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| | Hi all, I have a maddening problem (actually two!), just can't work it out. I have an Advent 3215 pc, with an ECS L4S5MG3 motherboard, award bios, P4 2.8ghz cpu, Geforce 4 440SE MX video card, 1GB RAM...anything else you need to know please ask me. I was using the … |
| | I need help with my VAIO desk top. My computer crased the other day. I wanted to boot up with my Recovery Disc Tring to recover to the Default factory settings. However, the process stops with an error message "Disc Access: sense operation failed" I followed one suggestion from this … |
| | i wanted to add another hard drive to my computer (200 gb hard drive being added) so i tried to install it, after i did that i tried and start up my computer but all i would get is a black screen (the little light beside the monitor button would … |
| | I have a Dell Optiplex GX280 that's restarting randomly. I've checked everything I can think to check, and still can't find the cause. The user describes the restart (which, unfortunately, I have yet to be present for) as: "A quick, high whine, and then it turns off." I've tested the …  |
| | Hi, im trying my luck here as my notebook no longer boots. Well its a bit old (5 years) and actually died about 2 years ago. I set it aside and lately was trying to revive it. here are the symtoms; - Plug it in; i get the DC light …  |
| | hi everbody, I got a huge problem with my friend's pc. He has a Laptop of Acer a Travelmate 4150. I did a bios update because he had problems that the hardware was not working stable, no soundcard, very slowly running. So I downloaded the last update for his Laptop … |
| | Hello all... So I got a computer off my friend and well heres some specs that I know of. 3.2ghz ht 1 gig ram x700 radeon pcie video card anyway he built the machine it worked for a while then one day it shut off and he never got around … |
 | Hey all, Recently we have had about 5-7 Dell optiplex GX 230's(or was it 250 i forget and who really cares) die just over 1-2 years old and i have also been reading about a large number of cases like it on here about similar issues with Dells. However with … |
| | Had a problem where turning on the 8000 would show a flash of all the green lights for 2 seconds and then they shut off. Nothing from the fans, screen, HD or anything. Never even begins to post! BUT, this has happened on 3 succesive reconditioned motherboards. I've switched out … |
| | I have a compaq presario 700. It will not start. The green light comes on when I plug it in but nothing else happens. My battery is geting charged though and the hard drive seems to be spinning. Nothing else happens though...no boot up lights, I annot even open up … |
| | Gidday All. Leadup story first. Laptop uses win98SE, upgraded it to winxp, didn't play the game too good. Uninstalled xp back to 98, all ok. Next morning, no power up. When I hit power button, it just looks at the CD-rom and then blank. No video, no beeps. Put in … |
| | My Sony Vaio Desktop Rx 660 will not start. I turned my computer off for the weekend and after returning on Monday I tried turning my computer on and nothing will happen. I took apart my computer and after inspection and some cleanup inside it failed to recieve any power … |
| | I keep getting these error reports after rebooting: C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER12f0.dir00\Mini071706-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER12f0.dir00\sysdata.xml C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERbefa.dir00\Mini072306-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERbefa.dir00\sysdata.xml C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER50dd.dir00\Mini091406-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER50dd.dir00\sysdata.xml C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6e98.dir00\Mini091506-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\UNKNOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6e98.dir00\sysdata.xml Anybody have a clue what is up? |
| | Hi...I changed the batteries in my wireless GE keyboard...directions on bottom says I need to re-link afterwards....re-link how? I've shut off pc, unplugged the receiver and replugged it in...also...1 more question...if my pc is unplugged for a day or so, due to moving...I have to use the hairdryer to make … |
| | Hello, If someone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 that won't operate from the battery. The system operates fine when connected to the AC Adapter. When I unplug the adaptor with the system still on, I recieve a NMI: channel / IOCHK … |
