| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Error Message on Start Up | 11/12/2009 |
Q: i started it up today and it gave me this error message: ERROR Warning:IRQ not configured - PCI ...
A: You should go to F1 and enter the BIOS. For some reason it seems to have lost it's settings. When in ...
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| windows xp | 11/10/2009 |
Q: My computer is a Dell with XP professional version 2002, service pack 3. It has a Pentium 4 CPU ...
A: Increasing the RAM to the maximum amount will increase your performance tremendously. I would like ...
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| computer | 11/10/2009 |
Q: please how do clean a password in the bios setup
A: Did you forget the password? You can use a Windows disk and run the repair utility to remove the ...
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| problem with usb ports | 11/6/2009 |
Q: i have a problem with my usb ports. how do i solve it ANSWER: Do they not work or are they just not ...
A: Go to Control Panel> System> Device Manager> scroll down to Universal Serial Bus Controllers and ...
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| Prototype Computer Build | 11/6/2009 |
Q: First, I will tell a little about my business: I am a very computer-oriented person, and know almost ...
A: Great question! According to the computer and the BIOS (setup)there are several ways to overclock ...
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| Dell Dim. 2350 | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Hey thanks a lot for your prompt reply to my questions about my 2350 Dell. I have the Windows XP sp ...
A: I used to go to the dell support forums and search the answers there. There is a wealth of ...
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| dimension 2350 dell | 11/3/2009 |
Q: "Hi there Keith! I have my old Dimension 2350 Dell which is down and I can't seem to find what the ...
A: Mario, I would first go to the dell site and see what the blinking light means. There are beep codes ...
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| Laptop won't boot? | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is in the right category. My laptop (a Compaq Evo n610c, running Windows XP) ...
A: In the boot up screen it should have what button to push to enter setup or BIOS. We need to find out ...
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| I need your help | 11/2/2009 |
Q: Ok first this question is about a netbook....but as of yet there are not any laptop experts. If you ...
A: I cannot find any information about upgrading the CPU. It has been my experience when it comes to ...
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| monitor - video card | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased a used sony lcd color monitor and I have a dell dimension 2400 CPU. The monitor ...
A: If the monitor driver did not help there are several things you can try. 1. Try the monitor on ...
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| CPU upgrade | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have a dell vostro with an Intel 420, 1.6, 512kb Celeron A1 chip. I was wondering what type of ...
A: Do you have any more detailed information about the processor? I have found out a little and think ...
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| upgrade Dell Dimension 2350 | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 2350. Yes, its old. Is there anything I can do with this machine besides a ...
A: Using it for anything other than a boat anchor would be the most cost effective thing you could do ...
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| Problem installing Win XP | 10/19/2009 |
Q: my basic PC configuration is as follows: TIGA TI810+S MB, Intel P-III processor, 20 GB HD, 384 MB ...
A: First of all, Windows 2000 Pro will only upgrade to XP Pro (not Home). This does not explain why it ...
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| Desktop Barebones Kits | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Keith: I am considering purchasing a bare bones desktop kit, but need advice as to which to ...
A: There are Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets on all motherboards. Most go by Northbridge when they ...
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| What's a good and cheap computer for high quality streaming video only? | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I need a computer to connect to my 46" lacd HDTV to watch straeming video over internet. I need the ...
A: You can try to disable everything running in the background that you do not need. You can also go to ...
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| Desktop Barebones Kits | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Keith: I am considering purchasing a bare bones desktop kit, but need advice as to which to ...
A: Your only alternative for the least amount of money is to keep your two IDE hard drives (they can go ...
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| Desktop Barebones Kits | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Keith: I am considering purchasing a bare bones desktop kit, but need advice as to which to ...
A: The brand of motherboard you are looking at is great. I have never had any problems with ASUS ...
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| blue screen | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Anytime i install the drivers for my laptop chipset that is compaq presario cq 50 -110em I get blue ...
A: Sometimes updating drivers will make an operating system malfunction. This could be because of any ...
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| Gateway tower problems | 10/11/2009 |
Q: My cleaning lady hit the "magic buttons" when she dusted my desk top which was running. Nothing ...
A: The first thing to do is find out what the blink code (green/yellow) means. You should be able to do ...
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| Sleep vs hibernate | 10/5/2009 |
Q: What's the difference? When I go to turn my computer off, I am offered these selections in addition ...
A: Sleep mode- Sleep mode, available on Windows 98, ME, and 2000, powers down the monitor to use ...
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| Shutting down problem | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My system is suddenly shutting down with no messages,,,sometimes while loading os and sometimes at ...
A: The next thing I would think of is overheating of the processor. Open the side panel of the case ...
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| PC won't start | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I have a AMD-based computer in an AT-X case that won't start when the front button is pressed. The ...
A: Most all power buttons on cases are not the real power button. The button on the case just pushes ...
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| white vertical strips | 9/23/2009 |
Q: When I boot up my computer desktop, it appear white vertical strips on the monitor, what causes it & ...
A: Do you have one of the older CRT monitors or the new LCD type? No matter what kind of monitor it ...
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| Hard Drive Upgrade for Dell Latitude C400 | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I want to replace my hard drive in my Dell C400 Laptop with a perfectly compatible one. I would ...
A: The easiest, most inexpensive things you can do with your computer to improve performance and ...
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| Shutting down problem | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My system is suddenly shutting down with no messages,,,sometimes while loading os and sometimes at ...
A: Sounds like you may have a RAM problem. Do you have any way of getting another stick of RAM from ...
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| need help | 8/23/2009 |
Q: sir, i have AMD DURON 1300 MGH AND WHEN I START MY PC I HEAR BEE FROM MOTHER BOARD PLS HELP ME
A: This is a link that shows computer beep codes. The beep could mean different things according to ...
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| changing the main memory and hdd | 8/21/2009 |
Q: we bought a pc in 2001 before, we install softwares that has a small size like 30mb and up. years ...
A: You will not need to reformat the hard drive if you add a second drive. It will show up in My ...
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| # # Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in ... | 8/21/2009 |
Q: "Hi, i always get that error when i start up my pc, what could be done to stop this error from ...
A: You need to access the boot configuration and set the machine to boot from the hard drive first and ...
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| ram fault | 8/19/2009 |
Q: during safe mode the RAM working normal but whenever go in normal mode os is rebooting and pc ...
A: What OS are you running? XP or Vista? Is there something in particular that is making you think it ...
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| Do I have an Overheating problem? | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I have a pretty nice gaming pc I built but it keeps freezing while i play call of duty 5. I can play ...
A: How many case fans do you have and what is the configuration? What is the amount of RAM on the ...
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| Hard Drive problem | 8/13/2009 |
Q: "I was trying to use an old 486 computer. My purpose was to copy data from some 5 1/4 diskettes to ...
