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I've never installed a hard drive before and I have seem to run into a dead end... I bought a new hard drive for my net book and installed it. Now, I wanted to keep everything (my operating system) the same as it was on my old drive, so I …

HI, My system config: Intel p4 - 2.26GHz processor. Microstar international MotherBoard 845 GV chipset model ( MS 7057) 512 MB RAM 40 GB Segate IDE HDD HDD is attached as primary IDE on motherboard DVD drive is master & Cd drive is slave on secondary IDE NO SATA on …

i received a compaq presario 1920 laptop for free today. i have no idea if it works, and i have no charger. it has a strange 4-pin charger port, and i would rather see if it works before i spend cash on a charger, so does anybody know what voltage(s) …

I purchased a Sony Vaio VGN-FE670G three weeks ago and today the backspace key keeps repeating like it is stuck. The problem started when I noticed it had difficulty connecting to the internet so I attempted to shut down the machine, but it wouldn't shutdown and there were no programs …

my toshiba m200...not starting up.when ever i switch on my note book..its start with toshiba logo and then make some sound for time n then show the screen written with -edit boot otions edit windows boot option for:microsoft windows vista path:\windows\system32\winload.exe partion:2 hard disk:b51fe16a [/noexecute=optin enter=submit esc=cancel i dont understand …

This is happening increasingly often as I play games. My display drive will say that it has stopped responding and been recovered after the screen has completely turned black and then reset. Some times this error goes as far as causing my computer to get the blue screen error saying …

I've read this is due to some inverter connected to the screen cable. Has anyone replaced one? Can anyone confirm that is the reason a laptop screen would go black? When it goes black, I can put it to sleep and wake it again, and the normal screen comes back …

My computer died. It was a very old machine. It was running Windows 98. It was a Gateway. There is data on it that I want to recover; I don't remember the file names. I took it to a computer repair shop. Since I don't remember the file names, they …

This morning I got up to use my laptop and it suddenly went out and has been out all day. I've tried all kinds of methods including holding down the power button to "drain" the power. This is the first time this has happened so are there any ideas you …

Yesterday I downloaded Moyea video converter to [B]convert swf (flash) files to mp4[/B] for my iPod. The converter works fine and the videos come out in excellent quality when I try playing them on my iTunes, but when I put them on my iPod it only played audio and showed …

my toshiba m200...not starting up.when ever i switch on my note book..its start with toshiba logo and then make some sound for time n then show the screen written with -edit boot otions edit windows boot option for:microsoft windows vista path:\windows\system32\winload.exe partion:2 hard disk:b51fe16a [/noexecute=optin enter=submit esc=cancel i dont understand …

I want to backup personal files on my computer. It is Gateway with Vista. I want to buy an external hard drive. Any suggestions?

Have a Dell inspiron 1501 laptop which was working fine today. I downloaded and tried to install latest Bios update from Dell website, and computer froze. I tried to restart and it won't boot at all. I disconnected battery, unplugged computer and held start button for 30 secs to try …

My Dell Inspiron 1501 will not power on either from battery or mains adaptor (which works fine with Latitude D600). Connected to mains none of the inspiron indicators are lit. I've tried removing battery and mains lead then pressing power-on button for at least a minute then reconnecting mains but …

My daughter's laptop starts only to the Dell opening screen. The opening screen just has Press F2 for Setup and F12 to enter the MultiBoot selection menu. If I select F2, the machine displays Entering Setup. . . and that's is as far as it gets. If I switch off …

i recently bought a 1501 off ebay it is like new an has been fine for 3 week except each time i turned it on it read the ac adapter can not be determined. the battery says it has full charge,now nothing happens when i press the power button. i …

I have a gigabyte p55m-ud2 motherboard and i have 2x2gb of ram inserted in dual channel configuration. The problem i have is that my heatsink covers one of the ram slots, which is the third slot. My question is that if i insert 1 ram stick into the 4th slot …

