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| | Got my hands on a nifty little Thinkpad 240x. The hard drive has no OS on it. It came with an external floppy drive and I just bought it a new external CD drive. I'm trying to get the CD drive recognized so that I can get XP loaded, but … |
| | My desktop is now all black with a message saying how you can still access deleated files of the hard drive and that spyware can access it, followed by hyperlink that says "removal instructions". This seems to be sitting on top of my background image, and if you right click, … |
 | When i switch my pc on it doesnt do anything. The only thing that happens is the cpu fan moves about 4milimeters but then dies? I have disconnected hard drive, cd drives etc and even taken the RAM out. Anyone know of any solutions or causes. It has been working …  |
| | I've picked out the components listed below to build a portable gaming computer. My budget is around $800. It's been about ten years since I built my last computer, so I'm a bit rusty. I would greatly appreciate any opinions you have about the compatibility, cost, and performance of this … |
| | I'm on a G4 PowerBook (10.2.8) and have a HP Laserjet 1300 printer with it. I have a G3 PowerBook(8.5.1) and an Apple Personal LaserWriter 300 printer. I have transferred stuff on my hard drive (G3) to my (G4) since I have to turn in my old machine. Would like … |
| | Can anyone help out with how to remove the hard drive for the HP ze5730us laptop computer? I have been unable to remove the front panel, and am afraid to pull any harder for fear of breaking it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Chuck [i]email link removed. we ask that … |
| | Hi... I'm running on an IBM ThinkPAd T40 with: 1.6GHz Pentium M Processor 512MB RAM 80G HD My computer is running extremely slow and i often getting message that the programs I am running have performed illegal operations and shut down. I almost daily run Adaware, clean my cookies etc.. …  |
| | Asus A7N8X ver. 2.00 purchased November 2003, Bios version 1006 AMD XP2500 Barton 1 GB (2 x 512MB) Mushkin L2 DDR ATI AIW 8500 Soundblaster Live Platinum Win XP Antec TruePower 420 Watt Has been running great until today. I intended to intall a new heatsink/fan. So I went online … |
| | I have installed a nextra hard drive and it worked fine to begin with. then I installed linux on the second hd. I left half of the hd (4.5 gb) for more windows files. I named this partition e:\ and I can access the hd by typing in the address … |
| | I have installed a Gigabyte GA-7DXR motherboard and only one hard drive. On start up, I get a message that says No Array defined. In Bios, it is set to look for RAID, then ScSI. If I change that setting, will it fix the problem? Thanks. |
| | Hey all, I have a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 ATA 160GB to use as a master in this new computer I'm building. The BIOS recognized it name and all, so I figured I had no problems...Well, I went to install XP, and before the partitioning/formatting tool came up in setup, … |
| | While attempting to burn a CD from my hard drive, my WMP froze up. When I clicked on "start burn", the WMP began "inspecting" the first track only to freeze up in the process. I had spent 2 hours compiling a CD for my Dad for Father's Day, and now … |
| | My brother installed a 2nd hard drive on his computer which, at the time, was running ME. He just upgraded to XP Professional, which is working fine. However, the computer no longer reads the 2nd drive at all. Is this a familiar issue? Any insight/advice on this? FYI: He doesn't … |
| | hi all ..could really use some help im thinking of installing a single sata harddrive to replace my run of the mill hard drive but i really dont know where to start or is it a worthwhile upgrade all i do know is that i have two ports on my …  |
| | :o [B]hi![/B] What is the easiest way to make your own server for web page and stream radio? I have a celeron 600 mhz with 10G of hard drive.What kinde of Linux OS is the best-easier. I would like to have my PC with windows 2000 OS and the server … |
| | I have folders with tons of photos and graphics files in them. When I attempt to open some of these folders windows explorer resets or something -- if I try to pull up a file while in any of my graphics software it kicks me out of the software too. … |
| | HEY EVERYONE, IM NEW HERE AND I Have few problem on my computer. i will list all of them out incase anyone can help me out anyone of them. #1, I have two oporating systems on 1 hard drive which are windows 2000 SP4 and XP HOME EDITION. I can … |
| | Hi, i have a computer that died a slow death on my sister. For about a month it would randomly shut down on her, and would not restart for a long interval afterwards. (A number of hours.) Naturally, she couldn't give me any specifics about what she was doing any … |
| | I am in need of a new hard drive for an Dell Inspiron 4100. Is it better to order it through Dell or could I go with one from somewhere like Circuit City? I know I need at least 7200 RMP's and ATA-100, but what else should I be looking … |
| | HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light wont go …  |
| | Hi folks, I recently downloaded some updates from microsoft (off their website?) and now my Dell 4000 laptop running Windows 2000 Professional will not boot up. The following message appears "explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log … |
| | HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light wont go … |
| | Hi, My Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop is not booting up: when you turn it on, the lights come on but the hard drive and cd drive dont engage and nothing loads, after about 15 seconds it turns off. It seems to happen every now and then ,and previously Ive just … |
| | I inadvertantly deleted the operating system using fdisk after unsuccessfully attempting to reinstall windows 2000 on a Dell laptop. I reformatted the hard drive, but couldn't get past the security key code. It wouldn't accept the key code I have (??). I have a windows 2000 recovery cd that came …  |
| | Hello everyone. This being my first post and all. I have recently formatted my hard drive and reinstalled windows xp. I must have to say Program files looks so clean. BUT i have this dll file called newdotnet6_38-1.dll, which cannot be deleted. I have tried running adaware se and S&Destroy, … |
