Unique fan issue Dv7
Hi everyone ! I have an old Dv7 laptop and I know its known for heating issues but im facing a unique situation. Over the years I have never have any issue , only this week I have noticed it over...
View ArticleIs 65C a good average temperature for a CPU?
I own an A8-5500 and its average temperature is 60 - 65 Centigrades, and sometimes, when im playing games (For example: Bioshock Infinite), the game crashes... and both the GPU (Nvidia 9800GT) and the...
View ArticleWindows backup failed to start
I am us an Iomega External Hard Drive with Windows 7 64 bit. The Windows back up has been working for a couple of years. This morning the Backup and Restore showed the Drive "F" and failed to back up....
View ArticleBiometic Authentec Unavailable but shows up fine in Device manager
I've tried everything possible to get this problem solved and I'm out of solutions. New Sony laptop has Authentec Inc AES1660 biometric finger print reader. The Oem sony drivers and the latest install...
View ArticleConverting Dynamic drive to Basic drive without data loss.
I recently installed an SSD in my system, as I was clearing off my secondary disk I messed something up on it. My secondary drive is a 1tb WD Black that had 3 partitions. It had the 100mb System...
View ArticleSSD's on SATA II vs SATA III
Here is an article I just read that has some awesome information in it. It compares a Samsung 840 Pro on a SATA III connection, and a SATA II connection, and to show you how much faster it is than a...
View ArticleKeyboard not working in BIOS
Hi , my laptop`s keyboard is broken so I am using a usb computer type one . Now , I am trying to install windows 7 but the keyboard does not work in BIOS menu , is there any way I can install it other...
View ArticleSpilled beer on Power supply and it made crackle sound and rebooted.
As the title saids I did spill some last night on it and the way my vent on the case are set up (cyberpower pc) is that I have open vents on top of the case (terrible design) and the motherboard along...
View ArticleAll usb mouse not working
Hi guys, sorry but this is really urgent. My PC running windows 7 64bit is unable to detect any mouse. Here is the problem, recently i updated my nvdia graphic card drivers through DriverMax and...
View ArticleKindle Fire HD - Win 7 Driver Install Fails - MTP Driver Error
i recently purchased a Kindle Fire HD 7" (tablet), and i have 2 PCs running Win 7 Ultimate x64 w/SP1...on the one PC, when i connected the Kindle via USB, Windows recognized the Kindle as a USB mass...
View ArticleMouse Consistently Disconnecting
My issue is that my mouse is cutting out randomly at different times, it can occur alot and at other times not so much. I know its not a problem with the actual mouse itself because whenever I test it...
View ArticleIf you completely cut a LIVE HOT coax wire is there any damage to...?
Hello. I have a technical and practical question to ask. I am curious. I have had this question to a long time in my mind and never thought of asking it. If you completely cut off a coax wire with a...
View ArticleComputer shutting down without any prompt
Hello all, Hope that I am posting this in the correct thread area..sorry in advance if not..lol! I recently have been experiencing shut down issues with my pc. Whole new rig, been using less than six...
View ArticleExternal seagate 1tb harddrive not working with 3.0 usb slot.
As the title says, my new Seagate Expansion Portable Drive is not working in the 3.0 slots in the front of my computer. It only works when i plug it into one of my two 2.0 slots on the back of my...
View ArticleHDD invisible ... IDE or RAID ?
Hey guys ! I'm having quite a large issue. I recently bought a MEDION. Bad idea although I'm stuck with it now. It came in with W8 preinstalled. I called a magician tech to help me at first becuase my...
View ArticleHP Folio 9470 Windows 7 says No Audio Device plugged in, No Sound
Hello all: Here is a good one. I have an HP Elitebook Folio 9470m Ultrabook downgraded to windows 7 Pro. from 8 pro. Sound worked great when first set up. Sales person went overseas with it and sound...
View ArticleRemote Access Service - Help
*Hi ther has been a adapter added on my pc called ras async adapter i did not agree with this access service or i didn't download any software why is microsoft adding this adapter on my pc witout...
View ArticleExternal Hard Drive problems
I have a Western Digital external hard drive It lights up but doesn't sound quite normal and it not recognized by my Win7 computer. I fear the worse. Any thoughts on how I might try to recover the...
View ArticleWindows 7 drops drive letters on reboot - simple solution
I've been researching this problem for 3 days now and found a simple solution that worked for me - and which I couldn't find on the web, although there are many people with this problem. Problem: I...
View ArticleFirst time replacing hard drive, suggestions?
Please move if I posted in wrong section.... The emachines et1331g-03w desktop (Windows 7 home premium 64bit)would freeze up so I did a system restore in the past. Thread can be found here:...
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