Power Supply Issue
Hey guys, so I have an issue with a PC. I am refurbishing an HP Pailion a1477c, and it has a Cooler Master 500W Power Plus Extreme for the PSU. I have a feeling it's corrupted, so I've been spelunking...
View ArticleBoot Device Not Found
Please be patient with me. I am absolutely ignorant when it comes to all things techie. I have an HP Pavilion TouchSmart with windows 8. Model number 14-b109wm. Yesterday my laptop was working...
View Articletwo HD crashes in 4 months?
As the subject line implies, I've now had 2 HD crashes in 4 months. I'm running a Lenovo PC with SATA drives. Here's the thing...both times it was my secondary drive. The original drive is fine...so...
View ArticleLaptop dead during the winter suddenly revived
Hi Everyone! First of all I want to thank those who helped me when this laptop die back in Jan. Especially Gr3iz. So tonight, I had a thought to try to turn on this laptop that went dead suddenly...
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Hide an ugly and manly PC tower in a girly room. Suggestions :D
So. I have an ugly tower with blue and grey and a lot of power wires <removed by moderator - ETAF> and I am renovating my room as we speak. I thought about a way to hide that ugly piece of metal...
View ArticleLaptop having issues starting up
This issue has only started recently, it's never happened before, but has been doing so for the past few days. I would take it in to get checked over but I'm currently at exam time and I require my...
View ArticleHard Drive error
I am getting a hard drive error 2000-0146, with msg: hard drive-s/n wdwx81e71yya76. I have a Dell inspiron with Windows 7. What does the code mean and is there anyway to repair it. Thanks!
View Article"Out of range" displayed on monitor upon startup
So recently I attempted to play this game (Eldritch) on my computer. I had no issue loading it; the problem arose when I went to options and clicked "Fullscreen". The monitor went black and a simple...
View ArticleBaterry on Dell Inspiron suddenly failed
Hi folks, been a long time since I posted a question but I hope you can help me. Here are my system specs: Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home...
View Articlehow to read a camcorder hdd
My camcorder is broken but I've retrieved the HDD from it. How do I connect to the HDD from my PC so I can access the video files on it? It's a Toshiba MK8031GAL and it has a ribbon connector with 40...
View ArticleOld scanners and OS
Hi all, What are you doing with your old scanners connecting only to WinXP which is no more supported by MS? I owe a very expensive Nikon slides scanner which is still connected to a stand alone XP (no...
View ArticleGTX770 too large for tower
Recently bought a Gigabyte gtx770 and did not fit in my tower. Anyone using this graphics card and can tell me what tower their using with this card? Or can you reccomend a tower for it. Thanks
View ArticleD drive went back a month
hey! i got a problem with my computer at work. we switched places and computers, so i was logged off from my user. when i went back to my old computer to copy all the things i had there, i saw that the...
View ArticleDell InspironN4050 , No Sound From Audio Jack...
hi, i am using Dell Inspiron N4050 , i am having problem with my audio jack. their is no sound coming from my audio jack in windows , i tried every solution available on Google but None of them work.....
View ArticleToshiba 1TB External HDD suddenly slow and full of errors
So I purchased a 1TB Toshiba Automatic Backup Portable Hard Drive - Burgundy (PH2100U-1EWR) back in December and it worked great. I reformatted it to FAT so I could play all of my movie files on my...
View ArticleIntel Turbo Boost Technology
I understand what Intel Turbo Boost technology is and how it works. What I would really like to know is "....does it do what it says on the can...." In practice does this technology really work...
View ArticleBlue Screens After Replacing Motherboard
I just want to preface this by saying that I'm new to computer diagnostics and repair, and to this board. I will begin by regaling you with the tale of what I have done so far. I realize that mistakes...
View ArticleVideo problems
I installed a new ASUS motherboard and a new power supply into my system. I updated the bios and all other drivers to support windows 7 64 bit Windows. I have installed all the latest drivers for every...
View ArticlePC not booting past splash screen?
I used to leave my pc on 24/7 but since hydro got so expensive now i shut it down when i leave in the morning and when i go to bed. Lately it has been having problems booting up. Sometimes it will hang...
View ArticleComputer fans running extremely fast!
Dell Dimension 5150 Desktop tower-Windows XP My computer fans have started to run extremely fast and loud all the time even when I reboot. There is nothing else wrong with my system, but I don't know...
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