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Which is greater in RPM, `5400` or `7200`?

I just purchased a Seagate 750 gig external hard drive. My computer (running Windows XP home edition) will not boot past the screen where the devices are recognized as long as the Seagate is physically connected. I have to disconnect either the power cord or USB cord to the Seagate …

Hello. A while ago I decided to build my own editing machine and I did. After carefully following every instruction and connecting everything I hot the on button. The green light in my motherboard is on but there's not a single clue that the machine is working or anything, not …

Hi Guys, I am having a hard time with my PC. 2 days from now, i started to open it and while running a blue screen always appear. You can see it on my attachment. Does anyone knows how to fix it? or someone tell me what to do?? Thanks

I am using a corsair H60 liquid cooler. Am I going to get better cooling results by putting the radiator on the top of the case and sucking room temp air in through the radiator and then pushing it out back with another fan(plus a front fan intake also). Or …

hi my laptop keeps shutting down automatically. its not necessarily a heating issue because its generally lukewarm when it shuts down on its own. what happens is that I run a few programs at the same time and hear this growling revviing of my cpu fan and it shuts down …

i have a old computer here prcessor fan is not running well. after 12/15 mins it's droped

I am planning to assemble CPU.. Already have 500GB hard drive and 2GB ram.. May I know other hardware needed and some points to consider in choosing motherboard and other things needed..

I am working on a clients computer and his computer turns on runs fine then after 15 min shuts down. It does not have a overheating problem. I've cleaned it out and re-applied thermal compound. I've tested the battery and works fine. computer powers on by plug and without the …

How can i know the maximum RAM support capacity of my motherboard? Is there any way to identify it from 'cmd'

Hi can someone please help, My toshiba laptop usb ports are not reading and picking up usb devices plugged in. When checked in the device manager and tried updating the USB controller it gave me CODE 28. Thanks

Recently my power supply blew while I was playing an MMO. I bought a new power supply and installed it. The computer turned on like usual and ran for about 5 minutes then turned off. When I tried to turn it back on it tells me that my CPU is …

Hi Everyone, Recently I upgraded to an MSI FM2-A55M-E33 mainboard (computer specs are below). The computer typically enters a sleep cycle about an hour after last use. However, the last time it did this it would not power back on. I tried the following: Changed the power chord, changed what …

Windows 7 64 bit. Card im currently trying is ATI Raedon HD 2400. I have dual vga cable from pc to both monitors. It will never identify #2 monitor. both displayed as option one. and yes my extended view is selected from the set up. What am I doing wrong …

hello everyone can please help fix neo laptop basic b2143n....the first i recieve the unit....the only responce is wen you charge the unit the charging ligth indicator is blinking.....but if you power the unit...it will on but after a few minutes like 1 or 2 mins after it will automatic …

I've been editing on a (windows based) desktop and now want and need to transition to notebook computers. I've been assured that notebook computers are now showing specs that can rival any desktop based system (if you have the $$$). Specially HP's Z-Book series which is built with video and …

there is folder on a system protect on windows system restore and it has an active protection but it was marked as missing, the folder is label "G:", i dont know how i can remove this. can someone can help me about this. thank you

Hi, Whenever I boot up my Presario it does things in this order: Starts making the fan noise Displays the red Compaq logo The Compaq logo gets weirdly distorted It reboots and does it all over again! I can't get into the BIOS or any other preferences, and I can't …

I have an HP G61 That ran Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. For the past couple of months it would make a buzzing noise that sounded like it was coming from the hard drive. I would have to hit the laptop on the left side beside the touchpad before it …

Hi, I read the other posts about dead Dell Latitudes, but I haven't found one quite like mine. I was working this morning, then I walked away for a few minutes, my computer was completely locked up. So I powered down. Now when I press the power on button I …

Hey guys first post here, just gonna let you know I'm not a tech genius so bare with me. So about 2 weeks ago as I was playing CSGO, my computer power went out and I went to try and boot it and it didn't work so I assumed it …

Hi guys, im doing a project atm and it's really important. It's about building an android application showing forms that link into a database (Mysql), using Xampp. The database then links to a GUI (php?)showing information gathered from the application on the field. Any suggestions on how to go about …

Have the Blackberry Curve 8330 and, through a USB cable, have been able to move data with my windows 7 notebook. Apparently changed something in the settings on the Curve and now when connecting the USB cable windows does not show the device and its folders. Hoping for guidance on …

(I’m pretty desperate to fix this thing, so I’m going to try to be as thorough as possible) Before the problem occurred (this may not be important, but just in case): I took my hard drive out to hook it up as a slave (for storage) to a different computer. …

Please help me my system shut downs itself when playing onlinegames I have 2gb ram on board and main board is bio star G31 Intel dual core processor

How to find out the MHz on RAM just by looking at it? If it doesn't show it isn't there a mathematical way to fined it?

