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shauna.. when you get the pc manufacturers splash screen it should tell you what button to press to enter setup. my guess is that the o/s may well be a 98 but please tell us for sure.

[QUOTE=Catweazle]It certainly concerns me to hear of a heatsink/fan unit being replaced in this way. Definitely, power cords should be disconnected. Preferably the motherboard should be removed from the case and supported on a flat, cushioned surface. The pressure involved in clipping and unclipping a heatsink is enough to crack …

sounds like you've over clocked it too much and accidentally cooked the system. best to take it to a techie pro

you need to setup windows so press that f2 key to get the windows xp setup utility. :-)

[QUOTE=julesfl]Toshiba Tecra 8100. I bought this at an auction. Powers up with "Toshiba" logo. Says to press f4, but my keys just give me a beeping sound. I tried another keyboard, same thing happened. When I power up holding f1, it goes into choosing which part I want to boot …

if you cant get wmp 2 work then try something like nero burning software or sonic stage. alternatively you can use one that comes with your isp or go to [url="http://www.virgindigital.com"]www.virgindigital.com[/url]. with this particualr media player you have to download it from the virgin digital site and install it. you …

i had this problem too quite a while ago. i found getting rid AOL solved my problems and my computers been fine ever since. No strange messages or anything. Guess it probably helps that i am also running Visual Basic.net and Visual studio and can debug things. :mrgreen:

ensure that your power and reset switch cables are correctly and firmly plugged into the motherboard pins and also ensure they are the right way round. the motherboard or case instructions will tell you more about how to check this. also make sure everything is plugged in as it should …

hi ploppy, welcome to the daniweb forums:D from what i have been reading it sounds as though the 'pop' you heard when inserting the PCMIA CARD was something shorting out inside. take this as an example - when you wire a plug with bare wiring (no insulating sheath whatsoever) and …

hi chadrenne. how old is your machine? if its making a clacking sound it could be that the hard drive is wearing out or that a fan is ceasing to function or is catching on something inside the case. if its the processor/heatsink fan catching then this would also explain …

are your fans including heatsink connected properly

[QUOTE=ShaneMcP]Worst you would need is a new HD, but if its not booting to the CD or floppy, try turning off the CPU unplugging the power from your cpu, take out the cmos battery and put it back in. Then start it up again. p.s. You shouldnt be installing Windows …

Another thing to point out: You can get special ESD mats which will help control the discharge. Also you should keep all components in their special protective bags until you really need them.

it could be a lack of physical memory space which is common if your running lots of high powered programs all at once. i dont think you've got any hardware issues just dont use too many high powered programs all at once

[QUOTE=ricky91]hey guys yesterday i put a cd rom in my cd drive and the cd broke in bits in the drive half of it came out when i ejected it but now it wont open the light flashes but nothing happens, when i start the computer the boot up menu …

it might be just that the power adapter is knackered. just cos it might be new doesn't mean to say that it'll work. on the other hand though you could have a connection problem inside the machine or possibly the power invertor is on its way out. without that the …

hi jorisso welcome to daniweb.:D from what you describe my estimate would be that your graphics chip is on its way out. tell me can you get a good and clear picture if you hook up the laptop to an external screen with the serial connector. to do this you …

[QUOTE=muddy_boots]btw - the screen is a 15" XGA TFT 1024x768 Cheers muddy_boots[/QUOTE] try looking at this link [url="http://www.vaio-link.com/manuals/manuals.asp?l=en&category=0&serie=PCG-FR&m=1392"]http://www.vaio-link.com/manuals/manuals.asp?l=en&category=0&serie=PCG-FR&m=1392[/url] i think that while your friends were away they could have knocked something loose in transit. not knowing a Viao's beep codes or what your BIOS vendor is i cant say what …

[QUOTE=nosoundhelpme]Hi i have tired three different sound cards in my machine, and none of them have worked. i have even tried the sound card on the motherboard but that doesnt work. the mother board is a gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G, and there are a few things in device manager that arent installed. …

your right with what you've said that the system should run at the speed of the slower item. it could be the RAM gone bad or a bad memory slot maybe but i'd also check to see the speed of your system isn't too much for the RAM. look at …

looks like a driver fault somewhere. next time it happens can you obtain the stop error information and whatevers said at the top. it'll help but my guess is that it might be a software driver fault. may even be the hardware but wont know unless u can provide us …

[QUOTE=parkers]Hi, I need some help with a computer my friend let me have. They had lightning strike and the only thing they noticed was the power buttons led wasnt working, but after a while the whole thing went dead. They took it to a company that charged them $80 to …

