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Please help. (NOVICE here...bear with me).... Installed SoundBlaster Video Card, (SB Audigy), some months ago. It has never worked. (Son's computer, recently had him bring it to me for help). Checked Audio Devices, (Device Manager) and found that Legacy Audio Drivers contain no information under "Properties." Searched further, (system devices) …

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (model L500 - 02H) that doesn't turn on when I press the power button. I bought a new battery, put it in the laptop, and let it charge for 24hrs (well theoretically at least - if the laptop is plugged into the wall through …

just got a new pc from ibuypower i have had it for about 15 days i turned it off a few hours ago and tryed to turn in back on jusat a few mins ago and my screen is not getting a signal. I first made sure my screen was …

Hey guys, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, Intel CPU, 4gb ram, 320gb hdd, Windows Vista, using McAfee antivirus... No issues or problems after months of use until yesterday. I was browsing some photos, and a few messages popped up from windows alerting me that certain functions had stopped …

Hi everyone. I have my recitation in one my subject in school. One of my topic is about flash drive. Why does Flash Drive Size is not exact? example. i have 1GB,and it should be 1024MB but the stated size in the properties is 982MB. I am confused how does …

HP laptop was working fine, it was left on for an hour this morning and then someone tried to change users and the screen went blank. Power button still has light as does the internet button so there is power.

i want to enlarge the images with no reducing clarity,,, and how to minimise the size(kb) of an image... also with quality.. pls help .. Nari

I just recently (well not really, it's been a while since it's been not working... -_-) built my own computer from parts off of newegg.com, I have an asus a8n5x motherboard, an amd 64 3200+, and an nvidia geforce 7600gt as my vidcard. Basically, when i turn it on, it …

Hello to all, this is my first time to post on Dani web, I have view it before and used many resources from here but now I need help and am reaching out. I have a IP device that controls various devices in the home, but I would like to …

I have the same exact system and had the same exact problem a year ago. I sent it for repairs as it was under warranty. They said they cleaned the system and upgraded the bios. Did not have the problem after it came back. Now the system shuts down only …

Hi friends ! I have a laptop model: Fujitsu Siemens (Amilo La1703). From last few days, it started giving problem of "Automatic turn off". Even screen used to flicker sometimes. I guessed it might be the problem of "Overheating". I decided to apply some thermal paste to CPU and clean …

Hello frndz... when I start my PC .......screen goes blank but PC is running...and no output on keyboard and mouse. I have no idea what is causing...can you guys help me? My PC config: Intel C2Q6600 Asus P5K Premium 2x2 DDR2 800MHz RAM Sapphire HD5850 Corsair 550VX PSU 1TB WD …

Never thought this will happen to me, but, guess what, IT DID!!! I have accidentally let my drive slip from my hands yesterday with almost a terrabyte size of data on there. Obviously after re-inserting the drive into my hard drive dock, all the funny noises started and my system …

Is there a way to turn off the hp2730 keyboard? I work for an IT Help Desk and have been rolling over customers to the new hp2730. I've gotten quite a few calls from people saying they can't ctrl+alt+del to log into the laptop and the only thing I can …

My old 17" CRT's monitor image was crisp and clear. I decide to upgrade to a 17" LDC monitor. I checked out a monitor in the store, liked the image it displayed and bought it. When I hooked it up to my computer at home, the image shown on the …

Hi everyone new to this, so please bear with me. Who programs the bios chips ?? What language do they use ?? Can anyone with the right knowledge write a program or does it have to come from the manufacturer ?? Thats a start, thanx in advance Zypher

My wife purchased the 32GB [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] iPad for my Father's Day gift. Fortunately, for me, you don't receive the iPad the day of purchase. Here's how it works: You buy the iPad, they send you an email when it arrives at the Apple Store, you have 24 hours to pick …

Apple has had something of an exciting couple of weeks, it has to be said. There was the announcement of the iPhone and the predictable if misplaced media frenzy that accompanied it. Misplaced because, let’s face it, do we really need another smartphone even if it can play music which, …

My Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista Home Premium, Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM) has started to just shut down right in the middle of using it. No BSOD, just a completely turned off machine. I think it is getting too hot as this happened a few months back at …

Hey everyone :) I recently purchased a Core2Quad Q9505. I had done a lot of research on whether it would be compatible with my current motherboard, I even phoned Acer, and everyone said that it would work. But, it doesn't! So I need to get a new motherboard, and I'm …

Hey Guys , I am using two different RAM( first 1 is 256 Mb and other is 1 Gb) in two different slots. Does it harm the system. Even now my system's motherboard is not working. The problem is everything starts but the monitor is not switching on. Pls help!

Lately I have been getting JRAID errors when using both of my DVD rom drives, an LG and a Plextor PX-870A. They will usually play normal audio CD's but sometimes when I rip from them I will get many errors. When I play a DVD movie I sometimes have to …

Hello, I have just bought a new NAS ([url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-RND2110-ReadyNAS-Duo-1000GB/dp/B0016KVW96[/url]) and set up two drives in it in RAID1. I connected the NAS via a gigabit connection but the transfer rate won't seem to budge over 30mb/s when reading and tends to get stuck at around 15mb/s when writing. The primary …

I want to adapt a newer .5Tb SATA 2.5" drive to my older HP laptop with Ultra ATA100 interface-- do-able? is there a super-compact adapter out there somewhere?

