IT Professional in Morecambe, LA3

RE: remove

those aren't hacking tools: they are legitimate remote support programs If you don't like them, just uninstall them, as you would any other program So how did they get on there? Sounds like you asked someone to access the machine remotely, and thats the software they used. Both are mainstream, well regarded programs - though personally I prefer TeamViewer.

RE: BIOS

Mariah asking us random questions is not going to fix your computer Tell us what the symptoms affecting the machine are, and then maybe we can get an idea of whats wrong BIOSes dont fail - unless someone has flashed a motherboard with the wrong one, the CMOS battery has been removed or gone flat, someone has set the BIOS incorrectly, or the motherboard is failing in some other way Give us the symptoms and recent history of the machine, along with details of make / model / operating system and then we can try to help

RE: motherboard busses

If you Google each term you will find plenty of references which will describe them in detail much better than we can here Trying to do your school homework?

RE: advent webcam not working

make / model of machine? version of windows? what software are you trying to use with the camera? what error messages or symptoms are you getting? exactly what have you tried?

RE: How to get a TV picture

yeah, it has to download the correct program schedule guide for your transmitter

RE: How to get a TV picture

plug in the remote control and use it to fore up the Windows Media Center software, should be pretty much self-explaining after that If the remote confuses you, initially just start up the Media Center program with your mouse, and follow the on-screen prompts Before you start, make sure you know your correct post code, and it helps if you know which TV transmitter your signal comes from (some locations have a choice)

RE: EOS Error

this may give some clues <a href="http://www.cdr-zone.com/forum/about3031.html">http://www.cdr-zone.com/forum/about3031.html</a> He fixed it by making sure the print spooler was running. However I've found other posts which says its caused by a bad installation of Acronis True Image So, we could do with knowing just which program is giving the problem. And is the print spooler running correctly?

RE: Acer Extensa 5235 power problem

if its not the DC power jack, and not the power suppply, then you have a dead motherboard. New one required - which will be expensive There are companies who claim to be able to repair boards, personal experience is that the results are never satisfactory - though that may just be bad luck on my part

RE: keyboard removal

Lots of confusion over these IS it E-Systems or Ei-System? One is a Dixons / DSG ?PCWorld trade name, selling rebranded generic machines from Taiwan The otheh was a subsidiary of Gateway - now part of Acer - and sells Acer rebrands I can't track down any online info about this machine as an E- or Ei- machine Any info will either be on Gateway/Acers site - but I can't find it under this name, we need to know the Acer or Gateway equivalent model. OR its hidden somewhere on the DSG site - but since the recent redesign, all the tech info there is hidden. The alternative is to find out who actually makes it. I can't find any cross reference to ID that. There might just be some indicators on the makers plate on the machine. Are there any other "model numbers" listed there other than "2513"?

RE: My 3 dongle

Vince call 3 on their support phone number

RE: hard drive issue

more details please make / model of machine what disk are you trying to install from? Which XP version / service pack integration? Is it a reall microsoft disk, a copy, or a PC manufacturers disk? How are you formatting teh drive - with the XP disk or some other way? Any idea what the motherboard chipset is? Finally, why are you reloading Windows? What went wrong with the machine to cause you to do that?

RE: im trying to install windows xp on my laptop but after so long it just shuts down when it starts to

do you have the mains lead plugged in?

RE: Dongle

I'm afraid I can't understand what you are asking

RE: Dongle power error

probably because you are ARE drawing too much power from the USB socket Is the dongle plugged directly into the PC? or through a multi-way USB hub? If so is the hub powered Please also advise make / model of computer and version of windows

RE: win 7 slow start

theres a small caence though unlikely However, what software did you install after the reload? What files did you copy back onto the machine?

RE: win 7 slow start

Alan some Trojans / Worms only come "live" during the first minutes of the initial bootup of the day. On later startups they don't launch. Similarly soem update programs only launch on the days first boot. Thing to do here is check whats loading at startup using Autoruns <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902</a> then use Windows diagnostics to check for errors and finally identify the hard drive, download the correct diagnostic tools from the drive manufacturer and scan with those.

RE: ethernet driver for old Time laptop

that machine is a Mitac 7321 You can download an ISO CD image for the complete driver pack for it from <a href="http://www.mitac-europe.com/services/drivers.php">http://www.mitac-europe.com/services/drivers.php</a> Select the link on that page for the 7321

RE: i recently bought an advent modena M201 and the webcam cam does not work i have tried the fn+f7 keys

Bongo 1) this thread is a year old. No point in reopening it. However as you have... 2) On those machines the camera is controlled by the function keys. If those keys don#t activate the camera then something is broken. Installing other software will NOT affect that fact. the "no function" error message indicates that the camera is broken / non functional 3) the machine was new and still in warranty. As it was faulty it was important that the fault was was reported and a claim made as soon as possible. We told the customer to contact the correct support team for this machine so that a warranty claim could be make. To try and do anything else would have been incorrect

RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Denise If you pay the air fair I'll fix the computer for free... I see that may still not be cost effective though....

RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Denise Don't "take it to a technician". instead get one of ours to come to you and fix it. Its what we do!!!! Raise a job request online at <a href="http://www.pciq.com">http://www.pciq.com</a>

RE: Packard Bell TJ68 Problems Starting up

what do you mean by crash? A lock up / hang? A blue screen of death? Any error messages? When it beeps, how many beeps?

RE: Slow computer

1GN RAM is not enough to run Vista You need at least 2GB the "high disk use" warning makes me think you probably have one of the Norton Security programs installed. That will make things worse: with Norton on Vista you need a min of 3GB RAM

RE: blank screen

any beeps coming from the computer? any lights on on the computer? You have a hardware problem, but just what is hard to tell Could be failed power unit, motherboard, graphics card or memory. Or some other part (though unlikely) If you are getting any beeps at startup that will give us a clue Or if you want one of our team to come and fix it for you professionally, raise a job request at <a href="http://www.pciq.com">http://www.pciq.com</a>

RE: Batterie

duplicate post

RE: Wake up pc with remote control

I don't think you can. However IF it is going to work you'd have to go into the BIOS and enable PM wakeup events (may well be differently phrased) and then enable "wake on USB" or similar Then in device manager you would have to ensure that the power management settings for ALL the USB root hubs you have "allow t

RE: software problem

realsitically all you can safely do is use a "live" CD such as one of the Linux distributions to back up your files, and then reload the machine using your windows setup disks whatever you downloaded was obviously viral. Trying to solve it through the forum is not realistic. Wipe it and start again I notice you are using Windows 7 Ultimate. It is rare to see that outside of businesses. Are you sure you ahve a legal copy of it? If not,and you have a bootleg disc, then that may also be virused

RE: factory settings

Anne As Cliff asked - can we also have details of which operating system? .i.e. which version of Windows? And also what is the actual model of the machine PB used several different recovery methods. Without these details its impossible to give you the correct answer

RE: Booting up problems

we've covered this problem before. When the motherboard goes, its pretty much terminal. The things overheat Read <a href="V">http://www.pciq.com/computer_support_forum/general/view_topic.asp?topicid=7558"</a>

RE: i have an error titled 42-ivcf on aol it has been here for a long time every time i am using the int

second hit on Google <a href="http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=219628">http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=219628</a>

RE: My laptop screen is broken. It is a Sony Vaio Pcg71313m. I would also like some general maintenance

just checking - the replacement screen for that is relatively cheap (its an LED one) so this is a repair worth doing

RE: can not top up PAYG--desktop icon has not loaded after reinstaling

suggest you call your ISPs support line first and see what they say

RE:

you can't. It doesn't have a floppy or CD drive You'll have to use USB drives

RE: start up problems

"he light does'nt come on, but i can hear the fans working, so I turn it off using the button, unplug the mains lead, leave it 5-10 minutes, plug it back in, press the button,it lights up, i can hear the fans, and it starts up ok. " Thats a a failing motherboard The capacitors which regulate the voltage of the power supply are failing.. They COULD be snipped off and replaced by someone with a good soldering technique, but its not worth it New motherboard required As to the comment about the spam, every one of your posts has a corrupted weblink at the foot - go back and check what you've posted if you are not putting those in yourself, then it suggests your computer has been hacked

RE: ACER Z5700 touch screen desktop computer

Aspire Z5700/Z5710 Series Service Guide <a href="http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/Manuals/acer/2011/ServiceGuides/SG_Aspire_Z5700_Z5710_20100907.pdf">http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/Manuals/acer/2011/ServiceGuides/SG_Aspire_Z5700_Z5710_20100907.pdf</a> First hit on Google

RE: Time RAM upgrade

if thats had a motherboard exchange then it MAY have a different model in there Best to check it visually with the image on that link Time weren't too bothered about exchanging like-for-like when repairing machines

RE: Time RAM upgrade

that model number SHOULD read 00381MT07G4 The extra zero threw me off for a while, makes quite a difference searching the database That has the KT400 version of the MS-6712 motherboard, found on the MSI site as the <a href="http://www.msi.com/product/mb/KT4V---KT4V-L--v1-0-.html#/?div=Detail">KT4V</a> It takes DDR200/266/333/400 memory I'm not sure what the max permissible combinations are - but you should be OK with a couple of DDR400 512MB SIMMS Check the manual

RE: 104 unsupported network device detected remove device and restart

I suspect that its because the wifi on/off is controlled at BIOS level - on an HP you can usually enable / disable wifi from within the BIOS settings. For that to work it would have to be a specific model of card. Best solution is remove it and replace with a USB or PCMCIA one depending on model

RE: 104 unsupported network device detected remove device and restart

<a href="http://www.pciq.com/computer_support_forum/error_messages/view_topic.asp?topicid=7676">http://www.pciq.com/computer_support_forum/error_messages/view_topic.asp?topicid=7676</a> just making that link work for you

RE: restor

with the information you've given us, the answer is "no" Lets have a few more details, such as make/model of machine laptop or desktop? version of windows? how did you attempt to restore the machine? if you used a disk or CD, which one? How was it labelled? which buttons did you press?

RE: Amilo M1437G Service Manual

since then I've found two videos which show how to get into the machine, though not how to remove the motherboard. They may help a bit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hsJ1my2y0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hsJ1my2y0</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6NKrzEJo8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6NKrzEJo8</a> You do realise that the power jack for that one is not soldered to the motherboard? It shares a daughter board with the USB sockets, and is attached with a ribbon cable

RE: power button will not start up my computer after keeping it pressed in it sometimes comes to life bu

well we're not Symptoms are typical of a bad motherboard with interemittent capacitor or transistor problems

RE: Motherboard

The BIOS won't be able to hold the tables required to install SLP2. Only the DMI string for the initial version of SLP - and that won't work with Win7

RE: Motherboard

"Thanks, but never heard of mitac" Well, you have now They - used - to design and build laptops But then you've probably never heard of the 40 or so other Chinese ODM companies who design and build laptops either. They tend to hide their identities well

RE: Motherboard

curious that listed as a 128MB version of the Mitac 8355, not an 8355+ And the motherboard is from Mitac. Its a Mitac 8355 motherboard... They designed and built the machine including the motherboard.

RE:

now I'm home I'll expand a bit more There are several historic versions of Word & Office. Which one you have depends on how odl teh machine is. Older versions came - sometimes with just word preinstalled - btu as a full version, and you would have been given an installation CD. The product key you need would either be on the CD case, or on the certificate of authenticity booklet which came with the CD. Later versions of Word / Office (2007 + 2010) often come preinstalled as time-limited demos. After the trial period runs out you have to buy a licence from Microsoft. Theres no way round that - if you want it, you have to pay for it The exception is that Office 2010 - if preinstalled correctly - does give you the option to activate for free an "office lite" version which gives just word and excel. However if at first use you missed that and instead ran the trial of the full suite, then you're stuck. I don't think you can revert to "lite" without reloading the machine from the recovery image. Now if you can tell us more about the machine, the version of Windows, and the version of Word / Office then maybe we can tell you what to look for. The CD you have - what is printed on it? What version of Word / Office is listed? Or is it a Works CD with Word as an extra?

RE: Linux as a File Server

with only four users I'd argue that the case for a dedicated file server is small. Personally I'd look at a cheap "NAS" (Networked Addressed Storage) system - basically a big networked hard drive running its own operating systems Big question though is how you handle your e-mail: if you're using collaboration tools like Outlook / Exchange then maybe you do need a server I recently came across Zentyal - which claims to be a Linux alternative to Windows Small Business Server and MAY give you what you need. You'll need to buy a machine to run it on - you can get cheap servers from Dell with no preloaded OS Word of warning - I've nver used Zentyal soake this as just a possible suggestion, not a recommendation <a href="http://www.zentyal.com/en/server/">http://www.zentyal.com/en/server/</a>

RE: Drivers for Time computers

PS - just for the record, the FCI driver respository is at <a href="ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/">ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/</a> but its really not worth bothering with. It contains a series of ISO files, each holding a driver collection with no indication of which ISO you need for each motherboard

RE: power button will not start up my computer after keeping it pressed in it sometimes comes to life bu

sounds like a dead motherboard probably failed capacitors

RE: not accepting e-mail/password address

can't unless you tell us a lot more

RE: pc not starting

probably dead motherboard if not, its something else broke / failed

RE: I HAVE A TOSHIBIA L500-1XL AND I HAVE HDD PASSWORD I CAN''T ENTER MY LAPTOP BECAUSE MY KEYBOARD WHEN

duplicate thread - please ignore

RE: cd dvd drive stopped working

that number is the OEM number from yours windows certificate of authenticity - but tells us nothing. if it failed during burning then its probably dead. It has to be at least six years old now - they rarely last that long. It probably needs replacement. two questions before you write it off: 1) does it give any error messages when you try to burn? What are they? if it doesn't, what are the actual symptoms 2) any error messages showing in device manager?

RE: internet connection

what you've given us us as much use as a chocolate poker. There is nothing in what you have written to tell us what type/make/model of machine you have, which motherboard, which version of windows, or the history of it For instance - just WHY were you running a system restore? What went wrong to make you do that? And when you say "loaded fresh" driver - just which disk did you use? Sounds to me like you tried a repair install of windows using some kind of windows disk and now ALL the drivers need installing. However WE CANNOT HELP WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION

RE: internet connection

or a gigabit LAN port. Microsoft still haven't got round to including most of those in windows or windows update

RE: windows xp problem

Probably a motherboard or memory error but MAY be bad software - e.g. some old versions of Symantec AV can cause this See <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137539">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137539</a> and <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822789">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822789</a> However we'd get a better idea if you did what I asked and posted the ENTIRE message. After the STOP error theres usually another explanatory line of text. What does that say?

RE: windows xp problem

when you get to the start up menu choose the one which says something like "do not restart on system failure". If you don't see that, then keep tapping F8 as the machine starts until you DO see the (longer) startup menu That should stop it rebooting, instead you will get an error message. Please give us that ENTIRE message

RE: Drivers for Time computers

00351 should be 00351MR01G4 not 00351m01g4 And we never put WinXP (G4) on the M01 board (which was the FIC PAG-2130 - a suprt socket 7 VIA design) Assuming you've got it wrong, and its the MR motherboard which you have, then the system is based on the Microstar MS-6382E v3 KT333 The MS-6382 range appear to be OEM only boards that don't appear on the MSI website. However HP also used a KT266A variant - see <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=bph07352&lc=en">http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=bph07352&lc=en</a> So, for motherboard chipset you'll need the standard OLD Via Hyperions at <a href="http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_4in1_443v.zip">http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_4in1_443v.zip</a> I'm not sure what sound chip is in this, but the general purpose Via AC97 should work <a href="http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/vinyl_v700b.zip">http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/vinyl_v700b.zip</a> If theres an ethernet port then let windows install a driver. Same with the modem Finally, this was listed as fitted with an "nVidia MX420" graphics card. I assume this was really a Geforce 4 MX420. Windows XP will probably have an adequate driver for this, but if not try this <a href="http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp_2k_93.71_uk.html">http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp_2k_93.71_uk.html</a>

RE: three dongle does not work

The first thing you should do IS CALL "3" Its a new piece of hardware, you can't make it work, it may be faulty. Call their advice line before anything else

RE: erratic mouse

yep, you'r probably virused Get one of our team to come and clean it for you. Raise a job request <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> here </a> Its what we do. Sounds like its not the mouse thats the problem, its just a symptom

RE: Amilo li1705 freezes/reboots

I don't think two constitutes "everyone"

RE: my usb dongle

1) are you saying you have two computers, one with XP and one with Windows 7? Or are Windows XP and Windows 7 both installed on the same machine? 2) what is this USB dongle? What does it do? Make / model? How do you know its "not supported"? What tells you that?

RE: chip level repair and fix training course

you do get the odd case where it may be cost effective I've just patched up a machine used for video editing with a replacement motherboard. The original had a board with an Intel "Q" series chipset (socket 775) but I've had to make do with a G45 board. Its a socket 775 design and the availability of board choice is limited. Ideally the machine needs a "Q" because of the extra data bandwidth It looks like the PCI-express circuitry has blown. If that could be fixed I'd be very tempted to put the repaired board back in. But where do you find someone with the skills?

RE: A breakpoint has been reached 0x80000003 at 0x73df7b4a

doh! I mistyped that link It should he <a href="http://www.pciq.com">www.pciq.com</a>

RE: A breakpoint has been reached 0x80000003 at 0x73df7b4a

that makes it sound as if the drive partitioning has been messed up quite badly Really difficult to advise further without seeing the machine, though suspect a complete reinstalation from DVD may be needed. However there is a chance the hard drive is faulty. Really difficult to know. Rather than spend money trying to fix it yourself I think this is one of those cases where you'd be better off paying to get someone to look at it

RE: A breakpoint has been reached 0x80000003 at 0x73df7b4a

which version of windows? is it before or after the login screen? make / model of machine?

RE: A breakpoint has been reached 0x80000003 at 0x73df7b4a

"A breakpoint has been reached 0x80000003 at 0x73df7b4a" Doing what? Give us a clue please. We're not clarivoyant

RE: unwanted registration form on startup.

from what I remember it will take any number as long as its the correct length Start with 1234567 then try 12345678 and so on it that fails, try running <a href="http://pcdecrapifier.com/">pcdecrapifier </a> Thats good at sniffing out this kind of junk

RE: access problems

possibly a virus if you download software from random sites you run random risks Next time download from the real site And in the meantime scan the machine for malware

RE: access problems

I seem to remember one of my customers hitting a brick wall with compatibility issues with Win7 and Samsung Kies a few months ago. I can't remember the details though.. If you're going to have another go at installing it, download it from Samsung at <a href="http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobilesoftwaremanual/mobilesoftwaremanual.do?page=MOBILE.SOFTWARE.MANUAL">http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobilesoftwaremanual/mobilesoftwaremanual.do?page=MOBILE.SOFTWARE.MANUAL</a> Note the minimum system requirements Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32/64bit are supported) CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or above (recommended) Minimum memory size (RAM) 1.00 GB (recommended) Free hard drive space At least 500 MB (recommended) Screen resolution 1024 x 768 (600), 32 bit or above Required software .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 or above, Windows Media Player 10 or above, DirectX 9.0C * For Windows Mobile, ActiveSync (Windows XP) or Device Center (Windows Vista/7)

RE: Failed wireless connection

glad you got it fixed Thanks for the feedback

RE: packard bell imedia 2215

probably virused / trojaned / browser hacked. what security software do you have on the machine?

RE: Slow starting---and re-setting time and date

I think TWO batteries are required: the main battery, and the CMOS/BIOS battery How you change the latter depends on the model of laptop

RE: Failed wireless connection

The router is the box with all the lights, plugged into the phone network and provided by the internet company .... if its a Thomson one it'll have that printed on it Going back to the problem , either the networking configuration setup has changed in later releases of OSX, or theres something strange going on. Anyone else any ideas? - this is beyond my expertise. Richard? Wim?

RE:

<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page">https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page</a>

RE: dell all in one 2310 monitor problem

I can't add anything to Cliff's diagnosis of the problem, but from what he says it sounds like theres a generic fault with these and you should be taklking to Dell or the supplier. Two questions 1) is it still in warranty 2) (to Cliff) - can you point to any sites on the web where others are having this problem? It may help in a claim against the supplier

RE: remapping f8 key

is it the normal F8 startup function that does not work? Or a model-specific Fn+F8 command?

RE: recovery disk

Acer used the same procedure for their XP machines. Try it. If its an older system that dates from the days when NEC owned PB, then you're going to have to find someone with some disks as it probably won't have a hidden recovery image. Or you could pay one of our team to either clean it up, or reload it for you using generic software.

RE:

I also doubt if anyone here has a clue about this ! try here <a href="http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/index.php">http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/index.php</a>

RE: Watermarks under screen.

they use a silane adhesive (something like trimethylsilyl methacrylate) to bond the screens, but theres also a silane based lubricant which stops the parts getting scratched during assembly. Thats supposed to boil off when the screen is turned on,just leaving the adhesive but just sometimes goes wrong and leaves watermarks. One of the big panel makers had a real problem for a short time last year and had to do a major recall

RE: fujitsu laptop

assuming that has a Phoenix BIOS then one of the chips on the motherboard is damaged. New motherboard needed. If you came to me with it, I'd tell you to forget repairing it as not cost effective. Sell it on Ebay for bits, and use the money toward buying something new You'll find people who claim to repair motherboards - my experience is that the quality of these is hit and miss and often fails t work long term

RE: Advent Sienna 710 webcam not working

this seems to be a common problem with Advent branded laptops, and the cure seems to be to download updated drivers from the Dixons support website. However the problem in that since Dixons rebranded that site as "KnowHow", all links to downloads seem to have vanished. One option would be to call them and ask. The other is to try and ID the real manufacturer and download from there. Advent don't make laptops: they rebadge machines made by others. According to UKTSupport this one is really a Shuttle A15HM However so far I've not found a support page for that either..... anyone else know of one?

RE: Re- Drivers

Terry download that PDF file, read it, and check the connections Cliff Sound on this is AC97 not Hi-Def so the integrated architechture thing shouldn't apply here

RE: Re- Drivers

just a thought....does this machine have a front audio panel? If not, the front panel header on the motherboard has to be jumpered to enable sound from the rear ports Dowonload the manual and check page 9 - where it says "MSI reminds you.."

RE: Re- Drivers

thats correct. Nothing to change there - the Vinyl codec is the correct one. In that case the drivers are installed, but you're probably using the wrong controls. Ignore the C-media control completely. Are there any other mixer / volume controls visible in the system tray? Or in Control Panel?

RE: Re- Drivers

thats because theres no C_media chip on that machine. Its a VIA chip. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall any C-Media software. Then install the VIA sound drivers from that link I gave earlier

RE: Re- Drivers

that model number doesn't make sense, doesn't match anything on the production database (format is wrong anyway) but Time DID use that motherboard. You can download manuals and drivers for it at <a href="http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/P4MAM2-V.html#/?div=Driver&os=XP%2032">http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/P4MAM2-V.html#/?div=Driver&os=XP%2032</a> Its the MSI P4MAM2-V

RE: unable to start laptop

read this <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/</a>

RE: Advent T9408 - Admin Password forgotten

its the kind of thing we only fix through an on-site visit. Request a call-out from one of our team local to you at <a href="http://www.pciq.com">http://www.pciq.com</a>

RE: Advent T9408 - Admin Password forgotten

its general policy for this forum not to provide this information - we've had issues in the past with people asking for this

RE: sd card not reading - red light

do other USB devices work OK?