A: I don't believe you will be able to get the disks to read unless the hard drive is functional. Let ...
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| mouse and keyboard problem | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I was working on my PC and along the way someone tampered with the CPU, the CPU went off and when i ...
A: What exactly do you mean by "the CPU went off"? Did the processor from inside the PC come loose or ...
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| intel DX58SO with i7 CPU-LED Lights | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I am building a computer and have built several before successfully. On the first run the CPU and VR ...
A: A couple of ideas (if you have not already done them). 1. Have you tried doing a clean install of ...
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| Gateway computer won't start stays in power saver mode | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a used Gateway computer that is about five years old. It has an intel pentium 4. ...
A: Have you tried starting the computer in "safe mode"? Do this by pressing F8 or F5 when the computer ...
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| Gateway computer won't start stays in power saver mode | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a used Gateway computer that is about five years old. It has an intel pentium 4. ...
A: We can start at the most basic solution and work our way on. 1. You should do a "cold" reboot. Shut ...
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| CPU light flickering | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I have a HP a450n using Windows XP. Couple of questions. I previously posted and indicated that ...
A: Go into F1 (setup) and find boot devices. When it comes to the boot order have the machine boot to ...
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| how to identify the hardware that slows down your pc | 7/20/2009 |
Q: we bought a pc in 2001 before, we install softwares that has a small size like 30mb and up. years ...
A: You could see what format your card is and try and find one with more RAM and faster GPU speed. This ...
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| how to identify the hardware that slows down your pc | 7/19/2009 |
Q: we bought a pc in 2001 before, we install softwares that has a small size like 30mb and up. years ...
A: Ian, Most everything will be on the hardware side rather than software. I will list things that you ...
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| computer restarts after waking from sleep | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I'm having trouble with a computer it is windows vista home premium, the problem is that whenever ...
A: It really doesn't matter if it is a desktop or laptop. That being said I believe you should go to ...
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| Hardware problem | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I have a pc pentium 4 3000mhz with 1024 Ram and XP professorial installed. Problem is when I turn ...
A: This could be many, many different things. I will ask some random questions to try and narrow down ...
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| New computer | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I have just put together my first computer. I cant get the operating system to load. Some of the ...
A: During the installation you are going to have to get to the point I said above and install the SATA ...
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| adding memory to a dell dimension 4550 | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I have an old stock Dell Dimension 4550, with 512 M of RAM. I had an empty memory slot, and added a ...
A: According to this site ...
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| New computer | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I have just put together my first computer. I cant get the operating system to load. Some of the ...
A: First of all, what OS are you trying to load (XP, Vista)? You should make sure you do a total ...
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| What is a Commercial PC power output | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I'll be running two PC's in one commercial unit. The PC's will be doing basic performance ...
A: If you don't mind clarify what you mean by "one commercial unit". Are they going to be enclosed ...
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| Losing GB's on hard drive | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell Inspirion 530's. It is 9 months old and runs good. When it was set up Vista SP1 was ...
A: This could be many things. The update to SP2 will definitely take up some space but I've never heard ...
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| low profile tower? full tower? | 6/19/2009 |
Q: How do you know if you have a low profile or full tower? I asked a question before and my computer ...
A: Check out the PCI Express 2.0 cards. Being that you have a full tower you have the choice of any ...
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| low profile tower? full tower? | 6/17/2009 |
Q: How do you know if you have a low profile or full tower? I asked a question before and my computer ...
A: Here is a small form factor (low profile): ...
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| computer repairs | 6/17/2009 |
Q: i have a pentium III 300MHz computer.each time i start the computer ,it hangs at "CHECKING NVRAM".I ...
A: Try these threads and see if anything works. This can be many things. We just have to try and narrow ...
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| speaker installation | 6/15/2009 |
Q: how we can install a builtin speaker in Dell desktop system (model optiplex gx260 mother board) ...
A: I usually use something like what is in this link: ...
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| i dont know what to do!! | 6/15/2009 |
Q: i want to get the sims 3 but i went on canyourunit.com and it said that my computer doesn't meet the ...
A: From that information I can see that you have onboard video so a video card will greatly enhance ...
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| format | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My name is John and the problem i am facing is that my hd is full. on my system i have two hard ...
A: Sounds like you need to have a little different plan for your hard drives. The master drive (drive ...
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| i dont know what to do!! | 6/10/2009 |
Q: i want to get the sims 3 but i went on canyourunit.com and it said that my computer doesn't meet the ...
A: You could probably stay with your processor and just add more RAM and/or add a video card. Your ...
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| computer repair | 6/10/2009 |
Q: i have a pentium III 300HZ.when i start my computer ,it shows CHECKING NVRAM and remains idle .it ...
A: Have you changed the CMOS battery? You may need a new one. For some reason it is not holding memory ...
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| How to open .sv2i file. | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I backed up most of my computer files to an ext. usb drive.Now I need to retrieve that info. and ...
A: The only way I know of recovering the data is by putting the USB drive in your computer. See if you ...
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| How to open .sv2i file. | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I backed up most of my computer files to an ext. usb drive.Now I need to retrieve that info. and ...
A: Luis, How did you transfer the data to the USB drive and how did you transfer them back to the PC? ...
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| Motherboard and power supply in watts | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have a emachine t5048 desktop computer and I would like to know what kind of motherboard it come ...
A: This is the most detailed specs I could find on your system online: ...
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| computer repair | 5/31/2009 |
Q: i have a pentium III 300HZ.when i start my computer ,it shows CHECKING NVRAM and remains idle .it ...
A: This could be a couple of things. First you can try to reset the CMOS by removing the coin sized ...
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| dell dimension4550 | 5/30/2009 |
Q: i have a dell dimension 4550 and i added some more memory. how do i know that the memory i installed ...
A: One way of knowing if the computer is seeing the new memory is to go to Control Panel> System> and ...
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| which laptop is better | 5/24/2009 |
Q: i want to by a new laptop which one of the two will be better one HP Pavilion dv4-1241tx ...
A: I could not find any detailed specs about the motherboards. The specs I did find look like the ...
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| problem | 5/21/2009 |
Q: my computer during its running make a loud noise increase consequantly , then suddenly disconnect - ...
A: Your processor is definitely overheating. How much is according to what kind of processor it is. ...
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| Freezing. | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have a PCI-E NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache video card and I think it might be causing me issues. ...
A: Are you overclocking the video card? Are you overclocking the processor? The symptom you describe ...
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| Wont recognize DVD | 5/10/2009 |
Q: My Laptop, an HP Pavilion dv2500, refuses to recognize any disc I put in, DVD or CD. If you open ...
A: "Computer" in Vista is the same thing as "My Computer" in XP. If you did not see the DVD drive there ...
