My screen is too bright -- it's like an overexposed picture. When I try to adjust it nothing happens. Does this mean that my screen is going bad? I bought it in Dec. of 2005. Thanx

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Computer dies on me (can't say it better due to no technical knowledge; pls read :-)

The 'click' sound you hear when your computer goes off is the hard drive head parking itself.  It does this whenever the machine shuts down to prevent damage.As for the problem itself, I believe your computer is overheating.  Th ... Acer TravelMate 290LCi Notebook

My screen is too bright -- it's like an overexposed picture. When I try to adjust it nothing happens. Does this mean that my screen is going bad? I bought it in Dec. of 2005. Thanx

Can be that your screen is dying. Also try adjusting settings through operating system. ... Sony SDM-HS95P/B 19" LCD Monitor

Installed new equipment, now monitor is blank

Just dump everything and buy a branded new PC....\015\012u will be increasing ur BP....it;s not worth this much effort....\015\012the kind of work u have done...it seems ur an expert so u urself work it out what's wrong...and where did u ... PC Desktops

Re: Errors being experienced with the ACER ASPIRE 5100-5758, OS VISTA. Error dealing with BUS:06, DEVICE:04, FUNCTION:00 AND ON TO FUNCTION:03

Hi, Nice report. We don't see these too often. You've had quite a few tech inclined people on your machine. My first hunch was memory timings and that could still be the problem. However, there is also memory on the display ad ... Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

First I had this problem on my old Dell Pentium II computer. It would keep saying ''network connection unplugged''.At first I could plug and unplug and get it back. Eventually nothing. I went through tech support who said my modem was the problem. I got a new modem, installed the driver, still did the same thing. Then I went and bought a new laptop, cuz I need computer for school. I got the router going with it and had no problems. Thinking it couldn't hurt, I plugged my Dell into the router, an

Seems that you are having a big trouble. :)U cloned the MAC adresses ... I wonder what that means...Anyway......Now both machines can't be connected to the internet...Did u check your network card of the XP machine? If there are any error ... Intel Pentium M , 1.5 GHz Processor

Toshiba satellite pro 600 won't boot up

If you get this error in a black screen before windows xp can boot up....\015\012CLIENT MAC ADDR: xxxxxxx GUID: xxxxxxxxxxPXE-E53: no boot filename recivedPXE-MOF: exiting intel PXE Rom\015\012Your network card's settings in b ... Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 Notebook

Laptop shows a split screen in Windows & BIOS

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0251: System CMOS checksum bad-Whats this? ToshibaA105-S4254

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Having Trouble Reinstalling XP on my Dell Dimension 3000

Is the "New" HD in the system presently? If not install it. Boot from the original XP Restore disk (CD/DVD). When you get Windows going (from CD) go to COMPUTER and format your C: drive. Once this is done go ahead and run the Restore from the ori ... Dell Dimension 3000 PC Desktop

Toshiba Satellite a215-s7437 will not boot at all - black screen

Sounds like you have two problems to me.\015\012\015\0121) The lamp (CCFL) doesn't always light (which can be usually the lamp or the inverter that drives the lamp) which causes the screen to go dark. You can prove this by shining a stron ... Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422 Notebook

Compaq EVO 510 2.4GZ Motherboard Question

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HP Pavilion dv 9205 us tries to start up, screen stays black

THIS IS A LONG REPLY POST BE WARNED : HOWEVER IS LIKELY HELPFUL TO OTHERS WITH INTERMITTENT LCD / PORT ISSUES. MY STORY,... Hi all. Ok, i'm gonna chime in here on this. I have the HP DV9205us and i've returned my unit a total of three times. Ultimate ... HP Pavilion dv9205us Notebook

940mw - Compatibility

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Cant do anything, I turn it on, get windows screen, next says windows restarting

With the hard drive removed power up the system and enter the CMOS setup utility. Make sure that it is working properly. If not then get an external monitor and plug it into the VGA port on your laptop. (should be D-shaped with 15 holes for pins). In ... Toshiba Satellite 5105-S701 (PS511U-02WYJX) PC Notebook

Problem with my ASUS W3J also with BIOS.

Sounds like your hard drive is toast. Replace your hard drive and try again. If it continues, it may be time to replace your laptop.Also check your recovery disks for heavy or concentrate scratches. ... ASUS W3J PC Notebook

I just recently bought acer aspire x1300 desktop and im having some problems with it i bought it primarly for gaming and the game i play most on it is world of warcraft but about 5 mins into playing the game the computer crashes leaving me with a random colour blank screen so i have to keep rebooting it at first we thought it was just the games but it crashed also while i was watching a movie in full screen so we thought we should download the graphics drivers but it still keeps on crashing ive

Have you got at hp Printer installed on ur pc.\015\012\015\012I have the same problem computer crashes while watching online tv and games in full screen leaving me with a random colour blank screen only way to reboot was to hold the power ... Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-831S ---upgraded drive in Toshiba laptop now doesn't work

Hello,\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012This article might help you in fixing the error code 19. I have tested\015\012this one and it worked for me. The er ... PC Laptops

HP Pavilion ze2000 laptop Problem

It sounds like you've aquired a pretty nasty virus. It sounds similar to the Virtumonde Infection which can be VERY hard to fully remove from your system. If so, I can tell you that using your System Restore will not do you any good. While many o ... HP Pavilion ze2000 Notebook

My laptop - HP pavilion the laptop turns on but the screen stays black and it reboots after 1 minute and continues to do this? Please help! (i went out and bought new computer since it broke lol) Melissa in California

Hello Melissa,Sorry about the problem.I will try as much as possible to give you a detailed steps you can try out.And they are going to be in two Options. ... HP Pavilion dv9000z Notebook

I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 and its a little over a year old. It started acting funny about a month ago. It will work fine for about 5 minutes then it goes to a screen with different colored bars and i have to restart it again. I bought a new battery thinking that was the problem but that hasnt solved anything. HELP

Hey there,Colored bars make me think of hardware failure of the 1)screen or the 2)graphics card. Both of these, on a laptop, are going to mean sending it in for repair, out of warranty, and paying their rate, which maybe 150 bucks or more. Now ... Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook

My computer won't shut off

A little more drastic (if you are willing to risk it- you may as well since nothing is working on your computer anyway-) action would be to remove the cmos battery for a few hours. Reinserting, go into bios setup (escape, f10 or delete- keys dependin ... Compaq Presario Notebook

External monitor says laptop is in power save mode and goes blank

Hey jkepthis has nothing to do with power, here is what to do right click your desktop-> properties-> click the settings tab->click the advance button->click the display tab->depend ... Acer Aspire 5610 Notebook

My pc was doing this but now it's doing something different but simular

Try this: boot into the bios, set the boot order to cd rom first,hard drive 2nd and either one to 3rd. Hit F10 to save changes & exit. Put in your Windows cd. It should come up to a screen that says "Hit any key to boot to cd", do that. Set up sh ... E-Machines eMachines T3830 PC Desktop

Computer Does not Boot correctly, Monitor is Black.

Very interesting...Might try the following...\015\012- Video. Yes, almost garuntee that it is either the video card/onboard or the cable. Look at the cable and cable connectors and see if one of the pins has been shoved in. This is common. O ... PC Desktops

HP Pavilion dv6810us does not start...

From being dropped the memory cards got knocked loose which is causing no video to show up on screen.\015\012take the memory cards out of the notebook and reseat both memory cards and make sure they are seated good then put it back together and ... HP Pavilion dv6810us Turion Notebook