Laptop computer has some problem and solution Part 8

351.       Dell Ispiron E1505 (a.k.a. 6400) Touchpad issues 
  Q: I run an IT department at a small college and one of the teachers has a dell inspiron e1505 which is ... 
  A: Touchpads are sensitive indeed and does depend how its being used. If its been used with force, ie ... 

352.       HP Laptop Problems 
  Q: I have a question for you concerning my HP laptop, model # dv5215us. This past Friday evening, ... 
  A: I would be tempted to agree with you. There's really only three things that need to work to get to ... 

353.       Laptop failure 
  Q: I was traveling in Italy in October. I had difficulty accessing the Internet. I arrived home and it ... 
  A: this sounds like a power problem. Have you tried it without the battery installed? Any chance you ... 

354.       HP laptop power problem 
  Q: My daughter HP laptop ( 6 months old )stop working with the power supply , but it still works with ... 
  A: Ok if the laptop is only 6 months old bought from new.. then HP has to provide 1 year warranty ... 

355.       Laptop CD drive won't open 
  Q: I just put a CD into the drive of my Sony Vaio Laptop. It was in pause mode when I put the CD into ... 
  A: On the cd drive is a small hole, next to the open button, unfold a paper clip and slide it inside, ... 

356.       Gateway dislay problem 
  Q: I have a gateway laptop that is giving me an odd problem. When I start the machine I see the splash ... 
  A: Normally i would point you in the right direction of a new laptop Catalouge and say.. ooh look at ... 

357.       My Laptop. 
  Q: The right button of my mouse on my Dell laptop isn't working, so how do I fix it? 
  A: well its either the component that deals with the mouse trackpad is broken or needs replacement, or ... 

358.       dell laptop disk drives 
  Q: My fifteen month old Dell E1505 began to have problems with it's CD/DVD drive. Suddenly it would ... 
  A: I have never heard of a virus that causes this specific symptom, but there are so many viri, I ... 

359.       Blank screen 
  Q: Dell inspiron 2200 When I start the laptop the first screen appears then everything goes blank..How ... 
  A: by "the first screen", do you mean the Dell logo screen, or the first Windows screen? If it's the ... 

360.    Space Key on Avent7109 Laptop 
  Q: I have an Advent 7109 Laptop. jut recently Ihave had problems with the space key. when I turn on ... 
  A: if the space key on your keyboard just randomly starts to work when the machine warms up i am 

 

Laptop computer has some problem and solution Part 7

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 ... 

Laptop computer has some problem and solution Part 6

251.       Laptop start-up problem 
Q: I have a refurbished Lenovo with XP pro that won't start up all the way. I get to the welcome screen ...
A: while you have it booted up in safe mode, go to start>run and type in msconfig then click ok or ...

252.       IBM Thinkpad R50e 
Q: I tried pressing F1 and it says " Entering IBM BIOS Setup Utility" and still proceeds to the black ...
A: I certainly don't mind you asking! That's what I'm here for. Unfortunately, I don't believe there ...

253.       IBM Thinkpad has black screen with a lock icon need help ASAP 
Q: I have aproblem with my IBM thinkpad. iT starts up with the IBM page and then in stead of proceeding ...
A: I know that prompt, I have a Thinkpad too, but that's not the prompt I was referring to Lauren. It ...

254.       sound 
Q: Hey i just got a new laptop and downloaded a few things onto it and i noticed theres no sound on ...
A: I'll probably need some more information, like what make and model, and what operating system you're ...

255.       HD to HD 
Q: I loaded pictures from my camera to my laptop to free up the memory card. Ques: can I use a usb ...
A: you can if you're using Windows Vista, and it might work with XP too at some point, but you can ...

256.       Dvd 's not running on Laptop 
Q: When i put a dvd in my laptop the computer tries to read it but nothing happens after a while.No ...
A: there may be several solutions here, but at least it sounds like the drive is good. What program ...

257.       laptop problem 
Q: I have a major problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite P15-S479 laptop. I just replaced the hard drive ...
A: I hate to send you out to spend money. I would like to say check for a BIOS update that would let ...

258.       Laptop Sound 
Q: My laptop sound goes on and off if i move it a certain way one day it will work and the next day it ...
A: sound going out when you move it may be a sign of a loose connection. Does it go out when listening ...

259.       unzipping a self loading file 
Q: Helo Shot. I have another question for you. My Dell inspiron 3200 has no floppy. I want to install ...
A: try this: Create a new directory on your hard drive, maybe c:\test. Then open a command window by ...

