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Hello. I have an E-Machine computer. Running Windows XP with SP 3. What is happening is the computer starts up as soon as I plug it in, the splash screen comes up then it shuts down and restarts. I don't have time to do anything, not even start it in …

my rabbit recently ate my keyboard wire, so i bought a new keyboard. btw, this is in regards to my desktop dell dimension 5150, running on windows xp os. anyways, here's the problem: i cannot type anything at the log in screen and i can't move my mouse. i CAN …

Now, I have checked to make sure that the RAM did not come out accidentaly. I also made sure that the video card did not become dislodged. I'm guessing its a problem resulting from the motherboard. because i unplug the rest of the hardware and it still beeps. It won't …

Hello All, I tried searching your forum for an answer to my problem and found nothing. Details of the Problem: The computer's fans and lights start. No POST, it remains on with fans on max. A little history: A month ago the computer worked fine. Then the odd time it …

Hello world!!!! I know this sounds kind of stupid, but i am in the process of installing a new OS on my old PC because the XP went missing a file and doesnt boot up (also lost the install CD). I need to save some files that are on this …

I have a Compaq Presario v2000, sn CNF55116NW , Model EP378UA#ABA. My AC adapter connector end, the end that connects to the PC, melted the yellow insert in the connector. I noticed that I can run the laptop with the battery out and the AC plugged in and there is …

My monitor is not receiving a signal after a power surge during a thunderstorm. Both Monitor and cpu were plugged into ups. Have power to both monitor and cpu. Cpu has both red and green solid(not blinking) lights. Have tried another monitor and still not getting signal. System is a …

I have an older dell and it won't boot. as soon as the network boot screen appears it goes to a sceen that says press F1 to retry boot, Press F2 for utility setup when I go to the utility setup it says there is no hard disk drive installed...The …

After updating ( somewhat) my video capabilities to a Ge force 6200 le graphic card ( bought brand new, AGP 526 mb in September of 2009. Me not expecting too much more than some, have recently run across a problem playing RPG video games that I had no problem playing …

Hi everybody. I have a problem and I need some suggestions. A few weeks ago, my monitor suddenly turned off on its own. Then I shut down my computer and switched it on again, and after 5 minutes the monitor turned off again. This happened several times in a row. …

I am looking for a bezel / faceplate for a laptop cdrw/dvd combo drive - the model is Quanta (QSI) SBW-242C. Any suggestions about where I might be able to buy one?

unit was running till opened to blow out. have checked plugs , slots, etc see nothing unusual. will start and stop on tower, disk drives move, never had one just do this before. Acts like it is standby but can't awaken. Worried as is wifes unit. Has WD3200js hard drive. …

Ok so I have a Compaq Presario SR2020NX Media Center pc. I attempted to install windows 7 but when the disk was in the drive during boot the monitor would not come on. i got the pc to boot just fine into xp and did the install of windows 7 …

Hello I wonder if anyone can Identify my problem. I left my PC on for about 20 mins and when I came back there was a black screen with a few discoloured pixels left. I rebooted and now nothing comes up at all. My computer starts up and there are …

My HP died - went dead - won't turn on - does nothing but take up space. While googling for a answer to my proglem, I found this web community. There in a thread was my answer. Thanks to that person sharing their own story, I am getting my computer …

when i turn the power on the fans spin up then it beeps from inside the case. Nothing happens at all just a few beeps then it just sits there with the fans running, on the mother board there is an amber LED which is on until i unplug the …

Ugggghhhh! Tried upgrading my Dell Dimension 8100 from 128 MB to 1Gb (2x512 cards) Got the cards, put them in, got 3 long beeps, no monitor screen and 2 orange lights (instead of green) under my keyboard plug in. Oh, now my old memory doesn't work either. After this happened, …

Hey guys, I just finished assembling my new pc but when i powered it on my monitor says "No Signal". any suggestions? My cpu fan is running my video card fan is running and my powersupply is on. these are my components. Case: Rosewell [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147037[/url] Motherboard Gigabyte [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128373[/url] CPU AMD …

Hello everyone! I've really big problem with my external disc. I have two of them (Transcend StoreJet 25M, one of them is mine and other is my father's), same size, bought at the same time. Last nigh my dad reinstalled Windows Vista on his Toshiba laptop, and did a stupid …

OK, here's the deal. I have a Compaq/HP NC 8430 that I needed to install a new Hard drive. I bought a 500 gig sata HD and installed it. It passed the HD diagnostics with flying colors. When I tried to install the OS (XP pro) it went thru all …

hi can any one tell me the difference in architecture of dual core and core-2-duo processor? which one is better? plz reply to both the questions. thnx

dear tema how can increase systen speed i ahve try to increase virtual memoyr delete temp. files remove unwanted program in control paneel stop unwanted services in stsrtup tab disk defreg. disk cleanup but no effected

hi.. I have an acer 23" LCD monitor. When the computer switches to UPS power, (for eg if I turn of the power from the wall socket) i hear a moderately soft buzzing noise comming from the monitor. What could the cause of this noise be? The noise is there …

I have an acer X233H monitor which I can connect via HDMI or VGA. When I connect it with HDMI I don't see the windows XP loading screen or the BIOS screen.. But with VGA I do. There's absolutely no difference between the two cables when running the operating system. …

Is there a noticeable difference in picture quality between when the monitor is connected via VGA and when it is connected with HDMI? (at high resolutions)

so I just did an OS format on my Aspire 4930.. I formatted Vista to XP because of obvious reasons. but, after I installed all my drivers proper, everytime at startup, my monitor would blink once to black, but only about one second, even less.. it would not blink again …

I have two acer mother boads and one which i dont know its type if i put them in power the fan runs well but there is no dispaly at all what should i do i thin i need some technical advise than you

I previously used a recording feature with SB Live 24bit--choice of input, showed levels while recording, links to other SB features like EAX console, device control etc. After a reinstall I can't find that recording feature. Any suggestions?

