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Hi, I have an odd problem...well an annoying problem. My internal hard drive is read only which is O.K. unless you need to write to it or say boot it. So what happened? I really don't know, I sent my computer to get some maintenance done on it because it …

Is the CMOS battery on a Toshiba Tecra S1 readily accessible from the bottom of the machine ? I've taken apart many desktops but taking apart a laptop is new to me. I'm guessing it's about the size of a quarter but don't know if I have to completely remove …

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-B3VP laptop, the problem I seem to have encountered is "T" is automatically seems to be entered entered into what ever is displayed. I.E. word excel etc automatically but the "T" key on the laptop does not seem to be functioning at all. I have …

I have a hp pavilion dv2225nr that gets power but no boot just solid leds. I have reseated the memory, tested the hard drive on another system, but still the solid leds. I disassembled the laptop and noticed that there was no thermal compound on the cpu. I applied some …

Hello, My hard drive is clinking all the time even when idle..Is there anything I could do to it? I am running Windows xp home ,1 gig memory,400 gig main harddrive. Thank you for your help. Ernie

I am trying to install XP on an old computer I'm putting back together. I have tried four different HDD, but none of them work. The only one that is in some way being detected displays a blank line at the "IDE Channel 1 Master" slot instead of displaying "None" …

Just want to know what the white socket in this picture is for! I think its a PCIe slot but im not sure, thanks!

I need the pinout of the HD15 connector on a Samsung SyncMaster 551v, Model Code: AQ15VSPN/XAX, 100-240V a.c. ~60/50Hz Max. 80W 1.2A, Chassis Code: PNL, Type No.: PN15VS, Color Display Unit, Mfg: April 2002, Assembled in Tijuana, Mexico. Your help will be highly appreciated, I found a pinout but it …

I'm putting an old computer back together, and every time I start it up it stalls at "Detecting IDE Devices". Motherboard: Abit KD7A RAM: 1024 MB PC2700U HD: Western Digital 160GB (Master), Maxtor 160GB (Slave) CPU: AMD Anthlon 1833MHz

Hey guys. I've had my custom PC for about 5 months now. Just today, when I got home from college, it won't turn on at all. I press the power button and nothing happens. My ASUS PVP67 PRO Motherboard has a little green light on it even when not plugged …

I've been cruising around looking for an answer to my problem, but no one who posted has the same problem I do, therefore I'm not sure if the process is the same. About 10 months ago, my laptop screen just up and went black. I could faintly see what i …

Hi everyone i need help with this assignment its due in two days. List information relating to these: EDO-RAM, FPM-RAM, SD-RAM and RIMM-RAM. The information relating to these types of RAM must include: 1.the amount of pins on the chip 2.The data transfer rate (Measured in MBps not Mhz) 3.Interesting …

If I would go with an i7 2600K what motherboard are people recommending? Thanks.

I am looking at at Dell Optiplex GX150 that I was told would just randomly shut off while in use. When I started to look at it I was able to get it to boot and get to Windows desktop. I shut down the machine to look at the internal …

Hi folks, I'm planning to purchase a laptop which fulfill my requirements. My laptop use will be for programming(C/C++/embedded/graphics/system) and multimedia(songs, movies etc) and Also I need a machine at my hometown(I goes to my hometown frequently, on alternate weekends) Currently, I've a desktop with following specifications.. Procesor: Intel Core …

im a 14 years old... and i have a problem on my laptop,,, this is the problem.. few months ago.. my laptop.. just hanged and turned off.. and when i restart it.. it can start but it will hang on startup.. when i live it for a couple of weeks …

HDD isn't being found or recognized, any ideas?

Just out of the blue I have no sound from my computer. Going to Control Panel and selecting sound and audio devices I get an error message that say's I'm missing a mmdriver file. I'm not sure why this happened but does anyone know how I can restore it. Thanks!!

Hi there, I got a problem with my external hard disk. I formatted it in an ubuntu os then suddenly windows 7 doesn't recognize it any more.. Is there any possible solution to my problem??

hi all i am looking to buy new external HDD of 500GB or 1TB So anybody in india have idea in mumbai netwok so please let me know the price i am not able to search on net becouse almost whole day i spend into office and external WebSites Are …

[COLOR=#000000]I have a Seagate 80gb Hard Drive that is a IDE. I just bought a new DELL Dimension E310. It has a 80gb SATA 2 Hard Drive. The mother board does not have anyplace where I can connect my older IDE Hard Drive . Is there anyway that the older …

Was hoping would be as simple as plugging it in and then setting as a slave on the BIOS... seems I was a little too optimistic. I have a new hard drive in on a clean install of Windows 7. I would like to add my old hard drive, transfer …

Hi guys, I'm working with graphics and internet security, so... in what way can I achieve graphic card's best performance? If you have any other suggestion about making my PC a beast, go ahead :=) Thanks. Specifications: Intel Core i7-965 Geforce 9800 GTX+ GA-EX58 UD4 9 GB RAM

I use windows XP.The configaration of my processor is 2 GB RAM,Intel core 2 due , 2.40 GHz. But in c Drive it shows 24.4 GM capacity.The RAM is 2 GB , then how the capacity is 24.4 GB?

