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 | Hello, I have an Inspiron 1150 as well and have had the same issue with the power connector. I was able to use the existing jack but use a small jumper wire to re-connect the ground to the motherboard. I have a feeling that one of the connections on your … |
| | Check for a piece of hair or similar in the lazer receptor. Sometimes something gets stuck in there and causes erratic movement. |
 | I agree with the G15! I got the rev. 2 which doesn't have as many G keys and is shorter, which is perfect for me. I love the orange backlight and the stationary LCD display. Keys have just enough pressure required so you can tell what you are pushing. Love … |
 | Base score: 5.5 Processor: 5.5 RAM: 5.9 Graphics w/ Aero: 5.9 Gaming Graphics: 5.6 HDD transfer: 5.5 Specs in sig! |
| | What exactly do you mean by "NaN.jpg"? I am unsure what you are asking. |
| | When was the last time you cleaned the dust out of the cooling system? As your CPU usage increases, the temp will increase as well. When the temp increases, the fan turns on and if the heatsink if full of dust, it will not properly cool the CPU, thus making … |
| | It is possible that the CPU heatsink and fan is clogged up with dust and therefore not cooling it properly. A can of compressed air can easily clean your heatsink and fan. Direct the air jet into the vents (blowing opposite the normal air flow will remove a lot of … |
| | Try booting into safe mode by hitting the F8 key right before the XP loading screen shows up (right after the BIOS POST). This will bring up a menu, select SafeMode. If your video works fine in safe mode, it is a display driver issue in Windows. If that doesn't …  |
| | Hello, I am looking for some insight on this CPU cooler. I have read many many reviews on the web as well as a lot of customer reviews on Newegg.com for this product. Most of them say it is a top-notch product while some tell horror stories of broken retaining …  |
| | What version of windows are you using? XP and Vista both have recovery options (Vista more specifically targeted at startup issues). You should be able to boot off the OS CD's to gain access to these options. |
| | Re: Connect HD to PC If you remove the PC's internal primary hard drive, you will no longer have a bootable drive. Basically, Windows will not be there to load as it is stored on the primary hard drive. If the drive is still OK, you can purchase an external HDD enclosure for it that … |
| | You MAY be able to find a normal ATX to DELL PSU adapter cable... MAY being the key word. Is the system dusty? Is the CPU heatsink free of blockage and dust? Use some compressed air and clean out the fans, the PSU, and the CPU heatsink. It is possible …  |
 | Re: Quad core rant. So true! Someone after my own thoughts... only if I could get my friends to think like this. |
| | Re: Buying A New PC Excellent post forumdude123! I do beg to differ on one note... memory size. All 32 bit operating systems can only use about 3 to 3.5 GB of memory, so installing 4 or more will not help. 64 bit OS's can take advantage of over 4 GB, but drivers are limited … |
| | What company makes it? What size power supply? If it BSOD's, what is the error code and does it specify a file or driver? If so, what file / driver? |
| | Re: My lap top Have you tried to rule out possible bad ram sticks? Depending on how much RAM you have installed, you could have one or two sticks. Try removing one (if you have two) and vice versa, each time trying to turn it on. RAM chips are VERY VERY sensitive, as well … |
| | [QUOTE=Michael_Knight;520115]Its nothing to do with Microsoft, and that's a pretty childish attitude. If your having problems installing Java for Firefox, go here: [url]https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jre-6u4-b-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer[/url] and download it manually. Close all browsers and install, then reboot. Java should work now in Firefox.[/QUOTE] I just successfully did this on my friends Vista notebook. … |
| | According to the info you posted in the first post, you have an AGP slot. This slot will accept most newer AGP cards with 256MB of memory. Do you plan on gaming heavily on this machine? If so, you will need a faster video card. I would be very weary … |
| | Re: dust free case? I do as most here do and just blow it out with a compressor every month. I also have a small paint brush that I use to clean off the blades of case and CPU cooling fans as dust sticks to them in more humid weather. I used to have … |
| | Hello, I am looking for a good TV Tuner card. I am going off to college and instead of bringing a TV, I am going to get a tuner card for my PC. This will be cheaper and save space! It needs to: 1. Be Vista compatable 2. Be PCI … |
| | Die hard PC gamer here... I play: Unreal Tournament 2004 (Invasion and deathmatch) Half Life 2 Deathmatch Company Of Heroes (once I install it LOL)  |
| | Hello everyone, I am mb523 and am new to this forum, but not to the forum scene. I am part of a popular golf cart forum (custom mods and general repairs) and am an admin at a small-scale computer forum. I have visited here a few times in search of …  |
| | Hello, I am writing a program to determine if an inputted phrase or word is a palindrome. I am to use a separate function to input the string and another to check and see if it is a palindrome or not and return true or false. The first is a …  |
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