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Hi all, I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with Windows Xp Home Edition Service pack 3. I have been having the problem that when I shut down the computer or reboot, it doesn't reboot first or second try. It goes to a black screen with the cursor flashing in the upper left corner of the screen. I can...

Hi all, I have an e-machine T2596 computer, S/N AIV3A 40500571, using WinXP, and the problem I am having is that it won't boot up. When I push the button to turn it on, I get a lot of clicking sounds and a light that flashes at the power button. It appears to be reading both the cd drives, but...

Hi all, I have a question for you, I had a pc that used WinXP, and I got rid of it for a new pc and it has Windows7 on it. the problem i am having is that on the old computer, I used an external Hard drive which worked just fine. Now with Windows7 I am having problems reading the backup HD. All...

Here is the solution for my cd/dvd players not working. Fixing the problem simply involves deleting the filter entries for the third-party device drivers. These entries can sometimes become damaged (which is why the players burners suddenly don't work. To delete the offending keys, open the...

I have a hp pavilion a1710n using Vista. My problem is that all of a sudden I cannot use any cd dvd drives. I have installed 3 different ones and none of them work. it sees them, as the light comes on during boot up, but if I put a disk in it, the light flashes for a few seconds then goes out...

Hi all, Thank you for your support. The problem is resolved. It turns out that the OS was at fault. I did the f8 but nothing happened in there. The page was still blank with the mouse froze in the middle of the screen. I did see f8 on the screen though. I also tried the step by step which...

Hi all, I have a Dell Dimension 4300. the problem I am experiencing is when I turn it on, it reads the BIOS ok and then starts to load up the hard drive. I see the XP logo on the screen, but right after that the screen goes black, it shows the mouse in the middle of the screen which is froze...

Hi all, I have a question for you. On a Dell Presario using Vista for the operating system, it came with a lightscribe cdrom. Suddenly it just quit working, and bought a new lightscribe 1270d scsi cdrom. Now that one has quit working. You can put in a cd and it looks like it is reading it, but...

Hi dberg35, I checked out all those things, and everything seemed to be in order, but what i did find out is that we must have had a bad cable, because when we were loading the software on the computer, it would tell us there is no cable connected, so I changed out the cable reloaded the...

Hi all, I am helping someone setup a Linksys wireless router (WRT110) to their laptop which has Windows Vista. He has the internet comming into the house and into a modem. From the modem a cable is plugged from the modem to the 'Internet' connection on back of the router. From the router another...

HI all, I am having a serious problem with some software that maliciously got onto my computer, and I hope that there is someone out there that knows how to fix the problem. And I hope that this is the right place to look for the answer. I apparently have a Trojan virus called 'WinPC Defender'...

Hi all, Problem solved. the owner installed the power supply himself, and not knowing what he was doing completely,he mistakenly plugged the video cable onto the motherboard. It is a 4 hole connector, and he put it on a 3 pin receptor. I did as you stated to remove all the I/O cables, and that...

Hi all, I got a computer and was asked to repair it if I can. So here is the problem. the owner was using the pc (HP Pavilion XT868) and said it suddenly just shut off. Unable to get it going, he ordered a new power supply (APX230 AC Input - 100-127v 4.0A), but nothing happened after he...

I am using an LCD monitor, and I am using it on another desktop and not having any problems with lines there. Only when I hook up the Dell dimension E310 do I get the lines. Not sure how the memory can cause this? Jediwarrior

HI all, I have a BIG problem that won't go away. My problem started when all of a sudden there were horizontal lines that ran all the way across the screen. Then there were these off colored box's that began to show up on the screen, when these showed up the computer would reboot every time...

Hi all, I am trying to fix this printer, but I cannot do much with it as the owner lost the cd for it, hence, no driver, when I went on the HP site to download the driver for it, they said that they discontinued this printer and took the driver off their site, and now I cannot seem to find this...

I did some more troubleshooting, and I removed EVERYTHING from the board, the first thing that I plugged in was the 12v connector, and the power light started flashing. so I unplugged it, and put everything else back on the board, and the light never flashed...UNTIL I plugged the 12v connector...

Hi all, I did make sure that the pins were all in the same place as the old mobo, and there is only one way the processor will fit in place. It has slots so you can't get it wrong.I'm glad for that, have you seen all the pins in there??? I'll try to let it sit for awhile and charge up the...

Hi all, I have a Dell dimension E310 and I lost the video one day, and found that that it is integrated onto the MOBO. Unable to install a video card, and the computer will not accept any, I got me another MOBO, and hooked it all up exactly the way it came apart. I got exactly the same board as...

Hi all, Hey BUMMPER,hope you get well soon. Been in Post OP myself, and what a PAIN. No pun intended. So here is what i did, pretty much everything you guys threw at me, and non of them worked. I put on new SATA drivers, no joy , I removed both the CD and DVD drives, no joy, and I tried the...