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| | morning everyone! so my dad messed up his machine somehow and its mind boggling..Anyways heres the deal.. The machine loads all the way up to where it asks what profile you wanna load..admin or diff user..it doesnt matter which one I choose..it loads the background, plays the welcome music but … |
| | I am building my first computer, and it won't boot up. I have tried using 2 diferent power supplys, and tested my Power switch. When i plug everything in and press the power button, nothing happens, i have made sure that I have everything plugged in correctly to the best …  |
| | My thinkpad t40 freezes randomly, at the most within a few minutes of starting. Sometimes I see a slight screen flicker before it freezes. Sometimes it will freeze right at the beginning, before even the IBM firmware screen shows up. Any help would be appreciated. |
| | when i eas installing anew software my pc warned me that some files of windows xp have been replaced by unknown files.so.i need help 2 overcome dis problem!!!!!!!!!! |
| | Im having simular problems... firstly my PC would not boot through POST and i wouldnt get that now beloved beep, it was a problem with the processor and managed to fix it by either disconnecting it from motherboard or just lifting up the clasps then putting them down again. however … |
| | This all started when my emachine T1840 wouldn't shut down. The fan just kept running even though nothing showed on the monitor. I tried the C Alt DEL and it didn't work and then even holding the start button until it shuts off. I finally had to pull the plug. … |
 | when my computer goes to stand by it doesn't come up with my mouse signals ,and not even with the keybords keys till i push the windows start button,and then my computer restarts .and i get this massege: computer restarted after an unexpected shutdown. microsoft windows detected a possible device … |
| | I was having a problem with my PC where every so often, maybe once or twice a day the PC would essentially shut down. All programs would stop running and the screen would turn whatever colour the window I had been looking at was with multicoloured thin vertical lines going … |
| | I have an AMD 400 MHz processor...128MB ram ...motherboard-TX-100......i tried to start my system after 1 month or so....but whenevr i start it now...it gives me an error CMOS battery low....press F1....whenever i press F1 it goes to the CMOS Setup options and my setting are changed....my processor speed changes …  |
| | hi. i have a Compaq Presario 700 (724EA) which is as dead as a doornail. Just stopped working. No power whatsoever. Anyone know any links or info how to troubleshoot the problem? I have all disassembly instructions but need to know where to start looking 4 the prob. Any help … |
| | I have a fairly old HP Pavilion 5390 notebook running on windows ME. After using it as a back-up internet connection for a couple of years we decided to run a virus scan on it. We never had a virus protection program on it until a couple of weeks ago. … |
| | My Compaq Presario is having a meltdown! It began with loud clacking noises, and moved to shutting down randomly and refusing to restart. It is also getting very hot (the fan may not be functioning, but I honestly don't know!). I would greatly appreciate any help I can get! Please …  |
| | Please help me. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-FVR37 that is about a year and a half old. It has always worked great other than a less than impressive battery life that has gotten worse lately. Today it powered down without warning even though I was connected to the power … |
| | While being a newbie here, wondering what is meant by a non-POSTing computer? Saw that listed on eBay as well. Bill |
| | well ... i bought new cpu and motherboard .... installed everything and stuff .. amd 64 +3200 asustek a8n sli premium ati radeon x800xt 2x 512mb ddr-sdram 2700 first time i press the button to start, nothing happens ... i try many times again but still same ... then i …  |
| | I just recently bought a brand new Asus Motherboard w/ P4 3.0 Ghz cpu and 1g kingston ram. It seems to not be functioning... When i put it all together this is what I see happening: Green Mobo light is on Fan is spinning HD, CD Rom drive is on … |
| | I was running Windows XP Pro when I signed up for the trial edition of Windows XP 64-bit Pro at microsoft.com. I downloaded the ISO and booted up the PC with that. I proceeded to install my RAID/SATA disk drivers on installation before formatting. After I installed those drivers I … |
