| Subject | Date Asked |
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| problem | 10/5/2009 |
Q: my computer gets on as soon as i plug in without even me pressing the power button and shuts off ...
A: you most likely have hardware failure. probably the motherboard, but it could also be the power ...
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| motherboard/west. dig hd | 7/8/2009 |
Q: i have an hp pavilion a450n pentium 4, 3.00E ghz,512 mb, 160gm, NVIDIA Geoforce FX5200 that quit ...
A: yeah that's a bummer with getting a new mobo. even if you hadn't replaced the HDD and kept the one ...
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| motherboard/west. dig hd | 7/6/2009 |
Q: i have an hp pavilion a450n pentium 4, 3.00E ghz,512 mb, 160gm, NVIDIA Geoforce FX5200 that quit ...
A: hey llb, 250W is a very low capacity psu. an fx5200 isn't the most power hungry card out there but ...
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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: hey thsan, if you've ruled out the hard drive already then i would start looking at ram as the most ...
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| floppy | 6/25/2009 |
Q: It looks like people somewhat abandoned floppy nowadays. I remembered there exists a socket ...
A: hey moil, yeah they still do. go to the link i'll provide below and look at the top-down view of ...
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| fatal errors installing XP | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I am sending this query on my wife's PDA, so please be patient ... Here is my system's vitals: Asus ...
A: hey greg, first off sorry for the delay man. i didn't even see the notice of a new question come ...
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| Drivers | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I inherited an Acer Aspire 3680 laptop and I need drivers for audio and ethernet. I have no ...
A: cool, well no need to do what i suggested then. you found the drivers by model number which is ...
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| Upgrading from an AMD Athlon MMX 3Dnow 1.3 MGz CPU | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I would like to upgread to the hifgest MGz in the AMD Athlon MMX 3Dnow famliy. Also can you tell me ...
A: sup bill, 3dnow is not a processor family category, but rather a technology included in AMD chips ...
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| PC wont turn on | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I took everything apart in my pc just to experiment. I wanted to install a new hard drive and a ...
A: sup daniel, well that's incredibly vague bro...lol. i would start by checking all connections, ...
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| Drivers | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I inherited an Acer Aspire 3680 laptop and I need drivers for audio and ethernet. I have no ...
A: sup bro, yeah it's not a matter of windows from asia and windows from usa, but rather that the ...
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| HELP.....STRANGE BOOT UP PROBLEM !!!! | 12/2/2008 |
Q: MY SPECS : - INTEL PENTIUM D 2.66 GHZ ASUS P5N-MX MOTHERBOARD 1 X TRANSCEND 2 GB DDR2 667 RAM ...
A: hey debasis, when swapping mobo's you almost always have to reinstall windows. i've gotten away ...
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| disc hardware configuration problem | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I am trying to format my windows but when I try to boot from cd nothing hapens. I've tryed to pres ...
A: hey ori, first make sure that the disc works in another computer, so we can rule that out then try ...
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| booting from external | 11/1/2008 |
Q: I have an IBM Thinkpad 1171 that doesn't have a hard drive or caddy. Could I somehow get it to boot ...
A: hey don, interesting question. i did some poking around and couldn't find any information to ...
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| pc to tv | 10/31/2008 |
Q: had a new radeon 1650 graphic card fitted,afterwhich i get no display when connected to my ...
A: hey brian, a lot of ppl have this problem for a lot of different reasons. this may help tho: try ...
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| speakers | 10/8/2008 |
Q: i bought a dell dimension4550 used. i like it for now; but i don't have the original speakers. do i ...
A: what up, you don't need special speakers. in fact the speakers that usually come with pc's are not ...
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| Hardware Problem. | 8/11/2008 |
Q: I have a Desktop Computer, Model Dell Dimension 3000. Last week I was watching a video and all of a ...
A: hey sandeep, are u using windows vista? also, how can you be certain that the psu is not failing? ...
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| screensaver/standby | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I have compaq with xp and am wondering if it is harder on pc to run screensaver and never let it go ...
A: ah yes, another question regarding husband and wife opinions. i love these. especially when i can ...
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| computer overheated | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I recently had my computer shipped across the country since I was moving (luckily I bought ...
A: yeah that's peculiar. i don't think thermal paste will help if u only get 10 seconds. that's not ...
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| computer overheated | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I recently had my computer shipped across the country since I was moving (luckily I bought ...
A: hey Trevor, don't throw it out just yet. maybe the fan bearings got messed up and it can't spin ...
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| CD | 7/26/2008 |
Q: How can I know if my 3 year old +- Dell laptop's cd drive can burn cd's. I want to put music on a cd
A: hey al, easiest way is to look on the face of the drive and see whether or not it says just CDROM or ...
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| pc help | 7/25/2008 |
Q: pc keeps rebooting ,have files i want to transfer on there,but wont let me do it by netwok ,tried ...
A: hey jay, why do you think it's rebooting? does it tell you anything when it happens or give any ...
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| PC-Hardware | 7/24/2008 |
Q: what are the primary and secondary regions in a mother board and what is their job
A: hey chandra, not really sure what ur talkin about... do you mean the primary and secondary IDE ...
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| adding RAM | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I have added a 1GB stick to my PC in place of one of the 512mb already fitted.The PC appears to boot ...
A: hey graham, are you positive it's going into "sleep mode", i mean does it indicate that? also did ...
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| No signal for Monitor | 7/22/2008 |
Q: . i have 3 PCs , i've just installed a fresh copy of windows xp sp2 on them, they worked fine for 2 ...
A: hey george, i'm gonna need some clarification bro... all three of your computers are doing the ...
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| computer system | 7/21/2008 |
Q: i just want to know if this system is pretty good or what can i do to it to make it better you would ...
