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12451.	Solve : Wiped my hard drive with Killdisk?
Answer» And now I have another problem. It seems after completely erasing your hard drive on an old computer you're wanting to sell, certain things need to be done in order to reload an OS. To complicate matters, I accidentally unplugged my floppy drive and now after re-plugging it, it shows fail on reboot. The reason for the un plug was, I have two cd drives, one a DVD burner and the original CD drive that had quit working. I THOUGHT by unplugging the defunct one, the computer would only see the one that was plugged in. I accidentally unplugged the floppy and now upon booting even after hooking it back up I get a floppy drive failure 40 message. What to do? Quote from: The Bubba on September 26, 2010, 12:59:52 PM ...I accidentally unplugged the floppy and now upon booting even after hooking it back up I get a floppy drive failure 40 message. What to do? You've hooked it up wrong, look again.I thought the same thing and have hooked it up as many ways as possible meaning reversing the way it's plugged in etc. I've used the original plug, the alternative plug at the end of the RIBBON and nothing works. I'm not saying I'm not doing something wrong but I can't seem to get it right.I've googled this a couple of times and evidently my floppy has bit the dust. If you've got the ribbon connector on wrong, the light on the floppy will stay on after the computer is booted. If it's connected right it should flash at leasr once when booting. It's staying on continuous when connected a certain way but not flashing when reversed? I guess I'll try and make a CD boot disc. Just thought I'd throw this out there for others to read. It's AMAZING what a time killer a person can get into sometimes trying to do something that should be FAIRLY simple.

12451.

Solve : Wiped my hard drive with Killdisk?

Answer»

And now I have another problem. It seems after completely erasing your hard drive on an old computer you're wanting to sell, certain things need to be done in order to reload an OS. To complicate matters, I accidentally unplugged my floppy drive and now after re-plugging it, it shows fail on reboot. The reason for the un plug was, I have two cd drives, one a DVD burner and the original CD drive that had quit working. I THOUGHT by unplugging the defunct one, the computer would only see the one that was plugged in. I accidentally unplugged the floppy and now upon booting even after hooking it back up I get a floppy drive failure 40 message. What to do? Quote from: The Bubba on September 26, 2010, 12:59:52 PM

...I accidentally unplugged the floppy and now upon booting even after hooking it back up I get a floppy drive failure 40 message. What to do?

You've hooked it up wrong, look again.I thought the same thing and have hooked it up as many ways as possible meaning reversing the way it's plugged in etc. I've used the original plug, the alternative plug at the end of the RIBBON and nothing works. I'm not saying I'm not doing something wrong but I can't seem to get it right.I've googled this a couple of times and evidently my floppy has bit the dust. If you've got the ribbon connector on wrong, the light on the floppy will stay on after the computer is booted. If it's connected right it should flash at leasr once when booting. It's staying on continuous when connected a certain way but not flashing when reversed? I guess I'll try and make a CD boot disc. Just thought I'd throw this out there for others to read. It's AMAZING what a time killer a person can get into sometimes trying to do something that should be FAIRLY simple.

12452.	Solve : I have no visual?
Answer» I don't have MUCH to go on but, this is what my friend is saying he has 256 memory win xp dell computer, mother board has no video CARD, it is built in. He turns on computer and has no screen. Do you think he would need a new board ? Or can anyone suggest some thing to do to determine what could be the problem Check this monitor on another computer, or different monitor on this computer.Do the fans and hard drive SPIN when the computer is powered up? In other words, does the computer make any noise? If not, it could be the PSU. Else, it might just be the monitor. As Broni SAYS, try SWITCHING the monitor and see what happens.

12455.	Solve : when i star pc its cpu fan off after few second?
Answer» when i STAR PC its CPU fan off after few second Has anything CHANGED since the LAST time it worked?

