| Subject | Date Asked |
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| removal of CPU fan | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I have a compaq preserio 5423US. Attached is a picture of the fan that I am trying to remove but ...
A: You have a P4 Processor, on this page you will find instructions for removing the processor, instead ...
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| PC keeps crashing | 1/2/2009 |
Q: Sorry to ask you a question related to a game, but I have recently bought Fallout 3 on PC and every ...
A: There are some possibilities as to why the game causes the computer to 'crash'. 1) Heat, check you ...
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| Games using 3D card | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I have a computer using P4M800PRO-M motherboard with integrated Unichrome Pro 3D/2D graphics and ...
A: You can add a second video card to your system, check the motherboard manufacture about adding a ...
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| Sound | 2/6/2008 |
Q: my motherboard is Gigabyte p35 ds3l, I having trouble installing realtek hd audio driver I'm ...
A: When you look in the System Manager (right click on My Computer, select manage from the menu) in the ...
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| sony dvd writer problem | 2/5/2008 |
Q: this anshul.... i have a intel motherboard with a pentium d processor and 1 gb ram.... i got sony AW ...
A: First what software are you using for writing to the DVD, this will determine the drivers that are ...
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| RAM PROBLEM | 2/5/2008 |
Q: I HAVE A PC WITH CONFIGURATION: P-4 2.8Ghz 512 MB RAM(DDR-400Mhz) MERCURY MOBO ...
A: With out knowing the manufacture of the mb and guessing that you only have two slots for memory then ...
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| Monitor loses signals ! | 2/5/2008 |
Q: After about 30minutes of running pc the monitor goes into black and there is no signal to monitor. ...
A: Your problem could be the monitor, the video card, or the BIOS settings. Try this: Restart the ...
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| Compaq Pressario 6000 no boot | 2/5/2008 |
Q: no beeps only fan running, cd lights up, but no boot. I looked around and found that the cmos ...
A: When you start the system pressing F10 will get you into the bios setup, there you can see the ...
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| overclocking | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I have an HP NC6000,Intel Pentium M 725,1.60GHz, 1GB ram, Chipset i855PM.And i was wondering if ican ...
A: The only way to overclock a processor/fsb is if the manufacture has the provision build into the ...
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| my laptop | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I tried to install windows xp but i continued the istallation after it said some files where not ...
A: When you install the Operating System all files must be coppied from the cd to the comptuer hard ...
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| Mouse failure | 2/4/2008 |
Q: Rider, I recently began having trouble with my USB ports. While installing a game on my PC, I ...
A: USB ports are controlled by the BIOS, to start your trouble shooting you need to restart your ...
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| DISPLAY DRIVER | 2/3/2008 |
Q: OCCASIONALLY MY DELL 4800's MONITOR TURNS ITSELF OFF. SOMETIMES AS IT DISTORTS THERE IS A MESSAGE ...
A: The monitor may be timing out, in other words the idle time setting in the Display settings may be ...
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| writing directly into a secured device | 2/3/2008 |
Q: Is there any USB device, or any other device, that I can insert data into, WITHOUT it never being ...
A: Both of these video cards are AGP 8x, you need to check your motherboard bios and see if it supports ...
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| writing directly into a secured device | 2/2/2008 |
Q: Is there any USB device, or any other device, that I can insert data into, WITHOUT it never being ...
A: You have two choices: Encrypt your data or put it on an external device. Be aware that if you are ...
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| writing directly into a secured device | 2/2/2008 |
Q: Is there any USB device, or any other device, that I can insert data into, WITHOUT it never being ...
A: Are you asking is there a USB device you can have your data on an minpulate it with out copying it ...
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| pc freezes and restarts on itself | 2/1/2008 |
Q: these are the parts of my PC (below) and my psu settings (end), It isn't a specific brand, we chose ...
A: I checked ASUS's web site, your memory and processor are supported for this motherboard. Are you ...
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| RAM support | 2/1/2008 |
Q: is DDR2 ram support D101 intel motherboard. the computer was brought in june 2006 (india,Wb,Kolkata)
A: From Intel's web site: Two DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR ...
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| desktop damaged by power surger | 2/1/2008 |
Q: Although my desktop and it's peripherals are connected to a surge protector, while replugging the ...
A: Your surge supressor may be damaged. Have you changed it? Try plugging the computer into the wall ...
