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Hi there Just finished setting up my new comptuer yesterday, but when I plug in the monitor I only get "No signal" displayed on it, and then it's put on stand-by. Everything else works fine, all the fans are spinning, all the lights are on, the computer is starting up …

Hey Guys I hav no clue wat happend to ma comp? :S ma dad used it and now ma computer screens gone dim green in colour and its da same case wid all da oder monitors i used PLZ HELP ME!

Compaq Presarion Tower SR 1475Cl running xp ... It was fine last night and now will not go past the first screen with the Esc F1/setup F10.sys Rec options - absolutely unresponsive. I tried the boot disk (I think it is) but that failed... (yes I know I should have …

hi i recently installed tune-up utilities 2008 which i found in another website it seems to be very useful it has all utilities in need..i always use the "1 click maintenance" daily it has the registry cleaner..the disk defragmenter etc.. after removing 1 of my hard disk the problems starts:'( …

Hey All, Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted. Anyways, I have an HP ZV6000 series notebook PC. I received it from a friend and it had several keys missing on the keyboard and was typing funny. I decided to change the keyboard. I ordered a brand …

Before i send my PC back, i wondered if anyone has come across this before. Machine is 'custom' AsusP5N-ESLI Quad core Intel running XP. Machine appears to shut down as usual through XP - screen blank etc. but the fans are still running and wont respond to 20 secs of …

I´m having an ACER laptop, and this morning i reinstalled the windows and everything seemed fine. All of a sudden it just gave me an error, so i restared the machine. On booting the screen just stood blank, so i switched it off. Now when i click on the power …

My computer details: CPU AMD athlon 64 3500+2.2Ghz/512kB, FSB 1000MHz,Soc. 754/939 Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro SLI Soc939/n74/2xPCIe/4xSA II/8xH/1394b/GL RAM:512 DDRAM 400MHz apacer PC3200, cl2,5,AM1 x2 HDD: 300GB maxtor DM Plus 10 6L300S0 SA/9/7200/16mb graph card: VGA 256MB HIS Excalibur X800GTO IceQ II Turbo, PCIe,500/1000,256bit,TVout,DVI So the problem started when i start …

My laptop overheated, shut down and won't power up, it has a burnt smell. This happened 4 years ago so the burnt smell is gone but it still won't power up and i'm trying to resurrect it if it is worth it, own my own. I already begun the teardown …

HI, I have bought a new Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pi 2512 Pentium Dual Core T2330 1GB 120GB DVDRW Vista Home Premium from [url]http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4Y3N[/url] Now, it tells me here it comes with 1GB RAM installed (2x512MB) and can take up to 2MB. I have bought two 1GB sticks to max the …

[COLOR=black]Hello, I have a Maxtor 5000Le 80GB external unit. I am running Windows XP Pro. I've had this unit for years and it has been great. About a month ago my computer locked when booting and after checking out all my external hardware, I found out that this unit had …

Howdy, I have a Dell Inspiron 7000 with an IBM Travelstar ATA/IDE, 4.86GB model# DBCA-204860. I run Windows XP on it and it's so full it wants to shut down on me. I need a bigger harddrive but not sure what is compatible, and I don't know if I need …

We have 64 gigs on our computer and geek squad didn't even hook it up to another computer to see if it would then and they said thatit would cost $99/8gigs for recover y and my dad won't go with it I've got things on there like docs that I …

If i upgraded my laptop from 512mb of RAM to 2GB of RAM would i notice much difference in speed? I expect it would but i was told it would not affect it that much. Please help Thanks

I have an old EVGA gaming machine that is about 3 yrs old. I am not sure if this thing was ever 100% even when it was brand new. I was always using the current drivers, dx9 ect… 1. For the first few months I would lose my resolution every …

I have a Dell Inspiron 1100. Don't laugh, it's paid for and works well. Anyway, when the power supply is plugged in I get a crackling sound. Is it something to be concerned with? Please advise. Thanks.

Hi folks ...I'm not very techie and have been using my computer and camera for a couple of years with no problems until today. I connected my Pentax digital camera a per usual to the front USB Port on My Dell and got a warning message re Power Surge to …

Well first off ima newb... =) i came across your forums while surfing for a solution for my dead laptop issue and your site seemed promising. the laptop is a 4 year old compaq presario 2100 and from what i understand just stopped working one day about a year ago. …

I got new speakers a couple weeks ago, and they have a small remote with two plugs for headphones and a microphone. The headphone plug works, but the mic one doesn't. Now, the mic plugs on my tower don't work either and I dont know what to do. Anyone know …

can anyone tell me what hardware deals with interuppt signals and how it works, i have a rough idea but not full circle, also pre-emptive multi-tasking has me stumpted??

Hello, I have an intel D845HV motherboard and I am puting it in an aftermarket case. I need to know the wireing configuration for the motherboard. I have a power sw, reset sw, power led, HDD led, and front speaker. Can anyone help find them a home on my motherboard?? …

I have a new system: Biostar MB FT 7050 OCZ platinum revised 2 gigs Ultra 600 watt PS seagate 250 gig harddrive My problem, My system will not boot up properly after it has been off for a while(15 + Min). It boots to the BIOS and allows me to …

I've had a backlight problem on my Toshiba Satellite A100 for a while now. After researching for days on the net i was sure it must have been an inverter problem. My screen would show everything perfectly fine for a little while but would then go black but the screen …

HELLO DEAR, I HAVE A LAPTOP TOSHIBA Satellite Pro A10 ME REINSTALL NEW WINDOW XP after installtion not working faction key plz help me .................

