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While this is undoubtably a laptop, most problems of this description are either the power adapter that you plug into the wall, or, more than likely, a dead battery. The only fix for either is replacement. A laptop batt. will zero out in capacity if left plugged in for a …

Network Service sounds suspiciously like Trusted Installer which is basically you and some install disc. Network Service is probably some app that you installed while online. An Administrative Command Prompt may help but probably won't by itself. Like most things the real work in any Windows install is done in …

I basically agree with "rroffitt", the system board is damaged and the likelihood of an inexpensive repair is about zip (it would require OEM hardware, most likely all the circuitry). The best news is that you may be able to xfer the HD to another (new?) machine. If not, with …

FYI Just received a notice of an update in the Windows 7 app for that purpose. Microsoft Tech Support "Live Chat" had **NO** knowledge of the update. Ajoining info follows: Update for Windows 7 (KB3024777) To continue using Windows Update, you need to install this update. After installing it, you …

Looking for a NP-85 battery? At this point they are next to impossible to actually find. Yea, they'll tell you they got it but when you get the shipment it's something less than what you ordered. What's the difference" The 2000mAh represents the maximum service life per battery charge. At …

I sent this to Dani: "As I was posting the page would NOT accept a paste and was quite a while before I could actually type?? and she says: she's never had a prob. like that before and maybe someone else has had the same prob. and "It’s really hard …

Upgrade to IE11. What you're undoubtably looking for will be the star in the upper right corner.

Patience, determination, a healthy bank account, and LOTS of caffine. I know that seems really dumb but there's more truth in it than is there at first glance. Long ago some one else put it another way, "Put your best foot forward". It seems you already have.

Unless you radically change your hardware config. its unlikely that the drive letter will EVER change. What will change with each drive is the drive serial #, something that all MS OSs check depending on circumstance. Something else that changes ever so slightly is the actual drive's capacity. Just as …

If Norton was on the PC and you are also, infact a paid up customer, then contact them for an answer and solution. From what I've been able to determine is that the pesky bug is "MalWare" and a removal process should be fairly easy. Its also doubful that your …

Burned DVD will NOT play. Err. Msg: "Disc Error", Please eject the disc. Playback feature may not be available on this Disc. PLATFORM: Win7 Pro, XP Three different players external to any server connection give the same basic message. All are less than a year old. Commercial discs play fine. …

It has been years since I've used QB45. If memory serves, the executable is not in the main directory. What I did was to locate the actual location of the file and make access with a convenient *.bat file located on the Desktop. trust this tho, it WILL work under …

On thing you can try is to check and be sure you got the memory modules in right and firmly seated. Beyond that, its best that you take the problem to the shop. There's little or nothing user repariable in any computer let alone a laptop. Expect the repair price …

Both problems are undoubtably related. Could be battery, charger or both. Both could have gone bad and eventually do, unfortunately, (short of an obviously damaged power cable) neither is user repairable. Cleaning the internal battery terminals is iffy but MIGHT work, then again, it MIGHT NOT. Best to start with …

There are two possible ways to determine how many drives there actually are. The principle is the bios settings which will probably indicate drive size as well, the other is a setting prompt at boot time from a drive support card installed on the system board. If it's not in …

file sharing has not worked since April. worked for several months w/o much issue before that. Been all over net to find answer, no go. computers see one another, (usually) but still no sharing. people that made the router was willing to help right up to the time I noted …

O.K. hardware junky, first question is WHY? If the VM drive is already a going thing there's no need to spend money on software or hardware. Assuming you're using one of Redmond's products you can create a partition from within the OS on a existing HD via Administrative tools with …

The patent/copyright holder of the air that you breath is A.G. Does anyone doubt that He (yes, it is a He, despite some belief) may, for any reason, come along and revoke an individual or group liscense? The noted "plaintiffs" don't suffer too much which doesn't make the effort worth …

Unless there's been some physical damage (albeit unknown) it's there to let you know that the batt. is being depleted of charge. If it's under warranty or not, best schedule it for a trip to a reputable service center.

Your msg. doesn't give much info, so a few queries. 1) does the bios pick up the hard drive? 2) what manner of blue screen, what sort of msg. does it give? 3) why go through this process in the first place?

