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Hi people, I need experts to answer this one as I have tried just about everything to resolve this problem, maybe someone can help. I'll explain what I have done to date. I built this computer a year ago using online info which I later found was erroneous. I have …

My laptop overheated and shut down. Since then it does not stay on more than a few seconds sometimes it gets all the way to window's login. I opened it and replaced the heat sink and fan that had failed. Still no luck. I added some thermal paste on top …

my dell dimension c521 is restarting itself all the time.I turn on the computer and see the screen - start windows normaly,I scrool down to the comand and I hit the enter key,it does its thing then I see the windows ep logo for about 30 seconds then it starts …

Mother board intel 55TC Ram Two 2gb DDR3 i5 760 intel processor Windows xp shows only 2 gb memory Widows 7 shows 4gb ram but only 2 gb usable Any body to clarify on this please ??

hi i was wondering how to make my computer run two screens so when im in games i can look behind me aswell as infront and wen on desktop scrol my mouse all the way across so here the spec: i was told i need 2 buy a nother duall …

I left the notebook on for a few hours and came home to find out that it wont power up completely anymore. I've tried unplugging the AC adapter and pressing the power button. When I do that it still only powers up for 5 seconds then cuts off. I sent …

I guess I have a few questions. I've built a few computers before but the one I am working on now has me scratching my head. So hopefully someone knowledgeable can help me. First off, for the life of me I cannot figure out what bios manufacturer (phoenix, AMI, etc) …

I have bought 1GB DDR(PC3200) of RAM for my PC. Previously I have 512MB DDR(2100) of RAM. Currently I installed both RAM on my PC and it’s showing 1.5GB of RAM but my PC reduce my total RAM bus speed to 512MB(Old on PC2100). I want to ask that which …

I have a year and a half old Sony Vaio notebook that just developed a problem. It boots up normally but then when you click on any app, the timer spins and spins and the program never comes up. Control-alt-delete doesn't work at that point; the hard drive LED doesn't …

Hello. This is my first post here and from what I have seen, this is the best site when in need of PC help. I have 2 PC's that are not working and I cant figure out why. The first one is a PC I have had for a while …

[QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] I have a Toshiba Satelite Pro A200. These days whenever i put it on, there is this beeping sound that stays on for a couple of minuets after which a page appears asking me to select boot option after which everything works normally. What could be the problem and …

My six month old NV52 laptop Gateway computer will not start. The front light for power lights up blue but the machine will not turn on when the on switch pressed. Totally dead. I've tried unplugging, removing the battery, pressing the on switch for 15 seconds and trying to restart …

Hi everyone, I'm probally not computer savy enough or know a lot about the workings of computers to be on this website, but I cannot find anything online that seems to be able to help me, We have Windows 7 and have been using 2 monitors for quite a while. …

Hey guys, i really need some help with a really frustrating problem im having, my pc has been sat in the corner of my spare room for about 2 years, then last week, i thought id rebuild it, so i went out and bought a new motherboard, processor, ram , …

when i set up xp 2 my pc it shows a msg that "cannot find hard disk" wat shuld i do??

Hi, I'm planning to assemble a new pc, and I have chosen all the parts that i need, the only thing is I can't be sure if these parts are all ok and are likely to work with each other. Processor: Intel i5 760 2.8GHz Socket 1156 8MB L3 Cache …

Ive just recently bought the Nividia FX5500 128mb my PC spec is 2200+ AMD Athlon 512DDR 2100 300w PSU Asrock k78XE I had a Geforce FX5200 128mb. I took that one out and replaced it with the FX5500. I booted up the PC loaded k installed drivers and then that …

Is my HP Pavilion dv5 Entertainment PC compatible with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire? Sorry.. Title Wouldn't Fit In The Title Box.. hi, had my laptop a couple of years.. its been through good and bad.. and i'm looking to give it a little something to help it keep …

I have TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-T633A ATA device as DVD/CD-RW drive in my new laptop which runs on Vista 32bit. For a week or so, whenever I insert CD/DVD into the F drive (being set to auto play) nothing happens but for a few hisses and sounds of disc. When I …

I want to purchase a dell Inspiron laptop with one Core 2 Duo T6600(2.2 Ghz/800 FSB/2 MB Cache) or Core i3-330M (2.13 Ghz/4 threads/3 MB cache). I also find there comparison on the intel site with link [url]http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=47663,37255[/url], but due to lack of technical knowledge about processors I am not …

If the woman with the British accent suggests you turn left to find a fire hydrant, heed to her warning. [ATTACH]16904[/ATTACH]Earlier today (August 25th), GPS maker Garmin announced a voluntarily recall of 1.25 million nüvi GPS systems worldwide due to a faulty third-party battery which causes certain models to overheat …

Anybody could help me to get out of my prob. i baught a " USB USB TV Tuner" 8 months ago. The Disk that came with it got badly scrached. And i need driver for it. pls help me..

Ok, this is going to be dead in the water, but I have a tascam PCI 822 audio card running XP. tascam no longer supports this card, but they released a driver hack to get it to work with XP. I had it working at one time, then my PC …

I got this MP4 player this week. [URL="http://www.hj2k.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=MP3-4-WATCHA"]Picture of the MP4[/URL]. It is a watch style one and made in China I do not know how to upload a video and what size I need to set. Any help??

