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I have an old P4 from a dell machine. I am building a new system with this old CPU.

How can I effectively REMOVE the old heatsink from the CPU without doing any damage?

Is this even possible to break the glue seal?

Thanks !Yes, however I would like CONFIRMATION before you do this...I was always told to twist it till the paste cracks and simply lift off...Don't pull it STRAIGHT up or you could damage the CPU/Board.If the pc still functions. You might try letting it run for just a bit, but you have to be very CAREFULL not to let it get hot. Just warm it up a bit. I have used this method with twisting the heat sink (carefull you don't run it hot) successfully in the past.

Does anyone know what kind of hard drive this is? It came from a Dell Inspiron 8600. If you can identify it, could you recommend a GOOD 100 GB ONE?



LOOKS like a laptop drive- more likely IDE; but I'm no expert with laptop HDS...I googled it's model number and found this:
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/5k80/5k80.htmCan anyone recommend a good 100 GB to 200 GB replacement?Quote from: link2008 on December 20, 2008, 04:07:13 PM

Can anyone recommend a good 100 GB to 200 GB replacement?

nvrmind, I'll find someplace else to get helpAre you trying to power it through USB as well?
nvrmind, I'll find someplace else to get helpOS ? ?
I'll assume XP...
Right click My Computer and select Manage then Disk Management...
How does the drive show up in there ? ?Quote from: arej00dazed on December 19, 2008, 05:47:18 PM

no, removed the FW (from drive only) and PLUGGED in a USB cord.

for one, check the specs under my name, xp pro.

Hi,

Just a quickie to settle my mind. We PUT all our videos and pictures off our kaptop onto a portable hard DRIVE, MAXTOR 750GB. But im WORRIED if we get a virus on the PHD, and we'll lose it all .... again. Is it possible for the PHD to become infected, and how do we protect it / scan for problems ?Hey, I have a PhD too! Everyone can own a PhD this way!

Your virus scanner should be configured (USUALLY by default) to scan any station on your computer.
If not, you can scan it manually with most virus scanners.

What virus scanner are you using? Sorry its a 500GB Desktop storage thing ? Well we have MCafee, but we also have Drivesentry and Superantispyware. So do i just have it plugged onto my laptop when i do my weekly scans and it will do that ASWELL ?

Thanx for your help.Quote from: loobyloo168 on December 19, 2008, 03:15:31 PM

Sorry its a 500GB Desktop storage thing ? Well we have MCafee, but we also have Drivesentry and Superantispyware. So do i just have it plugged onto my laptop when i do my weekly scans and it will do that aswell ?

Thanx for your help.

Quote from: loobyloo168 on December 19, 2008, 03:15:31 PM

Sorry its a 500GB Desktop storage thing ? Well we have MCafee, but we also have Drivesentry and Superantispyware. So do i just have it plugged onto my laptop when i do my weekly scans and it will do that aswell ?

Thanx for your help.

I'm thinking that you can scan it whenever you find it necessary as well.. Most virus scanners offer an on-demand solution.

If you right click anywhere on a file or folder, does an option to scan that file/folder appear?

I have to run 184 pin ram therefore i cannot run 2gig sticks. I haven't found a two gig STICK that is 2gig that is also 184 pin they are all 200 or more. Do all you guys feel that 2x1gig WOULD be faster than 4x512mb? 2 X 1G...
But the ones that meet the SPECS will be the BEST.

I've gone through the basic troubleshooting for my printer, I have an HP 1400 PSC and it normally works great, but now whenever I print anything, the TEXT is blurry. I haven't been able to figure out how to do the cleaning that you can do, I don't have my manual and there's nothing I can find to tell me how to do it. I changed my print quality to BEST, and all that did is make it print much slower, it is still blurry. The paper type is correct. Can someone tell me how to fix this please? Thanks!!Try re-aligning the printer cartridges.

Does it happen with EVERY program you try to print from?That's what I was trying to do, but like I said, I don't have my manual, and I can't find where to do it, you know where the instructions are on the computer itself. I can print a test page, but that's it. I just printed out a list that was attached to an email I got and it printed fine, I thinks it is just stuff off of the internet. Manual: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=1103491&I aligned my print cartridges and cleaned everything, and it's still printing like crap. Just off of the internet though. Even the text on the bottom of the page, the internet LINK and the date is perfectly CLEAR, but the text from the page itself is hardly readable. WTH?All webpages?

What Internet Browser?I remember some issue about some printers, and FF3.

I have an HP Pavillion dv6000-- the COMPUTER with never enough problems...

The latest is a speaker issue. The speakers are of course built in, and were malfunctioning. They weren't appearing in the bottom left, and I couldn't adjust the volume. I figured I would just disable them then re-enable them, but now they've disappeared from the control panel. I can't find the speakers anywhere, and by the icon in the bottom left, INSTEAD of a mute or something, there's a red x.

Help? Thanks!Have you tried System Restore?
When you bought your computer, it should have came with some cds. Do you have them?So they aren't in the device manager?

click start -> right click my computer and SELECT properties -> hardware tab -> Device Manager.

Any components with a red X or a yellow ! on it?Nothing-- it's not there at all

And I don't have any of the CDs that came with it Quote from: JJ 3000 on December 19, 2008, 01:33:29 AM

Have you tried System Restore?

hello

i had to unhook my printer in order to change my computer DESK , and when i HOOKED it back up it WANT print. it acts like its printing but no INK comes out just blank paper. there is ink in cart. and the driver is installed.
can someone help this old man out?
thanks much
harley
What I normally do is to uninstall then reinstall the drivers.. Could you do the same?

I am running a ga-vm800pmc mouther bord with a 2Duo CPU em4500 2.20ghz. Nvidia GeForce 7300 gt. the bord has 4 mem slots 2 ddr2 and 2 ddr1, u can only run one or the outher not both. Max is 2 gig unbuffed mem. im trying to run 2 gig ddr2 533 unbuffed but can only run 1 gig because 2 1 gig stucks actuly makes it alittle more than 2 gig. the moutherbord only alows exactly 2 gig.does any one know a way to to cap the memory at 2 gig? my os is xp ser2...

well after reading from u all i went and did a memtest the second 1 gig ram was BAD. brand new, wouldnt have thought that. thanks for all the help from everyone and BIG thanks to Patio. next time i buy all test my self thanks agen all2 1GB sticks makes 2GB, simple maths. Where are you getting the impression that 2 1Gb sticks make more than 2GB?
What happens if you try to boot with two 1GB sticks?My assumption would be that the board says it supports 2GB, and standard metric prefixes denote GB as 1000, not 1024- so the maximum as they SEE it is 2000MB.