RE: sd card not reading - red light

do other cards work OK? if they do, then the card is faulty. If not, then the problem is somewhere in the PC - possibly the drive, or the software / drivers

RE: Advent roma 2001 webcam

sounds like its broken. Buy another. Advents don't have a reputation for reliability

RE: i cant find the camera icon on my laptop to take picture its an advent eclipse E300 red how can i us

but first you may have to enable it. UKTSupport says Fn + F7 together turn it on/off

RE: motherboard>processor

well.... that does not appear on the Gigabytre site. Assuming its similar to the GA-8SMML (rev. 2.x (whoc IS there) then teh CPU support list is at <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=1336">http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=1336 </a> One problem though - this is an antique design and socket 478 processors are no longer made. You're going to have problems finding one

RE: I have a acer netbook and the wifi signal keeps dipping in and out even when it says the strength is

that look about right. He touches it with his left hand at around 3:21 and then points at it later as Dave says. That look like the wireless card though it could be a bluetooth module

RE: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo li1705 Freezing when Moved

thats a new one Try removing the internal wireless card. It maybe faulty or loose

RE: Unable to receive or send E-Mails

likely to be an incorrectly set proxy in your internet connection - which is probably the result of a malware infection seems to be more common with Live Messenger, but the programs are closely linked read these two articles and work through what they suggest <a href="http://msn-errors.blogspot.com/2006/11/msn-messenger-error-code-80048820.html">http://msn-errors.blogspot.com/2006/11/msn-messenger-error-code-80048820.html</a> <a href="http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/12/15/windows-live-messenger-80048820-and-extended-80048439-error-code/">http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/12/15/windows-live-messenger-80048820-and-extended-80048439-error-code/</a>

RE: the transformer is smeeling of rubber ,i think its on it''s last legs ,what do i ask for if i go to

as we don't know what kind of computer you are talking about then we can't advise you. As stated here many times before, we have many skills, but remote viewing and mind reading, are not among them If you can smell something though, it may well not be he PSU. They tend to smell of PVC residues AFTER they go bang. Its likely that the whole machine is overheating due to a build up of dirt and dust, and needs cleaning. If you don't know how to do that (and your post suggests you don't) then get one of our techies to come and sort it out for you Raise a job request at <a href="http://www.pciq.com">http://www.pciq.com</a>

RE: Ethernet Controller Driver

just bumping this back up as it may have got buried by other posts Terence - we can help, but only if you can provide the info I've asked for. You say the machine carries a serial number - well the model number and / or product code should be on the same label

RE: I have a acer netbook and the wifi signal keeps dipping in and out even when it says the strength is

the manual on the Acer website doesn't give any clues. The wireless card will be hidden under one of the panels underneath the machine, but which one is anyones guess. One comment: "refurbished" usually means "rejected by previous owner as faulty". I wonder what happened with this one?

RE: Mice not working.

wireless mouse or cabled? ball mouse or optical? how old?

RE: I have a acer netbook and the wifi signal keeps dipping in and out even when it says the strength is

what model is it and how old? the internal ariel may have become detached from the wireless card tell us the model and we may be able to find a manual which shows what to check Also - any chance of interference from other networks? Anyone else locally broadcasting on the same channel?

RE: esprimo mobilev5535

work through this <a href="http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html">http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html</a>

RE: Reformat my Toshiba Equium A200-1VO (PSAF5E)

the link I posted was for a factory reset from the hidden image. Phil shouldn't need to worry about actually reformatting - the restore process should handle that

RE: computer slow at start

Liam This is a UK-based forum. There is no point posting your link-spam for a Texas company here The forum rules are NO spamming, NO link posting Besides which, what is the point in reopening a post from December?

RE: Philips mt1500 (dixon) motherboard ecs 945p-m3

The only way to be really sure is an inspection of the motherboard, which should give an idea of the sound and network chips used The main motherboard chipset is going to be an Intel 945P: that can be downloaded from the Intel website. As to graphics: if it has a graphics card it could be anything, if not then it'll be Intel 945P again

RE: Packard Bell Recovery DVDs

should work with either Suggests to me that there is a fault with a batch of dvd-writers I still suggest a word with PB support

RE: Packard Bell Recovery DVDs

what model of machine is it? how old? and And what operating system? I don't know of we can help, but we need more info before we try

RE: windows 9

an add-on to that last statement - 64-bit IE is really only included as a trial / demo to allow developers to play with it For serious browsing you are better off using the 32-bit version of IE, even when using 64-bit windows

RE: Advent 5711

RTL8101 is a Realtek gigabit ethernet chipset, not a wifi chipset I suggest you go back and rethink what it is you're trying to download and get the correct drivers if you need more help please post again in a new thread giving full details of make / model of machine and operating system as your question is clearly not related to the existing thread

RE: esprimo mobilev5535

the manual for that machine is at <a href="http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Manuals/ShowDescription_KMT.asp?DokuID=209380">http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Manuals/ShowDescription_KMT.asp?DokuID=209380</a> but at present I can't get it to load I don't understand how defragging a machine can possibly affect the wireless settings. Do you mean defrag or something else?

RE: WiFi connection

if it SAYS the hardware switch is turned off, then it probably is There will be an external switch somewhere, but where it is we can't tell without details of the machine

RE: COMPUTER WONT START UP

I'm assuming you've probably got an AMI Bios in that machine. If so two beeps indicates memory problems First make sure the graphcis card is properly seated (if your machine has one - you didn't identify the make/model of machine And then (this is lifted from the PCHell website 2 Short Beeps Your computer has memory problems. First check video. If video is working, you'll see an error message. If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory. First check your SIMM's. Reseat them and reboot. If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad. You can try switching the first and second banks memory chips. First banks are the memory banks that your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory in. You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first. If all your memory tests good, you probably need to buy another motherboard. More about beep and startup codes at <a href="http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml">http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml</a>

RE: Acer Aspire 5310

OK, you have one of these problems 1) hard disk failure 2) hard disk has become unformatted / corrupted 3) connection to the hard drive has come loose 4) incorrect boot sequence set in the bios 5) hard drive connector/controllers disabled in the BIOS given that this is a laptop (1) + (2) are the most likely causes you need someone to check the drive with diagnostic software and see if its recoverable. If not, then you need a new hard drive

RE: Upgrade Packard IMEDIA X2416 to USB 3

whoever you are talking to doesn't understand what they're talking about PCI-Express sockets come rated as a speed multiplier. Theres a small 2x socket used for expansion cards, and a larger 16x socket used for graphics cards. If a m/b has PCI-Express it will have one 16x, and one or more 2x. Now what you need in your machine depends on whatever spare slots you have on the motherboard If you have a spare PCI-Express slot (usually fitted toward the middle of the board, above the other slots then you need one of these <a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2-port-scan-hpu-300nc-v2-superspeed-usb30-%28nec%29-5gbps-pci-express-card">http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2-port-scan-hpu-300nc-v2-superspeed-usb30-%28nec%29-5gbps-pci-express-card</a> If you don't have a spare PCI-Express slot but do have a standard PCI slot (most motherboards have two or three of these) then you need one of these <a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lycom-ub-125-usb30-%28nec%29-pci-external-2-ports-low-profile-host-adapter">http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lycom-ub-125-usb30-%28nec%29-pci-external-2-ports-low-profile-host-adapter</a> Take a good look at the metal connecting pins, look at your motherboard and see which kind of slot you have free. You may have such things as TV cards taking up one or more slots, soits important that whatever you get can fit into an empty slot

RE: Upgrade Packard IMEDIA X2416 to USB 3

don't they come in two forms: one with a normal tower and the other as a "mini-PC" if you've got the tower version then the answer is "yes". For instance Scan have several different adaptors available. Which you used depends on whether the machine has a spare PCI or PCI-Express slot They also have some low profile cards as well which MAY fit the mini-PC version IF theres space inside - and IF theres a spare slot. There may not be

RE: PB laptop with a protected section of HDD

just been on the FIC website and FTP site The support situation is even worse than I expected: not a single mention ANYWHERE of laptops or netbooks. They list tablets, motherboards, IPX (small form factor) machines - and thats it. Not a single hint that they make laptops The old PCG-FIC site has gone completely

RE: PB laptop with a protected section of HDD

looks like the DOT SE2 is really an FIC machine, so you can expect tech documentation to be a bit sparse However I found this on Tom's hardware at http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/286131-30-packard-bell-memory-upgrade "Hello,How do you upgrade the RAM on a Packard Bell Dot SE? There are no access panels on the bottom of computer. Any advise will help." "1.Use a credit card or Screwdriver to remove the top edge of the keyboard at the 5 main indents (above F1, F4, F8, F12 and Ins Keys). Carefully lift keyboard forward and release the flat part of the cable by gently pulling the white connector forward until the flat blue cable pops out. 2. Undo all the black screws under the keyboard (a diagram printed on the metal case shows you how to do this). Store the screws in order for later. 3. Turn the machine over and the base should pop off easily with a little leverage. 4. The single RAM slot is now visible. Carefully prise the left and right metal holders apart and pull out the RAM, then replace and follow the steps back through." I assume you get at the hard drive the same way

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

and the theory is, take of your shoes (or wear antistatic ones...)

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

they don't overheat - what tends to happen is that the electrolyte material goes off (they got the recipe wrong when they pinched it), swells up a "Blows" the top of teh cap (or sometimes the base). They're soldered on - not socketed Back to the problem Just how much dirt / dust is there in the CPU fan? How about in the case fan (if there is one) Just a chance that its overheating. If you fire it up with the side panel removed, does it still lock up? Is the CPU fan spinning OK?

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

back to stage 1 then Almost certainly a motherboard problem check the capacitors on the board - the drum shaped items with metal end plates. Do any of those plates look raised or "blown"? Any visible leakage?

RE: packard bell

not the same scenario, as you'll be Ghosting the entire drive, not using the PB recovery software. Not sure if the activation track will carry across. Only way is to try it and see. My guess though is that you'd stand a better chance using Clonezilla rather than Ghost

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

unlikely if its freezing at startup You can try it though my guess is it'll crash mid-way through. If it dies crash theres a good chance the recovery partition will get wiped The memtest process is non-destructive. Try it first

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

thats the power supply for the BIOS memory settings. SO it WAS the BIOS scrambled, but not in the way I suggested Takes a lot to accidentally dislodge one of those CR2032 batteries - you sure the holder for it isn't damaged?

RE: 3 connect dongle

first you should call "3" and ask for their help. What do they say?

RE: packard bell laptop black screen

Harry how old is it? Packard Bell machines tend to be short-lived and usually not worth repairing if the motherboards go wrong

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

PS - if any of the other regulars here have any further thoughts, please chip in.

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

and check the CPU and graphics card fans (if there is one) are connected and spinning - and not clogged with dust

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

sorry posted before I saw that last post Reverse that change or you'll never get it booting. Leave that well alone just reset through that jumper So what do you actually see on the black screen? whats the last line of text?

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

thanks for the reply That is shown on the records as using a motherboard from FIC - the P4M800M. Presumably this is the same as the P4M800 listed on the FIC FTP website (its back up at present, though how long for is anyones guess...) The manual is at <a href="ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/manual/socket478/p4m800/">ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/manual/socket478/p4m800/</a> That mentions a max of 2GB as 2x1GB slots, and nothing said about single / double sided. This is one of the later machines Time built before the whole lot went bust, so the earlier restrictions I mentioned don't apply. I'm afraid the simple answer is that probably you've blown the board with static. Its rare, but it does happen. However, try the usual diagnostics: try booting with mouse / keyboard unplugged, reseat all leads& cables When the machine freezes, what exactly do you see on screen?

RE: Black Screen Freeze after New RAM installation

whats the model number of the Tiny machine? I'll try ID the motherboard and see what the memory specs for were However, my guess is that you've blown the motherboard and probably the new memory as well. Presumably its DDR (not DDR2) which probably means its double-sided. Most of those old Tiny boards wouldn't take double-sided memory, so limiting them to 500MB / slot. Putting the double-sided in may have blown the board - and memory. Seen it before. However at present thats a guess - give me the model number (or if its a VERY old machine the Alpha code) and I'll try to dig further

RE:

seemingly a duplicate enquiry

RE: resetting password

past problems with such questions mean we have a policy of not providing password cracking information through the forum Our service team have the ability to reset passwords while on site, but would require evidence of proof of ownership of the machine

RE: keyboard error , press f1 to continue

try a USB keyboard

RE: Advent laptop

louise before we can help we need to know 1) which version of windows you have 2) do you have a Windows setup DVD? As Alan requested, please post your answers in a new thread

RE: esprimo mobile notebook keyboard error

this simple answer is - don't get infected in the first place. And you do that by having security software which actually works, and making sure its kept up-to-date For the last year or so I've been loading all the PCs I work on with a combination of AVAST, Threatfire and Windows Defender, and - so far - not one machine loaded that way has been notified to me as infected

RE: Corrupt files, no file opens no image opens

have a chat with Ontrack and see what they say <a href="http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/">http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/</a>

RE: Internet problems

I see our fame has spread to Mozambique You probably (and this explains your other post as well) have got infected with some kind of malware or trojan, and that is why the internet is slow and why your computer is slow I suggest you ask one of the specialist malware advice forums

RE: Corrupt files, no file opens no image opens

at a rough guess your E: drive crashed and the files became corrupted and lost The shop was able to recover the files - but they are still corrupted and unreadable. No amount of advice by us is going to change that Its a shame you went to the shop, as their recovery efforts may have damaged the changes of a professional drive recovery company from getting them back. It MAY still be possible - but depending on the degree of damage, prices start at around &#163;1000 and go up from there Only worth it if those files represent a lot to you

RE: my packard bell laptop

I think he means reload, rather than reboot. But HOW you do that depends on the model. Many PB laptops needs a set of CDs, some have a hidden partition. Without knowing the model we don't know However often when we get asked this, the wrong question is being asked. Generally the real problem is minor and does not justify a system reload. Hence my original question

RE: my 3 dongle wont connect

what did "3" say when you called them?

RE: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo li 1818 battery.

it would be worth a call to Fujitu support just to see if they recognise the symptoms, even if the machine is out of warranty

RE: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo li 1818 battery.

duplicate post

RE: Siemens Se587 Wlan DSL routor cannot do port forwarding

why do you need to port forward? I've never seen that to be needed in the past with a Sony device.

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

Please note this is a computer support forum. NOT a place for people to make complaints about "3" or any other 3G mobile company The truth is that all the 3G network suppliers do a pretty good job when their products are used as intended - i.e. for providing mobile e-mail and comms for salesmen and similar itinerants while travelling. They are intended as replacements for cabled broadband. They don't have the data capacity , and never will do. If anyone has problems with downloading using a 3G dongle, then the answer is simple: GET A REAL BROADBAND CONNECTION

RE: Time computer

strange think is, despite using the "Time Machine" brand as an advertising gimmick, we never used the Tardis as an obvious link. Maybe we couldn't afford it, maybe the BBC had more sense than to get involved with us.... We did try one commercial tie-in: we had a compact model that looked remarkably like one of those "Henry" vacuum cleaners. We painted one yellow with spots and were going to offer it as a Pokemon Pikachu branded machine. Happily common sense prevailed and it never got to market

RE: Time computer

FIC actually sold this as the K7M-400, and while its still listed on their website ALL links from it are broken. Even the FTP respository is dead However it appears eMachines also used this board, and as they are equally undocumented some kind soul has listed this board on an unofficial eMachines support site at <a href="http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/motherboards/socketa/am39l_downloads.shtml">http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/motherboards/socketa/am39l_downloads.shtml </a> Drivers are listed there. The site also lists a number of BIOS updates - DON'T USE THOSE on a Time or Tiny machine, as then the Windows XP preactivation will fail Following are alternative download sites <a href="http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_4in1_443v.zip">Chipset drivers</a> <a href="http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/video/KN_KM400/KM400_16942416_XP_wIShld_logod.zip">KM400 Unichrome graphics </a> <a href="http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=23&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false">Realtek AC97 audio drivers</a> Windows XP will put in a serviceable network driver: use that. Same with the modem

RE: Time computer

that uses an old cheap motherboard from FIC - the AM39L However its been pulled off the FIC website - and they always referred to it under another name anyway I'm out at present but I'll try to get more info when I get back - but this board was poorly documented and my memory of it is failing. Will reply again later

RE: 3 dongle- birdstep technology?

sorry typo in that last post -Speedstep should read Birdstep

RE: laptop screens

if its working its not the processor however, how do you know its working if you can't get anything on the screen?

RE: 3 dongle

"any ideas"? Yep call three before you do anything else

RE: Packard Bell switches on sometimes and boots up but other times does nothing

sounds typical of a failing motherboard which would be typical of a Packard Bell especially if it has a Gigabyte motherboard.... capacitor disease striking, at a guess

RE: Windows7, Internet explorer 9

If Firefox is giving you problems as well, there is something more fundamentally wrong. Its not the browser, but probably some kind of malware messing the DNS resolution, or else a problem with the firewall settings Hard to say more without seeing the machine. However I think most of the other PCIQ members who post here will agree with me in stating that McAfee IS is more a liability than a help. In my view getting rid would be a good idea. if you've just installed it, then its quite probably the cause of your problem. To put it bluntly, in my experience the "real world" the McAfee AntiVirus doesn't work, and the firewall parts of the IS package has serious issues

RE: can't get webcam to work

are you sure theres a webcam in it? UKTSupport doesn't list one for that model....

RE: keyboard problem

just for the record, there is a service guide for that model at a href="http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01035657.pdf"> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01035657.pdf</a>

RE: my 3 dongle wont work on my windows 7 laptop

yes - speak to "3" they should have the answer

RE: BLEED LINES ON SCREEN

replace the screen its faulty

RE: Wifi connection problem

that model appears to be too old to be WEP-only However it may be limited to just WPA and not WPA2 Another point is that its B/G only - not N I've noticed that with some N routers then G with WPA/WPA2 won't work. Sometimes you to disable N on the router before some G wireless chips will connect using WPA... driver issues I guess though I've never had time to get to the bottom of it

RE: advent eclipse E300 red

according to UKTSupport this has integrated Intel graphics, so a plug-in graphics card is not an option New motheboard required - or find someone prepared to ID the circuitry fault and repair the board, The basic problem is that its an Advent. 1) built to a budget 2) because these are rebadged items built by a third party, finding spares will probably be hard to impossible. So far I've not been able to ID the real manufacturer of this one

RE: Facebook not loading properly

clear your internet cache and then uninstall / reinstall Adobe Flash player

RE: 3 dongle wont work

download and install XP service pack 3 from this page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110

RE: Weird upload / download

duplicate posting

RE: 3 Mobile Broadband ZTE dongle not detected

possibly best bet is to try reinstalling the software when the dongle is plugged in, it should appear as an extra pen-drive in Windows Explorer. Go into it and run the setup program there

RE: 3 dongle wont work

which xp service pack level has the machine been upgraded to?

RE: window root system 32 missing

please post your question in a new thread with full details of make / model of machine and version of windows

RE: chkdsk rebooting on start up

its likely you have a failing or failed hard drive. If you need to get files off it I suggest you get someone professional to come and do it for you. As you can't boot the machine from a CD, it probably means that the drive is going to have to bre removed, attached to another machine and then attempts made at reading / repairing the data IF its still there

RE: time machine drivers

That one has (for its day) a nice motherboard An MSI MS-6777. Originally marketed as the "Crush 18", its on the MSI website as the K7N2GM-L Links to driver downloads are at <a href="http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/K7N2GM-L.html#?div=Detail">http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/K7N2GM-L.html#?div=Detail</a> Got to be around eight years old, so probably well time to reload it! The recovery image is on a hidden partition on the hard drive - but that can only be unlocked with the correct recovery boot disk. If the drive has been replaced, then that image will be lost and reformating would be the only option. If you do run the recovery disk, note that the built-in modem drivers are locked to Supanet and will restrict dial-up access to any other ISP. Post again if you run into that problem

RE: Dell mini netbook overheating

no such thing as a "refurbished" laptop or notebook. You can buy new machines. Or you can buy second-hand machines. Why are they second-hand? Because theres something wrong with them. These Dell Minis do seem to get hot, and it could be you have one thats worst that most. That probably why it was sold on. Not much you can do about it, short of taking it apart and making sure the cooling vents aren't blocked and that the heat-pipe is correctly fitted to CPU/GPU with thermal paste. My advice? Reject it as faulty, take it back to the shop and get your money back. Its not fit for purpose

RE: Time computers driver query

Sorry, in that case can't help. My records go up to the point the Time/Tiny operation went into administration. I'd guess that this one was built afterwards by the new "Time Factory" company. 00033EC01G8 IS the model number, while 0700-500-00033 would be the internal catalogue number for it. Note both have the same 00033 number. After they reopened they must have started re-using numbers as 00033 was originally the 00033MK09G3 - a Microstar based WinME machine - which this clearly is not. All I can offer is that with a motherboard code of EC I'd guess that the board is probably from ECS - but thats total guesswork and I've no idea of model. I'm afraid the only way to ID it will be to open the case and see if there are any identifying marks. However ECS boards often don't have these are they are sold under so many different brand names

RE: Time computers driver query

can you please recheck that model number? I doesn't match anything I have listed. I guess it could have been made by the "new" Time company after the financial collapse, but even then it would appear to have an incorrect model number: 00033 related to a Windows ME machine, which would have been coded G3 not G8 The "EC" motherboard designation matches nothing I'm aware of either. "FC" maybe?

RE: for Kenneth L

just closing the thread

RE: Router not working

don't forget that these cable modems are a real pain when it comes to allocating IP addresses. You HAVE to fire up the modem first, let it stabilise and then turn on the router. Do it the other way round and the IP allocation fails Then turn on the PC

RE: file associations

this may not be a file association problem, it could easily be a security settings issue within the mail program What happens when you try to view a photo that has been e-mailed to you? what error message do you get?

RE: advent webcam not working

looks like a driver update Heres the link "activated" <a href="http://www.knowhow.com/article.dhtml?articleReference=578">http://www.knowhow.com/article.dhtml?articleReference=578</a> thanks Jayne

RE: file associations

1) which version of windows are you running? 2) can you try to explain in more detail what you're trying to do - and what is going wrong?

RE: Blue screen error 0x000000f4

I don't know where you got that info from, but its not from the device manager. In XP, just go into control panel > system > hardware > device mananger Then click on the + sign against "disk drives" and just give us the list from there

RE: Blue screen error 0x000000f4

check the hard drive for errors with the drive manufacturers diagnostic tools Which make / model of drive is it?

RE: Looking for XP drivers for a Time - 00601CM18G4. Can''t find anything anywhere. Cheers!

I should be able to answer this when I get home and can access my files - please hang on till then

RE: 3 Dongle - works for 2mins then dead but still connected?

probably faulty As we've said before on so many threads on this forum - speak to "3" its their hardware and they should know how to fix it

RE: Medion S5610

which version of windows?

RE: Medion S5610

what - if any - USB devices do you have plugged into the machine? Unplug them and try again Known general problem if the BIOS is set to allow "wake on USB"

RE: Outgoing Mail

apparently Three use two alternative servers: smtp-mbb.three.co.uk smtp.three.co.uk You should be able to use either for outgoing mail with yours existing e-mail account. You won't be able to use your "normal"servers as "three" (as Alan said) block port 25 to prevent spam. Your mail provider MAY have secure servers using port 465 - but you would need to ask them for their server names and authentication settings If you can, use webmail. Its easier

RE: Outgoing Mail

who is your e-mail provider? It may be that you need to set up authentication before it will accept mails from network other than its own

RE: after installing macfee, pc froze everytime i switch it on, i am not be able to uninstall it cos its

what operating system? how much installed RAM? what other antivirus or security software do you have installed?