12457.	Solve : Computer wont display anything at all?
Answer» My computer runs on XP starts up and im using a brand new power supply but the MONITOR will not diplay anything. I've tried several monitors and it still give me the same result.What can i do and what is the cause? Do you have a dedicated graphics card? Could be a fault with that. I assume that when you power on your computer, the fans and hard-drive start-up okay? (Since you say you have a new PSU so I doubt it's that)When your computer is starting up (before windows loads) do you see anything on the screen at all? Do you hear any beeps when your computer starts up? Did you have this PROBLEM before you INSTALLED the new power supply?

12458.	Solve : Right graphics card?
Answer» Can anyone help me find the right graphics card for my pc? I have a HP Compaq dx2400 microtower. I need a graphics card that has atleast 256mb 2.0 vertex shader and pixel shader and also hardware TnL Sorry i meant HP Compaq Dx2420 MicroTower.If the information I've found is correct and that computer is still unmodified from the original specs, it should have the following free slots: 1 x PCI - full-height 2 x PCI Express x1 - full-height 1 x PCI Express x16 - full-height The PCI and PCI Express x16 slots should both be ABLE to take a video card. For better performance, get a PCI Express card. Some cards require that the power supply provide power directly to the card, so you will need to check that your power supply has the appropriate connector or that the card comes with an adapter (most do). Any kind of budget on this?first of all THANKS for the reply, and AROUND £50, the computer is unmodified and i need the graphics card for gaming like the witcher, gothic 3 mabye crysis or not.Check the position of your PCI Express 16x slot on your motherboard, make sure that there is sufficient space around it to put a card in and that there is nothing in the slot next to it. Pretty MUCH any of the cards listed on this page. You might call HP support at 1-800-474-6836 to verify with them that the card is compatible, as I can't find anything more specific about the slot in that board other than it's a PCI Express 16x slot, but not if it's 1.0, 2.0, or 2.1. The list of cards I've POSTED is for 2.0 cards.

12459.	Solve : PC does not switch ON?
Answer» I have a i3, 4 gb ram, GTS250x Graphic card. I was working on my PC, and then suddenly the Monitor screen went blank. I checked the wire and the everything, the PC was still running. I tried to restart the pc but made no difference. I attached the monitor on to a different PC, there it worked. So i removed the graphic card and attached the monitor cable to the On board Video out. There it worked for a while and then again the monitor switched off. So i opened the case and checked, the fans were rotating for a few SECONDS and going off. again rotating for a few seconds and going off. This it keeps on doing till of switch off from the mains. PLease help You have removed the dedicated graphics card and used the onboard videocard to check on the blankscreen issue to no avail...? Shutdowns and won't switch on. Check you CMOS battery and replace it. What activities were you doing when this happen? Remove other external devices hooked including OPTICAL drives from PSU(PIN connectors). Check RAM modules, if you have 2 RAMs Reboot with only one RAM inserted and check if the either is not faulty. Worst case, mobo. Ignore the previous post. He OBVIOUSLY didn't read or misunderstood your post. Don't pull your CMOS battery or your RAM or anything. It most likely isn't your motherboard either. If the fans are coming off and on, it's probably a problem with the power supply. If you have access to another power supply, try swapping it out and see if that doesn't solve the problem.

12463.	Solve : mp3 working with one system but connected to another system it's not working?
Answer» MP3 WORKING with ONE system but CONNECTED to ANOTHER system it's not working and connected to USB port is also working

