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| | I was having boot up issues; figured it was virus/malware-based, and ultimately pulled the hd to slave it elsewhere and do clean install. Upon putting it back in, I get a green light on the MB, next to CPU fan, but nothing else happens. I tested the PS with a … |
| | I have an Inspiron 6000 that will start to come on. The cap locks light blinks 9 times and then turns off. I'm sure that is a "post" code of some type, but can't find any documentation of that on this model. Thanks! Laura |
| | So hear is the story. My friend moved and when he went to conncet his PC he said it wasn't working. He had another friend come over who started making all kinds of BIOS settings to get it to run. The PC powers on fine, POSTS fine and you can … |
| | Ok, So I bought this gateway laptop a year ago, and the warranty ended a few days ago. It is a MD2614u. This does not happen all the time, but most of the time. When I hit the power button, all lights come up and the screen turns on, but …  |
| | i have a friends pc with xp pro x64 on it .and my friend tried to repair with an xp home cd ,now when i bootup it loads the win xp logo and after that it says starting up xp pro and it just hangs there and keyboard turns off … |
| | Hello to all I have an Acer laptop and for about 4 years i never had a problem until yesterday. When i'm trying to open my laptop is shows nothing. Just black screen. The power works fine. The power button lights up and when i press the eject button on … |
| | Hi. I hibernated my laptop last night, and it won't startup in the morning. When I try to startup, some LEDs light up (WiFi flickers for a moment, then the Caps Lock, Num Lock, followed by Hard Disk LED which flickers for a moment, then the DVD check). The screen … |
| | So I get a used CUP, A dell GX260 older but okay computer. I went out and bought some RAM and installed it myself no problem, worked fine. Next I wanted a new video card, so I get a VGA Geforce 6600 pluged in into the AGP slot start CPU … |
| | OK People I have read the read this post first thing but my pc still wont post. I have a epox EP-P4MKI MB with Centrino 2.4Ghz 128/400 2 x 256 PC2100 DDR Various drives and PCI cards. Now I figured it must be the mainboard so ordered a new one … |
| | My computer recently went dead and i took it to best buy and the geek squad said the problem is my motherboard which they wont help me out with. I dont know much about motherboard and compatibility so can someone help me out with recommending a new motherboard for my …  |
| | I have a dell 5100 and it does not show any thing on screen and the key board status lights do not come on but power light does and fan runs, suspect the motherboard, has any one come across this before |
| | After turning on my Inspiron 6000 recently, a black screen appeared with the following message at the top "****MANUFACTURING MODE: LEVEL [67]**** Press Fn-X to return the system to normal running mode. I have tried hitting the "Fn" key, "-" key and letter"x" key simultaneously and separately and in the … |
| | I have been trying to repair a Dell XPS M170 and have been hit a dead end that i cannot get through. I go to power it on and my LED lights light up for 5 seconds and then the machine shuts off. The monitor does not light at all … |
| | Hi, I will try and make this brief and to the point. My home built system (which has been running smoothly for 2 years now), has just recently experienced some major difficulties. I had been running Windows 7, and put the computer to "sleep." The screen went blank, but the … |
| | I know this problem has been around a long time, I read many ,many post on how fix the ac adapter plug , works off batt, will not power on when only using adapter. Have replaced plugs , added jumpers to ground, tried every thing I found from old post … |
 | Can somebody please fill me in on what "Bad Clusters" are? I have an external hard drive that has bad clusters on it. I have tried about everything I could think of to recover them, ran programs, re-formated the drive pulled the partition out and re-loaded everything and it still … |
| | new member 1st post here. A custom PC i started putting together in november last year still isnt any closer to being finished after spending almost triple the amount it should have cost me. I have read the sticky My PC wont start and as far as i know ive … |
| | My presario2135us stopped responding to anything. After I plug in new ac adapter the computer seems to get power but the power light just pulses like its stuck in standby mode. I can hear the fan come on when it gets warm but I can not get it to boot … |
| | Hi all, My laptop will simply not turn on. I took it to a friend and he had the same battery that I use and his battery worked on my laptop but would not charge. Thus, it can't be battery problems so I think it has to do with the …  |
| | Hi, I was cleaning up a friend's computer and decided to schedule a disk check for bad sectors from the Tool section in the C:\ Property window. I told him that next time he boot up his pc, the scan was going to start. When he did that, the scan … |
| | I recently acquired a Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop with no operating system. I have tried several times to install Windows XP Pro from a CD but it will not boot up from the CD. The screen says PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable, but the only cable attached is the … |
| | i look around but i only see answers for other systems... i have an Acer ASPIRE (1)ne AOA 155-177 Model#:ZG5 No external disc reader PXE-EG1: Media Test Failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key i have no external disk …  |
| | Hi everyone, I'm very interested in Computer Hardware and Software. After High school I want to become a Computer Repair Technician. But my only downfall is that i'm not very skilled in math. I love to troubleshoot and repair computer's around my city. A lot of people come to me … |
| | I have a Sony VAIO PCG-8P1L laptop that only says "OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND" on boot. BIOS still tells the correct time so I don't think its the CMOS battery. I tried to boot to CD (Windows, Ubuntu and diagnostics cd), but I don't get an option for boot order … |
