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Hello, this is my first question to a problem but i had to try something before proceeding to a computer store for repairs. Can any help. My brother has pulled out a wd 20.5 (205AA)harddrive by mistake while the computer was running. I have tryed to re boot it with …

When i turn my computer on it sounds like it wants to start but then all i get is a blank screen with a flashing line and it wont let me do anything else

My hard drive just went the way of my last auto-engine today... overheating crash. Run to the Hills. Has anyone ever had this problem before? My HDD has been hanging a lot lately, and today it hung 3 times in 5 minutes while playing music. That's all. Just mp3 files …

[B][I][COLOR="Red"]i have a spare Motherboard its not working i got new ram coz maybe its that but how would i tell it its fried ??? thank yous[/COLOR][/I][/B];) :) _________________

Hi everyone, I know we are not supposed to post technical questions here but I have no idea where I am supposed to post my question. I am in desperate need of help and have joined this site to see if someone can help me with my problem. Here goes: …

Hello all, I'm hoping someone can shine some light on this problem. Recently my dell inspiron 2600 notebook started locking up and BSODing randomly.. Upon the restart from one of these failures, the computer would refuse to POST, and would emit a beep code of 1-3-3-1. Dell tech support identifes …

I upgraded to a new graphics card, an EVGA GeForce 8600GT and inserted it and upgraded to the newest drivers, I went to test the game and the "seams" are still there, my computer is clean and I don't think it's overheating as everything inside is nice and ventilated. What …

Hi, My Acer laptop can read CD's and burn them but can't read or burn DVD's. At first it was able to read DVD's but could not burn them now it can't read them also. It's a year and half old. What is the problem and what would be the …

Hello Everyone. My XPS1710 has been acting up recently after i changed the ram in it. Whenever i play a game such a WoW for any period of time it crashes with a bluescreen saying "Hardware Failure, Please consult your distributor" and thats it, no stop errors or anything. Thinking …

aright I'm gonna resurrect an old problem, but add a twist: i can see my second SATA drive in device manager, but cannot see it in My Computer, ive already checked out the thread based on this problem but hasnt fixed it for me yet. K my twist is this: …

hi, i just got a new game 'The witcher' and i did not realise i needed a 1gb RAM, so the gameplay is jerky and unplayable. I dont know much about comupter hardware so i was wondering if anyone could tell me the best (and cheapest) RAM i could get …

yesterday, i was repairing my PC using the recovery console when suddenly, the PC turned off. I don't know what happened. everytime i try to start the computer, the fan turns for a second then stops. please help. i haven't solved the first problem yet and here is another one …

Hello all. I have a Gateway GT5032 Desktop PC running Vista Ultimate. I recently installed a program called Paragon Partition Manager. After setting it to format one of my partitions it asked me to reboot; which I did. The Partition Manger screen came up and it began to do its …

A week gone last Friday at work a tester PC's outer casing came into contact with a bare 240Volt live wire (The less said about the events leading up to that situation the better!!). Needless to say the PC got very unhappy and refused to work for the company any …

Hello Everyone {experts}, I am a quite "pedestrian" computer user. But have run up against a "Bios" problem I am curious to "solve/cure". One of my computers, at home {e-machine}, has a Phoenix award Bios {about 3 yrs old} that during the last week began to post strange errors. The …

I have just installed a Hauppauge WinTV- PVR 150 in an HP Pavilion a824n desktop running XP Home (no Media Center) that's coming up on 3 years old. I have a 82915G/GV/910GL integrated graphics chipset in the computer. I have this strange problem where at first when finished with the …

All 4 of the USB ports on my Toshiba Satellite A105 lap top have gone dead. When I plug in a flash drive nothing happens. Wired mouse operation is very erratic to the point the mouse is useless. My MP3 player plugs into a USB to connect to the computer …

Hi! The problem I will explain here is really causing me a headache. I faced it more than 6 times till now. (on different machines) Anyway, let's speak about a specific situation that happened today. PC Specs: CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (2.8 GHz) (1 MB L2) Mainboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. …

Hi everyone! I have a BenQ 5000BL Scanner. I lost the CD that came with it. Now I can't install it on Windows XP Professional SP2 I used other models that were recognized and installed automatically the same operating system (without the need to install a driver) Anyway, I searched …

I had a PC die on me recently, so I decided to harvest its parts in preparation to build its successor. I currently have a hard drive with an OS, a video card, a networking card, and a monitor. I really don't want to buy a "ready-to-use" pc and replace …

THis Isn't Like all the other screen issues i've seen here. I Have a Toshiba Laptop. It's a Toshiba Satellite P25-S5262. It Was Working Properly a Few months Ago, But within the last month, its gotten to the point, of not being useable... Anymore. When I boot it on, it …

hey, I realize there are plenty of threads with same problem (read them all) but i figure that getting advice for my specific situation would be better. I recently made some upgrades to my computer and after fitting up all the parts I attempted to power up. However I get …

Ok, currently I do not have this problem but I would like to know how to solve it should(when) it happens. I realize recovering data is a specialized field in some cases but for a small job....is it possible to clone a HD that is not responding using any available …

I was asked by my father to have a look at his computer for him. The computer keeps crashing on boot up and needs re-starting 9 or 10 times before it will stay on. At first I thought it might be a resources problem but he has plenty of disc …

Are there any cases with dust filters that work well, im tired of the nasty crud that builds up in my case. my cooling needs are very modest, i just want a case that years from now will have almost no dust inside (or no dust at all!).

