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First of all Thank you for reading my post Here is the Basic Information that I know of my computer. CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, 2199 MHz 2GB's of Ram Current Video Card ATI Radeon X1550 Series (256 MB) I want to Know Which would be …

The video playback on my Acer Aspire 751 Netbook is poor (choppy, lagging). It is configured with 2GB of RAM and has a integrated graphics card running on Vista Home Basic. I tried to download a newer version of the driver for the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 but the …

I recently acquired a Toshiba Satellite M45-S355. It was actually given to my wife so I have taken on the project of trying to get it running. It also came with an external hard drive. When I originally tried to boot up the computer all I got was the Toshiba …

Dell 4500 was working fine up until yesterday but today, cannot power on. Tried: - Removed front cover - switch seems okay mechanically - Removed RAM, all drive connectors, and all cards except graphics adapter. Still nothing - no beeps, no signal to monitor Other observations: - No fans running …

My cpu won't start when my main hard disk is plugged in, but when I took the power cord out of the hd the cpu started fine. When the hdd is plugged in, the cpu will blink for like a second, then everything dies down. Help please? :(

Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 4720Z. I was on the Internet last night when my screen blinked. About 20 minutes later my screen froze, so I turned it off. This morning I turned it on, and logged in. The screen is blank. I've tried turning it off and on …

Today i tried turning off my computer, everything went normal, it shutdown and everything then the lights went off. but about 5 seconds the lights began flicking on and off, and siginal where being sent to the monitor also (because the stat' light was turning on to orange), when i …

Hi all, I own a Dell Optiplex GX260, and my computer started acting up a few days ago, not wanting to boot to BIOS. So I played around and figured out that one of my RAM sticks went bad (I had 2x 512 DDR - PC2100). So, I decided that …

I'm attempting to install a SATA HDD into my system, but no success. The system consists of: MoBo: ECS PM800-M2 CPU: Intel P4 2.4G Mem: 2 Gb OS: Win XP Home, SP3, all updates, still fairly fresh and clean, runs well Security: MSE Primary HDD: 160 Gb WD1600AAJB, 95Gb free …

Hi, I got up this morning to find "American Megatrends" on my screen along with a message of a hard disk error. My computer won't reboot and when I turn it off and back on I get the same message. Is "AMI" a real company and how would it have …

lenovo 8113-jcg 2GB RAM 160 HDD Pentium D 925 (3.00ghz) Flashing cursor appears on start up after Lenovo splash screen. Problem has occured after serveral tests... - Faulty ram was changed and tested on other machine. RAM 100% works. - Possible faulty HDD. Replaced with brand new HDD. - After …

I've got an older Dell Dimension 4550 (likely almost 10 years old) Without any advance warnings, computer has died. Pressing the power button results in computer starting for about 3 seconds, shutting down, then restarting on it own and continually running, no additional signs of startup. Nothing ever appears on …

I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, but here goes. I'm running a home server from an old (not too old) PC, and have a cooling question as the title insists. It might seem stupid, but my question is, can I put my PC by my air …

I know I have seen this problem once before, but I am currently seeing it on a dell latitude d600. During POST and while windows is loading the display is about half its normal size and centered within the viewable area. It appears this way in any PE environment as …

I keep my Toshiba Satellite M45-S355 laptop powered on virtually all the time. One morning I woke up to a blue error screen that was full of text, but most notably said "Memory Dump". I restarted and it ran as normal for several days. But then it happened again. And …

for some resone my computer is running super slow it takes15 min to get in to windows and for ever for every thing else i re did windows and thr same thing i even tryed a nother hard drive same thing it takes 1 day to install windows this is …

hi every one,i developed windows application and installed on laptop having 1900 higher resolution, the button, labels, text box controls are overlapped but i is working fine in low resolution laptop

In an old thread, someone posted advice to try mounting a disk with a bad $mft onto a different computer. (See [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post171363.html#post171363[/url]) This worked for me. (That is, on one computer a particular removable USB Sata drive wasn't readable, even after reboot. On a second computer, the same drive is …