Additionally, RAM is sold with markings indicating their size in MB; in this case, 1024 for the 1GB.


Thus, they come up with RAM that is 2048MB, and the board maximum of 2000MB.

Just a wild guess; but it is likely the case.BC programer thats the hammer on the nail. Im just trying to figure it there away to trick the bios to only pick up exactly 2 gig. ps the manufacture says is supports the mem brand i perchesed.Did you try telling it a joke and when it's off guard, quickly plug in the memory?

Worked for me. Quote from: rkhan1 on December 20, 2008, 12:27:34 PM

BC programer thats the hammer on the nail. Im just trying to figure it there away to trick the bios to only pick up exactly 2 gig. ps the manufacture says is supports the mem brand i perchesed.

Hi
My computer has developed a fault when TRYING to shut itself down. I do hear my 2 hard drives switch themselves off, but for some reason, the Cpu fan and all other fans keep spinning....Does anyone have any idea’s what’s wrong here? The things I have tried so far are as follows: Cleared the CMOS, Unplugged all the usb devices apart from mouse and keyboard, re seated RAM and graphics cards and tried another Psu. I have now run out of idea's and hope someone can suggest something else. Thanks!

1) MOTHERBOARD: Asus crosshair
2) Ram 2 gig Corsair
3) Psu Coolermaster 700 modular
4) Cpu Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3.2 GHz
5) Windows Vista 32bit
How long do you wait ? ?
What method of shutdown ? ?And when did this start happening?1) I have waited more than 10 minutes before I give up and press and hold the front switch, this is the only way to switch it off completely.

2) My normal shutdown would be Start/arrow/Shutdown.

3) Started happening just before I posted this, up until then it was all good. I have not added anything new to the computer.
Try a System Restore to a few days before the problem.I have tried System Restore but it didn't solve the problem. I also tried using my Acronis software to restore an image I had taken of my hard drive, prior to this happening, but unfortunately this didn't work either.Can some give me a list a probabilities, including the ONES I have already done. Also, am I wrong in thinking this could be a motherboard fault?Troubleshoot Vista shutdown issues...

My laptop is a PRESARIO C700 Notebook Pc, It has 2 memory cards in it now that are 512 each , I was wondering if it will hold 2gb cards in each slot and dont know how i can tell. using motherboard analysis tool MAY help
everest is a good tool.u can try itWelcome to the CH forums.

The C700 user manual is here - see Chap 1 Product Description Page 2 which I think indicates that support is for 1Gb in each slot GIVING a TOTAL of 2Gb max.

Goto Crucial.com and run a scan to confirm.

Good luck.

Hi,
I have a AcerPowr S Series Desktop and the MOuse has Pin Plugs. NOw the mouse is not working. Unfortunately have checked all the local shops and they say that they DONOT have those types of mouse anymore. Can I plug in a Mouse with an USB drive. Really donot know MUCH about this as I am a novice. The computer was manufactured in 2005 and is working perfectly well. Can anybody help. Have to USE the keyboard instead and it is QUITE cumbersome.
Regards,
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Most USB mice come with a ps2 adapter.
If you have a usb port on your computer you can use a usb mouse.
You should have a usb port if it only three years old.I find it KIND of odd that none of these shops would bother to explain you that you get a PS/2 converter with most mice... Not necessarily anymore.

Newer Dell PCs have no PS/2 ports, and the mouse that comes with them are USB only--no PS/2 adapter.

I'm guessing that mouse manufacturers are starting to phase out the USB to PS/2 connector...I bought a Microsoft mouse a few days ago that came with a PS/2 converter.

I am trying to put in a new hard drive for a computer a friend BUILT for a few years AGO. I'm sure i have done everything correctly concerning the hard drive, but when i turn it on, there is no video DETECTED by the monitor. It is a 500Gb IDE hard drive, ATI Raedon 9800 graphics card. Please help.Reseat the video card?

I was using an AGP video card in my computer (running Windows 98SE), and at one point, the image severely bled to the right. Rebooting didn't help, reseating didn't help either. I know this is a hardware issue, as the onboard video works (but I cannot do a lot of things I used to be able to do), and the configuration didn't change. It might be notable that I am using a CRT. I also noticed that the onboard itself has a bit of bleeding, but barely any. Any ideas?

Just remembered, it even bleeds on the BIOS screen (where it shows you the BIOS version)As you said, it could be a hardware issue; but since your encountering similar behaviour with the on-board... have you tried a different monitor?It could be electromagnetic interference. Do you have any other electronic devices close to the monitor (like speakers)?BC_Programmer, I encounter something with not only the on-board and the video card, but also with any computer using a CRT monitor. The video card's case is just more severe than the rest.

JJ 3000, I have speakers nearby, but they would not be the source of the problem. I have moved them numerous times, to no change.

All, I believe this bleeding is a fact of life for all CRTs. Next week (ASAP), I'll TRY hooking the card up to this LCD monitor we have connected to a different computer. I don't know whether there will be bleeding or not.

I will also try to test all of the connections on the card with my multimeter. Heat might have caused some warping, or maybe not. It can't hurt to try, anyway. I also know this card is out of warranty (unless it has a lifetime warranty, IDK if it does or not), so my best BET might be to get a new card. Does anyone know if an AGP card which doesn't say it's compatible with Win98SE would work? I just suspect some FUNCTIONALITY would be lost, because the BIOS would be a primary gateway, and the POST would fail OTHERWISE (I believe).so then the colour bleeding occurs with various computers with different configurations?


I wouldn't say CRT colour bleeding is a fact of life- I have a monitor from 96 that has a PERFECTLY sharp picture, and have never personally seen a CRT with colour bleeding before. Now television sets, that's a different story...

What particular cards are you looking at that don't claim windows 98 support? At the very least, they will work with the generic VGA driver. The question then is wether the manufacturer has released windows 98 drivers for the device.Quote

Rebooting didn't help, reseating didn't help either. I know this is a hardware issue, as the onboard video works (but I cannot do a lot of things I used to be able to do)

I'm running Vista and only have one DVD ROM on my computer. It still opens but when I put in a DVD it loads for a minute or two then says to insert a disc. The drive still shows up on My Computer and the Device Manager doesn't show that it has any problem. I've restarted the computer a couple times and re-installed the drive but it didn't help at all.

Any help would be great, thanks!heres a couple of suggestions...

