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Has anyone used or worked with a [I]Logicube OmniClone 5u[/I] before? I have been asked to use one to clone one hard drive onto 5 drives. Anyone have any input?

Hey guys, sorry for this stupid question. I want to take out one of my CD drives (Liteon CD-RW) as i just got a new one, and put it in one of my older computers. The trouble is that after unpowering and unscrewing it, it just wont come out!!! it …

My IBM Thinkpad laptop is on a docking station with a monitor hooked up to it. If I remove the laptop from the station and go to another room to compute and then shut off the laptop, and then go back to the room later where the docking station is …

hi Can i change my preferred CD playing device to my rewriter? When i switch the drives in CD Player is says it's playing the CD but I've got no sound. I've also tried swithching my default setting in multi media. Also in the advanced setting of my volume controls …

Okay. I have an old hard drive that needs restoring which needs to put into my computer as a slave drive, restored and then switched to master. Am i right in thinking that all i need to do is chuck the toggle on my my primary drive from cs to …

I am building my first computer, and it won't boot up. I have tried using 2 diferent power supplys, and tested my Power switch. When i plug everything in and press the power button, nothing happens, i have made sure that I have everything plugged in correctly to the best …

I hope you don't mind rookie posts, but that is what I am. I want to add a 200 gig Maxtor HDD to 2 existing 30 gig Maxtor HDDs. I am running XP Home SP 2 ( Atapi.sys version 5.1.2600.2180 ). I have an Asus a7v133 MB w/ 2 ide …

I am using a Toshiba Satellia M40-JM3. I've had this problem for a while, even took it into Future Shop and the gorons there claimed they fixed it after holding onto it for 10 days when they did nothing at all. The laptop is only a month old and the …

Hi everyone, I woke up this morning, had a cup of coffee, and turned on my computer so I could check my e-mail and read some news sites. Suddenly, my computer starts reporting at me with all kinds of system beeps, and I see that my startup is complaining that …

My D drive won't show a CD or open even though I know that there there. It just stoped working one day. Should I just Reformat the computer or try something to get it to work.

Hi, my name is Ivi and I'm new here and have a lot of questions... I have to tell you I know nothing about computers :cry: so please, be nice to me !!! My question is probably dumb and I'm not even sure if this is the right forum to …

My thinkpad t40 freezes randomly, at the most within a few minutes of starting. Sometimes I see a slight screen flicker before it freezes. Sometimes it will freeze right at the beginning, before even the IBM firmware screen shows up. Any help would be appreciated.

ok i am going to buy a tv tuner card but i would like to know more about pci cards befor i do. 1) if you have a PCI card in a computer on a network, can another computer on the network also watch tv through that card? 2) can …

Im having simular problems... firstly my PC would not boot through POST and i wouldnt get that now beloved beep, it was a problem with the processor and managed to fix it by either disconnecting it from motherboard or just lifting up the clasps then putting them down again. however …

Hi all: I've been looking at these Jump Drives for awhile now. Has anyone have one of these and do they work as stated? [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1234978&sku=l61-3578&CMP=ILC-FOT01[/url] Dougie

This all started when my emachine T1840 wouldn't shut down. The fan just kept running even though nothing showed on the monitor. I tried the C Alt DEL and it didn't work and then even holding the start button until it shuts off. I finally had to pull the plug. …

[B]hey[/B] i have a 203966-001 board and got the bios from hp as my new cpu had a microcode error i put the bios onto a cd and placed the file onto my desktop it started to install and then it will ask for a floppy in drive A but …

SNMP heating up - new unique problem...!!! Hey wonderful people here, A new problem....??????? and faced for first time.... PROBLEM: Presently desktop having SNMP of 220 Volts (most probably) but the entire machine gets very heated too soon. The engineer saw and said that change SNMP to 350 Volts. My …

when my computer goes to stand by it doesn't come up with my mouse signals ,and not even with the keybords keys till i push the windows start button,and then my computer restarts .and i get this massege: computer restarted after an unexpected shutdown. microsoft windows detected a possible device …

Hello......I have a 2 week old Dell Dimension w/ Win XP. It's great. Although it is relatively quiet, I notice tonight that the fan is louder. I keep the computer on all the time. Because the humidity has shot up in the last 2 days, and the room was very …

Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me out please. I am trying to replace a faulty DVD/CD-RW drive in a Toshiba Satellite A-10. The original drive is a SD-R2412. I am trying to replace it with a TS-L462 by Toshiba/Samsung. The drive fits fine and light flashes when …

Hi everyone! I've got the KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR with 0xC000000E code (STATUS_NO_SUCH_DEVICE) sometime, after using the Win XP for hours or for not so long. The error message is sometimes STACK, not DATA, and at the bottom of the sreen there is a filename, like ftdisk.sys, atapi.sys, etc. Before the blue screen …

At my local Goodwill charity thrift store I picked up an Hewlett Packard DAT (Digital Audio Tape) drive for 10 bucks. I've powered it up with a tape and it seems to work fine, however, no software or interface to connect to my 2000 year and newer PCs that use …

just booting up the pc for the first time, loading up the windows disk but then says unable to find hard drive press enter to reboot. everything is connected up, but my only concern is that i think the disk is not spinning but i am unsure to tell. anyone …

Over the last couple of months I've had to replace my FDD, CD-ROM, and HDD. I had hoped that the new HDD would solve some problems I've had, but they're back, so I guess it's time to get rid of this old slot A mobo. What I'm thinking about using …