I change the size of my game screen and since it when i start up my computer it says no signal. Ive restarted it and gone into safe mode. My computer screen is connected to tv, ps3 so really everything u need a screen for. If u know what to …

Many people have thought, especially when they experience a catastrophic data loss that a hard disk drive failure can’t happen to something that hasn’t last for 15 years or so. They believe that hard disk drives are impossible to break down, thus the physical hard drive crash problem is not …

I am trying to fix a friend's computer and problems abound. About 7 weeks ago a friend's computer wouldn't start anymore, i found out the graphics card was dead and replaced it, their machine was also running really slow so i reformatted the hard drive and put on a fresh …

DRIVER NEEDED: Seagate ST980811AS (Windows XP Professional) [IDE] hi. i need some advice here. currently using notebook and cant format it because cant detect Hardisk. thanks

i hav problem woth my inspiron 1150 Laptop make dell. it is not detecting the Hard disk. showing primary Hard disk 0 not found. how ever hard is working fine and i dont see any thing wrong with the PC.pl solve my problem

I attempted to do a restore on my Gateway laptop from the restore DVD. The disk would keep stopping and a screen telling me to choice either F2 or F10 would come up. Nothing would happen after hitting either of these keys. Know when I try to start the disc …

Ok, let me set up the background: My computer kind of died. Right now, though, I'm trying to fix up my bro's PC. We do use our PC's for gaming, but were never the types to buy high end machines. Basically, I rebuilt his machine to near-identical stats as my …

Ok, here's the deal: I think I know what to do but am not sure. I deleted a hardrive completely using fdsk. I didn't make a boot disk. I have a windows disk that I want to install on the drive. I know the drive is good. I recieve a …

Hello, Emachine totally dead, no fan, no lights no anything. I figured it must be the PSU. Mthr Brd, or front panel switch. I installed a new PSU and it made no difference. What should I check next? I took the old PS to Best Buy and they confirmed it …

OK, lets start with the basics. Sony Vaio PCG-FRV35 CD-ROM NO Floppy Initially I recieved a hard drive error and that a crash/failure was iminent. I ordered the same Hitachi hard drive that it came with, brand new. (Amazon) I physically installed the new hard drive, entered the BIOS setup, …

Hi, I'm trying to fix my housemate's laptop, it's a HP Pavillion dv4000. I turn it on, the screen with <f2> enter setup <f10> change boot order It then goes to the windows xp loading screen with the blue scrolling bar for an abnormally long time... maybe 2 minutes. Then …

I'm working on an E Machines (not mine, I wouldn't own one), that I think has a hard drive issue. The drive is readable, but the MBR and boot sector are either bad or corrupt. What I want to know is, is there any way to pull the info in …

I have recently built up my first PC however when I switch on the power there is no signal going through to the monitor and there is no beep everthing else switches on ie the fans, hdd etc could this be as the motherboard has an 8pin power socket for …

Current Dell moniter works fine, but E Machine flat monitor screen is blank. It has power, at least the on/off button lights. Does the E machine require a specific video card? Any help?

Hi, thank you in advance for your help I have just bought a new 512 MB RAM stick for. The manufacturer is Kingston, model is KTM0055/512. This is PC133 SDRAM. My motherboard is a Asus CUV4X. It has 3 RAM slots. Each RAM slot can contain 512 MB max RAM. …

i bought a post test card on ebay...typical impulse buy thing....but i do have a dead computer to test it on...i was curious if anyone has actually used 1...i found nothing on google...i was really most curious...can they damage my computer? GREAT site guys....thanks for the input! BTW it was …

I have a Packard Bell easy note which I bought in June 2004. It has a cd burner/writer which is also a dvd player but not a dvd burner. Idon't useit that often only to burn music and back up pictures. It has been working fine up until yesterday when …

I recently purchased a used 17" ViewSonic flat panel monitor. I've been swamped with different ideas on how best to keep it clean, everything from alcohol-free premoistened wipes to using a soft, damp cloth. There are some smudges on the monitor, possibly fingerprints, since a friend had used it for …

I thought this would be a very basic install but it's turning out to be a little more involved than I imagined. Here are the specs of install. I used Acronis True Image to make a bootable rescue disk, and then I also backed up my whole laptop's hard drive …

I'm sure a lot of people have come across this problem, and I can't seem to find a way to fix it. A while ago, I reformatted my laptop, everything on it works great, but I cant seem to get the internet working. The other computers I have at home …

i have a gateway lcd monitor the power light comes on but as far as a picture all you can see is a very very very dim menu screen or something you cant really make out what it is. any help would be appreciated. thank you

hello, i have a 2gb wharfedale mp3 player which connects to pc through a usb. I can add music to it but some go into music and some go into video and photo folders (which show up but cannot play) How do i get them all to the same place? …

K, I want to get more RAM for my comp, i need DDR2 5300 sodimm, i think i'll go with a gig. The problem came when I was looking on the internet for a place to buy it. I found this, for $90 GB Micro 1GB DDR2 SODIMM PC5300 667MHz …

Heya I hear tell that you can "trip" an atx powersupply by shorting certain pins on the main connector. Can anyone help with this?? Regards Sam

My problem: Whenever I start my computer for first time ( after maybe around 1-3 hours) the monitor doesnt turn on. Then I have to disconnect the power cable and wait for few seconds and connect it. Then it starts. Whats going on with my monitor or is it graphic …