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Hi, I've developed a family browser that blocks adult content, it's been developed for Windows and works on PC's, laptops etc that have Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Now I was wondering about getting it onto mobile devices but it's an unknow area for me, so can anyone help with …

A bit of a weird problem here... I recently purchased an ioGear digital KVM (GCS1644) that supports a dual monitor setup (I'm currently running two 23" monitors - an older Samsung and a new LG). I got my first PC up and running without a problem, but the second one …

toshiba P850-1006x vs dell XPS 15Z which is better? toshiba P850-1006x: http://pc.toshiba-asia.com/sg/note [...] llite/P850 dell XPS 15Z : http://www.dell.com/my/p/xps-15z/pd

hey, i have a problem that my laptop keeps shutting down constantly and it never gives me a warning. its so annoying!!! please help me!! i always keep my laptop charged and my laptop is a TOSHIBA SATELITE L650.

Hi all I need any tool which can write protect all externl storage devices in corporate network of more than 200 computers. thanks in advance

my pc is turning on bt the monitor is blank, th funs in the CPU are working.. When i turn it on it starts beeping rapidly after 3second. Am nt a compute genious so i hv no idea wat going on. Do u thnk my motherboard is dead?

Hi, i have been issued a new computer by my work, its a dell latitude xt3 and has a "Dell Wireless™ 5550 Single-mode HSPA Mini Card with A-GPS" installed. im just wondering could this be used to track my movments at work? How could i tell if the company i …

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How FPS effect gaming? What is healthy FPS for playing game? Is the slowness of the game is due to low FPS? How can i check FPS of the game that i am playing?

I installed a new hard drive on a Sony Vaio Laptop Model PCG K25 with plans on loading the original Windows XP software using Sony's recovery/reinstallation CD. (The disk is a DVD, not a CD) After installing the hard drive and inserting the CD, I powered up and entered the …

my laptop Keyboard i enter 'o' but show '6'. 'o' 'm' 'p' 'K' 'l' 'u' are same problem.how can solve it.please help me

Hi everyone, Does anybody know how to reset the CMOS chip on a Sony Vaio VGN-T1XP? I've tried to download the user manual from Sony's website but I can't do it on a works PC and my Vaio was my only other web access, and I'm not even certain it …

Hi , I have an G5 tower which is a replacement for an identical elderly machine, Duel 2GHZ PPC.I cloned the old HD (running Tiger) to one of the replacement G5's. On the other HD I installed Leopard. Everything works great apart from internet connection when booted from the Tiger …

Has anyone here ever used a SATA hard disk in an IDE environment using a SATA to IDE converter? The converter is just a small card with an IDE connector on one side and a SATA connector en the other. If you have did you notice any big improvements? I'm …

PLEASE HELP ME! My brother owns a HP Pavilion dv7 (s/n 3CE90635L3) lap top. Yesterday I borrowed it (without asking) and used and HDMI cable to connect it to my tv to watch some videos... I connected the pc to the tv and changed it so that instead of having …

when i turn my computer on the power button flashes red and turns itself off please help my daughter needs computer for school work i asked pc world on phone they said sounds like motherboard and expensive job i cant afford to pay alot

I recently bought new pc parts, namely a z77 pro4 motherboard, 2 sticks of 4gb g skills ram and an I5 processor. when installed for the first time, i thought i had set to boot from usb so i could reinstall windows from my usb stick. this didnt happen and …

I recently started my computer and noticed that it wasn't recognizing a stick of RAM, so I took it apart, and took out a stick of RAM in an attempt to find out which one wasn't working. When I turned it back on I got this screen about the Memory …

motherboard -mic left in -ground -mic right in -gpio -right line in -jack sense -key -left line in -jack sense front audio connectors -mic in -mic bias -r out -l out -gnd -r in -l in please help me match up the pins to the connectors. thank you, ajr2012

Hi friends, I am using My Nokia e5 for last two from date it was launched Now, I think of buying an android phone Can anyone suggest me a mobile ranging from 10,000 - 15,000 I can increase my budget to buy Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Which ones are good …

So here is the problem im having. I checked my email one night before going to bed then shut it down for the night and didnt turn it back on until the next day, it was off for about 10 hours. When i turned it back on the next day …

I tried to start my laptop this morning but it comes on and keeps rebooting without opening up. I can hear the fans going but it wont boot properly just keeps rebooting constantly

hi all, I have an old dell 1200 that doesn't seem to be wworking properly. I had a look inside but my knowledge of hardware is basic, so at glance everything seems ok down there. I am not sure whether the problem is with the motherboard or whatever. Basically at …

my pc turns on but there is no image on the screen I have tried almost every thing I can think of to fix it I have switched the grapghics card I have made sure the monitor works I have replaced the psu the motherboard and cpu the ram I …

screen has been going black and move the screen some comes back done this for a while but now all black hook it two my tv and use it as the screen laptop still runs great could it be the ribbon

Working with an ASUS K42F Notebook. Have a need to boot to a Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk. I find no apparent boot path to a USB drive. I do see the UEFI feature which is supposed to be the successor to BIOS. Perhaps there is a solution within this feature. …

I have a external HD (500 gb) it has a lot of my data.Some virus/error might have creeped in it as now when I plug in the port it asks to format the drive that will make me lose all the data.Is there an alternative to format or a solution …

