I have installed 2 Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 98 and MS Windows XP. In Windows XP CD writer is detected, but cd/dvd writer is not detected in Windows 98. How to rectify this problem? CD/DVD Writer model: TSST Corp CDW/DVD SH-M522C. Please help me to rectify this problem.

Hi, I have two internal hard disks installed of which, one (80GB) contains the OS, and the other (160GB) I use to store all my critical data. Couple of days back I had to format my first hard disk as Windows had become corrupt. After formatting I installed Windows XP again and all worked fine. But...

my computer turns on for a sec then just clicks off. will not start up at all.

I installed a new stick of RAM the other day and all of a sudden I started getting crazy graphics issues--even the BIOS screen right at startup had issues. I updated my drivers but it didn't help. I rolled them back to the original ones and that didn't fix the issue either. I then pulled the new...

i have been trying burn my DVD (sony writer) and everytime i do, i get power calibration error. i reinstalled my operating system ( win xp media center ) and installed nero ultra 7 edition and now it gives me power calibration area full error. plz suggest, thanks in advance. 8O do u think my dvd...

Hello! I'd like to share my internet connection with a friend of mine who lives a floor above me. And according to our measurements it would require about 15 meters of wire. But none of us are expert on hardwares and stuff. So could you please help me decide on the type of wire and stuff that we...

Ok this is the unit that i have Hp Pavilion a1230n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor, 1 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Dbl Layer 16x DVD+/-R/RW Drive) Now somehow my hard drive just stopped working and now when i turn computer on it asks to go into recovery mode. Luckily i have...

I just bought a new Lite-On DVD burner from Wal-Mart 2 days ago I put it in my computer and it burns DVD and CD perfectly but when it comes to DL-DVDs, it always get Power Calibration Error I switched a few DL discs but it doesnt help what do you guys think the problem is? or maybe that I shouldnt...

I use Windows XP, and when i copy cds to my computer, the tracks are fine except for the final track. When playing the tracks back, the final track skips, crackles, and pops. It does this with every single disc copied to my computer from my CD burner. can anyone help me? I already tried both...

i recently did a chkdsk on a formatted partition and got these results: Checking file system on D: Volume label is Storage. Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive. Cleaning up 1 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9. Cleaning up 1 unused index entries from index $SDH of file...

Alright so I have this burner now for quite some time and has been working perfectly forever with no problems. Just recently I added a new DVD burner that I recieved as a present. When I installed it I just took my old cable from my DVD drive and connected them to the new one (before I added the...

Hi everyone, i am new here. My 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive burner is burning cds at a rate of 4x or 5x. My computer is a HP Pavilion a1230n. its specs is 200gb, 1 gb ram, and athlon 2.2ghz processor. I tried HP online support, and they went through with me on trying to fix the...

I have a sapphire x800 gto2 i want to use dual graphic cards in my system. I know the graphic cards have to be the same. My question is i have found a sapphire x800 gto2 with vivo. The one i currently have does not have vivo. Can they still be linked together and work even though they are slightly...

It all happens when I was trying to upgrade my system with VISTA Well, I don’t know how but my hard drive died on me... and Vista won't boot. Interestingly, when I pop the drive into an external enclosure, and turn it on inside of VISTA, it causes the computer to crash, and restart. I spent some...

hi people please help! I recently had to rerplace my hard drive because my 250GB one died,, from over 100gb going bad, eg bad blocks/sectors i had a clone (norton ghost) that i made before it was bad, that i cloned to a NEW (brand new - retail packaged) seagate 160GB hard drive... i used a clone...

Hey, I'm hoping somebody here will be able to give me some guidance as I'm running out of ideas... Background: Partners computer decided randomly one morning that her system HDD doesn't work anymore. I tried all sorts of bios settings, cable and jumper combinations but the bottom line is that her...

Hi ! How are you, My name is Jonyn and i just recently bought a 32 inch lcd screen with all the money i have saved up from work... one of tyhe main reasons i got it so big was becauyse i cant stand the look of my computer and i wanted a new monitor so i decided i might as well just buy a tv and...

I posted last week about my computer (15" pbook g4 1.33 GHz) crashing. I called Mac outfitters today to see how the repairs/stauts was on my machine. They said that the hard drive needs replaced as well as the optical drive (I just had a new optical drive installed 6 months ago!). They said they...

Hi, i'm new to this field. I'm currently studying on Ethernet. Anyone can list me all types of 100 Mbps Ethernet? I'll find the further details on my own, thx.

Hello, I have a Maxtor 5000Le 80GB external unit. I am running Windows XP Pro. I've had this unit for years and it has been great. About a month ago my computer locked when booting and after checking out all my external hardware, I found out that this unit had caused the problem. It seemed that...