I have a Compaq Presario (laptop) not sure what model number and all of my literature is back in the US where I currently am not for another 2 months, but anyways I went on vacation for a week and when I came back my computer wouldn't turn on. That …

Hey all, I just bought an iomega external USB drive, Ive hooked it up to my mac but it's not recognising the drive. It's formatted in FAT32; is that not mac compatible? It's a 1TB drive, do I need to partition it into smaller sections? Which format should I use …

So, my boyfriend's Dell Latitude D610 won't turn on. We've tried powering up with the battery adapter plugged in. We've tried it with it unplugged. The the adapter itself seems to be fine. When I press the power button the LED "power on" indicator comes on, and the the LED …

My friends computer just went. Nothing on the screen, won't boot etc. I have checked memory, vid card, etc. I know it must be the hdd because I put one of my hdd in and it started to boot. Different drivers so some things would not work but that showed …

Hi, I have a Toshiba Tecra 8100 with WIN2K OS. It originally had 128MB ram on slot B and slot A was empty. I wanted to upgrade the memory hence I bought a 256MB ram (Kingston PC 100 144 pin 100 MHz - Toshiba recommended memory). When I installed the …

Now there's a challenge for [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] hardware fans who don't necessarily love the "upgraded" iPhone OS: Install Linux on it. It might be possible but the hard part is getting past the A4 processor. Is there a Linux kernel tweaked for it? Why would you want to run Linux on …

Hi, I have 2 AXIS webcams model M1031-W with firmware version 5.00.1 I would like to trigger an event when the sound recorded by the webcam exceeds a certain level. The event generates a 'HTTP notification' that should be handeled by a CGI script. Can anyone help me this? In …

Apple's new golden gadget, the [URL="http://www.apple.com/ipad"]iPad[/URL], appears to have laid its first golden egg. There are reports abounding of it failing to connect to WiFi networks properly - and [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3304"]Apple appears to have confirmed them[/URL]. Clearly this is something that's hit only those territories in which the device is available, …

Hi all. I have a Gateway EV700 that has started acting very strangely. When I first turn it on for the day, the picture is great. After about 10 minutes or so, however, it starts emitting a pinging sound (very similar to a metal bob on a ceiling fan hitting …

Mac OS X 10.5.6 is out today. Are you excited? According to all the Apple-oriented buzz, it's a much-anticipated release. It has lots of fixes and some cool enhancements but do you want to know what would sell me an Apple product? (And it isn't a hip new release of …

[ATTACH=right]14257[/ATTACH]Rumor has it Microsoft will be jumping into the mobile phone market later this month. Much like Google's foray into mobile phones with the Nexus One, I think it's a horrible idea for Microsoft to sell phones, but according to this [URL="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/04/05/microsoft-reportedly-to-unveil-new-mobile-phone-line-april-12/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+barrons/techtraderdaily/feed+(BARRONS.com+Blog:+Tech+Trader+Daily)"]story in Barron's[/URL], that's exactly what they intend to …

Hi there! Last week my laptop stopped booting. I hit the ON button and I get the Power light, the battery light (if not on AC) and the HD light (for around 10 seconds) but the screen stays black. It would turn on if I left it off for a …

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Hey, I'm having a problem with my Toshiba Equium a200-1v0 laptop. I've had problems with it ever since I bought it new, but didn't take it back to the shop, about 2 months ago it started having problems booting, I've worked out when I have the battery in and nothing …

This is a Gateway 600YGR that was working fine when I got a blue screen full of writing (couldn`t read it all) But I saw error and will now shut down. It shut down I started it back up and it froze.I shut it down and restarted it and only …

alright, i know it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but i popped my old dell inspiron 1150 open to clean the dust out of the fan, and i didn't know that when i started that i should have gone in from the top through the keyboard and not from …

