Posts by dcc

Thanks for the feedback guys. I guard my email address with a passion and don't get any spam, scams, or phishing expeditions. In the two years that I have been on line this is the first time that I have received anything other than messages from members, and I thought that you would not be able to pm me without being a member. Hopefully a moderator will see this and be able answer that question and perhaps look into taking this member out of the loop.

Edit: Huzzah, I just went back to that pm and checked the user's profile and they are banned. Obviously someone else is thinking the same way, my thanks to the responsible moderator.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282882

Google is your friend.

You can download the manual here.

And you can find the drivers here.

I found both of these on my first attempts of googling, you could have also.

The third wire on the fan you want to add is for sense, you don't need this for a case fan. Just connect the fan to a molex connector and let it run at speed.

Did you replace the fan with one that had three leads, and did you plug it in the same terminal as the previous one? If there is now power from that terminal try connecting the fan to another 12V source in the computer. If you need to splice it the blue wire is the sense, use the other two, remember that this is a polar sensitive device so make sure that the black wire goes to black...

I found the following PM today and wanted to share it with you all, it is a scam. Has anyone else received this message?

From Miss Anne Marie Bayo.
13 Hours Ago
From Miss Anne Marie Bayo.
Abidjan. Cote D'Ivoire
Email: (annemariebayo1@yahoo.fr)
West Africa

Dearest One,

I am the only Daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Bayo .A, George. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 12th September 2003. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 6yrs old, and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on September 2003, he called me and informed me that he has the sum of Ten Million, Seven Hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10,700,000.00)left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told me that he deposited the money in my name, and also gave me all the necessary but legal documents to this fund with the bank.

I am just 21 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an account …

If you are talking about something like a wireless mouse and keyboard that has a USB receiver that interfaces the two to the computer...then yes.

You will only be able to use one or the other, not both. I would go for the DDR.

I would think that the washers are to isolate the back of the motherboard from the case.

You need to find out if the fan is working first, remove the cooler so you can hear if the fan is running. If the fan is running your heating problem could be due to dust and pet fur. Have you tried blowing it out with some canned air?

When you start you computer enter the BIOS and see what the temperatures are.

It looks like a degaussing problem, do you have a speaker near the monitor?

I don't have any suggestions, but I would like to ask if this was purchased on Ebay?

It sounds like the hdd may have been damaged when it was dropped. If you have access to another computer try installing your hdd as a slave in it and see if it still works. Do not install it in another computer as the master, if the motherboard has a different chip set you could damage the OS on your hdd.

What happens if you click on the icons?

Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

Disabling the “restart on system failure” feature may permit the exact cause to be isolated: Right-click on My Computer, click Properties, click the Advanced tab. Under “Startup & Recovery,” click Settings. Under “System Failure,” uncheck the box in front of “Automatically restart.”

Have you tried blowing it out? Accumulated dust and pet hairs can impede the air flow. Dust can collect of the CPU heat sink and clog air vents all of which can cause overheating.

Then there is nothing showing of the monitor?

T he LEDs not showing on the keyboard is indicative of a failure in the POST. With it having been dropped and a POST problem I would look to the hdd as being the problem.

Try running WD's diagnostic tool, you can download it from here. Instructions are on the same page.

Did you clean both surfaces before you applied the thermal compound?

Change the CMOS battery.

You can damage your registry beyond repair with a tool like this, is there something specific that prompted you to try this?

No, that's not the best news. I keep all of my important files backed up on CDs just in case something like this occurs. I usually wipe the hdd, format, partition, and reinstall the OS. It's usually easier than the alternative.

Alternatively you could try reading this and see if it helps.

Is the floppy formatted? On the rear of the disc in the bottom right hand corner there is a small square that will protect if from being written over, try sliding it into the other direction.

Check the task manager to see what is running. You might also run scans for an infection.

Try uninstalling the drives, cycle the computer on and off, reinstall the drives and see if the install wizard recognizes them as new hardware.

What make and model is your motherboard, CPU, RAM, and PSU?

Part of this sounds like you had a problem with the OS installation and have bugs. It might be worth formatting the hdd, partition it and reinstall the OS.

Did you look in the user's manual to see what the beep codes are?

About ten percent of that is swap space which would be about right for your missing space.

Did you format and partition the hdd prior to trying to install the OS?

Don't toss the PSU just yet.
If you know how to use a volt meter try this, open the case with the power off, make sure that the on/off switch is off on the PSU, if there isn't a switch unplug the cord from the wall receptacle. Disconnect the 20/24 pin connector from the motherboard and use a piece of wire to make a jumper from the green wire to any black wire, this bypasses the motherboard. Now you are ready to turn the PSU back on, use the switch if it is there or plug in the PSU if it isn't.

