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| | Hi Everyone, Recently I pressed the power button on my Dell CPx and the lights came on, flashed a time or two and then it shut off. Now, this is with it plugged in. I tried it with a full battery and it did the same thing with the exception …  |
| | I have a ACER TravelMate 4011WLCi. The screen doesn't work at all. I hooked up a video projector to the Blue Port in the back and the video projector couldn't find a source at all. Is this a problem with the video card? If so, how do I check or … |
| | ok, i recently switched from vista to linux, ubuntu, and i dont know how to install it... when i go to partition my hard drive, i partition it, than when i click forward, i get this error message..."no root file system is defined...please correct this from the paritioning menu" now … |
| | I got this computer from a friend who was having some problems booting it up. I tried to run a floppy disc to format the hard drive, but it doesn't make it that far in the start-up process. The OS is Windows 98, I believe. The computer is a Intel …  |
| | Hi all, I am new to the forum and I am having a problem with a high CPU usage while operating WMP 11. It starts off low but after a minute it soars to between 80 - 100%! I have scanned and defragged, cleaned the registry and the problem still … |
| | Hello all, This is my first post here, but this seems to be an extremely knowledgable and amiable community with some individuals who are incredibly capable and eager to help and after this, I'll certainly be back. I've been having a recurring problem with my home PC - roughly 20% … |
| | Any help here would be fantastic!!! I had to reinstall Windows XP on a new hard drive that I purchased, and unfortunately, I could not sit in front of the computer while it was installing, and when I went back at one point after it was setting up networks, the … |
| | Hey fellas I need help, I have a Toshiba Laptop running a pentium 4 3.0 chip, 60 hard drive, and 512 of ram, running Windows XP home sp2. It won't boot up to windowns. It will only boot up to the dark screen that reads safe mode, safe mode with … |
| | Hello, I have a netgear SC101 storage central with a 250 GB hard drive in it. I have it connected to my netgear router which allows me to back up all data on computers connected to the network. I was wondering if I would be able to access those files … |
| | I am not sure how to get the laptop stop from restarting. Here what I did with my laptop to startup and the information below? Turn the laptop on to startup and you see the logo of Windows XP Home Edition on the screen for a few second then went … |
| | I'm getting very frustrated - running Phoenix 6.00 Bios, I want to boot from hard disk first and never from whatever might be plugged into the USB sockets. If say, I have an ipod or external hard drive plugged into the USB, bootup always looks there first and of course … |
| | Hi! I m using Windows 2000 professional built on NT technology, When ever I starts my PC it directly open the BIOS, After making some changes it run normally. The Changes are as follow : In the BOOT menu of BIOS option no 2. IDE Hard drive & Option no … |
| | So just I stood up pulling the power cord and knocking my computer off my desk and now it won't work. It automatically said something about shutting down because my computer might be at risk. When I try to restart it it goes to the safe mode start up screen … |
| | This is one I've never seen before and I'm hoping someone can help. I was a computer support person for over 20 years and am now retired. The machine in question has been in operation for about a year. No changes have been made to the hardware. At power on … |
| | hey guys. PLEASE help me :( ive spent ALL day on this... below is my system details. Operating System System Model Windows Vista Business (build 6000) DIXONSXP MS-7046 Enclosure Type: Desktop Processor a Main Circuit Board b 3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 2048 kilobyte secondary … |
| | hi guys i know you have probably come accross this problem loads of times but i have installed a second hard drive on my pc as a slave it is showing up in add hardwere and is saying that the new hard drive is working but its not showing up … |
| | i have had my laptop since june of 03 several people have tried to work on it i wasn't around but they said they got farther than i did i get it back and it is the same way i turn it on fan kicks on hardrive doesn't nor mouse … |
| | Hello, thanks in advance for any help! Recently got a new HD, Seagate Barracuda SATA300 320GB. My machine is a Dell Dimension 5100 I put the drive in, connected power and SATA cord cables. Then run device manager or the seagate tool that came with it, they both tell me … |
 | I was trying to fix a computer for somebody and he said his hard drive was corrupt, which may be the case, but I'm not sure if I have to reinstall windows. The error message I get when windows is about to start is "Unmountable boot device" and I get …  |
| | I have a Compaq Presario 2140US got it in 04 stopped working by 06. I have had it just laying around now i have a use for it, so i need a lil trouble shooting help!!! Problem is the Lap Top will not boot up. It goes to the Compaq …  |
| | hi guys i know you have probably come accross this problem loads of times but i have installed a second hard drive on my pc as a slave it is showing up in add hardwere and is saying that the new hard drive is working but its not showing up … |
 | Hello Again, I managed to fix my hard drive problem, but now i'm having issues with this executable file. At random times it decides that it is going to take up 99 - 100 % of my CPU. I had this issue before. So I reformatted my computer and put … |
| | when trying to upgrade from windows 98 se to xp it tells me there isnt enough room on hard drive. i have an 80 gig drive half full, i tried defragmenting and got the same problem. i dont understand whats wrong, theres almost 40 gigs left on the drive. im … |
| | Greetings all. I'm currently having issues with a Mac Pre-Intel G5 Tower. Been working on it most of the day, but it seems to have lost the OS on the hard drive overnight when I shut it down. Well, if I could just use the super drive to boot from, … |
| | hi, i need urgent help as i am facing problems in copying database oracle from one hard drive to another hard drive,please give me step by step instructions on how to do it,also please suggest a software which can transfer the database and the settings, thanks in advance |