1. take apart the DVD drive and clean the lens
2. if suggestion 1 doesnt work, purchase a new one. DVD DRIVES are about $30 now.Do you know of any ways that I could narrow it down to being DIRTY or just cleaning it without removing the drive? I don't want to take it apart and void the warranty but I don't want to send it in if it's something easy I can fix. Sorry for making this a pain but if there's another route I can take I'd prefer it.you may be able to get AWAY with using a CD lens cleaner. in my experience they do not work very well, but it is the only other option that i can think of.

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take it apart and void the warranty

I figured if I took out the drive it would void the warranty on the computer.

Is it ok to use canned air in the CD-ROM?

I'm running Vista and only have one DVD ROM on my computer. It still opens but when I put in a DVD it loads for a minute or two then says to insert a disc. The drive still shows up on My Computer and the Device Manager doesn't show that it has any problem. I've restarted the computer a couple times and re-installed the drive but it didn't help at all.

Any help would be great, thanks!

Quote from: oneminuteofclarity on August 22, 2008, 03:35:03 PM

I'm running Vista and only have one DVD ROM on my computer. It still opens but when I put in a DVD it loads for a minute or two then says to insert a disc. The drive still shows up on My Computer and the Device Manager doesn't show that it has any problem. I've restarted the computer a couple times and re-installed the drive but it didn't help at all.

Any help would be great, thanks!

Running Vista..original CD inserted in DVD ROM (to play music) runs for about a minute, than stops, bought a new one about 30 $. does the same.....tried it on another comp. W 98 ...works fine...Help pls!

1. take apart the DVD drive and clean the lens

do U guys know whether RAMBO is a good brand and also is RAMBO ram durable, thanksYou be the judge....

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/741195.html

Good luckCheck to see if they OFFER LIFETIME warranty and how they DEFINE 'lifetime'

If they don't believe in lifetime warranty for RAM, they probably have LITTLE faith in their products.

I understand computer doesn't help with any pirated material of any kind , but desperate times call of desperate measrues! Please hear me out.



I went out to get electric for my flat , i LEFT my computer running a CHKDSK when i got home i BOOTED up i got a blue screen of death.

*** STOP: 0X00000024

The drive has a error on it because it got interupted while scanning my Hdd , Ive lost my original xp disc and I'm trying ti hunt down a Private ONE i burnt not to long ago , but if i cant find it , can i download a new copy of xp and put it on my mp3 flash drive and get xp to boot from that?

HELP ME !

If anyone has any other ideas please help , I'm on my webbook which doesn't have a DVD ROM / CD ROM =(You need to check if your MBoard will support booting a USB device but honestly no this propably will not work...
I'll pass on the rest.It's not exactly illegal to copy someone's XP disc if you have a valid license... I will give it a shot , i hope it does work , if it doesn't i going to have to turn this apartment inside and out for that disc.

Cheers for the reply patio.I found the disc , are you guys wearing like some lucky charms or something , cause thats just plain weird!

MERRY christmas Raptor and Patio Enjoy the Holidays and best of Luck on the new setup...Have a happy new year.

Ask someone to get you a CD map for Christmas! Im going to buy a copy tonight .

Back on my rig now

I'm trying to burn a music cd using wmp and I get a message that says there is no disc in the drive when there is a brand new, empty disc in there.
I have tried sonic record now as well as the windows cd copying utility and received the same message.
I also tried sytem restore back a month ( I cant remember the last time I used the disc drives), different discs and cleaing the dust out of the tower to no avail.

I have a cheap Dell Celeron with 512 MB of Ram, Xp OS version 2002 service pack 3. I'm not sure what else to include..

Any suggestions? I had planned to give cd's for Christmas but this will certainly put a damper on that idea.....
Thanks in advance..

Knock on wood, but this problem has yet to afflict me this session.

However, during my past two sessions, the computer monitor has frozen up and proffered strange vertical bars for my viewing pleasure. I can mess with the monitor's SETTINGS using the buttons on it, but the situation can't be helped through my efforts until I shut off the computer.

The monitor I'm using bears both the label "COMPAQ" and "7550," and is a few years old (purchased new at some point during or after 2001). Compaq describes it as such:
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Compaq V7550 monitor is an economical flat-faced 17-inch CRT that offers excellent performance for office suite software and Internet and e-mail applications. With its ample viewing area and affordable cost, the V7550 monitor is an ideal desktop display unit for mainstream business users including marketing professionals, CONSULTANTS, and trainers. The large viewable screen of the V7550 monitor REDUCES user eyestrain and fatigue while improving production speed and work quality. The 17-inch monitor offers an economical upgrade to a larger screen, without the increased bulk or cost of a 19-inch or 22-inch unit. The V7550 monitor's flat face technology offers crisp image clarity, even in the finest details of Internet sites, e-mail, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The flat face also reduces the edge-of-screen distortion normally found on curved-screen monitors. The V7550 monitor is a highly affordable CRT that can also be an integral part of a total desktop solution when COMBINED with a Compaq EVO desktop or notebook PC and docking station, which it is specifically designed to match in color and style. When you buy the V7550 monitor along with a Compaq PC, you are guaranteed end-to-end product serviceability. The V7550 monitor is designed for optimum user comfort. The monitor's tilt-and-swivel features let users adjust the positioning of the unit according to their individual needs. The V7550 monitor meets the most stringent worldwide environmental regulatory standards, including TCO99, which ensures reduced emissions and compliance with environmental sourcing and recycling standards. The monitor is also Energy Star and MPR-II compliant to ensure power usage efficiency and lower emission levels.

Quote from: landa321 on December 21, 2008, 12:40:13 PM

btw - i have one system fan that is located in the center of the side panel.

But, now that the BIOS is loading up good, what should I do next?

If I do try to load Windows on to this new hard drive, I will still have the problem with it not detecting all of the space. In other words, it will probably only detect 13100 MB instead of the full 750GB, but I guess I'll deal with that a little later.

almost forgot to mention... that CMOS error - defaults loaded came up again

Start plugging back in the devices you disconnected. Plug one in and turn it on. See what device causes the problem.

Quote from: Raptor on December 21, 2008, 02:06:36 PM

Start plugging back in the devices you disconnected. Plug one in and turn it on. See what device causes the problem.

Do I do all of this before trying the new hard drive and loading XP on to it?

It is a Gigabyte MB, but how can I tell if it has dual BIOS?
I don't know much about BIOS/CMOS

I don't have a Vista disc. I have XP Pro.


