How to boot from external optical drive
Hi all, I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. Its optical drive has gone bad, and won't play any discs whatsoever.. it will just keep on reading it, and ultimately throws the disc out. Now, I want to...
View ArticleSoldering Power Jack on Laptop
Sooooo, I have a friend (AKA my I-can-do-it-all Little Brother) who decided he could solder his loose power connector himself. Apparently he got the board too hot maybe, because now there is nada,...
View ArticleNo audio on XP Pro 64 bit Service Pack 2 on Asus P5VDC-X M'Board
I'm running Windows XP Pro 64 bit and have no Audio In device manager there are no exclamation marks under Sounds and Audio Devices but even deleting and trying to reinstall won't work. I've even tried...
View ArticleShould I buy a USB3 enclosure?
I have a Macbook Pro It's got USB3 I have a few spare SATA laptop hard drives Should I buy a USB3 enclosure? If I do, will it be faster than a USB2 enclosure? Thanks OM
View ArticleLeaving Laptop adapter ON and connected even after shutdown.
Hi; I want to be confirmed that some people say that if you have shutdown the Laptop, you must unplug the AC Adapter otherwise battery can be damaged. I am not certain as system by-self control the...
View ArticleBlack spots / lines on monitor ?
also i lose cursor control; quad desktop, windows 7 (re-installed), installed latest video card driver; need new video card ? nvidia geforce 9800 gt now; crysis crashes, older games run ok; thanks any...
View ArticleEpson Stylus Photo R200
I have an Epson Stylus Photo R200 printer, the problem is as follows... When powered up, the ink housing moves as normal, no paper is fed, then the ready light goes out, and the ink and paper lights...
View Articlehardware/software
My Dell thinkpad 261t, has a black screen,"thinkpad comes up briefly en it after it is started and then it dissappears..How help me, please. Thanks, KS
View ArticleSolved: Multi-Bay Drive enclosure?
Hi, I've thought of building a NAS recently as in a Home NAS with custom Computer Parts. The problem is that, I don't really have enough room to fit a Full ATX case, ( as I have a spot reserved for a...
View Articleblack spots / lines on display ?
also i lose cursor control; quad desktop, windows 7 (re-installed), installed latest video card driver; need new video card ? nvidia geforce 9800 gt now; crysis crashes, older games run ok; thanks any...
View ArticleHooking up NIC, cord or wireless cause WIN 7 to reboot
With no solution in site, I decided to hook up a NetGear Wireless card and try that. Software installed correctly, inserted card, BAM connected to Internet, then exactly two minutes later, computer...
View ArticleQuick Sync and CPUs
I am not familiar with quick sync so any info for me would sure help. I have looked at some video on it but still would like a little insight. First I would have to have a CPU that supports it I know....
View ArticleComputer Shut Down Unexpectedly
Hi, From some time now it happens that my screen loses it's signal (and changing the connectors of the video card or replugging the cables doesn't help). The first thing I though was that my video card...
View Articleproblems with printer using USB cable
I have an old HP2100 laser printer. I bought a lpt1 to usb cable so I could use with new computer, but it will only print a document with small amount of info (ie just text, and even then no more than...
View ArticleNo output signal to monitor
I have a 5 or 6 year old desktop eMachines computer running WinXP. When first turned on, pilot light lights, fans run, HD spins up and monitor comes out of standby and displays no signal for a few...
View ArticleComputer build Help!
Yes I did look at the troubleshooting guide. My Build: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD FX 8150 2 Corgsair XMS3 DDR3 Evga GTX 660 ti Ultra X4 730W power supply So basically this is my first build. I got it...
View ArticleDell Webcam not working
Hi this Ashok. Iam using Dell laatitude 620. In my lap webcam is notworking. In skype it shows that there is no cam attached. pls help me to fix
View ArticleHow does this custom build sound?
Hello, I'm completely and utterly new to building computers and have been using laptops most of the time for everything, I've recently decided I want to build a new Gaming PC, I've got a general idea...
View ArticleLaptop problems (hardware issue)
Disclaimer: Im a novice with computer hardware Hello. Recently my custom-made laptop shut down when I was sleeping and wouldnt turn back on. I assumed it was a power issue but after much...
View ArticleHardware requirement for hosting web application
Hi, could you please tell me the what should be the specifications of a machine on which i can host a Java Struts Web application? we will be using Apache Tomcat Server and MYSQL(database). It will be...
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