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Hey,I'm new to this site,and I just received this mp3 player yesturday from my uncle. [url]http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=MP3-Flash&product=1419829[/url] When I brought it home and tried to turn it on,I can only see the backlight turn on,theres no words,no welcome messages nothing other from light in the screen.I can listen to the music …
Hi all, My fiancee's machine decided this weekend to not power up anymore, but I've been out of the repair business for some time. The machine does not reach POST, and the fans won't even spin or twitch. Process so far: - Disconnect all drives - no change - Remove …
I have some TV recordings on DVD+RW made on my Bush DVD recorder. I was hoping to transfer them to my PC and extract the sound to convert into MP3's. However my PC DVD-rom drive doesn't like them. The DVD-rom drive is a Samsung SD-616T. I have installed the latest …
Hi, I'm not entirely sure if my graphics card has had it. Its a Radeon 9250 about 2.5 years old. When I got it, the onboard heatsink wasn't cutting it (pink and green blocks when playing DVDs occasionally, not to mention it was close to molten aluminium) so about a …
I have been playing world of warcraft and the game is choppy when I get into heavily crowded areas I run it on a Compaq Presario AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ 1.81 GHz, 384 RAM with sis 760 video card. However the minimal requirements for WoW are Intel Pentium® III 800 …
Hello. I need some help, please =) I have integrated video graphics and I would like to know the correct way to disable it so I can install a video card. I know to go to device manager, right click, then disable, but what I would like to know is...what …
Hey guys, newbie here, so pls bear with me :) I have an HP Pavilion M703 about 3-4 years old. Lately it hs started playing up. It started by occasionally going quite dim, then returning back to normal...now instead of going dim it just fades to complete black. Computer in …
[I]I have a Maxtor DiamandMax Plus 9 - 160GB external hard drive that someone plugged my laptop's ac cord into. (Guess what happened to my hard drive!) I want to know if it is possible for me to replace parts on the drive to retrieve the data or if it …
Hey guys, I recently had a problem with my computer and finally reformatted it. Everything was fine up until I started to play Final Fantasy XI, and graphic intensive game. My computer started to shut off instantly, and sometimes when doing very little such as web surfing.Here are some specs: …
Hello all. Trying to change my laptop LCD and encountered an issue. I had a cracked screen and removed it and got the part number/manufacturer etc. Instead of just ordering an exact replacement, I "being cheap" went on a website that advertised a Toshiba Satellite 1100 monitor new for only …
The newer pepsi machines use buttons that are huge. They are in rows of four. If you press the first, third, second, and fourth buttons on the top row you can see information pop up on the screen. If you continue pressing the fourth button you can cycle through items. …
[size=1]Kindly help me! [/size] [size=1]I borrowed a cd writer from a friend and installed it on our drive replacing my cd rom. when i returned my cd rom in its place after mins without using the writer -- it was able to read the cds but as i click on …
Hello, If this isnt a right topic please move this thread. I finaly got $2500 and I decided to buy laptop. I am looking at this toshiba(P100-S9762): [url]http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?seg=HHO&poid=365656[/url] I heard a lot about some crappy batteries which dont work after a year of usage. If enyone knows if this laptop …
Hi I have a Dell Inspiron 8500. The laptop will power up for 5 seconds with power light on and the numlock, caplock and scrolllock green lights are on then it switches off. If I F10 the machine on power up the power light is on the battery light will …
Hi, I have an older dell (the [URL="http://www3.shopping.com/xPF-Dell-DELL-DIMENSION-4500S-COMPUTER-CELERON-1-7GHZ-256MB-40GB-HARD-DISK-CDRW-Dell-Computer"]dimension 4500S[/URL]) and have been wanting to upgrade to a DVD/RW for some time now. I would really like to upgrade to an internal burner and take out my CD Drive, but I do not know if this is possible due to the …
Got a brand new emachines T3895 about 2 years ago. Wondering what I could do to fix this problem: 1. Makes loud noises, probably the processor fan. Can I replace it? and if so how? 2. Have a Celeron D processor. SO SLOW, need to upgrade it, is it save …
ok, so heres the deal. for the last few months, ive been on my brother's computer since mine needs maintenance. ive left his computer with the settings of no screen saver, thats kind of it. everynight, instead of turning off the computer, id put it on standby. id do this …
Hello just recently I decided to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. After I got both up and running I went to start configuring everything in Windows. Everything is working fine in the Windows world except for one thing. Sound. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the driver but still no luck. I …
Hey, maybe this is the wrong forum, but you people probably know way more than I do about this stuff. To the point. Windows XP, suddenly it begins to run slow. I try everything to fix it but nothing works. It's not connected to the internet but I download Norton …
Hi, ive been trying to copy a diagnostics file onto a floppy drive to analyse a problematic HDD. Once the program is on the disk I need to reboot the machine and it will perform diagnostics on the HDD. The problem is when I insert the floppy disk and try …
I have a Plextor PX-716SA/SW CD/DVD drive installed in a new computer. When I have an audio CD inserted, it playes OK, but when I go to My Computer and hover the mouse over the drive icon or right click on it and select " properties " it always shows …
i have done a search of my local hardwear shops for a pci g card and to no avail all say is that pci-e and when i say no just pci they tell me ill be lucky to find one. i am after a 256 mb card thats all is …
I just bought this motherboard (evga) and installed 2 PCIX graphics cards. My system recognizes the cards and I know that 1 of them is being used when I run my games, but I can't get both cards to work together. I know that I need to enable SLI in …
hi i have had a computer for 2 years now and all of a sudden the CD drive doesn't work this is a real problem because I'm producing important work at the moment and my flash drive is broken please could you help me resolve the problem cheers:o