12465.	Solve : Keyboard not working as it should?
Answer» Windows XP SP3 Have had a complete rebuild done (at a shop here in France) due to everything being lost. When l got it back, l just don't know what they've done. It's a cross between mainly English with some French bits thrown in just to confuse matters, and it's TAKING me ages to sort out bringing it back to how it once was. Now how can a little old logitec qwerty keyboard be so censored annoying? It seems that a couple of keys are swapped around and one isn't working at all. Being nearly brain dead, l can't fathom it out after all of this. The numeric 2 and open quotes key - the open quotes is now the @ sign. The apostrophe and @ key - the @ sign is now the open quotes sign. The numeric 3 and english pound sign - the pound sign is now a HASH sign. I used to press ctl+alt+number 4 key to get the euro sign - now nothing happens at all. Via control panel, the keyboard is stated as a standard 101/102 and the regional language is set to English (uk). What am l missing here? 1) No IDEA what a "complete rebuild" is. 2) Since you apparently paid someone to "fix" your system, I'd suggest taking it back to them.Thanks Allan, Lost external hdd, so all backups gone. Now have a new motherboard, new processor, and new SATA hdd's. They had to copy the info from my old ide hdd to the new sata drive, but of course had to install Windows first and as l only had the upgrade disk, that's where the problems started. I've nearly got back everything to how it was, but l've got a big head with IE8 and also this keyboard. Just wodered whether anyone had any ideas as to why the keys weren't working as they should. Finally fixed it after trial and error and a bit of good luck. It wanted setting up as english EXTENDED and not just english. Thanks anyway.

12468.	Solve : What video card is compatible??
Answer» Hello, I have a GT4022 GATEWAY and I was wondering what VIDEO card would be a good choice and compatible. So far ive been using the motherboards which is a Geforce 6100 and is not enough to really run L4d2. Here's my computers specs: * Type Media center * Product Form Factor Tower * Width 7.3 in * Depth 17.9 in * Height 15.4 in * Weight 22.9 lbs * Desktop type Media center system Processor * Type AMD Athlon 64 4000+ / 2.4 GHz * 64-bit Computing Yes * Installed Qty 1.0 * Max Supported Qty 1.0 Cache Memory * Type L2 cache * Installed Size 1.0 MB * Cache Per Processor 1 MB Mainboard * Chipset type NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 410 * Data bus speed 1000.0 MHz RAM * Installed Size 1.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max) * Technology DDR SDRAM * Memory Speed 400.0 MHz * Memory Specification Compliance PC3200 * Form Factor DIMM 184-pin * Features Dual channel memory architecture * Configuration Features 2 x 512 MB Storage Controller * Type 2.0 x IDE - Integrated Storage * Hard Drive 1.0 x 200.0 GB - Standard - IDE - 7200.0 rpm * Hard Drive (2nd) None Optical Storage * Type DVD±RW (+R DL) - IDE * CD / DVD read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) * CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD+R DL) * CD / DVD REWRITE speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) Optical Storage (2nd) * Type None Storage Removable * Type None Monitor * Monitor Type None. Graphics Controller * Type Integrated * Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Shared video memory (UMA) * Max Allocated RAM Size 128.0 MB Audio Output * Type Sound card - Integrated * Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround * Speaker(s) 2.0 x Right / left channel Keyboard * Keyboard interface PS/2 Input Device * Type Mouse , Keyboard Mouse * Mouse technology Optical * Mouse interface USB * Mouse features Scroll Telecom * Modem Fax / modem * Max transfer rate 56.0 Kbps * Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92 Networking * Networking Network adapter - Integrated * Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet , Ethernet Expansion / Connectivity * Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H * Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x xD-Picture Card - Socket 939 , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x SD Memory Card - DIMM 184-pin , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Memory Stick , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Processor , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x SmartMedia Card , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x PCI , 1.0 ( 2.0 ) x PCI Express x1 , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x CompactFlash Card , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Memory , 4.0 ( 0.0 ) x PCI Express x16 * Interfaces 1.0 x Keyboard - VGA - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ) , 1.0 x Modem - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) ( 2 in front ) , 7.0 x Display / video - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) ( 2 in front ) , 3.0 x Mouse - Generic - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Network - Generic - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) , 1.0 x Parallel - Phone line - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Serial - RJ-11 , 1.0 x Audio , 5.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Also I am looking for at least a 512mb video card. Any help would be great thanks!!Your comp comes with a 300 watt PSU by default. If you have not upgraded it, then you probably won't be able to get a great graphics card. There are, however, some DECENT low power graphics cards that you could get. These are all the fastest cards with no extra power req: Nvidia GeForce GT 210 through 240 Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT through 9600 GSO Radeon HD 5550 through 5670 You can find all these on newegg.comThank you for your help. I think I will stop by bestbuy and get EVGA - GeForce 210 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card. $40 dollars doesn't seem to bad for it imo.

