301. strange noises, strange freezing, strange problem
Q: My laptop has been having this issue about a week now. It's a Dell Inspiron 9300. I'm not sure if ...
A: that does sound like an overheating problem. There are several fans in your case, it's possible one ...
302. inspiron 6000 display issue'a
Q: I have a Inspiron 6000. The display if plugged in goes black. If running on battery display is red ...
A: sorry to say it, but that red color usually indicates that the display is failing. You could try ...
303. sudden switch off problem
Q: i hav an compaq pressario v3000, and after having some probem had fomated the system abt 4 times.but ...
A: this could be a virus, or it could be an overheating problem, or, possibly a hardware problem. Have ...
304. AC Adapter issues...
Q: I have a roughly 2 year old Inspiron e1505 (a freebie from one of those credit-card transfers, so a ...
A: I've seen all kinds of problems with aftermarket generic adapters, ranging from batteries not ...
305. touchpad not working
Q: I am using HP pavilion 6000 series laptop since three months. Since last week I am not able to press ...
A: I don't have that particular model around to check on, but normally there are adjustments in the ...
306. Compaq Laptop display problem
Q: I hav a Compaq Presarion V3149AU model. Its just a year old. From the last 10-15 days it is having ...
A: if the battery is bad, you should still be able to remove the battery and run the laptop on the ...
307. compaq laptop
Q: my screen is black when i turn it on,and in the top left hand corner a message flashes saying ...
A: it sounds like your laptop can't find the hard drive. Maybe the hard drive has gone bad, or maybe ...
308. Cant Start up Dell D800 Notepad
Q: My pointer would move eratically on the screen but I solved the problem on my Dell D800 by doing the ...
A: disabling the touchpad should not disable the power button. It's more likely a coincidence that ...
309. Dell Inspiron 1520 with Windows Vista
Q: I have a built in camera on my laptop and I cannot seem to find any possible way to use it. Do I ...
A: yes the camera would need a driver. I'm a little suprised it's not included in Vista, but take a ...
300. Laptop can not switch on
Q: My laptop automatically switched off and now i cant even switch it on..Already checked the charger ...
A: There could be several reasons for this. If you can borrow that other person's battery and try it ...
311. my computer wont start up
Q: when i try to turn my computer on the power button just flashes and it will stop flashing and the ...
A: try it runing on AC power with the battery removed. If that doesn't work, try borrowing an AC ...
312. aptop to TV ( SVideo ) No Video
Q: I am using a Dell Inspiron 6000 and had no problems in the past displaying video from my laptop to ...
A: first, I would check for any updated drivers. If there are none, check to see if you can back-rev ...
313. hard drive
Q: I bought a used laptop hard drive from ebay. It is a Generic ATA 2.5, 30 gig. It is like the one ...
A: take a look in the BIOS of the laptop and make sure it is set up to automatically detect the hard ...
314. cd-rw/dvd problem
Q: am having a dell latitude c640 laptop and while trying to update the driver of my samsung cd-rw/dvd ...
A: there are many things that could cause this. Do the drives show up in Device Manager at all? Have ...
315. Battery Meter crazy with replacement battery
Q: I have a Compaq Presario V2000 series. I just replaced the battery and am working on going through ...
A: hopefully this will just work itself out with the new battery, unless the new battery has a ...
316. TOUCHPAD
Q: i have purchased a used dell 3500 ts30t for my daughter to use. It has no pointer and the right and ...
A: sure you can download it to a CD and install. You'll want to go to Dell's website here: ...
317. laptop wont log on
Q: When i type my password into my laptop it simply just doesn't log. what should i do ?
A: you get no messages at all? It just sits there? Have you tried starting the computer in safe mode by ...
318. Inspiron 6000 laptop
Q: When typing text (word document, e-mail, etc) the cursor will suddenly jump to a random location in ...
A: usually this is a mouse problem. It moves itself where ever it wants and clicks by itself. But ...
319. Acer aspire 1691 wlmi problem
Q: Seems like I've got a serious problem with my acer aspire 1691 wlmi,the thing is that my display ...
A: there's a couple of things to check, first, plug it into a regular monitor and see if it shuts down ...
320. Laptop Sound Issues
Q: For two weeks now my laptop has been very slow. I figured because I have a lot of software but it ...
A: since you've already ran the defrag, I'm assuming you should have at least 15% of your hard drive ...
321. no power
Q: i have a dell latitude laptop and it will not come on i changed the battery and the power pack ...
A: it could be that the motherboard is out, but it could be the jack where the AC adapter plugs into ...
322. USB data cable for cell...killed my thinkpad
Q: Ok i have an IBM Thinkpad R51 running XP sp2. My phone is an LGVX8100. My friend brought me a data ...
A: look closely at the USB connector on your laptop that you plugged it into. More specifically, look ...
323. problem starting laptop
Q: i have had my medion laptop for about 2 years and have never had any problems, however i tried to ...
A: Normally when this occurs its actually Windows telling you there is a problem with Windows. Either ...
324. Laptop & working away from home
Q: and would like to know how and if I can use it to access the Internet away from home. If I take it ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Right here are the basics :) If you have a dial up account with AOL ...
325. my laptop is acting strange
Q: recently my dell laptop was working fine. i turned it on and left it on the desktop i came bak ...
A: if you left your machine alone and it locked itself, went into powersaving mode or something else ...
