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Hi, I have an Iqon 8050Q in for repair. The machine belongs to a friend and he says that he tried to upgrade the processor but used the wrong type. When he changed back to the original chip the power light flashed once then went off. I have just put …

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my tecra 8100 won't start, when i press the power button the pwr green light is on , disk light is on for a while, but nothing on the screen before,it may get start some times but very rarely. I try to open the pc by releasing all screw, but …

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Some one put a password on the setup and I cant get in to check the settings. I installed Win XP and after the post it doesnt do anything. The hard drive light runs for a few secs, but the screen stays black. I cant get the screen to come …

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I just upgrade my toshaba sattelite laptop BIOS and during the updrade process the Laptop shut down.And after that when I try to restart it, it is making a beeping sound and got shutdown. Could any body help me pls????

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I recently purchased a second hand IBM Think Pad. When loading my DSL onto this computer something went haywire...I am now getting a stop message Inaccessible Boot Device. It is telling me to check for viruses, remove any newly installed hard drive controllers and to check to see if my …

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ok i am missing or the file is corrupted \windows\system32\config\system now i know the easiest way to deal with this is well to wipe it and start fresh but... in my foolishness i have forgotten to back up every thing (ya ya i know stupid mistake) and being a writer …

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This is a PC home built within last year that I acquired.... Motherboard: PC Chips P25G Intel Celeron 2.13GHz/256/533 PC3200 256 MB DDR400 RAM by Super Talent Unknown Make of HDD: Label Just says ATA 133 30 GB 5400 RPM (Made in Singapore) Unknown Make CDRW Drive Model 5224P No …

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Hi everybody, I recently discovered a software that solves all your software problems for example say system crash,virus threats or data loss etc.in just 15 seconds.I was really amazed to see such type of software which gives me a complete pc protection.If you want to know more about the software …

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I am currently running two systems off of my Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) Switch. From the beginning this Belkin KVM switch was leaking power to the New Computer which was built for me. Now it seems I am not able to switch over to the old system. Any suggestions …

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hi, I'm new in this forum. I have a problem with my Compaq Evo N1020v laptop. After I re-install Windows XP Pro, suddenly the windows is lagging. This happens when I do scrolling whether in IE or normal windows explorer. Can anyone help me. This is very frustrating. And also, …

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I was given an old hitachi laptop and it has a bios passward. Is there a way to remove this.

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Can't install xp, non stop error's of can't find files. CD works fine on another comp. What other ways of installing xp can i try. thanks

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My grandson brought me his eMachine T1150 after he experienced problems starting it. When I got it and pushed the power on button I did see a message that indicated a CMOS error - but lost it before I could note it down. Repeated tries to start have been unsuccessful. …

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Me and my friend just built a new computer...when we go to boot it up everything runs really slow. The Post screen stays on or 3-4 minutes. Everything in the BIOS is normal...temps are normal and it recognizes all the hardware...The mobo is an Asus a7n8x Deluxe Any suggestions? :) …

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Hi there, I tried to open my CD ROM by pressing the physical button on the CD-ROM. it doesn't work. Is there any other way to open the CD-ROM:?:

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My Dell Inspiron 1150 won't boot up. I did all the troubleshooting recommended on their site, but nothing pans out. Power supply is functioning, external monitor doesn't solve the problem, a freak wear defect under the "C" door isn't apparent. Any idea how I can get a boot without replacing …

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I have a toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop. When i turn it on it say's please insert system disk then press any key. What do i need to do. We got this from a friend with no software or instruction booklets.

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When I turn my computer on the computer beeps and the monitor turns on for a second then the monitor turns off. I checked the video card on a different computer and it works fine. The monitor also works. I also noticed that none of the keyboard lights go on. …

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Have recently purchased (from a good friend) a second hand Sony Vaio notebook BX196sp, and am now having trouble with starting it up. It does turn on displaying the initial Vaio logo and sound, then a white text line at the top left corner as if it is going to …

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I just bought a used laptop and replaced the cpu that was in it making sure i got the right sSpec number. Well when i try and boot it up the power light comes on and the cpu fan turns on then dies after a second or 2. And there …

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earlier I said i could not reboot at all. know I can sometimes get on after it gave a blue screen and said dumping physically memory. i try to reboot in safe mode but it gets so far and then another blue error message comes up saying something like automatic …

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I am trying to run the recovery disk that came with my Toshiba satellite A35-S159, but for some reason I can not find my disk. Is there any thing I can do besides by a new one? Is there anyone out there that has one and would not mind burning …

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Hi There. Does anyone know what an Exception_Access_Violation is and how to resolve it? I look forward to a response at some point in the near future. Thanks a bunch! :?:

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THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS: cannot delete oci.dll:Access is denied Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. somebody help please

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Hello, I have a barebones PC with an MSI K7N2 Delta motherboard that won't start up. It will not display anything on the monitor (and I know that the AGP video card works). - I have tested with 2 different power supplies - I have reset the CMOS (and removed …

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Hi I have a HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4160B DVD/CD Rewriter. It will read both DVD and CD but has stopped writing. I get error message in windows saying, Pease insert a writeable CD into drive E:\. In Nero I get a message saying the Drive in use by another programme. Any …