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| Desktop randomly re-boots by itself | 1/31/2008 |
Q: My HP desktop - XP - will just reboot at always the most crucial time - like just before saving a ...
A: Ramdom restarts could be caused by different things. The most common reason for a restart is the ...
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| HD install | 1/30/2008 |
Q: Rider, Thanks for your last response to my question about replacing a damaged HD. I had written ...
A: To answer yourI have never used Dell's restore program. I suggest you go to Dell's web site and ...
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| check disk | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I have been working on a computer for 2 days trying to figure out why my checkdish won't to past 64% ...
A: The only progam I recommend is from OnTrack.com, they have a shareware version of thier data ...
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| check disk | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I have been working on a computer for 2 days trying to figure out why my checkdish won't to past 64% ...
A: When checkdisk will not complete there is a physical problem with the hard drive. I would suggest ...
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| Replace HD | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I recently had the HD on my work laptop crash. Because it is out of warranty my company said I can ...
A: A hard drive plus the Operating System is a lot cheaper than a new computer. Considering you have ...
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| Fans won't stop running | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I built a PC for my son about 3 years ago. He is into gaming and uses the machine quite heavily. ...
A: If all the fans are conrtolled by the motherboard, that is the power connectors are on the ...
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| frequent cmos battery failure on new motherboard | 1/28/2008 |
Q: i brought this pc with intel motherboard with p35 chipset.after 2 wees of use,the pc suddenly ...
A: You have two choices: Return the motherboard for repair Flash the BIOS, to do this go to the ...
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| CPU fan spins and stops on power-up | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I'm building a new computer and am trying to troubleshoot this problem. I have a feeling that ...
A: I just went throught this exercise myself when I upgraded my system. It could be the motherboard, ...
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| HDD failure | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have a intel 915 motherboard with 1GB RAM and a segate 80GB sata HDD. the problem is sometime my ...
A: I'll try, before you go out and buy a new hard drive try this: Power down the computer, open the ...
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| BIOS upgrade | 1/26/2008 |
Q: HP's BIOS upgrade utility for ze1210 notebook requires a floppy drive, which the laptop does not ...
A: You can make a bootable cd or make your usb drive bootable. Basicly what the program needs is to be ...
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| AM37 and ST3160815A Hard Drive | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have installed a Seagate PATA 160GB HardDrive on my Compaq 6435CL. Everything appears to be ...
A: You need to set the partition for the new drive and XP installtion to 'Active'. You can do this with ...
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| upgrade memory | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a 1GB memory module for my Dell 4700 desktop. There are 4 slots in the ...
A: Put it in the third slot, don't move the orginal ram. Because the system doesn't have any 'base' ...
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| XP vs PCI slot weirdness | 1/22/2008 |
Q: Recently I upgraded my PC had have had some strangeness concerning my PCI slots and an Augidy PCI ...
A: I don't have any experence with your motherboard. So I would like you to try this: When you have ...
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| Sluggish computer | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I've been told that if I delete the things in C:\Windows\Prefetch it will speed up my computer ...
A: No, deleting files from the system foler is not a good idea, instead if your computer is slow you ...
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| D drive | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I am sure that my D drive (cd rom) works because I use it all the time and it is relatively new. ...
A: The file format for the cd is wrong for a PC: ' he used a mac to copy the pics but i wouldnt think ...
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| Power Requirements | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Will an ATX 850W PS (4 12V rails) suffice to power the following system efficiently... Intel Core 2 ...
A: It should, I just built a system with close to the same spec's (only one hard drive at this time) ...
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| upgrading | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 year old computer with a S3 64 meg AGP video card. 2 Ghtz, 1.5 Gig of Ram. I want to ...
A: Ok, well you will definately get more than 800x600 for a resolution. And the 'pause' when may go ...
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| upgrading | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 year old computer with a S3 64 meg AGP video card. 2 Ghtz, 1.5 Gig of Ram. I want to ...
A: Your problem is that both of these cards are 4/8x (speed) and your motherboard being that old may ...
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| Vaio XP Boot Hang - usbstor.sys | 1/16/2008 |
Q: I have an old Vaio SR31K which has just developed the following fault. Half way through the XP logo ...
A: You could try this: Search for usbstor.sys and usbstor.sy_ (the archive file) and delete them. You ...
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| Vaio XP Boot Hang - usbstor.sys | 1/16/2008 |
Q: I have an old Vaio SR31K which has just developed the following fault. Half way through the XP logo ...