September 18, 2012 **GenericPUP.z!oa(keygen.exe) in > CyberLink.PowerDVD.Ultra.v11.0.2024.Multilingual.Incl.Keymaker-CORE** (RE: McAfee This software is not a virus or a Trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program" (PUP). PUPs are any piece of software that a reasonably security- or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of and, in some …

Well you threw up a red flag but very little of why. Make & exact model? Has the unit suffered any physical damage such as having been dropped? Was the AC adapter plugged in? Any reason to believe that the AC adapter was hit by a power surge/spike? Is the …

So the USB cable is plugged into what other than your docking station? Do you intend to backup data or system files? There's a lot of new stuff on the market, but I would think that any HD that you might buy for the printer is gonna need a server …

The voltage drop does not seem to be a significant issue. The fan NOT running IS a PSU issue. If the system wants to die by just being moved a little is a significant power issue, bad connection somewhere. Overall however, might be a good idea to consider another system. …

You have drive access. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to load in safe mode. You aren't likely to like this but it's apparently unavoidable. If you have a cd/dvd writer copy ALL personal data files that you can find to it. Give yourself pause and be SURE that you've gotten …

>>>Any suggestions? Nothing you're going to like. No beeps means you're not posting. That is a rather serious issue. Suggestions range from a defective PSU, BIOS, or mobo. What you might try for starters is another matching PSU that U know is working.

When you tried to install 2K, did you do so on a freshly formatted HD?

You're probably on the right track with the power prob. Undisturbed CPUs do go bad but almost like never. If you don't know how to open your laptop it's best that you leave it to someone who does.

If the wizardry software that you've chosen DOESN'T have a means to PARTITION then FORMAT use your OEM (xp/vista, etc.) setup menu to do the task. It would work better if the drive were the only one running at the time. Format (HDDERASE) can NOT remove Partition information off of …

From another site: "even done the hard reset button on the bottom of the laptop"

Clean fan.

You can look at your job as you would the job of a service manager in any car dealership. You can't say, well, this is a foreign make so I can't help you with that. Pull that stunt and your job security will drop to zero or less. On the …

The ability to browse profiles via a members list (which used to be available) has either NO link or an inactive one? The only thing currently available is current ONLINE users or a members activity list which doesn't do much.

The daught. board that you mentioned is probably the SCSI controller, once you take it out of a functioning system all the settings on the controller go to default and/or zero. I'd check around for some SCSI drive setup software as such drives require special settings on the controller board …

And the reason you can't set up password . . . IS?

As you didn't give much info not much is available. Could be related to OS and/or system hardware. A few questions. OS & ver.? Have you loaded any software lately? Reloaded the OS lateley? Changed/added hardware?

"So in short, is what I'm saying doable? " In short, MAYBY! Best bet is to salvage HD and scrap the rest. The files will still be there if the HD is operational.

If it doesn't know already it probably never will. You might rephrase the query.

"New Hardware" always handles storage media the same way, Detection, translation, and so on. Your OS isn't detecting the hardware. Best bet is to call OEM (enclosure, etc.) for guidance. I assume that you've ran into MS's notation for known hardware types, seems as tho your's didn't make the list.

"what could be the problem and how can i solve it." Is this a query or statement?

Many large computer stores have a shop that can test memory. Whether or not the RAM is suitable for the board is another matter.

If possible you can try the graphics adapter (video card) in another machine but that will probably not make any difference either. Seems your system board has permanently gone bye-bye. "would anything happen when I pushed the power button?" (short answer, under the circumstances) No.

Drive access is easily influenced (one way or the other) by the system's bios support. If the bios settings DO NOT match the drive you're not going to be able to read the drive. Bios support(settings) on different boards may or may not be automatic.

Assuming there's nothing wrong with the HD this appears to be an old virus trick. The MBR is only a few bytes long. The boot area is small but large enough to park a virus that causes a skip of the MBR file. F8 only works if you actually have …

I have to assume that the problem is on the external monitor. Your monitor may require special drivers with special settings that are going to be quite different than what is probably a lcd monitor on your laptop. Also, you'll have to tell the OS that you're using more than …

Most likely the system board and/or the RAM slot, which is probably plastic has warped. Given it's age it's the most likely answer.

You apparently have power going to the drives but no where else. If the batt. is still functional and that's a big if, power ISN'T going to the critical areas of the system board. Even if you had a schematic repairs are next to impossible outside of the factory. At …

Try a OS repair from the OEM disc.

That big a jump in price has specific reasons for it other than a brand label. More RAM, increased performance, capacity, etc. The store with the lower price that is NIS on the item MAY be being honest or, they anticipate a different ver. of the same thing and you …

The basics of the story was told at your friend's house. The card is DOA. This can happen for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is a static electricity discharge from you to one or more of the onboard ICs.