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only on the boot-able flash drive, it seems to want to boot then the HP logo disappears then a blank screen. i ran a diagnostic test and get a Hard Drive Short DST Check : Failed would this be the main cause maybe ?

hi i have an HP sleek-book 15 with windows 8 pre-installed, this morning it would not boot displaying the preparing automatic repair on the bottom of the screen. The problem is it will not repair the corrupted files instead I'm faced with a blank screen, i made up a boot USB stick to try...

Thanks for the reply's, tried all of the above and nothing works only other option is to try a different keyboard cheers

Hi I have a gigabyte mobo with windows 8.1 installed, i am trying to access the bios but during boot up it will not let me in, the splash screen shows before the login page with the option to press del etc but nothing happens, i have tried the option to press the shift key when restarting but...

many thx

Hello the son here, Current GPU - Geforce EVGA 660ti superclocked I am an avid gamer who is looking for a powerful upgrade to my processor and mere 4gb of Ram. I am a very indecisive of whether to go for an i5 processor or an i7 as i am rather uneducated about the difference it would have with...

Hi my son has a Q9550 with 4 gig of memory at the moment, graphics card is new so no need for that. we our looking at either a i7 set up with 8 gig of ram or i5 with 16 gig, should comprise of cpu, mobo and ram only with a £400 budget, used for gaming primarily. unsure what the best...

sorted dvd drive ****ed, unable to read any disc i put into it, trying to make usb boot device. :mad:

Hi I am trying to do a fresh install on a friends COMPAQ presario CQ60, it has window vista with all the bloated rubbish from HP but it will not boot from the cd/dvd rom drive, i have selected boot order and enable boot from cd/dvd in bios but every time i try it boots into windows normally...

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My sons old enermax 700w psu has just died, until i buy a new one will a new vx450w run the spec below. GTX 660Ti GPU Q9450 CPU P5K MOBO 3 x HDD 3 x case fans corsair H50 CPU cooler 8 gig DDR2 ram 1 x optical drive Thanks in advance. :)

had this happen twice in the last 6 months with friends computers and both times it was related to the CPU, heat-sink on one not seating right and a grease mark on another.

Alright I've changed power supply, graphics and memory just about managed in between shutdowns to install a fresh copy of windows wiped all other hdd's and the pc will freeze then shutdown after about 2-5 mins, anybody got any ideas what it could be.

cheers will give it a go

Friend had a fault with his pc shutting down not booting etc, i have it at home and checked all the drives and memory and when trying to do a fresh install it powers down. question is i tested the PSU with a supply tester and the -5v light is not showing up and was wondering could this be the...

GTA Pack, please mr pgi sir?

Hi Just finished re-building my sons pc which has 4gb of memory (Corsair XMS2 2gb 1066mhz, 2.10v) He has asked me to fit another 4gb but it is a different make and runs at slightly lower voltage (g-skill pc2-6400 ddr2 1.8v) Question is before i go trying will the modules run together.:confused:

Yes thanks, all working now iplayer works great, picture quality is very good, played a few games seem ok at the moment using my headphones until i get a mini speaker has i want it to play avi's when i'm working in my kitchen..

received mine today, 1 stuck pixel which cleared after playing a video file, sound is very low (whats the best plug in speaker to boost sound) crashed after 5 mins while trying to connect to my wifi, still haven't managed to connect yet.

cheers, seems that quite a few people are still waiting :(