RE: Blue screen error 0x000000f4

the consensus seems to be hat this is a hardware error - NOT software, probably a problem with the hard drive or IDE chain, though I've found one reference where it was fixed by changing the BIOS battery Can't really say more without knowing details fo make/model of machine and version of windows. However one thing is for sure - formatting it was the wrong decision

RE: I have an Advent Space Saving All-in-one system running on XP Full AVG protection. Yesterday the c

on checking this appears to be another of those orphaned Trigem products Not a good sign

RE: 3 dongle- birdstep technology?

you need to speak to "3" its software that they use with their dongles

RE: i installed service pack on win home premium and after the download the laptop was saying shutting d

1) I didn't call you obtuse. I said the fix for WMI problems was rather obtuse 2) I'm glad you think you've fixed it, however past experience is that WMI errors are jsut what you can see of much deeper lying kernel problems. You can hide the symptoms by deleting the contents of the WMI folder, but the core problem is normally still there As for the rest of your rant I'll treat that with the lack of attention it deserves

RE: toshiba EA60-181 MODEL NO.PSA67E-OONOOC8

please don't double post

RE: i installed service pack on win home premium and after the download the laptop was saying shutting d

and which service pack - and what make / model of PC

RE: 3 zte m112 dongle failure..

you'll have to check the website of the service provider to see if any software is available for download. Its ISP specific so you need your ISPs (3?) specific download having said that, if the dongle is not recognised then it still wont work even with the software. Whch beds the question: when its plugged in, have you checked the device manager to see if any "unknowns" are listed? Also have you tried other USB ports?

RE: am unable to use some of the programs on my computer. Cannot open control panel, Publisher, powerpo

use system restore to return the machine to a date before it went wrong details of how t run system restore are <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084"> here </a>

RE: am unable to use some of the programs on my computer. Cannot open control panel, Publisher, powerpo

sounds like the file assocation for exe files has been corrupted which version of windows is the machine running?

RE: I am unable to use some of the programs on my computers. Cannot open control panel, Publisher, power

please give us the FULL error message including those "codes"

RE: No Audio Device - Sound Card Problems - Help Please!

OK, two points here 1) the hi-def audio drivers will not work until XP SP2 is intalled. You need to install that, remove any sound entries from device manager, install the Realtek Hi-def drivers (preferably from the HP website) and then reboot. It usually errors and says it can't find the drivers - cancel the error and setup will continue and usually work. 2) There appear to be TWO audio devices on this machine: besides the Realtek hi-def chip the Radeon Graphics chip as a hi-def audio channel built into the HDMI output. Usually windows selects this as the default output and it has to be manually changed to the Realtek one. As the HMDI output isn't connected then theres nothing for it to output to: hence the "no device" error

RE: I Book won't start up. Error code 25TF1/4:

the consensus on the web appears to be that this could be a failing hard drive, or a failing SATA bus on the system board There are several hits if you Google it

RE: im trying you before i call them

and PS PLEASE don't start a new thread for every reply you make. Just simply reply in the existing thread

RE: acer aspire 5920

I strongly suspect the windows update included an incorrectly detected synaptics touchpad driver - which doesn't work IF so it needs a driver rollback or system restore - but that needs to be done from safe mode as normal windows wont work - hence my question

RE: mi komputur is fukd

I'm sure there will be a clause covering offensive & obscene language

RE: acer aspire 5920

will it boot into safe mode? or will it let you get into the "repair windows" routine by tapping F8 at startup?

RE: Optical Disk DVD rewriter Drive missing

thats actually the same fixit tool that didn't run before, even though its on a different webpage if that can't fix the problem I think you have to assume the drive has failed A word of advice not related to this problem: get rid of Incredimail. Its a horrid program that will put all kinds of scamware on the computer A good idea to get rid of the TalkTalk software as well: that stuff simply slows you down

RE: Optical Disk DVD rewriter Drive missing

I wonder what happened there... that was a live link before! lets try again <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us"> http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us </a>

RE: Optical Disk DVD rewriter Drive missing

it could be that your optical drive has failed it could be that another piece of software has corrupted the filters settings in the registry. Typically CD/DVD ripping or burning software will do this: either out-of-date burning software, or incompatible ripping software Anyway, try going to <a href-"http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us"> this web page </a> and run the Microsoft "fix" tool you'll find there AS an aside - uninstall that driver updating software ASAP. Most of those cause more problems than they fix, and usually fail to work properly

RE: I have a 3 zte dongle, laptop is run on windows vista, when it comes to installation the message ''t

I meant what happens if you restart the computer and try again? Thats all that "reboot" means

RE: Chipset drivers for TIME pc

that specific model is not listed on the old database However the JM models all used variants of the MSI MS-7062 motherboard. As far as I can tell they were all fitted with the VIA KM266 Pro chipset MSI list three variants of this motherboard on their website <a href="http://eu.msi.com/service/search/?kw=ms-7061&type=product"> here </a>. I don't know which is the correct one but its probably the KM3M-V They will all be similar anyway - only the graphics drivers may change That motherboard has onboard VIA/S3 graphics, but a graphics card may have been fitted. If so I have no way of telling what it is, but Time rarely used nVidia cards: they tended to stick with ATi 9200/9250/9800 variants If any modem is fitted then it will almost certainly be a Conexant HSF item, Windows update will find a driver for that

RE:

Rachel you really should speak to "3" as this appears to be an issue with their drivers

RE: 3 Dongle problem

my guess would be either a fulty USB port of overheating graphics cchip

RE: i recently bought an advent modena M201 and the webcam cam does not work i have tried the fn+f7 keys

call tbe "Tech Guys" and claim on the warranty Sounds like its faulty

RE: virus problems

I think it its a failed attempt at linkspam to a videocam porn site. Probably got censored by the admins without them realising the post was gibberish. Googling the user name brings up multiple cam sites

RE: acer aspire m3802

sounds like a cooling fan failure Will need to be stripped down to be sure. There is a risk the motherboard may now have overheated and failed. Until you get someone to check it you won't know

RE:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMT0XFxJLrY"> try this </a>

RE:

just killing this from the action list

RE:

is this on a PC or a Mac?

RE: DONGLE

We are unable to help You need to speak to whichever phone company supplied the dongle

RE: Drivers for Time computers

Note PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY MORE POSTS TO THIS THREAD as its around two years old and any new posts may not be seen: the system does not bring new posts to our action list PLEASE post any new questions in your own NEW THREAD

RE: Drivers for Time computers

its quite probably simply a faulty keyboard Try another

RE: hsdpa dongle

you need to speak to your ISP in Quatar and ask if they have any updated software very little we can do do help

RE:

boot into safe mode delete your browser history use ATFCleaner to delete temp files use CCleaner as a followup for the same reason run the 30-day free version of Hitman Pro then run Smitfraudfix then run Combofix then run Malwarebytes Antimalware if you know how to use them, use HijackThis and Autoruns to check for rogues running at startup finally, stop then restart system restore Make sure your antivirus software is up to date - and do a full scan I'll give the download links for those programs in the next post

RE: My 3network dongle

speak to "3" maybe they've throttled your bandwidth under "fair use" terms

RE: Accelerator core

the answer to that is that it may do. We don't know for sure as none of us have had to try it I suggest you contact Slipstream and ask contact details are <a href="http://www.slipstream.com/about_us/contact.html"> here </a>

RE: packard bell imedia x2416

newer Intel chipst probably OK, but more chance of hitting driver problems

RE: Request for Engineers

"Please contact if interested " How??? Where??? please place a job request at www.pciq.com

RE: packard bell imedia x2416

Don't buy the Asrock one Won't make much difference which of the other two you get. MSI tend to be longer-lived, but theres not much in it. Giga-byte have improved their quality a lot in the last few years Get whichever your supplier has in stock - but don't get the Asrock

RE: packard bell imedia x2416

OK, so its a cheap Intel G31/ICH7 board Something on it is probably overcooked Replace it, along with a new CPU cooler. Parts should be less than &#163;60

RE: crash

probably impossible without replacing whole motherboard - and thats probably too expensive it all depends on make / model / variant of machine

RE: crash

it wont right itself stripping it down and clearing the air vents and fan MAY solve the problem, however I doubt it. Once a graphics chip has got that hot its usually too late to fix

RE: lost sound

UKTSupport says this is really a rebadged ECS G335 Try downloading and reinstalling the sound drivers. These can be obtained from <a href="http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=588&CategoryID=3&MenuID=58&LanID=8"> here </a>

RE: chip level repair and fix training course

a quick Google suggests the place to go for this kind of training is India Plenty of places there offering this kind of thing. I've no idea how good hey are though so I'm not going to post any links. Important point to remember is there is little call for this kind of skill: usually motherboards get replaced or whole systems get replaced. teh cost of labour makes circuit board repair fairly uneconomic The two exceptions are: 1) high-end laptops where spares are not available 2) old but mission-critical systems e.g. controller gear for power plants, o military systems

RE: unbale to log onto the Internet

uninstall the Norton software, reset the Windows firewall and see if it connects if it does, and IF the Norton subscription is current, then reinstall Norton however as a general comment, the Norton firewall is a pain. It often misconfigures during instalation

RE: laptop keeps shutting down

do you meant the computer keeps restarting (rather than simply windows)?? If so its usually a sign of overheating, which needs a stripdown and clean-out to remove any accumulated dust and grime theres a couple of possible problems though 1) Acer laptops aren't especially known for reliability: they do tend to suffer from motherboard failures 2) the default graphics on these appear to be Intel, but SOME appear to have the dreaded nVidia graphics chips. If so, the problem may be due to that chip's solder contacts failing. That IS fixable, but at a price, though not many can do it without seeing the machine its impossible to tell I suggest you raise a job request online at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> www.pciq.com </a> and let one of our team look at it

RE: dongle set up

plug it in, the software should autorun and install automatically just follow the on-screen nstructions

RE: TINY laptop

A BIOS upgrade won't fix this. When you say "changed the battery" do you mean the BIOS battery? Thats the most likely cause. If not then then probably the motherboard is failing. Remember this machine is at least six years old If you need to replace the BIOS batter, its under the mini-PCI slot used for the wireless card (if fitted) support page for the 258KA0 is <a href="http://www.uniwill.com/UserDownload/258KA0/258KA064.php"> here </a> Hopefully its close enough to what you have some key points 1) if you flash the BIOS you lose the SLP keys in the BIOS and so windows pre-activation will fail 2) Time documented this as a UNIWILL 258KA2 That does not exist on the Uniwill support site though the 258KA0 does. They are probably similar, though I don't know for sure 3) I do not have an update BIOS available for this, nor is there one on the Uniwill site You won't find one anywhere else

RE:

there are various programs which can sometimes recover deleted items one of the best is Recuva - try that <a href="http://www.piriform.com/recuva">http://www.piriform.com/recuva</a>

RE: Bookmarks

<a href="https://www.google.com/support/bookmarks/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=175117"> instructions page </a> easy to find with a Google search

RE: Bookmarks

If you have a Google account it is possible to store bookmarks within the Googel account and access them from any machine If you have the Google toolbar installed it makes it easier Instructions are available once you are logged into a Google account. Personally I refuse to use the system: the idea of someone as powerful as Google having access to all my internet interests somewhat disturbs me

RE: Changing the keyboard on an Packard Bell Alp Ajax c3 Easynote laptop

EBay

RE: My main computer which runs Outlook receives only two thirds of my emails since I got an IPAD

there is then in that you end with duplicate "unread" mails on each machine, each of which have to be independently actioned: in this case you'd end up with three copies to delete With IMAP an action on one carries through to all the others, so no duplication of effort

RE: My main computer which runs Outlook receives only two thirds of my emails since I got an IPAD

apaprently BlueYonder does support IMAP IMAP is a system where the devices synchronise with the the e-mail provider rather than simply downloading them You've have to delete the existing email accounts on the iPad and PC, but -I believe - not the Blackberry. Ive never set up BlueYonder this way, but another web site says the required settings are Incoming settings User name: Joe Bloggs Password: abcdefg IMAP server: imap4.blueyonder.co.uk Port: 143 Security type: SSL Outgoing settings SMTP server: smtp.blueyonder.co.uk Port: 465 Security type: SSL Username: Joe.Bloggs@blueyonder.co.uk Password: abcdefg

RE: my computer has a spyware software called system tool and it wont let me do nothing ive put a softwa

that gets rid of PART of the "live" infection. But it does not get id of the downloaded infective agent, or the registry keys - so it'll just come back a while later You have to use a systematic cleaning procedure to be sure

RE: Ram upgrade

dunno why changing those files should make any difference, but the BIOS update makes a lot of sense. Makes you wonder why they didn't get it right first time

RE: Ram upgrade

another duplicate psot

RE: Ram upgrade

compatibility issue with the brand of memory or the max that machine can handle is 1GB what brand / model of memory is it?

RE: my browser is showing text to small to read.High resolution but my desktop is at 800x600. How can i

duplicate post answered on other thread

RE: Acer hardware problem

probably dead motherboard note - probably

RE:

PS - I'm unable to find any reference to that specific error on Google (unless you've mistyped it) Makes your call to &#163; even more important- don't think we can help

RE: dongle not connecting directly to internet

you probably need to download newer, compatible software Have you checked the "3" website? You'll need to make sure you get the correct software version for the make / model of your dongle

RE: Dell System - XP Pro - Worked on the system remotely on the 8th for minutes or so. No problem - Got

couple of different programs to use <a href="http://www.memtest.org/"> memtest 86+ </a> <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Memory-Tweak/Microsoft-Windows-Memory-Diagnostic.shtml"> Microsoft's memory tester </a> From the way you are talking though I get the impression you've not been contacted about the job? A chap called Colin should have made contact by now

RE: Dell System - XP Pro - Worked on the system remotely on the 8th for minutes or so. No problem - Got

that was my guess in the first reply anyone running a sweepstake on this one?

RE: TIME computer, Error CDBOOT code 5, on Windows XP sp3

no - the problem is nothing to do with it being a Time system, or having Time software its purely that the hardware can't cope with the boot sector system the disk uses as to Linux - impossible to preguess that. Some may work, some may not. Until you try it, its anyones guess

RE: Dell System - XP Pro - Worked on the system remotely on the 8th for minutes or so. No problem - Got

do what I said in my first post If its urgent, hire one of our engineers to do it for you. He/she would be able to fix it - or at least recover the data Raise an online job request at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> http://www.pciq.com </a>

RE: Drivers for Time computers

just bringing this back up the list as its got buried due to the age of the thread and otherwise brian m won't be able to see it. To reiterate: I don't have access to the Time serial number analysis. All I can check against is the model number or product code, one of which (often both) will be on the makers plate on the back of the machine. If you give me that, I can help

RE: Dell System - XP Pro - Worked on the system remotely on the 8th for minutes or so. No problem - Got

if nothing else has been changed on the machine, my first assumption would be 1) bad memory 2) corrupted hard drive 3) failed hard drive or hard drive controllers together the messages suggest problems with the page file - which could be caused any of the above three solutions a) download a memory check tool and check the memory for errors b) boot with a live CD and run CHKDSK /R on the hard drive c) identify the make/model of the hard drive, download the relevant diagnostic disk and scan for errors

RE: Drivers for Time computers

can't tell anything from the serial number I need the model number or product code

RE: TIME computer, Error CDBOOT code 5, on Windows XP sp3

a postscript to this - I've seen similar issues in the past trying to boot machines with other recovery disks such as VistaPE or various Linux distributions

RE: Updating software on Macbook Air (2008)

OK, I'm not a Mac specialist. Hopefully some other members of the team, who are, will come along later. But in the meantime here are some thoughts 1) I've found a few reports on the web of this happening with specific updates. In some cases the problems were overcome by manually downloading the files and installing them. To do that we need to identify the exact files required. What is the name of the update that keeps failing? And which version of OSX are you running. Some of the threads I've read seem to indicate its probably a firmware update causing the problem 2) a couple of threads recommend using a free clean-up utility (such as <a href="http://jimmitchell.org/yasu/"> this </a> on the machine before rebooting and trying again try that and check back later - I'm sure Richard and Wim will know more

RE: Acer Aspire One

interesting what you said about Skype. Alan reported real issues trying to get the Linux version currently available on the Skype site to work, with problems over incompatible file libraries. The Linpus Lite is based on version 8 of Fedora, which makes it seriously out of date: the current version of Fedora is 10. Thats why we believe the "old" Skype version from the Acer website is required, as the newer versions appear not to be compatible

RE: Acer Aspire One

sorry - another question Was Skype preinstalled or did you download it yourself? The literature I've read indicates that Skype is NOT preinstalled on these, but your post seems to suggest otherwise

RE: Broken Wiring

that 3-pin header on the motherboard is a fan power controller. The cable would have been provided with the old graphics card. If the new card does not have a similar cable, it does not need it. The fan will be powered in a different way. However there may be other connectors which require power inputs. Do you see any large 6-pin sockets on the new card? Or anything which looks like a hard drive power socket? Most graphics cards come with some kind of installation manual. Have you checked to see just what fittings are required?

RE: MY 3DONGLE

what happens if you turn on your computer first and THEN plug in the dongle? and have you spoken the "3"? What do they say? Please note that we are nothing to do with "3"

RE: Broken Wiring

so lets get this right - you talk about a plug and socket. Exactly where is the socket? What is the plug attached, to, (presumably a cable?) and where does the other end of that cable go? what has come apart? the plug from the socket? or the cables from the plug?

RE: Real Time Clock not working

aaah - actually thats a pretty stable board - usually only goes wrong if you blow it by incorrectly setting the FSB jumpers you can still get the GX version if you look hard, - which has a max 333 FSB, but the not KS741 which could run at 400FSB. If you try to clock the GX up, it blows, so don't try it! whatever, the guy who repaired it did a decent job as the machine has lasted for five years or more. Reset the BIOS and put a new battery in. I have a feeling that some of those didn't have a BIOS reset jumper - instead you had to short a pair of solder points with a screwdriver. Best to read the manual (its online on their website) before you try it

RE: Real Time Clock not working

of course , as I said earlier - its a 2006 Asrock board and really life expired

RE: Real Time Clock not working

I;m more inclined to think your PC has taken a voltage spike and simply disrupted the BIOS Reset the BIOS through the jumper, fit a new battery and see what happens THE RTC has not failed - if it did you would see total gibberish for time / date. The RTC is a chip containing an oscillating crystal and is damned hard to kill - short of using a hammer. The BIOS battery MAY be flat, but that usually causes a clock to run overfast, or very slow - or get stuck at some early date when the BIOS was first complied (usually something like 1996...) The other possibility - though remote - is that you have some kind of malware on the machine which is resetting the time/date parameters whenever you boot into windows. Its rare, but some malware is known to do this in an attempt to stop scheduled virus updates. So the solution? Fit a new CR2032 battery, reset the BIOS and then see what happens. If it still wont work, reload the software. If it still wont work, then new motherboard (if you can find one to replace a 2006 Asrock....unlikely)

RE: Real Time Clock not working

I'd be inclined to think the motherboard is dying An Asrock board from 2006 will really be an ECS board rebranded - and none of those last However no harm in trying a new battery What you need is a CR2032 The last ones I got cost me &#163;1.50 for a strip of five Maxells from the local "pound shop". Buy them from PC World and they'll be around five quid each...

RE: Laptop won't switch on

then its nothing to d with the battery Your battery MAY be bad, but thats a secondary issue - its not what is stopping the laptop working As has already been said, the most likely problem is a broken power jack socket. Fixing that requries the machine to be stripped down and a replacement soldering on

RE: Cannot connect to internet

just realised I had come across this problem once myself, and fixed it with this tippet lifted off the net: 1. Turn Airport OFF 2. Navigate to the folder /YourHardDrive/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and delete the files: a) com.apple.airport.preferences.plist b) com.apple.nat.plist c) com.apple.network.identification.plist 3. RESTART immediately!!!! This will rebuild those files in OS X. 4. Open the restart open System Preferences->Network pane and join your wireless network again. It worked in the case I was dealing with, not sure if it will yours, but try it basically you're deleting the network preference configuration files. They will get rebuilt when you reconnect to the network originally posted at <a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=893709"> Macrumours </a>

RE: Laptop won't switch on

the important test is: will it power up with the new charger, but without a battery.

RE: Classic startup

silly question - but does it still boot OSX OK? What version of MD Office are you running - will that not work natively in OSX?

RE: regarding audio device

good general theory, but may come unstuck in this case as sukhbir is in India and I suspect the box is an unlabelled "white box" job put together by a local dealer - hence the need to ask all the questions

RE: Laptop won't switch on

whenever I see the word "expert" I want to reach for the barf bag this powered up OK with a charged battery in it wont power up with a flat battery in nor will it power up off the charger it all adds up to the most likely problem being a faulty jack socket - which IS repairable cheaply, unless the board has also been fractured, in which case things get harder to fix

RE: Laptop won't switch on

why don't you ask one of our team to come and look at it for you? Its what we do. Raise a job request online at <a href="http://www.pciq.com> www.pciq.com </a>

RE: 3 DONGLE INSTALLATION PROBLEM

the ZTE modems can take five minutes or longer from plugging them in, before plug and play recognises them How long are you waiting?

RE: 3 DONGLE INSTALLATION PROBLEM

another question: when you plug it in, does an extra drive appear in Windows Explorer?

RE: advent modena webcam inbuilt not operating

duplicate thread

RE: Laptop won't switch on

wait until you get the lead trying anything before then is simply futile

RE: Accelerator core

I've tracked down that one use of "Accelerator Core Services" is in an internet accelerator product from a company called Slipstream Check if you have any Slipstream branded software on the machine and remove it. It could have come from an ISP disk, or the setup files for an internet dongle Theres a help page for it <a href="http://www.slipstream.com/our_solutions/troubleshooting.html#uninstall"> here </a> it appears to work by compressing the downloaded data stream and running it through Slipstreams own proxies. Personally I'd get it uninstalled -the quicker the better Back to you Rasim let us know whether I am correct or not

RE: Time faulty

I've just found the <a href="http://rapidshare.com/#!download|60l34|38725771|SG_AS_9420_9410_7110_TM_5620_5610_5110_Merom_BOOK.pdf|9367"> 9420 service manual </a>. I'd guess that the 9423 is a variant of it Gives stripdown instructions and shows the motherboard connector for the CMOS battery. Looks like it is the cabled tyoe

RE: Sony Vaio laptop keyboard thinks it has a ps2 keyboard. How do I fix so I can use they keys properly

a laptop keyboard normally does simply detect as a PS2 keyboard In your case, what is exactly wrong? which keys are not working correctly? what is the recent history of the machine - has windows been reloaded on it? There may be specific drivers for your laptop - what model is it, and which version of windows do you have installed? Give us answers to that, and maybe we can help you

RE: 3 Mobile dongle

how long are you waiting for the dongle to be recognised? reason I ask is I've noticed that some of the ZTE ones can take five minutes or so before plug n play kicks in and starts identifying them. The Huawei ones are usually much quicker. What model dongle have you got?

RE: Hdd passwords

the other day I came across a Tosh laptop reload disk that actually had a HDD password reset utility on it Not sure how common this is - its the only one I've seen like it

RE: Setting up a home wireless network

TP-Link have just done a distribution deal with - <a href="http://www.dabs.com/search?q=tp-link"> Dabs </a> and the pricing intention would seem to be to knock the bottom out of the market

RE: 3connect dongle

try a system restore back to before it went wrong Probably a glitch with the USB driver detection Roll it back and it may be OK again

RE: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Si 2636 disassembly

we don't have any more information about this model There appears not to be a service manual available on the internet, and it would appear that none of us knows this particular model. Have you tried the instructions given by Jean H in her post? Does that give access to the fan?

