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My epson stylus TX110 printer doesn't show ink levels anymore. It was fine when I bought it but after my black ink ran out I changed the cartridge and the ink levels won't show anymore. All of the ink levels are gray, gray as in disabled gray. All I did …

Hey, I really hope you can help me on this. Recently I bought a cheap Laptop Toshiba Tecra A4 at Ebay. It was said there is a hard drive defect only...it's not. When I try to switch the laptop on the lamps go on and the DVD drive starts to …

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I have a T6534 eMachine with a K8NGM2 H motherboard. All 5 USB Ports have perferral power but no signal and therefore the USB hardware (like a keyboard, camcorder, ipod, etc) when plugged-in is not recognized. The Windows xp Device Manager indicates all systems are working properly. Uninstalling the USB …

My Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop does not boot. When I plug in the power cord the power light (green) and the battery light (amber) light up. when I press the power on button the video or activity light (green) lights up but there is no other activity - no screen …

Hello. I'm in possesion of this laptop with an old Pentium Dual-Core T2080, of socket type PPGA478 (says Intel web). I wanted to upgrade it, and found a lot of processors called PGA478. So now comes the billion dollar question: Is there any difference? Can I use the PGA processor …

My machine will power up for a while, then it will start rebooting itself constantly. Some times every ten or twenty minutes while I am working. What is going on with it?

This machine started locking up randomly and even during boot up - then quit booting at all. When powering on, I hear the hard drive activate and a fan like sound running, but nothing else including a blank screen. I noticed the cpu fan not running so I replaced that. …

A while back, I had to replace a motherboard on a Dell Inspiron 8200 that had been dropped. [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread53965.html"]Here's the story[/URL] if you're interested. Anyway, all's well now except the new mobo reports the wrong service tag in the BIOS. I found some information that says you can short pins …

[I]The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which one's Pink? ~Pink Floyd, Have a Cigar[/I] In the classic rock tale, the young, talented musicians are exploited by one of two entities: the unscrupulous manager or the greedy record company. This week Pink …

I am not surprised that the Trademark Office has refused the application filed by Google in respect of the Nexus One smartphone trademark. What does surprise me, however, is that Google went ahead and chanced its arm with the application when a cursory search would have shown that a similar …

What has proven to be alien to Apple and Microsoft may be just right for Android. Search giant Google this week announced that it is working with Sony, Intel and computer accessory maker Logitech on technology to bring Web searches and applications to the television. Efforts by Google's predecessors--Apple TV …

On March 10th Panasonic teamed up with Best Buy, DIRECTV and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to offer consumers a "Full HD 3D" home theater system. The set includes a 50-inch class (49.9” measured diagonally) [attach=right]14052[/attach] Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 3D HDTV and a Panasonic BDT300 3D Blu-ray Disc Player …

Hi, I was getting an intermittent high pitch hum from my PC as though something decided to kick in (fan?) with more revs. After replacing my 17 inch monitor (burnt out) with a new 19 inch widescreen, I now get the noise continually, and the text appears to be a …

hello all, where can i get motherboard layout for dell inspiron 6000 " (dal30 ,la-2154) rev1.0(a00) comeq" i need detailed diagram , thank you

I have files and data backed up on a Maxtor external drive from my Windows XP computer. Can I copy this data straight onto a new PC running Windows 7?

Hi there, hope you guys can help. im at the end of my rope with this! I'm having some issues with my toshiba satellite laptop. Everytime I turn it on i get the normal windows screen with the progress bar at the bottom as if its booting fine, then the …

so, im working on a friends computer for him... he thought the hard drive was dead... it's fine... anyways, i tried to run a clean XP pro install for him, and during the beginning of the installation, the BSOD (blue screen of death) pops up saying there's a problem with …

I am at a loss. I have a self build system that starts for 2 sec and shutsdown. 3 years old Here is what i have done, started testing by removing parts and thought it was the harddrive (system ran for a bit without dive -- i shut it down …

Hi, If I move my mouse fast left or right (but not that fast) the cursor starts moving up or down or some other direction it shouldn't be. It's real frustrating for some games. Is this normal??? It's an optical mouse came with the computer, not USB. I don't remember …

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I have an older Dell home computer that becomes a zombie after windows starts up. I have tried starting it in safe mode, and using the 'Last configuration that worked', but nothing helps. The fan is running, the mouse works, but when I do a ctl/alt/delete, I can do everything …

My computer has completely died, would not boot from startup botton on front of my computer, tried pulling main power plug and using different wall outlets too. I have replaced the small nickel sized battery also, I have held the power up front button for 5 to 7 seconds and …

I recently built a new computer myself and everything was running smoothly until recently. I've been using a few Adobe programs recently, Photoshop CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4, and now when I open the programs the display will digitize, pixelate, and then my computer will crash. I've also had the …

hi all back again with yet another prob. my intel 82845 processor to I/O controller -1a30 is unable to start i dont seem to have any problems but on a recent check to see if all was ok i went through my hardware list and came across this. ive tried …

