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hey whats up i need a little help when ever i start up my computer my hard drive beeps on the scren it says looking for IDE drives then when its done (it takes a little time) it says like i have to slave or SECONDARY slave and after a little it will GO to a black SCREEN with the typing thing. PLZ help

-JordanCould you post the following:

1) What is actually writen on-screen.
2) If you changed your drivers.
3) If you changed your hard drive.
4) If your BIOS settings were modified.

Thanks.*SIGH* i got the peace of crap to load now its like my usb ports on the back or front are not working becuase once i start up my computer and go into the bios i can use the keyboard. but once i get to my desktop it just acts like its not there =(.

Can anyone tell me how I go about DETERMINING what my motherboard's AGP bus speed is?  (eg. 2X, 4X, 8x)Yes look in you Motherboard Manual. Or search the make and model number of your Motherboard over the net.Thanks, Frank. That worked. I had assumed Control Panel or dxDiag would've provided this info, but no such luck.

I've been looking all over the internet, but cannot find help with my problem. I'm not sure I'm posting in the right forum, either. I don't KNOW if my problem is hardware or software related... I suspect hardware...

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200 series running windows XP nad it seems to crash after sitting idle for a period of time. The hard drive starts to read really slowly (making a repeditive "tick tick tick" noise) and the system becomes incredibly slow.
After a while it freezes completely. If left for much longer, a blue screen of death appears with something like "KERNEL_STACK_ERROR" or "KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR" (it changes) and it says "Beginning dump of physical memory". Then, after a while, the screen GOES to black and I get a single message: "Please insert system disk to continue"
(By the way, I tried INSERTING a boot disk at this point, but it didn't recognize it)
Once the computer actually restarted and told me "Windows has recovered from a serious error", but as I was not connected to the internet, i COULD not send the REPORT to microsoft. However I do have the "manifest.txt" and "sysdata.xml" which I believe are related to logging this error, as well some ".dmp" files (which I assume are the "dump of physical memory" files) and I can send them if you want more info.

It's not just while it's idle, either. When it started, I tried a system restore, but when i tried to create a restore point (in case i didn't like the restore) it started reading slowly (with the "click click click" noise).
And it happened today halfway through trying to install Borland c++ builder 6.

I have a theory that the hard drive may have some badly place bad sectors, but when I tried to use the chkdsk utility to find them, it just said "Checking for errors" and then finished without actually doing anything. I know from past experience that these scans take forever.

I hope someone can figure out what it wrong and help me to fix it...
If you need more info, just ask.

Thanks.I had the same problem with my toshiba.  Had to send it in and mine was a powersupply problem.  It dont dump physical memory but it still clicks and im wondering about that also.  I seem to have an overheating problem also.

I was on the pre-boot SETUP screen and was checking my fan settings and switched to Auto Shutdown Computer when Fan Fails and now when I turn my computer on it immediately turns off.  My computer was working fine before I accidently switched this value.  I have no boot disk and am WONDERING what my options are?  Try:

Locate replacement fans. Open case. remove fans. replace with replacement fans. close case. turn on computer.Fish.....Well , I would try the obvious..... go into the pre-boot setup screen and disable the auto SHUT down function.........   Now I guess the next logical QUESTION is ........... Are the fans working ok ?

let us know

dl65

Hi,
Please if anyone has idea what should I do with th error messsage at every start up says:
PS2 Mouse initialization failure!
and wants me to press any key to continue.
I happened after I changed my mouse connection to USB human interface device connection.
Thanks all.
ps:new mouse works without problem.Go into device manager. Look under mouse. Select ps2 mouse and click remove. Quote

Go into device manager. Look under mouse. Select ps2 mouse and click remove.

Try the following:

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Mouse
5. Hardware tab
6. Select the mouse that causes problems
7. Click properties
8. Configure it.

???hi i'm USING a canon i350 printer, i have just PUT in new ink catridges and STILL it refuses to print.
there are no error messages instead just yellow spots all over the page.

thank you for your assistance.
jappie Try printing a print test sheet. If you still see the spots on the paper, it probably means your CARTRIDGES are either not the right one or aren't placed CORRECTLY.

Does your printer require you to "tell it" your replacing the ink cartridges?

Hope it helps.Try and see if it will align the cartridges... Usually happens when you print a test page, but sometime you have to tell it to do some things...

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Hello. Need help on this one. Recently turned on my PIII 600mhz pc after more than a week of non-use and, instead of booting, HEARD long beeps instead. So, I opened the unit, detached the detachables one by one until I was able to isolate it to a defective SDRAM. After REPLACING it with a working ram, the pc got stuck at POST. However, after powering-off and rebooting after waiting for a few secs, the PC BOOTED up properly. Here's the thing. Powering it up the next round, the long beeps are back again. What's happening? How may long beeps what bios is it. Is the keyboard pushed in and working ok.Continuous, single long beeps. BIOS is Award. Don't know what version it is.  Keyboard is ok.Id say it was Ram. Have you made sure there is no dust around the slots and the Ram is seated properly. Is this a new stick of Ram and of the same type as your other Ram. Can you try another Ram slot. May be worth setting Bios to default settings after you have INSTALLED some other Ram.I did reset the BIOS to defaults. But didnot check for dust nor reseat to another ram slot. Will try this when I get home. Thanks for the ADVISE.

really don't know too much about these types of THINGS...maybe someone can help...