RE: complain

they may indeed be "useless" but I cannot believe that they would use "dodgy software". The risk to their business would be too high. If you think you have a case for them using illegal software, then report them to Microsoft. Otherwise please stop making unsubstantiated wild claims as all you will do is create legal problems for this site. Valid criticism is fine, accusations of illegal behaviour are not.

RE: Time Drivers

it will really be one of the Mitac 8375 variants, but it could be an 8775plus Can you give me the Time model number - something like 12345NX678G9 from the Time label underneath? If not, maybe the product code - something like 123456-999-2345 The missing driver is almost certainly a modem. However Time sometimes fitted the original Mitac modem, sometimes their own. The ID string suggests its the Mitac version in this one - in which case one of these ISOs should hold the required driver: <a href="http://http://www.mitac-europe.com/etsc/8375.iso"> Mitac 8375 </a> <a href="http://www.mitac-europe.com/etsc/8375p.iso"> Mitac 8375 plus </a> if it doesn't, then post again with the full model number and I'll try and track down whats probably in there.

RE:

Wanda you are going to have to give us a lot more detail than that before we can even think of attempting to help

RE: i have had my new laptop since christmas and all of a sudden the in built webcam has stopped working

speak to the Tech Guys If its failed, then the sooner you invoke the warranty, the better. If it is just a software glitch then they should have seen the problem before. I doubt if it is software/drivers though: it takes a lot to screw up drivers in Win7

RE: Laptop not starting up properly

you've either got a failed hard drive, or a corrupted hard drive. The clicking may well be indicative of a failure. However we need to test it, and either fix or replace it. However fixing or diagnosing this is going to be interesting due to the lack of a CD/DVD drive. Did you get any kind of recovery disks with it? Any kind of bootable pen drive? Are there any files on the machine that you need to keep?

RE: acer aspire 5535

sounds like a dead motherboard though it would need an inspection to make sure If I'm right a repair is probably uneconomic: I've seen replacement boards offered at around US$240 Not sure how that would translate to a UK price. It may be possible to find someone who can rework the board, but that won't come cheap - you have to include a couple of hours labour to strip down the machine at least Putting it crudely, a 2-year old Acer laptop is life-expired

RE: Orange wifi on Packard Bell ?

suggest you watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVdHvTDnp-o"> this video </a> first

RE: Orange wifi on Packard Bell ?

1) disable existing socket in BIOS (though you don't really need to do that if its too much hassle) 2) fit new card 3) turn on computer 4) fit cable Windows XP or later has virtually all the drivers required for most 100Mb/s cards. Its very unlikely you will need to install anything

RE: Orange wifi on Packard Bell ?

he means the network port on the motherboard is faulty. They do tend to fail on PB machines - usually because they tend to use cheap motherboards with an SiS chipset (though Realtek ones go as well) Solution is to disable the onboard network card in the BIOS, and then fit a PCI card with a replacement network port - and plug the cable into that. The cards cost around &#163;15 max, and the labour is around ten minutes - unless theres something else wrong as well. Of course if you don't know how to do it, get help. Don't go to PCWorld - raise a callout at our <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> home page </a> Its what we do. And we are cheaper than PCWorld

RE: Drivers for Time computers

that should read "MSI list two sound drivers...." Not "VIA list..." sorry

RE: Drivers for Time computers

Tracey - I nearly missed your post. It's never a good idea to tag a question onto the end of an existing old thread, theres a good chance it'll get overlooked Anyway, to answer your question That should have a motherboard from MSI: the <a href="http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=284"> MS-6340M Ver5.0 </a> Sound and video were integrated onto the motherboard and the drivers are available on that link. Basically its a VIA KM133A chipset with S3 Savage4 graphics. Sound is VIA VT1616 (and unusually it is actually a real VIA chip - rare for MSI) One thing you may have a problem with is the modem. Thats listed as an Askey device with a PC-Tel chipset, otherwise known as an HSP modem. Both Askey and PC-Tel gave up on modems, and Conexant took over the design rights. They have a generic HSP driver listed <a href="http://www.conexant.com/support/hsp_driverassistance.html"> here </a> but theres no guarantee they will work. Try them, if they wont them simply remove or replace the modem. A new one will only cost around &#163;12 A couple of comments about that machine 1) it came with a 40GB hard drive, it would make sense to upgrade that to something larger 2) it would make sense to increase the RAM - it only came with 512MB but you may have problems finding 133 DRAM now 3) those future cases overheated - partly because the production lines fitted the exhaust fans the wrong way round. They're supposed to draw air out: they're usually fitted to suck it in. Worth checking and reversing if thats the case in yours

RE: Setting up a home wireless network

checking that a bit further, the router you've selected is only an N-lite 150mb/s device. You may as well spend another &#163;10 or so and get a &#163;300mb/s item. You can see options <a href="http://www.tp-link.com/products/productList.asp?class=adsl"> on the TPLink website </a> Either the TD-W8960N, TD-W9861ND or TD-W300KIT should do what you want

RE: Toshiba Equium Bios Update

looking at pictures of the motherboard, it looks like the BIOS chip is soldered, NOT socketed. In which case (assuming the problem is with the BIOS) it wont be possible to fit a replacement chip. A replacement motherboard would be required. Only alternative is to ask Toshiba whether they have any kind of "blind" BIOS recovery e.g. a boot block flash system. Only way to find out is to phone them and ask

RE: Toshiba Equium Bios Password

please read my reply to your earlier posting and keep to that thread please do not double post

RE: Acer aspire X3200

half that post went into thin air.... what I carried on to say was that <a href="http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/309322529/COMPUTER_MOTHERBOARD_FOR_ACER_ASPIRE_X3200.html"> AliBaba </a> is listing a company offering sample lots of five boards from China None of these are really viable options. I wouldn't trust the refurb boards, and the other options are too expensive. I wonder if this is a case for Daveyon's reballing gear. Daveyon - are you reading this?

RE: Acer aspire X3200

one of the most repeated questions on this forum the motherboard is dead. These X-series acers overheat and fail - there isn't room in the case for adequate cooling provision. . The non-standard design makes the machine impossible to repair economically. Best you can hope for is to salvage the CPU, hard drive, optical drive and memory and build it into a new machine with an industry standard motherboard and case These small-form-factor machines may look pretty, but they are just a waste of money.

RE: my computer has a spyware software called system tool and it wont let me do nothing ive put a softwa

if you want professional help, please post a callout request on our main page at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> www.pciq.com </a>

RE: Hi I''m on a imac G5 and I''ve recently lost photos on iphoto that I''d like help retrieving. I''ve

your hard drive is full. You need to do something about uncluttering it - deleting unwanted software, downloads, installers, internet cache files etc. Good bet the disappearance of your files is related to the lack of space. However don't expect them to reappear once space has been created. Its probably going to need specialist data recovery software, and the danger is that any work you do on the machine may cause even more file loss. Personally I'd be looking at mounting the hard drive on another machine and accessing it through Linux, or else booting the G5 in "target" mode attached to another mac and manipulating it remotely To some extent what you can do depends on which version of Mac)S you are using on it

RE: sony vaio vgc-va1 all in one pc Graphic/display problem

that link is a real pain its the first item on this <a href="https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/(S(5hkxbn55aclz5keihdgy0izt))/groupid125001.aspx"> list </a>

RE: sony vaio vgc-va1 all in one pc Graphic/display problem

I'd bin it Just found <a href="https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/%28S%285hkxbn55aclz5keihdgy0izt%29%29/sony-part-number-178947431.aspx"> this listing </a> on the Sony website. Looks like the price of a replacement motherboard is $834.45.....but they'll credit you $330 if you return the failed board within 60 days Notice they say credit - not refund

RE: DETAILED INFO ONHOW TO USE WINDOWS LIVE MAIL

<a href="http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tips/windows_live_mail/use_windows_live_mail.php"> read this </a>

RE: cant hold conection with outlook exspress

who is the e-mail provider? what pop3 server is it unable to find? what are your account settings in OE?

RE: connect xl

as it restarts keep tapping the F8 key till you get a menu Select the option which says something like "do not restart on system failure" Next time it goes wrong it should present you with a blue screen and an error message Please post back with that message in its entirety, including any STOP! messages and the associated numerals and codes

RE: About reseting my acer aspire 5310

at startup you need to tap Alt+F10, details are in <a href="http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100524085005AAxQ87Z"> this post </a> Just for completion, the user manual for that machine (which contains more info re the recovery system is <a href="http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/manuals/acer/0000/userguides/AS_5710_5710Z_5310_EN_OLM_0430.pdf"> here </a> while the service manual is available <a href="http://www.2shared.com/file/4010896/d4757d40/SG_Aspire_5710_5310_BOOK.html?s=1"> from here </a>

RE: Inability to transfer photos

are you using Windows 7? I've noticed that on some Win7 machines you can't drag/drop directly into the libraries, you have to drag them into the actual folders

RE: Set-up and operating instructions for webcam (Advent Roma 2000 Laptop)

PS - Advent is not the name of the company who made your machine. UKTSupport say that its really an <a href="http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=1029&CategoryID=3&MenuID=29&LanID=9"> ECS I50IL1 </a> You may find more info on that link than on the Tech Guys site

RE: Unable to Activate Widdows Vista

problem is the disk no longer matches the motherboard. In effect, its no longer an Advent PC The Microsoft phone activation system is automatic so holidays won't affect it. You'll get nowhere e-mailing Microsoft

RE: Unable to Activate Widdows Vista

your problem is probably that you are trying to activate online - that won't work with that generation of OEM product keys (at least its not supposed to). You have to use the phone activation system. However if you've used an Advent recovery disk and its asking for key, that suggests you've fitted a new motherboard. Doing so (according to Microsofts licence terms) in theory invalidates the licence and requires you to buy a new one. According to M$, the licence is tied to the motherboard: fitting a new board makes it a new machine, requiring a new licence (at least legally...)

RE: hi

there is an "easy;aunck" key read <a href="http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Manuals/ShowDescription_KMT.asp?DokuID=207365"> this manual </a>

RE: Acer Laptop aspire 5535

from memory this thread dates from May 2009 Little point in bumping it up the list now Even if it was a 2010 thread, its still 7 months old

RE: hdd rescue

if that does appear to work, I'd still adopt a "belt and braces" approach and scan in turn with the following <a href="http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro"> Hitman Pro </a> <a href="http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/109268-how-to-use-smitfraudfix/"> Smitfraudfix </a> <a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix"> Combofix </a>

RE: hdd rescue

I can think of many things it could be But without information, I do not know what you are talking about

RE: overheating (failing) laptop

I think we have to admit that we got sidetracked a bit on this thread with the Nvidia issue. Laptops overheat usually because they clag up with dirt. I threw in the Nvidia problem as an aside, but it seems to have become the dominant feature in the thread, which it shouldn't be As Robin says, its probably possible to fix it with a clean-out On another track, like Alan, I'm very sceptical about reballing. The cost is too high for results that are too unpredictable.

RE: my dongo

speak to whichever phone company provided the dongle Don't go to their shop - call their phone support line. We've no chance of helping you

RE: Laptop cuts out randomly

PS - whats going to be better? Sending it back and giving her something else that works? Or giving her a present that wont work? - and isn't going to work

RE: noisey fan

I'm not aware of anywhere where you can download a manual for that Getting into it is easy - just remove all the various screws and it can be taken apart without too much trouble. However like so many of these small form factor units, the wires leading to the front panel are too short and its almost inevitable that you will break then off the front panel. Take care Problems with working on this one: 1) the CD drive is connected via a bespoke adaptor which is easy to break the ZIF connector clip on 2) after you take one apart the spring loaded front panel cover is a real pain to realign. Often the spring breaks 3) some of these have on exhaust fan, some two. They are tiny units (3cm???) 4) the motherboards on these have a real tendancy to overheat and fail 5) getting the optical drive realigned on reassembly is a real challenge

RE: Amilo M1437G Service Manual

a quick Google finds nothing except <a href="http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/1437.html"> this page </a> which has a few internal pix. Fujitsu tend not to release service manuals publicly. When we take a laptop apart its usually trial, error and experience For information - as far as I can tell neither Fujitso or Fujitsu-Siemens actually built the motherbaord and chassis of those: all indications are that its an ECS or ECS/Uniwill design. If the ECS model number can be identified, then it may be possible to cross reference it to another company's retail model

RE: How do I remove the case on my Advent Eco computer.I have tried and so have a PC expect engineer.

dissasembly instructions are <a href="http://support.thetechguys.com/layout.aspx?ID={47cb2208-e94b-4aaf-95dc-e714f54f2662}&CatID={4d7d0bbd-fd21-4174-842b-3a03e8712e88}"> here </a> three things to watch out for 1) the leads to the front panel button and lights are too short and easily pulled off the circuit board 2) cooling is by direct contact from the CPU to the case via a heat sink and thin foil gasket. Its important that when you put this back together the surfaces are clean, with new heat sink compound 3) getting the slot-loading optical drive to load up again is fiddly and depends on precise case alignment between the two halves of the case 3) its one of the few cases which needs spanners as well as screwdrivers

RE: Trouble upgrading or deleting Windows messenger

2011 wont't install on XP, you need the older Windows Live Messenger You can download from these: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c575a6c6-c8dc-45e1-9e97-e0a437a5b770"> Live Messenger </a> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=edd9bdcf-16b0-4678-9bbd-e9b429296246"> Live Messenger 2011 </a>

RE: White screen after Install Epson printer

read <a href="http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1360437"> this thread </a> they will also be better placed to help than us as regards installing the printer, I presume you followed <a href-"http://esupport.epson-europe.com/ViewArticle.aspx?lng=bg-BG&kbid=313040&data=dkmEK02SU002Feq8ziWIVbBDWilBhFM1jU002FsNTw1dblikTpkU003D&cl=1"> these instructions </a>

RE: windows is not coming on.I can''t even go onto safe mode to access any kind of option.the error I''m

I don't remember having one in years! But its a possibility

RE: Audio and Video drivers for Time desktop pc 24016CM99G4141014

And just for the record I'd be very surprised if Ubuntu wiped the recovery partition: its in a host protected area which Ubuntu would not be able to touch. However, as the motherboard has been replaced you won't be able to access it as the SLP keys in the BIOS are missing. You still need to use a normal windows CD to reload it, but for a different reason

RE: Audio and Video drivers for Time desktop pc 24016CM99G4141014

Richard don't forget I have access to the Time model build breakdowns. Also don't forget that Time went bust and the current reconstituted "Time" has no tech support for the old models. Thats why she's come here: a Google search for Time drivers brings up this site due to the work we've already done. Simeon You asked the same question last week and I answered it in <a href="http://www.pciq.com/computer_support_forum/email_related_issues/view_topic.asp?topicid=10497&searchstring=24016CM99G4141014"> this thread </a> The motherboard is (or should be) from Microstar, not Asrock (thats clear from the CM part of the model number. If you've now got an Asrock board in there, then someone has replaced it and all bets are off as to what drivers are required. Time NEVER used an Asrock motherboard. You are going to have to do what Richard said: check the model number of the board (it should be stamped on it) then check the Asrock website for details. If you can't find it post the model board model number here as we may be able to cross reference it with another board maker (many, it not all, Asrock boards are actually made by ECS/Elite)

RE: netgear router cannot find ADSL signal

sorry, but that doesn't ring true to me BT have been progressively upgrading exchanges to ADSL2 for the last few years without too much of a problem, and your router is ADSL2 capable without needing any upgrades. Sounds to me more like a faulty router - and a misdiagnosis by the Netgear tech rep As for BT being "big brotherish". They simply want people to use their standard gear (home hubs etc) because 1)it makes support calls a lot easier and cheaper when the support agent knows what he's dealing with - its impossible to train on all the different routers available 2) it helps to spread BTs "Phon" and "Openworld" shared networks by the way - theres nothing special about the firewall on that DGFV338. Plenty of cheap routers have the same SPI firewall. The only thing thats unusual is that the WAN side has both ADSL and RJ-45 inputs, while the LAND side has 8 RJ45 rather than the usual 4 My belief is the netgear rep realised the device was faulty and didn't want to replace an expensive bit of kit - he gave you a cheap fix to fob you off

RE: Advent roma 2001 webcam

thats a very good question not going to work is it.....?? I didn't think too hard there

RE: Advent roma 2001 webcam

if the camera IS bust, probably not, unless you can identify a spare and fit it. however while I think its probably hardware it may not be - try again with the Fn+F11 keys. You need to press them together, not one after the other. Check in device manager as well: is the camera listed there? Any errors showing? Have you installed any other camera or scanners recently? Theres a slim chance that if you have, one may have interfered with the camera. Difficult to say more without really seeing the machine.

RE: Advent roma 2001 webcam

sorry - ignore that last post - I assumed that was the name of the camera - I see its the name of the PC.... bear with us for a while

RE: no power

either a blown power supply or a dead motherboard Or both raise a request at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> www.pciq.com </a> for one of our team to visit you A power supply can be replaced on-site. A motherboard replacement would need the machine to be away for a couple of days

RE: the lap top wont switch on if it cannot be repaired then i need to know how i can get all our pre-sc

its quite possibly just a broken power jack - which is repairable at a reasonable cost one of our field engineers should be able to get it repaired. If not, they can remove the hard drive and recover the data from it raise a request for a visit at <a href="http:///www.pciq.com"> www.pciq.con </a>

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

the dongle has a memory chip in it and acts like a USB pen drive. The software is on that memory chip

RE: I would like to reload windows home on my frienda Time desk top computer 24016CM99G4141014. I dont h

Disk instructions - extract the ISOs from the zip file Burn the disks using your favourite CD burner If you don;t have anything that can extract / burn ISOs, use <a href="http://www.imgburn.com/"> ImgBurn </a> To use the disks, put whichever is needed in the CD/DVD tray and restart the machine. The BIOS should already be set to boot the machine off the CD (if not, change the BIOS settings) Then follow the on-screen instructions CLOSELY

RE: I would like to reload windows home on my frienda Time desk top computer 24016CM99G4141014. I dont h

sorry _ was typing in a hurry and seem to have got that second link wrong - it should be <a href="http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=577"> here </a> as to the CD - Time's recovery disks simply opened up a hidden image on the hard drive, there were no installation files on them. I'll try to post ISO images on them on the web later tonight when I get home, where you can download them and burn a CD If that fails due to a faulty image / bad hard drive then you'll need to get hold of a proper windows CD and install from that

RE: advent laptop 5431

for anyone who picks this job up, there's a disassembly howto on the <a href="http://www.adventsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6792&start=0"> Advent Support forum </a> Looks like the following Advents also use the same chassis: 5511, 5611, 5612, 5711, 5712

RE: over 1,600 errors on newly purch acer, windows 7 .

Pamela in case you don't understand what Richard is getting at, exactly how are you being informed of these errors? What are the messages you're getting, and when?

RE: My hubby installed Windows XP Pro on his laptop and its 3 connect dongle is not compatible????

duplicate post

RE: how to make usb backup of advent 4211

you're not looking at this from the correct point of view. Your problem is to fix the compressed boot manager, not to mess around trying backups try <a href="http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-bootmgr-missing.html"> this fix </a>

RE: Windows activation

thats a little-known bug in Windows, allegedly caused when you use a OEM manufacturer's branded CD instead of a Microsoft OEM version. I can't remember the exact details but it was claimed to be caused by having the "wrong" version of Internet Explorer installed before activation. The way the explanation went it was either caused by installing IE8 before activation, or by NOT having IE8 installed If you have IE8 on the machine, boot to safe modem and uninstall it, and then try activating. If you DON'T have IE8 installed, boot into safe, install it in safe mode and try again Actually its an interesting problem because you normally only see this issue if you try to run a repair installation over an existing SLP installation of Windows. As you've formatted the machine that doesn't apply here one other point - check the system date in BIOS

RE: broken screen on ipod touch

should be possible to get it repaired by any computer engineer who likes laptops Here are to "how-to" articles <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10264939-49.html"> on CNET </a> and <a href="http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/repair-cracked-iphone-screen/"> Online tech-tips </a> The screens can picked up online easily enough e.g. <a href="http://www.parts4ipods.com/iPod-Touch-2nd-Gen-LCD-Screen-Display"> this company </a> caveat - I've never dealt with this company so please don't take this as a recommendation. There are other companies offering these also - use Google

RE: update of video/sound links

Spyware problems I think Looks like they install a toolbar and redirect your home page and search defaults Just tried installing one of the games and the installer scripts are blocked in both Firefox and Chrome In IE8 the game player installed, but not the game I selected for download. When I try to open the player I get script errors with Google analytics and in the game player itself. If I ignore the error and try to play a game, nothing happens. This machine is probably locked down from a security point of view much more than most, but it all suggests to me some kind of rogueware at play. I'll bet the jerkiness is due to an infection

RE: update of video/sound links

answer the rest of my question and maybe we can Otherwise no. What are free ride games?

RE: Facebook not loading properly

David - Jackie is not the original poster. Nothing to say she has problems with both browsers - that was the OP's problem In this case I'd say uninstall / reinstall flash (using the link I posted earlier). Several possible scenarios: flash has been corrupted, or is simply an out of date versions. Or maybe an update crashed (Adobe have pushed out several security patches recently: one of those may have gone wrong)

RE: e 3103

not me - I just find it on Google

RE: Pc remote control

typically a media centre unit came with TWO remotes - one specifically for the TV card, and one to control the PC and media centre software. This second one is generic and can be used on any media centre system, though it may not be able to control the TV card completely. Several companies make them under licence from Microsoft, but they all have the green Windows / MCE logo on them Which controller is knackered - the TV card one or the Media Centre one?

RE: e 3103

according to information on another forum, there is no model-specific user manual for this machine However apparently these are the relevant function key controls Key combination Function Fn + F1 Sleep Mode Fn + F3 Mute all audio (including system and battery beep - ideal for meetings) Fn + F4 Toggle the display between LCD, CRT, LCD+CRT and TV Fn + F5 Increase volume Fn + F6 Decrease volume Fn + F7 Increase brightness Fn+F8 Decrease brightness

RE: Acer 5630 won't charge...help!

Colin 1) you really should start a new thread for your problems, not tag them onto someone elses which have no relevance to you This thread is over a year old and your posts will be lost 2) I don't know who you returned it to under warranty, but it was not PCIQ. We are a network of independant repair / support companies. We do not have any affiliation with Acer or any other company. We certainly do not handle warranty repairs for Acer 3) you need to go back to whoever repaired it and tell them you're not happy. The warranty may have expired, but the problem began while it was in warranty and has not been resolved 4)Acer repair disks often freeze / go wrong. You probably will find that it now needs work to repair the boot sector on the hard drive. However theres a good chance the hard drive is faulty

RE: BLACK SCREEN

not without inspecting it could be lose cable / dead power inverter / failed backlight / dead screen. Maybe even dead motherboard some of these are cheap fixes, some not. Until its checked theres no way of knowing raise a request <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> www.pciq.com </a> for one of our laptop specialists to visit you

RE: acer x3200 motherboard problems

just an addendum for the record - some of these had a laptop external PSU rather than the internal SFF one

RE: acer x3200 motherboard problems

power unit is non-standard on those - even a normal small-form-factor TFX-size unit is too long. I know, I've tried it. The motherboard is a "special" small form factor item as well, Besides which the usual problem when these get taken apart is the front panel leads get pulled away from the microswitches - they're too short. Because of the design, these things overheat and both PSU and motherboards blow. The PSU is only rated at around 180W anyway, not enough to drive the CPU. Best thing to do is take out the memory (assuming this one used desktop RAM - some use laptop SODIMMS), CPU, hard drive and DVD drive and rebuild them into a new full-size case with a new motherboard and PSU Question is, why did you have to rest the BIOS? Should never need doing unless the machine has been overclocked and crashed as a result. In which caae it could be burnt out anyway...