| | i have a pc that the floppy does not respond and the green lite stays on. I am trying to upgrade computer. Is this a bad drive?, not connected properly?, (i do have a "conflict i/o port 2f8, at startup)(i was going to deal with that next). How do I … |
| | Hello all, I'm trying to track the source of a number of problems that have started occuring: Computer won't shut down, restarts instead. Sometimes restarting approx 5min. after booting. A: drive will only allow 2 or three files to be saved from ANY program and then locks up. Gives virtual … |
| | hi every one its sems i have the same prob i hope to find the answer her because i serf the all net but no one can tell me what should i do this is bref for my prob"((... i was updating my bios forD850mvintel from winXP . i install … |
| | Senerio: Went to turn on the computer and it just didn't power up at all. A storm had went through and the electricity was lost but the computer wasn't on at the time. The computer is connected to a surge protector. But the computer will not power up. So, replaced … |
| | Hi, I have a presario 2100 that I Have owned for about a year now... recently when I would power off, when i rebooted it took forever to post... if it even did, then very sluggish until the windows screen, then all was fine...Well recently it did its normal anticks … |
| | I've had this pc about 4 years. I used it fine one day, but now (1.5 days later) it will not start up at all. There is no sound, no fan, no lights. There have been no storms, no suges that I am aware of. I tried unplugging the power … |
| | Recently we've been getting a lot of questions from people who basically have the same problem - they've assembled a PC but it won't start up correctly! There is a standard troubleshooting procedure for that scenario which everyone should follow, and I'll describe it to you in a moment. But … |
| | After reading numerous online reviews, which I think is an awesome way to evaluate a product, I've seen worst and best cvase scenarios repeated for a number a product. Let me know if this thread is a bad idea for the subject, but am curious what are the top 5 … |
| | Hi I came across the site via a search for my model. I've yet to get it to determine the full extent of condition, but it is a Toshiba Satellite 2435 S255. Looking at various online reviews, several problem areas have been pointed out, along with the fact, there are … |
| | My dell 3000 won't power up after a thunderstorm. The computer was on during the thunderstorm and suddenly died. Could you tell me how to check if the problem is due to the power supply or the motherboard? Thank you very much! |
| | i have spilt some coke on to the laptop keyboard i need the way to remove the keyboard from a packard bell easynote k5285 all apears to work fine apart from the keys some times when you press the c key you get a Cc at the same time and … |
| | Hi there! I'm new here. I already tried posting this in the PCI/Peripheral Device Forum and recieved no answer yet. My problem: I have a Compaq Deskpro-EN PIII-550 10GB-HD 192MB-RAM WinXP Pro When I install a PCI Firewire host adapter card (3x 6pin external/1x 6pin internal) my computer will no … |
| | Okay, I've gotten irritated enough with this to find a forum and post here. The initial machine: K8N Neo2 Athlon64 3200+ 1Gb Corsair XMS Radeon 9600 (Sapphire) 450W PSU 2x SATA HDD 2X PATA HDD Thermaltake Xaser III case Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS Buffalo Wifi card DVD Writer I ran it … |
| | [FONT=Book Antiqua]Reformate and cant restore "Invalid system disk Replace the disk and press any key... dosent read ANYthing [/FONT] This is a problem I never had before... restoring a friends Dell Laptop Latitude CPxJ650GT BIOS Revision A08... I can not get it to read any drive there wasn't an A … |
| | Hello all, I've recently put together an older computer for my mother. The computer will POST, and it recognizes the sound card, hard drive and recognizes the video card. However, after post when it is going to load it goes to a blank screen that says: "Press A Key To … |
| | hi, Im new to the board, have a dell inspiron 4150, been running for a couple years with no problems. lately, been having problems powering up the computer with my ac adapter. I figured that it was becuase of the crimped ac cord as it had no probems starting with … |
| | I think I have some sort of virus on my computer. I have an Emachine T2042 with a 2gig Celeron CPU. I am running Windows XP. When I log into my computer it reboots after a few seconds. I can can boot in safe mode. Please help |
