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hello. i was wondering if anyone could help me figure out why my laptop fan runs nonstop after startup. it usually takes a few minutes after starting it up, and then it continously runs until i get irritated and shut it down. also, the bottom of my laptop gets VERY …

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Hey. I my having troubles booting up my pc. The front light is red. None of the fans are working. I'm not receiving any images or beeps. My case is a Cooler master HAF 912. Please help figure this out. I purchase the computer parts at my local Microcenter. Before …

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Hi everyone I recently built a new computer (Intel Core i7, SSD, etc.), but decided to keep my old setup for general use. The specs for the old computer are as follow (minus the graphics card as I installed this into my new PC): AMD Athlon X2 5200+ MSI KA780G …

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I installed a Synchrotech cardbus reader into a new PC today. It fits into a 3.5" drive bay and has a IDE cable that connects to the PCI slot on the back of the board. After installing it, the mouse driver disappeared and I had to reinstall the drivers. I …

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I'm in need of help... I'm at the end of my tether. My computer recently started behaving oddly. Sometimes it simply would not boot and by boot I mean it wouldn't show anything on the monitor, no bios screen or antying. All the fans and hard disks were spinning, the …

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Hi Daniweb! I'm going nuts here, this is my first IT problem I as a softwaredeveloper hasn't been able to solve myself... I'm just not that much hardware guy as I wanted to really be I guess.. :( *I have written a short synopsis of my problem, since my post …

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I opened my pc and actually dusted it, i didnt remove anything except for the ram and some cable i put it back so after coupling it back it just stopped working the fan and the light at the front but the at light at the back of the cpu …

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should an antivirus be reving to 50% or even worse 65% of a **1.9ghz dualcore processor** comodo actually shut down one of my game by doing this. the game was sins of a solar empire -min requirements **1.9ghz pentium IV, GeForce 6600, 500mb ram ** I dont think its suppose …

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pls anybody help me my cpu is on but not geting signal to my moniter, my num:09677410494

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When I hear the word 'powerstation' I immediately conjure up images of either a mega-screen laptop or some seriously beefy server hardware. Mophie, however, likes to think smaller. Much smaller, apart from when it comes to naming products that is. The Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Duo is one heck of …

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I was wondering if anybody had any ideas that could help.I am trying to reinstall windows xp pro. I changed the BIOS to boot from cd-rom, and when the computer restarts it says "booting from cd-rom" and then it says "failure", and continues starting my windows as usual.

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My motherboard has 1 stick of 2gb ram and can support up to 4gb total, so I bought exactly the same stick of ram. However, once I installed it the computer would get stuck on "Verifying DMI Pool data". The first time I started it up it did say "Verifying …

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Hi I have a question about memory address on Windows Mobile 5.0 I found application pid by task manager which I downloaded from internet. Is it possible to find memory addresses by pid on Windows Mobile ? I know that VisualC++ has built in methods but for desktop Windows. I …

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Hi. I'm using a Fujitsu T Series 4410 Lifebook, 32-bit. My operating system is Windows 7. Recently my computer fan has begun to rattle. I believe that the fan is catching on something inside the case, and that when it rattles, it's a clue that the fan will stop. Because …

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Hello there, I am desperate for your help. I have an HP Pavilion DV5 - 1010ev [URL="http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01550185&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=3744188&prodTypeId=321957"]Full specs here[/URL] 2 years ago, the laptop took a really bad fall and I bought and replaced the screen and HD. Everything had worked fine since and I didn't have to open it …

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Have a replacement board for the Dell X1. Have much experience with desktop board replacement and a little with laptops. Have what I believe to be the Dell replair manual but it is not instructive to the approach. I know that the board is screwed to the bottom of the …

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Hello guys. I am an HP Probook 4430s user. I just want to ask if this laptop version enables **Virtualization**. If not, then how can I enable it? It is said that Virtualization is usually disabled by default computer manufacturers. And I am not sure either how to check whether …

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Im trying to increase a dynamic array by 1 element and assign a integer variable to it but recieve a heap overload error. Any advice would be appreciated. void CardSet::AddCard(int cardNum) { int* tmp; nCards++; tmp = new int[nCards]; for(int i = 0; i < (nCards - 1); i++) { …

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I have a APC Back UPS, model UPS ES 500. Today when I was turning on my PC, suddenly after flashing yellow light ( which is normal ) it started fashing red-light ( instead of green light ) and was beeping violently. After 3 to 4 trials it finally came …

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I am using PC for last **SIX** years but still don't know what the coomponents do which create the computer? Can anyone tell me: - 1) What RAM does in computer? 2) What Motherboard does in computer? 3) What Processor does in computer? 4) What is Video Card & why …

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Hey Daniweb! Yesterday I built 2 new PCs with pretty much the same specs; 2 times the same PSU , a corsair enthusiast tx550m. Only difference was the case. When I put the first PSU in the first case, a CM690 II advanced, the PSU made a loud popping sound …

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HI everybody , i have asked the sellsman to place a core 2 duo processor of 1.8 ghz but instead he gave me 2.5 ghz dual core , did he looted me and can a dual core with higher clock speed can beat loe core 2 duo processor?

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Hey guys, This is my first post as i can usually find my answers elsewhere, but this time, ive had no luck. I am running windows xp sp3 professional 32-bit and have recently upgraded my RAM from a 256mb(333) + 512MB(333) to a 512MB(400)+512MB(400) set up. When i did this …

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Hi, A few years ago my Power Supply for my Emachines 270 went bang and smoke came out. After searching many forums I had decided that we needed a new Power Supply. Yesterday, I got one with the correct specs for the computer and attempted to install it. I have …

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Okay, so I'm working on this system for a friend of the family. There were ALOT of things wrong with this... but that's besides the point. Basically, I'm trying to figure out why it's running so slow. I've completely disassebled everything in the system, cleaned, dusted, reapplied thermal compound to …

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computer startes up in the morning then shuts down ,then trys to start again after the third time it comes on ..goes great all day but when i am playing crysis ,for no reason it will will boot itself,,iam running intel i5 2320-at 3.00 ghz.. i have a nzxt phanton …

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**I m using my laptop with direct AC power,,,,i use battery no more. When AC pwer is interupted,,it is sure that my laptop shut off immediately,,will it harms my laptop???? WIll there will be any problem in my laptop?**

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Hello, I have a motherboard which supports 4 RAM slots (dual channel slots). I already have 3GB of RAM installed, a 2GB DDR2 800 and a 1GB DDR2 800 in different channels. I would like to add another 2GB to the channel next to the current 2GB one, however am …

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Hey guys! My Asus G1S Gaming Laptop suddenly won't turn on for some reason. No light, no fan, simply lifeless. Before this, there were no signs like errors, automatic shutdown, etc. that it would die soon (did I mention all of a sudden?). I know it's probably the motherboard at …

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