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Greetings,

I've been experiencing this problem for a little while now. It never used to happen, but now, whenever I use my FX 5200 in my computer, I'll have a lot of crashes. SOMETIMES it starts up and the VIDEO just cuts out, and the monitor no longer receives a signal from it. When I screw around with starting in safe-mode, or VGA mode, sometimes I get it to just work and not crash, but I am really seeking out stability here, and I don't know what else to do. When it USES the Microsoft Corporation driver it seems fine for the most part, ANY NVIDIA driver I try though always results in crashes at some point, what can I do?

If you need more data then is contained in http://home.comcast.net/~pauvro/Report_03032007.htm LET me know.

And yes, right now I am using the onboard video...so it can function.

Thanks for any help!!

- StevenWhat happened before this started?
How old is the card?
Does the card work in another machine/that machine work with another card?

I recently installed a PC in my basement. I know want to add internet ACCESS. Extending the ethernet cable form mu router into the basement is not feasible. I am using a wireless card ( DWL g 132). The signal is very low.

Is there an easy to boast the signal or repeat the signal from the my Actiontech mI624 router ?

You may have structural interference, or two many neighborhood networks using the same channel. Some specifics could be helpful. How many computers are on your home NETWORK?I have two PC directly connected to the router. I have a third PC on a wireless xard above the router with a strong signal. My fourth PC (with weak signal) is in the basement. I do have structural issues with the basement PC since the signal must go through two concrete WALLS. I have looking for a ways to avould thesse wall by using a wirsless repeater or something like that. I LIVE in dense suburban area and I see my neighbors network stronger than my network.

thanksQuote

I have two PC directly connected to the router. I have a third PC on a wireless xard above the router with a strong signal. My fourth PC (with weak signal) is in the basement. I do have structural issues with the basement PC since the signal must go through two concrete walls. I have looking for a ways to avould thesse wall by using a wirsless repeater or something like that. I live in dense suburban area and I see my neighbors network stronger than my network.

thanks

Have a newl BUILT COMPUTER. It STARTS when I plug it in but won't POST. Can't turn it off with the On or Restart BUTTONS, only when I un-plug it.Please start here

My DVD/CD drive can read a DVD-ROM and play an DVD, but it cannot play a CD or a CD-ROM.
i can play pc games that are on dvd rom dics and i can watch dvd on my computer but i can not listen to music or play games that are on cd's or cd rom's.
i went to properties and it says that its working correctly and i GO to troublshooter and it has no options for my problem.
ive tried seeing if a drver download would fix it but no.
this problem i HAV emakes it aweful hard to reformat my computer when my computer wont read the windows XP dics.

any ideas or am i just going to end up haveign to buy a new cd dvd drive???Do you have another computer you can put that burner into? If CDs can be read when the device is installed in a different computer we will know the device is probably not the culprit. Some burner/players have 2 lasers in them for the different functions...sounds like one of the lasers are shot.no i dont have a extra computer laying around but if i did that would be nice haha thanks for the tip though i think it might be cheaper to get a new dvd cd burner then to buy a computer to see if this burner works im not sure though Stephena11987,Is this optical unit a recent addition to the computer? Is this something that just started to be a problem or has this always been the case? What is the default audio player that you are using? Have you tried more than one audio player to see if they all react the same? I assume that all the components of the DVD play are AVAILABLE IE; both audio and video? It does sound most likely that the problem is related to the drive but maybe it is the audio player that can be the culprit. Is the unit a burner as well as a rom? Have you tried to burn a cd disk and if so what was the result? If you can burn a cd try and see if the resultant cd will play on a stand alone cd player and report back. Truenorthstephana11987, I have taken out my cd r/w SEVERAL TIMES by deleting software especially using "delete" not "remove programs" in control panel. try SYSTEM RESTORE at a date when you know the hardware was working properly i also have used 'uninstall" in the hardware manager then rebooted the computer. when the computer reboots, click on 'start', you should see "new hardware found". hardware manager should show your cd r/w is re-installed i have recovered lost drivers that way. system restore is the safer way
corkyB Quote

Some burner/players have 2 lasers in them for the different functions...sounds like one of the lasers are shot.

First of all, my specs:

Pentium 4 3.0GHz
1GB of DDR
120GB HD, 500GB external
ATI 2600 HD 512MB DDR2 (AGP)
Mobo - P5P800S

Recently I purchased ATI 2600 HD 512MB AGP and after installing it I noticed my computer started processing much slower than with nVidia 6800 XT 256MB. I went into BIOS settings and tried to change video settings from 256MB to 512MB but 256 was the last and highest there. Does this mean my motherboard doesn't support 512MB video card? I just increased monitor refresh rate from 60 to 75 which increased the speed and looks like it works to its potential, but is there anything else I should do to maximize performace and make sure I get full speed out of this card?

Thanks in advance,

- DimaWhat exact setting did you change in the BIOS?
Make sure you completely uninstall your old video drivers and install the latest ATI drivers for your new card.I didn't change completely I only tried. I am at work right now and I can't remember the name, it was something like VGA, after pressing Enter it allows you to choose your video card memory starting with really low (around 56 may be lower) and going up to 256. Since there was no 512 option I didn't end up changing anything and didn't save the settings. Yep, I completely uninstalled my previous drivers from nVidia.I think what you tried to change is the onboard memory allocation, for the onboard graphics chip.
Let us know exactly what it's called when you get HOME if that's OK.
Is the system overall slower, or just in 3D applications?Mostly windows related tasks, 3D applications perform pretty good. Is the ATI 2600 HD really better than nVidia 6800 XT?

Sure, I'll post the setting when I get home. Thanks guys.At first you said it replaced a 6800XT, is that right or was it a 6600XT?
What kind of memory did it have, GDDR3 or DDR2?Sorry, my bad (already modified). Correct it is 6800 XT, I believe it was just DDR.The 2600 PRO should be faster than the 6800XT.
If it's Windows related tasks that are slower rather than 3D, i think it may be a lack of maintenance.
What maintenance do you do on your PC?I use CCleaner to use temporary and unused files, Registry Mechanic, once every couple of times I'll perform defragmentation. Always updated although recently I had Ad-ware from some MelWare website but it was cleaned by Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 and I happen to FIND large amounts of small files created in different folders probably left from ad-ware but they don't do anything.And so I CHECKED the setting that I tried to change it is Graphics Aperture Size currently set to 256 and thats the highest option. What is this? Does this have anything to do with the video card?I'd remove the CMOS battery for 10 minutes with the machine unplugged and then replace it ...re-boot and start over...who knows how many changes you made in the BIOS that could be the cause of these symptoms.

Ok normally I am good with computers but I have racked my brains to try and find out the problem!