A: hey shaun, i'm not exactly sure what ur asking... u want to know if it's pretty good...as compared ...
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| Problem with LG Computers | 7/20/2008 |
Q: I have a LG 845 Chipset branded computer .. my quistion is when i insert 1gb ram (DDR-1) in my ...
A: don't worry about the computer model. what you gave me was the motherboard model number which is ...
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| Speedstep feature | 7/17/2008 |
Q: Does the speedstep feature on my Intel processor limit the CPU's performance all the time or only ...
A: go to the following article, it will tell you all you need to know about speedstep. you can skip ...
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| Problem with LG Computers | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I have a LG 845 Chipset branded computer .. my quistion is when i insert 1gb ram (DDR-1) in my ...
A: hey mebicky, i'm sorry but i don't quite understand all the things you're telling me. is LG 845 ...
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| PC disaster | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I bought a new PC recently which came without an operating system but had separate installation ...
A: sup Geoff, sorry for the delay in responding. you need to only have one video cable plugged into ...
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| starting computer | 7/9/2008 |
Q: computer has xp home on it self built with sp2, when turn on now it says to load setup disc, i can ...
A: hey john, sorry for the delay in responding, the summer months always keep me really busy. ...
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| ram | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I have two computers that work fine, except they are slow. Rather than spend a large amount of ...
A: steve, i wanted to add something to this - ur machines have small amounts of memory so as i said ...
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| Starting windows | 7/1/2008 |
Q: When I start my computer, there is no beep sound and the following message appears on the screen To ...
A: sup kirupairajah, is this for a lenovo or ibm machine? if so when it says that message try ...
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| starting computer | 6/28/2008 |
Q: computer has xp home on it self built with sp2, when turn on now it says to load setup disc, i can ...
A: sorry for the delay in answering. work has been unusually busy lately. well u could always put ...
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| Win XP Password | 6/28/2008 |
Q: I went out to fix a Dell Dimension 3100 that had a BIOS PW issue. I got passed that and then I ...
A: if you install xp home without reformatting it will set up ur machine for dual os. when u boot u ...
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| 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: sup Landon, just out of curiosity, do u do freelance pc repair, or are u a technician of some sort? ...
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| No sound | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I just got a desktop from my friend and installed xp on it and got it hooked up and everything but ...
A: sup micheal, download belarc advisor from download.com and run it to find out what type of ...
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| Internet Only Ubuntu Machine | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I am looking for the following 5 features in my new INTERNET-ONLY computer: 1. Ubuntu 2. Internet ...
A: hey Luke, yo bro I really don't want to sound rude but I just don't have the time to shop for a pc ...
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| System suddenly stops and wont work afterwards. | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I bought a new Core 2 Duo system one month back. Yesterday while playing media player the system ...
A: hey Sooraj, that's very limited info but i suspect that maybe ur hard drive failed. if it's a new ...
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| pc100 ram | 6/19/2008 |
Q: Is there a difference in pc100 rams. I have PII,a P3, and an AMD k6 or K7 computers. I don't think ...
A: hey david, ram compatibility is dependant on the motherboard, and what it supports. if all the ...
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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: hey Eric, this link will help you out more with ur issue then i could: ...
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| how can i know the make and model of mother board through operating system | 6/13/2008 |
Q: sir we have so many pc's how can i know the mother board make and model through operating system
A: go to download.com and search for a program called Belarc Advisor. download it and allow it to ...
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| CPU not identifying RAM | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I have a 256 RAM.I have got a 512 RAM and put it along with 256 RAM..the result is system is not ...
A: sup sushma, pull out the 256mb RAM stick and reseat it (put it back in). then reseat ur video card ...
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| pc shutdown or hang when cold | 6/8/2008 |
Q: My pc was working perfect, but from the last two weeks, it shutdown suddenly and sometimes hang, I ...
A: good Lord, i'm impressed. good find. lol, being as how you thought it was the cold causing it i ...
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| disk | 6/5/2008 |
Q: Sure hope you can help me. I am a self taught computer grandma, with not much computer smarts. I ...
A: k Kathy, i'm thinkin it has to do with the hp software for ur all-in-one printer. if you have the ...
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| disk | 6/4/2008 |
Q: Sure hope you can help me. I am a self taught computer grandma, with not much computer smarts. I ...
A: well kathy i commend u. i helped my grandma get a computer going years ago and i don't think she ...
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| pc shutdown or hang when cold | 6/3/2008 |
Q: My pc was working perfect, but from the last two weeks, it shutdown suddenly and sometimes hang, I ...
A: electronics generally work better the colder they are, to a certain point. 27C is pretty warm ...
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| no output in my monitor | 6/2/2008 |
Q: I assembled a newsystem with following Q9450 processor DG35EC 2gb transend 800mhz ram zebronics ...
A: are u using a video card? if so did u make sure to plug into the card and not the onboard video? ...
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| Keyboard Problem | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I am having a problem with my keyboard. I have a Win XP PC with a standard PS/2 keyboard that does ...
A: what happens when it "won't boot up"? do u get to a black screen with a flashing cursor? maybe ...
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| Playback Sound Stutter | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My neighbor's Dell PC desktop plays back sound with a stutter or hiccup every 30 seconds or so. ...
A: hey larry. strange issue ur having there. don't think i've heard this one yet. i got a few ideas ...
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| My PC Fan??? | 5/21/2008 |
Q: Why is my PC fan/s always running...that is more than usual??? It seems ever since the weather has ...
A: it's probably a deeper issue then simply having ur address book hijacked. it's more than likely ur ...
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| My PC Fan??? | 5/21/2008 |
Q: Why is my PC fan/s always running...that is more than usual??? It seems ever since the weather has ...
