| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Computer will not boot | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I bought a nice looking PC from an auction in England and was told that it may or may not work. When ...
A: The message means the BIOS cannot find the designated boot device. Newer BIOS implementations have a ...
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| USB 2.0 not working? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Agudelo. Please see the attached image. This message pops up periodically, and even though I am ...
A: Probably because the attached device is not V2.0 compliant. I forgot to mention the message pops up ...
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| "you PC could run faster if..." (USB 2.0) | 10/26/2009 |
Q: Agudelo. Please see the attached image. This message pops up periodically, and even though I am ...
A: Pretty annoying isn't it? The message only means that either the USB port in the computer and/or ...
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| Fladh drive input | 10/22/2009 |
Q: My wife has a seven year old Dell desktop, which serves her needs. The manual days that the USB ...
A: To the best of my knowledge, USB connectors never used modular plugs or jacks, so there isn't any ...
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| sleep, 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: When the computer is in sleep mode, it keeps the memory active, so you can start working at once. ...
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| Monitor power light blinking | 9/7/2009 |
Q: the power light on monitor keep on blinking but nothing show in the monitor. What is wrong & what ...
A: Most likely, your computer has not passed the POST, and it is hung in the process. The monitor shows ...
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| motherboard | 8/13/2009 |
Q: Sir i have a problem in my pc when i start the pc its gives 3 beeps & no display on monitor.i also ...
A: Those 3 beeps mean the POST found something wrong while checking your hardware. You need to find the ...
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| Flash BIOS | 6/12/2009 |
Q: My question is how to flash the BIOS. My motherboard is EPOX 8RDA3I and I have a the WinFlash.zip, ...
A: Here is what the manufacturer says about flashing the BIOS: To successfully flash the BIOS you will ...
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| computer | 5/30/2009 |
Q: I just bought a used Dell laptop with windows 98 and when I turn the machine on it is very slow and ...
A: If it is so old to run Win98, I think your best bet is reinstalling the whole OS. From what you say, ...
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| 1394 | 5/18/2009 |
Q: i would like to ask you if there is any test i can run to check if my firewire 1394 is working. i am ...
A: Assuming we're talking about Windows XP, you can see if your computer is detecting the camera in the ...
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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: First, let's make sure a point about admin passwords. There is no easy way to retrieve them without ...
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| PC can't find modem | 4/25/2009 |
Q: My PC (xp) can't seem to find my modem for some strange reason... The cable seems fine because it ...
A: I think you may have the wrong drivers installed for your modem. Make sure you download the latest ...
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| Ethernet card in PC | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to get an older PC to connect to the Internet. I've put this together from parts, its a ...
A: Your new machine is not seen the DHCP server or the server is not sending the configuration, ...
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| memory | 4/3/2009 |
Q: i tried to install new memory in my pc, it has 2 stick of pc 133 - 128 mb ,i tried to install 2 ...
A: Usually the problem is timing on the memory boards. You have to make sure the ones you're using are ...
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| DSL modem | 2/23/2009 |
Q: i am not sure wheather i am routing this question to right person or not. if not, then kindly help ...
A: The port depends on the technology used. As your question states it is DSL, it must be an RJ11 ...
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| Flash/jump drive life expectancy? | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I have a Kingston 2GB flash or “jump” drive (what's the proper term?) that is over a year old. I ...
A: How reliable are these drives over time? More than time is the number of writes. Not long ago it ...
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| freezes | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to test the motherboard in the machine?? My computer keeps freezing all the time/ ...
A: Well yes, there are ways to test a MB, but since you were able to already format your HDD and ...
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| ASUS P5B-MX/WIFI MOTHERBOARD : NO DISPLAY | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I just bought an Asus P5B-MX motherboard with intel core 2 up to 64 bit and 1gb ram all ...
A: When you don't hear any beeps at boot usually means the bus is hanging before POST is finished. ...
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| Hard drives with operating systems. | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have an HP with Windows98 installed (which works fine) and I have acquired a hard drive out of an ...
A: Assuming the BIOS of your computer can read the geometry of your new drive (you can check that with ...
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| Video card problems or mother board?? | 11/16/2008 |
Q: .. i would like to ask something about my computer problem... i used to have a pci express video ...
A: Regarding your questions: 1. what causes my computer to freeze and turn to black and blue screen??? ...
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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: Well with only 44 KB of free space, your machine is in desperately need of some free room to work ...
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| HP Pavilion 543x monitor stays blank when starting | 10/29/2008 |
Q: My computer has been acting up for several days like freezing up, or restarting on it's own, or when ...
A: It looks like an internal part have failed, hanging the computer. The easiest way to solve it is ...
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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: I know the experience. Probably when you uninstalled the trial, it couldn't remove the file because ...
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| restoring my operating system | 10/19/2008 |
Q: recenty MS decided that i was operating an illegal copy of xp home version.the system has completly ...
A: Your files are not lost. You can install the new OS in a different directory, and retrieve your ...
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| Computer Disk Drives will not "autorun" | 9/18/2008 |
Q: My computer has stopped automatically starting disks from the disk drive. I have to manually search ...
A: The following article should help to to get autoplay back: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/155217 ...
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| vprMatrix 240R not powering up | 8/15/2008 |
Q: My son gave me his old vpr Matrix 240R, which was running fine at his house. Upon plugging it in, ...
A: It might be some internal parts were shifted inside while transporting the box between your son's ...
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| Dell Dimension 3100 | 6/27/2008 |
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 |
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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| computer won't boot | 6/19/2008 |
Q: Thaks very much for taking questions. My laptop (Dell inspiron, running XP) failed to boot today. ...
A: First, situation is bad, but no desperate. Hold the reinstalling XP. It looks like the BIOS lost ...
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| emachines T2862 will not power up | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I have an emachines T2862. It will not power up. I have unplugged all the components from the ...
A: What is happening is the power supply is finding a short circuit at power up, and protection kicks ...
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| boot up problems | 6/8/2008 |
Q: when i boot up my computer it goes to the motherboard menu then to windows load up, it loads windows ...