For the different voltages and their color codes go to this site, the first page is the twenty pin connector pinout, the twenty four pin pinout can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

A healthy PSU will have readings that will be at least what is advertised for the rail, generally they will run a couple hundredths over.

Remember to turn off or unplug the PSU after you have finished reading the voltages.

Try doing a last good configuration. There should have been some error code in that message, it would help to know exactly what it said.

Try downloading it from here, do uninstall the other first.

If you are unsure of the state of the hdd go to the manufacturers web site and download their diagnostic program, most of these are designed to be transfered to a floppy to boot from.

If you know the drives are good I would download a free trial of WipeDrive and wipe the drive, use the XP installation disc to format and partition the hdd, and then install the OS.

Unless you have a multiple use license for that XP I wouldn't put it on any machine other than the original one it was used in, M$ won't recognize it as a legitimate copy. As for putting it on all of you hdds, once again...you aren't going to get updates if it's not recognized. You can put it on as many as you want at home, just don't go on line with them. If I were you I would keep the best two and put the OS on one and use the other as a slave.

What make is your PUS and what is its wattage?

Generally cases that come with a PSU don't provide the best PSUs, you PSU may not be adequate for your needs.

I you want to read you temperatures download Everest Home Edition, it's free and will show you your temperatures and voltages. When you open it click on computer, then sensor.

http://www.meritline.com/usb-5-25-external-slim-drive-enclosure-laptop-dvd-cd-r-w.html

Emachines have a stigma associated with their PSU failing and taking the motherboard with it. It does sound like the motherboard has gone south.

Investing more money in a three year old machine is not a good investment. I agree with fixer, I would cut my loses and either build a new computer or purchase another.

If your new PSU has the 24 pin motherboard connector and the square 4 pin connector you will be able to use it with the newer motherboards. As suggested you could reuse your peripheral devices and replace them with newer SATA drives later. Of course you will already have the mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

The hard drive could be a problem, in order to use it in your new build you would need to wipe the hdd and then install it, format it, partition it, and reinstall the operating system...if you have the OS installation disc and product code. If you don't then you will need to purchase one. The reason that you need to wipe the drive is because the hdd is used to seeing the chip set of the old motherboard, and when you install it with a new motherboard with a different chip set it can confuse the hdd enough that it may not recover. This would also apply if you were to replace the motherboard in you emachine with a different different chip set. If you have access to another computer you could connect it as a …

Does the power shut down entirely when the hsf stops? Did you replace the thermal compound when you installed the CPU and heat sink?

Have you tried using the XP installation disc to make a repair?
You can find instruction for this here.

Did you reformat the partition before you installed the OS, and was this the same partition that the other installation was on?

Newegg has this US Robotics modem on sale. It has the features you requested.

I solved the missed call problem by adding busy call forward and had my cell phone number listed as the forwarding number.

Use an external enclosure that connects via USB.

It could be your RAM, try reseating it. If you have more than one module try each separately.

Can you access the BIOS?

Can you boot into safe mode?

One of the things that could cause this would be your RAM. Try downloading memtest86, you will need to make a CD to boot from, run it over night or for at least several hours for the best results.

When you used the XP installation disc did you format the hdd prior to that? With a failed installation you probably would be better off wiping the hdd with something like WipeDrive and then use the install disc to format, partition, and install XP.

If you still have a problem installing the OS you might want to find out what the manufacturer of you hdd is and download their diagnostic tool. You will need to make a disc from the download and boot from that.

Are you wanting to use this as a second drive?

Hi Karen, glad to hear that you have a working machine again. I have loaned my backup computer to a girl friend and if my new build went down I would be over there borrowing it back. I don't know what I would do without it now.

It's been a pleasure, as they say where I was born ...yall come back an visit now ya hear?

Dan

To change out the PSU is simple, you might want to take note of the connectors for fan/s on the motherboard. The rest is pretty simple, every where a wire comes of the mother board and attaches to a peripheral device gets connected to the PSU.

Did you examine the traces to make sure that they hadn't broken when the pins were pulled out? It might be worth taking an Ohm meter and check the continuity between the pins and the traces. If it's not that you probably have gone about as far as you are going to. Also check for cold solder joints.

Did you try a different IDE cable?

For the record, your a person after my own heart to pursue a repair to this extent. I have a lot of experience with soldering and replacing board components and have given up suggesting to novices that they attempt that type of repair. More power to you.

If the CPU is over heating it would shut down the computer and not turn back on until the temperature drops back down below the preset cut off temperature.