hardware issues

  1. Windows 7 Is this a Win7 Problem...

    Hey Guys, I just bought a Haugpauge USB-Live2 Analog Video Digitizer, and use a Canon camera, using as web cam. I have tried ArcSoft,Debut Software, Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas Capture And Oovoo. When USB-Live2 is hooked up, it worked for a little while on ArchSoft and now it doesn't...
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    Windows 7 Safe Mode Load List?

    Does anyone know, or know where I can find, the load sequence for booting Win 7 in safe mode? I had a computer crash in an odd way. Even restoring a good system image didn't fix it. I was able to start a boot in safe mode, but it gets to a certain device driver and hangs. I'm trying to find...
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    Windows 8 3 unknown device

    Hi all, I've noticed that there are 3 unknown devices under Device Manager, however, all of components of laptop working perfectly. In example, there are 1 Bluetooth device which could not identified by windows, but I can use bluetooth with no bother. You can find unknown devices in below...
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    Windows 7 Intermittent BSoD - f4, now 7a

    I've built this computer within the last month, though in the past couple weeks I've been getting weird BSoD errors that have recently been getting more frequent. Yesterday and today I've been getting BSoDs with error code 7a, and I'm thinking that it's a problem with the SSD's flash memory...
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    Windows 7 BSOD 0x124 please help!

    Greetings, Unfortunately BSOD is terrorizing my Girlfriend's PC and I'm running out of ideas on how to fix it. This is why I need your help. According to the sticky I'm attaching all the files needed. The restarts are happening randomly. At first I thought it was the power supply (600W...
  6. Windows 8 My computers got a hole in it and I might drown!

    Hi My liquid cooling system is leaking. I got the message when a blue screen opened up and said that there was a problems and my computer was shutting down. When I booted backup I was forced into setup where I got another message saying that my CPU had exceeded 90C and had shut down to...
  7. Windows 7 USB 2.0 Ports on Motherboard Sometimes Stop Working

    So here's my problem. Sometimes when I'm using the computer the peripherals I have plugged into any USB 2.0 slots freeze up and the ports seem to not work with anything. The USB 3.0 slots work fine even when the USB 2.0 don't, and the mouse and keyboard work fine in the 3.0 slots, so it's not...
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    Windows 7 Problems with bluescreens- bcc 0x124

    Hello, i have problems with random bluescreens. Prime95 and memtest86+ show no errors. I recently got a new videocard, ssd and an extern storage device. The recent bluescreens are caused by ntoskrnl.exe and i don't know why. I hope you can help. Infos about it are attached. Thanks.
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    Windows XP IDE HDD master not found press F1 error after replacing HDD with SDD

    Hi, I have replaced an IDE HDD with a cloned SDD on an XP SP3 (Asus motherboard) PC. The PC boots up off SDD ok after the error message "IDE HDD master not found press F1" and pressing F1. I'm trying to get rid of this error message. The Bios setup thinks the IDE is still in the PC even thought...
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    Windows 7 Samsung S3520 boots to blue background with cursor

    I was on my laptop the other day and everything was running fine, I was doing some work but got stressed so hit around the middle of my keyboard, not too hard. But it made it crash. It froze the screen but things were still happening on it, so I turned it off and went to turn it back on. I...
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    Windows 8 DVD drive doesn't appear in File Explorer

    I've recently installed a second DVD drive, and it's not appearing when I open File Explorer. I see it listed in Device Manager, Disk Management, when I click on My Computer, and the drive works fine. Everything is fine except for its absence from File Explorer. Any ideas as to how to add it to...
  12. Windows 7 Erasing A Drive

    The drive in my HTPC failed and I'm going to RMA it. Nothing unusual about that, but with this one I can't find a way to access it for data erasure prior to shipping, and that bothers me. The system partition doesn't contain anything too sensitive...that I remember, but it does have additional...
  13. Windows XP Audio from Computer Console

    (XP Home Edition) I made a mess trying to change security from Zone Alarm to Comodo - ended up with Avast. The changes ( the initial try of Comodo) triggered a 10 second intermittent 'siren' from inside the unit (standard - not laptop). I've tried every kind of removal, reinstall, reboot...
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    Windows 7 I have been getting a lot of BSOD lately. Please help!

    Hello everybody, I'm from Buenos Aires City, Argentina I'm desperate. I don't know what to do. I've been having a lot problems with my laptop (Lenovo y560) since last thursday (February 13th). I don't know why, but, out of nowhere, random BSOD's have been appearing every single day since that...
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    Windows 7 Serial port "sort of" problem

    Not sure if this thread belongs here or in networks. I have a point of sales system that is Windows 7 based. Connected to serial port 3 is a customer pole display that shows the total for each item sold. My problem is that my point of sale software say that it cannot connect the pole display...
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    Windows 7 System Freeze among other issues

    So, I must say I'm at my wits end. I've been getting complete system freezes while going about my business, happening while doing various things. I could be simply browsing, playing games, watching video, and sometimes doing nothing. I don't BSOD, everything just locks. The mouse cursor won't...
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    Windows 8 Win 8 BSOD, different error every time

    Hello, I'm running Windows 8 on my laptop, and I've started getting very intermittent Blue Screens, with a different error code every time. I'm not ruling out hardware, but running linux off a bootable usb runs totally stable. Maybe hard drive? I'll be upset if it is, it's a 750 gb SSHD I bought...
  18. Windows 7 Barcode Scanner

    I have a barcode scanner that hasn't given any problems in the past, but now when I connect it to one of my front USB ports, it lights up and pings to indicate that it is working, Windows chimes indicating that it is connected, and when I scan a barcode, it chirps to indicate that it is read...
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    Windows 7 Computer freezing issues.

    I've had my computer since last march and I've had it formatted multiple times due to BSODs and freezes, after it has been formatted it works for while then the problem comes back. I've had it sent off to the manufacturer and they said it's not hardware but the upgraded my power supply from a...