My mic isn't taking my voice, its taking soundcard input

Im not sure if anyone has heard of Sony VEGAS Video

I clicked record from mic and it took every noise on my pC like people loggin in and out of msn :|

Thanks for any help Go to the Control Panel and check Sounds and Devices. Make sure EVERYTHING is as it should be there. Can you record from the mic in any other application? well Im a DJ so i tryed it in SAM broadcaster and it made a heck of a strange noise. Anyway ive tryed going into control panel everything seems to be fine :|But can you record from the mic in any other application? The Windows Sound Recorder, for instance.

It reads as if the application you were recording with was using the soundcard's audio output as the mic input. Its a headset and come to think of it i think its that THATS playing up. Its really muffled when i speak and its only picking it from the headphone BIT :|
Ive tryed switching the plugs around at the back,

Thanks for the help ;]
Im gonna buy a new oneYou're not plugged up right...

Does anybody know about Kogi LCD monitors, specifically the L5QX. Manufactured circa 2004. SOMEONE gave me a working one with no papers or drivers and I'm trying to find drivers and maybe even a manual for this.ummm...you plug it in. you dont need drivers.Ummm...Thanks for your input, Homer. Of course, I've already DONE that and it worked fine. Nevertheless, manuals and such are usually available from somewhere and that's what I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with. Googling KOGi doesn't seem to produce anything helpful, and I BEGIN to think the COMPANY may no longer exist. Nevertheless (if I may be reduntant), nothing sought, nothing gained.
SMK
Do you have a specific question about a feature on the monitor? If it works fine, why worry about not having a manual or driver for it? Obviously, you don't need a driver for it. And, if it has some buttons to CONTROL various settings, you can probably figure that out by experimentation.Also sometimes you can get lucky googling an FCC ID #...hi i found this site if it,s any help............www.fixya.com/support/kogi

Is there anyway to connect my Bose Computer Speakers directly to my Panasonic Flatscrren. My reciever recently WENT out and i have these computer speakers that i never use. Is there some kind of adapter or something i can BUY in order to plug the speakers directly into the TV?

These are the speakers...http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/speakers/m/3064105/

Thanks.Gotta know the model of the TV as well.Panasonic TH-42PZ77U Plasma TV...just WONDERING if there is an adapter that will afix to the end of the computer speakers that will allow me to plug it into the Audio plugs on the tvRadio Shack.maplin if in the uk

Hi everyone!

First of all, being a newbie in this forum, I dont know where to post my problem, so please bear with me. I find the site very USEFUL so just decided to give it a try..

Recently, I was asked by my boss to install HP 1050C on ONE of the computers in our office. I installed it using the administrator account of our network. I did install it fine. I was able to print an Arc/Info genrated file.

The problem is, when Im using an ordinary log, that belong to a power users group of the network, I cant print anymore. What could be the problem.

Well, I install the plotter on a Windows2000. AMD 3000Hz. 1Gb memory station.

Thanks in advance! SmileyHow is the HP 1050c connected to your network? (Is it connected directly to one computer and then shared or is it connected via a print server?) 1. Windows 2000 host computer.
a. How is the printer connected to the host computer? Using parallel port?
b. Host computer is running Windows 2000 or Windows 2000 Server operating system?
c. Is the host computer standalone, in a workgroup, or in a domain?
d. What file system is in use on the host? NTFS?

2. User Accounts.
a. Printer installed using a "domain" administrator account or the "local" administrator account?
b. The ordinary user is a "domain" account or a "local" account.
c. The ordinary user is a member of the "Power Users" group. How does this work? Is this a "domain" group or a "local" group.

3. Test Prints.
a. The installation administrator account was able to print. From the host machine or a client machine elsewhere on the network.
b. What operating system was the client machine using?
c. What file system is the client machine using?
d. Is client machine part of the same workgroup or domain as the host?
e. How did you access the "shared" printer from the client machine
- From the Add Printer Wizard
- Using Start-Run to open a window containing the shared printer
- Using My Network Places to open a window containing the shared printer
f. The ordinary user tried to print from the host computer? And also from the same client computer the administrator used to test?
g. Can the ordinary user "see" the printer from the client computer?
h. What is the exact text of the error message when ordinary user attempts to print from the host computer? From the client computer?

4. Printer PERMISSION(s):
a. Check NTFS permissions for printer on host computer.
b. Check "shared" permissions for printer on host computer.

I don't have any experience with Windows 2000, but I studied for the Microsoft Windows XP exam and recall that NTFS permissions are tricky. For example, if you deny printer access to "Users" group but permit it for "Power Users" group, your ordinary user would be denied if he is a member of both groups because the "Users" group is denied. Denials take precedence over Acceptance.

The following utilities from www.sysinternals.com might be of value:
AccessChk
AccessEnum
ShareEnum

And one from Microsoft via TechRepublic:
Check access permissions on shares

5. If you want to do some reading, here are some Microsoft documents on the subject.
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
Well, ACTUALLY the printer is directly connected to the network. I installed it using the domain admin account and the ordinary user i was REFERING to is the domain user account.. I think the problem is on that particular computer because i tried to print to another computer on the same domain using the same account and i was able to print. I just couldn't pinpoint the problem...

Anyways, thank you all for the reply.. I think I'll be havign a great time here!

Well..I like to think that I know a bit about computers but I find myself at a cross road. I built my own computer and packed up and went to college, here I am and my WD 250G hard drive is filling up fast, so I purchased a new Seagate 250G hard drive without realizing that all of my ATA/100 IDE PORTS are full. I am now looking at purchasing a IDE to SATA adapter. but my problem comes when I want to also connect a third CD-Rom drive to my system also. Right now I am running with a single CD-Rom drive on a single IDE (there is NO way that I can change this so there are two devices on this cable, that is how my case is designed) and on the other IDE I have a CD Burner and my WD hard drive connected to the other IDE port. What do you suggest that I do to connect my third CD drive and second hard drive? Please note that I am running Windows Vista and have all other information for my computer if needed. Please include brand names to devices recommended, and I am NOT going to replace/sell/buy another hard drive or cd drive to solve this issue. I am also looking for a CHEAP but affective answer. Thanks!!!Also feel free to AIM me - jmwileman
Remove your e-mail address or be prepared for the spammers.....thanks, I was hoping that this would be a place of DECENT people, but I guess not.Yes, we're quite decent folks here but do get the odd troller passing thru'..

Onto your query. Provided you have a pci slot available, is one of >>these<< cheap enough for you, or perhaps >>this<<, or something along those lines. If you opt for either please ensure you read the specs and reviews, some don't perform very well with atapi devices.

Good luck.

