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| | Hello, I have the above machine and it was becoming unstable, so I thought I would simply reload xp....(in hindsight - a hideous idea). Basically, after the initial reload of XP the system showed an error along the lines of "error in partition cannot continue". When I restarted the laptop, … |
| | and i thought the blue one was bad hi im new to the forum and this is my first time ever needing to post a pc repair question my computer powers on but there are no beeps and no signal comes up on the my initial thought was graphics card … |
| | HELP!HELP!!! i WAS CLEANING MY PC AND WENT TO RESTART IT,NOTHING!THE GATEWAY SCREEN CAME UP NO WINDOWS.IT SHOWS A FLASHING CURSOR BUT THATS IT.CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE,PLEASE,ITS MY WIFES PC,THANKS RANDY  |
| | Hi i've just joined the community........... i have a desktop at hoem and a laptop laptop is currently dead and i'm sure its something to do with the updates i installed or tried to!! i like to tinkle with the comps but probably shouldnt and will no doubt be asking …  |
| | I originally posted this as a Windows XP thread, but I think it belongs here. When my computer starts, it runs through the memory checks, and then stops at "Detecting IDE drives." Nothing else happens. No error messages, nothing. I can't use delete to get to the BIOS. I even … |
| | Hi i have a toshiba satelite L20 laptop recently it refused to start up so i had the tech guys look at it. they replaced pretty much everything bar the hdd and ram by looks of it. the past week it has been freezing, nothing worked, alt+ctrl+del, escape etc etc...........only … |
| | A while back, I turned on my tower, it began to boot, and soon thereafter turned back off again. Confused, I attempted to turn it back on again, and it did nothing. I thought my power supply had gone, but have since had that replaced, and I'm not receiving any … |
| | I have an old (purchased in 2001) Dell Dimension, running XP, which has worked just fine, until yesterday. In the middle of the day, the machine locked up (mouse and keyboard unresponsive), but I was able to restart it successfully and work normally for several hours. Later in the evening, … |
| | Guys 'n' Gals A month or so ago I tried to plug my falsh drive(bought in [URL="http://www.popvoucher.co.uk/productshow_catid-40_lid-5599_c-Lexar,JumpDrive,Secure,II,Plus,USB,Flash,Drives.html"]popvoucher[/URL] )into my MAC to send some photos. The USB said it was being charged but the MAC seems to have no linking that it's connected. I can't force it to pick it up … |
| | What a piece of junk! Ran extremely hot, the hinges broke, and now it died. This laptop took no abuse unlike my work IBM ThinkPad. I had dropped that thinkpad more times then I can recall and it still runs. The Dell was used only in the house, from a … |
 | [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2]Well, I finally got all the pieces so that I can build my own pc kit. Here are the pieces I have: G-Force 6800GT (gpu) AMD 64 3200+ Athlon 939 Zalman Ultra cou cooler fan ASUS A8v Deluxe MOBO Maxtor diamondmax 200gig S.ATA Kingston AK2/1gb ddr400 (installed in the blue … |
| | I don't really know thet much about techie computer stuff so haven't a clue what to do. It first started when i tried to access my Learn direct course for the first time which required me to download a Authorware Web Player. It downloaded but wouldn't start up then my … |
| | ok not sure i'm in the right sopt but i have annoying problem with my desktop, has been going on a while but is really annoying now!! I can rip 2 cd's onto the library using winodws media player but as soon as a 3rd disk goes in the computer … |
| | I own a Packard Bell EasyNote with Intel Celeron, 512mb Ram, 40Gb HDD. I've been using it for about 2years. Last week, I forgot to turn off the laptop at night, and the next morning I was shocked to see that the laptop is not turning ON. Actually, it turns … |
| | My Satellite m45 s 269 turns on for about five seconds then shuts right off. At times I press the start button and maybe 5 seconds after I press it, it will turn on for only about 5 seconds and shut right off. My father inlaw seems to think I … |
| | I have an NX570X laptop that is 1 month out of warranty (isn't it ironic) it is running XP SP2 with two 512mb ram cards installed Without warning I turned it on and here is what happens. 1. Gateway screen comes up 2. press 11 to start recovery times out … |