A: If you can login, and while loading your settings you get a blank screen, it is likely your profile ...
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| connecting PC to laptop | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Recently i sent my PC monitor for repair . I wonder if there is any hardware or software so i can ...
A: Well yes, but you should do it on both sides, and have a network connecting them. You can: 1.- use ...
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| PC - Switching on | 4/7/2008 |
Q: My system is not switching on.First it shows your virtual memory is low like that.And it shows you ...
A: Your probably ran out of space in your hard drive and don't have enough to create a page file, or ...
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| Need to upgrade? | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I have a laptop that runs slower than I would like. The computer starts up fast enought but when It ...
A: The laptop is not that old, and anyway upgarding ANY laptop is something with very little options. ...
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| DDR Memory | 3/9/2008 |
Q: "I have a stick of DDR memory and do not know its value. Please help. It is labeled ...
A: Here are the descriptions of each: 6432WKDXA8G09TWK-0F1 The module is a 32Mx64 bit, 9 chip, 184 Pin ...
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| Power supply replaced & Emachine still will not start - what next? | 2/6/2008 |
Q: I have a friend who has an emachine and it won't start. By not starting she means none of the ...
A: By replacing the power supply your friend found the short circuit wasn't inside, but somewhere else. ...
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| BIOS update failed - cant boot anything | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I haver a Dell D620 laptop. It was working fine and I just did a BIOS update which failed. It now ...
A: There is a good chance you got the worng BIOS for your hardware, even if you downloaded it from ...
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| COMPUTER starts and stops in middle of process and is very slow | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I can not get my computer to completely finish the work and sometimes won't come up past the sign ...
A: Without more information on what you have there, the only guess I have is your computer might be ...
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| Memory upgrade problem | 12/6/2007 |
Q: My laptop is an HP Ominibook xe3,Windows XP Professional and 256MB RAM. I'm trying to upgrade the ...
A: Laptops are quite picky with the memory boards they can take and IF they may use boards of different ...
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| Gateway Computer Problem | 11/20/2007 |
Q: Greetings I have a old gateway desktop model 500s it is about 7years old. Last week the desktop ...
A: Unfortunately, the storm might have damaged the computer. You might be really lucky and it is only ...
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| MotherBoard | 10/23/2007 |
Q: In a storm the computer was on...power went down and when it came back up the computer went on but ...
A: First, it may not be the MB. I would rather spend some time pinpointing what is hanging the ...
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| motherboard | 10/14/2007 |
Q: iv got a computer and i want to upgrade to a new motherboard will i still have my windows xp on it ...
A: If you have SP2 installed in XP, you may have to re-validate your license with Microsoft, but you ...
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| No boot | 9/11/2007 |
Q: My GS270 will no boot. it starts the xp splash screen but then comes up with press f1 or f12 to ...
A: the message means it lost track of where the boot files are. It might be because the Master Boot ...
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| power supply | 9/7/2007 |
Q: i am trying to hook a 12v amp up in my studio for my subwoofer. u can see there is a problem with ...
A: I'm sorry, but have to send you back to your quest for a suitable power supply. PC power supplies ...
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| networking | 8/7/2007 |
Q: i want to network my home comp. to my office comp. so i can pull files from it...how do i go about ...
A: Apologize, but your answer could easily fill a booklet, so I would suggest you going to the ...
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| Phone via computer | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I couldn't find a topic on the "allexperts" main page for this question so I thought I would begin ...
A: Unfortunately, it is not up to the software in your side. Depending on the features your ISP offers, ...
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| Blue screen / hard drive | 7/30/2007 |
Q: Have a Compaq Presario S4020WM. Recently had a few blue screens and even a black screen with NTLDR ...
A: Your diagnose is correct, the HDD is dying. The problems are probably where the OS files are, so ...
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| System problem. | 7/21/2007 |
Q: My PC Deatails Celeron 1.2 GHZ 156 RAM HDD-40GB O/S 98SE 17"Monitor Dell M770 CRT The problem ...
A: It looks like you have an overheating problem. You may want to open the CPU box, and clean it from ...
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| windows update... the killer! | 7/19/2007 |
Q: i have a perfectly working computer and i set the let the windows update download and install ...
A: Who told you Micro$oft does something that works unatended? My guess is you got a botched download. ...
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| Windows 2003 Server with Very Low Disk Space | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I couldn't find an exact category for this problem so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I ...
A: Yes, with only 12 GB you will probably have to re-partition the drive and give more room to the ...
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| Windows xp reboot | 6/6/2007 |
Q: recently i trying to used the computer like every day, but this time, when started the 1st screen ...
A: Sorry Karelyn, The problem looks like a bad video driver, and the way to fix it has to do with ...
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| NEW hard drive problems?. | 6/4/2007 |
Q: I'm using an OLDER computer 500MHz using WIN98SE and, would like to upgrade the primary hard drive ...
A: Yes it is very likely that the BIOS in your machine does not support big drives. You may solve the ...
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| my PC not starting | 5/18/2007 |
Q: My PC has AMD-3200 (2.0Ghz) processor, Asus motherboard, 160gb hard-disk. My PC is unable to get ...
A: I would rather say you short circuited the USB power line and that shutdown your power supply. The ...
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| dvd install | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I recently tried to install a DVD writer in my PC. It has a hard drive, floppy drive, and a CD ...
A: OK, you did already the first step of troubleshooting, only you did not reach a conclusion. From ...
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| transferring info | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I just got a new Dell computer. My old one is a Compaq Presario. How can i get all my stuff off of ...
A: There are several way to do it. Probably the easiest one is using a file transfer program, that ...
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| PC & Laptop Jam | 4/15/2007 |
Q: Agudelo, My laptop (1 year used/never formatted)and desktop (5 yrs used/thrice formatted) do not ...
A: There are many factors that can slowdown any PC machine, from file fragmentation to spyware. The ...
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| Usb pre-format recover | 3/25/2007 |
Q: My Name is Joshua ,I'm having a real dilemma with a usb-flash drive, where I have info from the last ...
A: Sorry, but if it prompts for formatting the drive, means the file system structure is corrupted, and ...
