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| | hey my cpu and mouse is turning on, but my keyboard and monitor stop respondin g. i already try to plug the keyboard to other pc and it works . what should i do ?  |
| | my hp dv2000 won't turn on, when i press the on button, all the led lights come on and so does the power led. the hard drive led flashes for 3 times..and then there is no response...just a blank screen. however, the laptop does turn on at times..runs smoothly..i mean … |
| | my hp pavillion dv 2119tx is not booting after the hp logo i;ve run the hard disk test and it has passed it. i just get a blinking cursor on a black screen after the hp logo screen  |
| | I have a Gateway Laptop MT3423 (I have had nothing but trouble since I bought it 2+ years ago). It shut down on me and then I was not able to turn it back on. I have tried the trick where you remove the battery and unplug, hold the power … |
| | Trying to use the Media Buttons on the laft side of the keyboard. I push the play,stop,forward ... buttons and get nothing. Do you know how to enable or settings for the buttons? model: satellite A105-S4334 TOSHIBA |
| | I put together a Core2Duo system about two months ago. It's been a great machine, but about a week or two ago I started to have issues with it. The system currently will not boot. If I tinker with it for a bit, I can sometimes get it to work … |
| | a year ago i built my own computer, it failed to start up after a power surge so i replaced the mother board thinking the the north bridge was fried. now the computer when i start it up runs for a couple seconds before turning off and failing to show … |
| | From last few days my desktop PC is working very slowly. What I have to do to speed up my PC? Basic configuration is as below. Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5 GHz Processor Ram: 2GB HD: 350 GB Mother Board: Giga Byte OS: windows XP  |
| | I need to access the BIOS on my Dell Dimension 8400 to try solve a wireless keyboard problem, but, of course, the keyboard isn't working. How do I access BIOS with just the mouse? Thanks. Bob |
| | dear sir. My system is very slow. i have lot of emty space in c drive. i have 1gb ram, i used windows XP professnal. how to resolved this problem pls help me thanks and regatds Balaji.M |
| | yes i have a desktop pc that has windows xp on the computer and both dvd drives that i have are being picked up by the computer but will not read anything.. at first i thought maybe the dvd drives went bad so i had took my friends computer and … |
| | I have had an HP laptop for almost two years. Last night it was working fine, i put it to sleep, and fell asleep myself. This morning it never came back. The battery charging light comes on and when i hit power all the lights go on but the screen … |
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| | I bought a used gateway mt6840 laptop for dirt cheap off of Craiglist. And low and behold 3 weeks later the hard drive crashes. I'm in the process of getting a new hard drive, but, have some questions about the SATA connections. Can I install a hard drive with a … |
| | A dead PC, green mobo light on, VGA fan spinning, no processor fan I think I’m having a very serious issue. I've had my PC for 3 1/2 years, and it's been working just fine in this period. However, now it had absolutely no signs of life (nothing on the … |
| | Right... I really need your help guys... Here it goes... Last week after using windows vista basic for the past 9 months i decided to try the windows 7 RC after a week or so of using it just fine i got the dreaded unmountable boot volume error so i … |
| | My gateway notebook crashed recently and i have no back up files. all of my files will be deleted with the repair. how can i save the files? |
| | I just got done building a computer for the first time and every thing went smooth untill i plugged in every thing connected the moniter and then turned it on. the one quite significant mishap that i managed to have is, nothing will respond onn my moniter.The screeen will light … |
| | hello everybody , i wish i am on the right thread : here is my problem . i recentlty purchased an 80 GB second hand drive seagate model:ST380021A . when i first instlled it, it was recognized on the black screen as having 80 gb .i clicked on F1 to … |
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| | hie everyone i have a hp pavilion dv100 with windows xp home edition it won't show anything on the screen when i turn it on all the lights are on and but the is nothing coming up on the screen can anyone help pliz..! thanks i also have a dell …  |
| | Original hardware: CPU: Athlon XP 2200+ MB: ASRock K7VM3 PSU: ATX 375W Memory: 2x 512MB DDR 266 OS: Windows XP MCE SP2 After working flawlessly for a very long time, I started experiencing computer shutdowns everytime I plugged in USB devices that used the USB port as the power source … |
| | Despite my PC being off it tried to restart itself, several times without me touching the PC. Then went of each time before POST. On trying to start normally there was a flicker of light then it went dead and now will not start at all, it appears to be … |
| | Right, i have a toshiba equium A210 - 171 laptop that i am borrowing off my friend to take with me on holiday for two weeks so i need to get this working by july 26th. When he gave it to me he told me there was something wrong with … |
| | I am trying to resusitate a Dell Optiplex GX 150. At boot up all I get is a series of beeps. I tried to boot from a Windows 98 boot disk with no luck. Any suggestions. I am fairly certain the beeps mean something about either the mother board, the … |
| | The computer was on and running fine and died without warning. It looks as if the system has no power at all. We have checked the outlet to make sure it is viable. we have unplugged and reseated the cables. we have pressesd the fn-f8 the fn-power we have held … |
| | Hello Daniweb, long time no posting. I recently assembled the computer, and installed Windows 7, and after restarting it hangs at the "Verifying Data Pool..." and with an OS CD, it hangs at the "cd/dvd boot" screen. Gigabyte EX58-UD3R, Rev 1.6 Intel i7 920, 2.67Ghz, D0 Stepping OCZ Gold 6Gbs … |
