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I am a Web Developer and require Adobe packages, so I can't go for Ubuntu etc. Now, I am going to buy a notebook the next months. I have been using Windows all my life and have not had any issues with it. Also, in my budget, the MacBook that …

Here is a weird one that's got me stumped. My parents computer had developed a weir issue. The graphics output doesn't work. I swapped the graphics card and still no fix. Not even the bios splash screen appears. The thing is that the computer actually boots up. You can hear …

I bought a used gateway mt6840 laptop for dirt cheap off of Craiglist. And low and behold 3 weeks later the hard drive crashes. I'm in the process of getting a new hard drive, but, have some questions about the SATA connections. Can I install a hard drive with a …

A dead PC, green mobo light on, VGA fan spinning, no processor fan I think I’m having a very serious issue. I've had my PC for 3 1/2 years, and it's been working just fine in this period. However, now it had absolutely no signs of life (nothing on the …

Right... I really need your help guys... Here it goes... Last week after using windows vista basic for the past 9 months i decided to try the windows 7 RC after a week or so of using it just fine i got the dreaded unmountable boot volume error so i …

My gateway notebook crashed recently and i have no back up files. all of my files will be deleted with the repair. how can i save the files?

I just got done building a computer for the first time and every thing went smooth untill i plugged in every thing connected the moniter and then turned it on. the one quite significant mishap that i managed to have is, nothing will respond onn my moniter.The screeen will light …

My pc: Intel core 2duo 8400 Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS (galaxy) Philips 200cw I got the video card from a friend after he upgraded his computer. It's not new but he didn't got any problems with it. I've installed it, got the drivers and put the monitor at 1600x1080, the …

hello everybody , i wish i am on the right thread : here is my problem . i recentlty purchased an 80 GB second hand drive seagate model:ST380021A . when i first instlled it, it was recognized on the black screen as having 80 gb .i clicked on F1 to …

So I've got this Sony Vaio with an Intel Pentium4 and it will not boot into Windows, it just restarts. On restart in brings up an error saying that the CPU temp is out of range and asks me to press f2. Press f2 and go into the BIOS, I …

Hello Family ! I have a Dell Dimension E310, with an 80GB Samsung hard drive in it. It had/has Windows Media Center on it. The hard drive went bad and gave me the error that said.... Loading PBR for descriptor 2.....Done Bad PBR. I replaced the hard drive with an …

I'm getting ready to head off to college, and i'm looking for a decent gaming laptop. My budget is around $1300. I'm currently looking at the Gateway 7805 FX, but I'm trying to find a better deal.

Hi Gang, Does anyone know where I can purchase a fan for my older model gateway notebook M675? My gateway M675 was making this terrible loud grinding noise (I suspected it was the internal fan) and after several minutes of being powered on and running online, etc. the unit would …

My mother just got a used pc from her friend I cant hear anything even with speakers It says i need a souncard or something what are those? can you download them or do i have to buy it? i got limewire and i cant hear my songs because it …

my emachines 620 will not power up,where do i start?

Hello forumites, I was testing out a benchmark for a game and found that the video card used by computer is the Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller. I am also aware though that I have the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 on my computer as well. I checked this under the Device …

hie everyone i have a hp pavilion dv100 with windows xp home edition it won't show anything on the screen when i turn it on all the lights are on and but the is nothing coming up on the screen can anyone help pliz..! thanks i also have a dell …

What exactly do you look for in a Motherboard Processor CPU I hear a lot of numbers and names but i want to know what do they really do ? Sadly all info on the internet is to technical Things like Bus processors Cash Ghz Memory Stuff like that What …

Hello my fellow techies, long time no see again! Right i have gone and built my own machine with the following specs: Motherboard : ECS GeForce6100PM-M2 RAM : 2Gb DDR-2 800MHz (2 sticks of 1Gb each) OS : Windows XP pro SP3 Gfx card : XpertVision 9500GT Super DVD : …

Well my HP Presario V4310nr dvd rom drive is no longer workin' properly,i wanna buy a new dvd rom drive internal ,but so far no luck. can anyone recommend a good place where i can find the part or is better to buy a external drive??? thanks for readin' my …

So my girlfriends dell is falling apart. First her screen is dead (figuring that one out) Then she had this screaming noise going on (figuring that one out) But while trying to figure that out I took her harddrive out and put it into an external casing to isolate it …

I have about 50 old JVS tapes that I want to copy to DVD's.. then make extra copies of the DVD's for relatives. I purchased a Toshiba DVD recorder and a package of DVD-R . One JVS tape was successfully copied to a DVD-R. The DVD-R played on the Toshiba …

Original hardware: CPU: Athlon XP 2200+ MB: ASRock K7VM3 PSU: ATX 375W Memory: 2x 512MB DDR 266 OS: Windows XP MCE SP2 After working flawlessly for a very long time, I started experiencing computer shutdowns everytime I plugged in USB devices that used the USB port as the power source …

I’m not sure if this is a Hardware or Software problem. I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong forum. When I burn a CD from the music on my windows media player, the burned CD will only play on a computer! So that means my burner is …

Right, i have a toshiba equium A210 - 171 laptop that i am borrowing off my friend to take with me on holiday for two weeks so i need to get this working by july 26th. When he gave it to me he told me there was something wrong with …

