Unable to enter BIOS - Lenovo G580 Laptop
Hi I got a new Lenovo G580 laptop which did not come with any pre-installed OS. I installed Ubuntu in UEFI mode (I had not disabled UEFI/Secure Boot). Later I installed Windows 7. During installation...
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My laptop won't play DVD's any longer? I get the following message when I try launching using Windows Media Player: Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video. You might need to adjust your Windows...
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I have a Dell Studio 1537 laptop with intermittent videoproblems. On occasion, the actual screen size (13”x 8”) reverts to a smaller 4x3configuration (10”x 7.5”), instead of the normal wide screen....
View ArticleAdding a battery to a mini desktop PC
I have a very small Asus desktop PC that only uses about 30 watts of electricity. It's supply voltage is 24VDC which it receives from a 24VDC power supply on the piece of equipment it is installed in....
View ArticleGA-990FXA-UDS Motherboard
Hi I bought a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UDS Motherboard, a PCI-E 3.0 video card and a Fatal1ty Sound Blaster PCI-E X1 sound card. Due to the heatsink of the M/B chipset I cannot install my sound card in the...
View ArticlePC keeps disabling my mouse and keyboard
My PC all of a sudden it sometimes switches off my keyboard and mouse. It doesn't react to me trying to move the mouse or press any keys on my keyboard. In fact, mouse pointer simply disappears....
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PC FREEZING UP (No BSOD)
Reposted from Multimedia section....as I'm sure it's more hardware than program related. 7 Media Center recorded TV freeze up Here's a strange problem I'm having. PC freeze up (no blue screen), screen...
View ArticleIssues with HP monitor
I have a Dell desktop PC running Windows 7 hooked up to an HP W20171d monitor. When the computer boots, the monitor is fine until it gets to the User screen. When it gets there, the actual picture is...
View ArticleUnmountable_Boot-Volume
I recently did a complete reinstall of my Windows XP OS. I had everything running fine and had been shut down for a few weeks. When I booted up yesterday I found I now have a blue screen that says "a...
View ArticlePatriot Viper Memory & Gigabyte-970A-DS3 Compatibility?
Hi all, A friend of mine is wanting to buy two memory modules off me that run at 2133MHz but his motherboard caps at 2000 Overclocked. If he installs this RAM will it just cap at 2000, will he have to...
View Articlessd usb external enclouser
i had a dell mini 9 that broke and i kept the STEC 8GB ssd in a safe place, now that i have my macbook pro i was looking for an enclouser that would allow me to use it as an external drive and access...
View ArticleHELP: How do i get dual monitors on a R6870 graphics card
Hey guys, I have got a r6870-2pm2d1gd5 graphics card, on the box it says can run upto 4 monitors. I only want one more extra monitor, I want it to be separate from my other one so i could have separate...
View ArticleThinkpad Edge won't power-up
Purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge e520 1143-cto from Lenovo in December, 2011 and now it won't power-up. I plug it in wall, press the power button and nothing. 1 year warranty expired December, 2012....
View ArticleComputer freezes during post
Acer AM3641-ED7200A. Trying to revive discarded unit. Replaced Power supply, memory and hardrive. Computer starts to boot but freezes during memory check. Was able to access setup, but can't even get...
View ArticleHP DC 5000 mt RAM not recognized
I got this computer (HP DC5000MT) with no ram or hard drive. So i picked up a used hard drive and ram all of which(including the computer) was to be working before I received it. But when I installed...
View ArticleWireless adapter NOT FOUND!!??
Hey guys I'm working on a laptop with Vista 32bit for a friend, I've had it for a lil under a week and I cannot figure why the wireless adapter IS NOT DETECTED. Is it possible for a virus to delete it?...
View ArticleUpgrading a hp 110-023 desktop pc?
Link to this pc: http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Black-1...ystem/24699992 This pc runs on a 95 watt power brick, it doesnt have a battery inside of it also that motherboard in that pc doesnt even have a...
View ArticlePCI Express x16 2.0 vs. PCI Expess x16 1.0
I have just built my system and was thinking of running SLI in a close future. My current motherboard is made by gigabyte and has one PCI-E x16 2.0 slot and a PCI-E x16 1.0 slot. My video card, 780...
View Articlesound card choice
What Internal Sound Card is best suited for a PC build, requiring both HD Voice-to Text and HD Video conferencing? Voice input is through an MXL 990 condenser microphone and Xenyx 802 Pre amp mixer....
View ArticleLaptop shuts down after 5-10minutes of being on battery
My problem is that my laptop will shut down after I unplug it from a power source after 5-10minutes. It will still have sufficient power and it will do a complete shut off(Not a proper shutting off-...
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