| | Hi, The last time i brought this problem up, i was not able to clear the virus outta my laptop as after performing all the instructions, on reboot, the sygate firewall warning would tell me that my browser was getting reset. :sad: Disgusted, I reformatted my hard drive and gave … |
| | I have an error that shows up and this is what it says. Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run windows or windows application. The windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers to this device, but this device no longer exists.You deleted this file on purpose. Try … |
| | Hi, I'm running on a 1.5ghz 256mb RAM Compaq Presario with Windows XP SP2. After rebooting the system seems to run fine most of the time, but after a while it starts slowing down up to the point where it's running like a 100mhz computer. The CPU usage is always … |
| | A while ago I installed a new hard drive and the old one became my boot disk c:, it was formally d:. I had an antivirus program called AVG6.0 free which I wasn't concerned about at the time because I wasn't on the internet , but now I am,so I … |
| | My computer crashed a while back. I have a Compaq EvoN600c notebook. I sent it in to HP and they said that there was a problem with the hard drive and it needed to be replaced. I replaced the hard drive and now nothing happens when I turn on the … |
| | Hi, my gigabytes on my hard drive dropped from 28 GB available out of 31 GB, to 7.8 GB out of 31 GB. And I also notice that whenever I free up more space, after a day or two it drops right back down to 7. Theirs a folder called … |
| | Since yesterday, I have been having some serious problems with my Compaq Presario 2100 laptop (AMD Athlon XP version). Whenever I used this laptop it would run fine for about thirty minutes, then it would display the Blue Screen of Death with a message mentioning the atapi.sys driver. At first, …  |
| | Hi I have a 40gb hard drive in my new machine that is running Win XP Pro - I have another hard drive 20gb (which was from my old PC) which I have formatted, and connected to my new PC, it is labelled: F I have changed the jumpers so … |
| | I'm not sure if I should post here as it may be a combo of both hardware and software. But here goes, I built a new print server for my house. It's an old machine but SHOULD work fine. It currently has a PIII 450MHz processor, 256 megs of PC100, … |
| | Last night every thing was fine with my computer and i turned it of, today when i woke up it said, disk boot failur, and i use 1 drive, and my 1st boot device is my hard drive Should i re install xp or what |
 | I have had a Dell Inspiron Laptop for over 3 years. Two months ago it fell on the floor and completely stopped working. It does not turn on period. Being an idiot, I did not save a lot of my important information on cds. Fixing the laptop will cost me … |
| | i just got my computer back from a computer repair store and they didnt install windows, i took it home and tried to install it and it says "Hard disk drive not found" so i call them back and they say i need to use the Asus A8V DDeluxe cd … |
| | HI, I have to learn how to use windows server 2003 so I want to install it onto my PC to a dedicated hard drive. On the other hard drive I have Win XP Pro running. Can this be done because when I install the disk and start to go … |
| | Hey guys. Throughout my system's life my comp has the tendency to crash at random points (e.g. whether I'm playing a game, or opening my web browser). At first it was bad, but recently it has gotten better after a few adjustments...but the problem remains. Also, the other day I … |
| | Some of you have been doling out biased, narrow advice, or advice that overly generalizes things. As with anything else, understanding the NATURE of a thing is key to dealing with it. Windows XP can be a very stable OS, but it is necessary to treat it somewhat gingerly at … |
| | I had a PII running XP home on a 80G seagate hard drive. I bought a bare bones system w/ AMD Athlon XP 2700+ processor and 512M of ram. The manufaceur has the XP certificate for this mother board. I used the video card and hard drive out of the … |
| | Alright, I just reformatted my computer once again. Now, it was 7 in the morning, and I made a very bad mistake. Upon being asked "Would you like to enable large disk support?" I said No, so now my 200G hard drive will only hold 1 gig of space! I … |
| | I was told that if I was on line a lot, that I should defragment my hard drive frequently. I have four questions: 1) How does the HD become fragmented? 2) I'm on line every day for atleast an hour, how often should I defragment my computer? 3) Is it …  |
| | My computer - Windows XP Pro - Athlon 64 3400 - 1GB RAM - Maxtor Serial ATA 80GB - Radeon 9800 The last time i remember using my computer i shut it down properly and all was working well. When i came to turn my computer on again it reached …  |
| | Erm ay up fellows... I recently installed a used hard drive and it seems to have this on it... any help on getting rid of the fecker? Go raibh maith agat agus adh mor ort! :confused: |
| | Hi just wondering how fast my pc fans should be spinning. I ran sisandra and it said one of my fans was either not working or spinning too slowly. Currently, EVEREST is detecting my CPU fan at 2722 RPM and the case fan at 1592 RPM. It also has my … |
| | Please help with advice if you can. My less than 6 month old flat panel g5 running 10.3.9 won’t boot up. The chimes sound, screen goes grey, and the gear spins and spins until the screen goes black and I see Disk0s3:I/O error /etc/master.passwd: No such file or directory Disk0s3:I/O … |
| | Hi, I have about 9500 songs on iTunes, 1GB RAM and 80 GB Hard drive. (Windows XP) - I just added an addtional hard drive (D:) and moved all my music there. I even re-installed itunes there. Since then I have been having problems - there is a lot of … |
| | Hey all says the new face! Systems specs Athlon AMD XP 2500 KT600-A K7FSB 400 ECS 1x512mb Infineon 1x256mb Kingmax(both DDR400 PC3200) Audigy 2 Gigabyte x800pro 40gig 7200 Sata ATX-320W/P4 PSU My problem started when i started upgrading my comp(which ive had now for about 2years). The board, 40 gig … |
| | ok heres the deal we got 3 g4's and each one is not detecting the hard drive two of them we are trying to install linux on and one im trying to install G4 Mac os X yet its the same the hard drives have been changed the cables aswell … |
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