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| | Hello everyone. I currently have a Dell Dimension 3000 that I've had for about 3 or 4 years. This computer has been fine, up until about 2 months ago. Every once and a while when I go to my web browser (Mozilla Firefox) I open a page and browse the …  |
| | Hi! I want to know that is there any way to keep a systematic documentation of credit holders of the company? As being a senior financer I would like to do it. If anyone knows it please tell me. Thanks in advance. |
| | Please help! My computer starts up gets to the window that says windows xp. Then nothing. I have a password , but it wont even go to that screen. I have even tried to start in safe mode. It will not let me. I have tried to go to the … |
| | Okay, I currently have a Gateway 400vtx sitting in front of me. Dead, simply because it will not start. Let me explain. It has power, the hard drive and cd drive both make noises of starting up. I got it to boot once, after I had tore the whole casing … |
| | My Dell Inspiron 1100 died a few months ago I initially had a broken power cord. Then I took it in and it was diagnosed: new motherboard replacement. However, I have seen many messages saying that it is the power jack failure that causes this particular model to go dead. … |
 | 1) I'm running Windows Vista and it ran fine for about a month. 2) It now locks up on booting just before the "verifying VMI pool data" message. 3) If I wait for the cursor to stop flashing I get the message "ARC firmware boot config did not properly generate … |
| | Ola Peeps(geek) I have a quick Q for a supergeek.I know how to create a startup disk but can someone tell me if its possible to install win98 (full install) from a floppy disket.I have a ancient laptop that only has a floppy drive no OS on laptop.if not what … |
| | Okay I left my computer on pretty long last night, I have an Antec 900 case though so it shouldn't be problem (I hoped) This morning i go to turn on my computer and the lights and fans turn on for a second and then it powers down. Nothing comes … |
| | I am working on a Gateway laptop M520cs for a friend. It had a problem with the power button being stuck/broken. Which wouild not allow the laptop to power up. I thought I had fixed that problem, I replaced the power button panel. Afterwards it would power on and off. … |
| | I have a notebook that went virtually dead after a memory upgrade: The Toshiba Satellite M45 notebook came with 512MB RAM in one slot and a second empty slot. I attempted to remove the existing 512 and replace it with a 1GB stick and add a matching additional 1GB stick … |
| | Just built a new pc. Specs Asus P5N-T Deluxe Intel Quad core q300 Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF Matched Pairs 610 w silencer power supply 320gb hitachi sata hd 160 gb wd ide hd dvd drive geforce 8800 gt oc2 (I plan to upgrade to triple sli once i get this … |
| | when i try to turn on my emachines t2484 only the light in the power bottom and the fan of the power supply turns on. Besides that everything else doesnt. When it actually does turn on after trying a millin times it turns off after some minutes Everything is plugged … |
| | Hi all, Does anyone know why my laptop has stopped charging? I have never had this problem before. It was working fine one day and stopped the next. Laptop is completely dead now. I have tried swapping the fuse and obtaining a new power supply but still has not worked. … |
| | ok heres my probem just built a new computer it was working fine until the other night i put the computer into hibernation mode and since then it will power up ie fas work lights work hard drives work ect but nothing appears on screen and the usb ports arent … |
| | Hi, I've been running my AMD (ASROCK K7VM2 Pheonix Award BIOS XP PRo SP2) fine since 2003. I just upgraded it adding a second stick of 512MB (1GB total) and a CD Writer. Shortly afterwards I was geting occasional system hangs and every time I rebooted "CMOS Checksum error". I … |
| | See i am thinking about building my first computer... i dont have the money yet but i know people hear are profesionals and all and know wat there doing.. so if you can.. tell me wat i can read to know some basics of a computer and also if you … |
 | Okay, new set of problems: Computer will not boot. It will power on. There are two lights on the front: power and computer activity They both come on when the power is turned on. I have fixed this before, but I don't remember how. Any one help me? |
| | I have an IBM Thinkpad A31 notebook computer (which I bought used). It was working fine. When I bought it, the dimm cover was missing, so I replaced the SODIMM and purchaced and installed a new cover. I also upgraded the OS from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional … |
| | Slightly OT, perhaps - I suddenly have a message from my ancient computer: "hard disk controller failure" message, and I'm being advised to maybe finally get a new one. This is a difficult not only because of money at this point, but also because I don't have a reliable repair … |
| | i have a gateway laptop dont know the exact model but to the problem It will load up and get stuck on the loading bar or if i try to launch start up repair it just blacks out sometimes i get a flash of the blue screen but i can … |
| | What will I do if the Computer is on but the monitor is black...and the led of the monitor is orange....I'm sure that the problem is in the mohterboard because I tested it with a video card and internal vga still the is shows black screen....What will I do.... |
 | Last night my machine lost all functionality, as nearly all programs have failed to open properly, including IExplorer and Mozilla. The best I can figure it may be a issue with the new video card, however its removal does not remedy the problem. About 5 days ago I added a … |
| | Greetings All, I'm a new addition to the forum and I hope that this is not a done elsewhere topic but ... Recently I was working on an emachine 770 computer that looked in a bad way. The power supply had let go and was totally dead. Having swapped in … |
| | Hi all, My new-built PC has a problem - the monitor powers itself off - generally when the PC is stressed (ie in games - Bioshock and Oblivion both do it to it, other games are stable) - it won't come back on even if I turn it off and … |
| | I just had the power fflip off then back on. When the power came back on I could not boot up my laptop. I have power to the ac adaptor or at least the green light is on. Any suggestions?  |