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| Free Driver Update Software? | 2/11/2007 |
Q: I am looking for some software that will find the drivers on my computer, search for updates and ...
A: Sorry, don't know anything that fits your description. You may find free utilities (like Belarc ...
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| page file | 2/6/2007 |
Q: Yes that is puzzling. But I think I may have narrowed it down. I was using a Linksys wireless card ...
A: You might be right. Repeated installation cycles may create a lot of garbage in the hard drive, but ...
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| page file | 2/5/2007 |
Q: Ricardo, On my Presario I began, for no apparent reason, getting "your computer is low on virtual ...
A: A page file is a system file used as temporary storage of opened files not in immediate use. Usually ...
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| internet & computer change | 1/13/2007 |
Q: I get this web page cannot be found, and i also get a error box when useing outlook express. I ...
A: The problem with the Internet might be from your power feed to the cable modem, to your provider's ...
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| Network cable unpluged | 1/3/2007 |
Q: My pc tells me in the tack bar that: Local area connection. I have a network cable unplugged. What ...
A: You have your settings so when a new connection is made (i.e.like a dial-up connection)it notifies ...
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| ethernet adapter | 12/27/2006 |
Q: I am going to get high speed internet thru AT&T. A requirement is a ethernet adaptor. Is that ...
A: If your computer is not older than a couple years, it may already have it built into the ...
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| How can I tell what kind of video card the PC has? | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if there is a way to tell what kind of video card is in the PC and also how many ...
A: You may get some information about which video adapter you have by looking into the Device Manager ...
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| DDR PC2700 266 | 12/21/2006 |
Q: I was hoping you could answer a question about RAM memory. I have an old pentium 4 PC, with 512 MB ...
A: Sorry, but there is no easy answer for your question. The memory your MB uses is almost ourt of ...
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| system not booting | 12/18/2006 |
Q: i have a system with a p4 processor and 1.7ghz speed. i recently installed windows xp. now the ...
A: You probably have a driver problem. Either the MB drivers or the video drivers are not suitable to ...
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| computer not booting | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have xp at home. when i start my computer the monitor did not come up. so i changed the monitor to ...
A: It looks like your Windows installation got corrupted. The best way to go is using the recovery ...
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| SATA bootable hard drive VS. ATA-133 hard drive | 11/27/2006 |
Q: I'd like to replace my primary and bootable internal hard drive with a 250 GB SATA Hard drive or, ...
A: The difference between both is the interface. SATA drives use a serial channel, and ATA drives use a ...
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| Confused about my internet | 11/23/2006 |
Q: So im on a DSL conection conected through a hub thing that was all set up when I moved into my flat. ...
A: The "hub thing" you mentioned is probably a router, which may have the firewall enabled. If that's ...
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| What has happened to my CD rom drive? | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Looking for some urgent help please! For some reason my pc has stopped seeing my CD rom and DVD rom ...
A: It doesn't look like a drivers problem. It reminds me the problem some early CD-ROM drives had ...
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| Printing Only 1 page | 10/20/2006 |
Q: We're trying to print multiple copies and only one page comes out. We're printing to a Brother ...
A: You should have a problem with the driver. Try unistalling and installing it back again. I have the ...
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| Destroying a hard drive | 10/7/2006 |
Q: I had a Dell desktop computer apparently become infected with a catastrophic virus. One evening it ...
A: WOW! That's going to some extent to kill a computer. I can only say you succeed in creating a ...
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| Transfering data from one computer to another | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I want to transfer all infomation from my old computer to the new one. The old computer has Windows ...
A: Data? Yes you can simply transfer it by copying it to the new system, by any mean (floppy, CD, ...
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| no vid feed/new mobo/cpu/ram install | 10/4/2006 |
Q: I recently upgraded a system with a new mobo/cpu/ram. I put a ecs RS482-M board in with a athlon64 ...
A: Either the MB is fried, or one of the components in your new system does not fit and is hanging the ...
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| ? | 9/22/2006 |
Q: you turn the pc and you cannot see nothing ,i know that the power is on because all the litle lghts ...
A: No hay problema Armando, yo tambien haboe espanol. Si no escuchas ningun beep en el arranque, es ...
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| CPU & Networks | 9/12/2006 |
Q: Please excuse my lack of I.T. knowledge and incorrect usage of terminologies. I would like to know ...
A: Yes, that's what is called Symetric Multi-Processing if it happens within the same computer box, and ...
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| Blank screen | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I have an HP Pavilion 543x and when I try to boot up, I get nothing on the monitor. It sounds like ...
A: What do you mean by "It sounds like it is trying to boot..."? The POST has various stages, but ...
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| backing up data | 8/27/2006 |
Q: I use my computer on a daily basis for school and work. I add, edit or delete files on my computer ...
A: I would go for an external drive. If your work is in Apple boxes, get it with firewire interface, if ...
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| 2 versions of XP installed - Startup | 8/19/2006 |
Q: I have 2 versions of XP on my computer and when it boots up it will wait 30 seconds before it goes ...
A: You can control the default OS and waiting time at the System Properties (Right click on My Computer ...
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| Printer No Longer Shared | 6/7/2006 |
Q: We have a small office with four computers and one printer. We networked the computers and were ...
A: Probably someone stopped the sharing or changed the shared name of the printer. Check the printer is ...
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| Transferring information from laptop to desktop | 3/15/2006 |
Q: I need to transfer about 10 GB of info from a laptop to a desktop and I would like to know the ...
A: Use the router, it will be faster than anything else. You can export your contacts list from one ...
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| Problems Recognizing JumpDrive & MP3 | 3/12/2006 |
Q: A few days ago I submitted the following question to Michael Tedeschi and unfortunately his response ...
A: Unfortunately, Mr. Tedeschi's answer is technically correct. Windows ME is well known for its sloppy ...
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| 1st Build - No Power | 3/4/2006 |
Q: I am currently building my 1st computer. I finally got my case in the mail yesterday, and I spent ...
A: Well, you can always go back to the bare bones and make sure the very basic system is working (i.e. ...
