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i kinda said all i want to say. if i think of any more i'll add it.
hey if you cant get hold of me on my normal email address then please contact me on the one below.
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i look forward to hearing from you soon
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- i enjoy tinkering around with computers and am currently Studying to become a Qualified MCSA (2006)
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 | It seems that your backlight has gone, however this part alone would at least cost half the price of a Laptop, consider it being Toshiba buy a new Laptop as Toshiba charge quite alot. [quote=anetry;197279]My toshiba laptop screen suddenly turned black,but if looking closely you can still barely see what … |
| | This doesn't sound like a software fault but more of a hardware fault - predominantly the battery and charging circuit. As with all rechargeable batteries laptop ones get to become useless after x amount of charges. have you tried replacing the battery? What happens if you run the PC on …  |
| | 2 devices on the same channel (IDE) both set to Master - try resetting one of the to slave or moving to another channel autogether. Failing that check your cables are in the right way around |
| | try installing the software. my brother had a similar problem with his kodak digital camera until i noticed that there was no sign of a software program. when i installed the drivers it worked fine |
| | [QUOTE=TheTwice]Hi there,. I recently brought my computer to my families to do some work over the holidays...Basically whats going wrong is when I plug in my computer ( a HP a500n ), the power supply on the back blinks rapidly and there is a clicking sound if I lean close …  |
| | Hi Guns and welcome to the forum. We could do with a little bit more background detail on your machine specs to aid us here. When you say 'Shuts down' do you literally mean everything shuts down or just you loose the graphics? when the computer starts keep pressing F8 …  |
| | [QUOTE=Sir_Kamon]No worries. I figured as much. Guess I found out the hard way, eh? =P[/QUOTE] no you just ruled out your possibilities which was excellent work on your part. you asked basically if anyone here agreed with you and you got your ansa. one thing to always look at is … |
| | yeah same here. remove battery and mains power source, hold power button for 1 minute. This drains all the power from the capacitors which stores up over time. If this doesnt work you probably have a problem with the PSU board inside the laptop  |
| | mine are in a shelf full of photo albums and also backed up onto an online storage site in case 1 gets away lol |
| | hi I am asking this question as I have been totally baffled all day on this and have been looking for a fix now for quite a while. My friend presented me with this board after he had attempted to flash its BIOS using the @bios utility on the supplied … |
 | the life on my old IBM thinkpad (P2) equates to roughly 3 to 4 hours on a fully charged battery but it depends on the area im in. some areas i'll get 3.45 hours and others i'll be lucky if i get an hour and a half. [quote]I hear ya...my …  |
| | definately a disk cleanup and a defrag. also stop any unnecessary programs running on startup. also i have found that using a program like regisrty mechanic helps cos it gets rid of any redundant registry entries and dll files. other option is to open up the pc and give it …  |
| | sounds like the cd read/write head is (or at least was) malfunctioning. try a new disk drive  |
| | [QUOTE=riddle]Hi All, I am a new member of this site , so again hi to all the member of this forum. My problem is very weird(atleast I think so), My net conec is PPoE and I got wirless router of netgear MR814v2, and my computer is centrino laptop, now the …  |
| | Re: A+ question I agree with Rik, although its not hard really to get your Certification (i did last year). You have to put in the study into it and there are tow exam,s you have to pass. in order to pass you must get higher then 750 out of 1000 so that … |
| | [QUOTE=KiwiKen]I too am having this problem..the laptop beeps in groups of three beeps..nothing on the screen..it remains dead..but I can turn it off by holding down the silver off/on button for a few seconds..any help would be appreciated..[/QUOTE] i think that if you read the post above your one you … |
| | as a simple answer - yes. the usual power supply voltages are 3.3 volts, 5 volts and 12 volts. it sounds like the 12 volt rail might be at fault |
| | Re: Vaio wont start When you took apart your computer to clean it up did you remember to check all your power connections before reassembling it? when cleaning it is quite possible to often knock one or two of the small pin connections for the front panel switches off the motherboard pins. If you … |
 | [QUOTE=vnnguy]:( i had a laptop computer - Sony Vaio - K series - PCG-K315M I dont know what i did but now my computer is having no operation system. Before it was Window XP Home edition - Service Pack 2. Then, i tried to install another Window ( Window XP … |
| | its easy. buy the haynes manual 'building your own computer.' i did and i've built 1 |
| | Hi there. wonder if anyone can shed a little light on this for me I have been trying to write some files to a brand new completely blank cd but to no avail:sad: the cd writing wizard appears to start ok and gets through scanning the disk image ok. it … |
| | you can buy special vacumm cleaners for computers. maplin electronics and pc world both do them at quite a reasonable price. failing that try your local hardware store or DIY store. canned air is pretty good too but remember it only redistributes the dust elsewhere and doesnt fully get rid … |
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| | i also have a thinkpad laptop and occassionally mine also acts up in the way you describe. i have found that it tends to be a charge problem. if i leave it on charge overnight it'll be ok and useable in the morning.. if you laptop is dead and buried … |
| | Ok i only found this out earlier today and it does work as I tried it. this is how to remove a boot string that does not work (Ibased on the fact you have a dualboot os and want it to be single boot again as the other os dont … |