RE: System restore

at face value a faulty drive, but the fact you've just installed windows from a CD suggests otherwise I'm more inclined to the view that the CD you used was actually an OEM version optimised for a machine with a specific driver configuration which doesn't match yours. I think you're going to have to reinstall with a real windows CD, or else try recovering from the hidden partition (as I advised earlier)

RE: System restore

I'll add to what Dave said in that the reason teh wireless card etc won't work is because you need to load the device drivers that are specfic to that machine. Tell us what the model is, and we'll try to ID them for you. However there are a number of issues 1) if Dave's right and you've used a bootleg copy of a VLK disk, then this isn't going to work properly. You won't be able to download updates, and you'll have limited functionality 2) a lot of these PB MCE systems were specifically designed to only work with the Media Centre version of windows: they need extra motherboard power control software drivers which only install on MCE 3) if you've got a TV tuner in there, then it probably needs the MCE software, and also the drivers are probably not available for download. For copyright reasons, the drivers for OEM TV cards are often not available as discrete downloads and can only be obtained as part of the system preload, or on the PC manufacturers driver disk Now the big question is, can we fix this. If you didn't destroy the hidden partition during the XP installation it MAY be possible to recover the machine. On a PB system recovery is usually started by tapping one of the function keys at startup: normally F11, but I've known F10 and F9 to work on some. Try it. The image may still be there

RE: Documents file emptied!

Dianne NO - don't change anything. Doing so may ruin any chances of recovery And you've missed what Wim was getting at in one of his posts - you don't need to take it to the shop Post an online request at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> our main page </a> and one of our Mac technicians will contact you- and come to you Thats what we do - we come to you. Our business is in on-site computer support. This forum is simply an extra

RE: 3 dongle not recognised

duplicate post

RE: 3 dongle not recognised

1) have you tried it in the other usb ports on your computer? 2) are you plugging it directly into the PC or into a hub? 3) are the other usb devices still working?

RE: Video Driver

Since posting that I've found a disk with the driver on. Important point to note is your machine is an Arima A520 K7 - the spec I pointed you at is for a later version, the A520 K8 (with 64-bit support) so some things may have changed Anyway, I've posted the ATi driver for your machine on <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/431048094/ATI_VGA.zip"> Rapidshare </a> as a ZIP file Theres no manual on the disk for that machine, but I do have the audio, touchpad, modem and AMD powernow drivers. Post again if you need them

RE: unable to boot hard drive

the symptoms would suggest a corrupted hard drive, which probably needs a low level format to resolve Viruses (or sometimes the cleanup itself) can mess the partition table / master file table and boot records to a point where the drive has to be electronically scrubbed How to do it depends on the make/model of the drive. Easiest if you call in someone who knows what to do

RE: Mac G5

somethings wrong here the G5 was a PowerPC chiip, not Intel What exact model of machine have you got/ At face value I'd suspect overheating, possibly from a fan that you failed to reconnect on reassembly

RE: 3 Dongle problem

I do wonder if <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/08/3uk_orange_roaming/"> this story </a> may hold a clue to part of the problem It seems that "3" have in places been using Orange's slower 2G network in areas that "3" didn't cover, but have in recent months been shutting down that access. It may well be that you have a combination of fewer available nodes, with more customers being forced onto those that are left - so reducing the available bandwidth This is pure guesswork, but it seems a reasonable hypothesis. No-one at "3" is going to admit it though, even if I'm right

RE: Dillema

no we can't you need to speak to "3" WE ARE NOT "3"

RE: avg

after a bit of digging... its usually this registry key which is the problem: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows the permissions get locked down on it. You have to remove all existing permissions & owners for the key, then create new ones so that "everyone" has permissions for "all". Its often quite tedious trying to get the changes to "stick" in the registry

RE: avg

usually happens when a virus corrupts user permissions on a specific registry key it'll probably stop you installing another AV program as well I can't remember the exact key, but the error message when uninstallation fails usually tells you Can you give us the exact text of the error?

RE: drivers for time computer

just bringing this back onto the top of the list as it seems to have got lost This thread is over a year old and any new posts will quickly get lost. If you have a query PLEASE POST IN A NEW THREAD OF YOUR OWN - don't add more to this one as it will get overwhelmed by newer stuff

RE: 3 dongle is loading some sites or part of sites & not others

very hard to answer this over a forum It could be that you have a virus or malware on the machine It could be network congestion or problems at "3" or it could be that someone (like a mother or boyfriend) thinks you're spending too much time on Facebook and has blocked it for you. To know the real answer one of our team would have to see the machine

RE: 3 Dongle problem

no good asking us as we have nothing to do with it Speak to "3"

RE: user name & password

when was the last time you used this computer?

RE: I lost my Macbook on the floor and now the screen is broken.

place a work request on our main support site at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> pciq.com </a> Richard or one of our other Scottish Mac technicians will contact you Please post full details of the exact model of Macbook so the job can be costed. Is there any evidence of the frame or hinges breaking?

RE: Microphone

a quick Google search brings up a page for it on < ahref="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/7211.htm"> UKTSupport </a> - which says it does have a microphone check you've not got the volume controls muted or turned down

RE: Dont know what to do to fix my ipod gen3

have you tried googling for "ipod gen3 repair" ??

RE: Plan to buy Asus N73 JN. Itcomes with windows home premium operating system. Can i upgrade to Window

just checking that review - presumably <a href="http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/asus-n73jn-review-50000625/"> this one? </a> Its got nVidia graphics. That would be enough to stop me buying one. nVidia laptops don't last.

RE: overheating (failing) laptop

laptops easily clag up with dirt & dust. Also the heat transfer compound tends to dry and crack, leaving the CPU and GPU with inadequate cooling. Good idea too regrease with new compound every year or so. Besides that, some designs, notably those based on nVidia chipsets, have an inherent problem which makes the graphics chips prone to failure due to heat issues Without knowing make/model of machine its impossible to give anything more specific. However one thing is true - the advice from PCWorld is utter garbage, UNLESS you happen to have one of the machines with the exploding batteries produced by (but not necessarily labelled as) by Sony. A lot of companies used these - including Dell & HP Whether the battery is present or not will make no difference to system temperature

RE: New blower required

"That site is all up in Chinese" yep. Thats where they're made if you don't like that, try Ebay - or ask ECS (who made it: its a Uniwill S20II1 model) try sending their tech support a mail <a href="http://eu.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Support/Technical_Support_List.aspx?MenuID=50&LanID=8"> here </a> but I think they'll ignore you

RE: reseting

Alan simply asked you to get into the BIOS to see if the keyboard was working correctly. It is, so you can get out of that again. You've now answered the second point in my first reply. That machine does not have enough RAM. Thats why its slow. You need at least twice that, and preferably three or four time. That machine probably has an empty memory slot. If so, put some more memory in there: ideally a 512mb stick. That should make the machine behave properly - assuming there aren;t any software problems But the bottom line is that machine will never work properly with just 256mb RAM

RE: reseting

you have to do it BEFORE windows loads - immediately after the system starts, and its F11 or F10 - not F12

RE: I spilt wine over Apple Macbook on Saturday - Laptop will now not turn on.

you're going to need a new keyboard at least. Maybe a new system board Nothing we can do to help in the forum - raise a request at http://www.pciq.com for one of our tech team to visit you with a view to repairing it

RE: My Evesham 8317 laptop doesn’t seem to boot since replacing the motherboard with a 8317(R)’s motherboard: the hdd access light seems to stay on, no hdd has been installed since replacing the 8317 motherboard with an 8317(R)’s.

First point is Evesham never built laptops, they bought them in, in this case they got it preassembled from Hi-Grade. Next point is Hi-Grade didn't make it either. As far as I can ID it, this is actually a Mitac 8317. Lots of other companies sold them around the world. However since then, Mitac stopped selling laptops and they're left with little support What there is can be found <a href="http://mtc.mitacservice.com/MISC/M0100/F0110_Homepage.aspx?Region=Global"> here </a> - search for 8317 and you get three pages of downloads, some of which are user manuals, but it wont tell you much. Now to your specific case. This machine has to be around five years old, and in laptop terms is life expired. You replaced a presumed faulty motherboard with another - probably also faulty. I assume you got it from Ebay - why do you think it was on Ebay? It would have come from a machine which had stopped working My advice is to stop now, and spend no more money or time on this. Save your cash for something that works. Repairing dead laptops with scrapyard parts is a mugs game

RE: Password

Vista no back door with that - there is in XP Only way round it from a software point of view is to download a special bootable Linux CD, start the machine with that, attack the registry and actually break the password setting These passwords don't change on their own though One of the following has happened 1) someone has changed it 2) you've forgotten it 3) faulty keyboard 4) you've got keyboard caps lock or number lock on

RE: Password

try using a different keyboard Most likely cause is that a key is stuck /jammed / faulty Please explain what you mean by "no usb wizard"

RE: advent webcam not working

Clare have you tried the Fn & F11 keys as described in the earlier posts?

RE: Drivers for Time computers

thats the correct link. Albatron's website is simply offline (again... its always been flakey) instead get the unified driver from nVidia - its <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_udp_winxp_5.10.html"> here </a> Its uunclear whether that driver includes graphics or not, however if it doesn't I think Windows XP should find a driver for it Theres an overview of the board at <a href="http://www.amdboard.com/albatron_km18gpro.html"> AMDboard.com </a> The modem is a Conexant HSF item, and Windows update will install a driver for that

RE: 3 dongle not working

DONT RING THE STORE Ring the "3" support line The point you have to remember is the dongle worked on another machine - at a different location DOES IT WORK ON ANOTHER MACHINE AT YOUR HOME?

RE: Microsoft Project 2010 Professional

any chance you qualify for the academic pricing? Its in the &#163;140 area, rather than the &#163;900+ of the "full" version

RE: USB ports and dongle.

at a rough guess the dial-up-connection is trying to use the "wrong" modem. You'll probably find you have multiple dongles installations of the dongle/modem. You need to set the connection to use the correct one

RE: I have been using an Advent wireless optical mouse (A27BMSB09) which is weeks old it was working fin

following on from Alan#s comments, its worth trying a change of batteries as some mice can really draw the power on these -especially if they are left "on" all the time (some supposedly switch off automatically - but may not). If that also fails, then take it back to the shop

RE: dropped Macbook

at a rough guess, I'd suggest a dead hard drive You'll need a new drive - and to get someone to reinstall OSX for you

RE: where can I find my product key?

do you mean where is it printed? or do you mean you need to try to recover it from your installed software? I presume its Microsoft Windows you need the key for? If som which version of Windows, and what is the make/brand of the machine. (recovering a key from an SLP-licenced machine gives the wrong key)

RE: factory image (d)

Thats the error message I was expecting. I'd assumed it was being misreported. You need to find just what is writing files to the D: drive. If its just you, saving stuff there, then the simple answer is to put them somewhere else However if you've got program files installed there, or a program it routinely dumping data there, then you need to change something as the machine WILL slow down if you continue to try and access that drive partition As I said before, the recovery partition is there for one purpose only: recovering / repairing the machine, and should be regarded as inviolate

RE: factory image (d)

make / model of machine please, and is it actually loading into windows? Or freezing at some point? Please also give us the EXACT message

RE: HELP! wireless disconnects every 5 minutes

Kayleigh's advice is good However other points to remember are that you could be suffering from interference that only happens to affect your machine (different wireless cards can be affected to greater or lesser extents) Any of the following can be a problem Plasma TV baby alarm Wireless TV sender microwave oven garage / gate renmote control If you have any of these, try to eliminate them in your checks

RE: HELP! wireless disconnects every 5 minutes

does it make any difference whether the other PCs are turned on or not?

RE: packard bell problems

first find a source of the parts - which probably means scouring Ebay and the rest of the web for a dead /scrap one you can break for bits Bit like hunting for hens teeth really Or speak to Acer/Packard Bell support (Acer own PB) and see if they can supply one.

RE: advent webcam not working

hold off before anyone starts downloading things Now we actually have the model number we can actually start looking things up, and the camera on that one can be manually enabled / disabled by hitting the Fn & F11 keys together The camera probably just needs turning on... Its tells you this in the manual which would have been supplied with it. Theres a copy online at <a href="http://support.thetechguys.com/Uploads/%7B18c2253d-2638-4066-b557-b9e44b668e91%7D/Advent%20Roma%20User%20Manual.pdf"> the support site </a> DSG have excelled themselves again with this model. Even thought its listed on the "tech Guys" website there are NO driver downloads for it. maybe Win7 has them all preinstalled?

RE: Setting Up Tiscali Internet

Tiscali dont actually exist - they have been totally subsumed into TalkTalk More importantly - don't even think of e-mailing them. Like all UK ISPs they are geared up to connect with customers through their call centres only. They don't have the staff resources for handling letters / e-mails

RE: Setting Up Tiscali Internet

and I'll add to that TalkTalk send out wireless routers that are already configured to the customers account, and preset with a WPA key. The need no setup. Just plug them in and go. You just need to configure the wireless connection on the computer On a different matter - I personally think you are making a mistake switching him to a Mac. If - as you say - he is completely illiterate then asking him to learn a completely new OS is pushing your luck a bit. And when it goes wrong and he DOES need hands-on support, where will you get it. PC techs are easy to find, Mac ones far less so. To use a Mac he needs to be capable of self-support. You won't be able to do it all from the other side of the pond (PS - please don't turn this into an argument over the pros/cons of MacOS vs Windows, that not my point. I simply believe that its not the best option in this particular case)

RE: packard bell problems

you can't the switches are integral to the motherboard new switch means new motherboard I'd suggest the fault is elsewhere - NOT a switch. More likely to be a faulty motherboard component like a capacitor

RE: Advent 7104

you appear to have TWO problems 1) the hard drive is dead / dying or scrambled 2) your DVD drive is not reading DVDs the two are unrelated problems

RE: Advent 7104

Is this recovery CD on you burnt yourself or is it a manufactured one from Advent? The do-it-yourself burn ones often go wrong If its a pre-made one, exactly what is the exact name - as printed on it Finally - is this Windows XP or Vista?

RE: Advent 7104

was it working BEFORE you had the problems?

RE: Battery Upgrade

Steve genrally, yes, higher capacity aftermarket batteries are usually available. However you do have to be careful where you get them as theres a lot of junk on the market. However you don't have to buy from the PC maker - they all buy them in and relabel them anyway Big questions is can we find a replacement. My main battery supplier does not list a cross reference for this machine, and a quick Google search finds little. Its probable this battery is used elsewhere - can you can the makers label and identify manufacturer and serial number? Google that and we may get somewhere

RE: keyboard

this one has USB. Not PS2

RE: Acer 5532

time to get someone in to look at it However much you try you are not going to clean this yourself. Its going to need some pretty skillful work to sort this one: its hacked the registry to prevent drive access, has attacked the winsock files and installed a rogue mail server You may even be better off wiping it and starting again

RE: Faulty DVD Drive

generally on laptop the BIOS will simply find the new drive with no need to change any settings. if it doesn't, simply drop into the BIOS at startup and it will find it then You'll find very limited choice in buying a PATA/IDE laptop optical drive now. For instance "Scan" only now list one the <a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/LiteOn-DS-8A1P-021C-8x-DVDR-6x-DVDDL-DVDplusRW-x8-R-x6-Ram-x5-IDE-%28PATA%29-Black-OEM"> LiteOn DS-8A1P-021C </a>, while Aria don't even have one listed

RE: Faulty DVD Drive

replacing a laptop optical drive has two issues: 1) is that each machine model tends to have its own bespoke fastening mechanism. these screw onto standard holes on the drive. After removing the drive you need to take the fastening lugs off the old one and refit them on the new 2) the replacement drive will have a standard flush-fitting fascia panel, the same thickness as the drive. You PB drive may wel have an oversize fascia which matches the contours of the laptop. If so, two choices. Either fit it as-is and possibly end up with an ugly looking solution (possibly even a big gap in the case) or else exchange the fascia. This often ends up in a breakage, and may not fit anyway. Personally, I now never attempt to change the fascia. Experience rules! Other problem is drives come in two types - SATA and IDE with different interconnectors. You have to get the correct type USB will work, but would have slower data transfer rates

RE: i have reseved the 5 disc facktory settings pacagewhen i done the rboot to facktory setting with t

I have a feeling is that the recovery has worked, but that the boot sector wasn't written correctly. That was a problem with some of these disk recovery systems in WinXP. Theres a potential way round it - but not easy for the unexperienced. Of course thats only a guess - I could be way off, thats why I asked for more info OR another possibility is a dying hard drive

RE: When switch on laptop a flashing question mark inside a file outline appears. I have followed all th

raise a job request at http://www.pciq.com Someone will contact you

RE: i have reseved the 5 disc facktory settings pacagewhen i done the rboot to facktory setting with t

I'm sorry, but the information you've given us is very unclear If want us to try and work out whats wrong you're going to have to tell us make/model of machine, version of windows, and what went wrong to make you try to reload it Otherwise we've no chance of helping

RE: Not sure if its the Battery or Computer.

do you mean to ALL you batteries or just some/ How old are they? whats the make/model of the PC?

RE: i cant connect to the internet at uni without an ethernet cable, however when im at home it will con

you need to look at things such as whether you've got a proxy set on the connection, what the DNS servers are, the IP address of the default gateway, the firewall settings of your security software... Or it could simply be the security settings on the network are incompatible with your machine. I think this is another of those times when its worth paying for an hour of sometimes time to get it sorted properly

RE: Audio Driver

just downloaded and checked the audio driver off that support site. Direct link to it is <a href="http://mtc.mitacservice.com/MISC/M0800/F0810_FileReader.aspx?fileid=104774"> here </a> Its very definitely a C-Media AC97 driver, so unless it carries some optimisation which overcomes the problem, I don't think theres a solution

RE: dvd

thinking more on this - are you trying to output the video to a TV rather than a computer monitor? if so it could be Macrovision protection kicking in Again, to really say more we need more info i.e. make/model of machine DVD playback software operating system how the screen is attached to the PC - (VGA, HDMI, TV-out or whatever)

RE: Drivers for Time computers

Jez I've answered your question on the other thread you posted

RE: sound drivers for packard bell i go 4400

Andy this is a laptop, so no "sound card". Trying to ID the codec chip by eye is going to be close to impossible for someone not familiar with the chip amrkings. Thinking about it, most Easynotes use SiS chipsets, but the problem is what codec chip they used: if AC97 it could be Realtek, C-Media, Sigmatel - or any of these disguised as SiS 7012 or 7018 Presumably its not a Hi-Def chip as windows update should resolve that... As the SiS drivers will work with other audio chips its worth trying them. First the 7012 , and if that fails then the 7018. Both can be downloaded from the SiS download site at <a href="http://www.sis.com/download/">http://www.sis.com/download/</a>

RE: adding a monitor to a Vaio PCV-F31M

I can't find a reference to that model on the Sony website, but from memory I don't think I've seen one on similar models If thats the case the only way you may be able to get a second output would be with a USB>video adaptor. I don't think the quality would be up to much though

RE: creating Recovery disc

I see whats wrong... the coding on this site is adding extra characters to the link Try navigating to ftp://ftp.download.packardbell.com/NOTEBOOK/EasyNote MZ36 series/ and then follow the menus

RE: creating Recovery disc

Packard Bell have long had a problem where the recovery disk "burn" fails, and have issued a number of patches over the years. This model is no exception. There is a patch on their "legacy(!)" ftp download site <a href="ftp://ftp.download.packardbell.com/NOTEBOOK/EasyNote%20MZ36%20series/Patches%20&%20Applications/Vista/RecPatch.exe"> here </a> Download and run it, and then try the recovery again. If it still fails, then the image is probably faulty.

RE: error message

PROBABLY needs a new hard drive fitting, and windows 9and other software) reinstalling if you can't do that yourself, get one of out tech team to do it for you. Raise a request on our <h href="http://www.pciq.com"> home page </a> I may be wrong wrong in my diagnosis: whoever responds to the job request can check that

RE: PACKERD BELL HARD DRIVE LOCKED

It must have a TPM chip on the motherboard - basically this is a security encryption chip. It may have been set, or it may have failed. either way, you're not going to crack it. You need a new hard drive AND a new motherboard. Given the age of the machine thats probably going to mean new memory & processor as well. Probably not worth it There is one -possible - option There is a USA company who claims to be able to supply replacement TPM chips. You'd have to visually ID the chip, then desolder it and solder on the replacement. You'd save marginally cost of a new board, but you'd still need a new hard drive. Again, probably not worth it. The same company claim to be able to unlock some drives for $100. I don't know them, so cannot vouch for them. Caveat Emptor applies. Personally I don't think its worth it, or the risk see http://www.pwcrack.com/security_chips.shtml and http://www.pwcrack.com/harddisk.shtml

RE: My computer does not have Micro soft office installed, how much would the software cost me and how w

interesting idea, but theres no way I'd try my data to a remote server somewhere on the far side of the world I can't see any way of storing the files locally ether - unless you already have Office install anyway

RE: My Acer Aspire X3200 have problem when turn on the power. It will stop after few seconds and on agai

I've scrapped at least six of those because the motherboards failed. Its an Acer, they do that. Can't be certain thats the problem here without inspecting it, but I'd lay odds thats the problem. If its under warranty, speak to Acer. Otherwise get someone to cost out rebuilding it into a new fullsize case with a decent full-size motherboard. These small-form-factor PCs are a pain: they overheat and burn out. Doesn't help that it has an Nvidia chipset - which don't like heat. You won't be able to get a replacement board which fits that case at a sensible price.

RE: drivers

just noticed that Realtek link is misbehaving If it wont work, instead go <a href="http://www.realtek.com/downloads/"> here </a> and select the AC97 drivers from the dropdown menu

RE: drivers

Hmmm..... checking the "Tech Guys" website (who are the support team for Advent) finds a download page <a href="http://support.thetechguys.com/layout.aspx?ID={06f22ece-a0db-482d-b43a-3e709818285d}&CatID={85dc09a3-ad9b-471b-ba5c-d25985d100f5}"> here </a> They also list a Smartlink AC87 modem driver, though you'll probably find Windows update will install that correctly Unusual for the Tech Guys not to find details on their own website

RE: Hp compaq mini inch screen cracked looking for best quote in birmingham

we cannot give quotes through the forum. Please raise a job request online at <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> our main page </a>

RE: sound drivers for packard bell i go 4400

I can' find that model listed on the PB website. Was it a special for DSG/PCWorld? On the Tech Guys website an Igo4461 is listed - which is PROBABLY the same chassis/motherboard, but I can't be sure. The Tech Goys do list a <a href="http://support.thetechguys.com/layout.aspx?ID={04e376f0-f856-4f0c-9de0-5a1821e26fdf}&CatID={ccafae76-09f7-454e-9404-91f9c6001c4c}"> sound driver </a>. Try it - it MAY be the correct one

RE: I HAVE A NOTEBOOK AND I NEED TO FIND THE PHOENIX FAILSAFE KEY.

sorry, but no-one here is going to help you attempt to bypass an anti-theft device. I don't think it would be possible for us to do so anyway. Speak to Phoeniz and see if they can help. In the meantime, here is the online guide to <a href="https://dell.failsafe.com/fssui/GettingStartedGuides/en/fsc_gs.pdf;jsessionid=0EBA2F91CCF6A731FA98257E47823AFC"> Phoenix failsafe </a>

RE: Advent 5612

that link is misreading it should be <a href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/5612.htm"> here </a>

RE: Flash BIOS

The board is an OEM special from ECS and does not seem to be on their website. Besides which, it probably used Packard-Bells own BIOS anyway - its cheaper for big companies to use their own BIOS versions than buy them from the m/b maker. A quick check of the PB website does not show any obvious downloads. Try contacting PB support and see what they say. If that goes nowhere you still a couple of options 1) go to the forum pages at <a href="http://www.wimsbios.com/"> Wims BIOS </a> and ask there for help 2) Go to <a href="http://www.badflash.com/"> Badflash.com </a> and ask if they can supply a new BIOS chip. ONLY do this if you are confident that you can remove the old chip and fit a new one. Make sure you rad ALL the instructions first. This board was also used by E-machines/Gateway and it may be possible to find a suitable BIOS there - though that will stop Windows Activation from working, and disable any recovery disks

RE: Memory upgrade on a Advent 7204 laptop from 1gb to 2gb

yes, there are two. However, depending on how the machine was built, only one may actually have a memory card fitted Its not unusual on an Advent for one or other to be left vacant so that the shop could do a quick upgrade prior to sale... typically these machines were often sold with not enough fitted to run properly. Margins were such that by doing it this way the shop could make more profit on the pre-sale memory upgrade than they could on the sale of the PC!

