765 Posted Topics
 | Try disableing LAN from BIOS setup. Faulty LAN may be causing the crash while Windows installation program is looking for the installed LAN hardware. |
| | Is the AC plugged in? Looks like faulty AC adapter. I suggest that you borrow one that works to see if that's the problem. |
| | As in nothing happens when you insert a CD or DVD? Have you tried running the software manually from CDs/DVDs? |
| | Keep in mind that Dell is SELLING that motherboard that (they say) needs to be replaced. What you have there is corrupt windows registry, but not corrupt enough to display an error message upon startup. The thing to do is: While booting press f8 key and select last known configuration. … |
| | There are tools that remove the password protection from PDF files. PDF Password cracker is one of them. |
| | If I'm getting this right, you need to flip the swithc on the PSU to (eventually) get it working? Dead CMOS battery would explain loss of BIOS settings, but not the need of flipping the switch on PSU.. That, my friend, is another issue. Usually it is because most of … |
| | BIOS tends to shuffle the HD boot priority order, so it is possible that it tries to boot from 1.5 Tb drive first when it detects it. What you should do is plug everything in, and access BIOS settings, making sure you are booting from the right drive. |
| | Re: T Shirt Cognitive dissident? Sounds like a spy movie... (Same way as "Escape from a planet Sane" would sound like SF)  |
| | You will have to enter bios settings and set the machine to boot from cd drive first. When you turn it on, press del key (maybe it's f2 or f10) while it's booting to enter bios setup menu. There you'll have to navigate and find settings for boot device. That … |
| | Try using Asus Probe II. That way you can monitor the temperatures and voltages, and one of those are causing reboots, you would see which one. All except VGA. Temp for VGA can be monitored in advanced settings in display properties. I have NVIDIA VGA and GeForce tab in that … |
| | Re: Sound card help Music production and recording? a) Avoid on-board and PCI card sound cards. They pick up all the static from all the fans, HDs and such. Whatever you go with, go with external (USB) sound cards. b) If you want cheap, forget about studio quality sound.  |
| | Wasn't warranty supposed to be issued by the shop, instead of manufacturer? AFAIK, faulty product goes back to the shop where it was purchased from. They have to guarantee for the parts and they are the ones that ship it back to the manufacturer. Anyway, it sounds to me like … |
| | Ihere isn't much you can "reapir", except replace one of the components that is not working. Figuring out which one it is is the biggest task. Only way to do it is the process of elimination: Unplugg all the cards, drives and RAM sticks and try turning it on. If … |
| | If the soundcard is on-board, then the sound drivers are within the motherboard drivers bundle on motherboard drivers CD. Same goes for linux drivers. |
| | Look at event viewer logs if you can find any clue to what is going on (part of administrative tools). If you find any errors or warnings, be sure to post them here. |
| | Could be any number of things: - bad overclocking - not-too-compatible RAM with mobo - RAM going bad - not enough voltage for RAM or CPU - CPU going bad - driver issue - VGA going bad - mobo going bad If you post more precise conditions on which this … |
| | There is a program called [URL="http://www.dposoft.net/"]HDD Regenerator[/URL] (not freeware, but trial version will help too). It re-magnetizes the failing sectors so they become readable (and usable) again. So, [QUOTE=Adamsappleone;1093422]1. The hard drive has bad sectors (no fix) and should be replaced.[/QUOTE]isn't necessarily so. (although, bad sectors will most probably reappear, … |
| | Re: Armada M700 Is fan spinning? Is CPU getting warm? Does the HD powerup? Did it work before without a battery? Are there any beeps? Details, gimme details.  |
| | [QUOTE=donaldw;1051448]I believe flash drives must be FAT32[/QUOTE] Not so. If the drive settings are set on "Optimize for quick removal" in device manager, then the only formatting options for it would be FAT and FAT32. However, if the "Optimize for performance" is selected instead, then the "NTFS" will become an … |
| | |
| | Seems like this is registry-related problem. Try toggling search companion. It might jolt the search back to normal. |
| | |
 | Seems like your CPU is dead. Only thing you could do is disconnect all the drives, all but one stick of RAM and clear CMOS, then try to turn it on (while everything is D/C-ed) to see if it would spring back to life. Also, reseat the VGA, while you're … |
| | I'm affraid that you would need to boot atleast in safe mode to make the necessary change, so your BSOD would remain on screen. (My computer/Properties/Advanced/Startup and Recovery/Automatically restart (uncheck it)) Giving from what you've posted, you either have: a) wrong drivers installed b) corrupt driver files c) M/B malfunction … |
| | Take a look [URL="http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=other&thread.id=15917"]here[/URL]. You might find your answer there. |
