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My computer, Compaq Presario, keeps shutting part way off like it does when you put in standby but then it won't wake up. I had the same problem about about a week and a half ago and it wouldn't stay on long enough to boot up. I finally took the …

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Hello everyone, I am using a LG mobile.The model is K220.I want to start internet browsing through my mobile. But there is no internet connection. How can I start it? Please help! Thanks.

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I'll keep this one short, My girlfriend is on her second laptop were as i'm still on my first. She has an ASUS (i'm not sure of the model) and she's always leaving it on the floor next to the bed and falling asleep with it on her knee so …

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Hi everyone! I'm having trouble on my hp laptop. The system won't post, instead i get a blank screen and CAPS LOCK + NUM LOCK leds blinking twice, then pause, then blinking twice repeatedly. According to hp support website this indicates : BIOS CORRUPTION [URL="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=d&cc=dk&docname=c01443366"]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=d&cc=dk&docname=c01443366[/URL] So i tried to clear …

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Hi all, I had some bad sectors on my Dell Inspiron 9400 which uses a Samsung 100GB HDD. I purchased a WD 250GB HDD and used the cloning program EZ Gig IV to transfer my data from one to the other. It worked but it has made the 250GB drive …

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Hi I’m having trouble with two new memory modules I have bought, system is as follows. Laptop: Acer Travelmate 4150 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 Processor: Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.60 GHz Chipset: Intel® 915GM/915PM Express chipset Memory: 512 MB DDR2 400 PC2-3200 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB …

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Hello. I am creating this topic here because I have found a fresh and very relative discussion here with many useful suggestions. Here is that thread [url]http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/pc-hardware/motherboards-cpus-and-ram/threads/375746[/url] In that case, there was a problem with motherboard. I would like to discover what mine is. [B]The problem:[/B] A desktop computer shuts …

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I bought a Wacom Bamboo Pen Graphic Tablet. The software which came with the tablet is way below my needs/expectations. I found some sample prgrams from Wacom that require Microsoft Dev Studio C++, which I do not have. But I DO have Delphi Pascal 2007. Does anyone know of any …

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I know DEC VAX has a single instruction that is used for loading ans storing all programs that are visible registers/ to memory, but the thing i dont understand is there really a reason to have an instruction pair for it? what are some pros and cons for it?

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I am looking at getting into all this Kinect technology and bringing my ideas to life. I have combed the web for connecting Kinect, yet it seems that they speak of Kinect having a USB and mine doesn't. I got mine in a bundle, it has the 'orange tipped cable' …

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:( Hey Guys, I need help. I have a Nvidia 7200GS/7300SE. I just reinstalled windows. Installed the card. Installed a game called Kungfu panda. However, when i start the game the error message is that the card's hardware acceleration is not enabled. I don't know what to do. Help!!!!!! P.S. …

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Hello everybody, I need your help choosing between these 2 PCs : --------HP G6-1250/1/2/3 Intel Core i5-2430M 6GB Ram 640GB HDD DVDRW 15.6" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD6470M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/Windows 7 Premium 64-bit --------HP G7-1350 Intel Core i5-2450M 6GB Ram 750GB HDD DVDRW 17.3" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD7450M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/ Windows …

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Hey, I have been doing research on Endianness. I know that little Endian means that the least significant byte of any multibyte data field is stored at the lowest memory address, which is also the address of the larger field. And Big Endian means that the most significant byte of …

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My 10 yr old Emachines T1100 will not print. The usb link to the printer is ok as I can scan from the Epson cx5200, but not print to it. Message after print attempt says drivers not installed. When I click to install, message says print spooler missing. mcAfee virus …

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I'm using P5GC-MX 1333 Asus motherboard. The place where i purchased it, they told me highest capacity of RAM can be used is 3 GB. Now i want to upgrade the RAM and bit fear to buy a new 2 GB RAM (Current i have 2GB RAM). Is it true …

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Short story, I use to use a 1TB drive and need to upgrade since I have many more files on 3 separate 500GB drives. So I decided to buy a 2TB to replace that drive and put the 1TB in a separate lower power pc just for downloading / seeds. …

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Hello, Recently i bought enclosure for my hard drive mobile samsung,Before i use this as my internal hard drive for my laptop but because for the circumstances my hard drive crash and then i tried to reformat and install a new copies of windows 7 but suddently it will not …

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Hey I just replaced a motherboard in a dell gx620. put all the components in and it fires up but I cannot log in. it responds to Cnt Alt DEL to accesss the login ( and will recognise cap lock on etc) but when I try to type a password …

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I bought a NEW SONY USB flash device from a trusted store. I plugged it in. Then, it need to be formatted before use. I was formatting the USB, and it goes smoothly. But at the end, it sas "windows is unable to complete format" or something like that. What …

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I have a vista 64 bit, and I have a usb mouse plugged into it. After like 5-10 seconds the mouse just starts moving down. I have to unplug and replug the mouse, and then it stops. I did not change anything, but my 15 month old cousin was button …

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ASUS Mb, 3 gigs of RAM, 1.9 AMD processor with WindowsXP Pro. Well the machine was operating just fine and I was working on it. All of a sudden it shutdown and turned off. So, I turned it back on, it did the first DOS screen and then went into …

