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 | All laptops are different so we need to know what laptop you want to take apart!  |
 | A quick google found this - [url]http://www.ehow.com/how_2273657_password-protect-external-hard-drive.html[/url]  |
| | Your laptop has a sata hard drive. XP SP2 or earlier cannot detect a sata hard drive as sata hard drives did not exist when they were written. You will need an XP SP3 cd in order to install XP on your laptop! |
| | That means that your bios batery is flat and needs to be replaced. You didn't say what computer you have so assuming it's a PC rather than a laptop, you will need to go and buy a CR2032 battery. They are widely available in many shops and generally cost about … |
| | Do you see the bios screen or do you get nothing at all? |
| | Click start, run, then type msconfig into the search box then click on it. In msconfig click boot.ini then click "Check all boot paths". If you have a no longer used boot path to a previous installation of 7 then it will remove it for you. The E drive seems … |
| | Have a look in your event viewer and post what you find there. Instructions - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427[/url]  |
| | Firstly, have a look in your bios to see if you can turn off the silent technology there. Secondly, have you thought about an after market heatsink and fan? You are probably using the stock one. Thirdly, can your case take 1 or more front fan? If so, putting a … |
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| | Norton ghost is a good one! |
| | Re: wireless Make sure you got your password correct for your wireless ,it is case sensitive so you need to get upper and lower case letters correct! What windows version are you using? |
| | Get it repaired under warranty. Water can do major damage to a laptop! |
| | Have you checked the HP website for a driver for your fingerprint scanner? |
| | There is a possibility that you have malware! What protective software do you have? |
| | Re: mobo and cpu Have a look in the manual that came with your motherboard. That should tell you all you need to know about what CPU's it supports!  |
 | They'd both be about the same, although the P4 will be slightly better at multitasking than the Celeron. Note the word slightly! |
| | Hi all. I have long been a fan of AVG free but recently it has been causing headaches. 3 times now my windows 7 ultimate 64bit laptop has been unable to start up correctly. I have had to boot it into safe mode and uninstall AVG free in order to … |
| | I have fitted different sized drives in Vaio's a few times without issues. Perhaps you need to set it to default or maybe even do a bios update on it. Have a look on the Sony website for more information about it's bios! |
| | Can you download and do a full scan with Mbam? [url]http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php[/url] |
| | It shouldn't make any difference what sata port you use! |
| | What events are showing in event viewer? |
| | I am a computer engineer and Lenovo x61 owner. The security chip is capable of storing fingerprint data as your customer says but it is not used by the windows fingerprint software, it is used only for using a fingerprint to access the bios if the bios is security locked. … |
| | They are 2 very different bits of technology! [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive[/url] |
| | Often malware is the cause of browser problems. Have you scanned your system thoroughly?  |
| | You will be best getting the driver from Toshiba! |
 | See if this helps - [url]http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2[/url] |
| | It's quite possible a faulty ram stick is causing your problems. Run memtest on your system (google will find it) for atleast 3 passes. If you get any errors at all then you need to replace your ram! |
| | It could also be a failing hard drive. Have a look at what make the drive is and get a diagnostic program from the manufacturers website and test it! |
| | Have a look in event viewer to see if that sheds any light on your problems. Instructions - [url]http://www.windows7update.com/Windows7-Event-Viewer.html[/url] |
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| | That's your graphics processor beginning to fail. It's by far and away [B]THE[/B] most common failure on HP DV series laptops. You are going to have to take it to a professional for repair (I know this because I have repaird 12 DV's in the last 2 months, all had …  |
| | Re: Cmd dissable... It is likely malware that has disabled it as this is very common indeed. Download, update, and csan with Mbam - [url]http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php[/url]  |
| | This thread is 3 years old. You need to start a new thread! |
| | Re: Toshiba Laptop Whatever you do, don't take it to PcWorld. They are useless and expensive. If you have a digital volt meter then you can test the power supply yourself. Touch the red probe to the middle pin and the black to the outer barrel of the power plug with the meter … |
 | ATI cards are not only used on AMD machines! AMD now own ATI. ATI cards can be used on any PC with the correct port as they always have been. |
 | The other tthing that no one noticed, you will only be able to install windows 7 64bit if you have a 64bit CPU. You cannot install windows 7 64bit on a system that has a 32bit CPU. You need to know exactly what CPU you have before getting windows 7 … |
| | Thake the thing back and demand a refund. HP DV series laptops are notoriously unreliable, check out the complaints section on the HP website for proof of this. I am a professional computer engineer and we get more HP DV series laptops in for major repair than any other type … |
| | Are you looking for a USB or a network printer (network printers are a little more hassle to set up but are generally quicker)? |
| | It's because Emachines are the most cheaply made PC's out there and are utter rubbish. It's why they are so cheap to buy! |
| | [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/parental-controls.aspx[/url] |
| | You could set up Team Viewer to monitor her PC. Google will find it! You could also add WOT and set up it's parental controls. Again, google will find it!  |
| | Try booting it with a dootable disk in it. If that wont read then you need a new drive! |
| | In my opinion you would be better off with something else. I am a computer engineer and have dealt with a fair few Sony Vaio's and I have to say I am thoroughly unimpressed with their biuld quality. Just don't go and get an HP DV series laptop as a … |
| | After a quick google, it doesn't look like it's capable of that! |
| | The circuit at the bottom of the screen is the backlight inverter. It is most likely that that is at fault. The backlight inverter will have a surface mount fuse on it, it's most likely that that has failed. You can test it's continuity with a digital volt meter. [B][U][COLOR="Red"]DO … |
| | Re: RAM and HDD It also depends on the machine. Some want you to go into the bios to confirm changes, most don't.  |
| | Re: Restart problem Might be worth opening it up, giving it a clean out, and reseating ram and all cards! |
| | It sounds like you will have to take it to a professional for diagnosis to me! |
| | 400watts seems rather low for a power hungry beast like that. Perhaps a more powerful power supply will get your system working properly. |
| | Try booting it in safe mode (by pressing F8 after the bios screen) and see what happens. If it boots, run checkdisk on it. |
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