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My problem is that when i start my laptop it goes through the bios set up with the suspend to disk message (ram upgrade) then to a blinking currser on the screen.Cannot boot from a floppy or get the cd rom going at this point. Now with the harddrive out …

<DIV class=ForumPostContentText id=_ctl0__ctl1_bcr__ctl0___PostRepeater__ctl1_PostViewWrapper>I have a bit of knowledge (i know this can be dangerous at times) but i have a couple of problems that are beyond me. [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I have a cable modem which is connected to a 3com TP4 combo hub.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]My main pc is connected …

I've got an HP ZV5000 laptop which has not had any problems up until now. This morning when I tried starting it up, I was taken to the screen that tells me it was not shut down properly. I'm given the option of starting normally, use last known good configuration, …

I have a hard drive problem with my armada 7800 6266/t/8000/d/0/1 laptop computer. (Windows 2000 will not start) I just purchased a desktop hp 1647c. I would like to connect the laptop hd to the desktop. I need to move the data. Please help!!! specify the adapter needed and possible …

So, I recently blanked my computer and installed suse 10.1 on my laptop. I used to have 10.0, sound didn't work. I even have had fedora core 5 and Ubuntu on here... STILL NO SOUND! I'm getting frustrated with this stupid thing... hours upon hours of messing around with this. …

Hi, new to the site. many thanks to this site, which got me threw my Hotmail Login problems. I tried it all, and nothing was working (tried resetting router, cleared cookies and files, registered the .dll files, etc). It wasn't until I was led to the MS troubleshooting website that …

[B][COLOR=black]Hi I have a compaq aramada M700. i noticed that when i bought it that when I plug it up it wont charge. It will power on then shut off. Also when its plugged with the adapter no lights come on, the only lights i see is when I press …

Anyone got info ona vendor with a selection of mother boards for laptops. I've got an HP ze4400 that's about worthless cuz 1) Blank display / Won't POST and 2) It's got an AMD (Athlon XP-M) proc in it. I'd like to score a pentium m for it, and if …

Hello: Recently one of the fans in my laptop is "grinding" usually within one minute of booting. There are three fans: the grinding one (the largest), a smaller one next to it, and a tiny fan positioned next to a heatsink. At first we thought it was the hard drive …

Hello all, I'm at my wits end so I'm hoping someone here can help me, if only to confirm my worst fears, at least then I'll know. I have a Packard Bell laptop, coming up to 2 yrs old. Basically he won't recognise his primary hard drive. He can recognise …

My laptop's LCD is solid, uniform gray and displays no lines, pixels, characters or other markings. I take it this means the backlight is on, right? What can I do? The computer works completely fine when an external monitor is attached. This happened after I took the laptop apart to …

To clean dust from the fan of a Compaq Presario 2100, can I vacuum through the vents? If not, is there any way to reach the dust without removing all of the following items, as instructed in HP's service manual? • Hard disk drive (page 2-9) • Keyboard cover (page …

I have a VGNS360. The HDD died and I want to replace it, but I can't open the case. It seems to have a screw or something holding it closed near the center behind the mousepad. Is it just stuck and I need to pry a little harder? Or is …

I've been having this problem lately My laptop has been rebooting byitself lately and I really don't know what's happening.It starts o reboot more frequently after I install the orange livebox. After the reboot I'll have an option to send a report to Microsoft.The reports state that error was caused …

Hi, I have been having problems w/ my Compaq Presario 2218Rs Laptop for a while now. I've used the recovery disk a few times and it reinstalled the operating system, but it would only last a day or maybe a couple days and then it would crash again. Now I …

I have a lenovo laptop with windowns xp. Whenever I log on, nothing loads except the background. The start menu doesnt apear or any part of the bar that shows the time and all the programs running. None of the desktop icons show up either. I've tried turning it on …

