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Archive for November, 2010

What’s with this hard disk problem on my laptop?

Question by izrobertson: What’s with this hard disk problem on my laptop? I turned on my laptop this morning and this showed up on a black screen: “Primary hard disk drive 0 not found. No bootable devices–strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility.” What happened? The laptop worked fine last night, although it [...]

My laptop has a virus & I have to use recovery partition to fix it. If I backup Applications am I okay?

Question by Sssstressed: My laptop has a virus & I have to use recovery partition to fix it. If I backup Applications am I okay? I have a few applications that I no longer have the CDs for and I use them on a regular basis. They were installed long before I got this virus. [...]

Laptop keyboard problem-jumps back several words while typing?

Question by scout485: Laptop keyboard problem-jumps back several words while typing? Lately when I type something, often the letter being typed will jump back several words on the same line or it will jump up and start to be typed several rows up. Really annoying and hard to type fast. Any solutions to this? I [...]

Q&A: Am I able to download the java software onto my laptop and then transfer it by coping it on to my desktop?

Question by Morbid Mistress: Am I able to download the java software onto my laptop and then transfer it by coping it on to my desktop? The reason for my question is that my desktop isn’t connected to any network but my laptop is. And I want to play my new game but it requires [...]

Is there a software/driver to max out the volume of laptop speakers?

by Wayan Vota Question by Mini G: Is there a software/driver to max out the volume of laptop speakers? My laptops seem to underperform in certain programs. I know it can go louder then that due to the fact that certain things can go really loud. Is there a driver or software that i can [...]

Can you repair a laptop’s fan/cooling system?

by – jre – Question by xoxo_Ashelay: Can you repair a laptop’s fan/cooling system? ok so i got my laptop fixed, and the guy said i was on it too much and the fan is going to go out soon… does that mean the whole laptop is going to shut down? can i get the [...]

D: drive is kaput. Portable/External CD-ROM drive recommendations?

by commanderK Question by No Note: D: drive is kaput. Portable/External CD-ROM drive recommendations? I have a fairly old PC – I believe it’s an HP 1600 pcs or whatever from 2000/2001 I think. Anyways, the CD drive doesn’t work anymore. CD goes in. Green light comes on. Drive makes usual spinning noises. Nothing. Disc [...]

problem with bridging connections for my vista wifi laptop for live?

Question by MICHAEL T: problem with bridging connections for my vista wifi laptop for live? hi my vista laptop has a problem with bridging connections and the connections there are bt home hub and the connection to my xbox360. when i bridge the connections a message says “to create a network bridge, you must select [...]

Portable Harddrive not reading?

by familymwr Question by mr.bovy: Portable Harddrive not reading? I have a SmartDrive portable harddrive, but I can’t see my files on it. There is one thing that I did: I opened up my harddrive and formatted it for my playstation, but with my friends portable harddrive, his just stopped. It reads our PHDs on [...]

My laptop’s screen will not turn on when i turn the computer on. Is this a common problem among laptops?

Question by Drew F: My laptop’s screen will not turn on when i turn the computer on. Is this a common problem among laptops? Can i fix this problem myself? If so. How? Best answer: Answer by noshnoshif the laptop works fine then thers no problem. try the website its quite useful What do you [...]