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| Laptop Computers | 2/17/2006 |
Q: I don't know anything about Laptop Computers, and I am thinking about buying one. Do you have to ...
A: Do you have to pay for internet connection on a wireless Laptop, as you do on a PC? Yes, you're ...
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| Booting my laptop | 2/16/2006 |
Q: My laptop all of a sudden won't boot. From power on it seems to go straight to an attempted PXE ROM ...
A: That's odd. Did you install anything lately? PXE Boot is a networked boot process. Laptops does not ...
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| Copying files to a new hard drive | 2/13/2006 |
Q: My old Hard Drive is about full and I need to replace this hard drive with a new one but I don't ...
A: It's not a big deal. The amount of work involved depends on the drive you buy and which one you want ...
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| Thumbdriver | 2/12/2006 |
Q: I am trying to use a MiniCruzer thumbdrive. However, I do not see the icon of Removable Drive at My ...
A: It should be recognized once you plug it in. You should check after the USB drive is inserted, ...
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| Lost Drives | 2/8/2006 |
Q: My computer has several built-in card reading slots, however, it no longer lists them anywhere. I ...
A: It usually happens when your computer cannot load the drivers for them at boot time. Try opening the ...
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| Server safety | 2/6/2006 |
Q: I am planning on leaving my server in my home here in sweden while I move to brazil. It would be on ...
A: Usually there shouldn't be any problem. You can even install VNC and login remotely, and if your ...
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| RAM | 1/27/2006 |
Q: i would like to know if generic ram (Kingston) would work properly with it.
A: Picking generic RAM is not simple, especially for DELL's stuff. It is not impossible, it just ...
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| hard drive speed for laptop | 1/23/2006 |
Q: I am in a process of purchasing a new Dell laptop with a 5400 RPM hard drive. My question is: Is ...
A: According to HDD manufacturers, a faster spin speed will yield shortest access times. That's a ...
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| ethernet cards | 12/16/2005 |
Q: I just purchased Windows XP Home edition. I am upgrading from Windows 98 SE on a custom built ...
A: Upgrading a Windows version is always a cumbersome task. It is usualy better to format the whole ...
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| Sound Dilemma | 12/10/2005 |
Q: Okay, this sounds like a silly question and maybe it is...I have a computer with one outlet for ...
A: The only silly question is the one you don't make. That's what we're here for. You have a few, but ...
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| BIOS UPGRADE | 12/8/2005 |
Q: I'm using a Pentium 4, 2.66 ghz machine, runing Windows XP, SP2. The machine is about 3 years old. ...
A: Old rule of thumb: Ain't broken? Don't fix it If it is not having problems, and the BIOS update ...
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| START UP | 11/30/2005 |
Q: I have an IBM 8143 34U desktop, running winxp pro it's about a year old, the first "odd" thing that ...
A: It looks like the CD drive is dying. You can try disconnecting all cables from it, and restarting ...
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| laptop battery | 11/22/2005 |
Q: I realize this may not be an area of expertise for you but I have a compaq pressario laptop. About ...
A: What might have happened is you missed the power control drivers. Dig into the restore disk for ...
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| power supply | 11/18/2005 |
Q: I have a spare power supply. Is it possible to check it without attaching it to the computer? I'm ...
A: I strongly suggest you get the harness. While it is simple to just hookup a resistor to each output, ...
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| power supply | 11/17/2005 |
Q: I have a spare power supply. Is it possible to check it without attaching it to the computer? I'm ...
A: Yes, you can test the PS without the MB. Few months ago I saw an ATX-PS test set sold in BestBuy and ...
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| Narrowed Screen | 11/15/2005 |
Q: Good day! The screen of the monitor appears narrow. Do you think the problem is either from the ...
A: There is a chance your monitor has a problem with the horizontal scan. Try changing the resolution ...
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| pc not booting | 11/11/2005 |
Q: pc will not boot..tried different power supply and get same results..fan comes on but nothing ...
A: It might. Check first without all peripherals. Just CPU, memory and power supply. If it doesn't ...
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| hp pavilion display | 10/31/2005 |
Q: I have an old computer that I'm using as a backup, it's an HP Pavilion 6350. Not surprisingly, ...
A: You're using th standard VGA drivers, which are loaded for compatibility at setup. You can change ...
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| sr-232 port | 10/12/2005 |
Q: is srs-232 port is serial port? do i use printer with it ?
A: RS-232 is a specification for serial ports. You may use it for a printer, if the printer has a ...
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| COMPUTER | 10/8/2005 |
Q: Many times my computer screen showes boxes with an X mark where normally an image would be there. ...
A: Is it always or only many times? If it is many times, the websites you're looking at have a missing ...
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| press power button twice to startup | 10/2/2005 |
Q: Every time when I start my pc(winXp, PIII), I have to press the power button twice to get into the ...
A: The problem might be in the BIOS Hard Disk settings or the motherboard drivers in XP. If you know ...
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| Problem in Computer Hardware | 9/23/2005 |
Q: I am facing a problem when I installed windows 2000 registered version which is fully working on ...
A: Something installed in that computer is causing a memory leak. If nothing else than the OS have been ...
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| Can you tell me which is a... | 9/7/2005 |
Q: Can you tell me which is a better processor: AMD Athlon or Pentium 4. I do graphic presentations ...
A: Both would do fine with PowerPoint. It would be matter of your budget. BTW, none of them are the ...
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| hard disk formating | 9/2/2005 |
Q: how can i format my hard disk?
A: Few ways: - Have a DOS disk on the A drive and use FORMAT command - Insert Windows installation CD ...
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| Buying new computer | 8/29/2005 |
Q: Co."A"'s computer has a pentium 4 3.06 processor 519, Motherboard 915GL chipset, 533 FSB, 512 mb of ...
A: Yes, 800 MHz FSB is faster than 533 MHz, so it will be probably a bit faster, but probably you will ...
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| Dual Monitors Adapter/Splitter | 7/24/2005 |
Q: So I can just get the cheap $10 splitter, and everything is up to my configuration?I have two PC ...
