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am working on a dell dimension 3000 desktop computer, it stoped posting and after some troubleshooting i concluded the cpu had parked. i actually got another p4 478 processor which worked. but after buying another one it could not post, not even the one which had worked earlier on. but …

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My PC was working fine a few days ago but when I turned it on today it wouldn't work. At first it seemed normal because it started loading and everything, but after that when the blue welcome screen is suppose to come up there's nothing but a blackscreen. I tried …

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when i plug in the mp3 player in any computer this comes out "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED" i formated manualy but it stil does not recognizes it befor i formated i was in possibility to listen music but not to transfer it from my pc i allready have sonic stage …

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Hi there I am new to this, so excuse the terminology. We replaced a LCD on a Acer Travelmate 4200 laptop, but used another LCD from a HP NX8220 laptop, instead of purchasing the right LCD!!! Now we cannot read all the icons and it seems there is a graphics …

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I have an hp compaq n620c that was possibly hooked to a 19v 3.16 amp charger that may have reversed polarity, it was hooked up for 3-4 seconds... . the computer makes a bit more noise than normal when you go to start it up and acts like it is …

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my new computer decided it doesn't like to boot anymore :( Computer is a home-built gaming machine, (dual core, single ATI Radeon 4870, Asus P5Q Deluxe mobo, Vista x64 home premium) has been running fine for about 6 weeks with only minor video card driver issues. I had NOT yet …

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On a Dell, after a system crash, I rebooted in safe mode and the starting windows screen hangs and nothing happens, it just keeps saying starting. I restarted in all modes. I rebooted from the windows xp cd-rom and the recovery console does not allow me to type more than …

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All of a sudden the Portege M400-4032 will not shut off or boot. The first light on the panel constantly flashes orange while the laptop remains unresponsive. Can anyone help?

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Hi, I recently tried to swap out my xp2200 for a barton core xp3200. No my A7N8X will not post. Powers up, green light on board, HD's spin, Fans on, No video at all. Just sits there and does not do anything else..No beeps or anything. I am assuming the …

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I have a Toshiba satellite a135-s4527, it's a a little over a year old. Everything worked fine until one of my ac power cords just stopped working. so i replaced it and the new cord worked perfect but it somehow got bent up and that made wires poke out and …

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I have a gateway 600ygr bought used. Worked fine for 2 years, now powers on no fan no power light , just orange light on left front panel and blank screen. This is my only computer please help!!!

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Hello-last night I was on the internet watching a Camtasia presentation when suddenly my laptop crashed and threw up a blue screen with lots of white text. At the top it said "kernal data inpage error". And eventually the computer threw itself into reboot. The loading of Windows XP was …

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Hi Guys, Bit of a long shot but i got a bit of a computer problem and now its starting to irritate me somewhat. Every now and again from 10 mins to 3 hours its totally random. My computer freezes when im playing games its not one particular games it …

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Hi. I've got a Sony Vaio PCG -GRT815 and I'm trying to do my A level via my laptop. I've got the letter "t" running across the screen as if someone is presing the key constantly, and if I try to use the letter t it doesnt work. There isnt …

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Here is the problem: I was using my computer it just froze and i turned it off then i restarted then i froze when it was loading(the WindowsXp logo). Then i tried starting it up on safe mode and it freezes. I need help. Thank you.

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Ok, A buddy of mine recently asked me o fix his pc that some idiot custom built for him. I have worked on hundreds of computers starting when I was only 9 years old. Never found a computer that I couldn't fix. I have my A+, MCP and I'm also …

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Lately, I have been having problems starting my computer. I push the power button and the computer doesn't come all the way on. I wait about 15 minutes for it to seemingly "warm up", then hit the reset button and it starts up fine. Today when I tried to start …

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Please help, where can I find a jack for a inspiron 1150 , mine has snapped off mother board, searched the net had no joy, doing my head in now, any help would be appreciated Beaker UK

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Hi, I got the bluescreen as i was surfing. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 3b BCP1: 00000000C0000096 BCP2: FFFFFA6007F61AB7 BCP3: FFFFFA600E710FB0 BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_0_6001 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 256_1 Files that help describe the problem: …

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I recently moved and apparently did not sufficiently bundle up one of my computers. Post-move it wouldn't turn on at all and appeared to have a bad power supply. Replaced the power supply with a brand new one and the symptoms have changed but it still won't turn on. There's …

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After shutting down, my computer will not power-on again unless I unplug the power-cord, then plug it back in (or use the psu on/off switch). I have tried changing PSU, same thing happens. My guess it has to be related to my motherboard. I have the latest bios. I have …

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Hi, last night while watching a Camtasia presentation online my computer crashed and a blue screen error was thrown up on the screen. Since then sometimes I can boot successfully, just as many times I can't. Also when I click on a program or a file there is hang time...sometimes …

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I have an old dell c800 latitude it was originally formated with windows me and has since been reformated with xp. it now will start up and go straight to the screen where you can choose to run it in safe mode,last known config so on and so forth. no …

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Hi, I have an omnibook xe3 gf model with a problem which seems very common. The computer will turn on for about 20 seconds and then immediately power down. The fans spin up for about 5 seconds. Nothing appears on the screen and only very occaisionally do i hear the …

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Over the summer my computer developed a weird problem where it would turn on to a gray screen, turn off and turn back on, do that a few times till the logo finally came up. I did some troubleshooting, couldn't figure out what it was, and eventually it stopped happening. …

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Hi to my great family at Daniweb ! I bought a cheap laptop to add to a network in my home. It is a Thinkpad 600. When I bought it, it had Windows 98 on it and it ran fine. But, me being a little experimental is the real problem …

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Hi, I havea homebuilt computer, about 2 months old. It has been working perfectly until today. Build is as follows: XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz OCZ 2GB DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz EVGA GeForce GTX 280 1024MB So I decide to play the L4D …

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All working fine , but after replacing the bios battery the unit dont startup , just the 3 green leds please help

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Emachines t3410- WinXP - when you plug it in, it immediately comes on, no pushing the power button to start. Both fans run, power button lights up, LED flashes yellow once or twice and goes dark, no beeps from motherboard. Screen never changes from black. Cannot get to BIOS, safe …

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Hi all. I've been asked to fix a Dell Optiplex 330 (cringe) at work as it will not boot up. The user told be that it gone on to standby, and then it would not turn back on. Now I have looked at it I can see it power up …

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