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[font=Arial]After reading these posts, it sounded like someone here could help me. If so, I would be very appreciative. I have an IBM X20 laptop and the display has gone dark. I took it to a laptop repair specialist in my area who says that the inverter board is fine, …

i bought a 1tb maxtor one touch external harddrive. now i broke the case so i took it apart and put the drive in my pc. i connected it via the two cables (power and connect it to motherboard) as you can tell im not the most techincally minded but …

hi 1 year old LG 19 inch LCD Monitor is displaying blue background in movies and pictures... i don't know what went wrong.. i even adjusted the display settings and colors.. but can't able ti fix the issue.. is this due LCD pixels problem???????

can i ask what can i do this is my mother board MS 7043 its not accepting any hardisk if i inserted one it doesnt read. Barracuda 7200.7 seagate is the only thing that reads but my hard disk is already destroy i try to put Barracuda 7200.9 seagate but …

I've been having my desktop for 2 years now and it is running Windows Vista and it used to run very quickly now it is very slow I checked for viruses there was none and I backed up all files and compressed the disk drive c and still it runs …

Hey all. This is a nice forum. I've had countless computer questions over the years go unanswered....it can be just plain taxing and time consuming to really get adept if you work away from one most of the time, like me. Anyway... As the Apple || came to it's final …

I have a Hp Pavilion that will not boot and i cannot access the BIOS. It loads to the HP logo screen and then stalls. Steps I have tried: 1. Pressing F10 - result: "Loading setup appears on the logo screen, this should bring up the BIOS however nothing occurs …

My computer configuration is: Processor: Intel core2duo E6400 Ram: DDR2 Ram, Corsair 2G kit (2*1g) 5400C4, 675 MHz. XMS2 – 5400 Graphics Card: PCI-E x 16 NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE, 512 MB I use to using CRT monitor. This week I bought a Samsung 931BW 19”Wide screen LCD Monitor from …

Hi all, how do I identify what mother board I have with a view to a compatible ram upgrade?

Hi I think this is the right place to ask but on my VERY old compaq laptop The touch pad pointer wont work, on the control panel in the mouse options it says that the only hardware installed is for a: ps/2 compatible mouse. how can i fix this? thanks …

Hey, I just bought a new digital camera and editing the video footage works great with the software.. if the video is under 30 seconds. Uploading and editing is very choppy and takes a long time to format if it gets to about a minute or more. Right now i …

My laptop keeps shutting down when I try to turn it on. It will always stay on until the XP's loading screen appears(the screen where there is a bar kinda thing that makes it look like its loading). It does turn on sometimes but after when it shuts off, I …

I’ve had my computer for over 6 Months now, built it piece by piece over a couple weeks. Windows XP Professional Pentium 4 2.8Ghz 1GB DDR PC32000 80GB Western Digital HD nVidia GeForce 6800GT 400W Power Supply It’s a tragic computer.... Spent about $1900 maybe more, and ever since the …

Hi, I've recently put together a new system as shown below: Asus P5N-D SLi Motherboard Core2Duo E7300 2666mhz with Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Fan 2 x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800mhz Zotac Geforce 9800GT 512mb 550w ATX PSU 1 x 120Gb IDE HDD (Master) 1 x 240Gb SATA HDD …

I've heard I need to check the power supply that graphic cards need to run on. I'm trying to hook my TV to my computer. I never see power requirements in specs. when looking to purchase a card online. How do I look for this? Will I need to ADD …

Can u tell me? intel core 2 s775 on intel classic mobo. Can't get any display. There is no beeb sound. I know the alarm beep works because I tested the geforce 9800 GT with no power and it beeped. Tried with geforce fully removed and plugged into onboard video …

My pc having 1gb of ram ,when i start my pc is show 256mb ram on booting. is this possiable to put ram on boot?? please help

Hi to all !! I have a Compaq Presario SR1602HM. Windows XP Home. I think the hard drive has went bad. When the computer is booting up, the Compaq screen shows up , then the Windows XP screen shows up but thats all. After that , its all black. I …

Hi, I was formatted my machine two days back. after installed windows when i was started my machine it showing line like (- - -) after some tine one message was showing insert rebootable disc in your system, i am getting irritation with my system, please help me out of …

Hello can anyone help me fix this warning that i am getting when i do a VC video config on ds2 game? also when i play the game my other programs don't want to open eg notepad, regfix and others. I updated all the drivers with driver guide but still …

hi guys Over these past two months if i reset the pc i would sometimes get boot disk failure. I would manage to solve the problem by slightly moving the power cable of the harddrive that has the OS installed on it. Recently the pc would freeze up (mouse non …

i have an lg dvd rw but its not writing cds or dvds. furthermore its not reading vcds and dvds but can read data cds,can some one please help me with this problem.

Hello, I'm having tons of problems with ram upgrading and i just cant figure out what's the cause. Here's my story: At first i had 2 Patriot 1gb 800mhz ram sticks. After a while, i bought an OCZ 2gb 800mhz, which caused my computer to freeze regulary.Memtest 86+ didn't find …

My lcd screen took a bit of a fall out of the first storey of my house, and landed on its back on some hose pipe below. It still displays images fine, but on the screen itself at the top the panel has come away from the the casing a …

To start off i have a custom built pc. XFX Nforce 780i SLI intel socket 775 mobo 2 SLI XFX geforce 8800gt Alphas 2 OC 2gb dual Ch RAM Intel quad core 2.40ghz/8m Western Dig 120gb HD OCZ 700watt PS Well recently when i've been playing a game wether it …