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we are to distribute portable software (which is free). along with that we are giving away a unique file which we don't want people to copy, but on the other hand, they can paste anything they want in USB. easy solution is to bind that file to exe file. so, …

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I have been using a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop for almost 4 years now. I purchased it to use in college and now that I am almost done my four year degree, I am wondering if it is time to move on and buy a new one. I know the …

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Alright so all of the computers in my house are all Laptops. Well the issue is when my main laptop is with me at work no one else can print with out unpluggin the USB cable from the back of my docking station. So its kind of a pain. Now …

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I got an ubuntu cd time ago and it said it was a bootable CD so I tried it out. It ended up installing in my machine somehow and I tried to search for my pictures and other files with no result. I took the hard drive out and put …

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Hi, my mom has a Dell Dimension 4550 that has been running fairly smooth for several years. Recently she tried to install some new DDR ram in to the mobo, and VERY incorrectly seated it. She asked me to look at it (after the fact) cause her computer would power …

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I recently found a solution, or answer to a problem... My GF Inspiron 6000, had an HD crash(bad blocks) I ghosted the system up to an external HD then down to the new HD. After doing so the comp started past POST to a screen that read [url]www.dell.com[/url] at the …

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Hi all, Is there any chance to shut down a pc automatically only because of loose connection of processor fan ?. -vinod

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Is there a way to keep the computer from going to sleep mode so I can technically use it as a desktop? I mean, having the laptop hooked to an external keyboard and monitor but with out the computer going to sleep mode when I bring the laptop's screen down. …

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I own an i Omega 1TB Ext.HDD...the problem lies in the fact I can neither copy to or from my Ext. Hard Drive...virus scans were in-effective... almost 95% of the file gets copied and when the time remaining is 5 seconds, copying stops..copy window halts as it is... Plzzzz help!!!!!!!!

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Hi, I just want to ask some help,I already bought new HDD mobile seagate 320GB 5400rpm, when i unpacked now the plastic of my newly bought hdd seagate,...i saw my hdd mobile their is a black rubber on it,form like the hdd shape,and i was so confuse because my old …

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One USB port is not working in my PC? Can any one say how can I solve this problem. I actually dont know what is wrong with the port? Please reply.

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So my laptop is about 3 years old and getting due for replacement, its recenetly gone wonky too but i want to see if its worth taking in. So after starting up it seemed like a had a stuck key as my password field was just filled up. I shut …

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This may sound like a dumb question but I was wondering if my mouse and keyboard functions (and other built in functions like wireless) will be functional after I upgrade the hard drive without any data transfer from the old hard drive and then installing a new OS. Or would …

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Hello, I have been trying to burn a disc image with a few different programs (cyberlink power 2 go 7, ultra ISO, and magic ISO). The burning starts up fine, but then I get the same error right away: Disc burning failed: Logical block address out of range any ideas? …

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I have a Viewsonic LCD monitor lying unused for some time now. Today when I connected it, its showing a block of vertical lines which makes it almost impossible to use. Here's the pic: [url]http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3962/29122011338.jpg[/url] I used VGA cable to connect as I have no DVI cable. I use the …

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Hello, I can tether from my smartphone to my laptop via both hot spot and usb cable which is helpful when there is no other option, thought it is not not so fast. The thing is that I fix relatives' and friends' computers now and then, usually desktops with out …

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i want to know what difference between SDR ram and newly comes DDR ram technologies. which is the best?

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Hiya. Sorry this is my first time posting here so if it is in the wrong section plz understand I'm posting here because of a monitor problem (yes, it is DEFINITLY a monitor problem) I got a new pc bout 6days ago and everything worked fine then at random times …

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I am getting ready to install my ssd on my new build. I will need to install it in the sata 6Gb/s but am wondering which ones people usually use. Do you use the on controlled by the Z68 or the Marvell chip? What is preferred? Thanks.

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I have a friend's Toshiba Tecra M2. When it tries to boot it shows the errors: IDE #0 Error PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. Insert system disk in drive. Press any key when ready.... The hard drive wasn't recognized in the BIOS, so I …

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I purchased a new graphics card to replace my old 32mb Geforce 2 MX which was working just fine for an oldie. I bought a 128mb Geforce FX 5200 I installed it, and it works ok with certain games like EA Games Alice, But when I try to play Sims …

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I have a 1TB External drive full of movies and pictures from my mac and i need a way to see all of those files on a pc so i can watch a movie with my girlfriend

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hi does anybody know if there is such a gps chip small enough to put inside a laptop that can be tracked later on with a software if stolen? I had two new laptops & both has been stolen so im searching for a solution that i can track my …

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Hi there, I have a dell xps 17 (L702X) with 4gb RAM (2 sticks of 2gb each) and I want to add an extra 8GB (another 2 sticks of 4gb each) so to get to 12GB. Now, the laptop allegedly has 4 slots and at the moment only 2 are …

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I have a problem with a Sony Vaio all in one desktop model number PCG-252L. Whenever I boot it up it briefly flashes the Sony logo for a second then quickly turns to black as if I turned the monitor off. The strange thing is that when I actually press …

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Hello, I'm having an issue with my desktop. It's a custom build and has been running perfectly for a couple of years. Last week whilst playing a game the machine died... Completely. As it died I smelled a brief but strong burning smell. After this the machine would not boot …

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