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  1. SysRed

    Dell OptiPlex GX270

    I had a client bring a Dell OptiPlex GX270, this is the model with the small form factor which takes half height cards etc. The initial problem was a simple case of bad memory as per Dells light and beep code. Or at least that is what it was reporting, having reseated the memory all was fine...
  2. SysRed

    Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop Dead as a door nail

    Hi All, I'm not sure what if anything can be done here. I have been given (to work on) the above laptop. The client stated that it was taking over half an hour to start and would do nothing once it had started. Well, when i get it it does nothing, and i mean nothing, there is no evidence of...
  3. SysRed

    Satellite A100 Will not power up

    Firstly, appologies for posting this onto the end of the previous post... Duh Hi All I Have a Toshiba Satellite A100 which will not power up. I have tried various power supplies and the original power supply on another laptop, they all work. When I initially plug the PSU in, the yellow battery...
  4. SysRed

    Toshiba gone to the dark side

    Hi All, I have been presented with a Tosh Equium A300D 16C Laptop, with a smashed LCD. Firstly I tested the video card and ran a complete diagnostics on the laptop, everything past fine. However, upon replacement of LCD the screen is extremely dark, almost unreadable. I am going to assume it is...
  5. SysRed

    Restricted Sites

    I have a client who has an issue not being able to access three particular sites.. Windows XP Home edition SP2 1. Browser independent (IE, Firefox, Safari, chrome) 2. Running Norton AV security suite (turned off) 3. Flushed the DNS ' ipconfig /flushdns ' from cmd prompt 4. Changed DNS servers...
  6. SysRed

    USB 2.0 PCI Card speed knowledge?

    I have installed a PCI USB 2.0 host controller card, which seems to run much slower than the motherboards (MSI K9NGM / MS-7252) USB host controller. When using the USB connectors direct from the motherboard, I was getting a much higher data rate than when using the ones on the PCI card. Can you...
  7. SysRed

    XP wont install

    I have a PC that reboots at the same point upon installation of XP History 1. Turn computer on reboots almost imedietly 2. Boot into safe mode command line, freezes at mup.sys 3. Ran Repair Wizard from XP Install disk and noted that a new installation of XP had been started. Would not allow...

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