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| | I have a G3 w/10.4.11 os installed. I would like to add an AirPort card. Can I do this? If so, where can I find an AirPort Card? Hardware apple-hardware |
| | HI, recently i'm having some problem with my comp. I was trying to recover my xp home edition, and every time i try it stops at 12% , and says that " Incompatible image in use" Can someone please tell me how can i fix this problem. Now i can't … Hardware image troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, I have a problem with my computer, it keep over heating and cutting out. I would normally get a bigger and better fan and heatsink, however since I have a laptop that does not seem like a posibility. The laptop is Toshiba which is about a year old with … Hardware laptop motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I'm salvaging a Chaintech 7NJL6 motherboard, but can't find documentation for the system panel connectors for the power, HDD LED, power LED, case speaker, and reset switch. The panel has an 18-pin configuration - 9 on top and 8 on the bottom, with the next-to-last on the lower right empty. … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Hello, I have a compaq passio Model # SR1803WM and im running windows xp home edition. My error message when running sound hardware wizard is Direct play voice set-up An error occured during Direct play voice setup The error code is 0x80004005 can anyone tell me how to fix error … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | I have Windows Vista,my DVD drive will not recognize any DVD's or CD's or install software.The drive shows in 'My Computer' but when I attempt to open or explore contents it ejects the disc.The driver is up to date,it shows that''Device is working properly''and I set the region to 1-for … Hardware storage windows-vista |
 | I have a Toshiba Satellite P25 laptop running Window XP media center edition...... The machine has an SD Card reader built in and I have just Purchased an SD-HD 16MB card.....It won't read the card as i fear the reader is not compatible with SD-HD technology as its 4 years … Hardware laptop pc-peripheral |
| | I have this nasty line on my ipod everytime the backlight is on... i dont even know how it got there? Is there something i can do to fix this? |
| | This is my first post (ever!). I recently acquired an iPod Touch (8Gb 2nd Generation model). Although not previously an Apple fan I must say this is a tremendous piece of kit. However, one feature gives me cause for concern. The iPod Touch is a wireless device and I can … |
 | My colleagues laptop had a problem where it kept rebooting unexpectedly and required fixing, I reset the BIOS and I could not boot into windows and the windows setup saying there was no hard drive installed after changing the AHCI setting the hard drive was detected, may I ask what … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | Hello, I'm thinking about building a new system (my first build, yay). I'm torn between Q6600 or Q9300. I'll use this mostly for gaming and doing 3D CAD (and of course internet and e-mails). I don't know how much difference of the two are. I prefer something that last longer …  |
| | My wife's computer's hard drive died. I tried installing both IDE and SATA drives to use for the restore. None of them are recognized by the Disk Management system using the MS HomeServer Restore CD, Vista, or XP Install disks. The BIOS shows the HDD. I partitioned and formatted the … Hardware hard-drive ide storage |
| | This is a bit long, so thanks in advance to those who choose to help. It's an odd problem and I just want to give you all the info I have from the get-go. :) [b]First off, my specs:[/b] [list] [*]Antec Neo HE 550w PSU [*]Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi/AP [*]Intel … |
 | Hi Folks! I know I should know this but just had family emergency that has my mind in another place. Here's the deal... This ran smoothly until last Saturday when I noticed the boot sequence started to take more time and display all the post info which I had previously … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Dear awesome IT chaps/chappettes, My brother has an iPhone (of the 3G variety, if that matters) and is currently having trouble accessing his Windows Live Hotmail account in the same manner as he can access the likes of Gmail, Yahoo!, Microsoft Exchange, and so on. Basically, he wants to be … Hardware apple-hardware iphone microsoft-access |
| | i had a proble with my PC where it would not start, it would only start in safe mode so i reformated it with windows XP know i have know sound and tells me its a code10 can someone help Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I purchased a used Dell Inspiron 1100 several years ago and it has served me well until yesterday when I tried to turn it on and all I get is an error message that it can't find an operating system. I've tried to trouble shoot it from the book and …  |
| | Was just given a rather nice ViewSonic A90f+ monitor which seems to work ok, except for the fact that the color is way off. It seems like it's unable to show any green so all colors which use green are way off. I know this because yellow isn't supposed to … Hardware display |
| | guys i have an hp 1022 printer, i want to run it in usa but it works with 220 volts, is there any converter which i can use for long term use and powerful enough to run the printer without any problem in USA? Hardware pc-peripheral printer  |
| | First, please know that I've already checked out the other threads on the subject and none of the solutions have worked in my case. Having said that, I recently upgraded the memory and replaced the mobo in my HTPC. Below is my current setup: Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 mobo AMD Athlon 64 … Hardware ide storage windows-vista |
| | Hey everyone, I just bought a Dell Inspiron 530 laptop, single core 2.2ghz, 2gigs ram, onboard graphics.... I'm wondering, is this a good upgrade for the graphics card: http:// tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4352332&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS# ?? and if it will even work and not be too much for the like 300w or so psu, is … Hardware display |
| | I'm building a desktop for my son who uses some medium to high level graphics applications. The board I have is an MSI and has integrated video with UMA Shared memory. I know this reserves a block of ram (determined by me in the bios) for video memory. My question … Hardware display video video-card |
| | Can someone please help me with repairing a PC power supply. My supply quit and I have been only partially successful. I found a burned out resistor on the board I replaced > a 5 watt 20 ohm and a bulging cap that I also replaced. When I try to … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Just wondering if somebody can help me figure out what the problem with my comp is. when i power it on, everything gets power but i dont hear the normal beeps on startup. Also it doesnt even turn my monitor on. Any advice would be appreciated. Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have run into a problem after attempting to over clock my. I am reasonably computer literate, but am at a complete loss in this situation, and am in great need of any advice I may be able to get from this forum. My hardware, as best as I can … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | After installing XP Pro on my new Dell Inspiron 531S I've been having trouble getting sound. I installed the Realtek HD audio driver that came with the driver disk from Dell and there was no sound (I can't remember if i did this before or after the SP3 and other … |
