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When booting up my Acer Aspire 1690 laptop the fan starts but then quits after about 5 seconds. The system starts up nicely (OS starts up) it just doesn't have a fan anymore which basically renders the laptop useless. I already tried to clean the fan with compressed air and …

hey guys can u please help me. My pc turns on, the fans are on and so are the lights. But my monitors says there is no signal. I tried everything, i search on the web for answers but no of them worked like, reseting the cmos (i think i …

Hello, I was playing a game on my PC (NFS Most wanted) when I heard a fan starting up noisily. All of a sudden the system tripped off. When I tried restarting it, only the light on the CD-ROM was blinking, even the power button light did not light up. …

Hello, Am currently facing a problem with my home PC, whereby upon switching on, all the lights switch on normally (HDD, DVD-drives, PSU), then just seconds later, it switches off by itself, and again some seconds later, starts to switch on by itself, but again goes off (in a loop). …

Hello, I have had this PC I built myself for almost a year now (probably a little more than a year, I lost count. Lol). LITERALLY this morning I was on it messing around with a friend, then just a moment ago I tried installing a some case LED lights. …

Ok folks, I rarely log in to ask questions so forgive me if I'm in the wrong category. Ok, the pc is a laptop (HP Elitebook 8460p, i5-2520m CPU 2.50GHz, 4GB RAM, Crucial 240GB SSD) running Win 7 Pro 64. Now I've scoured the net and can't find a single …

Hey there! I have a problem with my computer. When I start my pc, it loads fine, I can go to the BIOS, it passes the POST successfully and so on. I can run the Hiren's Boot CD with no problem and it doesn't lose signal or shuts down, but …

my MacBook pro is old, 2011. it has 8gb ram 2.4ghz cpu and intel hd 3000. on the osx side it says 512mb of vram and on windows 10 i type dxdiag in command line it says i have 1.6gb. will i be able to run minecraft on the windows …

Hello I want to test a power supply unit provided to me (not new, along with its power cord), but currently do not have a PC available to do so. How can I test whether the PSU is working OK before actually connecting it to the PC? Cheers

Hi guys! I am a laptop user and uses my laptop mostly for gaming. While using my laptop, I placed an electric fan at the back, directly blowing air to my unit. It is effective and this kept my laptop from lag. The problem is when I am gaming at …

Hello, Hi can anyone help me please,I have problem on my dvd-rom.This is the model TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q SAMSUNG SUPER WRITE MASTER...my problem is when i am going to insert a dvdRw and then i am going to burn using only the windows burner...it will not burn the files, after …

Hello everyone! I have a Dell Latitude Cpi. I know it is old but it run some cool old games i have. unfortunatly, the battery only lasts 1 hour if im lucky. I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can extend the battery life? Windows Me reports that it …

Hi, A few years ago my Power Supply for my Emachines 270 went bang and smoke came out. After searching many forums I had decided that we needed a new Power Supply. Yesterday, I got one with the correct specs for the computer and attempted to install it. I have …

Hi all, I have an hp d330 desktop which i use for all my works and college projects. Today i have experienced problems with the cooling fan. When i switch on my pc, the fan moves for few seconds then it stops. And i get an error "512- Chasis fan …

Hi, I have bought a fan which is similar to the one shown in the attached image, however, there is no direction whatsoever on mine on how to place it. Is the best position to have the "open" end of the fan pointing inside the casing or fixed to the …

Hey all, This is a bit of a theoretical question. If my PSU puts out x amount and I wanted to fit a GFX card which would take more power than the system uses in total would it help if I disabled an unused piece of hardware? ie. If I …

Hiya all, I've just got my hands on a Jeantech PSU. It's not in the box and has no insttuctions so I hope someone can help. There's a 3 position switch just below the on/off button labelled HAL. Can anyone tell me which setting I should have it on? Maybe …

Hi, need some help on getting a new heat sink fan. I've currently got a stock amd one which came with my processor, Athlon 64 x2 5200+ (yes, quite old) and it's starting to make a really loud noise when the rpm increases above 4000. It makes this noise due …

Well isn't this just great 4 big assignments are due by the end of next week, and my PC decides to not charge anymore. It's a Dell inspiron 1545. The specs do not matter. I believe i know the problem. It's the connectors that the charger plugs into on the …

Hi, the computer is ~3-4 years old, so its strange that it could be because of battery dead. How do you think is it possible another thing why it keeps reseting?

I'm designing my own custom case that will have all air inside the case being filtered. Does anyone know where to get a high powered fan that generates as little noise and static charge in the air as possible? After completion I'll share all specifications and pictures with whoever is …

I have purchased a board on ebay only to find out once I had received it that the board does not fit the conventional cases ie: atx, mini atx, micro atx ect... The issue is that the board will only fit a gateway pc case and I am having a …

I've replaced various keyboards before. But I can't figure out how to removebthe bezel in this model. Detailed instructions greatly appreciated. Thank You.

hi , been wondering if i can use more than 1 psu in my new rig ? i have found a thing called a lian li interlink cable on the net for use when using more than 1 psu . only problem is that going to the lian website does …

Hi all, hope you are well. I own a Toshiba p100 notebook with vista business. The GPU is an nvidia 7600 geforce go and I have noticed that the fan for the GPU only spins when booting up. The moment Vista begins loading, the fan stops and doesnt come back …

Theres this non branded comp; it starts when powered on but only 4 10 to 15 sec n then goes off leaving the power led on. Any attempts to boot it again after that are futile until i unplug the power cable n wait 4 5 to 10 sec,until the …

hi I have a hp compaq 6720s since 2 years and half but i have a problem with the fan with any small operation or any small program running i hear the fan like screaming and the laptop start to be very hot that after a while you can't touch …

Gateway M305CRV cpu heatsink removal problem. I am replacing the power jack and disassembly was was going great until I couldn't remove the fan-heat sink. The top edge of the cover is under the copper on the heat sink making removal impossible. How do I remove the fan/heatsink? It seems …

i received a compaq presario 1920 laptop for free today. i have no idea if it works, and i have no charger. it has a strange 4-pin charger port, and i would rather see if it works before i spend cash on a charger, so does anybody know what voltage(s) …