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| Wont recognize DVD | 5/10/2009 |
Q: My Laptop, an HP Pavilion dv2500, refuses to recognize any disc I put in, DVD or CD. If you open ...
A: Are you running Vista or XP? A couple of things you can do in either OS is as follows: 1. Go to ...
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| Computer Won't Power Up !!!!!!!!! | 4/28/2009 |
Q: I was away from one my desktops in another location for several months & when I turned it on nothing ...
A: John, I would say there was probably a power surge of some kind. Do you have the computer hooked up ...
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| DSL problem caused by ignorant user | 4/28/2009 |
Q: hopefully you can help me. I just bought a new computer that came with Vista and Norton 360. Worked ...
A: Have you tried to re-establish your network settings? Vista is pretty automated when it comes to ...
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| rebuilding sons computer/upgrading parts | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I am going to upgrade my sons computer. I can rebuild a computer but knowing if the parts are ...
A: Everything looks compatible to me. The only thing I am in question about is whether or not you are ...
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| XP and Admin password | 4/26/2009 |
Q: The company I work for has purchased a number of oil delivery / repair companies in the U.S. and we ...
A: Paul, I cannot guarantee you 100% that the repair option will not wipe any data. All I can do is ...
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| Computerclock | 4/26/2009 |
Q: From: H. Niekoop The clock in my computer moves very slow or not at all. I don’t know whether this ...
A: We should probably undo what you did in disabling Windows Time. When you get it enabled again ...
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| Computerclock | 4/25/2009 |
Q: From: H. Niekoop The clock in my computer moves very slow or not at all. I don’t know whether this ...
A: Are you talking about the actual clock that keeps time or the processor clock (like when you ...
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| Upgrade help | 4/25/2009 |
Q: My borther is wanting to upgrade his computer but does not have his manual for his PC he has asked ...
A: Without even looking up the motherboard specs I can tell you that the first thing to do to speed the ...
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| PC shutdown not getting start | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have a desktop PC, with Pentium D processor. It is 2 year old. Suddenly last saturday it shut down ...
A: I would replace the fan and heatsink with an after market model. They usually cool better and will ...
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| PC shutdown not getting start | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have a desktop PC, with Pentium D processor. It is 2 year old. Suddenly last saturday it shut down ...
A: More than likely your CPU fan has gone out. Here is a picture of what a CPU fan looks like: ...
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| Windows xp professional laptop sound issue | 4/21/2009 |
Q: You guys are a big help to all of us. Ok here is my question, i have an hp pavilion zv5000 laptop (5 ...
A: As long as it is the same operating system it should be fine. You are right to be safe and back up ...
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| Windows xp professional laptop sound issue | 4/20/2009 |
Q: You guys are a big help to all of us. Ok here is my question, i have an hp pavilion zv5000 laptop (5 ...
A: You can try this link: http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/soundmax-audio.html If this does no ...
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| Windows xp professional laptop sound issue | 4/20/2009 |
Q: You guys are a big help to all of us. Ok here is my question, i have an hp pavilion zv5000 laptop (5 ...
A: Since viruses often infect .dll files (driver files) I would guess that you no longer have sound ...
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| power problem? | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: Gabe, I don't know for sure that it is the battery, but getting a new battery would be cheaper than ...
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| lap top batteries | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I leave my laptop in Florida for 6 months and the battery goes dead and is very hard to charge when ...
A: If there is a way to leave it plugged in to a good surge protector (to avoid lightning and power ...
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| Can't connect to Internet | 4/18/2009 |
Q: hey Keith, I'm trying to get an older PC to connect to the Internet. I've put this together from ...
A: Usually router IP addresses are 192.168.1.1 (or something similar). The 167 is a weird one to me. I ...
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| power problem? | 4/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: Gabe, Some laptops will work without the battery in. Some will not. Try to remove the battery and ...
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| power problem? | 4/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: This may not be the case with yours, but in my experience with laptops the first thing to go ...
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| desk top icons | 4/17/2009 |
Q: On my desk top I had H&R Block income tax icons short cuts for tax years 2006,2007 & 2008. I did a ...
A: System restore has an "undo" option. Is it possible to do this or did you have to do system restore ...
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| Can't connect to Internet | 4/17/2009 |
Q: hey Keith, I'm trying to get an older PC to connect to the Internet. I've put this together from ...
A: The IP address that is showing is a static IP. Are you connected to a router that needs a static IP? ...
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| New build - POST beeps | 4/15/2009 |
Q: Greetings, New case, new - PSU, A8V-XE MB, Nvidia 6200 PCIe 128 MB CMOS battery at 3+ volts ...
A: According to what BIOS you have that beep code (1 long, 3 short) usually means a problem with memory ...
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| motherboard can't find hdd | 4/14/2009 |
Q: B - 1 TΒ - 7200 RPM - 16 MΒ - SATA II (bulk)and pluged it on the motherboard but windows ...
A: What format is the hard drive? (SATA or PATA) Your motherboard has hookups for either. The SATA ...
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| speakers of laptop | 4/13/2009 |
Q: i have a toshiba laptop (satellite pro L300) and i had a problem that one of the laptops' speakers ...
A: It sounds as if there is a short in the wiring of the speaker. I've taken laptops apart before and ...
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| CPU or BIOS Crash? How to tell & how to fix? | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have an e-machines W3503 desktop with an Intel Celeron D356 CPU (3.33 Ghz) that recently crashed ...
A: If the BIOS has been corrupted you can reset it by cutting the power off, unplugging it from the ...
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| microphone | 4/2/2009 |
Q: sound recorder it says i do not have enough memory available to complete this operation quite some ...
A: If you have 3GB of RAM you should have plenty to record. I think you should check out your media ...
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| microphone | 4/1/2009 |
Q: sound recorder it says i do not have enough memory available to complete this operation quite some ...
A: How much RAM to you have in your computer? What operating system do you have? If you are using ...
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| "choose program to open with" | 4/1/2009 |
Q: My name is Hope and until recently, when i try to open my harddisk C: it brings the option of ...
A: This is the first time I've ever heard of this happening when opening a hard disk. Sounds like some ...
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| Low Memory | 3/31/2009 |
Q: i have a Dell Optiplex GX240 desktop computer, with Pentium 4 CPU 1.80Ghz. 256MB of RAM.80GB ...
A: The definite cause is not enough RAM. Here is a link to a great site that I buy memory from and the ...
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| Memory upgrade | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I have an IBM Aptiva 2170 245. It has 64 MB of RAM. In the past few months, when I list on eBay, the ...
A: Adding RAM will speed up everything on a PC. Another thing is to keep temp internet files and ...
