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- Interests
- reading, writing, Fixing and building PC's, going to concerts, getting behind the scenes at said concerts.
- PC Specs
- I have 5 now so which one do you want (lol) I've got one running Business Server 2003, One with Vista…
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 | [QUOTE=pc newb;1535361]build cheap pc ....case came with 380w ps....started pc after build...installed os....no problems thru several restarts.... set all bios appropriately...restarted pc and checked emails...shut down....on restart no power...replugged everything on board and reinstalled ram to make sure no probs there....took to frys for ps test..(bad ps) ...replaced ps and … |
| | hi can somebody please advise me what a dallas chip is. i heard this term earlier as its something to do with the cmos on a laptop but what exactly is it and is it easy to reset a forgotten cmos password on a laptop with this installed on it. …  |
| | hi there. I have been asked to help make a website by a friend of mine but i have no idea which program to use. basically the friend wants to be able to let people use downloadable files that he is in the midst of creating himself. Someone has Suggested … |
| | So basically it isn't something to be reccommended in this case then I guess. If Das223 was to do it though what tools would he need other then a soldering iron and some solder mop |
| | Re: dead laptop I'm siding with James on this one but after reading through all the posts on this thread I'm going to add another possibility to the bag here. You say that the machine is 5 years or older right??? How much have you used it in that time??? Probably quite a … |
| | HI PPL It's been a very long time since I was last on these forums - 3 or 4 months actually. I've been having mega difficulties trying to login using my old user name of Janine so I thought 'Oh Well, why not start afresh and try again'. I can …  |
| | Try making sure Everything including cables and cards are inserted correctly and the right way round. That even included your Power Supply cables. Its easy to knock something out or even to short something when you begin cleaning the insides of a computer and this is where real great care …  |
| | Judging by what you are saying with the Blue Screen it sounds as though it is your BIOS. You need to update your BIOS. Contact HP directly and they will talk you through how to update the BIOS for your particular machine as there are many updates available for different … |
| | you shouldn't have to hold the RAM in to encourage the machine to boot. This sounds like there might have been some damage done to the machine in the past and the RAM slots as well as the modem have broken away from the main board. The RAM should click … |
| | only use either the onboard graphics or the add-on card at any one time. not both together. this does seem weird though. oh.. if you have PCanywhere... take it off. its known to cause problems like this. |
| | I'm glad you sorted it out as I would have automatically said Motherboard going by the sequence of events that you gave and your efforts to troubleshoot. It does seem to be a common problem with ASUS boards of that model. Southbridge fried = no video output = no more … |
| | This sounds like the Power supply may well have been set to the wrong voltage as the others have said. If there's an over voltage it will cause fuses to blow. Where did the smell and the smoke come from?? Did it actually come from the Power supply itself or … |
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