Desktops - February 2007

So this morning for the life of me my computer would not boot. The computer would power on, but the bios would fail to post. I tried changing the bios jumper settings which did not work. As a last resort I started unplugging things then booting, to no avail, then plugging things back in. Finally, I took out 1 stick of ram and the computer was able to boot! I figured the stick I had removed was the cuplrit, but just to make sure I plugged it back in, and removed the "good one". The computer booted again fine. I plugged them both in and as I write this question the computer seems to be working fine again.

Can anyone explain to me what is going on? Is it possible, I have a power supply problem?

2007-02-07 06:20:26 · 4 answers · asked by quikzilvrpc 1

not a laptop!

2007-02-07 06:18:07 · 7 answers · asked by z<>< 1

having to shut down... so it does a disk check when starting again.NEC3520aw writer.

2007-02-07 06:15:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was experiencing an error and uninstall the software, and can't get the software re-installed on my PC.

2007-02-07 06:00:42 · 8 answers · asked by Thomas H 1

Hay i want to sell my old computer to help buy a new. Here are the specs.

1.HP Pavilion windows XP (upgrade already to vista home edition)
2. Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.70Ghz
3. 512MB Ram
4. Nvidia GeForce FX5200 128.0MB PCI Graphics card
5. Realtek AC97 Audio
6. Liteon CD-RW drive
7. Liteon DVD/CD-RW drive
8. Floppy drive

Thats some, does anyone have an idea of what my computer might be worth for selling?

2007-02-07 04:59:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 12 gig's of videos on my pc that I don't wanna lose. Thats a lot to burn to a cd isn't it? Whats the best way I can format my computer and put my video's back on it?

2007-02-07 04:22:33 · 12 answers · asked by helpmeidk 1

My sister has a Dell desktop. She shuts down her computer completely, and then it turns back on after about 10 minutes or less? The only way she can get it to saty off is to unplug it! Any ideas on why it wont stay OFF??

2007-02-07 04:17:14 · 4 answers · asked by Chrissy C 3

Hi. i have a fujitsu siemens.. i have windows xp media center and i dont what i did or if i download a program that cuzes my problem..my problem is that when i click on the TURN OFF, it wont shut down automatically like it was before, it says NOW ITS SAFE TO TURN OF YOUR COMPUTER..how to solve this problem?

2007-02-07 02:49:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i used cd creator so i could free up space on my harddrive what do i do now

2007-02-07 02:45:00 · 7 answers · asked by robsiriusb 1

i am looking to get a computer this weekend. i saw a good packager for $499.99 at best buy. it is an emachine brand? have u heard of them

2007-02-07 02:34:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ageing PC finally gave up the ghost yesterday with too many problems to make it worthwhile to bring back to life. Brand new kit arriving shortly. Made regular back up on old PC from hard drive to external hard drive. As luck would have it, there is some data I inputted just before it went down so wish to retrieve it. There is nothing wrong with the hard drive as such, just stuck in a machine that is absolutely kaput. Any ideas?
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2007-02-07 01:45:05 · 4 answers · asked by Molinet 1

part of sonic dvd plus got deleted now how do i get it back on the right path? I have a pop up that will not go away. it is a Sonic MyDVD Plus error. can anyone that knows about sonic on a hp computer help me?

2007-02-07 01:35:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my computerwill come on but no video or anything when i press the power switch. i turn it off then back on and it works fine. i have to do the same thing when it restarts. its and older socket 370 celeron computer no name on it

2007-02-07 01:30:13 · 2 answers · asked by trekkie28001 1

AMD 2300 with Mother board
512 MB Ram
160 GB Hard disk (SATA)
Power Supply (SMPS)
Hub (D-Link)

2007-02-07 01:02:46 · 2 answers · asked by JJ 4

Ok, i recently built a new computer, and decided i would give my old computer to my sister. Now, I am pretty handy when it comes to computers, but I am stuck. Somehow, she managed to get various pieces of junk in the tower itself. I had wiped the system previously, and now there is no OS on it. Heres the issue: The cd rom drive will recieve no power when it is plugged into the mobo. Its gets power when its unplugged, but none when it is. How can i get an OS on the computer without the cd rom drive? Thanks

2007-02-07 00:20:29 · 4 answers · asked by JM488 1

Is it unhealthy for our computer when we restart many times?

2007-02-07 00:01:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now my question is, Do my PC still have worms or virus? whats the best software to fix this, Thanks....

2007-02-06 19:48:39 · 7 answers · asked by pcdg04 2

my friends has recently bought a Macbook and i have been asking him about it and he says the every 4 or so weeks that you( in general) have to get a apple person to come to your house and check out your mac he used the word "reboot" (but he dosent know a lot about this type of stuff) is thsi true or once you buy it thats it

2007-02-06 19:17:23 · 6 answers · asked by renzop180 2

Wanna buy new pc for gaming :P. Now im currently using P4 3.4ghz. Just confused between cored duo 2.93 or jsut keep my old cpu and change other parts

2007-02-06 19:14:24 · 6 answers · asked by Alien3 2

as it doesnt look n e thing like a mouse. ( a question from my son)

2007-02-06 19:01:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-06 16:47:19 · 3 answers · asked by BODYTECH 2

whats a good pc check and repair program

2007-02-06 16:16:53 · 4 answers · asked by kam2007 1

2007-02-06 16:01:00 · 12 answers · asked by kam2007 1

how come my system manufacter is gateway when my PC is an eMachines?? when i run dxdiag it tells me the information about my pc you already know that :D whats goin on here whys it gateway when my pc is emachines

2007-02-06 15:22:14 · 5 answers · asked by carlitos310 2

Is there anything I can do to fix this and NOT do to keep it from happening? Any help is much appreciated...

2007-02-06 15:02:57 · 4 answers · asked by cvjade 3

2007-02-06 13:51:14 · 9 answers · asked by inkydink 1

i just got a used pc from a friend it has a dvd rom in it from creative. when i got it i installed my hard drive and reloaded xp now windows media says i dont have the codecs to read the disk any help on finding a free program?

2007-02-06 13:48:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is so, what differences?

2007-02-06 13:41:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

alright, so i have a just-over 1-year-old computer which is running an AMD Sempron 3100+ processor which clocks at just over 1.8 Ghz. i was just wondering how much longer i can expect to be able to keep up with somewhat above-average multimedia computing. right now i am actually video and audio editing on it. x] i know, right? serious video and audio editing on a sempron? haha, but i'm something called a student. therefore, student=poor. (actually, the computer was a gift last christmas & i'm very greatful)

the thing is, i am going to college in a year and was planning on buying a laptop. i am wondering: 1... if the computer i have now will do me well for the next few years (in which case i won't be so picky about the laptop's power) and 2... whether or not a laptop with a less-than-2 Ghz processor would be sufficient for my needs. there is actually a used laptop for $300 with nice specs, but it is 1.4 Ghz (if i want to just buy it now, is that acceptable?)

thanks! =]

2007-02-06 13:12:46 · 4 answers · asked by answers, answers 4

I have a Dell Demension E510 Pentium 4 3.0 GHZ processor nVidia 7800 512 MB DDR, and 1GB of RAM. With those specs can i upgrade my Graphics card to a nVidia 8800 GTX/GTS graphics card, not a dual core one?

2007-02-06 12:56:25 · 6 answers · asked by Lloyd L 1