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Hi, Guys! [COLOR="Green"]I am new to This forum and unfortunately i have come with a problem also. [/COLOR] I have a HP laptop which is giving me real problem. Laptop comes on, fan works, No Display, and after 5 sec it goes off. It was never fell any where. plz …

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Hi everybody... I was woundering If i could upgrade my laptop's graphics...I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 (UMA) Tech specs: Laptop: Presario F700 (F730US) [B][U]Product Specifications[/U][/B] [URL="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01150100&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN"]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01150100&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN[/URL] I really want to know what I can upgrade, I want to use better graphics so i can do some gaming. …

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Well this laptop is having a problem. When you turn it on it won't boot (black screen) and then shuts down then boots up, then shuts down, then boots up and so forth. It has a Pentium 4. I took out a intel centrino chip from another laptop and the …

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Hi Guys, I have a toshiba L300D laptop, and a couple of days ago the harddrive just gave up, i knew it had a large amount of bad sectors so luckily had all the necessary data backed up. However, i have decided that having to replace the harddrive gives me …

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the Toshiba P305D-S8900 I am working on has a no start problem. It seems to power on and there is hard drive activity but nothing on the screen. It failed to start again after closing it one day.I ran into this problem on a Dell I own and discovered it …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]18505[/ATTACH]The HP Elitebook 8440w should be called [I]work-mobile[/I] not workstation. The word ‘workstation’ implies you are stationary at a big, powerful computer. Not if HP has something to say about it. They've successfully taken the workstation concept and combined it with what a mobile user expects from a notebook. This …

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The Swiftpoint Mouse is primarily designed with one purpose in mind, and that is to replace the touchpad on your laptop or netbook. Indeed, unlike any mouse I've ever used (and that includes the smallest of portable units) the Swiftpoint can be comfortably operated within the confines of the palmrest …

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My laptop has been running extremely slow. It takes a long time to open and close programs, and to perform routine tasks including internet browsing. It's almost unbearable to use. Your analysis and recommendations will be greatly appreciated!!! The laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1705 running Windows XP Media Center …

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I disassembled an Asus A7S-A1 2 nights ago for a BGA reflow. Following reflow I inserted a stick of RAM, had the heatsinks re-seated with fan, attached the power button to motherboard and then connected the battery to test if reflow attempt was succesfull... good so far but heres where …

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I have a peculiar problem with my Compaq Presario 2100 laptop. Its as if a random Key on the machine is permanently pressed, and if I open a program like Word, that key automatically generates characters. I thought it was some dirt or foreign material in the keyboard and vacumed …

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hi,why my laptop its geting so slow,its a fujitsu siemens amilo pro,windows xp profesional,2gb memory 65gb hdd,free space 32 gb,i download some programs like registry cleaner,but still not wery good,xp supouse to be much faster that vista...if is any solution....

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Hey guys, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, Intel CPU, 4gb ram, 320gb hdd, Windows Vista, using McAfee antivirus... No issues or problems after months of use until yesterday. I was browsing some photos, and a few messages popped up from windows alerting me that certain functions had stopped …

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Hello, I am having trouble with my laptop connecting to the wireless internet at home. Recently, a new internet router was installed and since then, I've been having trouble connecting to the internet wirelessly (not just at home). It connects to the network, but then says that I only have …

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Hello My name is Brad. I am starting my first upper grade year for software engineering and I don't know what kind of laptop to buy. I am a partial gamer and want something that will still be effective for school. I was thinking about an MSI or an Asus, …

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Acer TXsomething(can't remember the rest of the name, other than it is a TX) Windows XP Home Edition 512mb RAM Ok, My desktop is completely screwed, literally. The screen won't turn on, and I mean it won't turn on, its completely plugged in and screwed tight. When I press the …

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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecUvZu13htQ[/url] please watch this video, its just some of the footage about my laptop not being able to turn on when i press the power button. sorry about the audio. please if u can, tell me whats wrong with this laptop, so maybe i could look for help and fix …

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I have a Gateway ID79C with an intel i7-720QM processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1 GB video card. I cant play starcraft 2 on max settings with this video card so I want to upgrade it. I know it will probably consist of taking everything apart to …

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I had U-Verse installed for wireless and provided that key number into my 2006 Inspiron 6400 laptop. The laptop has a wireless card inside and it shows the connection status as "Authenticating". I cannot get into the Internet with the laptop. I don't know much about computers so not sure …

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Hi I'm new here and would be grateful for some advice. I have an Advent 9617 laptop. The DC power cord shorted out and was replaced along with the charger. The new charger works fine but laptop would not run so figured out it was probably the power jack at …

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Hi every one I have a Toshiba TE2000 laptop that refuses to connect to the Internet for more than a few minutes (if that). I have tried several different wireless cards with the same result. The system says it is connected to my wireless network with good signal but I …

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Is my HP Pavilion dv5 Entertainment PC compatible with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire? Sorry.. Title Wouldn't Fit In The Title Box.. hi, had my laptop a couple of years.. its been through good and bad.. and i'm looking to give it a little something to help it keep …

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Hi I have managed to establish that my Dell laptop 6400 does not have a problem with generating display data. Connecting an external monitor provides a perfect picture. There is data going to the LCD screen but it is very dark. A web search suggests that I replace the inverter. …

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I have 2 laptops which I use wireless through a Net gear router. My desktop is on cable which the NG router is connected to. I have Internet problems with my desktop. My NG router causes me to loose my Internet to my desktop. I will loose the Internet completely …

