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i just finished building a pc but there are a couple of things i CANT FIX:

1.  when i CHECKED the pc probe it said that the "power fan is below threshold" and i cant fix it.

2.  the motherboard tells me that the "CPU fan failed" and when i checked the cpu temp it was at 30 C.  the fan was spinning at 1360 rpm so i figured it worked.  what is a good temp for the cpu?

this computer took me $500 to make and i really want it to run at 100%.Re-check your work!>http://www.buildyourowncomputer.net/learntobuild.html Quote

...the fan was spinning at 1360 rpm so i figured it worked.  what is a good temp for the cpu?...

my son reformatted his pals computor and dosen't have a os diskette it won't read windows off the cd and he only has 1.4 mb diskette's which are to small what can he do to RECTIFY his problem before his pals dad rectify's himDownload a BOOTABLE diskette from http://www.bootdisk.com.

You require a 1.44MB floppy.

Set the first boot DEVICE to A:.

Choose to boot with CD-ROM support

In DOS prompt:

TYPE D:

Type SetupChange the bios SETUP>>>>>boot from cdrom!


More info mke/mdel of pc,would be helpful.....ok

Hello


 I am having problems with my monitor, It boots up fine checking RAM and setting , but when it is time for the screen to load Windows it cuts off immediately. I recieve a message that the modes will cut off in five seconds. It also displayed that the DPMS was off. Can anyone help me solve this problem. I am using a Pentium 3 chip.  I PUT the computer TOGETHER myself with various parts, It has been idle for a couple of months.DPMS is Display Power Management Signaling, Vesa Interface standard that defines FOUR power modes for monitors, idle, standby suspend and off.did you try and cancell or change the dpms settings in the bios,  Does the monitor WORK properly on another computer?

My "friend" tried to assemble the following new COMPONENTS in a used Gateway case:

1. Elitegroup 848P-A motherboard w/ fans
2. Pentium 4 CPU
3. MaxPower 300w power supply
4. Samsung SW 252 CD-RW
5. Generic FDD
6. Hitachi Deskstar 80G, parallel ATA, 7200rpm HD
7. SuperTalent PC3200 512MB DDR400 RAM
8. Radeon 9200SE graphics card

Standard configuration had apparently been set in the Setup Utility.  The IDE devices & jumpers were configured Master/Slave per mfg instuctions.

Friend not clear on "clock speed" & BIOS concepts.

Upon powering up w/ new XP Home OS cd, lights & fans start & (hp) monitor shows "Phoenix TECHNOLOGIES..." then all shuts down after about 15 seconds.  Restart attempts last only 5 seconds.

Friend tried a 450W PS with same results.

Any suggestions for my poor dead end friend?

Have him check all the heatsinks and fans.

If it works, but shuts down, it could be overheating.

Any beeps or did he fail to connect a PC speaker?The (2) fans are working.  Would the CPU be likely to overheat in 15 seconds?

The speaker is CONNECTED, but no beeps can be heard. Quote

1. The (2) fans are working.  

2. Would the CPU be likely to overheat in 15 seconds?

Suddenly today my sound in my computer stopped working -- system, music, everything; Dell latitude laptop with Sigmatec C-Major Audio card, computer thinks everything is working fine. Went through the whole windows troubleshooting  lack of sound). section on sound and everything seems fine (except of course for the I can hear faintly from the computer (though all volumes are blasting at max), but if I plug in a headset I actually don't EVEN hear any faint sounds through the headset.

Oddly, the one really loud sound I can hear is when my Skype phone rings; that sounds loud and clear.

Does this sound like a problem that can be resolved by purchasing a plug n play soundcard, or is there likely to be another culprit?

Thank you in advance!Hi there, hope i can help. You actually have several options here, so lets see if we cant get your sound back up.

1. Have you tried System Restore? You may be able to go back to a date before this problem occured to restore your sound.

2. Creative Labs makes a Sound-Blaster that is USB powered, this is a sound card that you can upgrade to by simply plugging it into your USB port.

3. Just cause your volume is UP, does not mean your volume is UP there may be a 3rd party software that actually is in control of your volume, I know on MY laptop I have installed other software that take charge of my sound properties. you may have inadvertently done the same. Skype may be the culprit here.

Hope this helps, but try the System Restore option first, it may be the one that does it, if not, see if any new software you have installed is actually taking control of your sound properties. Cheers. Quote

 
Oddly, the one really loud sound I can hear is when my Skype phone rings; that sounds loud and clear.

1. I unticked the box that allows Skype to automatically adjust volumes...I think this is a good thing? Skype clearly needs to have less control of my computer than it does.

2. Someone on the Skype forum suggested to me that Skype had turned off the 20 db boost, which doesn't seem to be an obvious setting that I can reset (except by the system restore).

what do i do? my system does not recognise a NEW sound card.What OS?
What TYPE and model of Computer is it? (EX: Dell OPTIPLEX GX150, etc.) Quote

what do i do? my system does not recognise a new sound card.

Is this Vcore warning anything serious or related?  
 
Warning 236 : CPU 1 [Processor 0, Core 0, Thread 0] : Vcore higher than rated maximum. Check Vcore setting!

Power / AUX temperature: 70C

My computer has gone worse

1. Well, air is coming out, you can feel it with you hand, but it's a weak flow...

2. I had a difficult morning. It would freeze every time I tried to start the computer. (right when desktop and icons were loaded).

3. It freezed while I was writing a reply here...wouldn't boot the next time, I tried safe mode, then normally and here I am writing this again.

video capture device not detected, I purchased a JVC digital camcorder model GR-D30u it has Fire wire capabilities so I bought a firewire card and INSTALLED it. I am using windows movie maker 2 and when I try to select a video capture device a message pops up STATING that no video capture device detected.Have you installed non standard windows drivers for the following hardware;

• Videocard
  
• JVC CAMERA
  
• Firewire card
  

Also I don't have a video card, guess that's part of the problem? any recommendations?

I know that the computer needs some kind of software to ID the device or it will list it as an unknown device.

Hey,

At christmas my family got a new pc (from Tiny, not the best I no), but its stats were fantastic and it appeared to be a great all round media centre for the family.

Since we got it however we have had many probems, and I need answers.

Its hard to explain, but one  way I can put it is that my PC KEEPS forgetting stuff.

-occasionally it will forget to load some programs or there will be an error on start up
-Sometimes it completely forgets user areas and will crash at the user screen
-Some windows components/settings will change
-Registry values occasionally have to be 'recovered by log or alternate copy(?)'
-other things such as not remembering my quick launch bar, control panel stops loading, system restore points dissapearing.....

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the PC??!! I CANT have a virus as it has been reformatted 4 times sine christmas, all due to fatal spontaneous problems when booting up (completely out of the blue) such as blue SCREENING or missing important user files.  Sometimes the comp will work fine and other times it needs a couple of attempts to load properly and other times when i restart that is 'the end'. I fear it is heading to another big crash as completely out of the blue all my system restore points have vanished, control panel does not load, quick launch bar is missing even if I put it back on.... AHH!

