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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone would have an answer, since microsoft just sends me on a wild goose-chase... I Just built a brand new computer from scratch. I checked out the compatibility lists of each of my hardware components to make sure they were compatible. My question is …

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I just bought a Jetway n2view, mainly because it supports up to 3ga of ram and has nvidia chipsets. Previously I purchased a mobo from geeks.com and it did the same thing so I sent it back and it was found defective. So I buy a new board. Here is …

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A week ago my Alienware laptop decided to go Blue Screen on me and after much trial and error, I decided to call their tech support which told me that my 6 months was up and the help was very poor. All of that aside while trying to install the …

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Hi Over the past few months, sometimes my PC will not switch on at all and it is completely dead. Sometimes this lasts for a few minutes and sometimes it lasts for a few days whereby I do nothing but leave the PC alone and try switching it on again …

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Hi all, Hope this question hasn't been answered already, but I am having some serious issues with my PC. Basically it won't turn on when I plug in the 6 pin power connector into my 8800GT. Both the CPU and GPU fans rotate very slightly then everything shuts off (then …

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I have a Compaq Presario 700US that won't start up. I turn it on, it goes to the compaq logo then stops/freezes. Please help!

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I Have a TOSHIBA Sattelite P25-S262 Laptop, And When I boot the System, I Get a Bunch Of 0's Across the screen, It's like the matrix in here! When there was an installation of windows on there, it loaded into windows fine but the bit depth was only 16bit, If …

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i dont know much about laptops or computers in general so hopefully the info that i give will be enough. when using the laptop it just shut off for no reason. after that i tried to start it again by pressing the power button and it seemed as if everything …

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Hi, I was given Toshiba Tecra 9000 which worked 3 days until WinXP gave blue screen. After numerous reboots I finally reinstalled WinXP at it worked next 8 hours just fine and then blue screen again. After that it wouldn't install WinXP again. Install stopped error which told to use …

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Hi. My laptop dvd, is dead, and I get the error on top. Tried 2 update driveres without any luck. Any ideas??

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Hello, I have a presario 2100 series laptop, and i am trying to run the quickrestore disks to restore the hard drive to the factory image. i have started the process with disk one, and it shut down after about 16%- now it doesn't have the operating system it needs …

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I recently built a new pc which was running fine for a couple of weeks without any problem. I then didn't use the computer for 2 weeks. When I next came back to use it, I pressed the on button, it started for a second and then stopped. It then …

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i dont know if this is the right spot but I hope it is. So here it goes. i have about 3 computers. one of them the power supply went out and i was to lazy to replace it and it was my main computer. So i took the hard …

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Hi, all. I am new to this board, and am an amatuer computer tech/screwdriver wizard (read "witchdoctor"!:rolleyes: ). I am largely self-taught, and probably don't know nearly as much as most others here. Anyway, on to my problem. I am trying to revive an old 286/12, and need some info …

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Hi all thanks for all the welcome replies. My pc recently started failing to boot sometimes it happens sometimes once or twice a month. I usually have to remove the cmos battery for a couple of seconds plug my moniter into the onboard vga reboot then disable the onboard graphics …

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3 weeks ago my motherboard set on fire. I originally thought it was mechanical error, I now know it was simply the dark lord's entrance to this realm. I ordered a new motherboard to replace the burnt one. The new one didnt turn on at all, no lights, fans, or …

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I don't know if anyone out there has been looking for a good account manager to handle [B]IT procurement[/B] for their company but I thought I would throw this out there. My name is Paul Smart, I'm a corporate account manager for Zones, Inc. we carry over 350,000 plus products …

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HI, the hard drive on my IBM thinkpad was very noisy. Now it doesn't seem to be working. When I try to boot up I get the IBM screen but nothing past that. Eventually I get a black screen with a small square then a lock then xxx (three x's) …

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I bought this PC from Ibuypower around Nov/Dec, and it's worked flawlessly till today. I was online typing an email, and all of a sudden my PC just shuts off. The power was still on to the house ;) so I tried to start it up, but the monitor read …

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I just built a computer for the first time and am having some problems. I believe everything is hooked up correctly. When I power on my computer, everything seems fine and the monitor shows the intel BIOS screen. Then after about 20 seconds, the whole thing just shuts off. If …

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Hi, I have tried looking for this exact problem in other threads but could not find it. This morning I sat down at my PC and my screen was completly black. The PC was still on as it had not been turned off from a few hours ago but just …

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I have a HP Pavilion Laptop, Version DV5000 running on Windows XP SP2 The issue has continued for a few weeks now, quite randomly. Often times I will simply click the mouse of touch a key on the keyboard, and the computer will turn off. I just wiped my entire …

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I have an IBM Thinkpad T42, 2373-FWG series, about four years old, recently replaced hard drive. Battery is equally as old, not subject to recall, but acting a little funny since hard drive replaced -- drains in 90 minutes as opposed to 2 and a half hours before. About two …

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First, thanks to all in advance! My PC will not start up at all. There is a constant whine when the power is attached to the motherboard and the power supply is turned on. The whining noise seems to be coming from the motherboard, near the green led light. It …

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Error message: STOP 0X0000007B (OxC0000032,0x00000000,0x00000000)INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE I can't log on the my computer. help!!!!!!!!!!! Dave J

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Well indirectly anyways ! Sequence of events (or screwups on my part) 1 - Vista SP1 started with networking problems "NVIDIA nforce controller dirver not working properly or installed" - Tried to uninstall driver - get new drivers, unistall let microsoft provide driver with SP1 - uninstalled driver and went …

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Hi, I build high end video editing capture systems. I have come across a problem that I just can't wrap my mind around. All the symptoms said it was the power supply. I changed the Antec out and put a Kingwin in. Hooked up everything, PCI-X theh hole 9 yards. …

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Any one can help me with why a new Power Supply will not even power on. It is a Kingwin with PCI-X, Sata and all the seperate connections. I can not figuer out why it will not at least power up. I have always used Antecs. The configuration is different …

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My PC hates me please help! Last night while i was sleeping my watercooling sprung a leek! I woke up to an off PC. My gut reaction was to check my watercooling as its the pump has been faulty. Well to my horror all the pipes were empty! So i …

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I was using a custom built pc for about 9 months when my motherboard burnt out. This isn't a figure of speech; it literally set on fire. I pulled the power cord and the fire went out immediately, but the corner of my motherboard was a blacked husk. I believe …

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