HP Pavilion a6200n won't boot up. By process of elimination I discovered that if I removed one of the two 1Gb DDR2-5300 memory sticks it would boot. There are 4 slots, 2 blue ones next to each other and 2 black ones next to the blue ones. Both chips were in the blue slots, none in the black...

Do they normally only work if the hard drive is connected to SATA port #1 or #2. Without thinking I connected the hard drive & DVD to ports 3 & 4 and so far haven't seen the lights work even after reversing the light wiring connection at the motherboard. Thanks, John

Hi all The cooling fan for the motherboard PcChips series 810ML, years 2001, for Amd K7 socket A (462pin), which voltage working? Thanks in advance

I had to do a wipe and reinstall on an HP with XP Media Center Edition. The owner had added a PCI wireless card with an antenna mounted. Everything you can read on it is at http://mewnlite.com/wirelesscard.jpg - There is nothing on the back except a MAC address and a serial number. The guy...

I use my netbook at home wireless in the U.S., as we have internet service for the desktop. I also use this small computer in the library and Borders bookstore. The wireless connections are very good. I took this netbook to China a while ago, and stayed in my mom's house. She had internet...

My ex-girlfriend is on a tight budget, has no DVDR. and currently watches network tv shows that she can't watch live on her computer, from the ABC, CBS, NBC websites, etc. She would like to watch on her tv, in the next room from her computer, with a comfortable sofa to sit on, instead of the...

are there any apps that will report the specs of a system? I am primarily looking for something that will report memory type and timings. System bios version would also be nice. I used to have something around that would give me this info but it seems to be lost in the ether. thanks john

Hi everyboby Machine with Asus A7PRO motherbord and intel proccessor bought in 2002 . Since one week the machine stops after a variable time from 30 min to 5 min. The power telltale lamp goes from solid green to a blinking green. Speedfan tool software says Via VT82C686 device is at a...

Not long ago I was sitting down to Christmas dinner with my family. Not all cultures celebrate Christmas but almost everyone celebrates the end of the year. It is a reflective time; a time to look back on the year, a time to count our blessings. The last year has been a wonderful year for the...

Hello, I have just tried installing 2 1 gb memory sticks to replace the current 512 stick in my w3502 emachine. After turning on, the computer keeps reverting back to the safe boot screen and will not proceed past this point after trying all of the options. Can someone help me? I have also tried...

Hi, I am getting some shoulder pain when using my pc. I am thinking of swapping the keyboard for a minikeyboard that does not have the key pad. Has anyone any experience of using the minikeyboard? Does it have any disadvantages?

Hi, using embedded drivers in Windows 7 this printer works well, also as scanner. The only issue is that there isn't any tool to check ink levels or for maintenance aims. Do you have any suggestions ? Thanks all, Ale

I just received a new PA33838U-1BRS (?12 cell I think) battery I bought from batterydepot.com and I am surprised that it has so short a life in my Toshiba A75-S209 laptop. I should say for the record that the battery arrived fully discharged, dead as could be. That surprised me too. But then I...

Hi I want to upgrade from my present 2 monitor setup to a 3 monitor setup and am wondering what the best option is. My motherboard is an Asus M4A88T-M/USB3 with an AMD x6 1055T CPU, and i currently have a PCI Express x16 Radeon 4350 video card. The 4350 has HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs but can only...

Are there features to look for in a PATA DVD burner? I need to buy an internal PATA, DVD-burner to make up for the CD-burner that won't open! I just bought one from Newegg for the second bay, which so far works fine, and I don't use anything much, a total of maybe 5 or 10 times a month between...

I am in need of Intel Standard USB2 header cable(s) to connect a new motherboard to the front of a new case. Neither the motherboard (I downloaded the...

On an ASUS P4P800S motherboard (2004) the four back- panel USB jacks now seem unreliable (intermittent.) The two front panel USB jacks appear OK. 1. Is this a known problem with Asus MBs? (Perhaps few people still run a year 2004 mb.) 2. Is my simplest solution simply to add a PCI card...

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I am in need of an XP class computer for home office use. Is this unit worth the price? http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Dell-OptiPlex-745-3-GHz-2GB-500GB-Desktop-Computer-Refurbished/5281901/product.html Also any comments about or experience with 'overstock.com' would be appreciated.

Having just purchased a network storage drive from Buffalo I was interested in knowing how it could be checked for it having problems, such as bad bytes or sectors, drive, read, or write speed etc. One can readily check hard drives connected via SATA, USB or ATA with diagnostic software from the...