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Really confused, i accidently deleted my software to burn cds/dvds on my dell laptop, Dell inspiron 1300, it was the SONIC software??? CONFUSED*  anyway i want to buy a dual layer DVD WRITER so i can burn my films onto 8.4GB discs however i may not always need 8.4GB so would the dual layer writer STILL write a normal 4.7GB disc. i then want to play this on a region free dvd player. this would work right??? thanks
Dual layer writers will write single layer disks.


 
thanks a lot

I have a game elements pc RECOIL gamepad from wal-mart. I plug it in, and everything's fine. But I always seem to move forward in games without press up on the left joystick, so I went into calibration and it always seems that when i move the left joystick, instead of bouncing back to (127,127) it goes to (140,102). I have tried it on ANOTHER computer and it works just perfectly. I have windows xp pro sp2 and the other computer has Windows XP Home w/ SP2. How can I correct this?SINCE this post is now quite old I don't know if you STILL have this gamepad or if you've resolved your problem but I would try calibrating the gamepad.

Go to your Control PANEL and select Game Controllers then if you didn't install the divers it should say "4-Axis 12 button gamepad", make sure it's selected then click the properties button. Another dialog will appear with a Calibrate tab, you want to go to that tab and calibrate the gamepad there then your problem should be solved.I'm sure he will reply shortly...gamers are a dedicated lot...

I would be grateful for some advice. Computer has been stored for some time, now fails to boot.  I have put in a KNOWN working graphics card in case of card failure - but this is definitely a boot problem. I have checked memory - ok. I have reset bios - still no boot. Power supply is working - at least the fans are. I have replaced bios battery - no good. Even bios won't boot. Screen remains blank, no POST, no beeps. Could it be a corrupt bios, or motherboard failure? Any ideas very welcome. Many thanks, Anthony.Will it boot from a floppy or CD? Quote from: 2k_dummy on November 03, 2007, 12:37:14 PM

Will it boot from a floppy or CD?

It has 2 sticks of memory - tested by booting with each stick - no boot.

If the HD was faulty, surely it would boot to floppy.

If it did get damp, I wonder if a heat gun carefully used might work.

Cornwall in the UK can be somewhat damp. Anthony.

and I have reseated the processor.

My system is working PROPERLY but the processor fan is not working at all.

Pls! what may cause this and what is the problem it can occur as the fan is not rolling at all?

Thanks 4 willing to put me through!!!

Stephen SagacityIs the fan plugged in to the motherboard?If you are running it like this you risk FRYING the CPU and possibly the MBoard ...
If the fan is plugged in and has FAILED remove it carefully and take it to a computer store nearby to match it up with a replacement.
As always when working inside the case remove all power sources and take anti static precautions....the fan plugg is in to the motherboard?
Carbon Quote from: Stephen Sagacity on November 03, 2007, 08:34:47 AM

the fan plugg is in to the motherboard?
Carbon

What is Modding? I don't understand what's this word about. Can you give me an example please. Thanks! Modding is to change, alter or play around with computer parts (mainly cases).

People have custom built cases they have designed themselves.

Here is a link to a modIf you are referring modding in Video GAMES, basically a mod COULD be something like instead of a pistol shooting a bullet in the game, someone could mod it to shoot explosives.Modding a games console is when you install a "mod CHIP" to make it do things the maker did not intend.
Modding = Moddifying.

In hardware, it is the physical modification of a CERTAIN object, or USUALLY a part of the computer case, to make it look a different way. But "mods" could also be done for purposes other than vanity. Quote from: Jess607 on November 02, 2007, 12:18:45 PM

Modding = Moddifying.

Modding = Moddifying.

In hardware, it is the physical modification of a certain object, or usually a part of the computer case, to make it look a different way. But "mods" could also be done for purposes other than vanity.

Quote from: Jess607 on November 02, 2007, 12:18:45 PM

Modding = Moddifying.

Modifying

Quote from: Jess607 on November 02, 2007, 12:18:45 PM

Modding = Moddifying.

Modifying

I recieved a Seagate 160G drive and turned it into a Usb removable drive. After hooking it up, the drive shows up in the Device Manager, but does not show up in the Disk management area. And does not show up in the My computer area. I have tried this on two different machines, one running XP pro and the other running XP home, both have SP2 installed. It has been a while since I have build a machine, but I didn't think I am that rusty. What am I missing ? ThanksFirst off, is the drive even formatted? Most drives come unformatted and require the user to throw a PARTITION of some sort on it. Check that out and keep posted.My GUESS is that it is not formatted, and for the life of me I can't think of how to do it if I can't see it. Thanks

TimHmm....i wonder. Maybe if u uninstall it from the Device Manager list and plug it back in..windows will jump into plug'n'play mode and maybe reinstall it correctly?No dice. It shows up in the device manager, but not in the disk management area or in my computer. Starting to think the drive is shot. THANKSIF you right clik it in Disk Management and select Properties how is it being reported ? ?If I right CLICK it in device manager, it will give me the properties, but it will not populate (possibly because I have it a drive case connected by usb). But it does not show up at all in the disk management. The light on the drive case is active, and it does look like the drive is being queried. It could very well be a faulty USB enclosure...i'd hook up the drive internally as a slave and see if it is recognised in Disk Management and if so format it from there to prepare it for use.
Then swap it back into the enclosure and see...
If the same symptoms appear after these steps then the enclosure is dead.

p.s. You could also DLoad SeaTools from their site to create a bootable CD and use their utilities to both check the health of the drive and prep it for use.

I want to use dimm memory on a new motherboard. My PROBLEM is I dont know if I can erase the old data with a new motherboard. Can you please help?Sigh.

Erase the data from the RAM modules? You don't have to do that.

Just make sure they are compatible with the new motherboard.They are compatible 184 pin. On my last computer I tryed to install a sound card on 1 of the pci slots, and after that my computer wouldnt come back on. It only came back on once after I removed the card. An it was only for a second or so. I remember seeing a message that said somthing like, hit a key to delete ram. I dont know. It happend so fast. My first pc worked great untill then. I think it was the power supply. it was only a 450 watThat is just a misunderstood and seculded incident.

