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Have a look in device manager to see if you have a mising ACPI driver. Instructions - [url]http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/f/opendmxp.htm[/url]

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Mixing ram speeds, especially in an Asus board, is a really really bad idea indeed. Just use your new ram alone!

Try backing it all up then giving it a full format. It sounds like it's indexing service may be messed up!

If some of the outputs are only going to be used for showing video then what about a usb graphics card?!? It's a cheaper option than having 2 cards!

I would suspect damage caused by malware. What protective software have you got and have you scanned with it recently?

You should take it back to whoever repaired it and complain!

Hard drives are supplied blank. You need to install windows on it!

Your picture doesn't show it clearly enough. Have you tried googling what's printed on the IC?

I have installed many hundereds of PC's and laptops and I have never once taken any notice of what order I install them in. When you say bios driver do you actually mean bios update? If so, it should only be done if you have serious bios issues because if …

You will have to buy a 32bit version and install it. You will have to replace the 64bit version with the 32bit version, you cannot combine the 2 altho you could dual boot so that you could use either of them at one given time!

What antivirus and antimalware software have you got? Have you scaned with it recently? If so, what did it find?

What version of windows are you using and have you checked your graphics card drivers? You should also check for malware as steam users are sometimes targeted by hackers!

If it has an Nvidia graphics chipset then that's most likely what's gone wrong. It is down to poor manufacturing quality. I have persoanally repaired 9 HP laptops all with the same fault in the last 6 weeks. The Pavilion DV range seems the worst (but not the only) range …

Give it a good clean out and reseat your ram!

You can try putting it into a zip seal bag then put that into your freezer for 24 hours. Professional data recovery is very expensive indeed. Freezing it may get it working for an hour or so if you are lucky!

Have you tried getting the audio driver from the Dell website?

If you have a look in your motherboard manual, it will tell you exactly what ram you can use. If you don't have your motherboard manual, you can download it from Asus as a PDF.

The 32bit version will work on sytems with 32bit and 64bit CPU's. The 64bit version will only work on a system with a 64bit CPU. Do you know what type of CPU you have?

Did he format the drive?

Sounds like data has become corrupted on it. She needs to back it all up then format the external. Doing a full format rather than a quick format should cure the problem!

Number them! Add 001, 002, and so on to the front of each file.

Windows ME? It must be a very old machine. A new drive would be the best fix and will be cheap!

If you ask me, this is a much much better laptop for that sort of money - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146916[/url] Lenovo are better built and are more reliable than Asus.

You need to follow the instructions in this thread - [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html[/url]

After having had a good read of this thread, I don't think I will ever buy an HP!!

In a situation like that, I usually remove the drive then scan it with another computer via a USB adapter!

Have a look in your Inf directory. I think it's in windows, system32 (I use windows 7 nowadays and it's different to XP) and see if you can find any files with the name of the serial device in them. Any files you find, right click and rename and add …

Give it a full scan with Mbam and see if it finds anything. Google will find Mbam!

Putting them on limited user accounts should do it!

Your PC is undoubtedly infected is the answer to all 3.

What laptop is it? HP by any chance?

Are they bluetooth or radio?

If your PSU has blown then you probably have very few if any working parts left in your Emachine. Emachine have had a serious problem for many many years and wont do anything to prevent this as they make a lot of money charging extortionate amounts for repairs. Emachines are …

What disk are you trying to boot from? Are you absolutely sure the disk is bootable?

Your ram will have a bus speed of 200mhz. You will have to replace it with higher bus speed ram to get a higher speed. [B]DO NOT[/B] mix different speeds. Mixed speed ram can lead to system instability and can even damage the motherboard in extreme cases.

The fact that the cuesor is showing and you can move it around means that the problem is not with the monitor, but is instead with your PC. What PC have you got, what operating system has it got on it, and have you added any new hardware to it …

Easiest option is to throw a new hdd in it! They can be bought very cheaply from ebay! As an example, I have a brand new 500gig hdd in my laptop and it was only £48.99 with free p&p.

You need WOT on your system - [url]http://www.mywot.com/[/url] it labels the Spyware Cease website as being bad. [url]http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/spywarecease.com[/url] is what WOT has to say about it!

What software did you use to wipe it?

You need to do a fresh install of XP. You have completely different hardware now and it wont have the correct drivers. If your XP cd is SP1 or SP2 then you will have to install to the old IDE hard drive unless you have the SATA driver for your …

You need to download chipset driver from the website of the maker of your motherboard. What hard drives aren't working and to what are they connected (i.e. motherboard or raid card)?

What PSU are you using? Does it have enough amps on the 12 volt rail(s) to power that lot?

[QUOTE]I guess it is not power supply problem, Power supply will turn your computer off. See if there is something wrong with MB.[/QUOTE] Incorrect! A pc power supply supplies lots of different voltages. +12volts (often 2 rails), -12volts, 5volts, 5volt standby, and 3.3volts. If any one of those is producing …

I have already seen an HJT log from the original posters computer in another thread and it's badly infected!

Is your AOL connection dial up or broardband? If it's broardband then you don't actually need the AOL software at all!

Can you do a Hijackthis log on it? If so, post it here and we will take a look to see if there any nasties left over that could be causing your problem.

Nope, and you shouldn't even try. There is a good reason they have it installed!

Server?? A complete description of your setup would be of use!

Do you mean to replace the Mac OS with windows or set up a dual boot so that you can use either? If it was me I'd go for the dual boot option!