| | Hi I have a Compaq Presario 1700 Pentium 3 the problem is when I start the laptop a White screen appears and after 10-15sec it shuts of. I can't do anything (I think) but I can hear the hard drive working for a few seconds. Any suggestions on what I … |
| | Hi folks, My friend's got a Sony Vaio PCG-FR315S - 2.66 Ghz Pentium 4, 512Mb RAM, 60Gb HDD, running XP (not sure whether its Pro or Home edition). 4 weeks ago, he installed a wireless network card and it's been working OK since. It was working OK last week on … |
| | Hi i have tired three different sound cards in my machine, and none of them have worked. i have even tried the sound card on the motherboard but that doesnt work. the mother board is a gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G, and there are a few things in device manager that arent installed. … |
| | Please help, for some reason its like explorer keeps restarting itself.. I was infected with a virus but I got rid of it.. It was a Trojan Dropper, I had read that it is a backdoor.. I didnt want to post in the virus/hardware forum because I don't know if … |
| | Please be patient because i am a newb !! What ive got and the problem the problem: A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard XFX GEFORCE 6800 PCI-E 128MB DUAL DVI Seagate Barracuda ST3200822AS 200Gb AMD (Venice) Athlon 64 3500+ Corsair (TWINX1024-3200C2PT) 1024MB 350W PSU and 500W PSU Well i have a complicated problem … |
| | My problem is similar to many problems in this forum. My system will not boot or beep with my X800 pro in. I'm building Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 mainboard 3000+ Athlon64 X800 pro 256MB PCI-E etc. I have decided the VGA card is most likely at fault since i can boot the … |
| | I have a gateway select K7-950 problem started pc would run for aprox.45 mins. then shut down longer I left it unplugged longer it run. If did not unplug hit power button 15 -20 times it might restart. Called gateway they were no help he checked all settings said no …  |
| | my computer always do not shut down properly whenever i go online.the screen will juz turn black and then hang there. but if i did not go online, my computer will be able to shut down properly. why is this so?? |
 | My PC has problems booting sometimes, as of recently. It gets past the BIOS stage, but then I just have a flashing cursor in the top-left. [I]I have tried removing:[/I] All USB devices HD IDE and floppy cables The new PCI card I had, and sent back, as I thought … |
| | i have an a8n sli premium board that wont boot. I was overclocking my memory when bios crashed while saving. after that pc wouldent boot. power was flowing as all fans ect started spinning, i can hear the harddrive going through post, its a sata hd hardware is a8n sli … |
| | Hi everyone, I have encountered some strange hardware problems lately, and usually I was able to make the machine working again, on just my own, but now I stumbled across something I cannot understand, so I would like to adress to all you pro's: :o First my harddrive stopped working … |
| | Alright now. I have a P4 3.0ghz processor with a Asus p4p800 Deluxe mobo, 1gb of ocz ram, a GeforceFX 5950 ultra, audigy 2 zs platium pro, wireless netgear g adaptor, floppy drive, cd-rw drive and a dvd drive. I havent changed anything recently but my computer will turn on … |
| | Hello, I have recently aquired a Gateway 700gr - p4 550 3.4ghz 1g ddr sata. The machine will not post. Fans come on but nothing beyond that. I have tried removing the peripheral cards one at a time and nothing. The only reaction I get from the machine is when … |
| | This is a store bought system. The system was booting fine. Then the last 2 months it would boot successfully 4 out of 6 times without the scandisk error messages. Now it will not boot at all. No post, nothing. Product recovery CD-Rom that came with system does nothing either. … |
| | I have a toshiba tecra 8200 laptop. I started getting a warning during boot, a "cheksum error, cmos". it allowed me to boot into windows about 6 times and now it no longer boots. ive replaced the RTC battery with the correct replacement. the first time I put the battery … |
| | I've had my custom for a little over a year and it's always worked beautifully. The other day I powered it up and it's as if there is no video output or that my moniter died (the moniters old) but long story short it's neither of those. Anyway, it's starting … |
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