I built this PC 8 months ago never a problem, i moved to a new (and better) house, after the move i am trying to setup my home network again and i cant get my new PC to stay on. about 20-30 seconds after POST it will turn off by …

So I figured out that I need a new motherboard. The question now is, how can I transfer/retrieve my information from my old computer to a new one? This is what happened: Computer was turned on, and Im guessing that a there was a power surge. My computer won't turn …

Hi Ok, so I was working on my laptop yesterday (Lenovo SL500) when suddenly it restarted. Now I have the following problem: When I restart the computer it POSTs fine (counts the memory, displays "the" table... etc). When It's about to start Windows it starts beeping - it doesn't even …

just yesterday, a customer brought a desktop computer to my workshop. and after all the troubleshooting i did, i found that each time i remove the processor the system will power up but when i put back the processor, it will power and within 5 seconds it's off again.i have …

Afternoon All, I've been looking at different remote support options for the BlackBerry, we all have them at home at Mum is forever having to ask for help! So I started a little websearch for the best one, although we've already got something similar for all our laptops and desktops; …

Hopefully someone can help me with my CD drive. It's not reading some of the CDs I put into it. My CD writer / DVD ROM combo drive is reading and running CD-RW disks but not reading normal CD-R disks. It also varies with programs & games. My drive will …

Hi everyone, I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop and everything is fine with it except that, as soon as I plug in an external monitor to it, some horizontal lines keep moving around. If I unplug my adapter and let it run on Battery, the lines disappear. I really …

I have an older Dell Latitude CPx that still runs Win XP that I use for wireless access in my house. I don't run a lot of apps on this box, just use it for web & music outside my home office. The "B" DIMM slot will not recognize memory. …

Help, I have a HP DV5000 which will not Boot. Here are the systoms: 1. Power Button Pushed and all light lite. 2. Screen shows nothing / output to outside monitor will not light monitor. 3. Hard Disk seek/access light clicks on and goes out (does not stop this) The …

Ok im fairly good at knowing what wrong with a computer but this perplexes me, my computer powers up but it doesn't boot, i started from step 1 everything out processor mobo and hdd nothing else expt the power cords, the LCD says that it receiving signal because when you …

Hi people 1st post here , so hello !! and thanks for any help !! P.C is: I have a Fujuitsu Scaleo P ( 1st edition I think )…old but loved  Windows XP s/p2 Intel® Pentium® 4 HT Full info below on link [url]http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupport/techsupport/consumer/Scaleo/Scaleo_P/SCALEO%20P.pdf[/url] I had a virus that …

Hello friends! For some days now, I've decided to buy a new video card. So I've start looking on the internet for a good and not that expensive video card. After a few clicks and some advices from my friends, I've stopped on the ATI's 57xx series. At first I …

Hey all I recently upgraded my old processor and motherboard to relatively newer products. Old processor: [url]http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium_4/Intel-Pentium%204%20515-515J%202.93%20GHz%20-%20JM80547PE0771M.html[/url] Old motherboard: [url]http://www.superwarehouse.com/Intel_Desktop_Board_D945GPM/BOXD945GPMLKR/p/1481364[/url] New processor: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846[/url] New motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130266[/url] The operating system was Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2. Monitor: [url]http://www.samsung.com/ae/consumer/computers-peripherals/monitors/lcd-monitor/LS19PEJSFV/XSG/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=specification[/url] The video card I use is [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130335[/url]. Power supply: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194007[/url] The card …

Hi, i am using a compaq laptop. It is a core2duo with 2gb ram. 2ghz. Now my problem is that sometime ago my hard disk stopped detecting. I was out of my warranty and also out of cash so didn't know wat to do. I knew about the ubuntu live …

This laptop is @ 1 year old.The power switch is hidden in the hinge portion of the monitor.Lately the unit is difficult to power on unless the monitor screen is moved forward and backward while pushing the power button.This method doesn't work 100% of the time but I got it …