| | Hey, I really hope you can help me on this. Recently I bought a cheap Laptop Toshiba Tecra A4 at Ebay. It was said there is a hard drive defect only...it's not. When I try to switch the laptop on the lamps go on and the DVD drive starts to … |
| | My Dell 8500 laptop battery will not hold a charge. I have now tried 4 different batteries, but none will hold a charge the laptop will only boot up if it is directly connected to the power cord. Is there an internal power supply that may have gone bad?  |
| | My Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop does not boot. When I plug in the power cord the power light (green) and the battery light (amber) light up. when I press the power on button the video or activity light (green) lights up but there is no other activity - no screen … |
| | My machine will power up for a while, then it will start rebooting itself constantly. Some times every ten or twenty minutes while I am working. What is going on with it? |
| | Trying to find out why my pc wont stop buzzing. Shut it down completely, even pulled all power cords, internet stick and it is still buzzing. The power wont shut down and there is an icon on the bottom of the screen and it looks like a lightning bolt in … |
| | Hi,1st time using dis site..I would like some HELP Plzz.I hv a dell 2400 an wen i turn it on it says Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system have failed at (A20) and it beeps continuously ..Any advice on wat 2 do????? Thanks  |
| | This machine started locking up randomly and even during boot up - then quit booting at all. When powering on, I hear the hard drive activate and a fan like sound running, but nothing else including a blank screen. I noticed the cpu fan not running so I replaced that. … |
| | Hi there, hope you guys can help. im at the end of my rope with this! I'm having some issues with my toshiba satellite laptop. Everytime I turn it on i get the normal windows screen with the progress bar at the bottom as if its booting fine, then the … |
| | i have a hp pavilion dv5218nr and when i turn it on the fan runs and the lead lights come on but I have a blank screen. Can anyone help me???  |
| | I am at a loss. I have a self build system that starts for 2 sec and shutsdown. 3 years old Here is what i have done, started testing by removing parts and thought it was the harddrive (system ran for a bit without dive -- i shut it down … |
| | where can i find good used dell inspion 8000/8100 lcd srcreens real cheep |
| | I have an older Dell home computer that becomes a zombie after windows starts up. I have tried starting it in safe mode, and using the 'Last configuration that worked', but nothing helps. The fan is running, the mouse works, but when I do a ctl/alt/delete, I can do everything …  |
| | Describution of the use of three hardware and three software to troubleshoot complex IT problems |
| | My computer has completely died, would not boot from startup botton on front of my computer, tried pulling main power plug and using different wall outlets too. I have replaced the small nickel sized battery also, I have held the power up front button for 5 to 7 seconds and … |
| | I have a Toshiba Satellite A135 that will not boot up. This started intermittantly and removing the battery and AC power cord and activating power switch, I could get it going again, but now it won't come on at all. I have all the power lights and the switch light … |
| | Guys, my machine (Compaq 4000) dead recently. wen i turn on, hdd led blinking. but after few seconds it getting off. fan is wrkin. no disply in screen. Miracle is that Once I Shaked My system , it got on, and no problem with performance. its running perfectly. but it … |
| | There isn’t a category for Backup/Restore and this seemed like the most logical place for this and if it isn’t then please accept my sincerest apologies. So basically, I upgraded Windows 7 to Ultimate x64bit and I want to make a recovery disk of the entire system, much like Acer’s … |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 that I am trying to fix for a friend. The laptop wont boot as if the battery is not charged and her dog ate the power cord. I have a power cord from my old dell that fits it but when I plug it … |
| | hi Good day I encounter problem with my PC... I turn it on so ok System ok.. I start my application game which is Weapons of War or Talisman Online Philippines.. after the game load it crashed.. I turn it on again but POwer on ok The mouse have lights … |
| | I have a Presario V6000 laptop and after driving 600 miles it decided to not boot up. It would get hung up when I tried booting it in any mode. I tried to repair xp with the installation disk, but it said that there was no hard drive detected. I …  |
| | My two year old Dell laptop will not start... last night there was some weird power thing going on in my house and now nothing... Could it be the power supply? Can I reset the Power Mangement System on this thing? Or worse? Thanks! Marc |
| | Wife's Tosh laptop has Antivirus-Soft rogue spyware infection. Need to boot in safe mode to deal with it - but spyware has highjacked msconfig. Which function key boots into safe mode? |
| | Please help! I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 that had been experiencing screen difficulties. I have been busy and my attempt to have it fixed was denied. I found that pressing on the plastic by the power button resolved the problem; this lead to the utilization of a screwdriver stuck … |
| | Hi: I am using hp compaq laptop. my laptop is in dead condition. power supply o.k. I connect the power supply power led not glown. amber lights glown . no display . please help me to solve the problem |
| | So I was on my PC in the morning, just browsing the internet, what I usually do. Eventually my GF calls to hang out and I go out of the house for the day. I come home that evening and try to boot up my machine to no avail. After … |
| | I built this computer earlier this year (early spring), and it has been running fine since (i had absolutely no problems with the initial build). Now, however, it has started having trouble staying on. It will randomly turn off, often quickly after i turn it on (before boot or even … |
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