Hi there, I've just purchased a barebones Shuttle PC (+components) and will be building it soon. However, I read a review that suggested the power supply provided (250w) was quite low. I was under the assumption that small form factor PCs can run with less power consumption than a standard …

I have a 2 gig Kingston USB Data Traveler. My computer will assign 2 drives when you insert into the USB port, and when you try to access the flash it will say "Please Insert Disk." This will show up in other computers. I did get it to show one …

Have a LaserJet P3005 printer. When switched on the indicator lights come on and stay on as if it's ready to print, but the LCD remains blank and no longer displays anything (normally displays READY) either during POST or when it is Ready. Printing fails. Tried a cold reset holding …

pressing power, my psu fires up, and the fans start on my cpu and my video card. i get power to my hard drive and optical. but nothing happens. no post, no boot. also, no power to USB or PS2 while in this state. fans spin, drives initiate, but nothing …

I have a AMD Athlon 64 3500+ in a DFI's LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR mother board with 991461 DDR EM3200 3-3-3-8 2x1GB ram and a nvidia 9800 gt with a seagate 500 Gbyte hard drive but the thing wont show on the screen. The fans all spin the lights flash …

Hello.. I am facing a strange problem in my PC lately. The "My Computer" simply stopped showing "DVD Drive"...... So I checked Device Manager..... There it is showing " ! " symbol with the Dvd Drive. I felt it must be some Driver issue, so tried updating it, but had …

To start, I am a complete noob at computers so Im not quite sure what Im doing. Recently while playing games my computer screen faded to black, followed a few seconds later with my entire computer dying. I tried everything to turn it back on but had no luck whatsoever. …

i am using lcd Monitor .My sound card is not working.Kindly let me know the idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.

I was just trying to get a recomendation on what size power supply I needed for my system. AMD Phenom XII 940 3.0 GHz /w. factory heat sink GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 2 Sticks of DDR2 1066 2GB RAM Western Digital …

my PC turned off suddenly

Hi, I have a 4 yr old lcd monitor that when you turn it on it flashes the content of the desktop but that's all will not stay on the power switch light goes from green to orange/yellow ,any ideas ,don't know the history on the monitor ,like if it …

Dear friends, i dont know where to post this question. i was writing a program using glut library in c++. i compile and run program. but there was a bug in the program that halts my system. i restart the system and system works fine for half of an hour …

Hi, I have a problem - my dog ate the power cord to my new blue ray player. The cord is not detachable from the player and the plug can't be fixed with electrical tape. I talked to the manufacturer's support and they told me it would cost me $160 …

I have a dell inspiron E 1705 with a nvidia geforce go 7900 gs. I believe the problem is with the graphics. I have recently downgraded from Vista to Xp pro. Everything worked great for the first 10 hours. Now i cant boot into the operating system. When trying to …

help me please... my nightmare begin when I smell something fried from my power supply, then suddenly my PC went off. I try to buy the new one, and I install it. first try switch on my PC, my monitor didn't response. I try to unplug my video card, clean …

[url]http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=k8vga-m[/url] The details to the motherboard are listed in the link above. ok the issue is that the 500GB SATA hard drive is not listed in the bios. I have verified that the drive is in fact a good drive by installing it into a different computer. now according to …

I have a windows XP computer and it has gone to the blue error window. I cant use the mouse or get it start so cannot download a programme to fix it. Its a very old computer that I acquired with no discs etc with it, but its worked perfectly …

Hello everyone. I'm having trouble with a TS-L632D DVD+-RW drive installed on a Dell XPS M1210 notebook with Windows XP Media Center Edition. The drive reads CDs and DVDs, but cannot write/burn on any blank disk... nor a data CD with free space available. Whenever I try to burn data …

I have a Fuji Plus 20' LCD monitor. When I turn it on, the backlight comes on (at half brightness) for a mere second, a very faint buzz sound then it goes blank BUT the green light on the power switch remains on. Now, if I continue to turn it …

I recently started using my old hard drive as a slave and would like to get all the data off so i can format it. The user data and compaq owner data folders give me access denied even though i am logged in as system administrator. Any suggestions how to …

Alright, I'm not new to computer hardware upgrades but this one i haven't come across yet so I'll start from the beginning. back in feb i finally decided to start upgrading my computer. i have a COMPAQ Presario SR1650NX that i bought back in 2006. so i figured i'd order …

I am a proud owner of a hp laptop for the last 9 months. It has 160gb hard drive. Unfortunately, it's storage capacity is coming to an end. What external hard-drive should I get? I prefer non AC power ones, but I also like 1 TB ones. Which should I …