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| Computer won't boot after new RAM installed | 3/30/2009 |
Q: Computer is a Compaq Win XP. The original ram is PC2100 512MB (184 DIMM) Office Max sold me PC3200 ...
A: Is the system dual channel memory? If it is a dual channel system (will usually have 4 memory ...
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| processor upgrading | 3/25/2009 |
Q: what processor would be the most compatible and ideal choice for upgrading the AMD sempron 3100+ ...
A: Here are your only two options for upgrading the processor on that motherboard. They are socket 754 ...
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| Newly built system will not power on or post | 3/24/2009 |
Q: my main and recurring issue is that I can't get the system to power on regardless of what I try. ...
A: A basic way to troubleshoot when a PC will not post is to take everything out except the processor, ...
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| PC won't reboot | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I was on my computer last night, no problem. This morning, when I powered it on, it showed a screen ...
A: I've never heard anything like that before either. Are you sure you computer didn't boot and what ...
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| XP 3 - failed installation | 3/22/2009 |
Q: 4 times i tried to install Service Pack 3 - I already have 1 and 2, and all failed - Almost toward ...
A: I have kept mine at SP2 because of all the problems I had with SP3. To my knowledge for now there ...
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| unlock | 3/17/2009 |
Q: how can i unlock my amd phenom x4 9100e cpu
A: What exactly do you mean by "unlock"? Do you want to overclock it? If you are wanting to overclock ...
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| mouse problem | 3/17/2009 |
Q: When I right click on my mouse nothing happens. The mouse works fine, except now I can't right click ...
A: According to what OS (this is for Win XP) you have you will need to go to control panel> mouse> and ...
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| checking RAM | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Recently I am having slower than usual performance and some crashes. I'd like to check whether it ...
A: Most of the time when RAM fails it will either shut the whole system down or all of it will not show ...
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| System recovery with out windows disk | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I have a V2premier desk top that is running windows xp. It is running poorly and i would like to do ...
A: Have you looked in "My Computer" to see if the recovery partition on the hard drive is there? ...
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| Motherboard problem | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I have a intel motherboard, model no:101GGC. My problem is that when i connect my nvidia 8400GS ...
A: "motherboard services for 101GGC are stopped"- I don't really understand what this means? Do you ...
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| Monitor wobble | 3/2/2009 |
Q: the left hand side of my monitor is not holding a steady image,I've tried a different monitor and ...
A: Are you using a video card or onboard video? Does it do this all the time or just in certain ...
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| Driver installation error | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I am having probelm installing the Intel Chipset driver in my Compaq C700 with XP. The exe do not ...
A: If you cannot get on the system at all the only way to restore the driver is to use a Win XP disk, ...
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| choosing a cpu | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I am currently buying parts to build a computer. I plan to mostly use it to record/edit music via a ...
A: I think that either processor should do well. Of course the quad will probably do the best job. I ...
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| beeps at start-up | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I just moved to a new apartment. When I tried to start my PC (Dell Inspiron 8400) for the first time ...
A: If your memory installs by opening a little door that is held in place with a screw, there is a ...
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| PC won't start up | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I was attempting to speed up my computer and was disabling programs in my startup menu. I was ...
A: You need a Windows disk. Did your PC come with a operating system disk? If not you need to either ...
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| About the Cores in a processor. | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I want to know the difference between the Dual Core and Quad Core processors. And I also wanna know ...
A: I'll try to put into words my understanding and what I know about the multi-core processors. Some ...
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| PC doesn't turn on anymore | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I have a desktop computer E-Machine which is about 3 years old the other day suddenly died... it ...
A: Since the light is on on the motherboard your power supply is probably alright. If your power button ...
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| Adding RAM to a laptop | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I bought a special media edition HP Pavilion dv6000 4 mos ago.It came with 4GB of RAM already, but I ...
A: The only thing I've been able to find is this link ...
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| Unknown sound or alarm | 1/28/2009 |
Q: This morning from "nowhere" a sound of some kind is occurring maybe twice a minute or more-kind of ...
A: If the volume is all the way down on your speakers, the only other thing that would be an alarm ...
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| the CPU was previously shut down due to a thermal event (overheating) press enter to continue | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I keep getting that error, I have an intel(R) pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz, 2.80 GHz with 2046 MB RAM ...
A: How many watts is the power supply? I'm thinking you maybe getting a false temp alarm. Have you ...
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| dead motherboard: need hhd data | 1/18/2009 |
Q: the motherboard on my gateway laptop died, and i need to recover old photos and other data info ...
A: You will have to remove your hard drive from your laptop and buy an external enclosure such as this ...
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| PICe graphic card | 1/16/2009 |
Q: i am looking to upgrade my mobo to one with TWO PCIe 2.0 x16 slots in order to crossfire gfx cards. ...
A: Have you looked at any on www.tigerdirect.com? If not go there and shop for them. When you get to ...
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| Pentium Core 2 Duo/Quad Core | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell XPS Gen III which has a Pentium 4 processor. I was thinking of upgrading the ...
A: You could probably do it. Make sure you have some thermal paste to put between the processor and the ...
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| Hardware Build (s) Help | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I have been collecting parts by shopping wisely to try to build my son a gaming computer. The ...
A: I'm not sure what you mean by the power supply connector being "bridged". If it is not working when ...
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| Graphics Card Problem | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I assembled new PC with the following specs intel core 2 quad processor motherboard gigabyte ...
A: First of all go to device manager. In XP this is done by going to control panel> system> hardware ...
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| Fan Noise | 12/30/2008 |
Q: i have a question about my computer fan that goes over the prossesing chip, and is attatched to a ...
A: I would replace both the heatsink and the fan. They are relatively inexpensive. You just need to ...
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| Motherboard Problems | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I have D101GGCC motherboard with Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz processor. I got a problem that my power ...
A: The first things I would think is maybe hardware failure or the CMOS needs to be reset. Reset the ...
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| RAM Transfer | 12/29/2008 |
Q: Can I remove the RAM from my old Windows 98 and put it in my Windows XP? The RAM in the 98 was ...
A: I'm assuming .99 means just short of 1GB of RAM. If your computer does not have a graphics card and ...
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| RAM Transfer | 12/27/2008 |
Q: Can I remove the RAM from my old Windows 98 and put it in my Windows XP? The RAM in the 98 was ...
A: You should take the RAM out of both machines and see if it is compatible. Even if it will fit the ...
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| CMOS Battery | 12/27/2008 |
Q: For the past 4 - 5 months i do change my Cmos battery every month. I change places that i normally ...
A: When I searched about this problem I kept coming up with the same answer. On this board there is a ...
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| Motherboard Limits | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I got the Intel DX58SO Which says * Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) ...
A: If it is a custom kit I'm sure they have allotted for what room you will need for the video cards. ...
