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my friend gave me his notebook computer bc it was broken. when you plug the notebook in to charge it up it wont. what could be the problem here and is it fixable. it is a hp pavilion ze4200. thank you

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I have a DELL Latitude C600 Laptop with Windows ME OS. It used to have a 64mb memory card which was the standard for this model and I've always had problems with it hanging and crashing whenever it felt like it - but I am a patient kind of guy …

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Have a Presario S6000NX that when you power it up it will shut down and restart on its own. I do have a green light on the power supply and have tested the power supply with a tester and it test good. I can get the PC to stay on …

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Dear all, I'm currently working on a project to recover CPCI server blades which were not able to boot.I haven't a slightest clue on where to begin.Does anyone here have any particular flowchart where i can sequence my troubleshooting process to be able to recover this blade. It's a PII …

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:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: HiI HAVE TWO PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The first problem occurs when I run a virus scan. I contacted EZ ANTI VIRUS and the company said that this problem is a MICROSOFT problem because I ran a scan in the …

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Hello I have a problem with a laptop. it hangs on something and then when i try to reboot, it wont reboot except in safe mode. the first time that it happened was just after i had updated windows, and i thought that the update had caused it. this is …

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i've had two laptops so far, one twinhead and one [URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic50366.html#"]toshiba portege[/URL]. i experienced keyboard problems with both. the keys would get stuck and i would end up not being able to type anything. i would try to restart the [URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic50366.html#"]computer[/URL] but it would make this awful beeping sound (kind …

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i was posting my problems in the virus board, but since that's seemingly not the problem anymore, i thought i'd start one here and see if i can get more responses. anyways, here's my problem. my computer will not reboot into normal mode or safe mode. all i get when …

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Hey Everyone! I am Jacob, I have worked with computers since 1975, however other than a year obtaining a computer network certificate which did entail some soft and hardware class, I am mostly self taught. I found a Pentium II Dell V-400 at a garage sale that worked, however I …

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hello all. let me begin by stating i know nothing about computer hardware because i never experienced any problems till now. my toshiba satellite p35 laptop went dead on me last week. i wasnt doing anything or recently installed anything out of the ordinary. i received a blue screen error …

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Okay... this message is likely to be long. But bear with me. If you get bored, just skim straight through to the technical stuff. My dad (with the assistance of his neighbors and myself) is trying to build a new computer. This one, the one I'm typing on right now, …

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ok, i seem to have run into my own little problem. i'm building a computer for a friend, and i already have all the hardware put together. i also have Windows XP SP1 installed (he wanted to wait till his next paycheck before he picked up the Windows disk since …

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I am a complete novice at fixing computers but can anyone help. We had a mother and father of a storm Thunder and Lightning my computre did start after but slowley this morning it just wont power up it trys but just wont boot up Help

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Ok yall, here we go. I have a Sony VAIO model PCV-RZ20 desktop. I have had the computer for only about 2 years now but I have downloaded and done so much crap to it I decided it was about time to do a full system recovery back to the …

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My toshiba P30 won't boot at all. The power light goes on, fan works, dvd work fine, harddrive doesn't spin though. Total black screen. I tried an external monitor, same result. The harddrive LED doesn't flicker as it does usually when the harddrive is accessed. This problem started last night. …

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I checked the temperature of the cpu using a temp. software... it displayed 80c... but when I push the cpu fan against the cpu, the temp. reduces, if I let go, it increases... I checked and found two side holders of the cpu fan are broken. I held it for …

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ok so i bought this Dell Latitude D266XT it is a Pentium 2 266mhx MMC-1 processor I bought a P2400MHX MMC-1 processor to put in it, the processor works great but now i get an error message when windows wants to boot up that a file was corrupted and i …

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Hi, I have a very annoying problem here, it's like... I have a Intel D845WN motherboard, 256 MB RAM(133Mhz), nVidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 Pro Graphics card... I had a 1.7 Processor, but I replaced it with a 2.0, which is not supported by the motherboard. Now the computer shuts …

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PLease help!! i unplugged my pc for one day while building a new desk. Then today i hooked everything up and plugged in the pc to the wall . When i turned on the swtch ion the back the light on the power button began to flash as well as …

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this machine turn on and start to boo then says indalid disk. But has no disk in it.

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So.. Here's my series of insanely unfortunate events... I have had this machine for three years - never a problem besides the fact that the fan? something always ran and made a noise when it was on. I have an T2685 emachine.. It's finals week and I have 5 days …

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I am trying to diagnose a problem with my ASUS A7N8X machine. It has 512 Mb RAM, an AMD XP 2100+ chip, and a Chaintech GForce 4 MX 440 video card in it. The machine runs Debian Linux 3.1r1. I rarely shut this machine off, as it runs a BOINC …

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The dorm next to my son's was hit by lightning and his computer now will not start. Other computers in the dorm was are OK including his roomates. After using the reset the power light is comes back on, and when you push power to boot, it starts with normal …

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Hey everyone, this is my first post. I expect it's a lost cause, but if anyone can shed any light or come up with any suggestions i'll be very greatful. Oki, I found a laptop in the bin today. I know, not an everyday occurence. The Hdd(and i assume associated …

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I Have A Laptop When I Turn It On The Power Light Flashes Amber And It Will Not Turn On. Any Advice.

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I have this laptop computer running windows-xp SP2. when i power it on, a screen tells me to start my computer on a safe mode, or last known configuration, or normal start, etc. when i select one of the choices, all i get is a blank-black screen and the computer …

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Yesterday I went to a LAN party with my rig and for some unknown reason it wouldn't boot up. Just wouldn't. The monitor would show "no signal" sign when system was powered on. Weird thing, when IDE cables from hard drives and CD-Drives were UNPLUGGED from motherboard, I could actually …

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well, my computer was running so horible and well i had to format my HD and well i lost the data to my sound card its from what i know a "Creative SB Live! (WDM)" right now it will not play any internet sounds yet will play songs via winamp. …

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Hi, I built a computer a couple of years ago. It is an AMD 64 3000+ on a Gigabyte motherboard with a Gig of RAM. I leave it switched on most of the time but about a week ago, it totally crashed. There was just a blank screen and then …

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Dear all, I formated my pc and re-installed my computer with installation CD, I press F6 and it ran, but hang at loading PCI...so I press the reset button. Now, when I power on the computer, it shows light in front of the case, motherboard led light is on, power …

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