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| | Hi all i have a GATEWAY MT 6825T LAPTOP and tonight it froze and went all blocky but not all over the screen so i turned off the laptop and rebooted it but to no avail. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE LAPTOP POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE HARD DRIVE … |
 | My computer is having extreme difficulties. In the first place my computer has problems starting up. After pressing the power button the computer will make a normal click sound indicating it's on and then do nothing else. (It normally makes a click sound, then beeps and goes to bios and … |
| | Last wednesday my computer BSOD'd when i was away. the error message was of the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL type, but i can't recreate it and did not record the stop error. I decided to just reinstall windows. I did not attempt to go into safe mode, but was able to briefly reboot …  |
| | I,m associted with best buy,im aka best buy bob. looking for a second and third possible opinion in regards to troubleshooting a compaq sr1650nx desktop. issue is when system bootsup to the compaq screen,the pc freezes at that point,no keyboard control,i believe the hard drive is the problem, any opinions |
| | OK, over the last 2 months, I have been trying to solve the problem that causes all my videogames to randomly freeze during gameplay (no other time like cut scene movies or something) When it freezes, the audio usually loops and skips like a scratched CD, and I am forced … |
| | hello everybody, i have a tricky challenge: received a [B]Sony Vaio PCG-TR5B[/B] with XP Pro SP2 for a maintenance job, fresh install of xp, routine jobs. however, the dvd/cd is not working, the mbr doesn't work, no floppy drive, usb port available, but not as a bootable option. which leaves … |
| | hello guys, im new here at daniweb and the reason why i signed up is that im hoping that you guys can help me on my pc problem. ok here are my problems: 1.whenever i start my pc sometimes it doesnt detect my sata drive and boots up via network … |
| | hello, I'm kinda new to this but I'll try to be a clear as possible. First off my system: Asus MOBO BIOS Windows XP AMD processor geforce gfx card (I can't remember the specifics on top of my head, but if need I'll check them out) my current problem: My … |
 | Long time no post. I am needing help with a computer that I have... obviously. The computer has not been turned on in a while because... It blue screens after the Windows logo comes up. I can't go into any option... safe mode, safe mode with networking.. last knows good … |
| | Hi ladies and gents, yep, I'm an old lady accountant who's got the blue screen of death. Can anybody help me get past this? I have been laid off, got no dough and need my laptop. I'm using a friends computer to plead for help. I need my laptop. Please … |
| | rightt. im new to this so i dont know if i am posting my thread in teright place. but none the less, im confused. :( i have a iQon laptop and its worked perfectly fine up till today when i switched on and it says i have a UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME and … |
| | Hello, I have the above machine and it was becoming unstable, so I thought I would simply reload xp....(in hindsight - a hideous idea). Basically, after the initial reload of XP the system showed an error along the lines of "error in partition cannot continue". When I restarted the laptop, … |
| | and i thought the blue one was bad hi im new to the forum and this is my first time ever needing to post a pc repair question my computer powers on but there are no beeps and no signal comes up on the my initial thought was graphics card … |
| | HELP!HELP!!! i WAS CLEANING MY PC AND WENT TO RESTART IT,NOTHING!THE GATEWAY SCREEN CAME UP NO WINDOWS.IT SHOWS A FLASHING CURSOR BUT THATS IT.CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE,PLEASE,ITS MY WIFES PC,THANKS RANDY  |
| | Hi i've just joined the community........... i have a desktop at hoem and a laptop laptop is currently dead and i'm sure its something to do with the updates i installed or tried to!! i like to tinkle with the comps but probably shouldnt and will no doubt be asking …  |
| | I originally posted this as a Windows XP thread, but I think it belongs here. When my computer starts, it runs through the memory checks, and then stops at "Detecting IDE drives." Nothing else happens. No error messages, nothing. I can't use delete to get to the BIOS. I even … |
| | Hi i have a toshiba satelite L20 laptop recently it refused to start up so i had the tech guys look at it. they replaced pretty much everything bar the hdd and ram by looks of it. the past week it has been freezing, nothing worked, alt+ctrl+del, escape etc etc...........only … |
| | A while back, I turned on my tower, it began to boot, and soon thereafter turned back off again. Confused, I attempted to turn it back on again, and it did nothing. I thought my power supply had gone, but have since had that replaced, and I'm not receiving any … |
| | I have an old (purchased in 2001) Dell Dimension, running XP, which has worked just fine, until yesterday. In the middle of the day, the machine locked up (mouse and keyboard unresponsive), but I was able to restart it successfully and work normally for several hours. Later in the evening, … |
| | Guys 'n' Gals A month or so ago I tried to plug my falsh drive(bought in [URL="http://www.popvoucher.co.uk/productshow_catid-40_lid-5599_c-Lexar,JumpDrive,Secure,II,Plus,USB,Flash,Drives.html"]popvoucher[/URL] )into my MAC to send some photos. The USB said it was being charged but the MAC seems to have no linking that it's connected. I can't force it to pick it up … |
| | What a piece of junk! Ran extremely hot, the hinges broke, and now it died. This laptop took no abuse unlike my work IBM ThinkPad. I had dropped that thinkpad more times then I can recall and it still runs. The Dell was used only in the house, from a … |
 | [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][size=2]Well, I finally got all the pieces so that I can build my own pc kit. Here are the pieces I have: G-Force 6800GT (gpu) AMD 64 3200+ Athlon 939 Zalman Ultra cou cooler fan ASUS A8v Deluxe MOBO Maxtor diamondmax 200gig S.ATA Kingston AK2/1gb ddr400 (installed in the blue … |
| | I don't really know thet much about techie computer stuff so haven't a clue what to do. It first started when i tried to access my Learn direct course for the first time which required me to download a Authorware Web Player. It downloaded but wouldn't start up then my … |
| | ok not sure i'm in the right sopt but i have annoying problem with my desktop, has been going on a while but is really annoying now!! I can rip 2 cd's onto the library using winodws media player but as soon as a 3rd disk goes in the computer … |
| | I own a Packard Bell EasyNote with Intel Celeron, 512mb Ram, 40Gb HDD. I've been using it for about 2years. Last week, I forgot to turn off the laptop at night, and the next morning I was shocked to see that the laptop is not turning ON. Actually, it turns … |
| | My Satellite m45 s 269 turns on for about five seconds then shuts right off. At times I press the start button and maybe 5 seconds after I press it, it will turn on for only about 5 seconds and shut right off. My father inlaw seems to think I … |
| | I have an NX570X laptop that is 1 month out of warranty (isn't it ironic) it is running XP SP2 with two 512mb ram cards installed Without warning I turned it on and here is what happens. 1. Gateway screen comes up 2. press 11 to start recovery times out … |
| | My daughter's computer is a HP about 3 years old and it's been working fine. She turned it on last night and today went to use it and the blue power light and the green light on the back by the power chord are blinking fast and nothing happens. It … |
| | Hi, I'm new here I have an old Sony Pcg-fx140 and I've been trying to boot it up since the last few months. So I know it the motherboard I predict that its dead but the power is the only factor in question. the laptop takes 19.5v and 3.0 amps … |
| | Hi, I've built quite a few computers and troubleshooted a good amount of hardware issues, but this one is new to me. When I power on my computer, I get a burst of life from the GPU fan, the case fans, and the power-on LED, which then all simultaneously cut … |
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