http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ Repair Questions » Recent Topics en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:59:17 +0000 http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/laptop-fan-noise#post-660 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:47:40 +0000 evi 660@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>i watched the vid where you take apart a pc fan... i got the fan out of the laptop... but i cant get the "plastic cover" off... is there any way to remove it? i mean... its not rubber it feels like its glued in there </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/blank-hard-drive#post-659 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:31:50 +0000 bobsfree2 659@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>if my laptop has a blank hard drive,what will i need to do to get it to work again </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/locating-removing-the-cmos-battery-from-my-gateway-mx6027-notebook#post-658 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:15:29 +0000 crissanne 658@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Recently began experiencing "Checksum errors" etc from my Gateway Notebook computer. The Blue screen of death and all the fixens. I thought my hard drive finally failed until I was reviewing different pages and sites with others who were having the same difficulty with blue screens and all the while, only the CMOS battery had gone 'flat'. I've searched for schematics of my model Gateway, even so far as contacting Gateway support only to be told since I was no longer under warranty I would be considered a "pay for help" consumer. To hell with that....can anyone please help me with a detailed written "walk through" of how this particular task is performed? Better still, I would truly appreciate a video of "how to" do this task. Thanks for the consideration.<br /> Crissanne </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/lcd-show-negative-image#post-657 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:38:11 +0000 keytas 657@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hello</p> <p>My laptop show al the images at negative like a negative photo, as the letters and all the logos etc.<br /> I have already change the inverter but still the same. It´s a Insys M748S</p> <p>Please Help me<br /> Jose Manuel </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/un-able-to-run-games#post-656 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:18:21 +0000 lionhart 656@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>The last 3 games I have tried to play come back with a PHSYX error. Two of them are Steam powered, one is E/A. I have tried everything the game Mfg. have suggested from deleating files to reinstalling a new Driver for PhysX. I am running Vista, with a ATI Radin card. Can someone help me with this PhysX problem? Thanks </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/ie-9-will-not-load#post-655 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:26:32 +0000 Viamanci 655@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hi, When I try to download IE 9 I get a message that says I have a more up to date version on the computer and it does not download. I am using Chrome but there are some things that will not work with chrome. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/sound-issues#post-417 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:54 +0000 gesi 417@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have sound with my headset but not with my speakers. Nothing has changed that I know of (including the default sound device). I have even hooked the speakers up to another computer and they work fine, but not on my computer. What gives? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/power-supply-removal#post-652 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:30:27 +0000 jfiore1121 652@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>anyone know what kind of screwdriver I need to use to remove the screws that hold in the power supply on the back of my HP Pavilion 753n computer ??? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/xp-not-recognizing-usb-devices#post-651 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:36:41 +0000 JL2008 651@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I have Panasonic CF-29 that I am trying to fix for my sister. There is no volume. XP does not recognize a sound card. I am not sure if the laptop has a sound card. I never opened up a laptop case. So I prefer not to open the case unless I have to. I bought an external sound card and XP doest recognize it. My PC recognized the sound card. I connected a USB mice and an IPod and XP didn't recognize it either. So there is a problem with USB port. According to ITunes, the previous owner connected their IPod 2 months ago. So the UBS port was working 2 months ago. Any ideas? Will an internal sound card fix the problem? I already updated the chipset. And uninstalled all the devices under USB System controller in Device Manager. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/xp-sp-3-not-detecting-usb-devices#post-650 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:36:00 +0000 JL2008 650@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I have Panasonic CF-29 that I am trying to fix for my sister. There is no volume. XP does not recognize a sound card. I am not sure if the laptop has a sound card. I never opened up a laptop case. So I prefer not to open the case unless I have to. I bought an external sound card and XP doest recognize it. My PC recognized the sound card. I connected a USB mice and an IPod and XP didn't recognize it either. So there is a problem with USB port. According to ITunes, the previous owner connected their IPod 2 months ago. So the UBS port was working 2 months ago. Any ideas? Will an internal sound card fix the problem? I already updated the chipset. And uninstalled all the devices under USB System controller in Device Manager. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/xp-sp-3-no-sound#post-649 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:35:07 +0000 JL2008 649@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I have Panasonic CF-29 that I am trying to fix for my sister. There is no volume. XP does not recognize a sound card. I am not sure if the laptop has a sound card. I never opened up a laptop case. So I prefer not to open the case unless I have to. I bought an external sound card and XP doest recognize it. My PC recognized the sound card. I connected a USB mice and an IPod and XP didn't recognize it either. So there is a problem with USB port. According to ITunes, the previous owner connected their IPod 2 months ago. So the UBS port was working 2 months ago. Any ideas? Will an internal sound card fix the problem? I already updated the chipset. And uninstalled all the devices under USB System controller in Device Manager. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/audio-problem-in-xp#post-648 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:06:32 +0000 JL2008 648@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My sister was given a Panasonic CF-29. The volume wasn't working. My sister wants to see if I can fix the problem. When I open up ITunes, I get this message that Audio/Video playback may not operate properly. I click on play &amp; the song does not play. Windows Media Player said it couldn't play because there is a problem with my sound device. My speakers and headphones work on my PC. Realtek 97 and some other version of Realtek was installed last week. I'm not sure what happened, but neither of these programs are under Add/Remove programs. I tried to do a restore to when these 2 programs were installed but I was unsuccessful. </p> <p>The Sound &amp; Audio Device properties- Volume, Audio &amp; Voice tab are greyed out. </p> <p>Sound video and game controller in Device Manager- All devices are working properly. And all say Unknown location. The devices are: Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers, Legacy Video Capture Devices, Media Control Devices &amp; Video Codecs. </p> <p>I tried to download drivers at Panasonic and Realtek. They made me download Drivertool and Driverupdate. Neither of these programs said I had to update my sound drivers. I tried to do a system restore to before I installed these 2 programs &amp; I was unsuccessful. Maybe something is wrong with System Restore? Also Driver tool &amp; update both say that the sound device is unplugged which isnt true. I turned on my speakers and turned the volume high. When I hook it up to the laptop, I get a big noise.</p> <p>My sound driver is Sigma Tel C-Major Audio. I updated the driver today &amp; still cant play songs with ITunes or Windows Media. When I try download drivers, they always make me download some program that will check my drivers and tell me what drivers need to be updated. And these programs charge if I want to update my drivers.</p> <p>Windows Audio is set to Automatic. I have installed some updates from Windows Update. There are no more updates. And now the only day I can try to do a restore is today. I went to BIOS and pressed F2 repeatedly and I got a noise. I don't know how to check to see my sound is disabled or not in BIOS. The only thing I see related to Sound is Microphone Jack: PC. Pressing FN+F5 and the other combination didnt make a difference. </p> <p>Any ideas? I dont have the restore factory settings CD that came with the laptop. And I dont have the Windows CD. I pressed F11 after booting my laptop. It made noise and then Windows booted. Please help. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/files#post-647 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:36:03 +0000 missy70 647@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>when i download paltalk, it will not open, this is what it says;failed traction- error in compressed file-BAD CRC. why and what do i do to be able to run it? I also tried to run a program called uncompressor to help with my problem but this is what it says to that, to run the program, i have to first install one of these .net framework v4.0,30319 and i do not know what any of this mean so any help would be apreciated. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/system-not-booting#post-646 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:36:50 +0000 pctechstudent 646@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have a system that froze and had a blank screen, surge protector was turned off without properly being shut down, and now the system will turn on, but nothing comes up and no beeps at all. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/wont-reboot#post-603 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:24:10 +0000 Shewarr 603@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>my pc will not reboot even in safe mode. Any suggestions? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/time-and-date-missing#post-346 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:28:25 +0000 gaelle002 346@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>How do I resolve this problem, my time and date settings are not on the default whenever I turn off and switch on my laptop. Sometimes the time and date has lost its settings. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/monior-turns-on-for-a-few-mjnutes-then-goes-dark#post-641 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:39:20 +0000 robert 641@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>i have a LCD SONY monitor on a HP tower and when I turn computer on the monitor comes on but I notice monitor getting brighter then goes totally dark even though I can still see image in background. Then when I turn monitor on &amp; off I'll come back on but only for a couple of seconds then goes dark again. Then some times it works o.k. Can any one help me with this problem? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/dell-dimension-e520-desktop-seizing-up#post-638 Mon, 23 May 2011 15:09:50 +0000 russell 638@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>i have a dell dimension desktop e520 that runs w/ windows vista and it keeps seizing up. it will run for 10 minutes or so then seize up. nothing responds, not the mouse the keyboard or the ctrl,alt del. i did a factory restore using the recovery cd that came with it but it didnt solve the problem. i even tried using it in safe mode with no luck to issue. i dont know waht to do next. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/network-switch-power-supply-voltage#post-637 Tue, 17 May 2011 21:26:57 +0000 postid 637@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I acquired a Linksys SD205 5-port 10/100 network switch that's missing its AC/DC adapter (power supply). The label on the switch case by the power input says "DC 12V/500mA." I dug through my spare parts and came up with a power supply rated at 9 volts and 500mA. It had been used for a cordless phone base station. I plugged it in and my volt meter indicated 14.23 volts. I checked some other power supplies of different ratings and they were all outputting above their rated levels, so this doesn't seem to be unusual. I'd feel more comfortable using a power supply that was putting out less voltage, but I wonder if the Linksys power supply also outputs about 14 volts.</p> <p>Does anyone out there have a Linksys SD205 5-port 10/100 network switch power supply that they could check the voltage at the output and tell me what they discover? Also, what are the consequences of slightly excessive voltage for a network switch such as this? Can it harm the computers on the network or will it just fry itself?</p> <p>I'd appreciate any assistance provided. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/changing-cmos-battery-behind-board#post-627 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:13 +0000 Jertoons 627@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I watched your video about changing the CR2032 battery -- but my battery is BEHIND the reddish board -- half of the battery is above and half below (not in "open territory" like you show). Is there a way to maneuver this battery out or will I have to somehow remove this graphics card (the cable for the monitor is what plugs into this board which transects the battery)?</p> <p>Thanks very much for any reply. The computer is a Gateway FX6800-01e -- the first FX on the shelves a few years ago. </p>