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Hi, I have a Sony Vaio VGN-NS10L laptop, and i haven't a clue what has happened to it. It was running windows 7 upgrade, originally on Vista. Have owned it for just over 18mnths, no problems, and just under a year on windows 7. It is very very empty in …

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I have a four year old e1705, when I hit the power, the power light goes on and stays on, the hard drive light goes on for maybe two seconds, then goes out. I get no display. The charging light will stay lit if I plug in the charger. When …

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I read a post similar to my issue, but my situation's a bit different. See, my computer starts and then stops. I press the power button, the fan starts, the lights flicker and then nothing. I literally have to press the power button 15 to 25 times to finally get …

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Greetings! I have a Dell Vostro 1510 and the screen stopped working a few days ago, worked again for a few days and now is off forever, it seems. It works with a monitor, but there are vertical stripes on the screen. I had to disable the graphics card a …

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My son dropped my laptop today. I have an Inspiron 1545 which, now will POST and I can get through BIOS setup with no problems. But, all it will do when trying to boot id give me the microsoft screen with the sliding bar. I'm running Vista Premium (well, was …

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No matter how I turn the system off OS wise the laptop restarts in 5 secounds every time even from safe mode shutdown.Now if I wait till the leds all go out and the screen goes blank and use the Power Button on the laptop and hold it down till …

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Hi, I'm running an old (about six years old) Compaq Preario 2200 laptop with Windows XP intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1400MHz 1.40 GHz 480 MB of RAM. Latley my computer has started running slowly. Iv tried in vain to fix the problem but it still persists. I was hoping some …

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Hi all, I hope you are well. My notebook appears to be overheating: I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro p100 PSPAE which has two intel Centrino Duo processors - T7200. I am using Real temp 3.0 to display my temperature readings, and at idle (with only Firefox open) I am …

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the model is hp pavillion dv9700 i have never bought laptop screens online before and would like to know if anyone knows any good websites to buy from. already looked on ebay.

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Bought a new same exact LCD monitor with same serial number from ebay, my old screen wokrs with he inverter board but its just cracked so i decided to buy a new one. the new screen does not work , the back-light of it. Like its really dark. I know …

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As the ispiron has no screws to fasten the vga connection, does anyone know anything else that can be done to prevent disconnection apart from not moving the laptop?

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Hey, I'm having a problem with my Toshiba Equium a200-1v0 laptop. I've had problems with it ever since I bought it new, but didn't take it back to the shop, about 2 months ago it started having problems booting, I've worked out when I have the battery in and nothing …

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alright, i know it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but i popped my old dell inspiron 1150 open to clean the dust out of the fan, and i didn't know that when i started that i should have gone in from the top through the keyboard and not from …

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Ok, So I bought this gateway laptop a year ago, and the warranty ended a few days ago. It is a MD2614u. This does not happen all the time, but most of the time. When I hit the power button, all lights come up and the screen turns on, but …

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Hi Whenever I use my laptop to connect to the internet via Wifi, the internet connection becomes intermittent. Although the Wifi signal is excellent, but all webpage I go to states "webpage cannot be found". All downloads halt and I cannot connect to Yahoo Messenger. We already ruled out the …

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When I turn on my HP Pavilion laptop the screen is filled with vertical colored lines, then the screen slowly turns white and then it turns black starting from the edges. After two days of this, it booted up with a recovery program and later everything looked fine. Now I'm …

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i have problem whenever i install Microsoft office 2007 in my [URL="http://www.netbookawards.com/"]laptop[/URL] the security error has occurred every time.so please help me to avoid such type of problem.thank u.

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I have a new Toshiba Satellite 350 laptop that was working fine. For no apparent reason it shut down and I can't get it to start again. I've checked the obvious things like battery & and power supply and they check out ok. Any ideas on what to do? I …

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I need help deciding between two 13-in laptops to buy: - HP Pavilion - Toshiba Satellite Laptop price and warranty are about the same ($650 Ca). The Toshiba has more L2 Cache, but the HP seems to beat it in everything else (CPU Speed, RAM, Hardrive size and speed, etc...). …

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Hello everyone! I was hoping someone could offer a bit of insight into the problem I'm having.. My laptop monitor is doing the following (Youtube video): [URL="http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=525X832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dix1BrzvPY9o"]http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=525X832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dix1BrzvPY9o[/URL] When I hook up an external monitor it works fine. However, the symptoms don't seem to match anything I've read on LCD, backlight, …

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It was a cold November morning, leaves covered the now yellowed grass, the dog's water stood frozen, two little winter birds fluffed their feathers while sitting on a low tree branch outside my kitchen window and the smell of coffee began to fill my nostrils telling me that it's time …

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I am working so many things at the same time right now I am just hoping that someone has actually done... what I am about to ask. My old [B]PIII IBM r30 thinkpad[/B] is a --good ---solid 'little' machine. comes with cd drive (swap w/floppy) 256 meg of ram, and …

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I have a old desktop computer that I want to fire up and get the specs off of so that I can sell it. I do not have a monitor at home. I only have my laptop. So, my question is: Can I someway connect the old computer to the …

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As stated in the title, my laptop, upon powering on, loads the bios and takes me to a screen saying: "No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility--Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics." Naturally, I press F5. CPU Time Stamp Calibration Test Passes PM Timer 1 Passes …

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I have a mac book that when you start it the screen doesn't start but if you take out he batterie pack and put it back in it does any comments or suggestions would help thanks

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I have read a few related threads and nothing hits my problem right on the head. My wife spilled a few drops of soda on her Dell laptop LED screen. Soon after, the screen went black, but you can faintly see images. When I plug into external monitor, it works …

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