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| Motherboard Limits | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I got the Intel DX58SO Which says * Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) ...
A: The expansion slots are just the approx. 1/2" slots of room that the cards (and in this case fans) ...
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| processor heat | 12/26/2008 |
Q: my processor is usually overheat which let the monitor disconnect suddenly , I tried to clean it , ...
A: This is a good program that will monitor and control fan speeds from sensors on your motherboard ...
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| re thinkcenter M55 8810ya2 | 12/26/2008 |
Q: Merry Christmas. My system specs. Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E4300, 1GB, 80GB 7200RPM S-ATA HDD, ...
A: What about lights? Do you get any lights at all? On some boards there is a light that you cannot see ...
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| Computer stucks while using | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I have a computer in my paint shop which is connected to the paint dispensing machine. Computer is ...
A: Sounds like a driver issue. Get back to me with the answers to these questions. 1. Do you ever get ...
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| processor heat | 12/25/2008 |
Q: my processor is usually overheat which let the monitor disconnect suddenly , I tried to clean it , ...
A: Do you have some kind of monitoring software that is showing processor temps? If so what temp is ...
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| Motherboard Limits | 12/25/2008 |
Q: I got the Intel DX58SO Which says * Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) ...
A: 1. The memory you bought will only run at 1600mhz. It should work but it would be best just to get ...
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| run Mac on PC Hardware | 12/20/2008 |
Q: I dont know if you know much about Mac Os X but i would like to install Mac OS X on PC Hardware ...
A: I'm sorry but I don't really know enough about this to accurately answer your question. I can steer ...
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| recurrent pc problem | 12/19/2008 |
Q: very often when I am on my pc I get this perticular error msg "RUN TIME ERROR 204 AT 13142501" ...
A: Runtime errors are usually caused by corrupt registry files. The easiest way to fix these errors is ...
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| CMOS Battery | 12/18/2008 |
Q: For the past 4 - 5 months i do change my Cmos battery every month. I change places that i normally ...
A: If I am understanding you correctly, you are trying to change your CMOS battery but keep getting the ...
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| Adding a Printer to home network | 12/13/2008 |
Q: do you know how to set this up so me my brother and parents can all access it with our laptops ...
A: Can you print from the desktop to the printer? Did you get the error message on the desktop or one ...
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| ASUS MOTHERBOARD P5B-MX WIFI WON'T DISPLAY | 12/13/2008 |
Q: I just bought an Asus P5B-MX motherboard with intel core 2 up to 64 bit and 1gb ram all ...
A: Sounds to me like the onboard video or the monitor itself. Has the monitor worked on another PC? I ...
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| RAM MEMORY UPGRADE CONFUSION | 12/12/2008 |
Q: OK , PENTIUM 4 2.8 GHZ 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD Customer Entered Manufacturer: COMPAQ ...
A: The only thing I can find about FSB speed in your computer is 533mhz which would supersede PC3200 ...
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| RAM MEMORY UPGRADE CONFUSION | 12/12/2008 |
Q: OK , PENTIUM 4 2.8 GHZ 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD Customer Entered Manufacturer: COMPAQ ...
A: I googled your motherboard and almost every site said the max memory is 2GB. I believe you should ...
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| Sound Issue | 12/9/2008 |
Q: My biggest problem with computers is that I never get sufficient sound-levels. If I buy a pair of ...
A: You have a couple of options that I know of. 1. Buy a set of speakers with a built-in amplifier. ...
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| can't copy and paste | 12/6/2008 |
Q: For months I have been unable to copy and paste except in a program that I am using like word. I ...
A: Open control panel, go to internet options, click on the security tab, and click on custom settings. ...
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| Adding a Printer to home network | 12/5/2008 |
Q: do you know how to set this up so me my brother and parents can all access it with our laptops ...
A: If it is not already connected and installed, connect the printer via USB to the desktop that is ...
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| frequent reboot problem | 12/4/2008 |
Q: my problems are far from over. This is regarding the P-III win98 frequent reboot problem. I ...
A: Believe it or not those guys on tech forums can be very helpful sometimes. By the answers, I'm ...
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| date & time reset | 12/4/2008 |
Q: Even after changing the date n time... it automatically changes to 1st jan 2001.... i tried changing ...
A: Have you tried going into the BIOS (setup) and changing it there? You usually access it by pressing ...
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| Laptop won't start | 12/3/2008 |
Q: I have a gateway laptop, when I try to turn it on it starts like for 1 second then it turns off ...
A: Some laptops will not work even when plugged in with a bad battery. Others will work plugged in with ...
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| frequent reboot problem | 12/3/2008 |
Q: my problems are far from over. This is regarding the P-III win98 frequent reboot problem. I ...
A: This is really puzzling me too. If I am remembering correctly you ruled out any hard drive, RAM, or ...
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| frequent reboots P2 Win98 | 11/27/2008 |
Q: I have been using a P2 Win98 system for more than 10 years now. For the last month the system has ...
A: Actually in my experience Win 2000 Pro is a more stable OS. Win 98 and Win 2000 Pro are in the FAT32 ...
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| frequent reboots P2 Win98 | 11/26/2008 |
Q: I have been using a P2 Win98 system for more than 10 years now. For the last month the system has ...
A: It really seems as if you have been very thorough in your troubleshooting efforts and short of a ...
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| Start Dell | 11/25/2008 |
Q: After setting up our Dell 8400 and running for a few hours (on web, e-mail etc.)my wife went back to ...
A: There are usually tabs (most of the time 4) that have to be pushed in to release the front plate in ...
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| Dead PC | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I have an Acer Aspire T180, 2 years old. My problem is: hit pwer button, HDD light comes on and ...
A: I would lean toward the power supply. Also it will be much easier and cheaper to change out a power ...
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| Start Dell | 11/24/2008 |
Q: After setting up our Dell 8400 and running for a few hours (on web, e-mail etc.)my wife went back to ...
A: Is this a new computer? When you opened the computer did you open it from the side panel? The front ...
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| System crash | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have a PC that suffered an OS crash. It would not even boot to safe mode and no backup. My only ...
A: What I would do is go to control panel> system> hardware tab> device manager. You will see your ...
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| k : PC problem | 11/20/2008 |
Q: When im playing Pc games or busy with something on the pc for so about +-5 min my pc freezes for ...
A: This could be as simple as a CMOS battery going bad or memory or hard drive going bad. First try ...
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| k : PC problem | 11/20/2008 |
Q: When im playing Pc games or busy with something on the pc for so about +-5 min my pc freezes for ...
A: What operating system is on the PC? Does the message take up the whole screen or is it just a ...
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| getting a new laptop to house my old hard drive? | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My laptop is old and needs replacement because of the screen, keyboard, battery, cord and other ...