I'm having a problem with my toshiba TE 2100 laptop. The problems started with the laptop freezing (keyboard and mouse not working, screen still on). I reset the laptop by holding the power button down a couple of seconds. At boot a cmos error occured and the machine urged me …

its a toshiba satellite a215 laptop, 1n1/2 ytrs old vista home pro,im having same problem as a lot of others but i dont read any corrective answers, i turn it on by switch and little blu lite lites up, fan comes on , a couple other normal noises but nothing …

Read through most all the Dell 3000 threads, my problem is a little bit different. Well, not the problem but the symptoms. Power up: fans turn, green light on mobo. That's it, no beeps, no BIOS, no diag lights, no nothin'. The machine came to me after its owner upped …

I have a HP Pavillion A6500F with a start up problem that I need some help diagnosing a problem with it or rebuilding it the cheapest way possible. Problem (1): Last time I used the computer I noticed it had a software virus on it. The Virus presented itself as …

This situation is a bit... Complicated. It involves a power surge. I had an old PC and a power surge virtually ruined everything in my computer except for my dvd-rom drive and, to the best of my knowledge, my processor. Allow me to elaborate: A power surge caused my power …

Well, this is frustrating... M6755, 2+ yrs old, no extended warranty, won't power up. Press power button and it's light as well as the wireless light flashes once very quickly and then...nothing. No post no beep, nothing. Backstory: power adapter low voltage wire where it exits the transformer started to …

I have a laptop that has a fault with the display. It is a acer aspire 7720g and I am not sure as to the problem. It works fine with an external monitor, have tried both LCD and CTR monitors and it works fine so I am assuming the video …

Hey everyone! I'm new to the forum but am seeking some advice on my laptop. Just this afternoon, I came home from a week's holiday and turned on my computer. The computer sounds as though it's booting up normally, it's responsive to its power cable and makes the usual whirring …

My job is completely virtual. I need dual monitors, with seperate dispays, for the next level in promotions. I have two of them. Yes, they are slightly different in size. I bought a graphics card; Diamond Stealth S60 RADEON 7000 - 64 MB-PCI dual monitor support. The box say 98, …

Hi. i get this blue screen when starting my PC very often. Here are my PC specs (report from everest) [QUOTE]Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP RTM) Date 2010-08-25 Time 19:24 --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service …

hi sorry for bothering u. i had had bluetooth on my toshiba laptop before(built-in) but i had a problem with laptop screen 2 months ago so they changed it but without format. a few mns ago i was trying to use bluetooth for the first time after my laptops recovery …

So i've been having my pc for 2 years now.Here is it's speccs: OS : Microsoft Windows Xp HE SP3 CPU : Intel Core 2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80Ghz Ram : 1gb Graphic Card :Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 250mb MB : Asus P5L-MX When i got my pc i could …

I have a [URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic76992.html#"]Gateway[/URL] 7215GX and some how it seems the power button is now unresponsive. I believe it was caused by my fiance mashing down too hard which caused the button to be pushed under and slightly over, I managed to move it back into place and it has …

Well I need to know which kind of video card I need to but. (slot wise) Also I need tips on which one is good, like pci-e/pci/amd or w/e. what in the report of cupid report do I need to post?

Back in May, my hard drive (Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive)crashed so I turned it in under its warranty. When I got the new one, I plugged it in only to find I had no video. I bought a new …

This situation is a bit... Complicated. It involves a power surge. I had an old PC and a power surge virtually ruined everything in my computer except for my dvd-rom drive and, to the best of my knowledge, my processor. Allow me to elaborate: A power surge came causing my …

[B]I'm not very techno-savvy, but i know enough to get by. Not enough in this case though :P I start up the tower and it dose it's Memory test whereas I can hit F1 to get to set up.[/B] [I](There is no issue of freezing in the [BIOS?] Set up.) …