Hello all: Im having an odd problem I can't seem to figure out. Before we get started I'm an A+ Certified technician, so my understanding of PC's is fairly good. So, I have a Toshiba satallite 2435-s255 and it's hard drive had a complete failure. I've purchased a replacement drive …

I have a hp laptop nx9105 which lately has been having problems, It will lose power for no reason, and it will show a blue screen when trying to activate some programs, after ringing hp they told me it was a hardware fault and it would cost £375 to have …

I have a bit of a dilemma here and was wondering if anyone knows the answer. I accidentally dropped my Manager's Laptop here at work and broke her LCD screen. I promised her a replacement, but am having a hard time finding one. I've been looking on Ebay, but cannot …

Hi any bright stars out there well if so can you come to my rescue recently purchased 1GB 266/333/400MHz 200-PIN DDR SODIMM RAM FOR my laptop advent 7082 but when i put it in it did not load up but i was just wondering was this because it was the …

Hi, Iwas having major problems with my desktop pc with admin problems and graphics card problems... so...I have opted to buy a laptop (mainly for school work)... BUT i would like to know if the specs for this laptop would run Counter Strike 1.6 smoothly or not: ( i know …

hi guys, my toshiba laptop was working fine until it got a virus & i formatted it. i used a Windows XP Corp ed. CD (cuz i forgot to make a recovery CD out of the pre-installed XP). thats when all the problems began. i'd just format it, install a …

hello folks, Gracie here :) I have been given a poorly laptop to sort out. Owner went out for a short while leaving machine on, when he came back it had shut down and he cannot get it to boot up again but keeps getting a 21A stop message, which …

Hey guys... I just reformated my laptop with windows XP Professional, and I'm having some problems... All LARGE processes slow down as time goes on... runescape, C&C Generals, the sims 2, roller coaster tycoon 3, they ALL slow down to a crawl as time goes by. This happens as what …

Has anyone had the experience of upgrading this laptop? I can't tell if the Toshiba Satellite 2805-S202 can handle a simple upgrade or if I need to do a clean install. Also, I have a corporate CD-RW from the office but the laptop will not read it. I get an …

I curently am using a Dell computer... BIG MISTAKE, anyway i have recently found an intrest in photography and I am looking into a new computer. I have hard numerous things aboug Apple and how they are one of the better choices for photo editing and other things like that. …

Hi: This is a real stumper. I have a Dell Latitude 1000 laptop that has somehow lost or corrupted it's keyboard driver so I can't type anything with the keyboard. On Dell's wedsite there is a TOOL to RESET the drivers but it will not work for me. Windows XP …

MY friend just ran out of warranty of her toshiba satellite 17" widescreen laptop & she finds that her LCD display is having problems showing bands, it started with just 1 band but now in past 15 days they are 3. Toshiba service centre quoted INR 42000/- (India) replacing the …

I got a virus on my laptop which made it slower gradually up to the point it would only start in safe mode and would not detect my cd-rom drive. I managed to format it but can not reinstall windows xp as it still does not recognise the cd-rom drive. …

So I got a different version of Windows that I bought at school, and now it loaded fine on the laptop, its dont Collecting Information, Dynamic Update, Preparing Installation, and Nw its on the blue windows screen at Installing Windows, and a message came up saying "Insert Windows Professional Service …

[COLOR=Navy]hi there, i have a question. there is a staff here who's laptop has 2 ip addresses. no one can ping to that laptop. but the laptop can ping to other PCs/laptops and online. can receive email and surf internet etc. at first the ipconfig details are as below: [/COLOR]Ethernet …

I am definately not an IT professional. As an undergraduate, I used a sliderule. My first computer had no hard drive. I am trying to w6rk on a SONY Vaio laptop, and somehow, I have screwed it up. The fn key is locked on, and I can't release it. When …

Hi .. I have a DELL Inspiron laptop, running Windows. The CPU has been stuck at 100% for a few days, leading to slow performance and very noisy running - sounds like a fan running at full. I have recently run EWIDO - CCLEANER - SPYBOT - ADAWARE and have …