I am trying to resusitate a Dell Optiplex GX 150. At boot up all I get is a series of beeps. I tried to boot from a Windows 98 boot disk with no luck. Any suggestions. I am fairly certain the beeps mean something about either the mother board, the …

Hi guys, I just encounter an very strange problem with my monitor. My monitor is Samsung 2033. I just build a new PC. Im using intergrated graphic card which is intel G33 Chipset. When ever my screen display something black, my monitor will auto dim down like power saving mode. …

The computer was on and running fine and died without warning. It looks as if the system has no power at all. We have checked the outlet to make sure it is viable. we have unplugged and reseated the cables. we have pressesd the fn-f8 the fn-power we have held …

I just got my new Asus 8l-raiser pci riser card in the mail today (for a pic, click on the link below. Also, I attached a copy of the pic). If I do not plug any cards into either of the slots on the riser card, leaving both of them …

Though it burns CDs, When I try burning DVDs on my SONY DVD writer it gives a message- Burning failed- "Power callibration error"

Hi I'm having some issues with my Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop. I'm not sure what the problem is but I get no display when i turn it on and nothing when hooked to an external monitor as well. I get power lights, noise like it is running but nothing shows …

So it has been pretty much deemed that my motherboard is dead or at least that I have a problem with it. If this is the case, does anyone know if it is possible to retrieve files from my computer if I don't want to replace the motherboard? Thanks

Hi, I have a friend who wants me to build a new system for him. He is a gamer and loves his applications, like Xfire, and other applications that run in the back ground while playing games. Background report. His first computer (unknown) got fried in an electrical storm. 2nd …

I have had this problem for awhile now but didnt know what to do until recently I learned how to make the blue screen appear since it was turned off. So now I will try and fix this problem. Im not sure what information you will need but I copied …

A friend of mine has a HP pavillion 700 that just won't boot. When I turn it on, it won't post and the monitor isn't getting any type of signal. [I]The system is an Athlon XP, ASUS A7N8X-LA MB with 256 MB PC2700 RAM, built in audio, video & LAN.[/I] …

I have an Acer Aspire 5610Z-2762 and it desprately needs to be wipped out and rebooted. I have the recovery discs from Acer, however I am trying to follow the directions from them, but it seems to not be working. Is there a simple way to wipe out and reboot …

I'd be grateful if anyone could help. I have a 3yr old dell inspiron 8000. Couple of days ago, internet explorer froze, so switch laptop off by pressing power off button, This usually works, but this time scan diskdidn't work. Ran Dell diagnostics which reported a few ?disk areas were …

I pluged in my modem and it came up with an unidentified communications device. I have tried another modem. All three the same. It can't find a driver because it can't identify the device. I tried it in another computer and the same thing. By the way, I am using …

i just installed a new 1gb ram pc2700 ddr (they said it was low density) memory in to my computer along with a 512mb pc2700 ddr sdram that came in it now i have problems with programs shutting down any help is great

I can't, for the life of me, figure this one out. I have a 2 1/2 year old Gateway PC, which I just upgraded the RAM on. First I went from 1GB to 2GB, which was fine. Then, a few weeks later, I upped again to 4GB. This is when …

i just place sound card in one of the slot.and installed the driver but still not working .Kindly help me.any help would be Highly appreciated.

Wirh my Compaq Evo 1015V laptop screen on its way out, I bought an Acer V173 monitor to use with it. But the native 60Hz refresh rate does contribute to headaches for me and I would like to increase it by unticking the "Hide Modes that this monitor cannot display …

I have a linksys modem which just started to act up.I have to reset the modem every 10minutes to stay on th internet. I always lose the connection but the signal on my labtop says signal is excellent and connected. The modem says everything is running but i still dont …

Dear All, (Firstly, allow me to apologise for being yet another ignorant "Average Joe" who has never contributed anything to a tech forum in my life, yet comes here crying for help when something goes badly wrong - I have sworn that I will donate to this forum if somebody …

Hello All I have been having a peculiar problem with my Sony DVD RW Drive 810A. I have been having this drive for the past 2 years and it has worked fine so far. I have installed it vertically since my machine sits vertical because of space constraints. Now for …

Ok, here's the situation. I've done almost all i can think of other then replacing the motherboard. I have a Gateway 600 YGR laptop.... win XP pro, 512MB ram, 60GB 7200 spin HD..... and i've been getting blue screens of death in the past, and finally, it didnt reboot like …

Digital Voice Recorder Olympus VN4100PC I have the little Oympus VN4100PC Digital Voice Recorder. It has a usb connector Can I record direct from the unit OR transfer recordings from the unit to my PC? I hope so. This will save me mightily. thanks, Frank

This morning my high speed was so slow that my laptop jammed up. I coud not unfreeze the windows and resorted to holding down the Power Button for 4 seconds until the entire system shut off. When I came back 45 minutes later to do a fresh boot I got …

when i was charging my lappy the battery light was as usually orange but when it finished charging the light didnt turn blue but instead there was no light. i just thought the light might be broken or something but i noticed that the battery was only charged at 98%, …

Hey guys,does any1 know how to solve the mystery of making your fans run a bit quiet (like the IBM desktop PC's).I got a foxconn p4m800p7ma motherboard with 3 fans. 3 x 80mm's 1 on the CPU, 1 on the back of the Case and 1 in the PS. I …