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Hi, on my compaq presario 2162us i have a netgear wireless pc card, up until a few days a go it worked fine, so after playing around with it i thought that maybe it didnt work and went out and bought a brand new one, yet still no luck. When …

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First, thanks in advance. Dell Inspiron 8100 (5 years old). Possible Cause: I added/removed the keyboad while the power was still on. Symptoms: . It won't POST. Four LEDs go on -- power, HD, CapsLock, Arrowlock . Once in a while (by chance), it boots ..... works PERFECT for some …

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I have an Acer TabletPC, and recently the hinge broke. I ordered a new hinge from Acer and replaced it. There were 5 wires running through the center of the swivel hinge. I have everything reconnected (I've gone in a couple of times to chek), but when I turn it …

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I'm sorta new at this thing. so here goes I recently upgraded an old comp of mine to a 3.2 gig processor,150 gig hard drive, 512 memory stick. It has 2 cdroms on it (one burner and one reader). I installed xp on it and it ran well for about …

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My laptop, which is a Toshiba Satellite, started acting a little weird. I had decided to run a simple virus scan with AVG, and upon completion, I restarted the laptop. I logged back in, and the screen sort of froze. Eventually (about a minute later) the background picture came up, …

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Somebody recently told me that if i want to use speakers to play my music from the computer that I need a reciever. Here at my house I have a kenwood stereo amplifyer is this the same as a reciever?? Well I thought it was so i hooked it up …

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After searching through the forums, I can't seem to find someone with the same problem I am having. I have been using the same computer for about a year now without any problems. A week ago I broke my own rule of, "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" and …

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A computer at work just came up with the error message: "The hard drive was not found. Consult the troubleshooting section of your user's manual." It tries to give me the option to enter setup but won't allow me to actually access setup. Secondly, I cannot enter the BIOS or …

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[COLOR=#000080]I last used my computer on Sunday without any problems. Tuesday I tried to turn the system on, but it would not work. I tried for a few more "pushes " on the ON button and finally I heard it start up. But the ON light did not come on, …

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I could really use some help. I lost power with the computer on last night. When I tried to restart it after it came up with a screen that has the lines that the puter wasn't shut down before & gives me options to start at the last point, safe …

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When closing down Windows XP Professional i get a box titled Creative Launcher--end Program Now. I must end this program to power down XP. Can anybody help me? Phil

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Hi, I recently purchased a computer. I just replaced the stock heatsink with a thermaltake big typhoon from newegg, and I installed new motherboard mounting screws as well. I had to remove the motherboard in order to do this. Now, when I press the power button, the fans go on, …

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This Pavillion 7955 was given to me by a friend who told me the hard drive died. When trying to boot it shows a message that the boot disk is bad. I put in a new hard drive and got the same message. I tried a new connecter ribbon with …

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[COLOR=Black]message[/COLOR]I have a Mac G5 which I have had for one year. Also am using Tiger. Problem: recently when I turn on the computer I get a noise that sounds like I have a cricket. This not happen all the time. Yesterday it did and it would make that noise …

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I'm trying to restore a 1.6 and kepp getting the PXE-E61 media failure message what are some of the options to get it going again? Rich

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Hello everyone. I have a Dell Inspiron 3500 laptop that only has a floppy drive (no optical drive). To skip a really long story which isn't relevent, here's my problem now: I installed Windows NT 4.0 onto my laptop's hard disk using a desktop computer (with a laptop hdd to …

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My computer is less than a year old and all sorts of problems have been occuring... Recently my computer will start but there is no graphic or display and the computer says once at the beginning "System failed mediator"...which i have no clue what the heck it is talking about. …

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OK, I have a Compaq Presario 1255 laptop that had a loose power connector. I soldered in a new connector (I'm experienced at doing this). It now powers up and passes the Compaq diagnostics utility. But, it doesn't recognize the hard drive. It sees and reads from the CD-ROM so …

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earlier I said i could not reboot at all. know I can sometimes get on after it gave a blue screen and said dumping physically memory. i try to reboot in safe mode but it gets so far and then another blue error message comes up saying UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. can anyone …

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[B][COLOR=Red]Hello all, I'm new here, my name is eddie. I have an IBM T22 that the liquid screen has shadowes streaking across from left to right. the color is effected because pictures look awfull. I don't want to buy a new puter if I can fix this. Does anyone know …

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I am having issues tryin to boot my puter OS is Windows XP Professional. I had issues and found out it was a faulty mouse afer spendin $100.00's on new parts. I am gunna build another puter with the extra stuff lol. Anyways I cannot seem to boot this thing …

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I am new to this blog, having been driven here by my frusteration. three roommates and I share a netgear wireless connection. While they have been able to get online through the connection, my computer (a compaq presario 2100) registers that I have an "excellent" signal strength and allow for …

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I was using my laptop which is just over two years old, when a 'scraping' noise occured and it locked up. when i shut it down said something about emptying drives?? when i try to turn it on now nothing appears on screen except 'scraping' noise like it is searching …

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well my dell dimension l800r is about couple years old i never used to use it cause it gave problems until i tried to upgrade from me to xp on it while in the process it frooze so i uplugged it and restarted then i got a blue screen errorthen …

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