Desktops - October 2006

i have power on the monitor, at start-up the screen shows the video card details then it shows a blank screen with a cursor and 1 short beep but sometimes with a long continuous beep

2006-10-26 06:49:01 · 7 answers · asked by son1 1

I keep pressing the button on the computer to turn it on but it just keeps blinking orange. I am desperately trying to find a solution.

2006-10-26 06:04:11 · 4 answers · asked by Karen H 1

Can I do this without changing the motherboard? I think it is an ASUS motherboard. And can I do it myself or is it too complicated. Age of Empires 3 does not run well on my machine and I want to play this game in its full glory. I have a GeForce FX5200 graphics card. I have 512 MB of RAM.

2006-10-26 05:30:00 · 3 answers · asked by chatting_za 2

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2006-10-26 05:20:17 · 8 answers · asked by Fran B 1

There is an awkward noise that occurs intermittently from within my computer's tower. It sounds somewhat like a gurggling noise. Well, a better comparison may be the noise the old-school remote control racecars made...you know, the reving noise those 1980s remote control cars made. That's the best way I can describe it.
I know it's not coming from my fans...but I'm not sure where to start looking. Could it be from one of the electrical components within the tower? How can this be remedied? Spraying the inside of my tower with a can of pressurized air? Should I take this in to a place that offers computer repair/diagnostic services?
Any ideas and recommendations will be appreciated.

2006-10-26 04:58:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

As I could not get it working, I have removed my DVD, put My CD R/W in the system, with the jumber placed on Master. It is a burner ( on the drive it says "LITON CD R/W". The drive appears under the window explorer. Under the control panel, it also apperars and indicates that the drive is working properly.
I can play music CD on it, and read data. But I can not write to it.
My system does not even recognize it as a burner. When I open the media player and select burn, it tells me that it can not find a burner. When I right click on a file and select send, it does not even bring up the drive as a selection. Neither can I drag-drop a file into it. I appreciate any help.

2006-10-26 04:57:42 · 3 answers · asked by demaissoneuve 2

Using Window 2000 NT / ASUS NVIDIA GeForce4 MX A7N8X motherboard - the CD unit that went bad is Samsung S350B DVD/CD R/W.

Samsung is listed in BIOS as not detected and does not shown in C-Drive.

Device Manager states code 31 needs driver and installed updated driver no change in Device Manager.

Replace with new unit ASUS S520B CD ROM same messages in BIOS and Device Manager.
In BIOS listed as not detected in Device Manager states code 31.

To add to the dilemma, mouse was bad and causing problems like disabling port LPT1 and maybe the causing the Samsung unit to be not detected.

2006-10-26 04:04:44 · 5 answers · asked by sftrotta 1

Recently when I turn my computer on, the fan in the power supply starts up normally, but then suuddenly sounds like it's hitting something, or is about to explode. I shined a light into it to see if it was hitting any wires, but there was nothing it could touch. Could it be that the fan has been 'popped out' of it's base?

The only thing that seems to keep it from making noise is turning the computer back off, and shacking the entire computer tower hard enough until it stops.... and that can't be good for the rest of the computer. :(

2006-10-26 03:57:05 · 15 answers · asked by magadragon95 2

I run a program that is java based on my PC that runs all day (stock quote screen), it goes to my screen saver about every 10 minutes, is it possible to turn off the screen saver or lengthen the time it takes before it turns off?

2006-10-26 03:45:02 · 13 answers · asked by Lucious Z 1

I've installed a second dvd writer and it has worked for 6 months until the other day. every once in awhile it will read a dvd, its reads cds ok. What would caused the dvd writer to do this?

2006-10-26 03:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by coffeemate 3

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Product.aspx/TruHome/TruComputers/TRUComputersBuildYourOwn/TruComputersDesktop/877255

OR

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_9200?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

2006-10-26 03:09:04 · 10 answers · asked by me_me 1

it looks like all my icons are selected but they are not, they still work normal but for some reason behind each icon it is shadowed in blue and the box where the name of the icon appears has a blue background, how do I fix to go back to clear behind the icons?

