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| | Hello there, everyone! Anyway, to the point: a friend of mine just bought a computer (a clone) and after three days of use, something weird happened. Once his computer reaches the Windows XP login screen, a prompt appears stating that Windows can't find Explorer. Also, it suggests that one reinstalls … |
| | I have an older ibm thinkpad......im having problem when starting the computer as the monitor seems to have a mind of its own and just illuminates when it wants to......it seems to come on very dim if at all and then will randomly pop on......just yesterday the monitor just flickered … |
| | Ive just recently built my own pc, and i then wanted to use the harddrive from my old pc. I placed it it fine and everything, got the data from it i needed and then wiped it clean, made a new partition and everything seemed fine. The problem i get … |
| | Okay, so before anyone asks... I HAVE read the sticky at the top of the forum and tried everything possible to no avail. The story so far: Several days ago I was using my PC as I do without any problems at all, it had been running smoothly as it … |
| | Son has a Toshiba Tecra 8100, was working fine. Next boot lights came on blinking, would not power up, I can remember there was green and orange lights, a few days later..no lights at all..nothing totally dead. Thought it might be the power supply, bought a new power supply for … |
| | HP Pavilion ze4500. Worked fine, then the next morning it lights up with power but fails to progress through any of the boot. The cd does spin--putting in the XP cd, the cd lights up a few times but it will not boot from the cd. Have tried the reset, … |
| | My computer will not start up. I have tried everything, swapping power cables and pluging into the wall. At the back of the CPU the power pack you plug the cable into just makes a clicking noise and a green light which is normaly on just simply flickers rapidly. Does … |
 | Hi there, I have a RAID system that my friend is trying to set up & trying is the operative word :( He installed XP In fact he's driving me up the wall refusing to ask for help. Is anyone an expert on how to create these new systems. The …  |
| | :?: Northgate Laptop,,power On = Cooling Fan,,tries To Read Disks (hard & Cd/dvd/rw) But Will Not Boot,, After 2 Attepts Nothing Just Cooling Fan ,,chk'd Processor Good Connection Any Other Ideas Help Plz |
| | Hi, My pc keeps crashing and im not sure whether its a RAM problem or a virus prob. Im running AMD Athlon XP2500 1.84 GHz and 512mb RAM. Im a multimedia student and my computer constantly crashes when im tyring to do my work. Especially when im using adobe products … |
| | kay ive been trying to fix this smartevent thing on my comp. i have 20 80 gig sata hd setup in raid and one is in smartevent is not friend its just not compatible with my bios i think???. cus i did tests on it, it said sonething about bios |
| | List 5 well known stop errors (Blue screen) associated with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2003 server. For each error, provide the following: a. Error description b. Possible cause of error c. One or more resolutions for the error. |
| | I ain't gonna tell you the whole story, 'cause it really doesn't matter now. The thing is, I got this old PC from someone, and, because I like some old games that won't run on my P4, (yes, I tried DOSBox, I love it, but it doesn't run all old … |
| | I replaced the ram with another 256mb. The computer starts up, but it shows nothing on the monitor. the light on the monitor stays yellow instead of green (when everything worked fine and while i was on the computer the light was green). I could actually see the smoke and … |
| | well assembled a PC..i connected everything and the power supply is 100% working and i connected all the led and switch connector in the right position!..and if i press the power button it doesnt start the whole pc..the power supply is 350 watts for amd 64 3200+...i dont really know … |
| | Hello, I was wondering if any Toshiba experts out there could help me with a little problem I was having. I have an older Toshiba Tecra 8100 that won't boot. I had the motherboard replaced a while back and when I got it back it worked perfectly, except for that … |
| | My Presario 2100 was recently sent to a local shop that deals specifically with notebooks, because it had a cracked LCD and I wanted to see if they could drop it into a new case. The decided that the charge would be $1200, so I asked them kindly to return … |
| | I'm having trouble with a Sony laptop. When I try to power it up, I hear something powering up but the screen remains black. On rare occasions, it will actually boot up but will freeze up a few minutes later. Took it to CompUsa for repair. Here is what they … |
| | boots up shows memory plus shared memory and doesn't boot further.what can the p :mad: roblem be |
| | I just built a amd 64 box and i tried starting it up for the first time and it turns on long enough to beep once, then cuts off. It's not the power supply, all the jumpers are right. I tried everything, what could be causing this? |
| | I was fiddling around with tweaking the system; i kept changing the mhz/pci thing in the bios, it is default at 100/33 at 1700 mhz i tried 133/33 and it didnt boot up, i rebooted it, and it was fine so i changed it a few steps lower, to 125/42, … |
| | HI i had my dell inspirion notebook for over a year now and never had problems with it starting on before. But recently like the middle of september whenever the monitor is moved or the slightest touch to the monitor is made for example if i try to move my … |
| | I literally pulled this laptop from the dumpster. Seems like an interesting project. The confuser displays symptoms similar to the no power issues and fixes listed all the web with some twists. Plug it up to AC with a battery I get the plugged in led and the battery charge … |
| | Hi all, this really isn't a booting problem, but a hardware problem. For the last couple months I haven't been able to keep my AC Adapter plugged in for my Compaq Presario 2100 notebook computer. I even bought a new adapter and the same thing has happened. If I apply … |
| | Alright, I'm posting this for a friend who's pc is dead and needs some help. He's got an older HP with windows XP probably around 99 or so? His monitor works fine but when he tries to start up the pc nothing happens. In the back youll see the green … |