Hi, Can someone please help me? I am having problems with my laptop, it is about 4 months old. Never had any problems with it before and for some reason now it wont start ujp properly. It also wont start in F8 safe mode! If I start up normally it …

my mother board INTEL D945GCCR + Pentium D Dual Core: 3.00 GHz + 1GB DDR2 RAM 533 Mhz(single module) 1)my cpu fan too much noisy...and make lot of noise continously...whole day..and intermiitently.. what is possible reason.....and remedy..??? 2) Second problem is when i add additional another 1GB DDR2 RAM (533 …

My friend and I are discussing PSU draw and we cannot figure out if a server with 2 or more PSUs (redundant power supplies basically) draw the full amount of power they are rated for on both, or if while both are running they share the load equally. We cannot …

Hello all! I really hope one you you's can help me on my problem. My PC wont start. Whenever i turn it on, it powers up, but it just makes a funny beeping sound and doesnt show anything on the monitor. The monitor says there is no PC connected to …

Hi I'm new here and this is my first post and really hope someone can help and sorry for asking something before even introducing myself but I'm very worried. I have a Toshiba Satelliete Pro 4600 laptop and today I'm been scaning a picture for tomorrows exam, and restarted Windows …

My parent's computer has stopped booting. It will post the blue HP logo screen and then bring up the "Windows has not shut down properly" screen with the usual choices, safe mode, etc. When clicking on any of these it flashes a black screen and then returns to the blue …

When i turn on my pc, the power light blinks and pc fan turns. but the monitor remain black, i hve reconnect each connection but it does not work. when i pressed the "caps lock" or "num lock" button 4m keyboard the light does not shows up. It seems that …

[COLOR="Green"]Hey all! Wondering if anyone knows why my pc has the flashing green power light and I can't start it? I unpluged it to move it and now is dead:'( [/COLOR] Any ideas will be MUCH ApreciAted!

[QUOTE]Windows xp/Vista crash[/QUOTE] I am reparing a friend's Dell xps and I've never ran onto a hardware problem. When he brought it to me, the computer would start with the [QUOTE]windows did not terminate correctly, Start windows normally or on safe mode blah blah blah[/QUOTE] I tried to start windows …

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 that had a power surge hit it. The case fan would run at wild speeds but nothing else would work. The light on the motherboard would light up. I replaced the power supply and it fried the new supply. I have tried 3 power …

Hello I have Gateway MX6447. The problem I'm having is the power will short out. I thought it was the adapter so I bought a new one and I still have the same problem. I'm not sure if it's the battery is finally shot or/and if my charger port is …

Hey All, I have purchased a new PSU for my computer which is running on an Intel D845GVSR with Intel Pentium-4 Processor. The Problem is that , When I power up my computer The Fans(Ventilation Fans ) spin once and stop. When i contacted my vendor regarding this. It seems …

allright, hi guys, I have a problem there's this toshiba notebook, satelite A105. the keyboard stopped working added external keyboard + mouse, works fine now what could be the problem?

Hi all, I was recently given one of these laptops and told 'if you can fix it, you can keep it'. Happy days! Anyway. The BIOS reports that there's no hard drive attached, the drive itself makes some odd noises during the boot process, and then the computer eventually reports …

Hi I bought a gaming computer awhile back like about 6months ago or so i'd say. When i first got it the hardrive which already had windows XP pro installed had trouble detecting the hardrive. Only after 30minutes or so of reconnecting the SATA cable that it was finally able …

Hello! My mother recently got a Palm Zire 31 for free, which she passed on to me, as I am a PDA user. Now, the problem: I don't have the damn cable to plug it into my computer. My camera uses the same type of cable, and allows me to …

Hi everyone !!! I have a Dell Inspiron 5150, with an A38 BIOS , a 2.8 GHz processor and a 60GB hard drive in it. I know that it calls for PC2700 RAM, up to 2GB. I want to know , since PC2700 is so expensive, if PC2100 will work …

Hi I bought a gaming computer awhile back like about 6months ago or so i'd say. When i first got it the hardrive which already had windows XP pro installed had trouble detecting the hardrive. Only after 30minutes or so of reconnecting the SATA cable that it was finally able …

HELLLLLLLLLLLP!!!!!!!!! When I shut down my computer the fan gets extremely loud. the only way to quiet it down is to unplug it. when I plug it back in it's still loud UNTIL I power on the machine, then it's normal/quiet. Do I need to replace the Power supply??

Hello =) What kind of equipment(Motherboard, Graphics Card) will I need for my computer if I want to use more than 2 screens? Do I need 2 identical Graphics card? and do I need to buy a new MotherBoard? Any help will be nice =)

Hi All, This morning my Gateway M520 powered down out of nowhere and subsequently happened several more times and then wouldn't start up at all until I left it sit awhile. After turning it back on and being cautious I found the power plug was extremely hot. In the little …

I have a Windows Home Server 2003 with three hard drives: one for the WHS OS and two 500GB disks for data storage. Suddenly, the server can't be connected to by any of the network PCs. On giving it a monitor, I can see the error message : BOOT DISK …

My laptop recently got a bad virus. I decided to reformat using the recovery disk I burned originally. All was going well until I put in the 2nd recovery disk. The disk is bad I put it in another to confirm no info is left on it. My question is: …

Hello again my fello daniweb people, hope you can help me out with this interesting problem. On friday i powered down my machine, turned off all the plugs and left it to go to work (i leave it at uni as i work closer to my actual house). I return …

I have just purchased a brand new Hitachi Deskstar 500gb SATA Harddrive. When installed in my PC, I performed a NEW Windows XP installation. When it got to the point when it wants to fromat the drive, it tells me there is only 476gb available. My question is - where …