I am sick of loosing all my data, and reformatting the comp.

Anyone any suggestions?

If you are unhappy with the pc take it back to where is was purchased  or call out the service techs......even though grenville has also crashed tiny/time pcs........the  warrenty is still ok !......There is no quick fix for why a pc does crash/hung/freezes.....loads of reasons slung together for cash reasons ....bad componenets used......etc the list is endless......Yeah well the thing is that Tiny are so unhelpful and almost adement that it is me that has screwed it up. I am sick of paying £1.50 a min on their stupid phone line talking to a brainless monkey who cant spell computer.

Does anyone have any idea if it could be a specific hardware issue? Or an idea what is wrong? I can give comp specs if you need  Try this>http://www.active-hardware.com/english/misc/sandra.html

to see if an hardware issue......and download spysweeper from webroot.com or adaware...from lavasoft.......and you can have VIRUSES.......they normally lurk in the system restore feature......disable it and disconnect from the while scanning for bugs.....Thanks.

Yeh I relise that my comp could have a bug but that should dissapear every time i reformat it.

My worry is that it is something more serious like caching problems or a nakered harddrive, as my computer is has been aparantly clean of viruses the 3 times it has completely crashed. I dont think software will fix the problem simply because I have tried all that stuff before and it hasnt helped. Does anyone know which if a specific malfunctioning piece of hardware could caus this....

Any more ideas lol??

I refer to answers i gave some moments ago!Do you have antivirus, antispyware, antitrojan and firewall set up before you connect to the internet?
A 'fresh' UNPROTECTED computer on the net has only minutes before infection occurs.yes I had all that set up before. it even went to a computer technician in college to be setup after the 3rd time it crashed. I have norton corporate, sygate firewall, spyware protection, adaware etc.....

Still it crashes.

Any more suggestions?   Did you take Merlin's advice and see if any hardware is causing this?

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]It could be a fault HD...when we got our dell, our original HD had to be replaced

I want to upgrade my dell OPTIPLEX gx150 and give it some extra RAM. I have never done anything like this bfore, SURE i've taken RAM out, checked it, and put it back when trying to find bad memory, on two of my dead or DYING computers but how do I find out what type of RAM chips/board my computer tales?Use the memory guide at http://www.crucial.com Quote

I want to upgrade my dell optiplex gx150 and give it some extra RAM. I have never done anything like this bfore, sure i've taken RAM out, checked it, and put it back when trying to find bad memory, on two of my dead or dying computers but how do I find out what type of RAM chips/board my computer tales?

This morning I arose as I normally do, shuffled the wife off to work, and started up my computers, looking forward to a day of gaming, cigarettes, coffee, and (once noon rolls around) beer.
My Norton popped up on my desktop saying "Thou must updateth thy virus definitions!", so I did.  Then the obligatory "Thou must restarteth thy computer."  So I did.  As it was restarting I was tooling around on my laptop, thus not paying attention to the Desktop.  When I looked up it was the dark grey limbo screen that you get between all the startup crap that it displays in ASCII and the little floaty windows logo, and there it remained.  No bleeps sweeps or CREEPS coming from the CPU, just the fan whirring away.  So I tried to restart by a number of methods (Ctrl+alt+del, push power button once - which on my COMPY defaults to normal shutdown, then when nothing else worked, I HELD in the power button).  After it was shut off, I unplugged my BLUETOOTH adapter and digital camera, then POWERED up.  It gave me a series of beeps (once, three short, three short, once or beep, beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep, beep) and proceeded to do absolutely nothing except run the fan.  Nothing starts up (monitor keyboard mouse etc) and I am completely at a loss as to how to do anything about this.
Dismayedly yours
ChavezWhat O/S were you running?

Are you sure you downloaded updates from norton?  lol...Joy of joys!
Thank you all for reading my newest anecdote.  Here's the conclusion:
In my frustration I employed a desperate maneuver.  I unplugged everything from my desktop, placed it in the middle of the office floor....
and let it sit there.
As I frantically searched forum after forum (this one included) I would periodically stare menacingly at the offending unit.
With a quick prayer to the gods of Good Mojo, I plugged in the monitor keyboard and power cord and started 'er up.
Lo and behold! Windows!
All hail Orlo-Chavez, Super Genius.
Thank you all, and enjoy your Thurday.omg....you are helarious....I worship you...

I wonder what the problem was...

Hi everyone.

I have recently embarked on my first self build, and to my amazement, it actually worked!!

My only confusion, was with some of the cables coming from the front panel. I have plugged in everything CORRECTLY (I think), apart from the following:

2 cables coming from the front panel, both joined together - one with a label SAYING "mic" and the other with a label saying "ear". The go to form a 10-pin connector. (1 blocked off).

Then, out of this connector come seven 1-pin plugs:

MIC
MIC BIAS
RET - L
RET - R
FPOUT - L
FPOUT - R
AUD GND

I have consulted both the case manual, and the motherboard manual, but neither SEEM to describe exactly what I can see.

Sorry if I am being dumb, but I managed everything else apart from this..

Thank you in advance of any replies posted.
Kop442000Those may be used for the front Microphone and Earphone plugs you often find on newer cases.

The mainboard may be colour coded or somehow indicate how the CONNECTORS should be connected.

Since these connectors are often part of the case, you may not find the instructions in the mainboard manual. See if you can obtain the case manual (If such a thing exists) or if you can get a general guide on how to connect any connector that is inside a system case.I have the case manual, but it doesn't seem to mention the things that I am asking about.

I will check on the net, and see if I can find anymore details.

Thanks for replying.Spares often happen! save them! Quote

I have the case manual, but it doesn't seem to mention the things that I am asking about.

I will check on the net, and see if I can find anymore details.

Thanks for replying.

I do not know if this is the correct place for this but i have reached dire straights...
Last day of school and a member of my class thought it fun to mess with my bios.
The primary drive has been changed to cd-rom and secondary drive to something else, i do not know what - please note this is not boot order this is primary drive so now it will not load anything.... how can i solve this? Boot pc and hold down >maybe the f9 key......save and exit>>f10 keyno GO, tried that before COMING on here, it will allow me to press f2 to enter bios but then sits there doing nothing same as if i do not press it. i can not enter bios to change it back by this way!!  Try resetting the BIOS by removing the CMOS battery.
hey thanks, that worked and have now reset bios, cheers!!Some BIOS or brand computers allow you to password protect the BIOS or hide the BIOS setup notification message. I suggest you look into this.This REMINDS me...

Two years ago when I was a freshman...My friend Mike and I tried to be "punks" or w/e...and we formatted the Hard Drive on a computer in study hall, and then messed with the BIOS settings.  Then, we password protected the settings...but the password we used was (name of school's network admin. is an IDIOT).....He must have guessed it....cuz sure enough, the computer re-appeared...