Quote from: jmwilema on February 23, 2008, 11:22:33 PM

thanks, I was hoping that this would be a place of decent people, but I guess not.

hi everyone, i've had this monitor for a while now and since i got it, i keep hearing computer "noise" coming out of the speakers, i tried changing the headphone wire but no LUCK...anyone have this problem? if anyone has some info, PLEASE LET me know, this has BECOME QUITE annoying.thanks
fabs

I have a hp 2000 series laptop. The screen will not come on, you can see a little, but very dark. Best Buy suggested it was probably the back LIGHT GONE bad. I took it to a comp repair shop, was told the screen is OK, the problem is with the inverter bd. They replaced inverter and found the mother bd is not supplying enough PWR to the inverter. I was told the motherboard needs to be replaced. I was quoted a price which would just about = a new unit. My ? is if I can find a motherboard for my unit is it possible for me to install myself. Can I apply the memory in the original motherboard to the new bd, are the components transferable. I have more ?s but 1st things 1st' can I do this?

Thanks in advance

How old is this laptop?
If it's under warranty it will cover it.
Otherwise, don't even TRY. Laptop components are not designed to be user-serviceable, especially the motherboards. I would bet good money that it's actually impossible, not just hard but impossible, to remove the motherboard and fit a new one without destroying the laptop.
That's if a replacement board is even possible to find, which I doubt.
Sorry but I think you're SOL if the warranty's run out.OK... I'll bite... Has anyone ever heard of the motherboard not providing enough power to the inverter (assuming the supply cable from motherboard/power source to the inverter is in good shape)? Is it "enough" power or "no" power?

Please, this is a serious question (as I don't have the experience to say one way or the other).

Did replacing the inverter board improve the readability of the display?

And the "old" inverter board is/was good? The backlight?

Was there a parts charge for the inverter and/or a service charge for their effort?

What is standard practice for service fees within the industry?

RESPECTFULLY,
The Lone Haranguer



Did you try removing the battery (take it out and leave it out) and running the laptop off the wall current (thru the AC/DC adapter)? Isn't it possible the battery is old, tired, and affecting the power output to the display?

I have a camera which is a megxon s301 7mp,i need its driver dose anybody
know where one would find the driver for this camera.
Is this newly bought? The driver should COME with the package..

Or you MAY try googling it...What operating SYSTEM(s) are you planning to use it with?

Is this what you're LOOKING for:
http://www.megxon.com/E/techsupp/download/S301/S301_supp.htm

What is Win32 Error?Did you try googleing it?hi there win32 is a system file error which in short means some how you lost part of the sys files easy to restore thou so no problem just put your os disc in ,boot from the CD and after it loads a few files click next DO NOT TRY TO REPAIR from the first screen you see but hit enter ,then a new menu will open up click repair from here ,it will find the missing file and reload it with out losing any thing from your system .
good luck and keep us informed.I've NEVER seen the DO NOT TRY TO REPAIR option when booting from an XP CD...
If offering advice don't just throw anything out there...these are peoples computers we're dealing with.
Instructions should be more specific than stated above.prehaps my grammar isnt quiet in your league i was stating do not repair from the first option as for throwing any thing up im a tad to old to play with expensive equipment without putting my money where my gob is , i may be stabbing here but you got a problem with me or some thing? cause i find your COMMENTS quiet rude ,a question if i may sir, american by any chance?
Please re-read my post.
The point i was making is if the instructions are not specific enough for the user to follow then bad things can and do happen.
You need to be clearer in telling someone what to do to fix a problem without possibly creating a bigger problem.

If you are here to make every post a personal issue then trust me it won't last.
This is a Help Forum...not anything else.i fully understand about making the remedy as clear as poss patio just some time,s i can see the problem in my head but cant always GET my advice over by typing so my apologises mate and i fully appreciate what your saying your absolutly correct in so much as make the instruction as detailed as poss .
Try to word things as if the person was sitting there as you explained it to them.
By no means am i trying to DISCOURAGE you...just some constructive criticism that's all.

Ok, so i tried to install a new video card on my computer last night. I went to start it up and got to the windows xp loading screen with the scrolling bars and then it goes to a black screen and hangs there. I think my problem is i disabled my onboard video, and the new card i installed doesnt want to work at all. I cant get into windows to re enable the onboard video, and when i press F8 to get to start up options all i get is an option to boot from CDROM, hard drive, or floppy. One time i got a blue screen telling me it stopped my computer from starting up to avoid damage, but i dont remember what it said. I took out the new video card, and IM sure the fix is getting the onboard video working again, but i cant get past the loading screen to do that.


Im running windows xp, its a custom built computer, maybe half a year old. I dont think the new video card SPECS are relevant to this but if they are ill post them.


Also, my main problem is not being able to USE safe mode at all. Ive never had a reason to use it before, and usually its F8 F10 or something, and XP is F8 last time i looked and for some reason it doesnt give me any of the normal startup options, just what i posted above.F8 needs to be tapped repeatedly as soon as you power up and before the Windows splash screen is seen...
Then re-enable the onboard video and re-boot.

NOTE: Although it's suggested often most machines do not have to have the onboard video disabled when adding a video card...I disabled it myself, and F8 wont give me the safe mode, safe mode with networking, ETC. Im going to mash other F keys and see what i get. I think the mistake i made was disabling onboard, now there is no video at all for windows to start up on. Either that or i did something i didnt mean to do. I did disable my anti viris from starting up on startup.Ah, apparently my computer enjoys being unique, my safe mode button was F11 for some maniacal reason. I got into SAFEMODE and re enabled it, now it starts up fine. Im going to throw this video card in the trash, thanks for the help anyway.F11 ? ?
Someone is out to get you...
Does F8 go to Setup ?

Has any one bought anything from http://www.vintagecomputer.com/ ? I'm sort of skeptical about giving my debit info if this isn't a trusted site.squall_01,Cannot comment on this particular firm. However i was recently faced with a similar dilemma (even though i have made a great deal of online purchases of all kinds and never yet been scammed or received anything other than what i expected--not to say it cannot happen).I do note that this firm offers payment by "paypal" and that will AVOID the problem of sharing credit card information with the vendor. I do not have any vested inters in paypal other than being a very new subscriber to their service.You will receive all the information re their services by visiting their web site. You will need to provide either credit card or bank ACCOUNT info to them--but they never share that with any vendors. The service is free UNLESS you use it for cash withdrawls.There are no transaction fees.There is an element of protection to the buyer if the product is received damaged or is shown to have been misrepresented (i have not yet needed to avail myself of that provision so i cannot attest to it's viability). At some POINT it will be a matter of faith and trust no matter with whom you chose to do business with. good luck ,truenorth

I've started to buy the components for my new BUILD, and I started off by getting the new Intel C2D E8400 3.0GHz 1333FSB
CPU. I BOUGHT it right away because everywhere I looked was backed up on orders and I figured there would soon be a price increase. Anyways, I also got Corsair Dominator 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz RAM, and the only motherboard I can find that supports 1066MHz is the ASUS Striker II Formula LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard. This board also supports 45nm tech, (which is what the E8400 is).

I cant seem to find a MoBo that is both 1066MHz, and 45nm other than this one.

