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Have an SATA adaptor to allow an SATA drive to be used in a machine intended for an IDE drive. There is a power connector that is connected to a counterpart power connector from the system board. I need a power cable to go directly to the SATA drive. Images …

I installed a Synchrotech cardbus reader into a new PC today. It fits into a 3.5" drive bay and has a IDE cable that connects to the PCI slot on the back of the board. After installing it, the mouse driver disappeared and I had to reinstall the drivers. I …

When I hear the word 'powerstation' I immediately conjure up images of either a mega-screen laptop or some seriously beefy server hardware. Mophie, however, likes to think smaller. Much smaller, apart from when it comes to naming products that is. The Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Duo is one heck of …

Hey guys! My Asus G1S Gaming Laptop suddenly won't turn on for some reason. No light, no fan, simply lifeless. Before this, there were no signs like errors, automatic shutdown, etc. that it would die soon (did I mention all of a sudden?). I know it's probably the motherboard at …

I asked question in [another forum](http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/pc-hardware/threads/89265/toshiba-satellite-pro-laptop-will-not-power-up-help/2) but noticed that a question above my own had not received any response within last month, so I decided to start a new thread. My Toshiba laptop yesterday shut down cold in middle of work. No lights. No sounds. No nothing. I several times …

As the title says, my motherboard won't boot up but randomly boots up by itself! Now a detailed explanation. Firstly my motherboard is [Asus P5GC-MX/1333](http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5GCMX1333/). When I first got it, I had a 20-Pin PSU of 300W and I've used it for about 2 weeks. Then one day, when I …

is it possible in vb.net to save automatically records in mysql database during brownout or power supply loss? I want to develop an application in vb.net that is able to save records automatically when there is a power failure. I need ideas. Thank you.

I have a DELL INSPIRON and I have trouble starting up my laptop. The power button does not work properly. This had happened for a few months and I just started it up by pressing it hard and for a long time. And now my battery is damaged and I …

 Essentially, a power cut happened to the building, and then a flashing amber light showed up on the back of the server's psu supplies, along with a constant beeping sound. All can be seen from the Picture attached-bearing in mind i logged on to the server and all …

My mother always said that precious things are often small, and after using this product I couldn’t agree more! Installed, the Power2U USB  outlet looks just like a normal outlet but don’t let that fool you. This small gem is quite big in its infinite uses; whether its …

I am currently working on a project in VB.net that requires the advanced power settings of the client's system to be set to allow wake up timers for when the system sleeps. Please I have been looking around for the solution. I desperately need it. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm getting BSOD extremely frequently over the last 24 hours. The blue screen says: Kernal Data Inpage Error, and 0x0000007a. but goes by too fast for me to copy down any other code. It also recommended stopping "Cache Shadowing" in the BIOS, but I could not find this option …

Hi all, For starters,i have looked at other forum posts on this site and used the recommendations there for this problem I have and no solution had seemed to help. I have a dell xps m1530 laptop, about 2.5 years old. It has handled very rigorous situations, like intense gaming, …

It's taken a while, but computing has finally gotten the green message. Many of the biggest IT vendors now ensure that they are being environmentally friendly in terms of the recyclablity of both components and packaging of the products they sell. But are you doing your bit once you get …

I just recently bought a Compaq presario for repair off ebay. I just got it today and began looking at it for problems. I took the power button cover off and found there's no button board. I also found there was a soda spill on the keyboard. So I bought …

My Dell Latitude D630 power button stopped working after I had removed the keyboard to replace it. Turns out the one sent to me was incorrect, so I put the old keyboard back on to wait for a new one. I put the power button cover strip back on and …

I removed all devices from the motherboard but the cooling fan runs for approximately 3 second then stops turning. "6 volts" is printed (on motherboard) near the fan assembly, but it measured 5 volts instead when I checked it. Is this typical for this model? I was unable to find …

A friend asked me to look at their Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista OS) because it's not starting up. Here's what happens. When you press the power button, a black screen flashes with the Dell Logo. Then immediately the laptop powers back off. The 'on' button remains lit but the fans …

Intel D845GRG MB 2 GB Ram 2.4 Ghz Pentium 4 nVidia 6200 PCI Hi all, I realize this computer is really old. Obsolete even, but I am trying to cluster. (I have other older computers too.) I bought a 2.8 Ghz Pentium 4 Prescott, 533 Mhz, 1Mb Cache. The 845GRG …

[URL="http://www.gigabyte.com/fileupload/product/2/3515/3584.jpg"]Picture of my Mother board[/URL] As you can see, on the bottle left of my motherboard there a bunch of different colored pins. I know my power button plugs in somewhere around there. However, I don't know where.. D: Can someone please tell me where more specifically? My power button …

I disassembled an entire PC, motherboard,RAM,Hard Drive, etc, all taken out but the processor. I used an air compressor to take the dust off. After I was sure it was off, I used an electronic contact cleaner while holding the motherboard in a vertical position, spraying on it and waiting …

A friend of mine sat on his ipod nano(4 gb silver model) and now it won't turn on.Any help highly appreciated as I am clueless about apple devices.

How can we calculate whether a number is a power of 2 or not in a single statement without using a loop? All the ones that I can think of use loops or don't satisfy the condition. for eg. The use of XOR doesn't work as it gives incorrect input. …

hi. Im connecting to a oracle network database using power builder 6.0, but I get the following error when I display the window containing the datawindow: [CODE]Predefined message "pfc_dwderror" not found. message arguments: 1)A database error has ocurred Database error code: 942 Database error code message: select error: SQLSTATE=S0002 [microsoft][ODBC …

Hi I have an apple powerbook G4 1.67GHz 15" Screen etc.... (a1138). I bought it and am working on it (fix computers here and there) I had to replace the bottom case because it had a few large dents (one was by the charging port so I had to buy …

Hi I have an apple powerbook G4 1.67GHz 15" Screen etc.... (a1138). I bought it and am working on it (fix computers here and there) I had to replace the bottom case because it had a few large dents (one was by the charging port so I had to buy …

I have a Gateway P-6860FX laptop that is not booting. I previously had a blue screen hardware error the night previous while gaming (Screen glitched up with horizontal lines, went to blue screen). The next morning I attempted to boot it, but it went to start-up repair. There the screen …

hello i have this Hp Pavillion machine, its is somewhat new and when i was working on it one day, it froze, and when i try to turn it on it just beeps , a long beep for like 10 seconds, and another long after that and it goes like …

I would appreciate any advice...The first problem that appeared with my pc was my modem quit working. A few days later my mouse quit working. While I was in control panel trying to add another mouse, my LCD screen went blank. I turned the LCD off and on again--the LCD …

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