A: There is not a big market that I know of for barebones or partially built laptops like there is ...
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| Fan sound | 11/19/2008 |
Q: Today my computer's fan suddenly sounds loudest. I already cleaned the inside from dirt, but the ...
A: You should look into getting a new fan. Here is a link to the same fan that you have. At this price ...
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| Speakers aren't working | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I have a Compaq Presario with Windows XP. I did a System Recovery the other day, and now I have no ...
A: Go to control panel> system> hardware tab> device manager button> click + next to "sound, video, ...
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| Fan sound | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Today my computer's fan suddenly sounds loudest. I already cleaned the inside from dirt, but the ...
A: I don't think the sound is coming from a virus. I would get the PC in a position near you, take the ...
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| Identifying RAM | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I want to upgrade the RAM on my PC, but I don't know what to buy. Is there somewhere on the PC (like ...
A: The best thing to do is take a stick of the RAM out that is in your machine now and see if it tells ...
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| replacing dll files | 11/17/2008 |
Q: i had a spyware or malware program that would just take over my homepage and replace it with it's ...
A: Try www.driverskit.com. When searching for the dll files online driverskit had them all. What OS ...
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| Laptop not turning on - cable problem? | 11/17/2008 |
Q: My friend has a laptop that's quite old, Packard Bell model no: 7521n, running Windows XP. It's ...
A: I think you are right on about the cable problem. They are lucky that the cable lasted as long as it ...
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| Upgrade | 11/13/2008 |
Q: please would you help me? I have HP Vectra VE 5 series 4, it still works. I like it :-) But. Is it ...
A: I've built almost 100 systems and upgraded countless others and have never heard of a AMD processor ...
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| Not Enough Disk Space | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I got a pop-up message tonight after booting up & trying to open my "Outlook Express" saying: "There ...
A: Mike, I'm not sure if you will be able to recover the lost emails since your hard drive is so full. ...
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| External Hard Drive/ Storage | 11/10/2008 |
Q: Keith: I have a Sony Vaio PC operating windows xp; 90GB D: is about full of iTunes/ digital ...
A: Tom, First of all, congratulations on your first child. Question 1- My favorite brand of hard drive ...
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| Tweaking Components | 11/9/2008 |
Q: I want to tweak my pc components so I should get maximum or optimal performance. Kindly tell me how ...
A: Salman, There is a program I use for overall system care but I do not know if it is compatible with ...
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| No post/ No video | 11/8/2008 |
Q: I am building a computer from scratch, have all the parts .. Asus 750i sli motherboard 775 chip, ...
A: Yes, that is very possible. They should have the updated BIOS on their site and the instructions for ...
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| No post/ No video | 11/8/2008 |
Q: I am building a computer from scratch, have all the parts .. Asus 750i sli motherboard 775 chip, ...
A: Sounds like you covered many things already. The first thing we have to do is get it to post. Take ...
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| reg cmos settings | 11/5/2008 |
Q: iu am encountering a problem . whenever i am starting my pc it is not starting and there is a ...
A: It would probably not hurt to reset your CMOS. You can do this by powering down the system, ...
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| RAID1 Mirror in Win XP Pro on a HP Pavilion 754n | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I am running Windows XP Pro on a HP Pavilion 754n. During the last couple of days, my PC is running ...
A: I'll be totally upfront with you. I don't have any experience with RAID. I have used this program ...
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| No Video | 10/31/2008 |
Q: We have a Systemax Venture S925 PC with no video. I ruled out the monitor, the power supply, and ...
A: If you haven't already, try plugging the monitor into the video plug on the motherboard instead of ...
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| unknown noise | 10/31/2008 |
Q: My system is a privately made system with an Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHZ with 1 gig ram, running windows ...
A: Is your PC connected to a surge suppressor or UPS? What kind of internet connection do you have? If ...
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| No Video | 10/30/2008 |
Q: We have a Systemax Venture S925 PC with no video. I ruled out the monitor, the power supply, and ...
A: Do you not have any picture at all? If not and you have ruled out the monitor, you will have to ...
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| Outlook Mapi32.dll Issue | 10/27/2008 |
Q: This is the second time this has happened to me now...I installed my full version of Office 2003, on ...
A: The version of the file is wrong due to two different versions of Outlook being on your machine. ...
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| testing RAM | 10/25/2008 |
Q: Keith the site said I had too many follow ups. <<I'm just going to mention a lot of things here that ...
A: I had the same thing happen to me when I did all the updates with Windows XP one time. It has to do ...
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| testing RAM | 10/25/2008 |
Q: is there a way to test to see if a stick of RAM is working? Without test equipment that is, online ...
A: Sounds like the system is seeing the RAM. Different sites will use different amounts of RAM. I'm ...
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| ram | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I wants know now this time which company is best performance give for RAM module.
A: It is according to whether you want to overclock the RAM or not. I really don't advise overclocking ...
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| testing RAM | 10/23/2008 |
Q: is there a way to test to see if a stick of RAM is working? Without test equipment that is, online ...
A: Ok. Do you have more than one stick of RAM in the PC? If so go to control panel> system and see how ...
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| testing RAM | 10/23/2008 |
Q: is there a way to test to see if a stick of RAM is working? Without test equipment that is, online ...
A: If you have more than one stick you could take one out and just use one at a time to see if there is ...
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| PC Issues | 10/21/2008 |
Q: My PC has broken down, and it's thought by the manufacturer that it's due either to PSU or graphics ...
A: Although it is best to have all holes covered except for those that have fans, it should not be ...
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| RAM compatibility and installation | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I have a computer with the following components: 939PIN 512K L2 CACHE CPUA64 3000+ 1.8GHz RETAIL AMD ...
A: There will be no speeding down of your PC because all of your memory modules are the same speed. ...
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| pc trouble | 10/20/2008 |
Q: my flat screen tv is saying no signal i have gotten it to pull up before and now it saying no signal
A: Are you talking about a computer monitor or a TV? This section is for computer hardware. If it is a ...
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| mouse | 10/19/2008 |
Q: I have windows XP on Emachines T3124. I just replaced my old mouse with an HP optical mouse that ...
A: First of all, I think it is a good practice to shutdown a PC instead of having it hibernate. I do ...
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| Data Recovery | 10/18/2008 |
Q: The motherboard on my Compaq desktop PC died recently and therefore will no longer boot up. How can ...
A: If you are going to replace the motherboard, I would buy another hard drive and install your OS on ...
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| eMachine PC | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I'm not an expert in PC's but I'm trying to fix my in-laws old eMachine. A tech told me that the CPU ...
A: There are P4's in socket 478. They are rapidly getting hard to find. I found one here at this link ...
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| Help with choosing a power supply | 10/15/2008 |
Q: You've been a big help so far. One last question. Here are my specifications. I am planning to ...