The 184-pin DDR modules do not have to be erased in any way. That happens automatically.Hmmm... I doubt the message was for deleting RAM.

The contents of RAM are lost when an electrical current is no longer PRESENT (i.e. when you switch your computer off) Quote from: Jess607 on November 01, 2007, 10:46:15 AM

seculded

Quote from: Jess607 on November 01, 2007, 10:46:15 AM

seculded

What language is that?

I id actually guess that it was typo for "secluded". Also I do know what "secluded" means. (Do you?)  What does it mean in connection with the query?

The error message "hit a key to delete ram" is a single and secluded incident where one must delete their RAM manually. It has to do with the

The error message "hit a key to delete ram" is a single and secluded incident where one must delete their RAM manually. It has to do with the certain rare circumstances that were evident in this person's case, and have nothing to do with how RAM usually gets deleted, which is automatically. Thus, my advise was correct, and he should not worry about deleting his RAM in anything but that single secluded case.

Hmmm... I doubt the message was for deleting RAM.

The contents of RAM are lost when an electrical current is no longer present (i.e. when you switch your computer off)

Quote from: Jess607 on November 02, 2007, 03:25:50 AM

The error message "hit a key to delete ram" is a single and secluded incident where one must delete their RAM manually. It has to do with the

Ah I get it. You are confused about ONE meaning of the word "isolated" having a similar meaning to"secluded". "Secluded" means "isolated" in the sense that a monk or a prisoner or a lonely person is isolated. It does not mean "isolated" in the sense of an unusual or single incident. Is English your first language?

But why can't I say that an incident is secluded in the same sense that a prisoner is secluded?

Quote from: Jess607 on November 02, 2007, 12:16:31 PM

But why can't I say that an incident is secluded in the same sense that a prisoner is secluded?

A place e.g. a mountain village or offshore island might be secluded or isolated; a person in prison or alone somewhere might feel secluded or isolated, but an isolated even is definitely never, ever, a secluded event.

Well Im not having any ISSUES while burning... But I have a quick question... I have one disc drive on my computer... But if I buy another one could I burn two different movies at once...

Say like if I wanted to burn Freddy Kruger in the 1st drive... And wanted to burn Jason in the 2nd drive... Would that be possible...

 With a ton of RAM and free hard drive space...yes.I'd agree I think it would be possible, although I've never done this.

One issue I could potentially see is the software that you're using to create the DVD's may have issues or will not work if you're trying to do it at the same time. If this happened you'd probably have to end up using two different programs to do it.

If you do happen to try this let us know THOUGH if it works or doesn't work.Honestly, I don't think it would be worth the effort.  But it sounds like an interesting little experiment.i'm convieced that it will work SINCE this sunday i almost did it also, but this can be achieved by two burning programs and you must have sufficient memory.. Let me say use nero and realone player with two different cd/dvd roms..

If i try this tonight i'll let everyone know..... How much RAM do you have ? ? QUOTE from: patio on October 30, 2007, 06:18:52 AM

How much RAM do you have ? ?

i have 502 MB

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i have 502 MB

512MB, maybe?
If so, you may rather forget about your plans.

Hi all

I have a Sony Vaio PCG-GRZ630 and it feels like it's running too hot.

I have cleaned all the gunk, dust and biscuits from the inside and I have fitted a new CPU fan but I still think it's too hot.

I'm monitoring my CPU temp with Notebook Hardware Control 2.0

While the notebook is sitting idle and has been on for a while the CPU temp sits at around 58C. When I start working the CPU at 100% the temp gets up to 79C pretty quick. As SOON as I reduce the CPU usage the temp drops back down to about 59C.


So I have a couple of questions:

1.  Anyone know what the OPERATING temperature for this notebook should be?

2. Is there anyway of increasing the fan speed? (I looked at the Sony site and their suggestion is to adjust the power settings in the control panel but I don't have the TAB they talk about so I can't do it that WAY)

 
Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks


Davva
Your temp is way high..
For your Intel max temps are:

I want to buy a webcam that's COMPATIBLE with my computer and OS. I have Windows XP version 2002. and it's a desktop from gateway
any suggestions? I also want one that is EASY to install and set-up.

thanks ahead of time
ccI have had GOOD luck with Logitech webcams and they are reasonably priced.
However if you need a live feed quality unit there are certainly more EXPENSIVE units out there.
ahh thanks!!!
all I need is a webcam that I can have a live video chat with my friends, and I'll definitely check out the logitech CAMS on the internet thanks!

Please help!  A friend of mine that builds his own computers said I need a new hard drive.  In the meantime he reinstalls XP on my computer and my virus SCANNER, Spybot, all my games, ETC. are gone.  I can't find them anywhere.  No room on my D drive either.  He said they are hidden.  WHERE???  I want them back. Quote

He said they are hidden.

So,Did he use a new hard drive ,or your old one to do the XP
install? Remember he said"You needed a new hard drive".

yea i have a cpu and a heat SINK but i dont have anything to mount them  together any idea'sThey may not be made for each other.
There are more than a few hundred POSSIBILITIES here ...
Any info you can provide on either component will narrow down the search somewhat.

Have you chosen any other components yet ? ?the parts are 100PERCENT made for each other i just lost the little part of metal that put the cpu to the heatsinkSorry but i don't understand...
Do you have any additional info as was suggested ? ?
Or maybe pictures or diagrams ? ?
Keep in mind we cannot see the pieces from here.they are many stores there to buy new stuff... Quote from: krone2800 on November 01, 2007, 01:11:07 AM

they are many stores there to buy new stuff...

Sorry but i don't understand...
Do you have any additional info as was suggested ? ?
Or maybe pictures or diagrams ? ?
Keep in mind we cannot see the pieces from here.