RE: Advent 7026 Battery

and just for the record, looks like that machine has an interesting origin <a=href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/7016.htm"> UKTSupport </a> indicate its a <a href="http://www.uniwill.com/UserDownload/N251S/N251S6.htm"> Uniwill </a> model assembled in Germany by <a href="http://download.gericom.com/NOTEBOOK/Blockbuster-Serie/Blockbuster/251S6/"> Gericom </a> The links provided are to the various support download sites

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

not with what you've given us If you raise a job request for one of our tech team to visit you, then he/she may be able to resolve it. Could be so many things.... But I'd guess at a faulty dongle. At the end of he day, its up to "3" to get this working

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

call "3" and speak to them

RE: soundflow

not really, because I can't understand what you are saying Also even if I cold, I'd need a lot more informaion regarding make/model of machine, operating system, what software you're trying to use, and what you mean by "closing the keyboard". Is this a laptop?

RE: Advent 9617

could well be there are instructions for removing he keyboard at <a her="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/9617.htm"> UKTSupport </a> It should be possible to find a replacement on Ebay. For the record note that this machine is really an <a href="http://www.uniwill.com/UserDownload/l75ii/l75ii.php"> ECS/Uniwill L75II8 </a>

RE: my mac ibook starts up but there is no picture on screen and when it does come on it shows a message

none of us currently here are Mac experts, I'm certainly not an I'm loathe to give specific advice. If you Google for "imac startup problems" you'll find plenty of hits offering various ideas to fix it However you could have a dead hard drive or logic board

RE: superdrive replacement white intel imac

we can't quote through the forum If you raise a job request on the main PCIQ site one o four team will pick it up and contact you http://www.pciq.com

RE: Java2v1.4.1

aaargh... bug of the typo again that should read - "you should UNINSTALL ALL version of Java except..."

RE: my desktop pb power supply box green light glows bright and then dull continually as does the light

two beeps PROBABLY means a problem with the RAM memory. Try reseating it, or if that fails, replacing it

RE: sound machine

interesting to see that this forum is read in India. with the information you have given us it is very difficult to make any comment - however before you do anything else, try a system restore back to a date before it went wrong

RE: My computer does not have Micro soft office installed, how much would the software cost me and how w

and another typo...that OpenOfffice link is <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/"> HERE </a> I'll be glad when we get post editing available on this forum...

RE: My computer does not have Micro soft office installed, how much would the software cost me and how w

you can buy version of Office 10 online from Microsoft at <a href="https://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/buy/"> this website </a> However you may find you can pick up the home/student version cheaper at PCWorld - they're knocking it out at around &#163;20. What they sell you is the product key: you still have to go online and download it However there is a better option: If all you want is typing and spreadsheets, download the FREE equivalent product from <a href=http://www.openoffice.org/">Oracle (was Sun)</a> If you want a similar program from someone you've heard of, try the <a href="http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/home"> IBM Lotus Symphony</a> - basically the same program as OpenOffice, but with w tweaked interface. Personally I'd go for the OpenOffice version

RE: 3 dongle wont reconnect!

1) have you spoken to "3"? They may have an asnwer 2) Its a long shot, but some people have reported this behavior as being caused by AVG antivirus. What security software does your machine have?

RE: ECS 945P-M3 motherboard drivers

sorry for the failure to reply earlier - somehow I missed the therad among all the others as fas as I'm aware that model was built in Ireland, especially for DSG and has nothing to do with Philips - except the name is licenced from them. All support is through "The Tech Guys" and drivers can be downloaded from <a href="http://support.thetechguys.com/layout.aspx?ID={a1e1f4e9-3d83-41b5-adc0-f93e79a88658}&CatID={c5d81334-ed4d-400a-960c-02e4c3b9d3e2}"> here </a>

RE: adaptor for monitor

the thrid hit on Google for CH1204 gives <a href="http://www.power-adapters.co.uk/12v-chi-ch1204-replacement-power-supply-p-674.html"> this </a> I didn't bother looking any further I don't know the company, so caveat emptor - its up to you to be sure its the correct model

RE: Time Drivers

You've obviously not read the response to your posting of yesterday, so I'll repost ti again here. tricky one Thats an Arima A520, and I can't find a home page for Arima at present Its poorly documented by Time, but as far as I can tell it was a bit of a hybrid. The drivers I have found are Sound - ADI/Soundmax USB2 - NEC Modem - Askey MDC - which appears to really be a Conexant HSF Chipset - POSSIBLY Ali (guessing) Graphics - ATi of some kind, don't know what - but the provided drivers were version 7.80_rc2_7034 Most, if not all those those should have adequate default drivers on Windows update Now to the crux of your question The wireless card is not specified in the Time documentation, nor is it on th driver CD. It was probably not sourced from Arima: it was almost certainly a third party part Time list on Notebook Driver CD9 just one wireless driver set, but I don't know it they are the correct ones. Its an MSI card, the MS6804. I can't find anything with that name on the MSI site, so I've uploaded the file here to <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/414408105/MS6804.zip"> Rapidlink </a> theres also a copy of the driver disk available by torrest at <href="http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5783020/Time_Computers_Notebook_drivers_V9.5783020.TPB.torrent"> The Pirate Bay </a>

RE: Drivers for Time computers

that Torrent has now turned up <a href="http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5783020/Time_Computers_Notebook_drivers_V9.5783020.TPB.torrent"> hereh </a>

RE: Problems with 3 Dongle - No Network

if the machine is at SP2 now, then first uninstall the dongle software,then reinstall SP2 again, over the top, then SP3 and any updates. I suspect somehow the registry does not match the file version in place

RE:

we offer advice on repairing computers We don't offer help with your homework. There are plenty of places on the internet which describe the characteristics and use of RJ-11 and RJ-45 in far more detail than we could here

RE: Drivers for Time computers

tricky one Thats an Arima A520, and I can't find a home page for Arima at present Its poorly documented by Time, but as far as I can tell it was a bit of a hybrid. The drivers I have found are Sound - ADI/Soundmax USB2 - NEC Modem - Askey MDC - which appears to really be a Conexant HSF Chipset - POSSIBLY Ali (guessing) Graphics - ATi of some kind, don't know what - but the provided drivers were version 7.80_rc2_7034 Most, if not all those those should have adequate default drivers on Windows update Now to the crux of your question The wireless card is not specified in the Time documentation, nor is it on th driver CD. It was probably not sourced from Arima: it was almost certainly a third party part Time list on Notebook Driver CD9 just one wireless driver set, but I don't know it they are the correct ones. Its an MSI card, the MS6804. I can't find anything with that name on the MSI site, so I've uploaded the file here to <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/414408105/MS6804.zip"> Rapidlink </a>

RE: how can i re install windows xp on my advent 4489

something is going really wrong today... heres that link in full http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/4489.htm and another go at linking to it <a href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/4489.htm"> Advent 4489 </a>

RE: how can i re install windows xp on my advent 4489

UKTSupport have a page about this model, and the various recovery options <a hre="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/4489.htm"> here </a>

RE: Installing win7 64bit

neither HP not nVidia will have actually made the graphics card. That will have been made by one of the board manufacturers You need to ID the card, find who made it, and see if they have am updated video Bios

RE: laptop wont start

corrupted hard drive / partition or faulty hard drive it may be possible to recover the drive, or it may need replacement Is it under warranty? And is there any information on there you need to keep?

RE: 3 dongle

are you saying that your dongle and laptop in a different location works, and that a different dongle in your location works? If so, that sounds like eh network is overloaded locally to you, and existing customers are being given priority over new ones Speak to "3"

RE: 3 dongle

"no service" normally means just that: no service. Or else the Dongle is faulty Have you proved that the equipment does actually work anywhere else? Take it into your local town centre and try there as the signal will be from a different transmitter Also try using the laptop out of doors at your home, and see if that gets a signal But really, you need to speak to "3"

RE: Back up files have changed to a different file type

"but surely this is a basic file associations issue?" Maybe, but i suspect not. More likely to be a corrupt installation, and that "not a valid WIN32 application" error seriously suggests either corruption or a virus - or maybe that the Sage installation is only a 16-bit version?

RE: FS Amilo LI1818 wont boot

its probably a vain hope, but just try reseating memory and any mini-pci cards e.ge. wireless/modem If that fails then it probably is the m/b

RE: can't remeber password

as a rule we don't give advice re password removal due the possibility of aiding theft If you want help on this, raise a request for a visit from one of our technicians

RE: FS Amilo LI1818 wont boot

I've had several cases like this My working hypothesis is that the period on non-use allows the solder points on the motherboard to cool to a greater degree than normal and fracture. I've no idea if I'm correct - tis just a hunch. I suspect Dave or Wim have better knowledge than me However in this case, despite the checks done I'd still check the hard drive further Before binning the machine its worth low-level formatting/zeroing the hard drive using the drive makers tools. Also I'd try a replacement drive if that failed. Diagnostics do not always detect a bad drive - or a badly formatted drive

RE: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo li1705 Freezing when Moved

the rework failed on the on I had Since then we've found out more about the Nvidia graphics problem, and IF thats the cause a reliable fix is unlikely Theres a very major generic problem with Nvidia laptop graphics chips

RE: usb stick/flash drives

Just Google "encrypted flash drive" plenty of choice n general Kingston flask drives tend to have a better reputation for longevity

RE: ECS 945P-M3 motherboard drivers

its quite possible an OEM only board, ECS did a lot of those Better if you can give us the FULL name and model as so called "Phillips" machines were actually built and sold by at least two different companies: one in Ireland, one in Germany On the front does it say "Freevents" or something else? And what is the make/model as descibed on teh makers plate on the back?

RE: 1995 PB monitor

what do the plugs on the ends of the leads look like? what colour are they? what is the MODEL of the monitor?

RE: advent 5711 no wireless connection anymore

rough guess, either the internal wireless card has failed, or its come loose/lost contact Open the machine and reseat it If that fails then disable or remvoe it and use a cheap USB wireless adaoptor instead

RE: I have a g3 dongle I have used it happly for month on my pc all of a sudden there was a problem whi

what virus doe scan say you have? and what are you scanning with? And presumably you do have access to another computer

RE: general

try that MacForums site - you stand more chance there than here But when you post, give them the full story of what you've done and why. Just giving a partial post - as you initially did here - will probably get you the wrong answers

RE: general

was that from this forum? I can't seem to find it Can you post a link so we can try to see what you've done?

RE: general

I would assume a screen resolution problem Presumably you've reloaded it? if so did you do it from recovery disks for that specific model, disks for another model, or a generic MacOX setup pack?

RE: Mac Mini; OS X; 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo; 1Gb RAM. Computer will not switch on - no lights, no sound.

our usual Mac expert seems to have vanished for a few months now. In his absence I'd guess at a failed logic board - however don't take that as definite, wait and see what others say Instructions for swapping out the board are on the <a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-Mac-mini-Model-A1176-Logic-Board-Replacement/1117/1"> Ifixit website </a> Instead of the putty knife I used a thin, broad clap knife blade to break into mine Parts for that model are available <a href="http://www.applemacparts.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=7685_8044_8048&sort=1a&page=1"> here </a> You'll see a new logic board is &#163;385, a repaired exchange one &#163;199 - plus VAT Is it financially viable? Probably not - assuming my diagnosis is correct

RE: iMac Fan problems

<a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iMac_Intel_17%22">iMac 17" repair guide </a>

RE: Advent 5431 Power Issues

I presume you mean the CMOS battery? the CMOS itself is the BIOS chip and removing it can easily break it... If you had to reseat the CMOS battery, then replace it. They're cheap and disposable: a strip of ten should cost your around &#163;3 (for the strip) from someone like CPC (and around &#163;5 singly from PCWorld...)

RE: gateway drivers

the Gateway download page is <a href="http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/dlcenter.asp"> here </a> but that model number finds nothing. Are you sure you've read it correctly? Go to that website and try inputting the serial number instead To answer your other question 0 that machine would have had a hidden recovery partition on teh hard drive, but presumably its now trashed? Read the documentation which came with the machine - it will tell you how to recover the machine from that partition IF its still there

RE: DVD Region change

If you actually check, the internet is full of references to this error The problem is that there are three things which allow/prevent DVD regional playback, and all have to be set correctly: Windows The DVD drive The DVD playback software while windows may allow another change, its quite probably that the drive firmware won't. or that the playback software won't Possible fixes? 1) try flashing the drive with updated firmware. However if you get that wrong,the drive will die 2) try uninstalling / reinstalling the DVD playback software 3) if all else fails, download and run one of the various "DVD region killer" programs. Technically all break copyright law, so I'm not going to recommend a specific one

RE: time motherboard

PPS - for the record the case is a Foxconn <a href="http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Chassis/detail_overview.aspx?id=en-us0000002> TS-001 </a> Quite good quality for the time, and still presentable now!

RE: DVD Region change

not as simple as that the actual DVD playback software may be more restrictive and block subsequent changes. What DVD playback software are you using?

RE: black screen

difficult as we don't know whats causing it Prime candidate is a failed graphics chip, but it could be a number of other problems It it completely black with no writing? Does it show ANYTHING at startup? What make/model is it?

RE: Ram

thats a very common problem Norton programs are memory hogs and need a lot of RAM How much do you have installed? On a XP machine with 360 running you need at least 1GB

RE: I was using my hp g6000 laptop when the screen changed and a diagonal line pattern came across it. I

just thought I'd add a few replies to some of Lee S's comments "Ok for a start DONT post a reply unless you know what your talking about! this really irratates me!! " Well, Wim and I do both know what we're talking about. Thats why we've both posted. What really irritates me is people posting incorrect advice. "This is a common problem with HP & compaq" Actually its a problem shared by almost any brand of laptop that uses an Nvidia chipset with integrated Nvidia graphics. Some chips are worse than others. The 6100 series were bad. Its nothing to do with the machine being HP/Compaq, ALL laptop makers had the problem. In fact HP/Compaq are more helpful than many, having extended the warranties on some of the affected machines (though not all) "They do this on purpose to make more money for engineers & workshops approved by HP & compaq! " Total BS "this informationis known by HP & compaq but is only released to approved engineers, the nasty little s*its do it on purpose to make more money. " More BS "The only reason i know this info is because i am a computer engineer" Well, so are Wim, myself, and the other regular posters here. And we know is somewhat different! As Wim says, there is no reason to avoid HP/Compaq machines. However this is a very good reason for avoiding laptops with Nvidia chipsets

RE: I was using my hp g6000 laptop when the screen changed and a diagonal line pattern came across it. I

This is a 12-month old thread, so I really don't see why it was reopened. However, Wim's right: the basic problem here is that Nvidia's laptop graphics chipsets (or at least this generation) are badly engineered, and with time thermal expansion makes them unseat from the motherboard. You often find comments on the web about supposed "fixes" such as Lee B describes above: they're based on the false assumption that the laptop motherboard has somehow acquired a "static charge" that needs discharging through some arcane voodoo ritual like he describes. I can assure you: I've seen the theory, tried it, and never got it to work. As far as I can see its a hoax. The only way you're going to fix one of these boards is if you can stick it in a reflow oven and bake it till the solder flows and remakes the connections

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

and thinking back to Nomadic's problem: don't you need SP2 installed before these modems work?

RE: feedback

internal microphones and laptops are funny things we had some at Time which picked up the magnetic oscillation of the spinning cpu cooling fan, giving a continuous sine wave input as long as the fan was turning. Couldn't cure that one at all

RE: 3 Dongle Connection Problems

sorry, nothing we can do. we are nothing to do with "3" might be worth checking the availability map at <a href="http://www.three.co.uk/Help_Support/Coverage?infoChoice=mbb"> availability map ,/a> to see if you should be able to connect or not

RE: 3 dongle fault

and it bears repeating yet again WE ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH "3" anyone with an issue with a "3" dongle should speak to "3". Especially contractual problems such as this

RE: keyboard cover

UKTSupport has a page for this model <a href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/qc430.htm"> here </a> They say its really a rebadged Quanta TW3M, and that <a href="http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/28/42/284266_284266.pdf"> assembly </a> and <a href="http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/28/42/284283_284283.pdf"> disassembly </a> are available on the Intel website Drivers for it are <a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2476&lang=eng"> here </a> why do you want to get the cover off?

RE: ADVENT AIO 100 cant find drivers for soundcard having a nightmare

second short: try <a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=16983&ProdId=3056&lang=eng"> this one </a>

RE: ADVENT AIO 100 cant find drivers for soundcard having a nightmare

try <a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=14699&lang=eng"> this </a> total guess, but its the only IDT Sigmatel 92XX series driver I can find on the Intel site - and thats an Intel based motherboard according to UKTSupport

RE: Media Centre freezes and crashes

that ATF cleaner link won't work try downloading from <a href="http://www.atribune.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=25"> this page </a>

RE: Drivers for Time computers

audio drivers for that should be <a href="ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software9/COL22125/pv-58190-1/sp37325.exe"> here </a> support page for that machine is <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3368063&lc=en&cc=uk&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=uk">here </a> only thing that confuses me is the reference to SYSTEM speaker. Makes me wonder if the machine has been hit by the virus that corrupts beep.sys Anyway, download and install those drivers and see what happens

RE: Media Centre freezes and crashes

could be many things such as failing / corrupt hard drive corrupted codecs wrong video drivers viral problems but even if you cured all that, with so little free drive space not a lot is going to work

RE: Media Centre freezes and crashes

"Hard has about 1.5 gb free" I can't comment on any other possible problems, but the system is not going to run with that minimal amount of free space. PC performance starts degrading with anything less than around 30-35% free. At 1.5GB I'd guess you were at less than 1% free Either clear the junk out of the machine or, or get yourself a decent sized drive, reinstall and start again At 1.5GB free the only person being fooled is yourself. It ain't going to work

RE: Drivers for Time computers

Rob is it a Time computer? If so post the model number and I'll track down the correct drivers model number should be on a makers plate on the back and read something like 123ABC4567G8 if you can't find the model number, I May be able to locate it from the product code of the PC - something like 123-999-456789 don't give me the serial number - I can't trace anything from that even if its not from Time, still post the make/model and we may still be able to work it out As Alan said, its the computer soundcard/chip which needs the drivers, not the speakers

RE: problem with upgrading mac

that sounds about right the old operating system has been trashed by the aborted upgrade. The attempts at "cleaning" the drive may well have effectively reformatted it You need a new hard drive

RE: Problem with power into Amilo Pi 1505

" If I do not dare try to reflow the solder connections myself. what is the best way to find the nearest techie that will know what he is doing with my laptop model?" Simple - go to our main web home page and raise a request there for one of our engineers to come and visit you. Thats what PCIQ does. Got to <a href="http://www.pciq.com/"> www.pciq.com </a> and click the red "request support" button

RE: laptop connection error

tried this? <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;274509"> link </a>

RE: 3 connect mobile broadband

we cannot answer that you should speak to your network provider - if only to ensure you don't get billed for its ongoing use by whoever now has it

RE: left/right click

I think you mean Alan :-)

RE: packard bell computor

well it could be one of a number of things not enough RAM memory faulty hard drive too many junk programs loading at startup viral problems knowing Packard Bell's build habits I'd suspect its low on RAM. How much is installed?

RE: packard bell computor

there should be a method for reinstalling windows from a hidden partition on the hard drive, without needing to use a disk check the manual that came with the machine as it varies from brand to brand failing that, try ringing their sales line on 0871 760 1019 having said all that, its quite likely your problem may not require this step what is actually wrong with the machine? whats it doing?

RE: Problems with graphic card when running a diagnostic test. Display has different colours and multipl

what card? what diagnostic test? what operating system? why are you doing the test - is the machine giving problems? does the machine otherwise work OK?

RE: cpu fan advent t1

I think its time to ask: what are the actual problems / symptoms of the machine?

RE: 3 Dongle problem

have you spoken to 3? what do they say?

RE: IMAC Keeps shutting down

Alan - its out of warranty... while digging around on the web I found a couple of references to some Imacs suffering from what they called "intermittent shutdown syndrome" - and the implication seemed to be that it was terminal presumably this was purchased second-hand. I wonder just why is was for sale...?

RE: I have a new mac book pro. I cannot work out how to make a document or how to copy and paste and is

check these web pages <a href=https://www.apple.com/support/mac101/">mac101</a> <a href="https://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/">Find out how</a>

RE: sound on a 5067

in order the things to check are are the speakers plugged in correctly? are they turned on? check volume on the speakers check computer volume controls - are they muted? check deice manager for errors? try a driver rollback reinstall the drivers

RE: I have a Packard bell Imax3515 Pc,which has a wireless keyboard and mouse.Unfortuneatly the mouse ha

probably not, unless you can buy the exact same model as supplied by PB realistically you've a choice of getting a new mouse/keyb set, or a new mouse with its own wireless sender unit or a corded mouse

RE: my own program disc will not load

usually this happens because either 1) the program folders have been deleted - or 2) system restore has been run back to a time before the programs were installed - or 3) an attempt has been made at a windows repair installation - or 4) someones copied over the registry files with the original backup copies from the first installation the other possibility is that the programs you're tying to remove are old 16-bit ones which don't have a proper uninstaller, or are badly written junk, or are in fact "fake" malware programs You might be able to tidy the mess up by using a combination of CCleaner and the MS Installer Cleanup tool, followed by systematic manual file deletions and a line-by-line registry edit However thats no a choice for the unknowing as its long, tedious and likely to cause more problems. Personally I'd back up any data, then wipe the machine and reinstall windows. Something has gone badly wrong and its time to start again. Trying to repair the software in a case like this usually goes wrong As a matter of interest, which are the programs causing the problem?

RE: packard bell easynote LJ75

most likely cause is that the machine is overhearing in some way probably needs a stripdown and attention paying to the cooling system. Thats not something to try yourself

RE: packard bell easynote LJ75

is the keyboard working or has the machine completely frozen?

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

have you tried plugging it into a different USB port? why did you uninstall it? was it giving problems?