I figured I would post here to get some help/opinions on the problem. If SOMEONE can help find one cheaper than $330 USD (cost of the ASUS), it would be extremely appreciated. Thanks.do you want an SLI board?

if you want the 780i, i would go with EVGA. on ncix.com, the place where i shop, the ASUS 780i is $350 CAD, the EVGA 780i is $280 CAD.Yes, forgot about that. Also, i plan on installing a 64bit O.S. so I would like 8GB memory capacity. Thanks for the quick reply.^ read my modified post.
Yeah, that was my other choice, but i've read some reviews that I didn't like. Whats new though huh. Quote from: t_blake07 on February 13, 2008, 08:33:57 PM

Yeah, that was my other choice, but i've read some reviews that I didn't like. Whats new though huh.

The P5K board supports both 1066RAM and the 45nm...
Actually if you expand your search there are quite a few boards that support both...

Quote from: patio on February 14, 2008, 07:19:08 AM

The P5K board supports both 1066RAM and the 45nm...
Actually if you expand your search there are quite a few boards that support both...

the P5K will support 1066mHz RAM, however, it is not an SLI board.

SLI was not one of the requirements mentioned in the OP's original post.

do you want an SLI board?

Yes, forgot about that. Also, i plan on installing a 64bit O.S. so I would like 8GB memory capacity. Thanks for the quick reply.

WHY IS IT THAT MY MONITOR HAS NO DISPLAY1. Power Source. Is your system plugged directly into a wall outlet or into an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)?

2. RAM. Don't buy new RAM, test the old RAM first. I prefer the standalone program Memtest86 which may be booted from either a floppy diskette or CD. Read the literature on its WEBSITE. (By the way... you should avoid touching any of the chips, the connectors, or anything but the edges of the memory modules. And practice safe Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) precautions).

3. Safe Mode. Boot into Safe Mode and see if the system is stable (stays up). Safe mode boots up your operating system with a MINIMAL set of device drivers. Third party device drivers are a major source of system instability. Safe mode doesn't use them. (And yes, I know... it seems more like a hardware problem.)You talking to me or the invasion of Makanas?

If me, then no, tried Safe Mode, same result.

Can't test RAM with Memtest etc..because the PC doesn't stay on long enough. (apparently it takes a while)

and yes, i plug directly into the wall.
makanus you need to start a New Topic for your issue and provide alot more info.

smeltz are you saying it shuts down running MemTest also ? ?

Did you follow the THERMAL paste instructions posted ?

Let us know STEP by step what's been tried so far.

Also to determine what RAM it uses travel to Crucial's site and it will tell you. Since the machine won't stay running for any length of time you can't run the online scanner...however there is an option to wenter the machine specs manually.
Good Luck.

My brother built me a computer and the DVD drive was working fine, until some screws came loose and now it doesn't work. I've brought a new DVD drive and plugged it in, it reads the disk and it appears on My Computer but it only plays the sound, there isn't any visual. It says 'Create overlay failed' and Im not sure what I need to change.

Any HELP?cheesybeans414,welcome to the CH forums.We will need much more info before an intelligent reponce can be forthcoming. IE what is the brand of the optical device?is it the only optical device in the computer? Did it ever work properly (IE BEFORE the "screws" came "loose")?What HAPPENED to the "loose" screws? Did they fall into the interior of the computer while it was turned on? How is it connected to your sound card--via ide CABLE or by a unique connection from the rear of the optical device to the sound card?What are the restrictions if any re the type of disks that the drive permits? Have you tried a variety of disk makes? Are the device drivers properly installed/ What is the default DVD player? What video card do you have installed? Is it configured properly? Is this a DVD ROM or is it a DVD/rw? here is a link that explains the error message you are recieving--see if it may reflect the facts about the limitations of your hardware installed in your computer http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/detail.aspx?guid=&ErrorID=22049 . good luck truenorthQuote from: truenorth on February 26, 2008, 08:13:01 AM

What happened to the "loose" screws? Did they fall into the interior of the computer while it was turned on?

I bought a dell laptop E1705 refurbished last year and right from the start it would not stay on it kept restarting the only WAY it would stay on it to shut off one of the processors and still one year later the one processor is still off because all I have tried has not worked. Dell told me to erase every thing and start the computer over FRESH. Well it didn't work. I also have updated every thing I could from there web site the bios and every thing I could and still not working. I ran system diagnostic and nothing it says every thing passed. please helpTravel to Dell's site and put in your service TAG #...it will list all the DRIVERS REQUIRED for the machine.
Post the list here and we'll take a looksee.Hmm refurbished...
What was wrong with it since it was refurbished and who refurbished it?
What version of Windows is on it?

Hi, My CD drive in my HP laptop shows up in "My Computer" The icon shows that the disk is in the drive. When I try to open the disk, I get a prompt that SAYS, "Insert CD into the drive" Help!Right clik the CD drive in Device MANAGER and select Remove or Uninstall....re-boot and try it again.
If this doesn't work try a few other CD's PREFERABLY FACTORY ones such as music CD's or data CD's...if none work that drive may have headed South...

i was wondering, should i update my bios even my computer acting fine?what can i get from that?If everything is working fine you don't really need to upgrade your BIOS.
You would have to check with your motherboard manufacturer to see if there are any significant advantages to be gained from a BIOS upgrade. (An upgrade of my older socket 939 motherboard added SUPPORT for DUAL core CPUs, for instance.) tq so much for the quick reply..i think i will stay with this old BIOS.Many expensive doorstops have been created by people fooling around with this method...Quote from: patio on January 30, 2008, 09:50:37 AM

Many expensive doorstops have been created by people fooling around with this method...

Why 3 ? ?
Did you make the same mistake 3 times ?

Quote from: patio on February 14, 2008, 07:13:28 PM

Why 3 ? ?
Did you make the same mistake 3 times ?

Dear Friend,
Having three motherboards of the same factory and model no. , I bought them for the purpose of upgrade. The replaced BIOS chips are kept in my air-tight box with desicative.

Quote from: Kai-yan on February 15, 2008, 01:09:26 AM

Quote from: patio on February 14, 2008, 07:13:28 PM

Why 3 ? ?
Did you make the same mistake 3 times ?

Dear Friend,
Having three motherboards of the same factory and model no. , I bought them for the purpose of upgrade. The replaced BIOS chips are kept in my air-tight box with desicative.

... once again... why?

Hey,

I have a P4S800 motherboard for 4 years now. I recently format and reinstall Windows XP, but I lost my CD with the drivers from the motherboard which has a integrated LAN. So I downloaded the drivers from ASUS. Evertything works except the networking. Each and every time I get an ip 0.0.0.0 or 169.254.*.*.

I found on google that there was a problem with winsock that could cause the problem. I tried the solution they offered but nothing worked. So now, I'm wondering, since these are new drivers, do I have to flash my BIOS to make it work?

