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I have a problem with my PC. I have Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard. It had 512 ram and it was bit slow. I cleaned the disk and did defragmentation. Then I unclicked the programs which were making my comp load up slowly. I only kept the antivirus on and unclicked …

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Hi. I recently purchased an asus P5KC motherboard. My problem being, after several attempts to rectify the problem and several forum posts, i'm still unable to get the damned thing to boot. I've tried everything from a basic setup consisting of just the CPU and a stick of ram to …

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Hi, My name is mark and I recently bought a pc (Windows XP) from a friend and I checked for space etc and thought instead of just clicking on each program and uninstalling them one by one I thought I should try to restore the whole pc and start as …

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My Sony Vaio vpcf136fm is stuck at the black Vaio screen. I think this happened as the result of a failed BIOS or Windows update. I came home from work and the machine was stuck. I've tried recovering Windows via a Windows 7 64 disk, tried pulling RAM and rebooting, …

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Hello people. I have my son's HP dv6 pavilion entertainment pc that does not seem to want to boot but I can access the bios. I have noticed a lot of problems with this type of computer. It has the new windows 7 and is still under warranty. I have …

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I have a Gateway MX7340 laptop that is two years old. Windows XP SP2. When I power it up all I get is a black screen and I do not hear any processes running, only the fan. Nothing happens at all. The computer did not come with a start up …

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Hi how are you all friend my system very danger problem face i'm all software install m system but all software is not working for example install fireforex and then click fireforx so not response fireforex.

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Hello, I am now carrying my laptop to job and home everyday. But everytime I am back from job, it does not boot right away. At first I thought it might be because of winter, and one day it was even -27 degrees celcius. So I thought maybe for temperatyre …

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I ave a Toshiba laptop, and when I tried turning it on this morning it wouldn't turn on. First there was just a black screen, so I removed all power sources, and held down the power button to reset everything, then I plugged the power back in, and I managed …

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Hey! I have a problem with my Amilo Sa 3650 keyboard. A little tea (no sugar!) was spilt on it and I quickly mopped it up as it wasn't that much liquid. Shortly after, the keyboard keys went crazy (some keys acted like they were being pressed constantly), I waited …

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HP DV7-3079wm Laptop Window's 7 I have a customer's DV7 laptop in for a liquid spill. He told be that everything works except that some of the keyboard keys stick or dont function. Based on what he told be I was thinking just a quick keyboard swap. Before ordering the …

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I can see the computer come on, but the monitor turns on and shows no picture, but keyboard/mouse do not turn on I think the mobo is dead I am very unsure. So, I opened up my computer and reseated everything. And still nothing, I'm not sure what to do. …

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Hello everyone, First of all you need to know that my computer has two physical hard drives set up in RAID 0. The day before the problem started, there was a short power blackout, during which the computer was working (playing a movie), and I didn't have a UPS for …

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Hello to all of u, thabks for reading this. I have a VGN-FJ270 Sony Vaio Laptop. The problem is that suddenly while i'm using the laptop, the screen appears all in read or blue or green, it happened to me in three times in different days. I do not know …

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My 05 cpq presario v6000 laptop intermittently has an identical boot up problem when it powers up for exactly 22 seconds then shuts off, comes right back on, then cycles on and off again exactly 22 seconds again and again till I shut it off. Sometimes it will boot up …

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Hi All, has anyone had a similar problem with a HP Pavilion dv4000 lappy. Totally dead - using battery or mains power. Thanks in advance

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Hi everybody, I have an old Dell 5150 PC from 2007 and i use it as a second pc, It shutdowned suddely, and now it doesn't boot anymore, when i press the power button, it flashes again and again until i release the button. INFO : pentium d 2.66 ghz …

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My computer, Compaq Presario, keeps shutting part way off like it does when you put in standby but then it won't wake up. I had the same problem about about a week and a half ago and it wouldn't stay on long enough to boot up. I finally took the …

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I have a fully functional Dell vostro 1500 laptop running Windows XP (home edition) that I would like to change the administrator from the ex-employee account.

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Hey I just replaced a motherboard in a dell gx620. put all the components in and it fires up but I cannot log in. it responds to Cnt Alt DEL to accesss the login ( and will recognise cap lock on etc) but when I try to type a password …

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ASUS Mb, 3 gigs of RAM, 1.9 AMD processor with WindowsXP Pro. Well the machine was operating just fine and I was working on it. All of a sudden it shutdown and turned off. So, I turned it back on, it did the first DOS screen and then went into …

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I just recently bought a Compaq presario for repair off ebay. I just got it today and began looking at it for problems. I took the power button cover off and found there's no button board. I also found there was a soda spill on the keyboard. So I bought …

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Hi, my mom has a Dell Dimension 4550 that has been running fairly smooth for several years. Recently she tried to install some new DDR ram in to the mobo, and VERY incorrectly seated it. She asked me to look at it (after the fact) cause her computer would power …

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Daughter's been off to college, and trying to use her old Thinkpad R31, but it asks for her user name and password, and she can't remember it. Any way to work around this?

