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    Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 Partition 1

    A couple of years ago, I upgraded my desktop from a Athlon 64 x2 based system to i7 based system. I kept the same case and power supply. A few months later, I had to sell the system for financial reasons. Since then, the Athlon system has been sitting in storage until now. I got a new case...
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    Upgraded CPU not compatible or dead?

    I upgraded my Dell Inspiron e1505's CPU from an Intel Core Duo T2250 to an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200. Prior to purchasing a used T7200 on eBay, I searched to make sure it was compatible and through various forums it sounded like the T7200 was. The T7200 I have is the Socket M version. After...
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    Booting and Shutting Down Issues

    I have a custom laptop with an Intel MGM45WU motherboard. A couple of weeks ago, my wireless adapter died. I replaced the adapter with an exact model. The new wireless adapter works, however I am having issues booting up and shutting down the laptop. When I shut down the laptop, it does not...
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    Dead Hard Drive

    I accidentally used the wrong power supply to boot my external Seagate Free Agent Desk 1TD hard drive. When I put the correct power supply in, the hard drive would not turn on. I removed the hard drive and placed it into my desktop. When I went to boot the computer, the computer itself would...
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    Touchpad Problems

    I purchased a custom laptop from a system builder on eBay a couple of years ago. The system is an Intel Rick Creek 2 and the motherboard is an Intel MGM45WU mobile board. When I use the touchpad, the cursor will all of a sudden start acting erratically, opening and closing windows. Sometimes...
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    Trying to fix a dead laptop... Need advice

    A couple of months ago, my laptop (Averatec 3200) died. Right before it died, I received a blue screen that flashed numbers for a split second and then everything would shut down. I experienced this three or four times over a two day span and then it just died. When I power up the laptop, the...
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    My system is down... Need help with a diagnosis

    A couple of days ago, my laptop began crashing. I would get a quick blue screen with letters and numbers and then the system would shutdown. At first I was able to reboot, but now I cannot. The only thing that seems to be functioning when I power up the system are the fans. No BIOS, no...
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    Need Help - Cannot reinstall Windows XP

    My hard drive died, so I got another hard drive (used but it works). I attached the new hard drive and went straight to BIOS. In BIOS, I set the 1st Boot Device to CDROM so I can load Windows XP. When I Saved and Exited BIOS, I received an "Invalid Boot Diskette...Insert Boot Diskette in A:"...
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    Computer is Buzzing and then Crashing

    Hello, I am hoping someone can help me. My computer began making a strange buzzing sound. Some software will crash and other software will not. I opened up the computer to find out where the buzzing is coming from. It sounds like either the CPU, the RAM, or the motherboard itself. All of...