I've searched all over the web unsuccessfully for an answer to this question so I thought I would try here. The problem seems common but I've found no solution. I recently purchased this motherboard (ASUS M2NC51-AR) used with hopes of building up a decent small form factor PC cheaply. Originally …

I recently found that my hard drive has bad sectors in the neighborhood of 5000 per day. ordinarily I would consider this to be a bad hard drive. Except that this hard drive is a 6 month old Western Digital 250 gb hard drive, that replaced a one year old …

Hi, I have an ASUS A8V-Deluxe motherboard, and recently during some of my bittorrent downloads, it will disconnect me from the internet(I know because google talk would disconnect, and msn would freeze, and i couldn't goto any websites.) but windows does not thing that there's anything wrong with the internet. …

i was just wondering what are some of the best android applications.i have a huawei ideos and im new to android.

Hi, I have been searching google looking to find a driver for this gamepad but because of the companies name 'welcom' googles search engine brings up websites saying 'welcome' . Just wondering if you guys knew where I could get the drivers from ! The most information I can give …

Hello everybody, Today i assembled my first computer. I followed an online tutorial and followed the manuals provided with the parts. However, when i finished and plugged it in, it didn't turn on. There was no beep, or even any sign that the computer was on. Can anybody help me …

I need a new video card to replace my aging GeForce 8600... Im thinking about the Radeon 5450, but whats the power requirement on this? The machine is a Pentium 4 3.6ghz, stock 305w CPU. Runs the old card fine, but just wanted to know if a new card would …

what is rma? Over the last few days I've experienced blue horizontal lines (1 pixel high) slashing across my screen at random heights of the screen. what are they? are they bad? should i bring it back to get fixed. i have had the computer almost a year n i …

We've been experiencing this problem at the office for a while, on three different machines so far. CPUs are all Fujitsu Siemens with Windows XP installed, monitors are either Diunamai or Dell. The problem can occur at different times on each machine: when you start the CPU, right after you've …

I have an Acer 244TXV laptop(18 Months old). 5 keys have stopped working. When I plugged a full size keyboard in the same keys would not work. Any suggestions on how I might fix this problem.

I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 with Windows 7 What is Bios? Does it need to be updated?

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Hello, Every year, I use my System Recovery CD's to clean my computer off. A few days ago, I put in my first disk and shut down my computer. My computer would not read the disk. I restarted it again and selected F2 when the Sony screen showed up. I …

I disassembled an entire PC, motherboard,RAM,Hard Drive, etc, all taken out but the processor. I used an air compressor to take the dust off. After I was sure it was off, I used an electronic contact cleaner while holding the motherboard in a vertical position, spraying on it and waiting …

Hello My friends computer is giving him some trouble so he asked me to take a look at it. I recently got rid of a virus a month or so back, but now it's messing up again. I turn on the computer, then it just shuts down! It goes to …

hi I have a dell t7400. during boot it says "your battery is either charging, bad or missing, and you have VDs configured for write-back mode. Because the batteryis not currently usable, these VDs wil actually run in write-through mode untilthe battery is fully charged or replaced if it is …

Just took my old desktop out of storage... Its from 05/06 ish... and 2gb of its RAM is faulty :( - Wont boot with it in. Any ideas why this is? The slots themselves don't seem to be faulty, just the sticks....

I have an old computer that I am trying to install Ubuntu to. It is 10 years old and my dad made it for my older brother. It used to reboot sometimes when I did certain tasks, for example when I was trying to play video game.. etc., but I …

Hello, I have a Dell Latitude D830. It is three years old. When I plug in the AC adapter (only on campus, which is very weird) I get the blue screen of death with the following error message: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL It's very odd that it only happens when I am on …

I put together a custom built PC this week and had it working and booting up with no problems. However when I switched on my PSU yesterday, the motherboard would not power up and there were no lights on it and no fans/drives were spinning. Trying to solve the problem …

My Compaq Presario laptop is 4-5 year old ( i know it may be too old). But last week when i turned it on, the screen just went black. I tried to to shut it down by pressing the power key and restart it again, but it stayed black. I …

Hello, I have compaq armada m700 laptop. I want to reset the password of bios(power-on). I know that with fix the jumper setting ,It can be done. But if anybuddy genious can tell me some diff. way to reset it. good solution will b appriciated.

I have recently assembled a computer out of old components, a Gigabyte 8SMMLP Motherboard with 1GB worth's SD-Ram, a 256MB Geforce FX5200 graphics card and Intel 2.6GHz CPU. Has got Windows XP Professional installed so I know everything were working well before I shut down and left the computer. When …

Hello everyone! My computer is like a ghost.. It's scary.. I created a password for my account(administrator)but then suddenly I removed it because I don't wanna type any password in order to start up my pc. So I restarted it and it's 100% not asking for password. [B]Here's the problem, …

After turning on I don't see the POST. The screen stays black and the only sound I hear is ventilator noise. The small display just near the main switch with dvd-rom symbol on it lights red. I've pull out the dvd-rom module, replaced the hard drive, battery module and memory …

Hi All, A lil help please, I have a bluetooth dongle & plugged in ok, I can send files to my phone (samsung d840) without any problems, but when I try to send a picture to the computer my phone cannot find the computer... In bluetooth devices/options I have checked …