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Can you make USB mouse wake the computer on button only?

Hi, Somtimes when the mouse is on the desk and something moves it ever so slightly, the computer wakes. Is there a way to change this setting so that you need to press the button? I have another...

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Can't format my USB pen drive

Hello, Here is my problem. When i want to format my USB pendrive, the message shows "The disk is write protected". I tried the registry method and problem not solved. Any other method to figure out?...

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My front USB 3 port doesn't read USB 3 device, but reads USB 2 device

I have ASUS P8Z77 –V motherboard and the front USB 3.0 headers are not working when I plug in a USB 3.0 device. When I plugged in my Kingston USB 3.0 Flash Drive into the front USB 3.0 header it didn't...

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Laptop missing RAM; 1 slot of RAM suddenly not working & overheating.

Hey everybody, Thanks for viewing this page. before I send my laptop to Acer for repairs, I would like to consult with you guys, ok so, it was yesterday when I found out that my laptop is missing 4GB...

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HP Security Tools

I am having hp-6930p notebook with preinstalled fingerprint device. I don't know how to get it to work. Installed *HP Protect Tools Security Manager Suite* software with driver *Authentic Fingerprint...

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pendrive not shown in my pc but shown in other pc...

hi ,, i have 8 gb adata pen drive , when i tried to format it then it said it is write protected and a searchea software callded hdd low level format and formatted it and it was being shown in explorer...

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SATA internal hard disk not detected after clean installation of Win7

i have a Dell XPS 14, i7 intel core, 8 gb RAM. When i installed windows 7, i deleted the partitions of my internal hard drive 465 gb as it is necessary for a clean install of windows 7. i have...

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USB 3.0 PCI Card Crashes System

Over a year ago I added a Silverstone internal dual port PCI express USB 3.0 card to the system described in my specs. It worked fine until just a few days ago. Now, if I plug a USB 3.0 external HD the...

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My experience with Intel DZ77GA-70K morherboard and Win7.

I've had my Intel DZ77GA-70K motherboard installed and running for almost 3 months now. Here are my system specs: - Intel i7-3770k CPU (Retail, boxed, used Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound) - Intel...

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Help with ram and spec review, thanks

Image: http://s23.postimg.org/h6ck9mit7/spec_1.png Image: http://s24.postimg.org/obv4kld51/spec_2.png Here are my complete computer specs. I am looking to improve my ram by adding another 4 GB so can...

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dvd drive missing

I have a win 7 system that periodically fails to recognize the IDE dvd drive, I have tried other drives with same result, When it does show up in device manager I get the message, device cannot start...

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keyboard shortcuts stopped working

i had been deleting files to free up some space and i think i might of deleted something for my keyboard because the 'pause' and 'calculator' button was working fine but after the clean up it stopped...

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Computer will not POST, video attached

Hey all, I seem to have this problem whenever I disconnect the power cable from my desktop, but after adding on new HDD's or tinkering inside, I can't get the computer to POST. Usually what ends up...

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Previously functional USB3 external hard drive shows not initialized

Have a 1TB Iomega USB3 external hard drive that worked well on both a desktop and laptop Win7/64 system. Now it shows up as unidentified and not initialized using computer/manage/storage/disk...

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Solved Change to X79/ LGA 2011 - Worth it?

Some time ago someone posted here about upgrading to LGA 2011 when the current Ivy Bridge release was immenent and I asked why one would go the X79 route. My question was misunderstood and upset at...

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Screen Turning White

Hello, For last few months i am having a problem on my windows 7 netbook . When i open my laptop after booting up the screen turns white with black border. . This problem also occurs during doing any...

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(USB) mouse cursor sometimes stops moving, windows 7

so sometimes, randomly, my mouse cursor stops moving, i can see the mouse lights are still on etc, but the cursor won't move, only a restart solves this, until the next time it happens. I have windows...

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Laser colour printer better than an inkjet?

I had a laser jet printer for many years and got sick of it as it was costing a fortune in ink even though I was hardly using it. The problem I was having was cartridges getting blocked and by time...

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Help to activate the Floppy drive :A

Hi all I am using Win7 pro, and when I put a 3½ Floppy in the A drive nothing happens, I can find it if I click >Start >Computer > Floppy Disk Drive :A but how do I tell the PC to find the...

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Ram problem

Just done a new build, I installed 4*2gb ram(1333 non ecc 9,9,9,24), seen an offer on the web of my local retailer for 2*4gb of crucial ballistix sport(1333 non ecc 9,9,9,24). Installed in the first 2...

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