A: Sony spec's show one USB port, you use the mouse on that port, correct? The PCMCIA card is a USB ...
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| ibm thinkpad t 23 lcd screen vert ... lines top to bottom center | 1/15/2008 |
Q: Can I hook up an external display on laptop with out os on the hard drive ? Lcd displays vert lines ...
A: Yes, when you connect the moitor to the laptop the port is on the back, it is blue, and has three ...
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| frequent restart and application running failure | 1/15/2008 |
Q: My system information is as follows: OS:Microsoft windows xp ...
A: You face two problems. 1- More than likely you have a bad virus infection. 2- Your Operating System ...
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| PC motherboard power concern | 1/15/2008 |
Q: In my computer the motherboard receives power, the processor fan spins, the LED on motherboard is ...
A: Troubleshooting power problems is not hard but it is a long and involved process. Disconnect all ...
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| RE: Overclocking | 1/13/2008 |
Q: i recently brought an intel core 2 duo E4300 model (1.8Ghz). what i wanted to ask is that can i ...
A: Overclocking a processor can cause an extream amount of heat and damage the motherboard and the ...
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| Noisy Computer | 1/11/2008 |
Q: Firstly, thank you for taking my question. I have an Acer Aspire E380 desktop, which I purchased a ...
A: Some computers, especially servers, have two speed fans, when the system starts the fan(s) go to max ...
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| safe mode and mother board | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I have an old Dell XPS t600 I added memory and things went nuts. I found out that the memory that I ...
A: If the system will start in 'Safe Mode' but not normally then it is not the motherboard, the Dell ...
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| safe mode and mother board | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I have an old Dell XPS t600 I added memory and things went nuts. I found out that the memory that I ...
A: If the system will start in 'Safe Mode' but not normally it is not the motherboard, something ...
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| toshiba A80 laptop | 1/8/2008 |
Q: I have recently been experiencing problems with the above mentioned laptop, in that when you go to ...
A: Only a few things left that would cause this: the fan on the processor, the processor, or the ...
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| System Restore | 1/8/2008 |
Q: I have windows xp running on my toshiba laptop. The System Restore function does not work. No ...
A: If the restore cd can not do the restore the problem is either the restore data is invalid or your ...
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| AP53 Bios Update | 1/8/2008 |
Q: Im triying to rise from the ashes a AP53 Motherboard with a 120 mhz Intel pentium processor, but i ...
A: If you want to update the BIOS and the manufacture doesn't have it on thier web site you could ...
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| Dell 2001FP Monitor | 1/8/2008 |
Q: I have thin vertical lines from the top to the bottom of my screen on the right hand side. They ...
A: If there is a reputable computer repair shop close by, swing in there and ask if it is repairable ...
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| Dell 2001FP Monitor | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have thin vertical lines from the top to the bottom of my screen on the right hand side. They ...
A: Is it under waranty? If so check with Dell about fixing it. Otherwise: If this is a flat screen ...
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| Gateway 610xl media center | 1/5/2008 |
Q: This all in one will not light up at power button. I replaced the power supply (hour removing parts ...
A: Something in the computer has failed besides the power supply. (before you do the following ...
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| Old IBM Laptops | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I have an IBM laptop 21e 600Mhz speed with the last bios upgrade in 2003. I aquired a 21t 750Mhz ...
A: When you open the case of the laptop the processor is under a 'heat sink'. Normally this will be ...
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| water damage? | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I recently had a flood in my basement. There were 2 hard drives sitting on the basement floor under ...
A: The hard drives are not sealed completly, water may have gotten in through the expansion port, this ...
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| PC shuts down | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I have a Dell 8200 running MS XP operating system. The computer boots fine, but after running three ...
A: When your computer starts ok with out any hardware or OS (Operating System errors reported from the ...
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| PC/Sound-socket Issues | 1/3/2008 |
Q: (recap) Overnight my PC(Windows XP), which worked reasonably well up till now, suddenly stopped ...
A: This information is from my ASUS Motherboard user guide and should be universal. The color of the ...
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| Can't open a file | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I got a new laptop a few months ago, which runs vista. I transferred my necessary files from my ...
A: Unless you can get the desktop working again and decrypt the file then it is worthless. The reason ...
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| What are the best parts? | 1/3/2008 |
Q: i want to build the best pc. which one of these is better: 1. "intel core 2 extreme x6800" or ...
