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| | so this powerbook g4 1ghz starts by getting to the grey screen and the apple icon then that dark grey box with the hold the button to restart message the one with a few different langauges so i hold the button and it just keeps doing it i managed to … |
| | This is no machine to shed a tear over, cover looks more like a toilet seat, though the one I got my hands on has built in WIFI, and an Athlon processor, Power problem, won't turn on. Night's endeavors involved taking the thing apart (re service manual on HP.com), and … |
| | My computer cut out one day (all the lights, etc were still on, but no activity) I replaced the power supply, but now it starts up for about 5 seconds and then shuts off. . .any ideas? I've checked all the connections, nothing seems to be 'fried', so any input … |
 | Hi I built a basic PC for a family friend, really basic. He just fetched it me to say, he'd switched it on as normal but the system didn't switch on......... I Have looked at it, changed the case and the PSU, but I still can't get it to switch … |
| | ok heres the problem: i was updating my favourite program counter strike 1.6 and installing x-fire onto my new cleaned machine. i loaded up counter strike and it froze and crashed (sometimes this happens) but when i rebooted my machine it wouldnt load wondows :confused: it came up with an … |
| | I am having trouble setting up my new hard drives. I have a Dell Dimension 4600 with BIOS version A10. I installed the two new drives and restarted my computer. Now all I get is a message saying Primary Drive 0 not found. I tried to enter setup but it … |
| | I have just bought a second hand VAIO VGN-FS215Z , reinstalled windows, but i cant find the drivers anywhere!!!! :( There is no serial number on the bottom so i cant access the european site to get my drivers? Can anyone please suggest an alternative place to download ALL drivers …  |
| | 70% of the time my PC's fine and works normal, but sometimes it won't turn on and I have to keep unpluggin and trying again - it usually gets going again when I lay the tower on its side, motherboard nearest the floor if that makes a difference. Its worked … |
| | Ok.. so I just reformatted my computer.. again.... and installed a brand spankin new network card but my computer won't connect to the internet now. We have cable modem..and it's working just fine. Nothing is wrong with any of the cords. Plugged the one that's in this computer to the … |
| | Hello, I'm new to this. I just put my problem in the coffe house instead of this forum (shows how incompetant I am) I really need your help -will you pop to the coffee house and read it? |
| | After my lappy automatically downloaded updates the other day, It now wont start at all. Recieve black screen with 5 options, 3 safe mode options, last known good config, and start windows normally. None of which lead anywhere. Cant even enter in safe mode to roll back drivers. No recovery … |
| | I want to replace my cos battery but I need help on how to do this. Computer comes on then shuts back down. It was not turned on fo several months. Also how do I find what battery I need . Any help would be appreciated. |
| | Hello all, Now i have seen a couple of posts regarding this issue but i was hoping somone would be able to help me on this ... what seems to be the problem on my case is that i have replaced the power plug on the motherboard. i removed the … |
| | Forgive me if this isn't the right place to post this, but I saw troubleshooting so figured it was heh... Anyways.. to start off with, I'm not a computer person.. at all so if anyone can help me, then EASY instructions/answers would be most appreciated :cheesy: So here goes, I … |
| | when i booted my machine up, the internet, my documents and my computer icons were all changed :confused: how do i get the original icons back? |
| | i press power switch lights flash,i release power switch power dissapears,if i hold switch in lights continue to flash and fans blow,no power upon release. |
| | Hi, I just assembled a computer with new parts but I can only get it to stay on for about two minutes before it simply shuts off. On a few occasions, it said there was an overclock error or overvoltage error. I've already tried running it on "bare bones" but … |
| | Hey everyone, this is my first post, so I wanted to say high. I have a problem, my computer I just built will not boot now. I had it up and running, then I got new monitor and I got that all set up and everything was fine. I then … |
| | my pc has been act werid lately it will shut it self off or freeze i go to reboot it and the only thing that turns on are the fans ive checked for a loose connection but none are found i run windows xp pro with service pack 2 intel … |
| | My friend comes to me with his hp pavillion 520c and says it wont work. He thought it was getting dusty inside and wanted to clean it. He took the heatsink off of the cpu, but touched nothing else. (such as ram or hard drives) He then blew the case … |
| | Recently my system is slowing dopwn while copying from a cd to hard disk. my cd drive is samsung combo and hdd is samsung 120 sata. motherboard is intel 945g. anybody plz help to solve this problem. |
| | I need help. Don't know a whole lot about computers. My computer will not recognize an external usb hard drive. It was formatted and recognized in another computer right away when it was pluged in. However in my computer it does not show in Disk Management or in my computer. … |
 | Hi, I have a HP box with the Windows XP product code sticker on the side and thats it, when I try to bott up it gives the error "Config,sys missing. Put in the recovery disk and press "r" for repair" I dont have the recovery disk. How can I … |
| | Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 2200, and it seems to be malfunctioning. Every time I seem to lean my hand on the left side, the PC seems to idle, the sound gets cut like every 3 seconds and then resumes, I thought it was only the audio but it's … |
| | hi, can anyone help me, i'm here on behalf of a friend who is having major problems. when she starts up all she gets is a black screen with loads of writing flashing on it, it flashes so fast its unreadable except one word...bios. what do we do to get … |
| | So I've been getting a problem with my computer lately, and it starts with the thing restarting itself and [I]maybe[/I] it'll post. but lately its just gotten worse and worse. whenever it does post, it usually tells me " System now in Safe Mode, Please resetting the CPU Frequency" (exact …  |
| | Ok, so I read the "My PC Won't Start" thread and I still can't get my new computer to start. Installed the motherboard, video card, one memory, cpu w/fan. Plug in monitor and keyboard. When I plug in power supply a light on the motherboard goes on. When I press … |
| | I'm very desperate right now as I'm not very computer savvy, and I'm hoping maybe one of many of you can help. Basically, I was playing a game, when suddenly, my computer froze completely. Note that the computer is only 2 weeks since purchase. I then manually shut down the … |
| | I installed Motherboard Monitor 5 and installed a new processor fan... but the temperature it displays are... cpu=-128c and case=-128c. can someone please tell me whats happening here? either the software is corrupted or something else is wrong... appreciate your help and thanks in advance. |
| | Ok, I found that my computer has 3173 viruses. The anti-virus client AVG didn't do anything about it, could not heal the items nor move them to the virus vault. Scared to shut the computer down I left the machine running for 2 days before a power failure killed it … |
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