| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| hp pavillion tx1260ea laptop | 7/8/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: My laptop's power supply works perfectly. It has surge protection against power outages. MY fans ...
A: according your words, I think your laptop has some place loosed or the southbridge aging. If a ...
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| Slave Drive | 7/8/2008 | Mike |
Q: I was looking to change my graphics card and removed it to see what type to replace it with. After ...
A: That's a bit unusual but it's most likely being caused by a corrupted graphics card driver. It ...
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| Wrong specifications showing | 7/7/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: I have an Intel E2160 processor which has a core speed of 1.8 GHz, but when I right-click "My ...
A: yes, E2160 1.8G=1800MHz=200*9, that means E2160 should run at 200MHz on board. but your PC just ...
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| Wrong specifications showing | 7/7/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: I have an Intel E2160 processor which has a core speed of 1.8 GHz, but when I right-click "My ...
A: The 1.19 GHz number is your FSB (Front Side Bus) speed. FSB is a printed circuit fed by a master ...
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| Recovering lost files and pictures after | 7/6/2008 | Michael Tedeschi |
Q: Thank you
A: It is a difficult process if you dont know what you are doing.....even if you have instructions. As ...
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| Too much noise | 7/5/2008 | Mike |
Q: I have a simple or dumb question. I have a DELL Optiplex GX260, Pentium 4 with Windows XP ...
A: Sounds good. 2GB is plenty so memory definitely isn't an issue. If your problems are only happening ...
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| Annoying noise | 7/5/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: I have a simple or dumb question. I have a DELL Optiplex GX260, Pentium 4 with Windows XP ...
A: If it is a 'vibrating' kind of noise, check your CD player to make sure you haven't left a disk in ...
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| Too much noise | 7/5/2008 | Mike |
Q: I have a simple or dumb question. I have a DELL Optiplex GX260, Pentium 4 with Windows XP ...
A: Not a dumb question, or really a simple one frankly. Lack or computer performance like that can be ...
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| RAM | 7/4/2008 | Bobbert |
Q: I have a pentium 4 computer 3.6GHz with onboard graphics card I play a game called Ultimate ...
A: I can't find any system requirements for the game, although it seems to be a text based RPG, so it ...
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| MSI or EVGA Motherboard | 7/4/2008 | Mike |
Q: Kindly help me out to choose which motherboard is better to buy,I know this depends on many factors ...
A: Those two are pretty much the same with only a couple minor differences. They both have the same ...
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| MSI or EVGA Motherboard | 7/4/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: Kindly help me out to choose which motherboard is better to buy,I know this depends on many factors ...
A: If I were you, I would go with the MSI board. On the surface they are both exceptional motherboards ...
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| EVGA or MSI Motherboard | 7/4/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: Kindly help me out to choose which motherboard is better to buy,I know this depends on many factors ...
A: They are the same, as usual, 680i and 790i are made by nvidia, nor MSI or EVGA, they just adhere ...
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| BIOS upgrade | 7/3/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: I'm no computer whiz, but I've gradually upgraded my 6 year old PC with larger hard drive and more ...
A: As the old saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it!'. The only reason to upgrade a BIOS is if ...
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| DDR1 Ram Support. | 7/3/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: I have a Intel 845 Motherboard and RAM installed on it is DDR1 266Mhz. Can I Install 1GB DDR1 RAM ...
A: You CAN mix DDR1 boards of different speeds on the same motherboard in most cases. However, the ...
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| pc boots without error beeps/no video | 7/3/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: My motherboard is a GA-7VKMP and I have a ATI Radeon 9800 pro all-in-wonder video card. My problem ...
A: search ' how to clean CMOS' on goolge, that will be a detail way. 1. close PC. 2. open the box. ...
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| an error | 7/2/2008 | Mike |
Q: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2iH8S769Lq4 yeah thats wat happens i dont know wat to do i was thinking ...
A: First off, I'm not going to communicate back and forth in emails so hopefully this site will email ...
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| OS | 7/1/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: With all this technology why hasn't MS put their OS's on EPROMs on the motherboard. Sure would ...
A: Interesting idea, but Microsoft is not in the hardware business (including BIOS chips). Also, ...
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| Starting windows | 7/1/2008 | Mike |
Q: When I start my computer, there is no beep sound and the following message appears on the screen To ...
A: Your problem is probably being caused by one of two different possibilities and both of them ...
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| Starting windows | 7/1/2008 | DaZ FiZzle |
Q: When I start my computer, there is no beep sound and the following message appears on the screen To ...
A: sup kirupairajah, is this for a lenovo or ibm machine? if so when it says that message try ...
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| VIA KT133 GA-7ZX mainboard | 6/29/2008 | Bobbert |
Q: I have an older system that I want to upgrade for my wife. She will use it for email, internet and ...
A: No, DDR is a different technology. I posted in another response to check what the memory in your ...