| | Hey I just found a old compaq 98 windows in my garage it runs fine and everything i just was wondering if anyone could tell me how to reformat the hard drive? |
| | Hi, I recently got a new computer built for me, but when I am playing games, specifically World of Warcraft it keeps restarting itself. When I first had the computer less than a week ago I played Quake 3 on it and it seemed fine, then I put in a … |
| | Hello... I haven't had any problems with my computer until today. I do not have any IT skills...I only know how to use certain applications. Today, I turned my laptop on and it did not boot up. Three lights came on (Numlock, Caplock, and Scrolllock). The amber LED light came … |
 | Hello everyone. Yesterday while uploading a file at File Factory,( I had Teamspeak running to), my computer's screen froze. No key commands would work, I had to shut it down manually. After shutdown, my computer failed to reboot. I used the floppy to boot it up successfully. About 1 hour …  |
| | Hi, When i turn on my laptop, i hear a weird noise (assumption-fan) and the screen is blank and am unable to log on to XP. If i press the power key and shut the comp down and repeat this process some 3-4 times, the weird sound is gone and … |
| | Hi everyone!! Went to start up my gateway laptop a few days ago and it would boot up as far as the windows screen with the timer on the bottom and then a blue screen would pop up saying unmountable_boot_volume and then it would try and reboot itself. I found … |
| | I have seen a large amount of post with some similar situations as mine but still no luck. i turn on my laptop and it does a POST then i get window with safe mode options and start from last known spot. But this is not the F8 screen i … |
| | I have just spent the past hour placing half the keys back on my laptop. I have three keys left and have no idea where they go. I have a Aspire 1710 and the keys left are as follow: Prt Sc Sys Rq, Pause Break, and the Scroll Lock If …  |
| | I've got a HP Media Center m1000y that I recently attempted to install a Slave HD into. After hooking everything up, making sure Master and Slave were set correctly I booted up my computer, only to get a blank screen, no error messages - nothing - BIOS hadn't even run. … |
| | Hi everyone!! Went to start up my gateway laptop a few days ago and it would boot up as far as the windows screen with the timer on the bottom and then a blue screen would pop up saying unmountable_boot_volume and then it would try and reboot itself. I found … |
| | I have a client with a Dell GX-270 (P4, 256 meg, running XPP) that wouldn't start unless it was unplugged from the wall and then plugged back in. If she doesn't follow that proceedure she gets the Dell flash screen at startup for about 3 seconds and then the screen … |
| | Hello my name is Patrick and I have searched the web for two weeks on how to fix my laptop before college i have a gateway laptop and I am using netgear WPN111. originally i started the computer one day and it would connect to AIM and other chat programs … |
| | hey, I have a compaq and I must have deleted something becuase now all that shows up when I start up my computer is my wallpaper with no icons but i can press ctrl alt delete and run a new task from there. So I was looking around and found … |
| | i just got my computer back from a computer repair store and they didnt install windows, i took it home and tried to install it and it says "Hard disk drive not found" so i call them back and they say i need to use the Asus A8V DDeluxe cd … |
| | About a month ago, I left my laptop for 5 minutes to get a drink. When I returned, the headphone jack somehow lodged itself deep inside the machine. I tried getting it out, but that just turned the machine off. The repair guys said the jack broke some main wire. … |
| | I used to have a 65 Gb Music folder. The truth is, that I still have it, only that now it has 0b and no files or folders inside it. It hasn't been deleted, cause I still have the same amount of free space as before (that would be round … |
| | Hi, my sister just got a Mac within the past year, and its giving us trouble. Freezes during startup, screen gets all glitchy, tells you to shut down. It's not the OS, we tried reinstalling alrdy. I think it's the memory or hard drive, but I dunno how to run … |
| | help! I realy need some advice on wat to do. I have an Asus Travelmate514xv. when i plug it in, the cd drive light blinks, the power light blinks, and the cd drive makes a cliking sound. this happens whether the bnattery is in or out, or the cd drive … |
