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Needing help from you Guru's Here's the deal my son calls from his moms house and says his computer keeps going to the safe mode screen so I pick the PC up & sure enough no matter what you do it stays at safe mode screen if you try to …

Hi, One day started a 3d game computer crashed and restarted, now i have vertical lines at startup and when it goes to windows the same. I took everything out video card, ram, cpu,etc. and reseeded all the components, tried one stick of ram, then the other, same thing happens. …

Hi, Have a iqon pc that was working all ok one day and then turn it on and nothing. I have stripped out everything all cards, disconnected CD_Rom, Hard drive etc and removed memory. No Beeps when memory removed ? Have nothing on the screen at all and keyboard not …

OK, i built a new computer, and it was the 5th one i built, the first 4 i built had no problems at all...and still dont after 1-2 years of use... Anyway, this one keeps getting the motherboard burned...at first i thought it was the video card thats burning, so …

My PC having the following configration.... Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz 256 RAM hard disk - western digital (80 Gb) recently replaced my hard disk (on 7/08/08) because the vendor said there was problem with the controller as it took a long time to strat up and even my pc …

Hi Hope you can help – I’m just about ready to throw the thing out of the window. I built this computer 4 years ago and have had no problems, until last week when it started freezing on the post screen (the one that usually flashes on before Windows starts …

I have a Lite On sohw-1693sx DVD drive and a Sony CRX230EE/B2 CD drive. I had them both for over six months and they have been working fine. Lately they havent been able to read the disks i put in them. When i go into my computer it doesnt even …

I have had a crash on my laptop. On start-up it will not go beyond the "Welcome" window. Any and all input will be appreciated. I can do simple things but do not know the best way to get this fixed. Thanks, El Viento

I have a 4 year old Toshiba A75-S209 that crashed from a virus of some kind. I used the Toshiba restore disk (windows xp home) and was able to go thru the install process. At the end of the install it tells you to remove the disk and press any …

I'm having trouble getting a brand new, bare bones Intel D845GVAD2 board to boot. Have tried 2 different power supplies (atx12v compliant) & 2 cpu's - (2 x Celeron 2.2 ghz, 400mhz). Currently, with second new 500w supply, power supply fan won't even turn on when connected to board. It …

Does anyone have any information regarding video card compatibility with an AGP PRO 50/110 slot on TYAN Thunder K7X pro motherboard? This is a server board, and the AGP slot is longer and accepts AGP cards with different configurations. I just haven't figured out which cards are compatible with this …

Hey guys, I need to dual boot xp and vista on 2 seperate hard disks without partitioning anything. I'll use XP as my primary OS, and Vista for media centre only. Any ideas? Thanks :D Mikey

I was being really smart and tried to update the bios of my Acer Aspire E360 Desktop, but it failed. Then being super smart, I restarted the computer, but all it gives me 1 long beep, a short beep, then it gives me endless short beeps. There is nothing on …

I had a previous thread and have resolved it for now but I am looking for some advice on problems with my HD. I had a dual boot system and my primary hard drive was a Wetern Digital 80 GB and my secondary was a Maxtor 80 GB. Before my …

I have multiple FAT32 based flash drives (pendrive, CF). The only thing in common is that my PC reports them as "not formatted". I cannot format them in either FAT or FAT32 from this PC either, however NTFS works fine. I have run CHKDSK from my PC agsint the card …

hello everyone i own a dell demension desktop 3000 that would not turn on. i checked the power supply unit and it works fine in another machine and pass all testing but when i place it in the dell it would not turn the system on. Can anyone help me

I have a 5 year old Sony Vaio desktop - Model PCV-7762 - that when trying to boot up won't boot, nothing comes up on display, and the lights on front of CPU and on the keyboard blink rapidly. Only thing can do is pull the power plug and shut …

I have a computer that constantly reboots itself. I replaced the Power Supply because that is the solution that I found that I thought was right. Unfortunatly that didn't work.. I plugged it in and it still did the same thing. Needless to say that I found that the boot.ini …

Hi all, I been building my own pc's for last 5 yrs or so, ever since a disagreement with loc al shop, who ripped me off £400 in repairs over a 6 month period, so i decided to fix my own from then on. I am making my 7th-8th pc …

After updating Norton Internet Security. After the update I was advised to restart computer. Now the computer just goes to a black screen that says run windows normally, safe mode, etc. when I click Normal mode it shows the Windows XP start up loading screen with the green bars below …

I recently built a new pc, and from the beginning its been restarting randomly. Ive changed the RAM, added fans, plugged into different outlets, reinstalled windows and all other applications. I've changed the page file size, and when I changed the settings and disabled restart when it detects a problem, …

The swivel broke on Gateway Tablet cx2618 running XP and for some reason the laptop wont boot up at all now. Before I submit it to Bestbuy for service, I would like to get as much as my info off as possible. It takes bestbuy three weeks for repairs. I …

Hi guys, I have an HP Pavilion ze5155 that when I power up, it gets frozen on the Blue windows screen. I would like some help if possible. :?:

Hello - first post on this nice forum. Actually my second, I've been to the introductory hall. I work with a lot of older PCs, repairing and fixing them up with spare parts so that they can be used by people (our clients) who can't afford the latest Core-Duo. Typically, …

I got a Toshiba satellite a105-s100 laptop. It has 2 memory cards in it right now. Both 256. I bought 2 2gig cards and put them in. When I start the laptop the power button lights up I hear the hard drive start then three little lights around the keyboard …