Quote from: patio on October 31, 2007, 07:39:03 PM

Sorry but i don't understand...
Do you have any additional info as was suggested ? ?
Or maybe pictures or diagrams ? ?
Keep in mind we cannot see the pieces from here.

Why does it seem sometimes like you are unable to grasp simple concepts. I'm not trying to be offensive by saying this.

He's talking about the backplate, clips and screws needed to mount and install the heatsink ontop of his CPU.
He lost them somehow.

And to answer his question.. I don't know where you can get spare mounting parts. You'll have to contact the company that made the cooler, or just buy a new one.

yea i have a cpu and a heat sink but i dont have anything to mount them  together any idea's

the parts are 100percent made for each other i just lost the little part of metal that put the cpu to the heatsink

yea for the people that helped me on the cpu heat sink thing scratch that its solved

heres the new PROBLEM i got a pga370 socket and im trying to install it in a socket 7
if the problems not obvious the pins not guna match up.

what im THINKING of doing is ripping out the socket 7 and puting in the 370 molding so the cpu will fit will this work or it wont fit beacuse they are exactly the same size

http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20370%20(PGA370).html

so is it possible for me to install the 370 socket in?Not only have a never heard of such a thing, or think that it would be a bad idea, I can almost guarantee that it wouldn't work because of the bios.   It wouldn't know how to USE the 370 processor and just because it FITS wouldn't be sufficient..  All those pins make a connection for a reason they all go somewhere.  So from my knowledge of logics I am going to say no it won't work.. but that's just my opinion.that brings me to another question if i rip off the socket from the motherboard will it destroy it or is there away i can mount it back on Quote from: Crono on NOVEMBER 01, 2007, 11:18:24 PM

that brings me to another question if i rip off the socket from the motherboard will it destroy it or is there away i can mount it back on

I have a Gigabyte GA-8VM800PMD m/b with DDR 2 ram(512 MBx2),Intel
(Prescott)Celeron D,2.66 GHz cpu,LGDVD/CD RW drive,and Seagate
160GB SATA drive with WINDOWS vista on it.
 The problem I have had for a few weeks now is that the memory COUNT
in the BIOS screen shows that I only have 959 MB of RAM memory,when
about 3 weeks ago I had over 1 GB of RAM in the memory count!?!
 Performance wise,I have had some apps not responding,but otherwise the
computer has been FAIRLY error free.
I was THINKING that either the BIOS is corrupt,or that I might need to get
a good diagnostic utility to point where the fault lies?
Any HELPFUL suggestions appreciated!!Have you got some of the memory set up as shared memory for your display?

A good memory test utility is called Memtest86

http://www.memtest86.com/

I doubt if the BIOS is corrupt. I suspect that either you have forgotten that you are sharing video memory or one of your RAM modules is going flaky.

I have Win XP

Dell DIMENSTION 8200

After reinstalling XP clean stall  my PC boots to a black screen that says
"Please SELECT the operating system to start"

What I can't figure out is that I only have 1 operating system installed.  There is not any choices of OS to select. 

Why does it boot to this screen?Was it clean install, or over the top?
Did you have any other Operating System on the same hard drive before?

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my PC boots to a black screen that says

how do I check if my hard drive is totally clean and how do I do I clean my hadr drive?
When I installed I did a clean install

I had tried INSTALLING the drivers(ATI OEM,and Omega gamers drivers) in
Windows Vista,but have had Windows Vista subsequently remove,or disable the drivers,and install the Windows Vista DIGITALLY certified driver.
After that the ATI acted as if there was no hardware accelleration-BTW,
I did check to see if the hardware accelleration feature was enabled,and it was!!
I do know that this video graphics card is AGP,and fits in the AGP slot
with no compatibility problems interface wise,but I don't know if the motherboard has an automatic feature to set the AGP slot voltage to the
correct one for the  ATI video card this Gigabyte will work with AGP 4x,and 8x
cards.
 i had success using this same ATI card with the ATI drivers in a BIOSTAR m/b,
and the BIOS had autodetect(or setting)for the AGP slot-the Gigabyte does not however.
I was wondering if anybody has any experince with using flash bios UTILITIES to flash the bios of one mobo manufactue to a different mobo with the same BIOS
manufacture(Award)

ok, im building a new computer after a stupid video card RUINED my motherboard...

I want to use these parts...

1. MSI P4M890M-L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813130061R
2. Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz LGA 775 Processor
Item #:N82E16819115031
3. Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820134045
the item numbers are for newegg.com...

I've heard that MSI motherboards are good and I've never had problems, but I've never used core 2 duo with MSI so what can I expect?

Also, are these components compatible?Everything is alright aside from the RAM. The motherboard SUPPORTS RAM only up to 533Mhz. But you could probably use the 667Mhz modules by overclocking.

And on a side NOTE, I think that the E4500 is overkill in any CASE. You don't need an 11x multiplier for a CPU that can't get past 4.0Ghz.

Here's the PROBLEM with my HP 6310. The camera icon on the front of the printer is blinking and the printer is otherwise inoperable. I have checked the power and power SOURCE, that is not the issue. I have TRIED HP support three times, no solution.Is there a flash memory card in there ? ?

Title basically gives the description. I built my first computer back in JULY and have had some problems with it for a while. Nothing more than getting a blue screen now and then (say, once or twice a day) which I just blamed on Vista Ultimate 64bit due to lack of driver support. How ever this week something very odd has happened.

I got a big old BOOT DISK ERROR, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER message and after tweeking with my computer I came to the conclusion that my hard drive went belly up on me and I couldn't get the dang thing to work at all. So I tried the freezer trick to recover some data I didn't want to loose. Strangly, my drive seemed to work for a while. To play it safe I decided to reformat and do a clean install to see if it would do the trick. This seemed to work untill the installation process got to the point where it had to restart to go further, after the restart all I could get was a blinking curser on a blank screen.

At this point I started thinking it might be my DVD/RW drive rather than my hard drive. Since on all reformat/reinstalls I've tried I can only get that far, yet another strange thing has occoured. When ever I try to start from my hard drive rather than my DVD drive, I get a list to choose which operating system I want to start on, each one listed is Windows Vista, and each one is a copy from when I tried to reformat/reinstall Vista. I can't select any one of them or else I get a blue screen.

