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| | I've been messing with my desktop for a while now trying to figure out why it keeps shutting off. I have an HP Media Center PC, 820 Pentium D, 2.8 Ghz. I have replaced the mobo (cuz I was told it was bad), have a new power supply (cuz the … |
| | I have a compaq 2200 and have not used it since July. I put another battery in; the power was low which is strange as it was plugged in. This battery charged and I did a few things. I then got a blue screen that said windows discovered a problem … |
| | Hi, My friends computer is dead. It shows the error "Dumping physical memory" and after the restart the BIOS is now not detecting the hard drive. Please help! Thank you in advance. Love and Peace, JK  |
| | so im back with another good one... my in-laws came to me and told me that their computer wouldn't turn on. they told me that for the past little while, the power would work only some of the time, until recently when it wouldn't work at all. i tested the … |
| | I disassembled an Asus A7S-A1 2 nights ago for a BGA reflow. Following reflow I inserted a stick of RAM, had the heatsinks re-seated with fan, attached the power button to motherboard and then connected the battery to test if reflow attempt was succesfull... good so far but heres where … |
| | While perusing Facebook, my avast anti-virus blocked a Win32 Alureon virus. Firefox crashed then computer went to blue screen with some words at top (don't remember what it said). No control. Disconnected power. Turned computer back on, computer starts, shows bios screen with F2 and F12 only, then goes to … |
| | Hi Guys, i have a compaq presario 2100 laptop, recently the screen turned black when i tried to boot it, though the machine is running as usual and i could hear the boot sound but i cant view anything on the display screen, when i connect it to an external … |
| | Myself and my uncle has the same model laptop. He asked me to look at it as it would not boot up properly. This indeed was the case, It seems it was full of virus's and spyware. I managed to save his files/pictures and then load up the recovery console. …  |
| | A recent question requested advice about building your own PC. The website style is a little amateurish, perhaps, and some of the discussion of components is certainly getting a bit 'dated', but one of the most comprehensive system building guides I've yet come across is Rob Williams' My Super PC … |
| | The broken machine is a Dell Dimension E310 No O.S. installed yet 512 Megs Memory (two chips) On-board Video, Sound, Ethernet, ports, etc. Intel Pentium 4 Processor The machine won't start -- at all. Neither the CPU nor the PSU fans come on. The four diagnostic lights on the front … |
| | Please help. I reinstall the window, but I don't have the driver CD. So I download some driver in the ibm website My laptop is thinkpad t42 2378 I download some driver including BIOS, and I run it without knowing that I shouldn't set up or update BIOS. I restart … |
| | Dear Community, I hope someone could give me a few pointers to help me out. Basically, I have an e-Machines PC. 3.2Ghz, 2 E-IDE Hard drives. I normally leave the PC running overnight. We awoke the other morning to find it switched off. Hitting the power button caused the hard … |
| | Hi, I have a Toshiba SP10-554 with German Windows XP and a European AC adapter. I have a problem in that something has happened to my laptop while I was moving apartments - it was safe in a backpack that wasn't dropped or anything, but now the LCD won't light … |
| | im running on windows vista home premium, 32 bit. my gateway laptop is a t-series which i forgot the model and I'm unable to find the model name here in the net. but the model no is w350A. I had this for 2 years already and this problem started 2 … |
| | I have an Acer Aspire 5633WLMi and since this morning it does not want to boot itself up, I have tried inserting the boot cd and it does not ask me to boot from disk. Instead it will ask if i want to start in safe mode, start windows normally … |
| | My Sony vaio vgn laptop just stopped working yesterday. The screen is blank on start up but the power and battery light are on? I tried taking out battery and starting with power adapter but still no life. Please please help. |
| | Helo, New to this I have a Faulty Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FE21S - it seems some dope tried to update the BIOS but with the wrong firmware. The machine lights up as if to boot but nothing appears on the screen, is there a way of reinstalling the factory BIOS …  |
 | Hi there. My Mum's laptop is practically unusable. It will work for anywhere between 20 and 80 minutes, and then one (or even a combination) of the following will happen. a.) Blue-screen of death (BSoD): Physical dump of memory b.) ATI graphics card driver will crash, screen resolution drops to … |
| | This is not a matter of typing msconfig (I can't get to that stage) or hitting F8 (?) My windows xp lost all drivers. when I checked the hardware it was blank. As such I couldn't connect to email, copy/ burn folders to CD or DVD or attach any USB … |
| | Why can't I boot into safe mode? What could be the cause? My computer is new. No problems that I know of. I just wanted to check some things in safe mode but no go. Why??????????? |
| | can hear fans turn on and run, will take pwr, bat. light is green, HD light blinks green. No screen, tried plugging into a extra monitor still no screen, suggestions, please. |
| | i have a lab top where the hard drive has been corupped and now the os is not loading up on it at all but there are very important files that i need to get off the hard drive, does anyone have any ideas of how i can do this, … |
| | I have a Compaq Armada M700 with a Pentium 3 750mhz processor (256mb RAM). The computer was working fine until I pulled the battery out to see what size the battery was. I was thinking about going ahead and getting a new battery since it was the original battery that … |
| | I tried to download Adobe Flash Player 10 and got a security alert saying I have a Trojan so I turned off the machine. When I tried to boot it back up there was just a blue screen so I initiated system restore by hold 'Alt' and repeatedly pressing F10. … |
| | I have a custom built PC that I had stopped using probably a year ago or more. Randomly it started freezing at the motherboard splash screen and making one long endless beep. Well, I decided to try and pull it out again for tinkering. It doesn't make the beep anymore … |