Intel Celeron 2.8GHz/400MHz Processor
200 Watt Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Seagate 40 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Intel (Thrasher) Motherboard
MEM DDR 256MB PC333 32MX8

I personally assume that the problem is the motherboard...but I will leave that up to you to decide. I had my computer running when the power went out. When the power came BACK it flickered a couple of times then stayed strong. When I next tried to start my computer, the computer startes...but the monitor does not recieve any information and only shows the
"Monitor self test/Your monitor is working correctly/Please check your monitor cables/or power cords" Or something along those lines. After say...45 seconds or so...the monitor goes into its rest MODE...works but stops showing anything. This has happened before on a different computer and it was the motherboard that was fried...so I really assume that is the problem, but any help is wanted. ThanksReconnect and reseat firmly all hardware.

I strongly RECOMMEND a PSU that is capable of delivering 300 wattages or more for system stability. 200 Wattages is not sufficient for most modern systems.Have you had this gateway pc from new?Reconnect and reseat firmly all hardware---still nothing


Have you had this gateway pc from new?---YesMotherboards have the ability to take a lot of misuse... Have you done anything with the inside the case? Power? Monitor is not working... If there was a problem, the psu varistor would have blown...

[glb]Flame[/glb] Quote

I strongly recommend a PSU that is capable of delivering 300 wattages or more for system stability. 200 Wattages is not sufficient for most modern systems.

200 Watt Power Supply

Power Supply Wattage calculator

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I have a LiteOn SOHW-1633S DVD dual layer burner that in my device manager shows up under an unknown tab but it shows up with the correct name and under its properties it shows that the device is working properly. It shows up in the "my computer" folder but no program will detect the drive. Also if I put a cd in it will read it. I have tried updating the drivers and firmware, flashing the Bios with an updated version, uninstalling and reinstalling (both secondary IDE Channel and the device itself) but nothing seems to work. It does show up in the BIOS. It has been working normal for PROBABLY a year and about two days ago it did that.

My computer info in case it HELPS to determine a problem,
Windows XP Professional with SP2
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHZ processor
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R motherboard with VIA K8T800
3 - Corsair XMS 256MB PC-3200 memory
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro video card
2 - Samsung SP1614N 160GB Hard Drives
Antec TRUE550 550 watt power supply
Avast Antivirus Home Edition

Does anyone have any idea what could be a cause of this happening and how to fix this problem? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
ThanksMy computer info in case it helps to determine a problem,
Windows XP Professional with SP2
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHZ processor
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R motherboard with VIA K8T800
3 - Corsair XMS 256MB PC-3200 memory
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro video card
2 - Samsung SP1614N 160GB Hard Drives
Antec TRUE550 550 watt power supply
Avast Antivirus Home Edition

When was the last time you updated your virus definitions?I CHECK for virus database updates daily.Okay then. Check to see if the device drivers are up-to-date AND compatible. Also, what were you doing right before you had the problem? That will help us to diagnose the problem so we can tell you how to fix it. Scan for viruses just in case.

--squirrelthe drivers and firmware are up to date. What happened was it was working that night then I went to bed, I was just online chatting with my brother (I leave the computer running) and woke up the next morning it completely disappeared. Like the drive was taken out of the computer. I finally ended up unplugging the secondary IDE cable and plugging it back in to the motherboard and reset CMOS and the drives came back but under the unknown tab.I can put in a disk and it will read them but if I try to use programs like Nero or Musicmatch they will not detect them because of it showing unknown in the device manager.Did you DOUBLE AND TRIPLE check the connections on the inside?yes I made sure all the connections were good and in the right place.For Nero and MM, is there an option to like "add" a device?  Or to recognize one?they each have a pulldown list to choose the recorder but only with a list of available drives that it auto detects. Those lists are empty now.Is there an error code?I get no error code for any of it. What is STRANGE to me is the DVD drives properties say that this device is working properly but it is still under the unknown tab.cedwards1...... Is this drive the only optical drive you have installed ?

Is  the drive on a IDE cable ?
Is the drive showing up in Bios ?
What jumper settings have you set on the drive ?


dl65  I have two cd drives. One is the LiteOn DVD-RW Dual layer drive, the other is an Atapi 52X24 drive. Both are showing unknown in the device manager. I have them connected with the secondary IDE channel. They do show up in the BIOS normally. I have the DVD drive setup as the master drive and the Atapi as the slave drive.cedwards1......  Ok ...before you installed the new drive ( dual layer one )  ....did your other cd rom show up ok ?

dl65

Okay so heres the problem, My Uncle used to own one of those Lan Lounges, but did it in a very rich neighborhood to which everyone had a computer and such and basically no need for his computers, so he gave my mother one of the computers he had and since then, turned to poopoo, It got so bad we gave it to him to give to his computer person who said it was all fixed...and it came back worse. I can't START up anything and the SCREEN is right next to me and it first prompts up something i've seen before

Start the computer up in
1. Normal
2. Safe mode
3. step by step confirmation
4. command promt only
5. Safe mode command prompt only


Then no MATTER what i choose i get this rather long message to which I'm retyping all the way out for you guys...

"There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 1

The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\Windows\SETVER.EXE
There is an error in your config.sys file on line 3

IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM Device Driver  Version 2.14   10:48:22 02/17/98
CD Drive #0 found on 170h port master device, V56DA
CD Drive #1 found on 170h port slave device, VQS0C


The following file is missing or currupted: C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 8
The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS

The Following file is missing or currupted: C:\WINDOWS\DBLBUFF.SYS

The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS

Warning: the high memory area (HMA) is not available.
Additional LOW memory (below 640k) will be used instead.
File not found
Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading Windows

C:\>"


anmd thats it, i don't really know what to do, I mean i'm good with like doing things on the computer like games and online and such, but i really have no idea what I'm doing with this. I normally turn to my brother but he is in England serving his time in the milatary, and i have no idea to what I'm doing. any help would be great.

-JimmyAlso i forgot to mention under the 5 options i get this

"Warning: Windows has detected a registry/configuration error. Choose, Command Prompt only, and run SCANREG.ugh lol i made another topic but i found this one and i tried what was offered but still have a problem...

I downloaded the boot file, i put it on a floppy. I put it on my broken computer and it brings up

LOAD FROM CDROM
LOAD FROM HARD DISK

i chose Cdrom and got to A:/> but when i type in sys c: it just says bad command of file name.  

What do i do? lol thanks for help guys.


thought id post here to see if ne1 sees it over here and wants to help out.Back to the drawing board. Forget the boot floppy for the time being. Reboot the computer. When you get to the C:> prompt, do the following:
1. type REN config.sys config.old <enter>
2. type ren autoexec.bat autoexec.old<enter>
3. type scanreg/fix<enter>
Reboot the computer and post back the results.it let me get all the way down to scanreg/fix but then i got the bad command or file nameOK. Type cd\windows<enter> and repeat the scanreg/fix command. invalid directoryNuke it  
Do a fresh install.Lost me....try thinking of it as your talking to a newb....Did you use \ or / when the typed the cd command? Type the command exactly as shown.i did it with both with

/ i got Invalid switch - /windows

\ got invalid directoryType dir/p/w and look through the listing. Directories will be listed in brackets like [WINDOWS]. See if the windows directory is in the list or has possibly been renamed. If nothing seems obvious, type dir/s win.* and see if can find win.com or any other file with win as part of the name.Nope it said in the beginning that it couldn't find Win.com and i dont see anything in the dir that has win windows windo or anything else that would resemble windows in it.Did you do the dir/s command?Whoa, i did that and the screen just kept scrolling with all these files and such.

