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Hi everyone, newbie here - hope I'm in the right place. My boss's Toshiba notebook (1955-S806) shut down while he was working and now it keeps rebooting. It gets as far as the Windows XP logo and then restarts. I tried rebooting in safe mode - same problem. Shutting down …

Can someone help me with this problem? I have a Gateway Solo 9150 that would not power on. After reading some posts I discovered that it was a bad dc jack that was keeping it from starting. I recently soldered on a new dc jack and the laptop does power …

I just picked up a new P5SD2-X mobo, and Pentium D 830 for my ATX box which has a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, and CDRW on it. If I drop in the install disk for any version of Linux, it boots, but then cannot find the installer. Has anyone else had this …

Good day, I am new to this discussion board and not an expert so please excuse anything that I might say that sounds stupid. I purchased a computer about three years ago. It was a "custom built" Proteva from Staples. It is an office supply store here in Canada. Everything …

Hello, When I try to boot up I get an error message of PXE-E08. Does anyone know what this means and what causes it? I am running a CPCI-745 Intel processor board from Motorola. Thanks!

I am currently trying to repair a PC for a school computer lab. This Dell Optiplex will not recognize any hard drives or boot from any CD's. The only device on the boot sequence list is the floppy drive, it is acting as though it does not recognize anything else. …

OK--here is my problem. I turn on the computer and it begins to boot. At random points (I have rebooted/restarted many times) the mouse and keyboard turn off and the computer stops booting. It happens when the initial startup is happening, halfway through a windows load screen, or after the …

hmm like the title states i can only boot in safe mode otherwise it goes into a loop crashing after the apple icon it gives the "please reboot hold the start button for a few seconds message " what is up I've tried booting fromthe system disk and running disk …

I have a small form factor Dell Optiplex GX260, 2.53 GHZ, 1 gig RAM. I recently installed a Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 card in the only available PCI slot. That slot happens to be really close to the power box. After 10 minutes or so of playing a very low …

Hi all, Thank for reading and will appreciate any help. I have been reading and searching for the answer for hours. About a year ago I built my computer..no bells or whistles. Just a simple gigabyte MB with an AMD Athlon cpu. About six months ago I needed to restart, …

I am going to be buying a new machine and the hard drive will be SATA. I want to transfer my storage drive from my previous machine which is IDE. (I want to run a SATA and IDE together, the SATA being the operating system drive). Would somebody be able …

I removed my graphics card to make way for a new network card in the PCI slot alongside the AGP slot. When I replaced the graphics card, I found there was no picture to the monitor, so I presumed I'd broken the graphics card. I tried a new graphics card …

This is no machine to shed a tear over, cover looks more like a toilet seat, though the one I got my hands on has built in WIFI, and an Athlon processor, Power problem, won't turn on. Night's endeavors involved taking the thing apart (re service manual on HP.com), and …

Is there a way to adjust cpu frequency on the motherboard to get a processor to boot?

My computer cut out one day (all the lights, etc were still on, but no activity) I replaced the power supply, but now it starts up for about 5 seconds and then shuts off. . .any ideas? I've checked all the connections, nothing seems to be 'fried', so any input …

Hi I built a basic PC for a family friend, really basic. He just fetched it me to say, he'd switched it on as normal but the system didn't switch on......... I Have looked at it, changed the case and the PSU, but I still can't get it to switch …

i have a problem with my sound i keep getting a hissing noise when no music is playing and the volume is up but when i turn it down it goes away

I have a Gateway solo 5150 laptop, the keyboard just stopped working today and I can't find a way to fix it. I tried plugging in a full sized keyboard from my desk top, and it worked fine. I was wondering if I have to replace the keyboard that is …

Hi all, Unfortunately, recently my laptop had water spilled on it by some guests who were visiting my house, and now the motherboard is of course fried. In the between time of now and getting a new laptop I need access to all the old files on the laptop's hard …

ok heres the problem: i was updating my favourite program counter strike 1.6 and installing x-fire onto my new cleaned machine. i loaded up counter strike and it froze and crashed (sometimes this happens) but when i rebooted my machine it wouldnt load wondows :confused: it came up with an …

I am having trouble setting up my new hard drives. I have a Dell Dimension 4600 with BIOS version A10. I installed the two new drives and restarted my computer. Now all I get is a message saying Primary Drive 0 not found. I tried to enter setup but it …

Hi, just joined and hopefully someone here can help me out with something that is probably simple but i have not managed to solve it yet:sad: I have a Sony Vaio which has 20gb of hard drive. 10 gb on Vaio C and 10 on Vaio D Now C is …

on my external harddrive, someone told me to defragment it.. and so, i did. however, when i got on my computer the next day.. i cant seem to get into my external harddrive. it's telling me to format it. is there any other way[I] besides[/I] formatting? cuz i dont want …

I have just bought a second hand VAIO VGN-FS215Z , reinstalled windows, but i cant find the drivers anywhere!!!! :( There is no serial number on the bottom so i cant access the european site to get my drivers? Can anyone please suggest an alternative place to download ALL drivers …

70% of the time my PC's fine and works normal, but sometimes it won't turn on and I have to keep unpluggin and trying again - it usually gets going again when I lay the tower on its side, motherboard nearest the floor if that makes a difference. Its worked …

:?: some one please help me! Ive just bought a new motherboard[MSI k8n NEO4-F] and i also purchased Amd AThlon 64 3000+ CPU and Also albatron GeForce 6600 w/ 256 mb ram. I also purchased a new 400 watt PS that had to have 24 pin connector in order to …

