Hardware

pc doesn't startup - please help
Hi to all my siemens pc doesn't boot, it follow the step for to find a bootable unity (cd floppy or hd), but it stops when it have to control the hd to boot, so it wait with a black screen and a flashing cursor. i've read about this probloem that could be a mbr problem, like MS suggest, but i've used the fixmbr... 3 Apr 2008 15:11

DoD Harddrive Secure Erase Wipe
DoD Harddrive Secure Erase Wipe I have a project which I need to DoD harddrives for the company. I have large raid-scsi enclosure which I can use. I have access Quad/Octa Xeon P4 servers with 3 dual channel LVE/SE ultra scsi 160 cards. With these, I would be able to drive 4 x 14 scsi drive (IBM EXP300 / 3531-1... 3 Apr 2008 06:52

HELP - External monitor of laptop flickers when power cable plugged in
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:07:25 -0700 (PDT), ennioennioennio(a)gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've got a Sony VAIO FE11H. I've found this issue, wich is very annoying to me. When i connect an external monitor to my laptop i get some horizontal flickering: it only happens when the power cable of the laptop is plugged in.... 2 Apr 2008 17:19

HELP - External monitor of laptop flickers when power cable plugged in
Hi, I've got a Sony VAIO FE11H. I've found this issue, wich is very annoying to me. When i connect an external monitor to my laptop i get some horizontal flickering: it only happens when the power cable of the laptop is plugged in. When i disconnect the power cable of the laptop and it is powered just by its batt... 3 Apr 2008 10:02

BIOS beeps constantly whenever restarts
I have a Gateway MX3563 laptop with windows XP home. Now every time I restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and constantly beeps non-stop. If I click a key, it will stop beeping. However, I can only choose "Exit discarding any changes." to exit the BIOS page and return to Windows. Once in the windows... 8 Apr 2008 02:48

Laptop Fan Not Working Well
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 which is 1.25 years old. When I first got it, the fan worked great, and you could feel the air being blown out the back. Now you can't anymore, and the laptop's getting very hot. There was a lot of dust on the intake vents, and I blew the dust off of those, but it didn't help. I'm gu... 3 Apr 2008 06:52

Cold Boot issue
Hi, I am encountering a weird cold boot issue with my XP based system recently (doesnt seem to appear with a warm boot) and hope someone here could have an explanation. Shortly after the system booted XP (even before the XP logo) the system seems to crash and to reboot automatically. Upon the subsequent ... 3 Apr 2008 18:35

LCD screen issues
Hey, gang, I inherited a Gateway 450ROG with a video issue. When it boots to the BIOS screen (so far I haven't gotten further) the picture will gradually dissolve, starting with lines, then dissolve to white from top left to bottom right. At the end of the dissolve, it is a white screen. If anyone recogni... 2 Apr 2008 08:57

ATX PSU
Hello I'm trying to find a PSU that has a very low minimum load requirement for the +12V rail. This isn't for a PC, but the equipment does have an ATX power connector and uses 5V (10A), 3.3V (15A), but normally nothing on the +12V (although equipment options can put this up to 4A). In my experimenting, a co... 3 Apr 2008 02:23

Two (or more) fans on the same motherboard fan connector
Hi there :) I was hoping someone could help me clarify if this idea I got is a good one or not. Yesterday, I just got a Thermalright Ultra 120 CPU cooler to which I can attach two 12-inch fans. I'd like the motherboard (an ASUS P5K-E WiFi/AP) to be able to throttle these two fans in the same way it did the s... 3 Apr 2008 15:11