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Obsolete laptop memory problem Someone brought me a 6 year old laptop that had sat in a box for 5 years before they ever fired it up. A "System Information Sheet" is all that came with it. Absolutely NO brand name. It came from Computera Across America in Chatsworth, CA which is apparently now defunct. The sheet says it was sold on 4/8/2003 ... 22 Mar 2010 03:51
Low-end video adapter On 3/20/2010 9:30 PM, Mark WP wrote: Any recommendations for a cheapish video card, preferably passively cooled? Will not be used for for games.. Thank you. I've been happy with this one in an HTPC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125242 I try not to look at rebates as a factor,... 21 Mar 2010 18:33
Ok, never seen this, looking for help I have always built my own computers and have built more than I can count. My son ******* up his admin account (I know) so I fixed that, was getting everything working and running a virus scan when I went to bed. The next morning the computer was off and would not restart. The power supply apparently died. I got anoth... 20 Mar 2010 12:02
USB Drive as boot drive Can anyone tell me why a 32 GB USB drive cannot be made the main boot drive with Windows on it? And if it can be made then why it wont be much faster than hard disk since it has no moving parts. Also isn't this new expensive SSD (Solid State Drive) just that? What's the difference? Why the extra cost? ... 20 Mar 2010 18:49
Linksys WRTP54G-VR No, I cannot set up the router without installing the drivers. I suppose that they are needed as no other driver off the WinXP CD works. Two years ago, I remember that I had this problem. I was running WinXP64 and called up linksys tech support and they immediately knew to go to the Device Manager and to remove ... 18 Mar 2010 20:04
Shutting computer off Greetings! Somebody gave me an older computer with a brandless Mobo, which I would like to pass on to somebody who needs one. It works fine under Windows 2000 Professional, except that it doesn't turn off when it should. Even if you push the "On" button when the monitor says: "It is now safe to turn off your c... 18 Mar 2010 14:17
pass through power cable for laptop? Hi all, I'm looking for a short pass through cable for my HP laptop so that when I trip over the cable the power cable easily disconnects from the pass through rather than have the laptop fall off the table smashing into the floor and ... tripping me up ... and perhaps breaking my wrists while a try to break ... 18 Mar 2010 12:56
XP professional SP2 system keeps chkdsk-ing on startup I have a system with the following specs: - ram: ddr2 1 giga - hdd1: seagate sata 80 giga with 2 almost equal ntfs partitions - hdd2: seagate ide 80 giga with 2 almost equal ntfs partitions Whenever I have to boot it, it always prompts for chkdsk. If allowed, it runs chkdsk and does not come up with any problem. B... 19 Mar 2010 17:45
periodic dust cleaning > with my pcs at home, where they do seem to attact dust - I even have it on my calendar to vacuum them out every 3 months or so (if I leave it longer I can start to hear the cpu fan straining). Even then it tends to be the cpu fan which get clogged up first - although when I'm vacuuming out the case I norm... 18 Mar 2010 07:01
Dell power jack refuses to budge Hi all, I was trying to replace a power jack on an inspiron 1501 laptop. An operation I have avoided for some time due to the possible outcome being the catastrophic destruction of the motherboard or components thereof. I removed the motherboard , but could not melt the solder sufficiently to release the pow... 17 Mar 2010 12:27
McAfee Virtual Technician McAfee installed on a Pentium IV running Windows XP. MVT will not start and gives the following message : MVT cannot continue until you have rebooted your PC to finish your McAfee Virtual Technician product upgrade. MVT will resume after you reboot your system. McAfee technical support simply states that... 15 Mar 2010 19:26
Power supply at the bottom of the computer chassis? Would it suck a lot of dust like a vacuum cleaner? :) -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33 ^ ^ 17:28:01 up 6 days 1:49 0 users load average: 0.00 0.01 0.00 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自... 18 Mar 2010 15:27
USB Hub I need to add a second usb hub. What is better daisy chaining or plugging each into a usbport on the computer. HP Pavilion running windows 7. Thanks ... 14 Mar 2010 04:22 |