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Can't make Internet connection:

jim simon
I have Puppy 300, Compaq Presario laptop 1200US with original Conexant modem and a new Xircom modem. I configured the Puppy dialup wizard connection. Puppy recognizes the Xircom card only. However, it can't make the connection.
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compaq computer

yham
on a compaq computer i hear 2 long and 2 short beeps, what is the problem and what should i do??
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USB Controller is off

jszuch
I have a Dell Dimension 9100. Today during normal operations, I got the blue screen failure in windows. After a reboot, the computer would not come up. It was failing at the mup. sys. I think this was due to a conflict with some devices.
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Ram

lijo28
Hi I have P III with 1. 13A cpu with 256 MB ram, but know i want to increase one more 256 mb ram into it but when i add 256mb ram into it the systems starts but after an hour or so it gets hangs up and i have to restart the machine as i use Autocad and WinXp for that reason i want to increase the memory.
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USB 2.0 not recognized and malfunctioned........

myquery05
HI, Friends i m getting the problem in the USB. I have got installed Microsoft Windows XP Proffessional with Service Pack-2. Suddenly i got the error of USB Device Not Recognized when i try to plugin any outer device.
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Please Help USB Problems

chula8141
Hi I was wondering if someone can help me I've been having problems with the usb on my computer and everytime i want to use the mouse it will freeze constantly I had to reinstall my OS on my computer due to Spyware and I figure that by then the problem with USB will be fixed but it is still happening I did tried to ...
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Setting up 5.1 audio -

dbegmore
Hey, I've just got a 5. 1 audio setup for my pc. It has two input modes, AUX and AC3. AUX Requires me to plugin only one socket to my motherboard while AC3 requires all 3 sockets. 1. Is AUX-in connected to the normal line out on the pc really 5.
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need help with RAM

dbg10
I am a newbie and not too bright when it comes to hardware. What I want to know is whether I can put 512K PC2700 166mHz non-ECC sdram in the same computer with 512K PC2700 333mHz non-ECC sdram and have them work properly.
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HD Full

bertemery
My HD is showing full when I know it is only 50% full. This is the second time it has happend, the first time an engineer fixed it but that costs money. I was going to uninstall/reinstall XP but that is beyond my capabilities.
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burnt dvd`s wont play.

paul1828
hi. Having trouble playing my dvd`s after ive burnt them. I burn a movie from pinnacle 9 in my optiarc dvd rw 7170A and then try to watch it on the pc and I get the messagewindows cannot read from this disk.
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Toshiba Laptop wouldn't boot from DVD-rom...

zhisczhisc
I was trying to restore WinXP system on my Toshiba laptop, using the included restoring DVD. However, it wouldn't boot from the DVD even though I held key 'C' down while powering up the computer (as instructed by the manual).
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Any one have solutions

omeshdharni
some my system hangs for some seconds and finally my system re-boots pls any one tell me sollutions MY SYSTEM CONF. PROCESSER E4400 (CORE 2 DUE 2. 0) INTEL 946GZ 1 GB X 2 RAM.
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Logitech G9 Cursor problem help please

cancelbl
I bought new G9 Logitech mouse, plugged to usb (mouse is plug&play) and i can use right and left buttons, scroll too but i cant move my cursor. Please help me, i uninstalled old software and installed new, but software (SetPoint) only give more options, not needed to use normal functions.
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Low Level Formatting my HDD

lryerfdog
Hey, I have 4 or 5 IBM Deskstar HDD and i am looking to low level format them/zero fill. I work for a company and we need this to be done in order to remove patient information permanently. I looked on IBM's website for a formatting utility but came up with nothing.
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emachines H5036 USB Problem

loveless
Hello. . as obvious as it is im having a massive USB problem. . i have tried everything (unless something im not aware of hopefully) and i still cant use my usb devices like my cell phone,mp3,camera,scanner etc.
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Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 RV2 Mobo bios help please

belveder
I just got this board as part of my new system and the bios is totally confusing me, I was wondering if someone good help / give advice on the best way to have the settings set? One of my problems is that my memory is 1066 but the mobo runs at 800 I don't understand all the different MAC Lan & Lan settings, I have ...
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cant go back to xp

xwater
hey everyone. so yeah, i have vista right now, and i gotta say, im not liking it. i have the cd key for windows xp MCE sp2 2005 on the side of my computer. but i dont have the disc. i tried to get one, but the ones i get wont recgonize my sata harddrive.
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DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

dgeringe
Hi, My computer now blue screens with this message. I believe it started happening after I upgraded to the latest version of Norten virus software. If I disconnect my computer from the internet, it boots fine.
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