Does the reset switch do anything other than momentarily cut the power? My Operating system is XP.
uninstalling and reinstalling the primary ide seems to have worked, thanks, but the computer still turns itself back on although the monitor...
thanks I'll try that. Also, the computer now switches itself back on when switched off and the only way round it is to cut the power!
The primary ide on an A7V333 motherboard on my sons computer seems to have failed. I got a message saying that the hard drive was in imminent...
I tried lowering the speed as suggested but I still got the message 'System failure, computer'. I think taking it back to the shop is my only...
ive got bios 1017 on his machine. I wonder if Ive blown the CPU when i initially installed it in the gigabyte motherboard?
Tried it on my sons aus A7v333 and got a message 'system fail computer' and it wont go no further. Mind you I didnt swop the fans over. My...
thanks both, I already have the f9 bios. I tried it again but still wont work. I could try the 2600 in my sons asus a7v333, but I'll check the...
Hi I have a gigabyte kt400 series motherboard (GA-7VA). It was running with an athlon 2000, and after checking the gigabyte website for...
yeah matt not ever happened before, unfortunately testing components is beyond me so I guess next time my cpu starts to run hot I'll be a bit more...
not for the last six years I havent
too late. £150 and both computers are working again. 2 new motherboards (one under warranty), and 2 new processors. The original processor in my...
Thanks for the replies, but I spent 3 hours on a sunday making sure that everything was seated properly and other basic things. The reason I...
Hi As I write this I am on my dads computer. Luckily for him I havent messed up his system yet. Today I installed a new cooling fan for my CPU....
Hi I had a problem with an overheating amd athlon 2000 which went on for some time as I didnt know that was the problem when my computer kept...
Thanks, but I was trying to reinstall the printer on my sons computer, that was the problem. Anyway I had a sudden thought and disabled the zone...
Hi I have my sons computer networked to mine with winxp. He was able to print through my computer, but then he started getting errors printing so...
Thanks I put a big fan into the open side of my computer and no lock ups, now I have to find a decent fan for my cpu. Just hope I havent damaged...
Hi Whenever i play online games such as medal of honour, my computer locks up and the only way out is to restart. At other times I have had the...
security descriptors actually its security descriptors, not descriptions. I was using PCfile recovery which specifically had a settin to recover...
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