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| | hello everybody, i have a tricky challenge: received a [B]Sony Vaio PCG-TR5B[/B] with XP Pro SP2 for a maintenance job, fresh install of xp, routine jobs. however, the dvd/cd is not working, the mbr doesn't work, no floppy drive, usb port available, but not as a bootable option. which leaves … |
| | I have an old emachine T2542 with a Celeron 2.5 Processor 400 MHZ FSB. The spec sheet states that it uses PC 2100 memory but when I ran a Aida32 System progam, it stated that PC 2700 ram was installed. Three years ago I went ahead and installed more 2700 … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I've been having some computer problems. It started a few weeks ago when my monitor would go all crazy and I'd have to manually turn the computer off. It would do that occasionally, and then Monday it wouldn't do anything. When I turn the computer on, it either gives me … Hardware hard-drive microsoft-windows pci-card video video-card |
| | hello guys, im new here at daniweb and the reason why i signed up is that im hoping that you guys can help me on my pc problem. ok here are my problems: 1.whenever i start my pc sometimes it doesnt detect my sata drive and boots up via network … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware video video-card |
| | hello, I'm kinda new to this but I'll try to be a clear as possible. First off my system: Asus MOBO BIOS Windows XP AMD processor geforce gfx card (I can't remember the specifics on top of my head, but if need I'll check them out) my current problem: My … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I can't disable my integrated graphic card. My mother board model is ASUS P5GZMX and it has intel. integrated graphic card. But I also add PCIE graphic card to my unit(ASUS EN6200TC512). I want to disable integrated graphic card. I also try to disable integrated graphic card in BIOS but … Hardware pci-card  |
| | PLTD is a registered and legitimate company that offer the whole world access to buyer Electronic product at affordable prices. Our product are 1st factory condition with 2years factory waranty in brand new original box with complete accessories . We operate a 100% return policy guarantee . Our aim and … Hardware apple iphone smartphone storage video |
 | I don't know what the exact brand name is, but I think it's Creative... ANYWAYS... My friend recently bought a new laptop and she got speakers for it, and the speakers do not work. It says that there's "no audio output device" and won't emit any sound except a loud …  |
| | Hi ladies and gents, yep, I'm an old lady accountant who's got the blue screen of death. Can anybody help me get past this? I have been laid off, got no dough and need my laptop. I'm using a friends computer to plead for help. I need my laptop. Please … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Recently I got a new laptop because my old one completely broke. I was able to get my hard drive out of the old one, and have been searching for something that I could use to still view the files. I finally found an adapter that i could use and … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I am in the field of desktop support In a system with configuration Core 2 duo 2.2 Ghz, 1GB Ram, 160 GB Hdd, Lg DVD Writer Model GSA-H55N. In the drive the Video files with extension *.vob plays normally by right clicking the drive and selecting "play with power DVD". … |
| | my toshiba satellite notebook can accept up to 4gb ram. So i bought 2x2gb. When i install both ram cards the windows doesnt starts. when i install only one ram card then it works fine. When i install both in bios setup display me that there are only 3gb ram … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Hello all I am newbe here so I hope that some one can help me out a bite. But first a little bit about my self I have been custom building and repairing computers since the vic20 days. I look after and service a few private computers, If I can … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hello All!: First of all i would like to say that my knowledge as far as computer is Average. Meaning i have never built a computer from scratch. I am just very knowledgable in regards to applications and softwares within the operating system. My current Specs are: Motherboard: Soyo SY-K7VKPE … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram operating-system |
| | rightt. im new to this so i dont know if i am posting my thread in teright place. but none the less, im confused. :( i have a iQon laptop and its worked perfectly fine up till today when i switched on and it says i have a UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME and … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hello, I have the above machine and it was becoming unstable, so I thought I would simply reload xp....(in hindsight - a hideous idea). Basically, after the initial reload of XP the system showed an error along the lines of "error in partition cannot continue". When I restarted the laptop, … Hardware operating-system troubleshoot-hardware |
| | hi i have a AWA 81cm tv that has a pc input but i had to use a DVI to VGA in order to get it to work. its max resolution is 1600x1200 but windows only detects 1360x768! i wana know how to max my resolution. Hardware display |
