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This isn't the first time I've had this problem and the last time I had it, I didn't note down how I fixed it. I just spent the last hour or so looking for solutions to this online and to my surprise, nowhere actually has an answer. My external hard …

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Hi, i am using a compaq laptop. It is a core2duo with 2gb ram. 2ghz. Now my problem is that sometime ago my hard disk stopped detecting. I was out of my warranty and also out of cash so didn't know wat to do. I knew about the ubuntu live …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16999[/ATTACH]Seagate made the switch to serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drives a few years ago, but have only upgraded to the 6 Gb/s standard (SAS 2.0) within the last year. SAS drives require special controllers that are occasionally built into motherboards, but more often, come in the form of a PCI-Express card …

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I have a year and a half old Sony Vaio notebook that just developed a problem. It boots up normally but then when you click on any app, the timer spins and spins and the program never comes up. Control-alt-delete doesn't work at that point; the hard drive LED doesn't …

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Hello Friends, In my PC i installed the widows XP and after some time the date and time of the PC is not showing properly, i have to update it daily. So i changed the CMOS battery and placed the new one after that the PC is working fine. After …

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OK, so here's a simple question (haha famous last words!):;) When replacing a hard drive in a desktop, the original recovery disks should still work, right? That's what I assumed anyway. My plan was to replace the hard drive, load the OS w/the same factory discs it came with, and …

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I have Transcend Storejet 320G Hard Disk which i have been using for around a year now without any problems. However recently when i plugged it into my laptop it will not be detected anymore. I hear the whirring of the cylinders and the light on the hard disk turns …

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I am trying to run a licensed version of AutoCad 2007 from a Windows XP formatted hard drive. I have it in a hard drive enclosure and connected it to my Windows Vista Basic Laptop. I cannot get it to run and the compatibility wizard hasnt worked. HELP!

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Hello All, I am in a bit of a computer crisis right now... I am quite knowledgeable when it comes to fixing computers however I am currently having a hard disk issue that I've never experienced before. I was reformatting my Uncle's Computer (XP Pro, P4, 2.4Ghz, 2.5Gb Ram, 80Gb …

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Until a few days ago my 1TB Western Digital external harddrive was working perfectly. I tried opening J: and I hear this faint click in the background and Windows tells me it cannot access drive J: .After another try a pop-up message tells me my drive has experienced a CRC …

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Compaq Presario 1255, successfully running Windows 2000, despite Compaq stated limitation of W95, W98, WMe. After Upgrading original 4.3gb hard drive to 10.6Gb cloned hard drive, Larger drive will not boot directly, but is accessible by first booting to floppy... Thanks for any suggestions to achieving bypass of the floppy? …

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Hi All, The other day i was quickly trying to retrieve some info off an old a hard drive in my computer, so being silly and lazy i unclipped the side and plugged it in and switched the computer back on. Now the probelm is i didn't secure it in …

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Hi, every one. I am Mandy from DeSol. I have HP/IBM server memoris and hard disk drives for sell. If anyone need them, you can contact with me (mwilliams@shopdesol.com) or view the website ([url]www.shopdesol.com[/url]), I can give you the best prices.

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Hi, A while ago i set my dad up with a new computer. the motherboard i chose was an Asus P5KPL SE. he has been using a Maxtor IDE HDD but now wants more storage space. i got him a sata drive and it is just not being recognised - …

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Hi, first let me stress - I have no real computer knowledge and most of the phrases etc mean nothing to me! I'm a stay at home mum and work from home making stationery etc and my husband bought me an external hard drive to back all my work up …

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Hi guys! I have a 32Gb corsair SSD which i use for only a few programs and windows. I try to keep it as empty as possible but its gone a bit strange since yesterday. When i highlight all the folders and files (with hidden files showing)and look at the …

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Here's the deal my wife droped her laptop and spilled coke all in the back of it. Well i did what i'm supposed to do i imediately took out the battery memory and hardrive so the computer can dry. Well i waited three days and put it back together it …

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I have a Western Digitial 1TB 10eavs ext USB HDD. I am currently running Windows XP Sp1, (no I have hardware issues with SP2 and it gives the vaio mxs10 the BSOD with no OS... but that is a totally different issue... back to the point.) I have slow USB …

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My Dell Dimensions 8100 main hard drive is dieing. I have a second hard drive installed already recognized and with plenty of gigs(60 or 80). The problem is I've never had a computer that started with a different OS. Do I install Windows Me First and then Windows XP?? or …

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I need the coding for the following question in C: Read from a file (.txt file) and count the number of times the word "a", "is", "the", "and", "that", and "this" occurs.

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I have a Presario V6000 laptop and after driving 600 miles it decided to not boot up. It would get hung up when I tried booting it in any mode. I tried to repair xp with the installation disk, but it said that there was no hard drive detected. I …

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My computer has crashed again!! (for the 3rd time!!) and it says "BOOT DISK ERROR PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK" which I have done...Windows XP....Now its sayin it cant set it up,as it cant find the drivers!!!...help me PLEASE! I'm gonna throw it thru the window soon ! If anyone can …

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Hello Daniweb community, Recently I bought a new harddrive. Below is a link to the manufacturer's website and the model: [url]http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...D&locale=en-US[/url] I connected the drive according to the instructions and then booted up my computer. The drive got detected in the BIOS so i booted up Windows. I then went …

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Hey, I have four hard drives in my computer; 2 by sata and 2 by ide. The two that are attached by ide are connected using an ide card. However, once I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, my computer is suddenly unable to find the two hard drives. I …

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Hi, a customer of mine has an HP Pavilion 9500 with Windows Vista as a pre installation. She did not make Recovery DVDs. The computer crashed. I deleted the folder $tfxlog and the blue screen vanished, but now the laptop is booting into a black screen. I tried to use …

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I am trying to upgrade my 80GB hard drive in my Dell Inspiron 710M to a 320Gb drive. I used Acronis to clone my old drive to my new drive, but when i install the new drive, it cannot find the drive. I tried different setting when I do the …

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Hello, First of all, I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right section. If not, feel free to move the thread with my apologies. [QUOTE]I have a Dell Computer - probably around 4 years old. A week ago, when I came home from work, their was a screen telling …

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Just wondering microsoft have a simple free product for making an image or cloning your hard drive. Something similar to ghost or clonezilla

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Since recent years, we've come to appreciate the speed and usability of Flash drives. The fact that sudden motion makes no difference to its accessibility makes Flash drives an intriguing prospect for laptop manufacturers. Especially Dell, which is going to offer a configuration option with its Latitude D420 that will …

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Are you running out of room on that notebook's hard drive? Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have released an 'upgrade kit' that just might be the answer you're looking for. It wouldn't surprise me to see other manufacturer's offer similar kits in future. [img]http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/hgst/products/Retail%2520Products/images/ts_uk_contents_230x160.jpg[/img] The [url=http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/menuitem.6e185ca3ee5b04d2fce80bd5eac4f0a0/]Notebook PC Upgrade Kit[/url] includes a …

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