A: I just upgraded my AUSU P4 2.8GHz system with a ASUS P5K Delux MB. I went low end on the processor ...
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| PC shut down | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have serveral desktops, different brands, OS and CPU's. Since I moved to the desert, they randomly ...
A: If the system BIOS and the operating system isn't causing the shutdowns then it can only be one of ...
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| motherboard problem? | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have a gateway 500x and when i power it up. it instantly goes to amber light on the front panel. I ...
A: Well then your motherboard or your procesor has failed. I am not familure with this computer, how ...
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| restarts using dvd or cd drives | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have an HP Pavilion a450n. Every time I try to access either one of my dvd drives - the computer ...
A: It sounds as if the drivers for the CD/DVD drive are corrupt. When you access the drive it creates a ...
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| motherboard problem? | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have a gateway 500x and when i power it up. it instantly goes to amber light on the front panel. I ...
A: It could be the motherboard, it could also be something else, have you tried unplugging the power to ...
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| static electriccity | 12/31/2007 |
Q: I get static electricity buildup in my HP computer to the point where the wireless mouse and ...
A: Your computer should be grounded through the power cord. Is it setting on the floor? Is the floor ...
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| Operating Temperature | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Self built PC. Intel Celeron D335 2.8 CPU in Lian Li case, all fans working. Abit A17 motherboard. ...
A: Intel spec's say the normal operating temp is 67*C, with a core voltage of 1.287v to 1.4v. If your ...
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| HP Laptop Power Problem | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I have an intermittent problem with my HP dv4000 laptop. It will "freeze" at many different places ...
A: If the system hangs at any time, boot or other wise then you move the laptop it will resume sounds ...
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| Battery for laptop | 12/29/2007 |
Q: My Dell Inspiron 5100 needs a battery. I was shocked by Dell's price for a replacement! I have ...
A: I haven't bought a replacement battery for any of my laptops, so I can not atest to the quality of ...
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| Internet Adapter | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I am running a Windows PC on XP home and have problems with the Internet adaptor on my ASUS ...
A: There are some other possiblities: Drivers - have you reinstalled them? Software - Check all your ...
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| Internet Adapter | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I am running a Windows PC on XP home and have problems with the Internet adaptor on my ASUS ...
A: Yes, you need to disable the embedded NIC (Network Interface Card). First go into the BIOS and ...
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| Obliterated Memory | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I just got my PC repaired and the technician said that the reason that it merely beeps when powered ...
A: Finding the memory module bad is normal everyday trouble shooting. The Adminisrtrator's account ...
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| cpu upgrade | 12/24/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Optiplex GX1 with a Pentium 3 450Mhz proccessor.Can i upgrade to a Pentium 3 733Mhz? ...
A: Not have worked on a Dell Optiplex in a long time I would say it is possible. I have seen it done ...
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| Re: PC help - USB | 12/23/2007 |
Q: I just installed Window Vista . was using XP before. everything works fine. but now switch over to ...
A: You could try this: Find your driver(s), then copy it to another folder on your hard drive. Go ...
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| My PC | 12/23/2007 |
Q: I've tried all I could to increase my pentium 2 RAM from 64MB to at least 96MB but, it's not just ...
A: Been a long time since I looked at a Pentum 2 system. I seem to recall Kingston had some 128Meg ...
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| explorer.exe problem | 12/23/2007 |
Q: ok so my girlfriends computer(its a dell with windows xp, thats all i know about it... sorry) wont ...
A: Well you are going to like the answer to this one: The profile has become corrupt. To fix it you ...
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| How to format one drive in a 2-drive PC | 12/21/2007 |
Q: Can it be done? Recently, I combined two PC's into one by installing the hard drive from one PC into ...
A: Not at all, you have put it in a computer with a Master drive with the OS on it, so this one would ...
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| How to format one drive in a 2-drive PC | 12/21/2007 |
Q: Can it be done? Recently, I combined two PC's into one by installing the hard drive from one PC into ...
A: Sure, if it is a Windows system right click on 'My Computer' go to 'Manage' in the menu, drop down ...
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| Re: PC help - USB | 12/21/2007 |
Q: I just installed Window Vista . was using XP before. everything works fine. but now switch over to ...
A: If you plug in the hardware and 'it says found new hardware but doesnt have the driver' then you ...