| | I keep getting the following error message in my Events Log: Event Type: Warning Event Source: Disk Event Category: None Event ID: 51 Date: 5/17/2008 Time: 8:30:42 PM User: N/A Computer: GARYHOMEOFFICE Description: An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk2\D during a paging operation. For more information, see Help and … Hardware hard-drive storage |
 | Hi everyone, I am getting frustrated in my search for schematics and tutorials of cpus on the web. I've been searching for literally months, looking for at least one good tutorial on how cpus are built and how they work on a very low level. I want to learn exactly … Hardware engineering motherboards-cpu-ram pdf |
| | I am running an Alienware Area51 m7700 which has worked fine until recently. About two weeks ago I turn it on only to receive "Operating System not found" I checked the hard drive connection, but it was ok. I tried to boot into the BIOS but it just brings me … |
 | my computer specs are: Pentium 4 2.40 Ghz 768MB RAM 64MB internal intel graphics i dont play games on my computer, i just use it for converting video and audio formats, cd burning, browsing, chatting, downloading etc, the PF usage is usually at 360 MB, at times i find a … Hardware audio motherboards-cpu-ram video video-card |
| | About 2 months ago I started having problems with my computer. The computer had trouble POSTing, it would take numerous (10 or more) restarts to get it to POST. Then about a week later, the computer would not post at all. I purchased a new power supply ($110) and a … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram video |
| | and i thought the blue one was bad hi im new to the forum and this is my first time ever needing to post a pc repair question my computer powers on but there are no beeps and no signal comes up on the my initial thought was graphics card … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hey all, how you guyz doin well ive sold my crappy midranged intel C2D rig for a new High budget AMD monster, these are the specs :- AMD athlon 64x2 6400 3.2Ghz ASUS m3a32-mvp deluxe wifi 2GB kingston 800mhz HyperX (1x2) Western Digital Caviar 250GB /7,200/16MB cache/sata liteon optical drive … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | Hi i've just joined the community........... i have a desktop at hoem and a laptop laptop is currently dead and i'm sure its something to do with the updates i installed or tried to!! i like to tinkle with the comps but probably shouldnt and will no doubt be asking … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware  |
| | I originally posted this as a Windows XP thread, but I think it belongs here. When my computer starts, it runs through the memory checks, and then stops at "Detecting IDE drives." Nothing else happens. No error messages, nothing. I can't use delete to get to the BIOS. I even … Hardware ide troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi i have a toshiba satelite L20 laptop recently it refused to start up so i had the tech guys look at it. they replaced pretty much everything bar the hdd and ram by looks of it. the past week it has been freezing, nothing worked, alt+ctrl+del, escape etc etc...........only … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | A while back, I turned on my tower, it began to boot, and soon thereafter turned back off again. Confused, I attempted to turn it back on again, and it did nothing. I thought my power supply had gone, but have since had that replaced, and I'm not receiving any … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have an old (purchased in 2001) Dell Dimension, running XP, which has worked just fine, until yesterday. In the middle of the day, the machine locked up (mouse and keyboard unresponsive), but I was able to restart it successfully and work normally for several hours. Later in the evening, … Hardware pci-card troubleshoot-hardware video video-card |
 | A hardrive was connected and powered in a PC without the old hardrive present. Issue now: There is no visual, as if the graphics card does not work. Note: The new hardrive was connected to the PC without properly being formated. How do I solve this problem? What are the … Hardware storage |
| | Hi folks, I've got an asus P4C800-E with one gig of ram... i'd like to max it out ... my manual says: "the motherboard comes with four double data rate (DDR) dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. these support up to 4GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered ECC or non-ECC … Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram  |
| | [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2]Well, I finally got all the pieces so that I can build my own pc kit. Here are the pieces I have: G-Force 6800GT (gpu) AMD 64 3200+ Athlon 939 Zalman Ultra cou cooler fan ASUS A8v Deluxe MOBO Maxtor diamondmax 200gig S.ATA Kingston AK2/1gb ddr400 (installed in the blue … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I don't really know thet much about techie computer stuff so haven't a clue what to do. It first started when i tried to access my Learn direct course for the first time which required me to download a Authorware Web Player. It downloaded but wouldn't start up then my … |
