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I'm trying to copy a home DVD to my hard drive and I'm having a tough time. It's just a home movie so there aren't any copyright laws being infringed. When I open the DVD drive there's a file that reads VIDEO_TS. I've tried just hitting "copy" and that doesn't …

"Pentium 4 2.8ghz / 800mhz fsb / 512kb cache / windows xp / 4 memory slots that can be single or dual channel up to 4gb of pc3200 memory. I Have the following: 1gb and 512mb PC3200 memory sticks, also 256kb and 128kb PC2100 memory sticks. 1st Question: Should I …

I am hoping someone out there can help. I have a Dell dimension 4700 a couple of months ago I turned it on and it wouldn't fire up it just beeped a few times. I called a local repair shop and they said it sounded like the video card had …

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I installed another gig to my hp pavilion a1340n but computer does not see it I flip flopped them around started each stick only in each slot. each slot is working and each stick of ram works but when i go to a memory upgrade site and scan the computer …

one day i came home from work and my monitor's screen was black and the computer was still on, so i restarted it, nothing still a black screen, so i tried restarting it again nothing, so i opened it and flashed the bios, and it started, that allowed me to …

Can anyone give me help with this PC is working fine but boots 2 or 3 times on start up

hi.... i am having problems with my computer , in the game nfs carbon after the splash screen it crashes ,does that mean i need a newer video card or a newer pc and all my requirements are full good than the minimum except the video card :'(

Grateful for any help and apologies if this newbie has not found a relevant existing thread, despite having hunted for one! Symptoms CD drive worked fine when installing broadband some months ago. Unaware of likely software interference subsequently. Only major instal has been Norton. I have XP SP2, a Dan …

Ok I just built a new computer. I have done this many a time before but for some reason I am getting lots of problems with this one. I have a: Windows 98 Gigabyte motherboard- with the KT400-GA-7VAXP a GeForce 4 4200TI-XFX with 128mb ram 512 pc2700 ddr ram-Premium a …

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Ok i turned my PC on earlier an it wouldnt start up. I tried a restart and instead of helping it got worse. Now whenever the power cable is connected the fans and green power LED will come on. I try to hold down the power switch but it does …

I have a US bought Dell Inspiron 6000. My power cord just went out on me and all my business specs are on this laptop. I have a presentation next week and not enough batt power to complete the presentation. Will a European Dell Inspiron power cord work on my …

Hello i bought laptop from some1.There was something wrong with CMOS battery so he removed it.Now i need to install new battery.I tried searching for battery on eBay but i didnot find any for my laptop.My laptop is Acer TravelMate 4011WLCI. My question is will it work if i put …

i have bought my own pc in 2004 november n hd never problem in it but i observe that whenever i use to turn on my pc it takes 5-10 seconds n then the power led gets on n then some movement is observed in pc like cpu fans starts …

hi got a prob my computer was running all ok yesterday . but today on startup its saying no signal to the monitor . i have tryed a spare grafic card that i had lying around . still no luck . the fan on the grafic card runs ok . …

I have now gone through 4 motherboards. Something about my rackmount case is cooking them! Help!! When I assemble the bare bones systems outside the case, everything is peachy. It boots up, shuts down, posts, I can fiddle with the BIOS, etc. As soon as I sick it in the …

I can not get my laptop to read my floppy drive

I normally leave my computer on, but one day I came home and noticed it was off. I went to turn it back on and nothing happens at all. No sounds, no nothing. The power light in the back off the desktop is on though. So I have zero idea …

Ok this is the problem,daughter calls me at work to say the comp just keeps rebooting over and over, Its and Asus 8avdeluxe with amd 3500 proc 1 gig of ddr ram So first thing i do is look to see if its a heat issue,nope clean out dustballs from …

I have a trojan(s) in my machine, antispyware differ on which one it is, but I can tell after running SpyBot, AdAware and Avast constantly for two years on my machine that something was up with a pseudo webpage popping up every 2 secs saying my machine has been affected …

Hi, few weeks ago, I tried to start up my laptop but it didn't want to boot. I was having the leds indicating battery and power blinking for few seconds but then nothing was happening. Then, I brought it to a computer service shop where they didn't find anything, but …

I have a PC that randomly will not boot into Windows XP. The screen displays the message: reboot and select proper boot device. Installed boot devices are: SATA hard drive, and IDE dvd drive. The SATA is the chosen first boot device. Any feedback appreciated.