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I recently found a solution, or answer to a problem... My GF Inspiron 6000, had an HD crash(bad blocks) I ghosted the system up to an external HD then down to the new HD. After doing so the comp started past POST to a screen that read [url]www.dell.com[/url] at the …

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Hi all, Is there any chance to shut down a pc automatically only because of loose connection of processor fan ?. -vinod

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I bought a new motherboard (asrock n86c-s ucc) because my old one's PCI-E slot was not working. I installed the board properly the first time with my cpu and everything seated correctly in a new case only to find that my computer was not turning on at all woth 2 …

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So my laptop is about 3 years old and getting due for replacement, its recenetly gone wonky too but i want to see if its worth taking in. So after starting up it seemed like a had a stuck key as my password field was just filled up. I shut …

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I have a friend's Toshiba Tecra M2. When it tries to boot it shows the errors: IDE #0 Error PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. Insert system disk in drive. Press any key when ready.... The hard drive wasn't recognized in the BIOS, so I …

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please, i have a toshiba satelite 2410, it does not power on, when i connect the power cable the green LED shows but when i press the power button the LED turns amber and its blinking. please help. I have remove the battery and power it, i have also tested …

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Hello, I'm having an issue with my desktop. It's a custom build and has been running perfectly for a couple of years. Last week whilst playing a game the machine died... Completely. As it died I smelled a brief but strong burning smell. After this the machine would not boot …

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I am trying to fix my mom's laptop. It's a dv6000 series hp. It was running slow and having problems. then I took it home and it would boot poorly and I did a system restore. it now wont boot. I tried to wipe the drive and reload the os. …

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My Dell Latitude D630 power button stopped working after I had removed the keyboard to replace it. Turns out the one sent to me was incorrect, so I put the old keyboard back on to wait for a new one. I put the power button cover strip back on and …

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I have a Toshiba Satelite Laptop. I recently Replaced the DC JACK SOCKET and when I tried to boot up I received the following error message. Media Test failure insert boot dick and press any key. I've removed the disk drive before but I've never had a problem with it …

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I researched and couldn't find anything close. I have a Yoshiba Satellit A105-S101 laptop. 1 and 1/2 year old. Intel Celeron M380 1.6 ghz. 512 mb DDR 2 533 SDRam. Video ATI Radeon Xpress 200M with shared video 128mb. 60 gig HD. cd-DVD writer. Realtek ALC 861 sound card. Windows …

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this just started happening w/in the hour, so I'm kinda still alittle in panic mode... but upon boot up my compy will randomly freeze anywhere from the bios screen to the desktop I think there may be a static leak somewhere, but I'm looking for other possible options... IK a …

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Heres the story: Last night my Compaq laptop was working perfectly fine. At that time it was not plugged in and the power cord was disconnected from it. A couple hours later, I go to the laptop, push the power button, and find that nothing at all happens. Nothing turns …

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I removed all devices from the motherboard but the cooling fan runs for approximately 3 second then stops turning. "6 volts" is printed (on motherboard) near the fan assembly, but it measured 5 volts instead when I checked it. Is this typical for this model? I was unable to find …

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Hi, My Acer Aspire 1800 laptop only starts up when the battery is in. When the laptop starts up the "power light" and "battery loading light" turn on. In Windows I can see the battery is loading so the AC Adaptor and the AC plug on the motherboard seem to …

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I have read the other posts on the w2888 trouble and am asking to verify what I believe has happened. This machine is my kids machine so there is nothing to lose on the hard drive, the kids play games and surf on it and it wouldn't power up for …

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Hi, I recently spilled red wine onto the keyboard of my brand new Dell Inspiron 1525. I switched off as quick as I could and left to dry but as you could imagine it didn't apprecaite it and would not turn back on afterwards. I left it for a week …

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Earlier today, I unplugged the power cord from my machine to move it to a different room (the machine was running at the time). When I plugged the machine back in it did not respond and would not charge the battery. Slowly, the battery began to lose its charge, and …

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Hi, Im having trouble booting this desktop. It gets to the Windows XP logo with the black background, and then it goes back to this: floppy diskeet seek failure drive 5 not found: parallel ata, pata1 (pri ide slave) strike f1 to continue f2 to run to enter setup utility. …

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I am looking to buy a graphics card and was looking at VisionTek Radeon HD 6950 Graphics card (only because this one should go pretty cheap) but it is currently bricked. This is the exact wording of the person, "This graphics card is bricked meaning a bios flash gone wrong. …

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I'll start by listing my system specs: Motherboard: BIOSTAR TH67+ LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Graphics: VisionTek 900338 Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 …

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my pc restarts its self before it gets start .no warning signal appers in my monitor and before i can acsses my acount it restarts automatically.i have bought a new ram of 2 gb but it doesnot work the problem remains the same

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A friend asked me to look at their Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista OS) because it's not starting up. Here's what happens. When you press the power button, a black screen flashes with the Dell Logo. Then immediately the laptop powers back off. The 'on' button remains lit but the fans …

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Hi I'm having a few problems with my Dell PC. Basically, when I turn it on, it boots normally. However, in less than 5 minutes, the two monitors either turn a solid colour or vertical stripes appear, causing the computer to be completely unresponsive (ie ctrl-alt-del does nothing, the keyboard …

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