260.    laptop problem
Q: I have a major problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite P15-S479 laptop. I just replaced the hard drive ...
A: is this external CD a USB CD? If so, this could be a problem, depending on the bios of your laptop. ...

261.    laptop problem 
Q: I have a major problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite P15-S479 laptop. I just replaced the hard drive ...
A: this is the screen you get when the laptop is trying to boot from the network card. It does this for ...

262.    HP Pavilion -blue screen - stop: 0x0000007B 
Q: My HP Pavilion N5000 laptop first got the blue screen sometimes....but I could still get to the ...
A: I thought this sounded familiar. :-) Yes there's an option on the CD to do repair. Actually, there ...

263.    loptop 
Q: I have an IBM thinkpad lop top which some how when I turn it ON instead of going right in to the ...
A: as long as you have the passwords it should be fairly easy. You need to go into the BIOS setup when ...

264.    HP Pavilion -blue screen - stop: 0x0000007B 
Q: My HP Pavilion N5000 laptop first got the blue screen sometimes....but I could still get to the ...
A: if you want to try running chkdsk, you could try booting to safe mode-command prompt only, it may ...

265.    Laptop Probz 
Q: hey there well i have been using my brothers laptop for a week or so and i went to turn it on today ...
A: this is the startup menu you get by pressing F8 as Windows boots. You should be able to select start ...

266.    Dell inspiron 3200 233 
Q: My operating system crapped out on me so I did a clean reinstall of the win 98SE OS. It reinstalled ...
A: this is normally because Windows does not have the right device driver for your video card. If you ...

267.    spacebar, enter and backspace keys stop working 
Q: Suddenly my spacebar, enter and backspace keys have stopped working on my Dell Latitude D620 laptop. ...
A: this usually happens when the keyboard is going bad, or when the cable connecting your keyboard has ...

268.    Dell Inspiron E1405 Screen Problem 
Q: When I turn my computer on and log in normally into my account. The screen will change from black to ...
A: the blinking black screen is your computer trying to put the regular background up there, and it is ...

269.    laptop does not turn on.... 
Q: Sometimes - up to a few weeks at a time - my laptop (Dell 600m) does not turn on! When I try, the ...
A: intuition is not always a bad thing! Since I obviously cannot see your computer, a lot of what I go ...

270.    Dell Inspiron AC Adapter 
Q: My daughter is in London for her junior year of college and took her Inspiron 9300 over with her. As ...
A: yes I have ran into this! Not personally in London, but in other parts of Europe. Some parts of ...

271.    Dell Inspiron laptop keyboard problem 
Q: Many thanks for any help you can give me. I have a Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop. I'm having keyboard ...
A: what's happened is that the number lock got turned on somehow. You'll find the "numlk" key on the ...

272.    laptop does not turn on.... 
Q: Sometimes - up to a few weeks at a time - my laptop (Dell 600m) does not turn on! When I try, the ...
A: I'm afraid there really isn't an easy way to test these in a laptop unless you have parts to swap. ...

273.    Running software on Inspiron E1505 
Q: I have an Inspiron E1505 running Vista, and I'm trying to put a Spanish (legal) CD on the computer. ...
A: at first glance it appears that you may have a bad CD. Can you try it in another computer just to ...

274.    toshiba satellite not turning on 
Q: Notebook won't turn on, everything lights up perfectly, but there is a blank screen for a long time ...
A: that churning noise is probably your hard drive, and I have a feeling it may be failing on you. I ...

275.    Screen wont turn on... 
Q: I have a Compaq presario F500 and everytime i turn my laptop in, the screen stays black. If i leave ...
A: when the screen stays black, is it completely black, or can you see faint images on it? You may be ...

276.    Beeping Laptop 
Q: Our Dell laptop all of a sudden decided to go haywire. On day I cam home from work and pressed the ...
A: kind of a strange symptom you're describing here. The first thing I would do is run a thorough virus ...

277.    Laptop Problem 
Q: When i turn it on the power button lights up and the hdd light lights up but nothing else happens ...
A: good luck with your A+ certification, it's a great place to start, and really means something on a ...

278.    laptop quit 
Q: my 1277 presario was working fine until i added a desktop monitor. i then turned on the laptop and ...
A: you will need to put the memory back in before it will boot, even far enough to get into the BIOS. ...

279.    Battery problem
Q: I have exactly the same unrecognised new battery problem with an IBM X31 as your recent 16/9/07 ...
A: I am still looking for a solution to the unrecognized batteries, but so far, I have not found ...

280.    Dell Inspiron 5100 problems 
Q: Hey, I have a major problem with my laptop, whenever I go to turn it on it does the ordinary load ...
A: can you boot the computer into safe mode by pressing F8 after the POST screen? You may also want to ...