I don't see anything about Dual BIOS on the MB box. Yes... I keep all boxes.

Should I go ahead and load XP then? I have a feeling that XP without any SPs won't allow me to use all of the 750GB on the sata hard drive.

13100 MB is what was being detected. What happens if I go ahead and install XP Pro like that? Will it detect the rest of the space once I am up and running and download SP1?

i haven't actually done that. Since you said to install Vista and I don't have that, I want to make sure I should go ahead with the XP pro.

i will reconnect the hard drive now.

When I single click my left mouse key, it does a double action. For instance if I'm playing solitaire it will cause two rows of cards to deal instead of one, and if I want to move a card it will highlight and unhighlight it. If I try to open a folder, it goes right through to opening the nearest file that appears on the next screen - I have other examples of double actions for a single click. I've lowered my computer's mouse control setting to slowest, but that didn't affect it in the least. The packaging didn't actually have a Microsoft compatible logo on it, but it picked up and installed the mouse's software as soon as I first plugged the mouse in. Any suggestions?Try another mouse.Quote from: Broni on December 15, 2008, 07:12:32 PM

Try another mouse.

I want this one to work!

wow that is so cute! Absolutely adorable! I just LOVE that paint job!

I've always wanted a mouse that is nothing more than a glamourized piece of plastic that came straight out of a Chinese low-wage labour factory where mums work 18 hours a day and come home being forced to feed their children contaminated milk because they can't afford cow milk and are too stressed to produce it themselves. Milk, that is. Not cow milk. I don't think Chinese women produce cow milk.

Ever thought about the kind of paint they spray on those things? I doubt they adhere to any standards set by health committees. But then again, who NEEDS health committees? It's a mouse that looks like a frog!

I WANT ONE!

Quote from: Raptor on December 18, 2008, 03:38:57 PM

wow that is so cute! Absolutely adorable! I just LOVE that paint job!

I've always wanted a mouse that is nothing more than a glamourized piece of plastic that came straight out of a Chinese low-wage labour factory where mums work 18 hours a day and come home being forced to feed their children contaminated milk because they can't afford cow milk and are too stressed to produce it themselves. Milk, that is. Not cow milk. I don't think Chinese women produce cow milk.

Ever thought about the kind of paint they spray on those things? I doubt they adhere to any standards set by health committees. But then again, who NEEDS health committees? It's a mouse that looks like a frog!

I WANT ONE!

I don't own any factories in China. I didn't choose to manufacture anything in an unsafe manner. Instead of telling me, tell it to China. Nobody gave the American people safe work places, we had to stage our own revolutions. They'll just have to stage theirs.

Did you change your mouse settings to "single-click" on accident?

erm... what revolutions?

Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 20, 2008, 10:57:33 PM

erm... what revolutions?

The actions that got us 8 hour work days/40 hour weeks, minimum wages, work place safety regulations, and things like that.

Because I have taken up processing of video's I am now considering the replacement of my 15"CRT monitor by a 22" LCD monitor. I have tried to compare a lot of these things by their specifications but the only result is that I am left totally confused. There are so many monitors with the same given specifications but with prices, differing several hundreds of Euro's! Up to now nobody could give me a plausible answer or advice. Can anybody of you?
The specifications of my PC are: Intel Pentium IV 2.8 GHz; 1GB memory; nVidia GeForce FX 5500.I've found that the only effective way to select a new monitor is to first set a budget...
Research the models in your price range...
And finally go see them in person.I am very satisfied with the performance, looks, quality and OSD of any modern Samsung LCD screen. They are sold for as few as 120 euros.

Given your location, have a look here (Click)

I'd stay away from Acer. Hello!
If I may add, ask for people who are using LCD screens for the longest time and ask if they can make recommendations...Quote from: RAPTOR on December 21, 2008, 09:42:01 AM

I'd stay away from Acer.

Quote from: Raptor on December 21, 2008, 09:42:01 AM

I'd stay away from Acer.

Any particular reason for this? I had an Acer LCD 19" screen for many years without a single problem.

Quote from: quaxo on December 21, 2008, 10:37:09 AM

Quote from: Raptor on December 21, 2008, 09:42:01 AM

I'd stay away from Acer.

Any particular reason for this? I had an Acer LCD 19" screen for many years without a single problem.

Acer sells cheap because they save on important components that prevent their products from breaking down after prolonged use.

That and their customer service is horrible. At least where I come from...

A Micro-Center rep told me last Holiday shopping season that Acer's LCD's were Samsung manufactured...
Boy they'll say anything to make a sale....

"CRT monitor by a 22" LCD monitor. I have tried to compare a lot of these things by their specifications but the only result is that I am left totally confused. There are so many monitors with the same given specifications but with prices, differing several hundreds of Euro's!

• The ability to twist and tilt the monitor
• The quality of the foot of the monitor
• The brightness of the screen (In CDM/2 if I'm not mistaken)
• The type of pixel warranty (Manufacturer page will TELL you)
• the response time (In milliseconds)
• the viewing angle (in degrees, the higher the better)

Windows XP cannot rebalance resources in the same way that Microsoft Windows 98 does. After PCI resources are set, they generally cannot be changed. If you change to an incorrect IRQ setting or I/O range for the bus that a device is on, Windows XP cannot compensate by rebalancing the resource that was assigned to that bus.

The Plug and Play operating system settings in the computer BIOS do not generally affect how Windows XP handles the hardware. However, Microsoft recommends that you set the Plug and Play operating system setting to No or Disabled in the computer BIOS.

Manually assigning IRQs to PCI slots in the system BIOS as a troubleshooting method may work on some non-ACPI systems that use a standard PC hardware abstraction layer (HAL), but these settings are ignored by Plug and Play in Windows if ACPI support is enabled. If you MUST manually assign IRQ addresses through the BIOS to a device on an ACPI motherboard, you must reinstall Windows to force the installation to use a Standard PC HAL.

Hello all,

am using HP Pavilion ML110 G2 server system ...

(OS: RHELv.4.0)one of the server MACHINE showing "" Checking NVRAM" message at the time of booting and it was not going further...... couple of weeks back the same message came but stood for half an hour and worked normally. ( is this will come bcz of dead battery present in machine)... could any one please tell me why it stood like this...

