ok i will have a look at that link. where can i obtain the further info in order to learn about the further technologies. note i am using my other account here as i have two separate PC's in...

Admissibly i havent tried the USB keyboard yet... that is something I hope to get around to doing tomorrow evening.

What could be causing the cmos checksum error? any ideas? If i try a usb...

It sounds like a fault with your power/charging circuit from where i am reading it. How old is the battery? I'm wondering if the fault could be within the battery itself. Did the machine power up...

Its the friends PC and he isn't terribly computer wise. he doesnt know how to access the BIOS but when the PC starts up it gives you that option to go into the BIOS but when I press 'DEL' to enter...

It could be one of a few things all of which can be checked. It could be the monitor cable being faulty - this would be my first check.
Secondly i would check the graphics adaptor card by...

I tried resetting the CMOS by using the CMOS reset jumper. its now saying CMOS checksum error and floppy disk drive not found. I put the jumper back in its origional place after resetting it but to...

well im glad that im not the only on thinking that but i will try resetting the CMOS and will act from there

I am currently working on a PC belonging to a friend and am experiencing the following problem. The PC will start up ok but as it is going through the Post process it comes up with KEYBOARD ERROR -...

Well let us know what happens but its not likely that you have buggered your RAM by removing the battery.

Its more likely to be a faulty or incompatible RAM. I would severely suggest that you...

something has knocked out both these PC's!!! Did you plug them both into the same mains socket by any chance as Im laying thought on the possibility of a power surge from that socket having caused...

Its all based on the same kind of connection problem so theres no hi-jacking threads going on Dark. For whats worth Im running on Vista too :P

strangely enough I just checked the filtering at the rouer and the tables cleared. any ideas?

all the addresses of PC's set up on my network are set in the mac address filtering page on my router. then again that has been doing some funny things lately like sudden loss of all wireless...

I never noticed that on first reading Crunchie - noticed 2nd time around though.

check all your cables and connections and check all PCI cards.

remove items one by one until you have just a barebones system and see if it starts up then after you remove each item. your mobo...

one thing to do as I have found out is to actually have your security key on too. I have mac address filtering enabled but have also discovered that other people with wireless enabled machines in my...

It looks as though you have a lot of broken registry entries within your PC. I'd like you to try and download a program called C. Cleaner. www.ccleaner.com (http://www.ccleaner.com)

run this...

Who do you appear to have both symantec and AVG antivirus software on your PC? This will slow down the PC to extremes. Take off Symantec and just concentrate on using AVG which updates daily rather...

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NEVER touch the components of a CRT. just go and buy a complete new one

Is it only doing this on the laptop? reason i am asking is i had a very similar problem whereby mine was saying acquiring network address and no network connectivity but I was still able to get...

most likely to be a faulty cable or video card. first try swapping the cable for a known working one. if problem still happens then look at the video card.

need anymore help just let me know

i am going to agree here with the two posters above. It sounds as though your motherboard has died unfortunately.

however you can check the voltages from a power supply by purchasing a power...

errr you could give it a go but i shant make promises as to whether it would work. It should do if you have the right connections on both pieces of equipment.

If its an integral one to the motherboard it is possible that you may need to configure it in the BIOS. Look in there and see if theres anything about enabling/disabling network adaptors and check...

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not likely
you should purchase a TV tuner card

sorry about the double post but i've just had another thought too. I am not sure if anyone else has mentioned this afore but maybe its absolutely nothing to do with the modem and maybe the fault...

It doesn't look that way. When you go to attach the PC to the router and you access the routers home page does it give you any indication as to what the PC name is or the MAC address of your network...

Hi agsmith, welcome to daniweb

This problem sounds like there maybe something more sinister going on it there. It seems as though it is possible that there maybe a wiring problem such as a short...

Hi Jim
Who makes your BIOS? Is it Award, American Megatrends Inc Etc? You should be able to establish this by looking at the screen on startup. It will tell you to press a key e.g Delete to enter...

Is nobody here listening to what jbennet is saying? He's a guy well in the know on IT stuff.
It does make sense to purchase a UK adapter if you can from the manufactureres website.

Hi
I know this might seem like a long shot but have you tried resetting the modem/router itself. I had a similar problem with my Belkin Modem/Router when I tried to establish a hard-wired...

this fault sounds like your graphics chip (especially as you mention the pink dots etc) i would suggest checking to see if you have the most recent directX controller, predominantly directX9...

hiya... welcome to daniweb
you've got yourself in a little bit of a pickle here havent you? dont worry ist easy to get out of!!!!

What version of windows is it i.e home/professional etc. with...

hiya... welcome to daniweb
you've got yourself in a little bit of a pickle here havent you? dont worry ist easy to get out of!!!!

What version of windows is it i.e home/professional etc. with...

the bios isn't able to recognise usb or any kind of adapter to convert usb to PS/2 so your only option is to lay your hands on a PS/2 keyboard in all honesty. these are cheap and also widely...

the fault with the Power jack/socket wasn't mentioned before in the beginning of this thread so I am siding with you Caperjack.
If there is a bad connection somewhere then of course its going to...

it sounds like your motherboard is quite frankly in need of replacing. this should have been done in the first instance when you located the smell of burning coming from within it. Not only could...

This doesn't sound like a software fault but more of a hardware fault - predominantly the battery and charging circuit.
As with all rechargeable batteries laptop ones get to become useless after x...