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Hi Ladies and Gents. Ive got an Advent 7106 laptop, after installing a firewall program my computer just shuts off with a blue screen and this error message - stop: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x80614bcd,0xAA473B64,0x00000000) This happens roughly thirty seconds into turning the laptop on and then shuts down and restarts for the …

I have a solo9550 laptop that will not start. I have replaced the battery and power supply and ran through other steps such as discharging the laptop. (Unplugged and held power button down for 15 seconds.) When I plug the power back into the laptop, severals may happen. One time …

Hello, I hope my query does not voilate the forum rules. I going to purchase a 23" monitor but cannot decide with one to buy. Dell ST2310 23 has 250 cd/m Brightness with 50000:1 contrast ratio. the other one, Dell SP2309W 23, has 300 cd/m Brightness with 80000:1 contrast ratio. …

hello can you help me please my DVD drive is not shown in my computer only the Drive c and dvrive D are shown but the DVD drive is not...and i want to watch DVD movie through my computer but how can i watch there is no dvddrive shown...can you …

i was just wondering, i had downloaded recover my files program to recover the files from my ipod because it crashed on me and lost all songs, but for some reason after getting the files and then saving them to the computer, the songs are all messed up, with cuts …

hello, can you help me how can i disable the american megatrends screen...please help me hoping for your positive responds...

Hi, My computer stops responding about 10-15 seconds after I turn it on. This happens regardless of whether I try to boot into Windows or go into the BIOS menu. The processor is a PIII 1.0 GHz. Brand new mobo and power supply. Is this happening because there isn't enough …

difference b/w L1,L2 and L3 cache? Are there any other cache m/y in cpu.?which cache is more important. Pls answer these questions... Thanks in advance..

I have a Sony Vaio RB40 and the cpu overheated. I turned it off and waited overnight to turn it on. When I plug in the power cord the light on the psu and the mobo blinks and the pc will not power up. If I unplug the 24 pin …

Hello all, I'm putting together a cheap computer, here is a couple of the things i have, a GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P mobo, AMD Phenom II X2 550 processor, and G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ram. My question is, I believe that i saw somewhere …

Hi all - this is my first post ever, I've read quite a few forums and this site seemed to have the best replies, so give yourselves five points straight away and another billion points goes to anyone who can help with this... ...I've just put together my first system …

i installed a DVD RW from an old computer into my new computer but the computer wont recognise it and an error message appears when i start up the computer. in the old computer 3 cables were attached to it and i can only attach 2 in the new computer. …

I have a ip1800 connected directly to a Windows XP machine. When trying to print the printer dialog just states that the printer is offline. All the cables have bee checked, the printer and the computer have been restarted. This printer has worked for awhile on this machine.

what is T6600 associated with a processor? Pls reply..

Theres this non branded comp; it starts when powered on but only 4 10 to 15 sec n then goes off leaving the power led on. Any attempts to boot it again after that are futile until i unplug the power cable n wait 4 5 to 10 sec,until the …

My mercury mobo doesnt beep when i remove the mem cards. What could be the cause n what do i do?

Some of keys of my TVSE gold keyboard get stuck. One of my friend suggest me to deep the keyboard in water for 3 to 4 hours and then let it be dry in sunlight for 1 full day. I want to confirm, how safe this trick is?

How do I connect an esata hard disk to a Windows PC. What is the advantage of using a SATA cable as opposed to a USB-2 cable, if there is an advantage? Thanks, Robert

I experienced a paper jam which I corrected. After cleaning up the mess I decided to clean the print heads. I do not use the printer's cleaning cycle because it uses too much precious ink. I remove the ink cartridges and clean the heads with a solution that is supposed …

I installed the new Ubuntu 10.04 on my 8 Gigabyte Pen Drive and it works, I've tested it on a friend's computer. But whereas in his works, in mine it doesn't. My computer is able to boot from USB (or so it says), it has 5 options to choose from: …

Hi I currently bought a Biostar TPower I55 motherboard with a 2.8 ghz quad core intel processor. My next move is to get some memory, but I was wondering if I could get some advice as to what to get. On the back of the box of the motherboard it …

hi I have a hp compaq 6720s since 2 years and half but i have a problem with the fan with any small operation or any small program running i hear the fan like screaming and the laptop start to be very hot that after a while you can't touch …

need replacement keys for Acer TravelMate 4222 may work with other Acer laptops need Z, X, and Windows key anybody know where i can get these or do you have them!? need fast! thank you.