In another system on LOGIN window back ground screen it showing black screen and login window is ALSO showing partilly if we enter user and password it was WORKING fine... i think is was with BIOS problem and upgraded this but still same problem..... i just tried by upgrading firmware it did half and not proceding further ( ROMPAQ Firmware upgrade utility version 5.02) for this do i need to stop any services... Please any one GIVE me suggestion....

somebody pls help me. I can't chkdsk my drive D: it says that the master file is corrupt. Can my files be recovered? pls give me instructions.Hello! Welcome to CH!
Regarding your problem, we need additional info. Please read here: more infoim using windows XP SP3 with 1gb RAM, 260gb HD...

when i BOOT my pc after the windows xp loads the chkdsk start automatically. it checks my drive D: (seagate 260gb IDE) but the dskchk always aborts it says..... "Corrupt Master File Table... DSKCHK aborted". on the other hand if i double click the drive D: a message prompt will appear that says "D/: is not accessible.... The disk structure is corrupted and unreadable."

How can i solve this problem. can i back up my file in this drive?Is there any sounds produced on your harddisk? Unreasonably hot?there is no different sound produced by my HD it sound like my other HD it is not also hot.

here another info when i ryt click my drive D: and click properties these are the details:

Type : Local Disk
File System: RAW

Used Space : 0 bytes
Free Space : 0 bytes

Capacity : 0 bytes

hope that details will help. and i also think that my HD did not crashRAW is bad news. It means that windows thinks the drive is blank.
Although I have training in hard drive technology, I can not recommend anything at this point. It is possible that most of your data is still there and only an entry in the MAR has been changed. That is very unlikely an accident. It would almost always be a deliberate act by you, someone else, or a hostile program.
Have you recently used strange or new drive utilities? Did you have a failed install of a Linux system?
Anyway, I don't think I am able to help you with this one. Sorry.
Maybe somebody else here knows what to do. all i did was watch my video in real player then it is not playing. i try another vidoe from my drive D: then a message from the NOTIFICATION area appears that there is some files corrupt. after that i restart my pc. then the chkdsk automaticaaly start after the windows xp load then thats it it says "Corrupt Master file table... dskchk aborted"

i also try to chkdsk my D: in the command prompt it is also the same it also says
"Corrupt Master file table... dskchk aborted".

HELP ME ANYONE. i have tons of videos in this drive how can i recover it. The only recovery advice from MS is to format and reinstall from backup!

However, the CHKREG.EXE UTILITY seems to have had some success in recovering corrupt entries, see here. You'd have to alter the WINNT to WINDOWS if you decide to give it a go. I have never run CHKREG.

You COULD also try running the Seagate hdd diagnostics to find out if the hdd has failed. See this post.

Hang in there, others may have experienced the same problem and they MIGHT post a solution when they get out of bed.

Good luck.This basically means the MFT is corrupted,
You could try this freeware application:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

And as you can still get into windows and run it inside windows here's the link to the in-windows version rather than a live cd.

http://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk-6.10.win.zip

It is licensed under GNU General Public License so you don't have to worry about it being shareware or trial versions

Hope this helps!

It can't be this tough, I know, and I'm missing something basic but...I'm trying to go to a Yamaha EMX212 mixer/power amplifier, out to PA speakers from my PC running VISTA Premium 6600 Quad, 4GB, NVIDIA, RealTec HD and everything else you can name. I cannot for the life of me get it to play out. I have the capability hardware wise, can someone help with the smarts that I can't help myself with PLEASE? I know....stupid but come on...I just turned 55. Good memory, just short!
Thanks in ADVANCE,
BGMost desktop PCs these days do not have an analog line out. A few do. The usual thing is to use the speaker connection from the PC to go into a mixer at about +6dbm into a unbalanced line in.
This is a pain because then you can not have the PC speakers hooked up. So we get one of those stereo Y adapters, the kind that lets two people use headphones form one source. You put one to the little PC sneakers and the other to a unbalanced line input on your mixer. Be careful with the level. Yeah at full level output from PC you will notice some distortion with most sound cards, but Geek is right, You want a 3.5mm jack adapter to you canon/RCA/Big 3.5mm (forgot what size it is) or whatever you are using for your amp, and then out to the Speakers..

You will want sound level of the main volume out from your computer to be at 8/10 of full level, and plugged into the speaker/headphone port of your PC.

Then in vista make sure all your separate PROGRAMS are at full volume (in Vista you can change each programs volume independently)

Do you get any sound throughput on your PFL? (if it has one)

Do you get anything if you just plug in normal computer speakers/headphones?

I have a Storagebird Solo 20-U external disk that has been working without problems since I bought it 3 months ago. Today when I went to plug it into the normal USB port, it shut down my computer. As soon as I pulled it out of the port, the computer started up again on its own (rebooted, I guess). I tried the external drive in another port, but the same thing happened. I tried this about 4 times. Then I turned off the computer and while it was still off I plugged in the external drive, but the computer wouldn't start up at all - it'll only start if the external drive is out.

I tried two other USB sticks in the same ports and they work fine. Also found Device Manager and when I look under Properties in USB Root Hub no problems are reported.

I don't know much about computers. The info under "General" in System Properties gives the computer as an AMD Athlon(tm) 64X2 DUAL. CORE Processor 4200+. 1.77 GHz, 1.00GB RAM. I have Windows XP Prof SR2 (2002) SERVICE Pack 3.

Did a virus scan tonight and nothing came up.

I may have pulled the external drive out of the USB port a few days ago without going through the "Safely Remove Software" steps... but I think the disc still worked after that.

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!Sounds like it's SHORT circuiting. Check the cable for damage. thanks for responding. the cable looks just fine with the naked eye. would you suggest that I take it to the store where I bought it so they can check it?What do you need us for when you come up with all the ideas?

If they ask if you want to leave it behind, make sure that you know whether or not they back-up the data (If that is still possible)

the external casing and the hard drive are two separate objects, either one of them could be broken. If the casing is the broken part, it might still be possible to gain access to the data.

What kind of external hard drive is it? OK, I'll ask them to back up the data; thanks for the advice.

On the drive it says its a Storagebird Solo 20-U. It just plugs in to a USB port - doesn't need electricity. I stupidly threw out the box (and I think the sales receipt!). The external casing looks fine.have you tried it in another machine??? If it works in another machine, close it down/remove hardware correctly...then try it again on your machine...

also you can goto control panel, system, hardware, device manager, click the + sign
next to universal serial devices, right click each one and uninstall...then re-boot system(they will be re-configured) and
try the disk again...

Good Luckthanks for the very clear instructions! After I read your note I tried it on another machine and it doesn't work there either. Took it back to the store where they tested it and said it's not getting any electricity. It's off to repair land.It does sound like a short circuit... and you are very lucky because USB SHORTS can be very unforgiving and painful.