Another suggestion I heard is that it might be my ram. I have 4gigs of DDR26400, I already replaced a couple of them before. As for how bad ram would affect my machine is beyond me, ESPECIALLY if it would have taken this long for it to finaly degrade my computer into a $1700 paper weight.


Being that its my first computer I'm trying to do this mostly on my own without any paid help, and so far I'm stumped on what actually might be the problem. Basically, any one have some insight on what might be wrong?Bad ram can be bad from the start, or it can get worse over time as it heats and cools. It could be your problem.

Problems caused by "bad" RAM, (and that can mean defective, or poor quality, or incompatible with your motherboard, not seated properly,  or even timings wrongly set up in the BIOS) can range from freezes and error messages during install to freezes and BSODs during operation and corruption of data and filesystems on disk.

MemTest

Follow the instructions on the site to create a bootable floppy/CD and run it for a few hours.
Any errors mean the RAM is bad.
You may have to run one stick at a time to find the bad one/ones.

May i also suggest DLoading and running the diagnostics on that HDD from the manuf. website (Free). This will tell you for sure if that drive has gone South.I tried your suggestions and figured out that it was a combination of both bad ram and hard drive. My older IDE drive was somehow interfering with my sata drive. Long story short, my sata drive was fine and my IDE was the trouble maker despite being able to load up XP just fine and work like a charm (goodbye 18 gigs of music and videos, my iPod will be barren without you).

The memtest showed up 4 errors the first time I tried it with all of my memory sticks in (4 sticks, 1gig of ram each). After 3 days of extensive testing of each stick, then each stick in each one of the 4 ram slots for 3 hours each, it came up with no errors. I'm HOPING it was somehow an ISOLATED insident caused by my IDE drive, but knowing techology its just another problem that will eventually come to bite me in the *censored*.

Thank you both very much for the help! I can finally enjoy TEAM Fortress 2.

I'm only been using my computer for only 4 month..and now the cpu START buzzing inside.. I LIKE to make it quite. Is there something I can do to make it quiet..

P/s ; it buzzing like when an old computer start working..or like when you turn on your computer..but it does not stop..Im so worried...please help me..Based off your description of the PROBLEM and what I know about computers I'd assume that one of your fans inside your computer (CPU) is failing or has already failed. This could potentially be bad if it is a fan as a bad fan can cause your computer to overheat, so it is something you'll want to fix.

If the computer is still in warranty call the computer manufacturer for repair. Otherwise I'd suggest you open the computer and try to determine what fan has failed in the computer and get a replacement fan and/or heatsink.

This could be a Case fan, CPU heatsink fan, Power Supply fan, or any other fan in the computer.

If you're not comfortable opening the computer or working inside the computer I'd suggest having someone who is do this for you and/or taking it to a repair shop.maybe its too dusty inside, try to CHECK and clean it.

im also AFFECTED this problem... i check the fan of my processor and clean the heatsink bec. too much dust inside..

Hi, I installed windows xp pro on a system but after the installation was done it won't connect to the internet.....i decided to check out device manager and found some items   with a YELLOW question mark beside them....some of them said the drivers wasen't installed....problem is i'm not sure what brand of drivers to get or where to get them...does anyone have any suggestions about a fix for this? or is there something else thats causing this?

( i added a screen shot of the device manager, and a LINK to the systems hardware config  to give you guys additional info)

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/details?~ck=ln&~tab=2&c=us&l=en&lnki=0&s=gen

[getting space - attachment deleted by admin]check the cd of your motherboard.there you can find and install it..

 There is no cd, its a dell system, theres also no recovery partition.download everest

http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=3&ps=UE&lang=en

install and post your computer summary, or you can find the listed driver yourself at

www.driverguide.comTravel to Dell's site and enter your service tag # and it will tell you exactly what drivers you NEED for that machine...Ok guys, i went over to Dells website, downloaded all the recomended/urgent network drivers but it still dosent connect via Ethernet, however the wireless components are up and seem functional, any more idea for my next move? can it be a problem hardware wise?

Update: actually it isnt a hardware problem cause i ran UBUNTU's live cd and it connected to the internet just fine.You state you installed the network drivers...Linux may run with these OK...
But did you install the MBoard drivers ? ?Windows may need these to see the network adapter Ok, i got the problem corrected, seems i was MAKING an error and mistakingly omitting drivers from dells site that i thought the system didn't need.thanks for all the help.Good to hear you are fixed up and Welcome Aboard !

I have had a Compac notebook for about 4 years and believe the battery is worn-out.  Will this effect the processing SPEED?  Nope your notebook will CONTINUE to work fine running off just the power CORD. Or if you're continuing to use the worn-out battery but just not getting the same AMOUNT of usage as you have in the PAST that too will be fine.

after inserting pen drive in usb it is not opened and after my drives arwe ALSO not opened.it gives a msg restricted by admin. i format C drive with xp service pack 2.now c drive is opening but remaining drives r not .it displays msg CLASS not registered u need to install  msstdfmt.dll in ur machine. my system is p4 2.4 256 ram intel 845 mother board Did you USE a Microsoft XP CD to do this ? ?

A problem I have with my HP 7960 is that it prints extremely slowly.
It prints in a burst of a few seconds and then sits idle for more than a minute.
It does this until the document is finished.
Is this maybe due to the printer thinking that the black cartridge is out and struggling to print with just the colour and photo cartridges?

also

Is there any way to force my HP 7960 to re-recognise a re-filled cartridge?
It simply REFUSES to use the black cartridge as it STILL thinks it's empty.
Oddly though, the first time I re-filled it, it didn't cause a problem.
Is this HP ENSURING that I buy new, expensive cartridgesPlease, stay in one thread.
Nobody is gonna jump in between topics, just to get all info together.Apologies - done.you may need to try a newer version of SimplyMEPIS.

