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ok, so i have a asus motherboard deluxe 780i , anyway, 1100watt psu, 8 gigs mem, quad core, gtx 260 and 8800 gt , and uh three operating systems, x86 xp, x86 vista, 64 vista. so i changed the bootloader names from "older os", "winows vista", "windows vista" to "xp …

I have a new computer with Windows XP professional installed. The new motherboard (XFX GeForce 8200) is set up mostly for SATA drives with a connector for IDE drives. I have the computer set up so it boots up from the SATA drive. I have an older hard drive (WD1200 …

I just bought two gigs of RAM. However, when installed, upon startup, after the windows XP loading screen, my screen just goes black. I checked online and apparently my motherboard supports a max of 2gb. I tried 1.5, using my old RAM, same result. http://www.measham.force9.co.uk/advent/pc/3316.htm my pc/motherboard. However, my video …

hi my laptop has started stutting down straight away, when i switch it on the start and battery light flashes then it shuts down its a compac c300ea thanks for your help in advance

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to put together a small NAS RAID, probably just as RAID 1 (maybe RAID 5...but doubtful). What I'd really like is to use hard drives with on-disk encryption, like the ones Seagate Makes. I'm not quite sure though if it's possible to use drives like this …

Hello all, just want to tell im new to this forum and dont know alot about computers ;) but anyways here it goes: I have an old IBM computer from 2002-2003, and a big old screen from the same year, both with alot of problems. It all started 1 ½ …

Hi Daniweb! This would be my first post, so please, let me know any suggestions to improve my posting on your (On first impression) very well put together site. I have searched the forum briefly for a related issue and could find none, if I missed a previous post, please …

Well it's Christmas and I just got the SoundBlaster LIVE! 24-bit sound card and I stuck it in my computer and installed all the software and it sounds great! BUT (here's the problem) I got another sound card so I could DJ with my comp and preview the music in …

I have a 4yr old dell dimension 5100 that decided not to start today. i.e. no lights, no fans turning, no hard drive motion -All of the power connections from the power supply have been checked -All of the cable connections have been checked -When plugged in, the LED on …

Hi all, im new to this forum and i hope you can help me with my problem, i've seen this "issue" on other threads and forums but none of the solutions given have worked for me. I got a new SATA HDD for my computer and ever since I installed …

I have a HP Vectra VL420MT that I was adding some ram too.Well I didnt have my glasses on and put it in backwards and turned it on.It made 3 strange noises then 3 beeps.I pulled it out and put it in correctly and it still does it.I triend some …

I have an HP Pavilion dv8135nr. The main HD crashed. I got a new HD, installed it in the laptop. When trying to re-load my recovery/intall CD, the computer keeps shutting down like it would if the battery were dead. I tried having just the power supply and no battery, …

suspected old battery was dead; bought new battery, still did not work from battery power. Checked voltages @ charger output, battery docking terminals and battery terminals: all showed 18.3 volts. The battery test led's show full charge. Can anyone help?

Hi there, The problem i have is that my laptop has two FUJITSU harddrives 250gb each it used to work properly both of them on RAID 0 configuration. But one of them gave me an error of loosing all the data on it and make a backup which i did. …

I have a 802.11g USB wireless card and a netgear rangemax 802.11N router. Is there any way to make them work with each other? it says i can connect to it but it won't let me connect to the internet or share files. Really i guess what i want to …

I have a pc with 2 graphics cards. When I start the machine everything is ok. But if for some reason I have to restart the computer it dies on me and I can not get the machine started until I remove the second graphics card. Now if I shutdown …

i have a 40 GB HDD, bought a 80 GB both segate. But when i tried to install OS in 80 GB it does not get installed, when the message appears trying to find the previous version of windows, system restarts. So i used the old 40 GB os and …

usually when i turn on the pc the idle temp of my cpu is 45-49 degrees celsius not comfortably hot for an idle state, but when I restart the pc the idle temp becomes lower 31-35 degrees, its weird. . I have a xfx 8200 mobo and amd 5000+ cpu.

I have a 4 year old Dell XPS the monitor will shut down then the system after 10-15 minutes, then the entire system will shut down a few moments after. The power cord was replaced because I believed it was the issue since it 'fraid', however with the new power …

I got this emachine that when i go to turn it on it lights up, fans work and even sounds like it is booting up i just have no signal and it will not turn off by the power button. I have also noticed that the orange activity light on …

hi all, i am facing a problem with my pc.few days back i changed the RAM in my pc.first it was 512MB and then i replaced it with 1GB .the replacement was because my pc was giving me the same error and it was not starting up.so the hardware person …

I've looked into some old threads concerning drifting cursors and docking stations but there hasn't been one that solves my problem. My cursor moves from the right to the upper left hand corner of my screen without touching it. I've disconnected the optical mouse I've been using to see if …

i guess this is the right place to put this. i don't know. but. i have a dell laptop from a few years ago [inspiron e1505]. and it's been running smoothly until a few days ago when i guess a virus got in. and random internet browsers would pop up …

I recently aquired a dell optiplex gx150, it had no ram or harddrive, so after i bought the correct ram and installed a harddrive, i installed them (yes correctly) and i started it...it wont run, there is a orange light in the middle of the motherboard, i tried dissconecting the …

Hello everyone. I have a Dell inspiron 1150 that had a hardrive failure. I replaced the 30gb drive with a 120. Everything is visible in the BIOS but the computer still says "no bootable device found..etc etc" The cd/dvd drive was also replaced..not working either. I couldn't find a battery …

Hello, I just received my new Cinema Display 20" and have it all hooked up. However, I would like to also run the previous monitor which is a NEC Accusync LCD 17" as a second monitor. I'm told this would be particularly beneficial when using photoshop. There is only one …