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| Harware Interrupts conti. | 6/29/2008 | Mike |
Q: So what you were saying in the past answer is that I need to try alot of different things to get ...
A: Yeah I'd start with the IDE Channels. To uninstall any of the system components that I mentioned go ...
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| Hardware interrupts | 6/28/2008 | Mike |
Q: I need help with getting a process called "Hardware interrupts" to stop. This process is taking 80 ...
A: That sucks. You definitely have some piece of internal hardware that is having driver issues. ...
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| starting computer | 6/28/2008 | DaZ FiZzle |
Q: computer has xp home on it self built with sp2, when turn on now it says to load setup disc, i can ...
A: sorry for the delay in answering. work has been unusually busy lately. well u could always put ...
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| Win XP Password | 6/28/2008 | Mike |
Q: I went out to fix a Dell Dimension 3100 that had a BIOS PW issue. I got passed that and then I ...
A: If all you're needing is to get past the Windows XP password then check out one of the following ...
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| Win XP Password | 6/28/2008 | DaZ FiZzle |
Q: I went out to fix a Dell Dimension 3100 that had a BIOS PW issue. I got passed that and then I ...
A: if you install xp home without reformatting it will set up ur machine for dual os. when u boot u ...
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| Win XP Password | 6/28/2008 | Bobbert |
Q: I went out to fix a Dell Dimension 3100 that had a BIOS PW issue. I got passed that and then I ...
A: Sorry to get back to you so late on this, I forgot to set a vacation flag, and generally don't get ...
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| pc boots without error beeps/no video | 6/27/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: My motherboard is a GA-7VKMP and I have a ATI Radeon 9800 pro all-in-wonder video card. My problem ...
A: 1. clean your PC's CMOS, there is a jumper near the battery, short 2-3 3 second and put it back. ...
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| wireless keyboards and tv tunners | 6/27/2008 | Mike |
Q: Do wireless keyboards work well with new desktop computers with vista, also do tv tunners do what ...
A: Wireless keyboards (and mice) are like most things, you get what you pay for. If you're looking ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 | Mike |
Q: I have a friend who manages an apartment complex that has a Dell Dimension 3100 running a program ...
A: The best I can offer without a lot more details is an educated guess. Which is that it sounds like ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 | DaZ FiZzle |
Q: I have a friend who manages an apartment complex that has a Dell Dimension 3100 running a program ...
A: sup Landon, just out of curiosity, do u do freelance pc repair, or are u a technician of some sort? ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 | Tarzan |
Q: I have a friend who manages an apartment complex that has a Dell Dimension 3100 running a program ...
A: oh, you have asked twice the same questions, I have understood you. there is a way to break the ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 | Ricardo Agudelo |
Q: I have a friend who manages an apartment complex that has a Dell Dimension 3100 running a program ...
A: Sorry but it doesn't make sense to me. If the PC finds the hard drive and shows the Windows logo, ...
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| BIOS PASSWORD | 6/26/2008 | Ricardo Agudelo |
Q: As I forgot the BIOS password, I have been told to let the BIOS battery unable for 3-5 seconds. My ...
A: Behavior varies with every PC, so without knowing which brand and model your motherboard is it's ...
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| forgotten password | 6/26/2008 | Mike |
Q: Is there any way around a forgotten password in order to log on and change password for a proteva ...
A: Ok, strike two on my part. I appologize. It's been too long since my Win98 days. Try this next: ...
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| Updating my laptop | 6/26/2008 | Mike |
Q: I have a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4114 Model PSAA8U-0MD02K with XP media edition. I got it two years ...
A: Unfortunately you really can't do much to upgrade laptops. The only thing you can do is add more ...
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| Updating my laptop | 6/26/2008 | Bobbert |
Q: I have a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4114 Model PSAA8U-0MD02K with XP media edition. I got it two years ...
A: None, to speak of, given the age of the system, and proprietary nature of laptops, there will be no ...
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| forgotten password | 6/25/2008 | Mike |
Q: Is there any way around a forgotten password in order to log on and change password for a proteva ...
A: Simpler yet so disregard those previous links. If you just hit Cancel on the log-in box Windows 98 ...
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| forgotten password | 6/25/2008 | Mike |
Q: Is there any way around a forgotten password in order to log on and change password for a proteva ...
A: If you have your Windows XP cd you can check this site out and follow the instructions in order to ...
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| BIOS PASSWORD | 6/25/2008 | Saleem |
Q: I forgot my password for BIOS. My computer is EXPER A3000 Notebook PC with Windows XP Home Edition. ...
A: You will have to remove your cmos battery from your motherboard after you completely cut the power ...
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| No sound | 6/25/2008 | DaZ FiZzle |
Q: I just got a desktop from my friend and installed xp on it and got it hooked up and everything but ...
A: sup micheal, download belarc advisor from download.com and run it to find out what type of ...
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