| | I am trying to see if an HP D2360 can be repaired with a blinking green light on the power switch. The printers properties box shows offline even though it should be online. HP support was contacted and the machine defaults were reset. Still no improvement. I can't find anything … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Ok, I have encountered two issues. About two months ago, my laptop suddenly wouldn't start up as usual. I thought it would be the power adapter, so I powered up with the battery and still no luck. So could this be the internal battery? It would power up sometimes not … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello all, this is my first post on the site. I need help BAD! My Gateway laptop was working fine, then the screen froze. Ctrl_Alt_Delete didn't work, it would not respond. I powered the laptop down. Now, when I turn it on, I get the blue light for power, I … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I replaced my original adapter with another one when the original cable wore significantly. I have had the replacement for 2 years and in the last few months I have had to adjust the cable and the plug, wiggling it to make contact and go from a "yellow/orange" to "green" … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | My Dell inspiron 8200 does not recognize the new 160 gig HD I installed. All I can do is access the BIOS. I have tried to reboot from the cd but no luck. I have also changed the reboot sequence in the BIOS. Coule this be the motherboard? Thanks Leo Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | i have lost my system recovery disc and i need one desperately. Does anyone have such disc or a viable alternative? Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | i can record the songs that is heard through speaker but my sound is not recorded same happens when i try voice chat..PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hardware pc-peripheral  |
| | Hello Friends, I am looking for purchase new computer systems for my office. Is their any good financial option for me? I am planing to buy 35 computer systems and for that I need some loan on it. Where and How to apply for that? Please help..... Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | Hello. I joined for selfish reasons. I need your logic and know-how to fix the Plug & Play problem that I am being tortured with. I foolishly got rid of the plug & play drivers and now ... of course ... I cannot use my printer, which is a HP … Hardware pc-peripheral printer |
| | I'm currently running an ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard with a 250 GB hard drive with all my data on it and Windows XP Home. I purchased and installed two 640 GB hard drives with the intention of using these in a RAID1 configuration for all my personal data, and leaving all … Hardware hard-drive storage |
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| | Switched off my Dell laptop going to bed. The following morning absolutely dead. AC adapter is OK. When I plug the adapter into the socket green LED comes on but as soon as I plug it into the laptop it goes off. I do not want to buy a new … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi After adding a sata dvd writer, whic became the 3rd sata drive, the second ( Seagate barracuda 500gb)goes missing. It shows up in bios and 'device manager' , but not in 'disk management' or 'my computer. System: win. xp pro. home, gigabyte motherboard, amd dual core processors. The missing … Hardware storage |
| | Hi, I have a laptop with 17 inch LCD . The LCD will not display an image other than black background and white cloud like shapes that start about 3-4inches in diameter and then spread to cover the entire screen until its mostly white all over. Is this a possible … |
| | I am using Winxp service pack 2 with Realtek High definition sound card. My Problem is I can hear sound only from Right speaker not from Left. Recently I updated driver with latest ver. 5.10.0.5672 (DirectX : 9.0 and audio codec: ALC662) to solve this issue but no chance :( …  |
 | Hello frnds i have a strange problem, i have a 4 GB Transcend and other 1 GB ordinary pen drives they used to work properly b4 but now they stopped showing up in my computer. Transcend is just 1 Month old and other drive(memorex) is 3 yrs old. I thougt … Hardware flash motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I got these 2 RAMs from my friends old computer and I tried to put one in the slot. It didn't fit so I took off 1 of my RAMs that was already installed in the computer when I bought it to see what it looks like. I reinserted the … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi, I've been trying to get an old system running for a little bit now and after a lot of testing I've found that when the hard drive is not plugged in, it will POST fine but if it is, it freezes during the Detecting IDE part. I have tried … Hardware first-post hard-drive ide troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hard drive on this died and machine won't even post now. Right after the hard drive died the power light on front started flickering and now doesn't light at all. Neither does the hdd light even with a new hard drive. Everything powers up fine - fans, cd , fdd. … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello, First of all, I'm very new in computer hardware, so pardon my level of knowledge. So, here's my story I found (lying in my campus corridor) a WD2500JB HDD. So, I took it home and tried to install it to my PC (an eMachines T4010). I choose the jumper … Hardware storage |
| | last week when I turned on my pc, the LED and fans are on but there is no display. I tested my monitor to several pc and I found that it has no problem. Need help on more diagnosing. Hardware display troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have this old CRT monitor that has a dead pixel. At first it was no concern because, hey, its old. But then I noticed that it wasn't always in the same spot, which perplexed me. It moves along the vertical axis, but never on the horizontal axis. Does anyone … Hardware display |
| | Hi all, I came across this forum after searching for anything pertinent to my problems...I couldn't find anything, so I'm posting. Any help would be greatly appreciated. So I have this laptop a friend gave me; she told me that it just stopped working one day (wouldn't turn on) so … Hardware hard-drive laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I recently bought a refurbished Maxtor DiamondMax 11 and it totally sucked so I returned it. It made sandpaper noises. So then I figured I can't go wrong with a brand new Seagate Barracuda 500 gigger but was I ever wrong. It works ok until it actually has to transfer … Hardware daniweb-bug hard-drive storage |
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