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I've been trying to fix an old computer for a long time. I've tried everything, but still no look. My problem is that I can't install an OS on it. If I try install xp or server 2003, it'll give me the blue screen of death, or say something's messed …

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First,, nice to meet you all and thank you.. I have a machine I built 2 years ago.. It runs fine until stressed, such as, trying to load software, or, play a game..The PC just shuts off..... I get a message saying overheat but I'm positive this is not happening.. …

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I have a 7 year old Dell Inspiron 5000 running W2000. The system intermittently boots. Normally I get a double beep signal. Over the past 2 months I upgraded trhe memory from 256MB to 512MB and periodically run Registry Mechanic. When the problem first occurred I thought it was the …

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Hi, I have Emachines T2824. My computer won't start this morning. I do not even hear fan or any beep. I do see LED on my motherboard working and plug on the wall is also working. Any suggestions? Thanks, Shri

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Hi there I have one of these well known Inspiron 1150 poor designed Laptops. Apparently same issues as the 5150's. So last night I took the whole thing apart looked over MB and put back together (also cut off the tabs on the "C" plate like the 5150's. You could …

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[COLOR=#000000]I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping some of you guys could maybe help me out. I am switching a hard drive out on a laptop that I have determined to be faulty. I was able to backup the needed data onto a usb thumb drive, but …

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Hi! everyone! I have recently downloaded and installed [B]ZoneAlarm 6.5.737[/B] and started using it after i activated it. But there is a strange thing when ever i try to use windows live [B]Messenger 8.0[/B] i cant connect i'm sure that zonealarm is certainly blocking something, because when i try to …

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hello,i've just found this site,i hope someone can help me.i've got a presario s7390 and last night we had a power cut after the power came back on the p.c would not work,all i've got is a flashing light on the front and back of the computer it won't switch …

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So I recently replaced the motherboard in my Toshiba TE-2000 Notebook. (Model PT200U-00KLU902) The original problem with the old board had been that it would not start up. The only thing that would happen was that the green power LED would come on. Nothing else. So, all the forums and …

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I'm in the middle of upgrading my system and bought a new mobo and ram but when I try and boot into my XP disk it just doesn't happen, the CD ROM is on top priority in the bios but when it says "Press any button to boot from CD" …

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Hi , I posted a message some days back that hard disk crashed ..and asking what were my options.. well finally I need to replace the disk Now iam planning t buy a new drive and i am told by Dell suppprt that I can only replace with a ATA …

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Just about a week ago my machine got as far as the windows xp loading page and the the little blue bar that runs across the screen just stops. I formatted both my hard drives but when windows setup restarts the machine it brings it right back to the xp …

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My brothers pc keeps shutingdown after we start it.he told me he open it to clean it up and after he try to start it up it keeps shutingdown...i checked pw with one that works and it did the same.Same with ram i change it and same thing happens.Also i …

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If I shut my PC off, the next time I try to boot up, it freezes on the HP blue screen (does not make it to Windows XP screen). This has been going on for a couple months now. If I shut my computer off, unplug it from the wall …

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hello i have a t22 IBM Thinkpad Laptop 1st thing: for some reason, whenever i start my Laptop, i have to press on the RAM and hold it like that to get my computer to start starting up. if i don't hold the RAM right, it beeps once (pause) twice …

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my pc keeps rebooting even if don't do much... and windows keep saying i have this problem... [URL="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293078"][COLOR=#0000ff]Error Message: STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (Q293078)[/COLOR][/URL] my pc's specifiaction nvidia geforce 6200 256mb, p4 2.00ghz, 1 256mb 266mhz ram, 1 512 mb 266mhz ram the windows error report say i have a graphics …

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Hi People. I have been reading similar problems to mine and have not been able to find a solution. Perhaps someone will remember a solution I was unable to find or perhaps shed light on a new solution. Here is my Comp Specs: 1.5gb ddr ram (2chips: 1g, 512mb) Asus …

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I recently moved from US to Hong Kong. I thought that I read my computer correctly in that it would work in US or here. I purchase an adapter and like a dummie plug directly into the socket. I heard a sizzle then a pop and then say a little …

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My mother was given this laptop with not much use, and is still in very good condition. I consider myself rather computer-savy, and normally troubleshoot alot of my own problems with ease. However this one is different. This computer worked for about 3-4 months after we recieved it, until one …

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Hiya I have had my XPS for about 2 months now with no problems what so ever. It was working perfectly yesterday and I shut it down like normal last night. Went home for lunch and turned the pc on, it now won't go past the Black Windows Screen. The …

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Hi. I was installing a game(Half Life 2) on my Toshiba Satellite P105-S6064 when it showed a "Memory Dump" error, and now it won't start. It's recovery disk gets stuck while loading. I tried installing WinXP Pro, booting it from the disk. It loads everything but it gets stuck on …

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I have a "Acer Notebook" model M3. I cannot get it to turn on. with or without the battery plugged in it will not boot. When I plug it into the wall socket the "pwr" attached light comes on (orange) & the "battery" charging light comes on (orange). After quite …

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hi everyone, this is my first thread, and I am hoping that someone can help, I am looking for mainbard drivers for a AcerMate 5120 Model M520DN M/Btype V50LAIN I am trying to get this older machine going for my 5& 6yr old nice and nephew for a first computer …

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Please, i really need some help with it. i bought athlon xp 64 san diego 3700+, asus A8N VM{CSM} xclio 450w sli powersupply , kingston 512ram and a samsung 18x dvd drive the only thing i did not buy new was the HDD because i had an old Mactor 40Gb …

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Hello, Here's the story: My friend wanted to see my graphics card in my old computer, a cicero. I say old, but by all means it is still a decent machine, the card is a radeon 9200 pro, I believe, nothing special. Anyways, I opened up the computer and tried …

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I built a PC for a friend about 6 months ago, K8NE motherboard, AMD 3400+ processor. It ran smoothly until he moved apartments. Lately, He's been getting a continuous low buzz from the system, sometimes on startup, othertimes while in the middle of running a program. Aside from being annoying, …

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I had my Toshiba running a good drive formatted with Windows98 SE on a 40MB ram installed, it normally has 8MB internal. I set it up on a CD version of the 410 with it's SVGA graphics at 16bits, then swapped to the 8MB display CS series so I could …

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I was just trying to fix my sisters old sony viao, its only one year old. it won't start at all, no sound, no fan, no power on. I think my sis might have spilled something on it. She says its shortcircuited. how do i solve that problem?? any recommendations??

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Im having some issues with my H.D . I used to have 2 partitions on a single HD, but one day i messed up, I was using some partition software(by acronis to be exact)and i dicided to delete one(with a corrupted winxp installation)wich was a huge chunk of my HD. …

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I will open up by saying that the computer was dropped yesterday from a low level and it cracked a little piece of plastic. I turned the computer on rigt after that to check it and it worked and continued to work for the 2.5 hours of use(plugged into a …

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