Now wait! What do you mean by, "like a TV "? If you mean so you can watch TV shows as you would over an antenna or cable connection, Netflix,...
PCI Input? Is this reader an add-in card, a USB device, or connected internally? I agree with the others they readers are very cheap, low tech...
As far as budget PSUs and the trash - keep one. You can then connect it to a PSU Tester to test fans and drive motors.
Well, the required tolerances are not quite that tight (.1) but they are pretty tight and clearly, your voltages are off. You can disregard...
42°C for your CPU is great. 12°C = 53.6°F so unless you have your computer inside your refrigerator, it would seem Speccy has a problem reading...
Before you do, you better be 100% sure there are XP drivers available.
Simply installing an OS is not the problem. You need the necessary hardware drivers and as Tony notes, the correct setup.
You may need to buy a different adapter for your notebook.
Well, I have seen that often on PCs, but never on notebooks which again, are designed for road warriors where connecting to external monitors and...
2 meters with no walls, floors or ceilings clearly should work. Then I go back to my first suggested in my first post here and try the Dell on...
And are you sure the monitor works? From waht I can see, it is Fn + F4 on your system. When you press that key sequence several times, does the...
Wow! Talk about biting the "Good Samaritan" hand that is trying to save you! :( Please understand you left us guessing - by not providing any...
My apologies for being too lazy this morning to verify so F4 may be the correct function key for that specific HP/Compaq notebook. But it is...
This may be an interference problem more so than signal strength. While a stronger signal may overcome any interference, you cannot typically...
The universal serial bus (USB) interface should ensure the drive is recognized by Windows, and not be a problem. The bigger problem will likely be...
With no spare parts to test with, it does seem like you are running out of options. :(
I would swap in a known good power supply then see what happens. If you still lose signal, swap graphics card.
I recommend running chkdsk /r instead of /f. The /r switch performs the same tasks as /f, but includes more thorough checks as well. See chkdsk /?...
Main computing device? The one with a full sized keyboard, mouse and two large monitors. The one that will not fall out of my pocket and get lost...
Since this is a hardware device, having the proper drivers for your operating systems is essential. But sadly, you did not tell us what OS you are...
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