I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop and my neighbor just gave me his old motherboard and cpu from his desktop. It's a P4, would it be faster than the Celeron that came with the laptop?
P4
2.2 Ghz/512/400/1.5v
SL5ZU MALAY
L1520034-0518
INTEL 01
INTEL 02
CELERON
2.40GHZ/128/400
SL6VU...
I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 and it won't turn on. There's no beeps or lights etc, just totally dead. I held the power button down for 5 minutes and nothing happened. Also tried:
Tried battery in another computer, it was fine
Tested CMOS battery voltage - 3 volts
Tested power supply - 19...
I bought a Canon IP3000 printer on May 8th from newegg and it won't print black ink. I talked to Canon and they said it's defective..So I emailed newegg asking for a refund. This is what they wrote back
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. After reviewing your...
I figured out the problem with the 8088, there was a jumper that had to be closed for the onboard video to work. Apparently we upgraded to a Hercules EGA video card and disabled the onboard video. Thanks for the ideas
I'm trying to backup my old Seagate ST-238 hard drive but the 8088 won't boot up. I tried taking the controller card and hard drive and putting them in my old 386 but it says controller error when it boots up. I tried using the controller card already in my 386 but the Seagate has 2 ribbon cable...
Hi, is it in any way harmful for a CRT to run it at max contrast and 0 brightness? I was calibrating my Sony G520 according to this webpage and I get the best picture at 0 brightness and 100 contrast. I don't know if this would be bad for it though.
My Sony G520 all of a sudden has these faint diagonal lines (about 30* angle) going across the screen. (They're about the same brightness as the lines for the aperature grill). Usually these lines only appear when it's changing modes or just turned on, but now they're not going away. What do you...
I just put together a computer usinga PC Chips M825G and AMD Sempron and I can't get it to reach post. The CPU fan comes on so I know the power supply is working but there's no video and the keyboard lights don't flash. I checked the CMOS jumper and the ram and both are fine. I'm not sure what...
My Hitachi 7200rpm 80gb drive is making a really annoying high pitched whine. Is there any way to dampen it? I just 5v'ed all my fans so it's a lot more noticeable now. If I can fix this my computer will be very silent
I have a Chieftec case with four 80mm fans (2 in front, 2 in rear). Each fan has a red yellow and black connector (duh). Which wires would I switch so that the fans ran on 5v and not 12v? I don't really understand why they have 3 wires anyways, why do you need the 3rd wire?
Thanks
The CPU fan in my Gateway Solo 5300 has gotten really loud over the past few weeks, can I just oil it or something? New ones are like $70 which I can't afford right now. This is what it looks like..
It has 3 little holes in the top of the center of the fan. Can I squirt some oil in there?
My G520 used to pop and go out of focus, this is the first I've read of another person with the problem. Any idea what causes it? I just figured it was from a power surge. I was sure it was on its last legs but 2 years later it's still working.
Newegg and Mwave both don't have any Sony CRT's, and Sony only has the top of the line one on their website. I hope they didn't discontinue them because I wanted to get another G520 someday
My Gateway Solo 5300 won't power on. If I hold the button down for a few minutes eventually it starts, sometimes. Does it sound like the motherboard or could it be the battery, switch, power supply etc.
Sometimes when I try to turn on my Gateway Solo 5300 it starts immediately, other times I have to hold the button for minutes and it eventually comes on. I tried another motherboard and it did the same thing. Could it be the power switch? Bad ground? This is with the laptop plugged into the AC...
Ok here's what happened
1)Coffee spilled on keyboard
2)replaced motherboard, keyboard, inverter, video cable and ram. Ok now it boots up but the display doesn't work
3)Replace backlight, ok display now works but I have to hit the LCD to get the backlight to come on. Eventually it gets so...
My laptop display goes dark sometimes and I have to tap the back of the display to get it to come back on. I took the whole display apart and put it back together and it still does it. I recently changed the backlight, could the bulb not be soldered right or a loose connection?
Somebody told me there's a bulb which lights up the LCD, if there is could I replace it myself? My LCD is really dark.. the only way to see the screen is to light it up by sitting next to a window etc.
I spilled coffee on my Gateway Solo 5300's keyboard and I've replaced the keyboard, motherboard, and RAM and it's all working again except I can't adjust the brightness of the screen. All the function keys on the keyboard work except the volume control and LCD brightness control. I'm not sure...
What's the best place to buy a replacement motherboard for a Gateway Solo 5300 online?
Also, can I upgrade the motherboard to something faster?
Thanks
Michael
Long story short, my neighbor dropped some soda on his laptop and now it won't work. He wants me to copy the files to the new computer. Is there a way to do this without putting the hard drive in the new laptop?I don't have another laptop to put the hard drive into temporarily. Well, actually I...