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So, i have a Toshiba laptop with windows vista and recently i busted the screen. so we hooked it up to a Dell computer screen, so we could still use it. It was working fine, but recently, when i turn it on, it will load and then this screen comes …

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my acer laptop's keys are messed up. i got my Acer Keyboard and plugged it in to my laptop and this works, but it's very annoying to have to use. some keys on the keyboard are usable, but others are not. see what happens when i type from my laptop: …

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Hello Computer gurus!!! i have a problem with my vaios wifi switch, its well broken the light is off even when its switched to the on position and none of my wireless networks are working ive been forced to use a realy long ethernet cable ITS DRIVING MY CRAZY!!! so …

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I have this acer laptop with Mandriva 2008 on it that I got for the price of a few beers a few years back. I'd like to use it for simple things (running IDEs, reading PDFs and a few more things), but I can't get into it. it prompts me …

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Hi, I currently own a custom Lenovo Ideapad Y480 that I purchased about a month ago. Just recently my laptop shut off (like the power was cut) and then restarted. Shortly after restart, it happened again. And again. So I shut it off and waited a while. I started it …

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I have a Seagate 500GB external hard drive that has been put in a new casing after some wires in the original came loose. I only got it back two days ago. So today I plugged it into my macbook and everything was fine, and then suddenly the warning/error window …

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hello. i was wondering if anyone could help me figure out why my laptop fan runs nonstop after startup. it usually takes a few minutes after starting it up, and then it continously runs until i get irritated and shut it down. also, the bottom of my laptop gets VERY …

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...that only has a VGA in? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-MALE-TO-VGA-HD-15-MALE-Cable-6FT-1-8M-1080P-IK3-/260866099090?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cbcd4c792 will this cable help?

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This has been baffling me for a few weeks now. I have an emachines laptop, its about 18 months old and I am on it every day working. While I am sat with the laptop on a table I have no problems but if I then move to the sofa …

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Hi there, I am Peter Fabian. I am using Galaxy ACE duos phone. When I try to connect it with my Hp laptop, the laptop is not detecting the device. I tried reconnecting it in other port but still the device is not detected on the laptop. What is the …

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Hello community, For some reason when my laptop has the charger plugged in i have sound then when i unplug the charger there is no sound and i have checked the sound levels they at at 100% and still no sound Also when i plug and unplug the charger i …

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Hi. I'm using a Fujitsu T Series 4410 Lifebook, 32-bit. My operating system is Windows 7. Recently my computer fan has begun to rattle. I believe that the fan is catching on something inside the case, and that when it rattles, it's a clue that the fan will stop. Because …

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As far as i know, for desktop, sleep transitions to hibernation(hybrid mode) so even if power is suddenly cut off. All running documents or processes are saved and will continue running when the desktop is turned back on. Now for Laptops. If the laptop is put to sleep and suddenly …

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Hello! When I power on my laptop (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pa) the screen turns grey and after a couple of seconds vertical lines of random color start to appear all over the screen. They change their color constantly. External monitor works just fine (through VGA connection). I disassembled the laptop …

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I purchased a dell inspiron M5030 and just after three days of using it, i realised the screen turns redish any time i use the laptop for sometime.I have tried reconnecting the cable that links the lcd to the motherboard but the problem still persists. Its been some months please …

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I don't know if this would be the right section but it does have to do with a case of some sort I guess so this is where I am putting this thread. We are starting a program in our school where we go around to different events and stream …

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I think I screwed up the installation of my NetGear WG602v2 wireless access point. I followed the installation guide (configured my pc with the ip address of the WG602, connected the wg602 to the ethernet port, connected to the wg602 and logged in) up to the step "click the IP …

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Please, **before** posting a useless answer just for the sake of saying something ***read*** the post. I bought a laptop at a flea market "as is". No returns accepted. While installing the drivers for my printer, I got a message that said something like the OS in which I was …

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Dear Sir/Madam, Yesterday my laptop won't boot and there was no battery indication even if I plugged in my A/C adapter, even with my normale battery (charged, i think). It wouldn't boot, does someone know how I can fix this? I heard it could be fixed with an power board …

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i have a networked printer. LAN pc's (those usin ethernet cables) can browse and locate the printer on the server, BUT.. those laptops' and desktops connected via wireless, they cant find the printer.Everything used to be fine, until we had a power cut last week, i managed to get everything …

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Frequently at start up I get a message saying; A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to protect your computer. Stop OX00009088(OXABA2EBA8, OXABA2EBAC, OXABA2EBAO, OXABA2EBA4). Physical memory dump failed with status OXCODOO9C. Contact your system admin. I have to say that, unfortunately, all of those numbers …

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hi there everyone my problem is that i cant connect wirelessly anymore for some reason its not working i belive the problem must be my router i bought this router a week ago and when installed it was working great (wirelessly of course) but one day tried going on and …

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My windows XP won't start up on my laptop I was trying to load safe mode to clear some problems i knew i had (Infostealer), and my computer stopped at the "Windows is starting up screen" before i could get to the user list. It had been working just fine …

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Hi, I replaced my harddrive in my laptop. When I use it for about an hour the screen goes white. Could it be overheating? I'm not sure if the fan still works. thanks. crzyfingrs

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Wordpad taking over all my laptop icons. When you click on any icon it opens wordpad window with text. I tried to go to default options and change "IE" icon with Internet explorer, but it just made all of the icons look like IE. Still none of the icons work. …

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i started my laptop and i use wireless internet connection taken from my neibhour.the problem is its showing internet connected but limited access.because of which am unable to use internet in my laptop where as i can use in my mobile phone.now what shall i do to start internet in …

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acer aspire 4220 laptop screem goes blak after many blinks of lights and not off even with power button and also not booting.