12470.	Solve : Start up problems with Sony Vaio?
Answer» Hi I am new to this so hope someone can help... The other day my Sony Vaio FROZE and I had to perform a shut down by pressing and holding the start button. When I RESTARTED the laptop windows failed to start. The laptop is running REALLY slow... It then came up with: "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause" Start in safe mode or normal - I clicked normal and after about 30 seconds (showing the microsoft bar) it then went back to the above screen. I then started in safe mode. It took me to the normal system screen - after ages!! When i check for faults it comes up saying "attempting to repair disks, this may take over an hour" - I left it for 30 hrs and it still shows the same thing?? I have tried system RESTORE but it asks me to load drivers?? It cant find any drivers?? I have tried everything but it just doesnt seem to do anything.... When the laptop froze initially i had an internet usb stick attached, I think this has caused the problem but i just dont know how to get it to start up HELP!!Have you had any issues with sporadic slow-downs or issues with boot-ups before? To be honest this sounds like a hard drive issue (i.e. it might be failing) The same thing happened to my Dell XPS laptop a couple of years ago - sometimes it'd go really slow and/or freeze up, then sometimes Windows wouldn't start/boot-up. Other TIMES it'd be okay. Etc. I doubt the USB stick is the issue - just in-case though, I assume you've tried removing it and trying again?Thanks Tristan Had absoloutely no problems in the past at all!! Evereything has been fine.... It just wont let me do anything! Do I need to replace hard drive? If so is it costly and easy to do? Thanks in advance....

12472.	Solve : Failing hard drive??
Answer» Sorry for taking so long. After looking and asking around, I couldn't find a spare power SUPPLY to swap with MINE for testing purposes. What I will do is wait until I have the money to build myself a brand new computer and test with the newly bought PSU before building the thing. In case the PSU turns out not being the problem, I'd like to know if there are other thing I should look for that could be causing these issues. This will save me a lot of troubleshooting time if I know in advance what to look for next. If the motherboard or cpu turn out to be defective (which I doubt, as they seem to be working properly according to a few tests and visual inspection), well I guess it's gonna be trashed. It's pretty useless to look around for a P4 board nowdays. I'm pretty sure it's the PSU anyway, I noticed its fan never spinning whatsoever, ALTHOUGH PSU temperatures are at a decent level, and the power button wont work powering off the machine after a crash, and will require a CERTAIN delay to power on.

12483.	Solve : asus a8n-sli motherboard fan?
Answer» Howdy all, I have a asus a8n-sli motherboard with a sick fan. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for the on board fan? Mine is on its way out. Thanks http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131540 the best method of doing this is to REMOVE the existing fan and match it up with a replacement fan at a local SHOP... i'd suggest a ball bearing fan....Thanks Patio. Now I just have to FIND a local computer store! Even the big houses such as Micro Center and Best Buy (shudder) carry replacement fans...I have a best buy near me....I can CHECK that out. Thanks No Problem... Don't LET them sell you a cheapo...

12486.	Solve : Power supply!?
Answer» Is It safe to use a 18V 3A instead of !8V 1.9 A fo my laptop? Thank you. Should be fine if it fits. The thing that really matters is the voltage and they are both 18V so it should be OK. The fact that it's 3A just allows it to draw more POWER if it NEEDS it.

12473.	Solve : Problem with printer... details enclosed?
Answer» Hello and thanks for any help. I'm using a Brother MFC495CW and trying to print from a windows vista LAPTOP via bluetooth or wireless. The printer is getting the signal from the computer. It has worked in the past. I just replaced the black cartridge today. I've tried multiple CARTRIDGES so the problem is not a DEFECTIVE cartridge. I've forced the cleaning of the printer heads more times than I can count and the three COLORS print fine in a test print but the black does not print at all. The printer RECOGNIZES a black cartridge full of ink. Im assuming that there is a problem somewhere between the cartridge and the paper. Either the head or the line that delivers the ink but I cant find any info on accessing these parts and either cleaning or replacing them. Thanks.

