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I was being really smart and tried to update the bios of my Acer Aspire E360 Desktop, but it failed. Then being super smart, I restarted the computer, but all it gives me 1 long beep, a short beep, then it gives me endless short beeps. There is nothing on …

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My laptop has Windows XP on it and it would just reboot all the sudden so I reformatted and everything was working fine untill I started downloading the drivers and it rebooted all the sudden I reformatted again and it did the same thing I then reformatted it again and …

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hello everyone i own a dell demension desktop 3000 that would not turn on. i checked the power supply unit and it works fine in another machine and pass all testing but when i place it in the dell it would not turn the system on. Can anyone help me

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hi, my sony vaio notebook.. i was use well. when i shutdown few hours later when i am try to turn on just power light is blinking and hard drive get power but notebook fan or screen doesn't work. how i am available to solve this problem.

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I have a 5 year old Sony Vaio desktop - Model PCV-7762 - that when trying to boot up won't boot, nothing comes up on display, and the lights on front of CPU and on the keyboard blink rapidly. Only thing can do is pull the power plug and shut …

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I have an older Dell Inspiron 2600. I'm try to get it fixed back up for basic internet and word processing use. Sometimes when it is plugged in with the A/C adapter, it will start up fine. Then after a few minutes, all of a sudden, the screen goes black. …

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I have a computer that constantly reboots itself. I replaced the Power Supply because that is the solution that I found that I thought was right. Unfortunatly that didn't work.. I plugged it in and it still did the same thing. Needless to say that I found that the boot.ini …

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After updating Norton Internet Security. After the update I was advised to restart computer. Now the computer just goes to a black screen that says run windows normally, safe mode, etc. when I click Normal mode it shows the Windows XP start up loading screen with the green bars below …

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I recently built a new pc, and from the beginning its been restarting randomly. Ive changed the RAM, added fans, plugged into different outlets, reinstalled windows and all other applications. I've changed the page file size, and when I changed the settings and disabled restart when it detects a problem, …

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Hi guys, I have an HP Pavilion ze5155 that when I power up, it gets frozen on the Blue windows screen. I would like some help if possible. :?:

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Hello my friends.... System info: Dell Dimension B110 Motherboard: Dell Dimension 8110 RAM: 512 Memory:512 DDR 400 Problem: Will not power up @ all! Only sign of life is the small green LED on the motherboard next to the control panel connector (J7J2) -I replaced the power supply and still …

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There is a continues bippin sound coming from the pc, no LED light is shown in the motherboard......... pliz help Regards Adwin

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Hi all. I have my p4 pc with Gigabyte MB that cant boot instead it beeps ( continuos short ones) and shows me a massage " CMOS checksum error _ defualts loaded " and asks me to press F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup but I can't do …

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Hi all I searched the forum for solutions, but it seems that every one with a pc freeze problem is maybe unique? I have a laptop, Fuji Siemens Amilo pro. It is an Intel(R)CELERON (R) M, processor 1.60GHz, 448MB of Ram. OS is windows xp pro service pack 1, updated …

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HEy Gang I have a UWAVE motherboard with 3 pc133 ram sticks128mb ea, I was able to boot from a cd and format the hard drive in both fat32 and ntfs, at different times, but both time as it restarted there would only be a blank screen shown. no beeps …

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I dropped my sony vaio VGN-S230 and a screw came out and i could hear another rattling around. Opening it up it appears they may have come from one side of hdd brackets so I put them back in. (I could find n other place that had screws of that …

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Hi all, I changed over my hardware from an existing and running PC to a new casing. The installations done was a powered motherboard, CD Rom and Floppy, video and wireless card, two 512MB rams and a master HDD. Which is still working and with an OS. However, when I …

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Hi, Having a problem with sound. Actually, am not getting any sound at all. When i try inserting my speakers or headphones am only getting static and absolutely no sound. Have a Intel 845GVAD2 M/B with integrated sound using SigmaTel Audio Codecs. Any help would be appreciated as this is …

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Hello everyone I am new to this site and really don't know how it works so if I'm asking questions on the wrong part of this site I am sorry. I am having a bit of trouble with my Tecra 8100. After installing a LG Multi DVD Rewriter model# GSA-T20L …

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Im running a Compaq computer running windows xp. I had taken the computer apart to do some custom painting on the case. when i put it back together it started giving me this error message. ntldr is missing crtl+alt+del to reboot i have ever encountere this error before and i …

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I have a nec ready 9909 and it was working fine for a couple of days than out of nowhere...when I would try 2 turn it on....it would turn on...but it would jus make this loud beeping noise....the fan is running and everything but I just dont know whats wrong …

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Well poop. I have an older Toshiba Satellite (S304-model, methinks). I'm cheap, and a conservationist, so I've been trying to keep the old girl going. Replaced the dying hard drive about 6 months ago, and everything's been kosher til now. Here is the skinny: 1. New thing when booting.... Before …

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Hi I have an inspiron 6400 notebook, I will appologize for the non technical terms and do my best to explain. When I run my compter without the wall plug (battery pack I call it), it runs fine. My battery pack will recharge my computer as well. The problem is …

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I am seeing a problem with my HP pavillion notebook. The laptop boots up, prompts for password and after entering the password welocme screen shows up and then blank screen appears with mouse pointer visible. Any please help me out.. i have some critical data on it..also tried out safe …