My HP Pavillion Notebook loads normally until the welcome screen, just before it would normally display the list of users. It makes the start-up sound and then freezes on that blue screen that says "Welcome". It just started doing this all of a sudden. I didn't make any major changes …

When I turn on my dell inspiron laptop, it goes all the way to the "windows" screen and seems to stop loading and just stays on that screen. The only way I am able to use my laptop is on "safe mode"...Please help me!!! Aija

Hey guys, Alright im trying to build a gaming computer and I want to get all the parts ordered by Tuesday. I havent had luck with other sites on helping me setup a decent system, so im trying here. I have a sense of what I want, but im not …

My computer will get a blue screen at start up and say I have hardware/software problems or errors and most of the time will not restart and go back to normal! My cousin and I pulled the ram out and flipped into different banks i am using 2 1gb ram …

14 inch monitor was replaced with a new 17 inch monitor. Now the computer must be booted twice to get the monitor to turn on. Everything else works ok. Computer is a 450 mh running Windows98 with 64 meg ram. I don't think it is the power management program because …

Hi, can anybody tell how come a standalone laptop is giving this error. [B]PXE-561[/B] I tried Googling just to end up without finding even a single result. PXE alone yields many results but nowhere 561 is mentioned. what i it some kind of error number I suppose. For more information …

Is there a special way to create a new programs folder in my d drive? or do i just open it up and file new folder and name it?

Greetings, friends. I'm trying to get my new build to work. After getting it to POST and show up in the BIOS, I popped in my WINXP disc to get the OS installed. After I get the blue set up screen for WINXP to set up, I hit ENTER to …

If this is not an appropriate place to ask--can anyone direct me? Trying to find out why two customers' computers, one in Japan one in Malaysia, display our fixed screens with characters bleeding off to right and bottom. Text screens display OK. No display problems on hundreds of other computers …

hey folks....dont know why that my cpu is working and monitor is not.....is it because of the display card or with the ram??

My little niece dropped my sister's laptop which just our luck is out of warranty. Now I am getting the dreaded PXE errors and the Bios said none for HDD. This is a Toshiba A215 model. I opened the HDD slot and removed and re-inserted the drive firmly. I then …

Hi all I have only had my Dell PC for 1 week and yet it keeps crashing all the time. Its very frustrating and in fact im typing this as fast as my fingers will let me in case it happens any second!! It crashes to a blue screen which …

Hi all. I need help on a problem. I sent my Pavilion notebook off to HP to get a hinge replaced, but I removed my hard drive before I shipped it. The Pavilion is back now, and I've reinstalled my hard drive, but when I try to boot up I …

[COLOR="red"][COLOR="red"]Hello guys & girls......... My first time here -- Ive spent a lot of time looking round and whilst there is a lot of faults the same as mine - ie, non starting pc's... I cant find one that fits exactly -- so, Mine is as I say, a TIME …

if memory can cause damage of the motherboard?

Hi again, long time since I posted something here. :) Problem: My Acer Aspire 1801WSMi is dead. No boot, no post, no fans, no lights. The powerbrick seems to be fine (19Volts). No strange smell (burnt components) or something like that. Can somebody help me to find a startingpoint for …

My motherboard stopped working on my dell & I have lots of important pictures on my Hard drive so I got a USB thingy to make it an external hard drive. I have no problems with the computer recognizing the drive or accessing parts of what is on it. But …

Hi All Can some one give me some advise on building my new PC dont know which way to go have always gone AMD in the Past but having read some articles Itel Core 2 Duo has Gone to the Front ? Any Suggestions would be welcome Thanks.

Please take a moment to mourn the loss of my faithful CPU, who died this morning in a blaze of heat :'( [URL="http://hornet.demon.nl/tmp/DSC_6915.jpg"]http://hornet.demon.nl/tmp/DSC_6915.jpg[/URL]

I have a few locked laptop Harddrives all of them are good but they just have a password . Ive tried using ATAPWD wich is the only program i found that deals with HDD password but it dosent unlock them with out having the password it self. It has nothing …

I really need some help...I'm using a Pioneer keyboard with Winxp pro and whenever I try to type @ I end up typing ". Somehow the keyboard commands are not working properly but only for some specific keys...this didn't happen untill I reinstalled winxp..let me say again,If I want to …

[COLOR="Red"][/COLOR]i'm totally not computer literate i'm just trying to find some help! My cd burner for some reason can't or won't read the cd's i'm trying to burn. Both the cd and dvd's play, but i cannot for some reason burn an audio cd. When i put the blank cd …

I have an IBM "Desk Star" 20g hardrive. It died. My tech has looked at it and the verdict is that the problem lay in the actual casing of the drive. His system (or mine)does not recognise it. He tells me that it is a fault within the hardware itself. …

I have an external usb drive. I am not sure what file format it was and I was forced to use it for a boot up drive. I had stored about 80 gigs out of a 120 gig drive. I went to set a partition it said there were 45 …

I decided to replace my motherboard in my old vaio pcg k45 but after taking out every screw it still wont open,,,,,,,,,,,any help would be great. Thank you

Okay, I'm doing a reformat/clean install of XP Home on a Dell Inspiron 8100, service tag 6NZV111. This unit has the internal Actiontec 82559-based Ethernet Adapter and Modem Combo (MP100IM) that plugs into the Mini-PCI slot, and has two small multipin connectors to connect to the RJ-11 and RJ-45 jacks. …

Hi, Just bought a Western digital 10,000 rpm sata Hard drive that I'd like to use for boot. Motherboard has 6 ata ports + an IDE. Have an old IDE HDD as master w/ an IDE cd-rom. When I plug in the sata hard drive it isn't recognised by computer …