They can take out motherboards on their own!

Good to see it's being repaired though

Did you do that test yet? Oh, I have not. =/
I haven't really had a chance to sit down and play a good hour of anything, especially since I'm still contending with intermittent BSODs and the busy winter schedule. I do plan on playing the Witcher for an extended amount of time tonight or tomorrow - I'll report the temperature when I get it.

Also, my computer has stayed a steady 52-55C (not running GAMES) after changing to the settings in the guide. For reference, I had previously held a STABLE 63ish degrees.After over an hour of the Witcher, my computer was at about 60C. I also didn't get any BSODs (yet)!

So how would I go about lowering my temperatures even more? Which variable would I mess with? I'm still a tad reserved in terms of fiddling with rivatuner.Also, I just discovered that I have a 500W PSU, not a 600. Is the PSU possibly bottlenecking (or causing nv4disp.dll BSODs)? Or perhaps, causing some parts to GENERATE more heat than necessary?Quote from: Darusame on December 24, 2008, 01:26:22 AM

Also, I just discovered that I have a 500W PSU, not a 600. Is the PSU possibly bottlenecking (or causing nv4disp.dll BSODs)? Or perhaps, causing some parts to generate more heat than necessary?

Well, doesn't that clearly indicate a bad monitor? Is it an LCD monitor?

As I understand it, failure in LCD monitors is often due to a bad internal power supply component, and that component can be replaced. I have a 19 inch LCD that someone turned in to a recycling drive conducted by a local computer users' group to which I belong. It did not work. A friend who knows a lot about electrical circuitry and who is also a member of the group fixed it by pulling a power supply component from another monitor, as I understand it, and I became the new owner. I've been using it for about 6 weeks now and it's working FINE.

So, if you have any repair shops in your area, you might want to explore the repair option.Quote from: soybean on December 24, 2008, 10:26:04 AM

Well, doesn't that clearly indicate a bad monitor? Is it an LCD monitor?

As I understand it, failure in LCD monitors is often due to a bad internal power supply component, and that component can be replaced. I have a 19 inch LCD that someone turned in to a recycling drive conducted by a local computer users' group to which I belong. It did not work. A friend who knows a lot about electrical circuitry and who is also a member of the group fixed it by pulling a power supply component from another monitor, as I understand it, and I became the new owner. I've been using it for about 6 weeks now and it's working fine.

So, if you have any repair shops in your area, you might want to explore the repair option.

So one monitor works and the other doesn't?

What brand of monitors are we talking about and have you tried removing the monitor entries from the device manager yet?

Yes, that Sony monitor is of very high quality. Can't stand the little lines that you see running across the screen, though.

Try removing the generic non-PNP and restart. Keep the monitor hooked on
If that doesn't work, get monitor drivers from the manufacturer's webpage and load those.

Try the non-functioning monitor on the other laptop?

I am looking for new headphones to buy 150 or less(for use on my pc), i want them to be wounderful for music as well as incorperate the fancy new sound card features that go into new games.

wounderfull surround sound and directional sound/sound staging (not multispeaker/ 5.1 plz)

awsome bass (subwoofer is very important.)

I do not use a microphone

I prefer closed headphones but open are ok to.

I have the new X-Fi Xtreme Gamer card from soundblaster:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1156203598230

they will be used for gaming, listening to music (metal, POP, rock, and many more, again bass very important) Budget ? ?Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 03:57:59 PM

Budget ? ?

...150 or less...

Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 03:57:59 PM

Budget ? ?

I think it's $150 or less.

Quote from: doc_holliday420 on December 23, 2008, 03:18:50 PM

...150 or less...

Quote from: soybean on December 23, 2008, 04:14:07 PM

Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 03:57:59 PM

Budget ? ?

I think it's $150 or less.

Quote from: doc_holliday420 on December 23, 2008, 03:18:50 PM

...150 or less...

I thought he meant quantity.

Hi there i just got myself a OLDER laptop p3 750 60gb hd 512mb ram dvd/cd-rw works GREAT but here is the thing the guy that i got it off of told me i can BUY a INTERNAL wireless card to put into it but didnt tell me where i could buy it or even the model of it been to hp website but no info on adding one i see the slot for it with the little wire and such but no luck finding information on ANYONE adding one so if anyone knows where i could find one and which one would work that would be great i hate the little pcima cards so im hoping to find the internal oneCould it be a PCMCIA Wireless Card he was talking about?
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=pcmcia%20wireless%20card&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

i went to add and REMOVE programs and i accidentally deleted my sound driver. i have WINDOWS xp and i have philips SPEAKERS
help please !Download, and install Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
Open it, click Computer, then Summary.
In upper menu, go Report>Quick Report-Summary
Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post.
Don't include anything under line DEBUG - PCI

It may be some time before anyone gets to see the log, so look for your Multimedia Device and look it up on Google.
Or, go to your computer manufacturer's website, look up your computer model, and download the Sound Card Drivers.Still got the CDs that came with that PC? Soundcard drivers should be on the CD.

Hi, My internet WOULD randomly disconnect and then to get it WORKING again I would shutdown my computer. In the process of shutting down a BSOD occurs. I don't know if the internet disconnecting is linked with the BSOD but it has HAPPENED multiple times together.
Any help would be appreciated. Please Post the ENTIRE BSOD message as it will help in the DIAGNOSIS...The bottom portion of the BSOD is:
STOP: 0X000000D4 (0XA6C06038, 0X0000001C, 0X00000001, 0X80502CCC
It also said physical dump memory complete and rdbss.sys

Hi all.

Until recently the network in my house was a wireless one, running through a Linksys WRT54G router. A couple of weeks ago I decided to connect them with cable instead, to improve things. Ever since then I have not been able to print from the other workstations to my printer.

I had no issues when I was just running wireless. My main workstation prints to the printer (HP LaserJet 1100) just fine. The printer is set to share. All the MACHINES in my house are running XP. The printer doesn't even SHOW up on my other workstations when I run the wizard.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.Procontec, I SEEM to vaguely remember from some time back when i was setting up a printer share on a network that it is vitally important to do the share instructions from the main user computer in the network. Don't know if this helps or is relevant. Best of the season,truenorthare all the systems on the same workgroup/domain as the main workstation???

It doesn't sound as if they are, until all machines are on the same LAN, they will not see the shared printer...so...setup your network on each machine and use the same workgroup for all...

interesting they all printed fine running wireless...need to think about that one...

can also check here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=115&prodSeriesId=25470&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25470&objectID=bpl05891

Good LuckThanks for the replies ladies and germs.