RE: virtual memory

something to remember is that generally if you are getting warnings about virtual memory, its because you don't have enough RAM memory n the machine

RE: Hi i see blue dots on Dell start up screen at the end of its life...before i was playing call of dut

if I'm right on the diagnosis, then the cost of a replacement motherboard - if you can get one - will be close on &#163;200 plus you have to add labour However a replacement board is going to have the same generic fault, and that assumes Dell will sell one anyway. Last time we tried to get one for a customer Dell UK refused and we had to look at sourcing one from the USA

RE: need mother board for a sony VGC-LA3 all in conconputer

post a job request if you want someome to look at it However you may find no-one will touch it.I know I won't

RE: Advent 5711 Started once then refused to start again since

that could well be the cause - it could be shorting across the contacts. Have a close look and see if the contact strips are touching each other, or the socket housing. Try to prise them free if they are. I have seen that problem cause these symptoms before Soldering a new USB socket on the m/b should not be too difficult, though I've never known anyone actually do it. It would need a complete stripdown of the machine, and a steadier hand with the soldering iron than I've got!

RE: video converter

the conversion time is a direct function of the power of your computer, and the resolution of the output file. The software will have a much smaller effect. Of course the source and end formats will also make a difference. Best thing you can do is read the info on one of the dedicated websites, such as <a href="http://www.doom9.org/"> doom9 </a> Whole host of info - and downloads - available there

RE:

what are the make / models of the machines? when it "shuts down" does it give any kind of error message? when you restart the machine does it restart setup? what version of windows? are you using a real microsoft disk ore a copy? If a oopy where did it come from? now possibly the most important - why have you attempted to reload these machines? what went wrong with them that made you feel they had to be reloaded?

RE: time drivers

sorry forgot the <a href="http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/video/KN_KM400/KM400_16942416_XP_wIShld_logod.zip> graphics drivers </a>

RE: HPC4480 Printer

try using real new cartridges NOT refills

RE:

with the amount of detail you've given us there's virtually nothing we can say except "yes its faulty" If you'd like to elaborate giving more details then maybe we can help.

RE: Problem using an Ipad on a wifi network

what make of router are you using and is the WEP encryption authenitcation method set to "open" or "shared"?

RE: Installing XP on a TIME PC

the drivers for that card are <a href="http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/Download.aspx?Type=Software&id=404&tab=APDriver"> here </a> It will work on an XP Media Center machine, it just can't interface with the Media Center software: you have to use the card's own TV software instead Note there are no drivers for Vista or Win7: just WinXP or earlier One problem I've found with it is that since last years change in the digital frequencies, when scanning for channels it no longer finds hem ass as it has the wrong presets. I had to look up the details of the various local broadcast multiplexes and manually add them to the list of channels to scan. This may just be something peculiar to our local TV masts and may not affect you

RE: Installing XP on a TIME PC

thanks for the feedback. Its alway good to know when something works OK The 32GB hard drive was almost certainly due to a formatting error: somehow the primary partition was converted to FAT16, and the 32GB is the maximum size that Windows can "address" in FAT16 One question - did you manage to find the TV card drivers on the Avermedia website OK? They can be a bit confusing to ID and they weren't included in any of the Time/Tiny driver CDs

RE: cpu fan advent t1

one of the problems with these all-in-one systems They look very pretty, but they're very difficult to break into

RE: cpu fan advent t1

I think you're going to be on a hiding to nothing trying to get an OEM part to fit that According to <A href=http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/t1.htm"> UKTSupport </A> it really came from a company called TriGem - mainly known for motherboards. - and was branded as a TG LLUON LNLA11-1 Trigem seems to have gone through a number of changes / rebrands / takoevers and this appears to be their current support site , under the brand <a href="http://www.trigem.com/de/support/service.asp"> Averatec </a> You can try asking them, but I doubt you'll get anywhere. Your best bet is to do the same as the rest of us: strip it down, take the part out and visually match it to a replacement from the various components wholesalers. There are only so many standard fan sizes

RE: Laptop screen colour false pink green!

it could also be a failing screen

RE: 3 dongle worked-updated-doesn't work

complain to "3" its their software / update and they must have a fix

RE: Internet History

try this <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000510.htm"> this </a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTd6a83e1QE"> this </a>

RE: 3 mobile dongle.

try a system restore back to before you started playing with it and for future reference note that multiple sets of software will conflict like this

RE: Dedicated Server Benefits

please do not spam your IP address is 77.235.21.74 which I see is an address in Kyrgyzstan this forum is for computer support - not for you to post unwanted junk

RE: laptop wont start

really an ECS / Uniwill L75II8 see <a href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/9117.htm"> UKTSupprt </a> given what you've said, it could be a loose component, dead screen , failed motherboard or even a faulty hard drive In fact so many possible variables I don't think you'll diagnose it yourself short of stripping it down and reassembling it with new test parts probably better to get one of our laptop specialists to look at it for you raise a request for a home visit on our <a href="http://www.pciq.com"> main page </a>

RE: medion MIM2230 notebook system crash

check Microsofts helpguide for this error <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315223"> here </a>

RE: Laptop Start failure

my best guess would be that the jack socket is broken and probably shorting / arcing Don't plug it in again or you could be looking at a meltdown of the board or socket, and possibly a power unit failure. Is the charger or the jack plug getting hotter than normal? Post a request for one of our laptop specialists to have a look at it. Difficult to give more advice without looking at it, especially as theres a potential fire risk through overehating

RE: laptop power up failure

hard to be aure could be a charging problem, but it sounds more like a piece of hardware is causing boot to fail its quote possible that the keyboard is faulty and causing the problem, but equally if it has been dropped then almost anything could have happened It really needs a systematic workthrough, with various bits removed / replaced / reseated in turn to see what makes a difference. Probably not a good idea for someone not used to laptop construction design. May be easier if you booked one of our laptop specialists to look at it

RE: Startup

even so, that does not sound right keep a close eye on how it behaves and at the first sign of anything else wrong, send it back

RE: Startup

Is this a new machine or a second hand one which you've put Win7 onto yourself?

RE: 3 dongle fault

then speak to "3" you have to assume its a fault with the dongle

RE: 3 dongle fault

check the machine for worms viruses etc does the machine do this if you don't have the dongle in? from previous posts there seems to be a possible trend in some of these dongles drawing too much power from the USB port and causing overheating (and potentially burnout), but this is only a suspicion You should speak to the "3" support team and see what they say: after all it is their kit, and you have a contract with them

RE: Acer Aspire M3641 WILL NOT POST

I messed those links up... here they are again the supplier is <a href=http://www.ballicom.co.uk/video-cards/msi-s775-nvidia-nf630i-mcp73pv-2xddrii-800-1333fsb-gf7100-graphics-raid-gbe-lan-micro-atx-motherboard.p404902.html"> here </a> while the Gateway support page is <a href="http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/MSI/4006273R/4006273Rnv.shtml"> here </a>

RE: Please please help. I have an Advent desktop computer, with Windows Vista. Everytime i start up and

three likely causes, though there may be others 1) its overheating 2) faulty hard drive (or maybe full hard drive??) 3) the machine is so full of junk software and / or malware that theres not enough RAM to enable it to run I stress that those are just the LIKELY problems Impossible to be sure without having a look at it Why not request a home visit from one of our PCIQ agents?

RE: HP G 6000 LAP TOP PROBLEMS

I don't think theres any more help we can offer Theres a generic fault in numerous model / brands of laptops which share this series of Nvidia graphics chipsets, and your symptoms are typical of what happens when they go wrong In the USA, HP admitted to the problem on SOME of the faulty machines, but not all. In the UK - to the best of my knowledge - they've not acknowledged the problem You choices are: speak to HP and threaten them with legal action / trading standards etc. You'l probably get nowhere. OR cut your losses and buy another laptop which does not have an Nvidia graphics chip Note that this problem is not specific to HP: almost ANY laptop with an Nvidia graphics chip seems to be at risk, though some chips (such as the 6100) seem to be worse

RE: HP G 6000 LAP TOP PROBLEMS

after checking the HP downloads page its apparent that this is one of the models with the Nvidia Geforce Go 6100 graphics So it probably has the dead graphics chip problem A replacement motherboard will go the same way sooner or later Probably time it bin it and buy something else - preferably with Intel or ATi graphics. However tis worth getting someone to check it over first to confirm its not something trivial like a loose cable or faild inverter

RE: advent 5431

thats really an ECS / Uniwill U51IL1 Advent sold a lot of different machines of that chassis, all with different model numbers Your best bet is to keep an eye on Ebay and see if anything suitable comes up. Best bet may be to try and buy a complete machine thats dead, e.g. failed motherboard or dead screen, and then do a mix and match Checking the UKTSupport website indicates that the Advent 5611, 5612, 5711, 5712 use the same chassis, and certainly others do as well

RE: Vista service pack 2

if they're they're the ones the system told you to make, they should work However if the machine is from one of the big manufacturers it probably has an onboard recovery process accessible either through a menu or else through a boot menu You may get a message at startup along the lines of "press Fx to enter recovery" or it could be throught he F8 "repair my computer" option Which make / model is it?

RE: Vista service pack 2

I dont know about this case, but usually with SP2 it fails before the reboot: it runs through the download and pre-reboot install, then gives the "windows update failed error" and rolls back Its a known problem, documented several times inteh MS help forums and the SFC fix and the recommended resolution by the MVPs who post theres. However I've yet to see it on support.microsoft.com

RE: Vista service pack 2

the DVD drive is probably faulty the microswitch which detects the presence of a new disk has failed. You need a replacement drive regarding the service pack problem, its a common error that can be caused by several issues. Do you get an error message? Anyway, first thing to try is: click start > all programs > accessories then RIGHT click "command prompt" and select "run as administrator" at the flashing cursor type "sfc /scannow" without the quotes and hit the enter key go away and leave it scanning for an hour or so. When it finishes, reboot the machine and try installing SP2 again If that still fails post back with full details of how you're trying to install it, and what errors you get

RE: 3 Dongle problem

Vodaphone customers may find this <a href="http://vodafoneuksignal.com/"> map </a> interesting It enables users to plot their signal strength

RE: TIME Machine 00224ML08G4

that used an OEM motherboard thats missing from the MSI site - the MS-6382 However others used the same board and the details of it can be found <a href="http://217.110.237.70/Manuals/6382-engl%20v2.0%20-%20MS-6382.pdf"> here </a> and <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07352"> here </a> Its a basis slot A board with a Via KT266A chipset. However it did NOT have onboard ethernet. We may have supplied one as an aftermarket extra, but if so it could be anything. Time sold whatever they could get their hands on - the aftermarket stuff was not standardised. You'll have to take the card out and try to ID the chipset. Or else fit a replacement card - you should be able to find one for less than &#163;10 In passing - the original graphics card in that one would have been a Geforce 2 MX400, while the modem was a PC-Tel chipset based item from Askey

RE: Sony vaio

boot it into safe mode and try a system restore and personal experience suggests Bitdefender is more likely to cause problems than solve them. Its nto that good at AV detection and its very clunky

RE: my 3 connect dongle does not work any more

obvious question - have you spoken to "3"? its their dongle and their network and their support lines really should be your first point of contact for help

RE: need mother board for a sony VGC-LA3 all in conconputer

my coding skills are obviously u/s that link should be <a href="http://www.nvidiadefect.com/sony-vaio-vgc-la3-with-nvidia-go-7600-lack-of-info-t562.html"> here </a> read it and follow the instructions on getting your money back IF the problem matches yours

RE: Hullo Got a big Evesham desktop from SO1088 kit P565/G965 Express Chipset Based Neo2 MSI motherb

thats an old board design, using socket 478 / DDR (not DDR2) /AGP. You'll be hard pushed to find a suitable replacement if the board has blown, ideally you should be looking at a complete rebuild using a newer design of socket and DDR2 or DDR3 memory. Only problem with that is you wont be able to use that AGP card You need to look very closely at the cost analysis between a rebuild and simply buying a new machine

RE: 3 Dongle

probably faulty and drawing too much power You'll probably find that eventually either it, or more probably the computer USB chipset, will overheat and fail Replace the dongle before that happens, as a failed USB chipset is not realistically repairable

RE: advent AIO 200

more background about that machine from UKTSupport <a href="http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/AIO200.htm"> here </a>

RE: laptop lcd screen replacement

sorry, I don't accept that Asus is an Asian company and has representation just about everywhere. You should be able to find a service centre for them in your country You say you're in Asia - which makes your suggestion to but a replacement screen from the USA look even stranger. These all come from Taiwan or China and you would be able to pick one up far cheaper closer to wherever you are.

RE: drivers for time computer

that uses the KM266 version of the MS-7061 motherboard from MSI. Otherwise known as the KM3M-V Drivers are <a href="http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=590"> here </a> please note - all replies are through this forum, not via private mail

RE: fujitsu amilo 1705black screen when turned on and just stays that way!!

assuming its out of warranty, then if you raise a job request with PCIQ the attending engineer will carry out the repair (if feasible) at his / her workshop As to cost, impossible to answer as we don't know whats wrong. Could be a dead motherboard, could be a dead screen, both expensive - possibly too expensive. It could be a loose cable, it could be a failed inverter, which are both cheap to fix Until someone inspects it, we don't know But it won't fix itself.

RE: laptop lcd screen replacement

and theres something else to remember - the shop will almost certainly hand responsibility for the repair over to Asus themselves, so the machine will have to be collected / returned from your home address. You won't need to take it back to the shop

RE: Dongle Software

impossible to make any useful comment without more details from you e.g. make/model of computer version of windows make / model of dongle which phone company has it ever worked on this PC? have you changed anything on the PC recently? have you spoken to the phone company? you say it works on your friends computer. Does it work on your friends machine IN YOUR HOUSE? likewise will you machine work in your friends house?

RE: Drivers for TIME computer

sorry - that went wrong try this instead for the ATi drivers <a href="http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/radeon-prer300-xp.aspx"> here! </a>

RE: Drivers for TIME computer

Motherboard from MSI: the KM4AM-L version of the MS-6734 with KM400A chipset This comes wirh onboard LAN/Sound/Graphics but on this one the video was disabled and replaced with an ATi9200 card. However these were pretty unreliable and often replaced/removed. Windows XP should find a default ATi driver for this: the fact it does not suggests it has been taken out MSI download site for it is <a href=" http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=572">here</a> while the ATi9200 drivers are <a href="https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/6-11-pre-r300_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_38185.exe" here </a>

RE: laptop lcd screen replacement

the video puts a different view on what in the stills looks like fractures - especially in the second picture however you are not going to fix this yourself - either the screen is faulty or the graphics chip is faulty you need to get this machine repaired / replaced under warranty. You are not going to fix this yourself

RE: laptop lcd screen replacement

you can try arguing with the shop if you want, but to me that screen looks like something heavy has been dropped on the screen lid while closed warping the shell and causing multiple stress fractures whether you get away with it or not depends on to what extent other damage is visible: e.g. whether the screen lid or hinges shows any damage or distortion. Personally I believe the shop will show him the door on this one. Time to check out the T&Cs on the household contents insurance Might be an expensive repair as well: look like its an oddball screen size at 17.3"

RE: dongle

very difficult to diagnose through a forum, even if you gave us the details we would need however as both the dongle and PC are under warranty you really must speak to both "3" and Comet and get this resolved. Its under warranty, it appears not to work. Exercise your rights under the sale of goods act and require that they get it working. The "not of merchantable" quality phrase comes to mind: could be worth demanding your money back (AND the fees to "3") on that basis

RE: Installation CD for FUTRO B100 ST320

you're trying to use the machine for something it cannot do and for which it is not intended Its NOT a PC - its a "thin terminal client" with no local storage space and minimal processing power

RE: my webcam has gone ?, i sign up and i have the blue light but now nothing.....can anyone help ? i ha

this is another of those orphaned ECS/Uniwill U51IL1 machines so finding replacement drivers for that camera may prove to be a problem...assuming we can get it to actually detect as a piece of hardware. I have a feeling a system restore back to before monday would be the best thing to try first In device manager are there any "unknown" devices listed?

RE: keypad problems

Asus machines (and Acers and some HPs) default to a USA keyboard during setup unless you override it during the setup / welcome screens Been a known problem for years but they can't be bothered to fix it

RE: HUAWEI - E122 modem isn't workin on my windows XP machine.

theres a known problem with some laptop chipsets where the USB ports won't power back up after the computer has gone into sleep or standby. fox for that is to disable powersaving features on the USB root hubs in device maanager However that does not account for the problem you get after shutting the machine down - unless as Alan says, you are not actually shutting it down

RE: software for an Apple mac to open MTS files(AVCHD)

these two extracts from teh same wiki page need reading as well " Apple's Final Cut Express 4, Final Cut Pro 6.0.1, and iMovie '08-'09 (iMovie is bundled with all new Apple computers; Final Cut Express and Pro are sold separately) do not support editing of AVCHD clips directly. Imported AVCHD clips are automatically converted into the Apple Intermediate Codec format, which requires more hard disk space (40GB per hour as opposed to 13.5GB per hour for Standard Definition DV), a more powerful machine (an Intel-based Mac), and a more recent OS (Mac OS X 10.5). Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 "logs and transfers" the footage from AVCHD to AppleProRes by default and also gives the option of converting to the Apple Intermediate Codec. It does not allow native transferring of the *.m2ts clips nor directly editing them. The latest release of Apple's iLife suite (specifically, iMovie) has added support for AVCHD Lite cameras and camcorders" and " Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X. The latest version of Final Cut Pro 7 claims better integration with Apple's other professional applications and improved codec support for editing HD, DV and SD video formats, including encoding presets for devices such as iPod, Apple TV, and Blu-ray discs."

RE: software for an Apple mac to open MTS files(AVCHD)

have a read of this Wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD I'm by no means sure its completely definitive as there are incompatibilities with the AVCHD handling on different cameras. However it does say that "Roxio Toast 10 Titanium on Mac OS X will convert AVCHD to most computer formats presently available."

RE: Cooler Fan on ADVENT - SC-9104

fit a replacement one thats quieter or clean the dust out of the one you have however check before starting work: does the noise actually come from the cpu fan? the case extraction fan? the PSU? the hard drive? the graphics card? any chipset fans? check them all before deciding what to do

RE: Acer Aspire M3641 WILL NOT POST

as far as I'm aware "N1996" simply refers to the silicone wafer used to make the board, not the actual m/b design itself. The same bit of silicone can be used to make a large number of boards, varying according to the actual circuitry fitted /used Checking the website for this machine <a href=http://www.acer.co.uk/acer/product.do;jsessionid=79431F7D095FAD186C2EACA840828976.public_a_14b?LanguageISOCtxParam=en&rcond5e.c2att92=242&inu49e.current.c2att92=242&link=ln314e&CountryISOCtxParam=UK&kcond47e.c2att92=242&rcond159e.att21k=1&kcond48e.c2att101=40565&rcond190e.att21k=1&acond23=UK&rcond4e.att21k=1&sp=page17e&rcond157e.c2att92=242&var9e=822&ctx1g.c2att92=242&rcond42e.att21k=1&kcond50e.c2att92=242&rcond45e.att21k=1&rcond158e.c2att1=17&ctx2.c2att1=17&inu53e.current.c2att92=242&rcond38e.c2att1=17&var13e=UK&rcond44e.c2att1=17&rcond186e.c2att92=242&rcond3e.c2att1=17&rcond28e.attN2B2F2EEF=3296&rcond189e.c2att1=17&ctx1.att21k=1&CRC=1393975748">here</a> indicates that machine has an Nvidia chipset As far as I'm aware no Nvidia designs have been used in a BTX board, so it seems reasonable to assume that is probably an ATX - or more likely mATX board what that spec does not say is which CPU socket is used, however I'd guess that its a 775, given the DDR2 memory and range of compatible CPUs which creates a bit of a problem as a quick check of two stockists - Scan and Aria - show NO Nvidia Socket 775 boards. I think you're going to have to go with a replacement board with an Intel chipset. It'll be more reliable, but the onboard graphics won't be up to much: you'll have to get a garphics card as well if you want to play games

RE: Acer Laptop aspire 5535

besides what Dave suggested it could also be loose cable incorrectly seated fan or fan power cable incorrectly seated heatsink (or failed thermal compound) or it could be a failing motherboard. After all it is an Acer.

RE: MS word 2007

just exactly what kind of document are you trying to open? I've personally never seen this message

RE: hp printer

hear hear I had a perfect example of that last week. A customer had just upgraded to nwe 64-bit Win7 machine (from 32-bit XP). I downloaded the "full2 64-bit driver, all 240MB. Tried five times to install it, crashed every time with a cryptic error. So eventually I uninstaled the lot, rolled the system back, plugged the printer in and let Windows update download and install a driver. It did, and it worked Only two things needed tweaking: 1) the on-board card reader failed to install at first, but removing the ! from device manager and redetecting cured that 2) doing it this way gives no quick access route to the scanning options of the device: to fix this simply go to control panel > device and printers and draw a shortcut for the printer to the desktop

RE: unable to open ecard

the presumed virus would be in the e0mail, NOT in the PC. Its probably still on the server, not downloaded there are many variables here depending on your AV software, the e-mail software you are using, the nature of where the "greeting card" came from - and its format Personally I just delete any such mails without reading them: I've never seen a legit one yet. If I was unable to open one I'd be pleased: it would mean my security software was working correctly. Just delete it and forget it

RE: Do I need an upgraded graphics card for Sony Vegas to work smoothly?

I don't et any green banding trying to play that last video. but then I'm not using an HD graphics card Only problem I see with all three videos is slight jerkiness, suggesting maybe a slow server? Having said that, the fact that i can actually play them suggests maybe they are NOT HD encoded? Its difficult trying to diagnose something like this remotely: there are so many variable, such as installed codecs, sevice pack levels, other installed software. Windows updates a are a case in point: some of the Video editing software companies recommend NOT installing any service packs, or antivirus software, or any other media software at all. Basically means you have to have a dedicated video editing system NOT connected to the internet Truthfully, you'd be better off asking your questions on one of the dedicated video editing sites, where they are more likely to have more detailed knowledge Try here maybe http://forums.creativecow.net/sonyvegas One last point - a year or so ago when we were specifying a system for one of my customers to use in semi-pro video editing, the system supplier steered us strongly away from Sony Vegas simply because it was so unreliable/unstable

RE: Do I need an upgraded graphics card for Sony Vegas to work smoothly?

You don't need a great deal of performance from a video card for real time editing as littel actual video processing is done except for playback However you DO need a Hi-def capable video card: teh one you have at present is not capable of HD playback so you won't be able to see the videos you are making Go for a mid-range HD 4-series ATi Radeon: the consensus in the video industry is that Nvidia cards don't work for this. However, you machine is not up to the mark anyway To run an realtime video editing program in HD you need at least a four-core processor. 3GB of memory is better, and you'll probably need a couple of terabytes of hard drive space AT LEAST And those disks need to be fast: Velociraptors or similar

RE: unable to open ecard

most "greetings cards" turn out ot be viruses... perhaps your security software is doing its job?

RE: adware

you can usually remove it from ad/remove programs! it install as a normal program - it just happens to be a piece of junk Malwarebytes Antimalware or Spybot S&D should clean any traces of it out

RE: vista to XP

each one comes with a unique product key, which enables windows to be activated and used each key can be used on one machine ONLY your problem is that Windows XP was withdrawn from retail sale two years or so ago and you are unlikely to find a one, unless you find some surplus stock somewhere beware of buying through Ebay - there are a lot of fraudsters there with pirated copies

RE: vista to XP

Just a further note on that - if you do boot that Gateway with the Time recovery disk in, it will almost certainly kill the hard drive partition table, so nuking everything on the drive Don't even think about trying it. If you do you'll lose the lot and reformatting the drive may be a problem.