A: heat and computer components are natural born enemies and the hotter it is the hotter ur pc will run ...
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| RAM | 1/2/2008 |
Q: We have a compaq D510 CMT computer and we want to increase the ram, is DIMM the same as SDRAM I ...
A: hey arlene, the RAM DIMM is where u put the RAM. 184-pin DDR SDRAM is more commonly referred to as ...
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| Replacing motherboard in Compaq N610c | 11/29/2007 |
Q: Our used Compaq n610c with a 1.8 Ghz pentium M developed a problem with the power supply connection, ...
A: Pam it is most likely due to the old windows installation on your HD. i would recommend ...
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| sound card | 10/28/2007 |
Q: I have a line in and mic jack in the front and back of my computer. I'm running xp, by the way. ...
A: no doubt ur front jacks aren't connected. whoever built ur pc probably just didn't wanna mess with ...
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| hi | 9/26/2007 |
Q: for some reason, when i double click/press enter on certain programs, they don't open up. i've ...
A: hey guy, i suppose OS errors could be to blame, or possibly a corrupted registry. but try the ...
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| Power shuts off after a few minutes | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 2350 that shuts off after being on for about 10 minutes. Any ideas as to ...
A: hey Landon, heat would be one of my first suspects in this scenario. right after it shuts down ...
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| Y86 ISA | 9/22/2007 |
Q: Can you please give me some information about Y86 ISA and the rationale behaind its design.
A: here you go Bob, http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~hunt/class/2006-spring/cs395t/homework/Y86-new/y86.lisp ...
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| Slow computer | 9/21/2007 |
Q: My computer is becoming very slow responding. I'm running win.Xp home. I did defrag and disc clean ...
A: Ragai, the next thing to check for would be malicious code. press ctrl+alt+delete and click on the ...
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| Ram | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I have recently bought 1gig of ddr 400 ram but since i have put it in my comp it seems to stutter a ...
A: darren, take that new stick out! the beeps are error codes. u need to reference ur motherboard ...
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| DVD BURNING | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I recently burned DVDs of my own project for friends (using -R and +R) but several of them were ...
A: well many older dvd players, and i don't mean 10 years old, i mean like 3 or 4 years old, don't ...
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| DVD Burner | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I recently installed a Sony DVD burner. DVD's are entirely new to me. What do most people do with ...
A: sup jaye, i burn my games to dvd to back them up. also if you have nero and the blindrite plugin ...
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| IBM Thinkpad problem (has Win XP) | 9/8/2007 |
Q: My friend has an IBM laptop that won't boot up, you can't even get into the BIOS. There are options ...
A: -added 09/09/07 Landon, the link works perfectly i just tested it. make sure you're not copying the ...
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| Computer freezing after new getting new motherboard. | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I just recently built my first computer, and I'm having some issues. First off here are my current ...
A: sup chris, i had an msi board that would do something kinda like what ur old one was doing, turned ...
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| USB controller problem | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I am not able to use me USB driver at all, I try and use it to transfer music and photos, but it ...
A: yo mo, being a music lover myself i'm hereby dedicating myself to helping you resolve this issue, to ...
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| Computer Won't Stay Off | 8/27/2007 |
Q: DaZ, About a year or so ago, I built my first computer, and it's been running great ever since I ...
A: hey Chris, I recently answered a question similar to this for a laptop user. i believe his issue ...
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| Laptop problem | 8/26/2007 |
Q: My name is Shane Mercieca and today I have just bought a new Laptop.Laptop Specs as follows; Intel ...
A: Yes if your computer is configured to use SATA drives then you may need to install the necessary ...
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| USB port problem!!! | 8/24/2007 |
Q: mY USB port provides power to any device I connect but doesn't detect it as an external device. ...
A: dave, right click on my computer and select manage. then go to device manager. scroll through the ...
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| RAM | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I have one 236 pin 1g memory chip if i add another does it need to be the same speed and memory ...
A: sorry Doug, but I do not have enough information to fully answer your question. what I can tell you ...
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| HP dv9000 | 8/18/2007 |
Q: my 3 months old laptop just start doing something strange, whenever i shut it down it restarts back ...
A: hey mohamed, most often this is due to data still streaming even after the system is told to shut ...
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| dell inspiron 9200 | 8/16/2007 |
Q: have inspiron 9200 - took a fall and had to replace 17" wuxga screen - fine but also cpu goes to ...
A: sup terry, well first off stop slowing your fan down. your fan cranks on cause your cpu is being ...
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| concerning a possible new processor | 8/15/2007 |
Q: i just got in the ADOBE CS3 PRODUCTION PREMIUM package, and i couldn't install ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS, ...
A: Ricardo, sorry bro, but none of those intel chips will fit ur board. Athlon XP's are what's known ...
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| Hardware | 8/14/2007 |
Q: How can I do Hard Disk partition? I would like to divide my Hard Disk in 4 drives. I've got 80GB ...
A: sup Aasif, i copied this from the help and support center, which comes standard with windows. i ...
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| System stuck before display during POST | 7/9/2007 |
Q: Its been three weeks since I'm sing my new PC. Sometime When I hit power switch on casing the ...
A: here's a quote from ur first message: "Then after 30 minutes sometimes 15 minutes and then again I ...
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| Dell 8100 not recovering from sleep | 7/7/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell 8100 that I left on when I went on vacation last week, and it entered hibernation mode ...
A: sup jeff, sounds like something's dead. since you never get a display i would say it's either the ...
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| System stuck before display during POST | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Its been three weeks since I'm sing my new PC. Sometime When I hit power switch on casing the ...