Hello, a friend of mine gave me their T6426 to repair and it appears that the on-board video card is not working. The MB is a MS-7207. I've done some research and found that inserting a GFX card will solve my problem. Does anyone know this for sure before I …

A friend has an older laptop which uses PC2100 DDR-266 200 pin SODIMM's. I have a P2-5300 DDR2-667 200 pin SODIMM left over from an upgrade. It looks to me that both are keyed in the same spot on the RAM so I'm wondering if my DDR2-667 RAM would work …

Hi Guys, I have a DELL OPTIPLEX 745 and I accidentally pulled out my Graphics card while my computer was on and it crashed. It wouldn't switch on, the HDD was just making a slight noise and then it stops. Eventually it was switching on but was giving an error …

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-750(2.66G)8 mb LGA 1156 P11020 MOTHERBOARD: Asus p7p55d le 2000/crossfire P8690 MEMORY: Corsair 4gb xms3 1333 (2ddr3 x2) P6800 video card: Inno3d 9800gt 1gb ddr3 256bit/hdmi P5830 SUM TOTAL VALUE: P32340 The price is something expensive for me i would like to have my motherboard cheaper any …

the problem i have replaced my knackered dvd/cd drive with identical model no,[uj-820b] which i purchased from ebay.when booted no ide error appears, then windows loads but no drive shown in my comp, nor in device manager.then i check bios there it is detected.if i put into standby mode drive …

Hi, I've recently bought a new laptop and whenever I play a game my laptop crashes after about 30 minutes, after the first crash it then happens more and more often, sometimes the game will exit to the desktop with no error message, other times I will get a blue …

Gateway M305CRV cpu heatsink removal problem. I am replacing the power jack and disassembly was was going great until I couldn't remove the fan-heat sink. The top edge of the cover is under the copper on the heat sink making removal impossible. How do I remove the fan/heatsink? It seems …

I recently did a RAM upgrade for a friend's Acer Aspire AST690. We have had a hell of a time getting the proper RAM, and we ended up getting several chipsets sent out that were incompatible. Finally, I purchased some RAM from 4allmemory.com that was guaranteed compatible with the system. …

hi guys, does anyone can recommend a freeware or any tools to recover a raw hdd drive. The system was suddenly corrupted, hdd can still be detected and shown on my computer but upon clicking on the icon it's asking me to "Reformat my hdd".

after insert pen drive its not work. when I open it, it show a massage, " please insert a disk." but it show in my computer. it was a name but now it show Removable Disk. is it damage? the signal light not on.

Hello, First post, and I'm not entirely certian it's in the correct place. It could be in mobos, I suppose. Here's the long version: I bought some new memory, bumping up my slow 1gb to better 2gb. This is all fine. Works well for a day, then one of the …

hi pips! just found this forum and im hoping that this will help me solve my laptop problem..so here it goes.. i've had this toshiba Satellite A20 laptop for almost 2 years now..it was working just fine eventhough i noticed that it was running relatively slow than usual..i'm just a …

Dell Dimension 4550. I switched a 256mb RAM chip with a new 1 GB chip and now I have nothing on the monitor at all. I checked the monitor on my laptop and it is working so I'm guessing I broke the video card? I was probably supposed to remove …

Hello all, I'm new to the community. Can anyone tell me of a site where I can get pictures of changeing a motherboard for the ibm t30?

I recently put RAM in my computer and on the RAM it said it had latency of 8-8-8-24. When i looked in the bios and on cpuz it said that it was running at 9-9-9-24. Unfortunately i did make the mistake of buying RAM at 1600mhz when my motherboard will …

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'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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

I just replaced the mother board in my bosses computer, old one was dead (bad caps) what do I need to do to boot the machine back up?

Hi. I have recently reinstalled windows on my pc and have noticed that exactly in the middle of the monitor the colours change shade. It only minimul but it is noticable. To explain more clearly the whole left side is a lighter shade than the right side so it looks …

i have a friends pc with xp pro x64 on it .and my friend tried to repair with an xp home cd ,now when i bootup it loads the win xp logo and after that it says starting up xp pro and it just hangs there and keyboard turns off …

Hello to all I have an Acer laptop and for about 4 years i never had a problem until yesterday. When i'm trying to open my laptop is shows nothing. Just black screen. The power works fine. The power button lights up and when i press the eject button on …

Hi all, bought a sparkle 9600 GT the other day to use with the dual outputs so I can use my PC monitor for work at my desk and watch movies on my TV in bed. I installed it on my MSI K9VGM-V mobo and hooked up both screens to …

Do laser mice wear out? My logitech wireless laser mouse is about a year old and has become hesitant and occasionally, won't work at all. Later in the day, it works fine. The only thing I've learned from installing new batteries, cleaning USB connectors, cleaning lens on laser, etc. is …