| | My daughter's computer is a HP about 3 years old and it's been working fine. She turned it on last night and today went to use it and the blue power light and the green light on the back by the power chord are blinking fast and nothing happens. It … |
| | Hi, I'm new here I have an old Sony Pcg-fx140 and I've been trying to boot it up since the last few months. So I know it the motherboard I predict that its dead but the power is the only factor in question. the laptop takes 19.5v and 3.0 amps … |
| | Hi, I've built quite a few computers and troubleshooted a good amount of hardware issues, but this one is new to me. When I power on my computer, I get a burst of life from the GPU fan, the case fans, and the power-on LED, which then all simultaneously cut … |
| | I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 with Windows XP Professional. Recently, I tried to utilize the Product Recovery CD and ran into a problem. The computer came with 2 recovery disks. During the download of the second recovery disk, I get the following message: "Application Error 437 Cannot Read from … |
| | I have downloaded a free antivirus software on my pc called clamwin,hated it, so I decided to uninstall it. I couldn't find the uninstall folder, so I decided to delete every folder that had clamwin written on it. After that my keyboard was no longer working yet I still have …  |
| | This model of laptop came with 512 MB RAM (2 x 256 MB) and the manual said that the max RAM allowed is 1 GB. However, when I went to get it installed, the technician installed a generic 1 GB RAM and there was one slot still empty. So, he … |
| | My home pc is a hp running windows xp and the other day it was working normally and now a black screen comes on saying it was not shut down properly and gives me the options of starting windows normally or safe mode, etc. It doesn't matter which one I … |
 | So, this is like the forth time my Compaq Armada M700 has messed up... but what do you expect from an -old- computer? So, this time it's to do with it just randomly dying... Sometimes I turn my computer on and then I have it running for a few minutes … |
| | I have Nvidia Networking device, not sure as to what version, and Win2k, and when the LAN disable button is clicked, the PC shuts down. That's stumping me. If any ideas, please help, thanks. |
| | I purchased a Compaq Presario (Refurbished) desktop last year. After a month, the computer kept freezing when playing media or surfing the internet. I called Compaq-HP technical support. After seven day of doing a bundle of tests including several times of full recovery as they told, they agreed the callback … |
| | I've read a good number of threads on here and never found one that mimic'd whats happening to me. I have a HP Pavilion dv8000 , One day when I powered it up the screen had vertical lines in it, when I apply pressure it clears up. I just dealt … |
| | Hi, I get two long alternating beeps when I power up my pc Boot up does not start. Happened about 6 months ago and then it started up ok. Please advise. Thanks, Joe |
| | I have a toshiba satellie laptop I was running spybot and everything froze. So I held down the power button and turned it off. After that I tuned on and nothing, just a black screen but the power on light was on and if i insert a cd I would … |
| | Computer died 2 weeks ago. It is a gaming rig that I built myself and it is watercooled. First thought that the PSU died and bought a new one. That did not fix theproblem. Next bought a new motherboard. It is the same model and everything as the old one … |
| | This is really frustrating! Each time I insert a written CD - not a DVD - into my LG burner the computer reboots. The system is running Windows XP Home Edition. Any ideas? |
| | my comp stat 2.8 ghz intel processor 512 + 256 ddr ram tried 350 watt and 450 watt power supply a few days back smoke was comin out from my power supply i changed my power supply 2 times 350 and 450 watt my comp has the problem that its … |
| | My laptop has froze itself at the Dell boot up page...It has been working great but this morning when I turned it on it started the Dell boot-up page but only went 10%. It will not move anymore to boot up windows or anything..I tried turning it off removing the … |
