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The computer makes a noise on startup. After a minute or so the noise goes away. I have determined, to the best of my knowlege, that the cooling fan is making the noise. The current model is: DC Brushless #ASB0812HH; 12V, 3 pins manufactured by Delta Electronics, Inc. If I want to replace the...

I noticed a buzzing sound emanating from my computer this morning. Sometimes the noise is gone on its own. I know that this sound is not coming from the hard drive. Any suggestions? I'll appreciate any help or suggestions. Thank you livesfreely

While I was working on it, my computer started making a (clicking) noise. I turned it off and started it again. When I started the computer I recieved a message that a system file is missing. I had a dual boot with Win 98 and Win XP Pro. I was unable to start the computer in Safe Mode or go back...

Can the same jump drive be used on pc as well as mac? I need a jump drive for Mac right now, but in the long run I'd want to use it on PC. Is that possible?

Hi, I don't know if this is the right forum for my problem but I'll try and see if someone can help me. There is a phone jack in my house...when I hook up my modem to it, the modem doesn't detect a dial tone. When I hook up a telephone to this jack, it has some disturbance or noise while...

I have a PC with Windows 2000 and 256 MB RAM. A few days ago the browser homepage changed from bloombeg news to 'about: blank'. Even after I change the homepage from Internet options, it changes back to 'about:blank' after the computer restarts. Also, during shutdown there's always a file that...

I have an HP Pavilliion 9680C. It has a riptide audio card. The sound card is in combination with the conexant 56k modem. I want to upgrade to win XP. For that I need to change the sound card. 1) Will having a separate sound card and modem work? 2) If it does, then...how do i decide which...

Recently I've noticed wave like lines on the monitor screen. Can anyone suggest a possible reason for that?

I have Win98SE. I have partitioned my hard drive into three parts. It's been that way for about a year. Now, almost every time I run the scan disk, it tells me that there was a boot error and scandisk will fix it. I get that with all the drives most of the time. Can anyone suggest a reason for...

I have two viruses on my pc running win98. The names are: 1. Keylog-LfzMph 2. BackDoor-AMS I use AVG virus scan which didn't detect them. Since, I knew the computer was infected somehow, I tried different antivirus programs. My last resort was the McAfee online Virus scan. That is the only one...

I need a new UPS backup sys. I don't know enough about it to decide which one to buy. What does the AVR (automatic voltage regulation) mean? What is the difference btw the systems with AVR and the ones without? Any input will be appreciated. Thanks!

My computer shuts down completely. All the lights including the monitor light go off. I have win98 se with 256MB RAM. I haven't installed any new programs recently. I changed the RAM a couple of months ago. Then, I turn off the surge protector button and turn the pc on again immediately and it...

when i try to save my session for board simulator program i get the message "runtime error55 File Already Open". i have used this feature many times before and never had this problem. i have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the program. but the problem persists. could anyone...

when i try to save my session for board simulator program i get the message "runtime error55 file not found". i have used this feature many times before and never had this problem. i have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the program. but the problem persists. could anyone...

I have an HP pavillion 9680c. Currently I have windows 98 SE. I wanted to know what i need to do in order to upgrade to win XP. What are the issues involved, if any? Currently, I have 256 RAM, 650 MHZ Pentium III, 8 MB nVidia Riva TNT Vanta, Video Memory 8 MB SDRAM, AGP 2X. 3D Stereo PCI, 16-bit...

I installed Direct X 9a on my PC and then it became unstable. So, I decided to reformat the hard disk. Then, I restored the PC back to the state it was in when I bought it 3 yrs ago. I have win98 SE. When I start it after formatting and all, it freezes at the desktop. I've done the formatting 3...

I recently installed direct x 9.0 a on my pc which has win98 SE. after the installation, i can only start the pc in safe mode and if i try it in the normal mode it freezes up. The registry restoration didn't work either. Could u please suggest a solution? thanks