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I was looking to purchase a new PC, but i figured i would just try to upgrade my current one (DIY Project). Looking through my system information to see which hardware was good enough to keep and saw: Processor: 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz How would you calculate your …

I have a Gateway NE series Laptop. Battery life was good. Scenario: I was done using my machine on a battery, needed some charging. While it was charging I was working on some excel file and listening to music (total of two processes were running) and charging was 50% completed(point …

I have a computer here at work that when you plug it in, it will turn on for 10 seconds, turn off. Then it will turn on again for 5-6 seconds and turn off. The second time, the fan runs high. The pc is an HP AIO 7320. I have …

Hello all, So I just had all of my household good shipped from CT to TX, including my self-built PC's. The main PC had a downed HD upon unboxing. Re-installed WIN7 everything is good. Had some issues with internet, so I shut it down. Came home later that day and …

hi there. i just build my new pc, but it wont work. so can someone help me pls. my build is: amd fx6100 cpu MB: ASUS m5a78l-m usb3, RAM: corsair xms3 8gb 1600mhz ddr3, GPU:amd hd 7770. PSU: OCZ ModXtreme Pro 600w so i installed them and after some hassles, …

is their a way that if i will connect an usb device on the usb port but the computer will read as serial device that is connected on the serial port, so the usb device will be read on COM port. I have huawei E1552 modem that will support GSM, …

I want to learn about Repairing and Refurbishing iPhones. Are there any good guides to doing this, and if so, where can I find them?

Hello everyone please can someone tell me how to increase my dedicated video memory I have an HP ProBook 4530s with windows 7 home premium Intel core I3 and my dedicated video memory is 64MB

A bit of a weird problem here... I recently purchased an ioGear digital KVM (GCS1644) that supports a dual monitor setup (I'm currently running two 23" monitors - an older Samsung and a new LG). I got my first PC up and running without a problem, but the second one …

Two incidents: Last night, I had my HP Pavilion dv9620us notebook PC running, and was using both Microsoft Word (with a few windows open) and Internet Explorer. (I'm running Windows Vista.) I went away for a little while, and when I came back, the screen was dark, as it should …

Hi all I need any tool which can write protect all externl storage devices in corporate network of more than 200 computers. thanks in advance

My friends hp pavillion dv9930 just died, consequence of the whole hp naughty doings with their pavillion series. He wants me to get a new mobo instead of buying a new computer. I'm confused regarding the part because I find stuff like this on ebay and other websites: "Replacement motherboard …

i have an all in one pc rm infact. it runs windows xp installed google chrome and now computer was crashing and now wont turn on. the screen says no signal input and the tower runs and lights up the keyboard and mouse i recently had to change due to …

Hi all, I am vinodh, my system configurations are as follows. Intel D845GVSR chipset Pentium 4 prcessor with 2.4G.Hz speed 2 rams i.e 1gb ddr and 256mb ddr. total is 1.25 gb one samsung cd writer and Lg DVD writer. 160gb seegate and 40gb samsung harddisks In the above given …

Hi, I've developed a family browser that blocks adult content, it's been developed for Windows and works on PC's, laptops etc that have Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Now I was wondering about getting it onto mobile devices but it's an unknow area for me, so can anyone help with …

hey, i have a problem that my laptop keeps shutting down constantly and it never gives me a warning. its so annoying!!! please help me!! i always keep my laptop charged and my laptop is a TOSHIBA SATELITE L650.

toshiba P850-1006x vs dell XPS 15Z which is better? toshiba P850-1006x: http://pc.toshiba-asia.com/sg/note [...] llite/P850 dell XPS 15Z : http://www.dell.com/my/p/xps-15z/pd

[ATTACH=right]15223[/ATTACH]The box that the HandShoeMouse arrived in proudly claims that this is "the only mouse that fits like a glove" although I'd take issue with that. You don't wear it like a glove, but rather it wears you. The glove analogy does hold up when it comes to the pre-purchase …

Hi everyone, Does anybody know how to reset the CMOS chip on a Sony Vaio VGN-T1XP? I've tried to download the user manual from Sony's website but I can't do it on a works PC and my Vaio was my only other web access, and I'm not even certain it …

when i turn my computer on the power button flashes red and turns itself off please help my daughter needs computer for school work i asked pc world on phone they said sounds like motherboard and expensive job i cant afford to pay alot

PLEASE HELP ME! My brother owns a HP Pavilion dv7 (s/n 3CE90635L3) lap top. Yesterday I borrowed it (without asking) and used and HDMI cable to connect it to my tv to watch some videos... I connected the pc to the tv and changed it so that instead of having …

Hi, i have been issued a new computer by my work, its a dell latitude xt3 and has a "Dell Wireless™ 5550 Single-mode HSPA Mini Card with A-GPS" installed. im just wondering could this be used to track my movments at work? How could i tell if the company i …

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How FPS effect gaming? What is healthy FPS for playing game? Is the slowness of the game is due to low FPS? How can i check FPS of the game that i am playing?

my pc is turning on bt the monitor is blank, th funs in the CPU are working.. When i turn it on it starts beeping rapidly after 3second. Am nt a compute genious so i hv no idea wat going on. Do u thnk my motherboard is dead?

my laptop Keyboard i enter 'o' but show '6'. 'o' 'm' 'p' 'K' 'l' 'u' are same problem.how can solve it.please help me