| | I have a five year old home built box that hasn't been moved or opened for over 2 years. It ran fine and shut down normally last night. Today when I turn it on, the machine POSTs, loads Windows up to desktop, then the screen goes blank. I here a …  |
| | Has any one tried to recover a hp Pavilion tx2050ea back to its factory settings (Vista Home Premium)using the recovery DVD's. Following instructions omits some drivers and disables the keyboard. Any info greatfully received... |
| | Hi, I get an awful siren sound when the pc powers up, but does not boot. Noticed the mobo [Northbridge] fan was stuck. Replaced the mobo [Northbridge] fan and still the siren. Also did the followong: 1. Reset CMOS by removing battery. 2. Reset RAM 3. Removed and reinserted CPU … |
| | Just put an AMD 64 3000+ CPU on an Asus 8KNE-Deluxe with a Thermal Take 360 W PSU. I push the power button and the PSU fan starts to turn, the CPU fan starts to turn, then nothing. It will "start" when I push the button, then quit. I am … |
| | Hi All, monitor flickering and nothing is displayed on the screen while I try to start the computer. I observe the following while starting computer. 1. Monitor flickering and nothing showing on the screen. 2. Sometimes processor fan off automatically when it try to give display on monitor during starting … |
| | Hey Guys I have an Acer Travelmate 2300 Series (2303LC) laptop. Sometimes the screen won't start at all. I don't think this is a back-light problem as I can't even see anything at all, even with a strong light pointed at the monitor. Hooked up to an external monitor, the … |
| | Hi, my old and trusty compaq 900 will not work of the battery. Laptop works OK from from main power supply, I get battery charging light on solid for while then it flashes. Contral panel battery battery options power meter shows 0% charge. Tried taking out and reseating battery and … |
| | :?:I installed Ghost 10.0 and thought I had cloned my primary drive to a slave drive. When I tried to use the Ghost floppy and cd to reboot I can only find the files on the D drive partition and the recovery points are no where to be found on … |
 | My Fujitsu laptop will begin to boot Windows XP and after the progress bar goes across the screen 8 to 10 times the computer will lose power and stop. It will also shut down at about the same time if I boot to safe mode or go to bios. The … |
| | Im sorry if this has been repeated, but after going through MANY of the threads i couldnt find anything that would help. even tried google searches that people said to do... I have an Dell Inspiron 6000, Windows XP pro, and is running on 3 years old. It was running … |
| | I was cleaning my PC the other day, and took the CPU out of its socket (to clean up the old thermal grease, and put a new one instead), when I accidently pulled the towell off the socket's pins, completely bending some of them. I tried fixing it, but when … |
| | Hey all, There i was, sat watching the telly, my laptop sat there, lid open, looking inconspicuious, at the windows xp home login screen. when my little brother ran in, pressed loads of the keys at the top of the keyboard and turned it off with the power button. he … |
| | Hi, I have a NF-M2S motherboard for about half an year now, it has worked well, met most of my expectations and exceeded some. However recently there was a problem which i am unable to diagnose. About two days ago I was playing a game (which i had played several … |
| | Here's some info of the situation before I describe the problem: The machine is a 95 Dell Dimension V433c with 2x 200GB Hard Drives, and 512 MB of ram. It is currently being used with no GUI as a network fileserver. The machine was fully functional with no blips ever, … |
| | I have an old Packard Bell which has sat in the corner and been played with from time to time by my grand-children. It has XP Professional loaded and has never given any trouble. The other day I decided to try a live CD with a small Linux.(DSL) For a … |
| | Hi, my Dell Inspiron 1150 just died. It was working fine, but then after I plugged cellphone via USB data Cable it shutted off. Now when I am trying to turn it on, I see the power light on, the hard drive light blinks for 2 seconds and then gets … |
| | Ok, I was converting video files on my girlfriends zv6000 one day, and the next thing I know, the power turns off. So I try to turn it back on, and it blinks the lightning bolt that means it is charging 4 times and does nothing (no other lights, no … |
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