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| replaced cpu, now pc wont turn on | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I had a faulty pc before, it used to turn on but no signal to monitor no beeps, etc. Someone said it ...
A: There is one more possibility: Your power supply. The power supply may be failing. You can try ...
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| replaced cpu, now pc wont turn on | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I had a faulty pc before, it used to turn on but no signal to monitor no beeps, etc. Someone said it ...
A: If you had problems before you replaced the CPU how did you determine the CPU was faulty? Did you ...
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| DVD Player to Computer Question? | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I have an old WIN98 1st version Gateway Media computer from 1998. The software that came with the ...
A: You have a USB port and there are external DVD drives. But I don't think that is your problem. I ...
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| Laptop power supply question | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I have an HP NC4000 laptop with no mains charger. I do also have an NC6000, which has the original ...
A: The NC6000 adpater (this is not a charger) is suppling 1.4 amps more than the NC4000 power supply ...
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| Booting Problem | 12/20/2007 |
Q: Sir, I have a booting DVD. but my system is not booting with this dvd, when i restart the computer. ...
A: You have a bootable DVD with a Windows Operating System insatll on it? But when you try to start the ...
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| Boot up issue | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I tried installing new RAM in my HP PC last night and once I turned the PC back on the CPU fan would ...
A: When I have a problem like this I unplug the power cord from the commecial source (wall socket) and ...
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| PC shut down | 12/17/2007 |
Q: I have serveral desktops, different brands, OS and CPU's. Since I moved to the desert, they randomly ...
A: Here are a some possibilities: You may be experencing brown out conditions from your commercial ...
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| Boot-up problem | 12/16/2007 |
Q: After being relatively trouble free for a couple of years, my 'second' PC (which I use for video ...
A: This sounds like you have a failed device in your computer, if it is still under waranty you should ...
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| computer symptoms/problems | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if any of my scenario goes to your expertise, but any suggestions to fix ANY of the ...
A: Something is eating all your processor time, the things that do that are viruses and trojans. The ...
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| BIOS? | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I still dont get how the whole BIOS thing works... how do i get to it?
A: Depending on your computer or motherboard manufacture the keystroke can be the DEL key, the F1 key, ...
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| My new game... | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I just got this new game but found out my display memory is HALF of what I need. How do i upgrade? ...
A: Baisc Input Output System This is a program stored on the computer that contols the hardware, sets ...
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| Internal Battery | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I have a HP Pavilion ZE 4400 Laptop PC and the time is not alway right I have to reset it just about ...
A: The battery should be easy to find, normally it is under the power battery. It will be about 1/3 to ...
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| computer symptoms/problems | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if any of my scenario goes to your expertise, but any suggestions to fix ANY of the ...
A: In a nut shell, your computer is infected with a virus, spyware, maybe a keylogger. You will need ...
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| Blue Screen | 11/22/2007 |
Q: My computer works with Window 2000,last week I just got a Blue Screen with some cods.here are the ...
A: When you get a blue screen with this -INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE it means either the driver has become ...
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| Hp Laptop wont turn on but blinking blue lights | 11/20/2007 |
Q: I've had my laptop for a year now its an hp dv2050us...I was just wondering if theres an answer for ...
A: If you look at the power cord you will notice that a normal power cord will not work, most laptop ...
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| Hp Laptop wont turn on but blinking blue lights | 11/20/2007 |
Q: I've had my laptop for a year now its an hp dv2050us...I was just wondering if theres an answer for ...
A: One of the componets has failed. 1- If the battery does not charge it could be a bad battery or the ...
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| Desktop problems | 11/20/2007 |
Q: Greetings I have a old gateway desktop model 500s it is about 7years old. Last week the desktop ...
A: There is a fity-fify chance you can get the system to power backup with out it costing you anything. ...
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| Monitor won't work after replacing motherboard | 11/20/2007 |
Q: I have just replaced the motherboard in my old Compaq presario 5113EA and P3 processor to a P4 ...
A: 1st- Is there embeded video? Connect that to your monitor. If you want to use a different video card ...
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| same questions | 11/19/2007 |
Q: You just said Answer: Before you put in another drive or reload the OS try going into safe mode and ...
A: The only thing I can think of is something is damaged physically. If you have any spare parts ...
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| no boot, no post | 11/19/2007 |
Q: The fan on the board twitches, that's all I'm getting. I've reseated the memory and processor. The ...
A: Before you put in another drive or reload the OS try going into safe mode and run the check disk on ...