With SimplyMEPIS 3.4.3 and older, you need to use the CUPS web interface. It might work
Quote from: tommy gusack on October 29, 2007, 07:13:48 AM

you may need to try a newer version of SimplyMEPIS.

With SimplyMEPIS 3.4.3 and older, you need to use the CUPS web interface. It might work

The master reset process was surprisingly complex: 1. Open top cover and remove all ink cartridges. 2. Unplug power. 3. Remove back door and any paper in the machine. 4. This was the hard part: through the front, locate a small white plastic block deep inside at the left of the printer, and hold it in. Simultaneously, through the back, rotate the paper pick-up rollers about two turns (and they are quite stiff). 5. Replace back door. 6. Load letter-size paper in the printer. 7. Plug in the power. 8. Replace the ink cartridges and close the top cover. If all has gone well, the printer will commence to print a calibration page. We had to do this three times, I believe, in order to diagnose and correct the problem.

My COMPUTER was being stock for a month because it took some PROBLEMS in the cpu. And after i REPAIR the cpu it function again. But when I used the computer for an hour, the RESOLUTION of the monitor changed. I thought it was from its adjustment but no matter how i adjust the resolution, there is no changes occured.What Windows version? Computer specs, please.
Did you UPDATE your video drivers?

I am going crazy!!!  Comcast came and swtiched my modem.  They installed thier software and I unistalled it from my control panel.

Since then, I have NO sound!  I can't update the driver, as there is no hardware detected!!!  I used Everest, but it didn't help.  I have been to Comcast, HP, ATI, Microsoft Update and AMD sites, no one seems to understand that it is the sound card ITSELF that is missing!

It's supposed to be an integraded sound card, but I'm not quite sure what that means!

AGGHHH! Please help!
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It's supposed to be an integraded sound card, but I'm not quite sure what that means!

I recently purchased a USB to serial adapter to connect my OLD Psion Series 3a to my NEW laptop RUNNING Vista Home Premium.
The adapter does not seem to be working.
Does ANYONE know what the properties and advanced properties of this device should be to mimic a standard com port?
There seem to be several adapters in the market place, MINE is unbranded from Maplins.  I have read about those from Belkin and Clove.
Are they all created equal?!What OS are you using and what do the properties of the serial port report in Device Manager ? ?

I am trying to partition a drive in a sony vaio laptop (win 2000 pro. Pentium 3) with its system recovery discs.  It gives me this message:

The hard drive is not partitioned.  This utility creates DOS partitions and restarts your computer.  If you see this message again, it may be caused by non-DOS partitions on the drive.  You must delete the non-DOS partitions to proceed.  Do you wish to continue?

so I say yes and then it says error that no fixed disks are present.  So I go through the process again.  I assume I have to ERASE those partitions, but I'm not sure how.  Any thoughts?It being a laptop is probably SPOTTING a hidden partition containing the recovery FILES for the laptop...have you visited the manuf. site or is it OK if you wipe the entire drive at this point ? ?

Yesterday my friend CALLED me over to fix her computer, an HP.

Windows XP
2.6 ghz P4
512mb DDR
geforce4 MX 440 64mb (now geforce fx5500 256mb)

When turned on, the hard drive spun and the motherboard made the regular POST beep, but there was nothing on the monitor. I switched out the video card for one of my old ones, and it worked PERFECTLY. The next day, she tells me the same problem came up so I TOOK home the video card and her monitor and tested them on my machine, and they worked fine.

I'm truly stumped on this one, anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any help.Another slot for video card available?try re-seating the card again.Found this while looking for documentation to troubleshoot "Monitor is Blank" on my own HP Pavilion 6736 (yeah... I know it's outdated).  I haven't resolved my issue yet.  You MIGHT want to check HP site and verify it also applies to your friend's HP.

Documentation for HP and Compaq Desktop PCs:

Monitor is Blank after Starting the Computer:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=61605&lang=en&docname=bph04760


Resolving Startup Problems in Windows 98, ME, and XP:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07173&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=61605&lang=en


BIOS Beep Codes and Error Message Descriptions:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=61605&lang=en&docname=bph07107

hey guys,
i recently installed windows xp service pack 1 on a new system i built.  I have a 250GB HDD but as we all know, old versions of XP can only read 131gb.  so i updated to sp2 and now it shows my hdd is 250GB, but only 131gb are usable because the rest isnt formatted.  i ran disk management and selected to format all the unallocated space to a new D: drive.  however as soon as the formatting finished, the computer crashed.  i couldnt get it to boot again until i shut off the machine and turned it back on.  now it shows the D: drive in My Computer, but it still isnt formatted.  i tried formatting it again as NTFS by using windows, partition magic, and even a clean install using slipstreamed xp sp2 cd, but again it crashed upon completion.  i originally thought that maybe my copy of windows was bad but i tried 3 DIFFERENT CDS and versions and it still doesnt work.  does anyone know what i can do to get the rest of my hard drive space usable?  im assuming its either the MOBO or the harddrive thats the problem
thanks alot for the help

p.s.   i have a Gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l (rev 1.0) and a 250GB 7200.10 Seagate HDD

I don't necessarily have the answer, but ran across some links you may want to look at:

    http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/tp/137gb.pdf

    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=303013

    http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/hardware-problems/24446-hard-drive-mbr-data-corrupt-under-xp-sp2-security-changes.htmlhey try my link instead of his!
http://winhlp.com/node/125#Computer_does_not_work_properly_with_Service_Pack_2

HELLO,

Just a couple of questions. If I a transfer a folder or a single from an USB Flash to another in the same PC (i.e. from F to E,), is there anyway any registers are kept in my computer?

If I DELETE a file from my USB flash, where does the file go when it is deleted?

I appreciate your answers. By the way, this would be while working on Win XP.

Regards,
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is there anyway any registers are kept in my computer?

If I delete a file from my USB flash, where does the file go when it is deleted?