Hey guys. just got the BenQ Lightscribe DW1625 DVD writer and am having some problems with the installation! I poped it in a spare slot...and put in the power connection, and the CD-Rom cable dircetly from my old CD writer. I also have a DVD-Rom inside which i did not …

Hi, my daughter has a Dell Lattitude CPi, when she now tries to power up, the indicators flash 5 -1 - 2. According to Dell online, this means no usable memory. Is there any way to fix this? The unit is 2nd hand and I do not have the diagnostics …

hi. i have a Compaq Presario 700 (724EA) which is as dead as a doornail. Just stopped working. No power whatsoever. Anyone know any links or info how to troubleshoot the problem? I have all disassembly instructions but need to know where to start looking 4 the prob. Any help …

I have a fairly old HP Pavilion 5390 notebook running on windows ME. After using it as a back-up internet connection for a couple of years we decided to run a virus scan on it. We never had a virus protection program on it until a couple of weeks ago. …

Hi I'm trying to install a new video card I bought today. It is a GeForce MX4000 (64mb PCI). Whenever the card is in, my monitor does not detect it (the monitor acts as if the computer is off: the power button blinks). The processor does not make any noise …

My Compaq Presario is having a meltdown! It began with loud clacking noises, and moved to shutting down randomly and refusing to restart. It is also getting very hot (the fan may not be functioning, but I honestly don't know!). I would greatly appreciate any help I can get! Please …

i need help recently i transported a computer into a new xblade case and it is having some issues: it has a 866mhz socket 370 pentium 3 cpu and on the xblade thermometer it is reaching around 60 degrees then automatically turning off the pc---the fan and heatsink are fitted …

Please help me. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-FVR37 that is about a year and a half old. It has always worked great other than a less than impressive battery life that has gotten worse lately. Today it powered down without warning even though I was connected to the power …

well ... i bought new cpu and motherboard .... installed everything and stuff .. amd 64 +3200 asustek a8n sli premium ati radeon x800xt 2x 512mb ddr-sdram 2700 first time i press the button to start, nothing happens ... i try many times again but still same ... then i …

Booting up a new pc and it is my first so please bare with me. Motherboard and all fans start to spin, but i get no display on my tft monitor. The only output sockets on my card are 2 DVI sockets but my monitor has a VGA socket, so …

I went to Comp USA over the past weekend, they looked at my recent used Mitsubishi LCD 19" to determine what looks like a faint squiggly line in the lower center of the screen; about 1/4 inch wide, looking like a strand of hair being projected on a white screen …

Hi I'm kinda new here and love gettin' free advice on my computer endeavors. This is a great resource to have. This may be a stoopid [sic] question, but since my newest PC (4rth one)(yet to arrive, however) will be a Toshiba 2435 S255 laptop, I'm curious if I can …

Hello, I hope someone can help. I am planning to upgrade my PC, I currently have: P4 2.4 GHz 512MB RAM GeForce 4600 Ti I plan to get 1 gig of faster RAM (I can only go up to 333Mhz) I need help in choosing a new graphics card, my …

I'm using 2000 Pro and I'm trying to troubleshoot the floppy drive controller, and the drives troubleshooter is asking if I'm using a SCSI device, what the heck is it? :o

hey guys i might be buying a new dvd drive for my computer. it is a lg dvd burner but i need to know that if it burns cd-r aswell as dvd-r. also if i burn music on dvd-r disc how will i be able to play them?PLZ HELP

Recently i had a problem with my computer not starting up. I checked the power supply in another computer and that was fine. Instead of trying to fix it i decided to upgrade the motherboard, cpu and memory. I've recently put it together and i've checked the connections many times. …

Hi Guys, We are currently running a Compaq DL360 G2 with data on a Compaq Disk Array connected to the server using a Smart Array 5300. We now have the DL360 G3 version and I was wondering if I could swap the Smart Array into the new server without loosing …

[B]recently i built a cheap web hosting company [url]http://computer-gods.com/[/url][/B] i have a huge server as i have many clients due to my $6.95 domain offer i need more hdd's and alogether the servers will accept around 50.000 more gigs (all of them will) what are the best hdd's to use

I just recently bought a brand new Asus Motherboard w/ P4 3.0 Ghz cpu and 1g kingston ram. It seems to not be functioning... When i put it all together this is what I see happening: Green Mobo light is on Fan is spinning HD, CD Rom drive is on …

I was running Windows XP Pro when I signed up for the trial edition of Windows XP 64-bit Pro at microsoft.com. I downloaded the ISO and booted up the PC with that. I proceeded to install my RAID/SATA disk drivers on installation before formatting. After I installed those drivers I …

Hi There, I am having trouble with an install of a DVD-r drive on a computer that I recently purchased. When I install the device, Windows (XP) refuses to start up. I get to the page where it starts to load, but then nothing happens after that. I have tried …

i have a pc that the floppy does not respond and the green lite stays on. I am trying to upgrade computer. Is this a bad drive?, not connected properly?, (i do have a "conflict i/o port 2f8, at startup)(i was going to deal with that next). How do I …

My coming laptop is two years old, the 2435 series. It has modular drives and can even allow swaps while on which is neat. Anyway, Since mine sounds like it will need one (used for parts I'm told) it was initially a DVD CD burner, however, I like having the …

Hello all, I'm trying to track the source of a number of problems that have started occuring: Computer won't shut down, restarts instead. Sometimes restarting approx 5min. after booting. A: drive will only allow 2 or three files to be saved from ANY program and then locks up. Gives virtual …

hi every one its sems i have the same prob i hope to find the answer her because i serf the all net but no one can tell me what should i do this is bref for my prob"((... i was updating my bios forD850mvintel from winXP . i install …