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| | I have just dust cleaned my machine as the fan was becoming very noisy, now when I try to switch on I get the POST screen then when windows is supposed to load it switches off, the HDD are spinning all fans are working, sometimes I get the start windows … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | hi... my system is detecing pendrive when it is inserted But when i try to open pendrive my system displays an message "INSERT DISK INTO DRIVE" I tried my pendrive in different ports but in vain.. my keyboard and mouse are working smoothly when connected to same port Give me … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I have a three+ year old Sony VGN-S260 and one day out of the blue it did not start. Some times it will start just fine, but others it will not. The symptoms are odd because the led lights that display battery, wifi, and hard drive are lighting up as … Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a Presario 2100 series laptop ( 2190us ) , running XP SP 2, 256 MB memory , 40 gig disk, CD-RW/DVD Read Combo integrated, internal modem, internal Ethernet 10/100, . This unit has perfomed flawlessly since December 2003 when purchased new. Here is the problem. It will perform … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello: Can anyone tell me what is going on if my computer freezes on the POST startup. My compaq Persario froze on the compaq screen and would not go any farther this morning. I left it for about 30 minutes with no change on the screen. Thanks, Everett Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | Help, I'm trying to burn 4.7 GB DVD+R discs using Nero 7.2.0.3, on Windows XP Pro SP2, and I don't want to burn the whole DVD at once, I want to keep adding a few files at a time. The only problem (and it's a big one) is that I … |
| | An external HD enclosure permits massive amounts of storage, and under a SCSI regime, the SCSI data cable can be long enough to run from the workstation backplane to the enclosure. With an Adaptec U160 SCSI controller with both internal and external (backplane) channels in which to address storage, as … Hardware storage |
| | I dont know much about computers. but I need someones help. my computer: AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1.79GHz 480MB of RAM what it said on my RAM: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT VS512MB400 My motherboard (i think): ATIA3/MI53D Memory type (i think): DDR-400 (PC-3200C25) Format (again i think): 184-pin DIMM just wanted … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Would a failing power supply start up the computer after all power was drained including removing of the CMOS battery. But, just shutting off the computer waiting and then turning on the computer cause the computer not to start up and give the impression that the video chip on the … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video |
| | Hi All, I just reconnected(long story) my mb back up and when I apply power it starts to run (Fan takes off, all is looking sweet) for about 3 to 4 seconds then it stops and emits a "warbling" sound. I can't think of a better word for the sound. … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | I shutdown my pc normally. when I again start it , CPU was run but no display show in monitor. I disconnect all hardware connection and clean all hardware like AGP, RAM others. then again connect all hardware. start the pc and now display show in monitor. But when I … Hardware display |
| | Hi, My pen drive appears completely dead when I insert it. I can't select in anywhere and the light is not coming on. Is there any way of getting the information from it before it goes in the bin? Thanks. Windows Vista Home Premium Hardware flash storage windows-vista |
| | Light-pens... The principle behid this device is perfectly understandable and simple (ingenious even). Picture on regular monitors (Cathode Ray Tube monitors (CRT)) is formed in series of horizontal lines that stream over and over again many times in a second across the whole front surface of the screen. Light-pen is … |
| | I have two Thinkpad R50s', one of which I cannot reboot as it's a victim of BSOD. Question: can I simply take out the hard drive of the downed computer and put it in the other to check to see if it's okay? Hardware hard-drive troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I'm confused if anyone can help me clear this up i would be extatic I'm trying to hook up a microphone to my pc and before you think it i'm not that dumb haha i'm trying to hook up a profressional style mic not a desktop one meant for the … Hardware pc-peripheral  |
| | How do i replace a cd/dvd rom from my Toshiba laptop that am suspecting to be faulty.The pc is a Toshiba satellite 1700-200 model no ps170E-00021-EN Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | Ok i need help please. This is driving me insane. Here is what going from beginning. Processor fan went out on my motherboard so i shut computer off and waited for new one to arrive. Well i installed new one and then computer would not come back on. the power … |
| | Hi i'm new here i have a problem with my pc and i thought you guys could help. It's a Compaq Presario 6000 PC running windows XP. I was going to replace the RAM uprage to 1GB. I bought two 512MB when i replaced the RAM i went to turn … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I recently came across some interesting cards that I can't seem to find any information on. I have "googled" all numbers on the card and asked several computer geeks and techies.... all to no avail. Can anyone help me with these? [B][COLOR="Red"][U]Card #1[/U][/COLOR][/B] ADAPTEC ARK MULE (AURORA) RoHS PROTO 1 … Hardware pci-card |
 | Hi [B]Simple problem Drive C is running out of space. Easy solution buy a new hard drive and copy everything to the new drive. Simple? a nightmare![/B] I have bought a larger HDD a Seagate 250GB and want to use that as a replacement for my existing 60GB WD HDD. … Hardware hard-drive ide knoppix storage |
 | I have also posted this to Vista section but if any: My TOSHIBA external HDD stopped working. It failed to copy data and I had to force restart due to system hang up! I found then it isn't even detected. I tried on my friend Laptop XP no success! It … Hardware storage |
| | Hi everyone, I'm a new member. I just joined this forum in the hopes that someone can help me fix my laptop. Basically, its been acting a little strange and freezing up a lot. Yesterday it froze and I had to hold the power button to force a shut down, … Hardware flash laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have a computer of a friend where there is no video when it starts up. He thinks that it has a virus on it but I am not able to see as I get no video capability on any of my monitors. I have reset the cmos by changing … Hardware knoppix pci-card troubleshoot-hardware video video-card |
| | Hello, I'm new to building PC's (it shows i'm afraid).. If the following has a really pathetic simple fix - I can take it on the chin .. I just need some support... Background:- New Build MSI 945GCM5 V2 Motherboard with Pentium dual core E2180 LGA 775 2Ghz. Kingston 2GB … Hardware ide troubleshoot-hardware |