A: sup burraak, i would say it's probably something to do with ur BIOS or possibly a corrupt windows ...
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| PC Memory | 7/4/2007 |
Q: I have a situation with a computer and its memory at my fire station. All PCs int he station are ...
A: sup Ron, i would recommend clearing the temp files and the recent documents. click on start, click ...
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| Motherboard or Power problem? | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I have an Intel D865PERL motherboard,2.8GHzHT processor, 1GB Ram, 200GB SATA WD Harddrive and Sony ...
A: alright, thanks for the extra info. i would recommend a bigger PSU. the 500W would give you some ...
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| Motherboard or Power problem? | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I have an Intel D865PERL motherboard,2.8GHzHT processor, 1GB Ram, 200GB SATA WD Harddrive and Sony ...
A: sup Doc, how many watts does your PSU supply? perhaps it's under-powered or failing. other than ...
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| upgrading and repairing PC | 6/23/2007 |
Q: Comprehensive Computer Scenario A customer has a Pentium 4 3.2 GHz computer system with a front ...
A: i'd be very interested in knowing what all this information is for, if you wouldn't mind sharing. ...
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| config. password | 6/21/2007 |
Q: I have a laptop Dell inspiron 8000 and I can not change the booting ( to boot from CD )on the bios ...
A: sup arben, have u tried to contact tech support at the dell website? also if it's a default ...
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| multi-boot | 6/19/2007 |
Q: I'm getting a computer shop to custom build a PC Do you have advice on what to specify about the ...
A: hey Peter, u can install all of those to just 1 partition if you like. well i dunno about the mac ...
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| ACPI Fan Driver | 6/18/2007 |
Q: Sir, My 4 year old laptop started overheating a couple weeks ago. The fan no longer runs. uP ...
A: hey Jim, thank you big time for the rating. ur my first feedback in probably 20+ questions. go to ...
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| Keyboard problem | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I have an E-Machines CPU with Windows XP. All of a sudden, the keyboard stopped working. I assumed ...
A: hey Maxine, did you apply any updates or install any new software the day it went wacky on ya? if ...
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| expansion card type? | 6/16/2007 |
Q: I have a Gateway PC with XP Home. Tech info is at the bottom. I bought a Seagate 250gig PATA hard ...
A: hey Dave, well as i know them expansion cards are for adding additional slots. it's not that you ...
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| Memory Clips | 6/16/2007 |
Q: Memory Clips When upgrading memory on my Dell Dimension 8100 I lost 2 of the plastic memory clips ...
A: hey steven, lost them huh... well i think the only place that could help you would probably be ...
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| Blue screen of death | 6/14/2007 |
Q: Intel Celeron 1.70Ghz 1152mb RAM NVidia Geforce FX 5200 256mb 160Gb seagate harddrive Okay now on ...
A: sup bro, yeah, i'm familiar with the bsod...me and that wretched fiend go way back...waaayyyyy ...
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| ACPI Fan Driver | 6/14/2007 |
Q: Sir, My 4 year old laptop started overheating a couple weeks ago. The fan no longer runs. uP ...
A: hey jim, alright i did a little more research and alot of ppl have this same problem as you. they ...
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| ACPI Fan Driver | 6/13/2007 |
Q: Sir, My 4 year old laptop started overheating a couple weeks ago. The fan no longer runs. uP ...
A: hey jim, if you haven't done it already you could buy some arctic paste (or a different brand if ...
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| Bios Restore Software | 6/9/2007 |
Q: Pls sir i lost my setup password. I have tried to restore it by removing the cmos battery and ...
A: i need more info homie. please give me your motherboard model #. if you don't know it you can run ...
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| raid | 6/7/2007 |
Q: hi can you help i have just spent the last 12 months getting all the bits together for a gaming spec ...
A: hey David, give me your exact motherboard model number and i'll check to make sure if it's even ...
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| HD fail and XP | 6/5/2007 |
Q: a hard drive on one of my computers crashed. The pc it was on was a clone from a chain store. It has ...
A: Bret, yeah those Dell discs are probably just to reinstall the BS Dell software that comes with ...
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| Booting Up Problem | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Booting Up Problem I have a Dell Dimension 8100 which has an intermittent problem that has now ...
A: if it was a Dell technician or somebody with access to a dimension 8100 motherboard manual then they ...
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| pc shuts off when installing windows | 6/4/2007 |
Q: im clean booting windows xp sp 2, and it gets about half way into installing window, just past where ...
A: i LOVE windows x64. however, there is very limited device driver support for the 64 bit version of ...
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| Booting error | 6/4/2007 |
Q: My PC is using XP SP2, when I reboot or swicth it off it doesn't keep or save the installation ...
A: hey, alright after you install windows restart your pc and when the BIOS shows up press the key to ...
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| booting problem | 6/3/2007 |
Q: My battery went out on my asus p4c800 motherboard, I replaced it but my windows xp pro still won't ...
A: yes in the same options as you see your bootable devices you should see a "Detect Hard Drive" ...
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| Tranfering Programs and Data | 6/2/2007 |
Q: Tranfering Programs and Data I currently have a Dell Dimension 8100 PC which is beginning to have ...
A: hey steven, there's a couple ways you could go about it. if you're going to have 2 full pc's then ...
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| pc shuts off when installing windows | 6/2/2007 |
Q: im clean booting windows xp sp 2, and it gets about half way into installing window, just past where ...
A: hah, well i've never seen onboard LAN cause windows not to install, but i have seen stranger things ...
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| pc shuts off when installing windows | 5/31/2007 |
Q: im clean booting windows xp sp 2, and it gets about half way into installing window, just past where ...
A: hey steve, hmmm, that's a tough one. is there any more information you could give me? did you do ...