Hello all, I just acquired a Compaq Presario 2100 laptop from a vacant unit in my blding. It has no charging cable but aside from that, everything appears to be 'there'. It doesnt power up or do anything. Ive pulled out the battery and found it has a charge level …

I have a Gateway M675 PRR laptop. It boots but i am experiencing a fan error. It has three fans but I notice that only the two smaller fans are running, the main one does not run at all.I am wondering if the problem is in the motherboard as I …

HI EVERYBODY I would like to ask you some question : 1. my computer always restart every two hours .i don't know what problem is . my friend told me it because power supply or sometime it cause from video card but when i check it seem OK .what should …

Hi, I'm having a bit of a computer issue (well technically it's my girlfriend's computer but yeah) and was wondering if someone on here could help. My girlfriend's computer's processor fan went out recently, and after searching for a replacement, I found one, ordered it, and installed it. It fit …

my cd drive is showing in the my computer,but its not reading any kinda disc... not even able to boot.....help nilesh

Hey, I went shopping today, to buy a new microphone as my old one broke. When i came home to install it, i put the jack in the right socket (Pink one) and my mic wont work. My computer reconized it as a microphone, when i speak into it, i …

If I put a CD in, say a music CD or a data CD it reads those fine but when I put a DVD in it just won't reconise them! Any idea what this could be folks? Thanks

My 7 year old Intel 32 bit motherboard passed away. I'l like to replace it with a 64 bit motherboard, processor and memory and still run my Xp Pro hard drive and DXD/CD. Here's the big question: will Xp boot up on the 64 bit hardware? I'm assuming I'll have …

Hello Daniweb yet again I have returned! This time with a rather weird issue... My latest custom build PC has 6Gb of Corsair RAM, but my copy of Windows 7 Pro x64 says "6.00Gb (4.00Gb usable)" Any ideas? I have gone through the internet to look for various solutions but …

I first installed windows 7 and then fedora 10 , while installing fedora 10 there was power cut and now i am unable to see any of Operating system I tried to install widows 7 again it says some problem with the hardware and now i am unable to install …

Hello, Picked this one up but I'm thinking I should have passed up on it. This unit will partially start to boot. For one moment,I hear the CPU fan start and the HHD light's up follow for a very brief flash of "VAIO" in the center of the screen and …

Hey all, I have an LCD monitor that is just over a year old and has recently started to exhibit some pixel errors. I have 2x 2-pixel wide vertical lines (1 red, 1 blue), 1x 1-pixel wide vertical line (green), and 2x 1-centimeter wide vertical areas that show these errors. …

I personally don't own a Ink Jet or Laser printer, why ? Simple the cost of INK. Recently I was in a local Office Store and thought to myself they should change the name of this Chain of stores to "The Printer Store" there was a wall or two of …

Nvidia has recently admitted that there is a problem with their Nvidia GeForce 8M Series. Symptoms include either not being able to display anything, or having colored lines across the screen. [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/08/nvidia.html[/url]

I have a hp pavilion 9720us laptop. I have the error message operating system not found. It was woriking perfectly until I inserted a usb flash drive. It then went to a black screen with the error message operating system not found. I have tried taking the cmos battery out …

I have this pink horizontal line that keeps appearing across my display when logged in my computer, starting up, and even when shutting down. I was playing a computer game(in full screen) and when my computer went into sleep mode the game froze. So, when I force quit out of …

Hello everyone, I have a problem with my dell 1501 laptop with windows vista. The laptop was in sleep mode when i opened it up it was frozen, ctl alt del did nothing so i just powered it down. Now when i try to start it up it powers on, …

[ATTACH=RIGHT]16788[/ATTACH]If you’re a petty thief, an iPhone must look like a mobile Mona Lisa. Their sleek design, variety of features, portability, coveted ownership, and lofty price make for an appealing and readily available target. But scum of the earth pay heed: Apple filed for a patent yesterday (August 19th) to …

Who needs plastic in the 21st century? [ATTACH=right]16789[/ATTACH] Two major U.S. banks have confirmed that they will later this year be launching joint test programs with Visa to let customers make in-store purchases with their smart phones. [URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67I59S20100819"]Reuters[/URL] reported Thursday night that both Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp will …

Ok... i am trying to repair a friends computer (Intel Celeron 2.8Ghz 1GB Ram - custom build from some computer shop) initially the problem was that it no longer turned on... so i replaced the power supply. The computer now turns on, however it does not boot from the hard …

[ATTACH=right]16767[/ATTACH]In Google's apparent on-going quest to take over the entire (virtual) world, the latest rumors have the search giant making a major play for the tablet market on the biggest shopping day of the entire year. If rumors are true, on the one day a year when apparently normal people …

laptop will not start. Intermitent lights. Power supply is good and there is power to the motherboard. I have seen a lot of postings of people having the same problem. Is there any help out there? :rolleyes:

OK, now i know your all gonna say get a new computer, but at this moment, its not possible. I went and threw another processor on the motherboard (which i also cant find the spec for to know if it was ok, but it works) and then tried setting the …

Hello, I own a samsung ml-1640 laser printer and after refilling the toner cartrige the printer needed a counter reset because it had reached the 2100 pages limit.I tried to reset the printer either by shortcircuit some mainboard pins or by software(solutions that worked before :P)but nothing.As i tried to …

Hi--I have an older Gateway M675 laptop. All of a sudden, I boot it up and all is going well for about 1 min and then this incredible grinding noise starts. I am guessing that it is in the ventilation area. I have opened the back of my laptop, blew …

Okay, so I still have a Dell XPS 410 with Windows XP. For no discernible reason (no new hardware or software recently and I haven't been playing with settings lately) the area around the on-screen mouse turned blue for a brief time before the whole computer finally shut down. Now, …