| | my Hard disk is infected from bad sectors and my data is removed after detecting while Scandisk is running. need help! Hardware storage |
| | Everyone please give me ur suggestions about which processor and motherboard is best for Estate company work in London. applications i have to use are following Microsoft office 2007 a Database software and some other applications no work with graphics Thanks Alot Hardware microsoft-office motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | does any 1 no how i can fix my pc that keeps restarting its self i cant even get on desk top or in safe mode can any 1 help me please .. Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | [B]I have a Frontech Jil-0606 tv-tuner card installed on my computer, i have installed the driver from the cd which comes with tuner card,I have also installed softwares Intervideo-WinDvr and Tv-Plus 3.It plays Tv channel and it captures properly but sound is playing very slow,Remote is not working,and sound also … Hardware pci-card |
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| | hey alright, my laptop has been overheating lately and i tried to clean it of dust, while opening the compartments, i opened the one for my hard drive, unknowingly, and i didnt touch it or anything just pulled it out half way, and put it back. started up my computer … Hardware hard-drive laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi there We replaced a LCD on Acer Travelate 4200 with a 2nd hand LCD from a HP NX8220, now the graphics are wrong and you can't read the writing, it is distorted. We have tried downloading the driver from Acer and that did not work and then also tried … Hardware display |
| | Hi! I have an HL-5140 laser printer and it was working fine and then all of a sudden my computer doesn't recognize that I have a printer. The printer is plugged in and turns on. I called Brother and they attemped to start the spooler but it wouldn't work and … Hardware pc-peripheral printer windows-virus |
| | I have aN ASUS P5N32 SLI Premium Mobo ,with Win XP Pro,E8400 processer, OCZ 800, 2048x 2Seagate barracuda 320 mgb Hard drive and I am wondering what would be a decent graphics card? Hardware hard-drive pci-card |
| | Hi my laptop will not load up..A black screen appears ..asking to select the operating system when I do select ..it acts as if it will start up....windos xp..shows up on the screen...then an error message saying the application or DLL: windows/system32/shlwapI.dll is not validwindows image.Please check against your installation … Hardware laptop operating-system troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, I have just bought a new Mobo, and to my horror there is only 1 IDE slot. I have bought a Sata PCi card with a IDE slot on it.... I have a hard drive and 2 DVD RW, What is best, the hard drive on the PCi card … Hardware hard-drive ide pci-card |
| | Hi! My PC does not boot but all fans are working(including video card), hard drive makes sound on start up, and so does optical drive. After turning on the PC the Hard drive LED lights up for quite some time. And I do not have to prolong pressing the power … |
| | Hi, There was a problem with my computer system, so i decided to remove the hard disk to be slaved in another system. After adding the hdd, I discovered that it won't go past the windows logo screen, the monitor will just turn black. I changed the ram, remove all … Hardware operating-system troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I am confused between the two LCD Monitors AOC 2230Fa and ViewSonic X Series VX2262wm [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160028[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116392[/url] From the specs AOC has better viewing angle 160 compared to 150 and AOC has more colors 16.7M compared to 16.2M Viewsonic. Since CRT days Viewsonic always got good monitors. Now I am … Hardware display |
| | My computer died a couple of weeks ago , so I decided to rebuild it. Here’s what I used : Asus M2A-VM motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ cpu 2 gig A-Data DDR memory Here’s what I had from my old machine Maxtor 40 gig IDE hard drive WD 160 … Hardware hard-drive ide storage video |
| | My inspiron 630m has a problem. I works fine if the battery is removed from the system, but if the battery is connected, orange light (for battery charge)blinks and cannot be turned on(even with AC). The battery looks fine with 3 LEDs on when checked for charge. Can anyone please … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
 | All SQL Server databases, over time, experience "internal" fragmentation of its data. In SQL Server, there are several ways to defrag internal fragmentation. Unfortunately, internal fragmentation is only part of the fragmentation problem. |
| | I have a Dell Latitude D610 that I was working on for a friend. When I plug the adapter in the wall the led is on. When I plug into the computer the led on adapter goes off. I have no power to computer. What could be the problem? It's … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Help please! everytime i type a b or an n my laptop does this: b5 n6 any suggestions? Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | my ram memory decreased from 512MB to 256MB when i changed my hard drive, what shall i do? Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Greetings to everyone here at Daniweb Forums! As you can see I'm new here, but sure I'll be getting plenty of help from all of the great members here! ;) Well, I should start my story way from the beginning. I started building a PC about a year ago (buying … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi DaniWeb experts, good day. :) Every time I had a customer and if the problem is in the memory. I used to clean it with eraser, and viola, the computer will had a display again. Someone told me that cleaning a memory using eraser is not advisable. It's because … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | My DIY computer which has worked fine for 3 years has recently been behaving erradically and getting worse. A few months ago I started getting the dreaded BSODs with varying files or reasons - page fault in non-paged area, tbcwdm.sys, and the latest NV4_disp.dll to name a few. It would … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I've had my acer Exstensa 5220 laptop for a while now but today when I went to turn it on afer putting it into hibernation mode which I regularly do I pressed the on button and lights came on as though it was going to do something but after a … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi I have a macbook that was given the ol beer in the keyboard treatment and went dark with a ghost image, before I bought it, leading me to believe that it was the inverter board had blown, I bought one online and replaced it but to no avail. The … Hardware apple-hardware display |
| | Just woundering if any one can help. I have a HP pavillion 544a home computer, on start up it says that last time computer was on it wasnt shut down then gives you options on how i want it started. I have tried all modes even tried to start it … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
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