2006-10-26 02:10:51 · 3 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1

2006-10-26 01:25:31 · 6 answers · asked by firstbase2525 1

Last night I restarted my other computer because it was really slow, but then this morning when I went back the screen was just black. It was not in standby mode. I have turned it on and off several times and even unplugged & replugged the main cord, and still the screen is black. The monitor is on though. When I reboot it, the only thing that appears on screen is the COMPAQ logo and when I think it will continue to boot, the screen just stays black. =( What is wrong? We had a heavy thunderstorm in the area last night, but how come the other computers in the house weren't affected (like this one I'm using to ask this.)? Please help on any suggestions. The computer that "died" is the main computer in the house, and we really need it to be working properly. Thanks!

2006-10-26 01:06:35 · 11 answers · asked by PuzzledStudent 2

http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/HPPC1141

I need a new computer deperado but not sure what brand to get, someone got any ideas? I seen a HP one but not sure if there is any other brand I should get and what processor is the best.....

2006-10-26 00:49:26 · 12 answers · asked by me_me 1

Currently have geforce 6800 256mb, and 2 gigs of RAM. I dont wanna replace MoBo until I have driven this one to the ground. Send link's, or advice..ok, thx!

2006-10-26 00:05:52 · 3 answers · asked by Diadem 4

I am 67 and have just taken up this computer lark, & would like to learn how/where to type correctly & reasonably quickly. Any advice or ideas? (this took me about 10 mins to type!!!!!!!!!)

2006-10-26 00:02:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a old(IBM compatible) 80286 cpu based PC and too many diskettes(these are 5.25 inch diskettes). The old PC is 100MB HDD, 5.25 inch floppy disk and 1.44MB floppy disk. I have a problem. I would like to move from my old data(in 5.25inch diskette) to my new pentium4 computer.
Are there any solutions?
Please posting your idea,

2006-10-25 23:33:37 · 5 answers · asked by Yongsik 2

I am interested in knowing what software I do this with.

2006-10-25 21:43:14 · 3 answers · asked by Phil H 1

2006-10-25 21:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by wcs_fynest 1

i want ERP jobs in TATA indicom.

2006-10-25 21:22:51 · 1 answers · asked by rupesh_66sh 1

2006-10-25 21:21:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does Anyone Know If The Xbox 360 Processer Or Graphic GPU Thingy Can Be Removed And Use In a A Computer Or Something Like That. I Was Wondering Cause I Was Thinking Bout Taking Mine Apart and Trying to Take Those Too Things Out And Put Them In My PC.But It Would Be Helpful To No If I CAn Before I Do It Please Help

2006-10-25 20:44:41 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

to get safe for system from hackers

2006-10-25 20:15:31 · 9 answers · asked by santosh s 1

suddenly when I go to open Word it takes forever to open then it opens for a split second and I get the microsoft error message, i tries to open again and just sits there and runs, but doesn't open. Does anyone know how I can get my Word back?

2006-10-25 20:04:48 · 9 answers · asked by Lucky guy 1

I am just wondering how can I find out how much RAM, what proccesser my computer has? It does not say on the computer case.

2006-10-25 19:15:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can I make it run in 40 gig hardisk? what shall i do?

2006-10-25 19:08:22 · 11 answers · asked by rbv0215 1

how much would i be spending (australian dollars) to buy or make a gaming computer , i want it to be able to play games like battlefield 2, doom 3 , quake 4 , ect . should i buy or make ?

2006-10-25 19:01:52 · 8 answers · asked by wcs_fynest 1

2006-10-25 18:46:05 · 11 answers · asked by smiles s 1

Biostar P4M800 Pro M7 Via Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard
is there any problems with it like short life or a high DOA rate if there is any tell me what they are.tell me what is good about it.it uses DDR2.has a AGP slot and here is the link to the combo http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2549273&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

2006-10-25 18:31:27 · 2 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5