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My PC just froze strangly. After rebooting, the Display gives a message that no signal received. The drives seem to be spinning but the mouse does not work. The PC had been fine for the last 2 years. All connections look good inside and outside the PC. Video Card or Motherboard? If I...

I finally fixed this problem with my PC. After trying different, Power Supply, Memory, Graphics Card and Hard Drive it turned out to be a bad Mother Board. I replaced the MB with a new one just like it and problem fixed. Anyone have any thoughts on if there is something easy to replace on a...

I would take a look at some of the external drives being offered by Maxtor and Seagate. They use a Firewire or USB 2.0 interface and will offer quick reliable backup. They will self install when you plug in the firewire or USB 2.0 cable. Another option could be to install one or two extra...

Thanks for looking at this post. I've been working on a random freeze issue for a few weeks. I finally downloaded "BurnInTest" from Passmark software. I am getting a corrupt memory error on the 2D graphics test. 3D passes fine as do all other tests. My guess is that I need a new...

You can format the drive using FDISK command. This will erase all of your data. The W98SE usually comes with a floppy that has FDISK on it. Put it in the A: drive and restart the computer and you should be able to type c:FDISK. Another option is to look at the drive manufacture's website...

Years ago in a hand soldering class that was taught by a NASA Quality control manager, he recommened using a white eraser (like the kind you find on some pens) vs. the red pencil variety. The red type apparently has some oil in its makeup.

My mistake Darrell, the MB is a L4S8A2. I found it on the website you suggested under Intel 478 MBs. The computer came with the original Intel P4 box and it is listed as 2.4GHz which is the advertised spec. I also reseated the P4 and the markings matched 2.4GHz. Also, the CPU fan (came with...

Thanks Darrell, the motherboard is a ECS L48SA2 (SIS 648/963 chipset). I do have the latest BIOS installed. Mike

Thanks for the advice. The PC is a "white box" purchased on ebay (live and learn). I tested the memory (even swapped it with different memory) and all seems OK. I tested the Drive with Seagate utility when warm and first thing in the morning when cold. Both tests passed. I tried...

IF you can get XP to boot check the event viewer under Control Panels, Admin tools, Event Viewer, System and see if there are any error messages that might give you a clue. I've been batteling a similar problem on a new PC for 3 weeks and it turns out my Linksys router was causing at least...

Thanks for looking at this post. My new PC randomly hangs. Whenever it does the XP event viewer list the following warning under system: 'Unable to create the symbolic link for \Device\Serial0.' Can anyone help me resolve this issue? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike

I have a new PC (P4 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR, Geforce 4 Mx440, 300W Power Supply). When I first start the PC in the morning it takes 3 or 4 tries to get it to complete the boot up sequence. Once completed it usually freezes up 1 or 2 times requiring Boot up. After that the system will run fine with...