A: Sounds like an awesome system. However, if you are under budget it would not hurt to go with the ...
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| memory upgrade | 10/14/2008 |
Q: my computer is running slow. I've done everything except install more ram. My computer info says the ...
A: According to the model number you list I found that your maximum memory is 4GB of PC2100, PC2700, or ...
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| hard drives | 10/6/2008 |
Q: recently bought an hp pavillion a1742n desktop computer and the person who had it before me removed ...
A: That PC does come standard with a SATA hard drive. That is not to say that the IDE won't work if ...
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| laptop light keeps going out | 10/3/2008 |
Q: Our Gateway laptop goes dark and then if I close the lid it lights up and says shutting down. ...
A: If you can see it with a flashlight I would say it is the back light. The only other thing it could ...
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| laptop light keeps going out | 10/2/2008 |
Q: Our Gateway laptop goes dark and then if I close the lid it lights up and says shutting down. ...
A: What Operating System is it? If it is Win XP you can right click on the desktop, click the ...
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| cpu too hot | 10/2/2008 |
Q: ASUS MB CPU temp in the bios is too hot. 70c when recomend 38c. Take cpu, power supply and heatsink ...
A: There is a different BIOS on each motherboard. I have an Asus motherboard and there are many options ...
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| Motherboard | 10/1/2008 |
Q: memory, graphics card from a old pc. They where working fine. Although once installed now the ...
A: Is the OS installed on the new hard drive? You can try to put the old hard drive in the machine as ...
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| Motherboard | 10/1/2008 |
Q: memory, graphics card from a old pc. They where working fine. Although once installed now the ...
A: This is a driver issue. Most likely just a video card driver but for maximum performance all drivers ...
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| Thermal event - dimension 3000 | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I also have a dell 3000 that got a thermal event. I went thru all procedures to diagnose. I was ...
A: You can reset the BIOS by unplugging the machine, opening it up, find the coin shaped battery and ...
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| Wont Boot up after new hardrive added | 9/27/2008 |
Q: i have OLD Pentium 4 Intel Chipset 845 series motherboard. GA-8IRX I bought a 160gb seagate ...
A: First things first. See if you can find out what the BIOS brand and version is. You can do this two ...
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| Restart problems | 9/27/2008 |
Q: my pc is having restart issues. It will restart at random times. My hard drive did have bad sectors ...
A: If you are installing the OS you should not be doing it from the BIOS. The only thing you should do ...
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| acer ferrari dead | 9/23/2008 |
Q: i got a problem with my acer Ferrari 3000lmi i turn it on and in about 2 seconds later it goes off ...
A: Luis, This does not sound good. The troubleshooting step you have already done tells me it can only ...
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| Format Hang | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I am currently using a Sony Laptop Vaio VGN-Z17GN and have downgrade it from Vista to Windows XP ...
A: First of all, when you say it comes out with the blue screen of death, is there any numbers or error ...
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| Format Hang | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I am currently using a Sony Laptop Vaio VGN-Z17GN and have downgrade it from Vista to Windows XP ...
A: I believe you are going to have to choose the upgrade option (even though you are actually ...
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| HP Pavillion PC turns on but won't boot up | 9/17/2008 |
Q: My HP Pavillion 760C will turn on but won't boot up. I thought maybe it was the monitor so I ...
A: No, they are not labeled. I would give you a link but I am at work right now. Try to google ...
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| HP Pavillion PC turns on but won't boot up | 9/17/2008 |
Q: My HP Pavillion 760C will turn on but won't boot up. I thought maybe it was the monitor so I ...
A: This sounds like one of the devices has gone out. The way to rule out everything except the hard ...
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| hp pavillion | 9/16/2008 |
Q: "Operating system not found" Now I've changed the bios settings to boot from CD - to try reinstall ...
A: Does it say anything else at all other than "Operating system not found"? In case the BIOS is ...
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| PC to LCD TV connection | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I have a Sony Bravia LCD TV which has a connection meant for PC. The details on the instruction ...
A: You should just use the DVI connector (the same connector that goes from your computer to monitor). ...
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| Windows Media Player 9 Problems | 9/11/2008 |
Q: Why can't I watch a store bought movie or my own DVDs (with AVI files) on Windows Media Player 9? I ...
A: I believe you have to have at least media player 10 and the decoder to play DVDs. If this does not ...
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| accessing data | 9/8/2008 |
Q: spyware attached to my computer. I rebooted 3 or 4 times, and I got a blue screen, checking hard ...
A: What operating system do you have? FAT32 is an old format. Windows XP uses the NTFS format. What is ...
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| Trouble during boot sequence | 9/7/2008 |
Q: My computer was working fine earlier today. Never had any problems with it. I'm fairly computer ...
A: This sounds like a video card or virus problem. Shut it down completely and pull out the ...
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| PC resetting by itself | 9/4/2008 |
Q: Keith: It's been 2 nights where I leave my PC ON downloading files and when I wake up in the ...
A: I was kind of thinking about this till I came to "Windows XP SP3 (fresh installed)". This is the ...
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| PC Freezing | 9/4/2008 |
Q: My PC is 5 yrs old. It is PIIII, CPU 2.40GHz, 1.79GHz, 480 MB of RAM. Drive “C” is only 23% full ...
A: I'm sorry. It is called error checking in Win XP. It is scan disk but they call it "error checking". ...
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| PC Freezing | 9/3/2008 |
Q: My PC is 5 yrs old. It is PIIII, CPU 2.40GHz, 1.79GHz, 480 MB of RAM. Drive “C” is only 23% full ...
A: Yes, this is most likely the problem with slow response and crashing. In Win XP go to my computer, ...
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| Frozen Computer | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I have a HP desktop with WindowXP home I have downloaded the Virtumonde Trojan.The computer freeze a ...
A: Sorry to hear that you have this trojan. I found how to remove it here: ...
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| surge protectors and ups | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I bought new pc and cant decide to just get a surge protector or if i need ups as well. Live in Az ...
A: I have all of my PCs hooked to a surge protector that has a warranty. If any equipment is damage ...
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| PC Freezing | 9/2/2008 |
Q: My PC is 5 yrs old. It is PIIII, CPU 2.40GHz, 1.79GHz, 480 MB of RAM. Drive “C” is only 23% full ...
A: I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. It sounds as if your C drive has some bad sectors in it. ...
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| bios settings | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I have an IBM PC 300GL. I want to boot with WinXP CD. But bios does not have boot sequence. What ...
A: I searched everywhere for an English version of the BIOS for your PC and could not find one. Google ...
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| PC keeps rebooting | 9/1/2008 |
Q: Each time I turn on my PC it will boot to Windows for a short time, then it will reboot continuously ...
