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"file system has allocation errors due to cross-linked files. run os built-in tools for checking and correcting such errors", that prompted before formatting which was cancelled due to error. i want to repair that hdd, but which program can i use? i cant really boot now because screen is broken …

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Greetings to all -- I have a Compaq 6515b notebook that boots, runs fine. However, when I shutdown, the display remains in a dim, black screen state when using the charger. If on battery, this does not happen. If I replug the charger back in, the notebook will boot immediately …

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Is there a way to check if a androind device (tablet or smartphone) is rooted or not Sometimes when doing some android development I need to root a android device but wanted to be able to test if the device is already tooted before i begin rooting

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Hardly a week goes by without yet another press release hitting the desk of your technology journalist, or research flag being raised amongst the IT Security profession, that claims Android is insecure. What Android actually is, just like Windows on the desktop in fact, is a big and attractive target; …

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I am about to buy a ASUS fonepad 7 2013 me 175cg..is it good?what about lenovo A10 tablet?

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Hi all, I am from iraq, i want to learn Microcontroler programming, where is the best place to learn this in a near country from iraq or is online lessons is good? Please give me the advice.

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As a platform, Android is naturally very attractive to the criminal fraternity in terms of potential profitability. After all, it has the market share and that nearly always means it has large numbers of users for whom the word security may as well be written in the Cyrillic alphabet. My …

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For some odd reason, this whole week, my phone hasn't managed to get even 10% charge on it after charging it overnight. Basically, I plug it in at night, charge it for at least 7 hours, and in the morning it'll have about 10% charge. Why does it do that? …

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I have compaq Evo N160.Laptop is just 1 year old & still in excellent condition.I got the vertical lines problem(pic attached).My screen is full of colour lining from top to bottom as I start the laptop & it remains permanent.This lines changes colour at some stage when screen pic changes …

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How long can information be stored intact in a USB pen-drive? Can any experienced users answer this question?

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I joined this forum recently and found everyone so helpful that I thought I would return as I now have another problem and want to learn more. I have jsut assembled a new system, I have it set up with a small c: drive (20gb) that has windows xp installed …

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I'm trying to mount my SD card to my computer because the auto mount feature isn't working for some reason. The card shows up on the first line of the 'lsusb' command, I know that's it because that line goes away when I take the card out and re-run the …

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hi everyone i just bought a new 1tb hitachi hard drive (hua722010cla330) i splitted it on 3 it's temperature is always too high !! 46+ ![feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825](/attachments/large/4/feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825.png "feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825") and i hear noises when i copy files or when the antivirus start the scan ! please is this normal or should i …

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I am using the inkEdit Control provided with Microsoft Tablet PC SDK to take digital ink input from the user. The inkEdit control takes the data input, clears the textbox and writes the output (either recognized or in ink mode) in the same window. Is there any way to write …

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The sign-extend unit works for I-type instructions, what would be it's output for R-type instructions? 32 zeros?

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I have had this laptop running windows 7 for about two years and I have been noticing the battery discharges unconsistenly. Sometimes I am solely surfing the internet through out a whole charge and it does last a good hour and a half more or less. Other times, right after …

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my mobile batery is BL-5F: - 950mAh; - 3,7V; - 3,5Wh. the BL-6F: - 1200mAh; - 3,7V; - 4,4Wh. the have the connection in same place. the 6F give me much more time with mobile.. and the Volts are the same. but i'm confused with Wh. it's bad give more …

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I bought 3 Gateway NE56R09h laptops in April of 2013. One has been in for repairs twice, thankfully covered under warranty. Unfortunately one month after the warranty ended, one of the other laptops refuse to power on. Nothing appears on screen. I can hear a whirring noise for about 2-3 …

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I just gutted one of my old desktop as am thinking about building a server. How do I know what size form factor this case needs. I'm assuming it's ATX or micro-ATX but I don't know.

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Error on Gateway CX210S Ok, so my friends computer stopped working. I get an error message after the gateway boot screen or splash screen is gone. It allows you to press F10 for boot menu but it goes right to the error message. When trying to F2 for the bios …

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I'm getting a two year old computer (from a trusted seller) and was looking to upgrade the hardware. I went to a mediocre computer store and asked to see some of the parts I was looking for and the guy asked me some questions. When I told him the computer …

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I have a flatscreen HP monitor that is only 3 or 4 years old. It has never been moved, bumped, pierced, wet or damaged in any way. It is never left on and has always had the screensaver activated since day. We have no children in the house and I …

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I wanna ask that is there any API documentation available in java that we can use our tablet's front camera as a CCTV camera to monitor rooms for security? Is that possible to do? or we have to design seperate hardware for it?

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Amazon has, this week, revealed the first smartphone designed by the online retail giant in the shape of the Amazon Fire. Described by the company as featuring "two new breakthrough technologies that allow you to see and interact with the world through a whole new lens" and by some others …

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[attach=right]13756[/attach]Portable gizmos that claim to charge your cellphone or iPod on the move are two a penny these days. Solar powered portable charging gizmos are not such a common sight, it has to be said, especially if we are talking about ones that actually work. Which is why I was …

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Hi I have 23,000 jpg lost files with files names like this (45496_10151286676933510_472967630_n[1] - Copy) or ( LostFile_JPG_798555952 - Copy ). A lot of the thumbnails show the picture including over 50% corrupted but when opened all you get is a colored square or oblong whatever the picture size was. …

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I am haveing great difficulty in finding software for **Sumvision(W322P) 300M 802.11N Wireless PCI Adapter**.. the manufacturers website has bad links (reported) and although it seems to be a Ralink device ,they have drivers for "similar" units but not a functioning driver ! So,if anyone has the original software cd …