326. Gateway laptops
Q: I have a gateway laptop purchased in 2004?+-. I have been having power issues with it and am now ...
A: No problem! According to the manual, it will run on either AC or battery, like most all laptops. ...
327. IBM T41 Bios Problem
Q: I was upgrading the bios when I had a power outage. When the computer boots now it's asking me for a ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Narghh i used to remember the default passwords off by heart for these ...
328. My HDD
Q: I just bought a Lenovo T61 laptop with Windows Vista business. My problem is when I turn it on, ...
A: Well, a gig of ram should be enough to run it. You said you just bought it, I take it that means ...
329. Sony Vaio Laptop vgn-fs920 running slow
Q: I have a sony vaio laptop. it is a vgn-fs920. it is my first computer and i really not very good ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Well it can be several things but even if you do run the processes you ...
330. laptop display issues
Q: I am experiencing some issues with my Dell Inspiron 6000's display (6000D it actually says on the ...
A: I would suspect the inverter, or the cable connecting it to the motherboard because of the opening ...
331. laptop battery
Q: I have an HP Compaq nx7400 notebook computer. The battery capacity has gone from 4 hours to less ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Laptop Batteries are no different from recharable batteries you can buy ...
332. Compaq laptop won't run unless plugged in
Q: I have a Compaq Presario laptop that's about two years old. For a long time it worked whether ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Batteries can be odd things. Its charge point may read 100% but only ...
333. white screen laptop
Q: It seems I have the same problem as Akonar. i have a Asus laptop who sometime just falls out with a ...
A: Sounds like your inverter is running your backlighting at full force. If that's what's happening the ...
334. Initiate a file transfer
Q: I am trying to upload a billing file to Medicare. I need to chose an upload option. The options are ...
A: Wow David, I haven't heard anything about that type of transfer protocol in over a decade! I'll try ...
335. white screen laptop
Q: It seems I have the same problem as Akonar. i have a Asus laptop who sometime just falls out with a ...
A: this sure sounds like an overheating problem, but it seems odd that it would still work on a regular ...
336. nc6000 laptop battery problem
Q: Greetings I have an HP Compaq nc6000. My laptop used to work fine, and suddenly today when i ...
A: sorry about the late reply. Well i recently had a run of batteries die on me from laptops. Laptop ...
337. old laptop error
Q: I know its old but its used just for word processing. I tried to install a larger hard drive but i ...
A: It sounds like something may have gotten jarred loose when you changed the hard drive Jim. Possibly ...
338. laptop screen
Q: sir/madam, I have a HP pavilion dv8000 series laptop,few days back when i switched on, a white ...
A: sorry about the late reply. if its a strong band that when you press the screen a little doesnt ...
339. laptops problems
Q: i have a toshiba A55 model and it wont turn on it the power light flashes yellow or orange but ...
A: your flashing light is telling me that your battery is dead/almost no power and your AC adapter is ...
340. What cdrw/dvd drive for Toshiba 4260DVD?
Q: I have an older Toshiba 4260DVD Satellite Pro Laptop and I would like to install a cdrw/dvd combo ...
A: its a difficult one i give you that, the main reason for it is the power distribution and allocation ...
341. Laptop boot-up issue
Q: When I initialize my laptop, I can get to my desktop for a brief period (est. 30-60 seconds). I ...
A: blue screens on Windows machines generally have the following phrase associated with them.... "Blue ...
342. Laptop issues
Q: Just recently my laptop (Area 51 M550) has died! When I try to turn it on the power buttons light up ...
A: i'll be honest, it doesnt sound healthy, sounds like your motherboard is grounding/shorting or is ...
343. Toshiba satellite problem
Q: My toshiba satellite model ps192e-00g1n-g3 is not booting up...or let me put it this way...when I ...
A: ok you power it on and nothing comes on the display? you can check to see if the laptop is actually ...
344. laptop keyboard problem
Q: Trying to help my neighbors out with their PC issues. They have a Dell Inspirion Laptop running XP. ...
A: hmm does sound a bit odd, i just had to look at my keyboard just to check something, which normally ...
345. compaq armada 100S
Q: I have a Compaq Armada 100S with Windows 95; I have not used the computer in about a year because i ...
A: Wow i have not seen a Compaq Armada since...well its been sometime, they are generaly rather robust ...
346. Laptop failure
Q: I was traveling in Italy in October. I had difficulty accessing the Internet. I arrived home and it ...
A: All that has to work for it to come on, at least to the Compaq logo screen is the power, the ...
347. HP ze2000 USB Ports not working
Q: I have an HP ze2000 Pavilion laptop and when something is attached to the usb port it is either not ...
A: first i would "reset" your usb ports. best to do this, is go into windows safe mode, go into device ...
348. update problem
Q: I bought a dell laptop come with vista basic. I want to install vista ultimate but the computer ...
A: what the dell technician should have done is chuckled and said "oh that vista, its such a little ...
349. OS installation problem on HP compaq nc6400
Q: In reference to this answer you have given: Answer Hello Rotimi, your laptop has a SATA hard drive. ...
A: the drivers may be available on HP's site, or if your computer has the Intel controller, the drivers ...
350. Laptop won't boot
Q: I have a Compaq nx7400 that I have installed a new HD, but wondows won't load. Where can the ...
A: yes there are ways around using a floppy, but they're not easy or straight forward. One way is to ...
