USB 3.0 compatible with USB 2.0
I just bought a Dell XPS 8500 and it has 3 3.0 usb ports. My Western Digital external hard drive is usb 2.0. I bought a usb 3.0 cable and the mini side to the external hard drive seems to fit but it's...
View ArticleXFX MB-750I + q9550 Quad Core = absolute instability ,Lockups. HELP!
Hey guys! I came across with some instability over my system..its been going on for years, so I simply not used my PC for months because of that. Check my specs. I heard about something about...
View Articleadditional partition cannot be created
hi i have pro book 4530 s .i formatted the hard drive and hp-tools drive deleted . when i was going to install one driver ,that driver needed to installed on "HP-tools" drive the driver installer said...
View ArticleBoot/BCD
Yesterday i decided to reboot my Advent laptop and halfway through i came up with a message saying 'Boot Failed' and crashed, I restarted my laptop to find the Windows Boot Manager screen stating...
View ArticleI want to Go back from Dynamic disk mode to basic mode in HP Probooks
Today I wanted to intsall Windows 8 in dual boot envirnment with Windows 7 so I created a separate 60gb partition for Windows 8 but after the partition was created, all the previous volumes like...
View ArticleUSB hub port power surge.
Well I just got a brand new medion computer (4GB ram, 1GB nvidia graphics card, dual core i5 3.0Ghz processor, etc) about 3-4 weeks ago and have had no problems till now. The problem is when i bought...
View Articlecannot view files on some dvd's
my friend backed up holiday pics to variouse dvd's.suddenly he could'nt view some of them.i tried them on my fairly new dell inspiron.half were viewable & half were not.all my own dvd's/cd's work...
View Articletrouble with usb mouse, port problem, driver issue?
I have 4 ports on my laptop. I want to use 1 of those ports for my USB mouse. When i plug it in, i hear the windows 'duh dum' sound indicating that its detected it. But it doesnt work. There isnt any...
View ArticleInternal Drive disappears"G:\ Refers to a location that is unavailabe"
Hey everyone, This is my first post here, and it is because of a terrible problem I am having where one of my internal drives literally just disappears from my computer after about 15 minutes of my...
View ArticleSolved Printing problem through docking station to LPT1
Hi, Got a weird one. I had an old Toshiba t900 which died recently. it was on a small network and was also connected a HP Laserjet 6P/MP postscript printer. Most printing was done via the network to...
View ArticleWindows drive icons and properties seems to be corrupt.
I have attached two images.My CD drive is detected as a removable disk but in properties,it is a normal cd drive. Attachment 239648...
View ArticleLexmark P3150
Hi tried several driver updates with no luck trying to reinstall my Lexmark P3150 Photo to windows 7 its telling me it might not be compatible.Cant believe ive got to buy a new printer for just...
View ArticleKeyboard Issues
On a toshiba laptop, buttons are no longer working. Not sure why or how they stopped but they just did. I did not spill anything on it, I did drop it like 2 weeks ago but it has been working just fine...
View ArticleUsb flash drive configuration
Have a Sandisk 32 GB USB Flash Drive that I use for selective storage of certain files.If I purchase a Sandisk 64 GB to make a complete backup will I have to configure each one every time I swop...
View Article£300 Build
So, I would like to know what a good recipe would be for a machine that can run games, Multi task, Run Multiple Google Chrome Tabs, Do homework and would provide a reasonable upgrade path in the...
View ArticleCan't get eSATA to work
Hi. I've received a new Icybox enclosure today with both USB and eSATA sockets. I inserted my old WD RE3 1TB internal hard drive into it and powered up the enclosure. Using the USB socket from the...
View ArticleWindows 7 & RAM
Guys I've just upgraded from 2Gb to 4Gb RAM. Oh what a feeling. "Freeeedom". So for a Win7 setup, normal use browsing, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MS office etc will I see anymore improvement in the...
View ArticleDIY PC -- Please Review
CPU: Intel Core i3 2120 GPU: Gigabyte 1GB: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Mother Board: ASRock Pro3 Z77 LGA 155 Heatsink: Intel Stock Cooler RAM: 2x 4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
View ArticleMy system is booting up extremely slow
My system is booting up extremely slow its slow to show f2 for bios option as well so I thought its a hardware prob. I ran a memory diagnosis and this is what comes up. Any suggestions? Its a...
View ArticleIssues with mouse not working properly
Let me start by saying this is my first time posting/visiting the site so if this isn't in the correct forum I apologize. Let me start with a bit of background info...I'm runnning Win 7 Home Premium...
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