I want to get this videocard:

Overclocked GEFORCE 7800 GTX Video Card (256MB, PCI-Express x16, Dual DVI, VIVO)

and I have this motherboard:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/E7505/X5DAE.cfm

Will they work together?

any help will do?

thanks

matthelm!I am not familiar with PCI-Express, but it looks like the mainboard should be compatible.

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• 1x 64-bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slot
• 2x 64-bit 100/66MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slots
• 2x 32-bit 33MHz PCI-X (5V) slots

I have this monitor problem recently. my monitor suddenly blank off midway THRU my net surfing.. In order to get it BK, i have to off the monitor n on it again but it will blank off again shortly after that and i have to on n off it again.. what s happening actually? pls help... >_
[glb]Flame[/glb]Does happened on the net/or all the TIME.........laptop/desktop/check power settings..the power cord and all CONNECTIONS has been checked thoroughly.. tightened, no external defects. In fact, i disconnected the connection from the monitor to the cpu and did some testing if the problems lies with the cpu or the monitor.. I switched on the monitor without the speaker n cpu connection but only the power cord wire connected. I was shown a small 'No Signal' window b4 it blank off agian n same thing.. I ve to on agian-blank off-on agian-blank off but the 'no signal' windown is always there so i presume the main culprit is the monitor itself or t.. correct me if i m wrong..   the power cord and all connections has been checked thoroughly.. tightened, no external defects. In fact, i disconnected the connection from the monitor to the cpu and did some testing if the problems lies with the cpu or the monitor.. I switched on the monitor without the speaker n cpu connection but only the power cord wire connected. I was shown a small 'No Signal' window b4 it blank off agian n same thing.. I ve to on agian-blank off-on agian-blank off but the 'no signal' windown is always there so i presume the main culprit is the monitor itself or t.. correct me if i m wrong..  
it s ok with other monitors or laptops..
I m using a LCD monitor btw.. pls help..Have you set your monitor to go into sleep mode, to turn off after a certain time. Check in power settings and put never in turn off monitor.

HELP!!! yesterday my computer was still working fine. then today when I turned it on, it resets itself in a few seconds. i cant get it to boot up. I know theres nothing wrong with connections cuz its always been working fine. I go to BIOS and i found that my Maxtor harddrive has a weird name, SOMETHING like " Maxtorv687v8''''''''''''' "(not the exact thing) I cant remember what it used to be but I dont think its that. my primary master is a western digital ATA100 200G HD and my primary slave is Maxtor ATA 133 60G and my secondary stuff are a DVD rom and a CDRW.

then I realized that the only way to boot up, is to disconnect eveyrthing, including my disk drives, except the western digital HD (which has winXP installed) and set it as a secondary drive, then it will boot up. its weird. now I am doing that and that means I cant use my Maxtor HD, my cdrw, and my DVD.

*CENSORED*.Try resetting the BIOS to the default values.

You MIGHT also want to download diagnostic software to test your Hard Disk Drive.Try a different ide cable for the harddrives. Were the optical drives working properly? Try the optical drive cable on the harddrives and see if it will now recognize them. Sometimes when the cable goes bad it cannot read the disc so it gives it a generic name to try to load it.ya right now I am connecting my optical drive cable to my HD, and everything else is disconnected, the HD is now a secondary drive and I can boot up. but as long as I connect any optical drive or the otehr HD, it cant boot up. *censored*.How are the jumpers set? Cable select or pri and slave? If not try setting them as such and make sure you PUT them on the correct cable locations. Let us know how you have them set and the specs of your machineI may have read wrong but are you saying that nothing is working while connected to IDE Master and Master slave, if so have you tried just for testing purposes that the IDE is ok, try to install windows on the maxtor while its hooked up as master.the jumpers are cable select I believe.thing is, my comp has always been working, until yesterday, I dont udnerstand.Can you start in safe mode? F8So many name changes it hard to reply?someone told me my mobo could have been busted, but if thats the case why is it able to boot with one secondary drive. and I dont understand why my mobo should be busted. this sux...any ideas?  If you have tried resetting the Bios and CHANGED the IDE Cable. The only thing i belive you can do now, is try to install windows on the maxtor Drive this will tell you if the Motherboard or the IDE Slot on the Motherboard is Faulty..umm..but  my computer wont even start. how do I install windows on the HD. besides,  i will have to format it in order to do so....

oh great, now its worse. it doesnt reset anymore but it doesnt boot either, and theres nothing on the screen for some reason. I cannot do anything now.

What is it for and why do we have to reset it each day?

This whole week, every morning when we get to work, we are unable to get onto the internet until we unplug the Netopia Broadband Gateway and plug it back in.  Any ideas on why this could be happening?

Please help...Contact your ISP.How is the system SHUTDOWN!It is left on at all times.you are probably not getting the DNS address updated, and when you restart your router this is done through the router START SEQUENCE, CHECK with your isp in case they have changed there  DNS address listing or dynamic to FIXED addresses.Replace the router, it is failing. I have had this happen at work and at home on 2 different routers and the replacement routers have been okay.Thank you all so very much for your help.

Is it possible to buy a dual channel scsi 320 raid controller that will allow you to put hard DRIVES on both channels in a single raid array, thereby DOUBLING your throughput to 600 mbs? I have been unable to FIND anything out there.Have a look at http://www.promise.com/promise technology does not make scsi controllers only SATA, thnks for trying thoug

I am Loooking for a RESOURCE to know which all COMPANIES have contracts with Gateways and Toshiba for computer purchases.You MEAN STORES? Quite a list...