| | Hi, I recently came back home from a trip of 2 days, when I came back home to switch on my PC, I heard a "pop" noise from the processor, and when I hit the main button on the processor to switch it on, nothin happens. I was told there … |
| | When i switch my computer on it plays a long beep over and over again untill i get pissed off and switch the computer off, I have tryed removing the RAM puting it back, puting RAM in from another computer, removing hardware ect but it has had no effect and … |
| | I have a HP 753N 2.53GHz P4 Desktop System w/CD-RW/DVD. When the power button is pushed it just makes a clicking sound but will not stay powered. The fans momentarily come on, hard drive tries to spin up, but when I release the power button it just shuts off. Have … |
| | when i turn my sony vaio on it skips the boot-up screen and goes to the Microsoft Windows xp screen, then it goes to a blue screen and says (windows is starting up....) but it never starts up. the screen just stays blue. i dont know what to do..... any … |
| | I have an old pent.111 : 15 gig hd : 320 mem. I just loaded win xp. It was loading fine up till the last 5 min. which took 30 min. However, it finnished loading. Whenever I try to load anything or even play pinball it may take 5 minutes … |
| | I Can Get My My Computer To Start Up In Safe Mode But It Stops At The Point When The Screen Is Full Of A List Of Start Up Items But Goes No Further, I Am Using Win Xp Home Sp2, Nero 7 And In Cd Are Installed It Has … |
| | I have a problem with the Toshiba Tecra 8100. I had a virus three weeks ago, the problem was fixed. Since then, the computer had problems booting. Now the computer does not even load up. The computer does not even go past the "post" setup or even has display. My … |
| | hi how do i get rid of "point:blank" cant seem to get rid of it.:evil: |
| | [COLOR=#000000]I first start my Windows XP, and then turn on my HP monitor. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The monitor light is green, but soon turns orange to signal a standby mode. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The computer itself appears to be running constantly because the orange light is being constantly lit. [/COLOR] … |
| | Hello, I am new to this forum. I just aquired a Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop from a friend. It's a Pentium III, 500MHZ, with 128 Megs of RAM and a 12 Gig Hard Drive. It's in very nice condition and running Windows 2000 when I received it. Loaded with all … |
| | Just installed photoshop cs2 all nicely installed, worked fine.. i rebot and came up with windows starting up.. i waited and its still like that.. Then i rebot windows from cd and started all over again.. and still came up with it. Im using windows home ed. Anyone know what … |
| | I have a insignia D400a and i was cruising along on the web when the pc froze. i shut it off then pushed the power on button. the lights come on on the keyboard, the power lights to the pc come on and the fans are running. i even put … |
| | Hi all, Pain here. Alright quick run down....HP Laptop, has XP on it, along with Nortons GoBack proggie. Tried to boot up this morning and I am getting an error message that says this: ====GoBack internal error==== Failure Code: gb_ui_support(1147) Press any key to reboot I then press the "go … |
| | I'm almost too embarassed to post this problem as I am an IT professional supporting +a network of users over 2500 strong covering EMEA! I have a second laptop which I bought in January 2005, and it just won't stay on any longer. I have done everything possible and even … |
| | On Friday morning, the electric went off for a very short amount of time. My Gateway is plugged into a power surge protector. Monitor works on another computer but goes into "analog power save mode" within seconds of rebooting offending computer. On startup, the fan runs and runs and runs … |
| | Hey all, Long time reader -- first time poster. I have a Toshiba M40 Laptop (canadain version) and as luck would have it 1 month after my warranty expired... bam, the computer refused to work. First off, I dropped the pc a while back, and as a result the DVD … |
| | Hi--Built a new PC using: ECS NFORCE3-A motherboard AMD Sempron 3100+ processor with Coolmaster heatsink Corsair memory (DDR 1GB PC-3200)-single module ATI Radeon 9200 video card (128M) Raidmax Scorpio 868 case - 420W power supply 6GB Maxtor hard drive LG CRD-8400B CD-ROM Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG Eventually got everything working perfectly … |
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