 

281.    latitude d 600 Problem 
Q: its get hang suddenly and showing CPU usages 100% .i thought b coz of Virus and i formated but ...
A: when it's pegged at 100% look in task manager to see what is using all the cpu. Then you can ...

 

282.    acer laptop sound problem 
Q: I would like asked re my acer laptop...before i used pcmcia card i can play my music in any media ...
A: this is a driver problem with the sound card, or the sound card is bad. Perhaps you have a driver ...

 

283.    erratic system behavior 
Q: I have an Acer Aspire 5100 with Windows XP. In the past my laptop would start acting a bit weird ...
A: sounds like that BIOS update may have updated the firmware for your trackpad. I would try finding a ...

284.    Laptop failure to display programs/start 
Q: I have been given a laptop( Toshiba 430 CDS/1.3 Model# PA 1230U VCD. Ever since i got it, when i ...
A: first I would try plugging in a regular monitor to see if the display works there. If it does, then ...

285.    laptop with no NIC 
Q: Okay, stupid question. Someone gave my mother a used Dell Inspiron laptop. She wants DSL, but the ...
A: not a stupid question at all. There's no reason to buy something you don't need. What BestBuy was ...

286.    Laptop mouse 
Q: Usually I use the mouse that is roll around but sometimes I have attached a desk mouse to my laptop ...
A: It sounds like the laptop doesn't have a driver that understands the scroll mouse. If there is a ...

287.    Long time to restart 
Q: Starting last weekend, my inspiring 1000 running XP, starting to take a longer time to reboot. I ...
A: this could be many, many things, from OS to virus, even hardware, but I would think that would be ...

288.    Laptop not getting power from AC Adapter 
Q: I have been using laptop for the past 8 months and it was perfectly fine.Yesterday the battery was ...
A: the laptop should run on the AC Adapter without the battery installed. If it will not, it could be ...

289.    SOUND PROBLEMS 
Q: I am getting a chipmunk like sound from my laptop when playing a CD or DVD. Not faster but slightly ...
A: did Acer support have you change the drivers? If you don't already have the latest drivers for your ...

290.    Dell Latitude D600 problem 
Q: I have a problem with my Dell Latitude D600. When I turn it on all the loading Dell and Microsoft ...
A: this is really not a nice error to have. Can you boot the computer into safe mode so that you could ...

291.    Laptop dark screen problem 
Q: I have an issue with laptop screen going dark. I have an HP Pavilion dv1000, I noticed a few days ...
A: 90% of the time backlighting problems are caused by a bad inverter. They're usually available ...

292.    laptop screen problem 
Q: my hp laptop screen suddently blanked when i was using it. when the screen is totaly out i cannot ...
A: is it actually all the way off, or is there a really faint image on the screen? Does it do the same ...
problem? 

293.    Q: It used to be fast enough for me but now it is annoying. I noticed that when you start the pc ...
A: Sounds like an overheating problem to me too Alexander. It's possible that the heatspreader has come ...

294.    toshiba M70 display problem 
Q: I have a Toshiba Satellite M70, 2 years old. The display went all garbled one day, showing random ...
A: if it does this both on the display and on a monitor, it's most likely a problem with the video ...

295.    Laptop failure to boot 
Q: I have been given an E-System laptop and when the power-on button is pressed the hard-drive light ...
A: Glad to help Ray. The hard drive is not required to get the computer to boot up far enough to enter ...

296.    AC Adapter? 
Q: I have a three year old Toshiba Satellite laptop (can't remember the exact series number) that ...
A: it could be the ac adapter. It also could be the power settings in the control panel. There are two ...

297.    Toshiba A85-S107 Freezing up 
Q: My computer freezes randomly, even if I only have 1 window open, it is 1GB. Here is what has been ...
A: I can't say for sure yet what's causing it to freeze, could be several things, including the ...

298.    Key fell off from keyboard 
Q: a while ago I lost the question mark backslah key from my DELL Inspiron 630m laptop. I have managed ...
A: I'm afraid about the only thing to do (other than plug in an external keyboard) is to buy a new ...

299.    Laptop failure to boot 
Q: I have been given an E-System laptop and when the power-on button is pressed the hard-drive light ...
A: when the screen lights up are you given the option to press a key to get into the BIOS/Setup? If so, ...

300.    LCD goes dim 
Q: My Grand Daughter has a nice dell inspiron 1000 that has given her great service for a couple of ...
A: this sounds like a backlighting problem. Usually caused by the small inverter board inside the case ...