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I have bought a lot of desktops and was looking around different sites for some of the computers. I came across [URL="http://www.andovercg.com/datasheets/dell-dimension-2400-series.pdf"]http://www.andovercg.com/datasheets/dell-dimension-2400-series.pdf[/URL]and it has a picture (on page 51) and shows the ram slots but says DDR / DDR2, as if it were backward compatible? I know the 2 are …

hi, i m having a problem with my computer. I m using windows 7 professional with sp1 (64-bit). here is my pc configuration: [COLOR="Green"]intel core-i5 (2.8 GHz) (LGA 1155) Gigabyte H67-D2H 2GB RAM 1TB HDD No ext. Graphics Card.[/COLOR] my problem is very weird. Every time i install a new …

hi! yesterday night, i tried setting my computer on hybernate so i pressed the power button. when i pressed the button again, this morning, it turned green (which is normal) but the computer didnt start. (??) I have a Sony Vaio VPCEE25f X/BI My OS is Windows 7 what i …

At the time of when I installed Debian on my computer I also had 2 other windows restores / boot. I still have windows but I did another install of windows to clean my drives / get everything organized. When I formatted the old drive where the windows were installed …

Symptoms: Laptop boots up and dies in about a minute User had previous trouble with keyboard and had removed and reinserted it before. First 20 seconds of boot attempt is met with that loud "stuck key" repeating sound. Removed keyboard. System began booting without sound, ran for a minute, shut …

Toshiba 305 Laptop. Took a blunt trauma to the keyboard, will not start up. [B]On power up, the power on light starts, sometimes the hard drive light will flash very quickly and go out. Then nothing. Nothing ever appears on the display. No beeps. [/B] Sometimes after this, if you …

I've got an EX58-UD3R which I'm trying to troubleshoot. It's not posting, but instead turning on for a few seconds then turning off, repeating indefinitely. No beep is heard from the speaker. I cannot isolate the problem and was hoping someome can advise me on what it might be. Here's …

Hi! I've searched Google for hours, but I can't find the answer anywhere. I have an 8GB flash drive, and I want to install Chromium OS on it. However, I would only need about 4GB of storage for Chromium OS. Allocating the other 4GB of space for Chromium OS seems …

[B]hi friends.. I got some problem with my new laptop... I tried to partition my hard's free space and by mistake a have mark a drive as the active.And when I try to restart the laptop it says "boot-mgr is missing".Can anyone explain how to fix this using a usb …

Hi I want to boot the Laptop / Desktop via network boot CD and get connected to shared folders. Shared folder contain Ghost image ( WinXP and Win7). Please let me know how can i create a network boot CD Thanks Knev

Hi, I use dual boot system. It is very time consuming to restart my computer every time I have to change to another OS. So was curious if there is a way to change OS in dual boot systems without having to restart the system. Thanks. Love Is.....

I have unfortunately dropped my sony vaio from about a foot and a half and now it won't start. When I press the power button the LEDs go on, something clunks around a bit (as you can tell I dont know what I'm talking about), but that’s it. No fan, …

Hello there DaniWeb. I REALLY hope you can help me in this case :( else i cant get to use my PC. Well, some days ago, i went into my PC and cleared up some partitions etc so i could have more space on some of my others. So i …

I recently received a used Toshiba Tecra 9000 from my brother. It has several problems, but I'm only bothered by one. I"ll list all the problems though. 1(the one that bothers me). I've been using Ubuntu Live to test/operate the computer, but recently (last two days) it has started freezing …

There is a simple trick to disable Windows XP boot time logo. But we can only disable it, not change the Logo. For this just take Run Command Prompt as Start -> Run, and type "c:/boot.ini". Then a window is opened And here you will see a message like "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft …

I have a asm boot on a floppy disc and i want to show a c++ kernel (cuz c++ are easy). but how can i link it? I heared somethig about : extern _main call _main for asm. Can anyone help me? :'(

Hey Guys! I am vedel and this is my first Thread in this Community. My question is, how i can boot a c++ code? example code: [CODE] #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cout << "Hello World!" << endl; return 0; } [/CODE]

Hello Last year I tried Ubuntu on a live CD on my mother's laptop that had Windows Vista. She didn't like it, so we didn't install it. For some time we had been thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, and yesterday we did. So her laptop has Windows 7 now, …

I have several machines in one building in our company that have issues that seem to come and go. The symptoms are all the same. The machines boot slowly, and then after fully booting, some apps will run, some won't. Sometimes none will, but usually, like Outlook will open, but …

hello anyones! I'm trying to create a boot sector using assember. I have compile it into a bin file and put it into the memory stick. when I'm start the computer and press f12 and shoose my memory stick, it may write hello world on screen, but nothing happend! X( …

My friend has an Advent T9306 and the problem is that when i plug the PSU into the motherboard the light turns on for the power switch but does not go off until i switch the PSU off. when i press the power switch nothing happens. no fans spinning no …

Hello folks, I just built my self a quite good computer, after 4 days I finally made it start! All fans are working, graphics are OK, 4 CPU leds showing it work proprely are on, no problems on hardware side. But when it starts I first see a moboo splash …

Hi, I am new-one in this forum.I am making a program for that purpose i want to know some information about windows please help me by providing this information. My question is 1)I want to know the technical name of utility that run on boot time before login in xp. …

Hi, I am implementing an Anti-virus in c#.And i am going to write last module.Please help me by providing some information so that i complete my project. My question is 1)I want to implement an boot time scan engine(scan HD for files) which will run before log-in screen.when no program …

Ok... i am trying to repair a friends computer (Intel Celeron 2.8Ghz 1GB Ram - custom build from some computer shop) initially the problem was that it no longer turned on... so i replaced the power supply. The computer now turns on, however it does not boot from the hard …

Hey, I wanted to format my PC. So just thought of trying it via USB this time. Can anyone tell me the complete Procedure for the format ? I have my .iso file. Any Help appreciated.. Thnx..

hey guys, me and the techs here are having a bit of an issue. We have a customers notebook. Old hardware but runs decent. It does not show the post screen when you turn it on. The cpu is fine, we tried multiple cpus so we know that isn't the …

I tried to search DaniWeb for something on this that may have been addressed already, but did not find it. I have XP Pro 32-bit running now. I upgraded MB and CPU/RAM. I have bought Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and want to dual boot it with XP. I know there …

My computer wouldn't boot up from XP SP3 after I tried to reboot. I used UBCD to go into the Recovery Console. I deleted boot.ini, confirmed the file was gone by "type boot.ini", and fixed the boot sector by "bootcfg /reload" and "fixboot". My computer booted up. However, my new …

My Presario will not boot up. When I press the power button, only the fan comes on. I pulled all cables and memory cards and reseated them. This did not change anything. Prior to this happening, I had taken off the side panel to clean all of the dust that …