safety and handling hardware
Hi, new to the forum and newbie-level in knowledge despite using Linux and having more than a decade of using computers. As in, I know as much as the average user, maybe, but nothing on hardware. So,...
View ArticleUpgrade Laptop HD?
I just picked up a newer laptop.I want to upgrade the HD to 750GB? Do i just replace the stock HD with the 750GB HD? The laptop has W7 installed. Will installing the newer HD remove W7? The Laptop did...
View ArticleThe joys of ISA - Problems with installing ISA card on legacy Windows 98 system.
Greetings. :) First time posting here. I recently brought out one of my old PC's out of mothballs, an etower 366is, with only an approximately 360mhz processor, just to give an idea of how old this...
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BSOD problem
Hey guys, My friend who lives in the states has been recently getting BSOD and has asked me to see if I could fix the problem. So remotely, I went onto his computer and inspected everything. I...
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file recovery operation stopped prematurely
ello experts, Using minitool data recovery, full scan of damaged partition. bumped keyboard accidentally [could space key cancel/pause/stopthe operation?] and have probably stopped the file recovery...
View ArticleComputer not working
Sir, My computer is not working when it turns on the monitor starts giving blurred and cracked images, what to do???
View Articlegamepad not getting recognised by the laptop
i use a lenovo e49 laptop, win 7 . the problem am getting is that when i plug my USB game pad to the laptop it says USB device not recognized and when i click on the it comes as unknown device and then...
View ArticleSolved: How do I get these Sata2 Cables off
I got these sata2 cables for my machine and now I can't get them off. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-Of-2-New...E:L:OU:US:3160 Can anyone help me. Is there a trick to it? IF so I'd like to know it.
View ArticleSamsung PDP showing "Mode Not Supported"
Hello all. I really need some help! I bought a brand new HP Pavilion 15 with Windows 8 laptop designed to be used with a Panasonic projector as a secondary screen and a Samsung PDP TV as a tertiary...
View ArticleNew CPU leading to cut outs?
Hi all I recently upgraded the CPU in my laptop to an i5. The laptop runs superbly! Or, at least it does for 30 minutes... After 30 minutes has elapsed the laptop abruptly cuts out. I can turn the...
View Articlerandomly deleted files
i have a wd external 1.5 terabyte hard drive that seems to want to delete files for no reason... i have done a lot of diagnostics on it but they say its 100% healthy and can't find any problems. i have...
View ArticleSolved: Most keyboard keys not working!
I was typing when suddenly my F H and . and , keys stopped working. I thought maybe drops of water or something may have gotten on it when I wasn't looking so I shut it down, and blew air on it with my...
View ArticleGoFlex External Drive Won't Auto Backup Anymore
I have a SeaGate GoFlex 1 Tb external hard drive. It uses the SeaGate Manager program for backups. I'm not on my pc a lot so I don't have a scheduled backup - I do them manually. My last backup was...
View ArticleNeed a little help with a custom rig
Ok so here's the sich, about a year ago I constructed my own computer with the parts listed below, It ran fine just a little GPU issue but after about a month the computer broke down right after I...
View ArticleOn My Third AC Adapter. Why Breaking?
Have a VERY old Dell Laptop (Inspiron B130 - purchased 2006!.) Old, but it works OK. But I am now on my thrid AC adapter. Why are they breaking? (19v 3.16A.) I've seen other posts with adapter problems...
View ArticleKeyboard issue
i currently have a cooler master quickfire tk and it just suddenly stopped working on my laptop it was working the day before. I tried it on my pc and it also didn't work could it be the usb cable to...
View ArticleNeed help with my laptop connected to my HDTV (HDMI Cable)
Hey guys. I have connected my PC to my HDTV (Sansui), and I cannot find an option in the TV for 1:1 Pixel Mapping. I need this because my TV is overscanning my laptops display and the taskbar and other...
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Hdd shows in disc mgmt - not my computer
Just did some reinstalling of hdds. The Disc # 4 (dvd duplicates) appears in Disc Mgmt,Acronis Drive Monitor and Minitool Partition Wizard, but NOT in My Computer. Thanks for any help. Attached...
View ArticleNo display
I disabled and uninstalled AMD Graphics driver from device manager [I was trying to repair drivers] and restarted the system and all I can see is a black screen. What do I do now?
View ArticleSwitching a front case-fan
Hi, The old front case-fan that came with my generic case was making a lot of noise so I got rid of it. It was connected only to the power supply, and not the motherboard. The new fan I got, by Zalman,...
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