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I have a 3.2 ghz machine that I bought just over a year ago, of course a 1 year warrenty. A few weeks ago a series of problems began poping up.
 The FIRST problem was after a few seconds after turning the power on my system would die. In other words it would start to boot correctly but then crap out.  Usually after a dozen or more times of this it would finally boot up ok.
 To try and diagnose the problem I opened the case up and systematically began disconnecting hardware components. So first the floppy drive, but still died. Then the DVD drive, but still died. Then the harddrive, and it booted ok!! So i connected everything back up but the harddrive and it booted ok repeatedly. So I thought it was the harddrive. But at the same time I thought maybe it wasn't. You see if I can get the SUCKER to boot, I can use it for days, with all kind of intense harddrive access and it will never fail. So just to make sure I thought I would do a little more testing. So after my usual dozen times of getting it to boot up with the harddrive connected I starting trying to access other pieces of hardware that I rarely use. So I stuck a floppy into the floppy drive and tried doing some reading and writing, but everything seemed ok. Then I tried reading and writing from the dvd drive. And to my amazement even accessing the dvd drive caused my system to crash. And not only once, but several times, and everytime. So then I thought it has to be the dvd drive. But as I said before if I totally disconnect the dvd drive with the harddrive still connected it will ALWAYS fail.
  So to make a long STORY evey longer, I am running around in circles trying to find this problem. I am guessing it might be the power supply. But the fact that the piece of crap will work for days if I don't touch the dvd drive makes me think otherwise.
  Can anyone help me here? Or point me to a website that has a flow diagram of how to diagnose hardware problems?
   Thanks a lot - Dondid you try replacing the connecting cables that connect the devices to the motherboard? Quote

...So i connected everything back up but the harddrive and it booted ok repeatedly....

did you try replacing the connecting cables that connect the devices to the motherboard?

Please explain.  How can it boot with hard drive disconnected?  Do you mean it is booting to CD and/or floppy drive?

I recently SWITCH from win98SE to XP, and suddenly my soundcard is not detected.

I opened CPU box, unplug the card, and there's 2 chipset (MAYBE) :

1) YMF 724G-V
    9948 GBFF

2) Avance Logic Inc
   ALC 100P
   0631501 0247F

I tried to download both driver, but doesn't work. Then I use Everest from Lavalys, under multimedia it read:

ForteMedia FM801 Audio Controller    

Now I'm confused. Which driver should I use ? Also, when I try to search, there is driver with WDM, another with Legacy, yet other driver simply listed "PCI audio driver".

That happens, to YMF, Avance, and Fortemedia. Anyone can tell me what it means ? And what driver I should use ?

Thanks in advance

p.s : I've tried searching, I REALLY do  Try the windows legacy & pci ones.Thanks Fed. But which one ?

YMF Legacy/PCI ?
Avance Legacy/PCI ?
Fortemedia Legacy/PCI ?

And what is "WDM", if anyone care to explain ?

I'm searching them right now. Thanks.Fortemedia Legacy/PCI Quote

And what is "WDM", if anyone care to explain ?

hello, I don't know much about the HARD drive so please help me out.

Ok, what i want to do is recover a game that has been deleted from the computer. Now, i am told that the computer doesn't ever permantely delete anything, it just DELETES the route to the program. The game was deleted a few months back, and my little brother can;t FIND the CD to install it, but once installed, the game will run without the CD.

So is there any possiable way i can undig the game from my computer? Easily?

Thank you so much.  Hope all that made since.There is a very high chance of you having overwritten most of the SECTORS that the data was stored on, resulting in FILES being overwritten even though Windows no longer sees them.

If you want to experiment with file recovery, try the following tool:

Restoration

The chances of you recovering an entire program are practically non-existant. Not to mention that registry entries may have been removed as well.What game was it?Thanks, i will try the restoration program.

The game was Dogz 5... I'm not familiar with it, but i did see him play it a few times...

Thanks for the help.

My printer, sometimes PRINTS nonsense?

I have updated drivers, re-installed printer and software.

Xp Home

P.S. It used to work fine until reinstalled Xp.Well friend...If you are printing any text. Then you must TRY to print same thing in some different software. For EXAMPLE, if you are using NOTEPAD for printing and during printing, your printer prints nonsence, then do print same thing in some differnt software like Microsoft Word, Wordpad or anyother word processing software. On the other hand if you tryiing to print any picture then do the same thing.
I do hope that this will help you.
Anyway, TAKE care of you and others and be happy.
DeW Quote

My printer, sometimes prints nonsense?

I have updated drivers, re-installed printer and software.

Xp Home

P.S. It used to work fine until reinstalled Xp.