Thanks in advanceJust tried to connect my internet in USB. Installed the driver and everything and I still get the same behavior. And when I use the tool to build a home network, it keep saying there was an error while setting the network.It may be easier to just purchase a NIC card and install it and it's drivers...their about 10 - 15 bucks.
How did you go about configuring the network after installing the drivers ? ?
All that needs to be re-done after a format.
Get the info for the settings from your ISP to start with.Well I have a network and my 2 other computer work fine but are wireless. My xbox 360 is WIRED to the network and work fine to. Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play. I believe since I use the new drivers from ASUS website something is messed up. That why I wonder if I should update my BIOS or something like that.And I believe buying a new LAN card won't resolve the problem since I TRY to plug directly my internet in the USB port with the drivers and everything. Go to Start/Run and type in ipconfig /all on that machine and post the results...

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Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play.

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Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play.

This is unlikely...how would the machine remember your network settings, your ISP etc after a format ? ?

It requires SP1 but I just reinstall Windows. SP1 Need you to have an access to internet because it validates your windows in order to install it.

It takes forever to load webpages, I've checked internet speed tests and all come up fine. I have other COMPUTERS on this network, that also run fine. I'm frustrated because THIS computer is the newest one in the house, bought 3 months ago!
Also noticed cpu jumps to 60% when opening Internet Explorer?
Please help.

--No viruses or spy progs, ran 3 programs
--Hard drive new and not even filled 10%
--AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ 2.60 GHZ
--Memory 3454 MB (I added a 1 Gig stick 1 month ago to see if it helps)
--VISTA
--32 Bit Operating System
FieldValue
Computer
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service Pack-
DirectX4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer NameYOURLORD (YOUR LORD AND MASTER)
User Nameuser

Motherboard
CPU TypeUnknown, 2600 MHz
Motherboard NameUnknown
Motherboard ChipsetUnknown
System Memory3456 MB
BIOS TypeAward (07/16/07)

Display
Video AdapterNVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
MonitorHP w17e Wide LCD Monitor [NoDB] (CNC731xxxx)

Multimedia
Audio AdapterHigh Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

STORAGE
IDE ControllerNVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
IDE ControllerNVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
IDE ControllerStandard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID ControllerMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk DriveGeneric USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk DriveGeneric USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk DriveWDC WD1600JB-00Gxxx ATA Device (149 GB, IDE)
Disk DriveHitachi HDT725032xxx SCSI Disk Device (298 GB)
Disk DriveGeneric USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk DriveGeneric USB MS Reader USB Device
Optical DriveHL-DT-ST DVD-RW GSA-H60L SCSI CDROM Device
SMART Hard Disks StatusOK

Partitions
C: (NTFS)296154 MB (227601 MB free)
D: (NTFS)9088 MB (1268 MB free)
J: (NTFS)152617 MB (15489 MB free)
Total Size447.1 GB (238.6 GB free)

Input
KeyboardEnhanced Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard
MousePS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Network AdapterNVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (192.xxx.xx.xxx)
ModemPCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Peripherals
PrinterHP Deskjet D4200 series
PrinterMicrosoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 ControllerStandard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 ControllerStandard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB DeviceUSB Mass Storage Device
How is Firefox doing?What are the results of your speed tests?

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Also noticed cpu jumps to 60% when opening Internet Explorer?

I'm getting the following message whenever I try to play DVD's on my player. "Not POSSIBLE to turn anolog copy protection on the output display." I've dl'd and install the codecs for Win XP and I've gone to the Xabre site, dl'd the latest driver but when I try to update the driver, it tells me that I already have the latest drivers for my video card. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?DRM again???
Try VLC PLayer: http://www.videolan.org/They're certainly getting better at it aren't they ? ?This crap is really getting out of hand...
Read here
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I tried to play a DVD in my HP Pavilion notebook PC through my component video output to my HDTV and an error box came up stating:
"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to turn on analog copy protection on the output display.
[...]Am I to understand that out of the box only Windows Media Center can play my DVD's? Do I have to BUY a seperate DVD decoder or DRM plug in for Media Player?

Copy Protection cuts in when your Video Card or Monitor does not comply to
the HDCP standard
http://www.digitalconnection.com/FAQ/HDTV_12.asp
http://www.pcstats.com/artvnl.cfm?articleID=1871

Thanks for the links to the DRM stuff. The funny thing is that on the same PC, Windows Media Center will play a COPYRIGHTED DVD out the component port and Windows Media Player will not.

Using Limewire only strengthens their position

I purchased and installed a new upgrade kit (motherboard, processor, power supply, and WINDOWS XP OS). The kit also came with a SATA adapter. I need to know if my standard HDD is supposed to work with the SATA adapter. After completing the recovery process (INSTALLING the OS) my computer will not BOOT up from the HDD. I get the error message, "Media Test Failure, check cable."

what type of adapter is is? a SATA to USB, a IDE to SATA, etc.hi there firstly as for the sate adaptor yes you can run a ata h/drive from there but your need a sata=ide connector avaible from maplin approx £3, but why would you when your new motherboard will have a ide connector on it from which you can run cd drive and hard drive.
Quote from: treslek on February 14, 2008, 04:15:24 PM

hi there firstly as for the sate adaptor yes you can run a ata h/drive from there but your need a sata=ide connector avaible from maplin approx £3, but why would you when your new motherboard will have a ide connector on it from which you can run cd drive and hard drive.

I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium and use an HP Deskjet 3940 printer. In the past I have been able to print multiple pages from a web site and print emails in my gmail account (a web BASED email system). Now I can print only the first two pages of a web site and cannot print emails at all. When I try to print an email, the printer icon appears in the tray in the LOWER RIGHT HAND corner of the desktop and the printer system window shows the print job in the queue, but nothing prints. Any IDEAS? Thanks.Try uninstall/reinstall.

Can someone HELP me??


My Operating System ( ANY OS ) is driving me nuts.....I already Formatted my HD, install my OS ( tried XP and Win2k ), but my OS is not working as it should be, tried it on SafeMode, it's working perfectly fine ( NEWLY Installed OS ).....tried it to install other hard drive, change my memory .....but same old thing.


What SEEMS to be the problem.Since it seems to be better in safemode off the TOP of my head i'd say you're missing your MBoard drivers...
That or the hard drive itself has issues.
Run chkdsk /r on it to see if that's the CASE...Quote from: d3nz on February 18, 2008, 08:14:58 PM

...my OS is not working as it should be...