Hi everyone, This is my 2nd post. I really need some advice with my PC which is driving me insane. The problem is that after coming out of a stand-by, everything is normal for a few minutes, then the monitor turns off. Sometimes, the HD light stays on, sometimes not, …

Can someone please help. Recently after my brother has been using the computer and entering BIOS settings, my computer will not boot correctly. The power on light is green and everything seems on, but nothing will come up on the screen. I think, possibly that my brother has changed the …

After my lappy automatically downloaded updates the other day, It now wont start at all. Recieve black screen with 5 options, 3 safe mode options, last known good config, and start windows normally. None of which lead anywhere. Cant even enter in safe mode to roll back drivers. No recovery …

I'm using my TV as a display (44in rear projection) 1024x768, with a computer I just built. I am looking for a problem. No video card yet, using on board VGA. When I right click to add something to WMPlayer the screen goes blank for a sec then comes back. …

i'm having trouble with windows recognising my 200Gb h/d right now i have to h/d...40Gb and 200Gb windows on the 40Gb and when i partition the 200Gb...only 130Gb due to some limit windows put in is there some way to get rid of the limit?? thanks in advance

Hello all, Now i have seen a couple of posts regarding this issue but i was hoping somone would be able to help me on this ... what seems to be the problem on my case is that i have replaced the power plug on the motherboard. i removed the …

Forgive me if this isn't the right place to post this, but I saw troubleshooting so figured it was heh... Anyways.. to start off with, I'm not a computer person.. at all so if anyone can help me, then EASY instructions/answers would be most appreciated :cheesy: So here goes, I …

Yeah my comp aint got an AGP port, and it has a really crappy chipset that dont support vertex or pixel shaders the chipset is the Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV. I really need ta figure out how i can get an AGP slot into this comp, i got a wicked ATI card …

Hi, I'm a student who likes to tinker with my computer. I'm at a different location that has DSL on a desktop computer. I'd like to use it on my laptop. Would an LAN card do this? How do I go about installing it or whatever I need to do? …

Hey everyone, this is my first post, so I wanted to say high. I have a problem, my computer I just built will not boot now. I had it up and running, then I got new monitor and I got that all set up and everything was fine. I then …

I play Dark Ages of Camelot. The minimum requirement for the expansion I play is 64M onboard Video RAM with 512 Motherboard RAM and a 1.6G or higher...I have a 2.167GHz processor, with 1G RAM, and a Radeon 9250 with 256onboard RAM. My computer handles the game without a singer …

Hello everyone! Maybe someone can help - I have a Dell Imspiron 9300 - good machine except it has NO PCMCIA slot - company has given me a Sierra Wireless AirCard 555D (with Verizon service) - I have 6 USB 2.0 slots but no PCMCIA slot - am looking for …

my pc has been act werid lately it will shut it self off or freeze i go to reboot it and the only thing that turns on are the fans ive checked for a loose connection but none are found i run windows xp pro with service pack 2 intel …

I need help. Don't know a whole lot about computers. My computer will not recognize an external usb hard drive. It was formatted and recognized in another computer right away when it was pluged in. However in my computer it does not show in Disk Management or in my computer. …

Hello, I had a question regarding the fan over my processor chip. About five, six months ago, my computer kept spontaneously restarting and freezing. Took it into the repair shop and they replaced the processor fan. It's froze up twice in the past two weeks and I'm thinking it's because …

I have just upgraded my motherboard, and am not able to view my SATA drive anymore. As i said in the title it's recognized in the disk manager, and also in the device manager. I would like to make it accessable again without reformatting as i have some files on …

hi, can anyone help me, i'm here on behalf of a friend who is having major problems. when she starts up all she gets is a black screen with loads of writing flashing on it, it flashes so fast its unreadable except one word...bios. what do we do to get …

i have this question which some had asked before...but i'm still confuse i bought a new H/D and want to connect it to the PC so i get 2 H/D... so i have an old IBM 40 GB H/D a new Western Digital ATA100 200GB so now i have them …

Hi everyone, I have a problem with my Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000. It has stopped showing any image. It worked fine when I connected it to an external monitor. I'm at a loss as to where the problem lies. Can anyone tell me procedures on how I can test it. …

Currently my system is as follows: Pentium 4 Processor 530 3.0GHz ATI Radeon X300SE 128MB PCI-Express Twinmos 2x512MB PC3200 DDR400 CL2.5 Seagate 80GB SATA HDD 8MB cache 7,200rpm 300W PSU Windows XP Home SP2 I'm thinking of adding another 1GB(2x512) of RAM, bringing it to a total of 2GB(4x512). Will …

Hi, I have recently purchased a S-video cable so that i can watch videos from my laptop on my TV. My laptop (Samsung V25) has a S-Video socket on the side and my television also has a S-Video socket. What I have tried is to plug the cable into each …

my computer has 128MB PC2100 RAM and i just recently bought a 256MB PC2100 RAM(i know it's kinda old, but it's much better than having none;) )..i'm not that sure if my computer would detect both of them, based on what i've heard that your RAM must come from the …

Hi all.Great site you have going here,so would appreciate if I can get solution to this problem. I just got a new case for my motherboard and cpu,but when i switch it on starts with just the system and cpu fans going and no post or the screen doesnt come …

So I've been getting a problem with my computer lately, and it starts with the thing restarting itself and [I]maybe[/I] it'll post. but lately its just gotten worse and worse. whenever it does post, it usually tells me " System now in Safe Mode, Please resetting the CPU Frequency" (exact …