A: No, a simple splitter will only do that, electrically balance tyhe cricuit so you can have two ...
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| Dual Monitors Adapter/Splitter | 7/23/2005 |
Q: I have two PC monitors, and wish to connect them to one computer. I need a monitor splitter to do ...
A: What you want to achieve can be done with almost any of the latest video cards. Most of the recently ...
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| internet connection | 7/20/2005 |
Q: I hope this is within your range of expertise. I know the basics of a computer and am trying to help ...
A: First, if your friend's service is the regular cable serice, it will only provide one IP address. So ...
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| pc configuration | 6/4/2005 |
Q: yesterday i mailed 2 u. thanks for your quick and helpful reply. Question . According 2 u what is a ...
A: Sorry Tejas, There is no simple answer for you. A good system for me for sure would not fit what ...
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| (2) Scan disk / PCI Simple Communications Controller | 6/1/2005 |
Q: I have 2 questions. I am running windows xp. (1). My scan disk will not scan anymore, It tells me ...
A: 1.- Excuse me, but cannot understand the problem, could you please elaborate a bit? I mean, if at ...
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| Lost use of my modem & cannot find my COMs ports | 5/31/2005 |
Q: I am not sure if this is part of your field of expertise, but I would be gratefull if you can help ...
A: Believe you should check with the modem's manufacturer. If the modem driver's emulate a COM port, ...
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| Lost use of my modem & cannot find my COMs ports | 5/24/2005 |
Q: I am not sure if this is part of your field of expertise, but I would be gratefull if you can help ...
A: Well what happened has to do with ZoneAlarm and nothing with hardware issues. You modem was probably ...
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| How to upgrade a BIOS | 5/15/2005 |
Q: I have a Compaq 5012CA. BIos VIA 82C691. How can I upgrade the BIOS ? Thanks
A: The VIA 82C691 is not your BIOS (it's the motherboard chipset). The BIOS is a series of instructions ...
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| blue screen of | 5/9/2005 |
Q: Ricardo. I have an AMD Athlon 2000+ XP processor running on 256MB RAM and a 20GB HDD. I think this ...
A: In order to be helpful, you must provide more information on how and when the BSOD shows up. It ...
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| can't start my computer... | 4/21/2005 |
Q: I have a PC clone and recently my computer froze up. When I tried to shut down the machine the ...
A: After you have successfully turned off the computer using the power button (by only keeping it ...
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| No display during bootup & after. | 4/13/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi Ricardo. This is a weird problem, at least for me... I inherited a ...
A: I hadn't seen such setting in the BIOS. It would be really ackward, because it would be off and ...
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| slow computer | 4/12/2005 |
Q: I had to do a complete destructive recovery on my Hewlitt-Packard xt3-963 computer with windows xp ...
A: I would be confused too. It's very unusual having a full recovery (i.e. run the recovery CD from the ...
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| No display during bootup & after. | 4/10/2005 |
Q: This is a weird problem, at least for me... I inherited a 1GHz Gateway, with Win98, which was said ...
A: If you really want to troubleshoot a dead PC, you must understand the boot process. By POST I meant ...
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| No display during bootup & after. | 4/9/2005 |
Q: This is a weird problem, at least for me... I inherited a 1GHz Gateway, with Win98, which was said ...
A: You don't tell me if there is any beep sound while booting, so guess the POST is not finishing. It ...
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| activating added RAM | 4/2/2005 |
Q: I have a Balance notebook computer, model A535, with 128K RAM, running Windows XP. I am attempting ...
A: No, the Motherboard should get the memory as soon it's installed. If it does not get it, probably is ...
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| stuck cd-rom drive | 3/25/2005 |
Q: my cd-rom drive on my HP 754n is stuck closed. I can't get it open, and there is a disk in it. ...
A: If the CD is not mechanically locking the tray, there is a manual way to force the tray open. There ...
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| cmos battrey | 3/24/2005 |
Q: I have a toshiba T1910 laptop and the cmos battery is flat. I was wondering what the voltage of a ...
A: The CMOS battery is usually a lithium battery, coin size. the part number usually starts with CR ...
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| Boot up Sequence | 3/23/2005 |
Q: Recardo I have a computer that I am running Windows XP Home Edition. First it started out just ...
A: No, it's not the motherboard at all. When you ran Spybot, deleted a few registry entries, That's ...
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| Laptop PC still won't boot to OS. | 3/18/2005 |
Q: Yesterday I wrote, "A couple of months ago I noticed my old compaq lte 5300 laptop, running an ...
A: Weird... If it keeps going back to safe mode, means there is a wrong driver installed, probably the ...
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| Laptop PC won't boot to OS | 3/17/2005 |
Q: A couple of months ago I noticed my old compaq lte 5300 laptop, running an upgrade Windows98, was ...
A: It doesn't look that bad. As you have already decided to format the hard drive, it's supposed to be ...
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| keeps turning off | 3/16/2005 |
Q: Hey, how are you? I just built my own pc, here are the specs, P4 3.0ghz Gigabyte mainboard - ...
A: Honestly, don't know. Read a while ago that thermal protection in latest P4 chips were improved to ...
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| keeps turning off | 3/13/2005 |
Q: Hey, how are you? I just built my own pc, here are the specs, P4 3.0ghz Gigabyte mainboard - ...
A: You problem is not the monitor or the video card. Probablit's deeper, and I would check temperature ...
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| PC Power | 3/11/2005 |
Q: I have three computers at home from which I intend to put together one good computer from bits & ...
A: Yes, you may have an electrical problem, and rather have an electrician to look into it. If you're ...
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| reformat | 3/2/2005 |
Q: I have a laptop. its a Toshiba 660cdt. I had windows 95 and I wanted to upgrade to 98. I don't have ...
A: Check your laptop's BIOS settings, see if it allows to boot from the CD drive. If it doesn't, you ...
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| Computer Freezing | 3/1/2005 |
Q: I have a compaq presario mellenium edition computer. A lot of times my computer freezes whether I am ...
A: Looks like your computer is full of spyware. You have two options: 1.- Format your HD and reinstall ...