[attach=right]14252[/attach]So after [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story265727.html"]all the hype[/URL] you've got an iPad, I guess you'll be wanting to break it then? Jailbreak it, that is, so as to set it free from Apple imposed restrictions and allow you to install non-approved software. Jailbreaking is popular amongst iPhone users, and has been since soon …

Hi, i got o problem with starting my freinds hi-grade notebook Laptop. i recently reprogrammed xp home back on there for her and everything worked fine. except it kept saying virtual memory too low so it would adjust settings and when it did so it froze the internet. so in …

Hi! I have a Toshiba Satellite A25-S3072. The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive was replaced with the exact same model # SD2412. Toshiba's "useless" website suggests unplugging all devices (CD, battery, memory), which I did and this did NOT resolve the IDE #1 error. I'm reading in other forums about flash, BIOS, IDE …

[ATTACH=right]14244[/ATTACH]The iPad hit the streets yesterday and reports have rolled in from bloggers, reporters and users. For the most part people seem very pleased with their new devices, but there have been some problems (as you would expect with any electronic device on its first day). Contrary to reports (including …

[ATTACH=right]14218[/ATTACH]I was having a conversation with my editor today and he brought up an interesting point about the iPad launch tomorrow. The personnel who are supposed to know the iPad cold, have to be able sell it, service it and train new customers on how to use it; have yet …

I am having a new problem with an older laptop and need some advice. When running a virus scan (Avira free edition and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware) I get the BSOD. Now I'm not sure that it is because of a sneeky virus that's causeing the computer to shut-down and restart, because …

My DV6000 start button won't work but if I gently press the DVD-button next to it, the laptop starts working nicely, with no possibility however to shut down the machine by either the start button or the dvd-button. Anyone clever enough to help me out? Thanks!

My daughter has forgotten her password for her laptop, the niceman at the shop did however setup an administrators password, which only I know. Can I reset her password and pleeeease how do I do it. Its Easter and a 12 yr old daughter is no fun around the house …

Please please help! I recently installed a new socket 478 motherboard in my 2ghz P4. Everything went well until i tried to install a video card. Then the pc wouldn't recognise the hard drive. I figured this was the psu and got a new one but computer wouldn't work with …

I purchased a 1.5TB seagate drive about a month ago, this drive was placed in a USB caddie so that i could transfer data onto it from different sources before i fitted it to my computer. I have 2 other drives in the computer which are IDE, this drive i …

Hi, I recently installed a new 500w power supply, a stick of 1gb ddr2 ram, and a used 8600gt nvidia geforce graphics card about two weeks ago. My computer has been fine until today - it boots up (there is a single beep after it is turned on) but there …

I have a Dell inspiron 5160 laptop computer that won't boot properly. Upon power up, eveything thing seems to be working properly. The computer startup up on the POST. (BIOS SCREEN) and the status bar starts to fill. when it is approx. 75% full it stops to the fill and …

My father's girlfriend wanted to add a PCI modem to her computer. After installing the card, the monitor will not work. Normally, when the computer is off, the monitor will have a flashing green light and when the computer is on, the monitor light is solid. When the monitor cable …

ok, so my nephew who is five years old was using my computer, and when he finished, i saw that the resolution was stretched too much, but only on the center, and too narrowed on the edges, so when i try to move something around the screen, it stretches only …

Hello I have laptop hp Pavilion dv4t-1400 and it has intel graphic media accelerator 4500mhd and i wish if i could replace it with any graphic plzzzz help me on this.

All the fonts on my monitor screen are blurry, i can hardly read anything. When i put my computer on safe mode everything is clear, but when i run it on normal mode, everything gets fuzzy. I can't figure out what's the problem. it happened overnight. Any suggestions?

hi i m current using Asrock motherboard P4VT8+ plentium 4 CPU 3.00 Ghz with 256 RAM my computer is running okay but the speed is far from my expectation,and few days ago i find on the motherboard box that it has hybrid boost safe overclocking so i got the idea …