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Hi, This might be lengthy, so my apologies! I've recently run into a problem with my laptop. It's an HP Pavillion dv2036ea.. I'm not too sure of the specs. The other day, I turned it on in the morning, used it for a while, and then fell asleep. I woke …

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Hey, I have just installed Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit) on my HP Compaq nx9110. The sound driver, which is a Realtek AC 97 driver shows in my device manager as up to date, but still there is no sound output on my laptop. This happened after I re-installed Windows. …

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I have a Toshiba Laptop that is about 5 years old (Tecra A8). The other day when I turned on the laptop I saw the screen flicker, but it was fine after that.5-10 days after this incedent (I was able to use my laptop during this period) I turned on …

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When I start Windows Vista on my Toshiba Laptop, everything's fine at the first, but when I reach the "Please Wait" screen, the thing stops loading though the animation of the loading circle thing still goes. I have waited for hours and then the "Please Wait" thing disappears, leaving only …

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Hi, im trying to fix a HP pavilion dv9000, the screen only produces a few vertical coloured lines filling about 1/4 of the screen from the top and some white and black horizontal lines filling the other top 1/4 of the screen. These slowly fade if left on for a …

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**I m using my laptop with direct AC power,,,,i use battery no more. When AC pwer is interupted,,it is sure that my laptop shut off immediately,,will it harms my laptop???? WIll there will be any problem in my laptop?**

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Hey guys! My Asus G1S Gaming Laptop suddenly won't turn on for some reason. No light, no fan, simply lifeless. Before this, there were no signs like errors, automatic shutdown, etc. that it would die soon (did I mention all of a sudden?). I know it's probably the motherboard at …

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hi i have a hp laptop. i ended up shutting down the laptop last night and started it up today and the screen is black but i can still see things. barely but still can see things. i ended up trying to hold down the fn button and move arrow …

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I'm having problems with a Toshiba Satellite A305-S. The AC converter that is 19v/3.95A doesn't even bring the charging light on. I have tried a Toshiba 19v/3.42A converter. It brings on the charging light, momentarily tries to bring the hard drive on and runs the fan. The monitor stays black …

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Greetings. My laptop was working fine with connection to internet through my home modem. However, all of a sudden it refused to detect the modem, although it has no problem detecting other modems in the vicinity. Could it be caused by virus. I have it scanned with reports attached. Pls …

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Hi, I have 1 PC and 1 Laptop in a configuration below: Internet -- ADSL Modem + Router - Laptop | PC Everything is fine with laptop, the connection to the internet is normal. But things are different on the PC. I can connect to the network and can ping …

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my toshiba laptop froze, started bepping constantly so i took out the battery now it says it needs me load a reboot disc, it didnt come with one. so what do i do, any thoughts?

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my dell inspiron 14r laptop dvd/rw not working i.e. it is not ejecting. please solve my problem immediatly.

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I asked question in [another forum](http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/pc-hardware/threads/89265/toshiba-satellite-pro-laptop-will-not-power-up-help/2) but noticed that a question above my own had not received any response within last month, so I decided to start a new thread. My Toshiba laptop yesterday shut down cold in middle of work. No lights. No sounds. No nothing. I several times …

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I'm trying to fix my granparents Gateway NV53 laptop. The only thing that is wrong with it is that the screen has horizontal lines on it. The lines change (they are usually white, grey, or black) positions and color on the screen while in use. When I connect it to …

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Laptop is not starting windows. A sound from motherboard is coming. Screen is black. What can I do?

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Hi, I have recently been having a few issues with my Toshiba laptop. It is about 5yrs old and rund on Vista, and recently is won't turn on, and all I see is a black screen with a white cursor. I have tried running sc /scannow from the task manager, …

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I am having problems with my laptop acer 5100 it will not boot up from disk ,or from any of the safe modes .when it tries to start it beeps twice and this page comes up when starting the laptop acer 5100 it tyries to start and it shows the …

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I have a home network with a laptop (wireless) and a PC (wired), both connect to the internet through a DSL 2-wire gateway from Qwest. My PC has developed a problem connecting to the internet from a browser. I can get e-mail and my programs update automatically, but cannot connect …

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iam using sony EH3a laptop in that function keys are not working can u tell me the solution for that

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Hi All, I seem to be able to connect to https web pages but not http pages. I must be missing a setting somewhere that got out of whack, but I'll be darned if I can find it. My pc (the main computer for the home network) seems unaffected. I …

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