Laptop computer has some problem and solution Part 3

101.       computer won't charge 
Q: I have a laptop and it will not charge at all. Using the original battery and an ac adaptor, I left ...
A: Does the laptop work when using just the AC adapter? If not, the AC adapter is probably bad. If it ...

102.       laptop turn on but nothing happend 
Q: my problem is that,i but on the cable of the enternet to my laptop and i was working normaly,then a ...
A: to boot your computer into safe mode, press the F8 key repeatedly while the machine is starting up, ...

103.       Laptop power work around 
Q: My son's laptop DC in jack socket has broken from the motherboard and try and as I can I cannot see ...
A: the six pins there are used for charging and monitoring circuits to make sure the battery is the ...

104.       Laptop won't restart 
Q: I'm on computers a lot but I don't really know much about the inner workings of them, so bear with ...
A: sounds like your Hard Drive partition is either failing or the Hard Drive itself is failing. if you ...

105.       Laptop shuts off 
Q: Yesterday I was happily playing my personal addiction, WoW, and suddenly my camera fell of the hutch ...
A: I'm with you, I think something got jarred loose. I would guess, possibly the fan and/or heatsink, ...

106.       modem not connecting 
Q: I have a Dell Latitude laptop with Windows XPthat will not ring (no noise)my ISP. Checked the ...
A: the modem should also have a sound device component that will be the part that allows you to hear ...

107.       HP Laptop keys 
Q: I own a HP pavillion zt1230 laptop - I know it is an old model - about 4 years old, however it works ...
A: I would suspect this is a hardware issue. Either the keyboard was broken, or the cable connecting it ...

108.       dell portable 
Q: my screen is turned sideways do you know how to turn it back?
A: if it's turned exactly 90 degrees, there may be a setting in the display properties to change it. ...

109.       Laptop cannot switch on. 
Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 630m laptop. Last night i hibernate the laptop and went to sleep. The next ...
A: It's hard to say exactly what's going on here. Since you've already tried it without the battery, do ...

110.    skipping audio
Q: I have a Dell Latitude c600 laptop I also have 2 hard drives 1 with windows 2000, and 1 with ubuntu ...
A: you'd think so however the read speed for data is different from that of audio. if there was a fault ...

111.    laptop turn on but nothing happend 
Q: my problem is that,i but on the cable of the enternet to my laptop and i was working normaly,then a ...
A: the multiple error messages leads me to believe this was caused by a virus. If you can boot into ...

112.    laptop turn on but nothing happend 
Q: my problem is that,i but on the cable of the enternet to my laptop and i was working normaly,then a ...
A: is the screen completely black, or is there a real faint image there? You might be able to see it ...

113.    DELL INSPIRON 8200 NOT STARTING 
Q: How do I get my dell laptop to start up? My Dell Inspiron 8200 was left on in the case over the ...
A: That depends on your comfort level and expertise Bob. It requires disassembly of the computer, and ...

114.    Toshiba AC Adapter/Charger 
Q: This doesn't make sense - Toshiba Satellite P30-S60653, Part No. PSP30U-27W001Z according to the ...
A: I was referring to the difference in battery part number, not laptop part number. The second battery ...

115.    DELL INSPIRON 8200 NOT STARTING 
Q: How do I get my dell laptop to start up? My Dell Inspiron 8200 was left on in the case over the ...
A: will it start up if you remove the battery and just use the AC Adapter? It may have just drained the ...

116.    Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop 
Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop that was working well. It is about 5 years old. Then the ...
A: the most likely problem here is that the connector on the back of the laptop where the adapter plugs ...

117.    memory 
Q: i tried to install two-2 Gb memory in my new laptop but it won't work. my acer travelmate 6291 ...
A: Now I understand. The problem is that 32 bit OS's have a 4 gig memory limitation. It can only use 4 ...

118.    Toshiba AC Adapter/Charger 
Q: This doesn't make sense - Toshiba Satellite P30-S60653, Part No. PSP30U-27W001Z according to the ...
A: I agree. Doesn't make much sense. But, the first battery only lasting about 25 minutes or so after ...

119.    memory 
Q: i tried to install two-2 Gb memory in my new laptop but it won't work. my acer travelmate 6291 ...
A: what do you mean when you say it doesn't work? It won't turn on at all, or Windows doesn't recognize ...

120.    laptop battery... what wrong with it? 
Q: I have a compaq presario 2200, and it is an xp... I was using my laptop and after a lon while, the ...
A: most likely the problem is the power connection on the back of the computer, where you plug your ...

121.    Subject Date Asked Expert
First 
Q: I'm helping an ex with her laptop, the first symptom that occurred happened about a few minutes (I'd ...
A: you can download a boot diagnositics disk from Sony Vaio themselves. Basically you boot up to the ...

122.    skipping audio 
Q: I have a Dell Latitude c600 laptop I also have 2 hard drives 1 with windows 2000, and 1 with ubuntu ...
A: well i know that these C600. C610's and a few other models from Dell have very tempremental CD/DVD ...

123.    HP PAVILION N5250 
Q: Okay well we have a HP Pavilion N5250 and it worked fine. Then a family member decided to re setup ...
A: I hate to tell you this, but you can't put your licensed copy of Windows XP on more than one ...

124.    thanks 
Q: about the info on the bottom of the computer it says it comes with windows 2000 professional 1-CPU ...
A: I was hoping maybe it would say it came with XP and you would have a valid license key. No such ...

125.    First "rainbow" screen, now freezes even in BIOS 
Q: I'm helping an ex with her laptop, the first symptom that occurred happened about a few minutes (I'd ...
A: Yep i sure think you have a hardware issue. Initially i think your laptop suffered an over heat ...