I've got and older COMPUTER im trying to get running again but every time i try to turn it on it says diskette drive 0 seek failure press F1 to retry boot or F2 to enter SETUP. if i press F1 the same message comes up instantly. i went into the BIOS and everything is setup perfectly. can anyone please help me with this issue thanksdiskette drive 0 seek failure means floppy disk drive is not enabled in BIOS or is enabled but disconnected.

disk drive 0 seek failure means the same THING for the hard drive, but it could also be dead.thank you for your reply..but as for it being dead.could a virus kill it b/c it wasnt very old when it messed up i have 2 hard drives both TELLING me the same thing
does it say DISK DRIVE 0 SEEK FAILURE or DISKETTE DRIVE SEEK FAILURE? Quote

1. could a virus kill it
2. b/c it wasnt very old when it messed up
3. i have 2 hard drives both telling me the same thing

Comp wont start up every time i turn it on all i hear is a very long beep soundWhat Bios do you have. Depending on that. Award Bios One long beep can mean Ram, reseat it or try some other. IBM Bios if its a Continuous beep. No POWER, loose card, reseat your cards or try some others if you have some spare. Or theres a short. Check in that order. Are you sure its one long beep and not a series of beeps.More info required! my pc boots with a long beep?its just one long beep, it last about a second or two and then it keeps doing it Quote

all i hear is a very long beep sound

its just one long beep, it last about a second or two and then it keeps doing it

Is that you Flame?

its just one long beep, it last about a second or two and then it keeps doing it

hi everybody

I am working in a project where it is REQUIRED to capture the x-y coordinates from a map and send them to the PC. I am thinking to use an optical mouse to do so. I know the communication protocol format used(ps/2, usb, ...).

However, my problem is that I do not know how the optical mouse ENCODE the x-y coordinates digitally and send them to the pc? Is it possible to EXTRACT those data sent by the mouse and decode them from the pc?

It is nice and appreciated if someone could HELP me in it.

Best of Luck

AREPerhaps this ARTICLE is of any use.project what is is it...........via the net/tracking what!

i just got qwest dsl premium about a week ago and the actiontec modem/router they gave would POWER cycle itself many times a day-i called qwest and complained and they sent me out a new modem and it does the same thing-any ideas of what could be causing this? Quote

i just got qwest dsl premium about a week ago and the actiontec modem/router they gave would power cycle itself many times a day-i called qwest and complained and they sent me out a new modem and it does the same thing-any ideas of what could be causing this?

What is Power cycling?

Sounds like you need a UPS. Drop-outs in the power line will cause this. Very short drop-outs of 8-10 microseconds would be relatively unnoticed by the PC but some other electronics are more sensitive.

Exactly WHAT is plugged into the power strip? Just guessing, the modem is only thing using a transformer for its power.

Is this a usb modem...........disabled usb error correction!

Await response.

Try a new modem.

I think you missed the whole point of my previous post. If the problem is power drop-outs (and I think it is), it will not matter whether you plug it in to the power strip or directly into a power outlet. There are many causes for drop-outs. Heavy demand on the power grid, things such as air conditioners or other major appliances kicking on, among others. A power stip does not compensate for drop-outs, a surge protector only protects from high surges. A regulated power supply such as provided by an UPS will compensate for both. When there is a surge, it will regulate the voltage to its designed output. When there is a drop-out, the batteries will kick in to maintain the proper voltage.

We are running out of ideas so maybe your UPS suggestion will do the trick

I managed to remove the hard drive and try it in another UNIT and it DID boot and LOAD up. Now does that leave the MB as the culprit?SCSI or IDE HD? could be the cable. Quote

I managed to remove the hard drive and try it in another unit and it DID boot and load up. Now does that leave the MB as the culprit?

I have three exclamanation points in my Device Manager that I do not understand. Could someone HELP me find out what must be corrected and how?

It concerns a Club 2460 Packard Bell with Windows 98SE (USER installation, not FACTORY default)

(These items are translated)

check your settings in system,device manager, hardware  , usb root hub power control is usually set to switch off if no actions detected, un tick the box to stop the compuer switching it off

Is the heatsink in place?

Try REMOVING or replacing the CMOS battery

To reset the BIOS, take the FOLLOWING steps:

1. Power down COMPUTER
2. Take countermeasures against electro-static discharge
3. REMOVE computer casing
4. Inspect mainboard for a CMOS jump switch or CMOS battery

In CASE of CMOS jump switch:

Follow instructions provided with the mainboard manual.

In case of CMOS battery:

I. Remove CMOS battery for approximately 10-15 seconds.
II. After 10-15 seconds, place the CMOS battery back.

5. Power on system.

Do not power on the system when CMOS jumper is set to clear_cmos or when CMOS battery is non-present.

laptop /desktop/tower...

(I've searched the boards for this and found several similar posts, but none close enough for me to be sure they're the same, so I'll beg your indulgence)
A couple of weeks ago, my 3 year old home PC just QUIT in the middle of the day. My wife said it flashed a message - something about the floppy drive, then just went blank.
Cut to the end of the story (I'm trying to balance giving all the info & testing I've done vs. overload):
When I press the power button, the box goes on, all fans (case, power supply, & CPU) go on. The monitor does not display anything - the power light stays amber (it's on, but not receiving a signal).
The keyboard lights - all 3 of them - go on, and stay on.
There are no beeps, at all.
When the hard drive is connected, I can hear it spinning up - sounds normal.
(all of the below changes have been made both individually & together with each other)
I've tried disconnecting all peripherals, including all drives. By "disconnecting" I mean I removed the cables from the motherboard and the power cables from the drives.
I've tried replacing the power supply.
I've tried replacing the AGP Video card with a new PCI video card.
I've tried replacing the CPU (old one was a Celeron 1.7Ghz, new one is a P4 1.8Ghz).
This change actually made a small difference - before the change, when I held the power button to turn off the power, nothing happened - the power stayed on, and I had to flip the power supply's switch.
With the new CPU, holding in the power button for 5 seconds does turn the unit off.
I tried the old CPU in a new motherboard, and the new unit didn't even power on (well, it did, but very briefly).
I tried with no RAM chips in, and 1 at a time (of the original 2). And I tried them in different slots.

