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PCMCIA Adapter/Reader by Jack
I have a PCMCIA disk drive, but on my new computer I do not have a PCMCIA slot. Can someone point me to an adapter that will allow me to read the data off this card. I have USB and ESATA ports available on my laptop to connect to this card, if this is an option.
January 31st 12 03:15 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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Can USB thumb drives be air cooled? by Peter Jason
I use mine a lot and they heat up quite a bit in the hot weather
January 31st 12 04:35 AM
by Paul Go to last post
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Desktop Will Not Start Immediately by tb
I have two desktops hooked up to the same power strip. After I shut down the PCs I also turn the power strip switch off. When I turn the power strip switch back on, desktop A starts up immediately after I press its power button. For desktop B, I have to wait approx. one minute before pressing...
January 26th 12 07:36 PM
by rb[_43_] Go to last post
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Computer refusing to start up by Industrial One
I just moved into a new apartment and sometimes when I press the power on button on my computer, the button either briefly flashes for a few milliseconds or successfully turns on for 1-10 seconds before shutting off again. I can't seem to isolate the problem. This happened in my first apartment...
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January 25th 12 02:53 PM
by rb[_41_] Go to last post
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Motherboard repair by Binaryx
My laptop motherboard fault, laptop is out of warranty, but very light used. There is a lot repair services that offer motherboard repair. It will probably require to replace North Bridge chip. Is it ever possible to provide M/B quality repair in third-party repair services, chip soldering...
January 21st 12 09:44 PM
by philo[_4_] Go to last post
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What does 'notes' do for Kindle? by [email protected]
Since Kindle has a keyboard, it must be able to enter text to the display. Is the notes area, separate and isolated, so that it can only enter text via the keyboard and display that text, whithout the ability to input and out put the notes? So can an arbitrary ascii-text be input and edited and...
January 19th 12 04:42 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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What causes my PC to crash? by rageofhonor
I have problems with my PC it crashes all the time And i have BSOD's. It looks for an CPU, RAM or mainboard problem for me. I hope the RAM on my grapic card is fine. http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3784/dscn3955g.jpg RAM: Twinmoss 2x1GB i 2x0,5GB Graphic: 8800 GT CPU: AMD 5200+ Mainboard:...
January 17th 12 09:09 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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Vostro 1520 notebook problem by Binaryx
Dell Vostro 1520 notebook running Windows 7, worked fine around 2 years, but today got problem: when tried power on, it not load windows, stay black screen, and three active(On) indicators: numeric keypad icon(flashing), caps lock and keylock symbols. I tried unlock keyboard by by pressing...
January 16th 12 07:53 PM
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Windows is giving a message warning of an incipient HDD failure by Peter Jason
I have Win7 SP1. Windows is giving a message warning of an incipient HDD failure. But Windows in its "which HDD is failing?" gives two HDDs with the same name, vis Seagate ST31000528AS (1000GB). Windows says it is the F: drive on which I store my *.pdf libraries, and Internet movie downloads. ...
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January 10th 12 03:57 PM
by Rob[_19_] Go to last post
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Windows Explorer showing a phantom drive. by Peter Jason
I have Windows 7 ultimate SP1 and for some time a "CD Drive I" is showing up in Explorer where in fact it doesn't exist. The two "DVD RW Drives" showing are correct because there are two of them. The two DVD RW drives are showing up correctly in Computer Management DVD/CD Rom drives. Though...
January 8th 12 11:09 PM
by Peter Jason Go to last post
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screwdriver by bob
So, I'm about to take the screw off the RAM cover on my laptop: http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/m75214/123111011159.jpg However, I need to make sure I get the right screwdriver. Anyone know what goes with that screw? That's not a Phillips head, is it?
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January 6th 12 04:29 PM
by GMAN[_14_] Go to last post
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RAM by bob
I opened the RAM compartment on my laptop and took these pics: http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/m75214/010412105212.jpg http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/m75214/010412105329.jpg http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/m75214/010412105443.jpg It looks like there's only 2GB of ram...
January 5th 12 06:36 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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Hard drive prices (rant) by Menno Hershberger
Back in January I bought 2 1TB hard drives for $59.99 apiece from Tiger Direct, see http://mewnlite.com/1tb.jpg Today I went to buy a couple more and they're wanting more for ONE drive ($139.99) than I gave for the original two. http://tinyurl.com/c8c95bn Morever I can't find ANY 1 TB drives...
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January 5th 12 01:40 PM
by John McGaw Go to last post
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Pagefile on Wrong Drive by Menno Hershberger
I have an old HP here with a 60Gb drive, 5 Gb of which is partitioned as the recovery partition, Drive D. Despite my attempts to move it to Drive C, pagefile.sys keeps putting itself on D. And it is causing "Disk Full" errors to appear randomly. The following screen shot shows how I have...
January 3rd 12 07:41 PM
by Char Jackson Go to last post
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pagefile.sys going on wrong drive by Menno Hershberger
I just crossposted this to two groups and it didn't show up either place. So here I go again! I have an HP here with a 60 gig drive, 5 of which has been partitioned as a restore drive, Drive D. Despite my attempts to make the pagefile go on Drive C, it always goes on Drive D. It is causing...
January 3rd 12 05:26 PM
by Don Phillipson[_4_] Go to last post
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Problem with pagefile.sys by Menno Hershberger
I just crossposted this to two groups and it didn't show up either place. So here I go again! I have an HP here with a 60 gig drive, 5 of which has been partitioned as a restore drive, Drive D. Despite my attempts to make the pagefile go on Drive C, it always goes on Drive D. It is causing...
January 3rd 12 07:03 AM
by Menno Hershberger Go to last post
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Palette Shifting Craziness on Laptop Screen by Grinder
I have an Inspiron 1545 that suffering an odd video problem: 1) On startup (pre-desktop) the screen can be very jittery, but the color is mostly good. 2) After the desktop appears, it is filled with patches of wavy static--it looks like that for *some* colors, the palette is constantly...
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January 1st 12 03:43 PM
by Grinder Go to last post
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Cannot access certain web sites using D-Link dsl-2640b with AT&T by [email protected]
I recently purchased a D-Link wireless router with a built-in modem modem dsl-2640b. My ISP provider is AT&T (in Southern California, if it makes a difference). After registering with AT&T, I was able to configure the router/modem (PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)). I'm able to access most internet web...
December 31st 11 02:54 AM
by edfair[_92_] Go to last post
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RAM by bob
Can someone tell me where the RAM is on this thing? http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/m75214/122911001524.jpg I know top right is battery and top left is hard drive.
December 31st 11 01:23 AM
by bob Go to last post
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Dell XPS 8300 christmas morning crash by sw
We ordered an xps 8300. It was received a couple of weeks ago and this morning when I went to plug it in, I received the message..."reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press key". There is NO operating system disc included with the boxes, only 2...
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December 27th 11 11:40 AM
by SteveH Go to last post
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