Well I think it's definitely SOMETHING to do with the way my network is set up, and it won't make matters any easier that my knowledge in this AREA is sketchy at best.

I believe the main user computer is not the one that the printer is connected to, but I'm not sure how to determine which is the main computer. It may be of note that when I run the Add Printer Wizard on the workstation attached to the printer, it doesn't see the printer when I search the network, but it does find it locally.

This may be too much brainpower to ask you guys to devote to this right now, what with visions of sugarplums dancing through our heads and all. Thanks as always.
Quote

Thanks for the replies ladies and germs.

Is this possible?
I've done it with normal PC's a couple of times, but will it be possible to do it with this computer?

Machine name: ELI-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_ldr.071023-1545)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: FUJITSU
System Model: LifeBook A6120
BIOS: Version 1.07
Processor: Intel(R) CORE(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2038MB RAM
Page FILE: 948MB used, 3344MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag NOTES
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
INPUT Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family




Thanks for any help Quote from: styx3 on December 24, 2008, 09:57:20 AM

Is this possible?
I've done it with normal PC's a couple of times, but will it be possible to do it with this computer?

Hi,
I recently had to reinstall XP on my comp and for the past few days I have been trying desperately to get my computer to once again detect my Logitech X-530 5.1 speakers. I have a Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard with an onboard sound card and I've been installing all the drivers i can find in order to get it to recognize my speakers like it used to. The last two drivers i tried were here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2281 under Audio. I thought for sure one of them would work, but alas, when i tried each, neither did. I'm all out of ideas, can anyone help me out?

thanks!Did you install chipset driver, first?yes, but because i got the installation FILE from a FRIEND with faster internet, i will DL it myself and install againAlso...
Did you try speakers on another computer?
Does Device Manager show any errors?yes, the speakers work on the other, older computer i have without errorsTry to reinstall those chipset drivers, then.ok, from this site http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2281 i INSTALLED the fourth chipset driver, and reinstalled the two audio drivers separately, and still, sound and audio devices on the control panel does not recognize the speakersQuote from: Broni on December 24, 2008, 09:59:29 PM

Does Device Manager show any errors?

I have a Maxtor OneTouch external HD that I've used before on my laptop that's running Vista and haven't had a problem. When I plugged it into the FIREWIRE connector the device manager tells me (under Maxtor Peronal Storage Security) that 'this device cannot start (code 10)'. The software is current and I haven't had any luck finding a solution on the Maxtor website or Windows Help. Maxor Manager, the program it uses, doesn't recognize a device either. I don't know too much about computers and didn't want to try to poke around too much on my own so that's as far as I've gone. Any help is appreciated, thanks.It has a CONNECTION for a USB but I can't find the cord for it.Can anyone tell me where to find out more about the error codes coming from the device manager? I haven't been able to find anything about it.I hooked it up to try what you sent me and it started to work fine WITHOUT me doing anything. Thanks for the help though, I'll make SURE to try it if the hd starts acting up again. Thanks again!I hooked it up through the firewire like I did before and it worked. I had it connected for a day or two and without unplugging it starting to tell me the same thing. I'll try the things you said and see if I can get it working again.

Quote from: Raptor on December 24, 2008, 03:15:05 AM

haha!

What's so funny?

Ah yea it was kind of difficult to read (Sorry Truenorth)

I just thought you might be laughing because I forgot the 'b' on bonus and it looked kinda funny with a quick glance...

Kurtiskain, I commend you on your last suggestion.That test will eradicate any concerns i have about the firewire aspect.truenorth

I have a Dell Inspiron 1521 with an AMD Turion 64X2, Radeon X1270, 2 Gb RAM running Windows Vista. I know the Dell Inspirons can be purchased with a Nvidia GeForce Go 8600M GT (256MB) but can I change out the Radeon for the Nvidia?You want to change the Video Card in a LAPTOP? This is really not recommended, if possible.

Do you really need to?just wanting to upgrade so i can play some newer games
It LOOKS fine, at least for most games.

What new games are you talking about? Anything specific?sorry forgot that part...just GOT call of duty world at war for xmas but can't play it..Hmmmm.....What do you mean you can't play it? What happens?it installs fine but when i select single player, the screen just stays black with music in the backgroundi also looked at the little windows EXPERIENCE information and it said the minimum is a 4.1 and my comp is a 3.1

Hey there, it's my first post on these forums

I got this strange problem, I HOPE someone will be able to provide a solution to it.

My SATA HDDs are detected in the BIOS and I could partially install Windows XP on this brand new 500GB HDD . YET at startup when my computer looks for a media to boot from, it says there's no hard disk detected!? (hence why I couldn't complete the Windows XP install)

It doesn't come from the cables nor the disks (I tried other ones).

My motherboard is an Asus P5Q. I already messed with the SATA configuration in the BIOS and tried all settings available but it didn't help. I also updated the BIOS and it didn't help either.

Could anyone provide help to this strange problem? Thanks in advance!Very early on in the install process there is a prompt to "PressF6 if additional drivers are needed"...
At this point insert your MBoard driver CD for the SATA/RAID driver installation...Quote from: patio on December 25, 2008, 09:24:41 AM

Very early on in the install process there is a prompt to "PressF6 if additional drivers are needed"...
At this point insert your MBoard driver CD for the SATA/RAID driver installation...

Was this a real XP CD or the "sharpie" version ? ?

It's a 'real' CD in the sense it's pretty much unmodified.

Quote

It's a 'real' CD in the sense it's pretty much unmodified.

Not the answer i was looking for...

Somehow my computer monitor has been disabled and i have tried rebooting in safe mode and in last known configuration, yet both did not work. Now everytime we start the computer a screen comes up saying setup is being restarted and freezes. If i could somehow get to the desktop i could use the device management and get through it in the dark but i can't get the computer to boot up. HELP please. thanksIs this a laptop?

Can you get to the Desktop?

What Operating System?

What is the error message and when does it apSpear?No its not a laptop. its windows xp and i cant get to the desktop. everytime i go to reboot the computer it freezes mid process on a page that says "setup is restarting". If i could figure out a way to get to the desktop i know a way to enable the monitor but right now the computer wont go to the desktop.Setup is Restarting? Are you not booting Windows normally?