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Basically I've got an old computer that's died. I was just wondering if there is any way I can get pics, files, etc off the computer by externally attaching the hard drive from the broken computer to a different computer? I'm a complete novice so I really don't know where …

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Hey guys, I've been reading online for a few days while trying to uncover why my computer will not stay on for very long. Symptoms: Running Hot within minutes. Shuts down at 90deg. Get hot faster when in BIOS. Can boot all the way to the desktop, but once there …

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Hi all, I've got a problem I haven't encountered after sifting through a few pages of posts on here in different forums. I upgraded my machine last year as my old mobo completely died to the following system: [LIST] [*]MSI K9 VGM-V mobo [*]AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz …

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I am also experiencing some 'computer won't turn on' (fans run, but no post, in bare bones configuration). Having a volt meter, I decided to check to see if voltage was being suppled by power supply. With fans running and power led flashing, checked red & yellow leads of component …

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So my stepmom had got an emachine a while back and her exhusband took it and missed it up....so he said he would get it fixed....so when he returned it...the tower would not power up....so she got a new power cord and still nothing....so than she opened it up and …

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My machine was installing upgrades from Microsoft (XP) and we had a power cut which crashed the machine. Now, the machine won't start. When I turn it on it says that there was a power issue, but trying to use last settings or normal settings leads to a blank screen …

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Hi, My wife has been complaining about lack of RAM in her computer so for a surprise, I went out and bought 2GB, pulled out the old and then put in the new. What happened next was I got some beeping and a blank screen. We are talking about a …

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Compaq presario SR100Z - Athlon processor Installed XP SP3 update... shortly after computer refuses to boot. Powers on, No beeps, no lights on Keyboard, no cursor, black screen, fan runs, tried booting with floppy, bootable CD, nothing. Installed HD into harddrive enclosure and connected to another PC and data is …

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This is my dads laptop so i dont know what the specs on it are. He closed the lid to it to send it into standby and didnt use it for about two days. When he opened it back up it was frozen on the other users are logged on …

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Hey there. Windows XP user with a Dell Inspiron 6400 which seems to have died. It starts up normally when I press the power button for about a second, getting into the Dell loading screen with a gray status bar at the bottom. Normally the bar would fill up in …

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I have this Dell that will not power on. When the power button is pressed it flashes orange. No sound or motion from any of the fans. The power light is on the mother board. So here is what i have done so far. Search dell web site, Fix suggest …

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Good day all! I was recently given one of these machines by my son in law (the usual bad power connector) which I was able to fix by "treppaning" the case and cutting a hole underneath the upper keyboard cover to reach the terribly bad soldered joints. That parts all …

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Folks, I could seriously use some help. I have a Windows 2000 HP Laptop. Life was fine until a couple of days ago when I got a message indicating a virus detection. A few minutes later I got a blue screen kmode exception not handled ............... and thats all she …

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Toshiba laptop won't boot. HD ok, memory ok, put those in other laptop and they worked. CD spins, power light comes on and other green lights come one, fan comes on, but won't boot up. Plugged in external display, external display won't come up. Put external display on other laptop …

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Ok, so there I was, playing some RuneScape and on the internet.. ..And all of a sudden my PC just shut down. No shutting down notice, nothing. I thought to myself "Ok, relax", but when I tried turning it back on, it wouldn't turn on. I unplugged the power cable, …

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hi all im here tryna sort out this issue with my pc, it powers up and jus freeze no beeps no nothing not even a signal going through to monitor. a few weeks a go i unpluged the pc to move it when i plugged it back up n power …

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I need help to resolve a prob that has developed with my Vaio PCG-K64. The blue Fn key seems to have lost its function when working in combination with the F2 (mute), F3 & F4 (Volume control), F5 & F6 (brightness control) and F12 (Hibernate) keys. I bought this laptop …

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Hi Everyone It's a pleasure to join your Lounge. I have 12 yrs in the computer field but still learning day to day new things. My problem is when I first bootup my sons computer when its cold it goes through the whole boot cycle but blank screen. After it …

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[COLOR="Green"][B]Hello!! I recently put a new power supply in a Dell computer for a coworker, and the machine booted up fine for me and ran well. When he took the computer back home, he was able to use it for several hours, but the next day when he got home …

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Hi, I have acquired a HP ZD8000 laptop, which wont turn on. When I press the on button the LED's light up, and sometimes the fans begin to fire up, but only for a split second. When I press the on button whilst both the battery is connected and the …

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Hi guys, i have a problem. My computer was working fine yesterday morning. I was using it for a while, then turned it off to go to bed. When I woke up, my sister was using it and it was working fine. However she got sidetracked and left it there …

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First off, I blame myself for this one. But in my defense, our computers are all on the same circuit (independent of the rest of the house) on UPS backup and decent surge protection. Mainly due to we have 4 computers and a laptop in the house. (1 work computer, …

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My laptop is Acer branded and i think i just bought it half year n its like a dead machine lmao.. ok.. the problem is.. i inserted my adapter plug into the socket... got green light...i press the power start button...got green light... *crow flies over* few mins later.... nothing …

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hi guys i have a emachine 210 running xp home,,the problem i have is it wont start at all,,power supply is there but nothing is happening also the cpu fan is running all the time i need help im new to pcs this is doing my head in thanks in …

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When I turn on my computer's main switch and I press the button - On. It seems like nothing happened....and I switch and on my computer's main switch repeat for few times... it only boost up... can tell me why?

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