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Hi guys Before 2 days i reutrned home from work and i found the blue cable with the pins in the floor.. My house maid might did that. Anyways i connected it and the 2 pins too but i get no video input message everytime. Windows seems to work fine …

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Hello all. I have a question about running the sound from my xbox through my pc to use in my Logitech G430 Headset. I'm not sure if my theory will work with the parts I have in mind and I could use some advice. I've been considering using this sound …

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Hi, I've came across this Compaq Presario PC that wont boot up. It's really the Motherboard that's faulty (ASUS A8M2N-LA). When power is applied it starts automatically without pressing the power button although it can be turned off by pressing and holding power button. When it's on the fans spin …

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Hai I am using SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Blade(Pen drive).I usually copy some files from my lapi to Pendrive and go to a cyber cafe to get printouts.When I insert in an other system they show as shortcuts and display an error msg.But I am copying the original files from lapi …

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I'm putting together a new gaming machine, but would like some opinions on the motherboard since I'm weaker in that area. Here are the minimum requirements based on other components I've pretty much nailed down for my needs: * i5-3570K CPU (LGA1155 socket) *-- already purchased, hard requirement* * 16-32GB …

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Hello everyone, I have an e-machine T2984 computer that recently stopped powering on. The monitor powers on fine but the tower itself does not power on. I checked the AC outlet and the power cord supplying the unit. Both of them are working fine. I also opened the computer with …

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Hello I have to write a thesis on External Computer Devices and i have a problem decideing what to make as an application. Basicaly i write about ports, how they work, intrerupts, standards etc. I know the topic is very vague, unfortunately was to late to change the topic. Did …

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Modem, as I know it, has FFFF (65k) ports. Does that mean that it sends signals over different frequencies and my adapter is set by way that it assignes signal of each frequency to a port, or, how does it actually work?

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Hi guys I have a toshiba satellite c660-1EL that I am currently running ubuntu in, and I want to do an upgrade for a ram but I dont know which ram sticks I should buy. I want to know do all toshiba satellite c660 models share the same types of …

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I don't say it often (thank goodness) but OMG, and not in a good way. This [ASUS Transformer V machine](http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/389047/asus-reveals-five-in-one-transformer-book-v?) has got to be the maddest idea I've seen for years. > The Transformer Book V is a Windows 8.1 laptop/tablet hybrid, which turns into an Android 4.4 KitKat device …

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Hey guys, i'm at my wit's end with this problem. Getting freezing in D3D applications, and then a report from windows that the gpu recovered from a serious error (amdkmdap stopped working) event viewer shows the same thing. This will occur multiple times until it will fail to recover, showing …

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Excuse me, but is it possible to make an external ram supply? Just out of curiosity. If this is possible, then would it also be possible to use an external ram source that connected by USB? yes, I realize this would require programming a chip to change the data type …

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I have a Toshiba C850-P5010 notebook. Its a bit outdated and i wonder if i can increase its graphics performance. I had an on board 2gb ram which i have recently upgrade to 6gb. It has an intel HM76 chipset and i am currently running windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. …

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my monitor is ok [when turned on, shows logo of mfr.], shows no signal afterwards, motherboard looks ok, after booting smps is on, cpu fan runs, hard disk led is on, there is no beep, no display. after running for about 1 minute, motherboard re-starts on its own. and keeps …

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When using my Toshiba laptop the screen went black for a few seconds, came back, the went black again permanently. I turned it off but when I turn it back on the Toshiba loud up screen comes on but the screen again goes black afterwards. The solution of, 'turn it …

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I have my Toshiba satellite c660-2d8 just switch off when am busy play some music and won't turn on even the power lights just switch off even when i connect the charger and am just get frustrated I don't nw what to do thomasmaumela Post:

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i have a drive connected to my computer through a cable adapter, i can see it in the device manager but cannot see it in my computer, i cannot format this due to trying to recover data from it. it has no OS was used for NAS. what am i …

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Hi, I have M3N78-VM ASUS mother board 2.7 GHZ AM2 socket 2 GB RAM 500 GB HDD (samsung) When my HDD died,I bought new 1TB HDD seagate(baracuda),when i installed my windows 8.1 and installing some stuffs,my windows begun freezing,it takes some minuetes to open windows explorer...sometimes it takes time to …

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Gents, I have been unable to install this thermo-printer on a new Windows 7 laptop: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-portable-printer-Thermal-Line-Mini-printer-gwp-80-portable-printer-mini-light-simple-USB-port/1560601015.html Win 7 does not automatically recognize / install it when USB connection is made. Win 7 does not auto-run / auto-install the drivers from supplied CD. Good ideas appreciated!

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Hello all, I have a old HP DC5100 MT computer that has been passed on to me. I am trying to give it back life. It had a power supply problem and after replacing it's power supply I get 3 beeps from the motherboard. If I remove the CPU, I …

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Hi ive just done a bios update on my Foxconn G31MX-K LGA775 Motherboard and now it wont post or give any beeps. The reason why i did the update was i bought a new cpu intel core duo 2 E8500 to replace my previous one which was e4500. Before the …

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i got a new headset and when i got i home i open it and found that it had to plugs but my computer only has one plug and i want to know do i need to return it or is there some way to make it work

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Hello, My Toshiba Satellite Laptop has horizontal lines running across the screen upon start up. I can not see my desktop underneath the lines. The problem was intermittent, and is now happening daily. To stop the lines and display my desktop on the screen, I have to swing my laptop …

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