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Windows 7 SLOW boot (60+ min) PCI Gfx / IGP Works fine!!

I'm totally stumped and picking your brains on this issue people! :D I'm setting up an Intel Atom D525 / 525DW cube machine with Windows 7 x64 and whenever I switch the integrated graphics in the bios...

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Swap Hard Drives

Hello, I am using a Home Built computer which was given to me with the below-listed system installed. As you can see, the "C" drive is getting full. How can I swap the two drives so my larger drive is...

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External Hard Drive Won't Workk

I have an old Hitachi hard drive (model HTS541680J9SA00) which I use for backup for the past 5 years. Recently, it can not be accessed. The PC I use it with asks if I wan't to format the hard drive or...

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Sound won't work in windows 7

Hi, I'm new to these forums so thanks in advance for your help. Today my sound has been working fine. I cannot pinpoint the time it stopped working as I was using my computer without sound for a while....

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Changed screen res for HDMI connection. Screwed up my laptop!

Hey folks! Recently purchased a new laptop - http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consume...NP300E5C-S02HK (However I'm on Windows 7) I went about trying to plug it into my television (Toshiba 40BV701B) via an...

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Solved: graphic card not detected after format

hey, im using acer aspire 5740 laptop when i reformat my pc (windows 7 32 bit) there are no graphic card detected in device manager and also i check my sreen resolution - advanced setting they say...

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Solved: Restore an external hard drive to new, unused condition

I have an external hard drive I plan to give to a neighbor to use for backup. I want to remove all data from it and restore it to new unused condition. My searches for software to do this result in...

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Solved: ricoh c210sf windows 8 workaround

Does anyone know of a compatible driver for a ricoh c210sf printer to print both B/W and color for windows 8? Ricoh no longer supports the model, I found that HP Laserjet 4 driver will allow B/W...

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Solved: Mouse problem

Windows 7. Laptop Vaio F-series Logitech wireless mouse has stopped working. Driver says working normally. Changed batteries also checked batteries full power. USB ports working otherwise. Tried...

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Keyboard problem?

When I click on a search bar or start typing I get asterisks that start just going across the screen. It does it when I go to sign into my windows 7 and everything. Everything else works like going to...

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Solved: Total unwanted shutdown

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+, x86 Family 15 Model...

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Laptop monitor goes blank

I asked a while back about my grandson's laptop which when booted would work only in safemode or with an external monitor. That post can be found here...

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Tranfer Files From hard drive

I was backing up my computer and put all of my files on a flash drive, well i lost it. I need to know if there is a way to hook up my old hard drive to my computer to transfer some files. I do not want...

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PC Suddenly Shutting Down

Hi there About a couple of weeks ago I noticed that my work pc was struggling to boot up. Within, say, 5 seconds it was turning off. (not a windows shut down message but power just suddenly cut). It...

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pc no start

This is my son-in-law's pc so this is his memory of it's operation. In the past, pc started fine for years then it started to come-up slowly. After a while it took so long to start that once it come-up...

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Replacing RAM Chips

My desktop (using Windows XP) has recently been having a daily issue where Firefox won't open (in fact, is closed after I had left it open), and hitting ctrl+alt+delete gives me the error 0xc0000017...

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Hard drive bsod after install

Hi guys Im seriously stuck here. I got Dell XPS 600 and have had problems reinstalling windows XP Pro SP3. I am able to load setup proceed through the first part then through 2nd part and when it trys...

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Jumping Cursor Problem

Recently I got my laptop -- Toshiba Satellite P775D with Windows 7 -- back from the repair shop with a new hard drive. The original hard drive failed after only 15 months; luckily, I had bought the...

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Stuck in BOOT MENU

Hi I need assistance, I turned on my computer this morning (its a samsung chronos 8 laptop) and the screen was all black and it had an option of boot menu and i am using windows 8. 1. Windows Boot...

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Having trouble deciding between 3 laptop options

Hey guys, I've gone mobile because of work, and so I've had to sell off my massive desktop in favor of something more airplane-able. I've narrowed it down to three very similar options, and I was...

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