| | After working normally and closing the lid, my Sony VAIO PCG-FX701 (PCG-9E7M) will now not startup. When the power button is pressed the green power light illuminates, followed by the usual pattern of lights. The DVD drive is powered, as is the HDD, CPU fan & CPU, however, the screen … |
| | :rolleyes: Hi, Mine is a Dell Inspiron 640M Laptop.Problem is I can hear what others are saying,but they can't hear me. Seems to be problem with internal microphone. How to make it activate? In Ctrl Panel->Speech/Sound Settings,Microphone settings are not activated.I prefer internal mic than external one. Plz help. |
| | I have a biostar U8068 mobo the board was purchased as a barebone mobo, cpu, case. it has a biostar U8608 mobo, celeron 2ghz cpu all that was assembled in the case when purchased the computer booted one time and never again I have already checked most of the hardware … |
| | I have a Sony Vaio VGN-S260 laptop and the other day I walked across my carpeted room to turn it on and when I touched it I felt a very little shock and now it won't power up... I think it's the motherboard but am not certain any suggestions on … |
| | I'm also having an issue with my s260 not booting up. It powers on, but actually hangs before posting. Deterioration has been swift. This issue started rearing its ugly head about 2-3 days ago. In the beginning it seemed to boot up successfully after being tapped firmly on its underside … |
| | Hi, I am looking for some help. I have a T20 that has been sitting unused for many months and it now wont boot at all. I have tried taking out the battery and then re-booting but nothing happens. All I am getting is the green battery light and that … |
| | my presario 300 is not working. power light flashs continuous when plugged into the mains. i tried with battery and without battery no luck still...... any ideas on the problem? |
| | Hello friends! short version- my brand new computer will 'power up' but not much else. fans and hard drive all spin, including the one that attached to the heatsink, which is attached to the mobo. Nothing else looks to be functioning, and cannot powerdown by the power button (I have … |
| | my comp recently just stoped working the lights at the front just flash as soon as you turn it on at the wall, the proccesor fan starts up and the lights flash but that is all that happens , i thought it was the psu so i bought a new … |
| | I was trying to reboot my laptop because it has alot of popups and junk on it but it was working. I put in the 1st boot cd and all was fine. When I put in the second cd it read 1/2 of it, then said application error, cannot read … |
| | Mother-in-law just brought me a laptop that will not power up. It has been my experience in the past that mother board and/or processor is fried. I have checked the power cord and varified voltage to the computer but still getting no lights or fan. It is my opinion in … |
| | After updating the flash bios on an old Sony Vaio, I can no longer boot up (I got the message that the update was successful. I get the Sony screen (with the "Phoenix Technologies" logo in the corner), and it goes no further. I can't get into the bios, and … |
 | I have 5 different Browsers on my machine. Firefox, Neo Planet, Flock, IE and Netscape. The Firefox browser has been bugging me about "An Update Is Available" so I updated the browser to 2.0.0.14 Now the ONLY browser that will load [B][U][I]any[/I][/U][/B] pages is my Netsacpe browser. When I try … |
| | I posted this as a reply to a couple of people who reported eMachine problems similar to mine. What I'm looking for is: using a voltmeter, does anybody know what each pin should read and a "proper" technique for SAFELY testing a Power Supply, ATX w/4-Pin aux connector. ORIGINAL POST: … |
| | Hi I have a stunned problem with my company pc and would really appreciate any other suggestions.The computer I have is networked to exchange server and two other business related servers.Recently the user has started to complain about system freezes.So upon some research in I found a "bugcheck" complain that … |
| | So I go to use my desktop and the thing is shut down, hmm that's not normal. It has power to the LEDs and I tried swapping out the power supply to no avail. It don't matter how many times I mash the switch, or how long I push it, … |
| | I bought 80gb seagate hard disk st380215a, last year. Last month i cant boot t hd and cannot view t hd in bios. Than i installed my friend hd in my cpu, than that hd was view in bios. where my hd have 5yrs warranty i returned to seagate service … |
| | I am trying to troubleshoot a homebuilt computer that won't boot. It has been working for about 2 years without issue but when I went to boot it today all I got was one beep ( Award BIOS and a Asus P5N-e SLI MB ) and a message on the … |
| | i just built my new computer i hooked the monster to the grafix card and the black screen said a bunch of stuff and then verifying dmi pool data.............. could not boot, insert boot disk so i inserted the xp disk and it said verifying dmi pool data.............. then it … |
| | My pc is a p3 which i am trying to reload the operating sytem,but it is giving me error code 5 cannot boot from cdrom. how can i resolve this problem. |
| | My computer wont start up straight away, when holding down the start button it revvs like an engine and after 3 minutes if I am lucky it will turn on. The computer is an emachines about 2 years old and this has intermittantly happened over the las t6 months now … |
 | OK my PC started freezing I scanned viruses and spy-ware. I cleaned out all the temp files, Internet files and so on. It still kept freezing so i said f it and i reformatted and reinstalled windows, updated everything to date. And......IT STILL FREEZES. this has never happened to me … |
| | Hey guys, Here's the problem: [LIST=1] [*]The unit is powered on via the case power switch [*]The HDD & Power LEDs on the case flash once but the unit does not turn on. No fans spin up or other activity occurs [*]Pressing the case power switch again results in no … |
| | I come home from a long day driving grandparents around and come in to a pc that I turned off before I left. I now find that the PC isn't starting nothing happens when I push the buttons no beeps, no screen nothing. I do see that the motherboard is … |
| | Built this system in 03 Asus A7N8X nForce2 Athlon(XP)/Duron SktA DDR ATX Motherboard AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 1.83GHz 333FSB 512KB Processor Kingston KVR400X64C25/512 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CL2.5 Western Digital Caviar Special Edition WD800JB 80GB ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer Asus CRW-4824A 48x24x52 EIDE CD-RW Drive w/Flextralink eVGA NV52 GeForce2 … |
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