Is there anything else I can try?
The conclusion I have to reach is that the CPU & motherboard died at the same time - what are the odds? (that's not a rhetorical question - is there a good chance that happened?)
But I don't consider myself a hardware expert, so I'm wide open to additional thoughts and suggestions.

TIA.
PS - This is the first place I'm posting this and I'll try not to cross-post much, but it's possible I'll post one or 2 other places - thanks again for your indulgence.Try the following first:

To reset the BIOS, take the following steps:

1. Power down computer
2. Take countermeasures against electro-static discharge
3. Remove computer casing
4. Inspect MAINBOARD for a CMOS jump switch or CMOS battery

In case of CMOS jump switch:

Follow instructions provided with the mainboard manual.

In case of CMOS battery:

I. Remove CMOS battery for approximately 10-15 seconds.
II. After 10-15 seconds, place the CMOS battery back.

5. Power on system.

Do not power on the system when CMOS jumper is set to clear_cmos or when CMOS battery is non-present.

If that does not work, and you have literally replaced or tested every hardware component that is installed, then I would take out the mainboard and inspect it for burn marks or other types of damage.Raptor,
Thanks for the reply.
I forgot to mention those:
I replaced the mobo battery with a new one.
And I found the CMOS reset jumper & moved it to the other position, then moved it back. I'm not sure I reset it for long enough, though.
I'll try that one again.

Thanks again. Quote

...The conclusion I have to reach is that the CPU & motherboard died at the same time - what are the odds? (that's not a rhetorical question - is there a good chance that happened?)...

The motherboard supplies the proper voltages to the CPU, the PSU supplies the "raw" voltages to the motherboard and drives.  If the motherboard voltage regulator blew out, the cpu could indeed become damaged.

My wife said it flashed a message - something about the floppy drive, then just went blank. Posted by: Groucho1062


Maybe the pc was trying to tell you something! M_2
disconnect the ide cable to the floppy drive!

That's good to know, I guess. I hope I didn't blow out my new CPU (what are the odds of that, you think?)

I'll look around to see if I've got any other mobos for socket 478, or buy a new one if necessary.
Thanks for the info.

How far does the pc boot>>>does it pass power on system test!

Was the replacement power supply equivalent to the original and did you insure to connect the 4-pin 12V molex connector (required for P4 operation)?

Did you try new CPU in new motherboard?

Sounds like your RAM to me. Try a diffrent stick of RAM from the ones you have been using. Faulty RAM can give the symptoms you have.

I heard that there was a way to get files off a FORMATED hard drive EVEN throw the data is said to be gone that it really is not.

I would like to know how to do this because i left a few files of mine on a hard drive that i formated and would like them back.

could ANYONE tell me how to do this??
Try the FOLLOWING program: RestorationIf the drive was erazed by erazer or norton wipe info then it will be a LOST cause!

Somehow I have defeated the ability of my HP 920c deskjet printer to number pages.  I think I did it when I was adding a HEADER to a document but now I can't find where I did it and wouldn't know the code to put BACK in to number pages if I COULD find where.  Can anyone help?Printer control/manager or WHATEVER TITLE hp uses!

Okay, so apparently I need a little advice here. Inherited a DVD-ROM drive today (PANASONIC Matshia SR-8586), brand new but naked - no documentation, CD's or anything else.

From what I can see I need a DVD decoder to play movies from it. But that may be wrong too, because this is my first experience with a DVD drive.

The error message I receive on playback is:  Playback failed due to a problem with the video subsystem. Lowering your screen resolution or color depth may fix the problem. I TRIED that, with no luck.

I'm running XP, SP1.

Where do I go from here? Quote

I'm running XP, SP1.

From what I can see I need a DVD decoder to play movies from it. But that may be wrong too, because this is my first experience with a DVD drive.  

The error message I receive on playback is:  Playback failed due to a problem with the video subsystem. Lowering your screen resolution or color depth may fix the problem. I tried that, with no luck.
 

Why Service Pack 1? How buggy do you want to go?

Try WinDVD which is an excellent program and often given for free with high end brand videocards

Are you using standard windows drivers for your videocard?

What is your resolution, refresh rate and colour depth?

My office purchased an emachine with a no name burner. I have no problem reading music CD's. I have backed up files on a new CD-RW and the files are present when I go to My Computer. When I attempt to read those files I get an error "No CD in E: drive". I have unistalled in Device Mgr. and rebooted. Windows recognized the new hardware and loaded generic drivers. I reburned and I have the same error. Tech support went as far as telling me to re-formate my hard drive??? In my opinion, they should install better hardware. Disk manager recongnizes the drive as E: and there are no obvious conflicts::::Any Thoughts?Have you tried a different brand of CD-RW?toda1Thanks Raptor...I've tried three different labels to no avail...I can't understand why it can't read its own burn?
I have even tried different software other than Microsoft system package...Can it read other CDs?What program was used to burn data to disk!I first used Microsoft that comes with XP Pro...when the device couldn't read I thought it was missing a DLL file as opposed to a driver which it would have poped up a missing driver message....I down loaded CD Burner XP Pro 3~an online freebie. It doesn't have a problem reading disks I load, except when I "burn" using the drive...I continually receive the same message using both burn programs. Files are recorded on the disk...I tried the disk on my home computer and received the same message. no disk is in E--drive cannot read...The files are there...but the drive doesn't recognize them...I did burn files at home and brought them to the office and the drive "could" read them. Emachines has been no help at all...I requested a replacemment drive with credit card info and a month later no response. Quote

when the device couldn't read I thought it was missing a DLL file as opposed to a driver which it would have poped up a missing driver message

... Emachines has been no help at all...I requested a replacemment drive with credit card info and a month later no response.

