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[COLOR="Blue"][B]Well, recently i have updated to window 7, home edition. I have upgraded from my XP sp2, but now, i want to go back to XP. I cant restore my pc because my cd drive is broken. So is there anyway to restore my Sony Vaio? & when i reboot …

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Hi, A while ago i set my dad up with a new computer. the motherboard i chose was an Asus P5KPL SE. he has been using a Maxtor IDE HDD but now wants more storage space. i got him a sata drive and it is just not being recognised - …

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Hi, I have a hp pavilion dv9823cl ... recently the laptop suddenly showed me the error message Operating System not found.. And i noticed in the bios that the harddrive wasnt detected either. I changed the harddrive from the primary slot to the secondary one the laptop had ... and …

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i'm looking to connect a playstation controller to my pc. i know how to get it to work with db25, but there's the issue of not enough power through db25. however, usb i believe can provide quite a bit more power than parallel. but i've not been able to find …

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I get the same problem as in this thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread18870.html[/url] I've tried disabling the network boot in my bios settings, which still does not work. I guess the only difference is that this is happening to me after a radiator "blew" and spewed a little water on my laptop. It …

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sorry,can anyone help me plesae.... im helping my friends to change his power supply unit..so i disconnect my monitor to view display for my friends pc,after problem solved so i reconnect again my monitor to my pc.Suddenly my monitor turns to weird colour.I have try reconnect again to my friend …

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Theres this non branded comp; it starts when powered on but only 4 10 to 15 sec n then goes off leaving the power led on. Any attempts to boot it again after that are futile until i unplug the power cable n wait 4 5 to 10 sec,until the …

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My mercury mobo doesnt beep when i remove the mem cards. What could be the cause n what do i do?

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Some of keys of my TVSE gold keyboard get stuck. One of my friend suggest me to deep the keyboard in water for 3 to 4 hours and then let it be dry in sunlight for 1 full day. I want to confirm, how safe this trick is?

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Hi, Last night i came home from class and try to boot up my computer, everything boot up fine denmy screen started showing multi colours! Alt-Ctrl-delete didnt work is i had 2 force shut down (holding Power Button)! When i tried to reboot, the power light comes on, but the …

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[B][COLOR="Green"]Recently some days ago i was just checking the device manager of my PC. Suddenly i noticed that the device "Intel(R) Management Engine Interface" has a yellow exclamation mark next to it. On seeing it i uninstalled the device and reinstalled it providing drivers from the disc which was supplied …

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How much performance [I]increase[/I] is there over [B]PCI-e 2.0[/B] from [B]PCI 1.0[/B] ?

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My PC is 4 years old. I've recently reinstalled WinXP Pro and since then i have the following problem: When i try to power it up it just flashes for a short time and thats all. I think its the cmos but i dont know what to do. I usually …

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Its on a IBM T43 laptop. and if I leave it alone for awhile, it starts fine but if I shut it down, it won't start again. Then if I leave it for awhile it starts up again! But if I leave it in stand by mode, it will start …

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How do I connect an esata hard disk to a Windows PC. What is the advantage of using a SATA cable as opposed to a USB-2 cable, if there is an advantage? Thanks, Robert

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Hi everybody, I am currently using a Apple ibook, G3, 900mhz for my music production.I am thinking of buying a new computer and I am tempted to go for a PC with thed Intel core duo processors.The one I am currently looking at is a DELL.Am i being completely mad …

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Hi, So, when I boot, I get this: [URL="http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7751/dsc00855z.jpg"]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7751/dsc00855z.jpg[/URL] Windows behind it still boots, but there is nothing on the screen but this. As you can see, I already opened the entire thing, as the warranty is long gone, and I know pretty much about computers. I checked the cooling …

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K, so last week my laptop fell and damaged my harddrive and screen, replaced my screen but now my harddrive wont work! So i've accepted that i lost the data, but i was wondering which harddrive should i go with?? A. Plextor PX-64M1S 2.5" 64GB (SSD) Its on sale for …

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Alright, my sisters main computer was working fine yesterday, and today it wont turn on... So i check it and when you push the power button it only sounds like its trying to power on and the light on the button flashes.. The fan works fine, it wont turn on.. …

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Hi all, my acer notebook which is 5 years old,shuts down automatically after few minutes of boot. I tried formatting the notebook it shuts down in the middle. I am also using a usb cooler for the notebook, i have reseated the memory as well as the battery. Still the …

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I experienced a paper jam which I corrected. After cleaning up the mess I decided to clean the print heads. I do not use the printer's cleaning cycle because it uses too much precious ink. I remove the ink cartridges and clean the heads with a solution that is supposed …

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I need to connect my old hasp 3 which can connected to parallel port of the computer in to usb port. Can i use parallel to usb adapter for this purpose /

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There was a lot of pushing and shoving going on this week among the biggest players in technology. Google had its [URL="http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/"]I/O conference[/URL] and introduced several products and services aimed squarely at Apple, but that wasn't enough for them. Oh no, they had to rub Steve Jobs' nose in what …

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I removed the old hard drive from a HP 8380 and added a new 20 gig HD. I can get tto the BIOS but I think I need to format the HD to load the OS right? Can someone please give me a short walk through? Many thanks! Jag12341

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Hi, I purchased a dell 610 laptop from a prosecuting attorneys' auction with the hard drive missing. I figured "no problem" , bought a new hard drive and installed it in the 610. After many hair pulling sessions it still will not recognize the new hard drive... Please, anyone who …

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hello to all.. i have a problem in my Video card.. i don't have any driver for my Video card.. can anyone help me ? give me url or anysite to download,, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro AGP ..32mb.. .. thanks..

