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Hi all Its very nice can make friend with you all here. By the way I am tired already to look for a solution dealing with my N95 8GB Nokia china cloning hand phone which is unsupported to make network connection. I've tried many times to reach the server but …

Right, so I installed a 512mb module, but it is only showing 64mb? Im sure its compatible, it is pc133-333-542, just like the 128mb that came with the computer. I upgraded my bios yet still no luck :( Thanks in advance

Hi All, I have a Compaq Presario 2170US notebook which has been serving well as a paper-weight the last few years. I am attempting to refurbish it, but when I took the keyboard out, I accidently broke the little plastic piece that holds the ribbon in place in the ZIF …

Help! My Compaq Pesario M2000 laptop's screen is going white and can't do anything!! Lost w/o my laptop, Suzie

So here's my problem. I recently updated my BIOS on my notebook (Toshiba Satellite L450D-113, to be exact) to V1.2 so the recovery would work. But the flash went bad, and now the system will not boot. How can I reflash the BIOS?

Hi, Am looking to build a new PC but am not really sure of what should i get. Am a music producer and so i want a very good MoBo + Processor. Things i HAVE : Sound card - M-Audio's Delta Audiophile 24/96 Headphone - Beyerdynamic DT 250 Things i …

I formatted my computer and now when I restarted to put the operating system on I get a boot up error. It says keyboard error or no keyboard present. At the bottom it gives me the choice to press F1 to continue, DEL to enter setup. I go continue and …

Ok - I am soooo frustrated. I was surfing the net when I got a C++ error (I don't have that program on my computer). I tried to fix it when prompted to - it didn't respond, so I decided to shut it down. After that it would not start …

My computer (tower case w/ CPU) was dropped during transportation to a new location and hit the ground pretty hard. :-| My biggest fear was that there could be some damage to the hard drives... however, I have not tested this out, because I'm pretty sure something else broke, preventing …

I have new cartridges. I was printing the day I installed them. I have updated all the drivers and software. Cleaned and defragged my computer. Shut down both printer and computer, then restarted both at different times. The deep cleaning option doesn't do anything but print a blank piece of …

I have the above mentioned Laptop(yes, it is old) but i still like it, only problem is i have vertical lines appearing on the screen when it starts up and then it freezes and doesn't go any further. Any comments on this

I read a post similar to my issue, but my situation's a bit different. See, my computer starts and then stops. I press the power button, the fan starts, the lights flicker and then nothing. I literally have to press the power button 15 to 25 times to finally get …

Hi, I intend to purchase the above mentioned laptop from an HP retailer for around 39k..I am quite happy with the specs on offer but for the Intel chipset ,which according to many is not a patch on Nvidia...I am not much of a gamer but I am a total …

When I was trying to delete some unwanted huge programs from the add/delete programs in control pane, i have mistakenly deleted the driver of display of images itseems. Now i have only one option 16 bit in settings of displa. The pictures are very hazy and bad. Please tell me …

I am working on a Compaq Presario SR1318NX. When I turn it on the fan starts out good but as soon as the COMPAQ logo appears the fan speeds up and then it turns off. I have tried running it in safe mode but it says system32\hal.dll is either missing …

hi, guys this is my first post anywhere. so, here's the thing...i'm working on an older daewoo mini atx box psu: hec 145 watts cpu: amd k6-2 550 mhz ram: 256 mb floppy, lg cd-rw hdd: quantum fireball 15gb mobo: msi ms5187 ver:1 i had to change the cmos battery …

Help, please! I turned on my computer and got a black screen with the message: “Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key” I had no prior warning or problems with my computer. I hit F1 for the setup menu …

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Hello everyone, I have a motherboard with a problem. The board was working fine when one day I tried to turn it on and nothing came on the display. Everything else worked fine, the drives started up, cooling fans run. At first I thought the processor had died, but after …

lost user name and lost password for ibm thinkpad 2660 windowsxp please help. thanks big jeff

Hi i turn off computer but when i turn on it after show mother bord logo befor show bootloader(grub) it be reset i did not add any new hardware . now i use ubuntu live cd . what`s probleam can any one help me ??? thanks

Well, I have a very strange problem with my laptop: sometimes it wants to boot and sometimes it doesn't want to boot. First of all, I want to specify what I mean with doesn't want to boot: If I press the power button of my laptop, then the LEDs of …

downloaded the driver for my monitor from the manufacturers web-site made sure i had the right one for xp when i click on the exe file it says can run 16-bit program??? i also downloaded the driver without the exe file can anyone help me out as to how i …

I have a Presario 700 which went dead screen on us. The LED's come on and I can hear the fan and harddrive running. I connected an external monitor and still nothing. I did the full power down with no battery or AC and held the power button 15 seconds, …

My Acer F5P4 computer has an un-branded CD/DVD reader/writer, shows up as an HL-DT-ST-DVDRRW GWA-4164B in the "my computer" info, and the manufacturer is shown as "Standard CD ROM drives". It uses the driver from Windows XP Pro, "\system 32\DRIVERS|cdrom.sys"and does not have it's own driver. It will read DVD's …

