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How to activate the inactive RAM in a server?
In a Dell Precision server, there are 8GB RAM. The OS is Windows XP 64-bit.
Originally, everything is working fine. Both BIOS and Windows are able to detect 8GB RAM. One day when I power up the ...
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Cannot boot from working CDROM which is on first place in the BIOS Boot Menu [closed]
The PC is now with Windows XP Pro. I want to install XP again but cannot run the installation disk.
Motherboard: I have CD which says Asus A7S8X-MX but Everest says Biostar GeForce 6100-M7.
BIOS: ...
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Computer shuts down in BIOS
I have a laptop that runs the OS just fine (fan runs fast though). I can use the computer as long as I want and will have no problems. If I restart it after using it for awhile, it will typically not ...
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M54P BR #19241 test bios 445e/150m message on laptop start-up
When starting my Toshiba Satellite A100 it shows:
M54P BR #19241 Test Bios 445e/350m
After some time I get a black screen, and sometimes it loaded Windows XP after that, but most of the time it ...
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Toshiba Satellite L630 broken after bios update
I have Toshiba Satellite L630, which has been broken. It had no more OS installed in it. All the disk partition were cleared into one single empty unformatted partition. So I begin to install windows ...
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BSOD and first screen is freeze after reboot [closed]
Today my friend told me that he can't start his PC, he also told that after several minutes of work BSOD is appear. After that I try to start his pc and like my friend said "he worked for several ...
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How to update my bios in Windows XP
I have this BIOS no
INTEL MQ96510J.86A.0816.2006.0716.2308
Can anyone please tell me where I can find the update bios image and how can I update that. I don't have any floppy drive on my ...
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How to reinstall the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
I have a Dell Precision R5400 rack mount computer. It originally came with a the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM installed. But then we decided to remove the RAID drives and replace them with ...
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Auto Startup and Shutdown on Windows XP? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I start an off PC remotely?
How can I automatically let my Windows boot and shutdown?
I have an old desktop computer that's running Windows XP. I'm thinking of ...
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Windows XP setup keeps seeing an old, nonexistent hard drive
I started installing Windows from CD. All went fine until the setup got stuck while installing devices. I did a cold shutdown, tried a couple more times and then I removed the hard drive and replaced ...
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Updating BIOS, won't recognize battery is plugged in
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 running Windows XP. I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7, but it tells me I first need to update my BIOS.
I downloaded the BIOS file and have tried running it, but it ...
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Hard time installing windows xp on Compaq Pressario SR1520IL.
One day morning I started getting this error on my desktop:
Reboot and select proper boot device or Insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key.
I checked out all the settings in ...
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Which option{PCI | PC-E | Onboard} would be suitable? Also installing my Graphic card driver hangs the PC [closed]
MY PC INFO
MY MOTHERBOARD INFO
I have an onboard ATI X200 Graphic card.
The problem is that my BIOS shows 3 options for Primary Video Adapter:
1>PCI
2>PC-E
3>Onboard
Q1>Which option would be ...
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Rolling back to xp from windows 7, hard drive not recognised
I have a fujitsu siemens laptop, and some kind of RAID configuration on the hard drive. Tried changing stuff in the BIOS, but I don't get a lot of options. Trying to install xp from external DVD ...
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Maximum SATA hard drive for my machine?
I am considering adding a 2Tb SATA 2 hard drive to my machine. My motherboard is ECS KN1 SLI Extreme. It supports SATA2 and the BIOS is Phoenix AwardBIOS v6.00PG. I am running Windows XP SP3.
Will ...
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Moving from Dual Boot to Simple Boot (XP/ Windows 7)
This is a very common issue when willing to switch from a temporary Dual Boot (for a test/data transfer phase) to a unique OS Boot (i.e. the most recent one)
I had windows XP on and IDE HDD, "Disk ...
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Hard Disk marked as Unallocated on Windows 7
I had an XP System and I installed Windows 7 on another Hard Disk so now I have a dual boot. However, when I boot windows 7, the hard disk where XP is installed does not always show up.
This started ...
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Bios wont post unless I restart power supply
I have an annoying problem with a computer.
The BIOS wont post after it has been turned off and started again unless I turn the switch off/on on the power supply. The fans, cdrom hdd and everything ...