RE: vista to XP

hang on chaps before we start confusing him There ARE downgrade rights from SOME versions of Vista to SOME versions of XP If both systems are from the same manufacturer and if the XP disk uses a later version of the SLP activation system (hence the question about preinstalled service packs) then the XP disk may well install without needing a product key Lets wait and see what Samuel says before confusing this issue further

RE: System freezes using internet with 3 broadband dongle

PS to that - if the machine is up to it I usually install Threatfire as well "just in case"

RE: System freezes using internet with 3 broadband dongle

see my last post

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

have you tried calling "3"? what did they say?

RE: Antispyware soft

Chris Didn't realise that one had anything to do with TDSS... or are you just being cautious? Anyway thanks on two parts 1) I'd not come across rkill before - looks like it could be useful 2) thats the first hypertext link thats worked on this site!. Care to tell us what you did to make ti work? thanks

RE: Recovery disc

there are three sets of drivers there first set are the graphics drivers - " NVIDIA nForce2 Graphics Controller Driver" You need the ones labelled as "Windows 2000/XP 32bit" second ones are the motherboard drivers - " NVIDIA nForce2 System Drivers for MCP2 of SB". You need the ones labelled as " Windows 2000/XP 32bit " Third set are USB2 drivers and you only need to install these in Windows 98/Me. DO NOT install them on XP After that you will then need to go online and install all the windows service packs and updates Then finally you will have to install any other software such as DVD codecs, CD writer, office suite etc

RE: Recovery disc

the drivers on that driver CD will be out of date And to be honest its not easy to locate them correctly on that disk. There are a lot of files for different boards you're better off downloading newer version from the MSI website

RE: Recovery disc

thats machine is bult using a Microstar MS-6777 motherboard The required drivers are here http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=547

RE: Recovery disc

thats the correct recovery disk for that machine. The error message is actually to the the version of PartionMagic used in the T-Clone recovery process- NOT the reload CD required To cut a long story short, the hidden recovery image on the hard drive has gone. Usually happens if someone deleted the apparently empty folder c:\TClone If that goes the recovery process is goosed, though other things can cause the problem I'm afraid the only way to reload this now is with an OEM Windows CD - the recovery CDs are not going to work After formatting and reinstalling windows you'll have to reinstall the drivers by hand = I'll check on those in the morning But for now, that recovery CD is as much use as a dripmat I'll post again in the morning

RE: Recovery disc

Time no longer exist. They ran into financial problems and were closed down. I'm probably your only chance of getting a copy of one of the recovery disks. To help me help you can you please advise 1) which version of the disk you have 2) what that error message said - which version did it say you required? 3) the model number of the machine - should be on the back in the format 123-ABC-4567G8 And some more questions: you say it previously worked - are you sure you have the same disk? (sometimes we sent out two different reload CD versions "just to be sure") Since that last reload has the machine been reformattted by anyone, or has it been anywhere for repair (including Time)? Or has the disk structure been changed from FAT32 to NTFS? Sorry for all the questions, but there are so many variables involved, and so many things that can go wrong with the hidden image that we need the details to try and pin down the problem

RE: Advent System Recovery

no - you'll need an OEM Windows CD of the same type (Home/Pro/Media Centre) as the version stated on the product key And it HAS to be an OEM disk, not a shop-bought retail disk

RE: New blower required

quick Google scan finds nothing try posting on Ebay or ask the manufacturers - ECS This is really an ECS Uniwill S20II5 contact details are on http://www.uniwill.com/support/

RE: Orange dongle and laptop overheating

we had a similar report a few weeks ago of a "3" dongle causing similar problems - and enver reall y came to a conclusion there As far as we can tell, the probable cause is that the dongle is drawing too much current. This could be because the dongle is faulty, or the USB chipset on the laptop is faulty. Or it could simply bet that the laptop is not up to it: some of the older USB chipsets (especially the VIA and SiS V1.1 USB chips) wer incapable of delivering the full 500mA required by the USB specification Three possible ways round it, though I'm not going to claim that any will work 1) replace the dongle (in the hope that its faulty) 2) try an externall powered USB hub - that way the power drain is from the mains supply to the hub, not from the PC USB circuits 3) new PC

RE: Advent System Recovery

I'm not so sure that will work - If I remember correctly the System Angel stuff was supposedly hidden away using the "set max" command - which means using fixboot or fixmbr should not - in theory - make any difference and it shouldn't "see" the SystemAngel partition. If it CAN now see it, then using fixboot may just nuke whats left on the drive... Its worth a go, but I don't think it will work. However, theres nothing to lose. Otherwise you need a "real" windows disk anyway to reformat the machine - OR a full SystemAngel set including the downloadable bootsector fix disk (if its still available...)

RE: Time Computer Drivers

spot the error - thats a SLOT A board, not a Socket A one The CPUs were the prototype slot A Thunderbirds which were supposedly just engineering samples

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

by "system recover" I presume you mean its been restored to factory settings? Did he them install the various windows service packs? Those dongles are picky as to what they'll intall on: try updating Vista with Service Packs 1 & 2 and try again

RE: Hi An advent laptop was in use on a table and a glass of water was spilt and it ran under the lapt

and a PPS Its a longshot but the guys on this forum may have more knowledge than us on this one http://www.adventsupport.com/viewforum.php?f=1

RE: Hi An advent laptop was in use on a table and a glass of water was spilt and it ran under the lapt

That machine is really an ECS / Uniwill U51IL1 and so far none of us have managed to find it anywhere on the ECS or Uniwill support sites. It seems totally orphaned as a product. Personally I've never had to take one apart so I'm loathe to offer specific advice on stripping it down, but to answer your question in a general way, then yes the Uniwill laptops often do have hidden screw - often under the fascia or hinge panels The closest I know to a help site for this machine is on UKTSupport at http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/5611.htm- but thats very limited and probably wont help you Its actually quite annoying in that we get more questions about the U51IL1 than all other laptop models put together, but without a manual theres not a lot of specific advice we can offer. It was obviously a good seller (or at least for Advent) so why have ECS disowned it? Strange.

RE: 3 dongel

I'll just add what I've said many times before: if you have a problem with a "3" dongle your first port of call for support should be with "3" Its their kit, you have a contract with them, they should be able to identify the problem and fix it for you

RE: when i switch on i get the message windows failed to load because the nls data is corrupt, or missin

bit more about this error and possible solutions here http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/234935-nls-data-missing-corrupt-error.html

RE: Drivers for TIME Pc 00518MZ02G4

sorry... I forgot this site always mashes up those links.... try these instead for MSI http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=575 http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=601

RE: Antispyware soft

trouble is with that method Alan is 1) most people don't have a clue how to analyse teh results of HijackThis! or Autoruns and inevitably end up deleting the wrong entries 2) doing it your way does not unwind the registry changes that inevitably happen - and have to be undone before the machine will function properly

RE: Antispyware soft

If you want to do this yourself, first you need a few tools 1) a bootable "live" CD - the easiest to use is VistaPE (see http://www.vistape.net/) However you're going to need a Vista setup CD and anotehr PC to build it on 2) a pen drive with the following tools (assuming the machine is running windows xp) dial-a-fix http://majorgeeks.com/Dial-a-fix_d4899.html combofix http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe lspfix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm winsock fix xp http://majorgeeks.com/WinSock_XP_Fix_d4372.html smitfraudfix http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php Spybot S&D http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Antimalware http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php A-Squared free http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ unhookexec http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/UnHookExec.inf this last one needs to be saved as a text file and renamed unhookexec.inf once you have all these tools ready, post again and I (or someone) will explain what to do. However its tedious, messy, and requires a reasonably in-depth knowledge of windows. If you don't have that, or don't like the look of those downloads - or can't make the VistaPE disk then its time to call in one of our team for a visit

RE: Advent 5611 chipset drivers for XP

we've been round this one at least three times before its really an ECS / Uniwill U51IL1 - and is one of the "orphaned" machines which are missing from the ECS and Uniwill support pages tech details about the machine here http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/5711.htm If you want motherboard drivers you're going to have to download them from Intel However you've got a problem if you want to put XP on that machine: you'll need to install the SATA support drivers during setup, and that machines got no floppy drive - so you'll have to slipstream them onto a bespoke Windows XP setup CD. Unless you know how to do that, forget it But then if you knew how to slipstream the CD you'd know how to find the Intel drivers Also the wireless is a problem: that does not seem to appear as a driver on any "official" site. Last time we tracked it down to here: http://www.badongo.com/cfile/9754059

RE: Acer aspire x3200

Robins right trying to use a laptop with external keyboard and screen is a pain and pointless that machine you have should be fixable anyway - if its out of warranty get one of our engineers to take a look at it and check the fan you can raise a request for a home visit at http://www.pciq.com

RE: drivers for time computer

that works this time

RE: drivers for time computer

model number should read 00009MQ95CG4 motherboard is an MSI MS-6390 all the drivers you need - except the modem - are at http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=307 the modem is Conexant HSF so windows update will install that

RE: outlook & 3 dongle

I think the problem with BT is more convoluted than a simple blacklist: you actually have to go into the BT account settings on their servers (via their webmail client) and specifically enable the t-mobile or 3 or whatever smtp servers as "authorised" to send on your account Its messy, very messy

RE: outlook & 3 dongle

1) speak to planethosts NOT your IT guy as they will have seen this problem before and will know the settings need to authenticate you properly 2) if they can't fix it then you're going have to send using "3"s SMTP servers, using a 3 e-mail account, with the return address set as the

RE: outlook & 3 dongle

who s the e-mail company? Some do not allow mail to be sent from third party internet networks as a spam prevention feature

RE: security code

OK that link went a bit screwy theres a link to that page on this forum thread http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=796087 go to post #2

RE: My Vaio Laptop PCG-K315B has started running intolerably slow,especially on the internet.Left -click

rather strong indication that you have viral problems Time to call in one of our techs for a home visit Raise a request at http://www.pciq.com

RE: Hello,My dongle was working fine one day then the next it''s not working it''s sayed connected the

but not memory sticks unless you had a third party driver

RE: Hello,My dongle was working fine one day then the next it''s not working it''s sayed connected the

PS to that Are the USB ports on the computer version 1.1 or 2?

RE: Hello,My dongle was working fine one day then the next it''s not working it''s sayed connected the

hard to understand I'd be inclined to think a hardware failure but thats a guess Try a system restore to revert the machine to a couple of days ago. How you do that depends on the version of windows. Which version are you using?

RE: Hello,My dongle was working fine one day then the next it''s not working it''s sayed connected the

to try and help we need more details what do you mean by "crash"? and what does the error message actually say?

RE: Laptop brought on 18.5.09. Still under warranty. Blue screen all the time. Will not respond. Tried

PS When you do comtact The Tech Guys you'll need to give them a lot more data than you have Such as who you are, where you are, invocie number, cotact details... If what you've typed to us is the information you've given to Dell, then no wonder they've not responded

RE: Laptop brought on 18.5.09. Still under warranty. Blue screen all the time. Will not respond. Tried

I think we should explain that a little further: PCIQ agents can help you overcome software problems on a charegeable basis What we cannot do in your case is offer any hardware fixes or repairs as that would probably void you warranty with Dell (or where ever you bought it) And to reiterate again, PCIQ are not related to Dell in any way and have no responsibility for their products, warranties or customer service

RE: re my s dongle not working

duplicate thread

RE: drivers for time computer

as theres has been no reply to my last post I fear I may have been understood Yes, we should be able to identify the correct drivers for the computer, but not from the details you have given, which are the serial number for one of Microsofts programs If you check the makers plate on the back of the machine you will see the model number and product code. The machine is identifiable from either of those. Please post again with one or both of them and we should be able to link you to the correct drivers

RE: drivers for time computer

not with that number thats a Microsoft serial number for one of their bits of software, probably Works or Works Suite To be able to help I need either the model number or product code, which will be on the back of the machine Model number will take the form 123AB456G7 Product code will take the form 01234-999-56789

RE: System freezes using internet with 3 broadband dongle

thats the stupidest piece of advice given yet on this forum. Please disregard it - the person who posted it is a trolling spammer

RE: Celeron processors

time to put this thread to be methinks We've all wasted enough time on this now

RE: Celeron processors

speed vs capability lets try to use a comparison. Back in the 1970's Kawasaki sold a motorcycle known as the KH750. It was a three-cylinder two-stroke, faster than any production bike available at the time. Only problem was the brakes didn't work, it couldn't corner and the plastic tyres slipped. Most crashed at high speed, killing their owners. Compare that with the equivalent Honda - the four cylinder four stroke CB750. Less acceleration, 20mph slower top speed. But the brakes worked and it went round corners without crashing. One was fast, one was capable.

RE: Celeron processors

its nowhere near it as the Celeron is -probably depending on which model you buy - a single core while the Core2Duo has two cores. Irrespective of the speed the Duo has twice the number of processors. All you can say for sure is that for a given clock speed, a Core2Duo will give better performance than a Celeron. Trying to quantify it further is a fools errand as there are so many variable

RE: Celeron processors

just a final point those processors which cannot be made to work through correct programming get binned. They do not get sold

RE: Celeron processors

"avoid Celeron like the plague" No, not true. The Celerons are reliable within the specification parameters to which they are sold. If they were u/s they would not be sold at all. They work and are reliable. They simply don't do all that the "parent" design CPU would As for the market share - no thats a misreading. The AMD share did increase while Intel were trying to sell the heat-monster known as the P4, but that changed with the advent of the Core range (which is based on the earlier P3/PM chips). However AMD never got anywhere near Intels market share. Without checking back I can't be sure, but I'd have thought 20% of the market at absolute best.

RE: Celeron processors

the problem is there are now so many variants on the various processors its impossible to make generic comments. You have to look at each processor in its entirety and take everything into consideration i.e. clockspeed number of cores is it hyperthreading size of L1 / L2 / L3 caches what memory clock speed can it drive what manufacturing process (i.e. chip size) is it made with if you know all that you can put two CPUs side by side and say which is the faster overall. If you can't, then you can't. And note that often a machine which is quicker in one application may well be slower in another due the way cache / multicores are handled

RE: time computers

I should be able to do so. However I need from you either the product code or model number Both should be on the back of the machine on the makers plate, while the product code will also be on the invoice

RE: Sata connector for multiple drives needed

Alans right - the one I linked to only has one internal connector - I failed to read the spec properly. However it has an advantage in being PCI-E rather than PCI , so should in theory be quicker If teh PCI-E slot is free, its better to use that This is a PCI_E card with two internal headers http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lycom-PE-103R5-PCI-E-Dual-Port-Controller-%28Raid-50110-and-JBOD%29-NCQ Has the advantage that it can be used as a RAID controller if desired

RE: Sata connector for multiple drives needed

no. you can only have one drive per sata connector thats board has 2x PCI-E slot. IS it free? If so fit a PCI-E > SATA adaptor which will give extra SATA headers e.g. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lycom-PE-100N-SATAII-1xeSATAl-and-1xInternal-2Port-SATAII-PCI-E-Controller

RE: I am using an E-System Lap Top Model Just over a week ago I found I was unable to use the micropho

what about th rest of my questions?

RE: Acer 5100 Issues

yes, but I suspect any replacement will develop the same generic fault Why did you previously replace the board? Get someone to look at it just confirm whether I'm right or not, but I really would not spend a lot on it. Cost of board plus labour is going to be close to that of a new machine. And even if your repair it, its still an Acer (which don't have the best reputation for longevity)

RE: Acer 5100 Issues

if its under warranty call Acer support I've seen several of these and each time its been the sign of impending motherboard failure

RE: Problem

So it sounds like it does have a T-clone image: if it had a Ghost image it would have crashed, so you have a CD which should work. With this error the only way to get this image working now is a repair installation When you boot with that T-Clone recovery disk one of the options is to "boot to a command prompt" (or similar) Now you deed to hone your DOS skills. When you get to the command prompt you need to navigate to c:\windows\i386 one there you need to run the program winnt.exe (Note : NOT winnt32.exe) That should launch a repair installation of windows (what known by Microsoft as an "in-place upgrade"). That should repair the damaged boot files and get it working Its important to note that this is not due to a fault thats appeared in the machine. The cause is that the guys in Evaluations made a mistake creating the recovery image. This was a common problem.

RE: Problem

I think thats the wrong CD. I would have expected that to need a V7.2 or 6 HAs the machine ver been back to Time for a repair? That would explain the version Also can you tell me how long the recovery took Did it it crash or give any errors?

RE: Wireless does not work anymore

replace the router on the grounds that its faulty

RE: DVD drive freezes PC

the drive is faulty the sensor which detects the presence of a new disk insn't working properly

RE: Unable to print off e-mail attatchments from my computer, on to my printer.

according to another website you need to hack the registry to fix that Run Regedit (start menu -> run -> type regedit) Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Office -> 11.0 -> Delivery There should be only 1 directory under Delivery, which is your DownloadCode (mine was 90000409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9). Select that directory. On the right side of the screen, right-click on CDCache. Change the value to 0. original site I got this from is cached at http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:PlyOt6OagWcJ:www.technotes.co.uk/sku011-cab+SKU0ll+CAB&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

RE: l am unable to access attachments from my workplace. ordinary attachments are ok, but my computer d

Chrissy please go back and answer the question I've just posted on your original thread

RE: Scanner problems with time machine

thats the 443v version again - same as I linked to om the VIA site Not new, but the best for this old board. Never versions have too much junk in them

RE: Scanner problems with time machine

unplug the scanner (and any other USB items) check in device manager for any "problem" devices and delete them delete all the USB entries and reboot Windows should reinstall all the USB ports by itself Once done, plug the scanner in and let windows find it. Then plug the other USB items in one by one

RE: Scanner problems with time machine

VIA chipset thought it would be - they're temperamental and don't work well with the default XP USB2 drivers, though they are better if you have the service packs installed Download, unzip and install this patch from Via http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_USB2_V270p1-L.zip

RE: Scanner problems with time machine

sorry - missed the bit about the RAM upgrade Drivers then, or basically too slow

RE: DVD drive freezes PC

sound like a faulty drive, though damaged disks could cause this as well

RE: Fujitsu Li 1818

everything appears to be online through this search engine http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html

RE: Installing XP on a TIME PC

"nterestingly when the installation started XP appeared to show the h/disc as being ~30Gb when in fact it's 200Gb. When I initially had installation problems the hard drive was being correctly 'seen' as 200." well that sounds like the machine has been formatted to FAT16 which has a 32GB limit Just what disk are you trying to install windows from? Sounds like an early Windows 95 one - which did not support FAT32. Also Win9x wont work with that board: it can't handle the memory addressing. Now that would explain all your problems

RE: Amilo li1705 freezes/reboots

hi Ruchard - you beat me too it

RE: My parents computer randomly turns itself off

you've either not fitted the graphics card properly or you've damaged the card or motherboard during the removal / replacement process or you've forgotten to refit a power lead onto the graphics card was the machine still "live" when you pulled the card?

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

then I'd be concerned that the dongle is defecttive and drawing too much current. Thats only a guess, but if I'm right then at some point the motherboard USB circuitry is going to fail Time to speak to 3 I think

RE: Drivers for Time computers

just wondering whether that C suffix means "Custom" rather than Colossus - which ahain would explain why its not documented. We did a fair number of custom builds around then If so, all bets at to what the graphics card is are off. Q models normally had a Nvidia TNT2, but if it is a custom job anything could be in that one. In that generation of custom builds we used th full range of Voodoo cards, ATi Rarge 128 all-in-wonders, and even some Matrox e-series cards. You'll need to open it up to be certain

RE: Drivers for Time computers

that model does not appear on the database! The Q models used a problematic motherboard from MSI - the MS-6191 which had an AMD Irongate chipset. Its a Slot A board and not all that stable. To be honest I didn't think any Q01 were sold - I thought the boards were all switched before delivery for a board with integrated graphics (would have been Nvidia TNT2) Anyway, drivers for the MS-6191 are at http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=348 Anyway, that board came with Win98SE installed (thats the GB2 bit) and give the C suffix presumably branded as Colossus rather than Time? If so it could explain why the details are missing from the database Drivers are available from the link: AGP (northbridge) INF driver (southbridge) Creative ES1373 (sound) You need all three Modem was an early version of the PCTel chipset try the generic drivers at http://www.conexant.com/support/hsp_driverdownload.jsp but no guarantees they'll work. Both PC-Tel and the company who made the modem have long since gone. Conexant bought the intellectual rights but did not continue the products I said these board were problematic - there were all sorts of issues with memory and AGP timing Also be warned that you may have a prototype CPU in there: AMD shipped Time several thousand Slot A Athlon Thunderbirds for test purposes prior to the main production run of Socket A chips. The fans used could not always keep the Thunderbirds cool enough Final point - if this machine has a case fan fitted, make sure its pushing air the correct way: in at the front, out at the back. Our Evaluatiosn team insisted we fit the fans back to front and it caused a lot of overheating machines of this generation

RE: motherboard drivers

by they way that should have a PC-Tel chipset modem in it unless windows XP puts one in, you may be struggling as the PC-tel business went belly-up years ago Conexant took over the intellectual property and issued a universal driver which you can download from here http://www.conexant.com/support/hsp_driverdownload.jsp However the PC-tel modems were often heavily modded by the board makers and theres no guarantee they will work with those drivers - or in XP

RE:

as facebook is one of the primary vectors of virus transmission perhaps you should be grateful more constructively (perhaps), we haven't a chance of diagnosing whats wrong with the brief details you give. Though I would suggest you make sure the antivirus software and firewall are up to date and working properly - and that you have scanned the machine for infection

RE: cdrw problems

the drive could be failing or it could be that the CDs are damaged or it could be that the CDs are coming to the end of their lives. CDs only last for a few years - after that the dye chemicals start to break down. Some older ones (especially the "gold" types) also suffer from a fungal disease which eats away at the metal lacquer CD disks do not last for ever - they are essentially a short to mid term storage arrangement Try the disks in another computer - if they read there then the drive is at fault. If they don't, then the disks are bad. However it MAY be possible to recover some of the data with special tools If you can get them to read - copy them ASAP And before anyone asks for a longer-lived storage medium. There isn't one. ALL optical disks will eventually fail. All hard drives will eventually break. So will tapes. And if you store then online in "The Cloud" you are at the whims of future policy changes and business practices of the company you are storing with

RE: Problem with my 3 Dongle

unlikely its more likely that the activity of connecting to the internet is making the CPU and graphics chip do more work and making the machine overheat does it do it if you connect to a real internet connection rather than the G3 connection? You may be able to cure this by getting someone to strip the machine down, clean it out and check the state of the cooling system. However its possible that the graphics chip may now be beyond repair

RE: Installing XP on a TIME PC

John to test that drive you need Seagate Seatools for DOS Available from http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools Comes down as an ISO of a bootable CD Alan capacitors - very likely Having said that I had one board I put in a machine fail with no apparent visual fault - but that was a prototype board with noticeably different circuitry from the production ones

RE: A memory writing error when Windows XP shutdown

just gone back and looked at it again read http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7 and http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6c095bba-6100-4ec9-9c54-6450b0212565 can you work out what is the correct order for these - and also whether they include 2 and 3 as well as 3.5? I can't!

RE: Installing XP on a TIME PC

well its completed three tests and its not crashed so I think you can assume the memory is OK Looks like the motherboard then, though before going down that route do a diagnostic on the hard drive What make of drive do you have in there? Let us know and I'll try to point you to the correct test disk

RE: A memory writing error when Windows XP shutdown

RE: HELP.

run system restore and go back to a date before the dongle went wrong