Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines  Oct 8th, 2007 |
| Replies: 43 Views: 70,253 Re: Computer starts to turn on, then shuts off
4 things to look for in all these cases
Hard drive
power supply
motherboard
processor
first clean it - properly
replace the heat paste
a tiny drop of machine oil on the fan bearings will help em... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Dec 8th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 4,506 Re: tech manual for presario 700
cheers but no worries now I worked it out and sorted it. i just prefer to get a manual if i can for those little pecadilloes that go with some of the more proprietary kit |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Sep 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,020 Re: Torjan guard.tmp
ewido is primarily an antispyware and will work fine with avg( i use both). but avg and norton will clash. if you need to take norton out, once uninstalled you will need to run the norton removal... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,286 Re: i reset my tower now it won't start back up!
Before you try anything else, is power getting thru, are the fans spinning/lights on. is the HDD spinning up, you should hear it.
if all seems ok,clear the cmos.
disconnect power lead, hit the start... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 24th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Sep 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 48 Views: 5,437 Re: richard hammond in 280mph crash
Whatever anyone says, drag racing at these speeds is pushing the envelope for anyone including so called professionals. we all know the risks, all we can do is minimise them as best possible.
besides... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 2,191 Re: Toshiba 2655XDVD laptop does not boot
check out the ground wire on the fan. these sometimes go. it can be sorted by removing the ground wire from the block and grounding it onto the metal casing beneath the keyboard with a bit of solder... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 2,298 Re: Boot Problems after bios update
it's dead. when you flashed the bios it didn't work properly for some reason. it's not the ram. you only get one chance with bios. if it goes wrong it's dead. end of story.
the main rule with bios... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 43 Views: 70,253 Re: Computer starts to turn on, then shuts off
the easiest way to check the capacitors is to look at them, when they have overheated the top will "dome" and split, you will see where they have leaked. by the way a capacitor can take a major... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,126 Re: Dead computer from a friend
could be anything. suggest you check all the connections, are they properly connected, are the cards in firmly.
Then move round the board cheching each component as you go.
What make/model... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,500 Re: Machine restarts on its own
first got to control panel - administration tools - event logs does it give any error codes that could point to a problem.
also if you right click on my computer, select properties - advanced... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Sep 19th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 23rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 23,918 Re: Compaq armada m700 power-on password reset
if you mean the BIOS password. you need to clear the cmos, this is fairly straightforward. you just need to find the cmos jumpers or battery, the steps are pretty much the same as described above. To... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 9th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,808 Re: Another "Computer won't start" thread
wierd, especially the turning itself on again thing. a lookkin your error logs may reveal something.
I may be missing by a mile but try checking your power options. go to display... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 2,882 Re: Siren sound! Please help
if it happened just after you moved it it's most likely something come loose, as you've checked most things and the beep codes point to the proscessor. i would suggest removing the heatsink/fan... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Aug 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 842 Re: New To Computing
need a bit more info for this. has it always been like this or has it just started. was it moved just before it started. anything about strange behaviour in the few days before the problem, however... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Aug 3rd, 2006 |
| Replies: 36 Views: 4,820 Re: Computer repeatedly crashing
just to put a cat among the pidgeons i did a bit of research on that error message. from what i can see it seems to be something that was recently installed/uninstalled. have you put in new software... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jul 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 23,918  Re: Compaq armada m700 power-on password reset
no other way i know of. but you can get to the cmos battery via the removable panel on the bottom right front of the case (other side from the battery). first remove the main battery. next remove the... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jul 18th, 2006 |
| Replies: 26 Views: 80,305 Re: Unmountable_boot_volume
you could try going past the repair console option, continue as if you as if you were going to install, (do not reformat) it will check the existing windows installation, if it detects damage it will... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jul 10th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jul 10th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jun 18th, 2006 |
| Replies: 38 Views: 3,135 Re: Other forum your a member of
Just Daniweb. though i dip my toes in various others as a guest now and again, just don't have the time for more. especially in the summer when id rather be on the beach |
| Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Jun 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 11 Views: 4,300 |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,006 Re: Pop up pain in the a** rant
ah! now there's an idea. tried Ubuntu for a while, and about to switch to Suse 10.1 but needs more ram in my linux box cos it wont install on less than 512. from what i've seen it looks good |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,006 Re: Pop up pain in the a** rant
got em all guys! and part of my work is security and system recovery. the popups are genuine and from usually reputable sites. but hey i guess somethings got to get thru now and again. |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 25,093 |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 2,119 Re: Compaq Presario 2195US has no power
are you trying to boot up with the old battery in the machine or out. i know that sometimes if the battery is dead it won't work as the power has to pass thru it to get to the pc, but this is not... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,906 Re: Windows XP BSOD during Recovery!!!
right click on my computer go to properties, advanced, start up and shut down and see if it's set to reboot on failure. if it is untick it. this may stop the reboot but won't resolve the reason as to... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 10,043 Re: Can only boot Windows XP in Safe Mode!
chalky is on target with the bios but before trying to do this i would suggest clearing the cmos(bios) and re setting the bios, a lot less risky. you can do this by disconnecting power and either... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 2,383 Re: Dell d600 laptop plz help!!
you can also take the service tag number off the bottom of the pc and download all the original spec drivers and some applications directly off the dell support website for your specific machine |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 2,893 Re: HP ze5155 stuck on welcome screen
is it getting very hot? does the same happen if you try to go into the bios? could be a cooling prob causing the processor to cut out. the fans on laptops tend fail more often than desktops. and... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 8,967 Re: Primary hard disk drive 0 not found.. HELP!
i'd reconnect the drive then go onto the bios and check that it's set to see the drive on primary master. i don't see how the dell guy can tell if the drive is dead without running a good diagnostic... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,183 Re: PC rebooting
take out one hard drive until the machine is set up. also check your ram by trying one stick at a time and starting up to see if it gets a good POST one beep, use that stick or both if it POST's ok... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,212 Re: PC Won't boot... Help!
see if it will boot using an xp boot disk(floppy). you can make one from any xp machine. just unhide any hidden folders or protected operating system files go to the root of C. then copy NTLDR,... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 68 Views: 14,310 |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,006 Pop up pain in the a** rant
just had yet another registry mechanic pop up. my system is generally pretty good but these guys take the biscuit! if their stuff was actually any good maybe they would be better off selling it on... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Jun 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 26 Views: 7,471 Re: The Price of Beer
£2-3 (about $2.50-4) per pint or about $10 for a bottle of vodka from tesco if i want to get serious |
