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 | This is a very common problem with HP laptops. It's caused by poor manufacturing quality. 1 or more solder joint breaks down between the motherboard and the graphics chip. There are 2 cures available. 1, a new motherboard and 2, a reflow on the graphics chip. A new motherboard is …  |
| | You should have a look at the dell website to see if they have a driver update for your bluetooth! |
| | My first thought while reading through was PSU. Would be worth checking it over for stability with a multimeter! |
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 | Is that driver specifically for windows 7 64bit? I suspect it's for windows 7 32bit. If there is a driver available for Vista 64bit then give thay a try! |
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| | Seeing as it's a new computer and it is giving you more than 1 problem, perhaps you should take it back to where you bought it from and complain! |
| | Try clearing cmos by removing the CR2032 batery for a few minutes. You will need to set your bios up correctly afterwards. |
| | Re: Laptop crashed You need to install Vista unless you have a legitimate key for windows 7. Microsoft don't sell windows 7 in ISO format so it's not a legal copy unless you have bought a legal key for it. |
| | The most common cause of what you describe is a failing backlight driver board. You should be able to get and fit a replacement fairly easily! Having said that, it's not the only possible cause. If you have and know how to use a digital volt meter then you could … |
| | Do you get any beeps? If so, describe them in detail. Do you get anything on screen at all? If you do, what does it say?  |
| | The first thing to check is if the CPU fan is working correctly. Then check the thermal paste on the heatsink to make sure it hasn't dried up. Next, make absolutely sure that the heatsink is sitting absolutely flat to the CPU. Next, check any other heatsinks and fans on … |
| | Hi all, thought I'd ask for a little help for a change. I have a tablet PC at work with a corrupted Windows XP tablet install on it. I have tried everything I can think of to recover it but nothing does the job. I have decided to reinstall it … |
| | Rather than the hard drive, the noise is more likely to be the CPU fan. I use a Lenovo (IBM) x61 laptop which became noisy until I pulled it's fan apart and greased it up, it now runs almost silently! |
| | Sony are rather poor at producing windows 7 drivers so you will probably just have to wait I'm afraid! |
| | Re: PC won't boot Unplug your PSU internally. Then get a bit of wire or a paperclip and short the [B]GREEN[/B] wire to any [B]BLACK[/B] wire on the connector that goes to the motherboard. The PSU should fire up, if it doesn't then it needs to be replaced. Gateway computers often have Bestec PSU's …  |
| | I am an IBM/Lenovo user and I agree with jak0b, getting past the bios password is very difficult indeed. I doubt a laptop that old is worth the cost! |
 | That should make a decent PC! Have you put thought into a graphics card? |
| | We need information with which to work with. You haven't said what pc it is or how old it is or if anything specific happened when it first failed!!! |
| | Without any info about your computer, it could be absolutely anything! |
| | That will be your backlight driver board! The fact that you can see something very dim tells me this. You can get a replacement easily enough from the likes of ebay. Just make sure it's for your exact model. In order to replace it you will need to take the … |
 | You haven't said where in thw world you are or what laptop you have got! We don't do guessing!  |
| | All that light means is that you have 5 volst standby working, nothing more. You need to test your power supply first of all. Unplug it from everything internally. Then get a bit of wire or a bent up paperclip and short the GREEN wire to any BLACK one (with … |
| | Try giving the chassis of the laptop a gentle twist to see if that makes any difference! I suspect you either have a ribbon cable fault (the cable that connects the screen to the rest of the lappy) or a poor solder joint in there somewhere. If it's the ribbon … |
| | In future, don't delete programs, uninstall them properly and you will avoid problems like this! |
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| | Re: Help Your system is undoubtedly infected. Follow the instructions in this thread - [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html[/url] and post [B]ALL[/B] the requested logs! |
| | It seems to be a very common problem on Gateways and I haven't seen a fix for it as yet. Do you know how to test the power supply unit? |
| | It has to be a fault. I'd say get it replaced. |
| | It's obviously faulty! |
| | What is your reason for wanting to do a recovery? |
| | Have a look at the capacitors on the motherboard to see if any of them are bubbled up and/or leaking. If you find any like it, you will need to replace them! |
 | This is not normal windows behviour. What antivirus and antimalware software have you got and have you done full scans with them recently? Did they find anything? If so, what? |
| | So, are you saying that despite the error message windows loads and works fine? We will need to know [B]EXACTLY[/B] what error message you are getting in order to help! |
| | Your computer is USB 2.0. I have a sony 4gig drive that I have been using for a couple of years withot a hitch, and I have used it on XP, Vista, and windows 7. |
| | A change of motherboard means a change in hardware. You will need to reinstall windows! |
| | Do you use that Norton rubbish? If so "Click Norton personal firewall click configure. On the networking tab click Trusted add the Pop3 mail server address and the SMTP server address, Click OK." (this was found elsewhere on the net via google). |
 | What you want is a USB hub. They are available in many shops and are quite cheap. There are 2 basic types, powered, and passive. Powered ones need a power supply from the wall and can run more devices. Passive ones take their power from the computer and are easier … |
| | If you can solder, you can repair it yourself! |
| | Sounds like a hardware fault. You will probably have to take it to a professional. |
| | You need to be a lot more specific. There are lots and lots of different programming languages out there (with which many file are created) and few are free to buy and/or learn about!  |
| | Looks like you will have to install it with an original Microsoft Windows cd. |
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| | As far as I have ever heard, a dongle and a key are basically the same thing so just copy from one to the other! |
| | The first thing you need to do is to go into your bios and see if the dvd drive is shown there. You will probably need to press either del or F2. |
| | jtingres, you should start a new thread rather than hijack an old one. |
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| | Has it been dropped or knocked violently? |
| | I bet it has Nvidia graphics and/or chipset! Am I correct? |
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