Hello everyone i have a Toshiba Satellite m55-s1001 with Ubuntu installed. I recently when on a trip and when i arrived at the other airport found my laptop dead. I don't know what might have caused it. I don't know if the airport's xray machines can cause static discharge into …

Hi all, hope you are well. I own a Toshiba p100 notebook with vista business. The GPU is an nvidia 7600 geforce go and I have noticed that the fan for the GPU only spins when booting up. The moment Vista begins loading, the fan stops and doesnt come back …

Hey, I just put together my first custom built PC. I ordered all the parts from newegg, just for reference. Everything was going fine, put it together with little to no problems. Turned it on,it posted, and I started to install windows 7 on it. About a quarter of the …

When I press the power on switch absolutely nothing happens. No power light comes on. The power output shows the correct 19.8 volt output so do you think this is simply a faulty on/off switch or something more drastic. Is it likely I can replace anything or, as I suspect, …

Hi i have a dell Optiplex F160 and the hard disk is locked and i do not know what the user or master password is. Does anyone know what i can do to unlock this drive or somehow reformat it? thanks

i tried to update my ipod with new songs etc and i turned it on and it just says Do Not Disconnect.....It WONT GO FRIKING AWAY HELP NOW! :twisted:

I recently baught a pocket portable hard disk drive which is a Toshiba MK8025GAS HDD. I have lost the cd with the drivers and I cannot get my computer to recognize the HD. I am running XP PRO SP2. I wonder if anyone has a driver that will work or …

Working with a Toshiba A40 Laptop. CDs and DVDs play but now disc formatting efforts fail. Never been a problem before. Event viewer shows "bad block". Don't know if this refers to the drive itself or the disc. attached please find image of the immediate error. Below please find text …

i have been using an external usb keyboard on my laptop. i do this cause my laptop dose not have a keypad. i have a gateway running vista home. when i take off the keyboard it is as if my function button has been reversed. example if i push m …

I have a 1GB 'Creative Nano' MP3 player - Is there any way that I can use a USB memory stick to carry additional MP3 files and load these directly onto the player from the stick without going through a computer? Naturally I would have to delete the files on …

My daughter's Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop screen went blank. The problem was not the backlight, so we installed a new screen. When turning the laptop on, the screen slowly flashes from red to green to blue etc. When using an external monitor, we can see that Windows always starts in …

My laptop is VGN-CS17G . It automatically shuts down as soon as i switch it on. I am not able to view its first screen. It just shows the safe mode option screen. [email]piyushisgenius@gmail.com[/email]

Hi, I have a Humax FOXSAT HDR PVR which can only export recorded files through its USB 2 to an external storage device that is formatted FAT32 or EXT3 (not NTFS). Can anyone kindly advise me are any of the large storage HD’s compatible with that requirement? What is the …

hi everyone pls..help me.i need a culver driver of my motherboard...pls..... tnx...

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hey i have recently built/upgraded a dell dimension from parts from my older computers and some new products when it broke down. but the heat sink on the porcesser gets a bit warm for my liking i was wandering could i solder a new fan in a circuit type arangement …

Microsoft and Apple haven't had a great time of it recently with mobile consumers. For Microsoft, the market roundly rejected the Kin, which just about anyone who follows the cell phone market knew would happen. Meanwhile, Apple is taking it on the chin about how they are handling the iPhone …

dear all i am a novice in FPGA, i would like to know how to use FPGA, although i have read many things,still very blur, any type of FPGA is ok, if anyone has tutorial or something. thanks a lot. 1. if i have a program made by c++, how …

Greetings! I have a Dell Vostro 1510 and the screen stopped working a few days ago, worked again for a few days and now is off forever, it seems. It works with a monitor, but there are vertical stripes on the screen. I had to disable the graphics card a …

Im trying to locate a motherboard from a reputable manufacturer and It needs to have a 64 bit PCI bus, support DDR ram, and an intel pentium 4 processor. right now im running a system that is using: Motherboard: MSI intel 845D Chipset (845 Ultra-ARU) Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 1.7Ghz …

I've had this problem. Ever since I upgraded my HDD my computer has been freezing up. Usually when I play video, but I'll get it at other times too. Any help would be appreciated. CLStew32559

Hi Expert My client has 5 desktops at his office all of them are Dell OptiPlex GX720 with XP Prof SP3. One of them sound does not work,,,,,I tried many things, install driver and download new driver , check if the sound is disabled or enabled ,,,,etc. Sound card is …

Can one combine two different processors like pentium 2 processor and pentium 3 processor of different speeds in a given motherboard as a way of upgrading it? -Thanx

Hi all, Does anyone know where I can get an ASUS M50VM series laptop battery? I know they have discontinued making the laptop. So can I use any M50 (SA, SR, SV) series battery? or do they make batteries specific to the laptop? I found one at: [URL="http://www.laptop-batteries.com.au/computer-battery/asus-m50vm.htm"]http://www.laptop-batteries.com.au/computer-battery/asus-m50vm.htm[/URL] but I've …

Hey everyone, I want to connect my laptop to my hdtv so i can play games and watch videos on my tv. Please help me figure out how to do this! I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 Video card- ATI Mobility Radeon x300 -128mb My tv is a rear projection …