12475.	Solve : ATI Radeon 9200 Pro Family driver update??
Answer» I've been MEANING to update my graphics CARD but since I have a crappy OLD one I can't seem to find any driver updates. I refuse to believe there isn't any updates D: I googled but I can't find anything worthy. If any one here has the same graphics would you PLEASE tell me the driver version you have. Mine is: 6.14.10.6462 Muchas Gracias :3

12476.	Solve : Dell 1545 Laptop Issues?
Answer» I have a Dell 1545 Laptop, when I go to power it on, everything starts running and the screen starts to come on but then it doesn't. Other times it POWERS on and RUNS like NORMAL and everything is fine. There is no rhyme or reason to how many times it will work, I don't think Windows is LOADING up properly but believe me I am not computer expert, someone please help, as for, of course my warranty expired six months AGO!More info may bring suggestions. Such as operating system, what if any hardware/software changes (if any) were made coincident to this event. What were you doing at the time this event first occurred? This type of event can be created by many factors. For instance overheating/power supply issues/battery and/or converter issues/etc. When your "screen does not come on" is anything still powered or does the computer completely shut down? Any lights illuminated when the screen goes blank (if that is what it does)? truenorth

12478.	Solve : Printer will not print?
Answer» My printer will not print all seems OK up to the print out - the pages queue up but don't print. thanks for any advice.I hate when that happens.Okay, you need to PROVIDE a lot more information than you did in your first POST. Everything you can THINK of that may be relevant. maybe this can help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000007 works most of the timeThanks, all i got is the pages are in a queue. Have CHECKED all cables and buttons. But nothing happens. All seems to follow the process except will not print. Your definition of information and mine don't seem to be the same. 1) Did the printer ever work? 2) If so, what happened between the last time it worked and the first time it did not? 3) Does the printer work in ANY APPLICATION or does it fail no matter what you try to print? 4) What is the make and model of the printer? 5) What is the make and model of the computer? What OS are you using? 6) Is the printer selected as the default print device? 7) What steps have you taken to try to correct the problem (have you reinstalled the driver, for example)? Like that.

12479.	Solve : PC shutdown in OL game:pc temp or hardware??
Answer» I'm an online gamer. but in the middle of the game, my PC ALWAYS shutdown between 8am to 12nn. almost everyday. but when I'm just surfing my PC does'nt shutdown. i checked the CPU temp and its 48 degree C and system is 38. is my PC overheating? is there a problem with the game or is it my PC??/ can anyone help me??Laptop or Desktop? You must be aware that some games demand high output in every aspect of your mobo. POWER Supply, Processor,RAM Module/s, Video and Sound Card. The fans running alongside makes sure they are not overheating. Dust can also impede air FLOW and ventilation. Cleaning it will be an option. If the game you mention(w/c may be an intensive video game) shutsdown your computer, try another game of the same level. But if surfing has not made any issue, it is certain that overheat on either component could have cause the shutdown. Does your computer come straight back on (or do you need to wait - probably for it to cool down, if so - before it comes back on)? Also does it shutdown straight away, or do you notice it stutter and FREEZE, and then shut down?

12482.	Solve : I Can't Change The Graphics From Low To High In Games?
Answer» I recently re-formatted my laptop and I believe I've installed all of the right drivers and updates, but now the graphics quality in GAMES aren't as good as they should be and I can't change the graphics option which is stuck on low in every game. I know that my drivers, etc. are all CAPABLE of handling the games because I used to play them all in perfect quality. Any help would be MUCH appreciated.. Dell Inspiron 6000 Laptop Windows XP ATI Mobility Radeon x300 Intel Pentium M processor 1.86GHzI'm no GURU. They will likely reply here shortly, and you have probably already checked this: but are there any entries in the device manager list that have a little yellow question mark icon or red 'X' next to them?