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| Best Operating System for a modest PC | 2/23/2005 |
Q: I've been using Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition for about five years and it has worked O.K. for ...
A: Well that's why M$ has so much money, they expected you to be forced to switch to a newer version ...
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| sound card | 2/20/2005 |
Q: I dumped everything on my computer last weekend. Now I do not have sound. I cannot find my cd that I ...
A: The NVidia GeForce is your video card. If you open the Device Manager, will have an entry either in ...
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| my pc won't boot! i need help troubleshooting problem | 2/18/2005 |
Q: I have a home computer that I actually put together myself. It's been running fine for a few years ...
A: The system is lockingup during POST, and it's likely to be amajor component. It looks like the CPU ...
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| hard drive problem | 2/15/2005 |
Q: I have two hard drives in my p4 win xp machine, one 40gb and another 160gb, the problem im having is ...
A: Your 40 GB drive may be too slow to start, and may require some tim to spin at boot time. If within ...
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| how to know the cache of the system and FSB | 2/13/2005 |
Q: 1] How can i know , how much cache my system has. 2]What is the use of FSB,and what is it.
A: The amount of cache memory depnds on the processor model you have. System Info will tell you the ...
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| External Hard Drive | 2/11/2005 |
Q: Make of computer: Thermaltake P4 3.25GHz, 1024MB RAM OS: WinXP Home OK. I recently bought: - Maxtor ...
A: You should check on the Device Manager for a device with a yellow warning icon. It should be your ...
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| COMPUTER | 2/2/2005 |
Q: Is it possible to get internet access on a computer in secluded areas, for example at a park or ...
A: Guess you mean wirelessly. Possible yes, likely? Probably not. Secluded areas imply no direct line ...
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| USB HardDrive | 1/23/2005 |
Q: OS: Windows XP SP2 CPU: AMD 2500+ MainBOard: Giga GA-7VAX USB harddrives: USB2.0 I got two USB ...
A: The message means your computer has USB V1.1 or earlier, while your USB drives are V2.0 capable. So, ...
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| Motherboard Upgrade | 1/22/2005 |
Q: I'm looking to upgrade my motherboard. I've gotten a great deal on a microATX board that will allow ...
A: the answer to your first question is no, and it's worst if you have XP with SP2. So the answer to ...
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| Sound | 1/17/2005 |
Q: Ricardo, Manufacturer of the PC or Windows or the sound card? And from what I'm finding out there ...
A: The manufacturer of the sound card. If your sound device is bulit into the motherboard, then would ...
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| Restart Problem | 1/15/2005 |
Q: my Compaq w/ Windows ME, was recently diagnosed w/ spyware, trojans and registry errors. I purchased ...
A: If you have ME, probably the easiest and safest way to go is reinstalling the whole thing. It will ...
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| low-level format | 1/3/2005 |
Q: i have low-level format executable program which i wanted to try on one of my hard drive. i made the ...
A: I don't know WipeDrive, but if it's low-level formatting utility, you should be able to reformat the ...
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| Building a server | 12/27/2004 |
Q: I am planning to bulid a web server(for personnel website and forums). but i hav no idea about the ...
A: A server is not just mater of HW only, a good and stable server is a well balaced set of HW, SW and ...
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| RAM | 12/24/2004 |
Q: I am fantatical about my computer running at a fast speed. I have a cable connection, but there are ...
A: If your computer ran faster and has slowed down lately, I would look for spyware before doing ...
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| problem | 12/17/2004 |
Q: i hab a computer of 733 mhz ram, 128 mb ram. i hab made 500mb paging file. my computer freezes ...
A: Well just make the page file twice the size of the ram is only a rule of thumb. It does not ...
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| Motherboard connections | 12/14/2004 |
Q: I am building a new computer and i need to ask 2 questions. The motherboard usually has only 2 ...
A: 1.- The floppy uses a different interface, it does not count as IDE device. So, you have spece to ...
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| What is the problem? | 12/3/2004 |
Q: Hello I am sorry if my English is not very good, I have very serious problem with my pc and I can't ...
A: Yes, as both OS gives you about the same behavior, I would say it may be a hardware problem. Now, ...
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| Pc Installation and Maintenance | 11/29/2004 |
Q: explain the purpose and importance of the registry? I would like you to briefly state the purpose ...
A: First the registry and the Config.sys file are two different things. The registry is used since W95 ...
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| Restarting After HDD Format | 11/17/2004 |
Q: I partitioned and formatted my HDD using a Win98 Boot Disk floppy. I used the FDISK and Format ...
A: If you already troubleshoot ALL pheripherals and are sure none is hanging the bus, then your only ...
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| Give me some comments, thanks! | 11/5/2004 |
Q: I planned to buy a new DIY PC. If you would to choose a motherboard which one would you prefer and ...
A: I would buy the motherboard from a reputed manufacturer with known and good online support. Both you ...
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| Slave Drive replaced?? | 11/1/2004 |
Q: I don't know what a slave drive is, but I just found the note I made when it happened it said ...
A: I was just guessing, but this is was the message means: Your computer have two IDE channels where ...
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| Slave Drive replaced?? | 10/31/2004 |
Q: A few weeks ago, I turned on my computer as normal, and I got a DOS message on it that said ...
A: Sorry, but don't have a clue on what might cause the message. That kind of message comes from the ...
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| Better 3D card or more RAM | 10/22/2004 |
Q: I have a AMD Athelon XP 2600+ on a Gigabyte KT400 M-Boord.I currently have 256MB memory and a 64MB ...
A: If you want to get better & faster graphics, put your money there. Get a better video card. Want to ...
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| cd rom drives | 10/21/2004 |
Q: Greetings from a fellow "All Expert" (Walt DIsney World) I am having a computer hardware problem ...
A: Sorry, but I already paid my dues there. Got fed up of paying a bunch of money to make lines ;-) ...
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| new hardware found! | 10/16/2004 |
Q: I have a dell optiplex series gx270, I had to replace the hard-drive and reload windows xp home. Now ...