I intend to add a separate keyboard to my Toshiba Tecra A1 LAPTOP. I have a GE brand USB 2.0 hub (because my laptop does not have enough USB ports for my needs).

I hooked up 2 USB cables to the USB hub and after a couple of hours I noticed it was extremely hot to the touch. I removed it immediately from the laptop. (I had used same Hub a few months ago and worked FINE.) Any ideas? Discard and buy a new one? Try again?

Newbie here. Just do not want to destroy my COMPUTER! Thanks so much!
What is extremely hot for you?

CPU heatsink hot?
PSU casing hot?

Is this USB hub powered by an external power supply?1. Hot to the touch.  Did not BURN my fingers but close.

2. Yes.  It is plugged into a surge protector/outlet. Quote

1. Hot to the touch.  Did not burn my fingers but close.
 
2. Yes.  It is plugged into a surge protector/outlet.

Im looking to buy a SAPPHIRE - 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD but you see i don't KNOW how to find out on my XP MACHINE Anyone kindly Help?No help then, no, ok  Austinl...... If you ask something specific then you should expect an answer............ Read what you posted ......it means nothing ......

Try again ......


dl65   Quote

No help then, no, ok  

Im looking to buy a SAPPHIRE - 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD but you see i don't know how to find out on my XP machine Anyone kindly Help?

Yea sorry i ment How do i find out what my current graphics card is on my Xp machine

Yea mines a 32MB I'm going to get that 256 one for £50

good video capture CARD/ FIREWIRE? pls HELP, i have problem w my captured video there is a line/zigzag when the MOVEMENTS of people r fast, pls help?Moblie/phone /camcorder/net/dvd/vhs/dvd recorder

I just got a NEW computer & connected it & my old one with a wireless network.  Everything's been going pretty well (with typical kinks to work out) since we set it up a couple of weeks ago.

Now my Microsoft Intellimouse on my old computer won't work.  When I boot up, the arrow is in the middle of the screen & the MOUSE doesn't work.  A computer friend came over the other day when this happened (the only other time ever), unplugged the mouse & did a "cold boot" (I think that's what he said).  He replugged it in & it WORKED great! Till today.    

So... any info about getting my mouse to work properly would be terrific- even if you can just tell me how to do a "cold boot" again!  

Thanks!  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=%2Fsupport%2Fhardware%2Fintellimouse%2Ffaq%2Fdefault.aspYou may need to reconnect it with the receiver.

Refer to your manual for instructions on how to do so.I don't have a mouse manual.  What is my receiver & how would I connect it to it?  Normally my mouse is just connected to the PS/2 port.  

Could you tell me how to do a "clean boot"?http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315923I tried the microsoft help links that you sent, Merlin, but could not find an answer appropriate to my problem. Thanks anyway.  Can someone tell me how to do a clean boot or give me some other advise?  I'm getting DESPERATE!

While I was trying what y'all suggested & waiting for your REPLIES, I went online to Dell's chat customer support & we went into setup on the computer & did something (?-I don't really know what!) & it worked.  SO... a mighty big thanks anyway for being there & trying.  I will use your service again if needed!  Thanks!
So what did the mighty dell do?send a file to pc?

My Dad has an old scanner that he does not want to PART with, and I really can't blame him as they really don't MAKE them like that anymore, the thing weighs over 20 pounds...  It's an HP ScanJet4c, version 2.3.  It has a 50 pin scsi terminal on the back and the included cable terminates w/a DB25 on the scsi card side.  The unit came with a PCI/scsi card, a AdvanSys;ABP-930/40UA - ABP-960/70UA that is only compatible with Win 95-98.

He would like to use this scanner on a Compac PIII w/128Mb RAM running Win Me, VER. 4.90.3000 though he is willing to upgrade to XP.

I know there are products (PCI/scsi cards/adapters) available that will make this work but the DEALERS I have contacted have not gone out of their way to reply.

Thanks for any input or suggestions.  Oh, and not too technical...

thanks,
Geelox Quote

I know there are products (PCI/scsi cards/adapters) available that will make this work but the dealers I have contacted have not gone out of their way to reply.

...
...The unit came with a PCI/scsi card, a AdvanSys;ABP-930/40UA - ABP-960/70UA that is only compatible with Win 95-98.

He would like to use this scanner on a Compac PIII w/128Mb RAM running Win Me, Ver. 4.90.3000 though he is willing to upgrade to XP.
...

hi i got a LG dvd ram drive and it was working fine until a couple of days ago when it stopped READING dvd+r's. it read them before but then it just stopped reading them. the drive can still read movies but when i want to burn something and put a dvd+r in it reads it as a cd. any help i would appreciate thanks.What dvd burner DISKS are you using.......and what software is used?im using SONY dvd+r and nero burning rom 6There are certain issues .....wmp has roxio....embeded in it>>> and nero......what HAPPENS.....they are dvd/r/w disks  when you USE wmp burner roxio......does it burn.....i would pay nero a  website visit....maybe wmp has taken over.....did you chose nero to burn the disks...open with.try this one and see if it works>http://www.deepburner.com/?r=downloadit worked, thanks a lot for helping me with my problem. ok thanks for the feed back and happy burning.....

I have a Viewsonic PS790 19" monitor that has a blue tint to it. I tried several different COMPUTERS and it still blue. The blue isnt bad when I use a black background but if I pull up light colored web page it gets worse. Then if I make the web page full screen it gets much worse.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.The monitor MAY be failing

Readjust the colour schematics manually to see if you can even out the colours.

I recently discarded a perfectly good working 17" monitor because the red colour channel had become too dominant. There was no solution to this problem.Control panel click the display icon click the performance tab......and knock down the slider. down a bit.......The refresh rate should be 60/75 MHZ...........or reload monitors drivers..Changing the refresh rate to 85htz helped alittle.... Ill just keep messing with it.Load the monitor drivers that may have COME with it Quote

Changing the refresh rate to 85htz helped alittle.... Ill just keep messing with it.

I wonder if any of you people out there can help me.A friend of mine recently gave me a Dell PC and since the specs are superior to mine I am using it instead of my own one.The problem is the internal modem.The PC is telling me it is there and I have seen it myself. but when I try to dial out I cannot get a dialing tone.My ISP is AOL though I don`t think that is a factor.I can get online using a basic external modem.I have a program on the PC "Modem check" everything comes up as OK,except the dial tone.Is there anything I have to do to activate it.?As far as I know my friend was able to use it Ok but he is away at present.As I say,it`s no big deal,I just wanted to try and save space by using the internal modem,rather than the external one. Contact your ISP for configuration details. You may need to (re)configure the modem and Windows before you can connect to the Internet.Aol......dial up lan....or dsl/cable......more info is needed>....operating system is ?....modem 56k/usb?? Quote

Aol......dial up lan....or dsl/cable......more info is needed>....operating system is ?....modem 56k/usb??