There isn’t a category for Backup/Restore and this seemed like the most logical place for this and if it isn’t then please accept my sincerest apologies. So basically, I upgraded Windows 7 to Ultimate x64bit and I want to make a recovery disk of the entire system, much like Acer’s …

Hi I have a P5GD2-X that I'm thinking about upgrading. I'm confused about what it can take though. In the Manual it says, PCI Express x16 and people online say that any PCIe card is backward compatible. My question is what kind of card will be worth it. As I'm …

I recently built a new computer myself and everything was running smoothly until recently. I've been using a few Adobe programs recently, Photoshop CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4, and now when I open the programs the display will digitize, pixelate, and then my computer will crash. I've also had the …

I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 that I am trying to fix for a friend. The laptop wont boot as if the battery is not charged and her dog ate the power cord. I have a power cord from my old dell that fits it but when I plug it …

I have a new XCLIO A830 case and I'm trying to put in all my internals from my dell dimension 4500. I'm good so far, but I'm having problems trying to take the power button out of the dell to the xclio. I don't know how i'm going to start …

Hello, i'm having a problem with my desktop, it juz won't stop rebooting until the computer seems to heat up.Hope u 'll help me with it. I've attached the details, thanx a lot!!!

For some unknown reason my DVD-RW drive is now invisible in My Computer, and the Device Manager tells me that the drivers are either corrupted or damaged. I have searched for about the last 30 minutes looking for the drivers I need, but I can't frickin' find 'em! lol Here …

I have a Dell Dimension 4500, and I'm trying to take out the motherboard. Its a quick release board and I tried pulling up the tab and removing the system board. No luck. I went to [url]http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/sysboard.htm?dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643&acd=10550055-3463938-[/url] and tried to follow those steps, but no luck. The internals are the …

Hi, I'm planning to build a file server (Linux NFS) and would be interested in some advice from anyone who has done so recently. It needs to hold 6 disks (RAID5), cost as little as possible and consume little power. I was thinking to get a Pineview Atom based mobo …

Hi This is the summary (by Everest Home Edition) of my desktop Compaq Presario SR 1720IL [QUOTE]Field Value Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 3 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name User Name Motherboard CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 516, 2933 MHz (22 x …

I am using a DUAL CORE INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8400, 3000ghz. So I would like to know what type of Windows should i use: on 32/64 bits Ty for your answer!

Hi Just finished building my own computer but every time i turn it on the monitor reads :eek: "NO SIGNAL" :eek: please help me. P.S ive checked my motherboard battery and its low this may be the problem but i Dont know. Thanx MIKE_WEBB55 :confused:

My two year old Dell laptop will not start... last night there was some weird power thing going on in my house and now nothing... Could it be the power supply? Can I reset the Power Mangement System on this thing? Or worse? Thanks! Marc

I have a machine running XP Pro and a Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS sound card feeding an Altec Lansing 2 speaker system with a subwoofer. The audio out goes into the subwoofer which then has outs for the speakers. Into a second audio in on the subwoofer I also …

Hello I wanted to know suggestions on good skype compatible VOIP phones. Thanks

I'm in search of Linux--which sounds odd since it seems that I should be able to find all the Linux I'd ever want but I want to know about [I]your[/I] favorite Linux gadget, project, invention, software, innovation or appliance. I want to know which ones are most important to you--which …

I have been using Logitech Vid (similar to Skype) for a while, with no problems. Since I was supplied with a new router (D-Link DSL-2640R) by my ISP the application doesn't function properly. I can see and hear the other party fine, but all they receive is a blank screen …

The Oscars 2010 had something new to add to the usual media frenzy, glamorous dresses and A-list celebrities: an iPad advert. Yep, Apple opted to get the mainstream iPad marketing campaign well and truly off the ground by debuting the iPad TV advert during the 82nd Academy Awards. If there …

Don't know exactly what happned but I'm starting to think my wife killed my pc... long story short... my wife plugged in a the audio cord from my gtx 285 to my clr_cmos pins. Upon booting up she said a screen came up asking which CMOS settings to use and …

The other night my son had a homework assignment asking me how technology had changed since I was a child. I started rattling off the the devices and technologies we take for granted today that didn't exist back then. Sounding like my parents talking about the old days, I told …

Hello everyone :) I have a serious problem with my SATA drive. Yesterday I changed almost everyhting in my comp: motherboard, CPU, RAM and graphic card. I only kept my 2 HDDs, one IDE 40GB (on which I have system) and one SATA 250GB (precious data). They were both working …

What is the cheapest best sound card for music production and recording?

Please help! I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 that had been experiencing screen difficulties. I have been busy and my attempt to have it fixed was denied. I found that pressing on the plastic by the power button resolved the problem; this lead to the utilization of a screwdriver stuck …

My monitor flickers for few seconds when turned on. After few seconds it resumes its usual image. The small green light of my monitor flickers too in the same time. I mention that it never flickers when used. I have a program that puts the monitor to sleep (the main …

Hi All, Currently i have one Nvidia GTS250 & one Nvidia GTX 285 can this two do SLI ?? If can how to do it ?? If can not want the reason ??