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So I was on my PC in the morning, just browsing the internet, what I usually do. Eventually my GF calls to hang out and I go out of the house for the day. I come home that evening and try to boot up my machine to no avail. After …

Hello, I recently decided to build a new computer ofr general/low gaming purpose. i have an ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard After assembling everything correctly i press the ON button. for 1 second everything lights up, the fans spin. and then its gone nothing happens. i try to press the button …

Hi All One of mine clint have a Asus motherboard A8N-E BIOS 1010 i tried alot to save the BIOS but whenever i plug out the power the BIOS setting Lost i changed the new bettery but problem is same then i reset it jumer setting problem same i m …

I was told by one tech at Dell that my PC had a 1GB motherboard and it came with 256mb of RAM installed. I added another 512mb of RAM to the second slot (thinking that I couldn't exceed 1GB). Anyway, I have since found out that my motherboard is actually …

Ok. My computer does not even do anything to reconize the microphone. the microphone is old and my computer is new. Nothing is muted and i've looked in your other forums and nothing seemed to help. My microphone is a QS-5841 by QuickShot and i'm using an Alianware. I have …

I built this computer earlier this year (early spring), and it has been running fine since (i had absolutely no problems with the initial build). Now, however, it has started having trouble staying on. It will randomly turn off, often quickly after i turn it on (before boot or even …

I recently purchased a used portable 500gb Buffalo Metro HDD. I attempted to access it and found it had a password on it. I contacted the seller and they don't have it on record. I was wondering if there was any way to reset the password so that I can …

emachine no signal on, turn on shows no sig and goes straight to sleep. computer type emachine T3304 desk top pc AMD sempron 3300+, optic drive DVD/cd-rw, Hard drive 100gb ata, 256mb ddr sdram modem 56k, video nVIDIA Geforce 6100 pci express slot available. this originaly had windows xp. upgraded …

Okay, here's the scoop. I have a Compaq Presario R3000. I have a virus that infected my UPnP drivers, so I can't regularly use UPnP. Everytime i do, there's a decent chance of getting the blue-screen of death and I don't appreciate that. So. I need to restore the factory …

Hi all, I have a PC (E-Machines T3065) to be exact. Running WinXP I upgraded the mem to 2 GB. It has an AMD Athlon processor. My problem is I fire up the puter and it runs and loads OS, sometimes I have to restart many times to get it …

Windows 2000 os, LG monitor. Turned off computer one day and turned on the next. No power light on monitor. Replaced monitor. Another LG. Worked one or two days, then turned computer on, no power light on monitor again. Bought third monitor, but have not connected until I can solve …

Hi, I spent a lot of time searching for a solution to a problem I was having getting into CMOS with my USB keyboard, which is connected to a KVM switch. All of the USB options were enabled in Integrated Perpherals, but the keyboard wasn't functional until after the boot …

I have just finished building my second computer (the first ran beautifully for 7 years - only had to replace the video card after 5 years), and it doesn't boot up. No video signal what so ever. My question is this: is it possible that the power supply isn't strong …

I have an Acer Aspire 5050 3371 Notebook and I'm about to burn it at the stake. Can somebody please help me? I know nothing about computers. Okay, so my Notebook has issues with authority. It seems to only seems to turn on when it wants to. Usually I will …

my hp pav. dv6000 has overheated and shut down. it won't power up again, what should i do to solve this problem.

My laptop will not turn on completely. It powers up but I keep getting this message. IDE #0 Error Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13(021015) PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, Check cable PXE-Mof : Exiting PXE Rom Insert System …

I have a 360G ext hard drive which I formatted, partitioned and used to backup both my laptop and desktop aabout a week ago. Now when I plug it in to my same laptop or desktop, neither of them seem to see the drive--tho the laptop makes a sound when …

I got this fault, It looks a bit obvious it's a memory fault, but I want to know if anyone has ever had this fault and what causes this fault and would replacing the memory fix the problem?? Cheers Stevie

I am currently using a 150gb hardrive i went and got a 500gb hardrive to give me more space i have plugged it in, but when i go to my computer it just isn't there.

I bought a laptop for my personal use an year back.. Although, it was from a leading computers' manufacturing firm, I've gone through series of hardware failures within the one year. That's not the end, I was covered with warranty so I managed to replace the items which were malfunctioning …

My Secondary hard drive has disapeared. I can see the drive on Disk Management but it isnt listed under "My Computer" so i thought i would check to see if was showing up a under Disk Management and it shows but the drive states "UNALLOCATED" it also shows up in …

My computer has crashed again!! (for the 3rd time!!) and it says "BOOT DISK ERROR PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK" which I have done...Windows XP....Now its sayin it cant set it up,as it cant find the drivers!!!...help me PLEASE! I'm gonna throw it thru the window soon ! If anyone can …

ok i got a Fujistu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5505 worked fine til now... then all of a sudden it won't start.. like the battery is dead... nothing happens.. nothing at all ...not one beep or sound then when i conect the power adapter it starts beeping repeatedly .. no pattern …

Recently Decided To Upgrade My Mobo.bought Xfx Nf24 Alh Mobo,athlonxp 2600+ Cpu And 512 Mb Ddr Pc2700. Put Everything Together And .....nothing! The Board Powers Up Ok But I Dont Get Any Screen On My Monitor.the Monitor Is Fine(works With My Old System) The Graphic Cards Both Work (agp And …

I have a Tashiba lap top. The power will not stay on i thought maybe a virus so i did the scan and now can get it to stay on for 10 min, but then the power still went off. So then i took out the battery and did just …

Hi. My PC has been running well for 3.5 years. Worst issues I have had were some viruses but I handled them easily, and last virus infection was 5-6 months ago. I'm not a tech guy, and I have not messed with my PC's hardware. I have cleaned the dust …

Hi, my acer travelmate 2420 will only power up when i hold the charger near to the laptop but i am unable to tell if this is the charger tip or laptop pin is the problem. Have you any suggestions?