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I have a Compaq Presario 2100. My daughter dropped it from a desk and when I pushed the on button, the keyboard lights/fan would come on for a second then then turn off. The screen never turned on. I sent it to Compaq for warranty repair, but they said that …

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Hi all, I hope you are well. My notebook appears to be overheating: I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro p100 PSPAE which has two intel Centrino Duo processors - T7200. I am using Real temp 3.0 to display my temperature readings, and at idle (with only Firefox open) I am …

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Hello friends, I am having IBM ThinkPad R51, around 4 years old. The system is working fine. Recently it started showing single thin line. After some days another line start appearing. I shown the system to laptop engineer. He suggested me to replace entire screen. Is this really the problem …

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Hello, what is the exact range of L1 & L2 cache memory (Size)? I am having confusion in both of them.

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the model is hp pavillion dv9700 i have never bought laptop screens online before and would like to know if anyone knows any good websites to buy from. already looked on ebay.

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Can anyone tell me ?What is the name of this red cable ??? .Kindly let me know the idea. Any help would be highly appreciated.

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i need some help with this one see spec below the pc starts up fine but within a few minutes it shuts down (power down) this happens even in safe mode. i ahve tested each memory block individually and they all work but the machine still shut down. when booting …

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I am trying to revive a Compaq Presario SR 1780 AN PC. Everything was ok some weeks ago. I used it for several hours and had normal shut down late at night. Next morning I pressed start button, front led came on also all fans and hard drive but no …

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Hi there, I'm usually pretty good at trouble-shooting, and maybe I'm just hoping the motherboard isn't fried, but this happened in a pretty unusual way. My husband just started working for a taxi business and they gave him a nextel walkie-talkie/gps unit. At about 3 in the morning last night, …

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Hello, The following is my laptop spec: Technology TL-60 1.99Ghz, 1.87BG of Ram, Physical Address Extension Matshita DVD-Ram UJ-860H Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Now, whenever I insert a cd on my Matshita DVD-Ram UJ-860H, it shows this error message: "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function". I …

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i want to purchase a laptop in the price range of around 30k, which one i choose which gives me a rough and tough like performance and maximum other facilities too.i am a java proffesional. Plz suggest me

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Hey guys, sorry I’m new here but I seem to be having a problem with a new computer I just inherited from a friend. It came in an Alienware case and it’s got one of these Asus p4t533-c mobos in it that you can find a lot of problems about …

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I installed the new Ubuntu 10.04 on my 8 Gigabyte Pen Drive and it works, I've tested it on a friend's computer. But whereas in his works, in mine it doesn't. My computer is able to boot from USB (or so it says), it has 5 options to choose from: …

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Hi I currently bought a Biostar TPower I55 motherboard with a 2.8 ghz quad core intel processor. My next move is to get some memory, but I was wondering if I could get some advice as to what to get. On the back of the box of the motherboard it …

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I have and still use daily an old Dell C640 with a UXGA (1600x1200) screen that still serves my needs. However the screen starts off reddish when cold but within a minute or two it brightens to its good old self. This has been getting worse very slowly but suggests …

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My dimension 5100 was working just fine. Then, just for the hell of it I opened to tower to check the RAM, (was going to upgrade RAM but didn't need to). After I closed the tower my machine would NOT come on!:@ I pressed and Held the Power button in …

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If you thought the most annoying thing about using public transport was that loudmouth oink holding a ridiculously loud mobile phone conversation or swiping madly away at an iPhone, then you were wrong. It's only the second most annoying thing about commuting, at least as UK travellers are concerned according …

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hi I have a hp compaq 6720s since 2 years and half but i have a problem with the fan with any small operation or any small program running i hear the fan like screaming and the laptop start to be very hot that after a while you can't touch …

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need replacement keys for Acer TravelMate 4222 may work with other Acer laptops need Z, X, and Windows key anybody know where i can get these or do you have them!? need fast! thank you.

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i recieved an asus cur-dls from my aunt the other day, she got it from a flea market, and i cant get the graphics to work at all. it beeps when it first starts up (configuring bois) and then makes some alarm sound, kinda high-low-high-low pitch beeps, but still no …

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hey recently i reformatted and installed windows 7 home premium on my computer everything was running perfectly fine for about the first week then after that i randomly starting get a message saying " Windows detected a hard disk problem - back up your files immediately to prevent information loss, …

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First of all, I sincerely hope I have posted this in the appropriate forum. I did read the rules and am doing my best to follow them. I found this website years back when my browser was being redirected to go.google.com and here I found help in removing "unwanted" files, …

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Hello, a friend of mine gave me their T6426 to repair and it appears that the on-board video card is not working. The MB is a MS-7207. I've done some research and found that inserting a GFX card will solve my problem. Does anyone know this for sure before I …

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