What seems to be the problem.

ok so earlier yesterday there was a power out at my house. when i came home all the CLOCKS were blinking. but yet because i had my power strip off my computer WORKED fine. so i was on it for a while. then i LEFT for some errands and came back to it. during that time the power strip was on. i had gotten light bulbs for a light that had blown out on the same power strip. now before i left for errands i put my computer in sleep mode. when i came back to put in the light bulb i turned off the power strip. now i cant get the video to go up but my computer works fine. ive tried RESEATING my video card and all but nothing works. input pleaseHave you tried another power strip ?
Some of them fail completely or partially when they TAKE a hit...
Are there any lights on the monitor ?yeah lights on the monitor are still on like the power indicator and four other lights for screen adjustment (which just blink)Does this machine have an external Modem ? ?
If so power down and un-install it and then re-boot and see what happens.
Also try the monitor on a working machine.
Borrow another vid card and swap it into your machine to determine if it's the vid card.

I have WINDOWS 2000 professional.
it boots up and starts to load windows then part way through it crashes and SAYS "inaccesible boot device"
it also says to run chkdsk /f, but i cant get toa C: prompt to run it.
then i BOOTED from a floppy tried to change to c: but it says there isn't one.
waht i dont understand is if there is no c drive then how can it get as FAR as loading windows?

please any help
Barry
Welcome to the CH forums.

Try running Fixboot from the Recovery Console.

Good luck

Hi Everyone,

I recently bought an external USB plug and play sound card that has a sound and microphone port. I use it on my desktop PC when I mix music so that I can have on my main channel and sound card the outpout sound while on the USB I can HEAR the next song I am going to play, it works flawlessly.

But when I get to use it on my laptop, HP DV2000 Windows Vista Ultimate, 2GB RAM, 120GB and AMD Turion 1.6Ghz, it works but then the main sound card "cancels out" and the computer will only output sound on the USB card and not the main sound card, in other words it only lets you have one sound card active at a time.

Is there any way to fix this, its extremely annoying to mix without listening to where you are going to mix in to the next song and I TEND to use my laptop more to mix in PLACES than my desktop PC.

Thanks in ADVANCE!
Tomas
San Jose, Costa Rica

Well, I moved my computer from my dorm room back to my house. when i started it up the first time the computer would turn off on its own about halfway through the windows loading screen. I decided maybe one of the USB plug-ins i had was shorting, so i removed all of the USB's, and just left my keyboard. This time the computer started and went to my windows screen PERFECTLY, but when i plugged in my USB mouse i got a BSOD, and my computer restarted. I then unplugged the mouse and the computer shut off. This time, I could not turn it back on. I’ve taken everything out and tried with different setups, I've also tried resetting BIOS, taking out the battery, messing with the PWR SW jumper, and no luck. I cant get any of the fans starting up. When i hit the power button there is no sign of life whatsoever. I am GOING to jump off a lift soon because i am getting pretty frustrated -_-.

If anyone has any ideas of what could be WRONG, and/or what i could do it would make my life a whole lot better. Also, if anyone solves the problem i will give them a cookie!


Thanks alot,
jeffhave you tried a different PSU?Is this the new build from a few months ago that had the PSU at 220 ? ?
That PSU may have given up the ghost ...hopefully the MBoard and CPU have survived once again.
Are you getting any beeps on startup at all ?
Did you re-seat all the internal components especially the RAM and vid card ?patio, did you like go back into my past and look at those old threads? cuz thats creepy!! but no that was a different build.

Yes i did reseat everything.

I tried a different PSU.

There is no beeps because the PSU doesnt even turn on. there is nothhing turning on at all.

I think im going to just change the mobo. Although the light does come on.. so i know its receiveing power.

Its been a while since i came on CH because i was so depressed with my computer i decided to take a break and re-think the situation. I guess its time to get a new mobo.

You guys think its dangerous to leave my cpu in the mobo thats dead? Because i really DONT want to have to replace it ><.

Thanks for ur help guys.

I'm not sure why you would think it's creepy...i recognised your name and remembered similar troubles with the machine.. and wanted to know what we were dealing with since there were no details whatsoever on the machine in question.

I'll move along now and leave it to others but i'd suggest posting some details on the machine.patio is...

creepy!!!....LOOOOOOOOOLpatio I <3 you o.O lol
It was just impressive that you remembered me because i rarely come on CH.

Machine details:

Cooler master centurion 534 case

Amd athelon 64x2 6000+ windsor

m2a-mvp (480 x chipset) mobo

2gigs of crucial DDR2 800

1 8800 gtx

Broadway Com Corp 600watt psu

2 150g wd HDD(SATA2)
1 500g maxtor HDD(SATA2)
1 60g old maxtor HDD(IDE)

GIGABYTE 92mm Ball CPU Cooler

I am also now considering that its possible that my CPU fan wasn't set on as well as it should have been. I had brought it back from my dorm, and it got knocked around. Sooo It may be possible that the fan was not on properly and my CPU got burnt out from multiple restarts.

Now my question to you guys... If it was my CPU that blew up, would my fans turn on? Like, would anything start at all? or would it just sit there and nothing would go on at all. Because if i could get any life at all out of anything i could try to trouble shoot, but i simply don't get any response.


Anyways once my paycheck comes ill buy some new parts, I'm just not sure what parts to buy ><.

Thanks again,
-Jeff

OK, I admit to not being a computer nerd. (bless you those that are with out my world would stop) my computer is randomly stops allowing my KEYBOARD to type. I seem to be able to move the plug to another usb port and the keybroad works again. So am I looking a a bad keyboard with no other symptoms or bad usb ports, or something worse? KEYBOARDS shouldn't stop working unless something bad had happened to them. Does the one you replace it with do the same thing after a while? Could you provide a little more info to what happend?I haven't actually replaced the key borad, i only have one. I simple moved the plug to another slot. We've done that twice. I even retarted the computer thinking it was a software or viral glitch. This keyboard has never been abused or even over used for that matter. It simply stops allowing you to type nothing show up on the SCREEN and if i unplug it and PUT it in another usb slot it works fine like now. hope that helps a littleYes, I think that the port is dirty. Try getting an electronic cleaner and spray the port lightly an the usb on keyboard. I found DeoxIT to work.where do find that?
Most Electronic or Hardware stores should have them.If you plug keyboard back into first USB port, will it work?It should work after you clean it, compressed AIR should work as well.
Keyboards shouldn't stop working unless something bad had happened to them.

Oh yest they do! They pooch out just like any other piece of electronic hardware.When troubleshooting a faulty keyboard, the first thing you should always do is try a different keyboard on your computer and try the troublesome keyboard on a different computer. This will help determine where the problem lies. If you can test this for us, post back with your results.

(I have also made RTHIS post in the microsoft windows section of this form as it relates to two problems)
Hey this is my first post to this site so please feel free to nag more info out of me if i DONT put enough on
My XP Pro recently got a 250 gb Seagate internal hard drive installed into it, yet it takes around 10 to 15 minutes for it to boot.
So i decided in the end to have it as a secondary hard drive and have my 80 gb hard drive as a PRIMARY. yet when my 250 gb reaches over 91.9 gb full, it will not load anymore data, instead crash and say that i have lost all data that i was moving.
If anyone knows whats wrong or even advice, it will be well appreciated.
Thanks in advance.sounds LIKE a dying harddrive. you should seek a replacement, or take advantage of seagates warranty if it is less than 5 years old.Test the hard drive with Seagate's diagnostics TOOL Seatools.