Hello my friends.... System info: Dell Dimension B110 Motherboard: Dell Dimension 8110 RAM: 512 Memory:512 DDR 400 Problem: Will not power up @ all! Only sign of life is the small green LED on the motherboard next to the control panel connector (J7J2) -I replaced the power supply and still …

There is a continues bippin sound coming from the pc, no LED light is shown in the motherboard......... pliz help Regards Adwin

Hi all. I have my p4 pc with Gigabyte MB that cant boot instead it beeps ( continuos short ones) and shows me a massage " CMOS checksum error _ defualts loaded " and asks me to press F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup but I can't do …

Hi all I searched the forum for solutions, but it seems that every one with a pc freeze problem is maybe unique? I have a laptop, Fuji Siemens Amilo pro. It is an Intel(R)CELERON (R) M, processor 1.60GHz, 448MB of Ram. OS is windows xp pro service pack 1, updated …

I am building another machine and want to swap video cards. The newer machine is just for certain things and I want to take the video card I have from my other machine I built in Dec. and put it in my newer machine because my older machine is for …

HEy Gang I have a UWAVE motherboard with 3 pc133 ram sticks128mb ea, I was able to boot from a cd and format the hard drive in both fat32 and ntfs, at different times, but both time as it restarted there would only be a blank screen shown. no beeps …

I have run into a very interesting, not to mention frustrating issue when trying to start up windows. It all started when I was transporting my pc in the back seat of my car. It may have gotten bumped around a little. Now when I try to start it up, …

Hi all, I changed over my hardware from an existing and running PC to a new casing. The installations done was a powered motherboard, CD Rom and Floppy, video and wireless card, two 512MB rams and a master HDD. Which is still working and with an OS. However, when I …

Hi, Having a problem with sound. Actually, am not getting any sound at all. When i try inserting my speakers or headphones am only getting static and absolutely no sound. Have a Intel 845GVAD2 M/B with integrated sound using SigmaTel Audio Codecs. Any help would be appreciated as this is …

Hello everyone I am new to this site and really don't know how it works so if I'm asking questions on the wrong part of this site I am sorry. I am having a bit of trouble with my Tecra 8100. After installing a LG Multi DVD Rewriter model# GSA-T20L …

Im running a Compaq computer running windows xp. I had taken the computer apart to do some custom painting on the case. when i put it back together it started giving me this error message. ntldr is missing crtl+alt+del to reboot i have ever encountere this error before and i …

Does anyone have a good overclocking guide (I want to overclock my Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86ghz)?

Hiya all mobo - [B]Gigabyte GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH[/B] chipset- Intel P4 3.2GHz ram- 2 x ram slots with Transcend 1GB single-sided in each My local dealer upgraded my ram with above-mentioned ram chips. After experiencing startup problems (mouse and keyboard inactive after startup), I went onto the Gigabyte site and drew the …

I have the following system configuration: [LIST] [*]Ultra aluminus midtower case [*]Ultra X-Pro 600watt APFC psu (80 PLUS certified) [*]Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard with F4 BIOS [*]Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 with [B]stock cooler[/B] [*]PNY 2gb ddr2-800 ram [*]120gb hard drive [*]HIS Radeon HD2600PRO Ice-Q 512MB Video Card [*]Single 120mm rear …

[COLOR=#000000]I have a $6,000 design package which only “prints” its output to a file compatible with the HP PCL3 LaserJet coding language. With my old parallel port PCL3 compatible HP635 printer I can get hard copy by using DOS prompt in Windows 98SE to execute the command “COPY <File-name> LPT1”. …

I have a nec ready 9909 and it was working fine for a couple of days than out of nowhere...when I would try 2 turn it on....it would turn on...but it would jus make this loud beeping noise....the fan is running and everything but I just dont know whats wrong …

Well poop. I have an older Toshiba Satellite (S304-model, methinks). I'm cheap, and a conservationist, so I've been trying to keep the old girl going. Replaced the dying hard drive about 6 months ago, and everything's been kosher til now. Here is the skinny: 1. New thing when booting.... Before …

Basically I've got an old computer that's died. I was just wondering if there is any way I can get pics, files, etc off the computer by externally attaching the hard drive from the broken computer to a different computer? I'm a complete novice so I really don't know where …

Hey guys, I've been reading online for a few days while trying to uncover why my computer will not stay on for very long. Symptoms: Running Hot within minutes. Shuts down at 90deg. Get hot faster when in BIOS. Can boot all the way to the desktop, but once there …

Hi all, I've got a problem I haven't encountered after sifting through a few pages of posts on here in different forums. I upgraded my machine last year as my old mobo completely died to the following system: [LIST] [*]MSI K9 VGM-V mobo [*]AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz …

PC is a DELL Dimension E520 When I turn my PC on a yellow light flashes at the start button, the green light does not come on and the PC does not start up. I cleaned everything inside the PC and when I removed the cooling housing & the grey …

My machine was installing upgrades from Microsoft (XP) and we had a power cut which crashed the machine. Now, the machine won't start. When I turn it on it says that there was a power issue, but trying to use last settings or normal settings leads to a blank screen …

Hi, My wife has been complaining about lack of RAM in her computer so for a surprise, I went out and bought 2GB, pulled out the old and then put in the new. What happened next was I got some beeping and a blank screen. We are talking about a …

This is my dads laptop so i dont know what the specs on it are. He closed the lid to it to send it into standby and didnt use it for about two days. When he opened it back up it was frozen on the other users are logged on …

Hey there. Windows XP user with a Dell Inspiron 6400 which seems to have died. It starts up normally when I press the power button for about a second, getting into the Dell loading screen with a gray status bar at the bottom. Normally the bar would fill up in …