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| booting problem | 5/31/2007 |
Q: My battery went out on my asus p4c800 motherboard, I replaced it but my windows xp pro still won't ...
A: well i can't be sure as to where your HD profile would be located in your BIOS, as it varies. but ...
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| USB 2.0 driver issue | 5/30/2007 |
Q: When I plug my card reader in my usb, it tells me the drivers are not installed. I click ...
A: sup evan, well i'm assuming you don't have the mobo driver install disk either. hope is not lost ...
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| corel draw file takes time to open | 5/30/2007 |
Q: This is following the conversation happen through mail regarding system problems. which we are ...
A: i think you have me confused with somebody else as i have not spoken with you on this matter ...
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| Windows boot error upon installation of new mobo/cpu/ram | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I have a computer whose psu fried and caused the mobo to fail. Instead of just replacing the mobo I ...
A: i understand your pain. i recently reformatted and had the chore of backing up some 200+GB of data. ...
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| DDR Memory on 478 Socket Motherboard | 5/24/2007 |
Q: Will DDR memory fit a SDRAM 478 Socket Motherboard? If so what procedures (CMOS config) are needed ...
A: yo, yeah that aint really enough info for me to go on... there are countless socket 478 boards out ...
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| Using flash disk in win98 | 5/23/2007 |
Q: i hav win98 in my home pc,i came with a new flash disk but it doesnt work when i iserted it in my ...
A: hey mark, floppy disks are an antiquated and problematic technology. i've loathed them for years ...
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| new mother board & processor | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I have installed a new motherboard intel chip set g965 and a core duo e6600 processor in a new case. ...
A: hey Tom, well bro it's hard to avoid reinstalling windows with a new mobo. the easiest way to get ...
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| CPU Dead | 5/21/2007 |
Q: How do i know if CPU or motherboard or memory is dead?
A: alotta times u can smell it. put your nose down there next to everything and sniff around for burnt ...
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| HD Problems | 5/19/2007 |
Q: Hey there! So Yea heres my situation. Im trying to speed up My bosses puter. This puter acts as a ...
A: sup nathan, ok so just so i'm clear you added a second HD and after you install windows it's no ...
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| PC running low on virtual memory | 5/18/2007 |
Q: My PC crashed a couple of days ago and I reformatted the hard drive and have only re-applied a few ...
A: yeah it's no problem to ask multiple questions at once, i don't mind at all. ok as for replacing ...
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| PC running low on virtual memory | 5/17/2007 |
Q: My PC crashed a couple of days ago and I reformatted the hard drive and have only re-applied a few ...
A: hey Susan, different programs have different memory requirements. what's fine for some programs ...
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| upgrading RAM | 5/16/2007 |
Q: i need to upgrade the RAM in my computer to play neverwinter nights 2. i am playing the game at ...
A: hey ur welcome bro, i'm here to help. the modules vary with the size of the sticks so don't worry ...
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| upgrading RAM | 5/15/2007 |
Q: i need to upgrade the RAM in my computer to play neverwinter nights 2. i am playing the game at ...
A: before you go sticking anything in anyplace it doesn't belong let's just verify what you got =) i'm ...
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| cpu assembling | 5/13/2007 |
Q: dude first of all my comp is a pentium 3, 930mhz one . i tried to put a dvd drive instead of a cd ...
A: htf should i know what color IDE's u got? if it's ribbon type then it's probably grey or black, if ...
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| questions | 5/11/2007 |
Q: good afternoon sir, sir iam having a problem with my pc. i used play games in my system(home pc). ...
A: howdy, i have also had this issue with 3 different systems. 2 times it was heat related, once it ...
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| upgrading RAM | 5/11/2007 |
Q: i need to upgrade the RAM in my computer to play neverwinter nights 2. i am playing the game at ...
A: hey richard, you already have 512mb in your system, it registers as 448 because some of it is ...
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| queries | 5/10/2007 |
Q: I have a system in my home.the system is not working at all.there is data tarnsfer to monitor ...
A: hey, listen for the beep codes when you try to boot it up and reference them in your motherboard ...
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| mouseover options for mp3 and wav files | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I do the audio editing for the radio station I work for. I'm working with mp3 and wav files all ...
A: go to start and click on run, in the command box type in CONTROL FOLDERS. click on view and enable ...
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| pc | 5/9/2007 |
Q: The past few days I have been getting warnings of low space on my c drive. So I erased some programs ...
A: ahhhh, you're using norton, aren't you? shame, shame. yeah i think you should be able to delete ...
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| Outlook Express | 5/7/2007 |
Q: I reinstalled my OS.I have my E-mail backed up as a zip file listed under My documents.This was a ...
A: hey Jaye, how ya been? i would suggest opening the .zip and then extracting it's contents out into ...
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| pc | 5/6/2007 |
Q: The past few days I have been getting warnings of low space on my c drive. So I erased some programs ...
A: crap, Al delete some stuff quickly. that's a very low and dangerous free space operating level. i ...
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| DVD writer on HP xt967 | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I just bought a Samsung DVD/CDRW writer for my cptr (running XP/384MB RAM. When moviemaker is run ...
A: digital and audio?! logicboard!? ma'm, we don't appreciate all that Mac jargon around here, this ...
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| Avoid Booting from Cruzer Micro? | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I’m not sure if this is the best place to post my question. If not, please point me in the right ...
A: yo joe, you could go into the BIOS and set every booting option to hard drive. however i can't ...
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| heat problem | 5/4/2007 |
Q: I HAVE A HP PAVILION ZD7168CL LAPTOP (7000 SERIES, 17 IN SCREEN. MY PROBLEM IS THAT IT OVER HEATS. ...