| | Hey all, a new member here. I like to tinker but am by no means an expert - hope y'all can help! I've seen lots of threads re: hp pavilion boot probs & random restarts. but didn't find one to address my problem. I'm dealing w/ mom's PC - pavilion … |
| | Computer Virgin here. I have an AMD board which I've packaged myself and is running XP. It's been running perfectly for 10 months and this evening it has stopped working whilst working on a MSpowerpoint presentation. The PC just stopped with the message 'no signal' on the monitor and now … |
| | Very often (around once or twice a month) when i try to turn on my computer (Running windows XP proffesional) i get a error message while windows is loading saying:"Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" (I get this error even if i … |
| | We have an old computer (a Toshiba from around '97 - '99) that we're trying to start up again after many years of disuse. I've plugged everything in to the right places, but the computer keeps saying "Insert bootable media into the appropriate drive." Any idea what that means?  |
| | Hello...im new to this forum. and yes i know there are soo many threads with not booting up computer, but i cant find the info i need. alright heres what happened. I bought a new cpu cooling fan to replaces the stock one. i removed the side panel, then forgot … |
| | I have a Dell Inspirion 5000e that for some reason just turns off whenever it feels like it... It is still connected to the AC and the battery is still in good shape (or so the computer tells me) when this happens so im not sure if there is a … |
| | When I switch on the power light comes on then off,H/drive light comes on then off,multi bay light comes on then off Number lock light stays on and so does the capslock and scroll light .The screen stays blank and there is no noise from the H/drive or floppy .The … |
| | [B]I have Compaq Presairo 2500 , and suddenly while working the screen frozed and i restart it by holding the Power botton . then when starting .. it went to the page which ask if you want to log in to Safe mode , Safe mode with networking , start … |
| | hallo! I'll try explain to you what i did.. I tried overclocking my system ( My system :-pentium III 733 with FSB 133 -motherboard MSI..(i'm sorry i don't remember anything else about it!) - RAM 512 in 133. i think these are enough). I changed the settings of the BIOS … |
| | i have an old AMD 500 pc that has quit. when it is turned on it checks the memory and finds the drives. then it blinks the curser in the upper left corner and that is it. i can hear the HD go through it's self test. i have cleared … |
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I seem to have a very simliar problem. I have a perfect working computer 800mhz celeron, 350w power supply, windows xp 324mb ram geforce4. I am upgrading to a athlon 2600+ using the same hard drives, power supply, have new 512mb ram for it. On starting it up it … |
| | Hi I wondered if anyone else has experienced the same problem. I have a Vaio laptop PCG FR215E. The "five" sticks and at the same time the left hand control key won't work with r, t, s, c, & v. it seems like a pattern. It has just fixed itself … |
| | I added correct memory and after that the PC will not even power up. I did the basic trouble shooting. Remove the new memory. Swaped the meory around. Checked all the connection and incoming pwer, and checked the power out of Power supply. I do have 5V but no 12V. … |
| | First of all, please excuse me for my bad english, i am from Belgium (europe) so that's why i cant explain the problem the right way, but anyway, i am trying to!!! So, the problem is that when i startup my system, my 17" screen starts up for 2 seconds, … |
 | i have a dell optiplex gx1p mid tower. 433 mghz pentium 3, 256 megs of ram. had win 2000 wiped the h/d w/ a killdisk, then when i tried to load xp all lites on & i beep when the black screen appeared. it showed lanwork technoligy co. bios revision … |
| | Toshiba Tecra 8100. I bought this at an auction. Powers up with "Toshiba" logo. Says to press f4, but my keys just give me a beeping sound. I tried another keyboard, same thing happened. When I power up holding f1, it goes into choosing which part I want to boot … |
| | Would appreciate some guidance. This is about my 20th build; others mostly uneventful but this one has me stumped. My parts are: Gigabyte Mainboard - ga8IP775-G Intel 630, 3.0 Ghz Samsung 3200 Ram, 2 sticks of 512, cas 2 MSI FX5200 Video Card Plexwriter Premium CDR 52x Maxtor 160 gig … |
| | I have an older computer that won't boot up. It gets as far as 'Detecting HDD Primary Master' [Press F4 to Skip]. There is no response from the F4 Key. I've checked the CMOS and BIOS and they look fine. I haven't installed any new devices except to swap out … |
| | So I wanted to do a fresh install of Windows XP on my system as my system was getting clutered. When I went to install Windows, it always shuts itself down randomly during the format. If I do a Quick Format, it'll usually crash eitehr during format or when it … |
| | Hi people I have recently bought a second hand pentium 3 computer and have had some trouble. I cant start it. I press the on button and nothing happens. no post codes, no display, no lights, no fans, [I]NOTHING.[/I] When this first started, the hdd light lit up, but now …  |
| | hi all and thanks for your help in advance. I have had a PC that I built at college as part of an IT course. The PC in question is built with following components:- Motherboard - MSI K8T Neo (MS-6702 ver 1) CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3200 with retail … |
| | I have the following PC: Athlon XP 2500+ Epox 8RDA3+ Motherboard ATI 9600 pro 1 GB PC3200 When playing a game, the PC suddenly froze and sound looped. I shut off the PC, then it would not boot back up. I do not get a signal to the monitor. All … |
| | i'm using winXP service pack 2, with Nvidia MMX 440 8x AGP card with one monitor. i just bought a video cable to go from the video card to my Tv, plugged it in and nothing happened so then i decided to mess with the nView settings. Massive Mistake. I … |
| | Hi I just bought a p3 650mghz gateway from ebay...I took it out of the box connected connected a power cord and a wireless mouse and keyboard. I powered it on, and it went all the way to where you must input your password, this is where I noticed my … |
 | Has anyone used or worked with a [I]Logicube OmniClone 5u[/I] before? I have been asked to use one to clone one hard drive onto 5 drives. Anyone have any input? |
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