A: SMBus Controller is one of the drivers required by the motherboard to operate properly. Go to Dell's ...
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| boot problems | 10/15/2004 |
Q: We have a Dell cpiA366 laptop,running Windows ME.Suddenly it won't boot up.The DELL screen comes ...
A: The good news is the laptop's HW seems to be working fine. The bad news is probably the HD boot ...
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| Pc Installation and Maintenance | 10/6/2004 |
Q: Q1) i have been asked to add a 32mb memory expansion card to a laptop pc. what kind of information ...
A: 1.- Is anybody building 32 MB boards? Even 64 MB will be though to find. Any way, you need to know ...
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| troubleshoot | 10/1/2004 |
Q: I'd like to try both of your sugestions, but can you tell me how to use the Windows CD if I can't ...
A: If it's a P4 machine, it should see the D drive from BIOS. It should also be able to be configured ...
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| computer starts and shuts down immediately | 9/21/2004 |
Q: My PC starts and shuts down immidiately, without any sound or anything on the screen. Then it won't ...
A: Yes, it looks like a short-circuit somewhere. The easy way to test the power supply is install it in ...
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| Hard drive not recognized | 9/19/2004 |
Q: I have two hard drives: quantum fireball 40GB and Seagate Baracuda 60GB. I copied one mp3 disk to ...
A: That's not a HW problem. NT either cannot find the drive signature, or cannot find NT loader. I ...
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| RAM & CPU upgrade | 9/18/2004 |
Q: I have a pc manufactured by Packard Bell. I would like to upgrade my PC RAM from 128 Mb to 256Mb ...
A: 1.-The RAM type depends on the Motherboard's chipset. You should look at the manufacturer's ...
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| hi | 9/17/2004 |
Q: ram and Pentium 4 Cpu and for some reason when i plug everything in i hear the fans of the power ...
A: No beeps no video usually means a peripheral hanging the bus. The easiest way to go is unplug ...
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| processing issues | 9/16/2004 |
Q: Recently gutted my pc with a new motherboard, hd, ram, etc. Everything works very well and speed is ...
A: I'm sorry, but that's not a hardware problem. It's purely related with XP and the drivers you're ...
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| Laptop Power loss | 9/6/2004 |
Q: Ricardo: We have an IBM laptop which loses power on occassion, and sometimes does not power up. I ...
A: It might be a bunch of things. those you mention are on the list, but without testing each of them ...
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| Wireless Card | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension XPS T450 desktop and Windows 98. I would like to connect this computer ...
A: Yes, you can connect the XPS to the router wirelessly. W98 can be an issue, since it lacks of USB ...
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| Motherboard Model | 8/26/2004 |
Q: Hey Ricardo, i hope you can help me with this. I'm interested in upgrading my RAM from one lot of ...
A: Neither the BIOS nor XP will tell you the MB model. Some manufacturers identify their boards with a ...
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| multiprocessor computer | 8/25/2004 |
Q: I am a novice who wanted to build a dual processor computer and was looking for any pointers on how ...
A: Building system is usually not an easy, especially multi-processor systems. First having more than ...
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| Upgrading Hard Drives | 8/19/2004 |
Q: i hope this question is in your area! Here's the Scenario, I would like to upgrade my local disk ...
A: Depending on the Windows version you have, the best option might be reinstall everything. Windows ...
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| Mptherboard corrosion | 8/18/2004 |
Q: I have a MSI 865 Neo2 MB which stopped working suddenly > No post no boot screen at all. After ...
A: Geez, that's tough. For your motherboard I have bad news. It's gone. Even if you're able to get it ...
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| hi | 8/9/2004 |
Q: Tigerdirect.com which contained a chaintech motherboard and a pentium 4 CPU for around $200. and i ...
A: You usually get what you pay for. $200 is aabout the price of a P4 chip alone, so, don't know what ...
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| Modem installation | 8/6/2004 |
Q: My PC recently crashed. I have Win98SE and a Matsonic mainboard,MS8308E, with onboard modem. ...
A: Well reinstalling W98SE might have taken away the right drivers for the motherboard to find the ...
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| Computer Hardware | 7/24/2004 |
Q: How to install a new software in a computer? Give a brief explanation about troubleshooting?
A: To install any new program in Windows, you just run the installer program and answer the questions. ...
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| for my pc | 7/20/2004 |
Q: my computer is a hp pavilion originally windows ME With an Intel Celeron And a Hardrive of 128 mb so ...
A: One step at a time: 1.- If your Pavillion has a Celeron Processor is unlikely it would support a P4. ...
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| motherboard & hdd | 7/19/2004 |
Q: how are you? i just bought a second hard drive, purely for data storage. i have windows xp pro and ...
A: Well internal transfers are not supposed to be so failure prone as Internet transfers. If you're so ...
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| NO PICTURE ON MONETOR | 7/1/2004 |
Q: -no those are good that would be to easy you mean Im the only one this has happen to ?what will ...
A: No Steven, it's just that there are a fair amount of possible causes, and you should start ...
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| Stalling computer | 6/25/2004 |
Q: Our Pc seems to be stuck in a loop whilst trying to boot up - we thought it was a hard drive fault ...
A: You already took the first troubleshooting step. Same way as you did with the HD, disconnect all ...
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| 2d graphics problems | 6/21/2004 |
Q: I think i had a power surge a while back and did a burnintest to see if everything was ok but it ...
A: It looks like your video card memory is gone. Depending on the card model you may be able to replace ...
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| BIOS | 6/16/2004 |
Q: Sir now the Bios of my computer are dead completely.How to install or replace BIOS. What standard ...
A: No clue on what caused your computer to suddenly die. Does it start at all? Where does it stop? Do ...
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| Computer CMOS settings | 6/12/2004 |
Q: Ricardo: I would like to look at the current settings of my PC. I believe those settings are ...
A: Without knowing which barnd and model you have, it's impopssible to say for sure which key you have ...
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| laptop keyboard | 6/3/2004 |
Q: I have a Compaq Presarion 1930 laptop. I accidentally spilt water on the keyboard and it no longer ...