HP envy i7 with radeon 7670 I got rid of all graphics drivers and installed the 290. I got no display. no beeps, power supply is 600w high efficiency hp there are no instruction with the card, although it is brand new. sapphire has no support contact on web page. …

When i update radeon HD 6700 driver my cpu usage go high.is there any kind of solution to update driver without high cpu usage problem.

I have a customers Toshiba laptop, it is working fine while on battery power but as soon as external power is plugged in it dies. If you try to power up after that with it plugged it it will light up and 3 seconds later shut off. It wouldn't hold …

Well I bought a [Dell Latitude E6510 battery](http://www.pcakku-kaufen.com/dell-latitude-e6510-laptop-akku.html) few days ago.Now I want to know how to test its life? How to be considered normal?

We need a step by step list that shows how to set up an HP Deskjet 3050 all-in-one printer. The printer install disk is for Windows 7. We have download the new drivers for Windows 8.1. We can print using the USB connection. We would like to know how to …

Im building a new desktop for my budget and I want to know if which is best to buy AMD or Intel and what cheap motherboard should go in it not over the $90 range I heard Asrock is a budget/gaming motherboard.

I have 5 year old 'off the shelf' HP Pavilion 8695 -specs: AMD Athlon 750, AMD 751 Chipset, 20.4gb ultra DMA Hard drive, CD-WR drive, DVD-Rom Drive, Floppy disk drive. came preinstalled with Windows 98se. I had many problems with viruses and such - the hp recovery cd disk would …

I'm building a destkop and working somewhat on a budget. I have came down to 2 CPUS that I can choose from. I need to know which one of these CPU's would perform better and faster. The AMD APU A8 - 7600 or the Intel i3 - 4160? The AMD …

Guys i wanna know about the best monitor 2015.I like the LG 34UC97 34" Curved LCD Monitor.Whats your?

Halifax is the town in West Yorkshire where I live, and it also happens to be the name of a well known UK Bank which started life there. Best known on the this side of the pond for TV adverts featuring a friendly chap called Howard Brown, a former customer …

I have a dell d600 laptop that seems to be shorted out...it wont work with battery or plugged in. No lights appear on laptop. Seems like no power to laptop when plugged in. Wont charge battery either. When I attached plugged in power unit to laptop it seems to short …

Is it possible to obtain a backlit laptop Keyboard replacement for a standard laptop keyboard? like the Dell XPS L502X (Backlight) Keyboard. My computer is not that old but I use it late at night and the backlit keyboard would come in handy. Does anyone know if it is possible …

I probably need a lot of help! After Playing the Sims 4 game I turned off my pc This Morning however when i turned it on it worked but no display! I tried removing the GPU and putting it back in. I even tested the RAM in another pc no …

So last night I was running a program that utilized 100% of my CPU for a while and my desktop crashed. It turned itself off, and the power light (next to the power button) was blinking slowly. Pressing the power button did nothing. The light remained blinking until I cut …

Have the app on an old Blackberry Curve 8330. Have never used it but now that I need it I find the following difficulty. Launching the app shows a folder icon, a blue word to go icon, and a red slideshow to go icon. Launching the word icon I find …

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this question in, but here goes... I have a new macbook air and I'm attempting to use a shared printer that's on my windows network. I can detect the printer, and it's installed on my mac, but when …

Hello! I have an Asus Essentio CM5571 that works just fine, but after installing even just one 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800, (recommended by Crucial scan) only the power button lights up, and the PSU fan, but no video output or even a beep. I have tried the new RAM by itself, …

Hello Comrades, I have planned to buy new desktop for multimedia work. I have to keep my budget within Rupees 50000/- ( nearly US $ 1000 ).for whole system My work relates to multimedia contents,like, - editind video-audio files - create large movies in macromedia flash - Copying and storing …

hey every one i have a usb flash drive of about 8 GB of capacity but i cant access it even if i try to format it it says unable to format even if i use Diskpart using the cmd what can i do to recover it proberbily with out …

I have an HP Photosmart C4795 printer that I have had for about 5 years. Yesterday while I was printing, I heard a quick succession of loud banging noises that sounded as if two parts inside the printer were hitting eachother, but other than that everything printed normally. Today when …

I recently got a new Lifecam VX-3000 to use with MSN messenger. It works fine for stand-alone video capture, and it works alright when using the video alone on MSN, but when I try to use the microphone at all, it just comes up with this dreadful buzzing or humming. …

how can i update my computer bios fujitsu lh530?? please reply me.

I need to know what ddr memory i should use in my compaq 700 presiro computer. Ddr1,or2