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cant get my external dvd/rw to work on windows7

it does not show on computer when plugged in it runs on usb 2.0 my windows 7 is 32 bit any help would be good:)

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tv connection

Hi, could someone tell me if it is possible to connect a laptop to a television to watch a programme /film any advice really appreciated thanks :)

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On mouse moven the mouse pointer gets stuck randomly

Hello, I'm a computing science engineer, and there is something that is driving me nuts in one of my PCs. This one runs Windows 7 ultimate 32, but the issue was the same with Vista (this is why I have...

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Solved How to remove/format write-protected USB's?

Hey guys, I've got a write-protected USB and wanting to remove it so I can manage files on it. I've also searched the webs for methods, however they do not work. I've tried formatting using CMD via...

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1TB Seagate Barracuda does not show up with a new mobo

Hello everyone I have replaced my ASUS P8 Z68-V/GEN3 with an Intel Desktop Board DZ77SL-50K and at the same time the primary hard drive has changed from a 1TB Seagate Barracuda to a 3TB Seagate...

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BIOS/Virtual Disk Error After Adding Solid State Drive

I recently added a SSD to my desktop setup. After setting up the drive and installing Windows on my SSD, I receive this prompt on every boot-up. (File: IMG_1430) I've made sure to set the boot priority...

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RAM timings vs. Voltage, and ssd questions

Well I ended up buying a new laptop, check specs. It only has 4GB of RAM, and has some strange timings: Attachment 242149...

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Please help...this is quite funny....

Ok. Heres the background I have an hp dv6 3019ax, bought about a year ago, and ill be honest with you, its given me nothing but trouble since day one of purchase, from switchable graphics, switchable...

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recover a dynamic volume in win7?

hi, i have a single hard drive with 2 partitions. 1st partition with win7 OS and the second strictly for data. yesterday i decided to try software raid using windows disk management. firstly, i added...

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PC will not start, no post, no error beep codes.

As of this morning my computer will not start. I've had the components besides the case for a year and a half, and there haven't been any major issues with this build before. Its a pretty standard rig,...

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Lost hard drive ?

My computer is an HP, 3 years old, Pavillion 6207 5 GB memory, 500 GB hard drive, Windows 7 64 bit. Everything was working fine. I installed TurboTax 2012. The next day I booted up, all OK. I went out...

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External Sata Cables

Some of the plugs are listed as "I type" and some as "L type". What is the difference? I am trying to figure out what I need from rear port to dock.

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My HDD is half full of 'dark matter'.

Guys my 1TB SATA HDD is partitioned. One partition is used for image backups & is 400Gb. On inspection I have approx 40Gb of backup images. There is nothing to be seen of stored data inside the...

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Cannot boot from usb

I seem to have a problem, i recently created a usb drive with windows 7 on it but i cant boot from it at all, what i mean is when i press etc on my keyboard it brings me to boot from device menu, when...

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Elan Touchpad not responding when tapping around edges

Hi I used to have a synaptics touchpad but my space bar stopped working so sent my laptop for repair under warranty which they replaced 'the top housing'. and on return know have an Elan touchpad. when...

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Need to gain access to documents and settings on Windows 7

I have read previous post on gaining entry but here is my problem....I need access to Documents and settings \ all user\ application data to locate a particular folder which I need to manipulate to...

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Consider replacing your battery - Dell, Win7

Hey Guys, I am trying to remove this warning "Consider replacing your battery".. just to figure out if its fake or genuine.. help me out with this... I tried to change critical battery level percentage...

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enable iPhone 5 autoplay pop-up when connected to PC.

Earlier when i had the iphone 4, on connection with my pc it would give me an auto play pop-up and give me an option to automatically import photos and vidoes to my pc. When i got the iphone 5 i have...

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Keyboard doesn't work after waking up my machine.

Ok, To be quite honest I never really use the sleep feature on my computer, possibly the only time I ever did was to test it was working, But anyway the problem is that whenever I'd have My machine...

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2 controllers with the same device name! HELPP!

Ok so ive modded 2 original xbox controllers to usb, the issue is... They both show up as "USB device" in devices and printer/device manager. Id like to rename them to xbox1 and xbox2 but cant seem to...

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