I'm having a problem with my monitor not being recognized by my computer, all that turns up is a "No Input Signal; Going To Power Save" error message. Earlier today, I had some technicians look at my computer because we were installing a new DSL/Cable connection. They had to manually …

Hi, I installed a SATA PCI card (VIA VT 6421A) with a Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500 GB hard drive, and need a little help figuring out how to make my PC boot from this drive. I installed the drivers from the RAID card drivers CD to floppy, and when installing …

When I on my phone , they ask me for the PUK code for Samsung M8800 Pixon. If you have the PUK code , please give it to me . This is important !

hi, my laptop shows black screen at start up!.. at first it was giving me sudden black screen while my computer was on. Now gives black screen at start up! please help

Like many members, I have problem with computer speed. Often it is very slow. I have installed just programs I use often. I fragmented it, optimized, scanned and check for viruses This is my configuration: [url]http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7206/gh65r67.png[/url] [url]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7053/12235hgjhtu7.png[/url] [url]http://posaop.freehostia.com/site/Report.htm[/url] What should I do?

Okay, so i have a problem I've never run into before. My gaming keyboard(and any other usb keyboard) doesn't work in the boot loader. It works in the bios, and it works fine after the OS takes over, but i can't choose which OS to go into unless I unplug …

Hi, i recently bought two brand new Nanya 256mb sticks of DIMM ram, but when i try and out the pair in together there is no signal to my screen, then i take out the second stick and the screen works again, i think i might have a problem with …

Hiya guys,I've been killing my eyes looking for answers online all damn day! Just installed a new Mobo M3A770DE along with AMD 2 X2 265 3.3, Kingston 2Gig ddr3 1333 (1600) clocked. I was all excited because although these parts are not extreme, they are far superior to what i …

I have a notebook Lenovo Z61m, OS window XP. I'm trying to disconnect the HP all in one printer 2355 series without success. A window appears reading Error 1606 "could not access network location 0. i'm buying a new printer and want to eliminate the previous one HP. Please help!

Hello all. I have accidently dropped my 500 GB Western Digital SATA hard drive when moving it to other computer. I used that hard drive as secondary hard drive. After reconnect the hard drive to my pc it's still look normal. I can access the file. But some files appears …

When I am running any program that uses the whole screen, vs. window screens, aprox every 2 minutes the game stops and the screen minimizes to the desk bar. It doesn't have to be high end games, even happons on web games such as Diner Dash, Command and Conquer, etc. …

A friend of mine brought me her Toshiba Satellite Laptop and im trying to get in to it but it wont let me boot safe or last good know config or normal.. nada. I have tired F1 to change boot option to CD to go in and boot directly from …

Hello All, This is my first time on here. I just started building a computer, I have an ASUS A7V600 motherboard and a Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", AGP video card, 80GB hard drive, 512mb ram, copper heat sink Ok that said, i had no problems initially, the computer started was …

Unfortunately need some help here with what probably is a simple problem. Recently my son turned off his desktop at the wall while it was running. Since then when we try to restart the computer it will not boot. The screen remains blank, the hard disk does not start, and …

I am attempting to fix a computer that was attacked by a nasty virus. I have recently zeroed the drive to wipe it clean. I am now trying a fresh reinstall of windows XP and the computer will not recognize my hard drive. It also will not recognize my second …

i have vista on my dell latitude D260. i wanted to 'upgrade' to ubuntu , so i downloaded and burnt the image onto a cd . when i try to boot via the cd nothing ever happens. in this lappie , when i go to bios tit asks me to …

Thanks in advance for any help... I have an HP DV2000 laptop, the screen likes to start flashing, scrambling and usually goes black. The laptop is still running, but the screen won't come back on. This also happens to the external monitor. I have tried reinstalling drivers, even different version …

Hello everyone! My friend had a strangest laptop problem ever. It started he was updating the avast anti virus that whole computer froze and he did not know that it because it is because that avast is updating and I have been using avast no problem. However; it was expired …

So after installing a 1 GB stick of RAM and taking the CR battery out and in my Dimension 4500 will not boot. I get three beeps and then nothing. No output to the monitor and no detection of the keyboard. I've checked and double checked that absolutely nothing was …

I have a Dell Dimesion 4550 and have intermittent problems with the start up. I get the Dell logo flash up then the pc beeps and a message saying 'the system memory has changed' pops up with other stuff on a black screen. The options are F1 to continue ot …

I am having trouble with an old machine. It's a hobby. I have an old Acer Aspire Desktop. It is running Windows 98 now. It has an onboard ATI Mach 64 video card. I installed an ATI Rage Pro 128 PCI graphic card in the first PCI slot. When I …

First let me say that the computer works fine when not trying to play anything game-related. It can sit here at my desktop for weeks and be completely fine. The second I try to play any video game it leads to trouble. Also, Please read the whole post before answering …

I have a hp a6750y that will not turn on. I've plugged it directly into the wall to bypass the surge protector. I already replaced the power switch on the tower (not the prob). The light on the back of the power supply remains steady when plugged in(not blinking). I …

Hello All, I'm wondering if someone may help me interpret the report that Windbg has generated? This box doesn't crash very often, but it seems to if I really drive the CPU. If I'm making a dvd file from an avi which I often do with DVD flick it nearly …

I have a customer that needs a Thin Client replaced. We have a spare, however the technology is so out dated I can't seem to find any of the information I need. this thing has been on the shelf for years. It seems to be in good working order. I …

I can't seem to find the information on the motherboard in this server. cRUus E139765. I need to know if it will support a RAID system or not and how to do the initial setup. I have 2 blank 500G drives installed. When I tried to boot and get into …