A: sup ward, alright install speedfan and run it to see exactly what it is that's overheating. if ...
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| keeping computer on | 5/1/2007 |
Q: Hope you can settle my fight with my wife. She says it is best to leave the computer running night ...
A: sup Don, well i'd like to say flat out that you're absolutely right and she's wrong and go make her ...
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| Error-Checking | 4/30/2007 |
Q: I schedule an errorcheck with XP. Upon retarting I get the following message"...."Systemroot/ ...
A: yo, sorry for the delay in responding, been a bit busy lately. anyways if you're sure you tried all ...
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| PC Technology... | 4/27/2007 |
Q: What is the fastest yet efficients way To Become a Computer Technician? Please help as much as you ...
A: what up, i'm guessin you're lookin for some sort of certification or somethin, right? well i'm not ...
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| please resolve my probs. | 4/26/2007 |
Q: my computer need to warm up first before windows starting. it is mean that i have to wait 5 to 15 ...
A: sup Are ricH, wow, 5-15 minutes...that can't be good. well my first question is are you running a ...
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| Shuttle XPC | 4/16/2007 |
Q: all it needed was a cpu,memory and graphics card. Once i got these i made sure they were the correct ...
A: sup ben, after you put in all your new hardware you need to boot from the windows cd then format ...
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| Hard disk problem | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Would you please help me? I have big problem, I can't open one of my hard partition, I divided my ...
A: yo shahram, system mechanic pro has a file recovery tool that might be able to help you. however ...
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| Upgrading an old Dell Desktop | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I've been asked by a friend to help upgrade his aging Dell Dimension 4100 Desktop running Windows ...
A: hey steve, hey have you ever seen that movie 'multiplicity'? alright well every time i hear the ...
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| Hard disk problem | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Would you please help me? I have big problem, I can't open one of my hard partition, I divided my ...
A: sup shahram, so just so i'm clear, you split your HD into 4 partitions and then you put a bunch of ...
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| A rough running computer | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I have a computer with a Abit SG-80 motherboard installed. It's CPU was designed for an Intel 90 nm ...
A: yo bro, well a video card was only one of my recommendations for your system and honestly if ...
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| question on allexperts | 3/27/2007 |
Q: my name is daz2. woz looking 4 an answer 2 my problems an came across you (not literaly) my computer ...
A: yo bro, hey i always reply, computer problems are a bitch and i don't wanna leave anybody hangin. ...
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| A rough running computer | 3/23/2007 |
Q: I have a computer with a Abit SG-80 motherboard installed. It's CPU was designed for an Intel 90 nm ...
A: 'sup doug, yeah it's hard to say bro... i mean ur system could be too slow for what you're trying ...
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| question on allexperts | 3/23/2007 |
Q: my name is daz2. woz looking 4 an answer 2 my problems an came across you (not literaly) my computer ...
A: yo bro, naw i aint mat. hey did you ever try to clear the CMOS on either of the boards? yeah ...
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| losing RAM | 3/14/2007 |
Q: This is a strange one as I can't find answers anywhere and I could have asked most of the experts on ...
A: yo bro, alright check it out... something is eating resources on your bidness machine, before your ...
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| Monitor goes to standby right after window xp loading screen is shown | 3/1/2007 |
Q: I have had this problem with my old Windows XP, so I decided to install a new windows XP and then ...
A: sup Ardnoosh, yeah i've seen that problem before. when i encountered it it was because we had a HD ...
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| Notebook won't switch to Multibay battery | 2/23/2007 |
Q: My HP nc6000 notebook has the capacity for two batteries -- a 'primary' battery and a 'Multibay' ...
A: hey bill, are you certain that your secondary battery is fully operational? do you have access to ...
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| CD/DVD rom issues | 2/19/2007 |
Q: I built my system this Friday and I noticed today that when I try to run a CD or a DVD my computer ...
A: hey sondre, right click on my computer and then go to manage>device manager and look to see if your ...
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| Hard Drive Windows ME Slave Drive Problem | 2/18/2007 |
Q: I've got a Windows ME hard drive and I'm trying to mount it as a USB slave drive in an external ...
A: sup richard, hey it's hard to say but i have a couple ideas. first one is to check your usb cable, ...
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| XP startup problem on Toshiba laptop | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I have my brother-in-law's Toshiba laptop with Windows XP. XP goes through most of its startup ...
A: hey brian, alright when the computer boots to the BIOS look for an option to enter the BIOS. it ...
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| processor | 2/16/2007 |
Q: i have an old compaq deskpro pc with an intel pentium II processor.400mhz.i want to know if i can ...
A: hey dan, well pentium ii only goes up to 450mhz, so you wouldn't notice much of a difference in ...
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| won't turn off | 2/4/2007 |
Q: would you believe I found this computer? Out in the trash. Wish a surround sound amp and a small ...
A: hahaha, it's sweet when you can just come up on some loot like that huh? yeah bro, i would say that ...
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| won't turn off | 2/3/2007 |
Q: I regret to tell you I have already tried clearing cmos previously Sorry to be such a drag Jeff ...
A: hey jeff, alright i got your email and i looked up the mobo manual, and read some reviews and forum ...
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| won't turn off | 2/2/2007 |
Q: About the bios, even though the version is listed as it boots up, the standard bios loader and the ...
A: alright bro, let's try clearing the cmos. that will reset your bios. there's a jumper, a plastic ...
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| BIOS | 1/31/2007 |
Q: My computer just will not start. As soon as I press the power button, I hear a long beep followed by ...
A: hey Johann, you can find out the BIOS type by finding out the motherboard type. if there aren't any ...
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| Blinking cursor on black screen | 1/30/2007 |
Q: All I am getting when I turn on our family PC is a blinking cursor on a black screen (right after ...
