rubberman is correct. I don't think there would be any point in getting faster RAM as you PC won't make use of it, also if the faster RAM is more expensive why waste money?
as you know your partitions you listed file type NTFS, I don't believe that you can install SUSE on NTFS, delete these partitions.
install SUSE using the unallocated space left on the disk, either let SUSE automatically set itself up in the unallocated or create it the partitions manually.
As I recall when I installed SUSE I needed 3 partitions for it; a swap partition, one for the install and one for the home directory (this may have changed since i installed it).
If you are creating the partitions manually you'll need to create the home directory and swap partition within an extended partition. You can only have 4 primary partitions you would need to create a partition for the install of SUSE and extended partition to contain the swap and home partition.
you may find this under PC settings > accounts. tap your account then disconnect.
This should disconnect your Microsoft Account from the tablet, which should disconnect you from onedrive but everything else linked to this account to.
When files and folders appear grey they are usually just hidden, can you access and of the user folders by clicking on them or does it say permission denied?
Did you get as far as taking ownership of the files or granting yourself permissions or can't you grant permissions on the user files from windows 8?
Just double checking that you didnt assume the BIOS didnt recognise the CD/DVD drive because it isnt booting from it.
What are you trying to boot from USB? which operating system? I dont believe you can simply copy files to USB and expect to boot from it, you'll have to configure it to be able to boot via USB.
If you are thinking heat problems did you reapply any thermal paste to the CPU? Perhaps new paste is required if all other components are good. The old paste may not be once what it was...
What exactly are you using the computer for? gaming will have higher requirements while surfing n word processing etc. will not exactly need a super computer.
Depending on your requirements you maybe able to buy a motherboard, CPU and ram as a bundle saving the hassle and worry about incompatibility.
You can use any brand graphics card, the only restriction is it must fit; pci-e and must have enough power. Can you post the specific card you are looking at?
Maybe try just the motherboard with only the required components, if it doesn't work i'd say something is wrong with the motherboard; maybe inspect the motherboard for burnt out components scorch marks.
Did the user have the laptop on for prolonged periods of time? Did they try HP support?
My HP laptop did something similar, I put some new thermal paste on the CPU and that solved the problem for a while but it didn't last; it may at least help diagnose the problem.
There are lots of things out there related to computing, are you looking for XP specifics?
Usually you get tutorials for the software your running as opposed to XP; there is only so much an average user needs to know about their operating system(XP in your case).
If the hard drive is in the boot list then you should be able to install XP on the hard drive and it will boot from that. Or is the problem that the hard drive is before the CD/DVD drive in the boot list?
I had trouble with one of my Seagate drives before returning it, they asked me to use a disk diagnosis tool. Try Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS from western digital (check it is compatible with your type of drive). The tool I used from seagate maybe similar; It reported the size of the disk, and allowed me to alter the maximum readable size, perhaps yours has been limited to 750GB.
If I had to choose between 2000 and XP, XP would be the winner. If you have a XP or 2000 installation disc you could try running them in a virtual machine; depending on resources required.
From What I understand you have an empty drive (G) and you want to install fedora to that. Fedora will not install on a NTFS partition. Try deleting the partition(G) and choose the appropriate file system; perhaps a guided installation for the space that is left.
Were this me performing the installation manually I would create an extended partition and have two partitions inside, 1 partition of ext3 and 1 swap partition (only a few GB). Use gedit to set up the partitions and select the correct ones during the OS installation.
We are assuming your laptop still recognised the disk. Can you enter the BIOS and check if the hard drive is actually detected? Did it come up with an error message saying no operating system was detected please insert a disk or did it attempt to boot from something else say network boot?
If you can't get your system to detect the drive I don't think there is much you can do. You may have been able to get data off it if it was recognised but I think your going to have to get a replacement.
Have you no backups? You could try a data recovery company but they usually have a steep price tag.
Best option is to change the password for the email service; Check again for malware. If this happens regularly shut down the machine before the emails are usually sent, if emails are still sent then someone is probably accessing the account on another machine.
Can her email account be accessed on the internet? Is it Webmail?
If she can, change the password, someone my have the password for this account. HINT: have a look at the time email was sent, if the computer which she's on is not switched on that would suggest that someone is using the account on another computer.
I would also avoid using windows based RAID. You are better off with a dedicated card as mentioned in the previous post.
Your budget will also effect which card you go for; cheaper ones are usually software based so it still uses your CPU, but is better than windows one. The Hardware based ones are much better but are usually more expensive.
I would definitely get a RAID controller card if you are using a server.
Almost any recent graphics card would be better than what you already have; putting a graphics card in is quite similar to what you say you have done already. However run the system checker here. According to your specs your may only just meet some minimum system requirements. Get a graphics card that is of better specification than they ask.
Are you after burning the PowerPoint to disc so that it plays automatically in a computer or are you after burning it to DVD so you can watch it on a DVD player?
If you right click on the drive icon then click on > properties > tools. Then click on the button that will check the volume for errors. A box should come up, make sure both boxes are checked; fix file system errors and repair sectors.
Try pressing 'windows key' and 'R' at the same time then type msconfig and press enter.
Click on the boot tab. This tab should show the operating systems listed at bootup. You can post back with the list, delete any other entry except the one you are using or reduce timeout.