Hello, I have a NEW BUILD, I have a EVGA nForce 780i MOTHERBOARD with 4 GB ram (Two Corsair 2GB DDR2-800 modules) in MS Vista. It only shows that I have 2.75 GB when I go to the window that shows the hardware configs. How can I check to make sure I am accually using 4GB, or do I have a bad module. I believe I have them in the 1st and 3rd slots on the motherboard. Can someone please advise or give a solution please, thanks. Can I check my ram memory in a bios setting?? Will Vista show more than 2.75 GB of ram??You're using 32 bit Vista CORRECT?
If yes you're never going to see full use of those 4 gb of RAM.
http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4251

You will need to upgrade to 64 bit Windows if you want to use the full 4 gb. But upgrading to 64 bit isn't without its own headaches.Hi, Yes, thank you very much, I am using 32 bit Vista Home Basic. The website made me feel so much better, I was thinking something was wrong. So can I ask this then, is it ever worth putting in more Ram in the future?No, not unless you switch to a 64 bit version of Windows.

i have a ecs gf7100pvt motherboard. im using the onboard video and was wondering why my kingston kvr800d2k2 2gigs of memory is working in single channel not dual. is it cause the onboard video is taking 256 mb of memory away from one STICK? or is it just the wrong memory for this board? will adding a separate video card allow the 2x1gig sticks to work in dual channel?Are they in the RIGHT SLOTS? On my SHUTTLE motherboard which has dual channel capability & 4 slots, I have 2 sticks in slots 1 and 3. I.e. in different CHANNELS. (The next two I buy will go in 2 and 4.) If I had put them in slots 1 & 2 dual channel would have been disabled.

So do you have 2 sticks of identical memory, not both installed on the same channel?

Hey everyone, hope you're having a good weekend

Every so often, my MOUSE pointer will suddenly zoom around the screen in completely random patterns. It lasts for only a second or two, but it's becomming very annoying.

The mouse says 'Microsoft basic optical 1.0A' at the bottom if that's any help?

(well, it's WRITTEN on the bottom - If the mouse said it, that would be quite scarey)

Can someone help me with this scarey mouse with a mind of it's own please?

Thanks in advance...





Wireless or wired?
Do you have drivers installed for it or are you using the default Windows mouse driver?Sorry Deerpark, wired & default.

Also, I noticed I have 2 entries for a 'HID-compliant mouse' under hardware, is this right? (for 1 mouse!)No it doesn't.... unless it's laptop.
You can uninstall the two mice detected in the device manager and reboot to see if Windows REINSTALL "two" mice.Yeah why not, let's have some fun!

BRB

Hope hands are not in the air in defeat on this one. Is someone waiting for more info from me before further input? truenorthTwo things you can try and one to remember:
1)Unofficial Service Pak for Win98 SE

NOTE: you must be running the SE version of Win98 for this...Make sure to do backups of important data first.

2) Each USB device you try needs drivers for Win98...there is no one cure-all. So if the device has no Win98 driver your outta luck.

3) You can also try re-installing the motherboard drivers before you try the SP listed above...it won't hurt.Patio, Thank you. I did VERIFY that it is for certain Win98SE by comparing it on the Microsoft site with the code for my O/S. I think i shall try and do the motherboard drivers method 1st. I will use Everest to hopefully determine the Mo/Bo. I shall then endeavor to try and find the drivers for it on line.Just as an observation. This computer did come with 98SE as the installed O/S and the USB ports are also "onboard" as opposed to later added. So i do find it strange that USB ports would have been a part of the MFG. and be so hard to utilize. I do realize that many new devices have been created that use USB that did not exist at the time this computer was built and that each generation of O/S and indeed computer has limitations backwards. IE: apparently it is getting harder to find new computer that have installed floppy drives (even finding the floppies has become harder).I will keep you posted as things progress. It may be a few days.I cannot logically understand how it was that reinstalling WI98SE over the existing O/S seemed to advance things whereas when asked to provide the exact same disk when trying to use a USB device did not advance anything. I find that very weird. truenorthPatio and others,well i have finally had some time to try and advance this issue. Patio specifically to answer your question re the motherboard. It is an ASUS P5A http://www.hardwarezone.com/reviews/MB/p5a/p5a.htm#bad (this is some info on it). Other info that may be applicable. The "C" drive which obviously contains the O/S is from another computer (An HP 8550c i believe).Where as the actual computer it now resides in (with it's ORIGINAL M/B) is a "Revtek by Compuzone Inc. S/N 001463.I tried (by pausing) the memory count dos start up page and report the following 1. Award Modular BIOS V4.51PG, 2.ASUS P5A ACPI BIOS revision 1007.A ,3.AMD-K6-2/400 Processor ,4. O/S MS W98SE 4.10.2222A ,5. M/B Resources properties = Driver =Provider =MSA Date= 4-23-1999 ,6."No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device".
Now to USB devices observations current to today. 1. A Trend Net "TEW-424UB " wireless router when installed in one of the 2 available USB ports (after win98SE drivers installed from Mgr. provided CD) is flashing. There is activity on the "configuration" window on the graph at the bottom of the window. Extremely little but some.However all my attempts to connect to MS explorer or MS outlook express are unsuccessful. Cannot connect to site. When i look under internet options at the available internet connections options (device type) there are 3 56k modems and nothing else. On the task bar there is an icon resembling 4 vertical green bars of different heights and they are lit and when putting the mouse on top of the icon the following appears "WLAN Connect to: default". Now without any way to connect to anything i am suspecting that the USB wireless router is actually functioning (but maybe not correctly). Do you agree? I have tried (using the other USB port) to install an "Emprex usb 2.0 1 GB flash drive. It illuminates and "new hardware"(identifies as a "mass storage usb device) is FOUND. It wants drivers. None came with the drive.A search on the Emprex site--what a frustration that is--not only did not find drivers but COULD not even locate the drive in their product line.Tried many google searches without satisfaction and many comments about non replies from the Mgr.(i have sent one though--not holding out much hope there). Anyway i hope this adds to the knowledge needed to advance this issue and not to the confusion.truenorth
P.S. Patio do you see anything on this page that looks like what i should download re above? http://drivers.softpedia.com/progSearch
P.S. P.S. Or this one? http://www.filesearching.com/cgi-bin/s?q=al5i107a.zip&l=en
Update: Things are happening so fast that it is hard to keep up. Short update=i am now connected to the internet via the Trend -Net usb wireless router (this update is being generated to the post from it). Now how you ask has this happened/ Short answer i don't really know. I still cannot access my Outlook Express (even though the ISP is properly identified). However i CAN ACCESS al web pages either directly through Internet Explorer or via indirect links such as "Musicmatch" online help. I was able to update my "flash player" So other than the "Outlook Express" problem plus the "Flash drives" i would venture to say that i now have functioning USB ports on this Revtek computer.