| | Hello, Friends, When I start my computer all process done well but my desktop is clear. In my desktop any icon and start menu can not seen. I do my all work with the help of alt+ctrl+delet. What I do? Plese reply early. Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hello, I have a problem, the CD drive in my laptop does not read any CDs any more, although it reads DVDs normally! What can I do to solve this? Hardware storage |
| | So I've got this laptop that was stuck in an infinite boot loop (I feel that I should mention that it would reboot after showing the windows loading screen), chances are OS is corrupt, right? So we decide to reinstall, but first I've got to get the data off. The … Hardware hard-drive ide laptop storage |
| | My 2005 PowerBook G4, 1.25GHz with a Fujitsu HD has been funny for a while. I flattened it and reinstalled OSX 10.3.4, didn't improve things so bought Leopard. Wouldn't install. Now won't open at all, just get grey screen, Apple logo and revolving clockface. Makes clicking sounds but does nothing. … Hardware apple apple-hardware |
| | Hello room.I'm a new member and thank you Administrator for allowing me to join this site. I had my HP ze5300 Notebook plugged in and was on the Web yesterday.I accidentally tripped on the cord and unplugged it from the wall.When i plugged it back in,it would'nt power on.The blue … Hardware flash motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | I own a Packard Bell EasyNote with Intel Celeron, 512mb Ram, 40Gb HDD. I've been using it for about 2years. Last week, I forgot to turn off the laptop at night, and the next morning I was shocked to see that the laptop is not turning ON. Actually, it turns … Hardware laptop troubleshoot-hardware |
| | My Satellite m45 s 269 turns on for about five seconds then shuts right off. At times I press the start button and maybe 5 seconds after I press it, it will turn on for only about 5 seconds and shut right off. My father inlaw seems to think I … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | I have an NX570X laptop that is 1 month out of warranty (isn't it ironic) it is running XP SP2 with two 512mb ram cards installed Without warning I turned it on and here is what happens. 1. Gateway screen comes up 2. press 11 to start recovery times out … |
| | Hello there. I recently upgraded my pc ( find spec below). I pulled out the hard drives from my old pc and put them in the new one. i reinstalled XP and booted. i am running a 500GB 32mb SATA and a 1TB SATA . Windows is installed on the … Hardware hard-drive storage |
| | I just purchased a 3.06Mhz processor for my Dell Dimension 4550. After doing some research, I learned that a bios upgrade would be required. I followed the download instructions and the .exe is right where it shoud be. When I try to run the extractor, I get the usual security … Hardware hard-drive motherboards-cpu-ram |
| | Hi, I'm new here I have an old Sony Pcg-fx140 and I've been trying to boot it up since the last few months. So I know it the motherboard I predict that its dead but the power is the only factor in question. the laptop takes 19.5v and 3.0 amps … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Hi, I've built quite a few computers and troubleshooted a good amount of hardware issues, but this one is new to me. When I power on my computer, I get a burst of life from the GPU fan, the case fans, and the power-on LED, which then all simultaneously cut … Hardware first-post troubleshoot-hardware |
| | My home pc is a hp running windows xp and the other day it was working normally and now a black screen comes on saying it was not shut down properly and gives me the options of starting windows normally or safe mode, etc. It doesn't matter which one I … Hardware troubleshoot-hardware |
| | Which one of these cards is better for gaming and watching hd movies: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3606193&CatId=28[/url] (8800gt/256mb gddr3) OR [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3053792[/url] (8600gts/256mb gddr3) OR [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3642162&CatId=2306[/url] (radeon 3650/1024mb gddr2) Hardware gaming motherboards-cpu-ram video video-card  |
| | Hi, i would like to know if its possible to use my old ipod which does not play anymore, but can still be used as memory as a source of RAM on my computer. If possible/plausable how would i do this? Andrew S Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram |
 | I have this AOpen DVD/CD-RW drive that i've been using for the past two years. In the last few days it has stopped accessing disks and whenever you put in a CD/DVD and try to access the data it gives u the error "insert a disk into drive h:". What … Hardware pc-peripheral |
| | *This is a repost from another forum title. I didn't know if it belonged here or there ;-)* I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FS690P and recently there has been some grinding from just below the F12 button. I unscrewed all the screws (except for the 1 special one that Sony … Hardware laptop motherboards-cpu-ram  |
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