Never new this .........please explain.........

Does anyone KNOW about color LAZER printers?Give us a specific QUESTION, Joe, and let's see. Quote

Does anyone know about color lazer printers?

i recently got a new pc, i was told i could transfer my files from my OLD lap top via a usb lead but i can't FIGURE out how to do this!! i being a novice and all.

Do not need to share net , not bothered, just files.

can't burn from lap top as burner has a new home ( the bin)  Please help
Are you trying to use a standard USB cable? That can't be done... You need a USB Crossover cable. This will make a NETWORK between the two computers.

[GLB]Flame[/glb]Another way is to but an IDE adapter and slave the laptop drive as a slave.........

Hi everyone,

Let me DESCRIBE my problem:
In order to turn my NEC ND-1100A CD/DVD-RW into its successor ND-1300A, I UPDATED its firmware. I did this using a flashing tool and firmware that was successfully used by many other people specifically for this purpose. Everything went smoothly, or so it seemed. However, this is what I had to see when I booted:







Surprisingly, it’s apparently not a problem concerning the ND-1100A. The drive was successfully turned into a ND-1300A and it seemed to work. Flashing it back to a ND-1100A didn’t solve the problem, nor could I notice a difference after disconnecting the drive. The power device is okay, all voltages stable and within the limits. Motherboard and CPU temperature normal.

Interestingly, when I unplug the power device for a short time and then reboot, at least the boot screens seem to be okay. However, the vertical stripes reappear soon after. FIRST I usually see yellow stripes. They disappear after a while: when I notice that new objects like ICONS or windows suddenly overwrite the stripes, I just have to force a redraw of the whole screen (e.g. by maximizing a window) and everything is back to normal. Hours later, however, the stripes return as pink stripes that don’t go away. Usually these “pink stripes” persist on reboot, unless I unplug the power device as described above.

Unfortunately this is probably a problem that can only be solved by replacing hardware, but I wonder what hardware -- the motherboard, the graphics card? The motherboard’s BIOS should be okay (reflashed it with newest version).

Configuration:
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz
- Motherboard: ASUS P4P800 Deluxe
- Grahphics card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
- OS: Win XP/SP 2

Thanks in advance for your help/advice!Since when do you flash DVD-ROM drives?Disconnect the drive...........does it look normal......if this is so......the flash drive has had it!....unless you use a net search ENGINE for .....re-flash.........firmware....

I was typing a few minutes ago and my fingers slipped onto a few random KEYS. I't caused this...


THIS2 is2 how my text comes2 out now on every thing...i tried3 s2ys2tem res2tore but it d3id3nt d3o a1nything.


I have to have this fixed tonight so any help would be very appreciated.Do you have ANOTHER keyboard to TRY? Have you tried restarting your computer? Are any keys stuck down?

[glb]Flame[/glb]There are no key combinations that I KNOW of which could produce an effect like that.What keyboard is this!

I recently had a worm or virus which crashed my computer. When starting it said corrupt command.com etc.
I was using windows XP.

Anyway i tried a few things and then did a fixboot in the recovery CONSOLE.

Now when i try dir in the c:\ i only see the folder windows no remaining space and 15Gb total, when my hard drive is 35 Gb.

When i try installing the old windows 98 it says not ENOUGH space left.

Have i lost all my data or has it been PARTITIONED?

If later how can I get it back. I now have an external hard disk where i can transfer all the data too. All i want is to get the data off then i can format.

Anyone able to HELP?since you mentioned dir, I am assuming you can get to a command prompt? Quote

If later how can I get it back. I now have an external hard disk where i can transfer all the data too. All i want is to get the data off then i can format.

Steer CLEAR or go for it? Could there be any problems with it if it is refurbished by the manufacturer?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6792550400&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

If the price is significantly less and they offer the same warranty DURATION, why not?I mean, it WOULD be like the laptop coming new right out of the box, right?? If that's the case, why not just sell it at near retail price? Quote

I mean, it would be like the laptop coming new right out of the box, right?? If that's the case, why not just sell it at near retail price?

I mean, it would be like the laptop coming new right out of the box, right?? If that's the case, why not just sell it at near retail price?

Hi,
My monitor suddenly developed a black border (about half an inch) all the way around it.  I played with all the features in the settings, display menu to no avail.  I can reduce the black border but never make it go away completely.  I plugged in a DIFFERENT monitor which has no border, but the border appears when using this hard drive.  This is very odd.
Any suggestions?klthyges.....Have you tried using the controls on the monitor itself to increase your screen size ?

dl65  You either need to:

• Set the correction resolution
  or
  
• Install videocard drivers
  

I shouldn't need a driver because it isn't a new monitor - it's been on here for years...?

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I have no extra video card.

No other slot is available.

If I put it in a good pc...it won't ruin anything there will it?

I recently installed a few different games however when I try and play them it says to insert the CD, even though they are inserted.  Are these COPIES?The first time they were but I tried it with originals too and they are doing the exact same thing.1. What games/applications are these?
2. What are your HARDWARE specifications?
3. Has this problem recently started?
4. Have you recently moved CD-ROM drives or letters?
5. Have you got more than one optical drive?Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Yes it just started
I havent changed ANYTHING but I did just get a new video card.  I get to the main menu then try and start and then it says there is no CD.Provide an answer to all of the questions with as much detail as you can.I have about 20 GB of memory
256 Ram
52X Cd drive
A new video card

I have not changed drive letters

I do have two drives and it is doing it to bothWhat mainboard is installed?