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| no boot, no post | 11/19/2007 |
Q: The fan on the board twitches, that's all I'm getting. I've reseated the memory and processor. The ...
A: If the two wires were removed and then replaced and were reversed then your power switch would work ...
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| no boot, no post | 11/19/2007 |
Q: The fan on the board twitches, that's all I'm getting. I've reseated the memory and processor. The ...
A: Sounds like something is gone to ground (shorting out). Try this: 1st - Reseat all the cards in ...
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| computer lasts only 5 minutes | 11/18/2007 |
Q: I can boot up my computer, and it works, but only for about 5 minutes. Then I get a blue screen ...
A: With out knowing the error it is hard to diagnois a hardware problem. Try this: 1st - if the ...
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| Using Pentium II...want to add 20GB HD | 11/18/2007 |
Q: I am using Pentium II processor Compaq Presario Model 5140. It has 8GB HD, DVD Player and ZIP Drive ...
A: When you add another drive to a systme with a drive - a second drive - you have to set the jumpers ...
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| pentium m running at wrong speed? | 11/17/2007 |
Q: I recently upgraded my laptop cpu from a celeron M 350 1.3ghz to a Pentium m 740 1.7ghz. (laptop ...
A: It has been a long time since I have been in the Compaq BIOS. Assuming that the system is capable of ...
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| Power Supply.......I think | 11/16/2007 |
Q: I am trying to fix a computer for a friend. He said it was struck but lightning, although we have ...
A: If you get LED's on the front panel of the computer then the system is getting power. That is not to ...
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| reinstall xp | 11/15/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble reinstalling xp on my emachine w2646 from the original 3 disks. when the second ...
A: This is a ghost image, with out knowing what the error the ghost program is tring to write to the ...
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| 2 towers 1 monitor | 11/15/2007 |
Q: kerry
A: It is possible to have one montior, keyboard, and mouse with multipile computers connected to them, ...
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| PC does not turn on | 11/15/2007 |
Q: Here it is: We changed a dimmer switch in the house which required turning of the electricity. Now ...
A: The dimmer switch may be restricting the amount of amperage going to the computer. Try this: Move ...
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| Computer keeps rebooting Windows XP Prof | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I have got an IBM 8035 2.4Ghz CPU which I replaced with IBM 8188-32A (M50 Ibm calls ...
A: Hummm, a desktop. At the bottom of the page you will see an index: Frequently accessed documents ...
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| Computer keeps rebooting Windows XP Prof | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I have got an IBM 8035 2.4Ghz CPU which I replaced with IBM 8188-32A (M50 Ibm calls ...
A: I went to IBM and could not find your part number 8188-32A is this a server motherboard? Also I ...
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| Computer keeps rebooting Windows XP Prof | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I have got an IBM 8035 2.4Ghz CPU which I replaced with IBM 8188-32A (M50 Ibm calls ...
A: It has been awhile since I have seen an IBM workstation boot, but I think you are having a hardware ...
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| PC Does Not Shutdown Completely | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I am running Windows XP on a desktop tower. Recently, after Windows shuts down, I still hear ...
A: Your computer should shut down completly. But there will be power to the motherboard and the network ...
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| no power to my computer | 11/12/2007 |
Q: Why cant i get any power to my emachine T4170? I changed the power supply and it still dont work.
A: No power after changing the power supply: 1) Bad power cord/surge supressor or wall reciptical 2) ...
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| RAM problem | 11/12/2007 |
Q: i have my intel chipset P4 2.66 GHz procesr,with 256 MB RAM ,But System properties show only 192 MB ...
A: Phiscally you can not change any paramaters of the ram, you can not speed it up (such as changing ...
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| RAM problem | 11/12/2007 |
Q: i have my intel chipset P4 2.66 GHz procesr,with 256 MB RAM ,But System properties show only 192 MB ...
A: Some motherboards reserver ram for different reasons. Your system is reserving 64 meg of ram for the ...
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| NO SOUND | 11/12/2007 |
Q: sir, iam using gigabyte km400 motherboard with AMD Athlon XP processor.recently when i was trying to ...
A: The Gigabit web site lists this for your motherboard: High quality 6-channel audio support Users ...
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| hardware determining ? | 11/11/2007 |
Q: i need a something to tell me exactly what hardware my pc is running on so i can work out what i can ...
