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In CD writing is done from innerside to outer side.. how is data written into hard disk?

My desktop computer has been having problems, and everytime I turn on my computer, everything is fine, until it reaches the login screen. At that point, my monitor blacks out, the light of my monitor changes color, and it says that there's no signal. However, on safe mode, there are …

I finished putting together my first computer, im semi-experienced with it and am pretty sure all the hardware was installed correctly. i tried installing windows xp with a "windows xp reinstallation disk" but that gave me a blue screen about halfway into setup. i then reformatted my HDD and tried …

Hi! My friend's PC isn't booting anymore neither the POST test or memory checking. When you turn on the computer, a black screen appears with a message like this: Award BIOS block 1998 BIOS checksum error Insert floppy disk A: Insert system disk and press enter. The computer beeps, but …

I have a Compaq Presario V2000 laptop. The dvd/cd drive doesn't show up in MY COMPUTER anymore. It has also stopped reading any disc that I put in it. I went to DEVICE MANAGER and there is a yellow exclamation mark on the dvd/cd drive. When I try to update …

Hi, My 4 year old Gateway desktop is on 24/7, then one day I got home and it was off. I tried starting it, but only the on light came on. I tried a new power source, then a another mother board, but still nothing. There is a light on …

its my new pen drive of ativa 4Gb i just have used for couple of times but i cannot use it gives a error write protected . even when i able to access it it ask for format which i am not able to do.i have tried every type of …

I was using a 1 GB USB flash stick to back up my document files. No more files would copy even though the flash stick had only 2.4 MB on it (less than 1% full). Why?

Help! My grandson spilled water on my laptop keyboard and now it doesn't work. My wireless keyboard works fine, so Im just wondering if somehow he locked my keyboard. I've pulled the battery out hoping that might help, but it didn't. I'm looking at the function keys, but don't see …

I recently bought a bluetooth adapter to connect my mobile (a Siemens S-65)with my PC.The device is working and I'm able to explore my mobile's environment.The problem is that the official Siemens software is unable to get connected.My operational system is Windows XP Prof.SP2 Thank you :eek:

New problem new post :) I recently bought a usb mouse(Genius Navigator 335'cos my PS/2 mouse dropped dead), the problem is after start up I have to re-insert the mouse in order for it to work(to be detected I guess), Thanks

Hey guyz :) i need help connecting my laptop to HDTV with vga wire.The problem im having is that whn i plug my wire to laptop and restart it shows evrything like windows is loading but when its about to get to the desktop my laptop screen gets black so …

Hey I am looking for a screen recorder program to record step by step How-to demo for my products. I would appreciate if someone could suggest a good and inexpensive screen recorder software?

I have an HTPC that I use for primarily recording shows (playback is handled by other client devices). It had been working fine till late Saturday night. Here's the configuration: PC Chips M811LU Socket A Motherboard AMD AthlonXP 2200+, Crucial 2048MB RAM - brand new purchased in December and ran …

Hello, im new to this forum but i need advice: im thinking of buying a cheap mp4 player and i found this one: [URL="http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/touchscreen-mp4-player-video-camera-8gb/"]http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/touchscreen-mp4-player-video-camera-8gb/[/URL] but i cant find its battery life, can anyone help me find it, also if you know of any other good mp4 players for this price …

How can i get my Toshiba to read my recovery cd/dvd from and external usb combo ? My internal drive says "working properly" but does not read cd's or dvd's even after trying every update i could find and i need to reformatt my computer? Is there a solution to …

I need AGP Video Card for my Hp Desktop, Slot 8x/4x for an old Hp that runs flawless. I'll be using a new Viewsonic Monitor #VX2235WM, The Monitor has both VGA and DVI Ports. Will not be used for games. I just make movies and surf the net with it. …

Hi, So I built my own cpu about 6 months ago and it worked perfectly until all of a sudden it would shutdown after about 20 minutes of running. Then I would click the restart button and it would run for about 20 seconds, and then less and less. If …

I have a Dell Latitude C640 which is a couple of years old. Now it will not charge the battery. I have put a new battery and a new mains lead but it will NOT charge the battery. If I put in a fully charged battery from another laptop into …

Hi everyone I am new here and I would like to know if you could help me, I have an HP pavilion 526x that keeps giving me a startup error which says "system fan failure shutdown in 5 seconds", I know it is a 3 wire fan which I cannot …

Windows XP Media Center Version 2005 with update rollup 2 Dell XPS 410 System will not fully boot to anything. When running Dell utility disk using diagnostics the system displays the title message. I am unsure if this a harddrive or RAM issue or possible something else? Please help.

My computer blacks out randomly. The screen goes back and it acts almost like its in sleep mode. The hard drive seems to stop but the fans are still going? It does it at random times sometimes 10 sec after login sometimes 2 hours. It does it while im running …

Have a dell d630 and it suddenly won't take me to the sign in screen. Have the wallpaper, the cursor works...but no sign in??? I've rebooted several times-no luck. HELP!