Hello, My Asus K52JC needs a new battery,such as: http://www.accukorting.nl/asus-k52jc.html .I checked with Asus - live chat -- and they tell me they don't make the computer any more and don't have any batteries for it and don't know if they ever will. They gave me a number to call …

I have an iOmega Home storage 1Tb model 31803000, which contains some info I would like to recover. Had it working on XP using a router (Sitecom 300N), but it stopped working normally, went visible/invisilbe and when visible stopped during data transfer. Now I am on Windows7/x64 Home, but still …

hey i hav the most common problem my pc is not showing anything, actully as i know the processor heats as the processing start dats y d the fan is used bt my processor dont heat even without fan , fans get start bt for chekin it i keep it …

I dropped my laptop while it was running and it just smashed on floor. Laptop is working except the laptop lcd screen.It is lighted and shows bunch of colors time to time. I had problems with screen in previous months.But I do not bother it.The problem was that there were …

I am haveing trouble installing Mint OS onto a computer that previosly ran on Windows XP. i cannot get a version of mint that is not blocked. I keep getting pxe-e61: media test failure check cable error. all the cabels are good. how do I get the xp hard drive …

Hi Experts I have been experience this problem recently. I have got a USB printer when I connect it through a new 5 m USB (non brand name, and not faulty) cable it didn't work but when I connect the same printer via 1.5 m it works. I tried the …

Specs: i5 2500k gtx 570 8GB Ram 64GB SSD Internet: DL- 50mb UL- 3mb hey guys. I don't know why my machine is acting like this, when I know its more than capable. I get lag when I play games, i don't constantly get lag but I will tell you …

I have a Dell Vostro 200 Slimline that I want to put another hard drive in. I have a harddrive out of a Dell Dimension E521 that I want to put in their, however, I don't want to lose my data on it. Currently the BIOS is set to RAID, …

My laptop had XP on it, but a french version. I installed Vista over the top of it, but cant get it to work. It installed correctly, then rebooted. Its now stuck on the black screen with the green bars going back and forth, and it just sits there. So …

Hey everyone. I've been having trouble booting up my desktop computer. It was restarting randomly a few days earlier, but I thought it was just because it was overheating. I put an additional fan next to my computer, and the crashes seemed to stop. However, this stopped working and now …

I just went and bought a Creative Recon3D soundcard and I cannot get it to see the Front Panel microphone. Just says its unplugged. FP output is fine - when plugged in it mutes rear speakers and plays out headphones. As far as I can tell, the Recon has the …

OK, I've just finished setting up my dual boot system - WinXP Home Edition and Ubuntu Linux 5.10. I've installed all the upgraded drivers and BIOS needed for my system. (A Dell Dimension 8400) So I've just logged on to Windows and hear that familiar start-up sound, and think "Well, …

Hello, my problem is very strange. Since few weeks couple of my pen drives don't work on any of my USB Ports. Mouse and Keyboard is working, strange thing is that when I plug my IPhone via USB cable it can be read like normal, but pen drives don't (they …

I recently installed a 2nd HDD in my optical drive space using an optibay imitator. Basically, there is a PATA to SATA converter so that I have an HDD instead of a disk drive. It is a late 2006 MacBook white. Everything worked great except for one minor glitch. When …

hi everyone i have a dead laptop which is not working its motherboard is dead, but its screen is prefectly working. i have a desktop but dont have a spare monitor. what i want to do is to detach my laptop screen from laptop and use it as a monitor …

After disassembling my Presario 2100 to resolder the DC jack, the computer no longer recognizes the touchpad, and the LEDs for 'on/standby' and 'battery charging' no longer work. Strangely, the LED for hard-drive activity does work. The touchpad ribbon cable is connected. I am 99.999% it is seated all the …

From the LoL forums it says: "The following are the minimum and recommended system requirements for running League of Legends on a PC: Minimum System Requirements: 2 GHz processor 1 GB RAM (Windows Vista and 7 users will want 2 GB of RAM or more) 2 GB available hard disk …

Intel LGA1155 DDR3 1600 ATX BOXDH77KC Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B Intel i7-3370 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 BX80637I73770 GeForce GTX 550 Ti Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA …

Have an SATA adaptor to allow an SATA drive to be used in a machine intended for an IDE drive. There is a power connector that is connected to a counterpart power connector from the system board. I need a power cable to go directly to the SATA drive. Images …

hello dear friends which states of process isn't in multiprogramming systems ? states of process : " ready to run" to "running" or "running" to "ready to run" or "running" to "waiting (blocked)" or "waiting" to "ready to run" . i need a complete answer with clear reason please

Help my screen is only turning white under a certain user account on my laptop. If I log on to another user Im fine. So it cant be the connections... :( I have rebooted several times. Went to task mgr under another user to see whats running and nothing.....its a …

Hey guys, I just bought a new setup: Intel i7 3770K Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H MSI GTX 660 TFZ 8GB corsair vengeance I've connected them all correctly... there mobo has a panel for debugging, and it says: "97" which means:"Console Output devices connect (ex. Monitor is lighted)" i tried to remove the …

I have an acer aspire 5710 laptop that ive had for nearly 5 years now. Yesterday though, i tried turning it on and the fan suddenly stopped working after a few seconds. The laptop itself dies two to three seconds later after the fan stopped. I tried turning it on …