 | I tried to switch on my HP pavillion dv6000, all the lights go on, bot nothing happens on the screen at all, it does not even go to BIOS. After several seconds the lights flash- it restarts and the story repeats over and over again. There is no beeps or … |
 | I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop (model L500 - 02H) that doesn't turn on when I press the power button. I bought a new battery, put it in the laptop, and let it charge for 24hrs (well theoretically at least - if the laptop is plugged into the wall through … |
| | Hey guys, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, Intel CPU, 4gb ram, 320gb hdd, Windows Vista, using McAfee antivirus... No issues or problems after months of use until yesterday. I was browsing some photos, and a few messages popped up from windows alerting me that certain functions had stopped …  |
| | HP laptop was working fine, it was left on for an hour this morning and then someone tried to change users and the screen went blank. Power button still has light as does the internet button so there is power. |
| | I just recently (well not really, it's been a while since it's been not working... -_-) built my own computer from parts off of newegg.com, I have an asus a8n5x motherboard, an amd 64 3200+, and an nvidia geforce 7600gt as my vidcard. Basically, when i turn it on, it … |
| | I have the same exact system and had the same exact problem a year ago. I sent it for repairs as it was under warranty. They said they cleaned the system and upgraded the bios. Did not have the problem after it came back. Now the system shuts down only … |
| | Hello frndz... when I start my PC .......screen goes blank but PC is running...and no output on keyboard and mouse. I have no idea what is causing...can you guys help me? My PC config: Intel C2Q6600 Asus P5K Premium 2x2 DDR2 800MHz RAM Sapphire HD5850 Corsair 550VX PSU 1TB WD … |
| | My Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista Home Premium, Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM) has started to just shut down right in the middle of using it. No BSOD, just a completely turned off machine. I think it is getting too hot as this happened a few months back at … |
| | I am going to replace the motherboard in my dead Toshiba Satellite 5005-s504 laptop and am having trouble opening the case. I have removed all visible screws as well as the keyboard. The lower half is loose, but seems stuck at the rear about where the phone jacks are. I … |
| | Like many members, I have problem with computer speed. Often it is very slow. I have installed just programs I use often. I fragmented it, optimized, scanned and check for viruses This is my configuration: [url]http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7206/gh65r67.png[/url] [url]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7053/12235hgjhtu7.png[/url] [url]http://posaop.freehostia.com/site/Report.htm[/url] What should I do?  |
| | A friend of mine brought me her Toshiba Satellite Laptop and im trying to get in to it but it wont let me boot safe or last good know config or normal.. nada. I have tired F1 to change boot option to CD to go in and boot directly from … |
| | Hello All, This is my first time on here. I just started building a computer, I have an ASUS A7V600 motherboard and a Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", AGP video card, 80GB hard drive, 512mb ram, copper heat sink Ok that said, i had no problems initially, the computer started was … |
| | Unfortunately need some help here with what probably is a simple problem. Recently my son turned off his desktop at the wall while it was running. Since then when we try to restart the computer it will not boot. The screen remains blank, the hard disk does not start, and … |
| | i have vista on my dell latitude D260. i wanted to 'upgrade' to ubuntu , so i downloaded and burnt the image onto a cd . when i try to boot via the cd nothing ever happens. in this lappie , when i go to bios tit asks me to … |
| | So after installing a 1 GB stick of RAM and taking the CR battery out and in my Dimension 4500 will not boot. I get three beeps and then nothing. No output to the monitor and no detection of the keyboard. I've checked and double checked that absolutely nothing was … |
| | First let me say that the computer works fine when not trying to play anything game-related. It can sit here at my desktop for weeks and be completely fine. The second I try to play any video game it leads to trouble. Also, Please read the whole post before answering … |
 | I have a hp a6750y that will not turn on. I've plugged it directly into the wall to bypass the surge protector. I already replaced the power switch on the tower (not the prob). The light on the back of the power supply remains steady when plugged in(not blinking). I … |
| | I have a customer that needs a Thin Client replaced. We have a spare, however the technology is so out dated I can't seem to find any of the information I need. this thing has been on the shelf for years. It seems to be in good working order. I … |
| | good evening. im an autocad student in colledge with a bit of a problem im hoping i can get some help with. when i start my laptop i get the dell screen with a loading bar then it goes directly to the screen where you can make a choice to … |
| | keyboard or mouse. ok. so when i left yesterday to visit my b/f in a different city than mine for thanksgiving dinner the computer was fine and on. when i got back today the power was still on to the actual tower but everything else connected to it is receiving … |
| | dell's 90w-ac adapter ceased charging and got to hot to touch. is there a recall |
| | Hey guys i wasn't sure where to post this so i hope i picked the right place. Last week i purchased a custom built PC. At first sometimes when i would turn it on first thing in the morning it would power off during start up. I thought that this …  |
| | Im Not to good with computers. I have a dell dimension 4550 that wont power on, I push the power button but get nothin. I opened the machine and saw a green light on where the power is. So I know it is getting power but wont power on. Any … |
| | Hi All, I ask for advice because I've tried all my best: The HP pavilion 5460, when power button pressed all lights (LEDs) go AND STAY on, but laptop does not boot, nothing comes on video, neither LCD nor external monitor, but DVD drive makes periodic noises, like getting requested … |
| | I've seen this problem: MY COMPUTER WON'T START, BUT FAN SPINS on many forums. I've had this problem for months. I found a solution. I have an Aliennware Area 51 2010 computer. Solution.- I reduced the speed of the fans at start-up via an Aliennware program that lets you control … |
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