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so wel... i have this problem that when ever i'm installing or, opening a program, my pc restarts, dont know how come but its anoying, whenever i do something that needs a little bit more work for my pc, "a little" like watching a movie on youtube, or installing a …

Hey ive just got a new 80Gb IDE hitachi HDD. Now installing would be simple enough but, My primary HDD is a SATA HDD. I've read there should be no problem but i cant get my bios to pick up the new HDD. i've got a double IDE with DVD …

I have a samsung 40 Gb Hard disk. Freequently It is re-boot for a long time. For this data is lost and may be physically damage. HDD is dedect by mother board but Operating system can not be dedect. By segate disk manager I am able to dedect it. I …

I have a Dell E770s CRT monitor purchased in 2000 with my Dell Dimension XPS T500 system, all of which have run well until recently. A few weeks ago one of my kids said the display went unstable, and after she shut everything down and restarted the computer system, the …

Is there any way to make a game think my graphics card supports T and L (Texture and Lighting) even though it doesn't?

Hello new friends A somewhat long story, but I am loosing sleep over this one. I have this very weird problem after purchasing a second, identical sata drive. Mobo= MSI Neo FSR v2 / IDE = NEC DVD rewriter / Sata = 2 Samsungs 2504C, BIOS = latest AwardPhoenix. Everything …

My previous computer setup was: motherboard(P5NSLI), processor(Intel Core 2 2.4), video card(7950 GTX), 550 watt power supply, 2 CD drives, 1 floppy. I purchased a new case that came with a 1000 watt power supply, and also a zalman cpu fan. I transferred everything over to the new case. Swapped …

Hi I want to add one Baracuda HD and one Sony DVD RW in my computer which has already one Baracuda HD and Samsung DVD rom. How can I connect with the IDE 1 and IDE 2 and how should I arrange the jumper in all these IDEs Pl help …

I set a partition up for my pc to run linux. This made me lose 130gb form my hard drive. i removed the partition but still no luck. i checked the partition again, i tried to deletd the partiton with windows installed in it but was unable to. anyway of …

can anyone get this working. :mad: aol are giving out these new modems but ive yet to get it working. maybe im dong something wrong and if youve got it working please say so!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

Well, My friend have a laptop which monitor goes blank random times. I hooked it up to my monitor and it happened the same thing. However; when I take the memory out of the laptop and plug back in. It lasts long without screen going blank. I also set to …

cd rewirter recgnizes cds but does not burn cd's please help i need to burn cd's if it means opening up the cd rewriter i will:(

I recently put together a pc with an Intel DP35DM motherboard, Core Duo e6750 , 2 gb of 5300 ddr 2 PNY ram, gigabyte 8600 gt video card. It has worked for about a month, until it shut down while in use yesterday. It beeped a couple of times, then …

Printer: Brother HL-1440 Statement of the Problem: The printer was working beautifully, but it suddenly stopped feeding paper through. It receives data and warms up, but then it does not pick up the paper from the tray, nor will it grab paper from the manual feed slot. I really don't …

Hey guys. I received my new Alienware M9750 Notebook yesterday, and when I initially plugged it in, it would not turn on, and there was no LED lit (on the computer, adapter is fine) indicating the machine was plugged in. I called support, and they informed me to remove the …

Last night my computer was working fine, and I shut it down properly. The next morning I hit the power button and get no response. So after checking connections and all the simple stuff, I open the computer up. I removed the powersupply, and tested it by only pluggin it …

I had been having a problem for a while with my CPU overheating. Having built the computer maybe 3 years ago, I thought it might be due to have the thermal paste reapplied. So I got some thermal paste and thermal paste remover, reapplied to my CPU and heat sink. …

Hi Everybody! My son is usually here to fix all the problems. but he moved out. I need HELP FAST. The picture on my screen started going bad yesterday. So I found someone giving away a monitor and hooked it up, BUT that can't be the problem because it's still …

I bought a new SATA Hard Drive, and I want it to be secondary to my first hard drive. After I connected the device to my computer, how do I install it so I could see it in the "My Computer" folder? I'm also having problems setting it up on …

I have a Dell Dimension 4700, 3.0 ghz, upgraded 3GB RAM, new Nvidia 7600GT 256MB video card and a new 500W Power Supply. The problem is my fan is so loud, I can barely hear anything else. I have replaced the cpu fan 3 times now and the fan is …

Hi all I have a problem with my IBM A31 laptop that is driving me nuts. It is a pentium M 1.6, 512 ram, 30gig hdd, Windows XP Pro SP2. Everything is up to date, Bios, Windows XP, Drivers everything. It continually Locks up or freezes randomly. I have reinstalled …

computer just beeps and will not start up. HDD, all cdrom& everything getting pwr. replaced motherboard, tried new pwr sply, reinstalled amd duron 950 socket 462 cpu, was doing the same thing with old motherboard. thought it might be memory, removed 512m pc2100 from dimm socket, put in 256m sdram, …

Hello all. I am having a weird issue, that as always would happen to me. :) Anyhow here goes... I don't exactly know how the power/battery thing works, but for the last two months my laptop has had the battery in, and also plugged up to the wall. I guess …