My PC is 5 yrs old, ok 6, running XP. I had an old HP 720C printer that stopped printing yellow. Changed the cartridge (and thereby the printhead) but still no yellow. Must have tried 3 or 4 different carts. Changed the parallel lead, still no yellow. emailed HP support but the time would have been better spent trying to teach the dog to play chess. Bought another HP printer off ebay, this time a 890C (I've got a free supply of the cartridges you SEE) BUT IT STILL WON'T PRINT YELLOW. Arrggh. Please if anybody knows anything about this LET me know, it's keeping me awake nights.Sounds like possibly the port DATA port is defective for the yellow input.  Do you have another COMPUTER that you could test the printer on?

Alan <><  I have a laptop but it has no parallel port. If that's the answer then I'll havt to get me a hybrid cable. Might I have dislodged something in the PC? I OPEN it up a couple of times a year and give it a good blow out with compressed air.Perhaps you could simply try a new cable.  They should be pretty cheap.

Im having trouble playing video games on my labtop.  When I try and play a CERTAIN game a message appears saying 'Direct 3D failed to initialise, please ensure you have a compatable Direct 3d card and driver.  Ive TRIED reinstalling direct x 3d and updated the graphics card drivers however nothing has changed.  I have a Standard VGA Graphics Adaptor, which im fairly sure supports Direct X 3D (chipset VIA PN800/PN880).  Does anyone how i COULD solve this problem? or any other sites where I could try and update the drivers for this graphics card?
Thank you in advance for any answers to this problem.Could be Direct X or maybe your video card can't handle it.The memory size is 64MB.  The game im trying to play is Championship manager 2006, I installed it last year and it worked FINE which is why im soo confused.  The game requirements are 100% direct x8.1 compatible 4MB Direct x3d Card

I need a cheap way to make videos look better on my computer then they do now.  please help! thx  What's WRONG with them, now?
What Windows, computer SPECS, especially video CARD info, needed.you need to buy graphic card of course.
But, without it windows also seems fine for me, if your MONITOR display bad, it could be the resolution or you accidentally uninstall your INTEGRATED graphic, or messing somewhere in the computer.try checking the device manager

I have XP, new copy fron 2001
when I start up I get a black screan and says
Primary hard diskdrive 1 not found
I press F1 to CONTINUE and windows starts , I log on and get error box that says
smss.exe cannot be run in Win 32 mode

I've reinstalled from istallation CD
I've reinstalled drivers from driver cd
From device manager I've repaired and updated drivers
uninstalled and reinstalled them

still same 2 messages

Also could you tell me how to get to the start box that I can select and deselect the programs that I want to start up when windows starts

Thanks
arlene Quote

I've reinstalled from istallation CD

Also could you tell me how to get to the start box that I can select and deselect the programs that I want to start up when windows starts

When I clean install I want to know that I have everything erased and I didn't know how to tell if I did.

I want to know how to get to the start box shere programs are listed that begin at startup.

Sup Forum gurus. So here is the issue. Every now and then my video will lag out and black lines will flash across my monitor every few seconds. Im not quite sure what is going on but i figured id drop in and see what you guys think.  Here are my specs:

WINDOWS XP Pro SP2
Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz dual core
2gb DDR2 ram
ATI Radeon X1650 256mb of GDDR3 ram
I use NOD32, Adaware 2007 and Zonealarm (Zonealarm more than the other 2)

Any other specs you need just let me know..glad to post em.

Bye for now.Huh. Strange issue. The first thing that came to my mind is potential monitor issue, but if it's lagging out at the same time I'd lean more towards graphics card related issue.

Have you tried getting the latest drivers for your card?

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Also in Device Manager do you have any conflicts or errors showing (yellow exclamation marks / red x's)?

Also just to be on the save side check your CONNECTIONS, make sure the connection going from your monitor to your video card is secure.What kind of video are we talking about here?my video card video silly lol. Sorry i didnt make it clearer. i just got the latest video card drivers for my model. Havent installed em yet..just got home from watchin Saw 4. Ill get to it in the AM and keep you posted on anything. For now my bed calls. Gnight Quote

Every now and then my video will lag out

Saw IV was freakin awesome

Hello,

My dell OPTIPLEX won't start after i shut it down.  I have to unplug the computer and plug it back and i must click on the start button within 1 or 2 seconds to start the computer again.  If I wait any longer after I plug the computer back into the JACK, the computer remains shut down.  I have also noticed my computer becoming slow (any programs I run are slow as well as the internet is becoming slow).  Is my computer on its last legs?  I have had it for about 4 years.  I have windows xp if it helps.My name is JOHN, and I work as a support analyst at Dell headquarters.

You're actually describing two different problems: the slower performance, and the power issue. The slower performance can easily be resolved by a reformat/reinstallation. If it's been 4 years, it could probably use a software rebuild.

The second problem is a LITTLE more complex, and could be virtually anything. Have you added any new hardware recently? To me, it sounds like either your power supply has gotten weak, or that some other COMPONENT is drawing too much power. I would suggest running a full diagnostic from the Drivers and Utilities CD that came with the system. If you boot to that CD, it should give you the option. If anything fails the diagnostic, that's where I'd start.

The system is probably fixable. It really depends upon how much time/money you're willing to invest.

John
Dell Customer AdvocateWelcome Back, John.Thank you

I have a chime that goes off on my computer at about 6:53 every morning and I have no idea why.  Is there some way to find out what's going on?  I actually like the sound, it's quite similar to a grandfather clock, I know how to change the sounds for different alerts, I just can't figure out how to find what's causing it to chime at that specific time.May be some kind of computer wake up (setup) from BIOS. Other than that check for viruses, etc.Maybe something in Task Scheduler.