A: hey bill, k first thing i would do is: when the pc boots to BIOS (the black screen with the white ...
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| drivers | 1/29/2007 |
Q: Yo Daz, Last year when I first scrubbed XP from this computer and put on 2000, SP3 or 4 was out. BUT ...
A: hey dave, yeah go ahead and try that forced driver method and lemme know how it goes. other than ...
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| added ram | 1/29/2007 |
Q: I have just upgraded my winxp laptop with extra RAM, so that I now have 1gb RAM. The only problem ...
A: that's a strange issue. did you touch anything else or accidentily bend anything when you were ...
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| won't turn off | 1/28/2007 |
Q: I am fixing an older computer, with and AMD atalon 750 with AMI bios. I have installed WinXP home. ...
A: you try kickin it yet, jeff? j/k, don't do that. do you know how long it's been since the BIOS was ...
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| drivers | 1/27/2007 |
Q: Sorry if this is long winded, but some background might help you understand: I bought a PC 2nd hand: ...
A: sup dave, hey think way back to when you first reformatted and put in 2000, what updates/service ...
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| CPU Fan installation on motherboard | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I recently purchased a Cooler Master Vortex fan for my PC Chips motherboard, but I didn’t realize ...
A: sup ken, good idea with the pic and what not... ok, so just so we're straight: at reference point ...
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| scanner won't scan | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I have installed software for the HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart Scanner. It seems to have installed ...
A: sup jim, hey did you try to add it via the add/remove hardware tool in control panel? also in ...
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| CD Rom Disappeared after Window Xp reinstall | 1/16/2007 |
Q: Yes I have service pack two and tonight I unplugged the disc drive to the MOBO and PSU and got the ...
A: hey hey patrick! hey i dunno if you got my other response yet but i did some poking around after i ...
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| PSU voltage setting 115V or 230V | 1/15/2007 |
Q: A normal PSU (Power Supply Unit) comes with two settings in the back of it, 115V and 230V. How does ...
A: sup ben, i've never set mine to 230v. and from what i can see the general consensus is that in the ...
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| CD Rom Disappeared after Window Xp reinstall | 1/14/2007 |
Q: My subject kind of says it all. I recently reinstalled Windows XP. After I did so my computer no ...
A: 'sup patrick, yeah that's weird. i dunno, go here and get the firmware updates and see if that ...
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| regd: xp restart | 1/12/2007 |
Q: I didn't add any hardware or software, my all clients are 2000/Xp pro. Agian I checked it it's ...
A: yo, yeah i never encountered this before so i did some looking around. i found an article about dos ...
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| sound | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I wrote you yet, so I apologize in advance if I did. I wiped out my computer last ...
A: hey cheryl, i work with a lady named cheryl, very nice lady. k first things first, did you install ...
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| regd: xp restart | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I am using windows xp pro, the problem is when i swithed to command prompt & trying to ping an IP ...
A: 'sup, hey are you networked with another pc(s) via a router? are you networked with another pc(s) ...
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| something wrong | 1/8/2007 |
Q: two days ago my comp froze all of a sudden(curser) so i restarted my comp. at the welcome screen of ...
A: k, did you say that you tried your monitor on your sons and it does work??? try the same monitor on ...
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| NTLDR mising | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have a K8M800-M2 motherboard that I am getting this message on. I have a blank (formatted) hard ...
A: alright laura, you said you have a blank (formatted) HD ready to go. i'm guessing since you're ...
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| Bootable Recovery Media | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I frequently help others with hard drive and corrupt software problems. The usual request is reload ...
A: hey patrick, the only program i've used extensively for that sort of thing is system mechanic pro. ...
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| DVD writer install | 1/6/2007 |
Q: There are no experts available in the CD/DVD arena. I thought you might be able to help. I recently ...
A: sup paul, don't sweat the length, i usually reply in short novels. alright, first make sure you're ...
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| boot up | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I have a mini-ITX system that I was given and looks like it is in pristine condition. the only ...
A: yeah there is a compatibility issue. the HD you pulled from another computer no doubt had windows ...
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| Laptop boot problem | 1/5/2007 |
Q: the error message i receive when i boot up is that windows xp has been shut down due to an error. my ...
A: alright, can you send to me word for word what the diagnostic says when you're finished. if it's ...
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| Laptop boot problem | 1/5/2007 |
Q: My Dell Inspiron laptop (300m) recently started having boot problems. I initially thought it was a ...
A: yo yo, yeah maybe your power supply went out. or something that relies on bearings, or ...
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| Wirells card | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I want to remove this card from the laptop and put it in my Desktop which is a Dell Dimension 2100. ...
A: yo, i don't think you can do that... this is what i found: The primary differences between a ...
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| Found an answer | 1/1/2007 |
Q: regarding two issue I had consulted you on viz upgradung RAM and display brightness unequal,I had ...
A: yes, that's a good catch by your son. i also use VLC. it's very good for playing various types of ...
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| Mouse/Internet interface | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I'm using a pretty generic Logitec optical scroll mouse. Mouse works fine with everything else - ...
A: yo bro, i would guess the issue would be with IE then, rather the mouse if the mouse works fine for ...
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| Upgrading RAM on Laptop & unequal display brightness | 12/30/2006 |
Q: 1st Question I want to add RAM to my Toshiba Satelite M70 Laptop...currently the machine is fitted ...
A: hey Upal, sorry for the delay, i've got alot goin on right now. k firstthe more RAM the better, ...
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| Mouse/Internet interface | 12/29/2006 |
Q: I recently bought a new comnputer with Windows XP 64 bit. I have an odd problem that's more of a ...