I replaced the cmos battery a few days ago, and now the laptop won't boot. The power comes on, the USB ports get power (mouse lit up), fan starts, HD starts for a few secs, then stops, screen stays blank. There are no beeps. I have an averatec 6115. I …

basically i want o ad a second monitor to my pc. im going to stretch my window to the new monitor and setting this monitor as another pc, so i want to be able two play on my pc with out people dragging the mouse off my screen so they …

Hi there, i hope someone can help me. I have recently reinstalled Windows XP onto my computer and it works fine apart from i have no sound. If i try to get into the Volume Control, i get a message saying: "There are no active mixer devices available. To install …

I have a lap top that will not start correctly, I have windows 2000. I have tried reloading windows 2000 OS and it worked ok for half a day. I'm getting hard drive error, registry errors, partition errors, is there anyway to save this computer. I wondered if I should …

I'm new to this web so I would like to say hi to everyone! Okay so maybe the problem with my laptop is minimal but since I'm not much of an computer expert here goes- My Dell Inspiron is a old little (Okay...not little) laptop, it's over 6 years old …

Hi Does anybody know how to set up a machine to get 4 video outputs? I do not want a splitter because I am looking for 4 displays spanned or independent Thanks

So, the mobo I currently have is the ABIT KN9 SLI AM2 NFORCE 570. I tried to boot up this morning and it would freeze at the Abit screen. I then took out the battery and put it back in for a CMOS reset. I could get to the following …

Hi; I was wondering if anyone knows what the +12 and +5 volt measurements should be under no load and also under load? One would think that under no load ( nothing connected ) the voltages should be slightly higher than 12 volts or 5 volts. Thanks; Dougie

So, the right alternate button, right arrow key, fullstop/greater than, and right-clicky button on my keyboard have failed me. I am currently using ctrl-v to paste fullstops, and stinks. So, I took out the fullstop and right arrow keys (they are the more crucial ones) and cleaned them and even …

Hi everyone, I have just reformated my computer. Win xp pro. I can't use the scroll on either mouse, usb or standard port mouse only on the internet. They scroll fine in my work and text documents, but when I use the scroll on the internet, weather it is ebay …

Hey.. I'm hoping someone here has some insight... First, I have about a 3 year old Alienware desktop. Windows XP Home Edition, P4 3.x Ghz processor with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (256MB) video card. I can get more specifics on specs if it will help, but here is my …

Got a machine socket 775 it powers on, but no video or peripheral power (usb optical mouse light doesn't go on) I changed the ram, changed the power supply, disconnected everything but the essentials. Friend reported it froze up a few times, then just reboot it.. now it does the …

First off I am new here so what's up!? My mp3 player came without instructions and I am confused. I have all my music on the computer but I do not know how to get it to the mp3 player. It is a rca m5001 and it is 1gb. Please …

Hey! here's a strange case for you ;) In the summer my computer started to act strange - beginning with a bad install of Vista (crap). Went back to XP and then the comp wouldent start up - I opend the case side and then suddently it worked. - This …

help me please! somehow i found that there is a password in the bios and i did never put that password and nobody touched my laptop. so i found a program to reset the password and after the reset it said that something ni the bios changed and asked if …

Could someone help me,after $400 and 2 techs later I still have the same problem.In simple terms(which is all I know)monitor always left on like I was told and I turn on the hardrive in the morning and only sometimes will it come on,I have to turn it off at …

I have come into possession of a thinkpad t40 that was stuck away in a storage area of my nephews apartment. it seems to have been there longer than any of the roommates so no one knows anythin about it. Since I have the proper power supply for one of …

Since I last shut down my Mac, the tracking on my mighty mouse has been all crazy. I try to point in one place, and the then the arrow shoots across the screen. Sometimes, it seems to work better than other times. Sometimes it is particularly madening - the pointer …

G'Day all. I've been doing a fair bit of googling, asking friends and reading old posts in this forum. If you'd be so kind I could use a little help :) [B]Problem:[/B] Newly upgraded self-assembled Desktop won't POST and simply loops in a 5 second cycle of cutting power then …

i bought a dell machine and anytime i leave it on for an hour or so this amber light come on and the machine cannot boot unless i leave it for overnight. how can i over come this problem.

[B]I have a Sony Vaio PGC-K33 and I CAN'T GET IT TO WORK[/B] OK, I am an Mac person :cool: , but I have a Vaio PGC-k33 model, two years old. Was my daughter's. She buggered it up somehow so I am trying to fix. When you turn it on, …

I have a emachine amd pros. ati 9600 graphics card 512 ram. my computer turns on but monitor says *no signal* tried plugging monitor in both ports, monitor is good using it right now to post this... took the card ou and plugged it back in, took the ram out …

I recently installed a new graphics card (128 mb radeon 9800 pro) and in the process, I moved my network card because it was sort of in the way. Upon rebooting after everything was in, I noticed the light on the back on my wirless card was on, so it …

Hey.. my monitor is to dark to use for playing.. do anyone have a program that can brighten up my screen? any ideas are welcome..

my computer will not complete the boot process. Blank screen

Hello, I am building a new computer and I can not get it started. I have built other PCs before but have not encountered this problem before. I put all the parts together and when I try to boot up I see the option to enter the BIOS, a few …

Ok, So i just recently upgraded my computer's motherboard, cpu and ram a week ago. From the get go there was problems. Firstly, sometimes my monitor wouldn't recognize that the computer was plugged into it, and was sending out data, so it just said no inputs. This would happen multiple …