Click START, click All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
Dig around to see, if anything is scheduled at 6:53 AM...Or the more tedious but sure method...open up the Sounds and Multimedia in Control Panel...in the event window every event that has a sound assigned by a program will have a speaker icon next to it...highlight them one by one and clik the > arrow to play the sounds til you find the culprit.Thanks for your help, all.  I tried all SUGGESTIONS and so far haven't found anything.  My husband suggested I do a search for .wma files which I'm doing now.  I've got about 20 minutes here before the chime goes off so we'll see if anything happens then.  If you did try what i suggested and didn't find the sound then it is from the motherboard and not in Windows...what type of machine is this ? ?
It may be a warning that the CMOS battery is dying which is on the motherboard.ewww!  That doesn't sound too good.  I've got a Compaq Presario Pentium 4, I've had it for probably about 2 years.  I noticed this morning the chime went off at 6:51 instead of 6:53, don't know if that makes any difference or not.It's actually not that big of a deal...
COULD you post the model or serial# and we can check for an owners manual ? ?Sorry for the delay in a reply, I've been trying to get a wireless network set up here so I've been offline most of the time the last week.  As for my computer it's a Compaq 519j if that helps at all.  Also, the chime now goes off about every half hour to 45 minutes.  Geez!  This is just too weird.DLoad install and run Everest Home Free and run a report and save it to a text file.
Then cut and paste the system info and post it here so we know which MBoard we are talking about...I also wonder, if that sound would go off in Safe Mode???If it's from the MBoard i would guess yes.
This one's a bit of a puzzle. Quote

If it's from the MBoard i would guess yes

Well, king of the hill is my computer's NAME, and i UPDATED windows, and 105gb of HDD just appeared.  I dont know waht happened, but its fixed.  THank you for everyones help!!!!!We didn't do anything...HEHEHE Quote from: surveillancemike on October 27, 2007, 05:54:36 PM

Well, king of the hill is my computer's name, and i updated windows, and 105gb of hdd just appeared.  I dont know waht happened, but its fixed.  THank you for everyones help!!!!!

Im taking out an older processor out of my friends computer, while taking it out i accidently busted off one of the sides of the stand that holds the cpus heat sink in.  so i DECIDED to continue I put in the 3 ghz pent 4 in replace of the older 1.9 ghz p4 it is socket 478.  After putting it in i couldnt get the heatsink to fit securely so I put it on just so it was siiting there by itself with nothing holding it down tightly.  I turned on the comp I heard no beeps but the comp was running however the screen DIDNT do anything, the mouse didnt turn on or anything.  So discouaged i put in the old processor and turned it on only to have it have 1 long beep followed by 2 short beeps then it sat there running and nothing happened, I really dont know what i COULD have done to it i was curious that if this DELL wouldnt let it boot up simply because the heatsink wasnt on securely enough or not? i dont know im LOST please help.  Depending on what part you busted it may be replaceable...take the broken part to a computer repair shop. They probably have a bunch of them lying around.
The machine will never operate properly like this and you risk permanent damage to that CPU by continuing.

i have a main 250gb IDE HDD and a slave 80gb IDE HDD
is ther anyway i can merge these HDD's so they act as ONE?
any help appreciated
booheres one solution me good friend.


http://www.castlecops.com/t149607-How_to_merge_2_Drives_into_One.html

Hope it helped cause I just wasted 3 min of my life. for me there are 2 easy way

1st : using software like partition magic / paragon
2nd: travel to the hdd manufacturer & download the hdd utilities, it can make it as one back again.

NOte: backup ANYTHING coz i will not reponsible for any loss data...LOLPay Attention:

These are 2 physical drives and not partitions.
This cannot be done without using a RAID setup.

Read before hitting the POST button.patio, thats just what i was thinking......
so which solution can i use?how would i go about setting up a RAID set up and how complicated is it and does it envolve reformating both drives?The best advise in your situation is leave it as is. Because of the difference in drive capacity, RAID is out. If you are not familiar with RAID, I SUGGEST you do some SERIOUS research before you wind up screwing yourself.2K is absolutely correct...it can take a good deal of effort to setup a RAID array properly.
The HDD's have to be equal in capacity for one...you would also need a controller card ...additional hardware...
In short there's not much advantage to a home based system which is why i offered no details.

This however will get you started if you want to pursue it...thanx very much for UR help guys
preciate it

just bought a new computer and a new monitor.
Using Geforce 8880 GTS graphics card, LG L226WTQ-BF monitor. Windows Vista home premium.
New DVI cable and power cable.

The monitor works fine for 30min or so, drivers everything are installed properly. After that, the colors become messed up. Half the task bar will be grey lines, desktop background image will seem to have satuation 100%. Restarting computer wont help.
Normally when I start up my computer, its a black background with white wordings on the boot screen. But now, its greyish-with lines of light blue with white wordings with cyan shadows. ( something like that, its hard to describe ).

I connected my old CRT monitor and it worked fine. So i thought it was the monitor PROBLEM, i brought it back to the shop. Surprisingly, it worked fine there. He told me it might be cable problem, so i bought a new 1 and went home.
At home, i connected it back and I thought it was working normally again. Few hours later, the problem came back, exactly the same situation.
I even tried unplugging the DVI cable and switch on the monitor.
Normally, its a Black background with a Red LG logo. Now its a Greyish-with light blue patches/lines with Red LG logo...

After another 5min, ( several cable checks again ) , i started my computer again, i thought the problem was still there as the boot screen and everything was still messed up in colour, but after it went pass the user login page, the colours went fine again.
Several hours later, the problem came back.

Can anyone help me please?  Is the vid card fan working properly ? ?
The heat from running awhile causes EXPANSION inside the case to components...try powering down removing all power sources and re-seat the video card.the video fan is working properly  I assume, your monitor has two ports: VGA, and DVI?
What happens, if you use VGA cable?well the problem will be slightly different. Instead of lines of colours, i get lesser of those using VGA but there are now flickering white dots on the screen ( like poor TV reception ) ... Quote

So i thought it was the monitor problem, i brought it back to the shop

On one of the COMPUTERS I have got when you TURN it on you hear the monitor click to turn on when the computer is switched on like it always has and then recently it has clicked again before anything comes on screen and turns the power back off to the monitor.  I thought it may be that the monitor has died, but it APPEARS that it isn't that.  I tried plugging in a different monitor which I know works but the same thing happens, so it must be SOMETHING inside the box of the computer and I have no idea what part of the computer other than the monitor would MAKE the monitor not operate.  What part of the computer would cause something like this to happen?