| | Hi Just curious to find out if anyone knows how to program smart cards using a card reader/programmer connected to an RS232 port. I've downloaded software but the machine and software says it cant detect the card reader. any ideas. |
| | Re: Acer won't start It sounds like a fault with your power/charging circuit from where i am reading it. How old is the battery? I'm wondering if the fault could be within the battery itself. Did the machine power up ok when it had the original battery installed? |
| | have you plugged in the connections securely? could be a faulty card or a faulty wire? if the connections are ok try another wire. if still not a lot of joy may be a dodgy card. also try looking to see if there are any conflicts. |
| | [QUOTE=Catweazle]err.... uummmm...... The computer store tested it and told you what was wrong. The CPU is not working. You need to replace it with another one. By the way, there is no such thing as an "AMD 2.8 ghz 3200 processor" and if you have been trying to set the … |
| | sounds like you have a hypertext mark up language (html) error. however you've posted this in the wrong place on the forum. try disabling your background colour options. if that wont work then you mght have to reinstall your hotmail software. also speak to msn themselves. |
| | [QUOTE=wca21]Hi there I have a Toshiba Tecra 8100. At the moment the machine will not boot up. Can you help. The battery is fully charged. the power lights come on Battery, Power, screen, CD rom drive. all green. I can not get into the bios, or to the A DRIVE … |
| | at the end of the day there's only so many characters that one can put into a mobile text message so i'll let people off there. on the other hand though trying to understand what people are writing when the write in text message fashion in an email or similar … |
| | what if you have a genuine copy of windows and the updates site wont let you download and install updates though as has happened to me. then what??? what happens then?? i've been trying to get the windows genuine advantage validation tool and i've been trying all week to obtain … |
| | i'll back up catweasles good advice here and say to you take it down to your nearest repair centre or pcworld store. im not 100% certain but my guess is that there is a power fault lying within the motherboard itself or in the wiring between the power switch and … |
| | [QUOTE=spoildgemini]Hello. I have an HP Pavilion 4500 laptop and it won't turn on. I've tried everything to get it to turn back on. There are no flashes or beeps or anything when I hit the power button. Also, before all this came up, my charger wasn't charging correctly. It would … |
| | Re: It won't work [QUOTE=j198116]My other PC always show an irritating Floppy disk ERROR at start up and after completing Booting and everything running the floppy wont read, it always say drive not ready, have tried several methods, changing the connections, changing the bios settings and the like to fix it but to no … |
| | Hi I know this might seem like a long shot but have you tried resetting the modem/router itself. I had a similar problem with my Belkin Modem/Router when I tried to establish a hard-wired connection from my laptop a short time ago. Firstly I performed a 'soft reset/restart' from the … |
| | sounds like the graphics card has been jolted. take it down to PC WORLD. they'll sort it for you. if they cant sort it they'll tell u who can. |
| | This sounds as though your Graphics adapter might well have gone. Unfortunately these are soldered into the motherboard so aren't easy to fix. Your best bet is probably to replace the motherboard in this instance |
| | why use illegal software anyway? suppose if you have problems with this. you will be stuck and then you will want to report the fault and wahey you are the BSA's fodder. go and spend a little money and buy yourself a proper software disc. it wont hurt and it'll … |
| | ok i will have a look at that link. where can i obtain the further info in order to learn about the further technologies. note i am using my other account here as i have two separate PC's in different locations |
| | upgrade to sp2. i think that might contain what your looking for. may i ask what you were doing prior to loosing the ability to change your theme and what were u doing prior to the restores? i cant understand why its not in control panel as its a windows … |
 | unless you are a qualified laptop techie dont even think about it. take it down to your neares computer store pronto. |
| | It could be one of a few things all of which can be checked. It could be the monitor cable being faulty - this would be my first check. Secondly i would check the graphics adaptor card by swapping it out for another one. Thirdly I would check the RAM … |
| | Ok now for a bit of fun... I'm not sure if this has ever been done at all on the forum but its fun anyhow. Basically what you have to do is think of something to add onto the end of what the poster above you has written and make …  |
| | I am currently working on a PC belonging to a friend and am experiencing the following problem. The PC will start up ok but as it is going through the Post process it comes up with KEYBOARD ERROR - KEYBOARD MISSING OR NOT FOUND. I have tried two brand new … |
| | From what you say it sounds as though your heatsink fan might have gone. This can cause problems starting up as the CPU might be too warm. AMD processors are known to get very warm. Try and see if changing the fan/heatsink assembly works. Is there any way you can … |
| | A few things spring to mind here regarding all three of the machines. 1 Device driver problems 2.Device interrupt request/DMA/ I/O address conflicts 3. Graphics problems all these can result in randoim shutdown of a PC BUT all can be resolved using device manager.;)  |
 | [QUOTE=caperjack]Hi,got a problem with the monitor on the thinkpad ,its gone totally dark ,you can see the display if you look rally close in bright lit room . I can get it to display when plugged into my computer monitor ,but only when in safe mode.when i boot up with … |
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