First id like to say hello to everyone im new here and hope to find the help i need. I recently aquired a Intel Dg915 Mobo with a P4 3g processor. I decided to start building it today so i tore my desktop apart and put the Intel together. So …

Please help me decide what is better now and 2 years down the line. 1.(Cheaper PC) Intel Core2 Duo 2.8Ghz E7400(3MB) CPU 2GB DDR2 RAM 250GB SATA II -7200RPM HDD Midi Tower Case DVD Writer +/_ ( 22x) DL (8.5GB) Onboard sound w/ speakers 17" LG LCD Monitor Optical Mouse …

Hello to everyone...I'm the new guy in need of major help. There was quite a storm today and when I got home...the screen on the PC was black. I hit the reset button, thinking that it would just boot up and would be well. I built the machine 8 years …

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, i have a flash drive what id like to keep some information on permently is this possible and if so how can it be done.

I have a flat screen HP vf15 that I fixed, I have been using My gateway VX720. Question is, which is better. I would be loosing some size going with the flat screen, but any thing for speed and quality if thats what it took. I play online games and …

Now, I know darn good and well to keep open containers away from my laptop, however, as I was walking into my room, mug o' coffee in hand, it splashed a tad. I squawked and promptly wiped it up with the nearest available absorbent material (my t-shirt). It was just …

help please - i have a problem with my graphics firmware my laptop is a sony vaio vgn-tz21wn running vista business sp1 i think the cause is as follows - a few days ago i was changing some display options (left click on an empty part of the screen) and …

Hiee I have got a weird problem in my System.When i start my pc all works fine but there is no display and the led of monitor blinks. I tried to restart again and again upto 4 or 5 times and finally it got started but only once and now …

Well i have some logitech x-530 speakers and im having a few issues. My first one was with my front left speaker when it stopped working but after a day it just seemed to get itself sorted out and started working again but now my front forward speaker and both …

Does any one have an idea how Bluejacking works?

:rolleyes: I need help here, even e-mailing compaq isn't helping. This is ridiculous, I took over an old old compaq presario 4716 just to play around with. But I can't get into bios, I tried f10, doesn't work. I tried combo's of alt f10, cntrl f10, shift f10, esc, f1, …

Hi, I was wondering if I got an Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.6ghz, is that 2.6ghz PER core (5.2 ghz total), or is it the total for all of the cores? Thanks in advance.

i have this hitachi flora NB1/NB2 laptop that was given to my aunt,its quite old but i was hoping to make it work...at first there was no problem with the monitor when my aunt said she tried it out,but when i get to try it the montior just stayed blank,then …

will a toshiba 30gb hd work in a dell inspiron 1200?

My laptop has been turning off while I'm still on the computer. The screen would turn off but the power light will still be on. When I try to turn it back or or press ctrl+alt+delete, nothing happens. I have to take out the battery and unplug the cord just …

hi my friend has an hp pavillion 6405 running on windows 98!! is it possible to upgrade the system to windows xp or vista??

This computer is an E Machine 600. Cant get the monitor to work right.It turns on but is full of colors and flashes. I tried another monitor with the same results.Any help would be appreciated.

First off: I'm not sure if this should be in the software or hardware problem, but it relates to my videocard so I hope its supposed to go here! System Specs: - ASUS M3A motherboard - ATI Sapphire 3870 HD - AMD Phenom 9850 - 500W power supply - Windows …

My friend has a GeForce 9700GSx2(SLI) in his laptop, he has a problem with his fan, the Card regularly overheats to 90+ Celcius and The fan options are greyed out in bios and according to ATITool (a Graphics card monitoring/overclocking program) the fan is running at 0% Does anyone know …

i have a fancy multimedia HP 3 year old pc running Windows XP. Office 2003, not much else on this machine, i usually used an older pc for most work. Suddenly started having weird problems yesterday. The keyboard works perfectly in Google and on this board, but key board does …

I brought my Presario 2500 to Africa with me where my wife and I are doing some work. It sat for a few weeks, while we were getting things settled. I tried to turn it on and the screen will not turn on at all. I tried replacing the CMOS …

Hello all! I'm trying to add a WD 750G HDD to my system. I have a Silicon Image SiL3114 PCI SATA card, and I'm still booting from my IDE HDD. I initialized and formatted the new 750 while it was in an external case, and started moving some files onto …

i got this card installed a couple days ago after wiping my hard drive only had this problem with Fable so far but when ever a in game movie plays my computer restarts. My computer amd athalon 3100 2.20GHz 512mb ram

Hi, I'm building a gaming computer and wanted to know if my CPU and GPU are good enough for new games like bioshock and fallout 3. I was talking with a friend and he said that if I got what was new a little while ago, it'll still give me …

My compaq Evo N115 indicates that it is plugged in, and the battery charging light is orange, However whenever i push the power on button, the computer will not start? Any ideas? Need Help

Custom built PC been working great for 3 years, then it stopped booting up. Well, that's not entirely true, but I'll explain further. Basically you push the power button, fans come on whirling but the HD light never lights up, and nothing comes on the screen. I get no beeps …

I am planning on building a computer - but I feel on my last two computers I built that my motherboard limited the efficency of the other components I used. I am knowledgable about all computer hardware except how to pick the best mobo for the job. Does anyone know …