Hello everyone! My name is Mark and I love computers! I love Technology! I found this awesome site looking for some advice about my manager's broken laptop LCD. Does anyone know what other LCD models would be compatible with a Sony VAIO Model PCG-883L Laptop? Thanks! Bye

Hello, Newbee here. I am not very computer literate. But I do know how to research. From the homework I have done. I discovered that my comp is a "no POST." I tried disconnecting the power and battery to no avail. I did a PAS alternate boot to attain the …

I am thinking of buying a laptop, but I do not wish to have to connect to cable or telephone line for the internet. So, what are all the gizmos I will need in and as well as my laptop to go connecting anywhere, anytime? All assistance with thanks, Andi

My friends hp pavilion ze1250 laptop stopped working, so now I am trying to fix it. The laptop will power up, you will hear the hard drive working a little, the fan will be on high, then in about a couple seconds the fan will turn to low, and there …

So I got all of the desired documents from one laptop to another (I'm formatting one), I put in a Windows XP Home w/ SP 2 Distributed by Dell (my x64 Professional version didnt work with the processor), deleted the first partition (it was infected with tons of viruses and …

Please help. I am not much of a computer person so am looking for assistance. Thanks. Have been trying to install a Linksys WRTG54G with nothing but problems. Keep getting following error at setup: "Router is not able to connect to internet. Try turning cable/dsl modem off." I am using …

Hi, I have Sahara NB5610-L1 Celeron M Processor Laptop. Just 5days back suddenly one vertical line is come to my LCD screen in the middle & it wont go back. I am using this Laptop for my Home & all the functionality is working properly but this line will not …

Hi I tried searching this forum, but couldn't find any problem quite like mine. I was hoping that someone would know the answer to this problem I have a Laptop Toshiba Qosmio F10-136 under a year old Windows XP All the drivers that came preinstalled (I have looked for updates …

Hi Can anybody help me? I have a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop, 1 1/2 years old and something is very wrong with my screen. It flashes on for a second when I boot it, but it is gone again even before the Windows logo shows. It does turn on, and …

I have Windows XP VGN-A190 laptop and my local Drive C keeps saying I have NO space left. I have deleted eveything I can and moved other things but to no avail. Is my only option now to have it formatted? I have an external drive where I am keeping …

My laptop was working fine until yesterday. My father had just copied some documents unto the desktop from his flash pen, and was working on them when the screen turns green and has waves running from side to side like a tv without signal. So I turned it off because …

Please help, I have the blue screen of death on my laptop and the following error message STOP:c0000221 {bad image checksum} The image kernel32.dll is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum. Normally this would prompt a restart in safe mode but I can t access …

Hi, I have contacted SBC for help and they have not been able to help me as yet. I have a new laptop. A Compaq Presario V6000. It has windows XP, 512 mb system memory, 80 Gb hard drive. I have installed SBC DSL from a disk that I used …

My laptop is not dead, but dying, so I hope it's OK to post here Sometimes the scrollbars won't show up in certain applications, most notably a Visual Basic app I wrote myself. I'll open a form and there will be text and objects going off the screen to the …

HI Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but my laptop emits a fairly quiet, almost constant (always exceptions) high pitch double bleep (as though the computer has a pulse) It also seems to have an intermitant starting problem, ie it fails to power up 1st time. …

This may be the wrong forum, but this is where I've seen posts regarding similar problems. Windows network with 2 XP desktops, 1 XP laptop (wired connection), 1 98SE and one ME. Netgear WGR614 router, 2 hubs, cable internet service. We had DSL with a Cisco 67x router. Things were …

[B]Rig [/B] [LIST] [*]Manufacturer: Alienware Laptop [*]CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz w/ Hyper Threading [*]GFX Card: nVidia 7800 GTX [*]RAM: 1 GB[/LIST][B]Problem [/B] Well all of the sudden a few days ago I went to my computer (which I leave on) and the screen was black but the computer was …