Hello all, Im new in using this forum, so please pardon me if im asking dumb questions. Lately, i've been doing some bittorrenting. Because the files are large, so i leave my computer on overnight. Of course, i know to keep the machine cooled and giving it some break every …

i have been working on a small project for the past little while... just a P2 processor with the basics... 256ram... anyways. i just finished getting everything to work on it, then i ran windows 98 SE to upgrade. i left the computer for approx 30 minutes while it installed... …

Is it possible to recover deleted files? if yes, how?

Hello, I am having a problem with my pc, everytime i play a game after 10-30 minutes my computer freezes and i have to reboot. I thought about overheating and registered the temperatures, here are the temperatures when my pc froze. I was playing TF2 4 3.0 Ghz CPU:63 6200 …

What is the correct fan for this laptop i can not find it anywhere sony vaio pcg-9b3m

Hi: I just got a brand new computer from HP. The HP line is HP Elite m9350f with the following specs: 1. AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core 2.5GHz 2. 6GB RAM 3. Motherboard: Asus M2N78-LA 4. NVIDIA 9800 GT 512MB 5. Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Edition The computer is only a …

Hi, I'm looking at upgrading my old music production system to a quad core CPU on a mobo that can output video 2 two monitors so I don't have to swap between windows all the time - (and also so I can browse the net on one screen whilst the …

Hello all, I am hoping that someone can help me with some advice on this one, My Sony laptop will not start up at all, all that happens is the power light comes on and the hard drive light comes on for about 5 seconds, I also have three lights …

I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E 8400 cpu, and one day ago i installed a new fan that pumps air through a pipe to the cpu (almost directly, because the pipe is slightly moved to right than the proc and i couldn't fix that). After this i saw …

lately my computer is performing very poor! specifally on games(DOTA)! grrr. and also on facebook applications. it's really very laggy and slow! can't even play well! it's not like this before. i've got some atleast good computer specs. dual core cpu e5200 @ 2.50 ghz, 2gb ram, and 256mb video …

I have a p4c800-e deluxe motherboard, I have plugged in the ribbon cable to the correct ends and attached the floppy power cable, when I turn on computer the light on the floppy does not turn on. Its not under my computer either, It also wont show up in the …

I have a dell Inspiron 8000 that is dead. Was working fine last time used. After pressing the power button The Hd light will flash a few times. There is a few sounds, And you can see a quick bleep in the screen and then nothing. I have tried a …

This is a custom machine that had been working for years for my friend. He said it froze and he unplugged and replugged it into the wall outlet a few times. After that he called me. The machine has no PCI, Video or any other cards in it. Just the …

Hi Guys, I have a 775 Motherboard and Intel 3.00 Duel processor. As many of you are aware, the processor heatsink has four legs which you have to press into the four holes in the motheboard. I have tried this with two heatsinks and the blooming legs just keep popping …

Hello everyone, Currently my Toshiba Tecra M4 tablet PC shows the initial startup Power On Self Test (POST) screen with the Toshiba logo. It then freezes. There is no beeping, and I cannot enter the BIOS (nothing happens when I press Esc or F1). The laptop did not have any …

Hi all, I want to know the difference between laser jet and inkjet.Which one is better among this two?Can any one help me?

Any suggestions please. Tried a lot of many ways. Thanks much.

Help! My hp dv6428 was running yesterday morning, but then it suddenly froze when I was not using it. I performed a hard reset, but the machine will not boot up. The power turns on, and I hear the disk spin for about 2 seconds, but then nothing else happens. …

A gateway computer P4 1.3 ghz, 400mb ram, windows xp pro sp2. A wd1600BB hard drive that has been working fine for over a year. Turned it on today and had a message saying: drive read error, press ctrl + alt + del to reboot. Downloaded and booted from floppy, …

would like to see, disassembly and reassembly instructions for replacing the motherboard in a toshiba a215 s5822 laptop

Hi, I purchased two Acer 1410's. One is working fine but the other has developed a startup/boot issue and I know fear it is dead.. Worked fine for 4 days and then all of a sudden we go to turn it on and get a blank screen. iv taken out …

i have a dell workstation and it will not recognize hard drive,i tried 3 and it did pick up 1. i want to have a backup hard drive just in case 1 crashes.i jumped them all the same way.dont know very much about computers.any help would be appreciated.thank you

i'm planning on building a new computer shortly and was looking at different processors. At first i was thinking about the amd athlon 64 x2, but a friend of mine said that the i should go with the core 2 duo. which is better and why? i'm not sure which …