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Could The Mobo Be Going Bad?

Hilly Ho and greetings once again:D. Well sir I'm working on this desktop. At first I thought it was a OS problem because it would not boot into windows ... it would get as far as the opening screen...

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Ghostly splotches on monitor - help!

Hi everybody, I posted a long while back about this issue and still haven't been able to figure it out. Maybe this time will be different. I've had these ghostly smudges in the bottom right hand side...

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my packard bell reboots randomly and sometimes cannot find any wireless...

Hello everyone :D My packard bell easynote sometimes randomly reebots. It is without warning it will shut down and the packard bell logo appears, sometimes the laptop freezes for 2 seconds and then...

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Hard drive died on me. What's best data recovery option?

I want to recover if possible, not only my emails, documents, videos, and photos. I also want to recover my browser bookmarks, tabs, and history, and my programs, particularly some shareware I have. I...

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Solved: New pc won't take me past windows error recovery

Hey I have just built a custom pc, and I'm having problems. I'm sure I have done everything correctly. However it kept freezing and then I have to power down every time, but now it won't let me go...

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What's wrong with my laptop?

Hello, my laptop screen has vertical rainbow lines and the bottom half is grey with miniscule white horizontal lines. I set my laptop down on top of it's case on the couch, left for thirty minutes or...

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Solved: Printer Graphics question

I have a problem with my printer colors. I have a Brothers MFC-J615W printer. Two of the four colors do not print. My question is does the printer print the colors at the behest of the computers...

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LaCie hard drive help

I have an external 1tb lacie hard drive. The one design by Neil Poulton. There is no other information anywhere on it except one of the 4 little rubber 'stands' says 'n2870' on it. I have lost my power...

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lenovo z470 won't connect to TV via HDMI

lenovo z470. Trying to connect to tv via hdmi. When I connect, the tv doesn't read anything. I tried dual-monitor mode, where it shows the same thing on both screens, then I tried nothing on my...

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Safely remove or Eject??

Can anyone let me know what the difference between these two is please? I am aware of the discussion regarding IF USB devices do or don't 'need' to be safely removed but wondered how 'ejecting'...

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ram for a dell 1501

I have 2 GB of ram and would like to add more. I talked to someone from ram dealer and they told me that my computer would not work if I added more ram. What do I have to do to make the computer work...

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Best PSU for gaming under £50

Hey looking for a good psu for gaming. Under £50 and >350 watts Thanks !

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Help diagnosing PC issue (after numerous reinstalls, rebuild, etc)

Hi all, I'm hoping you might be able to guide me in diagnosing what the problem is with my editing workstation. First up the specs: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 950 @...

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Acer Aspire AX3400G Power Switch/Button

I think the power switch/button on my desktop Acer Aspire X3400G is not working intermittently. The computer began not starting after pushing on the power button. It would begin to start then blue...

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New computer parts

Looking to upgrade my motherboard. Not sure if I should keep the same socket for the cpu (fm2) or go with am3 and get a new cpu also. Can look at my computer specs near my name. Looking for a better...

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Solved: New gaming build, second opinion on parts.

Hello guys I'm new here and this is my first post. I heard of this great informative site so I wanted to get a second opinion on the build I'm planning on and the parts I am buying. I'm planning to...

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Noisy Power Supply Unit That Now Won't Start

Hi. Recently got a brand new PC on an auction website and have had nothing but trouble from it. Today it's PSU started making a continuous extremely loud whining noise like a jet-liner taxiing on the...

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SteelSeries siberia frost v2 playback issue

I am having an issue where i hear in my headset everything that my mic picks up. I have unchecked the playback button in the microphone properties. I using windows 7 and am presumably using up to date...

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New Motherboard/New CPU

Hey guys, I just installed a new Motherboard and CPU and booted up for the first time, (sinking feeling when you first turn the boot button on), it turns on, gives me the loading screen, and then just...

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cpu runs 100%

I just installed a new larger hard drive in my pc and it runs at 100% when online. I have a acer t180 amd 3800 2400mhz,4 gb's of ram,it had a 160gb hhd and i put in a western digital 500 gb,I tried win...

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