Also, can you try another monitor if you think it's a monitor problem?We have tried booting it in safe MOOD and normal mood and both times it freezes and says setup is restarting. And right now it's not really a monitor problem, since we can't even get to boot anymore. Before it would boot and go to a BLACK page but now it freezes.err basically that means your windows partition is screwed, your installation failed partway through?

Slave your drive in another machine, backup all your important stuff off, and reformat and reinstall windows.OR

Try a Repair Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

None of your personal files will be deleted.
You will need the Genuine XP CD.Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on DECEMBER 25, 2008, 11:13:24 AM

OR

Try a Repair Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

None of your personal files will be deleted.
You will need the Genuine XP CD.

Nup even windows 2000 would run 2 CPU's like that.

I guess it would be really cool to get your hands on some though to see how it really works.I have a dual socket 370 P3 1GHz server system, with 2GB of RAM.
Downside is, those systems usually require ECC RAM, which is even more expensive and harder to find.
Plus, dual CPU systems are better if the processors are properly matched - not just the same stepping or core - which can also be hard to do.
I lucked out on an Ebay deal.
Pretty decent machines, but then again I work with older hardware a lot, so anything with a clock speed of around 750MHz or more is "pretty decent" to me.yeah that always was a problem, they have to be the same processor CODE, right?

Like if you WANTED to run 2 2,5GHz Celerons, you would NEED 2 SL6ZY's not a SL6ZY and a 2.4 clocked to 2.5You'd need the same CPU yes, and I'm almost positive the same stepping of that CPU.
Best results are if you have CPUs with the same ... can't remember the name ... but it indicates where it was made and when.
My CPUs were both made at the same plant, in the same week, and the RAM modules all show the same week of manufacture and similar serial numbers.
Re: different OSes, some OSes do not support multiple CPUs but do support multiple cores.
Not sure, without Googling, if XP HOME will do it or not.It would seem after some Google searching, NT 4.0 and anything about that in the NT family should run Dual-or-more CPU's

However XP home does not support 2 CPU's

From http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november26.mspx
Quote

Supporting Dual Processors

Another reason to CHOOSE Windows XP Professional is if yours is a dual–processor system. Some high–end computers, graphics workstations, and supercharged machines built by gaming or COMPUTING enthusiasts have two processors on the motherboard. How can you tell if your computer has two processors? You can be fairly certain that if you aren't sure, then your computer is a single–processor machine. For dual–processor computers, you'll need to purchase Windows XP Professional instead of Home Edition to enable the second processor to work.

Hey everyone.

I bought a brand new Dell VOSTRO 1510.

Everythings great, except 2 things. Above my keypad is a list of little flashy things, that show whether the network is working, if the caps lock is on or not, etc. I noticed there was a "B" which stood for bluetooth.

The only problem is, I dont know how to use it, or even find out if I have it.

I tried the Dell help LINE, but they couldnt do anything...
Any help on how to enable/figure out bluetooth?

Secondly, my touchpad's scrolling feature [ya know...the one where you can scroll USING the touchpad itself] suddenly stopped working. I restarted my laptop normally with no difference than before, and all of a sudden, it stops working. Normal movement WORKS, its just the scrolling feature that isnt working, which is something I really do use.

Yes I have CALLED Dell about my problems, and they were of no help.
Thanks in advance for any help.

- ZainDid it come with a manual? NoCheck the back panel for a Bluetooth jack...this will tell you whether it has it or not...
As to the Touchpad issues try in Control Panel and the adjustments should be in there...
Good Luck.what does the bluetooth jack look like?


and I tried the mouse and Dell touchpad settings.

Both problems are still happening.

original problem was that they had two drives, a bootable XP install on an IDE DRIVE, and another IDE drive. their problem is it isn't booting from the second IDE drive, and ALWAYS boots to the first IDE, no matter what they do to the boot order.

Well, surprise surprise, the new drive is unbootable. so regardless of wether it appears first in the boot order, the computer won't be able to boot from it and will move down the list to the next one, EVENTUALLY hitting the bootable IDE drive and proceeding to boot from it. Solution? Install an OS on the drive to boot from, by using a windows CD or other OS install solution.

Quote from: Raptor on December 25, 2008, 01:59:06 AM

So you can claim to boot from a device that does not have an OS on it?

In that CASE I can boot from my MOUSE.

If you put toothpaste on the drive it will be bootable.

Why did he SAY that? ANYONE? HELLO? MOMMY?

I am having this problem for a while. The problem concerns my printer. I have a hp psc 1610 all in one printer. When I use the installation disk to install the software and the driver for the printer and connect the printer so the installation can finish the setup the installation recognizes the Hp 1600 printer which is the wrong one. I have the hp 1610. Then each time I START my computer the wizard want me to install the printer all over again, because the installation disk does not recognize the correct driver.

I am running windows xp service pack 3
I have an hp a810n computerMaybe, the CD has a wrong driver on it. Go to HP site, and get a driver from there.Quote from: Broni on December 07, 2008, 11:42:53 AM

Maybe, the CD has a wrong driver on it. Go to HP site, and get a driver from there.

Then each time I start my computer the wizard want me to install the printer all over again, because the installation disk does not recognize the correct driver.

If the resolutions above do not help, leave the PML driver service set to Disabled . Most if not all printing functions will work without it, and print quality and speed are not affected by this.

No, not starting with clean hard drive. There is a 32-bit modded version of vista on here right now....Quote from: msglobe81 on December 25, 2008, 03:37:03 AM

ok, this is evga. i go to the website though and i cant find the motherboard. it only comes up with geforce BOARDS. This is an nforce 780i sli board... God im confused...

No, not starting with clean hard drive. There is a 32-bit modded version of vista on here right now....

ok, found a bios update for this thing. it comes in the form of a program. I downloaded it and installed it. It askes me to clear the CMOS which i did but it wont let me do anything after this. There is now a file on my desktop called bios.bin now though. What do you think i should do from here?

the only thing it tells me to do is to boot from vista disk and format that way... gives no other option

So i built this computer a while ago. Originally I had a downloaded version of vista on it but was having alot of PROBLEMS with it so I decided to change the OS. I downloaded a different version of vista that was modded and put it on the computer. Before switching to the new OS my sound worked fine but afterwards I cant get a THING out of the speakers. Since then I have installed a store bought legitimate version of Vista on the computer but the sound is still not working. I have plugged the speakers into a different computer and they are working fine... I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers and unplugged the speakers and plugged them back in about a BILLION times but am still getting the same result. Anyone have any IDEAS?We don't assist with pirate versions of Windows or any other software...

SORRY.