Can somebody help me??? My CD-ROM drive cannot open with its cover on top... What exactly can I do to make the drive works normal?

If I remove the cover, it cannot read CDs. So, can I get just the cover somewhere?

Thanks yo.Desktop /laptop.......what do you mean by cover? the cdrom drive with not open?Sorry, I mean the internal CD-ROM drive for a desktop pc.
I open the top of the drive and it works right away. The tray came out. But... when i put the top back on, it cannot come out.

Well, I wouldn't wanna replace it with a new one, there surely should be some thing that can be done on it to make it better rite? PLACE a paper-clip in the little hole ....this will release the cdrom draw......and make sure the plastic cover it a lined properly...... Quote

...I open the top of the drive and it works right away. The tray came out. But... when i put the top back on, it cannot come out....

Well, it seems like nobody understands me...

It's not the battery.  Could be a BIOS bug.  What version is your BIOS, the LATEST is: 31.03.02

Gateway 600YGR
DownloadsI REPLY to the question i GAVE some moments ago:

Device manager>scroll down the list> click the +SYSTEM devices/scroll down the list to system cmos clock.....<click it then click  properties click update DRIVER...you may have a corupted driver

hi!
could you please explain the basic devices/peripherals/accessories USED in communication.and could you please  tell me any WEBSITE  related to this topic. which is  EASY and full of INFORMATION.
thanks in advancehttp://www.howstuffworks.com

Yeh its some cool stuff that Everest Home edition. tells me evry think i need to know about my PC.
But one thing i am puzzeld about
it says under physical drives that i have 2, a 70GB one, this one is the only one i know of. But there is another
a 4GB one, its call "Hidden FAT32" does somone know what this is??Hmmmm no one knows lolPerhaps it is a partition created by the manufacturer of the computer and only used for recovery purposes.

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Hmmmm no one knows lol

i think i may of got it. now my pc cam with XP on it i do not have a disic the disc is  ont he HDD. now in my mind thats not safe. But could this second hard drive be the xp disc so to speak?

I get intermittent FULL screen color of "pink" that occurs periodically.  It is especially noticable on normal white screen areas.  I have checked and rearranged wiring to avoid electrical INTERFERENCES but it does not resolve the issue.  This pertains to a 17" CRT color monitor.

Please advise.Have you tested the monitor on another computer?

Try degaussing it.No, I have not tried the monitor on another computer. I doubt it will make any difference.  I had the same problem with another computer but it mysteriously cleared up. This computer with monitor was new in 2003.

As I mentioned, the color pink does not happen at all times.  However, it is irritating to deal with the change.

 Sorry for not responding until now.  As of today, there have been no further episodes of the monitor pink screen. I will get back to you whenever it occurs again.If its a descent make ......contact the makers.....samsung for have a five years warrenty....run this ......type dxdiag in the run box and test for graphics....also what is the refresh rate and resoulition...?set at....The refresh rate is at 85 Hertz and the screen resolution is as 1024X768 pixels.

I am running WINDOWS XP SP1, for reference.  

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Refresh rate maybe  to high for the monitor knock it down to 75mhz.......or 60 even....

my laptop is the only machine that I have. The problem is that the 'M' key has become real stiff. All other keys are normal. it is no longer under warranty. it is really hard to push it in every time i have to use it. can someone help me to SOLVE the issue?

lapto SPECS: dell inspiron 600mClean the keyboard. Remove the key, clean it and put it back in its place.I take it this laptop has a rubberized keypad......go to dell site and look for the manual.....and remove the keypad.....something MAYBE jammed under it...You didn't EVER spill any type of drink on it RIGHT?

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I installed 40GB hd and when I  Installed the OS, it only shows c drive with 2gb and drive D with 2gb. The d drive is called ms ram drive. What ever that means. How do I get all of my 40gb to show.What is the OS you installed?win 98seIf you FORMATTED it as FAT16, that would explain it.  FAT16 only supports partitions no LARGER than 2GB.  FAT32 supports up to 2000GB.  You can convert without REINSTALLING, but I have no ideal how large C and D will be after.  Probably best to start over.

Hello,

I have a Dell Inspiron 4150 and tonight in the storm there was a lightning strike and even thought the computer was PLUGGED into the surge protector, the computer spazzed out. Now when I press the power button, it lights up and THATS it. The lights go back off and nothing else happens. I tried resetting it as the Dell website says so I assume that a new motherboard is needed. Is that so? Thank you so much for any answers you have. I just don't understand why only my laptop was hurt when the power surge and nothing else and the thing was plugged into a surge protector. Grrr

Tim DeWittSurge protectors protect against surges, not lightning.

Contact Dell TECHNICAL support if the computer is still under warranty.Was the dell plug into a network adapter/modem?

Hey, I have a question I hope someone could answer. Currently I have a computer that slows down on the internet (I was here a couple weeks ago and tried what you guys said but it didnt work, sorry for the delay was out of town) and well I brought it back to my friends house who HELPED me build it. We hooked it up just like at my house and the internet runs perfect. But when at my house it slows down after a bit..  I dont know what it can be. I just got a new router and ethernet. I have two computers hooked up to the router the one I am on now and mine. This one never has a problem but after awhile of being on the internet everything slows down and certain programs start to disconnect and reconnect. This only happens at my house. Any ideas?Have you CONTACTED your ISP? Maybe your connections speeds (which differ from ISP to ISP) are different... The connection speed that the ISP allows... Contact them...

[glb]Flame[/glb]The router and Modem (Assuming this is cable modem) may not be properly configured.Is this dial up?. How many phones have you got?......what are the o/s used on your pcs? firewall settings ok....are they.....I am on Roadrunner. at the moment, this problem occured soon as i got this comp on the internet. When i first got it i tried it out, took the ethernet out of this one plugged it in and it started right up. the very first day before i had a router it did this so im sure its not the router. I tried shutting down all my firewalls and it still slows down, and yet a game I like to play runs fine? Also tried scanning with several anti spyware and virus programs no luck. Its running windows xp professional. I have two phones at the moment.You are not using a proxy to surf the web, are you?TYPE this after the cmd prompt ping www.bbc.
co.uk........it should return packets send ..packets lost....

Is the networkset up properly......does the router have the correct DRIVERS? type netstat in the cmd propmt....what does it tell you?Im pretty sure I dont run it on proxy but im not sure what it is either =/

I OPEN the run command prompt put that in it says a lot of things fast then closes the thing that popped up. It doesent give me a chance to read it >.  )

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Hey,

I'm trying to install an old burner on my comp.
My hard drive is Serial ATA and I get this error message when trying to install the burner:

"...could not find a suitable IDE controller" for the burner.

Any ideas? :-/1. Are you using Windows XP?
2. When and where do you receive this error message?
3. Have you enabled the IDE connectors in the BIOS?
4. Has the drive been set to Master or cable select?Can you supply more info on the pc you wish to install this cd burner.... Quote

1. Are you using Windows XP?
2. When and where do you receive this error message?
3. Have you enabled the IDE connectors in the BIOS?
4. Has the drive been set to Master or cable select?