A: Being a laptop, the water damage can go beyond the keyboard and mouse. I would rather suggest to ...
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| Problem with Win xp Pc | 5/31/2004 |
Q: I have p4 1.7 mhz COMPAQ EVO computer with Windows xp.Just resently it got crashed and it gives a ...
A: By the error, looks like your hard disk is going to die, rather soon I may add. The best way to ...
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| FORGOTTEN PASSWORD | 5/22/2004 |
Q: I have an old PC (approx 7 yrs) that I think is running Windows 98. It has been sitting for about 2 ...
A: Most older systems had a jumper on the motherboard near the battery. It usually was a three pin ...
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| Pc Installation and Maintenance | 5/14/2004 |
Q: suppose that a PC's floppy drive had failed? A) what output would i expect to see when the machine ...
A: 1.- Depending n the machine you have, but usually the latest give you a splash screen, while it ...
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| Modem problems | 5/13/2004 |
Q: I have an ADSL modem, i get disconnected from the net about 3 times everyday, even whiel im activly ...
A: Those issues are usually ISP configuration, or (if you're using a router)router firmware related. ...
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| freezong | 5/8/2004 |
Q: i am running a pentium4 with 1024ram and 40 gig hard drive with windows xp . my computer works well ...
A: All those programs are resource intensive, and while they may run in background, it's always better ...
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| startup problem | 5/6/2004 |
Q: when switching it on al i get is a Hewlett Packard screen that offers me "press ctrl to go to more ...
A: It's locking up in a hardware error, and can't finish the POST. You say there is one beep, is there ...
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| Laptop in the network | 5/3/2004 |
Q: My boss has a lap top which he would like to use to access a small office network and see the two ...
A: So, you already have arouter at the office, and just want to add a laptop. Yes, you only need to run ...
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| About Motherboards | 4/19/2004 |
Q: I want to know how to get motherboard repaired i mean any thing or any informations you can give i ...
A: M., Sadly it's very unlikely that you can fix a motherboard. The latest the model, the more ...
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| PC Hardware | 4/16/2004 |
Q: Sir, I have bought Pentium 4 Computer having 2 GHz processor original, with original motherboard ...
A: You need to make sure your hardware is compatible with the OS and the OS has the right drivers for ...
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| Windows XP Home startup problem | 4/13/2004 |
Q: I have read your profile and you seem to have a great understanding of this area. So, I am hoping ...
A: It looks like your hard disk drive is almost gone (if not dead already). I would get a new drive an ...
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| Last Question- (NTFS Drives) | 4/12/2004 |
Q: Ricardo- Yeah, I was afraid you'd say that.And I don't have the bucks to buy a password cracker,I'm ...
A: Sorry Mike, It's not matter of a driver. NT is a different kind of animal than DOS or Win9x, and ...
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| Entering DOS commands thru Safe Mode | 4/10/2004 |
Q: but I guess I didnt explain-I have no access to RUN or any other command,or control panel, or ...
A: Forget it Mike, The only way to get in is hacking the password or getting access to the system ...
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| cpu or motherboard question | 3/29/2004 |
Q: i had just bought a new computer from a place called pronet sales...my cpu is 3100+. when you boot ...
A: Impossible to know without having a close look inside the machine. I would suggest to get a second ...
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| harddisk low level formatting...help | 3/23/2004 |
Q: I want help with respect to harddisk low level formatting. I use a IBM travelstar harddisk in a ...
A: Use FDISK command to low level format your disk. If you really want to clean your harddisk, you can ...
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| systems failure | 3/15/2004 |
Q: Over the last two weeks my computer has begun experiencing various problems. I'll list them in no ...
A: The battery is in the motherboard. Usually it's a lithium coin battery. There is no way to "test" ...
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| systems failure | 3/14/2004 |
Q: Over the last two weeks my computer has begun experiencing various problems. I'll list them in no ...
A: For no reason the internal clock will stop... Had you checked the internal battery? It's on the ...
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| monitor | 3/2/2004 |
Q: Iturn on my computer and all I see is a blank scren and a small window that read (0VERRIDE) CAN YOU ...
A: OS= Operating System I need to know when in the OS boot process it stalls and shows the message. Is ...
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| HELP | 2/19/2004 |
Q: i'm hoping here you could help me , i built my own computer last week , using Asus p4pe-x ...
A: I would rather think it might be your hard disk drives are slower than the MB/CPU to boot up. Look ...
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| damaged hp pavilion desktop pc | 2/18/2004 |
Q: Ricardo Just would like your professional opinion. Recently opened up my hp355w pavilion pc w/ ...
A: Yes, a static discharge might damage your motherboard, and if it doesn't even give you the beeps, ...
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| no permission to use this networkresource | 2/17/2004 |
Q: Another attempt I did today is that I unplug the connector of PC 'A' and Note-book behind the ...
A: Sorry but that's too long to write it here. You have to check the security settings on the share you ...
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| no permission to use this networkresource | 2/16/2004 |
Q: Please advice on the following issue. My desk-top “B' can't connect to the work group Error ...
A: I would check the security settings on the share, it looks like the user in A is not authorized to ...
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| Problems with HD's | 2/15/2004 |
Q: I recently got a computer from a friend with two hard drives. One is 6gb and the other is 10gb. I ...
A: Well, you have compatibility issues. Check Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) at their ...
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| Printer stops during printing/Internet problems | 2/13/2004 |
Q: I have a HP Deskjet 3420 printer. Often during printing something more than a few pages it stops and ...
A: Nasty behavior, doesn't make too much sense. Maybe you have a corrupted file. Try this, get the ...
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| problem in computer | 2/12/2004 |
Q: Sir, I have a Computer with Pentium IV Processor, Intel Motherboard, 128 RDD RAM, 32 MB AGP ...
A: I still haven't seen a virus residing in the motherboard, so unless you have something really new in ...
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| free memory | 2/6/2004 |
Q: We have a Dell computer, 18GHZ. 128MB RAM. We are using Windows ME. We have used about 9GHZ of our ...
A: well, you probably ran out of resources, instead of memory. Any way, the best way to make room is ...
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