[QUOTE=CJG]my pc has crashed i am getting message \windows\system\config\system file missing or corrupt i have tried to reboot using original disk but cant get past first screen my cd reader is not reading disks?? Any one who can help please reply Thanks[/QUOTE] your system configuration file has become corrupted and …

yes but ill let you do the hard work. there might even be a program on your motherboard installation cd

sounds like an incompatibility issue

it sounds ok if you want something that old. why dont you save your money and look about a bit for a good deal. i've seen P4 laptops running with basically the same specs for about £350-£400. Least if you get new you've got the added benefit of the warranty …

there is but you cant buy it for a standard laptop. you can only buy it for a DELL xps laptop which are very hard to come by. anything else is upto a gig

could be a chip failiure but doubtful as you've stated that the machine works if you hook up an external monitor. it could be a backlight has gone (tell this be shining a bright torch onto the screen and seeing if theres outlines of a dialogue box etc) it could …

have you checked your jumper settings. you should aim for 1 master and 1 slave drive on each ide channel ie ide channel 0 Hard drive (master) second hard drive or cd rom (slave) Ide channel 1 cd-rom (master) cd-rom (slave) get the picture as it sounds like a misplaced …

hi n welcome to the forums sounds like you have a faulty set of discs especially if the boot.ini file is missing. also why are you trying to upgrade a 95 o/s to xp? it wont work because of the difference in file systems. xp is more an NT file …

there might be driver updates on hp's website.

why dont you design your own i think the site you might want is [url="http://www.windowsblinds.com"]www.windowsblinds.com[/url]

[QUOTE=irenehi97@hotma][color=green]I want to hook up another desktop using a broadband wireless router...how exactly do I do that? Do I need anything other than the broadband wireless router to hook up another desktop? Do I have to download something to both comps? My comp uses cable (ethernet) hookup. Would the broadband …

[QUOTE=eball8]This is my first time using a forum. I'm getting horizontal lines from my text and other graphics. Replaced the monitor and its still there. Don't think it's my card. Please help[/QUOTE] sorry to be brutal here but i disagree... i think its your card on its way out. does …

it could be a short in the machine. it could also be a wiring fault in your home. also try a new 'kettle lead' cable and a new VGA cable. by the sounds of things either your VGA cable is dead or your graphics card is either not seated properly …

[QUOTE=johnroach1985]Hiya all,just have a question on my internet connection .I bought an 268adsl even tough it says its 268 it downloads to a max of 20-22kb per sec.i have an apache modem which is connected to a switch(my brothers computer supposed to be hooked up to it but he is …

i cant see any problems

a reformats fine. the o/s boot cds should give you the option to reformat and reinstall the o/s

try a new ide cable and see what happens then. dont waste money when you dont have to..

try replacing the CMOS battery and upgrading the BIOS as Catweasle has suggested. If this doesnt work then its possible that the CPU might have become faulty or there is something like a scratch on it or the motherboard that is causing this error. The pins on a CPU can …

or jeantech. they make simple cases at quite reasonable prices. [url="http://www.jeantech.com"]www.jeantech.com[/url]

[QUOTE=DanUK]Hello. I have a Toshiba Satellite 2450-S402 (Pentium 4 1.6GHz). Today, I accidently spilt a glass of coke all over it (bad idea...yep!) and managed to mop most of it up. I removed the keyboard and dried all underneath it, and took off every compartment I could, most were dry …

a blue screen during installation is NOT GOOD. im talking from experience here as i have had it on a machine that i built (still blue screens frequently). there could be many reason for this. 1. bad motherboard 2 bad processor 3 bad memory 4 bad hard disk. most likely …

I would also check the graphics (video) card inside another machine. also check the VGA cable between the graphics card and the monitor. sometimes these can go faulty. if these checks prove ok then it might be that the AGP card slot on the motherbaord has gone. there are two …

[QUOTE=djrivera1]Could be voltage regulator on motherboard is damaged could be more serve depend on where inside the coke spilled to hopefully didn't spilled to where harddrive is or cdrom area or you might as well buy a new laptop. if you now electronic repair I would take whole laptop apart …

the clicks could be the a fan sticking, the hard disk disk drive sticking or a problem with the cd drive as having a loose part inside. seeing that however you do not even have so much as a display on the screen or an external standalone one though this …

if the board supports 2 processors (ie if it has 2 processor sockets) then i cant see why not.

this could be 2 or three things. 1. bad disc (as you've said) 2. motherboard issues and device conflicts 3. video card issues also know it seems silly but are your IDE cables in the right way round. so many times i have seen ppl who have inserted their IDE …

[QUOTE=shawhey]Hey, I am on a different computer now because my computer is not working. It boots up and it continues to run, however the keyboard and mouse do not work. They are plugged in and everything and I even tried a new mouse, so I'm pretty sure it's the computer …

why only sp1. why not sp2. service pack 2 will probably help as will maintenance issues like defragging the hard disk.