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| | After plugging in my computer to the ac and pushing the start button the power supply turns on and the cpu fan begins to turn but cuts off after a second and the computer dies. This computer once functioned flawlessly until this happened. Where do I start to diagnose the …  |
 | Hey i just transfered a new motherboard into my`computer and since then i have been having numerous problems\ 1.i cant boot with my windows xp disc 2.the windows xp thats currently installed that was installed when i had the old mobo is playing up reall bad unusable. 3. i can … |
| | Back in September 2005, I bought myself: Asus A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard 2x BFG GeForce 7800 gtx OC 3x 512mb Corsair 3200 DDRAM AMD Athlon64 4200 x2 WD Raptor 74GB 10,000rpm SATA HD Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply I put it all together and it worked fine. It worked for … |
| | Hey guys, I had my ipod plugged in last night for the first time in about 2 weeks, and when i got up my computer had crashed. I tried to turn it on but nothing happened. After a while it turned on and the processor, hard drives, fans and ram … |
| | I have a HTPC that I just upgraded to windows vista. Literally as I was installing my drivers on the machine 60 minutes after the OS install, the computer shut off and I have not been able to turn it back on. I checked the cords and wall socket and … |
| | I have a Toshiba Satellite, about 2 years old. I often poke around in its innards while optimizing (e.g. boosting RAM, new HD, changing DVD drives etc.), so I thought I would try an experiment. I wanted to see if there was any vestigial amount of "inherent" RAM on the … |
| | I opend up my computer, and put in another 512 of ram, and now my computer won't even start. I took it out, but it still didnt start, i checked all the wires, their all in the proper place. The only thing that i think i did wrong, was the … |
| | Ok, I was in the middle of a game of dungeon siege when the power went out. I restarted the computer and it would show the video card then go to the boot screen. It would list the AMD 1gig processor and then go no further. I can't even access … |
| | Hi, I want to share an interesting one with everyone. I had a machine boot then turn off and boot again. It would do this as long as I let it. An endless loop! So after searching everywhere on the web for an answer , I removed the new MOBO … |
| | Computer shutting down. Gigabyte GA-8I945PL-G mobo 500w easy cool power supply. All hardware and cabling has been removed except CPU / Heatsink / Fan and cables to use on/off button and LEDs. At POST computer gives continuous short rapid beeps indicating power issue. Tried with 350w, 450w and 500w (usual … |
| | Hi, New here today, prob is my PC was running fine then it started shutting down on its own then eventually it would do this like 5 minutes into running, if I used no programs it would run ok but if I opened any program after a few minutes it …  |
| | For what ever reason my computer keeps shutting itself off and I have no idea why. It might be the power supply It's a 380W supply and I'm running Windows Vista. I'll post the other specs for it later after I get done with work. |
| | Hi im trying to troubleshoot this laptop 4 a freind who knows nothing about laptops. I think the laptop has been knocked or something. Basically, The laptop won't turn on at all, with the Ac power cord pluged in or without. There is however a slight noise when i push … |
| | Hi, here is my problem: my Compaq presario SR1620NX just crashes almost every time I'm copying a DVD. The process I'm doing is: Copy the files from the DVD to the hard disk Create an iso file with the DVD files ---> * here the PC crashes * Crashes means … |
| | My system runs slowly after I reboot. To make it run at normal speed I have to leave it powered off for at least 10 minutes. This problem is not related to the operating system or the programs running. The problem shows up whether I'm running Windows XP or Windows … |
| | I am trying to start my PC by pressing the power switch, but it doesn't start-up. As long as I keep the power switch pressed the power and hard-disk LED's at the front of my Cabinet keep blinking, but the machine doesn't power on. This used to happen earlier too, … |
| | I need life support for a PC... I came home and found the computer in a frozen state so I proceeded to press the reset button and since then it has not rebooted. The unit powers up and the hard drives powers up and the CPU fan and case fans …  |
| | so i have a sony vaio and we had xp put on it. i gave to my boyfriend and i was going through and deleting some programs that werent needed and i deleted some stupid picture package. well when we turned on the computer it loaded like usual but it … |
| | One of my users Dell Lattitude D610 will not run undocked. If you undock while its running it will keep running until it reboots. Then it won't power up without being docked. Any ideas? It must need a new on/off switch or something. Dang it. |
| | This is what I have: - Shuttle MB w/xp2200 - supports both DDR and PC133 memory - 384 MB Ram - AGP 64MB video Okay, when i turn the system on...no video. You can see and hear the drives boot as if it were normally operating, except...no video. Also no … |
| | My computer seems to be restarting randomly, and I get this blue screen with kernal errors etc. It also restarts when i try to play certain games like everquest for example it will crash at the patcher. I've run spybot, adware se personal, nortan antivirus, and registery cleaner. Computer specs … |
| | I am attempting to build a rig with the following setup: C2d 1.86ghz ASUS P5L-MX LGA 775 Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 2GB Corsair Value Ram 320 WD HD ATI X1650 Video Card Roswill 480w PSU This is a budget build so as you can see with the above … |
| | Hi, I used my laptop one night and when I wake up in the morning, I could not turn on the power and nothing is responding. I have tried to open the battery, but I could not. Three of my friends tried to open the battery as well. The manual … |
| | unsure wat details i need to leave so i can get help with my problem recently, in the past month, the computer has jus been freezing for no reason, even while its idle, then i restart and it hangs during dos loadup information. ive had this computer for 5 years … |
| | Hi, I am a new member joined today looking at the very helpfull posts. I have Inspiron 5100 laptop and had problems with fan which is not cooling the processor enough. I read some forums regarding Inspiron 5100 fan problems, so I decided to open up and clean the fan. … |
| | I have a major problem. My sons computer keeps losing its hard drive. I have gone into the BIOs and reset it to Default but then it lost the Hard Drive completely. I had checked before i rebooted to see if it was reading and it was. I set the … |
| | Hi guys im new here but im looking for an answer to a frustrating problem. I just built a computer and as soon as I power it on, it powers itself back off after 2 seconds. The HD\CD\fans all come on and spin, but it shuts down. Any help would … |
| | Hello, I have just completed building my PC, can't be bothered going into specs. The problem is it fails to boot up. I did the bare bones approach whilst building the machine, as directed by a wiser PC building friend, and it worked. Carried on building it up, and got … |
| | When I boot up my Gateway 450sx laptop it will run for approx 3 - 5 minutes then the monitor will, for lack of a better term, appear to scramble and eventually lock-up. When I reboot after this happens it will take 5 minutes of the fan running or hard … |
| | 2 year old dell 1150 shut down on it's own and now there is no power lights and no response from the power button - problem has been diagnosed as a motherboard by online support - dell wants $4450 to ship and fix. I am doubtful that that is the … |
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