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I bought a used laptop and the former owner partitioned the hardrive (no big deal) but added a second operating system on the other partition. I have windows 7 on the primary partiton but don't know how to uninstall an operating system and don't know if there is a risk …

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Hi there, Whenever I try to use my webcam on samsung RV520, it says cannot find device. I just had that laptop 1 month ago. I checked on the control panel. It does not show up there either. Any ideas????

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Hi all, For starters,i have looked at other forum posts on this site and used the recommendations there for this problem I have and no solution had seemed to help. I have a dell xps m1530 laptop, about 2.5 years old. It has handled very rigorous situations, like intense gaming, …

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Hi all, For starters,i have looked at other forum posts on this site and used the recommendations there for this problem I have and no solution had seemed to help. I have a dell xps m1530 laptop, about 3 years old. It has handled very rigorous situations, like intense gaming, …

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Hello I have a problem with my laptop display and really need an advice. I put my laptop next to another one that has the same display adapter(intel gma 4500m) and I noticed that the blue color on my laptop is darker. I put the same settings on both computers(default) …

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Hello Mac users, I'm trying to hook up my husbands dell printer with my mac. We have two printers in our office and it's crowded. I wanted to get rid of my hp printer, the two printers are about the same. I can't figure out this printer driver thing. I …

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I am about to place my order for the Dell Inspiron 14-R.[CODE] Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor 2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic SP1 64bit (English) Display 14.0" HD WLED True-Life Display (1366x768) with LCD Bezel Memory3 4GB4 …

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I am planning to purchase a laptop.I am basically want to use it for programming so I don't want a fancy graphic card or any other such extra feature. I live in India where a laptop that sells for 700 $ in US is sold for 1000 $.I want to …

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Is this Toshiba Qosmio T851/D8CR laptop good? I am planning to purchase a laptop.I am basically want to use it for programming so I don't want a fancy graphic card or any other such extra feature. I live in India where a laptop that sells for 700 $ in US …

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Hello everybody, I need your help choosing between these 2 PCs : --------HP G6-1250/1/2/3 Intel Core i5-2430M 6GB Ram 640GB HDD DVDRW 15.6" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD6470M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/Windows 7 Premium 64-bit --------HP G7-1350 Intel Core i5-2450M 6GB Ram 750GB HDD DVDRW 17.3" LED LAN, WIFI VGA:HD7450M 1GB Bluetooth/Cam/ Windows …

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I have been using a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop for almost 4 years now. I purchased it to use in college and now that I am almost done my four year degree, I am wondering if it is time to move on and buy a new one. I know the …

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Hi, I'm having a problem with my Dell Vostro 17000 laptop (Vista). Basically it starts and sounds as though it is starting normally (the little webcam light flickers etc exactly as it does normally) but instead of taking me to the login screen I just have a black screen and …

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So my laptop is about 3 years old and getting due for replacement, its recenetly gone wonky too but i want to see if its worth taking in. So after starting up it seemed like a had a stuck key as my password field was just filled up. I shut …

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Hi guys, I have an Asus F5GL (X59GL) and my fan is pretty loud. It sounds like when it powers on its clipping something. Now I dont mind taking it out, giving it the once over and even replacing it if required. My issue is this: How the hell does …

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I removed all devices from the motherboard but the cooling fan runs for approximately 3 second then stops turning. "6 volts" is printed (on motherboard) near the fan assembly, but it measured 5 volts instead when I checked it. Is this typical for this model? I was unable to find …

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Earlier today, I unplugged the power cord from my machine to move it to a different room (the machine was running at the time). When I plugged the machine back in it did not respond and would not charge the battery. Slowly, the battery began to lose its charge, and …

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A friend asked me to look at their Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista OS) because it's not starting up. Here's what happens. When you press the power button, a black screen flashes with the Dell Logo. Then immediately the laptop powers back off. The 'on' button remains lit but the fans …

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i search and find this code at [URL="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codejunkie/archive/2008/09/13/bluetooth-device-control-development-using-c.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&CommentPosted=true#10237561"]http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codejunkie/archive/2008/09/13/bluetooth-device-control-development-using-c.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&CommentPosted=true#10237561[/URL] and I think this code can be used to make the Bluetooth on my pc turn on or off but the code using reference to windows mobile. anybody have idea on this... I need the sample to turn on and off Bluetooth …

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Hey, I'm hoping someone could help me. I received my 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666 today to upgrade my [URL="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02035288&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=4125903"]HP DV6-2154ca[/URL] from 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 memory. I installed them successfully and even the BIOS did show 8129MB of RAM and showed the RAM modules placed (note: showed serial numbers as 00000.. …

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I'm trying to reinstall Windows XP on a friends Sony VGN-FS620/W. The keyboard is not working, I can't even boot to BIOS because the keyboard isn't recognized. I have a clean formatted disk, no OS installed. I tried to install DOS 7.10 from the CD/DVD ROM drive which still works, …

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my laptop's Hard disk crashed. So is there any way to install windows xp in a memory card. Have a nice day! :)

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I've been cruising around looking for an answer to my problem, but no one who posted has the same problem I do, therefore I'm not sure if the process is the same. About 10 months ago, my laptop screen just up and went black. I could faintly see what i …

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Hi folks, I'm planning to purchase a laptop which fulfill my requirements. My laptop use will be for programming(C/C++/embedded/graphics/system) and multimedia(songs, movies etc) and Also I need a machine at my hometown(I goes to my hometown frequently, on alternate weekends) Currently, I've a desktop with following specifications.. Procesor: Intel Core …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]21290[/ATTACH]The HP ProBook 6560b at first glance is not distinguishable from other laptops. However, this business rugged machine was designed for the modern day businessman. It’s sleek, charcoal black aluminum case is smooth to the touch. Weighing in at a little less than six pounds, this laptop was made to …

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I currently own a laptop and an xbox. My two sisters both own separate laptops and we have a main household computer. Our connection is still really fast with all these, however when my older sister connects her laptop to our modem (a netgear DGN2000) everyone except the main computer …

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Alright, my Thinkpad T60 decided to stop booting. I've tried all the obvious already. Anyway, when I start it up, it shuts down in 3 seconds. All the lights act normal, but no display. To get it to boot again, I need to remove the A/C and the battery. When …

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Symptoms: Laptop boots up and dies in about a minute User had previous trouble with keyboard and had removed and reinserted it before. First 20 seconds of boot attempt is met with that loud "stuck key" repeating sound. Removed keyboard. System began booting without sound, ran for a minute, shut …

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HP G61 PICTURE>>> [URL="http://www.it-echo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HP_G61-511WM.jpg"]http://www.it-echo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HP_G61-511WM.jpg[/URL] LAPTOP IS IN GOOD CONDITION. NO INDICATION LIGHTS, I PLUGGED IN BATTERY CHARGER ONLY THE TINY WHITE LIGHT ON THE SIDE WHERE ITS PLUGGED IN COMES ON. I REMOVED THE BATTERY, STILL NOTHING, TRIED HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON... STILL NOTHING. PUT BATTERY BACK IN AFTER …

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Toshiba 305 Laptop. Took a blunt trauma to the keyboard, will not start up. [B]On power up, the power on light starts, sometimes the hard drive light will flash very quickly and go out. Then nothing. Nothing ever appears on the display. No beeps. [/B] Sometimes after this, if you …

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We have here at our home my wife's work computer. While not today's hottest iron, it is still Centrino Duo machine, runningn WinXP Professional with 1 GB RAM. Our home machine is aged AMD Semptron 3100+ (1.81 GHz) and has 2 GB RAM running WindowsXP Home. While running my Mandelbrot …

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