 will stress test the processor. FurMark will stress test the video card. I'd open up the case to listen to see if you get the grinding noise before running either. Also monitor temperatures for overheating, and if Prime95 pushes the CPU temperature over 80 C, or FurMark pushes it over 90 C, then shut the program down. You can monitor the CPU temperature with SpeedFan. FurMark will show the GPU temperature itself. There's a decent chance that one stress test or the other will cause the grinding noise and crash, in which case, you've likely found the problem.
It could be a problem with the motherboard, in which case, that's much harder to diagnose.
Right now I think it's just a dust issue, which I will clean here soon. That or a fried capacitor.
Wait, you went out and replaced the power supply, without first trying to dust out the computer?
If it's caked in dust, that can make it overheat and crash after a while. But that shouldn't prevent it from booting in the first place. The transfer of heat from the CPU and GPU chips to the heatsink should be sealed pretty well so that dust can't get in there. Dust can cover up a heatsink and make it so that heat doesn't get from the heatsink to the air and out of the case very well, but it takes a while to overheat and crash if that's the problem.
An insufficient power supply is certainly not your problem. With a Core 2 Quad and a GeForce GTS 250, you'd probably be just fine with a good quality 400 W power supply. What you bought is massively overkill for your needs.
What's the model # for that Asus motherboard you're using? There could be some "known" issues with it.
From what I've read, it looks like FFXIV is the most likely cause of this. Your computer was so disgusted that you installed it that it killed itself.
Did you ever unplug all the stuff your computer doesn't need to start? It will narrow down the problem.
Agreed about the dust. Dust will definitely cause heat issues....take your time to clean it out.
Agreed about power supply to a point. You should have enough with what you have...400 W would actually be light, but you are always better off with too much than too little.
His system will probably never draw 300 W from the power supply, and a realistic gaming load would likely be under 200 W. A good quality 400 W power supply is plenty for that.
Sure, too much power is better than too little, but the right amount is better than too much. I'm not saying to get 400 W exactly with that system; that's kind of the least that I'd say is ample, and 450 or 500 W is certainly reasonable. But 650 W is way too much for that system unless you got a tremendous deal or need room for future upgrades.