Well, I was testing out a font on a website in different resolutions. my monitor's normal resolution is 1600x1200. I set it to a resolution, I can't remember the exact numbers, but both length and width were over 2k pixels. My monitor went 'NUH UH, FORGET THIS' and blacked out …
Hi guys I'm new to all this networking business so this is from the bottom up. I plan to set up a on site photographic printing unit and want to network 1 main computer with 3 or 4 viewing screens which will be mouse only for people to view thier …
I wanna buy a case for my dell dimension 4700. I need to keep my computer cool and well ventilated. I want a side panel so I can see the insides of my computer. Please find me some links to look at. I looked on newegg.com for a while and …
Hey, I'm looking to buy a new MOBO for my computer, and I was hoping someone might have a suggestion...HEre is what i'm looking for. 1. Socket 775 ( It's an AMD Athlon XP M +2800) I'm not possitive about the socket....I cant find it in the users Manuel. 2. …
Hi, I have an older dell (the [URL="http://www3.shopping.com/xPF-Dell-DELL-DIMENSION-4500S-COMPUTER-CELERON-1-7GHZ-256MB-40GB-HARD-DISK-CDRW-Dell-Computer"]dimension 4500S[/URL]) and have been wanting to upgrade to a DVD/RW for some time now. I would really like to upgrade to an internal burner and take out my CD Drive, but I do not know if this is possible due to the …
My monitor is being plagued by strange discoloration at the very top of the screen. Its a Samsung syncmaster 171N LCD. Does anybody recognize this problem/know anything I can do to fix/improve it? Buying a new monitor is out of the question, so I'd least like to know what is …
I just plugged a USB pen drivei nto my computer which recognizes it a a floppy drive. Can someone tell why this is so?? Thanks, M
[COLOR=#222222]I have an ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard that wont start up at all, when you power up the PSU the green led on the MB lights up but when you hit the power button the CPU fan starts to spin then stops. The PSU works properly on another MB, I have …
I'm already to build the new monster machine, open up the new case and there are nine little reddish brown plastic washers with the nine brass offsets to attach the mobo to the case. What are these washers for and where do they go? between offsets and case, between offsets …
Hi, The primary HDD on here is an IDE, which comes with the computer, and is not removable as the computer is configured to boot only that HDD (for some reason). I'm trying to get this computer to read a SATA HDD (160GB). I want it to be a secondary …
I have a Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra motherboard w/ an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ & 128MB PC2100 DDR RAM (I'll get more if I get this working). Other than that, all that's connected is a 64MB Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti 200, a 300 watt power supply and the external buttons …
Hello people Yesterday morning i tried to boot up my PC. Everything went Ok but the monitor wont show anything. All the fans work properly(including the graphics card one) and so the leds but the monitor wont show anything. The monitor's power button keeps flashing all the time. I know …
Hey everyone, I just got my GeForce 7950GT KO in today, and I noticed it says [I]HDCP Enabled[/I]. What is this?
Neither my D or E drive will play a CD-R . They both started with just CD's that I had burned , Now they dont seem to want to play anything My D drive will play CD-RW Discs only with no problem. E drive is DVD The E drive Dosen't …
Hi, I just picked up a compaq evo 25229-001 p4 motherboard. It has a 14 pin power supply connecter on the board. Is there an adapter for a 20 pin psu to a 14 pin? Thanks
Hey, I was wondering if I could install a mac, on a Pc??? I don't know what the specs would be because I'm getting it from my uncle soon. I don't think the specs will be very high, but it could to be a "not so bad" system specs. I …
I need the drivers for the ATI 3D Rage Pro. They're not anywhere, I can't find them.
Hi all, I'm seriously thinking of building a new rig and would like to start buy purchasing a good motherboard. I want an Intel core 2 duo, so the motherboard must obviously be compatible for it. The only thing I don't need on it is a viedo card since I …
hello to everyone.. i just wanna know if somebody knows how to connect coin slot machine to the pc's parallel port.. or any idea, concepts, you can give me. thanks for all the responses. i will appreciate it. GOD BLESS
My friend gave me this old motherboard and I'm trying to find out which pins I need to connect to the power LED, power switch and reset switch wires. The mb does not have the make & model on it, he can't find its manual and I can't find it …
Any help would be appreciated. I run Mac OS 10 and when I plug my SanDisk m240 into the usb port the player says its connected but it does not show up as a removable drive in my finder. this is strage because my other mp3 player does show up. …
Hello all, First off, I have an aging card that is easily 4+ years old. This card is a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 32MB. I am soon upgrading my computer and I need some input on what card I should choose. Whilst on my computer, I like to play light …
Hi there. I have a 7600GT AGP that i still want to use and i want to upgrade the rest of my system to get the most out of it (the GC) i was wanting recommendations to what i should do? atm i have a P4 3.2GHz on an ASUS …
Hi, I have a Dell dimension 3000 from 2005. I bought a 200gb maxtor ultra series drive to complement my 80gb samsung one. I have the maxtor set up as the slave drive and I have the jumpers in the right positions, but when I watch movies off my maxtor …
Hi there I have this strange problem with my Compaq Presario 2500 Laptop. - computer starts up (and stays on) when plugged into the AC adaptor, and the connection is anything but loose. - the battery charging symbol shows that it's charging, and occasionally that it is directly on AC …
I have an [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread71641.html#"]HP[/URL] ZE4400 laptop that has a burned chip -at PO15 I can't ID the chip - Can someone please read the numbers of that chip off your motherboard. I will be greatly appreciative. Our can someone tell me from experience what a replacement chip would be. The …
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