A: To find out what motherboard is in your system you can watch the startup screen, note at the bottom ...
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| Can CPU's inside Components be re-used as external drives | 11/10/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to remove a CPU's hard drive and an internal zip drive and convert them into ...
A: Your old hard drive has an IDE interface, the zip drive has a Iomega propriatary interface, you can ...
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| hardware conflicts | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I have a homebuilt machine using a chaintech 1.7 gig with 512 Ram, WD 80 gig drive, Windows XP Pro. ...
A: By all means update the bios. Once you have it updated try reloading the system with XP. If you ...
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| fuse changing in power supply unit | 11/7/2007 |
Q: a couple days ago my computer smelled funny and turned off. It wont turn back on anymore. I assumed ...
A: Normally when the power supply fuse blows and it is solder to the PCB (particle component board) ...
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| PC very slow tried everything | 11/1/2007 |
Q: Now when I reboot my computer or open up an application it’s very sluggish it takes me 10 minutes to ...
A: I don't think this is a hardware problem. You said you have done the following: 1. Scan virus / Spy ...
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| Laptop Memory Help | 10/31/2007 |
Q: I have a Sony Vaio VGN FS640/W laptop. It has to following specs: Processor Intel® Pentium® M ...
A: You have fell into the Intel M processor trap. The base system memory is 256 Meg, that is not ...
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| cpu problem | 10/30/2007 |
Q: One of my computer towers will not power up. Is there any way to retrieve data from the hard drive? ...
A: You could take the hard drive from the dead computer and put it in another computer to access the ...
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| cpu too hot | 10/28/2007 |
Q: i hope you can help. I have a pc with a Gigabyte LGA775 motherboard and a pentium 4 775 3.0 ghz cpu. ...
A: The heat problem could be caused by a number of factors: Air flow Heat Sink on the processor Fans ...
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| Static Sound | 10/27/2007 |
Q: Starting tonight, I have noticed that I hear static coming out of the computer speakers. When ...
A: Now this is a good head scratcher.Do you have a TV video card? Is it connected to your house TV ...
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| REGULAR AUDIO DISTORTION ON MY LAPTOP | 10/27/2007 |
Q: SEE, I HAVE A DELL INSPIRON 9300 LAPTOP WHICH IS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD AND RUNS ON XP. TILL SOME DAYS ...
A: You will get a hard drive activity light when the speaker is operating for two reasons: 1) The ...
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| REGULAR AUDIO DISTORTION ON MY LAPTOP | 10/27/2007 |
Q: SEE, I HAVE A DELL INSPIRON 9300 LAPTOP WHICH IS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD AND RUNS ON XP. TILL SOME DAYS ...
A: Sounds like your problem is the speakers. Hardware. To test the theroy open the sound panel, go to ...
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| CPU Voltage control ? | 10/26/2007 |
Q: . well few days ago I noticed my computer's cpu fan was disturping so I thought I'd reduce the ...
A: To get the BIOS back to the default settings you will have to remove the battery for the BIOS, also ...
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| Game hardware question | 10/26/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension desktop computer. It has a Celeron processor and uses Windows XP Home ...
A: Well it looks like you have to install DirectX 9.0a, it should work on your graphics card, 9.0a is ...
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| safe temperatures | 10/25/2007 |
Q: iam from the uk,i have not long upgraded my pc,i have a amd 3ghz dual core processor,and iam using ...
A: 50* to 55*C is about 150*-160* Intel says that the processor should run at closer to 45*C. You may ...
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| Startup Problem | 10/25/2007 |
Q: I have 4 yr old Dell Dimension 4550 mini-tower. Computer is connected to a power strip. Normally ...
A: Yes, the battery has finally failed. You can take the old one out note the size something like a ...
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| Laptop / Memory card | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have a Toshiba laptop, which is 7 years old. I added additional memory. It was working fine for 1 ...
A: The problem could be the ram module or the slot that the module is in. You could try this: If ...
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| Video mode not supported HELP!!! | 10/21/2007 |
Q: I have a radeon 9600 card and messed with the settings to my tv-out. No matter what i do i can't ...
A: There maybe two ways to get the card back to a lower resolution: First method would to go into ...
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| USP Ports | 10/19/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Optiplex GX280,XP Pro,it doesn't have any PS2 ports, just USB ports for the mouse and ...
A: If you jarred the computer when you moved you could have dislogged the connector that runs from the ...