| | It is possible by BIOS settings. I could render any PC unbootable within a minute just by making BIOS manually look for some bogus HD. What your roommate should do is access BIOS and revert all settings to defaults. |
| | [QUOTE=caperjack;1061717]98 should see the partition because they are usually in fat32 format .[/QUOTE]If not, there is [URL="http://www.freewarefiles.com/NTFSDOS-readwrite-NTFS-From-DOS_program_11100.html"]NTFS4DOS[/URL] that can be added to that win98 CD. I made one such CD myself :) Ironically, one has to make bootable floppy with CD support and use that floppy as boot image for …  |
| | I'll assume you're talking about XP. What you need to do is this: - disconnect the drive - disable IDE controller in device management (usually, you can disable one IDE channel, while second is enabled) - restart with drive connected - enable the IDE controller - restart |
| | Re: Tarabyte crashed What kind of a disk is it? If it is internal, then you could try HDD regenerator. (google for it) It is not free, apart from evaluation version which will recover only one bad sector per session, but it could spring your drive back to life. I'm not sure if … |
| | You need to mount the drive (partitions) to be able to see them in My Computer. To do so, follow these steps: - Rightclick "My computer", Select "manage". - In the computer management left pane select "disk management". On your lower right pane will appear all the drives and their … |
| | - Check the power cables. Try swapping them with ones that are plugged to optical drives (since they are apparently working OK) - Check that your BIOS settings are set on auto-detection. Also make sure that all on-board IDE channels are enabled together with all extra options (UDMA data transfer, … |
| | Re: RUNDLL Error Take a look at [URL="http://www.utilitysoftwarereviews.com/how-to-remove-paretologic-uusdll-error-message/"]this[/URL] regarding the error message. I don't think that this is related to external HD. That sounds like lack of permissions to write to HD (this goes only if the drive is NTFS formatted. To check, see the drive's properties). To check/rectify rightclick on the HD … |
| | It is somewhat possible to plug the 40-pin IDE cable upside-down. That would result with same symptoms as you described. A faulty CD/DVD drive can do that too. If the above is verified and ruled out, and if you don't have some PCI card plugged in that isn't compatible with … |
 | |
| | I had similar issue couple of days back. It was caused by some trojan or something. Any email pages (I use hotmail and yahoo) weren't accessible. Windows update didn't work either giving me some error code on the windows update page. I've searched microsoft's knowledge database for that code and …  |
 | Re: please suggest Chances are that your laptop is already equipped with some basic soundcard and speakers. It may be that all you need to do is to reinstall the drivers. |
| | Run chkdsk from command prompt with /f switch on your C drive. It will schedule system partition check on next boot. Try defragmenting after that. For the mp3 files, are you sure you are clicking the actual files, and not shortcuts? Vista is a real pain in the neck when … |
| | If you do that, you'll lose your work. You can always download ERD, burn it to CD and boot from CD to save your work. |
| | |
 | I am a lurker with lots of opinions and nerve to share them. :-)  |
| | a) Does every 3d game lock up or are there specific ones? b) Did you consult the mobo manual when you purchased the RAM? Usually if the RAM is not on the list, then there is a fair chance that it will give you troubles like ones you're experiencing. (Speaking … |
| | DDR2 technology is 2-3 years old (sales-wize) and is in no way compatible with your CPU. Your only hope of getting compatible motherboard for that CPU is 2nd hand market.  |
 | There is work in progress and there is beta-stage. Let's not forget XP and amount of change it went through from SP0 to SP2. Suffice to say that some device drivers (like motherboard and video drivers) need XP to be SP1 or 2 in order to work at all. In … |
 | ...and the phone companies are thriving.  |
| | Too bad the police don't do jack regarding organized crime in Japan. Instead, they focus on Sony-offenders. |
| | They probably presented the number of copies sold to the resellers as the number of copies bought by customers. |
| | Couple of kids in Croatia hacked Pentagon 4-5 years ago. Nobody knows what and how much has been compromised. I wonder why, oh, why is Pentagon relying so much on Internet (I bet they use Windows too)... I know that it is their baby, but... man! , Can't they get …  |
| | There's much simpler way of tracking down and detecting pedophiles in general, and not just predators and it is a low-tech one (software-wise). All you need is satellite dish, DVB card and patience. Speaking from my own experience, there's a load of pedophilia in the universe (literally, it comes from … |
| | Blaming skype for sexual predators stalking the kids is like blaming S&W for the murders. (It is not guns that kill people...)  |
| | Unless internet becomes UN jurisdiction and laws (like Maritime laws for the international waters) are passed, and every country is forced to ratify them, the problem will go on and on. |
The End.