Need new hard drive, help?
Hey there guys, I need some help regarding a hard drive, if you can help, I'd really appreciate it. The laptop in mind is the HP Pavilion dv4-1225dx. This laptop was originally windows vista by the...
View ArticleHDD disappeared during windows session, now freezes windows boot.
So I was using premiere pro, putting together a video, when all of a sudden windows becomes non-responsive. 20 seconds later windows recovers and tells me there was a video driver crash, and all my...
View ArticleLaptop screen won't come on.
When I boot up my laptop, the hard drive light flashes and then turns off and nothing comes up on the screen. A few things going on with the laptop: 1) The power light stays on for the whole time,...
View ArticleW7 RAID1 Mirror - HDD constantly in use
Hi all I'm running a software RAID 1 set up on a couple of WD Green HDD. It's been performing well for the last year or so. Over the last week or so the hard drives have started running pretty much...
View ArticleUSB keyboard in pre-boot issues
Hello all , I'm in some real trouble . I have a crapy laptop with a broken keyboard , the enter button ain't working.Now the thing is that I can use a usb keyboard while the OS runs but it is not...
View ArticleCPU upgrade possibility?
Hi, The CPU in my PC (upgraded to Win 7 Home Premium x 64) Dell OPTIPLEX 520 is (Pentium D 2.8GHz) old and slow. The MoBo model Dell 0RJ290. _What CPU with max. performance is acceptable for this MoBo,...
View ArticleNeed your input on what I should get next.
Hey everyone, I`d just like some input on what part I should get next from the 3 I`ve picked out.:p MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support...
View ArticleAccess Windows 8 SATA HDD via USB adapter on Windows 7
Is this possible? I tried two HDD's from Windows 8 computers and encountered the same issue. I want to be able to remove the SATA HDD (bootable, contains the OS) from a Windows 8 computer and attach it...
View Articleincorrect system time (4 seconds off per minute)
Hi all! We have two computers here with the same hardware and software (see below for details), and on one of them the internal timing is incorrect by ~6%, which can be observed in many different ways:...
View ArticleSolved Processor upgrade
I am building a new desktop and I got a motherboard from an old computer and I have no idea what kind of socket it accepts so is there a way to find out? I have no idea what brand the motherboard is.
View Articleacer extensa 5620. how old is this laptop?
just wondering... got one today for free. someone gave it to me. they thought it was broke and went out and bought something new. lol.. I have a feeling it works fine, just overloaded with junk... tons...
View ArticleTake Exception!
Application Error box shows up on boot or return from sleep mode: (X) Exception ERegistryException in module rt170.bpl at 0004E49E. Failed to set data for 'Regcode'. I don't know if this is serious, PC...
View Articleremoving USB devices problem
From time to time, when safely removing a USB drive, the USB device is still shown in "My Computer" even though the drive has been removed When this has happened windows seems to freeze at the shutdown...
View ArticleBattery Not Being Charged ("plugged in, not charging")
So I've had this laptop (Toshiba Satellite C650-01V) since 2010 I think (I had it since I started university), and around early this month I've been having problems with my battery: it's not being...
View ArticleBest Headset for around £20
So my old headset it pretty battered and old, and what with Grid 2 being released next week I need a new headset. I usually chat while racing so want something that's pretty good for voice. There are...
View ArticleNeed info on a program to fix Partition records
Hello People: I remember a while back (9 months to 1+years) I ran across a program that would scan a hard drive that showed in disk management as an unallocated drive, and at least attempt to repair...
View ArticleSolved Replacing Stock Heat Sink With New
Having reformatted my hard-drive in an attempt to repair a suspected memory leak I have now re-installed all of my software. At the time I understood/envisaged Dell Datasafe Restore would ensure all my...
View ArticleSolved logitech k360 Keyboard
so i can not get all my keys working on my keyboard. i pluged into my laptop and it worked fine all keys worked. i reinstalled the OS, and its doing the same thing as my desktop now. the volume adjust...
View ArticleLaptop Sometimes Crashes When Close Lid to Sleep
Hello everyone, I have a really strange problem. My laptop's lid close action is set to sleep, although sometimes this isn't always successful. I own an HP Pavillion dv6tqe-7000. There's a light on the...
View ArticleKeyboard Problem???
This is something that I have to pass on. Recently, I had a problem which started out as a downloading problem and evolved into a re-installation of Windows 7. I had tremendous input from many of you...
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