I’ve got a WinXP Pro system, which until recently had the full range of power management options and schemes (turn off monitor/harddisks, system standby, system hibernation), but now has lost the option to go into standby mode. The mode seems to be completely absent from all options, including the...

My aunt's second hard drive died. It has all her data. The system boots okay using the first hard drive where the OS was installed. Yeah, she's one of those typical users that never backup anything and thinks hard drives last forever. The second hard drive is a Maxtor 40GB (I won't know the...

Hello is it ok to store computer parts, like memory and modems, in plastic boxes? Do you need antistatic sleaves? Thanks

Hi! I had some problems with my PC and tried every possible ways to get Windows XP back but nothing will work. I now have to re-install it, but I don't want to format my HD before I can backup some important data. I plugged my HD on another PC to try to transfer the data from one HD to...

Hi, I'm having a problem changing the HDD on a Toshiba Satellite 1110, but I can not get the back cover off, and when I checked with Toshiba on how to do it, they tell me that I should have a HDD access panel, but the only panel that I have is one for the memory, and the other is for the...

i just got this new case for possibly a new computer, but i dont know whether i should it for my current configurations

HI..I hope someone here can help me. The CD rom drive on my Gateway compter (running WIN 98 SE) died. I have 2 drives on this computer. a DVD/CD ROM as Drive D and a CD burner on Drive E. I replaced the D drive and somehow in doing this, I damaged the E drive (It wont open any more), so I...

Hello: Anyone having problems with CMI’s 8738 sound driver with Windows XP SP2? One of my machines with the CMI 8738 audio chip shuts down on rare occasions at seemingly random points and reports a problem with the audio driver. I naturally downloaded new ones etc. but same result. Can some...

Hi: My PC is 3 years old. Compaq. The PC does not show the DVD and CD on the control panel. Why did these diveces just dissapear? Thanks for your help Joan

I don't know much about computers but I seem to be having a lot of disc activity since changing my hard drive and reinstalling windows xp. I've been to windows task manager & have enabled I/O Read Bytes & I/O Write bytes. When I'm doing nothing the following 3 programs are constantly changing....

Hi, I have an UPS which plugs into the back of the PC via a USB lead, to show it status etc, as the UPS is way to far to have a USB extension lead, can I get a unit which will plug into the UPS USB port ('B' type)' and allow me to interrogate it via an existing internal LAN Ethernet...

Floppies normally away from the power connector. What is always correct is that if the keying slot is on the top of the drive connector, then the pin 1 is to the left of it(this is the norm). If on the bottom, then it would be on the right(unusual). "gamma ray" nospam@invalid wrote in...

I'm using a Philips 105S monitor, a 15'' CRT. I've been using it daily for about 4 years. Recently it gives me a problem. After it is turned on and used for about 10-15 minutes, white lines (not perfect lines, more like snow or something) appear on the upper part of the screen, they resemble screen...

Hi After experiencing frequent and sudden rebooting I followed the advice of some posters here (thanks everyone!) and particularly one Harry Ohrn who suggested to turn off the "Automatic Restart" option so that when an error occurs I'll get a blue screen instead. Flaky memory was one suggestion. I...

i got the usb internal card reader its not working i accidentally put the red where the black lead should of gone hence also the data leads aswell has this blown the card reader or the motherboard or both?

I was wondering if an older Ultra66 Promise IDE Card I have salvaged, would be of any practical use in a more modern ATA 100 system? I was thinking of using this card to handle my (two) optical drives, thereby freeing up the Motherboard`s IDE slot for additional HDD`s? Or should I just scrap this...

I've recently bought a iiyama hm204dt A. I have one problem. I use 1600x1200 resolution, and all refresh frequencies work fine expect for 85Hz? Could you explain what could be the possible reason for this? May it be a computer's hardware fault, settings fault or is the monitor fault. I am helpless...

Hi My friend just replaced a memory stick in his computer , turned it on, there was a burning smell and the computer stopped. My query is this, can he purchase a seperate power unit (he says that that is where the smell is coming from, ir will he have to buy a complete tower and swap ll the good...

Ho un problema con la chiave in oggetto, il problema è che nel mio portatile non esiste ne la parallela ne la rs232. Allora per esigente ho dovuto comperare l'adattatore USBRS232 ( funziona perfettamente) , pero adesso collegando l'hardlock con un adattatore 9-25pin il programma non trova la...

Dear moron...........listen carefully: As has been previously stated, this B.S. is a HOAX! Obviously by a disgruntled customer or by a competitor (like the profit-losing Gateway, the lowest in "customer satisfaction".)