| | Hi all! Having a bit of trouble with a Compaq Presario 700 Laptop. It's been working fine the whole time I've had it until tonight - I installed Flight Simulator 2004, launched it, found it ran badly, updated the graphics drivers, found flight sim played a lot better, played it … |
| | I read a few other threads about desktops being unable to be altered, and only being able to change the flat color of your background. This encouraged me create an account to seek my own help. I'm not a novice at comprehending the whole getting-a-virus-from-the-internet aspect of having a computer, … |
| | Hey, It's been a while..... Anyways...I just bought a new Hdd, 500gb, and I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro onto it, but I'm getting issues. It says that there is only 131gb on my HDD. Meanwhile in my BIOS it says my hard drive is 500Gb big. I had … |
| | This is probably a basic question I have put another hard drive into my computer, is there a program that is available for me to only move certain files over too the new hdd, rather than clone the lot or copy and paste into the hdd many thanks to anyone … |
| | Okay, before I tell you what the problem is, let me provide a little backround information to maybe help diagnose the problem. Recently, my HD encountered alot of problems and it got to the point where I couldn't even boot without getting a blue error screen. The HD is a … |
| | Hi i have an old Compaq Armada 1120 running win 95. I know its old but its used just for word processing. > >I tried to install a larger hard drive but i got theis error: 304 Keyboard or system unit error. I put the old hdd in but it … |
| | I have a PC and a Mac both hooked up wirelessly through an Airport Extreme router. Internet works fine. File sharing works fine between the two. I hooked up an external hard drive to the router that I wanted to share between the two computers. That worked but here's the … |
| | Hi, I want to thank you all in advance for your help. I got a virus in my computer but I was able to back up all my files on an external hard drive. I tried system restore but the computer won't read it. I scanned it using a full …  |
| | Heya! Hopefully you guys can save me a headache or three. I run a tower containing both a CD/RW and a DVD/RW drive. I ran a 60 GB HD for years in it without problems, then made the mistake of attempting to add more space. I purchased a 250GB drive …  |
| | I'm trying to make a somewhat simple PHP ide for personal use, I'm not too skilled in VB.NET and would like to learn some things about controls I am unfamiliar with, including the treeview control. Docked to the left of the form is a treeview control, where I hope to …  |
| | My computer got infected with malware and spyware. As I was reading different solutions it seemed like the best one was formatting my computer. I lost my OS cd so the Tech-group at Best Buy told me to buy a new copy of Windows XP Home Edition. When I formatted … |
| | Hello everyone, I was using windows media player 11 to view movies files, music files and pictures on my computer. The files are saved on my network drive and I added the folders to windows media player to be viewed. I wanted to delete the files from windows media player … |
| | Hi, I have a problem with my PC. System AMD 64 3700 2 RAM 80 GB Hard Drive AGP slot on Motherboard I recently bough a graphics card from Ebay (X800 PRo) When I inserted it I got lots of lines and the card didn't work. For some reason my … |
 | Hi, there, how are you all? I am experiencing a problem with this SATA nonsense. I have an IDE harddrive as my main HDD, I wish to keep it this way as I don't want to re-install windows, I basically don't have the time to go about fiddling with all … |
| | I have a Vaio SZ110 Notebook with XP home. It is about a year and a half old. A few months ago it was accidentally dropped on the CD drive and although it broke the cover, the door will still open. When I click on my computer though, the drive … |
| | Hello, this is my first question to a problem but i had to try something before proceeding to a computer store for repairs. Can any help. My brother has pulled out a wd 20.5 (205AA)harddrive by mistake while the computer was running. I have tryed to re boot it with … |
 | My hard drive just went the way of my last auto-engine today... overheating crash. Run to the Hills. Has anyone ever had this problem before? My HDD has been hanging a lot lately, and today it hung 3 times in 5 minutes while playing music. That's all. Just mp3 files … |
| | [B][I][COLOR="Green"]I'm having problems with steam friends. While playing games or while just working on my computer steam friends often signs off without logging off of steam or exiting(if you've been talking to me and I randomly signed out this is why)it's really annoying and is also the issue that my …  |
 | My daughter has a Dell desktop with XP Pro. It has been rather slow for no reason that I could find. Over the weekend it started to switch off for no apparent reason. The were no messages. Now it won't even boot into Windows. When it gets as far as … |
 | aright I'm gonna resurrect an old problem, but add a twist: i can see my second SATA drive in device manager, but cannot see it in My Computer, ive already checked out the thread based on this problem but hasnt fixed it for me yet. K my twist is this: … |
| | Ok here is what is going on...my daughter has an ibook and last week it was working absolutley perfectly. When she was done using it she closed it,and later on when she opened it back up to chat with her friends it went to the 'lovely' Darwin/BSD screen. She restarted … |
| | Hello all. I have a Gateway GT5032 Desktop PC running Vista Ultimate. I recently installed a program called Paragon Partition Manager. After setting it to format one of my partitions it asked me to reboot; which I did. The Partition Manger screen came up and it began to do its … |
 | A week gone last Friday at work a tester PC's outer casing came into contact with a bare 240Volt live wire (The less said about the events leading up to that situation the better!!). Needless to say the PC got very unhappy and refused to work for the company any … |
| | Hi, I am working on a Gateway 3018 laptop that has no video. It powers on. I have tested the CPU in another machine & it works. Removed the hard drive and the add-on RAM, but still no video. Any suggestions? thanks, Bob |
| | Ran a few scans and frequently had lots of minor issues so I decided to run a HIjack this and this is what it came up with, I was most concerned w/ the O10-O13. Is it ok to just delete them? Thx guys Go G-Men! -Az Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 … |
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