I have a new system: Biostar MB FT 7050 OCZ platinum revised 2 gigs Ultra 600 watt PS seagate 250 gig harddrive My problem, My system will not boot up properly after it has been off for a while(15 + Min). It boots to the BIOS and allows me to …

My external hard drive has been acting very strangely for the past few days, and I can't figure out what the problem is. The drive disappears intermittently from my system, then reappears as an "unformatted" drive, which is inaccessible via My Computer and recovery tools. If I unplug the drive's …

Hi there folks. I had a look around the forums, but couldn't find the answer to this one, so thought I'd put up a message to see if any one's got any bright ideas. My girlfriend's got an 18-month old Dell Inspiron 1000 with standard specs, though the RAM reported …

I have a Sony Handycam model number DCR-HC26 for a project (it isn't mine) and I have not been able to connect it to the computer, even when the proper driver has been installed. (I am trying to connect it using a USB cord, not I.Link or a Digital Video …

I have successfully configured two monitors for my HP m8147C Vista PC. I have two issues: [COLOR="red"]Issue 1:[/COLOR] When I maximize Media Center I cannot scroll to the other screne. This only happens when I maximize Media center, when I maximize other applications everything works just fine. When it's not …

I was just using my computer, listening to some music, and suddenly this "Brown Screen of Death" appeared. Kind of light brown in color, cut off the music. My OS is Vista, but I 've never had a problem even similar to this before. Ctrl+Alt+Del wouldn't work, so I hit …

I'm trying to find out if things that run on my PC are necessary, boot up takes forever. I saw that realplay.exe is running and can't find where it gets started, it is not in the system services folder yet starts up when booting. I read where this application on …

Problem statement : My Seagate Ext HDD fan/electrics died, & I need to recover the files on the hard drive. HDD appears OK. I read somewhere that I could take the HD out of the Seagate enclosure & connect it to my PC (Dell Dimension 2400) after I had removed …

Hello there,bout a year ago my pc packed up and i was gutted because i had hard drives in there that had loads of music files pictures etc.Well last week i bought myself a laptop and also a intergral external enclosure to put my old hard drives in to transfer …

I have an Acer Aspire 5601 and a couple of months ago it shut down without any warning whilst I was using it. It wouldn't turn back on until the following day, and showed no record of ever having shut down, no error reports, no system check ups, nothing. It …

I've been noticing some screen tearing on my computer for a while now, the odd part of it, is what it affects. I get slight screen tearing when I move windows side to side, even if very slowly. I am also getting screen tearing on Videos, but ONLY streaming videos …

Hi all, My computer specs are: [B]Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition Processor type: Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz (Intel EM64T capable) System Bus Speed: 800 MHz L2 Cache RAM: 1024 Kb[/B] Since last couple of months my CPU has been making loud noises specially if I try to …

My computer is about 8 years old and I have recently started playing World of Warcraft. Being the giant game that WoW is, my computer cannot handle the game and usually doesn't run over 10 fps. Since it is such a big problem I decided I'm going to buy a …

I just bought an lcd and when I turn the computer on you can see eveything but its all dark like it has no light, what can it be?

My PC has ceased to function and will not boot. Config:MSI m/b, Intel 2.3Ghz CPU, 512Mb RAM, The machine is about 5 years old and it had been working fine, and I had left it on hibernate. We had a couple of power cuts lasting no more than 1 second …

Are these hardwares good an compatible to assemble a nice Desktop PC ? Hello all beautifull readers of my question , I am gonna assemble two desktop PCs , with the following specification which the seller has suggested me o buy and since I am software developer the speed is …

Hello, My mother has an Compaq Presario that's a few years old. It's running Windows XP Pro. She called and said that the peripherals started working intermittently (monitor, keyboard, mouse), and now they don't work at all. She says that the PC turns on, but nothing else does. No lights …

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Last night every programme I tried to use stopped responding, so i rebooted and i was offered to start in safe mode which i stupidly declined, but it wouldnt start normally then. now today have the same problem. When I put my XP disc in, it says its repairing and …

[QUOTE=xargon;375103]I had random shut downs and spent two days trying to sort it out. it was only the dicky psu. Get a new one before anything else. Mine only cost £20. Poor psu's cause weird and wonderful effects to a computer. Computers should be sold with a spare! Psu fail …

please tell what's going on and how do i fix it. i have a t6544 emachine its 2 years old.

Just today I was just browsing the web, watching some funny youtube videos, then my computer just freaks out, and then freezes. I wait for about 30 minutes, come back, still frozen, so I turned it off and tried turning it back on. My Dell Logo comes up and does …

Hi Everyone, I Have A Toshiba A45 Laptop. The Springs (i Guess) In The Lid Are Shot And Now The Screen Will Not Stand On It's Own. Anybody Have Any Ideas On How To Fix This On My Own. I Heard To Get Another Case Is More Expensive Than Buying …

My computer won't turn on after being shut off until I unplug cord and plug back in! I know there are many things it could be but I will explain a little of the situation. It started about a little while ago when I came to turn the computer on. …

Hey guys, I have an Hp media center pc m7250n and I seem to have some problems with it lately. I'd be on the computer for about 15-20 minutes and then it will automatically shut itself off. Afterwards, I have to wait about a minute before I can restart it …

Hello ppl i was wondering if anyone can help me. I was on my computer online wen suddenly my screen on my monitor turn upside down. Can someone please tell me wat i have to do in order to get it rightside up again please. Thank u.