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Hello to all of u, thabks for reading this. I have a VGN-FJ270 Sony Vaio Laptop. The problem is that suddenly while i'm using the laptop, the screen appears all in read or blue or green, it happened to me in three times in different days. I do not know …

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My 05 cpq presario v6000 laptop intermittently has an identical boot up problem when it powers up for exactly 22 seconds then shuts off, comes right back on, then cycles on and off again exactly 22 seconds again and again till I shut it off. Sometimes it will boot up …

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Hi All, has anyone had a similar problem with a HP Pavilion dv4000 lappy. Totally dead - using battery or mains power. Thanks in advance

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Hi everybody, I have an old Dell 5150 PC from 2007 and i use it as a second pc, It shutdowned suddely, and now it doesn't boot anymore, when i press the power button, it flashes again and again until i release the button. INFO : pentium d 2.66 ghz …

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My computer, Compaq Presario, keeps shutting part way off like it does when you put in standby but then it won't wake up. I had the same problem about about a week and a half ago and it wouldn't stay on long enough to boot up. I finally took the …

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I have a fully functional Dell vostro 1500 laptop running Windows XP (home edition) that I would like to change the administrator from the ex-employee account.

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Hey I just replaced a motherboard in a dell gx620. put all the components in and it fires up but I cannot log in. it responds to Cnt Alt DEL to accesss the login ( and will recognise cap lock on etc) but when I try to type a password …

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ASUS Mb, 3 gigs of RAM, 1.9 AMD processor with WindowsXP Pro. Well the machine was operating just fine and I was working on it. All of a sudden it shutdown and turned off. So, I turned it back on, it did the first DOS screen and then went into …

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I just recently bought a Compaq presario for repair off ebay. I just got it today and began looking at it for problems. I took the power button cover off and found there's no button board. I also found there was a soda spill on the keyboard. So I bought …

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Hi, my mom has a Dell Dimension 4550 that has been running fairly smooth for several years. Recently she tried to install some new DDR ram in to the mobo, and VERY incorrectly seated it. She asked me to look at it (after the fact) cause her computer would power …

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Daughter's been off to college, and trying to use her old Thinkpad R31, but it asks for her user name and password, and she can't remember it. Any way to work around this?

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I recently found a solution, or answer to a problem... My GF Inspiron 6000, had an HD crash(bad blocks) I ghosted the system up to an external HD then down to the new HD. After doing so the comp started past POST to a screen that read [url]www.dell.com[/url] at the …

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Hi all, Is there any chance to shut down a pc automatically only because of loose connection of processor fan ?. -vinod

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I bought a new motherboard (asrock n86c-s ucc) because my old one's PCI-E slot was not working. I installed the board properly the first time with my cpu and everything seated correctly in a new case only to find that my computer was not turning on at all woth 2 …

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So my laptop is about 3 years old and getting due for replacement, its recenetly gone wonky too but i want to see if its worth taking in. So after starting up it seemed like a had a stuck key as my password field was just filled up. I shut …

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I have a friend's Toshiba Tecra M2. When it tries to boot it shows the errors: IDE #0 Error PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. Insert system disk in drive. Press any key when ready.... The hard drive wasn't recognized in the BIOS, so I …

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please, i have a toshiba satelite 2410, it does not power on, when i connect the power cable the green LED shows but when i press the power button the LED turns amber and its blinking. please help. I have remove the battery and power it, i have also tested …

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Hello, I'm having an issue with my desktop. It's a custom build and has been running perfectly for a couple of years. Last week whilst playing a game the machine died... Completely. As it died I smelled a brief but strong burning smell. After this the machine would not boot …

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I am trying to fix my mom's laptop. It's a dv6000 series hp. It was running slow and having problems. then I took it home and it would boot poorly and I did a system restore. it now wont boot. I tried to wipe the drive and reload the os. …

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My Dell Latitude D630 power button stopped working after I had removed the keyboard to replace it. Turns out the one sent to me was incorrect, so I put the old keyboard back on to wait for a new one. I put the power button cover strip back on and …

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I have a Toshiba Satelite Laptop. I recently Replaced the DC JACK SOCKET and when I tried to boot up I received the following error message. Media Test failure insert boot dick and press any key. I've removed the disk drive before but I've never had a problem with it …

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I researched and couldn't find anything close. I have a Yoshiba Satellit A105-S101 laptop. 1 and 1/2 year old. Intel Celeron M380 1.6 ghz. 512 mb DDR 2 533 SDRam. Video ATI Radeon Xpress 200M with shared video 128mb. 60 gig HD. cd-DVD writer. Realtek ALC 861 sound card. Windows …

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this just started happening w/in the hour, so I'm kinda still alittle in panic mode... but upon boot up my compy will randomly freeze anywhere from the bios screen to the desktop I think there may be a static leak somewhere, but I'm looking for other possible options... IK a …

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Heres the story: Last night my Compaq laptop was working perfectly fine. At that time it was not plugged in and the power cord was disconnected from it. A couple hours later, I go to the laptop, push the power button, and find that nothing at all happens. Nothing turns …

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I removed all devices from the motherboard but the cooling fan runs for approximately 3 second then stops turning. "6 volts" is printed (on motherboard) near the fan assembly, but it measured 5 volts instead when I checked it. Is this typical for this model? I was unable to find …

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Hi, My Acer Aspire 1800 laptop only starts up when the battery is in. When the laptop starts up the "power light" and "battery loading light" turn on. In Windows I can see the battery is loading so the AC Adaptor and the AC plug on the motherboard seem to …

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I have read the other posts on the w2888 trouble and am asking to verify what I believe has happened. This machine is my kids machine so there is nothing to lose on the hard drive, the kids play games and surf on it and it wouldn't power up for …

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Hi, I recently spilled red wine onto the keyboard of my brand new Dell Inspiron 1525. I switched off as quick as I could and left to dry but as you could imagine it didn't apprecaite it and would not turn back on afterwards. I left it for a week …

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Earlier today, I unplugged the power cord from my machine to move it to a different room (the machine was running at the time). When I plugged the machine back in it did not respond and would not charge the battery. Slowly, the battery began to lose its charge, and …

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