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| hi | 9/28/2007 |
Q: i have a couple of questions: 1.how do i speed up my computer without actually upgrading anything ...
A: Only certain computers can be overclocked. Those are systems that you can set the clock multipliers ...
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| Physical dump | 9/26/2007 |
Q: Sometimes when I'm online everything shuts down and I get a screen warning something to the effect ...
A: When your system does a 'Memory Dump' it is recording the problem for you. To find out what the ...
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| Internet connection on multiple computers | 9/26/2007 |
Q: i just recently bought a laptop for myself and left the home PC for my siblings. my ISP (ATT ...
A: This is normal for ISP's, what has happened is that the ISP contrct says you will only have one PC ...
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| Processor replacement | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I have a deffective Intel celeron processor in my 6 yr old Dell PC. The only legable marking on it ...
A: Let me break it down for you: 2.20 Ghz/128/488 2.20 GHz of course is the clock speed 128 is the ...
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| OS issue (windows xp on personal computer) | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help solve my issue. After every Windows startup,there is a short moment when all ...
A: I don't think the version of the OS is the problem. When you start up something is running in the ...
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| adding xtra ram | 9/24/2007 |
Q: Firstly I'm going to mention what kind of system I'm using before I ask my question. I've got a Sony ...
A: You may want to go to Progams\Accessories\System Tools\System Information to find out what is in ...
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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: The system powering down after a short period of time could be caused by the motherboard/processor ...
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| regarding corrupted drivers | 9/23/2007 |
Q: i updated my bios and other drivers recently after which i started getting stop error messages of ...
A: From the ASUS web site search for your motherboard type: m5n OR Go to these web pages to get the ...
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| Computer turns off | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I have a HP Pavillion DV4000 and when I start my computer there appears a blue box that says "LIMIT" ...
A: How long have you had the computer? If you have a 120 day evaluation or Demo OS installed this could ...
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| regarding corrupted drivers | 9/22/2007 |
Q: i updated my bios and other drivers recently after which i started getting stop error messages of ...
A: If you go to the motherboard manufactures web site you should beable to find a DOS flash program and ...
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| THE MOUSE.. | 9/21/2007 |
Q: when i turn off my computer and then press on( my mouse)..the computer will start up How can I do ...
A: This is a function of your computer BIOS power settings. Each BIOS has a different keystroke to get ...
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| regarding corrupted drivers | 9/21/2007 |
Q: i updated my bios and other drivers recently after which i started getting stop error messages of ...
A: When you updated the bios did you keep a copy of the old bios on the floppy? If you did you can put ...
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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: Different things cause a computer to be slow. So I will make some suggestions: Anti-virus (av) ...
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| Raising RAM limit | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I have a Compaq presario running XP. I would like to put in additional RAM. This system system ...
A: Here is what the Compaq site says about the memory for your computer: "System memory 64 MB 100 MHz ...
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| Raising RAM limit | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I have a Compaq presario running XP. I would like to put in additional RAM. This system system ...
A: I beleve you are saying 256 MEG, if Compaq says that 256 MEG is the max for the motherboard adding ...
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| Raising RAM limit | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I have a Compaq presario running XP. I would like to put in additional RAM. This system system ...
A: I am wondering where you are getting this: '256K is the maximum' 256 Kilobytes - where is this ...
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| Raising RAM limit | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I have a Compaq presario running XP. I would like to put in additional RAM. This system system ...
A: Yes, you can upgrade your ram. This system has two slots for DRAM. To find out what memory modules ...
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| blinking red light on pc | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I updated my pc memory from 2 256 modules to 2 1 gig modules when I put in the first one the ...
A: One thing comes to mind, that is that the memory you have is not supported by the BIOS/Motherboard. ...
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| Computer keeps freezing | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I have a Medion Titanium MD 8386 XL ( Model PC MT 7 )PC, which freezes after about 20 minuets of ...
A: If the computer is a new computer and it freezes up then you have either mismatched RAM, ...
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| hard disk size | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I am having a problem with my hard disk. It is a 80 GB hard disk. I have formatted whole of the hard ...
A: >I am having a problem with my hard disk. It is a 80 GB hard >disk. I have formatted whole of the ...
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| gateway computer problem | 9/14/2007 |
Q: My computer sounds like it is booting up and monitor led light is green, but my monitor stays black.
A: If you get the power light, the drive lights, and drive activity when you power you the computer but ...
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