You may need to update your mainboard drivers or flash your BIOS. Downloading the latest firmware drivers for your CD-ROM drives may work as well.

Are there no error codes in the device manager?I have no idea, I am not too into computers.  How do I get this information? Quote

How do I get this information?

What mainboard is installed?
 

The computer has recently been moved. Before the move it worked. Nothing dramatic happened during the move.

When I press the start button, the light comes on. The power supply fan starts and the CPU cooling fan starts. Then after at most 3 seconds, the power supply shuts down (both fans stop). But the start button light remains on.

I took out the power supply and tried it on another motherboard (without any other loads). It seemed to work fine. It wasn't connected to any drives, etc.

After putting the power supply back in, I bypassed the start switch on the computer by just shorting the terminals on the MOBO. Same RESULTS. I checked the CPU to make sure it was seated correctly and as best I can see, it looks OK. I unplugged the power from all the drives etc. Same failure.

I also took out the CMOS battery for 10 minutes, then put it back in. Again no help.

As best I can figure, the motherboard is telling the Power Supply to cut off.  Any ideas what other tests I could do to tell what's happening? Do these steps:
TAKE all your parts except the motherboard out.  Switch all the parts with those of another computer. If it does the same thing with the other set of parts, it is a motherboard issue. If the power supply fails to work on the other machine, switch the hardware back--one device at a time, trying the computer after each device. BTW--make sure computer is unplugged BEFORE REMOVING hardware, then plugged IN before testing.This is an interesting article.
http://www.zzine.org/read.php?op=view&item=411
I'm not sure that trying it in another computer proves that it's OK. If you tried a different one in the offending computer?I will try a different power supply before I go for a new motherboard. I'll have to rip one out of another box. No spare! It's worth a shot.Before you go out and buy new parts - since you will be dismantling the thing anyway - check to see if one of the MB standoffs has become dislodged. This can cause a short and immediate shutdown. Also check to see if the heatsink is making proper contact with the processor. Even if the processor is well seated, if there is not good contact between it and the heatsink it too will cause immediate shutdown due to overheating. These are the most common causes of your problem.Is this a self-build pc!No, not self built. emachines. mobo had it!dude i think you've got to buy a new power supplyUpdate: I just pulled a working power supply and connected it to the offending machine. Same results.  


I'm feeling pretty confident that the MotherBoard is shot. Now, how the heck did that happen?!!!!  Something loose in the case fell on to the mobo maybe!

Visually inspect the board for .....for tracking burning,capasitors learning over!! did his board have an amd cpu!

Recking wiring plug banks! on the board!and all ramsticks/graphics card:

Before comdeming the board!This Happend to my computer once, It turned out to be the heat sink and fan. Like yours my computer would boot up for 3 seconds. Fans spun round, then it would just shutdown. I replaced heat sink and fan and it worked fine after that. Im not SAYING this will definatley work for you, but it just sounds the same as happened to my computer. Let USE know what it was when you fix it, will be intesting to see what caused it.I told what to look for ^up there^. Apparently prefers replacing to checking. Quote

I told what to look for ^up there^. Apparently prefers replacing to checking.

I just got a new video card, not sure if it has anything to do with my problem, but some of my video files view in distorted colors like red blue, the colors don't SEEM to mix RIGHT of something. Other video files are perfectly normal. Any SUGGESTIONS? ThanksType DXDIAG in the run box.....and see what it reports.


Do you have the correct  drivers//is the display settings ok...is the REFRESH rate set ok............what program is this happning in:

does SATA II require a different interface to normal SATA? I have machines with SATA drives in them and am replacing drives with sata II drives.

I can GET SATA II as long as  it is backwards compatible with normal SATA motherboard connectors and does not require any special PCI card adapter.

I'm new to SATA II. I have a AMD 3000fx motherboard.. no idea the specs but its a year old and WORKS with SATA. Any info welcome. Cheersi beleive SATA II drives are backwards compatible with SATA150 connections. however, they will run at SATA speeds of course.Odd. Overclockers.co.uk tech support said SATA II is not compatible with old sata connections.

My techie friends says he thinks they are.

It's crazy that no one seems to know yet there are thousands of sata II drives on sale all over the web. CRAZY! I mean REALLY!!! I have asked 5 separate geek sites, put questions up on numerous forums, asked all my geek friends.

DOES anyone know for sure?! 49% say sata II works with SATA connections.  49% say it doesn't work at all and you need a pci card or sata II motherboard. And then there's a few 2% SAYING it will work but only at SATA 150 speeds.

If anyone has FIRST HAND experience, please do comment and let us all in on this apparently elusive secret  

Excuse my abruptness- it just seems like an obvious question to me that everyone buying a new HD should be asking. It's hardly specialist, and not pedantic.

cheers Quote

I have asked 5 separate geek sites, put questions up on numerous forums, asked all my geek friends.

Raptor- How about reading the previous posts before posting, my friend.  

hi!

i wanna ask what is the recommended keeping condition of Server/computer, eg. temperature, HUMIDITY, DUST level.

THZ to all
1)no dust on INSIDE of computer.
2)DO NOT get keyboard or inside of computer WET!!!
3)COOL enough so the computer won't MELT!!!! (and yes, I've seen that happen)What server is this!