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Dell XPS 710 - Boot Device Not Available
Recently I was gifted a Dell XPS 710 tower running WinXP SP3. It was running fine until today when I restarted and received a blue screen and the error "unmountable boot volume". In order to fix this ...
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How can I access dos from Windows XP
How can I access MS DOS from win XP?
I want to upgrade my BIOS. (Downgrade, in fact.)
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Dual Monitors on Optiplex 755
User has an Optiplex 755, it has onboard VGA. User wants dual monitor support.
I have a small profile DVI extender and a large profile PCIe video card. The DVI extender does not fit in the riser ...
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Trying to Install Windows XP From USB but get Flashing Cursor
I used WinToFlash to put a windows xp disc onto my 8.0gb usb stick but after inserting the drive, booting from it, I get a blank screen with a flashing cursor (underscore). Does anyone know why this ...
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How come I get the error 'CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR' when trying to boot from Windows XP Professional SP2 CD?
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I tried to install Windows XP Pro SP2 over the current Xubuntu 10.04 install on my laptop using the original factory CD but got the error
CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR
First I will let you ...
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PS2 Keyboard Works In XP But Not In BIOS
I have a Dell Dimension 8400. I am trying to add a new SATA drive for addition disk space. When I enter the BIOS (F2 from the keyboard), two things happen. First, the monitor says it cannot display. I ...
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install windows from cd
I have an friends acer laptop but i don't have access to the bios, and I cannot boot from CD-ROM. Bios is password protected, my friend doesn't remember the password, and I'm too lazy to open and ...
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Dell Dimension 8400 Startup error
thanks first for taking the time to read this and possibly help me......
now I am pretty decent of a computer tech...but not enough. I am having an issue with my computer which is running windows xp ...
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Windows XP not starting up anymore (BSOD)
When I tried to start my computer running Windows XP yesterday, as I turned on the screen it was stuck at the "Welcome" screen. I had to reset it. After that, I got stuck at the point where the BIOS ...
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Bios password protection
I have my system on drive C: and also I have all my important folders on drive D:. I want to lock this drive with a password. Any advice?
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Can we edit bios properties from desktop?
Can we edit bios properties from desktop? without going to bios
like to set first boot device etc.
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New 320GB Hard Disk, but can only see 132GB
I have a Acer Ferrari 3400 laptop with a 80GB drive installed and Windows XP. Cloned the 80GB disk to a 320GB but could boot from it. So I loaded up Windows XP CD and at the format hard disk part I ...
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XP Restart After Power Failure
I've almost got my power settings sorted and was hoping someone could help?
If I'm running XP and the power is cut, when the power is restored my machine auto restarts (this is what I want!)
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Hard drive not recognized by BIOS, but is by XP installer
I am installing Windows XP on an old Dell Dimension 2400. I have a 40 GB drive on the primary IDE controller, and a DVD drive on the secondary controller.
When I boot the machine, it complains ...
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I have a 6 year old Hp Desktop.. trying to restore it but wont go?
Iam trying to restore a Hp computer with xp. I put the disk in and it just wants to go to f12 or f2. then the blue screen comes up and say its restarting and just starts over. It wont let me push the ...
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HDDs ~ When SATA 1 has System + OS, should PATA 0 contain Active?
Using XP64 and XP32, I have built a computer that has 3 new SATA HDDs + 1 PATA HD.
I use a lot of partitions. I have only ONE partition on the whole system set as a PRIMARY, and ALL the rest are ...
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How to update a BIOS without Vista?
I'm attempting to install an OS on a Compaq Presario SR5113WM. I'm having trouble boot from CD with it, so I figured I would try a BIOS update.
Well, I went to the compaq update page and the BIOS ...
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Windows XP - Blue Screen
I have a Dell Latitude D810 I found in our IT storage in basement (computer graveyard) that I was going to use for parts, specifically the keyboard. When I found it, it had a note on it "Blue Screen, ...
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3GB of RAM showing up as 2GB
Last year I built a Core i7 920 system based on the ASUS P6T Deluxe motherboard. I have 3x1GB of DDR3 (triple-channel configuration), but only 2GB is being reported by: Windows XP, CPU-Z, the BIOS. Is ...