Hi , I have an G5 tower which is a replacement for an identical elderly machine, Duel 2GHZ PPC.I cloned the old HD (running Tiger) to one of the replacement G5's. On the other HD I installed Leopard. Everything works great apart from internet connection when booted from the Tiger …

I installed a new hard drive on a Sony Vaio Laptop Model PCG K25 with plans on loading the original Windows XP software using Sony's recovery/reinstallation CD. (The disk is a DVD, not a CD) After installing the hard drive and inserting the CD, I powered up and entered the …

Has anyone here ever used a SATA hard disk in an IDE environment using a SATA to IDE converter? The converter is just a small card with an IDE connector on one side and a SATA connector en the other. If you have did you notice any big improvements? I'm …

whenever I save any word, html or pdf document in my USB it is converted into a document having different alphabets. I have format my USB but it was not resolved. I have also scan it but no virus was found in it. I cannot understand why it is happening …

Simple question, I'm looking to see whether I should get an intel or amd processor for my system. I need high work load capability, some gaming, virtualization, gonna have 16gb ram, and multi-display setup. I'm wondering it its worth buying and AMD FX over and i7, especially since its cheaper? …

I have an iOmega Home storage 1Tb model 31803000, which contains some info I would like to recover. Had it working on XP using a router (Sitecom 300N), but it stopped working normally, went visible/invisilbe and when visible stopped during data transfer. Now I am on Windows7/x64 Home, but still …

I recently started my computer and noticed that it wasn't recognizing a stick of RAM, so I took it apart, and took out a stick of RAM in an attempt to find out which one wasn't working. When I turned it back on I got this screen about the Memory …

I recently bought new pc parts, namely a z77 pro4 motherboard, 2 sticks of 4gb g skills ram and an I5 processor. when installed for the first time, i thought i had set to boot from usb so i could reinstall windows from my usb stick. this didnt happen and …

So here is the problem im having. I checked my email one night before going to bed then shut it down for the night and didnt turn it back on until the next day, it was off for about 10 hours. When i turned it back on the next day …

Working with an ASUS K42F Notebook. Have a need to boot to a Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk. I find no apparent boot path to a USB drive. I do see the UEFI feature which is supposed to be the successor to BIOS. Perhaps there is a solution within this feature. …

I have a external HD (500 gb) it has a lot of my data.Some virus/error might have creeped in it as now when I plug in the port it asks to format the drive that will make me lose all the data.Is there an alternative to format or a solution …

hey i hav the most common problem my pc is not showing anything, actully as i know the processor heats as the processing start dats y d the fan is used bt my processor dont heat even without fan , fans get start bt for chekin it i keep it …

Hello, My Asus K52JC needs a new battery,such as: http://www.accukorting.nl/asus-k52jc.html .I checked with Asus - live chat -- and they tell me they don't make the computer any more and don't have any batteries for it and don't know if they ever will. They gave me a number to call …

hi all, I have an old dell 1200 that doesn't seem to be wworking properly. I had a look inside but my knowledge of hardware is basic, so at glance everything seems ok down there. I am not sure whether the problem is with the motherboard or whatever. Basically at …

Hi friends, I am using My Nokia e5 for last two from date it was launched Now, I think of buying an android phone Can anyone suggest me a mobile ranging from 10,000 - 15,000 I can increase my budget to buy Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Which ones are good …

motherboard -mic left in -ground -mic right in -gpio -right line in -jack sense -key -left line in -jack sense front audio connectors -mic in -mic bias -r out -l out -gnd -r in -l in please help me match up the pins to the connectors. thank you, ajr2012

I dropped my laptop while it was running and it just smashed on floor. Laptop is working except the laptop lcd screen.It is lighted and shows bunch of colors time to time. I had problems with screen in previous months.But I do not bother it.The problem was that there were …

my pc turns on but there is no image on the screen I have tried almost every thing I can think of to fix it I have switched the grapghics card I have made sure the monitor works I have replaced the psu the motherboard and cpu the ram I …

I tried to start my laptop this morning but it comes on and keeps rebooting without opening up. I can hear the fans going but it wont boot properly just keeps rebooting constantly

screen has been going black and move the screen some comes back done this for a while but now all black hook it two my tv and use it as the screen laptop still runs great could it be the ribbon

Last night laptop went through an update and when it restarted I couldnt log in because the keyboard wasnt working. I have tried the following : - restarting the computer and removing the battery like everyone has said - system restore - uninstalling the keyboard driver however it does not …

I have a new Dell Inspiron 660, with an intel core i3 3.4 GHz Sandy Bridge processor. Is there a way that I can overclock this CPU to around 3.6-3.7 GHz? I know that overclocking capabilities are not that great for this processor, but I am trying to get a …

After disassembling my Presario 2100 to resolder the DC jack, the computer no longer recognizes the touchpad, and the LEDs for 'on/standby' and 'battery charging' no longer work. Strangely, the LED for hard-drive activity does work. The touchpad ribbon cable is connected. I am 99.999% it is seated all the …

OK, I've just finished setting up my dual boot system - WinXP Home Edition and Ubuntu Linux 5.10. I've installed all the upgraded drivers and BIOS needed for my system. (A Dell Dimension 8400) So I've just logged on to Windows and hear that familiar start-up sound, and think "Well, …