Can you supply more info on the pc you wish to install this cd burner....

1. Yes
2. When I'm running the setup disk - right at the beginning.
3. I don't know what you mean. But I'll check the BIOS anyway.
4. I'm not positive, but I think it's Master.

2. You have not yet installed Windows XP?
3. You can disable the IDE channels (not controllers, these are located on the IDE devices) in the BIOS. Unless you or someone else has changed these, they are enabled by user default.
4. Make certain it is if there are no other IDE devices. Cable Select may not always work, play it safe and go with Master.

2. Sorry -  I meant the disc for the burner. When I'm trying to install the software for it. XP is installed.

3. What exactly does disabling the channels do?

Thanks for your replies.

4. I have another HD which is not SATA - so I may plug that one in too hoping that I can install the burner on that one.

2. Can it not be found in the device manager?

3. It disables the use of the IDE connectors on the mainboard. Make certain that they are enabled in the BIOS.

4. It should work without as well.

Hi,
Can you still buy (if they were EVER even made) 5.25" external 80/40 track floppy drives for modern computers AND still have the software/ROMs for it? I am interested in any way to transfer data between my BBC Micro to my dell optiplex gx150. I would use a serial LINK cable but my computers PROBABLY too NEW and fast for the poor old Micro, and I can't build it anyway.
Thanks.still parts available ......retro stuff.....you need a null modem cable to transfer stuff.......slow mind you?

So, i just upgraded my system tremendiously.  I got a amd 3000+ XP processor, XFX Geforce 6800 GT AGP, Elitegroup 755 A2 motherboard, and of course battlefield 2 to go along with all of this.  

Now earlier today i was PLAYING battlefield 2 and all of a sudden my computer lost all power (only my computer not my moniter or anything else).  Now it wont start up at all, and before it was running just fine.  Today is only the 3rd day ive had it.  What could have caused this problem.

By the way my Power supply is 400 watts

thanks for any help leading to me fixing this problem, or at least understanding itjared aka handsomeboymodl  .........good thing I'm bilingual..........thats quite a handle .....lol

I would suggest checking to see if there is ( or ) was the proper amount of paste between the processor and the heat sink .    Also check to be sure the heat sink fan is installed properly and is functional.

If the processor was overheated as a result of the additional load of the game ....that could well be your problem.

dl65  Check the power supply.  Do you hear the fan come on inside the supply?  Check the voltage at the power plug on the vid card or a drive.  Should be 12 volts DC there I think.  If you have a volt meter available...

Let us know more info when you check these things.Will it no longer turn on?

Are all cables and heatsinks properly connected? And are you certain it is no the wallsocket? Perhaps you've blown a fuse because your computer wasn't properly built..Did you overclock it?no overclocking whatsoever.  The computer honestly didnt have any PROBLEMS running the game for the first TWO days.  It turns on for about half a second about once every 5 TIMES i try.  By the way i know it wasnt the wall socket because the moniter was still on, as was my RECIEVER for my stereo.  If the processor wasnt being properly cooled then could that cause this to happen?  I did just buy a new processor cooler, but it was a more expensive one with a huge fan and extra wide heatsink.jared aka handsomeboymodl.....If you didn't install the processor , thermal paste and the heatsink and fan assembly properly ........... what is happening to you could definately occur.

dl65  lemee give you guys a little bit more background information.  The only thing i have upgraded in the last 2 weeks was my graphics card, and i did that just 3 days ago.  Before upgrading my graphics card my computer ran very well for approx 2½ weeks (since getting the new processor).  Because of this i am fairly certain that it has to do with my graphics card and the increadible amount of power it requires (aprox 35 more watts than my old one)I think it is still the power supply.   If its not a true 400 watt supply it really isn't putting out 400 watts.   Do you have the name brand of the power supply?  If its generic it might be the problem.  
If you think its the vid card, then remove it and put the old one in just to check if it will power up.

I have read also that the MB you have has very little room for any HSF than a oem one.  You stated that you have put a larger one on.  Check that it isn't hitting a capacitor or other MB object.

Keep us informed....What brand of PSU do you have?

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Because of this i am fairly certain that it has to do with my graphics card and the increadible amount of power it requires (aprox 35 more watts than my old one)

I really hope it is my power supply because they tend to be cheaper to replace then motherboards and or processors

Hey peeps the thing is i have had a had a pc built with no floppy drive as i never used one so i thought id wouldnt have one.........anyways the pc run with no probs for a couple of months then i brought a new dvd drive and all of a sudden when i reboot windows xp sp2 PLUG and plays and finds a floppy drive.

I have checked all the ribbons no probs as i can see

i wouldnt mind but as i EITHER shutdown or restart it says about 15 time that the A: drive maybe be open please close it and i get 2 OPTIONS ignore cancel and continue but no matter whati press about 5 seconds later the same message comes up and this will last for over a minute b4 the pc shuts down

Any ideas any1

Cheers See if you can disable the FDD from the BIOS.i have tried disabling but the pc wont BOOT up afterwards but in the boot setup in BIOS theres no sign of it anywhere

What if you disable the FDD in the device manager? That way, the errors should stop.that does stop the errors but only until i restart the pc then the pc plugs and plays and finds the drive from outta no-where.

Thanks for the replies Did you uninstall or disable it?

Uninstalling it will cause it to be redetected. Disabling it should keep Windows quiet.

I suggest that you thoroughfully review the BIOS. The option to disable the FDD may be hidden under an advanced menu which could possibly only be accessed if you use a certain KEY configuration.

On the GA-7N400Pro with an Award BIOS (F14) it is CTRL + F1

What BIOS are is installed?

I am planning to purchase a new computer with either an Intel 820 2.8GHZ dual-core chip WITHOUT hyperthreading, or Intel 630 3GHZ single core with hyperthreading. I understand the advantages of a dual core running multiple applications, but because I (sometimes, but usually) do not run more than one application at a time my question is slightly different.
Given two COMPUTERS with the same RAM, bus speed, cache, etc. etc., will the performance of a single application running along with the usual background utilities (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc) be better with a dual core? Or is a single with hyperthreading just as good? I was thinking that with a dual core, one would run the app while the other would handle the utilities?  Utilities are probably not a very big issue now, but as they get increasingly intricate in the coming years, that may change.
My typical usage is 40% microsoft office, 40% web, and 20% gaming.
Thanks
EVEN though Hyperthreading has longer PIPELINES to get more done in a given amount of time, dual-core may still be the better choice, since hyperthreading forces a single-core to consume more power while offering a very little performance increase.

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Hello all! Here's the situation... I recenly bought a new computer, and I will be giving my old one to my mom, who will be USING it in this house... Now, I currently have Verizon Online DSL, whihc is in use my my new computer. Well, I now want to allow her to use a DSL connection as well... If I purchased another modem, and plugged it into the wall, would we both be able to use the internet at the same time? A router is out of the question, becuase the computers will be on complete opposite sides of the house... So if two Hi-Speed modems connect to different wall jacks in the same house, under the same phone number, will they both be able to use the internet? Please help me guys!

