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I have a Dell inspiron 5160 laptop computer that won't boot properly. Upon power up, eveything thing seems to be working properly. The computer startup up on the POST. (BIOS SCREEN) and the status bar starts to fill. when it is approx. 75% full it stops to the fill and …

i recentl downgraded, or shall i say "upgraded" my hp pavilion 2415nr laptop from vista to xp. Everything went great, except for the sound card installation. None of the drivers on any forum work. was wondering if anybody had done this, or know what to do.

Laptop is 13 1/2 months old and appears dead. Will not turn on with or without power supply, whether battery is in or not. Voltmeter on power supply shows 19.78V DC output so it is functioning. No lights of any kind light up on laptop when power supply plugged in. …

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I plug the power cord into the computer, and the power buttons light up, i press it, and nothing... not the slightest sound. On the inside, there is one LED light that lights up, and other than that there is no sign of life. The computer doesnt do anything. …

Hi! I'm Amanda,a film student at the International Academy of Film and Television where I'm about to start my thesis film. I'm looking for a forum where I can improve my craft by talking with other like minded people.

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but it seemed to be the most suitable. Okay, this is my problem - and its been going on for about two straight months now. Nothing I do seems to fix it. I'm not sure what caused it …

Ok, I know its old, but I wanted to know if this worked on Vista... First the (quick) story. We had to fix a clients PC, was riddled with crap, so we called the customer and told her that it would be better to back up all her data, and …

Just wondering how many of you know what this is? I will tell you in a few days.

hi guys, im new to this site, im a final year management student in the university of the south pacific in Fiji islands. i installed windows sp2 on my compaq presario laptop, after installation n activities it gave an option to restart now or later. i clicked on restart now …

I have a Dell Inspiron 1100. Don't laugh, it's paid for and works well. Anyway, when the power supply is plugged in I get a crackling sound. Is it something to be concerned with? Please advise. Thanks.

Hi, I recently bought a new computer n installed a DWL-520+ wireless card. It works great, connects to the network and Internet etc- but as soon as i turn on my other pc with wireless connection (which is closer to the router), the signal 'flicks' on and off about every …

I need help bad! My little cousin was trying to install some autominer or some stupid crap like that for that stupid runescape game whenever I was out of the room and now a program called perfect keylogger is trying to get me to install it. I can't access several …

Hello there,bout a year ago my pc packed up and i was gutted because i had hard drives in there that had loads of music files pictures etc.Well last week i bought myself a laptop and also a intergral external enclosure to put my old hard drives in to transfer …

pls l ve a problem limited connectivity and l ve try the winsock xp fix it and the command netsh winsock reset catalog but no solution yet. pls do help with more possible solution to go about it l really need to connect to the internet,.my syst is a p4 …

i am new to this and perhaps i am posting in the wrong area. I have roadrunner at home. with a wireless router atached to it. it is a lynksys router. my laptop says it is connected to the router but i cannot get to the internet. However my nieghbor …

I have an Acer Aspire 5601 and a couple of months ago it shut down without any warning whilst I was using it. It wouldn't turn back on until the following day, and showed no record of ever having shut down, no error reports, no system check ups, nothing. It …

Good day biys and girls...Just a random question...what's behind your screen name? By that I mean, why did you choose your screen name? Personally, I just put some letters together, cause i wanted to join the forum in such a rush i didn't think of a senseable screen name....would love …

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Just today I was just browsing the web, watching some funny youtube videos, then my computer just freaks out, and then freezes. I wait for about 30 minutes, come back, still frozen, so I turned it off and tried turning it back on. My Dell Logo comes up and does …

Hey guys, I have an Hp media center pc m7250n and I seem to have some problems with it lately. I'd be on the computer for about 15-20 minutes and then it will automatically shut itself off. Afterwards, I have to wait about a minute before I can restart it …

Hello all, new here... so I hope I am posting in the right place. I have my internet connection with Adelphia High Speed internet. Cable connection... cable modem RCA model # DCM 425 I run Windows XP professional edition, all updates are installed, no viruses are present. What is the …

I'm not sure if this is possible but I want to hook up a wireless router to my Dell Inspiron 1721 laptop. I have a built in Verizon Broadband PC card, or something like that, to access the Internet. I have a router set up to my desktop but I …

i just got a new router and i want to set up my laptop wirelessly. i have a dlink wbr1310. what do i do?

I was hoping someone could help try and solve this problem. I travel and like to bring my PS3 with me but I cannot play online when I travel. Maybe someone can give me some sort of guide to connect my PS3 to my laptop. The laptop is a Dell …

I consider myself pretty computer savvy in some areas, EXCEPT this... I just obtained a Gateway Solo 9300 series laptop with a Linksys Wireless -G 2.4 GHz card. I have NO idea how to configure this to my verizon wireless router! I paid 80.00 for this used laptop, only wanting …

Hi All, Newbie here building my first machine (have done upgrades before but first shot starting from scratch. Got my machine put together, hit the power button, held my breath, and nothing.... Well a little more than nothing. The fans kicked on, the hard disk appears to be running, the …

Hi, Well I'm having some trouble with my custom built PC. While at work my computer turned off and now it won't turn back on. I usually leave my computer running, so it was strange to see it off when I came home. It seems to be getting power, the …

Hi all. I have a custom built system that I've been using for around 3 years. To save power, I hibernate it before I go to bed. The other day, when I tried turning it back on from hibernate, nothing happened. The motherboard power light is on, the power supply …

I have an old work laptop that was deactivated when I left the company. The company doesn't want the computer back since it was 2 upgrades old. It requires a UN and PW to log on that I don't have, so I can't get past that screen. Is there anyway …

I am very new to all this but have a problem connecting to the work intranet on my laptop when i get home. I work in Norway and live in Spain any suggestions