Summary: is it ok to have a usb device run when desktop is off? My modem has been running hot. So I took a laptop fan cooler and plugged it in to my USB in ...
Summary: Desktop screen off center. My Aunt has a Dell computer and a Princeton Digital Monitor VL193. About every other day, when she boots up, the desktop i...
Summary: Yeah OtheHill is right, non-moving parts can also hum. The fan wouldn't be running when the system is off anyway. I've heard electronic components in ...
Summary: i have a p3b-f mainboard that is almost 4 years old. however, recently i discovered that if i shut down my computer at 10.30pm, and turn it on next da...
Summary: Ok. This what it says when the printer is switched on completely; Universal Serial Bus controllers - USB Composite Device USB Mass Storage Device (wit...
Summary: I have recently noticed a high pitch noise coming from my 5yr old Comtec ATX 300 watt power supply once I turn the PC off. The sound continues for mi...
Summary: Hi ! I can't charge the mouse thru usb when pc is off-no power on usb I change settings /uncheck box "allow computer to switch off this device to save...
Summary: "I also pulled out the CPU and re-applied thermo compound and re-seated it" Are you SURE you re-seated it properly - if not, do it again. It is very...
Summary: I never said I only have 128 MB of RAM, I said CLEARLY that I have 384 MB of RAM. I just put back the old 128 MB of RAM before upgrading to the 384 I ...
Summary: You didn't mention your ram. Ram that is not compatible with your mboard can cause no boot - did you add to or change any of the ram in the original m...
Summary: I upgraded the bios using a program I downloaded from abit for that purpose. I have tried to reset bios and have cleared the cmos jumpers when comput...
Summary: When turbo is on, the computer is running at normal speed. When turbo is off, it is running at a reduced speed (not sure how much slower). Back in t...
Summary: probelm laptop starts up goes in to windows ok,but when battery is inserted it shuts down... when i try to start up with ac adapter the pluged in and ...
Summary: Not really a great deal. They are all computers the real difference is the way they are used. The desktop is the most common. It is a computer that is...
Summary: I have a dell 8100. When I have a powerfailure in the house or the powercable is disconnected, I can't start windows. This applies both when the compu...
Summary: >> i plugged it in while the computer was running and logged into windows << Dont do that. Its the best way I know of destroying your hard dis...
Summary: What's the question. They work fine and easier than CDs. I don't hink it makes much difference in which brand you choose. With WinXP it's plug and pla...
Summary: If others still can't call you when the computer is on because the line is engaged, can they call you when it is off? Does the modem have 2 phone port...
Summary: Hi Tony, it is not when I am working in the computer...It happens sometimes when I have to unhook the monitor-even when everything is off; or when I t...
Summary: Hi, I've got this thinkpad t20 that is starting to act a bit funny. Sometimes nowadays when booting up the desktop is off centred and all the colours ...
Summary: A Fortron/Source Epsilon appears to be a decent PS, though it has a two year warranty as opposed to the three year one available from other better PS ...
Summary: "...do you know how the motherboard could have gotten damaged?" - A power surge or spike you weren't aware of - sometimes a cheap protection device di...
Summary: You need to determine where the clicking is coming from. Monitors can click when switching modes, often while you are booting, CD drives and floppy dr...
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