Summary: Turned on computer one day and got a windows message that the system could not be started and gave the option to start normally or use vistas start u...
Summary: Normally I would pull the HSF off and reapply it but I haven't got any thermal paste so I could take it off but not reapply it. Seeing as it is a sto...
Summary: thanks for the reply. my laptop (lenovo 3000 N100) was bought 4 yrs ago. after one and half years, the battery failed. from then onwards i am usi...
Summary: The green light on my computer will come on. When I press the button the computer fans and everything comes on as if the computer is on but the green ...
Summary: Since the OP says the system had Win95 what is the point of directing him to a Win98 bootdisk? Now I know nothing about Win95 ( My first PC came with ...
Summary: Thanks again. Seems like the drive has faded out where can't get it to detect even after many cold restarts. Both are SATA-II drives...did try jumperi...
Summary: When the bootdisk boots up, the last few lines that show on the screen before the final a:\> prompt will tell you the cdrom drive letter--UNLESS the c...
Summary: I have a problem with my computers usb drive. i'm sure its the computer not the usb because the flash drive works fine on ecery other computer. Every ...
Summary: This has nothing to do with your problem, but with AMD socket A systems, it's very important that you run the RAM at the same frequency as the CPU or ...
Summary: While it's still up I'll dump some notes down. -When we went to the tech guy I had assumed it was the powersupply at first but he tested it and said i...
Summary: Hi there, I have exactly the same laptop as you, and the same problem, mine started a few months ago and got worse, and would flicker without me ev...
Summary: ok so through windows format option it will only allow me to format as FAT32 ? That should allow files upto 4gb I think, shouldnt it?... ohh and and ...
Summary: Seems like it has to be a connection. Bad hardware just doesn't fix itself. I have seen circuit boards flex due to stress, heat whatever and cause iss...
Summary: You are correct, disk to image will not copy the MBR. The MBR is stored outside of any partitions. However it shouldn't be a problem. If you image th...
Summary: Here's a link to some help in trying to fix bad sectors. http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_fix_a_b... I have no personal knowledge of these solutions and ma...
Summary: I have a Gateway Powerhouse Notebook computer with Vista Home Premium on it and cannot get it to boot up. The hinge on the left side for the display i...
Summary: A corrupt or missing boot sector will cause such kind of problem with the following indicates: *Invalid media type reading drive. *Abort, Retry, Fai...
Summary: Jam - many thanks for that. I guess it's just a case of finding a HD4670 that will fit then, as you describe. If I can't do that economically, then I'...
Summary: Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can help since I run out of ideas..I have and external 250GB hard drive - not new but it was functional. We had it a...
Summary: The internal battery ( the one that runs the laptops clock....) is bad and when I turn my toshiba laptop on the message on a black screen reads"Bad ch...
Summary: This is a brand new system. First time running. I started the computer and it loads up really quick, but it gets stuck on the DMI verifying. I've been...
Summary: Okay, the D: drive finally packed up. turns out my old drive is still kickin despite the tickin... lol. although I will miss some of the stuff that wa...
Summary: I have had this notebook for over 2 yrs and was fine.A month back suddenly while I was typing, the "qwerty" pad started showing numbers and special ch...
Summary: I have a Precision T7500 (2 E5540 processors) with 6GB of memory and upgraded the memory with 4Gb more. After I installed the new memory, the comput...
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