I have a refurbished Tosiba Tecra 8100 running Windows 2000, about five years old, that just stopped booting up. (Actually, I have twin computers- with the exact same problem!) I'll hit the power button and it seems to make an effort- but then there's a black screen and no activity. …

First of all, if you have not done any hardware interfacing then you probably won't know the answer to this question, just to save you time of reading this post and then realising you don't know. I'm having some trouble figuring out how to structure commands properly when communicating via …

Hey, Yesterday my 30GB iPod video stopped working. Because I hate using iTunes, i Decided to put rockbox onto it. I had rockbox installed and working properly, but all of a sudden it wont boot rockbox or the original firmware. diagnostic mode and disk mode still work, but diagnostic mode …

I just reformat the hard drive in my laptop and I got everything up and running fined, and the only problem I have is the sound. It's a compaq laptop Presario V2000. I went to their website download the driver for audio and sound and for some reason it doesn't …

I recently buy a new desktop it work fine for 2 month..without no reason it won't bootup to bios all i see is a blank screen.. I try everything reset jumper, take out the battery, remove ram hdd graphic card but nothing happen.. When i turn on all fan ok, …

I recently removed and reseated the CPU in my HP pavilion a1600n, and it will not display anything when powered on. There was one low short beep when powered on. I reset the CMOS jumper, Removed and reseated the CMOS battery, Removed and reseated the RAM, and removed and reseated …

Hi all, I have recently connected a second sata drive to my motherboard. It powers up and is listed as working properly in XPs "device manager" however it does not appear in the "disc management" list. As such I can not use it. I'm pretty sure it has to be …

ok, so my computer was working fine the night before. but today when i turned my computer on it says "disc boot failure, insert system disc and press enter." I tried an old Hard drive in it and it worked. im just wondering if anyone could tell me if its …

how can i fix this problem im installing all the nessary software and hardware on my pc but my monitors is not functioning. " the monitor is not functioning. hope you help me to fix this problem thanks and more power!!!!

I have a Tosheba laptop computer that has what seems to have a power problem. Any help would be appreciated. When powering up laptop (pluged in to electrical outlet) it turns on and powers down within a minnute. I'm currently getting the windows main error options (start windws normally / …

I spilled coffee on my acer laptop and now it won't start when I press the power button. Also, at the time that I spilled coffee on it the screen went white and no buttons responded. Is it too late for my laptop for can I still try to get …

Today I was using my laptop on the train and it was working fine. On the return journey, I tried to turn it on but it wouldn't load. It goes to the main start-up screen, where it says "Toshiba", and where is has the options at the bottom, but then …

Recently my laptop's hard drive died. I'm not so good with computers but I've managed to connect it to my PC, with an IDE adaptor. The files I need to recover were on the desktop, but I can't access Documents and Settings\Home User - I guess because it was password …

i have an hp nc8000 laptop. here's what's happening: 1. laptop is plugged in and battery charge indicator light is on. 2. when i press the power button, the hdd indicator lights up and fan is on at full speed but there is nothing else that happens. no bios, no …

Hi, I am wondering if someone can help me with this issue. I had a desktop with ASUS P5GC-MX/133 motherboard installed with two physical hard drives - 1 IDE and 1 SATA2. A year ago I installed window XP SP2 on the IDE hard drive and used SATA2 as storage …

The wires on my case are listed as follows Mic In , Mic Bias , Ground , Spk Out R , Spk OutL , Return R , Return L While the motherboard is worded as follows Mic , Mic Power , Aud-Out R , Aud-Out L , GND , +5VA …

Hi, all, I have the following problem with Dell W3000 (it's made by LG/Zenith): On the left side of screen sometimes i can see a lane of red dots or red shadows: [url]http://img135.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-11010/loc725/11699_P1010396_122_725lo.JPG[/url] [url]http://img24.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-15490/loc1060/11692_P1010390_122_1060lo.JPG[/url] These red dots are not visible on desktop wallpaper: [url]http://img109.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-4071/loc706/12048_P1010388_122_706lo.JPG[/url] I believe visibility of these spots …

Hello, I am currently using a 4GB Transcend USB flash drive.........its working fine but recently a problem has come up.....the drive becomes write protected (goes into read-only mode) on some computers at work(some of them in which I put it for the first time).......other USB drives work in those computers …

Can you format the drives in an extended partition with 2 different file systems? One is already formatted and is not a regular system so is not seen by Vista's explorer and the other I would format as an NTFS logical partition. thank you!

I'm still "managing" with Windows Me on my pc and just now trying to find an mp3 player but all of them seem to require Windows XP and above. Can anyone steer me to any mp3 players that will work with Windows Me? btw - also considering a Blackberry but …

hi, I have a problem with a usb mouse when i connect it to the usb port the optical mouse light up red during start up but once it has completed loading it goes off and the cursor cannot be moved when i move the mouse.What could be the problem? …

I have 2 questions about the Xbass 2.1 Amplified Speaker System...its a 3 piece subwoofer system... ok, question 1...ok, so i bought this system, 3 pieces...2 satellite speakers and 1 subwoofer...my left speaker works, my subwoofer works...but the right speakers doesnt...when i test the sound, my PC treats the subwoofer …

Hi, everyone! I've just stumbled across this forum in my search for information on which to base a new computer purchase, so please excuse me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I've been looking at the Acer TravelMate 290 notebook computer Best Buy has on sale for $1099 (after …

Specs: Dell 4100/500mbRAM/WinXP Pro/32MB nVidia TNT2 M64 graphics card/Dell LCD Re-activating this old Dell to give to someone. Tried booting up and only reached BSOD with Dell [url]www.dell.com[/url] logo. No beeps on startup. CDROM lit up. Power light steady. Can't access basic startup via F8 after multiple boot attempts. Can't …