12484.	Solve : sony vaio wont boot hd? motherboard??
Answer» my friend has ASKED me to have a look at her lap top, as she is compketeky computer illiterate. she THINKS it has had a virus and now when you turn it on you get the options start windows NORMALLY etc but it will never go past a blank screen. i have a vista dvd and thought id try a new install, went into bios to change boot option, it beging the dvd and i get opening files then it just goes to blank screen and nothing happens, does this give any clues to anyone what COULD NE wrong and what i can do? thanks in advance

12488.	Solve : Connecting PS2 to monitor.?
Answer» I have an HP w2408h. I bought a RCA to HDMI adaptor to USE my PS2 with my monitor because the other INPUT is used by the computer. But, the monitor does not detect the SIGNAL for some reason. Whenever the PS2 is plugged in I get the "no input signal" message. So my question is - is there anything I can adjust in the monitor to get it to work?Some displays DEFAULT to whichever port a signal was detected on first. If your computer if off, does the PS2 output to your computer display through the other port? If you can get your PS2 on the display when computer is off, you will then need a KVM to switch between PS2 and PC for the displays focus and the display would have a single cable input from the KVM.

12491.	Solve : RAM has gone from 2gb to 256mb after blue screen issue.?
Answer» Here's what happened from what I can remember (I regret not writing this down in detail, what it said has quite literally flown out of my head): I suddenly had a blue screen as I was watching a football match on my COMPUTER, I thought, okay, this has happened before, although it's not a frequently occurrence, so I just rebooted as usual. Then I got a blue screen again, and it mentioned something about my RAM, I think. That it was going to turn it off for safety? I can't remember, unfortunately. Edit: It said "Decreasing available memory" and "Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" As I was going to try load up my computer again, I had one of those black screen's with white text as if you were going to go into safe mode, it gave me a number of options and I chose something like "start up normally" which was at the bottom, it said to choose that if you didn't know why you were being brought to that screen. Now, I'm back on my account and my RAM is now 256mb (I checked at run > /dxdiag) and I previously had 2gb RAM before this happened (two 1gb RAM sticks that I only bought two months ago.) I'm baffled really. Are my RAM sticks dead? The main point of this thread is that I'd like my 2gb RAM back if possible. 256mb is a NIGHTMARE! I haven't tried anything to SOLVE it or figure out what went wrong, because I genuinely haven't a clue where to start or what to search for. This has never happened to me before. I'm on Windows XP home edition, CPU 2.53GHz, if there's anything else you need to know, please tell me. Thank you. Your computer might have been hit by a power spike which running which damaged the memory and caused the crash. Your system on reboot has a memory check and detected a read / write error on one or more of the memory sticks. It sounds like it's avoiding using them 'Decreasing available memory', rather than BECOMING unstable. Windows Memory Diagnostic This application from Microsoft you can download and install onto a disc, then boot the computer using it. It will take a while but scan your computers memory to check for errors/corruption when accessed. http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp If the memory is dead, your'll have to work out which one(s) and replace with compatible RAM. Check to see if your computer's RAM is still covered under warnanty, you might simply get them replaced for free as covered by being 'faulty'. Invest in a surge protector for your computer's power, might be a GOOD idea to for future prevention if it was caused by a spike.Oh joy. I swapped the sticks around to see what would happen, and my computer came up with a blue screen and mentioned some kind of registry error. So, I've removed one of the sticks but I'm still on 256mb RAM + I get the same issue I had mentioned in my first post whenever I reboot. I'll go do what you mentioned tonight.