A: hey Dave, wow, that's a new one to me. what sort of mouse are you using? wireless? brand? do you ...
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| reformatting xp home driver question | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I recently had my laptop (Inspiron 600m) stolen, and while stolen the computer was reformatted to xp ...
A: hey Ryan, yeah that sounds like a driver issue to me too. i don't suppose you have any motherboard ...
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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: hey Landon, yeah it's easy, just click on Start>Run and in the console type in dxdiag. that will ...
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| creating backup on drivers | 12/22/2006 |
Q: I would like to reformat my pc but before i do it i would like to have a backup on all the drivers ...
A: 'sup randy, hey go to start> all programs> accessories> system tools and look for the files and ...
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| Back-up Utility | 12/20/2006 |
Q: What back-up program do you recommend for XP?
A: well jaye i mostly do my archiving manually, but windows comes with a handy files and settings ...
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| on system | 12/19/2006 |
Q: i am a student and we were work on the cpu and i will like to know how to copul a system and the ...
A: hmmm, well i'm not sure what you're after specifically. however i know a few different methods for ...
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| CPU seems "brain dead" | 12/19/2006 |
Q: At my house we have a 2001 Dell Dimension 4100. I've noticed recently it was processing ...
A: sup phil, found this question in the question pool... hey are you sure it's the cpu light you're ...
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| New Mobo/CPU doesn't boot windows xp pro | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Greetings, I've installed motherboards before, but this is the first time I've hit an issue where ...
A: i've experienced the same issues when building/rebuilding systems. in the cases i've witnessed it ...
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| USB Ports | 12/13/2006 |
Q: I have a clone puter, put together by friend with puter bizness (friend has since disappeared). PC ...
A: okay are you trying to read from a card reader, is that what you mean? or are you trying to upload ...
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| monitor wont respond to cpu | 12/13/2006 |
Q: My computer using xp, locked up and I had to hard boot it. Then when I tried to restart the computer ...
A: if you've tried several monitors and still get the screen indicating it's not connected then i would ...
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I didn't strip it but the Tech did, supposedly. I don't think they let it run for long periods ...
A: ahhh AOE III, i just got the expansion for that but i haven't had time to check it out yet. i've ...
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| NTLDR is missing | 12/10/2006 |
Q: I am trying to format my hard drive.I am inserting the back up dvd given by the manufacturer and ...
A: hey, does the optical drive in question still operate normally when windows is booted? also if you ...
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| boot up failure : power supply? | 12/7/2006 |
Q: i've just assembled a motherboard/cpu/unit/hdd system. basically we can't start the system ...
A: 'sup max, alright, is there a +4 power connector on your board? yeah there is, i just looked up a ...
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| Replacing motherboard | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have to replace the motherboard in a Dell computer but I'm using an AMD board and I'm not quite ...
A: hey nathan, i was gonna include a link to Dell tech support just incase but i forgot. k here it is: ...
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| Tick, Tick, Tick, No Start Up | 12/4/2006 |
Q: On and off I've had problems recently booting my Dell PC with Windows XP, especially Monday ...
A: hmmmmm, could be a range of things. we might have to try a few things before we pin-point this. my ...
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| Keyboard Help | 11/30/2006 |
Q: Hey, when i hooked it up to my friends Pc, i didn't install any drivers for it. I just plugged it ...
A: that sucks. what kinda keyboard is it? does it have hella fancy gadgets and widgets and what not? ...
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Yes, I have checked the RAM. It is fine. I am going to uninstall OUTLOOK completely just to see if ...
A: hey michelle, did you ever get your machine running again? lemme know, k peace. -tim
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Yes, I am running Speed Fan, I like it a lot. My temps are running between 35C and 38C in zones 1 ...
A: hmmm, okay. have you considered the possibility of faulty RAM? try pulling the RAM sticks and ...
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| Keyboard Help | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I bought a new Pc about 3 weeks ago. 1 day, my friend came over with his Laptop & i hooked up my new ...
A: hey sounds like a driver issue to me. when you let your buddy use your keyboard did you use a ...
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I will look at them. I know that the computer uses RAID because it had RAID before the motherboard ...
A: you can't disable the windows firewall and run one of your choosing? i run zygate personal firewall ...
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 11/26/2006 |
Q: I will look into the things you mention and get back with you. Is the RAID something I can do ...
A: interesting. i've never personally came across a modem frying out a motherboard and power supply, ...
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| Windows XP constantly restarts, software/hardware issues | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I have had to replace my motherboard and powersupply twice and the modem once. We aren't quite sure ...
A: hey, why did you have to replace your mobo and psu so much? were they fried, or simply ...
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| problem installing windows | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I am installing windows XP on a geniune compaq desktop. When I boot the system from XP installaion ...
A: hey, well it's hard to say how to configure the switches without a proper manual. do you know the ...
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| my pc | 11/10/2006 |
Q: if i have a pentium 3 and have a pentium 4 processor will it work if i switch it?
A: always before upgrading your cpu you should check with your motherboard manufacturer for ...
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| SCSI adapter | 11/3/2006 |
Q: I'm trying to understand wihich SCSI adapter card will fit my Motherboard Intel SE7525GP2. I want ...
A: Yo Yo Yo, Okay since you know the manufacturer and model # of your board I would say that probably ...
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| Replacing motherboard | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I have an old eMachines T1742 which has a dead motherboard. I am thinking of trying to replace it. I ...
A: Well, I'm not very familar with eMachines but basically you'll want to make sure the new board will ...
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| pc problem | 10/31/2006 |
Q: I have a compaq notebook, with windows 98. I am having a problem with some of my display pages ...
A: Hey Donnie, How you doin'? Okay, I myself have only encountered this issue one time and it was due ...
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