Hi,

I have had a problem with my dvd drives. I have a DVD Burner and a DVD Reader, and my problem is the following. The first CD or DVD that I put in the computer after it has booted will be kept in the drive memory as long as I don't reboot, so I can only get access to one CD or DVD by boot, one in each drive. When I REMOVE the disc and put another one, the icon (in My Computer) stays the same as the cd I have just removed and worst, I can explore the cd and find the same files and folders from the previous disc, but this does not happen all the time. I went in my Device Manager to try to find an explanation and all I could find is that my Primary IDE Channel cannot be enabled. It is not marked as disabled, I cannot even select an option, the box under Device Usage is gray and there is nothing written in it. I made sure that all of the wires are well plugged and that all of my drivers are up to date. This problem occured with no particular reason I can remember. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

fenderdrIf you are certain the primary IDE channel is disabeled, you should enable it from the BIOS.I have tried to disable my Secondary IDE Channel and the Icon on the left (in the device manager) was then marked with a red X, which is not the case with the Primary IDE Channel, so I believe it might not be the problem since it seems to be enabled, and the IDE Drive UDMA option in the Bios is turned on and the Master and Slave are properly assigned. Quote

and the IDE Drive UDMA option in the Bios is turned on and the Master and Slave are properly assigned.

Hi, I just bought a new laptop with a CD burner. My last computer didnt' have a cd burner but I dont want to download music on my new computer because I'm afraid of VIRUSES. But there is no point in having a burner if I can't get music onto it. I want to download music on my old computer and then transfer it to my new computer, how would I do that? Is there a chord I can use to get the music from my old computer to my new one? Quote

Hi, I just bought a new laptop with a cd burner. My last computer didnt' have a cd burner but I dont want to download music on my new computer because I'm afraid of viruses. But there is no point in having a burner if I can't get music onto it. I want to download music on my old computer and then transfer it to my new computer, how would I do that? Is there a chord I can use to get the music from my old computer to my new one?

Is there a chord I can use to get the music from my old computer to my new one?

hi GUYS, i hope i am in the right section, i NEED to erase all my drives DUE to a virus, i have downloaded killdisk but i dont have a floppy drive and i CANT seem to make a bootable cd to do the same any help would be very appriceated Quote

hi guys, i hope i am in the right section, i need to erase all my drives due to a virus, i have downloaded killdisk but i dont have a floppy drive and i cant seem to make a bootable cd to do the same any help would be very appriceated

Ok my client have Compaq deskpro466.It gives 162- system OPTION not set error in start up. And also date and time error.I thought it was cmos battery prb. So i replaced the OLD one with new one but unfortunatly same erro is poping up.Y's THT???is the board ok???I NEED ur help.PLease........You should RECONFIGURE the BIOS, not reset it.

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162 - System Options Not Set      2 short      Configuration Incorrect      Run Computer Setup

Hi i am buying a new PCI E motherboard that has SATA Support and Raid Support. I have one problem i dont know what these are, or what they do, could you give me any advice as to what they are and do, as an inter net search didnt help.Frankie this is a lenghty topic.  I suggest you go to http://www.webopedia.com/ and look up the terms.  It will go a long way towards explaining the terms.  Typically RAID is used on Servers and on high-end PCs.  It is method of "fault tolerance" (look it up).  SATA is a new hardware interface that offers ADVANTAGES over IDE, and older interface.  Hope this helps Quote

1. SATA Support and
2. Raid Support.

Ok thanks alot Guys.

This concerns two good soundcards;

A Trust 512DX (Created for/with the 5.1 Surround set that I USE) and a SOUNDBLASTER Live! Digital 5.1.

The Trust 512DX is only capable of 17 channels, I am not too certain about the Soundblaster Live! Digital 5.1.

Both are from post-2001.

What would you install? Since most soundcards seem to be COMPATIBLE with the Soundblaster standard, should I even bother using a non-Soundblaster audio card?

On the side;

What kind of sounds should emanate from a 5.1 Surround middle speaker? It does not seem to make any sound at all, even when I disconnect all the other speakers.

The whole 5.1 idea is a bit vague to me as WELL, the front speakers are always louder and I never get the feeling that there is 'something' HAPPENING behind me. Most likely because I dance all over the screen in any sort of game, but still, aren't I supposed to feel like I'm really there?Still quite perplexed.

If the volume reaches a certain point, the left front channel becomes less dominant.

The stupid geeks at PC world uk have decided to PUT warranty stickers on the removable panel so that they know when SOMEONE has removed it.

I think I have a microstar motherboard, not to sure.

Ref MS6714 is what its called on the user guide

I am using an E machine 3230.
Build or order a custom made computer next time you think of replacing the computer. Have the friendly folks here lend you a hand picking what you need.  

TRY Everest Home Edition. Not only can it REPORT your system temperatures, it can also give you detailed information of EVERYTHING inside the system case.Thanks for the advice.

Defo looking into building my own PC next time.

that program does everthing I need cheers for that.

Thanks again for your time.  Come back anytime, Jowser. Good luck on the warranty. Perhaps you can demand a refund and start building right away.

:-/

I wanted to load my new IPod software and when I WENT to FIND my CD DRIVE (Drive D) it wasn't there! My DVD drive (Drive E) wasn't here either. What can be the issue?Are you absolutely CERTAIN that everything is: Connected?
Compatible with your other hardware?
Worked at ONE TIME?