12492.	Solve : Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop IDE hard drive?
Answer» I am replacing the hard drive DUE to continued problems, blue screens etc keep coming back after resetting to factory settings. I have slaved all important data off the old hard drive onto another pc. Now I have no idea how to reinstall Windows XP, I have the original Dell disks - does anyone have a link on the procedure to follow? OR Is there a way I can simply copy Windows off the old disk onto the new one? many thanks Why would you replace the hard drive? Just do a format and reinstall on the current drive.Drivers & Downloads for Inspiron 6000 It depends on the disks that Dell provided. Why don't you list them here.I was going to replace the HD because I just thought they had a 'life', and that was why I keep getting problems. The disks I can find say on them 'contents': - For reinstalling Dell Inspiron System Software-Device drivers/Diagnostics and Utilities - Dell wireless Client drivers/User guide - Dell LCD monitor - HTML User documentation/Drivers (INF,ICM, and CAT files) - For reinstalling Cyberlink Power dvd software - For reinstalling Sonic RecordNow software So I've got 5 cds (none mention Windows XP )1) I don't think there is anything wrong with your hard drive. Blue screen errors are not caused by bad hd's. 2) You need to purchase a Windows CD.OK - I am going to try to repair it (one of the errors that keeps coming up is missing 'HAL.dll file'... I am in the Recovery Console a) I have typed 'bootcfg /rebuild get message ''Error failed to successfully scan disks for Windows installations....use chkdsk to detect any disk errors then I b) type 'chkdsk' get message 'The volume appears to be in good condition and was not checked. Use /p if you want to check the volume anyway I dont know how to use '/p' or 'space/p' neither work and I get message 'This command is not recognised...' The dos screen shows 'C:\>'run chkdsk /r from the recovery console.Many thanks, I did that and got message 'the volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems' What should I do next? Well, it does indeed seem to be a bad hd. My apology for suggesting otherwise. Go ahead and replace it.This forum is the the best! Thanks for your help. Question - is there a way I can copy Windows XP from the old drive onto the new drive? I dont suppose it will be that simple somehow? Thanks once again, its MIDNIGHT in the uk now, I am off to bed as I want to be up early to see Europe win the Ryder Cup tomorrow You can try running the manufacturer's diagnostic tool for the hard drive. If you're lucky, it will relocate the damaged sectors. http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287The easiest way is with disc imaging software (Acronis True Image or a free alternative such as Macrium Reflect).I will try to use that software. I am going to buy a new Western Digital hardrive (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131287). Is there a link/tutorial to show what to do as I have absolutely no idea! (I can slot it in the laptop, but thats it) many thanks Imaging might not work if the old drive is damaged, because the image will be corrupted. Be prepared to start from scratch. Hope your Dell has a Restore Partition: http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/index.htm If it does, it's the only thing the image needs to be successful. If you can put the old laptop drive into a desktop, it would MAKE it easier. [recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by ADMIN]

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Answer» why IMB computer automatic shut down.. the problem occurred when i starting install operating system. the computer is automatic SHUTDOWN..PLS help.. cherwin

12498.	Solve : New custom gaming pc wont work with new video card??
Answer» Hello EVERYONE. I just bought all the pieces needed for my CUSTOM gaming PC. First I'll tell you the problem and then the specs. I put EVERYTHING together and the PC was good to go. I turned it on for the first time (with the new video card put into the motherboard) and it looked as if the monitor wasnt plugged in (the monitor wouldnt come out of stand by MODE). So I went and got 2 or 3 different monitors from around the house and still no luck. I was getting really frustrated, until I tried taking the video card out, and that worked. The computer is up and running just fine, but without the video card. I assumed I had to install it after I got everything up and running, I was wrong. So now, I can put the video card into the mother board, turn the PC on, and the monitor never comes out of stand by mode. I can hear windows starting up and everything, I just cant see it. So, here are my pieces. Windows 7 Home premium Motherboard: Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Processor: AMD Athlon II Quad Core 2.9ghz RAM: 4gb DDR3 Corsair 550Watt PSU Video Card I bought is a Raedon HD 5670 1g gddr5 PCI express 2.1 bus ATI And right now the computer is using the on board standard VGA display. I tried going into the BIOS settings and changing the internal display to use the PCI first, but no luck. I even tried installing the DRIVER from the CD that came with the video card, but no luck.