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A couple of weeks ago my computer began to either freeze or reboot several times a day. I noticed that it occured especially during some tasks, such as moving large files from one partition to another. I opened my case to observe if anything was wrong. I played around in …

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Hello all, This is my first time posting here, I built this system 8 months ago. [Amd Phenom X4 9850BE with Biostar TA790GX 120M. Everything is working fine with the internal graphic card. Yesterday, I decided to install a new graphic adapter (ATI4670IcedTurbo 512MB DDR3). I can get the card …

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Hello All, I tried searching your forum for an answer to my problem and found nothing. Details of the Problem: The computer's fans and lights start. No POST, it remains on with fans on max. A little history: A month ago the computer worked fine. Then the odd time it …

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HP Pavillion m733n. Put new graphics card with HDMI port, 1Tb HDD, and dual tv tuner card. Pressing F1 while pressing Power ON causes "entering setup..." to appear but freezes at that point. Took all the cards out and put the original HDD back and it still does the same. …

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Hello world!!!! I know this sounds kind of stupid, but i am in the process of installing a new OS on my old PC because the XP went missing a file and doesnt boot up (also lost the install CD). I need to save some files that are on this …

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At startup it shows Dell Inspiron 1501 Bios Revision 2.4.1 i press F2 start reboot and then the only thing i see is black screen w/ the arrow pointer that can be move w/mouse. Can anybody help? Thank You Juniortampabay

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hi all this is my first post so bare with me i have a hp pavilion ze4140 laptop when i switch it on i get the message to check the media cable i have gone into the bios and changed the boot settings to cd-hd- then i realised my hard …

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I have a feeling this is probably a simple issue. I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 laptop. I recently had to replace the hard drive (If you don't backup, take my advice - start doing it TODAY!) Now when I boot up one of the first things I see …

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Hey guys, I'm having a little trouble and have an odd question. I start up the PC, it asks the "Start the Computer Normally, Start in Safe Mode..." blah blah, you know what screen I am talking about. Whichever option I choose, it'll take me to the screen as if …

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I have no idea what the problem is. I have a dimension 4700 with intel pentium 4. I run Windows Professional SP2. Every time I start up the computer, it shuts back down and restarts after the Windows screen is finished loading. It won't let me boot into safe mode …

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I wanna build my own computer and i am not sure on what case to get. I want a case that will be able to fit what ever parts I eventually choose and will be easy to upgrade. Cooling is one thing i would obviously want it to do well. …

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Hi, my Toshiba Satellite L300 won't boot up after I installed Skype. It runs on Windows Vista. The LED for the power and is on but the screen stays blank. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.

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I don't want to get into software because everyone uses a computer a little different so there's always someone with a different opinion (mac/pc) but in terms of hardware...is there a non-Mac, PC-based computer out there in which hardware meets or exceeds the exceptionally durable, light, and thinness of the …

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I have an older dell and it won't boot. as soon as the network boot screen appears it goes to a sceen that says press F1 to retry boot, Press F2 for utility setup when I go to the utility setup it says there is no hard disk drive installed...The …

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Hi there. I have an hp desktop that runs windows xp home and when its turned on, all lights and evrything work properly untill the blu hp screen comes on and the power light stays on for about 30 seconds and then goes out and nothing else happens... Any ideas?

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I have Toshiba Qosmio G25 ,I had issue with turning on the laptop for sometime but I manage to unplug the cable remove the Ac adapter then push the power switch for 10 second and put battery back and connect the Ac adapter and turn the computer on. Today when …

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Hi A friend has given me a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-155 laptop to take a look at. It wont boot up! It goes as far as a screen saying your last session was shut down blah blah blah do you want to start in safemode safemode with networking safemode with …

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Hi friends, I have strange problem my laptop (dell inspiron 18000) not working. when i power on, it's LED on for a 2-seconds then off suddenlly no display. at on time motherboard 5v,12v & -12v lines are normal. I have swap following parts, 1. Adapter. 2. Battery. 3. converter ckt(small …

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Guys we have a great deal of problem here in the philippines specially here in Metro, Manila, Philippines. Can you please help me, coz. I dont have any ideas how to clean a computer unit submerged in floody/muddy water.

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Hi there I have a Toshiba Tecra 8100. At the moment the machine will not boot up. Can you help. The battery is fully charged. the power lights come on Battery, Power, screen, CD rom drive. all green. I can not get into the bios, or to the A DRIVE …

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hello my computer was working properly but when i started it few days ago it shows "password have been cleared. place back the clear password switch to its original position then restart your pc. boot block recovery mode has been set, set switch bootblock recovery to the open/up position before …

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I have an HP Pavilion dv6810us laptop, and earlier today, I left my computer running while I left the room. When I came back, the monitor displayed only a black screen. I tried everything I could think of, but it wouldn't respond, so I forced it to shut down by …

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Does anyone know what are the pins layout for this laptop or any pictures of other laptops? This is an Inspiron 1100/5100. In a desktop where you put the power button wire they have labels such as pwr,hdd,led, etc... If anyone can give me an idea of any of those …

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while watching a movie .. laptop died ... several boot failed .. battery light flicker 3 times then shut down ... HELP! .. ALL MY SCHOOL WORK ON LAPTOP

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Hello friends, I have strange problem? I have asus 845 motherboard (cpu~2ghz) working normally but there is no sound from Speaker. 1. speakers is on & its new. 2.ac97 drivers are installed properly. 3.there are no conflict. 4.even I successfully Place another Working IC. Can u help me.

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In a machine harddisk was not detected,so i connected it to another one.it was detected. I formatted the harddisk by win xp and then reconnected to the previous machine,but still the problem was not solved....please help

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Have read many posts and tried what was suggested. I pulled the 2 memory modules and cleaned the contacts with an eraser. I inserted only one of the modules at a time, switching slots etc. and then powered it up each time. Once with only 1 module installed, I got …

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I have via kt266a chipset motherboard with amd duron proccessor. machine start normally but hang in cmos setup,Please can you give me solution ? & need bios id numbers of it? & tell me type of bios's file where i will get ???

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I have a toshiba M45 stsrts up then the screen turn black and the lighted power on button gos out any suggestions and if i have to take it apart is there anything i should know thanks

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