A: This tells me that it was probably a virus on the other HD or just a bad HD. Anyway, glad to hear ...
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| PC windows wont start | 8/31/2008 |
Q: Have already asked an expert this question but his answer wasnt much help, I thought id try again ...
A: The only other thing I know to try is to clear the CMOS. You do this by powering down the PC, ...
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| PC keeps rebooting | 8/30/2008 |
Q: Each time I turn on my PC it will boot to Windows for a short time, then it will reboot continuously ...
A: This could be many things. Let's start by seeing if you can get it into safe mode and see if it ...
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| bios settings | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I have an IBM PC 300GL. I want to boot with WinXP CD. But bios does not have boot sequence. What ...
A: I have never known a BIOS to not have a boot sequence. Are you sure that you are accessing the BIOS? ...
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| i need a help | 8/29/2008 |
Q: i have bought a new system and it works very fine. every thing is fine with it . But when i shut it ...
A: Go to the BIOS (setup). Get there by pushing F1 or whatever it tells you to push to go to setup. It ...
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| PC windows wont start | 8/28/2008 |
Q: Have already asked an expert this question but his answer wasnt much help, I thought id try again ...
A: Check out this site and see if it applies to your problem. ...
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| Disk Drive problem | 8/28/2008 |
Q: My harddrive died on my computer and I took another harddrive from a different computer and ...
A: What operating system are you going to put on the drive? If it is XP do the following: You should ...
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| Virtual win98 on WIN xp | 8/28/2008 |
Q: "Hello I run Microsoft virtual WIN98 on win xp. I have a new computer so i cannot perform dual boot ...
A: Could you perform a dual boot before you got a new PC? I am not too familiar with virtual win98 or ...
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| "thermal event" problem | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 3000 that is 3 years old, and has worked perfectly until a few days ago. ...
A: This could be a few different things. Are you sure the processor fan is running? You will only be ...
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| eMachine no power | 8/20/2008 |
Q: I have an eMachine T2862, Win98 SE OS. The machine would not shut off using the standard operating ...
A: Plugging the leads in the wrong place is common. Hopefully it did not do any damage. Some ...
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| pc hangs | 8/20/2008 |
Q: i have a problem on my pc. after i turn it on, a few min.later its red led blinks rapidly then beeps ...
A: Beep sequences are codes. According to what kind of BIOS you have different beep sequences mean ...
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| pc won't boot | 8/18/2008 |
Q: My pc won't boot. All the lights are on, but no signal sent to monitor. Please help.
A: If everything is normal except for the monitor being blank I would take the monitor to another ...
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| Using ethernet to connect 2 towers together | 8/17/2008 |
Q: Is it possible to utilize 2 towers together via an USB connection to boost operating capabilities ...
A: Although I've never did it before you can buy an external hard drive enclosure that you install your ...
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| Green Led on, but Processor LED wont turn on | 8/17/2008 |
Q: When I switched on my PC, the green LED was on but the processor light on the PSU turned off in a ...
A: It is better to have as many case fans as possible rather than leave the case open. Leaving the case ...
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| Green Led on, but Processor LED wont turn on | 8/16/2008 |
Q: When I switched on my PC, the green LED was on but the processor light on the PSU turned off in a ...
A: Regardless of what people tell you, I don't think it is good to leave a PC running all the time. I ...
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| Lg Monitor Problem | 8/16/2008 |
Q: you can also check this picture of my monitor screen ...
A: It looks like a CRT (instead of and LCD flat panel) monitor in the picture. If it is a CRT it looks ...
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| Motherboard replacement | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I have a Sony Vaio Laptop PCG 8L1L. Was overheating , now board appears fried. Where can I buy a ...
A: If the computer is totally dead (no lights or anything) the only way I know to find out is take the ...
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| Motherboard replacement | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I have a Sony Vaio Laptop PCG 8L1L. Was overheating , now board appears fried. Where can I buy a ...
A: I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you. Here is a link to where you can order another board. ...
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| boot problem | 8/15/2008 |
Q: . m havin a new dxktop pc..with asus p5n-mx.. duel core 2ghz.nd 1.25gb ram with inbuielt gforce ...
A: If I am understanding this right, everything is working except the keyboard and monitor. Check the ...
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| boot problem | 8/15/2008 |
Q: . m havin a new dxktop pc..with asus p5n-mx.. duel core 2ghz.nd 1.25gb ram with inbuielt gforce ...
A: Is the screen just black but the lights are on on the PC or is the whole PC not powering up? If the ...
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| processors and motherboards | 8/14/2008 |
Q: at the moment i have a pentium 2 350mhz processors.I want to upgrade this and wondered if a pentium ...
A: Do you know the make and model # of your motherboard? Just because the processor fits doe not ...
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| Computer won't start | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I recently bought parts for a new computer in order to assemble them for my computer. I just ...
A: I was afraid of that and should have said something about it earlier. I just didn't want to talk bad ...
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| Computer won't start | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I recently bought parts for a new computer in order to assemble them for my computer. I just ...
A: Take everything out except the HD, processor, and one stick of RAM and see if it will then start. If ...
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| monitor | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I am to decided between 2 LCD monitors and maybe you can help me here, please. First monitor is a ...
A: 1. Yes, you can right click anywhere on the desktop, click properties, then click the Appearance ...
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| SLow | 8/10/2008 |
Q: bought it at walmart for $ 398.00 Some games such as Star Trek Legacy and ER tend to run slow on ...
A: The first thing to do to upgrade is put the maximum amount of RAM in. If that is the laptop for the ...
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| Pc does not boot | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have a P3 computer,the problem with it is, when I press a power switch,the computer does not start ...
A: If you had the combination of CPU, HD, and at least one stick of RAM and the computer would not ...
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| Dell Dimension 4500 | 8/9/2008 |
Q: Can I increase the recognized 1mb memory limitation by flashing my bios? If so how do I find the ...
A: When you say "1mb" memory I think you mean 1GB? I believe the maximum supported memory for your ...
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| Shut down | 8/5/2008 |
Q: My computer restart automatically why?
A: This could be many, many different things including, but not limited to overheating, bad power ...
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| Power Surge | 8/3/2008 |
Q: The story is as follows: One faithful night not 24 hours ago I was on my custom rig not a week old. ...
A: After unplugging and powering down take everything out of your PC except for the processor, Hard ...
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| vista - reinstalled | 7/31/2008 |
Q: How do I format and recover my Toshiba laptop? it is sattelite A200-1M4 and I have two partitions on ...
A: Can you access the data on drive C? Is there anything you want to keep that is on drive C? If you ...
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| Hardware | 7/29/2008 |
Q: if motherboard gone than what to do
A: Are you certain it is the motherboard? If you are sure it is the motherboard there are a few ...
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