126.    Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop 
Q: Dell inspiron 1000 laptop fan not running all the time. Is this normal
A: let me make sure I understand the question correctly. If you're saying the fan runs some times, but ...

127.    Laptop Display Problems 
Q: I have a Samsung M40 laptop. Whilst watching a film I fell asleep, but when I woke up the screen was ...
A: Copying the data off of a good hard drive isn't too hard if you have the right tools available. ...HP

 

128.    Pavilion ZE2000 
Q: I have a HP ze2000 and orginially i started having problems with the a/c adapter and after careful ...
A: without seeing the laptop it is impossible for me to tell what actually happened, but I can give you ...

129.    Laptop Display Problems 
Q: I have a Samsung M40 laptop. Whilst watching a film I fell asleep, but when I woke up the screen was ...
A: You are correct, if you hooked it to an external monitor and got the same symptoms, even after ...

130.    scrambled screen/monitor 
Q: a couple of days ago the setting on my computer changed, i began trying to reset them by clicking ...
A: I would try booting the computer into safe mode by pressing F8 repeatedly as the system boots, ...

131.    Laptop Display Problems 
Q: I have a Samsung M40 laptop. Whilst watching a film I fell asleep, but when I woke up the screen was ...
A: is the screen actually 100% black, or is there a very faint image there? Maybe shining a light at it ...

132.    monitor 
Q: Please help. I have a lap top but most of the time when I turn it on, my view screen is too large ...
A: try this: Right click on an open spot on the desktop and select properties. Select the Settings Tab ...

133.    laptop keyboard dysfunction 
Q: Yesterday I changed my hard drive on my Fry's Electronics generic PC laptop, and formatted it with ...
A: were there any optional hardware updates on Microsoft's site for the keyboard? I'm hoping just ...

134.    Computer Diagnostic 
Q: I have a Sony laptop which I purchased in 2002 and it is running 1/4 the speed of when it was new. I ...
A: I don't personally know of anyone out in California to recommend. The only place I know of that does ...

135.    Laptop problems 
Q: A few days again, I noticed that when using a search engine online, or when filling out any text box ...
A: unfortunately I have the same feeling you do. It sounds like something is going out in your ...

136.    Laptop won't turn on, HP ze2000 
Q: My laptop was overheating pretty bad so I followed the Maintenance and Service Disassembly guide to ...
A: yes, there are things you can check. Especially since you know what happened to make it stop ...

137.    PLEASE HELP ME!!! 
Q: I bought a IBM laptop a couple of years ago, it was refurbished and I bought it through ...
A: I agree with you about Windows 2000, I never liked it on a laptop either. Just didn't set well. And ...

138.    blue lines on laptop monitor 
Q: We have a Dell Inspiron 9300, two years old. Over the past couple of weeks, very thin vertical blue ...
A: I have a couple of thoughts for things you could try. First, if you have a regular monitor around, ...

139.    dell 3500 will not boot 
Q: I lent my 3500 to a relative - i now have it returned and will not boot. Power on machine and the 3 ...
A: sounds like it could be the motherboard. Do you get any video at all? If you get the Dell logo ...

140.    Laptop Won't Start Up
Q: I've got this ThinkPad T23. It was sitting in my bag in my hotel room, and I don't know if the room ...
A: it sounds like you've done a lot of the right troubleshooting steps. With no video, it's hard to see ...

141.    Laptop monitor not coming on most of time, laptop sometimes won't power on
Q: this is my first time asking a question on this website, but unfortunately I'm no stranger to laptop ...
A: no need to apologize for the length, describing the problem in detail is very helpful to us! I ...

142.    acer dvd drive 
Q: i have an acer travelmate 2700, the dvd drive recently stopped working (it opens ok but the laptop ...
A: does Windows recognize that the DVD drive is there and just not read the disk, or does it not know ...

143.    Charging the Compaq V2000 
Q: I own a Compaq Presario V2000 and I broke the original charger and am now using a "generic" one I ...
A: I think the problem here is that the generic charger just isn't the right one for your computer. ...

144.    activation window xp2000 compaq laptop 
Q: Please tell me how can i get the installation ID to activation window by phone .thank you
A: if your copy of windows needs to be activated you can go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> ...

145.    sony pcg-k37 laptop 
Q: i have a sony viao pcg-k37 i have shortcut button on the keyboard and there are not working these ...
A: normally you need to hold an additional key down while pressing those key in order for them to work. ...

146.    Laptop not charging 
Q: I own a compaq laptop and the other day i was trying to turn it on but it would not. the charger was ...
A: Sorry Cajy, without diagnosing the laptop I wouldn't know what's wrong with it, so I couldn't guess ...

147.    Laptop can't see battery 
Q: I just installed Windows XP SP2 on my Dell Inspiron 3500 and it can't see the battery. When I unplug ...
A: If you did the install manually, you are probably missing some of the power management drivers. You ...

148.    no sound from laptop 
Q: I have a fairly new laptop its an acer.I bought it about 4 months ago and apart from the very ...
A: I can certainly try! You've checked all the sound settings, mute button, that kind of stuff, so ...

149.    word and excel files slow to open 
Q: My word and excel files are opening slower than normal. I went in the tasks area and took out some ...
A: The list varies from computer to computer, and even based on what you have open at the time. You ...

150.    hpdv6000 
Q: My hpdv6000 laptop is giving me a black screen.Its only 14 months old but when I switch it on it ...
A: three beeps usually indicates a problem with the video card, or with the memory. You may want to ...