My 1 year old managed to make my entire screen IMAGE upside down. How do I turn it RIGHTSIDE up again??˙sƃuıʇʇǝs pɹɐɔ sɔıɥdɐɹƃ ɹnoʎ UI ʇı ǝʇɐʇoɹ oʇ ǝlqɐ ǝq plnoɥs noʎ

On some machines it's Ctrl+Shift up/dn arrow.....

Dear CH,

The COMPUTER details are indicated in the picture:


The Problem is when I try to reboot my computer out of sleep mode. There are 5 little icons on the bottom of a Satellite computer, one meaning plugged in, one meaning on, one meaning using battery, one that FLASHES, the CPU and SD Card light. But when I turn my computer back on from sleep mode, the screen comes up as soon as I log in then I see my desktop or whatever programs I was running but cannot navigate, it seems as If it is frozen. I look down to see that the CPU light isn't lit up, not even flashing.

NOTE: This doesn't happen every time, only occasionally. That's why I can write this but I don't see why it does it.

But If I hold down the power button and then reboot my computer (completely) it works. If you need any more details please tell me, but I don't know what this means. It is a brand new laptop so I don't know why it would behave in such a way?

Look forward to the info.Can't see the picture, but it sounds like it is not coming out of suspend/hibernate properly.

Perhaps you could type the make & model & what OS you are using?

Maybe you should return it as faulty.When I reboot out of sleep mode I USE the Power Button. The Power button does not shut down the computer only into sleep mode. I didn't do a Disk Cleanup prior to this, meaning I didn't accidentally delete hibernation files.

It isn't faulty because I have two of these computers and it happens on the other one too. I have Vista Home Premium and a TOSHIBA A200/H01Known problem with these models. Even worse with Linux! Try suspend instead of hibernate?
K, thanks will do. But How do I suspend?Some times this is refured to as STAND by.

We are moving our offices to two different states. Looking into purchasing one or two all purpose printers. The printers we need should be able to print, copy, scan and FAX documents such as bank statements, gov't forms, etc. Scanning these documents and then emailing them is of prime importance. Cost not a major factor, as we can allocate about $500.00 per printer. Any suggestions as to this type of new printer? Our computers are DELL Inspirons with Vista Home Basic OS's.

PeterIt's really hard question with all that variety out there.
I can only say, that I'm Epson GUY. I had number of their machines, never had a single problem.Are you looking for a LASER or inkjet printer?Quote

we can allocate about $500.00 per printer.

I recently purchased a Dell laptop with VISTA and found I can load the small memory CARDS but not the larrger ONES. Is there an adapter or other piece of hardware I can purchase to load the LARGER cards?http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?minorcatid=1073&subminorcatid=124

you are looking for an external one, just make sure you DONT select an internal one.Another source:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=card+reader&x=16&y=32

This is the specification of my laptop:

SONY VAIO VGN-B100GP
Intel ® Pentium ® M
Processor:1.70 GHz
208 MHZ, 504 MB of RAM
Model: VGN-B100GP

The harddisk capacity is 40GB (fujitsu) MHV2040AT

I'd like now to UPGRADE my memory to the maximum of 1.5GB and a harddisk of 160GB. For the 160GB, I'm not sure if it WOULD be ok. Can any of you recommend, what the best thing for me to do.

ALSO, does BRAND of memory or harddisk matter also?

I started my PC and the only that happens is I get the Gateway logo and "F2". I tried pressing F2 and NOTHING would happen. In fact the keyboard doesn't WORK at all.

I was thinking it might be the mother BOARD but since I don't have that much COMPUTER knowledge I could really be wrong.It might be the keyboard.
Try swapping it out with another one.

If that doesn't work we will need more INFO on the computer.
Give us the model number of that Gateway and tell us more about when this problem started.

Hi,

I am looking to upgrade my wife's Toshiba Tecra A3 HDD. She has an IDE interface. I believe that means I can use an ATA, ATAP, EIDE, IDE or PATA interface drive to replace the existing drive. Is that correct? Yes, I THINK so. Your limitation is that you can't use SATA DRIVES.Thanx for the reply. There is information in the knowledge base but it does not specifically state which interfaces you can use if your interface says IDE.The best PLACE to determine what drive that machine will take WOULD be Toshiba's website...you don't have to BUY one of their drives neccessarily but that's where i'd start...

All of the designations you mentioned are a bunch of ways of saying the same thing...my guess is she needs an ATA/IDE 2.5" laptop hard drive...the size/capacity limitation is determined by the machine

Quote from: squall_01 on February 13, 2008, 04:19:12 AM

These are jumper settings. There so the pc can boot. It should explain in the manual where to put them. Check the manual cause some of these mite not be used.

Thanks to everyone that helped me with my many problems. Thanks A lot

i was typing away on my keyboard tonight when suddenly various keys just STOPPED WORKING mid-type. (I apologise if i am repeating some previous post - I looked but may have missed something.)

as far as i can see, the keys that have stopped working are: backspace, right bracket, left bracket, the y and t keys (have been using CHARACTER map when t or y is needed), sometimes the o, also the tab, caps LOCK and left shift keys.

this is a dell c610 latitude, so is a laptop. genius that i am, i am guessing my keyboard is going bad. anyone care to confirm or refute that assessment?

thanks in advance for any help u can give. Well, STRANGELY the computer has "righted" itself, so I have no idea what happened there...operating system hiccup i guess?Gremlins...

I want to update my harddrive to a faster 10,000 or 15,000RPM.
From what I can tell most or all of these HDDs are SCSI. I know nothing about them. Is my current motherboard compatible? What pin connecters should I have? I saw these interfaces: SATA 3.0 Gb/s, Ultra 320 SCSI, Serial ATA150 and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). What do those interfaces mean? I know I currently have a SATA 3.0. This is the link to the motherboard i have: http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=148&l4=0&model=375&modelmenu=2

COMPUTER info:
MB: ASUS A8N_SLI Deluxe
OP SYS: Windows XP Home SP2 (UPGRADING to Professional soon)
Current HD: WD2500KS 7200rpm
Western Digital Raptor hdds are 10000 RPM SATA drives.
Honestly I would go for a couple of those instead of bothering with SCSI.

I you want SCSI you will NEED to buy a add-on SCSI controller card because your mobo doesn't have any SCSI controllers.SCSI are mainly for commercial USE in servers. if you really want a faster RPM harddrive, i would go for a raptor.What are your specific needs and why do you want them to spin so fast ? ?
You may be pissin away money you don't need to