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GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I have just found a computer that is two years old that used to work fine. It is: Dell Dimension 4700 3.4 Ghz Pentium 4 Processor I got the error message : Previous attempts at bppting this system have failed at checkpoint (Ithr). I have replaced: Hard Drive Processor Motherboard ...

I've had similar problems with the Synaptics Touchpad on my Dell Precision M90 running Windows XP. The ‘tap to click’ feature of the touchpad spontaneously turns on to my chagrin and can’t be disabled via the “Mouse Properties” menus accessed through the Control Panel. The Synaptics Touchpad properties in the Control Panel - Mouse site have ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I accidently deleted the different sound systems under the playback and recording devices except the usb ones. So basically i can only hear when i plug my USB headphones in and can not hear when i connect my sound system or the original speakers that are built onto my labtop. I was ...

when you say turning on and off do you mean the power light goes on and off or the screen is turning on and off?

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); Hi, my com has no floppy drive installed but only a dvd drive and a hard disk drive. Recently, a floppy drive suddenly appears in 'My Computer'. I have no external drive attached to this com. Whenever i tried logging off my com. A message appears which look something like this "Drive ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); sorry double post This post has been edited by Josh Hau : Today, 08:58 AM

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); admin please delete this thx. This post has been edited by Josh Hau : Today, 09:00 AM

Hi, I have just reset my old computer back to factory settings before selling it and the one thing I had to do was reset the BIOS settings back to "default". I had changed a few things over the years to keep up with updates for things like running dual monitors. Try resetting that back, I'm not sure exactly how for you but to get into the BIOS on mine I had ...

Heya I didnt get a chance to try those things out because i plugged my computer back in and it worked It worked for 2 days then a blue screen came up and it started to do the same thing it was doing before upon restarting

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); hi i need some help with my (D:) drive. my drive only detects cd/cdr software discs or any kind of disc when it feels like it in other words my (D:) drive only works occationaly. if any1 has any ides of what the problem may be pleas help thanks luke...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); hi i need some help with my (D:) drive. my drive only detects cd/cdr software discs or any kind of disc when it feels like it in other words my (D:) drive only works occationaly. if any1 has any ides of what the problem may be pleas help thanks luke...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); A while back I posted on the malware removal site trying clean up my computer while improving cpu speeds. It helped for a little but the problem came back soon after. As stated in the description my computer seems to be having problem with playing videos from youtube....etc and when i ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); ok so i turned off my computer (start, turn off) after it's been on for about 4-5 hours. Now someone else turns on the computer but all that happens are the lights on the hard drive all turn on, and the fan is on louder than usual. my dad says that the mother board fried, i just think ...

Hi, I have just reset my old computer back to factory settings before selling it and the one thing I had to do was reset the BIOS settings back to "default". I had changed a few things over the years to keep up with updates for things like running dual monitors. Try resetting that back, I'm not sure exactly how for you but to get into the BIOS on mine I had ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I have recently replaced my modem router with a Netgear model DG834v4. The Netgear has a double firewall, an SPI firewall and a NAT firewall (whatever those may be). I already have McAfee Internet Security with its firewall. Are these likely to clash? The Netgear manual suggests ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I just removed a virus from my system and my external Memorex DVD burner will not work. It shows in the My computer "DVD burner" but when I put a blank disk in, I get a "drive not accessible" message and the DVD burner now shows CDR burner in my computer. Any suggestions?...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I have a strange problem with my computer that I need help with. Recently, i had to buy a new mouse because my old one started double clicking every time I pushed the mouse button. Anyway, i got a new one (not cordless) and it worked fine for several weeks. However, for whatever reason ...

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); I am looking at purchasing a new external hard drive for use at school. I'm going to a video production school, and so I need a large drive (1TB) or so. Now, I've been hearing that I should avoid the Western Digital MyBook line like the plague, and so I came across the Segate FreeAgent ...

What filesystem is the external hard drive? You may be able to run a chkdsk on the drive to repair the corrupted sectors, but only if the drive is NTFS or FAT32 (FAT won't chkdsk, i think.) When you say it can't be read on OSX, will your Disk Utility see it?

GA_googleFillSlot('GTG-Forum-Topic'); Hi, my com has no floppy drive installed but only a dvd drive and a hard disk drive. Recently, a floppy drive suddenly appears in 'My Computer'. I have no external drive attached to this com. Whenever i tried logging off my com. A message appears which look something like this "Drive ...