The beeps, fan starting up etc with the case of the computer all happen as before, but just the monitor gets no power for more than 1 second before dropping out.

Thanks for any help you can offer.Welcome aboard

Try another monitor cable. Quote from: hawthorn on October 26, 2007, 05:32:27 PM

I tried plugging in a different monitor which I know works but the same thing happens, so it must be something inside the box of the computer and I have no idea what part of the computer other than the monitor would make the monitor not operate.  What part of the computer would cause something like this to happen?

Hi everyone

My HD died and I put a NEW one in.
But I can't seem to get my EXTERNAL SOUND card to work now.

I have used the installation disk but it doesn't seem to help. My card (Terratec DMX 6 Fire 24/96) doesn't show up in lists and there is an exclamation mark next to the Audio Controller in device manager.

I have DOWNLOADED the drivers but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Does any one have any idea what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks in advance of any REPLIES posted.
kop442000Do your OS now is the same with the old one before?

If no, try this: try checking your driver compatibility with the card then try downloading the RIGHT one.

If yes, try this: try disabling other built-in sound card(if any), also try updating your   USB driver(if your external Sound Card connects at USB).

If nothing in these work, tell me ASAP.
Do you have the speakers connected properly to the sound card and not the onboard audio ? ?
Have you tried the speakers on another machine ? ?
In Device Manager right clik the audio device and select uninstall...re-boot and re-install the drivers.

I have a Segate 160G that after I installed it several months back and attempted to install software on it, i kept GETTING error messages on it.  I ran their OnTract or OnStar Utility I was told VIA their website that I could return the hard drive at MY expense for a NEW one.  Now long ago and far away there was a piece of software where you could 'fix' the sector damage (now I am dating myself here).   Anyone out there have anyting like that???You can't fix sector damage. A damaged sector indicates a problem on one of the platters inside the drive. A modern hard drive CONTAINS spare sectors that it can activate if it detects a problem with a sector. This happens automatically so if you're seeing bad sectors this means no spares are available.
I don't know the utility you've used but I do know that Seagate's official hard drive diagnostics software is called SeaTools. You should test your drive with it to get an accurate diagnostic.I would back up any DATA i needed off of that drive and take advantage of Seagates offer...they are no longer giving 5 year HDD warranties to my knowledge...

Okay I am trying to scan pictures from my friends comic, because we are making a website for their comic. However my scanner is not working. All the other sections of my printer WORK fine: my printer is great and my copier is great, it is just my scanner that won't work. When I press the scann BUTTON the "Power/resume" button BLINKS a few TIMES, like something is going to happen, but then it stops and nothing happens.

Is there something I should be doing to get it to work?
Should I have some photo program like Kodak up for it to work?

Any other solutions?

What is happening to my printer/copier/scanner??What Windows version?
You may have some service(s) DISABLED...

My PC used to restart ater after booting and I don't know what to do I have tried all my best all prooved negative to me.

StephenCongratulations you found the one Font color that's impossible to read...

POST alot more info on the machine,OS and what happened prior to this and use a readable color and someone will be along shortly.My PC used to restart ater after booting and I don't know what to do I have tried all my best all prooved negative to me.

STEPHEN

(Thank you Potio for the correction!)
I hope you like your new name, Potio.

Stephen, I suspect it will avoid a lot of pain for everybody if you reinstall Windows...

What all have you tried Stephen? Just so we don't suggest anything you've already tried that hasn't worked. Could it be a memory problem? Or PSU?I have checked the memory, it is well with it, and I have blown out the dust in the system, the situation refused to change.  I recently had a friend with the same problem. I think there is an error in HD which doesn't show or shows so quickly and restarts that you don't have the time to read the error. Try another hard drive in the current computer and see if that one works if yes then try reinstalling OS as mentioned above. Although, even on my friend's pc the system is 5 years old and refused to respond to any computer commands and didn't even have the option to boot from cd. Quote from: Stephen Sagacity on October 25, 2007, 07:35:31 AM

I have checked the memory

hi friends please help me RIGHT now my pc i was replace it video card and memory after all my pc deosnot open or run enymore. help me pls.have you done this before?
maybe this are stupid question but for further help, did you connect the monitor cable to  the back of the graphic card?about CHANGING the memory, do you HEAR any POST beep?an error? anything?Remove everything you put in and does your computer boot up?  If it does then add each piece of new hardware one at a time.  Each time you add something boot your computer up.  It's a TEDIOUS task but it will answer the question of which piece is causing the problem.

my monitor DIED on me for a week and then came back to life. unfortunately when it came back the screen didn't fit ( too tall and too thin). i tryed going to "my computer/display/ect." but couldn't ADJUST the screen. can anyone help walk me through the way to get it to display correctly.

when i re-start the machine it displays all the way ACROSS the screen the way it's supposed to until it goes to the "welcome" display with the icons. it shows up too tall where i can't read what's out of veiw and too thin 3/4 of the screen is used. it also is very dark where i can't read some of the text.

thanks, steveWelcome aboard

I hate to be bad news bearer, but in my opinion, your monitor is almost dead.

This problem has only occured recently, posted it in this SECTION because I THOUGHT it was most suitable, feel FREE to move if its in the wrong one.

About a week ago when I tried to boot up, the power came on, fans started spinning, but the monitor stayed on standby, and there were no BIOS beep sounds. I restarted a couple of times, and it eventually fixed itself.

This has been continuing over the last week or so, with the amount of restarts required gradually getting more and more until today, when it just died completely. Same problem, but no matter what I do, the monitor STAYS in standby and the power comes on, but nothing more.

Any guidance as to what could be causing my problem would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much .Check your video card.  Swap it out with a known good one if you can.  Sounds to me like it was dying and then died.  Is there any power to your monitor at all?  Can you try the monitor with ANOTHER computer?