| | Hi I'm having some issues with my Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop. I'm not sure what the problem is but I get no display when i turn it on and nothing when hooked to an external monitor as well. I get power lights, noise like it is running but nothing shows … |
| | So it has been pretty much deemed that my motherboard is dead or at least that I have a problem with it. If this is the case, does anyone know if it is possible to retrieve files from my computer if I don't want to replace the motherboard? Thanks |
| | I have had this problem for awhile now but didnt know what to do until recently I learned how to make the blue screen appear since it was turned off. So now I will try and fix this problem. Im not sure what information you will need but I copied … |
| | A friend of mine has a HP pavillion 700 that just won't boot. When I turn it on, it won't post and the monitor isn't getting any type of signal. [I]The system is an Athlon XP, ASUS A7N8X-LA MB with 256 MB PC2700 RAM, built in audio, video & LAN.[/I] … |
| | I'd be grateful if anyone could help. I have a 3yr old dell inspiron 8000. Couple of days ago, internet explorer froze, so switch laptop off by pressing power off button, This usually works, but this time scan diskdidn't work. Ran Dell diagnostics which reported a few ?disk areas were … |
| | My laptop is Gateway MX8716B PA6A. After pressing power button blue led blinks and nothing happen. Ive tried to take out the battery and start on ac adapter and it wont start too. Ive tried also to take out battery and wait few hours, taking out the hard drive.. What … |
| | My Acer Aspire T180 will not boot up, I have researched the beep codes and can't find the relevant match, it just continually gives even long beeps with no screen display. Occasionally it does boot up after 15 mins, 1 hour, 1 day... then it will only run for a … |
| | I have a linksys modem which just started to act up.I have to reset the modem every 10minutes to stay on th internet. I always lose the connection but the signal on my labtop says signal is excellent and connected. The modem says everything is running but i still dont … |
| | Dear All, (Firstly, allow me to apologise for being yet another ignorant "Average Joe" who has never contributed anything to a tech forum in my life, yet comes here crying for help when something goes badly wrong - I have sworn that I will donate to this forum if somebody … |
| | Ok, here's the situation. I've done almost all i can think of other then replacing the motherboard. I have a Gateway 600 YGR laptop.... win XP pro, 512MB ram, 60GB 7200 spin HD..... and i've been getting blue screens of death in the past, and finally, it didnt reboot like … |
| | hi. i'm new to daniweb and i'm a hybrid electronics repair guy that works on everthing including laptop motherboards. i reflow bga chips and just lately have been getting into reballing bga's. i am usually pretty good with diagnosing and repairing power issues like no power, won't charge battery or … |
| | This morning my high speed was so slow that my laptop jammed up. I coud not unfreeze the windows and resorted to holding down the Power Button for 4 seconds until the entire system shut off. When I came back 45 minutes later to do a fresh boot I got … |
| | Anyone with a clue to how to start troubleshooting a dead HP laptop motherboard? Component level of course. I have a scope and basic computer hardware knowledge.... Thanks for your help |
| | Hey guys, i am not really a computer pro so i dont much about it >_< if you can take a few seconds read over this and help I'll be really appreciated! the problems is when i start my computer, the lights on motherboard lights up and we can hear … |
| | Hi guys, first off my pc is running on an Asus K8VSE Deluxe w/ am AMD 64 bit processor. My PSU was a Thermaltake Purepower ATX 12 V with a Max Load of 420W. 1 Gig of Memory and a Radeon 9600 256MB gpu. Well about a year ago I … |
| | tMy Compaq desktop lost video after plugging ipod into the front USB port. Monitor works but says it is not linked to anything. The power light is on on CPU and fan on power supply is running. The board looks fine. What did I fry? Steve |
| | I have a VGN 260.The laptop does not start when i press the power on switch.If i keep doing it repeatedly it comes on after number of attempts which is frustrating. i have replaced the RAM with a new one as suggested by local Sony Service.Still the problem is not … |
| | Hey guys ... posting here after replacing intel e6600 cpu and P5N32-E SLI motherboard in attempt to get this homebuilt rig to light up the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Was getting a message in BIOS "cpu has changed" ... this problem (the harddrive seems to fire up but now the … |
| | Helllo all. I have a custom built pc which was working fine untill today when i decided to clean the massive amount of dust that had builtup. I un-plugged it, opened and cleaned it, and put it all back together. However, when i turn it on my monitor stays blank. … |
| | The laptop turns on beeps twice and then displays the following message Press <F1> to resume, <F10> to Setup. I tried pressing both and nothting happens. it just stays on that screen. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. |
| | A friend's T3958 EMachine stopped working. Have tried replacing the battery. Tried replacing the hard drive (duh!). I see a green light on the motherboard and I hear a slight windy sound coming out of the case when I plug the system in. If it's the power supply, I am … |
| | I have someone who asked me to look at a machine that won't turn on. I opened the case and the motherboard light is on yet nothing happens when the power button is pressed. I mean nothing happens, no fans, no lights, nothing. I have taken the power supply out … |
| | I played with the monitor settings in windows xp on another computer to fix resolution. I unselected driver for monitor now i dont have any picture after windows loads. Any answers on how to fix? Computer is a Dell, dont know what model as i just got it. |
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