[glb]Flame[/glb]Have you ever heard of a wireless router?  2 modems will require 2 separate account numbers and thus, 2 bills, therefore, twice the cost.Yes I've heard of it lol  but it's my FAULT. I should have explained more... ANY kind of router is not an option...

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... ANY kind of router is not an option...

1.  a wired router is out becuase the computers are on opposite sites of the house...
2.  And a Wireless router is not good becuase you give up about 1/2 of your DSL speed with it...
3.  Plus I don't even know if it will reach that far thoughout the house becuase of architecture, etc.  
4.  So plugging in two modems into different wall jacks in the same house won't work then?

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... How would verizon know?

In the windows task manager it display a RUNNING PROCESS from the file ASWL2K.exe, which I'm PRETTY sure is associated with the Wlan-cards.

The problem is that on my laptop the process ASWL2K.exe uses up to 50% of my cpu (AMD Athalon 64 3200+). The process fluctuates on and off between 0% usage and 50% usage, about every second. It really kills the performance of my computer.

The funny THING is that when I kill the process nothing happens, the network is still functioning. I can't find anywhere to permentally disable it either in msconfig or in the services list.

Is anybody familiar with this problem? And more importantly, does anybody KNOW what to do about this?

Let me know please...Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner


Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Using only one firewall is advised. Dual firewalls may cause problems.
Using a hardware firewall and a software firewall is even more adviced.
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.Is your wlanencypted.......wlan is a bit of an a open source for scanners.......download spysweeper....Already Ran:
Anti-Virus
Norton Anti-Virus

Spbot
Ad-aware
Xofspy

Norton System Works
System Machanic 5

HijackThis

No problems/viruses/spyware were detected.

ThanksYou can disable it with HijackThis.

Now I'm farely certain of the how and why I'm having this minor little hickup...and thats not really the problem...I'd just like to know if it were at all possible to fix it...you SEE, quite a while ago i bought a 40 gigger from Wal-mart, to further support my gaming needs...and when installing the bugger i may have gotten a bit CONFUSED and partitioned the drive to be the exact same size as my second drive...which when all is said and done, rounds off to about 9 gigs (box says 10...but yeah)...so now im stuck (or so i think) with less space than id prefer...and really I was just wondering if i went and decided to format said drive....and tried the partitioning thing again....could i get that other 30 gigs back (31 whatever)....since its my main drive, I'd only do this if I was absolutely certain I could...oh and also what partitioning programs do you guys reccomend and if they're free where can i get 'em....any responses would be much abliged

heres my system specs off the top o' my head:

AMD athlon XP 2.0 ghz
Nvidia geforce 5600 256mb
integrated realtek audio
768mb 2700 DDR RAM (3 ram slots, 1 empty)


and the rest I cant quite remember
but that should be enough

again thanks ahead of time for any assistance given
Format the drive before use.......try a win98 boot disk...So you're saying It will work...even after already partitioning it as 9 gigs?...i can still get my 40gigs back?...an actual explanation would be nice....maybe even a FULL sentence...but dont hurt yourselfThis will do what your REQUIRE:  Partition Magichit me on my email and we will see what we can come up with [email protected]OK is the new drive the master or the slave......?what did you format it with the winxp disk?or did you use these>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309000


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415/EN-US/40 Gb (Decimal) = 37.25 Gb (Binary) so you have 28.25 Gb 'missing'.

Better to use XP's Disk Mangement and allocate the 28.25 Gb.

If you need inexpensive but good Partitioning software then I use BootIT NG's Partition Resizer, which you can get together with a drive imager 'Image for Windows' and Image for DOS' for the nice price of US$ 60.

That is four programs at $ 15 apiece.

Yes, really!

is there any way that i can find out the day and TIME that  a FLOPPY disc was USED without actually having the disc.  I can see the last 4 items viewed in the A drive and I need to know the DATE and time they were viewed but I DONT have the actual disc.  thanks for your help

Hi, ive never posted on here before because Ive never needed to but yeah

Ok, today my laptop decided to break. its the touch-pad mouse. all of a sudden it just STOPPED working.

Ive tried everything, re-installing the driver etc and it keeps coming up that the device is working properly, but its obviously not!

the wierd thing is that there is this little icon thats always in the taskbar that does something if you touch the mouse, eg if you move the cursor it will flash up, if you press a button the little button will light up. but now nothing happens. its like it doesnt recognise that its there!

anyone HEARD of this? or know how to fix it?Do you have virus protection? Have you made any changes to your SYSTEM lately?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Im using AVG free, as I CANT afford to actually buy any kind of 'PROPER' software. There havent been any major changes at all.

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as I cant afford to actually buy any kind of 'proper' software.

Is there any way I can make my monitor screen lighter? The brighness & contrast controls are at the lightest and the screen is still very dark. I have gone into the display tab cannot find anything there to help me.

It is quite an old moniter (1996) so it may possibly be the age of it causing the problems.

Any feedback WOULD be greatly appreciated.

MickWhat o/s via the tower/desktop is attached to the monitor.......Sorry don't know what o/s means.

I have had a look  at the power supply & there is one lead from the pc to to the power. Plus one lead from the pc to the monitor.

Hope this helps.  Thanks Mick mick1052.....  O/S =  operating sysem ....for example Win 95  , Win 98 , Win 98SE , Win 2000 , Win ME , Win XP .

The issue with the monitor getting progressively darker......I would assume this has been going on for quite some time ......... Given the age of the monitor ...it's likely it may have seen better days........
It may be time for an new one .

dl65  Thanks for that.....my o/s is WINDOWS xp.

You are probably right .....maybe time to get a new monitor!TYpe dxdiag in the run box if you can and test for GRAPHICS......maybe you need to update the monitor drivers/as well as the graphic drivers

updated info&GT;>http://testedproducts.windowsmarketplace.com/results.aspx?bCatID=792&cpID=0&ocID=0&OR=1Has the monitor became darker rapidly?

If your videocard drivers are capable of controlling the brightness and contrast of your monitor, first check to see if these are properly configured before attempting to DISCARD the monitor.

Testing it on another PC with an entirely different videocard is a very good idea as well.Have tried the activex diagnostic help....says ststem is fine.

The screen has become darker over a long period.....how would I access my videocard drivers to see if they were properly configured?

ThanksDepends on the videocard you are using.

For Nvidia and ATI (Proper drivers!) it would be either through the icon in the system tray or by right clicking on your desktop, selecting properties and going to the settings tab.

I have two 20" monitors (Daewoo 901P/Sony Multiscan 300SF) and both have RGB Horizontal/Vertical connectors on the back.

1. Are these CABLES expensive?
2. Are they BETTER than STANDARD VGA cables?
3. What is there to gain?
4. Are these cables still used for modern CRT monitors?

I posted this at another forum but couldn't get a response yet. So, this is in regards to a Toshiba satellite t1910 laptop i got at a garage sale..

First of all, the computer only seems to respond to the power button when the AC adapter is plugged in. (no battery functionality?)

When the power is on, the power, number lock and caps lock lights turn on. The C: Disc-in-use light flashes. But other than that, nothing happens. The monitor is inactive.

The monitor doesn't seem to be the problem, because pressing caps lock doesn't take off the caps lock light, etc.

I thought the problem was that no OS was installed. So I made a DOS 5.0 boot disc and started the machine with it, but it didn't behave any differently. (The A: Disc-in-use light didn't flash at startup..)

I'm not sure if the problem is hardware or not? Should I try a different boot disc, or do something else? Given how old it is and how much I paid for it, for it not to work would be a disappointment but really not a surprise. though even still, if anyone could offer suggestions or advice it would be GREATLY appreciated..Does it have a hard drive??on the left side of the laptop...is a plastic slider..... if you pull it down it  will show if you have an hard drive.Check to see if all the components are in place, as Merlin suggested. Remove as much as you can and inspect it for damage or broken cables.well.. i looked at it but nothing really stood out as damaged. although i couldn't find where to check for a hard drive? i made diagrams







so... yeah...on some tosh models you have to remove the lion battery......the last pic bottom.....right ....shine a light up it........
or check the case symbols.......look like a stack of cdrom disks....witha padlock on top.....i couldn't find that icon anywhere, but this is what the inside of that panel looks like..





...?NEXT to battery pack>http://www.laptopsolutions.plc.uk/toshiba_t1910_laptops_spares_and_schematics.htm

but re-reading your post you say the c: drive came on......try tapping the bottom of the case on boot up...sometimes old hard drive stick......download a boot floppy.....from bootdisks.comThat is the PCMCIA slot (PC card slot).  Megahertz PC card is either a modem or network card.  It appears to have only 1 slot.  There should be a release button for it, but I can't see it, for sure.  It could be below the screw on the left.  One push releases it into the activate position, 2nd hard push should release the Megahertz card.

Battery is probably dead, don't worry about it.  Since screen is dead, you have a more serious problem.

BTW, I have worked on many different laptops.  Found a link with a picture and specs:
http://www.geocities.com/dueze/toshiba-t1910.html
SPECIFICATIONS:
CPU: 486 sx 33
RAM: 8 Mb
HD: 124 Mb
I estimate it was made in 1994, and it was:

http://www.michaelminn.com/?linux/notebooks/toshiba1910.html

BTW, I still have an old 486 myself (not Toshiba) with both Win3.1 and Win95.  Hope you didn't pay too much for the Toshiba?well.. i mentioned i tried a DOS 5.0 bootdisc, but no result.. Could you maybe recommend to me another one i should try? (i'm scared to just try random ones and see if they work) The two guides from the last post both seem to deal with installing Linux on the t1910, but to accomplish that i would seem to have to replace the NOTEBOOK's memory and hardrive just to make a system capable enough. really i would be happy with just a DOS OS.. i don't really need anything visual necessarily. if i could just get it to *start*...
should i try to take out the network card? (i dont think that would get me anywhere..) what kind of hardware problem do you think this could be, if it is one? (i'm prepared to replace parts, within reason...)

Edit: Not really. $20 =)http://www.freeos.com/download.php?PHPSESSID=4351b51e2e95e5cb6218b21f083d5979

or look around for someone flogging win.31   local ads QUOTE

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should i try to take out the network card? (i dont think that would get me anywhere..) what kind of hardware problem do you think this could be, if it is one? (i'm prepared to replace parts, within reason...)
Edit: Not really. $20 =)

I REALIZE that this isn't quite on-topic, but I thought with all the members someone may have had the same EXPERIENCE.

I have a new DVD that a company made for me during my white WATER RAFTING vacation. I can play it with no troubles in my notebook, but when I put it in my DVD player (about a year old, with progressive scan) to watch it on T.V. it starts to play and 10 minutes into it, it continues to kinda skip. Weird.

...and no, it's not wet    lolAny SMUDGES? Scratches? Dust? Clean the CD with some solution, and try cleaning the lens on the DVD player as well... Not as hard as many may think... If you go to a computer store, or electronics store, you will see a kit. It will have a CD which has little brushes on it, which will clean your lens... See if this helps..  

[glb]Flame[/glb]The DVD is perfectly clean. I will look into the Lens Cleaner.
Thanks,
Kellee

Is it possible to transfer data between two computers using a male (type A) to male (type A) bus cable?

And if it is possible, how do you get the CONNECTION to SHOW up on the computer? thanksNo, it is not possible.  You need a special cable:  "USB to USB NETWORK Cable".Posted by: almonds Posted on: Today at 12:58pm
Is it possible to transfer data between two computers using a male (type A) to male (type A) bus cable?

And if it is possible, how do you get the connection to show up on the computer? thanks  
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What OPERATING systems does your question relate to!

I recently bought a hard drive from a garage sale.  Just 3 gigs, im using it on my only 6x86.  The drive was all crapped up, so I went into delpart deleted the 3 partitions that were on it.  I went into fdisk, and created a new partition.  I unplugged my other hard drive, and changed rthe 3 GIG one to master, but when it booted, I got, Press Any Key To REBOOT, even when a BOOT disk was in.  I finally realized that i needed to set the partition I just made to active, so I plugged my other hard drive back in, went into FDISK, and attempted to make it active, but it said only partitions on drive 1 can be set to active.  How can I make it work?!  Boot disks dont work for some reason, and I cant make it active if its on drive 2... any ideas?!

Thanks in Advance
JamieOnly 1 partition can be "active" at one time in one computer, whether 1 hard drive or 2 hard drives.I want to change the 3 gig drive to my master drive, it will be the only drive in my MACHINE.  When I plug it in by itself tho, the machine refuses to boot, even when i put a boot disk in.  I never get the chance to set it to an active partition unless i have both hard drives plugged in.Ok you could do this disconnect the slave cdrom drive ....or switch the master jumper to save......attach the 3 gig....and format it  the pc will see it as d.....drive>>.....win98 will take approx 768 mb.....or if it storage i would invest in a bigger drive.....

Footnote: if you are using winxp.......use the disk management.../control~ panel~admin~tools.....You need to set your bios to boot to whatever disk your putting in first.
A: or cdrom.I set the 3 gig to master, and plopped in a Windows 98 boot disk I DOWNLOADED.  I set Boot Drive to A, but when it was starting up I noticed my 5 1/2" Floppy's light was going on.  Went into BIOS turned Swap Floppy on, and the boot disk kicked in.  Lame swap floppy... started this whole mess.  Drive is up and running, installing 98SE as we speak.Good.. ....i would skin the drive......dump the junk to gain more space.....like 3.1mb of themes.....if you wish you could go into the control panel add/remove.....click windows setup.....and see if you need any of the programs listed in there!Ah okay will do thanks for all the help No PROBLEMS>>  we are happy to help. .....thanks for the feed back....

My pci.sys file is missing from c:/system32/drivers/

What can I do to replace it?

Running WINXP Pro SP2Boot with your Windows CD and go into the RECOVERY console. More INFO here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q319136

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]Hold down the f8 on boot up.....chose last good config.....or RUN chkdsk /r